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The Vanishing ()

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The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
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Barney Cousins
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Jeff Harriman
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Rita Baker
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Diane Shaver
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Lynn
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Denise Cousins
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Helene Cousins
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Arthur Bernard
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Miss Carmichael
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Cop at Gas Station
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Highway Cop
Frank Girardeau ...
Cop at Apartment
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TV Host (as Stephen Wesley Bridgewater)
Susan Barnes ...
Colleague
Rich Hawkins ...
Stan
Michael Kaufman ...
DMV Clerk
Sabrena Roddy ...
Cashier
Andrea Lauren Herz ...
Woman #1 on the Street
Joanne Schmoll ...
Woman #2 on the Street
Allison Barcott ...
Woman with Barrette
Aeryk Egan ...
Young Barney
James Chesnutt ...
Pump Attendant
Danielle Zuckerman ...
Little Girl
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Man in Line
Marius Mazmanian ...
Cook
Gina Saadi ...
Woman in Ladies Room (as Gina Gallante)
Michael John Hughes ...
Denise's Boyfriend
Howard Matthew Johnson ...
DMV Guard
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Waiter
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Ken (uncredited)
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Jeff's Boss (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Sluizer

Written by

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Tim Krabbé ... (novel "The Golden Egg")
 
Todd Graff ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Larry Brezner ... producer
Pieter Jan Brugge ... executive producer
Todd Graff ... co-producer
Paul Schiff ... producer
Lauren Weissman ... executive producer

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

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Peter Suschitzky

Editing by

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Bruce Green

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Mike George ... color timer (as Michael George)
Mark L. Levine ... assistant editor
Sheila MacDowell ... assistant editor
Fabienne Rawley ... associate editor

Casting By

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Juel Bestrop
Risa Bramon Garcia

Production Design by

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Jeannine Oppewall ... (as Jeannine C. Oppewall)

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Steven Wolff ... (as Steve Wolff)

Set Decoration by

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Anne H. Ahrens ... (as Anne Ahrens)

Costume Design by

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Durinda Wood

Makeup Department

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Sheryl Berkoff ... makeup artist (as Sheryl Berkoff-Lowe)
Edouard F. Henriques ... makeup supervisor (as Edouard Henriques)
Elaina P. Schulman ... hair stylist (as Elaina Schulman)
Pamela Vincent-Casey ... additional hair stylist
Edward Irastorza ... assistant makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ira Shuman ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Yudi Bennett ... first assistant director
Debra Kent ... second second assistant director
Daniel Silverberg ... second assistant director (as Daniel G. Silverberg)
John R. Woodward ... first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department

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Elizabeth M. Burhop ... art department research
Brad Curry ... set dresser
Amy Feldman ... set dresser
Trish Gallaher Glenn ... property master (as Trisha B. Gallaher)
Martha Goode ... art department coordinator
Jane Kilkenny ... model builder
Pete Lawrence ... construction coordinator (as Peter Lawrence)
Douglas E. Maxwell ... leadman
Richard Toyon ... set designer (as Richard Yanez)
Clyde Zimmerman ... painter
Kevin Coyle ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John H. Arrufat ... sound editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
James Ashwill ... foley mixer
Beth Bergeron ... supervising adr editor
Stu Bernstein ... sound editor
Joe Brennan ... rerecording engineer
Michael Dressel ... sound editor (as Michael Dressler)
Alison Fisher ... sound editor
Bryan Fowler ... loader
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley recordist
Don Givens ... loader
Robert Grieve ... supervising sound editor
Hilda Hodges ... foley artist
Gary Holland ... boom operator
Douglas Kearns ... loader (as Doug Kerns)
Jonathan Klein ... sound editor
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
Mark 'Frito' Long ... stage recordist
Steve Maslow ... rerecording mixer
Christian P. Minkler ... stage recordist (as Christian Minkler)
John Murray ... supervising foley editor
Dan O'Connell ... foley artist
Jennifer Portman ... assistant sound editor
Jeanine Schaack ... first assistant sound editor
Roy Seeger ... assistant sound editor
Gary L.G. Simpson ... rerecording engineer
Jeff Wexler ... sound mixer
Michael Dressel ... foley editor (uncredited)

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James M. Hart ... special effects coordinator (as James Hart)
David Sandlin ... special effects supervisor

Stunts

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Perry Barndt ... stunts
Loyd Catlett ... stunts
Gilbert B. Combs ... stunts (as Gil Combs)
Gary Edelen ... stunts
Troy Gilbert ... stunts
Gene Hartline ... stunts
Chris Howell ... stunt coordinator
Robert Keller ... stunts
Hanne Borge Kesten ... stunts
Jamie Jo Medearis ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jenna Abrahamson-Minardi ... lighting technician
Michael Baird ... video assistant
Nico Bally ... rigging grip
Alain Betrancourt ... assistant camera
Alan J.F. Betrancourt ... camera loader (as Alan Betrancourt)
Martin Bosworth ... electrician
Katherine M. Butler ... first assistant camera (as Katherine Butler)
David R. Christensen ... electrician
Mike Connors ... dolly grip
Gary Dagg ... key grip
David Daunt ... camera technician: Wescam, aerial unit
Mitch Dubin ... camera operator
Ken Fisher ... steadicam assistant
David Garden ... second assistant camera
Michael Gfelner ... steadicam assistant
Bob Gorelick ... steadicam operator (as Robert Gorelick)
Jim Grce ... gaffer
Kirk Hunsicker ... lighting technician: musco light
Joe Kelly ... best boy grip
Dan Kneece ... steadicam operator
Jeffrey Laszlo ... additional camera operator
Stephen Les ... grip
Michael Earl Menlow ... grip
Rexford L. Metz ... camera operator: aerial unit (as Rex Metz)
Ralph Nelson ... still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Dayton Nietert ... rigging gaffer
Jason Poteet ... rigging key grip
Joe Ritter ... steadicam assistant
Rob Sweeney ... first assistant camera
Steve Venetis ... best boy electric
Elizabeth Ziegler ... steadicam operator

Animation Department

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John Monsour ... 24 frame computer animation

Casting Department

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Amy Caton-Ford ... extras casting: Seattle
Tina Kerr ... extras casting assistant
Jennifer Low Sauer ... casting assistant (as Jennifer Sauer)
Robert J. Teitelbaum ... extras casting: Los Angeles (as Robert Teitelbaum)
Mary Vernieu ... casting associate
Heidi Walker ... Casting: Seattle WA

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Camille Argus ... costume supervisor
Deborah Hall ... key costumer
Phyllis Thurber-Moffit ... costume textile artist

Location Management

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Vicky Berglund-Davenport ... location consultant: Seattle / location manager
Peter M. Robarts ... location manager (as Peter Robarts)
Tammy Strange ... location consultant

Music Department

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Bruce Botnick ... score mixer
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist
Tom Brown ... music preparation
Daniel Gold ... music prep
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor
Kenneth Hall ... supervising music editor
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation
Scott Stambler ... music editor
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Nick Vidar ... music programmer
Alexander Courage ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith ... musician (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marion Tumen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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William Ballard ... transportation captain
James Nordberg ... transportation
Timothy P. Ryan ... transportation
Julio Salazar ... production driver
David Shaffer ... transportation coordinator (as David Shafer)

Additional Crew

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Pam Cornfeld-Walker ... production coordinator
Robert Dawson ... title designer
Steven R. Kutcher ... bug wrangler (as Steve Kutcher)
Josh Laurence ... production assistant
Matthew H. Levy ... assistant to the producer
Michele Carmel Long ... set production assistant (as Michele A. Carmel)
Christine Mathews ... production assistant
Jill Maxcy ... production assistant
Michael Maxwell ... head chef
Derry J. Pearce ... production accountant
Roxanne Reaver ... assistant accountant
Sharon Sacks ... studio teacher
John D. Sarviss ... helicopter pilot: aerial unit (as John Darviss)
Spooky Stevens ... unit publicist
Riley Kathryn Ellis ... studio executive (uncredited)
Joe Rose ... production assistant (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Barney teaches chemisty, and is planning to abduct a woman. Despite methodical planning and countless trial runs he always manages to mess things up. Then Diane, who is traveling with her boyfriend Jeff, unwittingly makes herself an easy target. The story is mainly from Jeff's viewpoint, as he searches for Diane. Barney watches him. Written by Rob Hartill

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Taglines If someone you loved mysteriously vanished how far out of your mind would you go to find them? See more »
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Also Known As
  • La disparue (France)
  • Spurlos (Germany)
  • Secuestrada (Spain)
  • The Vanishing - Scomparsa (Italy)
  • Spurlos (Austria)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia With a $20 million budget, the US remake cost over 10 times as much as The Vanishing (1988). See more »
Goofs Behind the large black truck at the gas station, a crewmember is lying in the street, waving at traffic to pass. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1/The Cemetery Club/Sommersby/The Vanishing/Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Copacabana See more »
Quotes Barney Cousins: Jeff, look at your life. You have nothing. No job. No love. No peace of mind. You've been searching for three years, at what point do you finally say to yourself I'm not going to wake up tomorrow and miraculously know what happened?
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