Dolores Claiborne (1995)
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- R
- 2h 12min
- Crime, Drama
- 24 Mar 1995 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 8 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Kathy Bates | ... |
Dolores Claiborne
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Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... |
Selena St. George
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Judy Parfitt | ... |
Vera Donovan
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Christopher Plummer | ... |
Detective John Mackey
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David Strathairn | ... |
Joe St. George
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Eric Bogosian | ... |
Peter
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John C. Reilly | ... |
Constable Frank Stamshaw
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Ellen Muth | ... |
Young Selena
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Bob Gunton | ... |
Mr. Pease
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Roy Cooper | ... |
Magistrate
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Wayne Robson | ... |
Sammy Marchant
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Ruth Marshall | ... |
Secretary
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Weldon Allen | ... |
Bartender
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Tom Gallant | ... |
Searcher
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Kelly Burnett | ... |
Jack Donovan
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Matt Appleby | ... |
Kid on Street
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Thomas Skinner | ... |
Kid on Street
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Vernon Steel | ... |
Ferry Vendor
(as Vernon Steele)
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Taffara Jessica Stella Murray | ... |
Young Selena (Age 5)
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Susan Lane | ... |
Crying Girl
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Frank Adamson | ... |
Detective Supervisor
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Edward Rubin | ... |
Detective Supervisor
(as Ed Rubin)
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Sandy MacDonald | ... |
Sheriff
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Dean Eilertson | ... |
Moving Man
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Danielle Sarty | ... |
Town Folk (uncredited)
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Directed by
Taylor Hackford |
Written by
Stephen King | ... | (book) |
Tony Gilroy | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Gina Blumenfeld | ... | associate producer |
Taylor Hackford | ... | producer |
Michael Kelly | ... | associate producer |
Charles Mulvehill | ... | producer |
Music by
Danny Elfman |
Cinematography by
Gabriel Beristain | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Mark Warner |
Editorial Department
Vaune Kirby Frechette | ... | assistant film editor |
Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
Bob Kaiser | ... | color timer |
Chris Maybach | ... | assistant film editor |
Ray Neapolitan | ... | assistant film editor |
Steven Ramirez | ... | assistant film editor |
Christy Richmond | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Nancy Klopper |
Production Design by
Bruno Rubeo |
Art Direction by
Dan Yarhi |
Set Decoration by
Steve Shewchuk |
Costume Design by
Shay Cunliffe |
Makeup Department
Réjean Goderre | ... | hair stylist |
Luigi Rocchetti | ... | supervising makeup artist |
Aldo Signoretti | ... | hair stylist |
Micheline Trépanier | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Joseph Boccia | ... | production manager |
Jeffrey Stott | ... | unit production manager |
Desmond Cannon | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Ball | ... | second assistant director |
Josh McLaglen | ... | first assistant director |
Kayla Popp | ... | third assistant director |
Kristie Sills | ... | second second assistant director |
Lars P. Winther | ... | third assistant director |
Kerric MacDonald | ... | trainee assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Lorne Armstrong | ... | set dresser |
Art Baxter | ... | construction manager |
David Baxter | ... | head carpenter |
Stephan Bernier | ... | head carpenter |
Malcolm Callaway | ... | stand-by painter |
Keith Currie | ... | prop person |
Dean Eilertson | ... | assistant property master |
Tricia Fish | ... | art department coordinator |
Elinor Rose Galbraith | ... | set decorator: additional Toronto crew (as Elinore Galbraith) |
Mark Goodwin | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Robert Grani | ... | set dresser |
Randy Hardy | ... | stand-by painter |
David Hopkins | ... | set dresser |
Denis Kirkham | ... | assistant set decorator |
Mark Laing | ... | draftsman |
Patricia Larman | ... | assistant set decorator |
Barbara Luxton | ... | prop person |
Scott MacFarlane | ... | head carpenter |
Fritz McEvoy | ... | assistant head carpenter |
Angela Murphy | ... | first assistant art director |
Dan Owens | ... | set dresser |
Raymond Prado | ... | storyboard artist |
Bruno Robotti | ... | key scenic artist |
Paul Robotti | ... | scenic painter |
Cassandra Saulter | ... | scenic painter |
Kathie Shaw | ... | art department runner |
Darlene Sheils | ... | art department trainee |
Mary Steckle | ... | sets buyer |
Grant Swain | ... | property master |
Karen Toole | ... | art department runner |
David Sutherland | ... | co-head carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roberta Alstadter | ... | foley recordist |
Vanessa Theme Ament | ... | foley artist / supervising foley editor |
John H. Arrufat | ... | dialogue editor |
Mike Beaudry | ... | adr engineer |
Denise Bell | ... | sound recordist |
Michael J. Benavente | ... | sound effects editor |
Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | re-recording mixer |
Ed Callahan | ... | foley editor |
Paul Timothy Carden | ... | sound effects editor |
Scott Clements | ... | cable person / second boom operator |
Richard Corwin | ... | dialogue editor |
Greg Dennen | ... | stage manager |
Mark Eshelman | ... | stage manager |
Julia Evershade | ... | adr editor |
John Fundus | ... | boom operator |
Glen Gauthier | ... | production sound mixer |
Marilyn Graf | ... | foley mixer |
Hilda Hodges | ... | foley artist |
William Jacobs | ... | sound effects editor (as Bill Jacobs) |
Doc Kane | ... | adr mixer |
Elliott Koretz | ... | sound effects editor |
Stephanie D. Krivacek | ... | assistant adr editor |
Courtenay Marvin | ... | assistant sound editor |
Susan McLean | ... | sound recordist |
Oscar Mitt | ... | assistant sound editor |
Bruce Moffitt | ... | boom operator |
Tom Newbon | ... | stage engineer |
Mark Petersen | ... | digital sound assistant |
Sonny Pettijohn | ... | assistant sound editor |
Jeena M. Phelps | ... | assistant adr editor |
Ken Porter | ... | boom operator |
Richard Portman | ... | re-recording mixer |
Eric Potter | ... | field sound effects |
Curt Schulkey | ... | sound effects editor |
David E. Stone | ... | supervising sound editor |
Bill Talbott | ... | technical engineer |
J.D. Ward | ... | machine operator |
Bob Weitz | ... | stage engineer (as Robert Weitz) |
Thomas Whiting | ... | adr editor |
Christian T. Cooke | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Colin Jones | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Solange S. Schwalbe | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Dan Purdy | ... | special effects assistant |
Ted Ross | ... | special effects coordinator |
Lawerence Willet | ... | special effects assistant |
Jim Meisner | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Richard Bain | ... | visual effects digital designer |
David Fuhrer | ... | digital artist: CFC |
Rob Hodgson | ... | visual effects digital designer |
Richard E. Hollander | ... | additional visual effects |
Stuart McAra | ... | visual effects producer |
Chris Russell | ... | visual effects |
Janek Sirrs | ... | visual effects |
Janet Yale | ... | visual effects producer |
Bryan Hirota | ... | CG artist: VIFX (uncredited) |
Michele Maples | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
Stunts
Shelley Cook | ... | stunts |
Shannon Millen | ... | stunts |
Sammy Thurman | ... | stunts |
Anton 'Ty' Tyukodi | ... | stunts (as Tye Tyukodi) |
Ron Van Hart | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Daniel Adams | ... | grip (as Jeff Daniel Adams) |
John R. Adamsom | ... | electrician |
Neil Andrews | ... | rigging electrician |
Steven Bernstein | ... | director of photography: additional Toronto crew (as Steve Bernstein) |
Scott Brooke | ... | dolly grip / key grip |
Craig Bulmer | ... | electrician |
Allen Cheng | ... | electrician |
Andy Chmura | ... | camera operator: additional Toronto crew |
Jake Clarke | ... | rigging electrician |
John Clifford | ... | still photographer |
Jayson Clute | ... | video assist operator |
Freddie Cooper | ... | camera operator |
Ciaran Copelin | ... | second assistant camera (as Ciarán Copelin) |
Carolyn Cox | ... | Camera Loader: additional Toronto crew |
Bob Dalton | ... | generator operator |
Steve Demeter | ... | camera remote operator |
Sean Doran | ... | grip |
Eric Emery | ... | electrician (as Eric Emery) |
Bryan Forde | ... | rigging gaffer |
Rick Gillis | ... | rigging grip |
Dan E. Grady | ... | electrician |
Tony Guerin | ... | first assistant camera |
Jim Holmes | ... | crane grip |
David Kellner | ... | best boy electric (as Dave Kellner) |
Mike Kirilenko | ... | key grip: additional Toronto crew |
Terry Leger | ... | rigging grip |
Mick Lipohar | ... | camera loader |
Kevin MacNeil | ... | rigging electrician |
Jeff Mart | ... | steadicam operator |
Vojislav Mikulic | ... | gaffer (as Voya Mikulic) |
Paul Mitcheltree | ... | grip |
Roy Mombourquette | ... | rigging electrician |
Scott Nicol | ... | camera trainee |
Matthew Pill | ... | key rigging grip |
Michael Rall | ... | first assistant camera / first assistant camera: additional Toronto crew |
Herb Reischl Sr. | ... | generator operator |
Rob Rice | ... | lighting grip |
Ross Sangster | ... | electrician |
Mark Simkins | ... | electrician |
Paul Sweeney | ... | assistant rigging gaffer |
Fabian Walsh | ... | generator operator |
Renny Williams | ... | rigging grip |
Keith Adams | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Richard Brooks Burton | ... | gyrosphere technician: aerial unit (uncredited) |
Michael Kelem | ... | aerial camera operator (uncredited) |
H. Mark Vuille | ... | gaffer: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Ross Clydesdale | ... | casting: Toronto |
John Dunsworth | ... | extras casting |
Stacey Rosen | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Cowmeadow | ... | wardrobe runner (as Tisha Cowmeadow) |
Roberta Palmer | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Karen Renaut | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Robert Roberts | ... | wardrobe master |
Rhea Theriault | ... | seamstress |
Georgina Yarhi | ... | costume ager (uncredited) |
Location Management
Debra Beers | ... | location manager |
Andrew McInnes | ... | assistant location manager |
Gary Swim | ... | location manager |
Eric Von Arx | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
Steve Bartek | ... | orchestrator |
Andy Bass | ... | score recordist |
Danny Elfman | ... | music producer |
Robert Fernandez | ... | orchestra recordist |
Arlene Fishbach | ... | music consultant |
Christopher Kennedy | ... | score editor: temporary score |
David Marquette | ... | score recordist |
Hendrik Meurkens | ... | composer: song "Night in the Afternoon" |
Shawn Murphy | ... | score mixer |
Edgardo Simone | ... | additional orchestrator |
Curt Sobel | ... | music editor |
Richard Stone | ... | conductor |
Patti Zimmitti | ... | music contractor |
Leanne Becknell | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) |
Megan Cavallari | ... | vocal director (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Richard Ziegler | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Shelley Crawford | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
John Allen | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
Robert Bennett | ... | head driver |
William M. Corkum | ... | production driver |
Gary Duncan | ... | driver: camera car |
Gert Gielen-MacGregor | ... | production driver |
Rob 'Huck' Hovis | ... | production driver |
Jannette Joudrey | ... | production driver |
Rick Leger | ... | driver: camera car |
Forbes MacDonald | ... | production driver |
Paul MacEachern | ... | production driver |
Bob MacIsaac | ... | production driver |
Dave Marwick | ... | production driver |
Stuart Mitchell | ... | production driver |
Steve Murphy | ... | production driver |
Donnie Ongo | ... | production driver |
Kelly Peterson | ... | production driver |
James Ritchie | ... | production driver |
Gordie Roberts | ... | production driver |
Gib Russell | ... | production driver |
Rohan Singh | ... | production driver |
Kimberly Smith | ... | production driver |
Nick Sweetman | ... | transportation coordinator |
Emmanuel 'Manny' Taylor | ... | transportation captain |
Grant Volkers | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
Leslie J. Adamson | ... | accommodation manager |
Greg Allen | ... | craft service |
Diana Alvarez | ... | assistant coordinator |
Christopher Archibald | ... | craft service |
Dave Bennett | ... | post-production accountant |
Lynne Birdt | ... | assistant production accountant |
Peter Brenders | ... | security wrangler |
Kathryn Buck | ... | script supervisor: additional Toronto crew |
Doug Caron | ... | film assistant: Toronto |
Christopher Comrie | ... | assistant production accountant |
Rita Davis | ... | accounting assistant |
James Donlon | ... | movement coach |
Gina Fowler | ... | production coordinator |
William Goldman | ... | consultant |
Alex Hackford | ... | gull wrangler |
John Hencher | ... | office production assistant |
Elizabeth Himelstein | ... | dialect coach |
Alan Jacques | ... | projectionist |
Leo Jones | ... | safety officer |
K. Lenna Katich | ... | production accountant |
Missy Kelly | ... | assistant: Taylor Hackford |
Beverley Kolbe | ... | assistant: Taylor Hackford |
Nancy Lohnes | ... | stand-in |
Charles N. Love | ... | technical advisor |
Barbara MacDonald | ... | stand-in |
Anne MacPherson | ... | craft service |
Tavin Marin | ... | assistant: Charles Mulvehill |
Dawn McKelvie Cyr | ... | stand-in |
Stephen Moore | ... | dailies projectionist |
Bettina Tendler O'Mara | ... | product promotions coordinator (as Bettina Tendler-O'Mara) |
Rae V. O'Neil | ... | office receptionist |
Franco Pante | ... | film assistant: Toronto |
Susan Pile | ... | production publicity |
Scott Pritchett | ... | production assistant |
Diane Ray | ... | craft service |
Robin M. Reelis | ... | office production assistant |
Kim Smith | ... | boat wrangler |
Blake Starratt | ... | office production assistant |
Jacqueline Wechselberger | ... | assistant production accountant |
Linda L. Wehbi | ... | assistant: Ms. Bates |
Suzanne De Grandis | ... | first assistant production accountant: prepartion only, Los Angeles (uncredited) |
Derek Filiatrault | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1995) (United States) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1995) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Monopole-Pathé (1995) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1995) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
- Toho-Towa (1995) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Eén (2017) (Belgium) (tv)
- Filmayer Vídeo (Spain)
- Finnkino (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- LK-TEL (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2000) (Finland) (tv)
- Nu Metro Home Entertainment (2000) (South Africa) (DVD)
- SBS9 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2000) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Cinesite (Hollywood)
- The Computer Film Company (CFC) (digital compositing, tracking)
- VIFX (additional visual effects)
- Video Image
Other Companies
- A.R.I.Q. Footage Inc. (stock footage provided by)
- Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (acknowledgement)
- Apple (special thanks)
- Boston Light & Sound (dailies projection system)
- Canada Camera Car (camera cars)
- Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital film services)
- Digital Editing Systems (Avid digital film composer provided by)
- Esquire (special thanks)
- Franklin Music Services (music preparation)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
- Production Consultants (camera cars)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Sabron Payroll Services (music payroll)
- Sony Pictures Studios (scored at)
- Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
- The Music Team (music contractor)
- Todd-AO Scoring Stage (score mixed at)
- Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios (sound re-recorded at)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Instead of heading to Arizona for her next big story in what has been her illustrious career in her relatively young life, New York based investigative journalist Selena St. George heads to her hometown on a small island just off the coast of Jonesport, Maine upon receiving a fax from an anonymous sender that her mother, Dolores Claiborne, is the only suspect in what looks to be the murder of her wealthy employer of twenty-three years, Vera Donovan. Dolores, who reassumed her maiden name following the death of Selena's father, Joe St. George, started working as one of Vera's domestics upon her moving permanently into what used to be the Donovans' summer house after Jack Donovan's passing, Dolores ultimately moving into the Donovan house full time as her caregiver when Vera required 'round the clock care. Dolores' employment, which was solely to save money for Selena's education, was despite miserly and overly particular Vera only paying a pittance. Selena has been estranged from Dolores for fifteen years, when Selena went away to college at Vassar on a full scholarship, on Selena's belief not only that her mother killed her father when she was thirteen - the death ultimately ruled accidental - but the trauma she endured at the hands of townsfolk who believed the same in their often anonymous taunts. Selena still suffers emotionally from the trauma, she resorting to various means of self-medication. Detective John Mackey, who led the investigation, believed the same, this case the only blemish in his otherwise perfect career. He, leading the investigation into Vera's death, has seemingly had it in for Dolores for eighteen years, and already has it in his mind that if she could kill Joe, she could just as easily have killed Vera, with a strong underlying motive beyond the seemingly open dislike the two had for each other in their mutual name calling. As Dolores and Selena are forced to move back into what has largely been the closed-up St. George house for however long Selena will be staying on the island, old memories come back to haunt both of them, with the truth behind what happened eighteen years ago and thus what happened with Vera buried deep within those memories in the house. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend See more » |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $5,721,920, 26 Mar 1995 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $22,000,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Kathy Bates' favorite movie role of her career. See more » |
Goofs | A scene shows Dolores driving the night before a total solar eclipse. The scene shows a full moon, which is impossible since a full moon cannot occur less than 14 days before a total solar eclipse. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from The Godfather Part III (1990). See more » |
Soundtracks | Happy Days Are Here Again See more » |
Quotes |
Vera Donovan:
Sometimes, Dolores... sometimes you have to be a high-riding bitch, to survive... Sometimes, being a bitch, is all a woman has to hang onto. See more » |