Ordinary People

7.5
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 124 min
  • Premiere: 1980. September 19.

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

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Art

Jerry Wunderlich

Set Decoration

William B. Fosser

Set Decoration

J. Michael Riva

Art Direction

Phillip Bennett

Art Direction

Edward Aiona

Property Master

Herman Lowers

Construction Coordinator

Chuck Stein

Construction Foreman

Willie Marceau

Head Carpenter

Richard Boris

Greensman

Phill Norman

Title Designer

Camera

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Marcia Reed

Still Photographer

Lou Noto

First Assistant Camera

Clyde Hart

Key Grip

James Glennon

Camera Operator

Tommy Magglos

Second Assistant Camera

Robert McLain

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Bernie Pollack

Costume Design

Kathe Swanson

Hairstylist

Gary Liddiard

Makeup Artist

Joel Israel

Hairstylist

Jean Burt Reilly

Hairstylist

Rita Salazar

Wardrobe Coordinator

Robert M. Moore

Wardrobe Coordinator

Crew

Nancy Dowd

Additional Writing

Jack Hirshberg

Unit Publicist

Directing

Robert Redford

Director

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Steve Perry

First Assistant Director

Michael Britton

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Jeff Kanew

Editor

Carol Ann Jackson

Assistant Editor

Marilyn Madderom

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Penny Perry

Casting

Ronald L. Schwary

Production Manager

Mary Cay Hollander

Production Coordinator

Rusty Warren

Production Accountant

Dennis Park

Assistant Accountant

Patrick Markey

Location Manager

Sound

Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

Kay Rose

Supervising Sound Editor

Jerry Rosenthal

Sound Editor

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Scott Grusin

Music Editor

Kenneth Schwarz

Boom Operator

Kathleen Korth

Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Varney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Victoria Sampson

Sound Editor

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Else Blangsted

Music Editor

Charles M. Wilborn

Sound Mixer

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Dan Wallin

Sound Mixer

Writing

Alvin Sargent

Screenplay

Art

Jerry Wunderlich

Set Decoration

William B. Fosser

Set Decoration

J. Michael Riva

Art Direction

Phillip Bennett

Art Direction

Edward Aiona

Property Master

Herman Lowers

Construction Coordinator

Chuck Stein

Construction Foreman

Willie Marceau

Head Carpenter

Richard Boris

Greensman

Phill Norman

Title Designer

Camera

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Marcia Reed

Still Photographer

Lou Noto

First Assistant Camera

Clyde Hart

Key Grip

James Glennon

Camera Operator

Tommy Magglos

Second Assistant Camera

Robert McLain

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Bernie Pollack

Costume Design

Kathe Swanson

Hairstylist

Gary Liddiard

Makeup Artist

Joel Israel

Hairstylist

Jean Burt Reilly

Hairstylist

Rita Salazar

Wardrobe Coordinator

Robert M. Moore

Wardrobe Coordinator

Crew

Nancy Dowd

Additional Writing

Jack Hirshberg

Unit Publicist

Directing

Robert Redford

Director

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Steve Perry

First Assistant Director

Michael Britton

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Jeff Kanew

Editor

Carol Ann Jackson

Assistant Editor

Marilyn Madderom

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Penny Perry

Casting

Ronald L. Schwary

Production Manager

Mary Cay Hollander

Production Coordinator

Rusty Warren

Production Accountant

Dennis Park

Assistant Accountant

Patrick Markey

Location Manager

Sound

Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

Kay Rose

Supervising Sound Editor

Jerry Rosenthal

Sound Editor

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Scott Grusin

Music Editor

Kenneth Schwarz

Boom Operator

Kathleen Korth

Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Varney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Victoria Sampson

Sound Editor

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Else Blangsted

Music Editor

Charles M. Wilborn

Sound Mixer

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Dan Wallin

Sound Mixer

Writing

Alvin Sargent

Screenplay