Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Brief Synopsis
Two lonely retirees become friends despite personal differences.
Cast & Crew
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Randa Haines
Director
Robert Duvall
Walt
Richard Harris
Frank
Piper Laurie
Georgia
Sandra Bullock
Elaine
Shirley Maclaine
Helen
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Romance
Drama
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; D Bassett & Associates Inc; Mercury Records; National Broadcasting Company Inc (NBC); Nina Saxon Film Design; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Location
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA; Hollywood, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
Two elderly, retired men become friends despite their dissimilarities. As they are invigorated and challenged by the time they spend together, they come to new insights about themselves and the women who occupy various roles in their lives.
Director
Randa Haines
Director
Cast
Robert Duvall
Walt
Richard Harris
Frank
Piper Laurie
Georgia
Sandra Bullock
Elaine
Shirley Maclaine
Helen
Micole Mercurio
Bernice
Marty Belafsky
Ned Ryan
Harold Bergman
Sleeper
Edward Amatrudo
Henry'S Dad
Jag Davies
Henry
Rudolph X Herrera
Umpire
Persephone Felder
Woman In Stands
Stephen G Anthony
Leo Peetes
Greg Paul Meyers
Sid Showenstein
Aquilla Owens
1st Girl In Park
Doris Carey
Mom In Park
Jody Wilson
Nurse
Anthony R. Jones
Bus Driver
Richard Jasen
3rd Baseman
William Marquez
Carl Burney
Chick Bernhardt
1st Stunt Driver
Ron Russell
2nd Stunt Driver
Ilse Earl
Cinema Cashier
Kent Ehrhardt
Weatherman
Danika Daly
2nd Girl In Park
Eleonora L Vescera
Singing Woman
Daryl Matthews
Officer Mickey
Crew
Carlos Arditti
Set Designer
Angela M Armstrong
Staff Assistant
Christopher Assells
Sound Editor
Fred Astaire
Song Performer ("Top Hat, White Tie And Tails")
Herb Ault
Key Grip
Karen M. Baker
Assistant Sound Editor
Patricio Ballagas
Song ("Nena")
Marlo Balsamello
Song Performer ("I Love Paris")
Kevin Bartnoff
Foley Artist
Margo Baxley
Costume Supervisor
Gregg Baxter
Adr Supervisor
Lon Bender
Supervising Sound Editor
Irving Berlin
Song ("Top Hat, White Tie And Tails")
Jerry Bertolami
Dolly Grip
Michael Bircumshaw
Casting Associate
Todd Black
Producer
Danna Blesser
Associate Producer
Melissa Bretherton
1st Assistant Editor
Jerry Brock
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras")
Stanley Brossette
Unit Publicist
Roy Bryson
Hair Stylist
Michael Buchan
Assistant Production Accountant
Mary Lou Byrd
Key Costumer
Rick Callan
Staff Assistant
David E Campbell
Rerecording Mixer
Conjunto Caney
Song Performer ("Saoco")
Carlos Carcas
Assistant (To Randa Haines)
Edward Carhart
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras")
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
Christopher Chiofalo
Transportation Co-Captain
William Les Collins
Construction Coordinator
Steve Conrad
Screenwriter
Michael Convertino
Music
Henry Dando
Other
Thomas A Davila
Production Accountant
Barbarito Diez
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras")
Amado Dovale
Song ("Lisbon Antigua")
George Duval
Song Performer ("I Love Paris")
Richard Dwan
Sound Editor
Bob Edwards
Song Performer ("I Love Paris")
Liz Elwell
Assistant Location Manager
Wallace G Emery
Construction Foreman
Jeff Etcher
Assistant Editor
Peter Farber
2nd Assistant Camera
Jon Baronn Farmer
Still Photographer
Florence Fellman
Set Decorator
Lisa Fruchtman
Thanks
Jose Galhardo
Song ("Lisbon Antigua")
Scott Gershin
Sound Editor
Barry Goldstein
Song ("As Long As We'Re Together")
Eric Gotthelf
Foley Mixer
Ray Gregory
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras")
Betty Gumm
Assistant (To Todd Black)
Per Hallberg
Sound Editor
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Other
Annette Haywood-carter
Script Supervisor
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Caridad Hierrezuelo
Song Performer ("Saoco")
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Chris Hogan
Sound Editor
Rick Howe
2nd Assistant Editor
Ellen Jacoby
Principal & Extra Florida Casting
Waldemar Kalinowski
Production Designer
Artie Kane
Conductor
Joseph P Kane
Unit Production Manager
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Larry Kemp
Supervising Sound Editor
Lora Kennedy
Casting
Bob Khozouri
Song; Song Producer ("As Long As We'Re Together")
Lajos Koltai
Director Of Photography
Mark Lafata
Assistant (To Todd Black)
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Michel Legrand
Song ("Chess Anyone" From "The Thomas Crown Affair")
Rickey Lenon
Transportation Captain
Robert J Litt
Rerecording Mixer
Miguel Matamoros
Songs ("Lagrimas Negras" "La Mujer De Antonio")
Trio Matamoros
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras" "La Mujer De Antonio")
Daryl Matthews
Choreographer
Michael J Mcallister
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael J Mccarthy
Craft Service
William M. Mcconnell
1st Assistant Camera
Dee Miller
Additional Florida Casting
Donald O Mitchell
Rerecording Mixer
Brian Moon
Staff Assistant
Mary Morgan
Location Manager
Alan Muraoka
Art Director
Shawn Murphy
Music Scoring Mixer
Herb Nach
Song Performer ("I Love Paris")
Lee Ann Napolitano
Song Performer ("As Long As We'Re Together")
Kimberly K Nelson
Visual Effects Supervisor
John Neufeld
Original Music
Pat Newberry
Other
Thomas J. O'connell
Adr Mixer
Orlando Pagan
Song Performer ("As Long As We'Re Together")
Bob Pancoast
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras")
Edward V Pannozzo
Staff Assistant
Mauritz Pavoni
Staff Assistant
James Plannette
Chief Lighting Technician
Raul Portela
Song ("Lisbon Antigua")
Cole Porter
Song ("I Love Paris")
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Rosendo Ruiz Quevedo
Song ("Saoco")
Dan Rich
Sound Editor
David Ray Robinson
Bestboy Grip
Kristin Rusk Robinson
Assistant (To Randa Haines)
Luigi Rocchetti
Additional Makeup Artist
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Richard Rodgers
Song ("Some Enchanted Evening")
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Nicholas J Romanac
Assistant Property Master
Robert S Scott
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Rodney Sharpp
Assistant Sound Editor
Barnaby Smith
Set Costumer
Michael St Hilaire
Camera Operator
Princess Stabile
2nd Assistant Director
Alisa Statman
2nd Assistant Director
Max Steiner
Song ("A Summer Place")
Alicia M Stevenson
Foley Artist
Jill R Szymanski
Staff Assistant
Joe I Tompkins
Costume Designer
Kevin M Tromer
Boom Operator
Michael R Tromer
Production Sound Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Rerecording Mixer
Gloria M Uribe
Staff Assistant
Jim Van Wyck
Co-Producer
Jim Van Wyck
1st Assistant Director
Maria Teresa Vera
Song Performer ("Nena" "Veinte Anos")
Maria Teresa Vera
Song ("Veinte Anos")
Eleonora Vescera
Song Performer ("I Love Paris")
Sandy Watterson
Other
Jeff Watts
Adr Editor
Richard Wheeler
Song
Brad Wilson
Assistant
Joe Wizan
Producer
Susan Inge Wood
Other
Norman Yablon
Song Performer ("Lagrimas Negras")
Rick A Young
Property Master
Francee Zuckerman
Other
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Romance
Drama
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; D Bassett & Associates Inc; Mercury Records; National Broadcasting Company Inc (NBC); Nina Saxon Film Design; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD); Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Location
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA; Hollywood, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States January 21, 1994
Released in United States on Video July 27, 1994
Released in United States Winter December 17, 1993
Began shooting December 1, 1992.
Completed shooting March 8, 1993.
Expanded Release in United States January 21, 1994
Released in United States on Video July 27, 1994
Released in United States Winter December 17, 1993
