American Dreamer - Charmante Lügner (1997)
Der junge Karchy, der in den Sechzigern aus Ungarn nach Amerika kommt, hat Probleme, sich in der neuen Welt anzupassen. Alles scheint sich zu ändern, als er den Radiomoderator Billy Magic kennenlernt, durch den er hofft, in seiner Umgebung anerkannt zu werden.
Der Regisseur:
Guy Ferland
Der Autor:
Joe Eszterhas
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Kevin Bacon as Billy Magic |
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Brad Renfro as Karchy 'Chucky' Jonas |
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Maximilian Schell as Dr. Istvan Jonas |
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Calista Flockhart as Diney Majeski |
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Tony Devon as Danny Hogan |
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Paul Dooley as Father Norton |
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Kevin Boyle |
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Luke Wilson as Henry |
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Damen Fletcher as Amos |
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Jerry Swindall as Andy "Croak" Stas |
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K.K. Dodds as Justine |
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James Kisicki as Cecil Simms |
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J.J. Horna as The Blind Kid |
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Ben Saypol as Timmy Morelli |
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Rohn Thomas as Sgt. Disapri |
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Joe Baka as Det. Carpenter |
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Tuesday Knight as WHK Receptionist |
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Dave Buckel as WHK Newscaster |
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Matt Miller as Assistant D.A. |
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Jack Skelly as Immigration Judge |
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Jane Jean Miller as Groupie #1 |
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Wendy Waltz as Groupie #2 |
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Angelique Osborne as Giggly Girl |
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Abdullah Bey as Old Man |
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Kevin Willigham as Driver |
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Patrick White as School Kid |
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Ron Lewis as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins |
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Billy Lockwood as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins |
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Christopher Jenning as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins |
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Phillip O'Rourke as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins |
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Niles Rivers as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins |
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Daryl Trammer as Musician: Blood Smith and the Tenderloins |
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Matt Bunner as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang |
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Tom Nagel as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer |
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Tom Palmieri as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang / Sock Hop Dancer |
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John Sloan as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang |
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John Woyton as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang |
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Mike Ross as Member of Kevin Boyle's Gang |
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Courtne Benson as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Dottie Dixon as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Ben Harvey as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Lucas Haugh as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Tjader France as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Stacey Woodson as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Monica Reed as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Renzy Parnell as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Brendon Berns as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Matt McBride as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Melanie Rademaker as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Maureen Winston as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Brooke Devereaux as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Sunny Jenkins as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Jennifer Nicolino as Sock Hop Dancer |
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Molly McDougal as Good Looking Girl at Diner |
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Jessica Galinas as Sock Hop Dancer (Uncredited) |
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Maggie Gibbons as Girl in Classroom (Uncredited) |
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Brad Hoss as Schoolboy (Uncredited) |
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Corey Landis as Farmers Market Vegetable Salesperson (Uncredited) |
| Crew | Dale Checovich | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Shiff | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Alain J. Romi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Flick | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Priest | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Catherine Albers | Dialogue Coach |
| Sound | Dan Yale | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Ruth Loshe | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Karen Usher | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Jonathan Andrews | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Jim Schulte | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Adam Kopald | Sound Editor |
| Art | Mychael Bates | Property Master |
| Production | Frank Fletcher | Location Manager |
| Sound | Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Jay | Music Editor |
| Directing | Regan Forman | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dean A. Zupancic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mark Green | Music Editor |
| Directing | Cynthia Slavens | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jeanne Byrd | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Elizabeth Wendel | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Production | Kate Amer | Production Manager |
| Production | Robert Rothbard | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Bernadette Gillota | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Nils C. Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jim Brookshire | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tim Chau | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Dennis Benatar | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Bill Kingsley | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Carmen Hocson Baker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Andy Paley | Additional Music |
| Sound | Margaret Yen | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Betty Buckhart | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | Guy Ferland | Director |
| Writing | Joe Eszterhas | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maxi Spisak | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Brian Swardstrom | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Nicholas Pike | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jill Savitt | Editor |
| Production | Emily Schweber | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandi D. Verzi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeannee Josefczyk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mickey Liddell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Myron | Producer |
| Production | Fran Rubel Kuzui | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Bauer | Costume Design |
| Art | James A. Gelarden | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariella Kaufman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Priest | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Naomi Eszterhas | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roy Bryson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lighting | John 'Fest' Sandau | Gaffer |