Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)
A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of 1985. The film includes songs from her 1984 album Mister Heartbreak and selections from her 1983 United States I–IV stage shows, along with eclectic, experimental visuals blending film, animation, dance and electronics.
Director: Laurie Anderson
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Laurie Anderson as Self - Keyboards, Vocals / Fenway Bergamot / The Voice of Reason |
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Joy Askew as Self - Keyboards, Vocals |
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Adrian Belew as Self - Guitar, Vocals |
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William S. Burroughs as Self |
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Dickie Landry as Self - Horns, Winds (as Richard Landry) |
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Dolette McDonald as Self - Vocals |
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Park Won-Sang as Self - Kayageum, Voice (as Sang Won Park) |
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Janice Pendarvis as Self - Vocals |
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David Van Tieghem as Self - Percussion |
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Bobby Butler as Self - Vocals |
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Sam Butler as Self - Vocals |
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Jimmy Carter as Self - Vocals |
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Jane Ira Bloom as Self - Horns |
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Bill Obrecht as Self - Horns |
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Isidro Bobadillo as Self - Percussion |
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Daniel Ponce as Self - Percussion |
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Paula Mazur as Game Show Hostess |
| Directing | Laurie Anderson | Director |
| Art | David Gropman | Production Design |
| Production | Curtiss Sayblack | Production Manager |
| Camera | Ed Marritz | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | John Broderick | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Camera | Ken Ferris | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David J. Frederick | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David M. Dunlap | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert M. Andres | Key Grip |
| Sound | Leanne Ungar | Sound Engineer |
| Lighting | William Farber | Gaffer |
| Sound | Bob Bielecki | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Hilferty | Costume Designer |
| Art | Fred Buchholz | Special Props |
| Crew | Wendy Perron | Choreographer |
| Crew | Dirk Van Dall | Projection |
| Art | Perry Hoberman | Art Direction |
| Camera | Jim McCalmont | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | William Moore | Electrician |
| Lighting | Lynn Brechsel | Electrician |
| Sound | Danny Caccavo | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Curtiss Sayblack | Controller |
| Camera | Steve Drellich | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Vanderputten | Key Grip |
| Art | Byron K. Lovelace | Property Master |
| Production | Justin Cooke | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | B. Schulman Breslan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Laurie Halderman | Controller |
| Production | Silvia Mohamed | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Holly Heinzmann | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Ira Manoff | Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Laurie Anderson | Visual Effects |
| Production | Elliot Abbott | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Richard Garber | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | John McElwain | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Nicholson | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Michael Fedack | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Andres | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Daniel Gilloon | Carpenter |
| Camera | Douglas Armstrong | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Suzanne Boucher | Mixing Engineer |
| Production | Andrea Whitton | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Hal Hartley | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Bill O'Leary | Electrician |
| Directing | Fraser Bresnahan | Assistant Director |
| Crew | John Butler | Projection |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan O'Donnell | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Alan Tannenbaum | Still Photographer |
| Production | Walter Mickendrow | Location Assistant |
| Camera | Simon Radcliffe | Camera Production Assistant |
| Production | Elizabeth Hazan | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Mark Kahn | Electrician |
| Crew | Mark Vogeley | Carpenter |
| Production | Nicole Barnum | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Melody London | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Don Rodenbach | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Victoria Meyer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Steven Goldmann | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Les Fincher | Still Photographer |
| Production | Adam Belanoff | Assistant Location Manager |
| Directing | Nina K. Noble | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Tammy J. Green | Production Office Coordinator |
| Art | Michael W. Foxworthy | Art Direction |
| Crew | Barry Sonnenfeld | Projection |
| Crew | Dale Pierce-Johnson | Assistant Script |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Lange | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Lisa J. Levine | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Elizabeth Gazzara | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Rick Nahmias | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Maya Reed | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Roma Baran | Music Producer |
| Sound | Laurie Anderson | Music Producer |
| Camera | Maurizio Dotto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Lori Mozilo | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Meg Jensen | Post Production Assistant |
| Art | Michael L. Benson | Special Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Forrest | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Gene Ritchings | Location Manager |
| Crew | Curtiss Sayblack | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Donna Janosik | Camera Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Marc Rogers | Gaffer |
| Writing | Laurie Anderson | Writer |
| Camera | John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lisa Day | Editor |
| Production | Paula Mazur | Producer |
