Mother, Mother (1989)
A Blue Ribbon winner at the American Film Festival, this hard-hitting, dramatic production is about the relationship between a young man with AIDS and his estranged mother. Unable to understand or accept each other's lives, mother and son are at a stalemate of their own making.
Director: Micki Dickoff
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Bess Armstrong as Kate Watson |
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Polly Bergen as Barbara Cutler |
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Piper Laurie as Martha Cousins |
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John Dye as Jeff Cutler |
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J.J. Anderson as Jimmy Mills |
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Francisco Arriaza as Jeff & Kate's Friend #1 |
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Tim Bipple as Jeff & Kate's Friend #2 |
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Terry Caldwell as Jeff & Kate's Friend #3 |
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Ann Dane as Jeff & Kate's Friend #4 |
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Marlon Daniel as Jeff & Kate's Friend #5 |
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Mary Gallagher as Jeff & Kate's Friend #6 |
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Víctor Guerrero as Jeff & Kate's Friend #7 |
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David Smith as Jeff & Kate's Friend #8 |
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Dan Solliday as Jeff & Kate's Friend #9 |
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Tom Watson as Jeff & Kate's Friend #10 |
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Ralph Zeek as Jeff & Kate's Friend #11 |
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Revalyn T. Golde as Angela Mills |
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Linda Hoy as Randy's Mother |
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Bob McCracken as Curt |
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Joey Miyashima as Dale |
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Roy Osterback as Tom Cousins #1 |
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Michael Slaven as Tom Cousins #2 |
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Marianne Williamson as Self |
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Lee Lucas as Randy |
| Production | Jerome M. Siegel | Producer |
| Directing | William A. Morrison | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Micki Dickoff | Writer |
| Production | Micki Dickoff | Co-Producer |
| Production | David Roach | Casting |
| Directing | Micki Dickoff | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Collini | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Judy Miller | Producer |
| Directing | Bill Martin | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael Alden | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Penelope Shaw | Editor |
| Art | Steve Hill | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Draper | Costume Design |
| Directing | Jim Inch | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Schuler-Page | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Writing | Ian Praiser | Writer |
| Art | David Sackeroff | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joy Zapata | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Michael Alden | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Ian Praiser | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Music |
| Art | Timothy Braniff | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Peter S. Elliot | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bill Van Daalen | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Mark Masoner | Grip |
| Camera | Victoria Sampson | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Paul Sharpe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Keith Barefoot | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Arturo Smith | Electrician |
| Sound | Vince Garcia | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Pat Doyle | Title Designer |
| Camera | Mike Graham | Grip |
| Camera | Greg Preston | Key Grip |
| Editing | Bobby Flynn | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Robert Freedman | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tara Lynn Howell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Veronica Tucker | ADR Editor |
| Camera | Jan Sears | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Patrick Sheetz | Grip |
| Camera | Hardy James | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jonée B. Shady | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Anne-Marie Vitello | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Kevin Winter | Still Photographer |
| Production | Victoria Vicars | Additional Casting |
| Art | Barbara Socher | Property Master |
| Crew | Elise Garcia | Cableman |
| Lighting | Steve Dennis | Electrician |
| Sound | Nick Forshager | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Rhonda Baer | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Kelly Evans | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | John Lawson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Veronica Tucker | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Tom Jensen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Murray | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Terrisa Algarin | Foley Artist |
| Art | Barbara Radwin | Property Master |
| Sound | Mark S. Cafolla | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christine Danelski | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tony Garber | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Susanne Spain | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Norman H. Tucker | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Norman H. Tucker | Foley Editor |
| Lighting | Jim Etter | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Lori Landau | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Don L. Peterson | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jessica Wodinsky | Electrician |
| Editing | Ron Vitello | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Richard Burton | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Liz Carlin | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Liz Carlin | Foley Editor |
| Sound | J.R. Delange | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Vic Schiro | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Hannah Hart | Electrician |
| Camera | David Peterson | Grip |
| Lighting | Jim Ring | Electrician |
| Editing | Jeanine Schaack | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Matt Araki | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Bob Baren | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Albert Gasser | Sound Editor |
| Sound | B. Tennyson Sebastian II | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Jerry Antonetti | Grip |
| Camera | Lee A. Dublin | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jane O'Neal | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Moore | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Scott Caldwell | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Phil Bodle | Sound |
| Sound | Bill Thiederman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lee Tucker | ADR Mixer |
| Art | Shirley Hubbard | Title Designer |
| Camera | Steve Barnes | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Angelo Russo | Color Timer |
| Editing | Ron South | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Victoria Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | J. Marj Rausch Sandler | Sound Editor |
| Production | Richard Alkas | Location Coordinator |
| Production | Darius Rahm | Location Manager |
| Sound | Shirley Walker | Recording Supervision |
| Crew | Ken Fredine | Head Driver |
| Production | Rachel Ballon | Production Assistant |
| Art | Amy Meblin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Matt Araki | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Karen Boole | Sound |
| Sound | Christine Danielson | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Mike Guthie | Grip |
| Lighting | Don Marshall | Gaffer |
| Production | Mary Lou Belli | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Janice Campion | Production Assistant |
| Production | Adrienne Fayne | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Roger Bojarski Jr. | Driver |
| Art | Wenden K. Baldwin | Title Designer |
| Production | Laura Edwards | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Mark Masoner | Driver |
| Production | Ron Bennett | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michael Chapman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Peggy Christianson | Production Consultant |
| Sound | Peter S. Elliot | Music Editor |
| Production | Chris Alberghini | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Peter Ayala | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ken Titley | Location Manager |
| Sound | Virginia S. Ellsworth | Music Editor |
| Directing | Bridgette Kelley | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Bernard Sands | Driver |
| Production | Leena Deneroff | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Chris Read | Location Assistant |
| Directing | Merry Lowry-Donner | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lisa Davis | Production Assistant |
| Production | Verg Goodrich | Location Assistant |
| Crew | Mitch Masoner | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Daniel Brown | Production Assistant |
| Production | Keith Ellinger | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sherry Brennan | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Mike Davis | Driver |
| Crew | Scotty Hornibrook | Driver |
| Production | Debbie Berg | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ralph Grierson | Musician |
| Production | Alix Carafiol | Production Assistant |
| Production | Troy Engel | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Adrienne Fayne | Craft Service |
| Production | Kenny Golde | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Brian Inouye | Production Assistant |
| Art | Gary Jacobson | Title Designer |
| Crew | Stephen Gatta | Stand In |
| Production | Nikki Hilton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Wilma Kampe | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mary James | Production Assistant |
| Production | Geoffrey Hughes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Thom Hart | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lisa Helfrich | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mark Hite | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marc S. Fischer | Production Consultant |
| Production | Suzanne Holmes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Stephen Gatta | Production Assistant |
| Production | Darrell Goff | Production Assistant |
| Production | Shanon Mahan | Production Assistant |
| Production | Avian Rogers | Production Assistant |
| Production | Karen Valdez | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kurt Zarling | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lori Landau | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dean Sandler | Production Assistant |
| Production | Cecily Pierce | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rachelle Romberg | Production Assistant |
| Production | Paula Teske | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Susan Manning | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Cid Nelson | Craft Service |
| Production | Steve Rostine | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Kendall Schuster | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Crew | Christie Webb | Stand In |
| Production | Jonathan Willis | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marlu Prouty | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dyan Ullman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Beth Ellen Watson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sherri Lynn | Production Assistant |
| Production | Cherry Robinson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mark Laska | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kim McClees | Production Assistant |
| Production | David Newhauser | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Ellen Pasternack | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Debi Kuperberg | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Scott Miller | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Production | Christie Webb | Production Assistant |
| Production | Gregory Wolfe | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dennie Miller | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Barbara Radwin | Stand In |
| Production | Stephanie Shine | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rhonda Powell | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Christie Webb | Story Consultant |
| Crew | John Loveless | Machinist |
| Production | Hali Rosen | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Art | Kyle Seidenbaum | Title Designer |
| Production | Mark Miny | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michelle Ramos | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Jon Reiss | Craft Service |
| Production | Erez Yaoz | Production Assistant |
| Production | Warren Kirk | Production Assistant |
| Production | Andrew McWhirter | Production Assistant |
| Production | John Otto | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jeffrey Weissman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Annie Williams | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Tom Watson | Production Assistant |
| Camera | João Fernandes | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Warren Gray | Second Assistant Director |