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