Rites of Passage - Specials - Rachel's Dinner

DateJune 25 1991

Can DescriptionsSpecials X527 Local Version Rachel's Dinner Rec. 6/91 Air. 6/25/91

AbstractSlate: “Rachel’s Dinner director: Kirschenbaum local(WCVB) version Post Production 6/5/91”. Made for tv movie starring Olympia Dukakis. Over the course of a family dinner, family members deal with relationship issues, unemployment, and intergenerational trauma.

OtherCredits: Starring Olympia Dukakis; Written By: William Patrick; Produced By: Susan Bredhof-Cohen, Jerry Kirschenbaum; Directed By: Jerry Kirschenbaum; Cast: Rachel – Olympia Dukakis, Karl – Peter Gerety, Kris – Jane Nichols, Dan – Tom Kemp, Helen – Pat Dougan, Melinda – Kim Raver, Jennifer – Dulcey Anderson, Michael – Matthew Dundas; Director of Photography: David Skillicorn; Editor: Debbie Therrien; Assistant Director: Scott Philbrick; Sound Recordist: Ellen Boyce; Lighting Director: Ed Marcotti; Original Music Composed by: Steven Schoenberg; Piano: Steven Schoenberg; Cello: Gideon Freudmann; Recording Engineer: Norman Blain; Art Director: Ruth Hammell; Special Makeup for Olympia Dukakis Created by: Tom Brumberger; Associate Producer: Lisa Ziegler; Key Grip: Wall Argo; Boom Operator: Jim Fripp; Property Master: Bruce Goldman; Script Supervisor: Shannon Olds; Floor Director: Kiff Williams; Set Design: Aileen Sovronsky; Makeup Design: David Nicholas; Makeup: Nancy Itrato: Second Grip: Dave Rudolph; Post-Production Editors: George Ellard, Joe Doyle; Sound Mix: Arklay King/Silver Lining; Location Manager: Ken Borspan; Production Associates: Carolyn Kravetz, Ramsay Gifford, Alison Mosher, Colleen Cooney; Children’s Tutor: On Location Education; Graphic Design: Amanda Havey; Electronic Graphics: Carolyn J. Stirling; Casting: Collinge/Pickman; Program Administrator: Leona McCarthy; Engineering Supervisor: Gerri Powers; Director of Operations: Jack Barry; Special Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Putney, Polaroid Corporation, M&M Interiors, Cambridge Landscape Co., Mass. Military History Research & Museum, Plaza Limousine, Bombay Co., The Narragansett Shop, Eddie Bauer, Carol’s Clothes, The Gibson House Museum Boston, MA, Hampshire Piano Co., Florence, MA for providing the Mason & Hamlin Piano, The Charles Hotel In Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA; Executive Producer: Mark Mills; Program Executive: Paul LaCamera