Filming Locations: Astor Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $25,000,000
Opening Weekend: $9,593,290 (USA) (1 February 1998)
Gross: $26,333,044 (USA) (29 March 1998)
Cast
Actor
Character
Ethan Hawke
Finnegan Bell
Gwyneth Paltrow
Estella
Hank Azaria
Walter Plane
Chris Cooper
Joe
Anne Bancroft
Ms. Dinsmoor
Robert De Niro
Prisoner / Lustig
Josh Mostel
Jerry Ragno
Kim Dickens
Maggie
Nell Campbell
Erica Thrall
Gabriel Mann
Owen (as Gabriel Mick)
Jeremy James Kissner
Finnegan at Age 10
Raquel Beaudene
Estella at Age 10
Stephen Spinella
Carter Macleish
Marla Sucharetza
Ruth Shepard
Isabelle Anderson
Lois Pope
Peter Jacobson
Man on Phone
Drena De Niro
Marcy
Lance Reddick
Anton Le Farge
Craig Braun
Mr. Barrow
Kim Snyder
Mrs. Barrow
Nicholas Wolfert
Security Guard
Gerry Bamman
Ted Rabinowitz
Dorin Seymour
Senator Elwood
Clem Caserta
Hitman #1
Frank Pietrangolare
Hitman #2
Dennis Paladino
Hitman #3
Clem Caserta Jr.
Hitman #4
Marc Macaulay
Cop on Boat
Ana Susana Gerardino
Clemma
Francis Dumaurier
Waiter
Pedro Barquin
Lover
Kendall Williamson
7 Year Old Girl
Shobha Jain
Singing Indian Woman
Aditi Jain
Singing Indian Girl
Margo Peace
Anchor Woman
Kimmy Suzuki
Waitress
John P. Casey
Doorman
Adusah Boakye
Taxi Driver
Dyan Kane
Gallery Waitress
Anne Ok
Gallery Receptionist
Alva Chinn
Gallery Guest
G.B. Thomas
Gallery Guest
Albert Zihenni
Gallery Guest
Fritz Michel
Gallery Guest
Lisa Herth
Gallery Guest
Nino Pepicelli
Gallery Guest
Wills Robbins
Gallery Guest
Jewel Turner
Gallery Guest
Jim Taylor McNickle
Gallery Guest
Martin Alvin
Gallery Guest
William Rothlein
Gallery Guest
Gary Newton
DJ (voice)
Maria Capp
Gallery Guest (uncredited)
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Friend of Fin (uncredited)
Paul Neglio
Cop #2 (uncredited)
Stephen Sherman
Gallery Guest (uncredited)
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Trivia
Alfonso Cuarón always use the green (he even auditioned green eyed girls for A Little Princess (1995)) as the main color of its movies. He uses red and orange (complimentary and opposite colors) to make some remarks.
In addition to co-writing, performing and producing the song "Siren" especially for this film, Tori Amos provided the vocalizations (whistling, breaths, etc.) that can be heard in the film's score.
In his book, "What Just Happened?", producer Art Linson reveals that the narration in the movie was written by David Mamet. It was done for free, on the condition that nobody ever find out he did it.
When Arthur Lustig visits Finn, Finn gives him his address as 111 Greenwhich St., which is south of the World Trade Center. The nearest subway stop is the Rector St. 1/9 train. Yet when Finn takes Arthur to the subway, they end up at the J/M/Z Chambers St. stop. When a subway train does come, miraculously it is the G train, which is the only train in the system that does not enter Manhattan at all. In addition, none of the above mentioned trains would take Arthur to JFK, his stated destination, without at least one transfer.
When Finn is holding Lustig on the subway, there is nothing on the floor of the train. When Lustig asks Finn to grab his suitcase for him, there it is on the floor, next to the knife, neither of which were seen in the first shot.