Kinsey

Year:

2005

Duration:

118 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Bill Condon

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 19 wins & 40 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2005-01-13

Filming Locations: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA

Earnings

Budget: $11,000,000

Opening Weekend: $169,038 (USA) (14 November 2004)

Gross: $10,214,647 (USA) (27 March 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Platt

Amy Wilson

Liam Neeson

Alfred Kinsey

Laura Linney

Clara McMillen

Chris O'Donnell

Wardell Pomeroy

Peter Sarsgaard

Clyde Martin

Timothy Hutton

Paul Gebhard

John Lithgow

Alfred Seguine Kinsey

Tim Curry

Thurman Rice

Dylan Baker

Alan Gregg

Julianne Nicholson

Alice Martin

William Sadler

Kenneth Braun

John McMartin

Huntington Hartford

Veronica Cartwright

Sara Kinsey

Kathleen Chalfant

Barbara Merkle

Heather Goldenhersh

Martha Pomeroy

Dagmara Dominczyk

Agnes Gebhard

Harley Cross

Young Man in Gay Bar

Susan Blommaert

Staff Secretary

Benjamin Walker

Kinsey at 19

Matthew Fahey

Kinsey at 14

Will Denton

Kinsey at 10

John Krasinski

Ben

Arden Myrin

Emily

Romulus Linney

Rep B. Carroll Reece

Katharine Houghton

Mrs. Spaulding

David Harbour

Robert Kinsey

Judith J.K. Polson

Mildred Kinsey

Leigh Spofford

Anne Kinsey

Jenna Gavigan

Joan Kinsey

Luke Macfarlane

Bruce Kinsey (as Luke MacFarlane)

Mike Thurstlic

Kenneth Hand

Jarlath Conroy

Grocer

Bill Buell

Dr. Thomas Lattimore

Michelle Federer

Gall Wasp Class Coed (as Michele Federer)

Alvin Keith

Black Student

Maryellen Owens

Female Assistant Professor

Roderick Hill

Clerical Worker

Peg Small

Retired Teacher

Don Sparks

Middle-aged Businessman

Joe Zaloom

Janitor

Kate Reinders

Female Student #1

Mara Hobel

Female Student #2

Lindsay Schmidt

Female Student #3

Jason Patrick Sands

Male Student #1

Marcel Simoneau

Male Student #2

Bobby Steggert

Male Student #3

Johnny Pruitt

Male Student #4

John Epperson

Effete Man in Gay Bar

Jefferson Mays

Effete Man's Friend

Mark Mineart

Slavic Man

Martin Murphy

Bartender

Kate Jennings Grant

Marjorie Hartford

Barry Del Sherman

IU Reporter #1

Fred Burrell

IU Reporter #2

Michael Arkin

NYC Reporter #1

Dan Ziskie

NYC Reporter #2 (as Daniel Ziskie)

Tuck Milligan

NYC Reporter #3

Edwin McDonough

Mr. Morrissey

John Ellison Conlee

Bookstore Clerk

Arthur French

Sharecropper

Chandler Williams

Prison Inmate

Jaime Roman Tirelli

Hispanic Man

Draper Shreeve

Ballet Teacher

Philip Kushner

Bellhop (as Phillip Kushner)

Joseph Badalucco Jr.

Radio Repairman (as Joe Badalucco)

Henrietta Mantooth

Poet

Doris Smith

Old Woman

Reno

Male Impersonator

Pascale Armand

Young Black Woman

Sean Skelton

Staff Photographer

Steven Edward Hart

Reverend

Clifford David

Professor Smithson

Randy Redd

Student

Lynn Redgrave

Final Interview Subject

Beth Adubato

40s Housewife (uncredited)

Mike Bash

Student (uncredited)

Maria Bianco

College Student (uncredited)

David E. Fischer

Interview Student (uncredited)

Brute Force

Himself (uncredited)

Christy Lee Hughes

Interview Subject (uncredited)

Deric McNish

Sex-Ed Student (uncredited)

Kevin Kean Murphy

Interview Subject (uncredited)

Katherine O'Sullivan

Woman Leaving Lecture (uncredited)

Amber Paul

Fiance of Clyde Martin (uncredited)

Dina Plotch

Student (uncredited)

Richard Preshong

University Guide (uncredited)

Cameron Stevens

Student (uncredited)

Alex Wraith

Patient (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In the script, Peter Sarsgaard did not have to strip in the motel scene.

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The 37-day shoot had to cover the scope of Dr. Alfred Kinsey's 15 years of research, during which he interviewed 18,000 people across the US.

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This film features Brute Force (Stephen Friedland) uncredited in the background, and just like George Harrison in Life of Brian (1979) he is in there with champagne glass.

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Goofs

The Boy Scouts (Kinsey and his friend) are wearing the World Crest emblem which did not exist in the late teens when this scene supposedly took place.

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During the credits, the producers thank the "University of Indiana" when it is actually "Indiana University" of which Alfred Kinsey was a part. The university notified director Bill Condon of the mistake. Condon gave his word that it would be taken care of when the film went on general release, but the mistake remains.

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The chronology of the film suggests that the publication of a "new book" by Alfred Kinsey, The Origin of Higher Categories in Cynips, the appointment of Herman Wells as the president of Indiana University, and the showing of the "hygiene" film Know for Sure all occurred within a relatively short period of time. However, Kinsey published the book in question in 1935, Wells was not appointed as president until 1937 (interim) or 1938, and the film was not released until 1941.

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Quotes

Wardell Pomeroy: How old were you when you first engaged in sexual activity with a partner?

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Clyde Martin: Just one more question. You've just told me your entire history: childhood, family, career, every person you've ever had sex with. But there hasn't been a single mention of love.

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Effete Man in Gay Bar: [referring to Kinsey] Mary here says he's from the University of Indiana and she'd like to interview me about my "sex history".

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