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Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor | 1997 | Joseph
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | 1997 | Joseph
Budget 44,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 22,754,725 USD
David Cronenberg was asked by his agent to direct this film instead of Crash (1996), which the agent feared would negatively impact David's career.
This film features both James Gandolfini and Michael Rispoli playing mob/ underworld figures. Three years later, Gandolfini and Rispoli would appear together in HBO's acclaimed mafia series The Sopranos (1999) with each actor portraying the boss of the DiMeo crime family at varying times. When casting the series Sopranos' creator David Chase almost gave the lead role of Tony Soprano to Rispoli before finally giving it to Gandolfini.
The film's production secretary, Gary R. Wordham, also played the flirting intern at the hospital. His name is also on the passport that the Teacher uses when he flies to Guatemala.
The original cinematographer, Gordon Willis, quit two weeks into filming and was replaced by Jamie Anderson. Willis did not get along with director Brian Gibson, who he felt did not respect him or his abilities, and was fed up with constantly waiting for Gibson to decide how scenes should be shot.
Anne Heche's breakthrough role that some say was the film that opened doors. She did land several films opposite A-list actors right after like Wag The Dog with Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman; Volcano with Tommy Lee Jones; Donnie Brasco with Johnny Depp and Al Pacino; Return to Paradise with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix; and Six Days Seven Nights with Harrison Ford. Many years later she played the love interest of Ashton Kutcher who was married to her friend Demi Moore at the time. She had to film a lot of nude scenes with him in Spread.
"Teacher: Hey Joseph... look at your old man. [Joseph sees Louie being blown up by a concealed bomb]"
"[Joseph is lying in a flooded ditch he'd set for Vincent aka 'The Teacher', having been shot in the crossfire between Vince and his own goons] Joseph Boffano: You're fucking crazy! Teacher: Badda-Bing. [Vincent empties the gun's chamber into Joseph]"
