Tom Waits Big Time (1988)

Film details

Featuring

Tom Waits Michael Blair Ralph Carney
Country

USA
Year

1988
Genre

Performance
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Alternative titles

Big Time Alternative

Synopsis

A concert feature filmed during 2 nights in November 1987, telling the story of a used furniture salesman, who flees his hometown, wife and job to travel, in what turns out to be a catastrophic journey.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - himself
    
    Tom Waits
  - band member (drums/percussion/bongos/bra
    
    Michael Blair
  - band member (saxophones/clarinets/barito
    
    Ralph Carney
  - band member (electric bass/bastarda/alto
    
    Greg Cohen
  - band member (guitars/banjo/trumpet)
    
    Marc Ribot
  - band member (accordian/Hammond organ/con
    
    Willy Schwarz
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Chris Blum
  - Production Company
    
    Island Visual Arts
  - Production Company
    
    Vivid Productions Ltd
  - Executive Producer
    
    Chris Blackwell
  - Producer
    
    Luc Roeg
  - Line producer
    
    Lucy Phillips
  - Associate Producer
    
    Ellen Smith
  - Associate Producer
    
    Catherine Peacock-Longo
  - Production Manager
    
    Liz Gazzano
  - Production manager (LA)
    
    Anita Zommers
  - Production supervisor (Vivid)
    
    Linda Valenzuela-Quakenbush
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Connie Lemasson
  - Production co-ordinator (LA)
    
    Linda Valenzuela-Quakenbush
  - Production Assistant
    
    Damon Chessé
  - Production Assistant
    
    Dale Geist
  - Production Assistant
    
    Michael Frost
  - Production Assistant
    
    Kate Danaher
  - Production Assistant
    
    Kelly Courtney
  - Production Assistant
    
    Matt Chessé
  - Production Assistant
    
    Mike Manson
  - Production Assistant
    
    Pete Dusthimer
  - Assistant Director
    
    Lucy Phillips
  - Assistant Director
    
    Liz Gazzano
  - Stage show concept
    
    Kathleen Brennan
  - Stage show concept
    
    Tom Waits
  - Lighting director
    
    Daniel Hainey
  - Lighting consultant
    
    Sven Kirsten
  - Camera Operator
    
    Daniel Hainey
  - Camera Operator
    
    Laurence Grunberg
  - Camera Operator
    
    Jon Else
  - Camera Operator
    
    David Myers
  - Camera Operator
    
    Tom Tucker
  - Camera Operator
    
    Sven Kirsten
  - Video technician
    
    Bruce Smith
  - Video technician
    
    Thom Yuill
  - Editor
    
    Glenn Scantlebury
  - Art Director
    
    Sterling Storm
  - Costume Designer
    
    Hank Ford
  - Band wardrobe
    
    Mandy Jackson
  - Main title design
    
    Concept Arts
  - Titles and opticals
    
    Cinematte
  - Music Producer
    
    Tom Waits
  - Music Consultant
    
    Blake Leyh
  - Sound Recording
    
    Philip Perkins
  - Concert recording/re-recording
    
    Biff Dawes
  - Additional concert recording
    
    Matthew Colleran
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Gary Summers
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Val Kuklowsky
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Michael Bloecher
  - Multiple camera slating
    
    Youdelman, Bill