Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
90 mins
A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of 1985. The film includes songs from her 1984 album 1984’s “Mister Heartbreak” and selections from her 1983 “United States” show, along with eclectic, experimental visuals blending film, animation, dance and electronics.
Joy Askew
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Dolette McDonald
Self - Vocals
Park Won-Sang
Self - Kayageum, Voice (as Sang Won Park)
Janice Pendarvis
Self - Vocals
David Van Tieghem
Self - Percussion
Bobby Butler
Self - Vocals
Sam Butler
Self - Vocals
Jimmy Carter
Self - Vocals
Jane Ira Bloom
Self - Horns
Bill Obrecht
Self - Horns
Isidro Bobadillo
Self - Percussion
Daniel Ponce
Self - Percussion
Paula Mazur
Game Show Hostess
David Gropman
Production Design
Curtiss Sayblack
Production Manager
Ed Marritz
Camera Operator
John Broderick
Lighting Production Assistant
Ken Ferris
Camera Operator
David J. Frederick
First Assistant Camera
David M. Dunlap
First Assistant Camera
Robert M. Andres
Key Grip
Leanne Ungar
Sound Engineer
William Farber
Gaffer
Bob Bielecki
Sound Designer
Susan Hilferty
Costume Designer
Fred Buchholz
Special Props
Wendy Perron
Choreographer
Dirk Van Dall
Projection
Perry Hoberman
Art Direction
Jim McCalmont
Camera Operator
William Moore
Electrician
Lynn Brechsel
Electrician
Danny Caccavo
Sound Mixer
Curtiss Sayblack
Controller
Steve Drellich
First Assistant Camera
William Vanderputten
Key Grip
Byron K. Lovelace
Property Master
Justin Cooke
Assistant Production Manager
B. Schulman Breslan
Assistant Costume Designer
Laurie Halderman
Controller
Silvia Mohamed
Assistant Production Manager
Holly Heinzmann
Second Assistant Camera
Ira Manoff
Assistant Editor
Elliot Abbott
Executive Producer
Richard Garber
First Assistant Director
John McElwain
Key Grip
Peggy Nicholson
Makeup Artist
Michael Fedack
Dolly Grip
Denise Andres
Wardrobe Supervisor
Daniel Gilloon
Carpenter
Douglas Armstrong
Dolly Grip
Suzanne Boucher
Mixing Engineer
Andrea Whitton
Assistant Production Coordinator
Bill O'Leary
Electrician
Fraser Bresnahan
Assistant Director
John Butler
Projection
Susan O'Donnell
Assistant Costume Designer
Alan Tannenbaum
Still Photographer
Walter Mickendrow
Location Assistant
Simon Radcliffe
Camera Production Assistant
Elizabeth Hazan
Art Department Production Assistant
Mark Kahn
Electrician
Mark Vogeley
Carpenter
Nicole Barnum
Production Assistant
Melody London
Script Supervisor
Don Rodenbach
Assistant Sound Engineer
Victoria Meyer
Assistant Editor
Steven Goldmann
Assistant Editor
Les Fincher
Still Photographer
Adam Belanoff
Assistant Location Manager
Nina K. Noble
Second Assistant Director
Tammy J. Green
Production Office Coordinator
Michael W. Foxworthy
Art Direction
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Assistant Script
Lee Lange
Assistant Costume Designer
Lisa J. Levine
First Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Gazzara
Assistant Editor
Rick Nahmias
Sound Assistant
Maya Reed
Production Assistant
Roma Baran
Music Producer
Maurizio Dotto
Second Assistant Camera
Lori Mozilo
First Assistant Editor
Meg Jensen
Post Production Assistant
Michael L. Benson
Special Props
David Forrest
Makeup Artist
Gene Ritchings
Location Manager
Curtiss Sayblack
Post Production Supervisor
Donna Janosik
Camera Production Assistant
Marc Rogers
Gaffer
John Lindley
Director of Photography
Lisa Day
Editor
Paula Mazur
Producer