Les 2 sirènes (1989) Richard Benjamin - Mermaids (25.09.1989 / 20.12.1989)

Les 2 sirènes (1990)

Directed by 

Richard Benjamin

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Patty Dann	...	(novel)
June Roberts	...	(screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

	Cher	...	Mrs. Flax
	Bob Hoskins	...	Lou Landsky
	Winona Ryder	...	Charlotte Flax
	Michael Schoeffling	...	Joe
	Christina Ricci	...	Kate Flax
	Caroline McWilliams	...	Carrie
	Jan Miner	...	Mother Superior
	Betsy Townsend	...	Mary O'Brien
	Richard McElvain	...	Mr. Crain
	Paula Plum	...	Mrs. Crain
	Dossy Peabody	...	Coach Parker
	William Paul Steele	...	Boss in Oklahoma
	Rex Trailer	...	Dr. Reynolds
	Pete Kovner	...	Perfect Family Father
	Patricia Madden	...	Perfect Family Mother
	Justin Marchisio	...	Perfect Family Boy
	Caitlin Marie Bottomley	...	Perfect Family Girl
	Amy Gollnick	...	Girl in Bathroom #1
	Seacia Pavao	...	Girl in Bathroom #2
	Merle Perkins	...	Nurse
	Baxter Harris	...	Boss in Massachusetts
	Carol Moss	...	Boss' Fiancee
	Denise Cormier	...	Pretty Girl at Shoe Store
	Al Hodgkins	...	Crying Man on Street
	Tamasin Scarlet Johnson	...	Young Nun
	Sandra Shipley	...	Crying Nun
	Russell Jones	...	Judge at Swim Meet
	Shawna Sullivan	...	Charlotte 5 Years Old
	Bob Rogerson	...	Charlotte's Dad
	Tom Kemp	...	Carrie's Husband
	Janice Janes	...	New Year's Partyer
	Bill McCann	...	New Year's Partyer
	Dottie Healy	...	New Year's Partyer (as Dotty Pagliaro)
	Arnie Cox	...	Kennedy Mourner
	Michelle Faith	...	Kennedy Mourner
	Grace Costa	...	Kennedy Mourner
	John McGee	...	Kennedy Mourner
	Bill McDonald	...	Kennedy Mourner
	Harry Cooper	...	Kennedy Mourner
	Lynda Robinson	...	Kennedy Mourner
	Jerry Quinn	...	Policeman

Produced by 

Lauren Lloyd	...	producer
Wallis Nicita	...	producer
Patrick J. Palmer	...	producer (as Patrick Palmer)
Suzanne Rothbaum	...	associate producer

Music by 

Jack Nitzsche

Cinematography by 

Howard Atherton

Film Editing by 

Jacqueline Cambas

Casting By 

Margery Simkin

Production Design by 

Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by 

Evelyn Sakash
Steve Saklad

Set Decoration by 

Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by 

Marit Allen

Makeup Department 

Joe Dal Corso	...	hair stylist
Leonard Engelman	...	makeup artist: Cher
Renate Leuschner	...	wig designer: Cher (as Renata Leuschner)
Francesca Paris	...	hair stylist: Cher
Mickey Scott	...	makeup artist
Anthony Veader	...	second hairstylist
Jack O'Neil	...	second hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Christopher Cronyn

...

unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Alice Bouvrie	...	second second assistant director
Princess O'Mahoney	...	second assistant director (as Princess McLean)
Patrick J. Palmer	...	second unit director (as Patrick Palmer)
Jim Van Wyck	...	first assistant director

Art Department 

Suzy Abbott	...	paint foreman
Patrick Colantuoni	...	construction foreman
Jim Connors	...	second assistant props
Gina Coyle	...	graphic artist
Tracey A. Doyle	...	assistant decorator
Charlotte Garnell-Scheide	...	art department assistant (as Charlotte Garnell)
David Gulick	...	assistant props
Tom Higgins	...	construction foreman
Deborah Kanter	...	set designer
James V. Kent	...	lead man (as Jim Kent)
Sherman Labby	...	production illustrator
Philip Messina	...	set designer
Don Miloyevich	...	property master
Stacy Morse	...	stand-by painter
Nicholas H. Parker	...	set dresser (as Nicholas Parker)
John Provenzano	...	paintings
Kurt Smith	...	construction foreman
Donna Swope Wieters	...	scenic charge
Christopher Welling	...	set dresser (as Chris Welling)
Norman White	...	construction coordinator
Bill Wieters	...	paint foreman
Victor J. Zolfo	...	set dresser (as Victor Zolfo)
Christine Kaseta Cornelius	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Daniel J. Courchaine	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Charlotte Garnell-Scheide	...	buyer (uncredited)
Floyd Gentry	...	stand-by painter: Texas (uncredited)
Jeff Ginn	...	graphic artist/signs (uncredited)
Butch McCarthy	...	propmaker (uncredited)
Amy Morrison	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Jack O'Neil	...	carpenter (uncredited)
Diane Rich	...	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Mary Andrews	...	adr editor
Mark Berger	...	supervising re-recording mixer
Jeff Bushelman	...	supervising sound editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan	...	sound editor
Mike Dobie	...	supervising sound editor
Timothy C. Dobie	...	first assistant sound editor
Gary A. Hecker	...	foley artist (as Gary 'Wrecker' Hecker)
Jonathan Klein	...	assistant adr editor
Bruce Lacey	...	sound editor
Richard Lightstone	...	sound mixer
Colin C. Mouat	...	sound editor
Larry Oatfield	...	sound effects mixer (as E. Larry Oatfield)
Jayme S. Parker	...	sound editor
Debbie Peterson	...	assistant sound editor
Catherine Rowe	...	foley artist
Forest Williams	...	boom operator
Steve Burcham	...	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Brian Ricci

...

special effects

Stunts 

Linda Arvidson	...	stunts
Elyse Garfinkel	...	stunts
Brian Ricci	...	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

James R. Belletier	...	second assistant camera (as Jim Belletier)
Kerry Hayes	...	still photographer
Al LaVerde	...	key grip
Steven C. McGee	...	best boy (as Steve Magee)
Peter Norman	...	camera operator: second unit
Harald Ortenburger	...	camera operator
David Pisani	...	camera trainee
Roger Raiford	...	video playback operator
Scott Rathner	...	first assistant camera
Ty Suehiro	...	second grip
Gary Tandrow	...	gaffer
Clay H. Wilson	...	dolly grip (as Clay Wilson)
Bob Becchio	...	second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Lorne MacDougall	...	electrician (uncredited)
William M. Weberg	...	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Barbara Harris	...	adr voice casting
Ronna Kress	...	casting assistant: New York
Carol Larkin	...	location casting
Raquel Osborne	...	location casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Gail Baldoni	...	mermaid costume
Debbie Holbrook	...	costumer
Fred Lloyd	...	wardrobe supervisor
Cassy McEvoy	...	seamstress
Diane Paxton	...	mermaid costume milliner
Martha Seely	...	costume assistant
Patty Spinale	...	mermaid costume
Peggy Stamper	...	costumer

Editorial Department 

Gary Burritt	...	negative cutter
Brian L. Chambers	...	associate editor
William Fletcher	...	assistant editor
Andrea Lelievre	...	apprentice editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	...	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Clif 'Chick' Taylor	...	post-production assistant
Willie Webb	...	assistant editor

Location Management 

Charles Miller	...	location manager
Michael Williams	...	location manager

Music Department 

Peter Asher	...	music producer
Gay DiFusco	...	music clearance
Bradford Ellis	...	music arranger / performer: electronic keyboards and piano
Michael Hoenig	...	music score provider
John Kalodner	...	soundtrack album consultant
Pamela Neal	...	scoring engineer
Richard Whitfield	...	music editor
David Campbell	...	arranger/orchestrator/conductor (uncredited)
David Sibley	...	music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Theodore A. Stamas	...	picture vehicles
William Winn	...	transportation coordinator

Other crew 

Joe M. Aguilar	...	production controller (as Joe Aguilar)
Denise Alexander	...	assistant production coordinator
Nicole Arbusto	...	assistant: Ms. Lloyd
Carolyn Bauer	...	assistant: Mr. Benjamin
Jane Bouras	...	stand-in: "Kate"/"Charlotte"
Thomas Burke	...	production assistant (as Tom Burke)
Ann Marie Coniglio	...	assistant: Mr. Palmer
Alex Davis	...	dialogue coach: Boston
Jennifer Dugan Sanchez	...	tutor
Roberta Farkas	...	dialect coach: Los Angeles
Rick Firkins	...	caterer: All Star Catering
Michael Fitzpatrick	...	production assistant
Michael Grigsby	...	accounting assistant
Regina Gruss	...	unit publicist
Ida Lee Henderson	...	assistant production accountant
Jennifer Ingalls	...	production assistant
Alan Jacques	...	projectionist (as Hal Wagner)
Cam MacCormack	...	stand-in: "Charlotte" (as Cam McCormack)
Hugh MacKay	...	production assistant
Reyna Morenoff	...	office intern
Greg Morgan	...	catering assistant
Jim Mullen	...	craft service
Randall Nickerson	...	stand-in: "Joe" (as Randy Nickerson)
William O'Brien	...	teamster captain
Sammy Pasha	...	stand-in: "Lou"
Debbie Paull	...	assistant: Cher
Tom Potier	...	office production assistant
Pamela Ranger	...	production assistant
Lisa Rhoades	...	stand-in: "Kate"
Christina Sanchez	...	assistant: Ms. Nicita
Ann-Cathrin Schmidt	...	production coordinator
Sam Schwatt	...	dialogue coach: New York
D.J. Sperry	...	production assistant
Ricki L. Stein	...	financial representative (as Ricki Stein)
Renata Stoia	...	script supervisor
Gina Marie Turcketta	...	stand-in: "Mrs. Flax" (as Gina Turcketta)
Brad Jacques	...	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks 

Mary Lou Crane	...	the producers wish to thank
Joe Violante	...	the producers wish to thank (as Joey Violante)

Crew believed to be complete

Details

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English

Release Date:

 15 May 1991 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 Les 2 sirènes See more »

Filming Locations:

 Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$31,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

 $3,514,678, 16 December 1990, Wide Release

Gross USA:

 $35,419,397

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 Orion Pictures See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 110 min | 93 min (Ontario - edited)

Sound Mix:

 Dolby SR

Color:

 Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 1.85 : 1

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Soundtrack Credits 

Dominique
Written by Soeur Sourire and Noel Regney
Performed by Soeur Sourire
Courtesy of Sullivan Productions, Inc. 

Fever
Written by Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport) & Eddie Cooley
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets 

Blame It on the Bossa Nova
Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Performed by Eydie Gormé (as Edyie Gorme)
Courtesy of GL Music, Inc. 

Baby Workout
Written by Jackie Wilson & Alonzo Tucker
Performed by Jackie Wilson
Courtesy of Brunswick Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Butterfly Entertainment Corp. 

Johnny Angel
Written by Lyn Duddy & Lee Pockriss
Performed by Shelley Fabares
Courtesy of MCA Records 

Big Girls Don't Cry
Written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
Performed by The Four Seasons
Courtesy of Bob Gaudio & Frankie Valli
dba The Four Seasons Partnership 

I've Found a New Baby
Written by Jack Palmer & Spencer Williams
Performed by Django Reinhardt
Courtesy of GNP Crescendo Records 

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
Written by Rudy Clark
Performed by Betty Everett
Courtesy of Vee-Jay International, Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing, Inc. 

Just One Look
Written by Gregory Carroll & Doris Troy (as Doris Payne)
Performed by Doris Troy
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products 

Sugar Shack
Written by Keith McCormack & Fay Voss (as Faye Voss)
Performed by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
Courtesy of Norman Petty Studios & Vi Petty, Clovis, New Mexico 

You've Really Got a Hold on Me
Written by Smokey Robinson (as William Robinson)
Performed by The Miracles
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. 

Mambo Italiano
Written by Bob Merrill
Performed by Rosemary Clooney
Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department 

It's My Party
Written by Wally Gold, John Gluck, Herbert Weiner (as Herb Weiner) and Seymour Gottlieb (uncredited)
Performed by Lesley Gore
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, PolyGram, Inc. 

Oklahoma
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II 

Sleepwalk
Written by Santo Farina (as Farina), Johnny Farina (as Farina) & Ann Farina (as Farina)
Performed by Santo & Johnny
Courtesy of Dischi Ricordi 

Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Written by George Gordy, William Stevenson & Marvin Gaye
Performed by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. 

If You Wanna Be Happy
Written by Frank Guida (as Frank J. Guida), Carmela Guida & Joseph Royster
Performed by Jimmy Soul
Courtesy of Frank Guida Productions/Legrande-SPQR Records 

Love Is Strange
Written by Sylvia Robinson, Mickey Baker and Bo Diddley (as E. McDaniel)
Performed by Mickey & Sylvia
Courtesy of RCA Records 

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
Written by Rudy Clark
Performed by Cher
Courtesy of Geffen Records 

Auld Lang Syne
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish music
Lyrics by Robert Burns 

Doublage voix :

• Cher (VF : Christine Delaroche) : Rachel Flax
• Winona Ryder (VF : Aurélia Bruno) : Charlotte Flax
• Bob Hoskins (VF : Mario Santini) : Lou Landsky
• Christina Ricci (VF : Alexandra Garijo) : Kate Flax
• Michael Schoeffling (VF : Serge Faliu) : Joe
• Caroline McWilliams : Carrie
• Jane Miner (VF : Liliane Gaudet) : La mère supérieure