Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Blue City (1986, Michelle Manning)
| Title | Blue City |
|---|---|
| Year | 1986 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | Michelle Manning |
| Medium | Color video |
| Audience | professional |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (derivative) |
Description
A modernized Hamlet in which Hamlet becomes a young man who returns home to discover that his father was murdered nine months previously
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Joey Rayford | David Caruso |
|---|---|
| Malvina Turner | Anita Morris |
| Billy Turner | Judd Nelson |
| Annie Rayford | Ally Sheedy |
| Perry Kerch | Scott Wilson |
| Luther Reynolds | Paul Winfield |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Michelle Manning |
|---|---|
| Producer | William Hayward |
| Producer | Walter Hill |
| Composer | Ry Cooder |
| Screenplay | Lukas Heller |
| Screenplay | Walter Hill |
| Book Author | Ross MacDonald |
| Screenplay | Nicholas St. John |
| Lighting | Steven Poster |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell