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Ordinary People

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Calorie Rating: 174
Released: 1980-09-19
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Budget: 6000000
Revenue 54766923
Studios: Paramount, Wildwood Enterprises,


Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Director / Directors

Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Steve Perry
First Assistant Director

Michael Britton
Second Assistant Director


Cast

Donald Sutherland
Character: Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Character: Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Character: Dr. Berger

Timothy Hutton
Character: Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
Character: Swim Coach
Elizabeth McGovern
Character: Jeannine Pratt

Dinah Manoff
Character: Karen
Fredric Lehne
Character: Lazenby
James B. Sikking
Character: Ray Hanley

Basil Hoffman
Character: Sloan
Quinn K. Redeker
Character: Ward
Mariclare Costello
Character: Audrey

Meg Mundy
Character: Grandmother
Elizabeth Hubbard
Character: Ruth
Adam Baldwin
Character: Stillman

Richard Whiting
Character: Grandfather
Scott Doebler
Character: Buck Jarrett
Carl DiTomasso
Character: Van Buren

Tim Clarke
Character: Truan
Ken Dishner
Character: Genthe
Lisa Smyth
Character: Gail

Ann Eggert
Character: Mitzi
Randall Robbins
Character: Bryce
Cynthia Baker
Character: Ms. Mellon

John Stimpson
Character: John
Liz Kinney
Character: Liz
Steven Hirsch
Character: Mack

Rudy Hornish
Character: Ed
Clarissa Downey
Character: Chris
Cynthia Burke
Character: Annie

Jane Alderman
Character: Linda
Paul Preston
Character: Dennis
Gustave Lachenauer
Character: Gus

Marilyn Rockafellow
Character: Sarah
Don Billett
Character: Philip
Ronald Solomon
Character: Joel

Virginia Long
Character: Choir Director
Paula Segal
Character: Shopper
Estelle Meyers
Character: Saleslady

Stuart Shiff
Character: Waiter
Rose Wool
Character: Waitress
Douglas Kinney
Character: Actor

Constance Addington
Character: Actress
Edwin Bederman
Character: McDonald's Manager
Bobby Coyne
Character: Young Buck

Michael Creadon
Character: Young Conrad


Production and Crew

Alvin Sargent
Screenplay

Bernie Pollack
Costume Design
Ronald L. Schwary
Production Manager
William B. Fosser
Set Decoration

Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
J. Michael Riva
Art Direction

John Bailey
Director of Photography

Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Mary Cay Hollander
Production Coordinator
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer

Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Joel Israel
Hairstylist

Kathe Swanson
Hairstylist
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist

Nancy Dowd
Additional Writing
Edward Aiona
Property Master
Robert M. Moore
Wardrobe Coordinator

Rita Salazar
Wardrobe Coordinator
James Glennon
Camera Operator
Lou Noto
First Assistant Camera

Tommy Magglos
Second Assistant Camera
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor

Kathleen Korth
Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marilyn Madderom
Assistant Editor
Carol Ann Jackson
Assistant Editor

Else Blangsted
Music Editor
Scott Grusin
Music Editor
Dan Wallin
Sound Mixer

Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Kenneth Schwarz
Boom Operator

Patrick Markey
Location Manager
Jack Hirshberg
Unit Publicist
Clyde Hart
Key Grip

Rusty Warren
Production Accountant
Dennis Park
Assistant Accountant

Herman Lowers
Construction Coordinator
Chuck Stein
Construction Foreman

Willie Marceau
Head Carpenter
Phill Norman
Title Designer