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The Onion Field

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Calorie Rating: 171
Released: 1979-09-09
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Studios: Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures,


An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.

Director / Directors

Thomas J. Mack
Assistant Director
D. Scott Easton
Second Assistant Director

Hannah Scheel
Script Supervisor


Cast

John Savage
Character: Karl Hettinger
James Woods
Character: Gregory Powell
Franklyn Seales
Character: Jimmy Smith

Ted Danson
Character: Ian Campbell
Ronny Cox
Character: Pierce Brooks
David Huffman
Character: District Attorney Phil Halpin

Christopher Lloyd
Character: Jailhouse Lawyer
Dianne Hull
Character: Helen Hettinger
Priscilla Pointer
Character: Chrissie Campbell

Beege Barkette
Character: Greg's Woman
Richard Herd
Character: Beat Cop
Le Tari
Character: Emmanuel McFadden

Richard Venture
Character: Glenn Bates
Lee Weaver
Character: Billy
Pat Corley
Character: Jimmy's Lawyer #2

K Callan
Character: Mrs. Powell
Sandy McPeak
Character: Mr. Powell
Lillian Randolph
Character: Nana

Ned Wilson
Character: LAPD Captain
Jack Rader
Character: IAD Captain
Bradford English
Character: Red Haired Cop

Wendell Wright
Character: LAPD Sergeant
Stanley Grover
Character: Greg's Lawyer #2
Michael Pataki
Character: District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

Steve Conte
Character: Prison Guard #1
Burke Byrnes
Character: CHP Officer Odom
Vincent Caristi
Character: Young Man

Don Starr
Character: Judge #1
William Dial
Character: Liquor Store Owner
Raymond Guth
Character: Prison Guard #2

Raleigh Bond
Character: Judge #2
Sandy Ward
Character: Pawnbroker
William Sanderson
Character: Young Con

Charles Cyphers
Character: Chaplain
Peter Miller
Character: Oscar
Richard Seff
Character: Jimmy's Lawyer

Robert Lee Jarvis
Character: Bakerfield Detective
Allen Williams
Character: Poker Playing Cop
Jon K. Greene
Character: CHP Officer Chris

Dolores Sandoz
Character: Court Reporter
Bill Morey
Character: Lawyer
John de Lancie
Character: LAPD Lieutenant

Richard E. Kalk
Character: Bailiff
Ray Camacho
Character: Gunrail Guard
Maggie Sullivan
Character: Adah Campbell

René Le Vant
Character: Drag Queen
Tony Becker
Character: Boy Piper
Tony Di Milo
Character: Clerk

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Character: Gamblin' Man
Nick Romero
Character: Death Row Convict
Cindy Collins
Character: Dawn Hettinger


Production and Crew

Eumir Deodato
Original Music Composer

Eric Roth
Screenplay
Brian Eatwell
Production Design

Charles Rosher Jr.
Director of Photography

Robert S. Mendelsohn
Production Manager
Keith Stafford
Sound Editor
Florence Williamson
Assistant Editor

James E. Webb
Sound Mixer
Clark King
Boom Operator
Jim Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert L. Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Joseph E. Hubbard
Set Designer

Elliot Davis
Camera Operator
Louis Niemeyer
First Assistant Camera
Jay Kaplan
Second Assistant Camera

Joe Garcia
Best Boy Electric
Barry Bedig
Property Master

Gene Anderson
Assistant Property Master
Bob Mills
Makeup Artist
Edie Panda
Hairstylist

Ken Harvey
Costumer
Ed Fincher
Costumer
Harry Rez
Key Grip

Jacque E. Wallace
Best Boy Grip
Robert Bennett
Dolly Grip
Phil Cory
Special Effects

Jack Garsha
Color Timer
Fritz Braden
Transportation Captain
Robert Krume
Construction Coordinator

John Bonino
Construction Foreman
Ronald Batzdorff
Still Photographer
Toni Howard
Casting Associate

Nancy Klopper
Casting Associate
Herman David
Production Supervisor