Matewan (1987)
August 28, 1987Release Date
Matewan (1987)
August 28, 1987Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Gary McCleery
Ludie
Maggie Renzi
Rosaria / Producer
Tom Wright
Tom
Michael B. Preston
Ellix (as Michael Preston)
Thomas A. Carlin
Turley
Jenni Cline
Luann
Michael Mantell
Doolin
J.K. Kent Lilly
Pappy's Voice (voice)
Ida Williams
Mrs. Knightes
James Kizer
Tolbert
Ronnie Stapleton
Stennis
Davide Ferrario
Gianni / Dialogue Coach
Frank Payne Jr.
Old Miner
John Sayles
Hardshell Preacher / Director / Writer
Hazel Dickens
Singer
Charles Haywood
Sheb
Neale Clark
Isaac
Mitch Scott
Mister
Hazel Pearl
Missus
Michael Frasher
Lee Felts
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Al Felts
Fred Decker
James
Bill Morris
Bass
Delmas Lawhorn
Conductor
William Dean
Broker
P. Michael Munsey
Broker
Thomas Hal Phillips
Boxcar Guard
Stephen C. Hall
Redneck Miner
Percy Fruit
Black Miner
Thomas Poore
Injured Black Miner
Tara Williams
Miner's Wife
Gerald Milnes
Fiddler
Mason Daring
Picker / Original Music Composer
Jim Costa
Mandolin Player
Phil Wiggins
Harmonica Player
Avy Kaufman
Additional Casting
John Sloss
Legal Services
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Stefan Czapsky
Key Grip
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Newton Thomas Sigel
Second Unit Director of Photography
Diana Pokorny
Unit Manager
Sarah Green
Assistant Production Manager
Bill McKinney
Set Dressing Production Assistant
David Smith
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Susan Lyall
Assistant Costume Designer
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Ira Deutchman
Associate Producer
Lorna Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Peggy Rajski
Producer / Production Manager
Amir Jacob Malin
Executive Producer
Marissa Littlefield
Assistant Sound Editor
Jem Cohen
Assistant Property Master
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Chris Gibbin
Art Department Production Assistant
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
James Glenn Dudelson
Associate Producer
Robert K. Feldmann
Grip
David Leonard
Editorial Production Assistant
Gregory Jacobs
Set Production Assistant
Peter Kunz
Special Effects Coordinator
Len DeVirgilio
Stunts
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Gary Rosenblatt
Publicist
John Tintori
Script Supervisor
Mark Balsam
Executive Producer
Dan Bishop
Art Direction
Cilista Eberle
Production Office Coordinator
Ned Kandel
Associate Producer
Daniel Fisher
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Philip Stockton
Sound Editor
Jeff Butcher
Art Department Assistant
Edgard Mourino
Stunt Coordinator
P. Scott Sakamoto
First Assistant Camera
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Tom Fleischman
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brent Haywood
Leadman
Ken Nelson
Leadman
Joel Ossenfort
Scenic Artist
Beth Bernstein
Production Assistant
James Sarzotti
Makeup & Hair
Jerry Silva
Executive Producer
Christopher Weir
Assistant Sound Editor
Nora Chavooshian
Production Design
Leigh Kyle
Lead Set Dresser
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Mark Moore
Driver
Benita Allen
Second Assistant Director
Sonya Polonsky
Editor
Daniel Boxer
Assistant Set Dresser
Lee Shapira
Grip
Pat McCarthy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Nancy Gilmore
Set Dresser
Bruce Pross
Assistant Sound Editor
Julie Hutchinson
Casting Assistant
Anamarie Michnevich
Set Decoration
Russell Berg
Special Effects
Barbara-Ann Stein
Casting Consultant
Bill Lehne
Leadman
Sean Garrett Fogel
Assistant Grip
David Halsey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Shirley Belwood
Special Effects
Steve Apicella
Video Assist Operator
Arthur Blum
Grip
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Ann Edgeworth
Property Master
Robert Grindrod
Casting Associate
Paul Marcus
Location Manager / Second Unit Location Manager
Kevin Ball
Set Production Assistant
Roland Brooks
Charge Scenic Artist
Rachel Bower
Set Production Assistant
David Hollander
Legal Services
Leigh Johnson
Assistant Set Decoration
Nancy Kim Parsons
Art Department Production Assistant
Claudia Bailey
Additional Camera
Will Chapman
Set Production Assistant
Todd Wolfeil
Special Effects
Luke Latino
Assistant Grip
Nelle Stokes
Set Dressing Production Assistant
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
Archie Lambert
Art Department Production Assistant
Pat McClinch
Scenic Artist
John Robinson
Carpenter
Bob Bailey
Location Assistant
Claiborne Lashley
Assistant Grip
Erica Gelczis
Assistant Grip
Lynn Breschel
Best Boy Electric
Louisa Heyward
Electrician
Lisa Schnall
Boom Operator
Pam Flam
Casting Assistant
Roscoe Thomas
Driver
Sonny Adkins
Driver
Sandy Cox
Craft Service
Howard J. Calvert Jr.
Art Department Manager
Almer Shuttle
Art Department Production Assistant
Libby Bika
Production Assistant
Buddy Brewer
Set Production Assistant
Ralph Renzi
Set Production Assistant
Brian Wenk
Set Production Assistant
Gabriele Campbell
Wardrobe Intern
Connie Lucas
Wardrobe Intern
Holly Scarborough
Wardrobe Intern
Vincent Gratzer
Wardrobe Intern
Andrea Gustke
Wardrobe Intern
Sara Malossini
Dialogue Coach
James Dean
Art Department Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 28, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$1,680,358
Genres
Wiki.
Matewan () is a 1987 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and received a Criterion Collection re-release in 2019.In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."