Canada / Sep 15, 1988 / Toronto Film Festival
The concert was "the best live performance of the year." The movie is BIG TIME.
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gerty the Monkey | Featured Performer |
| Adam Bomb | Spanish Announcer (voice) |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tom Waits: Big Time |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Island Visual Arts, Vivid Productions |
| Release date | 30 dicembre 1988 |
| Executive producer | Chris Blackwell |
| Production | Catherine Peacock, Luc Roeg, Lucy Phillips, Ellen Smith |
| Writer | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits |
| Editing | Glen Scantlebury, David Franklin Bergad, Nancy Paweski, Thomas O'Shea, Sara Roberts |
| Cinematography | |
| Assistant directors | Liz Gazzano, Alan Breton, Lucy Phillips, Chris Blum, Barbara Martinelli |
| Lighting | Steve Condiotti, Rob Doumitt, Daniel Hainey, Darryl Palagi, Robie Price, Patrick Shellenberger, Tom Waits, Peter Thomas |
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| Camera operators | |
| Additional photography | |
| Production design | Chris Blum, Sterling Storm, Randy Brase, Josh Koral |
| Art direction | Chris Blum, Sterling Storm, Randy Brase, Josh Koral |
| Set decoration | Chris Blum, Sterling Storm, Randy Brase, Josh Koral |
| Music | Tom Waits, Georgia Kacandes, Stephen Balliet, Michael Bloecher, Mike Carver, Matt Colleran, John Crymes, Douglas Field, David Glover, Val Kuklowsky, Ron Morgan, Cybele O'Brien, John Oster, Philip Perkins, Gary Summers |
| Sound | Tom Waits, Georgia Kacandes, Stephen Balliet, Michael Bloecher, Mike Carver, Matt Colleran, John Crymes, Douglas Field, David Glover, Val Kuklowsky, Ron Morgan, Cybele O'Brien, John Oster, Philip Perkins, Gary Summers |
| Costume design | Hank Ford |
| Makeup | Hank Ford |
| Hairstyling | Hank Ford |
| Revenue | 148.426 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 30, 1988 / PG / New York City, New York
Finland / May 12, 1989
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