Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Sinise, Gary
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor and film director Gary Sinise. Sinise speaks about his childhood and upbringing in the Chicago, Ill. suburb Highland Park, and his father, a film editor and entrepreneur; performing in rock bands as a youth; his influential high school drama teacher Barbara Patterson; and his founding, along with two friends, of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the basement of a Catholic school outside of Chicago. Sinise describes the growth and development of the theatrical company, which moved to Chicago, and whose productions such as Sam Shepard's True West and a stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel The grapes of wrath gained national acclaim. Sinise discusses his career in motion pictures, following his departure from Steppenwolf, as the director of such films as Miles from home (1988) and Of mice and men (1992), and some of his film roles, including Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 motion picture Forrest Gump, in which he played a double amputee Vietnam veteran, astronaut Ken Mattingly in the 1995 movie Apollo 13, on which he worked with Tom Hanks, and Det. Jimmy Shaker in the 1996 motion picture Ransom, directed by Ron Howard. Sinise also speaks about his acting-informed approach to directing; and how he chooses a role. A brief question and answer session with Sinise and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Apollo 13 (Motion picture)
2. Motion pictures > Production and direction
3. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
4. Forrest Gump (Motion picture)
5. Actors > Interviews
6. Television
7. Sinise, Gary > Friends and associates
8. Talk shows
9. Sinise, Gary > Interviews
10. Of mice and men (Motion picture : 1992)
11. Theater > Production and direction
12. Sinise, Gary > Family
13. Motion picture producers and directors > Interviews
14. Miles from home (Motion picture)
15. Steppenwolf Theatre Company
16. Ransom (Motion picture : 1996)
17. Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1680

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 411.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 23, 1998. First broadcast on April 25, 1999.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Gary Sinise [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1999.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 23, 1998. First broadcast on April 25, 1999.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Sinise, Gary, interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1680