The Grift

4.9 /10
The Grift ( Orig. Title ) Action, Drama, Horror 1 h 45 Min 2008
A small-town story which takes place from the period of 1940s, about a family of grifters, including a gorgeous daughter haunted by childhood trauma.
Available Countries
All Countries
Voice Language
English
Subtitles
-
Stars
Maury Chaykin, Sara Downing, John Savage, Max Kasch, Jeremy London, Lindsey Brooke, Clare Kramer, Ambria Walker, Tristen Smith, Pamela Smith, Alan Dysert, Brett Shemanski, see full cast & crew
Director
Ralph E. Portillo
Writer
Pamela Smith
Production Company
Visionary thinking

Cast

Maury Chaykin - Rusty
Sara Downing - Kate Bender / Kate's Mother
John Savage - William Bender
Max Kasch - John Bender
Jeremy London - Jackson Armstrong
Lindsey Brooke - Ona Trulove
Clare Kramer - Grace Armstrong
Ambria Walker - Young Kate
Tristen Smith - Boy in Store
Pamela Smith - Woman in Diner / Narrator
Alan Dysert - Man in Diner
Brett Shemanski - Dice Game Boy
Olivia Hardin - The Prostitute
Misha Collins - Buster
Billy Burke - Wade Buchanan
Anthony Patellis - Blues Bar Stranger
James Keane - Lost Traveler
Nicky Joe Johns - Kate's Father
William McNamara - Hugh Babcock / Tulsa
Robert Easton - Henry Addams
Sloane Smith - Dress Shop Customer
Nancy Ferrell - Dress Shop Customer
Judith Marlin - Dress Shop Customer
Minda Burr - Dress Shop Customer
Shelley Johnston - Dress Shop Customer
Ashly Holloway - Dress Shop Customer
Janine Stearns - Dress Shop Customer
Andrea L. Rose - Dress Shop Customer
Harriett Campbell - Dress Shop Customer
Pamela Frakes - Dress Shop Customer
Sheila Alderson - Dress Shop Customer
John Earwood - Dress Shop Clerk
Tony Edwards - Stock Gambler
Eric Berner - Stock Gambler
Steve Jones - Stock Gambler
Lawrence Bull Jr. - Stock Gambler
Preston Crook - Stock Gambler
Danny King - Stockbroker
Tom Gaskill - Stockbroker
John Brown - Stockbroker
Mary Bullock - Woman in Stockbroker's
Paul D. Smith - Doctor
Shannon Turner - Girl in Blues Bar
De Ann Marie Odom - Girl in Blues Bar
Sachiko Selbe - Girl in Blues Bar
Sam Marlowe - Guitar Player
Terry Cates - Carnival Worker
Tj Cates - Carnival Worker
Josette Celeste - Town Citizen
Jake Foster - Town Citizen
Robert Gobelet - Town Citizen
James R. Anderson - Cop
Robbie Davis - Cop
Dakotah Evans - Boy with Gamblers
Don Langley - Bartender
Tyson Smith - Town Citizen

Directors

Ralph E. Portillo

Writers

Pamela Smith

Producers

Alan Dysert - executive producer
Jamie Elliott - producer
Ralph E. Portillo - producer
Pamela Smith - executive producer
Paul D. Smith - executive producer
Brad Wilson - producer

Musicians

Geoff Levin

Cinematographers

Hank Baumert Jr.

Art directors

Mona Nahm

Production designers

Melanie Rein

Second Unit Director or Assistant directors

Julie Daniels - second second assistant director
Joshua Lou Friedman - additional second assistant director
Emil Gallardo - second second assistant director
Kari Kase - second assistant director
Jesse Sternbaum - first assistant director

Music department

Bruce Chianese - composer: additional music
Geoff Levin - music supervisor
Ricardo Veiga - composer: additional music

Production managers

Melanie Rein

Art department

Geoff Hilliard - construction foreman
Steven Joseph St. John - props

Sound department

Jason Brennan - re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Robert Fitzgerald - adr supervisor / dialogue editor
Greg Jefferson - adr mixer
Steven Utt - sound recordist

Set decorators

Melanie Rein

Costume Design

Ivy Heather Thaide

Camera and Electrical department

Andrew Babin - key grip
Christian H. Burton - cinematographer: second unit
Kenneth M. Chernow - dolly grip / grip
Will Durghalli - Steadicam operator
Dexter Eneriz - gaffer
Gregory Gray - grip
Al Hutson - best boy electric
Steve Irvine - electrician
Yordi Martinez - camera loader
Steve Onodera - assistant camera
Brian Reid - electrician
Kenneth W. Thornton - assistant camera
Rafael Winer - still photographer

Stunts

Mark Ginther - stunt coordinator

Other Crew

Terry Cates - security
Tj Cates - production assistant
Nick Jones - misc crew
Jessamyn Land - set production assistant
Jeff Spielman - production coordinator