Foreplay

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

John G. Avildsen
(segment "Inaugural Ball")
Bruce Malmuth
(segment "Vortex")
Robert McCarty
(segment "Norman and the Polish Doll") (as Robert J. McCarty)
Ralph Rosenblum
(segment "Professor Corey on Sex")

Writing Credits

Dan Greenburg
(written by) (segment "Norman and the Polish Doll")
Jack Richardson
(written by) (segment "Vortex")
Bruce Jay Friedman
(from a story by) (segment "Vortex")
David Odell
(written by) (segment "Inaugural Ball")
Jack Richardson
(written by) (segment "Professor Corey on Sex")

Cast

Irwin Corey
Professor Irwin Corey
Pat Paulsen
Norman
Deborah Loomis
Wanda
Sudie Bond
Mother
Paul Dooley
Salesman
Robert Dryden
Pharmacist
Annie Korzen
Lady in Street
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Lorsey
George S. Irving
Reverend / Roberto
Shelley Plimpton
First Girl
Louisa Moritz
Lt. Sylvia Arliss
Cia Lozell
Mary Ellen
Kathleen Joyce
Kinky Claudia
Carmen Alvarez Block
Anytime Annie
Zero Mostel
President / Don Pasquale
Estelle Parsons
First Lady / Barmaid
Laurie Heineman
Trixie
Joe Palmieri
Alfredo
Andrew Duncan
Hurdlemeyer
Ron Cummins
Arnold
Tom McDermott
Chief Justice McDonald
Kevin Sanders
TV Announcer
Thayer David
General
Garry Goodrow
TV Director
Joe Sardello
Barfly #1
Jack Hollander
Barfly #2
Douglas Richardson
Wet SS Man
Mary Jenifer Mitchell
Housewife
Lou David
SS #9
George King
Masseur
Mark Carvel
Steward
Allan Hahn
SS / Mafia
Joe Cirillo
SS / Mafia
George Planco
SS / Mafia
Fred Baur
SS / Mafia
Alfred Karl
SS / Mafia
Michael Clarke-Lawrence
B.B.C. Announcer

Produced by

Amy Ephron
associate producer
Carl Gurevich
producer
Benni Korzen
producer

Music by

Gary William Friedman
(segment "Inaugural Ball")
Stan Vincent
(segments "Norman and the Polish Doll", "Vortex")

Cinematography by

Ralf D. Bode
director of photography (as Ralf Bode)
Adam Giffard
director of photography
Jeff Lion Weinstock
director of photography

Editing by

Ron Kalish

Production Design by

Henry Shrady

Costume Design by

Phyllis Weintraub

Makeup Department

Dossie Donaldson
makeup
Gudron Holt
makeup
Bill Pinkney
makeup (as William Pinkney)

Production Management

Dan Malmuth
production manager
George Manasse
production manager
Eileen Sopanen
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Patricia Curtice
second assistant director
Alex Hapsas
first assistant director
Nicholas Prince
assistant director
Gene Sultan
assistant director (as Eugene Sultan)

Art Department

Jack Cornwall
scenic designer

Sound Department

Keith Gardener
boom
John Hirst
boom
Joe Ryan
sound man
Michael Scott
sound man

Special Effects by

Janet Beroza
props
Alan Herman
props
James Sherman
props (as Jim Sherman)
James Walker
props

Camera and Electrical Department

John G. Avildsen
editor camera operator
Lenore Bode
second assistant camera
Steve Bower
first assistant camera
Dick Carballo
best boy
Werner Hlinka
assistant camera
Michael Lesser
gaffer (as G. Michael Lesser)
William W. Lister
gaffer (as William Lister)
Braden Lutz
assistant camera (as Brandon Lutz)
Dennis Murphy
best boy
Mel Noped
key grip (as Melvin D. Noped)
Rex North
key grip
Aristides Pappidas
gaffer
Joe Rivers
best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cynthia Malmuth
costumes

Editorial Department

Robert Neal Marshall
assistant editor (international version)
Ralph Rosenblum
editorial supervisor
Julie Tanser
assistant editor

Music Department

Gary William Friedman
music arranger (segment "Inaugural Ball")
Stan Vincent
musical director

Script and Continuity Department

Janet Kern
script supervisor
Helga Petrashevich
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Rudy Cherney
teamster
P.A. Clements
production assistant
Paul Desmond
creative consultant
Karen Gilbert
production coordinator
Dan Malmuth
production coordinator
Haim Pekelis
assistant to the director
Petezi Sack
assistant to the producer (as Petezi Reiner-Sack)
Lucille Thaler
assistant to the producer
Debra Weiss
production assistant (as Deborah Weiss)
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