Directed by Paul Schrader Written by Robert Graysmith   Michael Gerbosi   Cast Greg Kinnear ... Bob Crane Willem Dafoe ... John Carpenter Rita Wilson ... Anne Crane Maria Bello ... Patricia Olson / Patricia Crane Ron Leibman ... Lenny Bruce Solomon ... Edward H. Feldman Michael E. Rodgers ... Richard Dawson (as Michael Rodgers) Kurt Fuller ... Werner Klemperer Christopher Neiman ... Robert Clary Lyle Kanouse ... John Banner DonnaMarie Recco ... Melissa / Mistress Victoria (as Donnamarie Recco) Ed Begley Jr. ... Mel Rosen Michael McKean ... Video Executive Cheryl Lynn Bowers ... Cynthia Lynn Don McManus ... Priest Sarah Uhrich ... Victoria Berry Amanda Niles ... Cocktail Waitress Kelly Packard ... Dawson's Blond Jeff Harlan ... Armand Kevin Kilner ... Clayton Moore Kevin Beard ... Hogan A.D. Joe Grifasi ... Strip Club M.C. Vyto Ruginis ... Nickie D Nikita Ager ... Julie Alex Meneses ... Emily Cassie Townsend ... Elaine Amber Griebel ... Jill Hannah Feldner-Shaw ... Judy (as Hannah Felder-Shaw) Robert David Crane ... Interviewer (as Bob Crane Jr.) Arden Myrin ... Hippie Girl Joseph D. Reitman ... Hippie Boy Kitana Baker ... Schmile Girl Gibby Brand ... Judge Katie Lohmann ... Dallas Girl Roderick McCarthy ... Bartender Catherine Dent ... Susan John Kapelos ... Bruno Gerussi Shawn Reaves ... Bob Crane Jr. at 20 Michael Tachovsky ... Bob Crane Jr. at 12 Bruce Bauer ... Talk Show Host Marieh Delfino ... Bobby's Girlfriend Teri Geary ... Miss Kitty (as Kitten de Ville aka Teri Geary) Jade Ruggiero ... Angela Zen ... Classic Cat Dancer (as Porcelean Twinz) Zero ... Classic Cat Dancer (as Porcelean Twinz) Owen Masterson ... Jack Chapman Bill Marinella ... Subpoena Server (as Bill Merinella) Jennifer Piper ... Dinner Theater Actress Kelly K.C. Quann ... Blind Man's Bluff Girl (as Kelly 'K.C.' Quann) Danielle Petty ... Interview Montage Girl #1 Jennifer Coffmon ... Interview Montage Girl #2 Shelley Coleman-Hiestad ... Swinger Christopher Hagard ... Scotty Crane Jacob Hagard ... Scotty Crane Uncredited Cast Alicia Allain ... Blonde Woman with Hippie Couple Dean Butterworth ... Saxophone Player Ed Carney ... Larry Hovis John Churchill ... Dick Ryan Kate Clarke ... Dinner Theater Actress Patrick Dollard ... 'Mother Nature' in John Carpenter Joke Video H.R. Haldeman ... Self (archive footage) Janis Jones ... Hippie at Pool Party LeJon ... Ivan Dixon John Mitchell ... Self (archive footage) Shannon Murphy ... Balloon Smuggler Olivia Saint ... Extra Gary Sievers ... Dinner Theater Actor Evis Xheneti ... Dinner Theater Actress Produced by Scott Alexander   Alicia Allain   Patrick Dollard   Rick Hess   Larry Karaszewski   Trevor Macy   Brian Oliver   Todd Rosken   James Schamus   Original Music by Angelo Badalamenti

Additional Info Premiere: September 08, 2002 Theatrical Release: October 18, 2002 DVD Release: March 18, 2003 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles Autofocus Production Companies Focus Puller Inc. Good Machine Propaganda Films Distributors Sony Pictures Classics   (2002) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Channel   (2020) (USA) (TV) (digital) Twilight Time   (2018) (World-wide) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,009 / 20,725 Site Ranking #4,005 Yoga Hosers (2016) #4,006 The Addams Family 2 (2021) #4,007 Heaven & Earth (1993) #4,008 Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009) #4,009 Auto Focus (2002) #4,010 Primeval (2007) #4,011 Best Of The Best (1989) #4,012 Batman And Harley Quinn (2017) #4,013 Riki-Oh: The Story Of Ricky (1991)