City of Angels (1998)

April 10, 1998 (DE) • Romance, Drama, Fantasy • 114m

Overview

When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

Director

Brad Silberling

Writer

Dana Stevens

Top Billed

Nicolas Cage

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

Nicolas Cage

Seth

Meg Ryan

Maggie

Dennis Franz

Messinger

Andre Braugher

Cassiel

Colm Feore

Jordan

Robin Bartlett

Anne

Joanna Merlin

Teresa

Sarah Dampf

Susan

Rhonda Dotson

Susan's Mother

Nigel Gibbs

Doctor

John Putch

Man in Car

Lauri Johnson

Woman in Car

Christian Aubert

Foreign Visitor in Car

Jay Patterson

Air Traffic Controller

Shishir Kurup

Anesthesiologist

Brian Markinson

Surgical Fellow

Hector Velasquez

Scrub Nurse

Marlene Kanter

Circulating Nurse #1

Bernard White

Circulating Nurse #2

Dan Desmond

Mr. Balford

Deirdre O'Connell

Mrs. Balford

Kim Murphy

Balford's Daughter

Chad Lindberg

Balford's Son

Alexander Folk

Convenience Store Clerk

Rainbow Borden

Holdup Man

Harper Roisman

Old Man in Library

Sid Hillman

Librarian

Wanda-Lee Evans

Nurse in Messinger's Room

Wanda Christine

Station Nurse

E.J. Callahan

Waiter at Johnnie's

Tudi Roche

Messinger's Daughter

David Moreland

Husband Frank

Kristina Malota

Hannah

William Stanford Davis

Construction Foreman

Mik Scriba

Construction Worker

Nick Offerman

Construction Worker

Kieu Chinh

Asian Woman

Geoffrey Thorne

Big Orderly

Peter Spellos

Mack Truck Driver

Jim Kline

Store Clerk

Cherene Snow

Woman Sewing

Amy Brenneman

Angel (uncredited)

Alexander Gould

Little Boy (uncredited)

Elisabeth Shue

Pregnant Woman (uncredited)

Crew

Brad Silberling

Director

Lynzee Klingman

Editor

Gabriel Yared

Original Music Composer

John Seale

Director of Photography

Dana Stevens

Screenplay

Dawn Steel

Producer

Charles Roven

Producer

Eric Chambers

Stunts

Matt Rebenkoff

Second Assistant Director

Charles Newirth

Executive Producer

Robert Cavallo

Executive Producer

Cal Roberts

First Assistant Camera

Gretchen Rau

Set Decoration

Dianne Dreyer

Script Supervisor

Martha Johnston

Set Designer

Lilly Kilvert

Production Design

Alan Glazer

Associate Producer

Patrick Cassidy

Leadman

Ian Kelly

Video Assist Operator

Michele Panelli-Venetis

First Assistant Director

Anthony D. Parrillo

Set Designer

Trevor Loomis

Second Assistant Camera

Murray Close

Still Photographer

Allegra Clegg

Unit Production Manager

Shay Cunliffe

Costume Design

Douglas Segal

Co-Producer

Jeff Levine

Associate Producer

Dianne Wager

Assistant Art Director

Kelley Smith-Wait

Co-Producer

David Rubin

Casting

Arnon Milchan

Executive Producer

Danny Bramson

Music Supervisor

John Warnke

Art Direction

John P. Goldsmith

Set Designer

John Rhode

Camera Operator

Bryan Ashford

Dolly Grip

John Carney

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Carol Hybi

Costume Supervisor

Scott Hillman

Best Boy Grip

Morris Flam

Chief Lighting Technician

Perry Dodgson

Cableman

Donna Casey-Aira

Assistant Costume Designer

Bobby Huber

Key Grip

David Gulick

Property Master

David MacMillan

Sound Mixer

Harrison D. Marsh

Boom Operator

Jeff Pelton

Camera Loader

Mark Gantt

Assistant Property Master

Dennis J. Lootens

Rigging Gaffer

Peter C. Clarke

Assistant Property Master

Coleman L. Hart

Key Rigging Grip

Heather Green

Camera Loader

Lauren Ross

Location Manager

Steve Dayan

Location Manager

Jess Gonchor

Construction Foreman

Randy Cantor

Transportation Captain

Lutz Wesemann

Makeup Artist

Bari Dreiband-Burman

Makeup Effects Designer

Michael Hofacre

Associate Editor

Mark B. Johnson

Assistant Location Manager

Joseph Coscia

Hairstylist

Thomas R. Burman

Makeup Effects Designer

Anthony Allen Barlow

Makeup Effects Designer

Gail Just

Costumer

Shelley Kirkwood

Unit Publicist

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

Taryn Walsh

Costumer

Peter Maroti

Makeup Effects Designer

Butch West

Construction Coordinator

Bobby Joe Garren

Greensman

Danya Joseph

Assistant Editor

Ken Haber

Location Manager

Joel Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Sally Hershberger

Hairstylist

Eric Tignini

Second Second Assistant Director

David Blitstein

Special Effects Coordinator

Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

Alan Martin

Costumer

Daniel W. Barringer

Stunt Coordinator

Hallie D'Amore

Key Makeup Artist

Colleen Callaghan

Key Hair Stylist

Adam Boome

Associate Editor

Ronna Kress

Casting Associate

Mark Mangini

Supervising Sound Editor

Todd Rowland

Actor's Assistant

Robert Randles

Music Editor

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Chuck Eskridge

Standby Painter

Ben Georgiades

Scoring Mixer

Scott French

Casting Assistant

Carlton Kaller

Music Editor

Michael J. Broomberg

Foley Artist

Julia Evershade

Dialogue Editor

Willie Radcliff

Craft Service

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Mixer

Paul Hulme

Scoring Mixer

Ezra Dweck

Foley Editor

Marilyn Graf

Foley Mixer

Gabriel Yared

Orchestrator

Thomas E. Brown

Painter

Douglas V.R. Shellow

Production Secretary

Robert J. Litt

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Elliot Tyson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sonny Pettijohn

Assistant Sound Editor

Jan Garner

Production Accountant

John Bell

Orchestrator

Julia Evershade

ADR Editor

Harry Rabinowitz

Conductor

Michael Herbick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ellen Heuer

Foley Artist

Adria Later

Studio Teacher

David E. Stone

Sound Effects Editor

Terry Claborn

Color Timer

Karen Lin

Actor's Assistant

Geoffrey G. Rubay

Sound Effects Editor

Christopher Flick

Foley Editor

Elijah Schkeiban

Assistant Sound Editor

Judith M. Brown

Studio Teacher

John Pospisil

Sound Designer

Katherine Quittner

Music Editor

Scott Alan Cook

Stunts

Jim Stephan

Stunts

Keith Campbell

Stunts

Ray Gabriel

Stunts

Julia Rivas Frey

Visual Effects Producer

John Nelson

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jason Rodriguez

Stunts

Brad Bovee

Stunts

Colin Campbell

Compositing Lead

Max Daniels

Stunts

Rick Seaman

Stunts

Alex Gaona

Stunts

Julius LeFlore

Stunts

John McLaughlin

CG Supervisor

Mark Chadwick

Stunts

Bob Elmore

Stunts

Ramiro González

Stunts

Royce L. Minor

Stunts

James Turner

Stunts

Kerry Rossall

Stunts

Eddie Braun

Stunts

Eliza Coleman

Stunts

Joe Bucaro III

Stunts

George Marshall Ruge

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Stunts

Larry Holt

Stunts

Robin Griffin

Visual Effects Producer

Steve Blalock

Stunts

J. Mark Donaldson

Stunts

Gilbert Rosales

Stunts

Brian J. Williams

Stunts

Rick Sawaya

Stunts

John Alden

Stunts

Mickey Giacomazzi

Stunts

Tanner Gill

Stunts

Eddie Yansick

Stunts

Kathy Jarvis

Stunts

Rashaé Minor

Stunts

Ramiro Gonzalez III

Stunts

Christina Ritzi

Stunts

Wim Wenders

Original Film Writer

Peter Handke

Original Film Writer

Richard Reitinger

Original Film Writer

Reviews

Wuchak

⭐ 7/10

December 6, 2020

_**What goes on "behind the scenes"?**_

Released in 1998, "City of Angels" is a drama/fantasy/romance starring Nicolas Cage as a literal angel in Los Angeles named Seth who's assigned to bring the dead to God and other duties. During one of his assignments he meets and becomes intrigued by a surgeon (Meg Ryan) and wonders what it would be like to be human. Andre Braugher is on hand as Seth's angel friend while Dennis Franz plays a human in who… read the rest.