City Hall
It started with a shootout on a rainswept street and ended in a scandal that shattered New York.
Country
Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$20 340 204
Director
Actors
Scenario
Paul Schrader, Bo Goldman
Producer
Charles Mulvehill, Edward R. Pressman, Harold Becker, Ken Lipper
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Jane Musky
Audition
John S. Lyons
Editing
Robert C. Jones, David Bretherton, Jane Nerlinger Evans
Whole Team (37)
Whole Team (37)
Short description
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's plot is based on a true story, the political turmoil that took place in New York in the mid-1980s. Edward A. Koch was the city's mayor at the time and played a cameo role as an announcer in the film.
- In preparation for his role, Al Pacino often had long conversations with then-Mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani (who served as mayor from 1994-2001) and his predecessors Ed Koch (1978-1989) and David Dinkins (1990-1993).
- The scenes at the snowy station were filmed at a temperature of minus 3 degrees Celsius.
- Screenwriter Ken Lipper worked in the city administration under Ed Koch (1924-2014) as Deputy Mayor for Finance and Economic Development.
- The character of Frank Anselmo, played by Danny Aiello, was partly based on Donald R. Manes (1934-1986), a politician from the Democratic Party. He was caught in real estate fraud and attempted suicide by slashing his veins, but was saved. A couple of months later, he nevertheless carried out his intentions, stabbing himself in the heart with a kitchen knife.
- The plot of the film is based on a true story—the political turmoil that took place in New York City in the mid-1980s. The city's mayor at the time was Edward A. Koch, who played a cameo role as an announcer in the film.
- While preparing for the role, Al Pacino frequently had lengthy conversations with then-Mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani (who served as mayor from 1994 to 2001) and his predecessors, Ed Koch (1978–1989) and David Dinkins (1990–1993).
- Screenwriter Ken Lipper worked in the city administration under Ed Koch (1924–2014) as the Deputy Mayor for Finance and Economic Development.
- The character of Frank Anselmo, played by Danny Aiello, was based to some extent on Donald R. Manes (1934–1986), a Democratic Party politician. He was caught in a real estate fraud scheme and attempted suicide by slitting his wrists, but he was saved; a few months later, he succeeded in his intentions by driving a kitchen knife into his heart.
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