Green Card (1990)
Overview
Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their marriage of convenience turns into a burden when they must live together to allay the suspicions of the immigration service, as the polar opposites grate on each other's nerves.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $29,888,235.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 18.448 |
Directed By
Peter Weir
Crew
William M. Anderson
Peter Weir
Peter Weir
Edward S. Feldman
Geoffrey Simpson
Fran Burke
Karin Whittington
Wayne Pashley
Peter Townend
Jeanine Chiavlo
Livia Ruzic
Phil Judd
Ira Halberstadt
Jean Gontier
Dianne Crittenden
Hans Zimmer
Wendy Stites
Duncan Henderson
Marie-France Vassel
Ted Glass
Bette Iverson
Peter Weir
John H. Anderson
Christopher Nowak
Ira Halberstadt
Robert K. Feldmann
Bob Marshak
Liz Ryan
Pierre Gamet
Lauren Beth Strogoff
Morris Flam
François Duhamel
Arthur Cambridge
David S. Tuttman
Marilyn Matthews
Ken Ferris
Eric Swanek
Andy Harris
Arthur Blum
Tommy Allen
Scott Rosenstock
Bernard Chaumeil
Alan B. Curtiss
Anthony Dunne
Jonathan Graham
Eva Z. Cabrera
John Rusk
Joan Brockschmidt
Edward O'Donnell
Kevin Keefe
TOP CAST
Gérard Depardieu
Georges Faure
Andie MacDowell
Brontë Mitchell Faure
Bebe Neuwirth
Lauren Adler
Gregg Edelman
Phil
Robert Prosky
Brontë's Lawyer
Jessie Keosian
Mrs. Bird
Ethan Phillips
Mr. Gorsky
Mary Louise Wilson
Mrs. Sheehan
Lois Smith
Brontë's Mother
Conrad McLaren
Brontë's Father
Ronald Guttman
Anton
Stephen Pearlman
Mr. Adler
Victoria Boothby
Mrs. Adler
Ann Wedgeworth
Party Guest
Stefan Schnabel
Party Guest
Anne Shropshire
Party Guest
Simon Jones
Party Guest
Malachy McCourt
Party Guest
Emily Cho
Party Guest
John Spencer
Harry
Ann Dowd
Peggy
Novella Nelson
Marriage Celebrant
John Scanlan
House Committee
Vasek Simek
Maitre D'
Christian Mulot
Waiter
Francis Dumaurier
Waiter
Ernesto Gasco
Butler
Jeb Handwerger
Oscar's Child
Michael David Tanney
Oscar's Child
Conrad Roberts
Taxi Driver
Ed Feldman
Taxi Driver
Chris Odo
Immigration Supervisor
Michele Nevirs
Immigration Clerk
Rick Aviles
Vincent
Abdoulaye NGom
Street Beggar
Clint Chin
Flower Seller
Larry Wright
Drummer
Arthur Anderson
House Commitee
Danny Dennis
Oscar, the Doorman
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