Cast & Crew

Directed by

Spike Jonze

Writing Credits

Susan Orlean
(book)
Charlie Kaufman
(screenplay)

Cast

Nicolas Cage
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Tilda Swinton
Valerie Thomas
Meryl Streep
Susan Orlean
Chris Cooper
John Laroche
Jay Tavare
Matthew Osceola
Litefoot
Russell
Roger Willie
Randy
Jim Beaver
Ranger Tony
Cara Seymour
Amelia Kavan
Doug Jones
Augustus Margary
Stephen Tobolowsky
Ranger Steve Neely
Gary Farmer
Buster Baxley
Peter Jason
Defense Attorney
Gregory Itzin
Prosecutor
Curtis Hanson
Orlean's Husband
Agnes NaDene Baddoo
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Fortune
Orlean Dinner Guest
Paul Jasmin
Orlean Dinner Guest
Lisa Love
Orlean Dinner Guest
Wendy Mogel
Orlean Dinner Guest
David O. Russell
Orlean Dinner Guest
Judy Greer
Alice the Waitress
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Caroline Cunningham
Bob Stephenson
David
Bob Yerkes
Charles Darwin
Lynn Court
Laroche's Dad
Roger E. Fanter
Laroche's Uncle Jim
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Laroche's Mom
Caron Colvett
Laroche's Wife
Larry Krask
EMT
Ron Livingston
Marty Bowen
Brian Cox
Robert McKee
John Etter
McKee Lecture Attendee
Ray Berrios
Police Officer
Nancy Lenehan
Kaufman's Mother
Susan Orlean
Woman in Supermarket
Lance Acord
Self
Brigitte Bogle
Teenage Orlean
Ryan Bosch
Partygoer
Jan Citron
Flower Shop Patron
Curt Clendenin
Restaurant Customer
Tony Collucci
Guy in Diner
Lathan Crowe
Orchid Vendor
John Cusack
John Cusack
Donald Dowd
Cafe Customer
Chip Godwin
Bicycle Messenger
Spike Jonze
Self
Spencer Kayden
Café Customer
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
Jake Magnuson
Cafe Customer
John Malkovich
Self
Thomas Patrick Smith
Thomas Patrick Smith
Rheagan Wallace
Kim Canetti
Anne Zogby
Wardrobe Supervisor

Produced by

Jonathan Demme
producer
Charlie Kaufman
executive producer
Vincent Landay
producer
Peter Saraf
executive producer
Edward Saxon
producer

Music by

Carter Burwell

Cinematography by

Lance Acord
director of photography

Editing by

Eric Zumbrunnen

Casting By

Justine Arteta
(as Justine Baddeley)
Kim Davis-Wagner

Production Design by

K.K. Barrett

Art Direction by

Peter Andrus

Set Decoration by

Gene Serdena

Costume Design by

Casey Storm

Makeup Department

Lynn Barber
makeup artist
Joseph Coscia
hair stylist
Tony Gardner
special makeup designer: Artist's Asylum
Isabel Harkins
makeup artist
Joel Harlow
makeup department head
Vance Hartwell
special makeup effects artist
J. Roy Helland
hair stylist: Meryl Streep / makeup artist: Meryl Streep
Jessica Huebner
special makeup effects project manager: Artist's Asylum
Scott Malchus
special makeup effects producer: Artist's Asylum
Roz Music
hair department head
David E. Smith
special makeup effects lead artist
David W. Smith
special makeup effects lead artist (as David Smith)
Lilo Tauvao
special makeup effects artist
Larry Waggoner
hair stylist
Allen Weisinger
makeup artist (as Allen Weisenger)
Chris Yagher
special make-up effects
Kevin Yagher
prosthetic makeup artist: Mr. Cage
Jerry Constantine
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Carol F. Doran
wig maker: Mr. Cage (uncredited)
Elvis Jones
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Saeta
makeup artist (uncredited)
Brandon Waggoner
hair extension specialist (uncredited)

Production Management

Desmond Cannon
post-production supervisor / studio executive post-production
Maria K. Chavez
production supervisor: second unit
Kevin Flatow
assistant production manager
Shoshana Horowitz
production supervisor: second unit
Karen Koch
unit production manager
Andrew J. Sacks
production supervisor
Tobin Armbrust
executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dan Bradley
second unit director
Brian Moon
first assistant director: Florida Unit
Brian O'Kelley
second assistant director
David K. Riebel
second assistant director: second unit (as Dave Riebel)
Nick Satriano
first assistant director: second unit
Gregory J. Smith
second second assistant director
Matthew D. Smith
second assistant director: second unit
Thomas Patrick Smith
first assistant director

Art Department

Jess Anscott
stand-by greensperson
Lynn Christopher
set designer
Peter Davidson
set designer (as Peter R. Davidson)
Robert Davis
labor foreman
James A. Fleming
swing gang (as Jamie Fleming)
Chris Forster
construction coordinator
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
property master
Christian Kastner
on-set dresser
Michael Leblovic
lead painter
Patti McNulty
art department coordinator (as Patricia McNulty)
Bobby Pollard
swing gang
Anders Rundblad
construction foreman
Grant Samson
leadman (as Grant D. Samson)
Christopher E. Schmid
greensman
Porfirio Silva
lead greensperson
David M. Steiner
paint foreman (as David Steiner)
Chris Vail
assistant property master (as Christopher Vail)
Bennett Andrews
greens person (uncredited)
Peter Andrus
art designer (uncredited)
Gregory Paul Austin
propmaker (uncredited)
David Carberry
painter (uncredited)
Jaime Castellanos
greens person (uncredited)
Dan Crawley
props (uncredited)
Sean D. Cussen
construction medic (uncredited)
Michael Glynn
swing gang (uncredited)
Caius Man
propmaker (uncredited)
Michele Munoz
buyer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Nagle
greens person (uncredited)
Peter Ramsey
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Chris Schmidt
greens person (uncredited)
Daron Smith
property gang boss (uncredited)
Robert Steuer
carpenter (uncredited)
Robert Stover
buyer (uncredited)
Paul Walton
painter (uncredited)
Dennis Young
greens person (uncredited)

Sound Department

David Bach
adr editor
Richard Beggs
sound designer
David Franklin Bergad
dialogue editor (as David Bergad)
David A. Cohen
dialogue editor
Lawrence L. Commans
boom operator
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer
Mark Fay
boom operator (as Mark W. Fay)
Bruno Frascà
sound recordist
Lora Hirschberg
re-recording mixer
Michael Kirchberger
supervising sound editor
Drew Kunin
sound mixer
Jeremy Molod
assistant sound editor
Everett Moore
apprentice sound editor
Marnie Moore
foley artist
Nick Peck
foley mixer
Jory K. Prum
foley recordist (as Jory Prum)
Julia Shirar
assistant sound editor
Kent Sparling
re-recording mixer
Peter Staubli
sound effects editor
William Storkson
foley supervisor (as Bill Storkson)
David Abrahamsen
sound (uncredited)
Christopher Barnett
re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone
adr engineer (uncredited)
Joel Dougherty
sound intern (uncredited)
Sean England
machine room operator (uncredited)
Gabriel Guy
mix assistant (uncredited)
Sean Landeros
sound recordist (uncredited)
Mark Purcell
recordist (uncredited)
Derek Vanderhorst
sound mixer (uncredited)
Mark Weber
sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Paul Barnes
lead moldmaker: Artist's Asylum
Gary D'Amico
special effects coordinator
Conor McCullagh
alligator puppeteer (as Connor McCullagh)
Paul Salamoff
effects technician: Artist's Asylum
James Ferguson
special makeup effects coordinator (uncredited)
Michael Gaspar
special effects coordinator: second unit (uncredited)
Chris Jones
special effects technician (uncredited)
Bryan Sides
studio coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

John Allardice
digital artist: Digital Domain
Richard Björlin
visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Cris Blyth
digital artist: Digital Domain
Shannan Burkley
matte painter: Digital Domain
Jodi Campanaro
digital compositor: Digital Domain
David Crawford
digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
Jean-Marc Demmer
digital compositor: Digital Domain
Sean Devereaux
visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
Leslie Ekker
visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Paul Graff
2D artist: Gray Matter FX
Marius Hanganutiu
visual effects artist
Linda Henry
digital compositor: Gray Natter FX
Kristin Johnson
digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
Nikos Kalaitzidis
digital artist: Digital Domain
Joan Kim
compositor: bee sequence, Gray Matter FX
Kent Lidke
lighting digital artist: bee sequence, Gray Matter FX
Margaux Mackay
visual effects supervising producer: Gray Matter FX
Michael Maloney
digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
Gray Marshall
visual effects supervisor
Albert Mason
digital producer: Gray Matter FX
Julien Meesters
lead compositor: Digital Domain
Eileen O'Connor
visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Christine Petrov
digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
Robert Rowles
rotoscope artist: Gray Matter FX (as George Rowles)
Randy Sharp
digital artist: Digital Domain
Craig Shumard
motion control technician
Joe Stevenson
motion control operator (as Joseph Stevenson)
Nick Swartz
tape operator
Greg Teegarden
digital compositor: Digital Domain
Dan Trezise
digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
Ed Ulbrich
visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Vernon R. Wilbert Jr.
cg supervisor: Digital Domain
Abu Bekka
modeler (uncredited)
David Cohen
modeler (uncredited)
Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Molly Hansen
visual effects business affairs (uncredited)
Tony Magaletta
second assistant cameraman: underwater unit (uncredited)
Matt McFarland
scan/record manager (uncredited)
Jerry Pao
visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Dan Patterson
data I/O operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Todd Sarsfield
digital color grader (uncredited)
Tess Spaulding
system administrator (uncredited)

Stunts

Rick Barker
stunts
Dan Bradley
stunt coordinator
Chris Carnel
stunt double: Chris Cooper
Julie Janney
stunt double: Meryl Streep
Lane Leavitt
stunts
Norb Phillips
stunts (as Norbert Phillips)
Darrin Prescott
stunts
Scott Rogers
stunts
Eddie Yansick
stunt double: Nicolas Cage
Daniel W. Barringer
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Adler
chief lighting technician (as Mike Adler)
Rebecca Allen
video playback
Danny Anderson
dolly grip (as Danny M. Anderson)
Nina Chien
second assistant camera
Keith B. Davis
first assistant camera: "b" camera: re-shoots
James Fealy
director of photography: second unit
Jamie Felz
first assistant camera
Jim Frohna
gaffer: second unit
Alexander Griffiths
second grip (as Pie Griffiths)
Zoli Hajdu
dolly grip
Ben Kaller
still photographer
Tommy Lohmann
a camera/steadicam operator (as Thomas H. Lohmann)
Layna McAllister
first assistant camera
Joseph Messier
key grip: second unit
Gino Nix
key grip
Mike Pickel
video assist operator (as Hans Michael Pickel)
Matt Shaver
video assist
Paul Taylor
steadicam operator
Mike Vejar Jr.
first assistant camera
Chris Weigand
assistant chief lighting technician
Billy Wells
camera loader: Florida unit
Mark Williams
first assistant camera (as Mark H. Williams)
Matthew W. Williams
camera loader
Greg Brooks
grip (uncredited)
Frank Buono
time-lapse photographer (uncredited)
Joe Colangelo
electrician (uncredited)
Jimmy Ellis
electrician (uncredited)
Sam Griffin
electrician (uncredited)
Marc Margulies
first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Dan Moore
additional photographer (uncredited) / video operator (uncredited)
Robert Oliva
electrician (uncredited)
Toshiaki Ozawa
camera operator (uncredited)
Rico Priem
grip (uncredited)
Hopper Stone
still photographer: re-shoots (uncredited)
Michael Vejar
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

Beau Cameron
CG character animator: bee sequence, Gray Matter FX

Casting Department

Cate Engel
casting associate
Kelly Hunt
extras casting
Rich King
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anita Louise Brown
costumer (as Anita Brown)
Shari Gray
wardrobe supervisor (as Shari D. Gray)
Stacy Horn
wardrobe supervisor (as Stacy M. Horn)
Marina Marit
set costumer
Ann Roth
costume designer: Meryl Streep
Debbie Travis
costumer (as Deborah Travis)

Editorial Department

Greg Curry
colorist: dailies
Nathan R. Fitzgerald
assistant editor (as Nathan FitzGerald)
Bob Fredrickson
color timer
Chris Lamie
colorist: digital color correction
Larry Law
additional editor
Eric Osmond
first assistant editor
Mark Todd Osborne
additional colorist (uncredited)
Curtis Schultz
post-production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Tackaberry
assistant editor (uncredited)
Corinne Villa
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Kent James Stewart Barber
assistant location manager
Rick Schuler
location manager
Carson Turner
assistant location manager
Francisco Aragon
location scout (uncredited)
Scott Fitzgerald
location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

Michael Farrow
music scoring mixer
Bryan Lawson
assistant music editor
Sandra Park
orchestra contractor
John Patitucci
musician
Robert Rinehart
musician: viola
Adam Milo Smalley
music editor
Jason Stasium
digital score recordist
Evan Barker
copyist (uncredited)
Erik Charlston
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Tony Finno
music preparation (uncredited)
Gordon Gottlieb
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Vivek Kamath
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ann Kim
musician: violin (uncredited)
Lisa E. Kim
musician: violin (uncredited)
Myung-Hi Kim
musician: violin (uncredited)
Melissa Kleinbart
musician: violin (uncredited)
Elizabeth Lim
musician: violin (uncredited)
Adriana Marinescu
copyist (uncredited)
William Mays
musician: piano/celeste (uncredited)
Jeremy McCoy
musician: bass (uncredited)
Yurika Mok
musician: violin (uncredited)
Eileen Moon
musician: cello (uncredited)
Stacey Shames
musician: harp (uncredited)
Alan J. Stepansky
musician: cello (uncredited)
David Torn
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Sharon Yamada
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jung Sun Yoo
musician: violin (uncredited)
Becky Young
musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Chiemi Karasawa
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Chris Basso
Production Van Driver/Operator
Griff Ruggles
transportation coordinator
Robbie Stinton
transportation captain (as Robby Stinton)
Michael 'Crash' Anderson
driver (uncredited)
Chris Basso
driver (uncredited)
Carlos Bernal
driver (uncredited)
Mike Buenfil
driver (uncredited)
Mike J. Dawson
driver (uncredited)
John Dixon
driver: Nicolas Cage (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car (uncredited)
Bill Gay
driver (uncredited)
Pablo Gonzalez
driver (uncredited)
David Muntz
driver (uncredited)
Matt Sage
driver (uncredited)
Kurt Schmeiderer
driver (uncredited)
Gregg Videgain
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Wendy Altman-Cohen
principal eyewear
Neda Armian
production executive
Anzhey Barantsevich
accountant: Gray Matter FX
Michael Berry
medic (as Michael R. Berry)
Gary Bevans
production assistant
Jonilyn Bisset
assistant production accountant (as Jonilyn Bissett)
Stephen Bures
assistant: Nicolas Cage
Marc Coppola
body double: Kaufman Twin
Marlena De Fabrizio
production assistant
Amanda Farinos
production assistant
Drew Hayes
assistant production coordinator (as Andrew Hayes)
Julie Janney
stand-in: Meryl Streep
Michael B. Johnson
first assistant accountant: reshoots
Eric Jordan
systems administrator: Gray Matter FX
Janette Kim
production assistant
Marco Kyris
stand-in: Nicolas Cage
Andy Lucksay
production assistant
Michelle Madden
researcher
Harris Mann
body double: Kaufman Twin
Michael G. Maurer
production assistant
Rob McEntegart
executive vice president, business affairs: Intermedia Films
Geoff McFetridge
title designer
Susan Nickerson
opening timelapse: footage research & clearance
Nathan Oliver
production assistant
Andrew Ortner
production secretary
Jonathan Paley
stand-in: Chris Cooper
Krista Parris
production associate
Joseph Patridge
production assistant
Kevin Picket
craft service (as Kevin Pickett)
Jennifer Porst
assistant: Spike Jonze and Vincenzo Landay
Michelle Roderick
set production assistant
Howard Shur
assistant: Spike Jonze and Vincenzo Landay
Emily Sklar
assistant: Ms. Streep
Seve Spracklen
production accountant
Jason Burke Sutter
international sales
Rick C. Taplin
production coordinator
Emma Wilcockson
production associate
Josué D. Aguilar
set production assistant: Miami (uncredited)
Paul Aldanée
photo double (uncredited)
Lance Bangs
epk director (uncredited)
Sally Brooks
adr voice (uncredited)
David Charles
production assistant (uncredited)
Liza Gennatiempo
set production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Hanna
caterer: Hanna Brothers Catering (uncredited)
Jean Hodges
food stylist (uncredited)
Doug John
intern (uncredited)
Marlene Marks
payroll (uncredited)
Michelle Matland
assistant: Ann Roth (uncredited)
Pete Moor
assistant to actors (uncredited)
Christopher Neil
rehearsal advisor (uncredited)
Jeffree Newman
photo double: John Malkovich (uncredited)
Sam Spiegel
set production assistant (uncredited)
Mark Allan Staubach
production assistant (uncredited)
David Torn
textures & guitar (uncredited)
Mark Van Horne
laboratory contact (uncredited)
Jenni Wieland
second assistant production accountant (uncredited)

Thanks

Francis Ford Coppola
special thanks (as Francis)
Roman Coppola
special thanks (as Roman)
Sofia Coppola
special thanks (as Sofia)
John Cusack
special thanks
Andy Jenkins
special thanks
Charlie Kaufman
in loving memory
Donald Kaufman
in memory of
John Malkovich
special thanks
John Ptak
special thanks
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