Almost Heroes：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Christopher Guest

Writing Credits

Mark Nutter
(written by) &: Thomas R. Wolfe
(written by) (as Tom Wolfe) &: Boyd Hale
(written by)

Cast

Chris Farley
Bartholomew Hunt: Matthew Perry
Leslie Edwards: Bokeem Woodbine
Jonah: Barry Del Sherman
Sergeant: Robert Tittor
Priest at Fort Adams: Franklin Cover
Nicholas Burr: Patrick Cranshaw
Jackson: Eugene Levy
Guy Fontenot: Lisa Barbuscia
Shaquinna: Christian Clemenson
Father Girard: Steven M. Porter
Higgins: David Packer
Bidwell: Hamilton Camp
Pratt: Jonathan Joss
Bent Twig: George Aguilar
Chief Two Roads: Gregory Cruz
Iowa Indian: Lewis Arquette
Merchant: Don Lake
Elias: Brent Hinkley
Trapper: John Farley
Bartender: Kevin Dunn
Hidalgo: Tim DeKay
New Bartender: Keith Sellon-Wright
Meriweather Lewis: Scott Williamson
William Clark: David Barrera
Ferdinand: Jay Lacopo
Hector: Frank Salsedo
Old Indian: Billy Daydoge
Strong Like Mountain: T. Dan Hopkins
Running Puma: Axel Lindgren
Salmon Brave: Harry Shearer
Narrator: Kris Andersson
Ballroom Dancer: Maria Cina
Ballroom Dancer: Anne Fletcher
Ballroom Dancer: Gordon Hart
Ballroom Dancer: Andie Hicks
Ballroom Dancer: Scott Hislop
Ballroom Dancer: Erik Hyler
Ballroom Dancer: Anushka Jones
Ballroom Dancer: Birl Jonns
Ballroom Dancer: Lance MacDonald
Ballroom Dancer: Beverly Polcyn
Ballroom Dancer: Julene Renee
Ballroom Dancer: Dennis Ambriz
Head Buffalo Dancer: Scott Anderson
Conquistador #2: Heribert Hering
Merchant: Paul McMichael
Soldier: Daniel Passer
Salvador: Rusty Schwimmer
Execution Witness

Produced by

Denise Di Novi
producer: Mary Kane
co-producer

Music by

CJ Vanston
(as Jeffery CJ Vanston)

Cinematography by

Adam Kimmel
director of photography: Kenneth MacMillan
director of photography

Editing by

Ronald Roose

Casting By

Mary Gail Artz
: Barbara Cohen

Production Design by

Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by

Pat Tagliaferro

Set Decoration by

Linda Allen

Costume Design by

Durinda Wood

Makeup Department

Jean Fox
assistant makeup artist: Laura Gary
hair stylist: Angela Moos
makeup department head: Peter Owen
wig stylist: Cheri Ruff
hair stylist: Kate Shorter
makeup artist: Julie Socash
makeup artist (as Julie Sogash): Melissa Yonkey
key makeup stylist

Production Management

Mary Kane
unit production manager: Dean Wright
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Pamela Cederquist
second second assistant director: Christian P. Della Penna
assistant director: Timothy Grant Engle
dga trainee (as Tim Engle): Andrew M. Flinn
second assistant director

Art Department

Victor Anderson
propmaker: Paige Bassett
construction coordinator (as E. Paige Bassett): John Bloom
construction: Vern Crofoot
props: Tony Gardner
special props: Steve George
assistant property master (as Stephen H. George): Brian Hall
construction: David E. Harshbarger
property master: Mervyn Johnson
construction coordinator (as Mervyn L. Johnson): Thomas V. Johnson
stand-by painter (as Thomas Johnson): Mark David Kersey
props: Teusa Koiwai
assistant property master: David Lombard
lead man: Stephen MacMillin
set dresser: Valdemar Membrila
construction: Kurt Miller
carpenter: Sergio Ramos
construction: Michael Ruby
signwriter: Debi Shirk Tagliaferro
art department researcher: Marc Vena
storyboard artist (as Mark Vena): Kon Iliov
gangboss (uncredited): Richard N. McGuire
carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

George Berndt
adr supervisor: Andrew Bock
assistant sound editor: Lawrence L. Commans
boom operator (as Mark Commans): Mark Commans
boom operator: Gary Gegan
re-recording mixer: Allen Hartz
dialogue editor: Ellen Heuer
foley artist: Matthew Iadarola
re-recording mixer: David Jobe
foley mixer: Jonathan Klein
foley editor: Kevin Kubota
cable: James Moriana
foley artist: Bob Newlan
dialogue editor: Mark Pappas
foley artist: Mark Steinbeck
cable: Hamilton Sterling
supervising sound editor: John Joseph Thomas
sound effects editor: Mark Weingarten
production sound mixer

Special Effects by

Charles Belardinelli
special effects coordinator (as Charles 'O.C.' Belardinelli): Thomas L. Bellissimo
special effects coordinator (as Tommy 'Brooklyn' Bellissimo): Carole Cowley
special effects associate producer: Jerry Donegan
special effects technician (as Jerry Donegan Jr.): Johnny Franco III
special effects technician: Johnny Franklin
special effects technician: Jim Greenall
animatronic designer and fabricator: bear and eagle: Doug Hudson
puppeteer: Frank Iudica
special effects technician: Shannon J. Thompson
special effects key (as Shannon Thompson): Malia Thompson-ludica
special effects assistant (as Malia Thompson)

Visual Effects by

Erin M. Cullen
roto artist: Cinesite Hollywood: Scott Dougherty
visual effects producer: Cinesite: Mike Frevert
visual effects artist: Rocco Gioffre
matte artist: Karen Klein
rotoscope artist: Keith Kolder
visual effects artist: Brad Kuehn
visual effects supervisor: Vincent Lavares
technical assistant supervisor: Cinesite: Dan Levitan
compositor: Kimberly Nelson LoCascio
visual effects coordinator (as Kimberly K. Nelson): Bob Lyss
digital compositor: Mark Michaels
composite supevisor: Cristin Pescosolido
match move supervisor: Thomas Randell
visual effects: Carl Seibert
visual effects producer: Tony Sgueglia
data operations supervisor: Carole Cowley
visual effects production coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited): Tiffany Smith Llorens
visual effects production assistant: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts

Pete Antico
stunts (as Peter Antico): Frankie Avina
stunts: David Lain Baker
stunts (as David Baker): Tony Lee Boggs
stunts (as Tony Boggs): Brian Brown
stunts: David Paul Christian
stunts: Jeff Danoff
stunts: Mark De Alessandro
stunts (as Mark D'Alessandro): Michael Anthony George
stunts: Randall Shiro Ideishi
stunts (as Randall S. Ideishi): Max Kleven
stunt coordinator: Jeff Langton
stunts: Robert LaPoint
stunts (as Bob La Point): David Lea
stunts (as Dave Lea): Eric Lee
stunts: David Leitch
stunts (as David M. Leitch): Steve Martinez
stunts: Eddie Matthews
stunt performer / stunts: William Morts
stunts (as Billy Morts): Jason Newman
stunts: Chris Palermo
stunts (as Christopher A. Palermo): Stuart Edmond Rodgers
stunts (as Stewart Edmond Rogers): Victor Simakov
stunts: Desi Singh
stunts: Chad Stahelski
stunts: Philip Tan
stunts: Gene Walker
stunts: Mike Weis
stunt rigger (as Michael Weis): Danny Weselis
stunts: Chris Farley
stunts (uncredited): Shawn Kautz
stunts (uncredited): Tim Weske
stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

James Babineaux
assistant chief lighting technician: John-Paul Beeghly
assistant camera: second unit: Josh Bleibtreu
camera operator: second unit: Alan Caso
director of photography: second unit: Don Devine
camera operator: Jack English
chief lighting technician: Michael A. FauntLeRoy
first assistant camera (as Michael A. Fauntleroy): Jason C. Fitzgerald
electrician: Anthony Gaudioz
camera operator (as Tony Gaudioz): Rusty Geller
steadicam operator: Michael Genne
camera operator (as Michael A. Genne): Steve Graves
grip: Scott Hillman
best boy grip (as Scott 'Scooter' Hillman): Bobby Huber
key grip: Jeffrey Jur
director of photography: additional photography (as Jeff Jur): Alex Klabukov
grip: Christopher Lyons
rigger gaffer: Steve McLean
additional first assistant camera: Parker Meyer
camera production assistant: second unit: Darren Michaels
additional still photographer: John Murphy
dolly grip (as John W. Murphy): Deana Newcomb
still photographer: Noah Schuster
second assistant camera: Nick Shuster
second assistant camera: "a" camera: Andre Sobczak
key grip: re-shoots: Brian Sullivan
director of photography: second unit: Donald E. Thorin Jr.
steadicam operator (as Donald Thorin Jr.): Stephen Thorp
electrician (as Steve Thorpe): Dale White
second assistant camera: "b" camera: Benjamin Zura
electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department

Jim Boulden
animatronics and puppets creator

Casting Department

Lynda Halligan
casting assistant: Jim LaForce
extras casting: Northern California

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Augusta
additional set costumer: Mary Cheung
costumer: Luff Fischer
costumer: Suzanne Flores
costumer (as Suzanne M. Flores): Marcy Grace Froehlich
assistant costume designer: Deborah Hall
key costumer: Christine Heinz
costumer: Susan Kistler
costumer: Amanda B. Linder
costume production assistant (as Amanda Blythe Linder): Marilyn Madsen
costume manufacturing foreperson: Dennis McCarthy
costumer: David S. Powell
set costumer (as Dave Powell): Eileen Sieff Stroup
wardrobe supervisor: Christine Wada
set costumer: Tammy Williamson
costumer (as Tammy Surber): Tyra Youland
set costumer

Editorial Department

Tanya Beilke
post-production coordinator: Daniel Candib
assistant editor: Gloria Kaiser
color timer: Sandra Montiel
first assistant editor: Steve New
negative cutter (as Steve New): Eric Rigney
avid technician: Tim Wilson
second assistant editor: Bill Daly
post-production executive (uncredited): Dale Jones
avid technician (uncredited): Ryan Quigley
apprentice editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Sara Burton
unit location manager: reshoot: Michael Neale
location manager (as Mike Neale): Christopher W. Trott
location manager: Karen White
location manager: second unit

Music Department

Pete Anthony
conductor (as Peter Anthony): Shelly Berg
orchestrator: David Cole
music mixer: Robert Fernandez
music score recordist (as Bobby Fernandez): Bruce Fowler
orchestrator: Daniel Gold
music prep: Tom Halm
orchestrator: Christopher Kennedy
music editor: Richard Marx
orchestrator (as Dick Marx): CJ Vanston
orchestrator (as Jeffery CJ Vanston): Tom Brown
music preparation (uncredited): Jim Hoffman
music preparation (uncredited): Ladd McIntosh
additional orchestrator (uncredited): Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited): Eric Rigler
musician: highland bagpipes, uilleann pipes (uncredited): Steven L. Smith
music preparation (uncredited): Marek Szpakiewicz
musician: cello (uncredited): James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Janna Stern
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Paul Korpal
driver: cast: Brian Maguire
transportation captain: Marty Radcliff
driver: Jonathan A. Rosenfeld
transportation coordinator (as Jonathan Rosenfeld): Brian Steagall
driver / transportation captain: Richard Vincent
driver / transportation: Dwight Wood
transportation captain

Additional Crew

Cody Flynn Alexander
production assistant: Allen Alibudbud
set staff assistant: Alvin Alibudbud
set staff assistant: Tammy Apana
second assistant accountant: Tanya Beilke
assistant: Ms. DiNovi: Mauri Bernstein
puppeteer: Susan J. Bonno-Buckner
first assistant accountant: Jim Boulden
puppeteer: Eric Boyd
film crew: Mark Bronson
post-production accountant: Kelly Bryman
office staff assistant: Kellie Burbach
office staff assistant: Robert Burns
set medic: Robert C. Campion
production accountant: additional photography: Gary Michael Clark
payroll accountant: Mark Coppola
set staff assistant: Anthony De Longis
sword master (as Anthony DeLongis): Dennis Derengowski
set medic: Brian Dettor
office staff assistant: Brian H. Dierker
marine coordinator: Ted Dondanville
assistant: Mr. Farley: Andrew Durham
production coordinator: Michael T. Ford
office staff assistant (as Mike Ford): David Fulton
unit publicist: Elise Ganz
studio teacher (as Elise Ganz Samuelson): Jim Greenall
puppeteer: A. Ideth Hernandez
assistant: Mr. Kane: Heidi Johnson
assistant: Mr. Guest: Steve Jones
river coordinator: Matthew Kill Fawver
office staff assistant: Paul Korpal
directors assistant: Andrew Loo
production associate: Stacey L. McCormick
projectionist: Michael McKean
project consultant: Scott Nemes
office staff assistant: Tristan Oliver
production assistant: Dave Parker
office staff assistant (as David Parker): Erica Pearce
key set staff assistant: Ryan Quigley
office staff assistant: Rachel Raimist
office staff assistant: Robin Reed
set staff assistant: Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
animal wrangler (as Sled Reynolds): Michael A. Schumacher
office staff assistant: Adam Shankman
choreographer: Deanna Stadler
set staff assistant: John Starr
key craft service: Michelle Stone
assistant: Mr. Guest: Tony Swatton
armorer: Gwynn Turnbull
head wrangler: Christian Wadman
office staff assistant: Moira Walley-Beckett
assistant: Mr. Perry (as Moira Walley): Tim Weske
co-sword fight choreographer / sword fight coordinator: Martin C. Wetherall
set staff assistant (as Martin Wetherall): Benjamin Zura
set staff assistant (as Bennie Zura): Ralph Berge
production executive (uncredited): Val Crawford
puppeteer: bald eagle (uncredited): Tim Weske
fencing double (uncredited)