Cast & Crew

Directed by

Chris Robinson

Writing Credits

Tina Gordon
(screenplay) (as Tina Gordon Chism)
Antwone Fisher
(story)

Cast

Greg Andrews
Jay
Monica
Waffle House Waitress
Brandon Bernard Benton
Student in Classroom
Adam Boyer
Bartender
April Clark
Tondie
Albert Daniels
Brooklyn
Steven R. Ewing
Fireman
Alvin Lee Fleming
Skateman
Big Gipp
Famous Customer
Bart Hansard
Deputy
Tip 'T.I.' Harris
Rashad
Khadijah Haqq
Veda
Malika Haqq
Star
Bone Crusher
Bone Crusher
Monique Harris
Sexy Woman
Tae Heckard
Tonya
Nick Hudani
Mr. Sartoni
Keith David
John Garnett
Lauren London
New New
Jackie Long
Esquire
Marie McAdoo
Fat Girl
Lonette McKee
Priscilla Garnett
Lauren Leah Mitchell
Janice Rawlings
Markice Moore
Austin
Margo Moorer
Ms. Jackson
Rodrick Mosley
Drug Customer
Zoe Myers
Preppy Female
Ayesha Jordan
Counter Girl
Jameelah Nuriddin
Young Girl
Gregory Oliver
Cascade Security Guard
Big Boi
Marcus
Vanessa Petrosky
Holly
Jazze Pha
DJ
Ashley Ragland
Teenage Girl
Deon Ramone
Big Ronnie
Ric Reitz
Mr. Sapp
Chris Robinson Jr.
Ant's Friend
Evan Ross
Ant
Onira Tares
Sexy Young Girl
Tyree Simmons
DJ Drama
Tasha Smith
Gayle
Almario Thomas
Dante
Jason Weaver
Teddy
Mykelti Williamson
Uncle George
L. Warren Young
Pastor
Jorge Luis Abreu
Doctor
Ian 'Blaze' Kelly
Thug
Killer Mike
Killer Mike
Madrianna Allen
Rink Patron
Genese Bobo
Rink Patron Out Front
Matthew Browning
High School Prep
Luanne Byrd
Country Club Member
Neill Calabro
Detective Breaking into Locker
Buffie Carruth
Big Booty Judy
Andre Davis
Church Patron
Uzoma Emukah
Student
Laurie Gardner
Gala Attendee
Montice Harmon
Self
James Harris
Rink Patron
Barry Hopkins
Private School Teacher
Jonathan Lewandowski Jaxson
Golf Partner
Dana Jay
School Kid / Cascade Skater (uncredited)
B. Todd Johnston
Private School Student
Eric Lovett
Skater
Merritt Mitchell
Store Clerk
Dharma Moreau
High School Student
Muretta Moss
White Girl Runner
Kelly Natividade
College Student
William Palmer Jr.
Skate Team Leader
Parker Price
Skating Rink Patron
Jamil Purnell
Teenage Boy
Roy Rowlett
Golf Club Member
Anthony Singleton
Congregation Member
Angel Terron
Gala Attendee
Brandon Thaxton
Teenage Boy
Temarrio Thomas
Scared Skater
Kenneth L. Zirkman
Gala Attendee

Produced by

Dallas Austin
producer
Timothy M. Bourne
executive producer
Jody Gerson
producer
James Lassiter
producer
Will Smith
producer
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins
executive producer (as Tionne Watkins)

Music by

Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by

Karsten Gopinath
director of photography (as Crash)

Editing by

David Blackburn

Casting By

Leah Daniels Butler
Kimberly Hardin

Production Design by

Robb Buono

Art Direction by

Jonathan Short

Set Decoration by

Nicole Selmo

Costume Design by

Shawn Barton

Makeup Department

Andrea C. Brotherton
hair stylist
Roxanne Ferguson
co-key hairstylist
Taylor Knight
head hair stylist
Donna M. Premick
key makeup artist (as Donna Premick)
Kellie Robinson
makeup artist
Linda Thompson
additional hair stylist
Denise Tunnell
makeup department head
Dawn Turner
hair stylist
Deedy Wales-Walden
key hair stylist
Char Coats-Crump
makeup artist (uncredited)
Janice Tunnell
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Timothy M. Bourne
unit production manager
Craig Cannold
production supervisor
Lisa Dennis
post-production supervisor
Kelley Smith-Wait
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Melody Beam
second second assistant director
Charles Croughwell
second unit director
Neil Lewis
second second assistant director
Patrick Mangan
second assistant director
Les McDonough
additional second assistant director (as Leslie McDonough)
Doug Torres
first assistant director

Art Department

James Brothers
property master
Carrie Cantwell
graphic designer (as Carrie A. Cantwell)
Guillaume DeLouche
property master: additional photography
Karen A. Felix
set dresser
Dan Fraga
storyboard artist
Megan Graham
set dresser
Shawn M. Gray
assistant property master
Chris Hunter
storyboard artist
Tatiana Komlos
art department coordinator (as Tatiana Komlos Post)
Tony Kupersmith
construction coordinator
Ellen Lampl
graphic designer
Sedrick Livingston
welder foreman
Alisa Lumbreras
on-set scenic artist
David H. Nash
gang boss
Dan Post
set dresser
James Ryan
painter
Philip Salick
set dresser
Andre Sowards
on-set dresser: reshoots
Roland Spence
set dresser (as Roland Heart)
Mike Sullivan
charge scenic artist
Alejandro Luna
on-set dresser (uncredited)
Greg Waddle
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Ron Bartlett
re-recording mixer
Paul Berolzheimer
sound effects designer / sound effects editor
Greg Crawford
adr recordist: Atlanta
Mary H. Ellis
sound mixer
Christopher Flick
foley editor
Thomas Giordano
production sound technician: re-shoots, Los Angeles
Aaron Glascock
supervising sound editor
Eric Gotthelf
adr mixer
Vanessa Lapato
dialogue editor
Colt Logan
sound utility: day player
Jon Mete
dialogue editor
Michael W. Mitchell
sound effects editor
Oscar Mitt
assistant sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist
Drew Ponder
boom operator
John Roesch
foley artist
Kira Roessler
dialog editor
Jose A. Sanchez
sound utility
Curt Schulkey
supervising sound editor
John Joseph Thomas
sound editor
Gregory H. Watkins
re-recording mixer
Todd Weaver
utility sound: cable (as Christopher Todd Weaver)

Special Effects by

Lisa Reynolds
special effects

Visual Effects by

Gregory Creaser
digital intermediate colorist
Alan De Castro
digital artist
Mark Freund
visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
David Geoghegan
digital optical compositor
Patrick Keenan
digital compositor: Pacific Title
Antonio Torres
digital artist: Pacific Title
Bob Wiatr
digital compositor: Pacific Title

Stunts

Larnell Stovall
stunt double: Big Boi
Guss Williams
stunt coordinator (as Gus Williams)
Lorenzo Yearby
stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department

Reid Andrews
electrician
Brent Bazinski
rigging electrician
Braden Belmonte
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tom Bradley
grip
J. Christopher Campbell
grip (as Christopher Campbell)
Michael Chambliss
remote head technician
Dessie Coale
lighting technician
Dan Cornwall
gaffer
Rick Crank
electrician
Stephen Crocker
first assistant camera: "c" camera
Stephen Crowley
pre-rigging gaffer
Jeff W. Curtis
dolly grip: "b" camera
Guy D'Alema
still photographer
Gavin Fernandez
camera intern
Stanley Fernandez
first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Stanley Fernandez Jr.)
Dale Fowler
best boy electric
Donny Fowler
electrician
Josh Hancher
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Colin Hudson
camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit / steadicam operator
Darryl Humber
dolly grip
Eric Leftridge
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Erik Loveland
additional electrician
Halley Manning
rigging electrician
Greg Morse
video playback
Alex Orr
rigging electrician
Karen Parsons
dimmer board operator
Daniel Pederson
electrician
C. Alan Rawlins
key grip
Mike Robertson
rigging electrician
Ted Sapp
key rigging grip
Riko Schatke
best boy grip
Chad Schroeder
electrician
Steve Sudge
electrician
Jeff C. Sutton
additional rigging electrician
Trey Twitty
film loader
Mike Tyson
rigging electrician
Greg Waddle
grip
Tom Weston
camera operator: "a" camera
Steve Zigler
best boy rigging
Randy Tharpe
rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Michelle Adams
co-casting
Janella Bersabal
extras casting assistant
Shay Griffin
location casting (as Shay Bentley-Griffin)
Patrick Ingram
extras casting
Tamika Jones
casting assistant
Chris Michaels
casting associate
Ulysses Terrero
additional casting
Nathan M. Wright
extras casting (as Nathan Wright)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jason Sky Bland
costumer (as Jason Bland)
Sekinah Brown
costumer
Zenita Carswell
costumer
Anthony Franco
costume supervisor
Paradise Franklin
costumer
K. Drew Fuller
key costumer
Martha Ledbetter
set costumer
Philip Maldonado
set costumer
Carol Sadler
wardrobe supervisor
Iliana Sanchez
costumer
Kenya Ware
on-set costumer
Monique Younger
wardrobe daily assistant (as Monique Woods)

Editorial Department

Paul Bronkar
digital intermediate colorist
Lauren Cynkar
post-production assistant
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Danya Joseph
assistant editor
James Koon
dailies technician
Kathleen Latlip
assistant editor
Diane LeDesma
colorist
Jerimiah Morey
assistant colorist
Billy Rich
additional editor
Nicholas Sousa
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Alfeo Dixon
location scout
Tony Holley
assistant location manager
Natasha Pierson
location coordinator
Mike Riley
location manager

Music Department

Johnny Caruso
music editor
Daniel DiPrima
supervising music editor (as Dan DiPrima)
George Doering
musician
Alexandra Dorfman
music coordinator
Oliver Hug
assistant music editor
Steve Juliani
music preparation
Mateo Laboriel
composer: additional music / score programmer
Tim Lauber
score recordist
Ernest Lee
music recording engineer
Jason Lloyd
scoring crew
Julia Michels
music supervisor
Satnam Ramgotra
musician: percussion
Rob Roots
musician
Peter Rotter
music contractor
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Lee Scott
music editor
Tom Steel
scoring crew
Michael Stern
music scoring mixer
Bill Talbott
scoring technician
Jojo Villanueva
music coordinator
Jesse Voccia
music engineer
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Montice Harmon
script supervisor
Gail Hunter
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Tim Abbatoye
transportation captain: additional photography
Donald Binder
driver
Robert Brubaker
driver
Keith N. Collis
transportation captain
Dale Combs
driver: electric
Anthony Forester
picture car coordinator
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Leonard Jefferson
picture cars
Tom Moore
transportation captain
Timothy Stephens
driver
Shane Summers
transportation coordinator
Oranz Walker
driver
David Carlton White
grip: truck driver

Additional Crew

Sharliss Asbury
assistant: Dallas Austin
Calvin Ashford
office staff assistant
Mike Brune
production assistant
Jimmy Chriss
set staff assistant
Keiann Collins
pick-ups
Jeff W. Curtis
scorpio head technician
Peter da Silva
set staff assistant
Derron Delaney
medic
Tia Dorsey
assistant: Tionne Watkins
Brenda Findley
production secretary
Gloria Gifford
dialogue coach
Gary Glushon
assistant: James Lassiter
Jerrold McKinley Ivery
assistant accountant
Ingrid Johanson
production coordinator
Stefanie Johnston
art staff assistant
Ty Granderson Jones
adr loop group
Tova Kaplan
production assistant
Megan Kristen Lane
production assistant: reshoots
Paul Lowe
medic
Kamisha McCullough
extras payroll
Sam Nainoa
production assistant
Vaughn Newton
skate coordinator
Wendy Price
production accountant
Harvey Robinson
assistant: Chris Robinson
Haroon Saleem
assistant: James Lassiter
Eliza Smith
assistant: Jody Gerson
Michael C. Smith
police coordinator
Mark Sonoda
production executive
Charlie B. Spaht
editorial staff assistant
Todd Spears
first assistant accountant: re-shoots
Devyne Stephens
choreographer
Patricia Story
unit publicist
Leslie Terrero
assistant: Chris Robinson
Brandon Thaxton
photo double
Jeremy Thomas
production assistant
Temarrio Thomas
stand-in
Flávia Toledo
assistant: Timothy M. Bourne (as Flavia Toledo)
Carol Tresan
animal coordinator
Greg Tresan
dog wrangler
Susan Van Apeldoorn
key craft service
Ricky R. Weaver
production assistant
Teresa M. Yarbrough
assistant production coordinator
Seth Zimmerman
office staff assistant
Larry Gilbert
police security (uncredited)

Thanks

Sharlene Falls
special thanks
All Filters