Cast & Crew

Directed by

Bille Woodruff

Writing Credits

Elizabeth Hunter
(story)
Kate Lanier
(screenplay) and
Norman Vance Jr.
(screenplay)

Cast

Queen Latifah
Gina Norris
Alicia Silverstone
Lynn
Andie MacDowell
Terri
Alfre Woodard
Ms. Josephine
Mena Suvari
Joanne
Della Reese
Mrs. Towner
Golden Brooks
Chanel
Laura Hayes
Paulette
Paige Hurd
Vanessa
Lil J.J.
Willie
LisaRaye McCoy
Rochelle
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Darnelle
Sherri Shepherd
Ida
Kimora Lee Simmons
Denise
Sheryl Underwood
Catfish Rita
Bryce Wilson
James
Kevin Bacon
Jorge
Djimon Hounsou
Joe
Omari Hardwick
Byron
Adele Givens
DJ Helen
Jim Holmes
Inspector Crawford
Larissa Bordere
Client of Chanel
Birdman
Self
Nancy Lenehan
Mrs. Struggs
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Woman
Crystal S. Garrett
Woman
Suzanne Covington
Mrs. Dexter
Joyful Drake
Mercedes
Tawny Dahl
Porsche
Mary Wickliffe
Music Teacher
Andrew Levitas
Stacy
Octavia Spencer
Big Customer
Jamie McBride
Detective
Melissa Wyler
Female Client at Jorge's
Ki Toy Johnson
Neighborhood Girl
Otis Best
Neighborhood Rapper
Chris L. Lane
Bag Diva
Renna Bartlett
Hair Stylist
Vakisha Coleman
Crystal / dancer (uncredited)
Sarah Cooper
Club Dancer
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Client of Ida
Trina Del Rey
Bar Patron, Piano Recital Audience Member
Misha Harris
Lynn's Client
Nicole Monea
Girl holding catfish plate
John Fitzgerald Page
Lovestruck Doofus
Carlos A. Rogers
Hershey's Kiss
Michelle Shaffer
Jorge's Main Client
Car'ynn Sims
Joe's Niece
J.R. Taylor
Club Dancer
Scott L. Treger
Police Officer
Wilmer Valderrama
Corky
Nina Xining Zuo
Patronage Client

Produced by

Matt Alvarez
executive producer
Otis Best
associate producer
Shakim Compere
producer
Ice Cube
executive producer
David Hoberman
producer
Todd Lieberman
executive producer
Queen Latifah
producer
Louise Rosner
co-producer
Robert Teitel
producer
George Tillman Jr.
producer

Music by

Christopher Young

Cinematography by

Theo van de Sande
director of photography (as Theo Van de Sande)

Editing by

Michael Jablow

Casting By

Kim Coleman
(as Kim Taylor Coleman)
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

Jon Gary Steele
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Kevin Kavanaugh
Jon Gary Steele

Set Decoration by

Traci Kirshbaum

Costume Design by

Sharen Davis

Makeup Department

Julie Baker
hair stylist: Queen Latifah
Felicity Bowring
department head makeup
Debra Y. Brown
hair stylist
Sterfon Demings
department head hair stylist
Corina C. Duran-Rabichuk
makeup artist (as Corina C. Duran)
Roxanna Floyd
makeup artist: Queen Latifah
Andrea Jackson
hair stylist
Terrell Simon
hair stylist
Carol Strong
makeup artist
Laini Thompson
makeup artist
Randy White
technical hair consultant
Gary Archer
dental prosthetics (uncredited)
Mark Starr
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Louise Rosner
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William Paul Clark
first assistant director (as William P. Clark)
Juana Franklin
second second assistant director
Tobijah Tyler
second assistant director
Todd Turner
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Jacob Alsbrook
set dresser
Joe Bergman
leadman
Mike Bertolina
assistant property master (as Michael J. Bertolina)
Thomas E. Brown
paint foreman
Skip Crank
assistant property master (as Richard Crank)
Tracy Gaydos
art department coordinator
William 'W' Gilpin
construction coordinator (as William B. Gilpin)
Corey Gomez
set dresser
Vinson Jae
stand-by painter
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones
property master (as John P. Jones)
Masako Masuda
senior set designer
Victor Mendez
set dresser
H. Bruce Norrbom
construction foreman
Tim Perovich
set dresser
C.J. Pyles
on-set dresser (as Christopher J. Pyles)
Earl Thielen
set dresser
Dean Tschetter
assistant art director
Jane Wuu
senior set designer
Judson Crowder
set dresser (uncredited)
Ryan P. Dreyer
set dresser (uncredited)
Yuri Elvin
set dresser (uncredited)
Jeremy McGuire
art department production assistant: Atlanta (uncredited)
Jeremy Meyer
art department production assistant (uncredited)
Talithia Miles
art production assistant (uncredited)
Greg O'Donohue
set dresser (uncredited)
Paolo Paci
set dresser (uncredited)
Joel Ruiz
set dresser (uncredited)
Eric S. Saperstein
paint gang boss (uncredited)
Andrew 'Pinky' Swartsel
set dresser (uncredited)
Heather L. Watson
leadman (uncredited)
Fante Zamora
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Benson
supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor
Mark Binder
re-recording mixer
Mark Coffey
sound recordist
Tim Cooney
production sound mixer
Eddie Delena
foley editor
Matt Dubin
sound mixing recordist
Donald Flick
sound effects editor
Gary Gegan
re-recording mixer
Jeffrey A. Humphreys
boom operator
Matthew Iadarola
re-recording mixer
Elliott Koretz
foley editor (as Elliot Koretz)
Mark A. Mangini
re-recording mixer (as Mark Mangini) / supervising sound editor (as Mark Mangini)
Darrin Mann
foley mixer
Michael A. Morongell
sound mixing engineer (as Michael Morongell)
Robert Morrisey
assistant sound editor
Piero Mura
sound effects editor
Chris Navarro
adr recordist
Ralph Osborn
dialogue editor
Erin Michael Rettig
sound recordist (as Erin Rettig)
Katie Rowe
foley artist
Sean Rowe
foley artist
George W. Scott
cable
Nick Shaffer
sound recordist
George Simpson
sound effects editor
Andy Sisul
assistant sound editor
Eric Thompson
adr mixer
Trevor Ward
sound consultant: Dolby
Dave Williams
dialogue editor
Leilani Jones
audio description narrator (uncredited)
Colt Logan
utility sound: Atlanta (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Gary Abrahamian
computer graphics artist: CIS Hollywood
Matthew Adams
compositor: CIS Hollywood
Amy Garback
data I/O: CIS Hollywood
Larry Gaynor
senior paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Bryan Hirota
visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Diana Miao
computer graphics artist: CIS Hollywood
Marc Nanjo
compositor: CIS Hollywood
Julia Neighly
visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood (as Julia Gaudette)
Gregory Oehler
compositor: CIS Hollywood (as Greg Oehler)
Julie Orosz
visual effects producer: CIS-Hollywood
Brian Hanable
digital compositor: Pacific Title (uncredited)
Jerry Weil
digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.
stunt coordinator
Madison Turner
stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department

Matthew E. Alper
first assistant camera: "b" camera unit (as Matthew Alper)
Jerry Bertolami
dolly grip
Sam Emerson
still photographer (as Sam Y. Emerson)
Harry K. Garvin
camera operator: "a" camera (as Harry Garvin) / steadicam operator (as Harry Garvin)
Daniel C. Gold
camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Gray
key grip
Bill Greenberg
assistant rigging electrician
Quinn Grove
second company grip
Markus Mentzer
loader
Raymond Michels
key rigging grip
Dayton Nietert
chief lighting technician
Jesse Olivares
video assist
Jesse Rushton
lighting technician
Alfred E. Smithey
second company rigging grip (as Alf Smithey)
Baird Steptoe
first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Baird B. Steptoe)
Victor Svimonoff
chief rigging electrician
Roger Wall
second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Young
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Christopher A. Zwirner
assistant lighting technician
Paul Arnold
electrician (uncredited)
Ben Bowling
rigger (uncredited)
Vincent Contarino
best boy rigging electric (uncredited)
Stephen Crowley
best boy: Atlanta (uncredited)
Jeff W. Curtis
best boy grip: Atlanta (uncredited)
Renee Kayon
electrician (uncredited)
Dave Muskeni
rigging electrician (uncredited)
Mike Robertson
lighting technician (uncredited)
Jacob Ross
grip: Atlanta (uncredited)
Thom Shepard
grip (uncredited)
Robert Snyder
dimmer board operator (uncredited)
Gary Stark
rigging electrician (uncredited)
Randy Tharpe
electrician (uncredited)
Monty Woodard
dimmer board operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Pamela Frazier
casting assistant
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Angel Brown
casting assistant (uncredited)
Christopher Gray
extras casting (uncredited)
Kelly Hunt
extras casting (uncredited)
Ron Lunceford
extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cheryl Cravedi
set costumer (as Cheryl L. Cravedi)
Carol Cutshall
assistant costume designer (as Carol A. Cutshall)
Bridgitte Ferry
costumer (as Brigitte Ferry)
Riki Lin Sabusawa
costume supervisor (as Riki Sabusawa)
Susan Moses Williams
wardrobe consultant: Queen Latifah (as Susan Moses)
Katherine Wright
set costumer
Susan Saldutti
costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Chad Buckmaster
post-production intern
Vaune Kirby Frechette
assistant editor (as Vaune Kirby)
Mato
color timer
Heather Mullen
first assistant editor
Robert Tomaszewski
high definition color grader
Brendan Walsh
post-production assistant
Kay Sievert
colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Location Management

John Armstrong
location manager
Anthony Rizza
assistant location manager
Judy Heinzen Culotta
key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Maida N. Morgan
location manager: Atlanta (uncredited)

Music Department

Bruce Babcock
conductor
Margie Balter
musician: piano solo
Mark Batson
additional musician: solo piano
Max Blomgren
additional music engineer
Brent Brooks
music editor
Kostas Christides
orchestrator (as Konstantinos Christides)
Barry Cole
music supervisor
Robert Fernandez
music mix engineer / music recording engineer
Benoit Grey
synthesizer programmer
David Low
music contractor
Thomas Milano
music editor
Sujin Nam
score coordinator
Ryan Robinson
scoring technical support engineer
Rich Wheeler
scoring stage crew
Christopher Young
orchestrator
Pete Anthony
orchestrator (uncredited)
Samantha Barker
assistant to composer (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music preparation (uncredited)
Vincent Cirilli
music editor (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman
music preparation (uncredited)
Hakeem Khaaliq
music licensing (uncredited)
Jon Kull
orchestrator (uncredited)
Sean McMahon
score coordinator (uncredited)
Julia Michels
executive in charge of music (uncredited)
Flavio Motalla
score producer (uncredited)
Michael Pelavin
score coordinator (uncredited)
Peter Rotter
music contractor (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Scott Peterson
script supervisor

Transportation Department

William Ballard
transportation captain (as William K. Ballard)
Steve Bonner
transportation
Denny Caira
transportation coordinator
Julio Salazar
production driver
David Carlton White
pass van driver
Morris Aroesti
captain (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car (uncredited)
Chuck Graydon
driver (uncredited)
Mike Robinson
special driver (uncredited)
Theresa M. Roehner
driver (uncredited)
Mike Shannon
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Wendy Altman-Cohen
principal eyewear
Yaa Boaa Aning
production assistant
Margie Balter
piano coach: Djimon Hounsou and Paige Hurd
LaWanda Black
assistant: Queen Latifah (as La Wanda 'L.B.' Black)
Andrew P. Brown
construction accountant
John Catron
accountant (as John C.R. Catron)
Kim Dunbar
assistant: Alfre Woodard
Antonio Evans
first aid
Kristine Harlan
production assistant
Todd Havern
production assistant
Chuck Hayward
assistant: Robert Teitel
David K. Hebenstreit
assistant: Matt Alvarez (as David Hebenstreit)
Charis Henry
assistant: Shakim Compere
Polly Hobson
assistant: Djimon Hounsou
Mandy Hoke
first aid
Brandon Hollyer
second assistant accountant
Kendra C. Johnson
stand-in: Queen Latifah
Richard Lyons
theatrical consultant: Queen Latifah
Jenny Marchick
assistant: Todd Lieberman
Kim Meade
assistant: David Hoberman
Nicky Medof
payroll accountant (as Nicky Craft)
Susan Mieras
assistant: Kevin Bacon
Talithia Miles
production assistant
Ryan Miningham
production assistant
Amy Montgomery
assistant: Louise Rosner
Lance Owens
security: Queen Latifah
Drue Powell
production assistant
Stanley W. Pratt
chef: Hat Trick Catering (as Stan Pratt)
Parker Randal
production assistant (as Randy Parker)
Barbara Rosing Hoke
production coordinator
Onanong Souratha
assistant: Bille Woodruff (as Oni Souratha)
Michael Swafford
first assistant accountant
George L. Tarrant Jr.
assistant: George Tillman Jr. (as George Tarrant)
Traci Tateyama
assistant production coordinator
Andrew Trosmans
clearance coordinator
Victor Valencia
post-production accountant
Sedric Veal
production assistant
Dannon Walters
craft service (as Dannon Walters III)
Anna Wenger
production assistant
Gina White
clearance coordinator
Deborah Wuliger
unit publicist
Claudia Zakem
assistant post-production accountant
Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances (uncredited)
Elizabeth Cantillon
studio executive (uncredited)
Jessica Drake
dialect coach (uncredited)
Stream Gardner
stand-in: Sherri Shepard and Golden Brooks (uncredited)
Rob Gomes
production assistant (uncredited)
Maya Goodwin
looping group (uncredited)
James Henderson
Stand-in: Kevin Bacon (uncredited)
Jalyn Henton
assistant production coordinator: Atlanta (uncredited)
Shannon K. Irvin-Sansaricq
Manager: Production Finance Accountant MGM/UA (uncredited)
Adam Jordan
production assistant (uncredited)
Cashalà L'Shauntyelle
stand-in (uncredited)
Paul Lindsay
production assistant (uncredited)
Rosero McCoy
choreographer (uncredited)
Chris Ranung
craft service: Atlanta (uncredited)
Nina Saxon
title designer (uncredited)
Laura Sevier
rights & clearances (uncredited)
Jamal Sims
choreographer (uncredited)
Jessica Slating
stand-in: Alicia Silverstone (uncredited)
Billy Taylor
production assistant (uncredited)
John Trujillo
layout board (uncredited)
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