Cast & Crew

Directed by

Rod Daniel
(directed by)

Writing Credits

John Hughes
(characters) (as Edmond Dantès) and
Amy Holden Jones
(characters)
Len Blum
(written by)

Cast

Charles Grodin
George Newton
Bonnie Hunt
Alice Newton
Nicholle Tom
Ryce Newton
Christopher Castile
Ted Newton
Sarah Rose Karr
Emily Newton
Debi Mazar
Regina
Chris Penn
Floyd
Ashley Hamilton
Taylor Devereaux
Danny Masterson
Seth
Catherine Reitman
Janie
Maury Chaykin
Cliff Klamath
Heather McComb
Michelle
Scott Waara
Banker
Jeff Corey
Gus, the Janitor
Virginia Capers
Miss Linda Anderson
Devon Gummersall
Baseball Captain
Jason Perkins
Baseball Captain
Jordan Bond
Jordan, the Newspaper Boy
Robert Cavanaugh
Party Beer Guy
Randall Slavin
Party Beer Guy
Dion Zamora
Bully at Fair
Damien Rapp
Teen Heckler
Todd Kolker
Teen Heckler
Adena Bjork
Heather, the Baseball Girl
Pat Jankiewicz
Arthur Lewis
Tom Dugan
Hot Dog Vendor
Holly Wortell
Window Dresser
Don Lake
Window Display Manager
Monica Lee Bellais
Teenager at Party
Chris
Beethoven
Kevin Dunn
Brillo, Missy's Owner
Gorja Max
Carnival Barker
William Schallert
Steve - M.C. at Pet & Owner Burger Binge

Produced by

Michael C. Gross
producer (produced by)
Sheldon Kahn
associate producer
Joe Medjuck
producer (produced by)
Ivan Reitman
executive producer
Gordon A. Webb
co-producer (as Gordon Webb)

Music by

Randy Edelman
(music by)

Cinematography by

Bill Butler
director of photography

Editing by

William D. Gordean
(edited by)
Sheldon Kahn
(edited by)

Casting By

Steven Jacobs
(casting by)

Production Design by

Lawrence Miller

Art Direction by

Charles William Breen
(as Charles Breen)

Set Decoration by

Cloudia Rebar
(as Cloudia)

Costume Design by

April Ferry
(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Ken Chase
makeup artist
Susan V. Kalinowski
hair stylist
Allen Payne
hair stylist
James R. Scribner
makeup artist

Production Management

Donna Smith
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

J. Stephen Buck
first assistant director
Seth Edelstein
dga trainee
David R. Ellis
second unit director
Cellin Gluck
second assistant director
Lucille OuYang
second second assistant director
Peter Ramsey
second assistant director
Ira S. Rosenstein
first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Scott M. Anderson
set dresser
Jason Bedig
leadman
Donna Cline
illustrator
Cosmas A. Demetriou
set designer
Heather Foley
Prop assistant
Jamie Foley
props
Allan Gordon
property master: second unit
Daniel Maltese
set designer
Mark A. Mancinelli
hod plasterer
Joe Northrop
standby painter
Abigail Sheiner
art department coordinator

Sound Department

Steve Bartkowicz
re-recording engineer
Kevin Bartnof
foley artist
Gary C. Bourgeois
re-recording mixer
Steve Cantamessa
sound mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.
adr editor / dialogue editor
Todd Egan
assistant sound editor
Richard Friedman
adr editor
Mark Gordon
sound editor
Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor
Ellen Heuer
foley artist
Trevor Jolly
sound editor
Larry Kemp
supervising sound editor
Mark Lanza
sound effects editor
John Rice
assistant sound editor
Brad Sherman
re-recording mixer
Bernard Weiser
sound editor
Marshall Winn
dialogue editor
Bill Voigtlander
adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

David Blitstein
special effects coordinator
Randy Cabral
special effects
Jeff Frink
special effects coordinator
Peter Knowlton
mechanical effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Paul Lasaine
visual effects supervisor
Wally Schaab
digital compositor
Lynda Thompson
visual effects producer

Stunts

Ted Barba
stunts
Christian J. Fletcher
stunts
Donna Keegan
stunts
Julie Michaels
utility stunts
Peewee Piemonte
stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunt coordinator
Cecilia Santos
stunt double: Emily Newton
Steve Upton
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Craig Asato
assistant camera
Earl L. Clark
2nd unit director of photography
Howard Ford
camera operator: 2nd unit
Dylan Goss
assistant camera (as Dylan M. Gross)
Kevin Haggerty
second unit assistant camera
Robert Kositchek
director of photography: second unit
Ron Kunecke
night light operator
Mike Moyer
gaffer
Paul Murphey
video assist operator
Mark Simon
assistant camera
Michael Stone
camera operator
Greg Walters
assistant camera: second unit
Rick Fee
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Larry Markart
video playback (uncredited)
Sam Taybi
key grip: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

Lia Abbate
casting associate
Michael Chinich
executive in charge of casting
Phaedra Harris
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Monique Marie Long
costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Margaret Liu
assistant editor
Daniel R. Padgett
assistant editor
Reine-Claire
assistant editor

Location Management

Michelle Hartly
location coordinator
Tom Lackey
location scout
George McDowell Agnew
location manager
Ira S. Rosenstein
location manager

Music Department

Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Ralph Ferraro
orchestrator
Mark McKenzie
orchestrator
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Elton Ahi
score engineer (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
oboe soloist (uncredited)
Randy Edelman
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Guy Moon
orchestrator (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Janna Stern
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Morris Bension
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Ellen Adolph
production accountant
Kim Bonham
animal trainer
Paul A. Calabria
dog trainer
Jordan Chinich
production assistant
Cynthia R. Coulter
animal trainer
Dominick J. Daniels
actor liaison
Lori DeHoog
animal trainer
James Dew
animal trainer
Andrew Francis Fenady
assistant production coordinator
Megan Fogarty
animal trainer
Glen Garner
dog trainer
Andrea Harsh
animal trainer
Mecki Heussen
puppeteer
Brad Hill
key production assistant
Todd Kolker
production assistant
Henry Larrecq
production consultant
Frank Charles Lutkus III
puppeteer (as F. Charles Lutkus III)
Claire Manion
puppeteer
Kevin McDermott
acting coach
Karin McElhatton
dog trainer
Lisa Mercurio
production assistant
Karl Lewis Miller
animal owner: Beethoven / animal trainer
April Morley
dog trainer
Dave Nelson
puppeteer (as David Nelson)
Roland Raffler
animal trainer
Timothy Ralston
puppeteer
Ivan Reitman
presenter
Jason Reitman
production assistant
Scott Robinson
production assistant
Shauna Skidmore
animal trainer
Shaun Smith
puppeteer
Van Snowden
puppeteer
Norman Tempia
puppeteer
Megan Valinote
animal trainer
Lisa J. Watters
production coordinator
Dave Webb
dialogue coach (as David Webb)
Daniel Wheatcroft
studio executive
N. Brock Winkless IV
puppeteer
Melinda Eichberg
animal trainer (uncredited)
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