Cast & Crew

Directed by

Spike Jonze

Writing Credits

Charlie Kaufman
(written by)

Cast

John Cusack
Craig Schwartz
Cameron Diaz
Lotte Schwartz
Ned Bellamy
Derek Mantini
Eric Weinstein
Father at Puppet Show
Madison Lanc
Daughter at Puppet Show
Octavia Spencer
Woman in Elevator
Mary Kay Place
Floris
Orson Bean
Dr. Lester
Catherine Keener
Maxine Lund
K.K. Dodds
Wendy
Reginald C. Hayes
Don
Byrne Piven
Captain Mertin
Judith Wetzell
Tiny Woman
John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
Kevin Carroll
Cab Driver
Willie Garson
Guy in Restaurant
W. Earl Brown
First J.M. Inc. Customer
Charlie Sheen
Charlie
Gerald Emerick
Sad Man in Line
Bill M. Ryusaki
Mr. Hiroshi
Carlos Jacott
Larry the Agent
James Murray
Student Puppeteer
Richard Fancy
Johnson Heyward
Patti Tippo
Malkovich's Mother
Daniel Hansen
Boy Malkovich
Mariah O'Brien
Girl Creeped Out by Malkovich
Gregory Sporleder
Drunk at Bar
Kelly Teacher
Emily
Jacqueline Benoît
Lester's Friend
William Buck
Lester's Friend
Christine D. Coleman
Lester's Friend
Jeanne Diehl
Lester's Friend
Audrey Gelfund
Lester's Friend
Yetta Ginsburg
Lester's Friend
Sylvester Jenkins
Lester's Friend
Roy C. Johnson
Lester's Friend
Eddie J. Low
Lester's Friend
Ralph W. Spaulding
Lester's Friend
David Wyler
Lester's Friend
Flori Wyler
Lester's Friend
Kevin Lee
Ballet Dancer
Marlowe Bassett
Ballet Dancer
Jennifer Canzoneri
Ballet Dancer
Kristie Cordle
Ballet Dancer
Denise Dabrowski
Ballet Dancer
Kristin Condon
Ballet Dancer
Charlene Grimsley
Ballet Dancer
Christine Krejer
Ballet Dancer
Erica Long
Ballet Dancer
Yvonne Montelius
Ballet Dancer
Jessica Neuberger
Ballet Dancer
Sara Rifkin
Ballet Dancer
Elizabeth Rivera
Ballet Dancer
Chelsa Sjostrom
Ballet Dancer
Pamela Hayden
Featured Character Voice
Jayne Hess
Featured Character Voice
Michelle Madden
Featured Character Voice
Greg O'Neill
Featured Character Voice
Neil Ross
Featured Character Voice
Bill Wittman
Featured Character Voice
Lance Bangs
Locker Room Bully
Kacee DeMasi
Cab Driver
Andy Dick
Self
Eddie L. Fauria
Bartender
David Fincher
Christopher Bing
Jester Hairston
Lester's Friend
Isaac Hanson
Self at Awards Ceremony
Taylor Hanson
Self
Zac Hanson
Self
Dustin Hoffman
Willy Loman
Victor Isaac
Student
Spike Jonze
Derek Mantini's Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet
Spencer Kayden
Mrs. Penn
Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Patrick Ryan
Dancing Malkovich
Winona Ryder
Self
Gary Sinise
Austin
Trevor Lawrence Young
Mr. Malkovich Sr.

Produced by

Steve Golin
producer (produced by)
Charlie Kaufman
executive producer
Michael Kuhn
executive producer
Vincent Landay
producer (produced by)
Sandy Stern
producer (produced by)
Michael Stipe
producer (produced by)

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 Barron
makeup artist
David Cox
additional hair stylist
Pinky Cunningham
wig maker
Debra L. Ferullo
makeup artist
Lori Guidroz
hair stylist (as Lori Guidrez)
Emanuel Millar
hair designer
John Vulich
special makeup effects artist
Gucci Westman
head makeup artist
Victoria Wood
wig maker
David Beneke
dental prosthetics (uncredited)
Thomas Floutz
special makeup effects artist: crew (uncredited)
Rob Hinderstein
makeup artist (uncredited)
Matthew Jorgensen
special effects makeup artist: Optic Nerve Studios (uncredited)

Production Management

Tim Clawson
executive in charge of production / unit production manager
Gilly Ruben
production supervisor
Linda Shamest
post-production supervisor (as Linda Rae Shamest)
Sean Wimmer
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mark S. Constance
second assistant director
Melinda Johnson
dga trainee
Thomas Patrick Smith
first assistant director

Art Department

Fanée Aaron
set designer
Robert W. Anderson
set dresser (as Robert Anderson)
Jess Anscott
greens foreman
Elisa Bussetti
set designer
Allan Davis
set dresser
Brian Derfer
set dresser
James A. Fleming
set dresser
Chris Forster
construction coordinator (as Christopher Forster)
Scott Head
propmaker foreman
Ramiro Hernandez
propmaker
Philip C. Hurst
greens
Andy Jenkins
graphic illustrator
Chiaki Kanda
art department production assistant
Ritchie Kremer
property master
Diana Kunce
sculptor: ballet set sculptures
Michael Leblovic
charge painter
Christopher Lee
propmaker
Chantz McCall
propmaker
Alistair Milne
illustrator
Jose G. Morales
construction laborer
Elizabeth Nagle
greens
Ron Patterson
assistant props
Bobby Pollard
set dresser
Tom Price
construction laborer
Nicholas Radell
propmaker
Peter Ramsey
storyboard artist
Gary H. Rizzo
leadman (as Gary Rizzo)
Anders Rundblad
propmaker
Martin Russell
propmaker
Grant Samson
on-set dresser (as Grant D. Samson)
Drew Schultz
propmaker (as Andrew Schultz)
Kelly Schultz
props assistant
Abigail Sheiner
art department coordinator
Rick Staves
set dresser
David M. Steiner
paint foreman
Sloane U'Ren
set designer
Jamie Upham
construction foreman
Scott Williston
set painter
Dennis Young
greens
Karen Agresti
buyer (uncredited)
Edward Tamayo
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

David W. Alstadter
foley mixer (as David Alstadter)
Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor (as Richard Anderson)
Victoria Bowes
utility sound technician (as Victoria Thoma-Bowes)
Forrest Brakeman
production sound mixer
Joseph A. Brennan
sound engineer (as Joe Brennan)
Mark Coffey
sound transfer
John T. Cucci
foley artist (as John Cucci)
Malcolm Fife
special sound designer: Mit Out Sound
Jack Ford
sound engineering support
Gary Gegan
re-recording mixer
Matthew Iadarola
re-recording mixer
Robin Johnston
stage recordist
Ren Klyce
special sound designer: Mit Out Sound
Elliott Koretz
supervising sound editor
Kevin Kubota
utility sound technician
B.J. Lehn
additional sound mixer (as B.J. Lehn Jr.)
Linda Lew
foley recordist
Mark Lindauer
sound engineering support
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Nick Peck
special sound designer: Mit Out Sound
Curt Schulkey
supervising dialogue editor (as Curt Shulkey)
Debbie Spinelli
boom operator
Ralph Stuart
assistant sound editor
Marvin Walowitz
sound effects editor
Robert Zubia
stage recordist
David Abrahamsen
sound (uncredited)
Mike DeBonis
audio description narrator (uncredited)
Rick Mitchell
foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Ryan Arndt
special effects technician
John E. Gray
special effects coordinator (as John Gray)
John Ziegler
special effects foreman
Jason Barnett
special effects: Malkovich masks (uncredited)
Ben Chester
special effects costumes (uncredited)
Damian Fisher
special effects technician (uncredited)
Karin Hanson
special effects hair (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Mike Davis
digital compositor: View Studio
Bob Engelsiepen
supervising digital compositor: View Studio
Lori Freitag-Hild
flame artist: Gray Matter FX
Bryan Grill
flame artist: Gray Matter FX
Margaux Mackay
visual effects producer: Gray Matter FX
Gray Marshall
compositor: Gray Matter FX / visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter FX
Daniel Radford
visual effects supervisor
Howard Shur
digital still compositor: View Studio
Robert Small
3d animator: Gray Matter FX
Scott Suess
digital compositor: View Studio
Sly West
scan record coordinator
Floyd Burks
digital scanning and recording: Cinesite (uncredited)
Jason Dost
digital recording operator (uncredited)
Adam Francis
motion control technician (uncredited)
Anthony Mabin
flame artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Dan Bradley
stunt coordinator
Eric Chambers
stunt performer
Jani D. Davis
stunt performer (as Jani Davis) / stunts
Bob Elmore
stunt performer
Ray Lykins
stunt performer
Grant Mathis
stunt double: Mr. Malkovich
Bobby Ore
stunt performer
Darrin Prescott
stunt rigger
Scott Rogers
stunt performer
Cris Thomas-Palomino
stunt performer (as Cris Palomino)
Lee Waddell
stunt performer
Alexa Sheehan
stunt double: John Malkovich (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Samantha Bahramian
electrician (as Samantha N. Bahramian)
David Burroughs
gaffer
Brent Bye
rigging gaffer
Joseph P. Clem
electrician (as Joe Clem)
Sal Coniglio
first assistant camera (as Salvatore Coniglio)
Jim Fealy
additional photographer
Kirk R. Gardner
steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner)
David González
key rigging grip
Phil Gries
camera: behind the scenes
Jack M. Guberman
electrician
Peter Gulla
camera operator: "a" camera
Dan Hofstad
lighting technician
Doug Houston
electrician
Ben Kaller
camera production assistant
Ken Longballa
electrician
Mark Marchetti
best boy electric
Keith A. Markham
best boy grip (as Keith Markham)
Michael McGarry
grip (as Mike McGarry)
Joseph Messier
dolly grip
Melissa Moseley
still photographer
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
additional camera operator (as Tony Nakonechnyj)
Gino Nix
key grip
Caitlin Phillips
camera loader
Laura Mae Sutherland-Bobick
second assistant camera (as Laura Mae Bobick)
Erik Wolford
grip
James Frederick
lighting technician (uncredited)
Dan Moore
video operator: additional photography (uncredited)
Paul Taylor
steadicam operator (uncredited)
James C. Udel
grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Victor Isaac
extras casting assistant
Cecily Jordan
extras casting (as Cecily T. Jordan)
Michelle Madden
casting associate / casting researcher
Terri Douglas
adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anita Louise Brown
set costumer (as Anita Brown)
Shari Gray
wardrobe supervisor
Marina Marit
set costumer
David Wallace
tailor

Editorial Department

Phillip J. Bartell
assistant editor (as Philip Bartel)
Keith Brachmann
first assistant editor
Joseph Butler
apprentice editor
Joe Hutshing
additional editor
Gloria Kaiser
color timer
Glenn Kiser
post-production executive
David Orr
color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative matcher
Stefan Sonnenfeld
colorist: videotape
John M. Vitale
assistant editor
Sara Hyoun
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Kent James Stewart Barber
assistant location manager
Paul Hargrave
executive location manager
Greg Lazzaro
location manager

Music Department

Carter Burwell
conductor / orchestrator
Michael Farrow
music scoring engineer
Sandra Park
music contractor
Dean Parker
music copyist
John Patitucci
musician
Adam Milo Smalley
music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Dawn Solér
music supervisor
Tony Finno
music preparation (uncredited)
Christoph von Dohnányi
conductor: Bartok excerpt (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Hilary Momberger-Powers
script supervisor (as Hilary Momberger)

Transportation Department

Michael 'Crash' Anderson
driver (as Michael Anderson)
Greg Bauer
driver
Andrew Broomhead
driver
Jesse Cartwright
driver
Krister C. Johnson
transportation co-captain (as Krister Johnson)
Paul Jones
driver
Donald B. Martin
driver (as Don Martin)
Morgan McGuinness
driver
Antonio Molina
transportation coordinator
Sean J. Moore
driver
Luis Mussenden
driver
Griff Ruggles
transportation captain
John Simanovich
driver
Michael Jon Sparks
driver
Gregg Videgain
driver (as Buster Videgain)
Sarah Voigt
driver
Rick Womelduff
driver

Additional Crew

Paul Abraham
craft service
David Alexander
additional puppeteer
Wendy Altman-Cohen
principal eyewear
Gina Amoroso
associate: Mr. Golin
Lee Armstrong
additional puppeteer
Lance Bangs
behind-the-scenes documentarian
Michael Berry
set medic
Rosemary Bock
marionette construction: Images in Motion
David Boyle
Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs: Propaganda Films
Michael Brosilow
photo supplier
Nancy Burch
computer supplier: Intergraph Corporation
Michael Cadava
stand-in
Paul Cafferty
post-production accountant
Barbara Calloway
payroll accountant (as Barbara D. Calloway)
Shannon Clark
associate: Mr. Malkovich
Luman Coad
additional puppeteer (as Luman R. Coad)
Lisa Croisette
stand-in: Ms. Diaz
Nour Dardari
production accountant
Anne Devereux
associate: Mr. Cusack
Matt DiFranco
assistant production coordinator (as Matt Difranco)
Colleen Dina
set intern
Ned Doyle
second assistant director: additional photography
Shawn Driscoll
stand-in: Mr. Cusack
Lisa Ebright
photo supplier
Joe Everett
unit publicist
William P. Ferguson
marionette construction: Images in Motion
John R. Fifer
puppet maker: ballet Craig (as John Fifer)
Mike Freedman
security officer
Lawrence Garcia
associate: Spike
Will Gatlin
craft service (as Will Roy Gatlin Jr.)
Karen Ruth Getchell
production coordinator
Susan Giordano
first assistant accountant (as Susan L. Giordano)
Barbara Gordon
animal trainer
Paul Green
legal counsel
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
photo supplier
Brett Greenstein
associate: Mr. Golin
Lynn Gustafson
marionette construction: Images in Motion
Larry Gutherie
stand-in: Mr. Bean
Sharon Hartman
marionette construction: Images in Motion
Wendy Horton
animal trainer
Phillip Huber
puppeteer
Andy Jenkins
title designer
Kathi Kelly
office intern
Brigitte Lacombe
photo supplier
Carol Lille
head animal trainer
Greg Lille
animal coordinator: Goin' Ape
Javier López de Ayala
Publicist: Spain
Maxine Mahon
choreographer: ballerina, California Ballet
Becky Malkovich
photo supplier
Joe Anne Malkovich
photo supplier
Tony Maxwell
choreographer
David Mesa
security officer
Timothy K. Miller
additional puppeteer
Eric Miracle
computer supplier: Intergraph Corporation
Smriti Mundhra
production secretary
Mary Hildebrand Nagler
marionette construction: Images in Motion
Susan Nickerson
research and clearance
Shaun O'Banion
production assistant
Charley Pavlosky
stand-in: Mr. Malkovich
Victoria Pellman
office intern
Chrissy Phelan
set production assistant
Kamela Portuges
additional puppeteer (as Kamela B. Portuges) / marionette designer (as Kamela B. Portuges)
Jennifer Pyper
associate: Vincenzo
Betty Radice
translator: The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Jennifer Reiss
set production assistant
Joel A. Resendiz
caterer
Misha Rudolph
office production assistant
Sunaina Sharma
set intern
Jay Sherrard
stage manager
Gregory J. Smith
key set production assistant (as Gregory Smith)
Victor Solorzano
caterer
Sam Spiegel
set production assistant
Jo Anne Swartz
post-production accountant
Eric Vignando
caterer
Christopher Vitale
office production assistant
Lisa Marie Wilkinson
stand-in: Ms. Keener
Diane Wooldridge
marionette construction: Images in Motion
Farley Ziegler
creative executive: Single Cell
Cristiana Caimmi
publicist (uncredited)
Maria Elena Heredia
Spanish Dubbing (uncredited)
Jack E. Herman
extras set coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher Neil
rehearsal advisor (uncredited)
Lowell Northrop
production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Sellers
production assistant: second unit, New York (uncredited)
Shea Vargé
production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

Leanne Amos
thanks
Susan Applegate
thanks
Andrea Borrero
thanks
Adam Budzins
thanks
Tom Burrows
thanks
Andy Dick
acknowledgment
Stephen Dickstein
thanks
Jon Timothy Evans
thanks
Dan Field
thanks
David Fincher
thanks (as Fincher)
Ray Gillon
thanks
Philip Glass
acknowledgment
Jon Graff
thanks
Isaac Hanson
acknowledgment (as Hanson)
Taylor Hanson
acknowledgment (as Hanson)
Zac Hanson
acknowledgment (as Hanson)
Steve Harrow
thanks
Paul Hastings
thanks
Evan Hecox
thanks
Dustin Hoffman
acknowledgment
Greg Kozikowski
thanks
Carolyn Kulett
thanks
Alain Lévy
thanks
Geoff McFetridge
thanks
Patrick O'Neill
thanks
Sean Penn
acknowledgment
Michelle Pfeiffer
acknowledgment
Brad Pitt
acknowledgment
Deannie Pruss
thanks
Daniel Radford
in memory of
John Ross
thanks
Nancy Ross
thanks
David O. Russell
thanks (as D. Russell)
Robin Ruzan
thanks
Winona Ryder
acknowledgment
Greg Shewchuk
thanks
Gary Sinise
acknowledgment
Jim Tauber
thanks
Mark Van Horne
thanks (as Mark Van Horn)
Sly West
thanks
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