Cast & Crew

Directed by

Norman Jewison

Writing Credits

Jeff Rothberg
(story) &
Francis X. McCarthy Jr.
(story) (as Francis X. McCarthy)
Alvin Sargent
(screenplay)

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg
Harriet Franklin
Gérard Depardieu
Bogus
Haley Joel Osment
Albert Franklin
Andrea Martin
Penny
Nancy Travis
Lorraine Franklin
Denis Mercier
Monsieur Antoine
Ute Lemper
Babette
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Ruth Clark
Barbara Hamilton
Mrs. Partridge
Al Waxman
School Principal
Elizabeth Harpur
Ellen
Fiona Reid
School Teacher
Kevin Jackson
Bob Morrison
Richard Portnow
M. Clay Thrasher
Mo Gaffney
Travellers Aide - New Jersey
Sara Peery
Travellers Aide - Las Vegas
Cynthia Mace
Florence, the Flight Attendant
Don Francks
Dr. Surprise
Justine Johnston
Woman in Plane
Frank Medrano
Man in Plane
Philip Williams
Airport Cop
Jackie Richardson
Babysitter
Quancetia Hamilton
Meter Maid
Jared Durand
Boy in Playground
Michael Vollans
Boy in Playground
D. Ruby Son
Kid in Classroom
Michael Ho
Kid in Classroom
Fielding Horan
Kid in Classroom
Dina Morrone
Mom at Party
Stuart Hughes
Airline Agent
Stan Coles
Mr. Franklin
Yetunde Alabi
Harriet Age 7
Jennifer Pisana
Lorraine Age 7
Michael R. Sousa
Strongman
Yvan Labelle
Little Person
Damon D'Oliveira
Office Worker
Csaba Maczala
Traffic Officer
Muguette Moreau
Assistant to Dr. Surprise
Tabitha Lupien
Girl at Party
Nicolette Hazenwinkel
Wirewalker
Doug Gilmour
Doug, the Birthday Party Guest
Rebekah Abou-Keer
Circus Character
Kenner Ames
Circus Character
Shelley Bianchi
Circus Character
Heather Braaten
Circus Character
Roger Clown
Circus Character
David Dunlop
Circus Character
Alexei Fateyev
Circus Character
Vince Fera
Circus Character
Joe Gladman
Circus Character
Theresa Fung
Circus Character
Orville Heyn
Circus Character
Peter Jarvis
Circus Character
Lisa Renee Knight
Circus Character
Gigi De Leon
Circus Character
Kelly McIntosh
Circus Character
Jennifer Podemski
Circus Character
Simmi Raymond
Circus Character
Sonny Tran
Circus Character
Jason Twardowski
Circus Character
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Actor
Mike Butters
Big Carl
Ashley Comeau
Child at Airport
Eugene Osment
Bus-station street-person
John Haynes Walker
Firefighter

Produced by

Gayle Fraser-Baigelman
executive producer
Michael Jewison
associate producer
Norman Jewison
producer
Patrick Markey
executive producer
Arnon Milchan
producer
Michael G. Nathanson
executive producer (as Michael Nathanson)
Jeff Rothberg
producer

Music by

Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by

David Watkin

Editing by

Stephen E. Rivkin
(as Stephen Rivkin)

Casting By

Howard Feuer

Production Design by

Ken Adam

Art Direction by

Alicia Keywan

Set Decoration by

Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by

Ruth Myers

Makeup Department

Reeve Cuerrier
assistant hair stylist
Michael Germain
key makeup artist / makeup artist: Ms. Goldberg
Paul LeBlanc
key hair stylist (as Paul Le Blanc)
Donald Mowat
co-key makeup artist (as Donald J. Mowat)
Julia L. Walker
hair stylist: Ms. Goldberg (as Julia Walker)

Production Management

Joseph Boccia
unit production manager
Karen Hughes
production supervisor: Las Vegas & Newark crew
Patrick Markey
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David Antoniuk
trainee assistant director
H. Gordon Boos
first assistant director: Las Vegas and Newark
Parnes Cartwright
additional second second assistant director: Las Vegas and Newark
Alison Jones
trainee assistant director
Tom Quinn
second assistant director
Michele Rakich
third assistant director
Kimberly Sizemore
second second assistant director: Las Vegas and Newark
W. Thomas Snyder
second assistant director: Las Vegas and Newark (as Tom Snyder)
David Webb
first assistant director
Nicholas Wolfert
second assistant director
Charles Zalben
additional first assistant director: Las Vegas and Newark

Art Department

Craig B. Ayers Sr.
greensman
John Bannister
key scenic artist
Martin Charles
graphic designer
Danielle Fleury
assistant set decorator
Bill Harman
construction supervisor
Mike Harris
set dresser
Ron Hewitt
assistant property master
Douglas E. Madison
property master: Las Vegas & Newark crew (as Douglas Madison)
Douglas T. Madison
assistant property master (as Doug Madison Jr.)
Brook Mansbridge
propmaker
Doug McLean
first assistant art director
Neil Morfitt
set designer
Vic Rigler
property master
Scott Ritenour
art director: Las Vegas and Newark
Pat Shatka
art department coordinator
Phillip Tellez
head carpenter
James F. Truesdale
assistant art director: Las Vegas and Newark (as Jim Truesdale)
Gordon White
set designer (as Gord White)
Lynn Wolverton-Parker
assistant set decorator: Las Vegas & Newark crew
Omar Abderrahman
set dresser (uncredited)
Richard Berman
art coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher Nelson
set dresser (uncredited)
Kathleen Walker
art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Bruce Carwardine
sound mixer
Tony Currie
adr editor / dialogue editor
Keith Elliott
re-recording mixer
Mark Gingras
sound effects editor
Wayne Griffin
supervising sound editor
Andy Koyama
re-recording mixer
Andy Malcolm
foley artist
Michael O'Farrell
supervising sound editor
Scott Shepherd
re-recording mixer (as Scott Sheppard)
Don White
re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

Paul Papadopoulos
special effects assistant
David Neil Trifunovich
special effects supervisor (as Neil Trifunovich)

Visual Effects by

Erik Anderson
digital artist
Richard Berman
visual effects coordinator
David Emerson
optical supervisor
Brian Griffin
digital supervisor: VCEinc
Brian Hanable
senior digital compositor
Brian Jochum
visual effects associate supervisor
Peter Kuran
visual effects producer: VCE Inc.
Alan Munro
visual effects supervisor
Frederick E.O. Toye
visual effects (as Fred Toye)
Mark Tureski
optical effects
Pam Vick
digital artist: VCE
Enid Zentelis
visual effects (as Enid Tihanyi Zentelis)

Stunts

Mike Butters
stunts
Ted Hanlan
stunt coordinator
Gene Hartline
stunts
Danny Lima
stunts
Kym Washington Longino
stunt double: Ms. Goldberg (as Kym Washington)
Bob Minor
stunt coordinator: Las Vegas & Newark crew
Peter Szkoda
stunt double (1996)

Camera and Electrical Department

Jeff Baer
rigging grip
Kevin Boyd
key video assist operator: Las Vegas & New Jersey
Jayson Clute
second assistant camera
Gary Deneault
chief lighting technician
Cary Fisher
camera operator
Candide Franklyn
dolly grip
Tony Guerin
assistant camera
Suzanne Hanover
still photographer
Stephen Jackson
gaffer
Billy Kerwick
key rigging grip
David Niven
extra camera assistant
Matthew Pill
key rigging grip
Pavlik Pravtchev
videoassist
Takashi Seida
still photographer
Shayne Hare
grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Aric Dupere
extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mariane Carter
key secound unit costumer
Sharon Iris Crall
costumer
Michelle Kurpaska
costume supervisor
Karen Renaut
wardrobe mistress (as Karen Renault)
Robert Roberts
wardrobe master
Delphine White
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Nicolette Beasley
post-production coordinator
Andrew S. Eisen
associate editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Bob Kaiser
color timer
Dov Samuel
second assistant editor
Dawn M. Stoliar
first assistant editor

Location Management

Debra Beers
location manager
Alex Corven
assistant location manager (as Alex Corven Caronia)
Jonathan Matthews
production assistant: locations
Joseph Stephans
location assistant: Newark

Music Department

Budd Carr
music consultant
Stephan R. Goldman
music consultant / music supervisor
Artie Kane
conductor
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Marc Shaiman
music producer
Scott Stambler
music editor
Larry Blank
orchestrator (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music preparation (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Brad Dechter
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
Daniel Gold
music prep (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman
music preparation (uncredited)
Frank Macchia
music preparation (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith
music preparation (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Nick Vidar
music programmer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Marie La Haye
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Denny Caira
transportation coordinator
John Coles
driver
Dave Marwick
driver: honeywagon
Edward O'Donnell
transportation captain
Nick Sweetman
transportation coordinator
Roger Wooge
transportation

Additional Crew

Diana Alvarez
assistant production coordinator
Kevin Berman
consultant
Ralph Bertelle
production assistant: Las Vegas & Newark crew
Jennifer Blair
assistant production coordinator: Las Vegas & Newark crew
Vance Chapman
production assistant
Kyle Cooper
title designer
Andrew Cullen
production assistant
Darren M. Demetre
production assistant: Las Vegas & Newark crew (as Darren Demetre)
Joe Everett
unit publicist
Karin Fong
title designer
Gina Fowler
production coordinator
Whit Haydn
magic consultant
Thomas Johnston
script supervisor: Las Vegas & Newark crew (as Tom Johnston)
Jamie Kehoe
craft service (as James Kehoe)
Tom Meyers
production assistant: Las Vegas & Newark crew
Christina Meynell
production assistant
John Miranda
creative executive
Walter Painter
choreographer
Paul Papadopoulos
production assistant
Colin Paul
production assistant
Jonathan Pendragon
stager: levitation illusion
Nyla Pickett
production assistant: Las Vegas & Newark crew (as Nyla Picket)
Robin M. Reelis
production assistant
Cristopher G. Sabol
production assistant
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
Darren Benjamin Shepherd
On Set Production Assistant
Justin Isaac Ward
production assistant: Las Vegas & Newark crew (as Justin Ward)
Erin Whitten
production assistant
Carole Campbell
second unit production accountant (uncredited)

Thanks

Lance Burton
special thanks
Robert C. Janiszewski
special thanks
Steve Wynn
special thanks
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