Cast & Crew

Directed by

Spike Lee

Writing Credits

Spike Lee
(written by)

Cast

Danny Aiello
Sal
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Vito
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
Spike Lee
Mookie
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem
John Turturro
Pino
Paul Benjamin
ML
Frankie Faison
Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Jade
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
John Savage
Clifton
Samuel L. Jackson
Mister Señor Love Daddy
Rosie Perez
Tina
Roger Guenveur Smith
Smiley
Steve White
Ahmad
Martin Lawrence
Cee
Leonard L. Thomas
Punchy
Christa Rivers
Ella
Frank Vincent
Charlie
Luis Antonio Ramos
Stevie
Richard Habersham
Eddie
Gwen McGee
Louise
Steve Park
Sonny
Ginny Yang
Kim
Sherwin Park
Korean Child
Shawn Elliott
Puerto Rican Icee Man
Diva Osorio
Carmen
Chris Delaney
Stevie's Friends
Angel Ramirez Jr.
Stevie's Friends
Sixto Ramos
Stevie's Friends
Nelson Vasquez
Stevie's Friends
Travell Lee Toulson
Hector
Joel Nagle
Sergeant
David E. Weinberg
Plainclothes Detective
Yattee Brown
Double Dutch Girl
Mecca Brunson
Double Dutch Girl
Shawn Stainback
Double Dutch Girl
Soquana Wallace
Double Dutch Girl
Erik Dellums
Customer in Pizzeria
Leland Hardy
Riot Starter
Garry Pastore
P.O. Bonamo
Eric Payne
Guy in Riot
John Michael Quinn
Policeman
Michael Ralph
Guy by Water Hydrant
Nicholas Turturro
Policeman

Produced by

Jon Kilik
line producer
Spike Lee
producer (produced by)
Monty Ross
co-producer

Music by

Bill Lee
(original music score)

Cinematography by

Ernest R. Dickerson
(as Ernest Dickerson) (photography by)

Editing by

Barry Alexander Brown

Casting By

Robi Reed
(casting)

Production Design by

Wynn Thomas
(production design)

Set Decoration by

Steve Rosse

Costume Design by

Ruth E. Carter
(as Ruth Carter) (costumes)

Makeup Department

Matiki Anoff
makeup artist
Larry M. Cherry
hair stylist (as Larry Cherry)
Marianna Najjar
additional makeup artist

Production Management

R.W. Dixon
unit manager
Preston L. Holmes
production supervisor (as Preston Holmes)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nandi Bowe
second assistant director
Randy Fletcher
first assistant director
Christopher Lopez
second second assistant director (as Chris Lopez)

Art Department

Anthony Baldasare
set dresser
Jeff Balsmeyer
storyboard artist
Patricia Bases
scenic artist
Sherman Benjamin
shop production assistant
Michael L. Benson
set dresser (as Michael Lee Benson)
Martin Bernstein
construction coordinator
James R. Bilz
set dresser (as James Bilz)
James Boniece
construction grip (as James Bonice)
Dennis Bradford
assistant art director
David Bromberg
construction grip
Lawrence Casey
scenic artist
Rodney Clark
carpenter
Dominic Ferrara
carpenter (as Dominic Ferrar)
Jeffrey L. Glave
chargeman
Jonathan Graham
construction grip
Harold Horn
carpenter
Marc Henry Johnson
second assistant props
Richard C. Kerekes
construction grip (as Rich Kerekes)
Joyce Kubalak-Szuflita
second scenic artist (as Joyce Kubalak)
Kevin Ladson
third assistant props
Andrew Lassman
additional assistant props (as Andy Lassman)
Timothy Main
carpenter
Charlie Marroquin
construction grip (as Charles Marroquin)
Chris Miller
carpenter
Jeff Miller
scenic artist
Monique Mitchell
construction grip
Octavio Molina
property master
Ken Nelson
key set builder
Michael O'Dell Green
assistant art director (as Michael Green)
Carl Peterson
construction grip
Carl Prinzi
construction grip
Thomas Hudson Reeve
set dresser
Scott Rosenstock
lead man
Jon Rudo
assistant set decorator
Rosalie Russino
shop person
Twad Schuetrum
carpenter
Mark Paul Selemon
first assistant props (as Mark Selemon)
Pam Stephens
art department coordinator
Bryan Unger
construction grip
Keith Wall
key set dresser
Robert Woods Jr.
construction production assistant
Ziska Childs
scenic artist (uncredited)
Jeff Naparstek
set dresser (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Abdul Malik Abbott
cableman production assistant
Nzingha Clarke
apprentice sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Michael DiCosimo
stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Mike DiCosimo)
Patrick Disanto
sound recordist
William Docker
apprentice sound editor
James Flatto
assistant music editor / assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman
re-recording mixer
Rudy Gaskins
sound editor
Eugene Gearty
sound editor (as Gene Gearty)
Charles Hunt
cableman production assistant
Skip Lievsay
sound designer
Marissa Littlefield
assistant sound editor
Alexander Markowski
Rough Cut Sound Mix Engineer
Tony Martinez
sound editor
Bruce Pross
sound editor
Nic Ratner
assistant sound editor
Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator (as Andy Schmetterling)
Gail Showalter
foley editor
Stuart Stanley
sound editor
Jeffrey Stern
dialogue editor (as Jeff Stern)
Frank Stettner
sound recordist
Philip Stockton
supervising dialogue editor
Brunilda Torres
adr editor
George A. Lara
foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

John Berry
special effects assistant (as John N. Berry)
Wilfred Caban
special effects assistant
Paul Colangelo
special effects assistant (as Paul Collangello)
David Fletcher
special effects assistant (as Dave Fletcher)
William D. Harrison
special effects assistant (as Bill Harrison)
Don Hewitt
special effects assistant
Steven Kirshoff
special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)
William Vanderputten
special effects assistant (as William Van Der Putten)
Denis Zack
special effects assistant (as Dennis Zack)

Stunts

Danny Aiello III
stunt double: Sal
Chantal Collins
stunt coordinator assistant
Andy Duppin
stunts
Gary Frith
stunts
Rashon Khan
stunts
Erik Koniger
stunts
Francine Renee Lawrence
stunt coordinator assistant
Malcolm Livingston
stunts
David S. Lomax
stunts
Dominic Marcus
stunts
Eric Payne
stunts (as Eric A. Payne)
Eddie Smith
stunt coordinator
Roy Thomas
stunts
Mharaka Washington
stunt driver
Tom Wright
stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
stunts (uncredited)
Garry Pastore
utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Stuart Allen
crane technician: Louma crane
John Archibald
additional grip
Erich Augenstein
additional grip
Rodney Bauer
third grip
Donald Bialer
additional grip (as Donald Bailer)
James Boorman
electrician
Jonathan Burkhart
first assistant camera
Addison Cook
electric trainee
Val DeSalvo
best boy (as Val Desalvo)
Bob Gorelick
additional assistant camera
Charles Houston
gaffer
Robert Ippolito
key grip
Roger Kimpton
additional grip
David Lee
still photographer
Juan Lopez
electric trainee
Darnell Martin
second assistant camera
Serge Mihajlov
third electrician (as Sergei Mihajlov)
John Newby
camera operator
Rex North
dolly grip
John O'Malley
third electrician
George Pattison
additional camera operator
Frank Prinzi
additional camera operator
Paul Reuter
additional assistant camera (as Paul S. Reuter)
Derrick Still
generator operator
Marcus Turner
grip trainee
Christopher Vanzant
electrician
Paul Wachter
best boy

Casting Department

Sarah Hyde Hamlet
extras casting (as Sarah Hyde-Hamlet)
Andrea Reed
casting assistant
Tracy Vilar
casting production assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michèle Boissière Armstrong
wardrobe production assistant (as Michele Boissiere)
Valerie Gladstone-Appel
wardrobe seamstress (as Valerie A. Gladstone)
Karen Perry
assistant costume designer
Jennifer Ruscoe
wardrobe supervisor
Millicent Shelton
wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department

Tula Goenka
assistant editor
Bob Hagans
color timer
John Nicolard
color timer
Noëlle Penraat
negative matcher
Leander T. Sales
apprentice editor (as Leander Sales)

Location Management

Brent Owens
location manager
Eddie Rehfeldt
location scout (uncredited)
Grant Harper Reid
location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

Elena Barere
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Kenny Barron
musician: piano, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Sandra Billingslea
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Terence Blanchard
musician: trumpet, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Alfred Brown
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Alfred V. Brown)
Carol Buck
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
John R. Dexter
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Lewis Eley
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Barry Finclair
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Michael Fleming
musician: bass, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Michael M. Fleming)
Eileen M. Folson
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Maureen Gallagher
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Winterton Garvey
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Kenneth Gordon
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Donald Harris
musician: alto saxophone, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Juliette Hassner
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Richard Hendrickson
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Richard Henrickson)
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Cecelia A. Hobbs)
Robert Hurst
musician: bass, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Regis Iandiorio
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Marlon Jordan
musician: trumpet, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Gregory Komar
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Bill Lee
conductor: The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as William J.E. Lee)
Patmore Lewis
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Charles Libove
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Joe Malin
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Joseph Malin)
Branford Marsalis
musician: tenor and soprano saxophone, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Lois Martin
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Lois E. Martin)
Mauricette Martin
vocals
Melissa Meel
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Diane Monroe
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Louann Montesi
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Paul Peabody
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Marion Pinheiro
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Marion J. Pinheiro)
John Pintavalle
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Rufus Reid
musician: bass, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Maxine Roach
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Alvin Rogers
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Alvin E. Rodgers)
Bruce Rogers
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Elliot Rosoff
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Alen W. Sanford
musician: violin, concert master, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Astrid Schween
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Mark Orrin Shuman
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Laura J. Smith
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Alex Steyermark
music editor
Gerald Tarack
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Lesa Terry
musician: violin, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Zela Terry
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
James 'Jabbo' Ware
music copyist
Jeff 'Tain' Watts
musician: drums, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
James Williams
musician: piano, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Harry Zaratzian
musician: viola, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Frederic Zlotkin
musician: cello, The Natural Spiritual Orchestra (as Frederick Zlotkin)
Mervyn Warren
music producer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Joe Gonzalez
script supervisor

Transportation Department

William K. Gaskins
driver (as Willi Gaskins)
Clifford Johnson
driver
Sullie Jordan
driver
Brian Maxwell
driver
Martin Whitfield
driver
Carlos Williams
driver

Additional Crew

Jackie Bazan
dvd publicist
Richard Beaumont
intern
Kai Bowe
intern
Kenny Buford
set production assistant
Steve Burnett
office production assistant
Beverly Cable
electric production assistant (as Beverly C. Jones)
Dawn Cain
intern
Fritz Celestin
intern
Spencer Charles
set production assistant
Holly Chase
auditor
Melissa A. Clark
intern
Eric Daniel
set production assistant
Arlene Donnelly
intern
Robin Downes
assistant production office coordinator
Mike Ellis
set production assistant (as Michael Ellis)
Peggy Farrell
provider: Malcolm X/Martin Luther King Jr. photos
Susan D. Fowler
production coordinator: Forty Acres
Michael Gaynor
dailies projectionist
Juliette Harris
intern
Stanley G. Hunte
violins contractor: The Natural Spiritual Orchestra
Eddie Joe
set production assistant
Stephanie Lynn Jones
set production assistant (as Stephanie Jones)
Erik Knight
set production assistant (as Erik Night)
Avril Lacour-Hartnagel
product placement coordinator
James Leavey
teamster captain (as Jim Leavey)
Ernie Mapp
intern
Mitchell Marchand
intern
Sam Mattingly
unit publicist
Jacki Newson
intern
Robert F. Nickson
production controller (as Robert Nickson)
Fred Nielson
set production assistant (as Frederick Nielsen)
Judith Norman
office production assistant
Eric Oden
assistant auditor
Alexander Ostrovsky
piano tuner
Rosie Perez
choreographer
Traci Proctor
intern
Kia B. Puriefoy
set production assistant (as Kia Puriefoy)
Lillian Pyles
production office coordinator
Sara Renaud
intern
Bruce Roberts
set production assistant
Carolyn Rouse
intern
Astrid Roy
intern
Otis Sallid
choreographer
Cheryl Ann Scott
craft service
Art Sims
logo designer: "Do the Right Thing"
Sharoya N. Smalls
intern
Alan C. Smith
intern
Audra C. Smith
production assistant: Forty Acres
Susan Stuart
intern
Karen Taylor
intern
Jean Warner
intern
Dale Watkins
set production assistant
Gail White
intern
Latanya White
intern
Monique Williams
intern
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer (uncredited)
Kim Delgado
adr loop group (uncredited)
Solomon J. LeFlore
Production financing (uncredited)

Thanks

Rush
special thanks
John Wilson
special thanks
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