Cast & Crew

Directed by

David Green

Writing Credits

Step Tyner
(story) &
John K. Swensson
(story) and
Dale Dye
(story)
Nick Thiel
(screenplay) and
Paul F. Edwards
(screenplay)

Cast

Nicolas Cage
Jake Preston
Tommy Lee Jones
Brad Little
Sean Young
Billie Lee Guthrie
Bryan Kestner
Breaker
Illana Diamant
Sharon Geller
Dale Dye
A.K. McNeil
Mary Ellen Trainor
Janet Little
J.A. Preston
General Olcott
Peter Onorati
Rice
Charles Lanyer
Darren Phillips
Marshall R. Teague
Doug Daniels
Cylk Cozart
Dewar Proctor
Charles Kahlenberg
Oscar De Marco
Gregory Vahanian
Tom Davis
Robert Lujan
Steward Rives
Scott Williamson
Scott Buzz
Mickey Yablans
Butch Tippet
Bert Rhine
Eric Stoller
Peter Michaels
Steve Dobbs
Richard Soto
Captain Tejada
Samuel Hernández
Latino Pilot
Kristin Wynn
Jesse Little
Kristin Nicole Barnes
Sam Little
Phillip Troy Linger
Dance Partner
Harrison Le Duke
Broker
Garth Le Master
Waiter
Judson Spence
Singer
Oscar Granquist
Sgt. Higgins
William Medici
Pilot
Angie Seegers
Girl Nicolas Cage Defends and Singer Seranades

Produced by

Bill Badalato
producer (as William Badalato)
Keith Barish
executive producer
Dale Dye
co-producer
Bettina Gilois
associate producer
Arnold Kopelson
executive producer
John K. Swensson
co-producer

Music by

David Newman

Cinematography by

Tony Imi
director of photography

Editing by

Norman Buckley
Dennis M. O'Connor
(as Dennis O'Connor)
Jon Poll

Casting By

Mike Fenton
Valorie Massalas
Judy Taylor

Production Design by

Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by

Pat Tagliaferro

Set Decoration by

Jerie Kelter

Costume Design by

Ellis Cohen

Makeup Department

Fríða Aradóttir
hair stylist
Michael Hancock
makeup artist

Production Management

Susan Zwerman
unit production manager
Angel Pine
post production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Matt Earl Beesley
first assistant director
James Dillon
first assistant director: second unit
David Newman
assistant director: aerial unit
Richard T. Stevens
second unit director
Jeffrey Wetzel
second assistant director

Art Department

G. Roger Abell
set dresser
David L. Glazer
property master
David Jefferson
property master
Russell Jones
set dresser
Robert Lucas
lead man
Bill Rea
set designer
Glenn H. Roberts
set dresser
Doug Sieck
set dresser
Debi Shirk Tagliaferro
art department coordinator

Sound Department

Tom E. Dahl
re-recording mixer
L.C. DePaula
aerial boom operator
Linda Folk
adr editor
Kate Jesse
cable person
Franklin Jones Jr.
re-recording mixer
R.J. Kizer
sound editor
Steve Kohler
foley recordist
Lance Laurienzo
assistant sound editor
Patrushkha Mierzwa
boom operator
Victoria Rose Sampson
adr editor / dialogue editor
Jerry Trent
foley artist
Mark Ulano
production sound mixer
Thomas Whiting
supervising adr editor
Michael S. Wren
sound recordist

Special Effects by

John S. Baker
special effects technician
Dave Barkovitz
special effects technician
Mike Menzel
special effects coordinator
Rudy Perez
special effects
Bob Riggs
special effects
Pat Tagliaferro
art director/special effects design
Todd Cuson
special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

Richard L. Blackwell
stunts
Chuck Borden
stunts
Michael Cassidy
stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.
stunt performer (as George B. Colucci) / stunts (as George B. Colucci)
Chuck Courtney
stunts
BJ Davis
assistant stunt coordinator / stunt double: Tommy Lee Jones / stunts
Christopher Doyle
stunts
Donna Evans
stunts
Skip Holm
stunt pilot
Monty Jordan
stunts
Ken Lesco
stunts
Dennis Madalone
stunt coordinator
'Wild' Bill Mock
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric Bartsch
grip
Paul 'Doc' Byrd
aerial additional photographer / aerial camera coordinator
Ken Hackman
aerial still photographer
J. David Jones
aerial camera pilot
William E. Kelley Jr.
aerial camera operator (as Bill Kelley)
Michael Maley
gaffer
Stan McClain
director of aerial photography
Bruce Merwin
gaffer
Michael Paris
still photographer
Gene Poole
key grip
John R. Shannon
still photographer
Ronald Vidor
a camera operator/steadicam
H. Mark Vuille
gaffer: los angeles unit
John Ward
camera operator / steadicam operator
Jorgen Wedseltoft
camera operator: second unit
Wayne Baker
aerial assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Brad Heston
casting assistant
Andrew Reid
extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Amy E. Duddleston
assistant editor
Alisa Hale
editing room assistant
Greg Hayden
associate editor
Phil Hetos
color timer: DeLuxe
Keith Parrish
color timer: DeLuxe
Jim Rhine
post-production assistant
Elizabeth Schmidt
assistant editor (as Elizabeth Fulton)
Paula Suhy
first assistant editor (as Paula Greatbatch)

Location Management

Scott Buzz
location manager

Music Department

Peter Afterman
music supervisor
Tom Brown
music preparation
J.J. George
assistant music editor
Jim Hoffman
music preparation
Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Diane DeLouise Wessel
music supervisor
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Marilyn Bailey
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Troy Flynn
driver: production van
Shane Greedy
production driver

Additional Crew

Dave Adams
pilot: AH-64
Ralph Arnold
pilot: UH-60 Blackhawk
Billy Badalato
aerial supervisor
Kristena D. Baker
technical advisor: air force
Michael Barnes
legal services
Phil Bautista
production assistant: Video Assist for Simulation Scenes
Redney Bither
pilot: AH-64
Ralph Boyd
scout pilot: OH-S8D
Marty Caldwell
paramedic
Christopher G. Chalko
chief technical advisor (as Major Christopher G. Chalko) / project advisor: DA/DOD (as Major Christopher G. Chalko)
Randy Crockett
pilot: UH-60 Blackhawk
Dan Cutshall
pilot: AH-1 Cobra
Robert Duuton
pilot: AH-1 Cobra
Dale Dye
technical advisor
Thomas Fritz
pilot: UH-60
Paul Guyot
stand-in: Nicholas Cage
Jim Hadley
pilot: UH-60
Jimmy Hancock
pilot: AH-64
Jeffrey Harlacker
assistant to producer
Ross Hill
pilot: AH-64
Skip Holmes
jet pilot: Draken
Harriet Katz-Stevens
production accountant
Lonnie Kragel
assistant production coordinator
Rocco Marra
assistant to aerial coordinator (as Rocco J. Marra)
Ed R. Mayers Jr.
aerial technical advisor
Ray Mayers
pilot: AH-64
Eric McCall
Bar Patron
Bob McKeegan
pilot: AH-64
Peter McKernan
aerial coordinator
James D. Morgan
pilot: OH-S8D
Maria Norman
assistant: Arnold Kopelson
Larry Pucci
pilot: AH-1 Cobra
Hal Hooper Reichle
aerial advisor
Christopher J. Rigon
pilot: OH-S8D
CW4 Terry Rose
mock-up technical advisor / pilot: AH-64
Hugo Sanhueza
pilot: UH-60 Blackhawk
Ronald C. Smith
pilot: UH-60 Blackhawk
Brian Steward
production assistant
Shannon Tanner
stand-in: Sean Young
Neal Thompson
title designer
Carl Vanderpool
pilot: UH-60
Dale Whitmore Jr.
pilot: AH-1 Cobra
Monty Jordan
senior military advisor (uncredited)
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