Hard Luck

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

Writing Credits

Larry Brand
(screenplay) and
Mario Van Peebles
(screenplay)
Larry Brand
(story)

Cast

Wesley Snipes
Lucky
Jackie Quinones
Angela
Cybill Shepherd
Cass
James Hiroyuki Liao
Chang
Aubrey Dollar
Rainn
Kevin Thoms
Roland
Adrain Washington
Lucky
Noah Fleiss
Sol Rosenbaum
Bill Cobbs
Cobb
Kevin Chapman
Franklin
Tom Kemp
Gino Gambetta
Mike Messier
Eugene
Mario Van Peebles
Captain Davis
Tony Hua
Detective Lee
Luis Guzmán
Million Dollar Mendez
DJ Clue
Goodlife
Styles P
Crazy B
Eddie Logan
Grampa
Aaron Dorsey
Lucky - Age 6
Melvin Van Peebles
Hospital Prophet
Bill Mootos
National Guardsman
Sayed Najem
Front desk Manager
Sujoy De
Police Officer
Wendy Overly
Waitress
Joe Stapleton
Highway Patrol Officer #1
Nicholas Balcam
Little Boy in Mask
Gavin J. Behrman
Antonio
Issa Coulibaly
African Drumer
Seydou Coulibaly
African Drumer
Aaron Leidecker
Punker
Kym Chevian
Bad Cop
John Joyce
Higway worker
Isa Moreno
Philomene
Steve Scarfo
Thug
Thomas Schiavitti
Corrupt Cops Partner
Eric Bruno Borgman
News Cameraman
Greg Chopoorian
Surgeon
Derrick Costa
State Trooper
Derek Cunningham
Swedish Porn Star
Elizabeth Dings
Woman in Diner
John Franchi
Lap Dance Recipient
Joseph Petrucci
Bouncer at Strip Club
Jerry Quinn
Lounge Sugar Daddy
Billy Silvia
Dock Worker
Jason J. Tavares
Bar Patron
Joey Vacchio
Bodyguard
Tacuma Vanterpool
Prisoner
Jamie Christopher White
Strip-Club Patron
Darya Zabinski
Cashier
Joseph Zamparelli
Biker

Produced by

Larry Brand
co-producer
Donald Kushner
producer
Peter R. McIntosh
executive producer
G. Marq Roswell
co-producer
Mario Van Peebles
producer
Karen Williams
associate producer
Brad Wyman
producer

Music by

Tree Adams

Cinematography by

Alex Nepomniaschy

Editing by

Edward R. Abroms

Casting By

Donna DeSeta

Production Design by

Loren Weeks

Set Decoration by

Christina Tonkin Noble
(as Christina K. Tonkin)

Costume Design by

Daniel Lawson

Makeup Department

Mary Cooke
hair department head
Diane Hammond
key makeup artist
Raul Hernandez
key hair stylist
Trish Seeney
second makeup artist

Production Management

Tara L. Craig
production supervisor
Jan Kikumoto
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David Eric Chapman
second assistant director
Mike Ellis
assistant director
Peter R. McIntosh
second unit director
Michael A. Pinckney
second assistant director

Art Department

Ralph Contrado
charge scenic
Melissa Cooperman
set decoration buyer
Jeremy Dominick
picture car wrangler
Noah Dubreuil
props
Jennifer Engel
leadman
Jennifer Gerbino
assistant property master
Emily Hoge
art department coordinator
Malchus Janocko
assistant art director
Wayne Kimball
set dresser
Etienne Martine
props
Butch McCarthy
on-set dresser (as John 'Butch' McCarthy)
Laura Mernoff
painter
John F. O'Neil
set dresser
Scott T. Pina
general foreman
John Ryder
props
Jessica L. Therrien
art department intern
Casey Van Maanen
set dresser
Peter Wilcox
carpenter

Sound Department

Jason Freedman
supervising sound editor
Chris Julian
foley artist / foley mixer / sound post-production
Mark Linden
re-recording mixer
Tara A. Paul
re-recording mixer (as Tara Paul)
Joel Reidy
boom operator
Harry E. Snodgrass
sound designer / supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

William 'Billy Jack' Jakielaszek
special effects technician
John Ruggieri
special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

Minky Billups
lead compositor
Scott Billups
visual effects supervisor
Chris Buchakjian
digital artist
Tim Cutt
digital artist
Josh Levine
digital artist

Stunts

Bill Anagnos
stunt driver
Jared Burke
stunt double
Shana Carr
stunt double / stunt double: Cybill Shepherd
Marilyn Cortez
stunt double
Geoffrey Dowell
stunt double
Denise Gallo
stunt double
Hollis Hill
stunts
Tony Hua
stunt double
Paul Marini
stunt double
Aaron Vexler
stunt double: Tom Kemp

Camera and Electrical Department

Lee Ayrton
rigging electrician
Woody Bell
company grip
Jason Bowen
electrician
Dave Cambria
best boy electric
Rick Cardillo
electrician
Brian Carmichael
video operator / video payback operator
David Conelli
camera car operator
Derek Contrado
company grip
Renato Di Giuseppe
camera operator
Michael DiIeso
key rigger grip
Joshua Dreyfus
best boy electric: second unit / rigging best boy electric
Dave Egerstrom
key first assistant camera
Jennifer Evans
grip
Peter Fernberger
director of photography: second unit
Claire Folger
still photographer
Stephen Girouard
best boy grip
Eric Goddard
grip: second unit
Christian J. Hollyer
second assistant camera
Tom Keenan
lighting technician
Eric Komar
dolly grip: "b" camera
Zachary K. Lazar
electrician (as Zach Lazar)
Roger Marbury
rigging gaffer
James R. Mitchell
generator operator
Daryl Richardson
key grip: second unit
Liz Silver
film loader (as Elizabeth Heslep)
Travis Trudell
rigging grip
Warren A. Weberg
grip
William M. Weberg
key grip
Frans Weterrings III
chief lighting technician (as Frans Wetterings III)
Greg Wimer
first assistant camera
Ian Woolston-Smith
steadicam operator

Casting Department

Kyle Coker
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Frank Avanzo
key costumer
Jodi Baldwin
set costumer
Bobbie Frankel
shopper
Kathy Karbowski
wardrobe supervisor
Margaret Palmer
assistant costume designer
Carolyn Schnitzer
set costumer: women

Editorial Department

Erik Jessen
additional editor
Kelly Reese
final colorist

Location Management

Toni-Ann Baker
location scout
Dave Ozug
location production assistant
Gregory Routt
location manager
Julie Snyder
location manager

Music Department

Tree Adams
score co-producer
Kyle Clausen
music editor
Christopher Faizi
additional music programming
Bryan Landers
assistant: Tree Adams
Jenna Levy
music coordinator (as Joanna Levy)
Sujin Nam
orchestrator
Walter New
scoring mixer
G. Marq Roswell
music supervisor / score co-producer
Phil Soussan
scoring mixer
Adam Swart
music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

Kelly Cronin
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Luke Malloy
assistant picture car coordinator

Additional Crew

Alan Abrams
business and legal affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate
Nicole Anderson
key craft service
David H. Angell
production assistant
Jodi Baldwin
stitcher
Gavin J. Behrman
production auditor
Shana Carr
photo double: Cybill Shepherd / stand-in: Cybill Shepherd
Kerry Carter
production assistant
Derek Contrado
set construction
Derek Cunningham
production assistant
Gleanna Doyle
animal trainer
Christopher Faizi
additional programmer
Lowell Freedman
production assistant: second unit
Michael Harrison
production assistant (as Michael Thomas Harrison)
Chuck Jeffreys
fight choreographer
Borjan Jovanovich
key set production assistant
James MacDonald
set medic
Honor Maxfield
production secretary
Bryan McGrath
production assistant
Allison Mella Strina
business and legal affairs (as Allison J. Mella)
Maya Menendez
assistant to executive producer
Sean Murphy
accounting clerk
Joe Piasecki
production assistant
Guillaume Renberg
remote head technician
Dawn Murphy Riley
production coordinator
Amy Loeber Rotonda
assistant production coordinator (as Amy Loeber)
Kim Smith
first assistant accountant (as Kim C. Smith)
Lea St. Jean
production assistant
Helen Stergiou
payroll accountant
Philip J. Strina
business & legal affairs: Costa, Abrams & Coate
Cleo Wang
assistant to executive producer
Adrain Washington
production assistant (as Adrian Washington)
Bob Weber
post-production accountant
Joshua Weinstein
production assistant
Daniel Jonathan Weisinger
assistant: Brad Wyman
Jaxon White
production assistant
Marco Zanelli
stand-in

Thanks

Carol Conley
thanks
Steven Feinberg
grateful acknowledgment
Jackie Henderson
special thanks: Hip Hop Choreography - Off the Curb
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