Cast & Crew

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Writing Credits

Laura Ziskin
(story) &
Alvin Sargent
(story) and
David Webb Peoples
(story)
David Webb Peoples
(screenplay)

Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Bernie LaPlante
Geena Davis
Gale Gayley
Andy Garcia
John Bubber
Joan Cusack
Evelyn
Kevin J. O'Connor
Chucky
Maury Chaykin
Winston
Stephen Tobolowsky
Wallace
Christian Clemenson
Conklin
Tom Arnold
Chick
Warren Berlinger
Judge Goines
Cady Huffman
Flight Attendant Leslie
Susie Cusack
Donna O'Day
James Madio
Joey
Richard Riehle
Robinson
Daniel Baldwin
Fireman Denton
Don Yesso
Elliott
Don Pugsley
Jury Foreman
Lee Wilkof
Prosecutor
Steven Elkins
First Bailiff
Leslie Jordan
Court Official
Raymond Fitzpatrick
Second Bailiff
Bobby Collins
Mendoza
Richard Montoya
Vargas
Ric Salinas
Mendoza's Friend
Herbert Siguenza
Espinosa
Don S. Davis
Probation Officer
Darrell Larson
Flight Attendant Freddy King
Harry Northup
Mr. Fletcher
Jordan Bond
Richie Fletcher
Eric Poppick
Mr. Smith
Julia Barry
Kelly
Marnie Mosiman
Susan
William Duff-Griffin
Mr. Brown
Peggy Roeder
Bag Lady on TV
Kate Butler
Makeup Artist
Kevin Jackson
Inspector Dayton
Don Gazzaniga
Fire Captain
Lance Kinsey
Paramedic
Michael Talbott
State Police Officer
John Ackerman
Bag Man
Paul Hewitt
Parker
Marita Geraghty
Joan
Shirley Pierce
Anchorwoman - Channel 4
Sam Derence
Reporter - Channel 8
Rick Plastina
Reporter - Channel 13
Martin Starr
Allen in Coma
Jeff Garlin
News Vendor
John M. Watson Sr.
African American Wannabee
John Mohrlein
Fighter Wannabee
Tony Fitzpatrick
Fighter Wannabee
Vito D'Ambrosio
Another Wannabee
Jay Leggett
Mud Face Wannabee
Dev Kennedy
Tall Wannabee
Darryl Davis
Tough Prisoner
Turk Muller
Tough Prisoner #2
James Alfred Whitaker
Tough Prisoner #3
Collins Williams Daniels
Rasta Prisoner
I.M. Hobson
Waiter / Captain
William Newman
Millionaire
Clea Lewis
Sylvia
Jeff Kline
Street Kid
C. John Merrill
Street Kid #2
Lynn Oddo
Buxom Woman
Milton L. Cobb
Vietnam Vet
Robert Pabst
Vietnam Vet #2
Tom Milanovich
Guard at Jail
Cordis Heard
Nurse Roberts
Mandy Duncan
Teen in Hospital
Gerardo Murillo-Carr
Teen in Hospital #2
Henry Brown
Hospital Guard
Robert Munns
Doctor
Tamar Teufenkjian
Child in Hospital
José Reyes
Child in Hospital #2
Michael Mullen
Child in Hospital #3
D'Angelo Fereri
Child in Hospital #4
Kody Cullum
Child in Hospital #5
Heidi McNeal
Teenage Girl at Hospital
Michael O'Dwyer
Cop at Hospital
Edwin Scheibner
Donna's Boyfriend
James T. Callahan
Police Chief
D. David Morin
Fireman on Ledge
Daniel T. Healy
George Bush Look A-Like
Margery Jane Ross
Barbara Bush Look A-Like
Mike Akrawi
Autograph Hound
Suzy Brack
Crying Woman
John Brennan
Channel 4 News Assistant
Ernest Capponi
Undetermined Role
Chevy Chase
Deke - Channel 4 News Director
Laurence S. Chess
News Reporter
Brian Reed Garvin
Angry Passenger
Edward Herrmann
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Zachary Keats
Student
Barney Martin
Court Official
Larry Nazimek
Reporter
John Nesci
Police Officer
Jim Rhine
News Reporter
Fisher Stevens
Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
Damon Stout
Reporter
Christopher Wilson
Reporter

Produced by

Joseph M. Caracciolo
executive producer
Sandy Isaac
associate producer
Laura Ziskin
producer

Music by

George Fenton
(music by)

Cinematography by

Oliver Stapleton
director of photography

Editing by

Mick Audsley

Casting By

Howard Feuer
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by

Dennis Gassner

Art Direction by

Leslie McDonald

Set Decoration by

Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by

Richard Hornung

Makeup Department

Judith A. Cory
hair stylist (as Judith Alexander-Cory)
Christina Smith
makeup
Monty Westmore
makeup

Production Management

Bonnie Arnold
production supervisor
Joseph M. Caracciolo
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Louis D'Esposito
first assistant director
Nunzio Fazio
dga trainee
David Hallinan
second second assistant director
Karyn McCarthy
second second assistant director: Chicago
Nina K. Noble
second assistant director (as Nina Kostroff-Noble)

Art Department

Troy Borisy
lead man: Chicago
Mike Carrillo
assistant property master (as Miguel Carrillo)
Gina B. Cranham
set designer (as Gina B. Cranhan)
Robert Greenfield
lead person
Lawrence A. Hubbs
set designer
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville
set dresser (as Tinker Linville)
Jeff Passanante
construction coordinator
Paul Powers
production illustrator (as Paul Power)
Chris L. Spellman
set dresser (as Chris Spellman)
Amie McCarthy Winn
assistant property master: Chicago (as Amie McCarthy)
Rick Young
property master
Steve Arnold
assistant art director (uncredited)
Paige Augustine
assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Quentin Matthys
set dresser (uncredited)
Mark Sparks
propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Tom von Badinski
welder (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Benson
adr editor
Bill W. Benton
re-recording mixer (as Bill Benton)
Carolina Beroza
assistant sound editor
Gordon Brown
assistant sound editor: UK
Ann Ducommun
assistant sound editor
Susan Dudeck
supervising adr editor
Mary Finlay
second assistant sound editor: UK
Alison Fisher
sound editor
Allen Hartz
adr editor
Robert Jackson
boom operator
Peter Joly
sound editor: UK
Ron Judkins
production sound mixer (as Ronald Judkins)
Doug Kent
assistant sound editor
Dave Kulczycki
sound editor (as David Kulczycki)
Gregg Landaker
re-recording mixer
John A. Larsen
sound effects editor (as John Larsen)
Steve Maslow
re-recording mixer
John Morris
sound effects editor
Bob Newlan
sound editor
Lauren Palmer
adr editor
Mark Pappas
foley supervisor
Rodger Pardee
sound effects editor
Michelle Pleis
assistant sound editor
Steve Richardson
foley editor
Jerry Ross
supervising sound editor
Hamilton Sterling
sound effects editor
John Joseph Thomas
sound effects editor
Hugo Weng
sound editor
James Ashwill
foley mixer (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Sam Barkan
special effects: Chicago
Arthur Brewer
special effects coordinator (as Art Brewer)
Greg Curtis
special effects crew
Michael Meinardus
special effects crew (as Mike Meinardus)
Andrew Miller
special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Ron Anderson
film processing technician: DQI
Scott Beattie
VistaVision technician: DQI
Mat Beck
visual effects supervisor: DQI
Shawn Broes
production assistant: DQI
Howard Burdick
digital compositing: DQI
Jeff Burks
animation supervisor: DQI
Douglas A. Degrazzio
video assist & technical director: Video Image (as Douglas Degrazzio)
James Fred Donelson
crew: Video Image
Rick Dungan
crew: Video Image
Rhonda C. Gunner
video image: Video Image
David Hofflich
video supervisor: Video Image (as David M. Hofflich)
Dennis Hoffman
visual effects producer: DQI
Richard E. Hollander
video image: Video Image
Thomas Hollister
special mechanical design: DQI (as Tom Hollister)
Stephen G. Howard
video technical supervisor: Video Image (as Steve Howard)
Georgie Huntington
optical line-up: DQI
Rick Johnson
bluescreen technician: DQI
Mike Keeler
crew: Video Image
Greg Kozikowski
crew: Video Image
Louis Lindwall
special mechanical design: DQI
Daniel J. Lombardo
production coordinator: DQI
Ned Martin
VistaVision assistant: DQI
Jeff Matakovich
optical supervisor: DQI
Gregory L. McMurry
video image: Video Image
Victor Nelli Jr.
crew: Video Image
Joe Palazzola
production assistant: DQI
Larry Potoker
crew: Video Image
Angie Russell
animation coordinator: DQI (as Anjelica Casillas)
Keith Shartle
executive producer: DQI
Chuck Shuman
VistaVision camera operator: DQI (as Chuck Schuman)
Michael Talarico
VistaVision assistant: DQI (as Mike Talarico)
Jim Unsinn
crew: Video Image
James Valentine
rotoscope artist: DQI
John C. Wash
video image: Video Image
Derrick Mitchell
visual effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts

Billy Bates
stunts (as Bill Bates)
Kenny Bates
stunts (as Ken Bates)
Christine Anne Baur
stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer
stunts
Simone Boisseree
stunts (as Simone Boissuerree)
Jim Burk
stunts (as Jimmy H. Burk)
Hank Calia
stunts
Michael Carr
stunts
Anthony Cecere
stunts
Doug Coleman
stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.
stunts (as George Colucci)
Donna Evans
stunts
Donna Garrett
stunts
Lance Gilbert
stunts
Mickey Gilbert
stunts
Troy Gilbert
stunts
John Gillespie
stunts
Gene Hartline
stunts
Ben Jensen
stunts
Chloe Jensen
stunts
Ethan Jensen
stunts
Gary Jensen
stunt coordinator / stunts
Kim Robert Koscki
stunts (as Kim Koscki)
James C. Lewis
stunts (as Jimmy Lewis)
Dennis Madalone
stunts
David Powledge
stunts (as Dave Powledge)
Chere Rae
stunts
Ray Saniger
stunts
Keith Tellez
stunts
Dianne L. Wilson
stunts (as Dianne Wilson)
John Casino
stunt double: Andy Garcia (uncredited)
Kim Robert Koscki
assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

David Burnett
best boy electric (as Dave Burnett)
Katherine M. Butler
second assistant camera (as Kate Butler)
Camilla Calamandrei
second assistant camera
Murray Close
still photographer
Mike Connors
dolly grip
Gary Dagg
key grip
Peter J. Donoghue
best boy electric: Chicago
Gordon Hayes
electrician
Dustin A. Huber
electrician
Joe Kelly
second grip
Ronald Kline
rigging gaffer
George Kohut
camera operator
Randy Lewis
electrician
Steven Matthys
best boy grip: Chicago (as Steven Cyril Matthys)
Donny Miller
key grip rigging: Chicago
Patrick Mills
grip
Mike Moyer
chief lighting technician
Edward R. Nedin
electrician
Thomas P. Powell
lighting technician: Los Angeles Unit
Paul A. Rychlec
grip
Rob Sweeney
first assistant camera
Jeffrey Wright
grip
Jenna Abrahamson-Minardi
lighting technician (uncredited)
Nico Bally
grip (uncredited)
Paolo Cascio
first assistant camera: additional camera (uncredited)
Charles S. Hodes
still photographer (uncredited)
Michael Earl Menlow
grip (uncredited)
Hope A. Nielsen
film loader (uncredited)

Casting Department

Bill Dance
extras casting
Lesa Shapiro
extras casting
Tammy L. Smith
extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mark Bridges
assistant costume designer
Christopher Lawrence
costume supervisor
Marjorie McCown
assistant costume designer
Kaye Nottbusch
costumer: Chicago
Nancy Takehara
costumer: Chicago
Marsha Bozeman
wardrobe (uncredited)
Michelle Kurpaska
key costumer (uncredited)
Kelly Porter
costumer dustin hoffman (uncredited)
Ellen Ryba
costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Fran Kaplan
apprentice editor
Olof Källström
second assistant editor
Ray Martin
color timer
Denise Murray
apprentice editor
Brian Ufberg
first assistant editor
Scot Deer
telecine colorist (uncredited)
Richard Garibaldi
home video mastering colorist (uncredited)

Location Management

Stephen Andrzejewski
location manager: Chicago (as Stephen Andrzejewsk)
Tg Glazer
assistant location manager: Chicago (as T.G. Glazer)
Amy Ness
location manager

Music Department

Jeff Atmajian
orchestrations
Michael Connell
music editor
Daniel Gaber
assistant music editor
Jeffrey Pollack
music consultant
John Richards
scoring mixer
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Paul Salamunovich
choral conductor/contractor (uncredited)
Nancy Sulahian
score vocalist (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Pamela Alch
script supervisor (as Pam Alch)

Transportation Department

Michael P. Deal
transportation co-captain: Chicago
George DiLeonardi
transportation coordinator: Chicago (as George A. DiLeonardi)
Tim Hill
transportation co-captain
Thaddeus E. Larkowski
transportation captain: Chicago
Larry Shephard
transportation captain
Ted Basso
production van driver operator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Cindy Becker
production assistant
Matt Billet
production assistant
Irene Brafstein
studio teacher
Laurie Brandt
assistant: Mr. Hoffman (as Laurie Becker Brandt)
Jan A. Campbell
production accountant
Katie Cerio
production secretary
Joe Drago
assistant: Mr. Garcia
Julia Ganis
production assistant
David Garden
production assistant
David J. Grant
assistant: Mr. Caracciolo
Aimee Huyser
office production assistant: Chicago
Saul Kahan
unit publicist
Tony Kerum
caterer
Shari Leibowitz
production coordinator
Ellen Morse
assistant: Ms. Ziskin
Pat Newcomb
public relations
Margaret J. Orlando
assistant production coordinator: Chicago
Pablo Prietto
production assistant
Julian Rothenstein
title designer
Stacey Sillins
production assistant (as Stacy Sillins)
Ted Yonenaka
craft service
Carole Campbell
first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Joyce Heftel
second unit supervisor (uncredited)
Steve Kraus
dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Tom Lent
adr voice (uncredited)
Jordan Stone
production assistant (uncredited)
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