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Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Charlie Kaufman

Writing Credits

Charlie Kaufman
(written by)

Cast

Sally Hawkins
Yvonne Hesselman
John Hawkes
Goodman Hesselman
Catherine Keener
Alice
Michael Cera
Mendelson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Bill Senior
Tim Guinee
Dave
Tom Noonan
Man in Black Parka
Julia Sarah Stone
Acton, Ellis & Currer
Claire Bronson
Annabelle Rope-Stengler, CRS
Nick Arapoglou
Young Host
Christa Beth Campbell
Diane
Keith Flippen
Mellencamp
Sydney Lucas
Kitty
Nicholas Stargel
Bobby Age 16
Marie Mullen
Dagmar
Jake Lucas
Kip
Luke Westerfield
David
Kyle Martinez
School Bully
Ethan Hesson
Young Bobby
Chevy Cofield
Jamie
Christopher Donald Gallagher
Studio Technician

Produced by

Anthony Bregman
executive producer
Charlie Kaufman
executive producer
Chrisann Verges
producer

Music by

Bobby Johnston

Cinematography by

Christopher Blauvelt

Editing by

Robert Frazen

Casting By

Nicole Abellera
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by

Molly Hughes

Costume Design by

Melissa Toth

Production Management

J. David Brightbill
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Casey Mako
second assistant director
Scott Oberholzer
second second assistant director (as Scott 'Sabre' Oberholzer)
Susan E. Walter
first assistant director

Art Department

Shane Forbes Bates
set dresser (uncredited)
Peter Battistelli
construction coordinator
Timmy Booth
art department production assistant
D. Tobias Denney
on set dresser
John France
leadman
Schuyler Grimsman
art department coordinator
Raymond Henri
set dresser
Jeffrey A. Hughes
set dresser
Todd B. Lawson
construction shop foreman
Alicia Lowe
construction data wrangler
Paul Markovich
graphic design assist
Mitchell Martishius
stand-by propmaker
Alton McClellan
charge scenic
Bryan Staerkel
set dresser: pilot
Ralph Woollaston
construction general foreman

Sound Department

Timothy Cargioli
boom operator
Chris Philp
re-recording mixer
John Skoglund
sound mixer
Greg Stacy
supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by

Andrew J. Bly
visual effects executive producer: The Molecule
Audra Coulombe
associate visual effects producer
Luke DiTommaso
visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
Charlotta Forssman
visual effects producer
Chris Healer
visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
David Isyomin
visual effects supervisor: & Company
Henry Langstraat
visual effects producer
Michael Nikitin
compositor
Victoria Penzes
compositor
Matthew T. Perry
compositor / digital compositor
Mark Russell
visual effects supervisor
Joshua Sacavage
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

Dino Muccio
stunt coordinator
Haley Nott
utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Sean Goller
digital imaging technician
Albert Hedgepeth
video assist
Chris Jadick
rigging gaffer
Marshall Johnson
second assistant camera
Roy Knauf
second assistant camera
Dean Labossiere
electrician
Travis Middaugh
rigging electric
R. Michael Sasser
rigging grip
Jeff Wallace
lighting console programmer: pilot

Casting Department

Tara Feldstein
casting director: North Carolina
Dylan Jury
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cameron Doyle
costume supervisor
Victor M. Giarrusso
key costumer
Sarah Lind
costume coordinator
Pamela Miller
set costumer

Editorial Department

Scott Fox
colorist: dailies
Alexander C. Martin
dailies technician: Mobilabs
Eric Uguet De Resayre
post-production assistant

Location Management

Mateo Arnold
key assistant location manager
Michael L. Kuhn
location scout
J.C. Salter
location assistant
London Stewart
location manager

Music Department

Jim Schultz
music editor
Cary Stacy
assistant music editor

Transportation Department

Edwin Bowden
transportation captain (as Edwin Bowden Jr.)
Randall Pickett
driver

Additional Crew

Tammy Arnold
dialect coach
Laura Bartlett
studio teacher
Alyssa Bauman
stand-in
Dana Brancato
assistant production coordinator
Robert Gregory Cole
stand in: john hawkes
Sadie DeRosa
set production assistant (as Sadie Paige Barton)
Tim Honiball
first assistant accountant
Corey L. Howard
key set production assistant
Curt Ingram
production accountant
Peter Johnston
production assistant
Michael McKay
set production assistant
Kierke Panisnick
assistant to producer: pre production
Aaron Lee Syrett
film commissioner
Zack Torres
production assistant
Georgia Vaughn
production coordinator (as Georgia M.R. Dawson)
KC White
travel coordinator (as Kc Allison)
Allison Zelasney
assistant: Chrisann Verges
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