Cast & Crew

Directed by

Norman Jewison

Writing Credits

Bobbie Ann Mason
(novel)
Frank Pierson
(screenplay) and
Cynthia Cidre
(screenplay)

Cast

Bruce Willis
Emmett Smith
Emily Lloyd
Samantha Hughes
Joan Allen
Irene
Kevin Anderson
Lonnie
John Terry
Tom
Peggy Rea
Mamaw
Judith Ivey
Anita
Daniel Jenkins
Dwayne
Stephen Tobolowsky
Pete
Jim Beaver
Earl Smith
Richard Hamilton
Grampaw
Heidi Swedberg
Dawn
Ken Jenkins
Jim Holly
Jonathan Hogan
Larry
Patricia Richardson
Cindy
Kimberly Faith Jones
Donna
Don Young
Speaker
Mark Sawyer-Dailey
Drug Store Manager
Linda Kinard
Drug Store Cashier
W.G. Harvey
Reverend
Rebecca Reynolds
Nurse
Erin Hendley
Irene's Baby
Tyler Cote Fraysher
Donna's Baby
Gena Colley
Marlene
Belinda Coatley
Belinda
Hazel Elliott
Volunteer
Walter Spann
Hotshot
Terry Draper
Soldier
Steve Frogue
Soldier
Jim Gaines
Soldier
Rod Hightower
Soldier
Greg Smothers
Soldier
Charlie Lamb
Veteran at dance
Earl Cole
Veteran at dance
Clovis Lovelace Sr.
Veteran at dance
Michael Mayes
Veteran at dance
Larry McCullaugh
Veteran at dance
Ken Sigers
Veteran at dance
Mike Smith
Veteran at dance
Tom Stratton
Veteran at dance
Mike Swinford
Veteran at dance
Gil Janklowicz
Fitness Instructor
Aaron Michael Lacey
Billy Knight
Terry McIntosh
Veteran at dance

Produced by

Michael Jewison
associate producer
Norman Jewison
producer
Charles Mulvehill
executive producer
Richard N. Roth
producer (as Richard Roth)

Music by

James Horner

Cinematography by

Russell Boyd

Editing by

Antony Gibbs
Lou Lombardo

Casting By

Howard Feuer

Production Design by

Jackson De Govia
(as Jackson DeGovia)

Art Direction by

John R. Jensen
(as John Jensen)

Set Decoration by

Thomas L. Roysden
(as Tom Roysden)

Costume Design by

Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department

David Forrest
makeup artist
Josée Normand
hair stylist: Bruce Willis
Werner Sherer
hair stylist

Production Management

Ric Kidney
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

H. Gordon Boos
first assistant director
Nilo Otero
second assistant director

Art Department

Guenter Bartlik
scenic painter
Larry Boyd
swing gang
James Cripps
construction supervisor
Anita Dallas
assistant propmaster
Craig Edgar
assistant art director
Trish Gallaher Glenn
property master (as Trisha Gallaher)
Nikita Knatz
illustrator
W. Scott Mason
construction supervisor (as Scott Mason)
Michael McCombe
greensman
Joe Mendoza
swing gang
Barbara Munch
lead person
Joe Northrop
stand-by painter
Richard Reseigne
construction coordinator
J. Grey Smith
lead person (as Grey Smith)
Bruce Thomas
swing gang

Sound Department

Anke Bakker
sound effects editor
David Cole
assistant sound editor
Richard Crosthwait
assistant sound editor
Alison Fisher
dialogue editor
Alison Grace
dialogue editor
Alastair Gray
assistant sound editor
Sharon Lackie
supervising sound editor
Andy Malcolm
foley artist
Paul Massey
re-recording mixer
Ian McPherson
assistant sound editor
Andy Nelson
re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell
supervising sound editor
Allen Ormerod
re-recording mixer
Scott D. Smith
sound mixer
Marc-Jon Sullivan
boom operator
John Szoges
assistant sound editor
Mark Weber
cable person
Don White
re-recording mixer
Jeffrey A. Williams
boom operator (as Jeffrey Williams)

Special Effects by

Thomas R. Ward
special effects (as Tom Ward)

Camera and Electrical Department

Murray K. Campbell
gaffer (as Murray Campbell)
Ted Churchill
steadicam operator
Bill Coe
first assistant camera
Brown Cooper
first assistant camera: second unit
Gerrit Garretsen
dolly grip
Peter Gerling
second assistant camera
Ralph Gerling
camera operator
J. Michael McClary
director of photography: second unit
Philip C. Pfeiffer
camera operator: second unit (as Philip Pfeiffer)
Ron Phillips
still photographer
Kerry Rike
key grip
Carl D. Stitt
best boy grip (as Carl Stitt)
Darrel D. Tawney
best boy (as Darrel Tawney)
Richard Clark
video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Donzaleigh Abernathy
casting assistant
Karen Standard
location casting
Dennis Osborne
casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hope Hanafin
assistant costume designer
Sue Miller
costumer
Chuck Velasco
wardrobe supervisor
Karen Young
costumer

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Sherrye Gibbs
first assistant editor
Aubrey Head
negative timer
Cherie MacNeill
second assistant editor
Michael Pacek
first assistant editor
Pete Watson
second assistant editor (as Peter Watson)
Mic Fabus
editorial consultant (uncredited)

Location Management

George Bosley
location assistant
Peggy Pridemore
location manager: Washington D.C.
Valley Via Reseigne
location manager

Music Department

Jim Henrikson
music editor
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet solo
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Timothy Barr
musician: bass (uncredited)
Margaret Batjer
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
oboe soloist (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Stuart Canin
concertmaster (uncredited)
Russell Cantor
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Cykman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Drew Dembowski
musician: bass (uncredited)
Bob DiVall
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson
musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Feves
musician: bass (uncredited)
Ron Folsom
musician: violin (uncredited)
Barbara Franklin
music copyist (uncredited)
Dan Franklin
music copyist (uncredited)
Joel Franklin
music copyist (uncredited)
Berj Garabedian
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harris Goldman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Steven Gordon
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Clayton Haslop
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gwenn Heller
musician: violin (uncredited)
Paula Hochhalter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Carrie Holzman-Little
musician: viola (uncredited)
James Horner
conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
orchestra manager (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Razdan Kuyumjian
musician: violin (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
William Lane
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Brian Leonard
musician: violin (uncredited)
Earl Madison
musician: cello (uncredited)
Michael Markman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Kazu Matsui
musician: shakuhachi (uncredited)
Joe McGuire
music copyist (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator (uncredited)
Ed Meares
musician: bass (uncredited)
Jorge Moraga
musician: viola (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler
musician: bass (uncredited)
Kenneth Munday
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld
musician: viola (uncredited)
Irma Neumann
musician: violin (uncredited)
Barbara Northcutt
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Claudia Parducci
musician: violin (uncredited)
Sue Ranney
musician: bass (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
John Reynolds
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Lolita Ritmanis
music copyist (uncredited)
Jay Rosen
musician: violin (uncredited)
Anatoly Rosinsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bob Sanders
trombone (uncredited)
Steve Schaeffer
musician: percussion (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Jim Self
musician: tuba (uncredited)
David Shamban
musician: cello (uncredited)
Harry Shirinian
musician: viola (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Eric Stonerook
music copyist (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Ray Tischer
musician: viola (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Mari Tsumura
musician: violin (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ian Underwood
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
John Walz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Miwako Watanabe
musician: violin (uncredited)
Phillip Yao
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke
musician: violin (uncredited)
Mihail Zinovyev
musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Renee Bodner
script supervisor

Transportation Department

William Gillespie
transportation captain
Wayne Stone
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Judy Arthur
publicist
Kelley Baker
assistant: Norman Jewison
Kimberly Boyd
production secretary
Elizabeth Broden
assistant: Norman Jewison
Bryan Carter
wall engraving
Stuart Clarfield
set trainee
Daneen Lagrone Conroy
assistant: Bruce Willis (as Daneen Conroy)
Chris Cook
executive assistant
Theo Dimson
title designer: main titles
David Dix
production office assistant
Daren Hicks
production secretary: Los Angeles
William Allan Hilling
military advisor
Paulin Ho
production accountant
K.C. Hodenfield
production associate
Jerry Hurley
military advisor
P. Iovino
production office assistant
Andrew Laster
first aid
Charles Laster
projectionist
Sarah Marsh
production office assistant
LaNelle Mason
researcher
Tim Monich
dialect coach
Charles Norton
craft service
Nancy Prindiville
assistant: Richard Roth
Judi Rosner
production office coordinator
Chuck Rousseau
weapons handler (as Charles Rousseau)
Michael Rowland
production office assistant
Ivan Selin
military consultant
Karen Spratt
animal handler
Leslie Tucker
production office assistant
Karen Turner
production office assistant
Nadia Venesse
additional dialect coach
Ramona Villarrial
production accountant
Johanna Weinstein
title designer
Gordon Williams
military advisor (as Dr. Gordon Williams)
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