Cast & Crew

Directed by

Marshall Herskovitz

Writing Credits

Dan McCall
(novel)
Steven Zaillian
(screenplay)

Cast

Danny DeVito
John Leary
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Jack Leary
Miko Hughes
Dylan Leary
Gary Sinise
Norman Strick
Art LaFleur
Mr. Festinger
Stefan Gierasch
Father-in-Law
Erica Yohn
Mother-in-Law
Andrea Marcovicci
Elizabeth Leary
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Peggy Etinger
Reese Witherspoon
Karen Morris
Bert Remsen
Mitchell
Carl Gabriel Yorke
Gordon Layton
Lee Garlington
Mrs. Festinger
Lorinne Vozoff
Mrs. Mitchell
Justin Mosley Spink
Dexter Mitchell
Jahary Bennett
Michael
Lillian Hightower Domio
Mrs. Sampson
Troy W. Slaten
Edward Festinger
Jessica Steinmiller
Katie Festinger
Douglas Tolbert
Ray
Christopher Lawford
Vince Buccini
Cliff Bemis
Det. John Marker
Charles Dugan
Mr. Strick
Marion Dugan
Mrs. Strick
Sam Freed
Mr. Morris
Dorothy Lyman
Mrs. Morris
Kevin McDermott
Cop
Robert Dunn
Construction Worker
Christy Botkin
Nursery School Teacher
Vonna Bowen
Nurse
Steven McCall
Studio Technician
Donovan Leitch Jr.
Grad Student
Sarah Bork
Grad Student
Dena Goodmanson
Grad Student
Paul Wilson
Street Worker
Scott Thomson
Street Worker
George E. Clayton Jr.
Backhoe Driver
Monica Calhoun
Sondra
Kelly Connell
Fireman
Bob Harks
Patient
Annie Molnar
Reporter
Jerry Nelson
The Amazing Mumford
Bryan Sapphire
Unicyclist

Produced by

Peter Burrell
associate producer
Bruce Gilbert
producer
Ron Yerxa
executive producer

Music by

James Horner

Cinematography by

Fred Murphy

Editing by

Steven Rosenblum

Casting By

Mary Goldberg

Production Design by

Lilly Kilvert

Art Direction by

John Warnke

Costume Design by

Deborah L. Scott
(as Deborah Lynn Scott)

Makeup Department

Katalin Elek
makeup artist
Zoltan Elek
makeup artist
Kaye Pownall
hair stylist
Jan Van Uchelen
hair stylist

Production Management

Peter Burrell
unit production manager
Gary Stanek
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mathew Dunne
second assistant director
Joanne Keene Hall
dga trainee
Nilo Otero
first assistant director
Marge Piane
second second assistant director

Art Department

Terry Adams
swing gang
Carl Aldana
sketch artist
Peter Alvarez
propmaker
Aaron Anderson
propmaker
Frank Anderson
swing gang
Robert Anderson
propmaker
Scott Annand
propmaker
Kinney Booker
swing gang
Len Borggrebe
propmaker
Sam Brinson
propmaker
Frank Cappiello
head greensman
Paul B. Challman
propmaker
Arthur Clever
propmaker
Phil Coffman
propmaker
John Elmendorf
propmaker
Michael Loren Elmer
drapery
Victor Espinoza
propmaker
Mike Fiore
propmaker
Chris Fix
propmaker gangboss
Steven Getz
propmaker
Eric Giese
labor foreman
Joanna Gilliam
on-set dresser
Jeff Goldberg
propmaker
Brian Grieve
propmaker
Gary Hashimoto
propmaker
Steve Howard
propmaker (as Stephen Howard)
Don Johnson
propmaker (as Donald Johnson)
Mark Joyce
propmaker
Tedd Keith
propmaker
Glen Kennedy
set dresser / swing gang
Tom Kimbrell
propmaker
Otto Longren
propmaker
Perry Lotta
propmaker
Robert Louden
greensman
Anthony J. Martin
labor foreman
Todd McKibben
propmaker
Chuck McSorley
lead man
Henry Mendoza
propmaker
Luis Mirassou
propmaker
Nick Navarro
assistant art director
Erik L. Nelson
property master
David P. Newell
assistant property master
Bob Nickloff
propmaker
Charles Nixon III
lead man
Robert Perry
propmaker
Randy Provencio
propmaker
Mark Rasmussen
propmaker
Paul Roberts
propmaker
Robert Butch Samarzich
set dresser
Bruce Sartorius
propmaker
Gary Schorr
propmaker
William Solomon
stand-by painter
Kirk Tarouilly
propmaker
Jim Tholen
propmaker
John Thompson
greensman
Randy Torpin
propmaker
James F. Truesdale
set designer
Frank Tucker
propmaker
Timothy Joseph Turk
propmaker
Dennis Yeager II
propmaker
Richard Yeager
propmaker
Kinney Booker
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Petra Bach
supervising adr editor
Gregg Barbanell
foley artist
Bill Bateman
sound recordist
Bob Biggart
adr mixer
Brad Brock
adr mixer
Don Coufal
boom operator
Chris David
re-recording mixer
Teri E. Dorman
sound editor
Gary S. Gerlich
sound editor
Gregory M. Gerlich
supervising sound editor
Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer
Ron S. Herbes
assistant sound editor
Gary Holland
cable operator
William Jacobs
sound editor
Jerry Jacobson
sound editor
Nathan Kaproff
contractor
Richard LeGrand Jr.
sound editor
Diane Marshall
foley artist
Troy Porter
foley mixer
Kelly J. Quinn
assistant sound editor
Robert Renga
sound recordist
Sergio Reyes
re-recording mixer
Sharon Rice
second engineer
Tex Rudloff
re-recording mixer
Harry E. Snodgrass
sound editor
Robert Ulrich
adr editor
Jeff Wexler
sound mixer
Kurt Peterson
sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

William Lee
special effects
Dick Wood
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

David Emerson
optical lineup
Alan Munro
optical designer

Stunts

Richard Drown
stunts
Debbie Evans
stunts
Jerry Gatlin
stunts
William Shane Grisco
stunts (as William S. Grisco)
Loren Janes
stunt coordinator
Tony Jefferson
stunts (as Anthony M. Jefferson)
Bobby Porter
stunts
Lori Lynn Ross
stunts
Fred Scialla
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

George Ball
rigging gaffer
Chuck Brown
dolly grip (as Charles D. Brown)
David Christie
best boy grip
Brad Edmiston
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Steve Givens
rigging best boy
Melinda Sue Gordon
still photographer
Khan Griffith
electrician
Todd Griffith
grip
Mark Hadland
best boy
Conrad W. Hall
first assistant camera
Sunny Johnson
rigging grip
Ian Kincaid
gaffer
Robin Alan Knight
key grip (as Robin Knight)
Dennis M. Kuneff
rigging key grip
Dickinson H. Luke
rigging electrician
John T. Martin
grip
Craig Molsberry
electrician
Dayton Nietert
rigging gaffer
Frank Perl
camera operator: "b" camera
Michael J. Selph
second second assistant camera
Philip Sloan
best boy grip
Alan Sowles
best boy
Cliff Sperry
grip (as Clifford Sperry)
Michael Stone
camera operator
Victor Svimonoff
electrician
Chuck Whelan
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department

James Adams
casting associate
Jane Brody
casting: Midwest
Amy Lippens
casting associate
Steve Spiker
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Myron Baker
set costumer
Dallas D. Dornan
costumer
Mari Grimaud
costumer
Mark Peterson
costumer
Deahdra Scarano
costumer
Vincent Sembera
tailor
Mark Peterson
costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Bobby Bell
apprentice editor
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Robert Frazen
associate editor
Debra Lovatelli
post-production coordinator (as Debra Michael Petro)
William Pine
color timer (as Bill Pine)
Michael Rafferty
apprentice editor
Cynthia E. Thornton
assistant editor

Location Management

William Bowling
location manager
Kristan Wagner
location manager

Music Department

Alex Gibson
music editor
Ralph Grierson
musician
Clayton Haslop
musician
Jim Henrikson
music editor
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by
James Horner
musician
George A. Martin
music editor
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
Joe E. Rand
assistant music editor
Brian Tyler
conductor (as Brian Theodore) / orchestrator (as Brian Theodore)
Ian Underwood
musician
James Walker
musician
James Horner
conductor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited)
Ian Underwood
musician: keyboards (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Marion Tumen
script supervisor

Transportation Department

David Jernigan
transportation co-captain
James Nordberg
transportation
Jack Sander
picture car coordinator / transportation coordinator
James C. Taylor
transportation coordinator
Skip Wilson
transportation captain

Additional Crew

Christina Bennett
assistant production office coordinator
Bill Brand
production assistant
Stanley Brossette
unit publicist
Bethany Brown
production accountant
Kathie Broyles
title designer
Deborah A. Cornett
assistant production accountant
Teira Doom
assistant production accountant
Shari Douglas
Stand-in for Robert Steinmiller Jr. (as Shari Ann Douglas)
Jennifer Garwal
assistant: Ron Yerxa
Mario Z. Gonzalez
caterer
Lisa Halperin
production assistant
Joshua Levinson
assistant: Mr. Devito
Debra Lovatelli
assistant: Marshall Herskovitz (as Debra Michael Petro)
Bill McCamey
construction nurse
Jeffrey Moznett
production assistant
Nancy Neumann
studio teacher
Jeffrey A. Okun
title designer (as Jeffrey Okun)
Ramon Pahoyo
craft service
Roger Parkinson Jr.
post-production accountant
Onyea Ponder
accounting clerk
Mary T. Quigley
first aid (as Mary Quigley)
Michael Risoli
production assistant
Myra Rosenthal
teacher
Tynan R. Schmidt
assistant: Bruce Gilbert
Nanette Siegert
production coordinator
David Stern
production assistant
Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction accountant (uncredited)
David A. Starke
production executive (uncredited)
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