Cast & Crew

Directed by

Salim Akil

Writing Credits

Elizabeth Hunter
(screenplay) and
Arlene Gibbs
(screenplay)
Elizabeth Hunter
(story)

Cast

Angela Bassett
Mrs. Watson
Paula Patton
Sabrina Watson
Laz Alonso
Jason Taylor
Loretta Devine
Mrs. Taylor
Meagan Good
Blythe
Tasha Smith
Shonda
Julie Bowen
Amy
DeRay Davis
Malcolm
Valarie Pettiford
Aunt Geneva
Mike Epps
Willie Earl
Pooch Hall
Ricky
Romeo Miller
Sebastian
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Mr. Watson
Gary Dourdan
Chef
T.D. Jakes
Reverend James
El DeBarge
Singer
Tenika Davis
Lauren
Vera Cudjoe
Mabel
Will Lemay
Bobby
Laura Kohoot
Amanda
Marguerite McNeil
Mrs. O'Neal

Produced by

Salim Akil
co-producer
Tracey E. Edmonds
producer
Elizabeth Hunter
producer
T.D. Jakes
producer
Michael Mahoney
producer
Glendon Palmer
producer
Curtis Wallace
producer

Music by

Edward Shearmur

Cinematography by

Anastas N. Michos
director of photography (as Anastas Michos)

Editing by

Terilyn A. Shropshire

Casting By

Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd

Production Design by

Doug McCullough

Art Direction by

Ewen Dickson

Set Decoration by

Brian Enman

Costume Design by

Martha Curry

Makeup Department

Belinda Anderson
hair stylist: New York
Catherine Boyd
assistant makeup artist
Carolyn J. Conrad
hair stylist
Yasmine Crosdale
hair stylist second
Elizabeth Kuchurean
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Kym Lee
makeup artist: Martha's Vineyard / makeup artist: Ms. Bassett & Ms. Patton / makeup artist: New York
Mike Nelson
barber
Victoria Porter
hair stylist: Martha's Vineyard (as Vicky Porter)
Ryan Reed
key hair stylist
Sandra Wheatle
makeup artist

Production Management

Valerie Halman
unit production manager
Petra Hoebel
unit production manager: Martha's Vineyard / unit production manager: New York
Bill Wohlken
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Eric Duncan
trainee assistant director
Louis Guerra
first assistant director: New York
Heather Harvey
third assistant director
Matthew E. Pado
second assistant director: Martha's Vineyard (as Matt Pado)
Phil Robinson
first assistant director: Martha's Vineyard
John Shurko
second assistant director
Robert Tierney
second second assistant director: New York
David Vaughan
first assistant director
Jane Chase Wells
second assistant director: New York

Art Department

Stephan Bernier
construction coordinator
Dave Brennan
set dresser
Rick Butler
art director: New York
Lucien Charles
leadman: New York (as Lou Charles)
Eddie DeCurtis
assistant property master: New York
Noah Dubreuil
property master: Martha's Vineyard
Morgan Gentle
set dresser
Bill Gerhart
greens (as Bill Gerhardt)
Robert Grani
leadman (as Rob Grani)
Matt Likely
first assistant art director
Victor Littlejohn
set dresser: New York
Raymond MacDonald
set dresser (as Ray MacDonald)
James Matthews
scenic artist
Ramona Messina
set dresser: New York
Elouise Meyer
camera scenic: New York
Kris Rogers
on-set dresser
Sian Morris Ross
props buyer
Gerold Schmidt
property master
Marianne Seeley
set buyer
Max Sherwood
property master: New York (as Matthew Sherwood)
Trevor Tamko
set dresser
Gerry Wilson
assistant property master
Tim Zydel
set dresser: New York

Sound Department

Antonio L. Arroyo
sound mixer: New York (as Antonio Arroyo)
Bill W. Benton
re-recording mixer (as Bill Benton)
Lance Brown
sound effects editor
Marty Church
foley artist
Marshall Garlington
re-recording mixer
Gary Gegan
sound effects editor
Frank Kavanagh
boom operator
Kevin Nanaumi
assistant sound editor
Kelly Neese
boom operator: New York
Jay Nierenberg
supervising sound editor
Todd Niesen
dialogue editor
Mike O'Neill
boom operator
Angelo Palazzo
sound effects editor
Egor Panchenko
pro tools playback operator: New York
Joel Reidy
boom operator: Martha's Vineyard
Alexander Rosborough
production sound mixer
William Schneiberg
sound utility: New York
Dan Stewart
sound mixer: making-of
Matt Temple
foley supervisor / sound effects editor
David Weisberg
adr mixer
Tom Williams
sound mixer: Martha's Vineyard
Stefan Fraticelli
foley artist (uncredited)
Iden Kamishin
sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Jon Lipman
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Ryan Lukasik
foley assistant (uncredited)
Sean Massey
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Chris Navarro
adr mixer (uncredited)
Trent Richmond
foley editor (uncredited)
John Sievert
foley artist (uncredited)
Randy Wilson
foley mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Bijay Awale
digital compositor
Raoul Bolognini
visual effects producer (as Raoul Yorke Bolognini)
Joey Bonander
visual effects coordinator
Chris John Jones
creative director: Zoic Studios
Dipesh K.P.
digital compositor
Prabhakar Maharjan
digital compositor
Manesh Nepali
visual effects artist
Sujeen Nepali
digital compositor
Rocco Passionino
visual effects supervisor
Bigyan Shrestha
digital compositor
Kristen Branan
head of production: Zoic Studios (uncredited)

Stunts

Randy Boliver
stunt coordinator
Peter Simas
stunts
Damian Achilles
stunts (uncredited)
Chris Colombo
stunts (uncredited)
Paul Marini
stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Paul Begin
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Doug Betts
dolly grip / key grip
Ian Bibby
gaffer
Sasha Burdett
digital imaging technician: New York
Alex Califano
grip: New York
David M. Carr
best boy grip: New York (as David Carr)
Molly Cheshire
second balloon technician: New York
Radium Cheung
gaffer: New York
Johnny Cochrane
first assistant camera (as John Cochrane)
Thomas Doran
key grip: Martha's Vineyard (as Tom Doran)
Barry C. Elliott
digital image technician (as Barry Elliott)
Kris Enos
second assistant camera: New York
Cam Erais
second assistant camera
Kevin Flynn
key grip: New York
John Gillgar
electrician: New York
Rick Gillis
best boy electric
Dan E. Grady
electrician (as Dan Grady)
Pat Holland
grip
Jerry Holway
camera operator: New York / steadicam operator: New York
Mark Kenny
grip
Chris Kilduff
grip: New York
Damon Lemay
second assistant camera: Martha's Vineyard
Forbes MacDonald
camera operator
Brendon Malone
dolly grip: New York
James Robert McNeal
electrician: New York (as Jim McNeal)
Christian Milligan
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chuck Moya
digital loader: New York
Steven R. Paquette
grip: New York (as Steven Paquette)
Dan Pilmaier
crane operator: Chapman, Titan, New York
Nicole Rivelli
still photographer: Martha's Vineyard / still photographer: New York
Geoffrey Rockwell
best boy grip: Martha's Vineyard (as Geoff Rockwell)
Eddie Rodriguez
first assistant camera: Martha's Vineyard
Meg Schrock
electrician: New York
Zack Shultz
second assistant camera: Martha's Vineyard (as Zach Schultz)
Kyle Simmons
electrician: New York
Dean Skerrit
best boy grip
Kelsey Smith
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Brooks Toran
best boy electric: New York
Riley Turner
camera trainee
Bob Van Heek
grip: New York
Jonathan Wenk
still photographer
John Wright
key balloon technician: New York (as John D. Wright)
Matt Lynds
grip (uncredited)
Guylaine Richer de Lafleche
grip (uncredited)
Kelsey Smith
underwater camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

John Buchan
casting: Canada
Kate Carlin
adr voice casting
Jason Knight
casting: Canada
Charlotte Shurko
casting: NS / extras casting
Natasha Ward
casting associate: US
Chelsea Marie Gilmore
casting assistant (uncredited)
Anna Jean
casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bethana Briffett
costume set supervisor
Pierre Ciofassa
costume buyer
Sarah Dunsworth
assistant costume designer
Jill Flowers
set costumer: New York
Careen Fowles
costume supervisor: New York
Virginia Johnson
key costumer: Martha's Vineyard
Winsome G. McKoy
set costumer: New York (as Winsome McCoy)
Diana Redmond
set costumer
Tsigie White
additional costume designer: New York

Editorial Department

George Chavez
color timer
Halima K. Gilliam
first assistant editor
Meyghan Hill
editorial production assistant
Kenneth Marsten
first assistant editor (as Kenny Marsten)
John Persichetti
digital intermediate colorist
Eddie Quintana
editorial production assistant
Morning Star Schott
digital intermediate producer
Benjamin Sutor
digital intermediate conformist
Farnaz Samiinia
avid assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Doug Woods
dialies colorist (uncredited)

Location Management

Robert Apuzzo
location assistant: New York (as Rob Apuzzo)
Benjamin C. Dewey
location manager: Martha's Vineyard (as Ben Dewey)
Ronnie Kupferwasser
location manager: New York
Chris Laing
assistant location manager
Daniel Tresca
location assistant: New York (as Den Tresca)
Jason Van Houten
location manager
Trish Gray
location scout (uncredited)
Brent MacRae
location production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

Spring Aspers
executive in charge of music
Peter Bayne
music preparation
Todd Bozung
supervising music editor
Warryn Campbell
arranger: additional music / music producer: additional music
Bryan Carrigan
digital score recordist
Chris Fogel
score mixer (as Christopher Fogel) / score recordist (as Christopher Fogel)
Martin Roller
assistant scoring engineer
Katrina Schiller
music editor
Peter Fuchs
scoring mixer (uncredited)
Kier Lehman
music supervisor (uncredited)
Jaclyn Newman
assistant music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Joanne Hagen
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Kristin Arason
transportation captain
George Holtzer
teamster captain: New York
Debi Jonatanson
transportation coordinator
Matches McGrath
teamster captain: Martha's Vineyard
William O'Brien
teamster coordinator: Martha's Vineyard (as Billy O'Brien Jr.)

Additional Crew

Adi Amit
production office coordinator: New York (as Adi Amit-Brosh)
Nicole Anderson
craft service: Martha's Vineyard
Wanda Arab
stand-in
Brian T. Baker
production assistant: New York (as Brian Baker)
Lisa Barry
caterer
Shauna Barry
catering assistant
Rob Chapman
production coordinator
Alex Coles
assistant: Mr. Akil
Johnny Davenport
set production assistant: New York
Philip Dinn
assistant craft service (as Phil Dinn)
Nick Doumlele
office production assistant: New York
David Dreishpoon
caterer: New York / craft service: New York
Alberta Dube
accommodation coordinator
William Durrah
set production assistant: New York
Kevin Duval
set production assistant: New York
Evan Elliot
production assistant
Amy Ficken
assistant: Ms. Edmonds
Luke Freeman
production assistant
Pamela B. Green
title designer: main titles, Pic (as Pamela Green)
Lesa Griffin
accommodation coordinator
Elizabeth Hagen
first assistant accountant
Linda Hallett
payroll accountant
Kevin Hill
production secretary: New York
Lori Hornung
production office coordinator: Martha's Vineyard
Diane Hounsell
script supervisor: New York
Ryan Kamperman
assistant production coordinator
Siobhan Kennedy-Cameron
travel coordinator
Andrew King
food stylist
Tanya King
food stylist
Laura H. Kreft
payroll accountant: Martha's Vineyard (as Laura Kreft) / payroll accountant: New York (as Laura Kreft)
Gina Lacuesta
set doctor (as Dr. Gina Lacuesta)
Riley Lamarche
production assistant (as Riley LaMarche)
Rebecca Lindsey
set production assistant: New York
Brianna MacDonald
assistant to producers
Eugenia Hope Magann
production assistant: Martha's Vineyard (as Eugenia Magann)
Jimmie Mayo
marine coordinator (as Jimmy Mayo)
Colleen McMaster
production accountant
Antonio Montiel
laboratory contact (as Tony Montiel)
Sugia Nazel
consultant: wedding
James Parsons
set production assistant: New York
Kia Perry
assistant: Ms. Patton
Jackson Pfeiffer
set production assistant: New York
Dane Renton
production assistant: Martha's Vineyard
Mitchell Richard
production assistant
Aton Roberts
set production assistant: New York
Ashley Sawler
esthetic services
Tony Scott
marketing: TDJ Enterprises
Brian Sears
craft service
Chris Simmonds
stand-in
Sonja Smith
accounting clerk
Roger Sparks
choreographer
Karen Tyrell
unit publicist
Jarik Van Sluijs
title designer: main titles, Pic
Nicolle M. Whalen
production assistant (uncredited)
Roger Williams
epk/bts service provider: Inspired Image Picture Company
Blake Wilson
production assistant / set production assistant: New York
Steve York
production assistant: Martha's Vineyard
Dana Zolli
set production assistant: New York
Benjamin Benedetti
post facilities manager (uncredited)

Thanks

Adris Debarge
special thanks (as Adris DeBarge)
El DeBarge
special thanks
Ron Fair
special thanks
Pete Farmer
special thanks
Terry Lewis
special thanks
David Myatt
special thanks (as Dave Myatt)
Sugia Nazel
special thanks (as Sugia Chance Nazel)
Jeffrey Norskog
special thanks (as Jeff Norskog)
Gary Pye
special thanks
Mary Lou Pye
special thanks
Mikael A. Topalian
special thanks
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