Cast & Crew

Directed by

Michael Schultz

Writing Credits

Ralph Farquhar

Cast

Sheila E.
Self
Joseph Simmons
Self (Run-D.M.C)
Darryl McDaniels
Self (Run-D.M.C.)
Jam Master Jay
Self (Run-D.M.C.)
Mark Morales
Self (Fat Boys)
Damon Wimbley
Self (Fat Boys)
Darren Robinson
Self (Fat Boys)
Kurtis Blow
Self
Blair Underwood
Russell Walker
Ricky Bell
Self (New Edition)
Michael Bivins
Self (New Edition)
Bobby Brown
Self (New Edition)
Ronnie DeVoe
Self (New Edition)
Ralph E. Tresvant
Self (New Edition)
LisaGay Hamilton
Aisha
Daniel Simmons
Reverend Walker
Russell Simmons
Crocket
Charles Stettler
Terri Beiker
Rick Rubin
Rick
Sal Abbatiello
Sal
Adam Horovitz
Self (Beastie Boys)
Adam Yauch
Self (Beastie Boys)
Mike D
Self (Beastie Boys)
Donnie Simpson
Contest MC
Karen Moss
Karen
Andre Harrell
Self
Mr. Hyde
Self
Galaxy
Self
Chad Elliot
Chad
Michael Lewis
Mandingo
B-Fine
Enforcer #1
Paul Anthony
Enforcer #2
Sweet G.
Fever D.J
Mr. Magic
Self
LL Cool J
Self
Nayobe
Self
Michael Kaufman
Loan Officer
Elaine Shapiro
Mrs. Ekhardt
John MacKay
Dean
Karl Schröder
Car Wash Boss
Heidi Smith
Carmen
Leon Stephenson
Scar
Benny Rietveld
Sheila's Friend / Sheila E.'s Band
Haoui Montaug
Danceteria D.J
Julian Jackson
Man in Bar
Sunshine Wright
Kurtis Blow's Girl
Sandra J. Wright
Kurtis Blow's Girl
Jeffrey Fludd
Hollis Crew
Douglas Hayes
Hollis Crew
Danny Hayton
Hollis Crew
Ernest Mobily
Hollis Crew
Raymond White
Hollis Crew
Terry Williams
Hollis Crew
Reverend Islaam
Self as The Poet Kidjazz
Richard Gant
Jay B
Fast Break
BBoy
Stef Burns
Sheila E.'s Band
Vinny Cuevas
Teen Dancer
Susie Davis
Sheila E.'s Band
Juan Escovedo
Sheila E.'s Band
Cheryl Giuliano
Classroom Pig Dissector
Ken Grey
Sheila E.'s Band
Michael Kaves
Breakdancer
Branden Marlowe
Club Kid
Eddie Minnifield
Sheila E.'s Band
Coati Mundi
Record Shop Owner
Karl Perazzo
Sheila E.'s Band
Chris Pringle
Self
Chris Rock
Person Standing Next to Club Phone During Fight
Vicky Ruane
Girl Friday
Ronda Swindell
Student
Kara Vallow
Hip-Hop dancer

Produced by

Shirley Calloway
associate producer
George Jackson
executive producer (as George A. Jackson)
Lauren Jones
associate producer (as Gloria Schultz)
Robert O. Kaplan
executive producer
Doug McHenry
producer
Michael Schultz
producer
Russell Simmons
co-producer
Dwight Williams
associate producer

Cinematography by

Ernest R. Dickerson
(as Ernest Dickerson)

Editing by

Jerry Bixman
Conrad M. Gonzalez

Casting By

Pat Golden

Production Design by

Mischa Petrow

Set Decoration by

John Lawless
James Sherman
(as James Paul Sherman)

Costume Design by

Dianne Finn-Chapman

Makeup Department

James Hajdukiewicz
hair stylist / makeup artist
Aaron F. Quarles
hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

Preston L. Holmes
unit production manager
John Orland
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michea Caye
second second assistant director
Larry Lerner
second second assistant director
Joseph Ray
key second assistant director
Carol L. Vitkay
dga trainee
Dwight Williams
first assistant director

Art Department

Joan Brockschmidt
props
Charles Cecil
stand-by carpenter
Jeffrey Crandell
production assistant: art department
Anthony Dunne
construction coordinator
Melba Katzman Farquhar
assistant to production designer (as Melba L. Katzman-Farquhar)
Tyler Kim
production assistant: art department
Andrew Lassman
property master (as Andy Lassman)
Kristin McNiff
assistant to production designer (as Kristin M. McNiff)
David Moon
master scenic artist
Rhoda E. Neal
set dresser
Mark Nissenholtz
stand-by scenic artist
Andrei Petrow
production assistant: art department
Richard Lee Sisco Jr.
storyboard artist
Allen Stillman
shop electric
Lynn Tonnessen
set dresser (as B. Lynn Tonnessen)

Sound Department

Alexandra Baltarzuk
production assistant: sound department
Elizabeth Heddens
production assistant: sound department
David J. Hudson
sound re-recording engineer
Dale Johnston
sound editor
Lawrence Loewinger
sound mixer
Mel Metcalfe
sound re-recording engineer
Terry Porter
sound re-recording engineer
Sandra J. Tait
production assistant: sound department
Jerome R. Vitucci
boom operator (as Jerome Vitucci)
Tom Ruff
a.d.r. mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Michael Cohen
video and digital audio technician

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael F. Barrow
gaffer
Edward Cohen
best boy (as Edward A. Cohen)
Gary R. Farley
additional assistant camera
Michael Fedack
grip (as Michael John Fedack)
Ken Ferris
additional camera operator
David J. Frederick
first assistant camera (as David Frederick)
Holly Heinzmann
second assistant camera
Haddon Hufford
dolly grip
Robert Ippolito
second grip (as Robert J. Ippolito)
Jeff Levy
additional gaffer
Eric Liebowitz
still photographer
Constantine Makris
camera operator: second unit
Abbie Carey Miller
electrician (as Abbie J. Carey)
David J. Miller
second assistant camera
George Pattison
key grip
Frank Prinzi
additional camera operator
Lowell Schulman
electrician
David Skutch
electrician
Daniel L. Turrett
camera operator (as Dan Turrett)
Li-Shin Yu
additional assistant camera
Darryl Walthall
camera production assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department

Lauren Craig
casting assistant
John McCabe
extras casting
Brent Owens
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ilene Barnes
wardrobe assistant
Barbara Krauthamer
wardrobe assistant
Susie Money
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter (as Donah J. Bassett)
Hubert de La Bouillerie
assistant editor (as Hubert de la Bouillerie)
David Ekstrom
apprentice editor (as David W. Ekstrom)
Richard B. Hassen
post-production coordinator
Alan Kozlowski
supervising editor
Carol Oblath
assistant editor
Brent Emil Schaefer
assistant editor
Gregory Everett
apprentice editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Ed Dessisso
location manager
Kevin Dowd
assistant location manager
Patricia Hess
assistant location manager (as Patricia Anne Doherty) / location manager
David Pomier
location assistant

Music Department

Jellybean Benítez
record producer: "Feel the Spin"
Kurtis Blow
music supervisor
David Lombard
music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

Louise M. Young
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Patrick J. Feerick
transportation coordinator
Thomas Reilly
transportation captain (as Tommy Reilly)

Additional Crew

Katherine Banks
production assistant
Sherry Baumgart
assistant production coordinator
James Bigwood
production auditor
James Bond
production assistant
Lori Eastside
choreographer
Camilla Fluxman
pre-production coordinator
Hélène Guétary
special consultant: danceteria sequence
Reginald M. Hampton
production assistant
Coral Hawthorne
assistant to producers
Laura S. Hay
production assistant
Patrick Holmes
production assistant
Erin Ickes
production assistant
Mark Johnson
production assistant
Clarence P. Jones Jr.
production assistant
Lauren Jones
acting coach
Alan Kozlowski
post-production video system designer (as Alan J. Kozlowski)
Adeline Leonard Seakwood
production coordinator
Stewart Lewis
production assistant
Alberta Lignabou
production assistant
Magdalena Mitchell
production assistant
Brent Owens
promotional products coordinator
Larry Peoples
production assistant
Russell Simmons
story consultant
Barry Simpson
production assistant
Delphine Snipes
production assistant
Laura Stillman
assistant production auditor
Sheryl Unsworth
producers office assistant
Bruce Wallace
choreographer
Dee Howard White
production assistant
Christopher A. Williams
production assistant

Thanks

Sal Abbatiello
thanks
Clarence Avant
thanks
Jac Holzman
thanks
Douglas Rosen
thanks
Charles Stettler
thanks
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