Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

Writing Credits

Thomas Lee Wright
(story)
Thomas Lee Wright
(screenplay) and
Barry Michael Cooper
(screenplay)

Cast

Wesley Snipes
Nino Brown
Ice-T
Det. Scotty Appleton
Allen Payne
Gee Money Wells
Chris Rock
Pookie Robinson
Mario Van Peebles
Stone
Michael Michele
Selina
Bill Nunn
Duh Duh Duh Man
Russell Wong
Park
Bill Cobbs
Old Man
Christopher Williams
Kareem Akbar
Judd Nelson
Det. Nick Peretti
Vanessa Williams
Keisha
Tracy Camilla Johns
Uniqua
Anthony DeSando
Frankie Needles
Nick Ashford
Reverend Oates
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins
Thalmus Rasulala
Police Commissioner Fred Price
John Aprea
Don Armeteo
Fab 5 Freddy
Master of Ceremonies
Flavor Flav
D.J.
Clebert Ford
Frazier
Laverne Hart
Prom Queen
Eek-A-Mouse
Fat Smitty
Gregg Smrz
Biff
Erica McFarquhar
Teacher
Keith Sweat
Singer at Wedding
Max Rabinowitz
Gigantor
Marcella Lowery
Woman in Hallway
Manuel E. Santiago
Judge
Ben Gotlieb
Prosecuting Attorney
Thelma Louise Carter
Reporter
Linda Santavicca
Reporter
Christopher Michael
Bailiff
Tiger Frederick
Basketball Player
Rynel Johnson
Basketball Player
Kelly Jo Minter
Recovering Addict
Tina Lifford
Recovering Addict
Paul Raczkowski
Recovering Addict
Erik Kilpatrick
Recovering Addict
Harold Baines
Kid on Stoop
Sekou Campbell
Kid on Stoop
David Michael Golson
Kid on Stoop
Garvin Holder
Kid on Stoop
Leo O'Brien
Kid on Stoop
Bobby Stancil
Kid on Stoop
Teddy Riley
New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Aaron Hall
New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Damion Hall
New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Rodney Benford
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
John Harreld
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
Allen McNeil
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
Steve Russell
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
Reggie Warren
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
Gerald Levert
Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Sean Levert
Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Marc Gordon
Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Akosua Busia
Courtroom Spectator
Lia Chang
Scotty's Girl
Larry M. Cherry
Barber
James Michael Cummings
Butchie the doorman
Vin Diesel
Bouncer
Cynthia Elane
Brides Maid
Toni Ann Johnson
Girl in the Window
Cinti Laird
Brides Maid of Honor at Wedding Reception
Jake LaMotta
Gangster standing at bar.
Michele Lawler
Party Girl
Ron Millkie
Assistant District Attorney
Candece Tarpley
Connie (Waitress)
Chris Thornton
C.M.B. Member

Produced by

James Bigwood
associate producer
Suzanne Broderick
associate producer
Fab 5 Freddy
associate producer
Preston L. Holmes
co-producer
George Jackson
producer
Doug McHenry
producer
Dwight Williams
associate producer

Music by

Vassal Benford
original score composer
Michel Colombier

Cinematography by

Francis Kenny
director of photography

Editing by

Steven Kemper

Casting By

Pat Golden
John McCabe

Production Design by

Charles C. Bennett

Art Direction by

Laura Brock
Barbra Matis

Set Decoration by

Elaine O'Donnell

Costume Design by

Bernard Johnson

Makeup Department

Larry M. Cherry
hair stylist (as Larry Max Cherry)
Tim Davis
special makeup effects artist
Diane Hammond
makeup artist
Aaron F. Quarles
hair stylist (as Aaron Quarles)
Ellie Winslow
assistant makeup artist
Yuseff
hair stylist: Ice T

Production Management

Preston L. Holmes
unit production manager
Brent Owens
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marlene Arvan
second second assistant director
Mark Croll
additional second assistant director
Ed Dessisso
first assistant director: second unit
William Jennings
dga trainee
Jeff Lengyel
second unit director
Ron Mitchell
additional second assistant director (as Ronnie Mitchell)
Joseph Ray
second assistant director
Dwight Williams
first assistant director

Art Department

John Alvin
poster artist
Tom Conway
set dresser
Marc Fambro
carpenter
Jeffrey L. Glave
chargeman scenic artist (as Jeff Glave)
Bruce Lee Gross
key set dresser
Roberta J. Holinko
art department coordinator (as Roberta Holinka)
Kevin Ladson
assistant property master (as K.C. Ladson)
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
lead man
Octavio Molina
property master
Schavaria Reeves
prop intern
Raymond M. Samitz
construction coordinator (as Raymond Samitz)
Laura Jean West
assistant property master (as Laura West)
Byron K. Lovelace
props (uncredited) / set dresser (uncredited)
Brick Mason
storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

David W. Alstadter
adr mixer / foley mixer
Bub Asman
sound editor
Bob Brockman
sound mixer
Terry Burke
foley artist
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
re-recording mixer (as Patrick Cyccone)
Robert Deschaine
adr mixer
Robert Fitzgerald
sound editor
Keith Gardner
boom operator
Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound editor
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
cable person
Mike Le Mare
supervising sound editor
Darrin Martin
assistant sound editor
Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor
Jayme S. Parker
sound editor (as Jayme Parker)
Brian Peterson
sound transfer
Travis Powers
sound effects editor
Lise Richardson
sound editor (as Lisé Richardson)
John Rotondi
sound engineer: Y4
Robert L. Sephton
sound editor (as Robert Sephton)
Rachel Shaw
assistant sound editor
Janelle Showalter
assistant sound editor (as Janelle Showalta)
Frank Stettner
production sound mixer (as Franklin D. Stettner)
Karola Storr
sound editor
Robert Thirlwell
re-recording mixer (as Robert Thirwell)
Dan Wallin
re-recording mixer
Brooke Henderson Ward
assistant sound editor (as Brooke H. Ward)
Marshall Winn
sound editor

Special Effects by

Wilfred Caban
special effects coordinator
Steven Kirshoff
special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Denis Zack
special effects technician

Stunts

G.A. Aguilar
stunts (as George Aguilar)
Danny Aiello III
stunts
Bill Anagnos
stunts
David Lamont Batiste
stunts
Paul Bucossi
stunts
Darrell Carey
stunts
Daniel Dod
stunts (as Danny Dod)
Norman Douglass
stunts
Andy Duppin
stunts
Roy Farfel
stunts
Lance Guecia
stunts (as Lance William Guecia)
Don Hewitt
stunts
Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator
David S. Lomax
stunts (as David Lomax)
Jalil Jay Lynch
stunts
Harry Madsen
stunts
Don Picard
stunts
Elliot Santiago
stunts
Bruce Smolanoff
stunts
Brian Strickland
stunts
Jeff Ward
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Savas Alatis
assistant camera
Robert M. Andres
key grip (as Robert Andres)
Martin Andrews
rigging gaffer
Ted Churchill
steadicam operator
Myra-Lee Cohen
second assistant camera
Lamont Crawford
grip trainee
Val DeSalvo
best boy electric (as Valerie DeSalvo)
Tom Grunke
underwater photographer
James Gucciardo
second assistant camera
Ed Hershberger
additional camera operator
Charles Houston
gaffer
Gregory Irwin
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Kelem
aerial camera operator
Tom Kudlek
dolly grip (as Thomas Kudlek)
Jacek Laskus
director of photography: second unit
Robert Levi
additional director of photography: second unit
Rick Marroquin
grip
John Newby
camera operator (as John C. Newby)
Chris Skutch
grip
John Sosenko
camera operator: second unit
Paul Wachter
best boy grip
Joel David Warren
still photographer (as Joel Warren)
Tom Zafian
video playback operator (as Thomas Zafian)
Joan Zierler
first assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department

Eileen Mack Knight
casting: Los Angeles (as Eileen Knight)
Monica Swann
casting: Los Angeles
Max Van Peebles
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jill E. Anderson
assistant wardrobe
George R. Bergeron
assistant to costume designer (as George Bergeron)
Barbara Hause
wardrobe supervisor (as Barbara J. Hause)
Beulah Jones-Black
assistant to costume designer
Jane E. Myers
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Wade Bartlett
assistant film editor
J. Kathleen Gibson
first assistant editor
Jeff Gullo
assistant film editor
Kevin Stitt
additional editor / first assistant film editor
Ray Watson
color timer

Location Management

Parnes Cartwright
location manager
R.W. Dixon
location coordinator
Dale Watkins
assistant location coordinator
Grant Harper Reid
location manager: second unit (uncredited)

Music Department

Michael Boddicker
music programmer: synthesizers
Simon Franglen
music programmer: synthesizers
Clark Germain
score mixer
Dann Huff
musician: guitars
George Jackson
music supervisor
Doug McHenry
music supervisor
Cassandra Mills
soundtrack executive producer
Carl Zittrer
supervising music editor
Abdul Malik Abbott
music playback (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan
script supervisor (as Cornelia Rogan)

Transportation Department

Francis Connolly Jr.
transportation coordinator
Keenan Haight
production driver
James Patrick Whalen Jr.
transportation captain (as James P. Whalen Jr.)

Additional Crew

Michael Alatriste
production assistant
Flex Alexander
assistant choreographer (as Flex)
Kimberly Allen
production associate
Ellen Barrie Aaronson
assistant production office coordinator
Brandon Bates
assistant to producer
Michèle Boissière Armstrong
assistant to producers (as Michèle R. Boissière)
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
Eric Daniel
production assistant
Phillipa Davis
production office secretary
Lyle Dickey
craft service
Randy Fletcher
production assistant
Barry Ford
technical consultant
Donovan Henry
choreographer
Patricia Ann Holmes
production auditor (as Patricia Holmes)
Tina Johnson
assistant to producer
Janice Kambara
production assistant
Eric Klein
parking coordinator (as Eric Barry Klein)
Solomon J. LeFlore
production financing
Janet Lonsdale
assistant production auditor
Sam Mattingly
publicist
Michael Mendelsohn
banker/production financier
Nadia Ofuatey-Kodjoe
craft service
Traci Proctor
craft service
Kia B. Puriefoy
production assistant (as Kia Puriefoy)
Lillian Pyles
production office coordinator
Dawn Murphy Riley
production office assistant (as Dawn Riley)
Paul Roach
assistant: Mr. Van Peebles
Philip Schnelwar
technical consultant
Valerie Hughes Smith
production assistant (as Valerie Hughes)
Douy Swofford
title designer
Daniel Vellucci
bond rep supervisor
Rick Washburn
weapons specialist
Roni Wheeler
production assistant (as Roni Wheeler Poole)
Martin Whitfield
production assistant
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