Rocket Science：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jeffrey Blitz

Writing Credits

Jeffrey Blitz
(written by)

Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum: Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson: Utkarsh Ambudkar
Ram: Candace Hammer
Townsend Prep Debater: Margo Martindale
Coach Lumbly: Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner: Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner: Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner: Lisbeth Bartlett
Juliet Hefner: Aaron Yoo
Heston: Virginia House
English Teacher: Marilyn Yoblick
Plainsboro Lunch Lady: Maury Ginsberg
Mr. Lewinsky: Emily Ginnona
Honoria: Dionne Audain
Abraham Lincoln: Dan De Luca
Stephen Douglas: Michael Kusnir
Flemming: Steve Park
Judge Pete: John Patrick Barry
Gym Teacher: Josh Kay
Lewis Garrles: Jane Beard
Fern Garrles: Herb Merrick
Lewis's Dad: Carol Florence
Connie Ryerson: Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher: Betsy Hogg
Crystal Hamish-Steinberg: Brandon Thane Wilson
Phillip: Zack Arrington
Plainsboro Debate Team: Jaime Chicas
Plainsboro Debate Team: Katrina Hargrave
Plainsboro Debate Team: Erin Loube
Plainsboro Debate Team: Natasha Sattler
Plainsboro Debate Team: Will Shaw
Plainsboro Debate Team: Jeffrey Wei
Plainsboro Debate Team: David DeBoy
Frank Ryerson: Andrew Collie
Hazlet Timer: Huong D. Nguyen
Lewinsky's Girlfriend: Katherine Ross Wolfe
Glen Rock Debater: Susan Duvall
Hazlet Lunch Lady: Elisabeth Noone
Hazlet Coach: Noah Mazaika
Trophy Presenter #1: Will Parquette
Trophy Presenter #2: Tara Richter-Smith
Babysitter: Judy Jean Berns
Townsend Prep Receptionist: Jeanette Brox
Townsend Prep Bad Girl: Roland Gomez
Luis: Lee Sellars
New Jersey Debate Official: Joel Marsh Garland
Pizza Server: Dan Cashman
Narrator: Tennille Byrd
Spectator: Dave Cooperman
Contest Judge: Caitlin Gold
Townsend Prep Debator: Tia Latrell
Self - Host: Justin Mather
Morristown Debater: McKenzie Shea
Student: Tyson Sullivan
Rick / Pizza Delivery Dude (uncredited): Tina Toner
Student

Produced by

Effie Brown
producer (as Effie T. Brown): Nicole Colombie
line producer: Sean Welch
producer

Music by

Eef Barzelay

Cinematography by

Jo Willems
director of photography

Editing by

Yana Gorskaya

Casting By

Matthew Lessall

Production Design by

Rick Butler

Art Direction by

Halina Gebarowicz

Set Decoration by

Jay Klein

Costume Design by

Ernesto Martinez

Makeup Department

Ardis Cohen
assistant hair stylist: Janice Kinigopoulos
key hair stylist: Annabelle MacNeal
makeup artist: Ngozi Olandu Young
assistant makeup artist (as Ngozi Olandu): Debi Young
key makeup artist: Gina W. Bateman
makeup artist (uncredited): Sherri Bramlett
additional hair stylist (uncredited): Sandra Linn Koepper
additional makeup artist (uncredited): Rosemary Lawrence
key makeup artist: Los Angeles (uncredited): Janice Tunnell
additional makeup artist (uncredited): Sherri Zebeck
additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Effie Brown
unit production manager (as Effie T. Brown): Jean Chien
production supervisor: second unit: Janet Fries Eckholm
post-production supervisor: Scott Michael Nabat
post-production supervisor (as Scott Nabat): George Norfleet
production supervisor: Dave Willis
production supervisor: Pamela Winn-Barnett
post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Timothy Blockburger
second second assistant director: Stuart B. Hagen
second assistant director (as Stuart Hagen): Van Hayden
first assistant director: Alexander James
additional second assistant director: Traci M. Lewis
second assistant director (as Traci Lewis): John O'Rourke
first assistant director: second unit: Xanthus Valan
second second assistant director: Dennis Burrell
second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

David Beach
construction coordinator: Jennie Bell
charge scenic (as Jennie M. Bell): Erik Boring
lead man: Ryan Braun
storyboard artist: Niamh Butler
additional artwork: Scott Canfield
leadman: second unit: Carl Catanese
set decoration buyer: Richard Crandall
charge scenic: F. Dale Davis
swing: Phaedra Eason
swing gang: U.S.: John Fulcher
swing: Susanna Glattly
charge scenic: Peter Gottlieb
swing: Candi Guterres
production designer: second unit: Autumn Jones
charge scenic: second unit: Wayne 'Spider' Kehs
greens person (as Spider Wayne Kehs): Kristina Kilpe
assistant property master: Donna Kurtinecz
additional props: Jim McPherson
on-set dresser (as James McPherson): Sayaka Nagata
art department production assistant: second unit: Gregory D. Neumunz
set dresser: second unit (as Gregory Neumunz): Dawson Nolley
art department coordinator: Bobby Raber
scenic: Jennie Hill Robinson
greens person: Heather Rounds
additional artwork: Craig Lee Schuman
scenic: Claire Sharp
scenic: Bob Spore
set dresser: Lisa Tong
set decorator: second unit: Azhriaz Vanashta
scenic: Jason Wicksell
swing: Michael Sabo
property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

Christian B. Allen
sound: electronic press kit: Julie Altus
adr recordist: Rick Ash
re-recording mixer: Donna Barrett
utility sound (as Donna M. Barrett): Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer: Peter Brown
supervising sound editor: Mark Brunner
boom operator: John Cannon
sound assistant: Julio Carmona
adr recordist: Kevin E. Carpenter
re-recording mixer: Patrick Cyccone Jr.
re-recording mixer (as Patrick Cyccone): Robert Deschaine
adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine): Lori Dovi
sound: second unit: Tim Farrell
sound effects editor: Paul Flinchbaugh
sound assistant: Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer / sound mixer: Chris Hogan
dialogue editor (as Christopher Hogan): Ken Ishii
sound mixer: Nancy MacLeod
sound effects editor: Dave McMoyler
supervising sound editor: James Moriana
foley artist: Nancy Nugent Title
dialogue editor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent): Jeff Pullman
boom operator: Gabriel J. Serrano
sound mix technician: Christopher Sidor
sound mix technician (as Chris Sidor): Dean St. John
adr mixer: Greg Steele
adr mixer: Peter Michael Sullivan
re-recording mixer (as Peter Sullivan): Tami Treadwell
adr recordist: Karen Vassar Triest
sound effects editor (as Karen Vassar): Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist: Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist: Lars Bjerre
dialogue denoising (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Hank Atterbury
special effects coordinator (as Henry S. Atterbury): Thomas F. Lombardi
effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Vanessa Cheung
matte painter: Momentum VFX: Kenneth Nakada
visual effects supervisor: Momentum VFX

Stunts

Gene Harrison
stunt coordinator (as Roy Eugene Harrison): Joanna Shelmidine
stunt double: Reese Thompson: Manny Siverio
stunt coordinator: Joanna Shelmidine
stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Leonard Applefeld
electrician (as Len Applefeld): Ian Axilrod
camera loader: John C. Barber
dolly grip: second unit (as John Barber): Jim Bridges
still photographer (as James Bridges): Susannah Bridges
camera loader: second unit: Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell
electrician: Frank Caslin
best boy electric: Matthew Caulk
camera loader: Dean Citroni
grip (as Timothy Cote): Michael Gearhart
best boy grip: Julio Gomez
electrician: second unit: Phil Gries
camera: behind the scenes: John Hamilton
second assistant camera: John R. Hamilton
second assistant camera: "a" camera: Preston Hart
electrician: Tim Hennessy
camera loader: Chris Henry
electrician: Rolf Johansson
grip: second unit: Mike Keelty
gaffer: Geoffrey D. Knoller
key grip: Mako Koiwai
first assistant camera: second unit (as F. Mako Koiwai): Baqi Kopelman
gaffer: second unit: Tim Kossa
electrician: Michael Krebs
first assistant camera: Cindy Kurland
second assistant camera: second unit: Thomas Miligan
camera loader: second unit (as Tom Milligan): Michael Miller
electrician: Jonathan Moore
grip: Steve Morris
photographer: Trenton Bridge: Michael Patrick O'Leary
best boy electric (as Michael O'Leary): Kurt Parlow
first assistant camera: Danny Powell
camera operator: electronic press kit: Jess Robinson
grip: John Scanlan
electrician (as John P. Scanlan): Byron Shah
director of photography: second unit: Russ St. John
key grip: second unit: Rick Strodel
dolly grip: Benjamin Suarez
generator operator: second unit: David J. Thompson
camera operator (as Dave Thompson): Basil Tydings
electrician (as Basil 'Chip' Tydings): Paul Vandewater
camera operator: electronic press kit: Chad Wilson
Steadicam operator: second unit: Mike Wilson
electrician: Franz Wise
electrician (as Franz Rheinhardt Wise): Mike Yoder
electrician: second unit (as Michael Yoder): Jason Younger
grip (as Jason M. Younger): Scott Inge
additional first assistant camera (uncredited): Mike Panczenko Jr.
additional second assistant camera (uncredited): Wade Tyree
lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Valerie Battenfeld
extras casting: Kim Burns
extras casting: Jeffrey Gafner
casting assistant: Nina Henninger
additional casting: San Francisco: Kelli Lerner
casting: Ellyn Long Marshall
additional casting: New York, Orpheus Casting Group (as Ellyn Marshall): Maria E. Nelson
additional casting: New York, Orpheus Casting Group (as Maria Nrlson): Carolyn Pickman
additional casting: Boston: Lynn Reinstein
casting associate: Los Angeles: Betsy Royall
additional casting: Baltimore: Nadia Lubbe Simon
casting associate: New York (as Nadia Lubbe): Terri Douglas
adr group voice casting (uncredited): Megann Ratzow
additional casting: Oregon (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lori Ayala-Read
costume supervisor: Linda M. Boyland
additional costumer: Donna Casey-Aira
set costumer: second unit (as Donna Casey): Stephanie Fox-Kramer
additional costumer: Hawaii (as Stephanie Fox): Amanda Johnson
wardrobe assistant: Joan M. Lynch
additional costumer: Amanda Sroka
set costumer: Samuel Stewart
key costumer

Editorial Department

Dan Aguilar
digital intermediate editor: Steve Aguilar
digital intermediate senior conform artist: Encore Hollywood: Jon Howard
digital intermediate assistant: Encore Hollywood: Jennifer Martinez
assistant editor: Maureen O'Connor
digital intermediate producer: Encore Hollywood: Steve Porter
colorist: Encore Hollywood: Chris Regan
color timer: lab: Justin Sanchez
digital intermediate data i/o: Encore Hollywood: Martha Shane
editing intern

Location Management

Caprice Ericson
location scout: Michael Faulkner
location manager (as Michael R. Faulkner): Christopher Geair
location scout: Jennifer Quesenbery
assistant location manager: second unit: Josh Slates
assistant location manager: Brendan Stephan
locations production assistant: second unit: Shane Tunney
location assistant: Amy Willis
location production assistant: Rehya Young
location manager

Music Department

Roy Agee
musician: trombone: Eef Barzelay
music producer: Ray Espinola Jr.
associate music supervisor: Tony Harrell
musician: accordion: Evyen Klean
music producer (as Evyn J. Klean) / music supervisor (as Evyen J. Klean): Benjamin Martin
musician: drums: Mike Mehesan
music editor: Jennifer Reeve
music coordinator: Brad Segal
music arranger / music editor / orchestrator: Janet Lopez
music coordinator (uncredited): Sam Matthews
cello coach (uncredited): Mike Mehesan
score mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Jane Burka
script supervisor (as Jane Leslie Burka): Allison Curren
script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Charles E. Bauer
driver: Vincent J. Gargiulo
driver (as Vincent J. Guariglia Jr.): Daniel A. Hirsch
driver: James Daniel Hubbard
driver (as James Hubbard): Greg Jacobs
driver: Frank R. Matkins
driver: David Myers
driver: Sandra Ninham
transportation coordinator: Robert Phillips
driver: Salvatore A. Raimond
driver (as Sal Raimond): Francis Raimondo
transportation co-captain (as Francis Anthony Raimond): Larry Sinclair
driver: Ronald Smith
transportation captain: David G. Todd
production van operator: John C. Watkins Sr.
driver: Bruce Zamzow
driver: Eli Lozano
driver (uncredited): Michael Luckeroth
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Justin Ambrosino
production assistant: second unit: Richard Baker
set intern (as Richard W. Baker): Cori Barrett
set intern: Denise A. Beale
production office coordinator (as Denise Ann Beale): Brian Bitner
debate coach: Shawn Blake
set production assistant: Caren Bortz
set intern: Ryan Braun
production office intern: Cortney Burk
first assistant accountant: Jennifer M. Byrne
post-production accountant: Joan Devilla
payroll accountant (as Joan DeVilla): Melissa Dunn
production office intern: Rebecca Durivage-Jacobs
set intern: Stephanie Jean Elmer
second assistant accountant (as Stephanie Elmer): Amanda Faison
set production assistant: Ben Feldman
production legal services: Chris Flynn
office production assistant: Fiona Walsh Heinz
production assistant: Los Angeles (as Fiona Walsh): Vikki Jackson
assistant: Effie Brown: Jeff Johnson
set medic: Wayne Johnson
production assistant: Douglas M. Jones
set production assistant (as Doug Jones): Krysten Klipa
craft service assistant: Donna Kurtinecz
animal wrangler: Candace Leake
office production assistant: Andre Lee
publicist: Baltimore: Mary Ann Mack
craft service assistant: Wendy McAllister
assistant production coordinator: Asa McCall
set production assistant: Pleze Moore
production assistant: Los Angeles (as Pleze E. Moore): Elena Moscatt
craft service: George Nicholis
film publicist: Ginny Nugent
production executive: Joy Phillips
electronic press kit director/producer: Emily Rice
post-production accountant: Tommy Robinson
stuttering coach (as Dr. Tommy Robinson): Matt Ryb
assistant: Jeffrey Blitz (as Matt Rybczynski): Joan Scheckel
workshop development: Catherine Schuler
assistant: Effie Brown: Chad Tyler
stand-in: Utkarsh Ambudkar: Joe Waschak
production office intern: Angel Kristi Williams
production office intern (as Angel Williams): Derek Yip
production accountant: Philip Byron
production assistant (uncredited): Dan Carlin-Weber
production assistant (uncredited): Jacq Donegan
assistant accountant: pre-production (uncredited): Thomas L. Ferguson
intern (uncredited): Miriam Laurence
dialect coach: pre-production (uncredited): Catherine A. McCabe
production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited): Jason Neudecker
set production assistant: additional photography (uncredited): Kelley Sims
assistant post-production accountant (uncredited)

Thanks

Adam Byrne
thanks: Jean-Michel Richaud
very special thanks: Maia Rossini
special thanks: Matthew F. Smith
special thanks