Cast & Crew

Directed by

Malcolm D. Lee

Writing Credits

Robert Ramsey
(written by) &
Matthew Stone
(written by)

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Louis Hinds
Bernie Mac
Floyd Henderson
Sharon Leal
Cleo
Adam Herschman
Phillip
Sean Hayes
Danny Epstein
Affion Crockett
Lester
Terrell J. Ramsey
Pay-Pay
Jackie Long
Zig-Zag
Mike Epps
Duane Henderson
John Legend
Marcus Hooks
Isaac Hayes
Self
Vanessa del Rio
Full-Figured Neighbor
P.J. Byrne
Floyd's Doctor
Ken Davitian
Ardesh Kezian
Jennifer Coolidge
Rosalee
Sara Erikson
Chastity
Soledad O'Brien
Self
Randy Jackson
Narrator
Jackie Johnson
Weather Woman
Shane Sampson
Henderson Twin #1
Dylan Sampson
Henderson Twin #2
Bart Hansard
Flagstaff Lounge Manager
Michael Brouillet
Keyboard Player (Flagstaff)
Sean Goulding
Trombone Player (Flagstaff)
Ritchie Montgomery
Emmett the Drunk
Clay Yocum
Audience Member (Flagstaff)
Juan Gabriel Pareja
Tow Truck Driver
Lara Grice
Peabody Desk Clerk
Paul T. Taylor
Peabody Hotel Manager
Monyetta Shaw
Odetta
Jody Thompson
Deputy
Maurice DuBois
Newscaster
Miko DeFoor
Apollo Stage Manager
Michael Showers
Detective in Charge
Millie Jackson
Claudette
Willie Hall
Self
Ben Cauley
Self
Charles 'Skip' Pitts
Self
Scott Bomar
Bassist
Archie 'Hubie' Turner
Keyboard
Art Edmaiston
Baritone Saxophone
Marc Franklin
Trombone
Robyn l Charles
Female Singer
Ketrick Robinson
Male Singer
J.R. Taylor
Baritone Sax Player
Nathan Adams
Tenor Sax Player
Michael Franklin
Trumpet Player
Michael C. 'Mike' Allen
NYC Police Officer
Allen Bonilla
Party Man
LaVita Brooks
Hotel Guest
NyaSimone Caldwell
Henderson daughter
Keenan R. Carter
Young Louis Hinds
M Charlotte Cheatham
Extra
Gary D. Earl
Officer Harris
Ron Fagan
Hotel Couple - Man
Ted Ferguson
Dancing Cowboy
Jamie Jones
Waitress
Cindy McBride
Office Worker
Lee Ann McDade
Apollo Audience Member / House of Blues Audience Member (uncredited)
Donald Meyers
Man in Hotel Lobby
Safton Reed Neuman
Audience Member (Flagstaff)
James Paul
Apollo Nite Club Patron
Joey Robinson
Foxy Lady
Franklin Ojeda Smith
Impersonator / Isaac Hayes (voice) (uncredited)
Marchello Stewart
Date
Calvin Sykes
Younger Floyd Henderson
Alicia Tennant
Female Singer / Audience Member (uncredited)
Kenon Walker
Beale St. Patron
Thomas Wallace
News Photographer
Steven Whitemon
Officer White

Produced by

Charles Castaldi
producer
David T. Friendly
producer
Steven Greener
producer
W. Mark McNair
executive producer (as Mark McNair)
Donald Sparks
associate producer (as Donald L. Sparks)
Bob Weinstein
executive producer
Harvey Weinstein
executive producer

Music by

Stanley Clarke

Cinematography by

Matthew F. Leonetti

Editing by

William Henry
(as Bill Henry)
Paul Millspaugh

Casting By

Aisha Coley
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Christopher Gray
(as Chris Gray)

Production Design by

Richard Hoover

Art Direction by

Meghan C. Rogers

Set Decoration by

Brenda Meyers-Ballard

Costume Design by

Danielle Hollowell

Makeup Department

Allan A. Apone
makeup artist: Mr. Jackson (as Allan Apone)
Andrea Bowman
assistant hair stylist (as Andrea 'Mona' Bowman)
Erica Brunson
makeup artist
Kerri Bunn
makeup artist: Memphis
Teressia Carter
hair stylist: Mr. Mac
Chacha Green
makeup artist
Christina D. Johnson
additional hairstylist
Krystal Kershaw
assistant makeup artist
Susan Laprelle
hair technician
Linda Lazar
additional makeup artist
Pauletta O. Lewis
key hair stylist (as Pauletta O. Lewis-Irwin)
Vonda K. Morris
makeup department head
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
key makeup artist (as Le Diedra Richard-Baldwin)
Yolanda Sheridan
makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson
department head hair stylist (as Robert Louis Stevenson)
Victoria Wood
wig maker: Samuel Jackson, Bernie Mac
Crystal Woodford
assistant hair stylist (as Crystal R. Woodford)
Dionne Wynn
assistant makeup artist
Adam Brandy
special makeup effects laboratory technician: lace hair piece prep (uncredited)

Production Management

Elizabeth Kushman
executive in charge of post production
Paul A. Levin
post-production supervisor
Jeff Maynard
executive in charge of post-production
Carey Len Smith
post-production executive
Matthew Stein
executive in charge of production
Jen Wall
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brad Arnold
second second assistant director
Karen Davis
second assistant director
Donald Sparks
first assistant director

Art Department

Keith Abel
on-set dresser
Aaron Boutte
art production assistant
David Keith Broome
lead greensman
Marcia Bruscato-Poss
construction buyer
Todd Clevenger
scenic artist
Darian Corley
on set dresser: Memphis
Nick S. Cross
art department production assistant
Ken Deubel III
lead scenic
Will E. Drummond
set dresser
Frank Gray III
set dresser: Memphis
Frank Hendrick
set dresser
Elizabeth Humphrey
set dec buyer
Nicole LeBlanc
art department coordinator
Joe McCusker
construction coordinator
Bryce Moore
assistant property master
Roy 'Bucky' Moore
property master
Jessica Navran
set designer
Noel Rideout
set dresser
Corie Savary
art department production assistant
Nicholas Scott
assistant art director
Floyd B. Sterling
set dresser
Greg Washington
construction medic
Dahlia Wilde
preproduction researcher
John N. Wood
set dresser

Sound Department

Michael Barry
re-recording mixer
Courtney Bishop
adr recordist
Derek Casari
stage engineer
Bob Chefalas
additional sound re-recording mixer
Rick Chefalas
assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Greg Crawford
adr mixer: Atlanta
Robert Eber
sound mixer
Scott Edelson
boom operator
Ryan Farris
sound utility: daily
Dave Flynch
foley editor
Eric Hirsch
sound re-recordist
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer
Mike Howells
adr recordist
Kenton Jakub
adr editor
Bobby Johanson
adr mixer
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Paloma Mele
assistant sound editor
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Jac Rubenstein
dialogue editor
Wyatt Sprague
sound effects editor
Lidia Tamplenizza
assistant sound editor
Paul Urmson
supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer
Steven Visscher
supervising foley editor
Chris Welcker
utility sound dayplayer
Aaron Zeller
production ProTools operator / sound utility
Lawrence Zipf
apprentice sound editor
Roy Machado
adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Matt Corrigan
dead body technician
Matt Kutcher
special effects supervisor
Matt Mehring
special effects technician
Gary Pilkinton
special effects foreman
James Scaramuzzo
special effects assistant
Robert Vazquez
special effects supervisor (as Bob Vazquez)

Visual Effects by

Cara Buckley
visual effects producer: RhinoFX
Matt Connolly
animator
Camille Geier
visual effects executive producer: RhinoFX
Mickey Gorenstein
Flame compositor: RhinoFX
Lucien Harriot
visual effects producer: Mechanism Digital / visual effects supervisor: Mechanism Digital, Inc.
Karin Levinson
production executive: RhinoFX
Yuval Levy
cg supervisor: RhinoFX
Ashley Lomax
modeler: RhinoFX
Bogdan Mihajlovic
matchmove technical director: RhinoFX
David W. Reynolds
digital compositor / flame compositor: RhinoFX
Jim Rider
visual effects supervisor: RhinoFX
Traceigh Scottel
production supervisor: visual effects unit
Michael Viscione
lighter: RhinoFX
Richard Weissman
Flame compositor

Stunts

Bobby Aldridge
stunt performer
Kiante Elam
stunt double
Kofi Elam
stunt driver
Norman Epperson
precision driver
Justin Rodgers Hall
stunt double
Malosi Leonard
stunts
Terry Leonard
stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
Ed McDermott II
precision driver
Buddy Sosthand
stunt double: Bernie Mac

Camera and Electrical Department

Norman Ash
electrician (as Pierre Ash)
Mike Barnett
ultimate arm operator
Don Bixby
gaffer
Robert Branam
video assist technician
Derrick Brown
moving light programmer: Shreveport.LA
Jayson S. Coddington
grip
Oswald Colunga
grip
Justin Cooley
film loader
Christopher Crowther
rigging electrician
Rene Crusto
grip
James 'Spud' Danicic
ultimate arm technician
Robert Duke
grip
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.
rigging gaffer
David Easley
rigging grip
Chris Fisher
first assistant camera
Charles 'Tom' Hinson
rigging best boy
Jeff Hinz
key rigging grip
Doug Hyun
still photographer
Bill Jackson
lighting technician
D.H. Jacobs
electrician (as Daniel H. Jacobs)
Brad Keyes
rigging grip
Jerry D. Knight
electrician
Krystle Lamoreaux
grip / rigging grip
Marc Marino
best boy electric
Tim Marshall
gaffer
Wayne Marshall
electrician
John T. Martin
key grip
Johnathon R. Martin
grip
Markus Mentzer
second assistant camera
Joshua Miller
electrician
Amy Newman
dimmer board operator
Coby Nissen
lighting technician
Brandon Ponticelle
second assistant camera
Mark Santoni
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael St. Hilaire
"a" camera operator
Todd Thompson
dolly grip
James C. Udel
grip (as Jimi Udel)
Stephen J. Ullman
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Charles B. Walker
rigging grip
Roger Wall
assistant camera
Ernie Wann
grip
Kristopher Weaver
rigging electric
Alex P. Willson
rigging electrician

Casting Department

Anne Davison
casting associate: New York
Brandon Sonny DeSorbo
extras casting
Salina Duplessis
casting intern
Gary D. Earl
extras casting assistant
Taleia Gilliam
casting intern
Juan Carlos Ortiz-Duran
extras casting scout
LaTanya Y Potts
casting associate (as LaTanya Potts)
Selisa Sirls
extras casting
Jackie Sollitto
casting assistant
Steven Whitemon
extras casting assistant (as Steven Whiteman)
El Espada Jr. Tracy Matthews
casting intern (uncredited)
Tre Matthews
extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sona Amroyan
set costumer
Myeshea Baker
set costumer
Leigh Bell
set costumer
Doré Cermak
costume production assistant
Jim Alan Cook
costumer
Askia Won-Ling Jacob
stylist: Mr. Jackson (as Askia Jacob)
La Shan Knox
set costumer
Whitney Kyles
assistant costume designer
Richard Schoen
costume supervisor
Lily Scott
costumer

Editorial Department

Jill-Morgan Aubert
apprentice editor
Brian Boyd
digital preview colorist
Ernest Leif Boyd
first assistant editor
Lynn Cassaniti
apprentice editor
Jimmy Fusil
digital intermediate producer
Ann Gray
post-production coordinator
Mariah Breitel Hembree
post script services (as Mariah Breitel)
David Sooc
apprentice editor
Benjamin Sutor
digital intermediate editor
Michael Underwood
digital intermediate colorist

Location Management

Alex Borys
location manager
Karen Brady
key assistant location manager
Christina DeCharles
assistant location manager
Terry L. Harris
location assistant
Kendrick Hudson
location scout
Matthew Keim
location assistant
Martin Lane
location manager: Memphis
Phillip Messinger
location scout
Robert Saba
assistant location manager: Memphis

Music Department

Scott Bomar
music producer: song
Portia Griffin
background vocals
Winston A. Hall
piano consultant
Lawrence Manchester
score mixer / score recordist
Matt Mariano
composer: additional music / musician: Synths
Eric J. Paul
assistant music editor (as Eric Paul)
Charles 'Skip' Pitts
musician
Seth Riggs
music vocal coach
Jason Stasium
score mixer
Alex Steyermark
executive music producer
Robin Urdang
music consultant
E. Gedney Webb
supervising music editor
Will Wheaton
background vocals

Script and Continuity Department

Amy Sobin
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Mark Bascle
security driver: Samuel L. Jackson
Nalla Black
driver: Tennessee
Richard Burch
driver: insert car
Paul Castillo
transportation
Jerry Ciraulo
driver
J.J. Echavarria
picture car coordinator assistant / picture car coordinator (as Johnny Echavarria)
Monte Emery
camera truck driver: Tennessee
Greg Faucett
transportation coordinator
Phil K. Frost
driver
Monica W. Fuller
driver (as Monica Williamson)
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Gerald Hardy
driver
Connie Herring
transportation co-captain
Robert Jepson
driver: cast
Aaron D. Moore
driver: hair/makeup
Lonnie Nelson
transportation captain
Beverly Reeves
driver
Michael Scotty
insert car driver
Steven Willhoite
driver: production van
James Yeates
driver: honeywagon

Additional Crew

Jess Adducci
office production assistant (as Jessica Powers)
Heather Babineaux
key craft service
Jackie Bazan
publicist
Stephanie Beman
assistant craft service
Dave Brown
accounts clerk
Richard E. Carter II
set production assistant
Je'Niece Childress
assistant: Mr. Mac
Robert Cline
on-set medic
Brooke Coleman
production secretary
Keiann Collins
dialogue coach: Mr. Mac
Amanda Curry
first assistant accountant
Richard Ehlert
caterer
Brooke Estrada
production staff
Jordan Brendan Finnegan
assistant: Mr. Castaldi (as Jordan Finnegan)
Jonathan Frey
assistant: Mr. Friendly, Shreveport
Jerry D. Funderburk
extras coordinator
Karen Gehres
epk producer
Jeffrey Gladu
payroll accountant
Chris Goyne
set production assistant
Ann Gray
additional voices
Will Greenfield
assistant production coordinator
Matthew K. Grigsby
production accountant
Terry L. Harris
Personal Assistant Bernie Mac
Vealer Harris
cast liason
Amiel Holland-Briggs
stand-in
Rebecca Holloway
Stand-in for Vanessa DelRio
Paul Huber
set production assistant
Jim Jaffe
product placement executive
Margeaux C. Johnson
production secretary
Phyllis Johnson
adr loop group
Kumi Kimball
executive assistant: Mr. Hayes
Jessica Lee
clearance coordinator (as Jessica M. Lee)
Eric Majette Jr.
production assistant
Adryan Maney
accounting clerk
Michael Maxwell
caterer
Volney McFarlin
assistant: Mr. Jackson
Christie Moreau
adr loop group
Kevin Muller
assistant production coordinator: LA unit
Brian Nailing
cook
Ian D. Navran
production assistant
Talibah Lateefah Newman
assistant: Mr. Lee
Bill Parris
production assistant
JD Piché
production assistant
Deanna Plascencia
executive assistant: Mr. Greener
Ashley Renee Saunders
travel coordinator
Nina Saxon
title designer
Tracey Schaefer
unit publicist (as Tracey Zemitis)
Dee Schuka
post production accountant
Jamal Sims
choreographer
James 'Matt' Snyder
Key Medic/Safety: memphis (as James Matt Snyder)
Christopher Tanks
assistant: Mr. McNair (as Chris Tanks)
Michelle Tonjes
stand-in (as Michelle Lott)
Amanda Toye
assistant: Mr. Friendly, Los Angeles
Robert Vega
title designer
Christian Walker
stand-in
Shaun Walker
Dance Double: Samuel L. Jackson
Tucker Wells
key set production assistant (as Justin Tucker Wells)
Jen Willis
production assistant

Thanks

Cedric B. Glover
special thanks (as Mayor Cedric B. Glover)
Isaac Hayes
dedicatee
Felipe Linz
special thanks
Bernie Mac
dedicatee
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