Tall Tale：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik
(as Jeremiah Chechik)

Writing Credits

Steve Bloom
(written by) (as Steven L. Bloom) &: Robert Rodat
(written by)

Cast

Patrick Swayze
Pecos Bill: Oliver Platt
Paul Bunyan: Roger Aaron Brown
John Henry: Nick Stahl
Daniel Hackett: Scott Glenn
J.P. Stiles: Stephen Lang
Jonas Hackett: Jared Harris
Head Thug Pug: Catherine O'Hara
Calamity Jane: Moira Sinise
Sarah Hackett: Joe Grifasi
Man in Top Hat: John P. Ryan
Grub: Scott Wilson
Zeb: Bert Kramer
Bronson: Eric Lawson
Sheriff: Bill Rodgers
Captain of Industry: Susan Barnes
Hag in Alley: John Nance
Doctor: Mike Moroff
Bar Room Bully: Richard Zobel
Barkeep: Michael J. Kosta
Farmer #1: Timothy G. Riley
Farmer #2: Darwyn Swalve
Lumberjack #1: Jay S. York
Lumberjack #2: Kevin Dotcom Brown
Bettor #1: E.B. Myers
Bettor #2: James Oscar Lee
Spectator: Sal Jenco
Big Jim: Michael
Widowmaker: Ronnie
Widowmaker: Niko
Widowmaker: Luke
Babe: Bell
Babe: Kit
Cold Molasses: Kaye
Cold Molasses: Violet
Hairless Cat: Dudley
Dancing Dog: Sampson
Self: Manny
Vulture: Moe
Vulture: Nick
Vulture: William H. Macy
Railroad Magnate: Burgess Meredith
Old Man: Bruce Nahin
Town Drunk: Sean O'Kane
Additional Voice: Kenny Swartz
Store Worker: Tony Teebo
Banker

Produced by

Bill Badalato
executive producer: Roger Birnbaum
producer: Joe Roth
producer: Kirsten W. Welles
associate producer

Music by

Randy Edelman

Cinematography by

Janusz Kaminski

Editing by

Richard Chew

Casting By

Jackie Burch

Production Design by

Eugenio Zanetti

Art Direction by

Jim Dultz
: Rick Heinrichs

Set Decoration by

Jerie Kelter

Costume Design by

Wayne A. Finkelman
(as Wayne Finkelman)

Makeup Department

Ken Chase
makeup artist: Susan Germaine
hair stylist

Production Management

Bill Badalato
unit production manager: Barbara A. Hall
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lee Cleary
first assistant director: Andrew M. Flinn
second assistant director: second unit: Ernie F. Orsatti
second unit director

Art Department

G. Roger Abell
location leadman: John Alvin
poster artist: Kai Blomberg
set dresser: Randy L. Childs
propmaker gang boss: John Dexter
set designer: Rainer G. Gruetzmacher
construction foreman: Karen Higgins
construction coordinator: Gary Isbell
set dresser: Michael Anthony Jackson
storyboard artist: Steven Kissick
propmaker foreman: Sherman Labby
production illustrator: Robert Lucas
lead man: Alicia Maccarone
assistant art director: Stacey S. McIntosh
construction coordinator: Jim Meyer
propmaker: Don Miloyevich
property master: Greg Papalia
set designer: Jacques Rey
illustrator: Leo Rijn
sculptor: Glenn H. Roberts
on-set dresser: Doug Sieck
set dresser: Dale Snyder
carpenter: Mentor Huebner
production illustrator (uncredited): Craig T. Shordon
set painter (uncredited): Michael Vojvoda
set dresser (uncredited): Christian Wintter
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Ulrika Akander
adr editor: James Ashwill
foley mixer: Bill W. Benton
rerecording mixer: Skywalker Sound: Tim Chau
sound designer: Skywalker Sound / supervising sound editor: Skywalker Sound: John T. Cucci
foley artist (as John Cucci): Ann Ducommun
assistant sound editor: Tom Fox
utility sound: Richard C. Franklin
Sound Design and Supervising Sound Editor: Skywalker Sound (as Rich Franklin): Albert Gasser
sound editor: Nerses Gezalyan
foley recordist: Gary A. Hecker
foley artist (as Gary Hecker): Robert Janiger
sound mixer: Nils C. Jensen
sound editor: Tricia Linklater
assistant sound editor: Steve Mann
sound effects editor: Bob Newlan
dialogue editor: Skywalker Sound: Dan O'Connell
foley artist: Fred Peck III
foley recordist: George W. Scott
boom operator: Hugo Weng
dialogue editor: Carmen Flores De Tanis
assistant sound editor (uncredited): David Grimaldi
assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Jan Aaris
special effects technician: Everett Burrell
special effects crew: Eugene Crum
special effects assistant: Donald Frazee
special effects co-coordinator: Terry D. Frazee
special effects coordinator: Ian Hubbard
creature crew: Scott Lingard
special effects technician: Hal Miles
animatronic supervisor: Brian Tipton
special effects rigger: second unit

Visual Effects by

Victor Abbene
visual effects: chief lighting technician: Mimi Abers
digital compositor: Scott E. Anderson
visual effects supervisor: Reid Baker
visual effects: Craig Barron
visual effects supervisor: Matte World: Ron Brinkmann
digital artist: Steve Dellerson
visual effects coordinator: Krystyna Demkowicz
executive in charge of production: Matte World: David Drzewiecki
director of photography: green screen: Erik Henry
visual effects supervisor: Bryan Hirota
cg artist: VIFX: Joel Hladecek
motion control camera: Ivo Horvat
matte painter: SPI: Adrian Iler
senior technical director: Scott Kilburn
technical director: SPI: Kelvin Lee
animator: Andrea Losch
digital effects artist (as Andrea LÃ¶sch): Jeff Matakovich
visual effects supervisor: Mickey McGovern
visual effects producer: Rich McKay
camera assistant: Stuart Mintz
digital effects artist: Luc G. Nicknair
visual effects: Vistavision first assistant camera: Thom Randmaa
visual effects: Paul Rivera
digital compositor: Matte World: Dennis Rogers
first assistant camera: Karl Roth
blue screen rig engineer: Chris Russell
visual effects: Ira Shain
computer graphics supervisor: James Stubenrauch
visual effects artist: Michael Talarico
visual effects camera assistant: Edson Williams
visual effects supervisor: Deborah Wiltman
technical assistant: Susan Zwerman
visual effects producer: David Cornelius
motion control programmer (uncredited)

Stunts

T.C. Badalato
stunts: Tony Lee Boggs
utility stunts: Jeff Danoff
stunts: Tom Elliott
stunts: Kurtis Epper
stunts: Richard Epper
stunts: Andy Gill
stunts: Buck McDancer
stunts: Bobby McLaughlin
stunts: Cliff McLaughlin
stunts: Gene McLaughlin
stunts: Lee McLaughlin
stunts: Doug Metzger
stunts: Ernie F. Orsatti
stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti): Noon Orsatti
stunts: Jimmy Ortega
stunts: Rex Pierson
stunts: Pat Romano
stunts: Rick Sawaya
stunts: Anthony G. Schmidt
utility stunts: Ben Scott
stunts: John-Clay Scott
stunts: Monty L. Simons
stunts: Eddie Yansick
stunts: Tim Werner
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Marek Bojsza
electrician: Michael Condro
first assistant camera: Mitch Dubin
camera operator: Michael S. Endler
first assistant camera: 65 mm camera: Mauro Fiore
chief lighting technician: Jim Gordon
grip: Melinda Sue Gordon
still photographer: Trev Holmes
lighting technician: Alex Jachno
electrician: Mansur Johnson
grip: Tom Jordan
camera loader: Jeffrey Kincheloe
grip: Jim Kwiatkowski
key grip (as James R. Kwiatkowski): Brett Mabry
best boy: second unit: Kyle T. MacDowell
electrician: Mollie S. Mallinger
second assistant camera: Michael A. Mendez
rigging grip: Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity: Ivan H. Migel
key rigging grip: Ralph Scherer
grip: Mark Skupen
grip: Raymond Stella
camera operator: Jon Tucker
gaffer: miniature unit: Rick Fee
assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

Kelvin Lee
animator

Casting Department

Shirley Fulton Crumley
location casting: Matthew Messinger
casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hans Georg Struhar
costumer: Debbie Travis
costumer

Editorial Department

Dale E. Grahn
color timer: Axel Hubert
additional film editor: Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter: Joan Sobel
assistant editor: Theo Waddell
assistant editor: Lisa Rodgers
post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Location Management

Billy Badalato
assistant location manager: Steve Knisely
location manager: Bruce Lawhead
location manager: Daniel Veluzat
location liaison (uncredited)

Music Department

Elton Ahi
music consultant: Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation: Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor: John La Salandra
music editor: Mark McKenzie
orchestrator: Greig McRitchie
orchestrator: Michael T. Ryan
music editor: Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer: Joseph R. Thygesen
assistant music editor: Tom Boyd
oboe soloist (uncredited): Randy Edelman
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited): Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone (uncredited): Tim Malone
scoring crew (uncredited): David Marquette
scoring crew (uncredited): Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited): Irl Sanders
scoring crew (uncredited): Jill Tengan
scoring crew (uncredited): James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited): Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited): Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited): James Walker
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Paula Barrett-Barbier
script supervisor (as Paula Barrett)

Transportation Department

Robert E Dingle
driver (as Robert E. Dingle): Gregory Dultz
driver: Gary Shephard
transportation coordinator: Larry Shephard
transportation coordinator: Paul Veluzat
driver

Additional Crew

Ned Dowd
head of production: Caravan Pictures: Jay K. Fishburn
wrangler boss: Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer: Beverly Jusi
assistant accountant (as Beverly Meade): Andrew Lipschultz
unit publicist: Doug Moreno
assistant accountant: Bruce Nahin
film commissioner: Billy Pittard
title designer (as Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald): Kim Plant
Assistant to Joe Roth: James A. Prine
wrangler: Fess 'Reg' Reynolds
animal trainer: livestock: Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
animal trainer (as Slad Reynolds): DeAnne Zarkowski
animal trainer (as De Ann Zarkowski): Tom Lent
adr voice (uncredited): Jason Logan
stand-in (uncredited): Sandra McNeil
studio teacher (uncredited)

Thanks

Wayne A. Finkelman
in memory of (as Wayne Finkelman)