The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Writing Credits

Po Bronson
(novel): Jon Favreau
(screenplay) and: Gary Tieche
(screenplay)

Cast

Adam Garcia
Andy Kasper: Rosario Dawson
Alisa: Jake Busey
Darrell Claxton: Enrico Colantoni
Francis Benoit: Ethan Suplee
Curtis 'Tiny' Reese: Anjul Nigam
Salman Fard: Gregory Jbara
Hank: Dan Butler
Lloyd Acheson: Linda Hart
Mrs. 'B': Shiva Rose
Torso: Chandra West
Robin: Rob Benedict
Willy: Heather Dubrow
Claudia Goss: Stoney Westmoreland
Link: John Rothman
Ben: Andy Berman
Old Man: Reggie Lee
Suit: Brent Hinkley
Security Guard #1: Amy Van Horne
Blonde Money Honey: Dagney Kerr
Janie Hickenlocker: Jerry Haleva
Hologram Saddam: Victoria Kelleher
Woman with Pictures: Jonathan Klein
Dental Patient: Christopher Perez
Passing Guy: Jerrod Cornish
Busboy: Chris B. Harrison
Wake-up Newscaster: Gonzalo Menendez
Security Guard #2: Alice Davis
Hottubber: Katie Lohmann
Hottubber: Laurel A. Ward
Frisbee Girl #1: Paul McKinney
Griff: Nancy Honaker
Frisbee Girl #2: Diana Terranova
Screen Saver Stripper: Kirsten Miller
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Joe Abanto
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Christina Haggerty
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Alex Mendietta
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Myriam Aboulhamid
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Mike Ticas
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Betsy Chang
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Lorenzo De La Cruz
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Jesus Morales
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Angeline Voss
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Jimmy Arana
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Mary Scanlon
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Christian Oviedo
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Maya Youcef
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Michael Soohoo
Salsa Dancer in Bahia: Gary Locke
Riverside City College Band Leader: Melanie Bulujian
Titan Team Girl: Jesse Heiman
(unconfirmed): Stephen Blackehart
Talking Head at Meeting: Jane Bordeaux
Hank's Office Assistant: Marc Davies
Hippie Dude: Nasi Glekas
College Student: Yoli Mapp
Working Woman Catching View: Paul Oliver
Omega Team Member: May Wang
Receptionist: John Wojnowski III
Man in Restaurant: Steven Paul Zsenyuk
Undercover Police Officer

Produced by

Trevor Albert
producer: Kym Bye
associate producer: Michele Imperato
co-producer (as Michele Imperato Stabile): Neil A. Machlis
executive producer (as Neil Machlis): Harold Ramis
executive producer

Music by

Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by

Ronald Víctor García

Editing by

Don Brochu

Casting By

Mindy Marin

Production Design by

William Sandell

Art Direction by

Bruce Crone
supervising art director: Brad Ricker
(as Bradford Ricker)

Set Decoration by

Robert Gould

Costume Design by

Jill M. Ohanneson

Makeup Department

June Brickman
makeup department head: Gail Hagopian
key makeup artist (as Gail Hogopian): Lisa Meyers
key hair stylist: Diane Pepper
hair stylist (as Dianne Pepper): Tania Saylor
additional makeup artist

Production Management

Michele Imperato
production manager: Kris Fullan Martinez
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Aaron Barsky
first assistant director: Michael McCue
second second assistant director: Liz Radley
second unit director: Barbara M. Ravis
second assistant director

Art Department

Ellis J. Barbacoff
assistant property master: Cliff Berns
painter: Tony Bonaventura
property master: Erin Boyd
set decorating buyer (as Erin Gould): Joe F. Bravo
greens: John Bryant
propmaker gangboss: David Brack Burriss
set dresser (as Brack Burris): Charlie Campbell
assistant art department coordinator: Donna Cline
storyboard artist: Dale DeStefani
construction coordinator: Fred Deyoe
construction foreman: Mark Foley
greens foreman (as Mark D. Foley): Anthony Gaudio
stand-by painter (as Tony Gaudio): John A. Gomez
signwriter: Michael Gregan
set dresser: Kevin W. Grimsley
propmaker: Donald Gross
head painter: George E. Hanson
painter: Paul Luther Jackson
set dresser (as Paul Jackson): Kristin Frances Jones
on-set dresser: David Ladish
lead man: Gerald Lehtola
art department coordinator: Tom Lifsey
general foreman (as Thomas E. Lifsey): Roy Lujan
labor foreman: Heidi Mayfield
set decorating coordinator: Frank McEldowney
greens coordinator: Martin Roy Mervel
set designer: Johnny Molina
laborer: Lisa Ozanne
set dresser: Anthony D. Parrillo
set designer: Robert Prchal
propmaker: Steve Rice
greens stand-by: Cheryl Gould Strang
lead man (as Cheryl Gould): Jesse Verette
laborer

Sound Department

David Betancourt
foley mixer: James Bolt
re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt): Ted Caplan
foley editor: Jean Clark
boom operator (as Jean L. Clark): Blake R. Cornett
second assistant sound editor (as Blake Cornett): Dawn Fintor
foley artist: Dave Kulczycki
dialogue editor (as David Kulczycki): Skip Longfellow
first assistant sound editor: David Lucarelli
adr recordist: Kevin Maloney
second boom operator / utility sound: Matt Patterson
sound recordist: Charleen Richards
adr mixer: Brad Sherman
re-recording mixer: William Stein
sound re-recording engineer (as Bill Stein): Alicia Stevenson
foley artist (as Alicia Stevenson-Irvin): Donald Sylvester
supervising sound editor: James M. Tanenbaum
sound mixer: Roland N. Thai
sound effects editor: Fred Vogler
ProTools operator (as Fred R. Vogler): Greg Steele
adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

James Fredburg
special effects assistant (as James K. Fredburg): Alan E. Lorimer
special effects supervisor: Lambert Powell
special effects: Gary Zink
special effects foreman: Valek Sykes
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor: Kevin Clark
junior digital compositor: Craig Clarke
digital compositor: Ken Dackermann
digital compositor: Terry Dale
senior composite artist / technical supervisor: Gilbert De La Garza
film technician: Paul Dobson
digital animator: Mitchell Ferm
visual effects coordinator: John Fraser
digital matte painter: Jos'h R.L. Fuller
system administrator (as Jos'h RL Fuller): Dan Hay
digital animator: Crystal Henrickson
administration assistant: Mike Jamieson
digital compositor: Alan Kennedy
digital compositor: John Kilkenny
visual effects producer: Andrew Klaassen
system administrator: Dan Krech
visual effects executive producer: Nathan Lafionatis
computer consultant: Robert Lukacs
film technician: Jackie Lynette
visual effects executive producer: Steven Lynette
visual effects producer / visual effects production manager: Ron Marinic
digital matte painter: Tina McGill
digital compositor: Jennifer Meislohn
visual effects coordinator: Dominic Menegon
digital animator: Juliette Mourez
junior digital compositor: Mike Pemberton
computer graphics production assistant: Teodor Peterson
digital animator: Carol Prince
digital animator: Scott Sanderson
digital animator: Marc Streifling
lead animator: Tommy Tran
digital artist: Anna Wagner-Lopez
digital animator (as Anne Wagner-Lopez): David Watkinson
computer graphics playback: Kurt Hall
video & computer graphics technician (uncredited): Carlton Munday
technical administrator (uncredited): Pat Wakefield
digital effects designer (uncredited)

Stunts

Seth Arnett
utility stunts: Rick Barker
utility stunts: James Barney
utility stunts: Daniel W. Barringer
utility stunts: Gary Baxley
utility stunts: Gilbert B. Combs
utility stunts: Jared S. Eddo
utility stunts: Annie Ellis
utility stunts: Chuck Hosack
utility stunts: Bret Kiene
stunt double: Adam Garcia / utility stunts: Henry Kingi
utility stunts: Barbara Anne Klein
utility stunts (as Barbara Klein): Steven Lambert
utility stunts: James Logan
stunts: Flying Chicken #3: Kurt D. Lott
stunt driver: Bob MacDougall
utility stunts: Cazimir Milostan
stunts: John Moio
stunt coordinator: Mark Mulvehill
utility stunts: George Palmiero
utility stunts: Roger Richman
utility stunts: John Robotham
utility stunts: John-Clay Scott
stunt double: Kenny Searle
utility stunts: George P. Wilbur
utility stunts: Al Wyatt Jr.
utility stunts: Larry Holt
stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Elizabeth Algieri
second assistant camera: "b" camera: Brian Callier
video engineer (as Brian 'Snake' Callier): Kevin Celi
second assistant camera: "a" camera: Alex Cruz
dolly grip (as Alexander Cruz): Damian Della Santina
clapper loader: Paul A. Edwards
camera operator: "a" camera: Thomas Gibson
key grip: Wayne D. Goldwyn
time-lapse photographer: John Johnson
still photographer: Ross Judd
Steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera: Mark Laskowski
first assistant camera: "a" camera: Jay Laws
electrician: Michael Laws
gaffer: Michelle Opseth
clapper loader: Brice Porter
electrician: Brennan Price
lighting technician: Liz Radley
director of photography: second unit: Jerry Sandager
best boy grip: Michael J. Schwartz
electrician: Steven Serna
grip: William Skinner
electrician: Tony Thomas
grip: Forrest Thurman
first assistant camera: "b" camera: Ignacio Woolfolk
grip: Eric Anderson
camera operator (uncredited): Ffilip Bolton
electrician (uncredited): Curt B. Walheim
assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Debbie German
extras casting associate: Amanda Harding
casting associate: Bill Marinella
extras casting associate: Pamela Lynn Thomas
casting assistant: Terri Tracy
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Amanda Gore
set costumer: Kathleen Gore-Misko
costume supervisor (as Kathleen Misko): Alicia Leon
cutter/fitter: Suzy Magnin
costume assistant: Elizabeth Meredith
wardrobe production assistant: Marciann Shapiro
costumer: Sara Jane Slotnick
assistant costume designer: Shawna Trpcic
assistant costume designer: Tricia Bercsi Wilkin
costumer (as Tricia Bercsi)

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter: Shannon Carey
second assistant editor: Dennis McNeill
color timer: Richard Perkins
first assistant editor: Dennis Thorlaksen
assistant editor

Location Management

Michael Brewer
key assistant location manager: Lampton Enochs
location manager: San Francisco: Pavel Sterba
assistant location manager: Scott Trimble
key assistant location manager: San Francisco: Craig W. van Gundy
location manager

Music Department

Mark Agostino
music playback operator: Adam Akimoto
musician: mellophone: Andrea Alexander
musician: baritone saxophone: Robby Anderson
musician: trombone: Michael T. Andreas
music editor: Pete Anthony
orchestrator: Jovany Balcazar
musician: clarinet: Casey Bejarano
musician: flute: Marco Beltrami
conductor: Sharon Boyle
music supervisor: Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation: Bill Brendle
composer: additional music (as William Brendle): Michael Cimbalo-Dolnick
musician: tuba: Samantha Curry
musician: baritone saxophone: Debbi Datz-Pyle
music contractor: Tim Davies
orchestrator (as Timothy Davies): Daniel DiPrima
composer: additional music (as Dan DiPrima): Mark Dougherty
musician: trumpet: Wayne Downey
music arranger: tuba and marching band: Alisia Fritch
musician: mellophone: David Gomez
musician: tuba: Matt Goms
musician: trumpet: Richard Gutierrez
musician: trumpet: Tom Hiel
orchestrator (as Tom Heil): Jimmy Hoyson
music recordist: Oliver Hug
composer: additional music: Kevin Kliesch
orchestrator: John Kurlander
music recordist / scoring mixer: Michael Lang
composer: additional music: Peter Leinheiser
composer: additional music: Paul Locke
additional music arranger: tuba: Jennifer Magnant
musician: clarinet: Chad McCormick
musician: tuba: Chris McGeary
music editor: Bruce Monical
music recordist: Ginger Murphy
musician: trombone: Bobbi Page
conductor: choir: Gary Raymond
music playback: Michael E. Robinson
musician: tuba: Carlos Rodriguez
orchestrator: Tim Seavey
musician: tenor saxophone: Dennis Smith
orchestrator: Elaine Szupello
musician: cymbals: Brian Tarquin
composer: additional music: Ceiri Torjussen
conductor / orchestrator: Sean Vega
musician: snare drum: Fred Vogler
music playback: Daniel Wahl
musician: bass drum: Aaron Wharton
musician: tuba: Jett Whitworth
music recordist: Thomas Cavanaugh
music business & legal affairs (uncredited): Celeste Chada
music licensing (uncredited): Tom Deluca
composer: additional music (uncredited): Ellen Ginsburg
music clearance (uncredited): M.B. Gordy
musician: percussion (uncredited): Sean M. Hickey
music preparation (uncredited): Dennis Smith
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Kim Berner
script supervisor: Joshua Sternin
script revisions (uncredited): Jennifer Ventimilia
script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Robert K. Johnson
transportation captain (as Robert Johnson): Jeff Kidman
transportation office manager: Theresa M. Roehner
driver: Kenny Searle
transportation coordinator: Fabian Arroyo
transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Amira Bailey
set production assistant: San Francisco (as Mira Bailey): Susan J. Bonno-Buckner
post-production accountant: Rick Bowman
first assistant production accountant: Scott David Brown
production assistant (as Scott Brown): Craig Cannold
production accountant: Kara Carmichael
assistant to producers: Teresa Jaime Drapkin
payroll accountant (as Teresa Jaime) / payroll accountant: Mitch Kelleher
set production assistant: San Francisco: Meti Kusari
craft service (as Muhamet 'Matt' Kusari): Andrew Lipschultz
unit publicist: Gary Locke
band leader: marching band: Stephen A. Marinaccio II
production coordinator: Vicki Marsik
construction medic: Lucy Michael
set medic: Alannia Perez
production assistant: Roberta Riordan
production assistant: Wayne T. Silva
production assistant: Sheri St Lawrence
second assistant accountant: Gregg Stuart
second assistant accountant: Lori Taffet
assistant to director: Christian L. Thomas
production assistant: Hunter Wilson
production assistant: Lisa Womble
production assistant: Travis Young
production assistant: Joe Cappelletti
additional voices (uncredited): Bruce Gray
sculpture art provided by (uncredited): Christie Moreau
adr loop group (uncredited): David A. Starke
production executive (uncredited)