Cast & Crew

Directed by

Robert Townsend

Writing Credits

Robert Townsend
(written by)

Cast

Robert Townsend
Jefferson Reed
Marla Gibbs
Mrs. Reed
Eddie Griffin
Michael
Robert Guillaume
Mr. Reed
James Earl Jones
Mr. Moses
Roy Fegan
Simon
Cynthia Belgrave
Mrs. Harris
Marilyn Coleman
Mrs. Walker
Don Cheadle
Goldilocks
Bobby McGee
Uzi
Bill Cosby
Marvin
Big Daddy Kane
Pirate
Frank Gorshin
Byers
Sinbad
Malik
Nancy Wilson
Mrs. Laws
Luther Vandross
Jamison
Another Bad Creation
Jr. Lords
Romelle 'Ro Ro' Chapman
Jr. Lord
Demetrius 'Red' Pugh
Jr. Lord
Marliss Pugh
Jr. Lord
Christopher Sellers
Jr. Lord
David 'Lil Dave' Shelton
Jr. Lord
Adrian 'G.A.' Witcher
Jr. Lord
Tom Lister Jr.
Digit
Jenifer Lewis
Mrs. Williams
Stephanie Williams
Stacy
Naughty By Nature
Bloods
Vin Rock
Blood
Anthony 'Treach' Criss
Blood
DJ Kay Gee
Blood
Cypress Hill
Crips
B-Real
Crip
DJ Muggs
Crip
Sen D.O.G.
Crip
Biz Markie
Biz Markie
Beverly Johnson
Woman Doctor
LaWanda Page
Old Nurse
Lela Rochon
Vanessa
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Little
John Witherspoon
Clarence James Carter III
Charlayne Woodard
Janice Farrell
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Officer Patterson
Asia Dosreis
Squirrel
Sam Jackson
Dre
Barbara Montgomery
Dre's Mother
Turean Butler
Baby Lord
Reginald Davis
Baby Lord
Raynard Holman
Baby Lord
Darren Overton
Baby Lord
Bryan Young
Baby Lord
Jason Young
Baby Lord
George S. Allen III
Man
Janice Garcia
Screaming Woman
Deborah Lacey
T.V. Housewife
Faizon Love
Husband
Stu Gilliam
Head Physician
Gregory Littman
Doctor #1
Angela Robinson Witherspoon
Nurse
Joel Weiss
Orderly
Larry A. Wiggs II
Karate Kid
Shirley Jenkins
Bystander #1
Don Reed
Drug Worker #2
Clayton LeBouef
Junkie
Dierk Torsek
TV Newscaster
Jeff Coopwood
Radio Disc Jockey
Sheree Ali
Bank Teller
Roxanne Beckford
Girl in Mall
Maurandis Berger
Baby Lord
Jerome Ro Brooks
Crip - Gang Member
Mark Norris
Cop
William Shipman
Gangster
Lester Speight
Gang Member
Chris Tucker
MC in Mall

Produced by

Christopher Homes
producer
Loretha C. Jones
producer
Robert Townsend
producer

Music by

Cliff Eidelman

Cinematography by

John A. Alonzo
director of photography

Editing by

Adam Bernardi
Richard Candib
Robaire W. Estel
Andrew London
Pam Wise

Casting By

Chemin Sylvia Bernard
Eileen Mack Knight

Production Design by

Toby Corbett

Art Direction by

Greg Papalia
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Kathryn Peters

Costume Design by

Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department

Sheila Evers
makeup artist
Frank Fontaine
hair stylist
Tony Gardner
special makeup effects artist
Edna Sheen
key makeup artist (as Edna Mae Sheen)
Ronald W. Smith
hair stylist
Laini Thompson
makeup department head

Production Management

Patricia Whitcher
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rodney Allen Hooks
second assistant director
William Jennings
second assistant director
Joseph Ray
first assistant director
Christopher Swartout
second assistant director
Richard A. Wells
first assistant director
Diana E. Williams
dgc trainee

Art Department

Kathleen Ash
production art department coordinator
Byron Blair
construction coordinator
Will Blount
property master
John Bullard
propmaker
Glenn M. Carrere
lead man
Monica Castro
assistant property master (as Monica Ragan)
Ron Churchman
stand-by propmaker
F. Dale Davis
set dresser
Michael Davis
construction coordinator
Jennifer Dawson
props
Edward Eyth
storyboard artist
Stephanie J. Gordon
set designer
Robert R. Graham
propmaker
Randy G. Herbert
carpenter
Jay Klein
lead man: Baltimore
Owen Randolph Lee
assistant art director
Ted Lubonovich II
propmaker
William J. Newmon II
set designer
Michael Sabo
set dresser
Mark Siegel
action property performer / sculptor
Thomas Turnbull
carpenter
John 'Skip' Weaver
assistant property master
Silvija L. Moess
scenic artist (uncredited)
Richard Salinas
set dresser (uncredited)
Keith Weaver
charge scenic (uncredited)

Sound Department

Sandina Bailo-Lape
foley editor
Sara Bolder
dialogue editor
Dan Engstrom
assistant sound effects editor
Frank E. Eulner
sound effects editor (as Frank Eulner)
Andre Fenley
apprentice editor
Ken Fischer
sound effects editor
J.R. Grubbs
assistant sound effects editor
Tim Holland
supervising sound editor
Richard Hymns
supervising sound editor
Tom Johnson
re-recording mixer
Dennis Leonard
re-recording mixer
Marilyn McCoppen
adr editor
Marnie Moore
foley artist
Tom Myers
assistant sound designer / foley recordist
Susan Popovic
assistant foley editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Gary Rydstrom
re-recording mixer / sound designer
Douglas Shamburger
boom operator
Michael Silvers
dialogue editor
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Pam Uzzell
assistant dialogue editor
Maia Veres
assistant dialogue editor
Hugh Waddell
adr editor
Mark Weingarten
production sound mixer
James Allen
mix recordist (uncredited)
Gloria D'Alessandro
sound editor (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas
mix recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

William Aldridge
special effects assistant
James Camomile
special effects gangboss (as James D. Camomile)
M. Ginanne Carpenter
assistant to special effects coordinator
Al Di Sarro
physical special effects
Robert Finley Jr.
special effects
David Heron
special effects
Michael Meinardus
special effects assistant (as Mike Meinardus)
Joe D. Ramsey
special effects foreman
Larry M. Shorts
electronics specialist
Bruce Sundstrom
special effects assistant
Scott Thompson
electronics foreman (as Scott M. Thompson)

Visual Effects by

Jon Alexander
optical camera operator
Mark Anderson
model maker
Leslie Arvio
rotoscope artist
Debra Bainum
rotoscope artist
Randall K. Bean
scanning operator
Timothy Björklund
digital effects animator (as Tim Berglund)
Patricia Blau
executive in charge of production
Jean Bolte
model maker
Scott Bonnenfant
assistant effects animator
Barbara Brennan
digital effects artist
Marty Brenneis
camera engineer: ILM
Jill Brooks
post-production coordinator: ILM
Colin Campbell
effects camera operator / effects camera
Dave Carson
digital effects artist
Camille Cellucci
visual effects coordinator
Lanny Cermak
camera engineer: ILM
Kristen D. Chidel
production support engineer: ILM (as Kristen Niederholzer)
Donald Clark
optical camera operator
Charlie Clavadetscher
effects camera supervisor
Susan Adele Colletta
post-production coordinator: ILM (as Susan Colletta-Busalacchi)
Michael Conte
computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Robert Cooper
action property performer (as Bob Cooper)
Gail Currey
computer graphics production manager (as Gail Curry)
Peter Daulton
visual effects cameraman
Jeff Doran
optical camera operator
Dick Dova
stage technician (as Richard Dova)
Lisa Drostova
rotoscope artist
John Ellis
optical photography supervisor
Mike Ellis
optical processing
Vicki L. Engel
visual effects production assistant
Rachel Falk
digital effects artist
Bob Fernley
optical camera operator
Bob Finley III
chief stage technician (as Robert Finley III)
Ron Fode
editorial assistant
Joe Fulmer
chief stage technician (as Joseph Fulmer)
George Gambetta
scanning operator
Tim Geideman
optical processing
Chris Goehe
model maker
Ned Gorman
visual effects producer
Tim Guyer
assistant effects animator
Joanne Hafner
rotoscope artist
James Hagedorn
effects camera operator (as Jim Hagedorn)
Margot Hale
rotoscope artist
Geoff Heron
stage technician
Robert Hill
camera assistant
Edward Hirsh
stage manager (as Ed Hirsh)
Diane Holland
animation coordinator
Sandy Houston
rotoscoper
Wade Howie
digital effects artist
Peg Hunter
optical line-up: ILM
Tom L. Hutchinson
cg animator (as Thomas L. Hutchinson)
Erik Jensen
model maker
Keith Johnson
optical camera operator
Sandra Ford Karpman
wire removal artist
Paula Karsh
production support engineer: ILM
Pam Kaye
production support engineer: ILM (as Pamela Kaye)
Susan Kelly-Andrews
production support engineer: ILM (as Susan Kelly)
Ken Koblenzer
camera assistant
Jennifer Hall Lee
optical line up: ILM (as Jennifer Lee)
Joe Letteri
CG animator: ILM
Jeffrey B. Light
digital effects artist
James Lim
optical camera operator
Greg Maloney
digital effects artist
Jim May
visual effects assistant editor: ILM (as James May)
Michael McGovern
visual effects editor
Dan Michalske
stage technician
Carl Miller
camera assistant
Richard Miller
model maker
Craig Mohagen
stage technician
Terry Molatore
rotoscope artist
Jack Mongovan
rotoscope supervisor
Tim Morgan
stage technician
Jim Morris
general manager: ILM
Ellen Mueller
rotoscope artist
Claudia Mullaly
visual effects art director
Shawn Murday
assistant effects animator
Bruce Nicholson
visual effects supervisor
Kate O'Neill
camera assistant
Michael Olague
stage technician
Joe Pasquale
digital artist
Joshua Pines
film scanning supervisor
Chuck Ray
stage technician (as Charles Ray)
Christopher Reed
model maker (as Chris Reed)
Martin Rosenberg
key effects cameraman
Thomas Rosseter
optical line-up: ILM
Alex Seiden
cg supervisor
Mark Siegel
action property performer
Kenneth Smith
optical camera operator
Kim Smith
model maker
Thomas J. Smith
digital effects artist
Douglas Smythe
cg animator (as Doug Smythe)
Anthony Stacchi
digital effects animator (as Anthony F. Stacchi)
Duncan Sutherland
camera engineer: ILM
Wes Takahashi
animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
Larry Tan
model shop project supervisor
David Tanaka
editorial assistant
Kristen Trattner
optical line-up: ILM
Lisa Vaughn
post-production coordinator: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto
optical photography supervisor
Harry Walton
stop motion animator
Robert Weaver
digital artist
John Whisnant
optical line-up: ILM
Jaison Duell Wilson
production support engineer: ILM
Debra Wolff
optical line-up: ILM
Penny Yrigoyen
rotoscope artist
Wendy Bonn
visual effects apprentice (uncredited)

Stunts

John Cenatiempo
stunts
Eric Chambers
stunt performer
Chuck Jeffreys
stunts
David S. Lomax
stuntman: stunt performer
Jalil Jay Lynch
stunt driver/stunt performer / stunts
Gregg Smrz
stunts
Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator
Eddie L. Watkins
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Antar Abderrahman Jr.
electrician (as Antar Abderrahman)
Edwin A. Ambrose Sr.
electrician
Don Aros
electrician (as Donny Aros)
Gary A. Beaird
best boy grip
Gary C. Beaird
key grip
Luis G. Benavides
grip (as Luis Benavides)
Anthony Lee Beverly
grip (as Anthony Beverly)
George M. Chappell
electrician
Alan Colbert
electrician
Scott Crabbe
video playback operator
Sherman Fulton
electrician
Van Johnson
electrician
Dan Kerns
electrician
Richard H. Kryder
electrician (as Richard Kryder)
Reginald F. Lake
chief lighting technician
Tom Lamont
grip
Elliott Marks
still photographer
Michael May
first assistant camera (as Michael P. May)
Jeff Murrell
electrician
Robert Neville
best boy electric
Arnaud Peiny
grip
Ronald J. Pure Jr.
electrician
Jeffrey A. Sklar
second assistant camera
Gregory W. Smith
first assistant camera (as Gregory West Smith)
Keith L. Smith
camera loader
Jorge Sánchez
clapper loader
Rick Tiedeman
steadicam operator
Richard Turner
camera operator
Pernell Youngblood Tyus
camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
David Bruce Walker
grip
William M. Weberg
grip

Casting Department

Chemin Sylvia Bernard
casting consultant
Bri Franchot
casting consultant (as Gabrielle Franchot)
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Sharon D. King
casting associate
Andria Mack
casting assistant
Sheila W. Moore
extras casting
Nicole Roberts
casting assistant
Jill Anthony Thomas
casting assistant (as Jill Anthony)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dana Lynn Ching
assistant to costume designer
Stephanie Colin
set costumer
Maritza Garcia-Roddy
costume supervisor (as Maritza L. Garcia)
Randy Gardell
specialty costume keyperson
Gwenn Hall
costumer
Norma Johnson
key costumer
Robert Mata
set costumer
Reggie Rizzo
hero costume
Shinique Smith
wardrobe assistant
Dana Van Putten
costumer
Dana R. Woods
assistant costume designer
Donna Beltran
costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Cynthia R. Harris
apprentice editor (as Cynthia Harris)
Uri Katoni
first assistant editor
Alex Olivares
first assistant editor
Louis Rivera
negative cutter
Saul Saladow
first assistant editor
Christy Richmond
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Samuel Thornton Daniels Jr.
assistant location manager
Archy Dolder
assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Gerrit V. Folsom
location manager
Earl West
co-location manager
Pamella D'Pella
location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

Robin Eidelman
music editor
Virginia S. Ellsworth
music editor (as Virginia Ellsworth)
Sharon Heyward
music supervisor
Jody Silverman
music clearance and licensing (as Jody B. Silverman)
David Slusser
music editor
Jacqueline Tager
music editor
Dale Anderson
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Jim Atkinson
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Phil Azelton
music copyist (uncredited)
Rick Baptist
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Rebecca Barr
musician: violin (uncredited)
Timothy Barr
musician: bass (uncredited)
Margaret Batjer
musician: violin (uncredited)
Emily Bernstein
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Charles Boito
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Bill Booth
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein
supervising music copyist (uncredited)
David Boruff
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Dmitri Bovaird
musician: viola (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Jacqueline Brand
musician: violin (uncredited)
Robert Brosseau
musician: violin (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Ken Burwood-Hoy
musician: viola (uncredited)
Darius Campo
musician: violin (uncredited)
Sharal Churchill
music supervisor (uncredited)
Ron Clark
musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Corbett
musician: cello (uncredited)
Rose Corrigan
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Wade Culbreath
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Brian Dembow
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ross DeRoche
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Marcia Dickstein
musician: harp (uncredited)
Burnette Dillon
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov
concertmaster (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Steve Edelman
musician: bass (uncredited)
Julie Eidsvoog
music copyist (uncredited)
Steve Erdody
musician: cello (uncredited)
Christine Ermacoff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Emmett Estren
music copyist (uncredited)
Charles H. Everett
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Michael Ferril
musician: violin (uncredited)
Don Ferrone
musician: bass (uncredited)
Ron Folsom
musician: violin (uncredited)
Rob Frear
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Matthew Funes
musician: viola (uncredited)
Pam Gates
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gregory T. Goodall
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Stefan Gordy
composer: song "Who Can?" (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg
musician: flute (uncredited)
Rowena Hammill
musician: cello (uncredited)
Carrie Holzman-Little
musician: viola (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Patricia Johnson
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Karen Jones
musician: violin (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello (uncredited)
Suzie Katayama
musician: cello (uncredited)
Roland Kato
musician: viola (uncredited)
Leslie Katz
musician: violin (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian
musician: cello (uncredited)
Steve Kujala
musician: flute (uncredited)
Michael Lang
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Roger Lebow
musician: cello (uncredited)
Kathleen Lenski
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gayle Levant
musician: harp (uncredited)
Dane Little
musician: cello (uncredited)
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Michael Markman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Mark McKenzie
orchestrator (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Joe Meyer
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Randy Miller
orchestrator (uncredited)
Victoria Miskolczy
musician: viola (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld
musician: viola (uncredited)
Barbara Northcutt
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Simon Oswell
musician: viola (uncredited)
Andrew Picken
musician: viola (uncredited)
Laura Kuennen Poper
musician: viola (uncredited)
Barbra Porter
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Ranier
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Sue Ranney
musician: bass (uncredited)
John Reynolds
musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Riddles
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Lolita Ritmanis
orchestrator (uncredited)
Robin Ross
musician: viola (uncredited)
William Ross
orchestrator (uncredited)
Patrick Russ
orchestrator (uncredited)
Vic Sagerquist
music copyist (uncredited)
James Sawyer
musician: trombone (uncredited)
John Scanlon
musician: viola (uncredited)
Steve Schaeffer
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Robert Schumitzky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Kurt Snyder
musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Speltz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Chet Swiatkowsky
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ken Watson
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Ken Wild
musician: bass (uncredited)
Roger Wilkie
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vivian Wolf
musician: violin (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke
musician: violin (uncredited)
Erik Zobler
music mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sydney Gilner
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Charles E. Bauer
driver
Vashti Desire
transportation co-captain
Ellen Gannon
picture car coordinator
Jerry Henry
transportation captain (as Gerald W. Henry)
Michael Luckeroth
driver
Michael McDuffee
transportation coordinator (as Mike McDuffee)
Douglas A. Walk
driver
Russ Tolliver
transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Quami Adams
set production assistant (as Quami Dushon Adams)
Gabriel R. Asoka
production assistant (as Christopher Kelley Snow) / production assistant (as D. Christopher Johnson III)
Michele Barnwell
executive assistant: Mr. Townsend
Leonard Butler
set production assistant
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Maxie Collier
office production assistant
Bruce Comtois
head of security
Cleo Conder-Smith
executive assistant: Ms. Jones
Robert Dawson
title designer
Angela Elayne Gibbs
set production assistant (as Angela Gibbs)
Howard Gibson
set production assistant (as Howard R. Gibson)
Carroll C. Grant III
office production assistant
Jonathan Harris
set production assistant
Lois C. Jackson
production secretary
Karen R. Jones
unit publicist
Charlie Jordan
executive assistant: Mr. Townsend
Charlie Jordan
set production assistant
Alan Ladd Jr.
presenter
Brian McMillan
head animal trainer
Vikki McMillan
animal trainer
Babatunde Myers-Rami
set production assistant
Gay P. Pinder
production secretary
Samantha Potts
set production assistant
Frank Quesada
set production assistant
Jewels Satterfield
production assistant
Mark Siegel
creature maker / puppeteer
Elizabeth A. Smith
production secretary
Warren Washington
office production assistant
Darryl Wharton
set production assistant
Rachael Williams
set production assistant
Leona Willis
set production assistant
Jeff Coopwood
actor (uncredited)
Greg Lutz
extras wrangler: on-set (uncredited)
Ben Schoen
end titles: Scarlet Letters (uncredited)
All Filters