The River Rat

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Thomas Rickman
(as Tom Rickman)

Writing Credits

Thomas Rickman

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones
Billy
Martha Plimpton
Jonsy
Brian Dennehy
Doc Cole
Shawn Smith
Wexel
Nancy Lea Owen
Vadie
Norman Bennett
Sheriff Cal
Tony Frank
Poley
Angie Bolling
Joyce
Roger Copeland
Young Billy
Tommy Burlison
Whitey
Tamara Hartley
Young Joyce
Louise Anderson
Wexel's Aunt
Melissa Hart
Peggy
Mary Harper
Old Woman
James Hurt
Motorist
Michael Shepard
Cajun Sheriff
Peter Renaday
Cajun Doctor
Louis Plante
Cajun Deputy
Rod Britt
Cajun Deputy
Robert Le Blanc
Cajun in Cemetery
Craig Cruse
Boy on Levee
Bill O'Neal
Stretcher Bearer
Creston B. Parker
Red Bandana
Melissa Davis
Alida Le Blanc
Kenyatta Beasley
Little Daddy
Charles E. Beasley
Dad
Randall Johnson
Barge captain

Produced by

Michael Apted
executive producer
Robert Larson
producer

Music by

Mike Post

Cinematography by

Jan Kiesser

Editing by

Steve Mirkovich

Production Design by

John J. Lloyd

Set Decoration by

Joe D. Mitchell
(as Joe Mitchell)

Makeup Department

Janis Clark
hair stylist
Leonard Engelman
makeup artist
Mark Reedall
makeup supervisor

Production Management

Wallace Worsley Jr.
unit production manager (as Wallace Worsley)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert Engelman
second assistant director
L. Andrew Stone
first assistant director
Dennis Virkler
second unit director
Charles Ziarko
first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Jim Callan
painter
Ernest Depew
construction coordinator (as Ernie Depew)
Dick Greene
greensman
Karen Lee Holley
lead person (as Karen Holly)
Henry Larrecq
assistant art director
Jerry Moss
property master (as Gerry Moss)
Ken Peterson
assistant property master

Sound Department

James R. Alexander
sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)
Pamela Bentkowski
sound editor
Cecelia Hall
sound editor
Sean Hanley
adr editor
Rick Kline
re-recording mixer
Gregg Landaker
re-recording mixer
Mark Hopkins McNabb
boom operator (as Mark McNabb)
Paul E. Miller
utility sound
Donald O. Mitchell
re-recording mixer
Bruce Richardson
sound editor (as Paul Bruce Richardson)
George Watters II
sound editor

Special Effects by

Mark Lilienthal
special effects
Karl G. Miller
special effects (as Karl Miller)
William H. Schirmer
special effects coordinator (as Bill Schirmer)
Robert K. Worthington
special effects (as Bob Worthington)

Stunts

Bobby Bass
stunts
Janet Brady
stunts
David Burton
stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
stunts (as Gilbert Combs)
Annie Ellis
stunts
Chuck Hicks
stunts
Paula Marie Moody
stunts (as Paula-Marie Moody)
Bobby Porter
stunts
Michael Runyard
stunt coordinator
Bob Terhune
stunts
Walter Wyatt
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Larry Barbier
still photographer (as Laurence Barbier)
Gerald H. Boatright
gaffer (as Jerry Boatright)
John Boccaccio
first assistant camera
David Christie
key grip: second unit
Christopher Dunn George
second assistant camera (as Chris George)
Al LaVerde
key grip
David Myers
camera operator: second unit
George R. Schrader
dolly grip (as George Schrader)
George Stephenson
assistant camera: second unit
Ty Suehiro
second grip
Clay H. Wilson
dolly grip
Steve Yaconelli
camera operator / camera operator: second unit
Don Yamasaki
best boy (as Donald Yamasaki)

Casting Department

Darilyn Stringer
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Patricia A. Lopez
costumer: women (as Patricia Lopez)
Lambert Marks
costumer: men
Peter V. Saldutti
costume supervisor (as Peter Saldutti)

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Rebecca Einfeld
assistant editor
Peter Lonsdale
assistant editor
Richard Ritchie
color timer (as Dick Ritchie)
Dennis Virkler
supervising editor

Location Management

Steven Shkolnik
location manager (as Steve Shkolnik)

Music Department

John Caper Jr.
music editor
Jerry Grant
orchestrator
Doug Parry
music recordist
Steve Plunkett
composer: additional music
Armin Steiner
music mixer

Script and Continuity Department

Esther Vivante
script supervisor

Transportation Department

John Feinblatt
transportation captain
Nick W. Pastrano
driver: art dept.

Additional Crew

Sue Dwiggins
production secretary
Randall Johnson
boat coordinator
Sandy Miller
stand-in (uncredited)
Eric Myers
unit publicist
Dan Hewitt Owens
adr loop artist (as Dan Owens)
Ann Pollack
production associate
Helen Pollak
executive assistant
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
assistant production accountant
Ken Ryan
production accountant (as Kenneth J. Ryan)
Nanette Siegert
production coordinator
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