Cast & Crew

Directed by

Rick Famuyiwa

Writing Credits

Rick Famuyiwa
(story) and
Todd Boyd
(story)
Rick Famuyiwa
(screenplay)

Cast

Elayn J. Taylor
Roland's Mother
Omar Epps
Mike
Richard T. Jones
Slim
Sean Nelson
Young Mike
Duane Finley
Young Slim
Trent Cameron
Young Roland
Malinda Williams
Young Alicia
Patricia Belcher
Mrs. Hughes
Taye Diggs
Roland
Tamala Jones
Tanya
De'aundre Bonds
Stacey
Cynthia Martells
Mike's Mother
Wyking Jones
Cashiers in Mini Mart
Geoffrey Blackshire
Cashiers in Mini Mart
Jascha Washington
Mike's Brother
Aiysha Sinclair
Tracey
Melvin Lyons
Gang member
Sam Hiona
Cashier in mini-mart 1986
Antwon Tanner
Boo
John Wesley
Police Officers
Oscar Dillon
Police Officers
Tia Gainer
Girl at Dance
Howard Thompson
D.J. at Dance
Douglas Shamburger
D.J. on Radio
Brandi Wilson
Girls at Dance
Christina Milian
Girls at Dance
Dawnn Lewis
Woman in Cleaners
Crystal Celeste Grant
Girl with Slim
La'Myia Good
Monica
Alecia Smith
Girl with Roland
Morgan Rosen
Girl with Slim
Stacy Arnell
Woman with Stacey
Telma Hopkins
Slim's Mother
LisaRaye McCoy
Lisa
Basil Wallace
Lisa's Father
Sanaa Lathan
Alicia
Todd Boyd
Reverend Parker
Julie Garibaldi
Tanisha
Spencer Kayden
Tanisha's Cousin
Nayo Wallace
Girl In School Hallway

Produced by

Albert Berger
producer
Todd Boyd
associate producer
Douglas Curtis
co-producer
David Gale
producer
Momita SenGupta
associate producer
Van Toffler
executive producer
Ron Yerxa
producer

Music by

Robert Hurst

Cinematography by

Steven Bernstein
director of photography

Editing by

John Carter

Casting By

Mali Finn
Emily Schweber

Production Design by

Roger G. Fortune
(as Roger Fortune)
Maxine Shepard

Art Direction by

Richard Haase

Set Decoration by

Beauchamp Fontaine
(as F. Beauchamp Hebb)
David Smith

Costume Design by

Darryle Johnson

Makeup Department

Kali Balugo
makeup artist
Leonard Drake
supervising hair stylist
Warren Lewis
hair stylist
Robert C. Mathews III
hair stylist (as a different name)
Edna Sheen
makeup artist (as Edna M. Sheen)
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
supervising hair stylist (as Joann Stafford-Chaney)
Joanetta Stowers
key makeup artist
Laini Thompson
supervising makeup artist
Felicia Herron
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Douglas Curtis
unit production manager
Bob Johnston
production supervisor
Lisa Rodgers
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Seth Edelstein
second assistant director
Rosemarie Unite
second second assistant director
Don Wilkerson
first assistant director

Art Department

Kasia Adamik
storyboard artist
Craig Baron
set dresser (as Craig R. Baron)
Maike Both
set dresser
Elizabeth Colomba
storyboard artist
Mark Cowley
lead person
Amina Allean Dieye
art department coordinator
Ronald Elmer
drapery foreperson (as Ron Elmer)
Greg J. Gregath
propmaker
Petra Abigail Gugler
painter (as Petra A. Gugler)
Ross Harpold
set dresser
Jimmie Herron Jr.
property master
Dervon 'Von' Herron
assistant property master (as Von Herron)
Germaine Hill
art department coordinator
Eric Ingraham
propmaker (as Eric Ingraham 'The Kid')
Mark A. Mancinelli
plaster foreperson
Masako Masuda
set designer
Michael Messina
propmaker foreperson (as Michael F. Messina)
Gabriel Olguin
propmaker (as Gabriel Holguin)
Josh Persoff
on-set dresser
Philip Prewitt
propmaker (as Phillip T. Prewett)
Donald C. Riley
set dresser
Ruben Rojo
labor foreperson
Brett Shannon
paint foreperson
Ben Shoemaker
painter
Mike Swift
storyboard artist
Mark Vitale
construction coordinator

Sound Department

Willy Allen
adr editor
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Walter Anderson
sound mixer (as Walter P. Anderson)
Dwayne Avery
dialogue editor
Bobbi Banks
supervising adr editor
Thor Benitez
adr recordist
Matthew C. Beville
adr mixer
Greg Hedgepath
supervising sound editor (as Gregory Hedgepath)
Stanley Kastner
re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly
adr recordist
Derek Marcil
re-recording mixer
Charles Maynes
sound effects editor
Anthony M. McCovey
sound utility (as Tony McCovey)
Michael A. Patillo
boom operator (as Michael Patillo)
Andre Perreault
re-recording mixer
Andy Potvin
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Karin Roulo
foley mixer
Douglas Shamburger
sound utility
David E. Stone
foley editor
Eric Thompson
adr mixer
Linda Yeaney
assistant sound editor

Special Effects by

Jeffrey Knott
special effects assistant (as Jeffrey D. Knott)
Jeffrey Machit
special effects assistant (as Jeffrey C. Machit)
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects coordinator (as Bruce Steinheimer)

Visual Effects by

Scott Billups
visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Eddie L. Watkins
stunt coordinator (as Eddie Watkins)
Kofi Elam
stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric S. Adamson
electrician
Dale Balani
electrician
Joseph E. Bates
grip
Noah Behar
grip
Kevin Celi
film loader
Michael Ferris
camera operator
Kirk R. Gardner
steadicam operator
Nicola Goode
still photographer
Dennis Harper
dolly grip
Twan Herron
electrician
Paul Horn
second assistant camera
Richard James Hughes
second assistant camera (as Richie Hughes)
Kurt Jones
second assistant camera
Richard Lacy
first assistant camera
Greg Lopez
assistant chief lighting technician
David Maddux
chief lighting technician (as Dave Maddux)
Dave Mendez
grip
Robert W. Morgenroth
video playback operator (as Robert Morgenroth)
Arthur Najera
grip (as Arthur M. Najera)
Tony Patterson
video playback operator (as Luis A. Patterson)
Boris Price
second assistant camera
Randy Tambling
first company grip (as Randal Tambling)
Paige Thomas
first assistant camera
Thomas D. Wazney
second company grip
Justin Webber
second assistant camera
Jeff Wilde
electrician
Giovanni Zelko
lighting technician

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting
Maureen Whalen
casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bernie White
chief costumer
Sharlene Williams
costume supervisor (as Shirlene Williams)

Editorial Department

Babette Dickerson
first assistant editor
Martha Anne Francis
assistant editor (as Martha Francis)
Jim Passon
color timer
DeNon Porter
assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Dirk Westervelt
additional editor

Location Management

Jeremy Alter
location manager
Darin Mercado
location assistant
Anton Pardoe
assistant location manager (as Anton Yossarian Pardoe)
Eduardo Ricketts
location assistant (as Eduardo 'Charlie' Ricketts)

Music Department

Jay Bolton
music editor
Camara Kambon
composer: additional music
Pilar McCurry
music supervisor
Jonathan McHugh
soundtrack executive: Jive Records
Michael T. Ryan
music editor
Melodee Sutton
co-music supervisor
Robert J. Walsh
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Nicole Rubio
script supervisor (as Nicole Cummins)

Transportation Department

Dennis Hollis
transportation captain (as Dennis H. Hollis)
James 'Obee' Oberman
transportation coordinator
Alex Connaughton
driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
David G. Todd
production van operator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Rashied Aljuwani
craft service
Kimberly Bailey
adr loop group
Jason Buff
production assistant
Cassandra Butcher
unit publicist (as Cassandra Ora Butcher)
Lanei Chapman
adr loop group
Sal Circelli
production assistant
Stanley Bennett Clay
adr loop group
Jeff Coopwood
adr loop group
Joanne Cossrow
production assistant (as Joanne Guthrie)
Troy Craig Poon
production liaison
Nikki Crawford
adr loop group
Kathy Cyrus
studio teacher
Trey Davis
adr loop group
Michelle Davison
adr loop group
Tad Driscoll
accountant
Reece Ewing
assistant production coordinator (as Larry Ewing)
Rhoda Fine
studio teacher (as Rhonda C. Fine)
O. Thaddeus Frazier
production assistant
Barbara Harris
adr loop group (as Barbara Iley)
George Patrick Hernandez
assistant: Mr. Cohen
John Keel
assistant production coordinator (as John Brooks Keel)
Stuart Kelly
production assistant
Mark Christopher Lawrence
adr loop group
Ryan Lichterman
production assistant
Tina Lifford
adr loop group
Patrick Malone
adr loop group
Carl Mastromarino
assistant production accountant
Terence Mathews
adr loop group
Richard McGregor
adr loop group (as Richard Macgregor)
Sandra McNeil
studio teacher
Victor Ortado
assistant production accountant
Juan Pope
adr loop group (as J. Lamont Pope)
Christy Powers
set medic (as Christy 'Crash' Powers)
Irwin M. Rappaport
production attorney (as Irwin M. Rappaport Esq.)
Fitzgerald Scott
production assistant
Jennifer Scott
production coordinator
Jossie Thacker
choreographer (as Jossie Harris Thacker)
Amelia Wong
assistant: Mr. Famuyiwa (as Amelia S. Wong)
John E. Ferraro
production executive (uncredited)
Jay Floyd
clearance administrator (uncredited)
Stephen A. Marinaccio II
assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Dan Riley
legal assistant (uncredited)
Gary Anthony Sturgis
trailer voice over (uncredited)
Carla Swanson
title designer (uncredited)
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