Cast & Crew

Directed by

Forest Whitaker

Writing Credits

Terry McMillan
(novel)
Terry McMillan
(screenplay) &
Ron Bass
(screenplay)

Cast

Whitney Houston
Savannah
Angela Bassett
Bernadine
Loretta Devine
Gloria
Lela Rochon
Robin
Gregory Hines
Marvin
Dennis Haysbert
Kenneth
Mykelti Williamson
Troy
Michael Beach
John, Sr.
Leon
Russell
Wendell Pierce
Michael
Donald Faison
Tarik
Jeffrey D. Sams
Lionel
Jazz Raycole
Onika
Brandon Hammond
John, Jr.
Kenya Moore
Denise
Lamont Johnson
Joseph
Wren T. Brown
Minister
Theo Mizuhara
On Air D.J.
Ken Love
D.J. at the Hermosa
Graham Galloway
Fireman
Starletta DuPois
Savannah's Mother
Shari L. Carpenter
Savannah's Assistant
Thomas R. Leander
Interviewer
Cordell Conway
Group at Hermosa Table
Lee Wells Jr.
Group at Hermosa Table
Hope Brown
Group at Hermosa Table
Delaina Hlavin
Tarik's Girl Friend
Luis Sharpe
Herbert
Joseph S. Myers
Security Guard at John's Office
Ezra Swerdlow
Wild Bill
Ellin La Var
Hairdresser
Patricia Anne Fox
Customer at Hair Salon
Wally Bujack
Judge
Brenda Baldwin-Davis
Shopping Mall Extra
William Bolander
Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
L. Scott Caldwell
Bernadine's Lawyer
Kacee DeMasi
Musician
Giancarlo Esposito
David Matthews
Wanda-Lee Evans
Jane Millhouse
Tom Hedrick
Neighbor
Donyell Hinton
Church Patron
Bob Huff
Open Air Market Shopper
Angela Kenzslowe
Salon Client
Kelly Preston
Kathleen
Jose Rosete
New Year's Eve Partier
Juliet Rose Serrato
Hospital Visitor
Wesley Snipes
James Wheeler

Produced by

Ron Bass
executive producer
Caron K
associate producer
Terry McMillan
executive producer
Deborah Schindler
producer
Ezra Swerdlow
producer

Music by

Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds

Cinematography by

Toyomichi Kurita
director of photography

Editing by

Richard Chew

Casting By

Jaki Brown
(as Jaki Brown-Karman)

Production Design by

David Gropman

Art Direction by

Marc Fisichella

Set Decoration by

Michael W. Foxworthy

Costume Design by

Judy L. Ruskin

Makeup Department

Sandra A. Coley-Greene
additional makeup artist
Debra Denson
assistant makeup artist
Roxanna Floyd
makeup artist: Ms. Bassett
Latonya Hill
hair stylist: Ms. Houston, Monument Valley
Joseph P. Hurt
assistant makeup artist
Ellin La Var
hair stylist: Whitney Houston
Ted Long
key hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson
hair stylist: Ms. Bassett
Ellie Winslow
key makeup artist

Production Management

James Bigwood
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Walter W. Parry Jr.
second second assistant director
Joseph Ray
first assistant director
Roni Wheeler
second assistant director (as Roni Wheeler Poole)

Art Department

Karen Agresti
buyer (as Karen Agresti Clark)
Cheyenne Ali
painter
Sheila Allison-Wells
artwork: courtesy of
Arthur Allyn
construction foreman
Mark Balda
carpenter
Michael Blair
carpenter
Adam J. Braff
leadman
Pat Brazington
artwork: courtesy of
Frederick J. Brown
artwork: courtesy of
Megan Brown
artwork: courtesy of
Sebastienne Brown
artwork: courtesy of
William Butler
set dresser
Freda Carter
artwork: courtesy of
Nanette Carter
artwork: courtesy of
Howard J. Clark
set dresser
Laurence D. Coleman
artwork: courtesy of
Clendolyn Corbin
artwork: courtesy of
Maria Dawson
artwork: courtesy of
Jim Dennis
artwork: courtesy of
Paul Deo
artwork: courtesy of
Marc Fambro
carpenter (uncredited)
John Fargotstein
artwork: courtesy of
George A. Fleming
painter
Tony Gibson
set dresser
Angelo John Grado
artwork: courtesy of
Mary S. Gray
artwork: courtesy of
Joel S. Griffith
paint foreman
J. Eugene Grigsby Jr.
artwork: courtesy of
Odoch Hawkins
artwork: courtesy of
Bill Holmquist
construction coordinator
Frank Howell
artwork: courtesy of
Kalina Ivanov
storyboard artist
Alan Jones
artwork: courtesy of
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones
property master
Philip Mallory Jones
artwork: courtesy of
June Kelly
artwork: courtesy of
Bill Land
set dresser
David K. McDougall
painter
Terry McMillan
artwork: courtesy of
Donovan H. Miller
assistant props
Craig Anthony Muzio
lead scenic
Vikki Warren Muzio
painter
Chris R. Nave
carpenter
Alisa Wechsler Nelson
artwork: courtesy of
Denise Ogawa-Jacinto
on-set dresser (as Denise Ogawa)
Jack Orlando
carpenter
David Peck
carpenter
Shelly Pedretti
buyer
Jim Peres
painter
Noah Purifoy
artwork: courtesy of
Porter Randall
artwork: courtesy of
John E. Rozelle
artwork: courtesy of
Susan Rubin
art coordinator
Charles J. Sabatino
artwork: courtesy of
Francine Seders
artwork: courtesy of
Greg Singley
artwork: courtesy of
Ellen Sragow
artwork: courtesy of
Monica Stewart
artwork: courtesy of
Anthony Taylor
on-set scenic
Emma Thaler
artwork: courtesy of
David Tooker
artwork: courtesy of
Fred Unger
artwork: courtesy of
Joe Waldrum
artwork: courtesy of
Horace Washington
artwork: courtesy of
John 'Skip' Weaver
assistant property master
Rip Woods
artwork: courtesy of
Laura Cartwright
carpenter (uncredited)
Kelly Hannafin
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Lou Angelo
adr editor
Albert Aquino
boom operator
Carmen Baker
first assistant sound editor
Bill W. Benton
re-recording mixer
Barbara J. Boguski
adr supervisor (as Barbara Boguski)
Jim Brookshire
dialogue editor
Ted Caplan
digital sound assistant
Chris Carpenter
re-recording mixer
Tim Chau
sound supervisor
Scott Curtis
foley editor
Susan Dawes
adr assistant (as Susan Shackelford)
Linda Di Franco
adr group editor (as Linda DiFranco)
Albert Gasser
sound effects editor
Craig Heath
sound recordist
Doug Hemphill
re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Hilda Hodges
foley artist
R.J. Kizer
dialogue editor
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Diane Linn
adr recordist
Robert Renga
sound recordist
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Denis St. Amand
stage engineer
Donald Sylvester
foley editor (as Don Sylvester)
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
Paul Urmson
sound effects editor
Gayle Wesley
technical supervisor
Russell Williams II
sound mixer
Ronald L. Wright
cableman
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer (uncredited)
Christine Sirois
foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Tom Ford
special effects coordinator (as Thomas C. Ford)

Visual Effects by

Karen deJong
matte painter
Daniel Leung
digital compositor
Gregory L. McMurry
visual effects supervisor
Ethan Phillips
visual effects CLT

Stunts

Rawn Hutchinson
stunt coordinator
Brandon Sebek
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Lennon Bass Jr.
electrician
Sarah Elspeth Black
electrician
Davie Carothers
additional first assistant camera
Nicole Corre
electrician
Jeffrey Douglas
best boy grip
Michael S. Epley
dolly grip
Alisa Faloona
camera assistant: Monument Valley
Randy Feemster
additional camera operator
Michael P. Fredrickson
grip
Kirk R. Gardner
camera operator
Janene Garey
camera loader
Nicola Goode
still photographer
Dylan Goss
camera assistant: SpaceCam, Monument Valley (as Dylan M. Gross)
Mark D. Greene
grip
Paul Gyorgy
electrician
Nathan Hathaway
electrician
Michael Kelem
camera operator: SpaceCam, Monument Valley
David Lee
gaffer
Mike 'Tiny' Lehan
grip: Monument Valley
Dennis Lynch
second assistant camera
Michael Milella
key grip: Monument Valley
Reggie Newkirk
first assistant camera
George Peters
best boy grip: Monument Valley
John Poliak
video assist operator: Monument Valley
David L. Starkey
grip
Jeffery J. Tufano
additional camera operator (as Jeffrey Tufano)
Andy Watts
best boy electric (as Andrew T. Watts)
Tony Whitman
key grip
Claudell Young
grip
Robert Amses
first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Dan Bennett
key rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Robyn M. Mitchell
casting assistant
Winsome Sinclair
extras casting (as Winsome G.M. Sinclair)
Todd Thaler
casting: New York (as Todd M. Thaler)
Traci Runcie Williams
extras casting assistant (as Traci Runcie)
Christian Kaplan
executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gina G. Aller
set costumer
Amy Andrews
set costumer
Suzanne Bantit-Haines
costumer (as Suzanne Bantit)
Hugo Peña
costume supervisor (as Hugo Pena)
June Barney
wardrobe (uncredited)
Raquel Stewart
tailor (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Dan Fouts
assistant editor: avid
Margaret Guinee
assistant editor
John Hoeren
assistant editor
Dennis McNeill
color timer
Christy Richmond
first assistant editor
Liv Torgerson
assistant editor

Location Management

P.J. Connelly
location manager: Monument Valley
Michael S. Dunitz
location assistant
Rick Rothen
location manager
Orville Sisco
assistant location manager: Monument Valley

Music Department

Bert Berns
choir (as Bert Russell)
Wenda Bragg
choir
Bob Brockman
music engineer: original songs (as Bob Brockmann) / music mixer: original songs (as Bob Brockmann)
Deborah Coleman
choir
Sharon Coleman
choir
Tameca Coleman
choir
Sandy De Crescent
music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
soundtrack album executive producer (as Babyface)
Alicia M. Estes
choir
Brenda L. Felix
choir
Brian K. Felix
choir
Jon Gass
music engineer: original songs / music mixer: original songs
Brad Gilderman
music engineer: original songs / music mixer: original songs
Frank Heard
choir
April D. Hollen
choir
Doris W. Hudson
choir
Esther M. Hughes
choir
Ruth 'Action' Jackson
choir
Joann Y. Johnson
choir
Michelle Antonett Johnson
choir
Vickie Johnson
choir
Carlton Kaller
music editor
Brenda E. Lewis
choir
Stephanie Lowry
assistant music editor
Jeremy Lubbock
additional music arranger: strings
Minnie McGruder
choir
Juanita Miller-Johnson
choir
Zelean Barbara Peniston
choir
Ken Pettigrew
choir
William Ross
conductor / orchestrator
Angie Rubin
assistant music editor
Ivy Skoff
soundtrack production coordinator
Shamoan Lamar Sledge
choir
Janie Joy Tate
choir
Nancy Taylor
choir
Dan Wallin
scoring mixer
Betty A. Ware
choir
Mary E. Warner
choir
Tausha R. Washington
choir
Forest Whitaker
soundtrack executive producer
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music preparation (uncredited)
Matthew Della Polla
scoring consultant (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman
music preparation (uncredited)
Robert Kraft
executive in charge of music (uncredited)
Frank Macchia
music preparation (uncredited)
Laura Perlman
assistant music editor (uncredited)
Ty Swaggalee Scott
singer (uncredited)
Phyllis St. James
singer (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Shari L. Carpenter
script supervisor

Transportation Department

J. Wesley Adams
transportation captain
Jim Petti
transportation co-captain
Brian Steagall
transportation coordinator
Tommy Wattley
transportation coordinator: Ms. Houston
Jason LaFountain
driver (uncredited)
Todd Painter
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

R. Elizabeth Aaron
production assistant
Laurie Badami
personal secretary: Ms. Houston
Ryan Stefan Bantu
set production assistant (as Ryan-Shyheim)
Bill Bennett
desert shot supervisor: Monument Valley
Gray Beverley
assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Jocelyn L. Brewer
production secretary
Lashan Browning
assistant: Ms. Schindler and Mr. Swerdlow (as LaShan A. Browning)
Darcy J. Bruno
teacher
William K. Buckley
office assistant
Cheryl A. Carroll
set production assistant
Robyn Crawford
executive assistant: Ms. Houston
Robert DiPanni
projectionist
Stasia Droze
assistant: Ms. Schindler and Mr. Swerdlow
Judi Fates
assistant: Ms. McMillan
Heidi Fugeman
set production assistant
Jeff Gilbert
office assistant (as Jeffrey B. Seymann)
Bree Giron
set production assistant
Patricia Ann Holmes
assistant production accountant
Solombra Ingram
assistant: Mr. Edmonds (as Solombra Tucker)
Craig Lynch
craft service
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
production accountant (as Dianne Cheek Blasco)
Karen Mattingly
script supervisor: Monument Valley
Sandra McNeil
teacher
Costas Michalopoulos
assistant: Ms. Schindler and Mr. Swerdlow
Brenda Morris
assistant production accountant
Kitty Olisky
production coordinator
Lillian Pyles
assistant production coordinator
Marie Randall
craft service
David M. Roberts
security: Ms. Houston
Andrew T. Rothmund
assistant: Ms. Bassett
Stephen Rupsch
set production assistant
Ty Swaggalee Scott
production assistant: additional
Charles H. Smith
craft service
Betsy Sokolow Sherman
unit publicist (as Betsy Sokolow)
Craig Starkey
set production assistant
Scott Stravitz
medic
Sylvia Vejar
personal assistant: Ms. Houston
Randy Walker
technical assistant: Mr. Edmonds
Robert Wheaton
film researcher
Michael Hendrickson
production executive (uncredited)
Devon Kellgren
production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Moncrief
video/computer playback operator (uncredited)
Golan Ramraz
production assistant (uncredited)
Crystal Weaver
production coordinator: additional shooting (uncredited) / staff production coordinator (uncredited)
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