Cast & Crew

Directed by

Richard Linklater

Writing Credits

Richard Linklater
(screenplay by) &
Holly Gent
(screenplay by) &
Vincent Palmo Jr.
(screenplay by) (as Vince Palmo)
Maria Semple
(based on the novel written by)

Cast

Cate Blanchett
Bernadette
Billy Crudup
Elgie
Emma Nelson
Bee
Kristen Wiig
Audrey
Patrick Sebes
Tom the Blackberry Guy
Zoë Chao
Soo-Lin
Lee Harrington
USC Student
David Paymer
Jay Ross
Megan Mullally
Judy Toll
Laurence Fishburne
Paul Jellinek
Steve Zahn
David Walker
Patrick Jordan
Game-Show Host
Shaun Cameron Hall
Pablo
Kathryn Feeney
Tamara the Pharmacy Employee
Richard Robichaux
Floyd the Pharmacist
Amy Rayko
Lisa Prospective Parent #3
Nancy McNulty
Lori Prospective Parent
Daina Griffith
Julie Prospective Parent
Kate Easton
Tammy Prospective Parent
Stephen Donnelly
Mr. Hayes
Thalia Torio
Kennedy
Judy Greer
Dr. Janelle Kurtz
James Urbaniak
Agent Marcus Strang
Mark Philip Stevenson
Architectural Expert
Cherie McClain
News Reporter
Maureen d'Armand
Crew Member Allegra
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Captain J. Rouverol
Troian Bellisario
Becky
Claudia Doumit
Iris
Katelyn Statton
Vivian
Jennifer Tober
Snappy Tourist Lady
Kate Burton
Ellen Idelson
Joe Coyle
Mike the State Senator
Ann McDevitt
Passenger
Alan Lee Baker
Construction Worker
Richard Barlow
Stu Reardon - Microsoft Executive
Heidi Barrientes
Airport Traveler / Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Tom Bonello
Pharmacy Patron
Brian Bowman
Parent
Chris Breen
Audience Member
Gregory Bromfield
Caterer
Zachary Davis Brown
Kyle's Friend
Owen Buckenmaier
Kyle
David Neil Cohen
Airline Passenger
Isaac J. Conner
Passenger
Erik J Cornelius
Baggage Handler
Kelli Culbertson
Restaurant Patron
Bruce Curtis
Nigel Mills-Murray
Kelley Davis
Passenger 1
Chris Drexel
Restaurant Patron
Grant Eastey
Restaurant Patron
Amy Lyn Elliott
Flight Attendant
Russell Bradley Fenton
Gary Oppenheimer
Joe Fishel
Galer Street School Parent
Simone Bruyère Fraser
Restaurant Patron
Emir García
Pedestrian
Peter Georgo
Tech Enthusiast / Party Goer (uncredited)
Jason Gerrard
Microsoft Office Worker
Elijah Goulet
School Child
Ben Guenther
TED Talk Attendee
Juliane Hagn
Airport Traveler
Rene Hamlet
Traveler
Joely Haregsin
Jellinek's Student
Mike D Harris
Coffee Shop Patron
Andrew Harvey
Tourist in Boat
Adam Channing Hicks
Parent
Jagger Hicks
Student
Liz Higgins
Traveler
Anthony Holland
Beeber Construction Worker
Tara O. Horvath
Airport Patron
Wesley Jansen
Pedestrian
Nagy Jay
Restaurant Patron / TED Talk Attendee (uncredited)
Morgen Johnson
Space Needle Restaurant Patron
William Kania
TED Talk Attendee
Brett Kennedy
Naturalist
Trudi Kennedy
TED Talk Attendee
Micah Knapp
Airline Passenger
Tiahna Kovarik
Airline Passenger
Mike Kuse
TED Talk Attendee
Daniel Lamont
Construction Worker
Susan Lang
Cruise Ship Passenger
James Lloyd
Crossing Guard
Scott Lockhart
Cruise Passenger
Chelsea Long
Parent
Theresa Mangus
Game-Show Contestant
Tiffany Sander McKenzie
Airport Traveler
F. Robert McMurray
Airplane Passenger
Kelly L. Moran
Joann - Airline Stewardess
Sue Danna Myer
TED Talk Attendee
Adam Nakanishi
Microsoft Worker
Phil Nardozzi
Grandparent
Amy Nelson
T-Shirt Mom
Vanessa N. Nelson
Airline Passenger
Ted Opalinski
TED Talk Attendee / Party Patron (uncredited)
Martin A. Palma
Parent
Michael Paradise
Construction Worker
Edward Pfeifer
Bus Passenger
Jacob Phelps
Airline Employee
Rebecca Phipps
Port Lockroy Tourist
Dwayne Pintoff
Tourist
Domenic Porcari
USC Student
Elizabeth Rhoades
Pedestrian
Mario Ruiz
Beeber Construction Worker
Edlyn Sabrina
Party Guest
Madeline Sclichter
Student
Eric Sharpe
Parent
Erika Shrout
Game-Show Model
Liam Sigman
Airline Passenger
Brian E. Stead
Bus Passenger
Kyle Stoltz
Airline Passenger
Long Tran
Restaurant Patron
Nicole Tubbs
TED Talk Attendee
Jessica Ureste
Airline Passenger
Noah J. Welter
Jellinek's Student
Joe Wos
School Parent
Zoe Xandra
Caterer
Lana Young
Elaine the Airline Woman
Camden Zapf
Cafeteria Kid
Jean Zarzour
Passenger #2
Donald Zoffel
Student

Produced by

Megan Ellison
executive producer
Nina Jacobson
producer
Jillian Longnecker
executive producer
Maria Semple
executive producer
Brad Simpson
producer
Ginger Sledge
producer

Music by

Sam Lipman
Graham Reynolds

Cinematography by

Shane F. Kelly
director of photography (as Shane Kelly)

Editing by

Sandra Adair

Casting By

Vicky Boone

Production Design by

Bruce Curtis

Art Direction by

Gregory A. Weimerskirch

Set Decoration by

Beauchamp Fontaine

Costume Design by

Kari Perkins

Makeup Department

Tammy Baker
additional hair stylist: Seattle (as Tammy Baker-Nye)
Patty Bell
makeup artist
Sharyn Cordice
key makeup artist
Luce Cousineau
additional makeup artist: Seattle
Kay Georgiou
hair stylist: Cate Blanchett
Akemi Hart
additional hair stylist: Seattle
Nancy J. Hvasta Leonardi
additional makeup artist: Seattle (as Nancy Leonardi)
Jeanne Kobayashi
additional makeup artist: Seattle
Karen Lovell
hair department head
Darylin Nagy
makeup department head
Candace Orlandi
hair stylist
Christopher Patrick
makeup artist
Jennifer Popochock
additional hair stylist: Seattle
Jason Renner
hair stylist
Rosalee Riggle
key hair stylist
Morag Ross
makeup artist: Cate Blanchett

Production Management

Alyssa Hanna Falarski
location production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer
post producton supervisor
Anthony Rossi III
production supervisor
Karen Wacker
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tony Becerra
additional second second assistant director: second unit
Tyler Beem
second second assistant director / second second assistant director: Second Unit
Vincent Palmo Jr.
first assistant director
Susan Ransom-Coyle
second assistant director
Stephen Turselli
additional second assistant director
Jordan Weir
second second assistant director

Art Department

Logan Allison
set dresser (credit only)
Maggie Andyjohn
art department coordinator (as Maggie Adams)
Jennifer Bechak
sculptor
Ben Blazer
carpenter
Ashley 'Brick' Brickman
scenic
Daragh Byrne
carpenter
Dallah Charissa Cesen
greens
Julie Chill
scenic foreman
Leila Dallal
property master
Jolene Dames
set decoration buyer
Bob Dodd
carpenter
Michael Dolhi
greens gang boss
Kate Dougherty
set designer
Alícia Díaz
scenic artist
Melanie Ferguson
on-set dresser
Kyle Ethan Fischer
foreman
Chris Friedrick
plasterer
Damian Gardner
scenic artist (as Elliot Gardner)
Will Giannotti
carpenter
Michael Hall
carpenter
Brittany Hites
assistant art director
Mike S. Huffman
carpenter (as Mike Huffman)
John Jacobson
carpenter
Bradford Johnson
set decoration buyer
Peter Johnson
set dresser
Gregory Jones
greens coordinator
Mike Khalil
plaster gang boss
Jennifer L. Kirkpatrick
set painter
Andrea Kubala-James
construction buyer (as Andrea Kubala)
Karl Lefevre
leadman: Seattle
Caryn Marcus
set decoration buyer
Mike Matesic
construction coordinator
Merrily McAllister
set dresser
Brian McGee
storyboard artist
Anthony Mingo
carpenter
Samuel Noel
gang boss
Brent Peelor
gang boss
Justin Pelissero
leadman
Kelsey Peters
scenic artist
Brady Pitcher
carpenter
Jonathan V. Pitcher
construction gang boss
Adele Plauche
set designer
Brandon A. Plonka
set dresser
Samantha Pollack
set decoration coordinator
Gregory Puchalski
on set scenic
Michael G. Richer
construction foreman
Jesse Ross
assistant property master
Andy Schilling
carpenter (as Andrew Schilling) / greens
Michael P. Scott
carpenter
Zane Shapiro
props assistant
Jason Shumaker
carpenter
Shefskie P. Sienkiewicz
assistant property master
Jessica Silver
set dec buyer
Joseph Skibba
renderings
Nicholas Spivak
carpenter
Mamie Stein
props
R. Anne Stone
scenic fabricator
Tom Strong
carpenter / scenic artist
Corey Sweazen
art department researcher
Louis P. Taylor
construction foreman
Brad Towell
graphic designer
Paul Von Arx
greens
Michael 'Moe' Waterkotte
utility
Nick Worsfold
key greens
Luke Zacherl
key greens
Tim Zwergel
plasterer

Sound Department

Wayne Bell
adr editor / dialogue supervisor
Patrick Christensen
adr mixer
Chad Djubek
boom operator
Evan Dunivan
dialogue editor
Glenn Eanes
foley editor / foley mixer
Jim Emswiller
sound mixer
Susan Fitz-Simon
foley artist / foley editor
Miles Foster-Greenwood
dialogue editor
Judah Getz
adr mixer
Tom Hammond
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Justin Hennard
sound designer
Charles Kohlmyer
foley artist
Bob Lacivita
adr mixer
Bobbi-Jo Napoletano
sound utility
Korey Pereira
dialogue editor
Douglas Quin
Antartica field recordist
Nick Roberts
adr mixer
Madeleine Dunaway Stevens
apprentice editor
Mark Wilkening
adr mixer

Special Effects by

Everett Byrom III
special effects coordinator
Mike Garvin
set fx lead
Jim Heastings
special effects technician
Ron Novak
special effects technician
James Pendleton
special effects assistant
Ralph Roger Pivirotto
special effects foreman
Bob Riggs
special effects coordinator
Joseph Seifert
special effects assistant
Vaughn Washburn
special effects assistant

Visual Effects by

Raoul Bolognini
visual effects producer
Maru Buendia-Senties
visual effects production manager
Valerie Delahaye
vfx producer: make vfx inc
Robert Grasmere
visual effects supervisor
H Haden Hammond
senior compositor: Savage Visual Effects
Nancy Heller
visual effects producer
Nathan Inglesby
visual effects
Rusty Ippolito
visual effects artist: makevfx
James Pastorius
visual effects supervisor: Savage VFX
Joseph Payo
visual effects coordinator
Andrew D. Roberts
compositor
Olivia Vaughn
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Alex Benevent
stunts
Emily Brobst
stunt double: Bee
Nikki Brower
stunt performer
Scott Burik
stunt coordinator
Talia K. Dillingham
stunt double: Kristen Wiig
Shauna Galligan
stunt double: Cate Blanchet
Michael Hilow
stunt coordinator: Seattle unit
G. Grant Jewett
stunt double: Billy Crudup
Kara Rosella
stunt performer
Hannah D. Scott
stunt performer
Shawnna Thibodeau
stunt double: Cate Blanchett

Camera and Electrical Department

Curtis Abbott
digital imaging technician
Marc Andrus
arctic key grip
Derick Avitt
video assistant: Seattle unit
Benedict Baldauff
"b" camera second assistant
Allan Barch
set lighting
Travis Becker
electrician
Angela Bernardoni
A: 2nd Assistant Camera: Seattle
Steven J. Chambers
video assist engineer: Seattle unit
Jason Cianella
"a" camera second assistant
Alexander 'Lex' Crow
electrician
Chad Cunningham
grip
Jonathan Curotola
grip
Gregory L. Edwards
B-dolly grip
Bart Flaherty
key grip
Sean Flaherty
grip
Brad Fombelle
additional rigging grip / rigging grip
Jon Graham
camera operator: drone & movi
Jacob Hoyson
additional electrician
William Hurst
grip
Niall James
b dolly grip: Seattle
Dexter Kennedy
aerial drone pilot
Benjamin Macensky
electrician
Michael Martino
additional first assistant camera
Ashley Marze
video playback
Ryan Middleton
electrician
Jon D. Morrison
gaffer
Thomas Shields Morrison
electrician
Tyler Morrison
rigging electrician
Zach Mulvihill
best boy rigging electric
Joseph Edward Myers
grip
Andrew Peister
drone technician
Deb Peterson
first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Pipik
best boy: rigging grip
Brian Powers
key rigging grip
Chai Roka
electrician
John Alan Roush
rigging gaffer
Ben Semanoff
"a" camera operator (as Benjamin Semanoff) / steadicam operator (as Benjamin Semanoff)
Luke Shannon
grip
Doug Stanczak
key hd video assist
Don Stier
"a" camera dolly grip: Seattle
David Taylor
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jon Thurner
dolly grip: b camera
John E. Tremba
grip
Norman Tumolva
grip
Wilson Webb
still photographer
Bob Webeck
first assistant camera: second unit
Harley Wilson
assistant: hd video assist
Tiffany Woods
Lighting Programmer (as Tiffany Getkin Woods)
Michael Zinobile
best boy grip
Brad Zoka
grip

Casting Department

Donna Belajac
location casting director (as Donna M. Belajac)
Leila Elhilal
extras casting associate
Missy Finnell
local casting associate
Denise Gibbs
extras casting: Seattle unit
Liz Kelley
casting associate (as Elizabeth Jackson)
Chelsea Lynn Peterson
extras casting director
Hannah Smith
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Paul John Carli
costumer
Kimberlee Iblings
costumer
Terry James
costume assistant
Lindsay Mayfield
shopper
Lily Perkins
costume assistant
Rory Powers
costumer: Cate Blanchett
Jennifer Schossow
costume supervisor
Carrie Shoberg
additional set costumer
Derek St. Pierre
costumer / hand-knitter
Angela Vesco
key set costumer
Lindsey Waltonbaugh
set costumer

Editorial Department

Lisa Aquilino
Annapurna Pictures
Corinne Bogdanowicz
digital intermediate colorist
Carissa Bronson
post-production assistant (as Carissa Bittle)
Andrew Brueck
digital intermediate administration
Monique Eissing
digital intermediate finishing artist
Zara Park
digital intermediate producer
Luke Pebler
first assistant editor
Eboni Price
digital intermediate administration
Virginia Schreiber
additional colorist
Brandee Wyse
digital intermediate assists

Location Management

John Adkins
location manager
Ryan Austin
location production assistant
Kris Buggey
location assistant
Jason Calabro
location scout
Jimmy Canavan
location scout
Dave Drummond
location manager: Washington
Chris Hinton
location scout
Jeff Mohs
location scout
Lenzi Sealy
location scout
Barry Stephens
assistant location manager
Jessica Wasserlauf
additional location production assistant
Lauren Weingarten
key assistant location manager
David H. 'Wino' Weinstein
assistant location manager
Paul Weisel
location coordinator

Music Department

Christine Bergren
music clearance and legal
Jeremy Bruch
musician: drums
Alexis Buffum
musician: violin
James Burch
musician: cello
Sam Lipman
documentary music by (as Samuel Lipman)
Geoff Manyin
musician: cello
Zachariah Matteson
musician: violin
Karl Mitze
musician: viola
Nick Montopoli
musician: violin
Buzz Moran
music editor
Chris Ozley
music preparation
Adam Sultan
musician: guitar

Script and Continuity Department

Brooke Satrazemis
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Bob Bowen Jr.
driver: cast
Robert Bowen
driver
Eddie Coennen
picture car coordinator
David Esquibel
driver
Thomas Giza
driver
Ronnie King
transportation captain
Arnold Korbmacher
driver
Bradley Nepa
driver
Seth Regentin
driver
Katie Scott
transportation office dispatcher
Marc Scott
transportation coordinator
Greg Viglione
transportation

Additional Crew

Michaela Anderson
assistant: Jillian Longnecker
Turner Andritz
key set production assistant
Javier Baltazar
caterer
Aubree Bernier-Clarke
epk director
Charlotte Brace
production assistant
Darren Brandenburg
production assistant
Rachel Brock
production assistant
Dominique Carino
accounting clerk
Skye Caruso
assistant: Megan Ellison
Paulina Charlebois
production secretary: travel
Lela Checco
craft service key
Jax Clark
assistant: Nina Jacobson
Emma Craft
production assistant
B. Quinn Curry
assistant: Chelsea Barnard
Ciara D'Altorio
additional set production assistant
Chas Dabby
travel agent
James Dickerson
head medic
Brian Donahoe
assistant: Brad Simpson
Charnie Dondrea
stand-in
Ana Drasinover
key production assistant
Johnny Dunn
creative executive: Annapurna Pictures
Sean Emery Ebbitt
location assistant
Amy Lyn Elliott
stand-in: Reporter
Alyssa Hanna Falarski
stage manager
Jay Floyd
clearance administrator
Mark Gazica
set production assistant
Shaun Paul Gordon
Head of Post Production: Annapurna Pictures
Emily Hohmann
assistant: Cate Blanchett
Timothy A. Kruse
Tool Provider
Jay Krznaric
security supervisor
Susan Lang
stand-in/passenger #2
Tyler James Larkin
stand-in: Joshua Sebes
Ash LeFever
stand-in (as Ashley LeFever)
Mario Locurcio
italian publicist
Brock Lohrey
annapurna finance
Stephanie Lytle
assistant: Richard Linklater
Katie Mack
production secretary
Vada Majors
production assistant
Mike Manning
post production coordinator: Annapurna Pictures
Susanne Mason
archive researcher and clearances
Julie Miklos
production assistant
Tim Monich
dialect coach
Lorraine Montez
stand-in: Emma Nelson
Skye Optican
assistant: Megan Ellison
Ava Palmo
production assistant
Emily Perri
assistant: Ginger Sledge
Ally Quinn
second assistant accountant
Brett Robinson
assistant: Annapurna Pictures
Dee Schuka
post production accountant
Magdalene Serpa
key set production assistant
Rishi Sethi
production assistant
Eric Sharpe
stand-in: Floyd the Pharmacist
William Sharples
office production assistant
Mandy Simpson
stand- in: Cate Blanchett
Jeremy Speicher
craft service assistant
Erica R. Sperber
assistant production coordinator
Janice F. Sperling
production coordinator
Emily Ann Stark
payroll clerk
Kelly Stultz
payroll accountant
Alicia Van Couvering
SVP: Development & Production
Mimi Wyeth
production accountant
Zoe Xandra
stand-in (as Zoe Alexandra)
Kirsten Smith
stand-in: Kennedy (uncredited)

Thanks

Margaret Cho
special thanks
Jim Emswiller
in memory of
Stephen Feder
special thanks
Diane Linklater
dedicatee (as Diane R. Linklater)
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