Cast & Crew

Directed by

James L. Brooks

Writing Credits

James L. Brooks
(written by)

Cast

William Hurt
Tom Grunick
Albert Brooks
Aaron Altman
Holly Hunter
Jane Craig
Robert Prosky
Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles
Jennifer Mack
Joan Cusack
Blair Litton
Peter Hackes
Paul Moore
Christian Clemenson
Bobby
Jack Nicholson
Bill Rorish
Robert Katims
Martin Klein
Ed Wheeler
George Weln
Stephen Mendillo
Gerald Grunick
Kimber Shoop
Young Tom
Dwayne Markee
Young Aaron
Gennie James
Young Jane
Leo Burmester
Jane's Dad
Amy Brooks
Elli Merriman
Jane Welch
Anne Merriman
Jonathan Benya
Clifford Altman
Frank Doubleday
Mercenary
Sally Knight
Lila
Manuel Alvarez
Spanish Cameraman
Luis Valderrama
Guerilla Leader
Francisco García
Guerilla Soldier
Richard Thomsen
General McGuire
Nat Benchley
Commander
Marita Geraghty
Date-Rape Woman
Nicholas D. Blanchet
Weekend News Producer
Maura Moynihan
Makeup Woman
Chuck Lippman
Floor Manager
Nannette Rickert
Paul's Secretary
Timothy W. White
Edward Towne
Peggy Pridemore
Tom's Soundwoman
Emily Crowley
Emily
Gerard Ender
Newsroom Worker
David Long
Donny
Joshua Billings
Chyron Operator
Glenn Faigen
Technical Director
Robert Grevemberg Jr.
Technical Director
Richard Pehle
Control Room Director
James V. Franco
Weekend News Director
Jimmy Mel Green
Assistant Director
Raoul N. Rizik
Assistant Director
Mike Skehan
Technician
Franklyn L. Bullard
Audio Visual Engineer
Glen Roven
News Theme Writer
Marc Shaiman
News Theme Writer
Alex Mathews
Lecture Host
Steve Smith
Aaron's Cameraman
Martha Smith
Aaron's Soundwoman
Cynthia B. Hayes
Mother in Hall
Dean Nitz
Young Tough
Phil Ugel
Young Tough
Lance Wain
Young Tough
Susan Marie Feldman
Ellen
Jean Bourne Carinci
Tom's Female Colleague
M. Fekade-Salassie
Cab Driver
Gerald F. Gough
Uniformed Cop
Robert Rasch
Defense Dept. Spokesman
Robert V. Walsh
NATO Spokesman
John Cusack
Angry Messenger
John Badila
Guest at Ball
Heather Ehlers
Guest at Ball
Arlene M. Dillon
Guest at Ball
Sam Samuels
Guest at Ball
Rochelle Deering
Woman at Speech
Albert Murphy Sr.
Man in Airport
Eleanore C. Kopecky
Woman in Airport
J. Alan Thomas
Airport Cabbie
Hans Bachmann
Man at Speech
Brad Baker
Businessman
Tipper Burton
Mailroom Clerk
Richard DeAngelis
Newsroom Staff
Muammar Gaddafi
Self
Denise King
Copy Runner
Nancy Kirk
Airport traveler
Jack Larravide
Extra
Joel Loy
Guy in tuxedo reacting at top of elevator at Correspondents Dinner
Nancy Jane Marron Asti
Airport traveler
Molly Kohler Pei
Woman in Airport
Chuck Roberts
Police Officer

Produced by

James L. Brooks
producer (produced by)
Penney Finkelman Cox
co-producer
Polly Platt
executive producer
Kristi Zea
associate producer
Susan Zirinsky
associate producer

Music by

Bill Conti

Cinematography by

Michael Ballhaus
director of photography

Editing by

Richard Marks

Casting By

Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by

Charles Rosen

Set Decoration by

Jane Bogart

Costume Design by

Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department

Colleen Callaghan
hair stylist (as Colleen Callahan)
Carl Fullerton
makeup artist
Craig Lyman
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

David V. Lester
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Yudi Bennett
first assistant director
Barbara Bruno
second second assistant director
David Sardi
second assistant director
Peter Schindler
assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Sharon Barnebey
stand-by painter
William Borum
swing gang
Steve Callas
construction foreman
Harold Fuhrman
set designer
Bruce J. Gfeller
construction coordinator
Dick Girod
paint boss
Randy Gunter
assistant property master
Sherman Labby
illustrator
James Michael Mullen
lead man: Washington (as James Mullen)
Howard Sachs
swing gang
Art Schneider
lead man
Mark Wade
property master
Mentor Huebner
production illustrator (uncredited)
William Kellow
construction propmaker (uncredited)
Robert Van Dyke
propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Robb W. Ward
construction (uncredited)

Sound Department

Beth Bergeron
supervising adr editor
Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator (as Joseph Brennan)
Thomas Causey
sound mixer
Bob Cornett
temporary dubbing editor
Jacqueline Cristianini
dialogue editor
Patrick Drummond
sound effects editor
Jessica Gallavan
adr editor
Robert Grieve
supervising sound editor
Anne Grodzicki
assistant sound editor
Margaret Guinee
apprentice sound editor
Grover B. Helsley
additional sound re-recordist (as Grover Helsley)
Wilt Henderson
assistant sound editor
Ellen Heuer
foley artist (as Ellen Huer)
John Hoeren
assistant sound editor
Rick Kline
re-recording mixer
Dave Kulczycki
dialogue editor
Gregg Landaker
additional sound re-recordist
Beth Lynk
assistant sound editor
Cindy Marty
foley editor
Steve Maslow
additional sound re-recordist
Donald O. Mitchell
re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell
re-recording mixer
Charleen Richards
adr recordist (as Charlene Richards)
John Roesch
foley artist
Jeff Rosen
adr editor
Frank Smathers
dialogue editor
Tracey Smith
temporary dubbing editor (as Tracy Smith)
Rich Steven
temporary dubbing editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
foley editor (as Mark Stoeckinger)
D.C. Valentine
cable person
Cyndi Vaughan
assistant sound editor
Linda Whittlesey
sound effects editor
Gary Wright
temporary dubbing editor
Jack Keller
sound recordist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Clayton R. Marsh
opticals

Stunts

Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Florian Ballhaus
second assistant camera
Steven Benioff
video assistant
Winter Byrd
video camera crew
Jerry DeBlau
best boy
John W. DeBlau
gaffer (as John DeBlau)
Douglas A. Degrazzio
video technician (as Douglas DeGrazzio)
David M. Dunlap
camera operator (as David Dunlap)
Brian Fitzsimons
best boy grip
Dennis Gamiello
key grip
Kerry Hayes
still photographer
Gregg Heschong
director of photography: second unit
Bruce Kissel
video camera crew
Gábor Kövér
first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Gabor Kover)
Ronald Lamendola
key grip: Washington
Greg Larson
video camera crew
John Lowry
dolly grip
Van Scarboro
video technician
Douglas W. Smith
grip
Stuart Stein
second assistant camera
Frank Tobin
best boy: Los Angeles
James Woodward Sr.
gaffer: Washington
Missy Boswell
assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
George Palmer
video engineer (uncredited)

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting
Paula Herold
additional casting
Ed Arenas
casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Oda Groeschel
costumer: women
G. Tony Scarano
costumer: men (as Tony Scarano)
Catherine Adair
assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Kevin Barlia
apprentice editor
M. Pam Blumenthal
additional editor
Marly Carpenter
apprentice editor
Margaret Goodspeed
assistant editor
Bob Hagans
color timer
Julie Hall
apprentice editor
Stephanie Lowry
apprentice editor (as Stephanie Ng)
Barbara Marks
additional editor
David Moritz
assistant editor
Michael Mulconery
assistant editor
David Rawlins
additional editor
Karen I. Stern
first assistant editor
Donah Bassett
negative cutter (uncredited)
Dale E. Grahn
color timer (uncredited)
Marc Wielage
digital colorist (uncredited)

Location Management

Stuart Neumann
location manager
Peggy Pridemore
location assistant
Tom Trigo
location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

Bob Badami
music editor (as Robert Badami)
Sally Boldt
assistant music editor
Michel Camilo
composer: newsroom theme
Lee De Carlo
scoring mixer (as Lee DeCarlo)
Jack Eskew
orchestrator
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Julie Giroux
orchestrator (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator (uncredited)
Tony Terran
musician: trumpet player (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Mary Bailey
script supervisor

Transportation Department

David Siegel
transportation coordinator
Skip Wilson
transportation captain (as Frederick Wilson)

Additional Crew

Lisa Bailey
assistant to producers
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
Saul Bass
title designer
Diane Brooks
senior production associate
Richard Clark
video coordinator
David Davis
special advisor
Barbara Duncan
executive assistant: Mr. Brooks
Lynsey Evans
production assistant
Paul Germain
senior production associate
Clay A. Griffith
production assistant (as Clay Griffith)
Craig Knizek
production assistant
Kathi Levine
assistant accountant
Patty MacDonald
secretary: Mr. Brooks (as Patricia R. MacDonald)
Phil J. Minsky
chef
Maggie Murphy
production assistant (as Margaret Murphy)
Jeffrey A. Okun
title coordinator (as Jeff Okun)
Jay Roberts
accountant (as Lewis J. Roberts)
Richard Sakai
executive: Gracie Films
Catherine Schellhorn
production secretary
Anne Marie Stein
unit publicist
Cynthia Streit
production coordinator
Catherine Webb
auditor
Ricardo Whitson
craft service
Charlie Wilson
technical coordinator
Elaine Bass
title designer (uncredited)
Sondra Dee Boyachek
assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Kate Karpinski
stand-in (uncredited)
Annie Marshall
assistant: Mr. Nicholson (uncredited)
J. Michael Mendel
production assistant (uncredited)
Linda Olszewski
production assistant (uncredited)
William L. Wright
stand-in (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager
adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks

Jerry Belson
the producers wish to thank
Michael Gore
the producers wish to thank
Holly Holmberg Brooks
special thanks (as Holly Brooks)
Treva Silverman
the producers wish to thank
Juliet Taylor
the producers wish to thank
Ed. Weinberger
the producers wish to thank
Patrick Williams
the producers wish to thank
Jack Winter
the producers wish to thank
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