Cast & Crew

Directed by

David E. Talbert

Writing Credits

David E. Talbert
(written by)

Cast

Ice Cube
Durell
Katt Williams
Rickey
Tracy Morgan
LeeJohn
Loretta Devine
Sister Doris
Michael Beach
Deacon
Keith David
Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Regina Hall
Omunique
Malinda Williams
Tianna
Chi McBride
Pastor Arthur Mitchell
Clifton Powell
Officer Eddie King
Nicholas Turturro
Officer D'Agostino
Olivia Cole
Momma T
Red Grant
Harold
C.J. Sanders
Durell Jr.
Rickey Smiley
Bernice Jenkins
Arjay Smith
Preston
Kim Staunton
Public Defender
Sterling Ardrey
Timmy
Gerry Black
Mr. Wally
Joy Brunson
Choir Member 2
P.J. Byrne
Assistant D.A.
Paul Campbell
Blahka
Melanie Comarcho
Waitress
Bashirrah Creswell
Choir Member 3
Antwone Dickey
Pirate
Starletta DuPois
Grandmother
Roy Jackson
Boyfriend
Patricia Mikel
Sister Baker
Byron Blu Mitchell
Choir Member 1
Aya Nagasaki
Massage Attendant
Reynaldo Rey
Soul Joe
Martell Robinson
Mordecai
Tiffany Pollard
Omunique's Client
Retta
Roberta
Kurt Carr
Choir Band
Nathaniel Kearney Jr.
Choir Band
Timothy P. Mason
Choir Band
Sheryl Harper
Choir Band
Vernon Keith Allen
Choir
Jackie Brown
Choir
Troy Clark
Choir
David Daughtry
Choir
Kesha Ealy
Choir
Janet Fuller
Choir
Chara Hammonds
Choir
Melody Hess
Choir
Frank Ingram
Choir
Patricia Johnson
Choir
Carolyn Johnson-White
Choir
Helen Jones
Choir
Shanika Leeks
Choir
Rodney Matthews
Choir
Margarette Miller
Choir
James Neuble
Choir
Aseneth Parker
Choir
Nicoe Potts
Choir
Kecia Sanders
Choir
Koda Turner
Choir
Andre Washington
Choir
Rodney Washington
Choir
Otha White
Choir
Rachel Whitlow
Choir
Linda Willis
Choir
Brandon Winbush
Choir
Don Abernathy
Church Member
Kristin J. Hooper
Hot Girl
Diondre Jones
Restaurant customer
Ren'a Matthews
Church Member
Sydelle Noel
Hot Girl #2
Steve Turner
Homeless Drunk

Produced by

Matt Alvarez
producer
Robert S. Costanzo
producer
Stacy Cramer
executive producer (as Stacy Kolker Cramer)
Ice Cube
producer
Trae Ireland
co-producer
Neil A. Machlis
executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
Jessica McCullagh
associate producer
David McIlvain
producer
Ronald G. Muhammad
executive producer (as Ronald Muhammad)
Tim Story
producer
David E. Talbert
producer
Julie Yorn
executive producer

Music by

Stanley Clarke

Cinematography by

Alan Caso
director of photography

Editing by

Jeffrey Wolf

Casting By

Kim Coleman
(as Kim Taylor-Coleman)
Kimberly Hardin
(as Kim Hardin)

Production Design by

Dina Lipton

Art Direction by

Robert Strohmaier

Set Decoration by

Halina Siwolop

Costume Design by

Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department

Tena Austin
makeup artist: second unit
John JayBee Bivins
barber (as John H. Bivins III)
Martha Callender
makeup artist
Debra Denson
makeup artist: Ice Cube
Andrea Jackson
hair stylist: second unit
Jasmine Kimble
hair department head
Bret Mayo
hair stylist
Jason Orion
hair stylist (as Jason Green) / key hair stylist
Cole Paterson
makeup artist
Cole Patterson
makeup artist
Beverly Jo Pryor
makeup department head
Judy Twine
key makeup artist

Production Management

Craig Cannold
production supervisor
Glenn S. Gainor
head of physical production
Neil A. Machlis
unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
Nick Phillips
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alan B. Curtiss
first assistant director
Lynne Martin
second second assistant director
Basti Van Der Woude
second assistant director
Eddie L. Watkins
second unit director
Phil DeSanti
dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department

Scott Cockerell
set dresser
William Eliscu
graphic designer
Susan Frontiera
construction estimator
Stephen Gibson
assistant property master
L. David Gordon
drapery foreman
Eric A. Hulett
set dec buyer
Vinson Jae
stand-by painter
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
property master (as Jeff Johnson)
Scott Kitchen
propmaker
Robert Kropfl
location foreman
Tim Lehman
location painter
Michael C. Magno
set dresser
Desma Murphy
assistant art director
John S. Ogden
foreman (credit only)
Trevor A. Rudolph
set dresser (as Trevor Rudolph)
Tomas Sallvin
construction coordinator
John Sweeney
assistant property master
Viva Wang
set designer
Randy Molique
on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Mark Agostino
pro tools operator
Walter Anderson
production sound mixer
Bill W. Benton
supervising sound mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois
re-recording mixer
Anita Cannella
foley artist
John Chalfant
sound designer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III
supervising sound editor
Rich Crescenti
adr recordist
Gloria D'Alessandro
adr editor
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer
Amy Kane
foley artist
Lisa J. Levine
adr supervisor
Mike Marino
foley mixer
Anthony M. McCovey
second boom operator
Tony McCovey
utility sound technician/2nd boom
Daniel Pagan
foley editor
Lynn Sable
assistant sound editor
Douglas Shamburger
boom operator
Karen Spangenberg
dialogue editor
Susan Ham
apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Michael Clarke
special effects technician
Guy C. Feldman
special effects technician (as Guy Feldman)
Jeff Ogg
special effects technician
Dennis Petersen
special effects coordinator
Garth Steinheimer
special effects technician
Parry Willard
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Sean Amlaner
digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Raoul Bolognini
visual effects producer
Kristen Branan
head of production: Zoic Studios
Sean Coonce
digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Andreas Jablonka
digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Rocco Passionino
visual effects supervisor
Bethany Pederson Onstad
digital artist (as Bethany Pederson)
Dawrath Phoue
rotoscope artist: Zoic Studios
R. Matt Smith
digital compositor
Sean Tompkins
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

LaFaye Baker
stunt co-coordinator
Jwaundace Candece
stunt driver
Eugene Collier
stunts
Calvin Harrison
stunt driver
Toby Holguin
stunt double: Nicholas Turturro
Rashon Khan
stunts
Horace Knight Jr.
stunts (as Horace Knight)
Ed McDermott II
precision driver
Len Richard
stunt double
Von L. Roddy
stunts (as Von Roddy)
Marcus Salgado
stunt performer
Lee Simpson
stunts
Eddie L. Watkins
stunt coordinator (as Eddie Watkins)

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Adcock
camera operator: "b" camera
Cedric Bonier
electrician
George M. Chappell
rigging electric
Matthew Coleman
set lighting technician
James F. Cornick
rigging electric best boy
Fernando Espiritusanto
balloon light technician
John C. Flinn IV
first assistant camera: "a" camera (as John Flinn IV)
Lamarr Gray
rigging gaffer
Geoffrey Haley
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Gerald Harris
rigging best boy
Tracy Keele
grip
Key grip Kevin Kennedy
key grip (as Kevin Kennedy)
Frank Klepadlo
key rigging grip
Richard Kuhn
dolly grip
Ryan Louden
best boy grip
Richard Maxey
dolly grip (as Rick Maxey)
Thomas McGough
electrician
Johnny Medeiros
key video assist engineer
Brian Giuseppe Morena
first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Brian Morena)
Yen P. Nguyen
second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Yen Nguyen)
Peter Norkus
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Nick Pomerleau
lighting technician
Mark Reeves
assistant chief lighting technician
Tony Rivetti Jr.
still photographer
Vince Rodriguez
rigging key grip
Roger Sassen
chief lighting technician
Jeff Snyder
video assist operator
Kees Van Oostrum
director of photography: second unit
Joseph Wickner
camera loader (as Joe Wickner)

Casting Department

Kyle Burch
extras casting assistant
Dawn Marie Deibert
extras casting
Kimberly Hardin
additional casting (as Kim Hardin)
Rich King
extras casting
Eve Streger
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Annalisa Adams
costumer
Mina Amirzai
background costumer
Nancea Ceo
costume supervisor
Sean Haley
costumer
Jacqueline Kahn
costumer
Michelle Margolis
costumer
Elaine McGhee
costumer
Aaron Millsap
costumer
Delerna Moore
key costumer
Dalhia Schuette
costumer / key costumer
Jean Bone Weiss
costumer (as Jean Bone)

Editorial Department

Pete Conlin
post production
Jason Ellena
post-production assistant
Scott Gregory
digital film colorist
Jonathan Hoffman
post production
Kristine McPherson
first assistant editor
Harry Muller
color timer
Julia Nessling-Douglas
digital intermediate producer
Lorena Talpan
post-production assistant
Darin Wooldridge
additional digital colorist: Technicolor
Kay Sievert
colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Location Management

Patrick Chisholm
assistant location manager
Robbie Goldstein
location manager
Will Ruvalcaba
key assistant location manager
Carolyn Schultz
assistant location manager

Music Department

Spring Aspers
music supervisor
Todd Bozung
music editor
Kurt Carr
choir consultant
Ryan Gaines
music coordinator
Robert Johnson
music consultant
David Kitay
composer: additional music
Pilar McCurry
music supervisor
Marcus Miller
composer: cues and themes

Script and Continuity Department

Iwona Sapienza
script supervisor (as Iwona Kanclerz)

Transportation Department

John Agnew
driver
Garner Humphrey
driver
William R. Peck
driver
John 'J.P.' Pratt
transportation captain
Brian Stackhouse
driver

Additional Crew

DaVida Chanel Baker
assistant: Mr. McIlvain (as Davida Smith)
David Black
production assistant
Luis Bonachea
production assistant
Jules Carideo
production coordinator
Alan Coombs
Laborer foreman
Aaron Criswell
assistant: Ms. Yorn
Ron J. DeGuzman
production assistant
Rob Frohling
assistant: Mr. Alvarez
Justin George
assistant to director / production secretary
Patrick Hernandez
production assistant
De' Leon Howard III
stand-in: male utility
Jamie Kemp
chef
Shelley Kirkwood
unit publicist
Nancy Leiviska
assistant: Ice Cube
Faleshia Lo
second assistant accountant
Gabe Morley
computer/video playback operator
Cory C. Myler
assistant production coordinator (as Cory Myler)
Michael Neal
payroll accountant
Nguyen Orange
assistant: Mr. Story
Paul Pawlowski
post-production accountant
Ramona Perez
assistant accountant
Danielle Porter
assistant: Mr. Talbert
Santos P. Rodriguez
cook
Katie Schorling
assistant: Mr. Machlis
Michael Serrano
additional set production assistant
Marilyn Tasso
production accountant
Jan-Willem van der Vaart
production assistant
Christina Hwang
title producer (uncredited)
Arian Simone Reed
publicity consultant (uncredited)

Thanks

Zachary E. Carey
special thanks (as Pastor Zachary E. Carey)
Vincent Negron
special thanks (as Pastor Vincent Negron)
Aundrae Russell
special thanks
Maurice Wilkinson
special thanks
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