Cast & Crew

Directed by

Tina Gordon
(as Tina Gordon Chism)

Writing Credits

Tina Gordon
(written by) (as Tina Gordon Chism)

Cast

Craig Robinson
Wade Walker
Kerry Washington
Grace Peeples
David Alan Grier
Virgil Peeples
S. Epatha Merkerson
Daphne Peeples
Tyler James Williams
Simon Peeples
Melvin Van Peebles
Grandpa Peeples
Diahann Carroll
Nana Peeples
Kali Hawk
Gloria Peeples
Kimrie Lewis
Meg
Malcolm Barrett
Chris Walker
Ana Gasteyer
Mayor Hodge
Briana Marin
Sexy Mother
Angelee Areu
5-Year-Old-Girl
Tuffy Questell
Taxi Driver
Jerome Preston Bates
Skip
Jordan Hall
Cashier
Sylvia Kauders
Mrs. Davis
Wade Allain-Marcus
Bartender
Emilio Delgado
Chief
Christopher Clark Gates
Priest
Catherine Pierce
Back Up Singer #1
Linda Thompson Williams
Backup Singer #2
Rachelle Beinart
Jack's Friend
Elijah Boothe
Party kid
Nicolina Capitanio
Museum Student
Kailani Coba
Cute Girl
Danielle DeSantis
Festival Participant
Takako Haywood
Pickle Vendor
Leeann Hellijas
Festival Participant
Brandon Hunter
Festival Participant
Madeline Kean
(uncredited)
Mary Kean
(uncredited)
Georgie Kidder
(uncredited)
Peter Kilcommons
Fisherman
Eve Lora
Actress
Dushawn Moses
Bar Patron
Jeffrey D. Petrauskas
Festival Participant
Jacqueline Quinn
Singer in the Park
Nicole Rivelli
Photographer
Gina Varvaro
(uncredited)
Bryan Webster
Martin

Produced by

Stephanie Allain
producer
Ozzie Areu
producer
H.H. Cooper
co-producer
Charles S. Dutton
executive producer
Paul Hall
producer
Preston L. Holmes
executive producer (as Preston Holmes)
Sherry Marsh
executive producer
Matt Moore
producer
Michael Paseornek
executive producer
Tyler Perry
producer

Music by

Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by

Alexander Gruszynski

Editing by

David Moritz

Casting By

Kim Coleman

Production Design by

Rick Butler

Art Direction by

Leo Holder

Set Decoration by

Janet Shaw

Costume Design by

Paul A. Simmons Jr.
(as Paul Simmons)

Makeup Department

Deanna Bell
additional makeup artist
Annemarie Bradley-Sherron
key hair stylist (as Annemarie Bradley)
Anita Gibson
makeup department head (as Anita L. Gibson)
Daniel Green Jr.
first assistant makeup artist
Erin Hicks
first assistant hair stylist
Sanja Milic
additional makeup artist
Roxanne Rizzo
key makeup artist
Takisha Sturdivant
department head hair stylist (as Takisha Sturdivant-Drew)
Tobe West
additional makeup artist

Production Management

Mark W. McCoy
post-production supervisor (as Mark McCoy)
Curtis A. Miller
production director: Lionsgate
Dwight Williams
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ethan Anderson
additional second assistant director
H.H. Cooper
first assistant director: Co-Producer
Takahide Kawakami
second assistant director
Kelly Mahoney
dga trainee
Dale M. Nielsen
second second assistant director

Art Department

Jose Amor
key carpenter
Mike Biskupski
set dresser
Ian Bliven
art department intern
Harry F. Brown
best boy construction grip (as Harry Brown)
Devin Butler
art production assistant
Eric Cheripka
property master
Mike Chesbro
art department production assistant
John J. Ciccimarro
construction coordinator
E. David Cosier
assistant art director
Warren Drummond
storyboard artist
Joseph Galione
on-set dresser (as Joe Galione)
Thomas Hocking
construction key grip
Karen Kates
props
Tara Kelly
props
Carrie Leigh
art department coordinator
Laura Lerner
camera scenic
Lyvan A. Munlyn
charge scenic
Hollywood Nick Pagani
picture car coordinator
Patrice Perry
art department
Fred Piesco
shop craftsman
Gerard H. Pineo
leadman
Noelysa Ramos
shop industrial (as Neolysa Ramos)
Philip Saccio Jr.
set dresser
Phil Saccio
Foreman
Matt Salomon
art department production assistant
Courtney Schmidt
assistant property master
Eric Stepper
set dresser
Amanda Wickham
art department intern (as Amanda Marie Wickham)
Kara Zeigon
buyer (as Kara Torney)

Sound Department

Joe Barnett
re-recording mixer
Kimberly Ellis
dialogue editor (as Kimberly Wilhoit)
Amanda Jacques
boom operator
Toussaint Kotright
sound utility
James Moriana
foley artist
Egor Panchenko
audio playback engineer
Dean St. John
adr mixer
David Stanke
first assistant sound editor
Frank Stettner
sound mixer
Jon Title
sound designer
Brett Voss
foley mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit
supervising sound editor
David Young
audio engineer

Special Effects by

Connie Brink
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Patrick Clancey
digital opticals
Pablo José Fuertes
additional visual effects
Cortney Haile
visual effects executive
Rachel Faith Hanson
visual effects coordinator
Dharmendra Jayaraman
compositor
Martin López Funes
additional visual effects
Jose Marra
visual effects supervisor
Sean Mattini
visual effects coordinator
Gopinath Rathinasamy
lead compositor
Doug Spilatro
visual effects artist
Ignacio Suárez Rubio
additional visual effects

Stunts

Chris Barnes
marine stunts
Chris Cenatiempo
stunts
Blaise Corrigan
stunt coordinator
Aja Frary
stunt double: Kali Hawk
Jeremy Sample
stunt double: Craig Robinson

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert M. Andres
key grip
Arthur Blum
dolly grip: "a" camera
Brian Carmichael
video assist
Jesse Chertoff
electrician
Ted Chu
camera operator: "a" camera
Patrick Cousins
electrician
Nick Demas
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Goroff
super technocrane operator
Gary Jackiewicz
grip
Ted Lehane
best boy grip
Robert Link
electrician
Scott Lipkowitz
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Clay Liversidge
best boy electric
Scott Maher
electrician
Michael 'Flash' McDonald
electrician
Chris Melendez
grip
Michael J. Mullen
rigging electric
Rocco Palmieri
rigging gaffer
John Panuccio
key rigging grip
Ian Pratt
dolly grip: "b" camera
Scott H. Ramsey
gaffer
Nicole Rivelli
still photographer
Donald Russell
additional camera operator
Paul Schilens
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Lowell Schulman
best boy rigging electrician
Vanessa Viera
loader
Brett Walters
first assistant camera "a" camera

Casting Department

Marquita Bradley
extras casting assistant
Jill Hamburgo
extras casting assistant
Gina Kent
casting assistant
Lisa Preston
casting assistant
Winsome Sinclair
extras casting
Jenny Trinh
casting assistant
Jackie Sollitto
casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Donna Berwick
assistant costume designer
Darlene Jackson
costumer
Kirsten Mogg
costumer
Tracey Phillips-Boone
set costumer
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
costume supervisor (as Paul Simmons)
Omar J. Simmons
key costumer

Editorial Department

Brett Carroll
first assistant editor
Tricia Chiarenza
color timer
James Durante
assistant editor
Ben Estrada
colorist: dailies
Jermaine R. Gill
color correction assistant
Eileen Godoy
digital intermediate producer
Guy Handelman
editorial assistant
Laura Holeman
digital intermediate assistant producer
Ken Lebre
dailies producer
Natasha Leonnet
digital intermediate colorist
Christopher McDonald
dailies operator
Andre Rivas
digital intermediate colorist assistant
Kimi Rosenthal
post-production assistant
Ariana Young
post-production coordinator

Location Management

Eddy Collyns
location manager
Rob Herling
location scout
Anthony McClendon
location scout
Jacob Metsa
location scout
Chris Sarli
location assistant (as Christopher Sarli)
Chris Seeharack
location assistant

Music Department

Stephen Bray
executive music producer
Lisa Brown
music consultant
Jordan Corngold
music editor
Erin Dillon
assistant music supervisor
Joel C. High
music supervisor
Ernest Lee
additional engineering (as Ernie Lee)
Tracy McKnight
executive in charge of music
Euni Park
Music Assistant: creative control (as Eunice Park)
Julie Pearce
temp music editor
David Sabee
music contractor
Ric Schnupp
assistant engineer
Michael Stern
music scoring mixer: music recording engineer
Jesse Voccia
electronic music programmer
Willa Yudell
music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

Anthony Pettine
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Jason Bowers
driver
David Buckman
driver
Jim Buckman
transportation captain
Enrico Caruso
driver
Peter Connors
transportation co-captain
Steven R. Guglielmetti
fuel truck
Greg Jacobs
driver
John Michael Vukson
driver

Additional Crew

Wade Allain-Marcus
adr cast
Jill Andrade
executive assistant: Mr. Areu
Ozzie Areu
president: Tyler Perry Studios
Cameron Arguelles
quality control
Kimberly Bailey
adr cast
Atanas Bakalov
office production assistant
Breta Bas
production secretary
Hannah Bergstrom
post production intern (as Hannah Boyce)
Khalilah Birdsong
creative executive
Jason Broad
adr cast
Maurice Cabrera
parking coordinator
Gina Cassesse
accounting clerk
Kevin Chang
accounting clerk
Lanei Chapman
adr cast
Sasha Charlemagne
assistant production office coordinator
Kate Clarkson
animal wrangler
Ami Cohen
production department coordinator
Wendy Cohen
production resources
Django Craig
adr cast
Deshawn Davis
choreographer
Daví
choreographer
Greg Finley
adr cast
Peggy Flood
adr cast
Jon Franklin
set medic
Tulani Garnett
assistant: Ms. Chism
Eddie Griffith
key production assistant
Isa Hall
adr cast
Abigail Hansen
set production assistant
Barbara Harris
adr cast (as Barbara IIey)
Liam Hearne
post-production accountant
Kevin Hill
assistant: Ms. Allain & Mr. Hall
Daniel Hodgdon
accounting intern
Kristina Kasmin
production assistant
Amanda A. Keith
production assistant
Dan Levine
accounting intern
Cathryn Long
animal wrangler
Liz Magee
set production assistant
Jose Martinez
set medic
Khanya Mkhize
adr voice group
Jamie Morris
first assistant accountant
Amanda O'Reilly
office production assistant
Gary Ousdahl
story editor: 34th Street Films
Jason Pace
adr cast
Tim Palen
chief marketing officer: Lionsgate
Stephanie Paseornek
assistant: Mr. Holmes & Mr. Williams
David Albert Pierce
additional legal services
Casey Pratt
assistant
Darryl Prevost
production assistant
Michael Ralph
adr cast
Timothy Scott Ralston
screening operations executive
David Randolph
adr cast
Amber Rasberry
creative executive
Emily Rice
post production accountant
Spencer W. Richards
office production assistant
Dawn Murphy Riley
production coordinator
Leslie Rodriguez
second assistant accountant
Eshaine Rossi
set production assistant
William Sepulveda
craft service
Eugene Shevertalov
assistant: business and legal
Daryl Sledge
production staff
Constantine P. Stamos
craft service
Eugene Stamos
additional craft service
Amanda Sutton
post production payroll accountant
Jessica Switch
assistant: Mr. Paseornek
Eva Vedock
craft service
Andreana Weiner
adr cast
Lisa Wilhoit
adr cast
Kimberly Williams
completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc.
Michael Woody
payroll accountant
Carole Wurst
executive assistant to producer
Derek Yip
production accountant
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