Cast & Crew

Directed by

Peter Markle
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Matthew Carlson
(screenplay)
Jerry Abrahamson
(story)

Cast

Joe Bays
River Townsman
Abraham Benrubi
Abe Ferguson
Jill Boyd
Prudence Taylor
John Candy
James Harlow
Douglas Carlson
Bar Patron
Melinda Culea
Constance Taylor
Ryan Cutrona
Tom
Bud Davis
Desperado Leader
Billy Daydoge
Elder
Thomas F. Duffy
Clayton Ferguson
David Dunard
Harry Bob Ferguson
Steve Eastin
Bartender
Roger Eschbacher
Reporter
Rodney A. Grant
Little Feather
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
White Cloud
Ellen Greene
Belle
Randy Hall
Pony Express Rider
Chad Hamilton
Ricky Jones
Don Lake
Lt. Bailey
Ed Lauter
John Slade
Richard Lewis
Phil Taylor
John C. McGinley
Julian
Marvin J. McIntyre
Irving Ferguson
Robin McKee
Lindsey Thurlow
Mauricio Martínez
Card Player
Denver Mattson
Card Player
Russell Means
Chief
Joel McKinnon Miller
Zack Ferguson
Lochlyn Munro
Billy
Ingrid Nuernberg
Henrietta Wheeler
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Stranger
Ethan Phillips
Smedly
Robert Picardo
Ben Wheeler
Tony Pierce
Junior Ferguson
Jimmy Ray Pickens
Scout
Charles Rocket
Gen. Larchmont
William Sanderson
Zeke
Derek Senft
Jeremiah Taylor
Marcie Smolin
Woman On Trail
William Tucker
Reporter
Ricky Damazio
Smith
John Dennis Johnston
Cattle Rustler
Gailard Sartain
J.P. Moreland
Ken Tipton
(uncredited)
Marti Wells
Trooper Taylor

Produced by

Jim Davidson
co-producer
Gary M. Goodman
producer (as Gary Goodman) (produced by)
Robert F. Newmyer
producer (as Robert Newmyer) (produced by)
Barry Rosen
producer (produced by)
Jeffrey Silver
producer (produced by)
Lynwood Spinks
executive producer

Music by

Michael Small
(music by)

Cinematography by

Frank Tidy
director of photography

Editing by

Scott Conrad

Casting By

Sharon Bialy
(casting by)
Tory Herald
(casting by)
Debi Manwiller
(casting by)
Richard Pagano
(casting by)

Production Design by

Vincent Joseph Cresciman
(as Vince J. Cresciman)

Art Direction by

Héctor Romero
(as Hector Romero C.)

Set Decoration by

Enrique Estévez
(as Enrique Estevez L.)

Costume Design by

Adolfo Ramírez
(as Adolfo 'Fito' Ramirez) (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Isabel Amezcua
assistant hair stylist (as Edith Isabel Amezcua M.)
Lynn Del Kail
hair stylist
Jackie Dobbie
key makeup artist (as Jacqueline Nealy)
Humberto Escamilla
makeup artist (as Humberto Escamilla Z.)
Sylvia Fernández
hair stylist (as Silvia Fernandez P.)
Marco A. Garcia
assistant barber (as Marco Antonio Garcia M.)
Carlos Horcasitas
barber (as Carlos Horcasitas O.)
Chuck House
assistant makeup artist (as Charles House)
Jeaneen Muckerman
assistant hair stylist
Manuel Navarro
assistant makeup artist
Ester Oropeza
assistant makeup artist (as Esther Oropeza T.)
Jack Petty
makeup artist
Maribel Romo
assistant hair stylist (as Maribel Romo C.)
Adam Brandy
additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Steve LaPorte
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Juanita Diana Feeney
post-production supervisor (as Juanita Diana)
Alejandro Ferrer
unit manager (as Alejandro Ferrer P.)
Felipe Marino
unit manager (as Felipe Marino T.)
Theodore R. Parvin
production manager (as Ted Parvin)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mario Cisneros
second assistant director (as Mario Cirano Cisneros T.)
Bud Davis
second unit director
Gary Marcus
first assistant director

Art Department

Timothy Burgard
storyboard artist (as Tim Burgard)
Benito Cano
property assistant
Jose Francisco De La Torre Leos
painter (as Jose Francisco de la Torre L.)
Eduardo López Flores
swing gang (as Eduardo Lopez F.)
Miguel Angel Gonzalez
set designer (as Miguel Angel Gonzalez B.)
Guillermo Granados
property assistant (as Jose Guillermo Granados B.)
Antonio Gómez
sculptor (as Antonio Gomez M.)
Andres Hernandez O.
painter
Francisco López
lead man (as Francisco Lopez S.)
Margarito López
construction coordinator (as Margarito Lopez S.)
Ramiro Martinez Landeros
property assistant (as Ramiro Martinez L.)
Antonio Mata Jr.
assistant property master (as Antonio Mata O. Jr.)
Javier Mendez Ramirez
carpenter (as Javier Mendez R.)
Jose Luis Mendez Ramirez
carpenter (as Jose Luis Mendez R.)
Ray Mercer Jr.
property master (as Ray Mercer)
Marco Niro
assistant art director (as Marco Niro S.)
Manuel Ordaz López
swing gang (as Manuel Ordaz L.)
German Ramirez
greensman (as German Ramirez R.)
Andrés Reyes
painter (as Andres Reyes G.)
Sergio Rivera
art department buyer (as Sergio Rivera A.)
Raúl Ramírez Romero
assistant art director (as Raul Ramirez R.)
Saúl Rosales
painter (as Saul Rosales R.)
Matt Springman
property assistant
Angel Mateos Torres G.
carpenter
Steven Hintz
propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department

Glenn Auchinachie
sound editor
Bobbi Banks
sound editor
Juan Beltrán
cableman: second unit (as Juan Beltran)
Bill W. Benton
re-recording mixer
Chris Carpenter
re-recording mixer
Greg Conway
sound editor
Pud Cusack
production sound mixer (as Pud Cusak)
Serge Djang
assistant sound editor
Pete Elia
adr mixer
Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin
foley mixer (as Tommy Goodman)
Douglas Greenfield
stereo consultant: Dolby
William Hooper
sound editor
Mark Jennings
boom operator
Tim Kirk
sound editor
Robert Komatsu
assistant sound editor
Edmund J. Lachmann
sound editor (as Edmund Lachman)
Dessie Markovsky
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Pedro Mejía
cableman (as Pedro Mejia G.)
Evelin Montes
assistant sound editor
Jorge Palomino
boom operator: second unit (as Jorge Palomino R.)
Emile Razpopov
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Vesco Razpopov
sound editor
Bill Rojas
sound facility supervisor
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Sean Rowe
foley artist
William Schlueter
sound editor
Tom Scurry
sound editor
Xavier Sol
assistant sound editor
John J. Stephens
re-recording mixer
Linda Sunland
assistant sound editor
Brent D. Winter
sound editor (as Brent Winter)
William Hooper
sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Antonio Cornejo
special effects assistant (as Antonio Cornejo V.)
Jesus G. Duran
special effects coordinator (as Jesus 'Chu Chu' Duran G.)
Adrián Durán
special effects assistant (as Adrian Duran M.)
Fermín Durán
special effects assistant (as Fermin Duran M.)
Humberto Sánchez
special effects assistant (as Humberto Sanchez L.)

Visual Effects by

Richard Cohen
optical camera: Howard A. Anderson Company
Gary Crandall
optical effects coordinator: Howard A. Anderson Company
Gil Gagnon
digital effects coordinator: Cinesite
Mitzi Gallagher
executive in charge of operations: Cinesite
Laurie George
digital artist: Cinesite
Michael L. Griffin
optical line-up supervisor: Howard A. Anderson Company
Jeff Hutchison
optical effects coordinator: Howard A. Anderson Company
Brian Jennings
supervisor: Todd-AO Digital Images
Brad Kuehn
digital effects supervisor: Cinesite
Kevin Lingenfelser
digital artist: Cinesite
Iiad Mamikunian
producer: Todd-AO Digital Images
Leilani McHugh
optical line-up: Howard A. Anderson Company
Stanley Miller
optical camera: Howard A. Anderson Company
Bernard Joseph Patrick Reilly
optical line-up: Howard A. Anderson Company
Sean Schur
senior animator: Cinesite
Jesse Silver
matte painting artist: Todd-AO Digital Images

Stunts

Gerardo Albarrán
stunt performer (as Gerardo Moreno F.)
Kurt Bryant
stunt performer
Bud Davis
stunt coordinator
Michael Haynes
stunt performer
Brett A. Jones
stunt performer (as Brett Jones)
Javier Lambert
stunt performer
Mauricio Martínez
stunt performer (as Mauricio Martinez)
Raúl Martínez
stunt performer (as Raul Martinez Y.)
Denver Mattson
stunt performer
Gerardo Moreno
stunts
Rex Pierson
stunt performer
Ben Scott
stunt performer
Erik Stabenau
stunt performer
Danny Wynands
stunt performer (as Dan Wynands)

Camera and Electrical Department

Gustavo Covarrubias
dolly grip (as Gustavo Covarrubias G.)
Críspulo de la Torre
best boy electric (as Crispulo de la Torre C.)
Esteban de Llaca
camera assistant: second unit (as Estaban de Llaca)
Sean Doyle
camera operator: "b" camera
Fernando Díaz Torres
video assist operator / video playback operator (as Fernando Diaz T.)
José Luis Esparza
camera assistant: second unit (as Jose Luis Esparza G.)
Manuel García
camera assistant (as Manuel Garcia G.)
Brian C. Glover
camera operator: "b" camera (as Brian Glover)
Ángel Goded
director of photography: second unit (as Angel Goded)
Sergio Gomezcésar
camera loader: second unit (as Sergio Gomezcesar)
Jesus 'Moroco' Gonzalez
lighting technician
Jesús González
electrician (as Jesus Antonio Gonzalez G.)
Pedro González
grip (as Pedro Gonzalez S.)
Jose Gutierrez
camera assistant
Heriberto Gutiérrez
first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Heriberto Gutierrez)
Henner Hofmann
director of photography: second unit (as Henner Hoffman)
Octavio Kano
still photographer (as Octavio Kano G.)
Enrique Lara
electrician (as Miguel Enrique Lara Ch.)
John Matthews
gaffer
Héctor Medina
camera assistant (as Hector Medina B.)
Ismael Parades
grip (as Ismael Paredes R.)
Cruz Paredes
key grip (as Cruz Parades H.)
Juan Priego
camera assistant (as Juan Priego R.)
Joel Ransom
camera operator: "a" camera
Kendall A. Reed
crane operator (as Kendall Reed)
Juan Manuel Sanchez
electrician (as Juan Manuel Sanchez Z.)
Antonio Vargas
grip (as Antonio Vargas P.)
Leopoldo Vega Alvarado
electrician (as Leopoldo Vega A.)

Casting Department

Jorge Guerrero
extras casting: Mexico (as Jorge Arturo Guerrero A.)
Gutisergio
extras casting assistant (as Sergio Antonio Gutierrez B.)
Jesus Quinones
casting assistant
Anabel Quinonez
extras casting assistant (as Anabel Quiñones R.)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kathy Eisele
assistant: costume designer
Danna Mayer
costumer
Carlos 'Pollo' Munguia
assistant wardrobe supervisor (as Carlos Alberto Munguia)
Mr. Oh
tailor: Mr. Candy
Silvio Scarano
costumer: Mr. Candy
Enrique Villavicencio
wardrobe supervisor (as Enrique Villavicencio R.)

Editorial Department

Daniel Belmour
assistant editor: Lightworks
Tim Board
first assistant editor (as Timothy Board)
Nicolas De Toth
assistant editor
Joe Delia
apprentice editor
Adam M. Duthie
apprentice editor (as Adam Duthie)
Russell Eaton
second assistant editor
Joel Goodman
additional editing
Galen Goodpaster
assistant editor
Bob Kaiser
color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Douglas Kunin
second assistant editor
Sheila MacDowell
assistant editor: Lightworks
Edgar Pavon
second assistant editor (as Edgar Pavon A.)
Dan Radford
consultant: electronic editing
Corinne Villa
second assistant editor (as Corrine Villa)
William Yeh
assistant editor: Lightworks
Carlos Puente
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Kevin Halloran
location consultant: Mexico
Alberto Tejada
location manager (as Alberto Tejada A.)

Music Department

Bunny Andrews
music editor
Andrew Boland
scoring mixer
Larry Campbell
musician
Christopher Dedrick
orchestrations (as Chris Dedrick)
The Irish Film Orchestra
music performers (as Irish Film Orchestra)
Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo
assistant music editor
Harry Shannon
music supervisor
Michael Small
music conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Dawn C. Dreiling
script supervisor (as Dawn Dreiling)
Joyce 'Doc' Pepper
script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

Ricky Damazio
driver
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.
transportation coordinator (as Ricardo Gallarzo F. Jr.)
Ricardo Gallarzo Sr.
transportation captain
Frank Hernandez
driver: Mr. Candy
Mitch Masoner
driver: Mr. Candy (as Mitchell Masoner)
Jimmy Ray Pickens
driver
Hector Salomon
transportation captain (as Hector Salomon M.)
Juan Sanchez
transportation coordinator
Marti Wells
driver

Additional Crew

Jose Alberto 'Pepe' Alba
assistant accountant
Steven Belgard
unit publicist (as Steve Waldo Belgard)
Fernando Carrillo
production liason: Durango
Arturo Cisneros
medic
Robert David Crane
assistant: Mr. Candy (as Robert Crane)
Susanna Cross de Elosegui
studio teacher
José Luis Domínguez
medic (as Jose Luis Dominguez M.)
Fernando Fabre
payroll
Craig F. Feied
international doctor: Life Star
Jake Fong
international doctor: Life Star
Wayne Gee
set production assistant
Joanne S. Grant
production accountant (as Joanne Salkin-Grant)
'Chico' Hernandez
head wrangler (as Jose Ma. 'Chico' Hernandez Haro)
Brandon L. Hull
production assistant
Graham Jones
assistant: Mr. Markle
Beverly Jusi
post-production accountant (as Beverly L. Meade)
Andrew Loo
production coordinator
Mark Maitre
puppeteer
Humberto Martínez
set production assistant (as Humberto Martinez)
Nancy Mcintosh
assistant: Messrs. Silver and Newmyer (as Nancy McIntosh)
Cecilia Monterrubio
assistant accountant (as Cecilia Monterrubio S.)
Ron Murphy
assistant: Mr. Candy
Iliana Castillo Perez Arellano
assistant accountant
Todd Pfeiffer
production liason: second unit
Kelvin Pruenster
assistant: Mr. Candy
Julio Cesar Ramirez A.
assistant accountant
Corky Randall
wrangler: Mr. Candy (as Buford 'Corky' Randall)
Craig Repass
set production assistant
Stephanie Riggs
assistant: Messrs. Goodman and Rosen
Mayela Salcido
assistant: Mr. Markle
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
Tony Sicsik
set production assistant
Steve Sikora
international doctor: Life Star
Lowell D. Smith
wrangler: Mr. Candy (as Lowell Smith)
Marco Antonio Soto
set production assistant (as Marco Soto)
Brenda L. Spurlock
production secretary
Ken Tipton
stand-in: John Candy
Scott Weinstein
assistant: Messrs. Goodman and Rosen
Greg Zekowski
key set production assistant
Michael Zieper
production coordinator: Los Angeles
Alex Daniels
voice actor (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez
head wrangler (uncredited)
Alfredo Hernandez
wrangler (uncredited)

Thanks

John Candy
dedicated to the memory of
Fernando Carrillo
special thanks: The State of Durango Film Commission (as Assistant Director Lic. Fernando Carrillo)
Francisco Corrales
special thanks: The State of Durango Film Commission (as Director Lic. Francisco Corrales)
Maximiliano Silvio Esparza
special thanks: The State of Durango, Mexico (as Governor Lic. Maximiliano Silvio Esparza)
Kathleen Laychak
special thanks
Tom Moore
special thanks
Fernando Nuñez
special thanks
Bill Rojas
special thanks: Sony Pictures Studios
Jim Steele
special thanks
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