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Blanchet Weekend News Producer Maura Moynihan Makeup Woman Chuck Lippman Floor Manager Nannette Rickert Paul's Secretary Tim White (II) Edward Towne Peggy Pridemore Tom s Sound Woman Emily Crowley Emily Gerald Ender Newsroom Worker David Long Donny Josh 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 (II) News Theme Writer Marc Shaiman News Theme Writer Alex Mathews (II) Lecture Host Steven Smith Aaron's Camera Man Martha L. Smith Aaron's Sound Woman Cynthia B. Hayes Mother in Hall Dean Nitz Young Tough Phil Ugel Yough Tough Lance Wain Young Tough Susan Marie Feldman Ellen Jean Bourne Carinci Tom's Female Colleague M. Fekade-Salassie Cab Driver Jerry Gough Uniformed Cop Robert Rasch Defense Department Spokesman Robert V. Walsh NATO Spokesman John Cusack Angry Messenger John Badila (II) Guest at Ball Heather Ehlers Guest at Ball Dillon Arlene M 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 Jeffrey Alan Thomas Airport Cabbie Back to Top Directors James L. Brooks Director Back to Top Writers James L. Brooks screenplay James L. Brooks Screenplay Back to Top Producers Polly Platt Executive Producer James L. Brooks Producer Penney Finkelman Cox (II) Co-Producer Susan Zirinsky Associate Producer Kristi Zea Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Gabor Kover 1st assistant camera Stuart Stein 2nd assistant camera Florian Ballhaus 2nd assistant camera Richard F. Clark video coordinator Douglas A. DeGrazzio video technician Van Scarboro video technician Steven Benioff video camera assistant Kerry Hayes stills Bob Hagans Color Timer Michael Ballhaus Director of Photography Greg Heschong (II) director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit) David Dunlap Camera Operator Bruce Kissel video camera operator Greg Larson video camera operator Winter Byrd video camera operator Back to Top Editors Jacqueline Cristianini Dialogue Editor Frank Smathers Dialogue Editor David Kulczycki Dialogue Editor Karen I. Stern 1st Assistant Editor David Mortiz Assistant Editor Margaret Goodspeed (II) Assistant Editor Mike Mulconnery Assistant Editor David Rawlins additional Editing M. Pam Blumenthal additional Editing Barbara Marks (II) additional Editing Richard Marks Editor Back to Top Casting Ellen Chenoweth Casting Paula Herald additional Casting Barbara Harris (II) Casting (voice) Back to Top Production Management Mary Bailey Script Supervisor Cynthia Streit Production Manager Peggy Pridemore location manager assistant David V. Lester Unit Production Manager Yudi Bennett 1st Assistant Director David Sardi 2nd Assistant Director Barbara Bruno 2nd additional Assistant Director Stuart Neumann (II) Location Manager Back to Top Art Department Art Schneider leadman James Mullen leadman (Washington) William Borum Swing Gang Howard Sachs Swing Gang Kristi Zea art direction Harold Fuhrman Set Designer Charles Rosen Production Designer Jane Bogart Set Decorator Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Oda Groeschel costumer (women) Anthony J. Scarano costumer (men) Carl Fullerton Makeup Colleen Callaghan hairstyles Irv Buchman additional Makeup Frank Bianco hairstyles assistant Molly Maginnis Costume Designer Back to Top Sound Patrick Drummond Sound Effects Editor Linda Whittlesey Sound Effects Editor Beth Bergeron ADR editor supervisor Jessica Gallavan ADR Editor Jeff Rosen ADR Editor Charleen Richards ADR recording Cindy Marty Foley Editor Mark P. Stoeckinger Foley Editor John Roesch Foley Ellen Huer Foley Joseph Brennan Boom Operator Robert Grieve sound editor supervisor Wilt Henderson sound editor assistant John Hoeren sound editor assistant Cyndi Vaughan sound editor assistant Anne Grodzicki sound editor assistant Beth Lynk sound editor assistant Margaret Guinee sound editor apprentice Rich Steven Sound Editor (dubbing/temp) Bob Cornett Sound Editor (dubbing/temp) Gary Wright (II) Sound Editor (dubbing/temp) Tracey Smith Sound Editor (dubbing/temp) Thomas Causey Sound Mixer Donald O. Mitchell sound rerecording mixer Rick Kline (II) sound rerecording mixer Kevin O'Connell (II) sound rerecording mixer Steve Maslow additional sound rerecording Grover Helsley additional sound rerecording Gregg Landaker additional sound rerecording Back to Top Music Bill Conti Music Michel Camilo Song ("Newsroom Theme") Score Productions song production ("Newsroom Theme") Francis Cabrel (II) Song Francis Cabrel (II) Song Performer ("L'edition speciale") Editions 32 (Paris) song publisher ("L'edition speciale") Jim Weatherly Song ("Midnight Train to Georgia") Gladys Knight Song Performer ( Midnight Train to Georgia ) Buddah Records song publisher ("Midnight Train to Georgia") Jack Eskew Orchestrations Bob Badami Music Editor Sally Boldt music editor assistant Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Saul Bass title design Sherman Labby illustrator Back to Top Physical Effects Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Henry Parks Electrician Frank Tobin Electrician Jim Woodward Jr Electrician D. C. Valentine Cable Operator Dennis Gamiello Key Grip Ronald Lamendola Key Grip (Washington) John B. Lowry Dolly Grip Brian Fitzsimons grip bestboy Dick Reynolds grip bestboy John DeBlau Gaffer James Woodward Sr Gaffer (Washington) Frank Tobin bestboy Buddy Reed electric bestboy Jerry DeBlau bestboy Frank Tobin bestboy (Los Angeles) Back to Top Construction Bruce Gfeller Construction Coordinator Steve Callas Construction Foreman Mike Wells (II) Construction Foreman Robert J. Van Dyke Construction Foreman Back to Top Publicity Anne Marie Stein Unit Publicist Back to Top Accounting Catherine Webb Auditor Lewis J. Roberts Accountant Kathi Levine accountant assistant Back to Top Craft Services Andrew Bruick craft services Charles Naecker craft services Steve Maurer craft services Ricardo Whitson craft services Back to Top Props Randy Gunter props assistant Mark Wade Property Master Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Susan Zirinsky technical advisor David Davis (III) technical advisor Back to Top Below The Line Barbara Duncan executive assistant (to James Brooks) Lisa Bailey Assistant (to producers) Diane Brooks senior Production Associate Paul Germain Senior Production Associate Robin Bennett Assistant (to William Hurt) Stephanie Ng apprentice editor Julie Hall apprentice editor Marly Carpenter apprentice editor Kevin Barlia apprentice editor David Siegel (II) Transportation Coordinator Frederick Wilson Transportation Captain Eric Young driver captain Skip Wilson driver captain Gordon Blaine Driver T. Burton Driver George Davis (II) Driver Donald Diggs Driver Ralph Evans Driver Phil Fravel Driver Danielle Fredrickson Driver Sam Friend Driver Lee Gerst Driver Jim Jackson Driver Treadwell Johnson Driver David Metuier Driver Melvin McLean Driver Steve Monaghan Driver Bob Powell (II) Driver Eugene Tillman Driver Verdel Veney Driver Jimmy Watson Driver Stan Webber Driver Bobby Williams (II) Driver Glenwood Williams Driver Gilbert Young Driver Joanne Reynolds construction medic Holly Brooks assistance Edward Weinberger assistance Jerry Belson assistance Jack Winter assistance Treva Silverman assistance Michael Gore assistance Peter Schindler Assistant Second Unit Director Margaret Murphy (II) Production Assistant Sebastian Ballhaus Production Assistant Lynsey Evans Production Assistant Craig Knisek Production Assistant Clay A. Griffith Production Assistant Steven Benioff Production Assistant (editorial) Back to Top Other Crew Catherine Schellhorn production secretary Bob Webb gang boss Dick Girod paint foreman Frank Costello painter Frank Fernandez painter Sharon Barnebey painter (standby) Richard Talbott shop craftsperson boss James Utterback shop craftsman Robert Angus (II) shop craftsman Richard Page shop craftsman Richard Allan shop craftsman Robert Mullin shop craftsman Lee Cohee shop craftsman Robb Ward shop craftsman Patricia MacDonald secretary (to James Brooks) Lindsey Nakaskima dispatcher Dave Shack first-aid Lee DeCarlo scoring mixer Clayton R. Marsh opticals Jeffrey Okun title coordinator Back to Top Worldwide Distributors CBS Video Video Distributor 20th Century Fox Distribution Theatrical Distributor 20th Century Fox International Theatrical Distributor (France) 20th Century Fox International Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Back to Top Other Companies Taj soundworks foley editing For Stars Catering catering D Bassett & Associates Inc negative cutting Cinema Research Corporation opticals Apogee Productions Inc opticals EFX Company graphics Deluxe Lab prints Washington DC Mayor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development assistance Department of the Interior assistance National Park Services assistance National Capital Region assistance United States Park Police assistance Grass Valley Group Inc assistance Central Casting, Inc. Casting Agency Unique Casting Casting Agency Back to Top