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Directed by | |||
| James L. Brooks | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| James L. Brooks | written by | |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
 | William Hurt | ... | Tom Grunick |
 | Albert Brooks | ... | Aaron Altman |
 | Holly Hunter | ... | Jane Craig |
 | Robert Prosky | ... | Ernie Merriman |
| Lois Chiles | ... | Jennifer Mack |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Blair Litton (as Joan Cusak) |
| Peter Hackes | ... | Paul Moore |
 | Christian Clemenson | ... | Bobby |
 | Jack Nicholson | ... | Bill Rorich |
| Robert Katims | ... | Martin Klein |
| Ed Wheeler | ... | George Wein |
 | 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 |
| Manny Alvarez | ... | Spanish Cameraman |
| Luis Valderrama | ... | Guerilla Leader |
| Francisco García | ... | Guerilla Soldier |
| Richard Thomsen | ... | General McGuire |
| Nat Benchley | ... | Commander (as Nathan Benchley) |
| Marita Geraghty | ... | Date-Rape Woman |
| Nicholas D. Blanchet | ... | Weekend News Producer |
| Maura Moynihan | ... | Makeup Woman |
| Chuck Lippman | ... | Floor Manager |
| Nannette Rickert | ... | Paul's Secretary |
| Tim White | ... | Edward Towne |
| Peggy Pridemore | ... | Tom's Soundwoman |
| Emily Crowley | ... | Emily |
| Gerard Ender | ... | Newsroom Worker (as Gerald Ender) |
| David Long | ... | Donny |
| Joshua Billings | ... | Chyron Operator (as Josh Billings) |
| 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 (as Martha L. Smith) |
| 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 |
| Jerry Gough | ... | Uniformed Cop |
| Robert Rasch | ... | Defense Dept. Spokesman |
| Robert Walsh | ... | NATO Spokesman |
 | John Cusack | ... | Angry Messenger (as John Cusak) |
| 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 (as Jeffrey Alan Thomas) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Brad Baker | ... | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Denise King | ... | Copy Runner (uncredited) |
| Nancy Kirk | ... | Airport traveler (uncredited) |
Produced by | |||
| James L. Brooks | .... | producer | |
| Penney Finkelman Cox | .... | co-producer | |
| Polly Platt | .... | executive producer | |
| Kristi Zea | .... | associate producer | |
| Susan Zirinsky | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bill Conti | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Michael Ballhaus | (director of photography) | ||
Film 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 | .... | additional 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 | |
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 | .... | sound 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 | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | .... | sound 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 | |
| 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 (as Gabor Kover) | |
| Ronald Lamendola | .... | key grip: Washington | |
| Greg Larson | .... | video camera crew | |
| John Lowry | .... | dolly grip | |
| Van Scarboro | .... | video technician | |
| Stuart Stein | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Frank D. Tobin | .... | best boy: Los Angeles (as Frank Tobin) | |
| 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 | |
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) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bob Badami | .... | music editor | |
| Sally Boldt | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Michel Camilo | .... | composer: newsroom theme | |
| Lee De Carlo | .... | scoring mixer (as Lee DeCarlo) | |
| Jack Eskew | .... | orchestrator | |
| Julie Giroux | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| David Siegel | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Skip Wilson | .... | transportation captain (as Frederick Wilson) | |
Other crew | |||
| Lisa Bailey | .... | assistant to producers | |
| Mary Bailey | .... | script supervisor | |
| 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) | |
| Maggie Murphy | .... | production assistant (as Margaret Murphy) | |
| Stuart Neumann | .... | location manager | |
| Jeffrey A. Okun | .... | title coordinator (as Jeff Okun) | |
| Peggy Pridemore | .... | location assistant | |
| 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) | |
| Linda Olszewski | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Tom Trigo | .... | location scout (uncredited) | |
| William L. Wright | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Lynnanne Zager | .... | adr loop group (uncredited) | |
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