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(1999)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Joe Johnston

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Homer H. Hickam Jr. ... (book)
 
Lewis Colick ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Jake Gyllenhaal ... Homer Hickam
Chris Cooper ... John Hickam
Laura Dern ... Miss Riley
Chris Owen ... Quentin
William Lee Scott ... Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg ... O'Dell
Natalie Canerday ... Elsie Hickam
Scott Thomas Scott Thomas ... Jim Hickam (as Scott Miles)
Randy Stripling Randy Stripling ... Leon Bolden
Chris Ellis ... Principal Turner
Elya Baskin ... Ike Bykovsky
Courtney Cole-Fendley ... Dorothy Platt (as Courtney Fendley)
David Dwyer ... Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin ... Mr. Dantzler
Kaili Hollister ... Valentine Carmina
David Copeland David Copeland ... Coach Gainer
Don Henderson Baker Don Henderson Baker ... Jensen
Tom Kagy Tom Kagy ... Lenny
Donald Thorne Donald Thorne ... Trooper One
Justin Whitsett Justin Whitsett ... Kid
Larry Rue Larry Rue ... Neighbor
Neva Howell ... Neighbor
Terry Nienhuis Terry Nienhuis ... Neighbor
Brady Coleman Brady Coleman ... Anderson
Rick Forrester ... Roper
Terrence Gibney Terrence Gibney ... Basil Thorpe
Douglas Swander ... Corvette Guy (as Doug Swander)
Keeli Hale Kimbro Keeli Hale Kimbro ... Corvette Girl
Mark Jeffrey Miller ... Vernon
Blaque Fowler ... Reverend
Don Tilley Don Tilley ... Rescue Worker
Rockford Davis Rockford Davis ... Chemistry Teacher
John Bennes John Bennes ... Doctor
Jonathan Fawbush ... Barney
Larry Black Larry Black ... Fred Smith
Frank Schuler Frank Schuler ... Moonshiner
Tommy Smeltzer ... Man at Mine
Charles Lawlor ... Miner
Tom Turbiville Tom Turbiville ... Miner
Ida Ginn Ida Ginn ... Quentin's Mom
Richard Lumpkin Richard Lumpkin ... Judge at Welch
Mark Whitman Johnson Mark Whitman Johnson ... Union Official
Don Taylor Don Taylor ... Union Official
Don G. Campbell Don G. Campbell ... Mr. Morris
Liz Byler ... Ivy League Girl (as Elizabeth Byler)
Bradford Ryan Lund Bradford Ryan Lund ... Ivy League Boy
Frank Hoyt Taylor Frank Hoyt Taylor ... Judge at Indy
Dave Hager Dave Hager ... Head Judge (as David Hager)
Ray Elder Ray Elder ... Tom Webster
Andy Stahl ... Jack Palmer
Joe Digaetano Joe Digaetano ... Wernher von Braun (as Joey DiGaetano)
Tom Taylor Tom Taylor ... Miner in Elevator (as Thomas Taylor)
David Ducey David Ducey ... Man in Crowd
Jenny Patterson Jenny Patterson ... Nurse
O. Winston Link O. Winston Link ... Locomotive Engineer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wren Barnes ... Science Fair Student (uncredited)
Ryder Davis ... Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Brian Edward Keith Brian Edward Keith ... Coal Miner (uncredited)
Shawn Lindsay Shawn Lindsay ... Miner (uncredited)

Produced by 

Peter Cramer ... executive producer
Larry Franco ... producer
Charles Gordon ... producer
Marc Sternberg ... executive producer

Music by 

Mark Isham

Cinematography by 

Fred Murphy ... director of photography

Editing by 

Robert Dalva

Casting By 

Nancy Foy

Production Design by 

Barry Robison

Art Direction by 

Tony Fanning

Set Decoration by 

Chris L. Spellman ... (as Chris Spellman)

Costume Design by 

Betsy Cox

Makeup Department 

Lynn Barber ... makeup supervisor
Gloria Belz ... key makeup artist
Julie Callihan ... makeup artist
Susan Mills ... key hair stylist
Michealle Vanderpool ... hair stylist (as Michealle Vanderpool-Kohrs)
Beka Wilson ... hair stylist
Leigh Ann Yandle ... makeup artist
Holly Chapman ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Jeff Goodwin ... special makeup maker (uncredited)
Rachel Kick ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Zane Weiner ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Betsy Magruder ... first assistant director
Rusty Mahmood ... second second assistant director
Matt Marshall ... additional second assistant director
Jonathan McGarry ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Mark Bachman ... graphic artist
Sheila Bartlett ... painter
Joseph F. Beeco ... construction foreman
Matthew Butler ... on-set greens
Craig Byrom ... construction foreman
Michael Calabrese ... lead man
Jimmy L. Carmickle ... construction foreman
William G. Davis ... set designer
Edward G. Fitzgerald ... swing gang (as Ed Fitzgerald)
Ruby Guidara ... buyer
Todd Hatfield ... stand-by painter
Alan Hook ... set designer
Whitney B. Kemp ... prop assistant
Kevin Kropp ... prop assistant
Eric Luling ... on-set dresser (as Eric J. Luling)
Alisa Lumbreras ... scenic foreman (as Alisa B. Lumbperas)
Andrew Menzies ... assistant art director
Swift Moseley ... greensman
John Patterson ... construction foreman
Michael Pisani ... set dresser
James Pyburn ... construction foreman (as Jim Pybrun)
C.J. Pyles ... swing gang
John Rabasca ... swing gang
Spencer H. Register ... swing gang
Susan Zeh Revell ... art department coordinator (as Susan Zeh)
Philip Schneider ... property master (as Philip G. Schneider)
Fred Schwendel ... swing gang (as Fred W. Schwendel)
Manny Serrano ... swing gang
Brian Stultz ... lead scenic (as Brian Patrick Stultz)
Margaret A. Thigpen ... swing gang
David Weathers ... swing gang
Douglas Womack ... construction coordinator (as Douglas A. Womack)

Sound Department 

Charlie Ajar Jr. ... sound recordist (as Charlie Ajar)
Thom Brennan ... foley editor
Michael C. Casper ... re-recording mixer (as Michael Casper)
Mary H. Ellis ... production sound mixer (as Mary Ellis)
Bill Fibben ... boom operator
Stephanie Flack ... dialogue editor
Michael Geisler ... sound designer
Howell Gibbens ... supervising sound editor
Aaron Glascock ... sound effects editor
Hilda Hodges ... foley artist
Alan Holly ... adr mixer
Elizabeth Kenton ... supervising adr editor
Mary Jo Lang ... foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy ... re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Greg W. Lowe ... adr recordist (as Greg Lowe)
James Morioka ... assistant sound editor
John Roesch ... foley artist (as John B. Roesch)
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist
Mark Zimbicki ... cable person
Michael Geisler ... sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Joe Digaetano ... special effects supervisor (as Joey DiGaetano)
Bill Johnson ... special effects makeup
Richard E. Perry ... special effects
Gary Pilkinton ... special effects (as Gary L. Pilkinton)
Dave Rigsby ... special effects (as Dave Rigbsy)
Kathleen Tonkin ... special effects
Robert Vazquez ... special effects foreman
Robert L. Girard ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Joel Aron ... sequence supervisor: ILM
Okan Ataman ... sabre artist: ILM
Sean M. Casey ... visual effects still photographer: ILM (as Sean Casey)
Theresa Corrao ... visual effects coordinator: ILM
Julie D'Antoni ... visual effects production assistant: ILM
Krystyna Demkowicz ... visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Pablo Helman ... sabre supervisor: ILM
Kela Hicks ... CG technical support: ILM
Patrick Jarvis ... digital painter: ILM
Michael McGovern ... visual effects editor: ILM (as Mike McGovern)
Fred Meyers ... visual effects principal engineer: ILM
Mark S. Miller ... visual effects producer: ILM
Kristen Millette ... CG technical support: ILM
Jim Mitchell ... visual effects supervisor: ILM
Michelle Motta ... CG technical support: ILM
Brent Segura-Bowers ... CG technical support: ILM (as Brent Bowers)
Bruce Vecchitto ... digital timing supervisor: ILM
Jonathan Wank ... sabre artist: ILM
Craig Barron ... visual effects supervisor: Matte World (uncredited)
Jim Morris ... senior staff: ILM (uncredited)
Brett Northcutt ... digital matte artist (uncredited)
Paul Rivera ... digital composite supervisor: Mate World Digital (uncredited)
Katrina Stovold ... digital plate restorator (uncredited)

Stunts 

Chris Bennett ... stunts
Cliff Cudney ... stunt coordinator
John Fagan ... stunts
Jeff Galpin ... stunts
Robert Girard ... stunts
David Brian Martin ... stunt double: William Lee Scott
Peter Peterson ... stunts
Chad Rose ... stunts
Mike Smith ... stunts
Russell Towery ... stunts
Robert Vazquez ... stunts
Cliff Cudney ... stunt double: Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Terry Arthur ... rigging key grip
Jeff Becker ... rigging gaffer
Khris Bennett ... key rigging grip
Lewis Bowman ... grip
Tom Clark ... electrician
Fred Cooper ... dolly grip
Dan Cornwall ... electrician
Stephen Crowley ... best boy electric
Dave Duren ... electrician (as David Duren)
Brant S. Fagan ... steadicam operator
David Galbraith ... first assistant camera
Jeffry Gordon ... electrician
Brian Gunter ... gaffer
Robert Hill Jr. ... grip (as Robert Hill)
Morgan Michael Lewis ... key grip (as Mike Lewis)
Lee McLemore ... grip
Bobby McMahan ... second assistant camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Greg Morse ... 24 frame video operator
Deana Newcomb ... still photographer
Dee Nichols ... grip
Van Redin ... still photographer
Chris Rodriquez ... grip
John 'Bones' Rogers ... electrician
Paul Varrieur ... camera operator
Jerome Camera Williams ... camera loader (as Jerome Williams)
Darryl Wilson ... best boy grip
Dan Cornwall ... gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Douglas C. Hart ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Kyle D. Hutson ... Rigging Electric (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Jo Doster ... location casting
Diana Jaher ... casting associate
Kim Petrosky ... extras casting
Owen J. Rice ... extras casting assistant
Kim McCray ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Stephen Brown ... costumer
Fumie H. Carrera ... seamstress
Stephen K. Randolph ... key set costumer
Kelly Anne Ross ... set costumer (as Kelly Ross-Wilson)
Marciann Shapiro ... costume supervisor

Editorial Department 

Steve Ansell ... second assistant editor
Andi Kasen Bergman ... assistant editor (as Andi Kasen)
Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Todd Busch ... first assistant editor
Anthony J. Camaioni ... assistant editor (as Anthony Joseph Camaioni)
Eric Rigney ... avid technician
Mike Stanwick ... color timer
Jeff Stroot ... international editor
Robb Sullivan ... assistant editor
Dale Jones ... avid technician (uncredited)

Location Management 

Charles Thomas Baxter ... location manager (as Charley Baxter)
Jeff Talman ... assistant location manager
Michael Tomlinson ... location scout
John Marston ... location projectionist: substitute (uncredited)

Music Department 

Thomas A. Carlson ... music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Peter Doell ... assistant score recordist (as Pete Doell)
Janice Hayen ... music preparation
Stephen Krause ... score mixer / score recordist
Ken Kugler ... conductor / orchestrator
Sid Page ... musician: solo violin
Joe E. Rand ... music editor
Chris Ridenhour ... assistant music preparation
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Brenda K. Wachel ... script supervisor (as Brenda Wachel)

Transportation Department 

Cindy Parker ... transportation coordinator
J.L. Parker ... transportation coordinator
Mike Robinson ... special driver

Additional Crew 

Gerald Bean ... craft service
Michael Beaudin ... assistant accountant
Emily S. Buckberry ... dialogue consultant
Janet Campolito ... assistant production coordinator
Misty Cooper ... assistant: Mr. Gordon
C.J. Drews ... production assistant
David Fulton ... unit publicist (as Dave Fulton)
John Griffin ... production assistant
John Guss ... production assistant
Rhonda Guthrie ... production secretary (as Rhonda J. Guthrie)
Alan Jacques ... projectionist (as Al Jacques)
Diane Johnson ... craft service
Dana Kullerd ... set production assistant
Eric Lasagna ... first aid
Barrett J. Leigh ... production assistant
Arthur J. Miller Jr. ... railroad coordinator
John Ployhar ... production assistant
Molly Proctor ... payroll
Mike Revell ... production accountant
Paul Schmitz ... production assistant
Tom Taylor ... advisor: mining
Cheryl A. Tkach ... assistant: Mr. Franco and Mr. Johnston
Katie Willard Troebs ... production coordinator
Rennie Cowan ... assistant avid technician (uncredited)
Kathy Duecker ... post production accountant (uncredited)
Jack Patterson ... audio description narrator (uncredited)
Ben Schoen ... end title typographer: Scarlet Letters (uncredited)

Thanks 

John J. Duncan Jr. ... special thanks: U.S. Representative
Anne B. Pope ... special thanks: Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, Executive Director (as Anne Pope)
Don Sundquist ... special thanks: Tennessee Governor
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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