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The Next Best Thing (2000) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Schlesinger

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Tom Ropelewski ... (written by) (as Thomas Ropelewski)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Madonna ... Abbie Reynolds
Rupert Everett ... Robert Whittaker
Benjamin Bratt ... Ben Cooper
Illeana Douglas ... Elizabeth Ryder
Michael Vartan ... Kevin Lasater
Josef Sommer ... Richard Whittaker
Malcolm Stumpf Malcolm Stumpf ... Sam
Lynn Redgrave ... Helen Whittaker
Neil Patrick Harris ... David
Mark Valley ... Cardiologist
Suzanne Krull ... Annabel
Stacy Edwards ... Finn
John Carroll Lynch ... Abbie's Lawyer
Fran Bennett ... Judge Tracey Bennett
Ricki Lopez Ricki Lopez ... Angel
Ramiro Fabian Ramiro Fabian ... Flavio
Tiffany Paulsen ... Young Mother
Joan Axelrod Joan Axelrod ... Bel Air Matron
George Axelrod ... Bel Air Man
Jack Betts ... Vernon
William Mesnik William Mesnik ... Ashby
Irene Roseen ... Lena
Gavin Lambert ... Ricky
'Gangsta' Terrell Anderson 'Gangsta' Terrell Anderson ... Rapper #1
'Kmac' Kelly Garmon 'Kmac' Kelly Garmon ... Rapper #2
'Browski' James Reese 'Browski' James Reese ... Rapper #3
'Dutch' Amoa Chester 'Dutch' Amoa Chester ... Rapper #4
Thomas Bankowski Thomas Bankowski ... Omar
Colton Ford ... Glen (as Glenn Sakazian)
Terrance Sweeney ... Priest at Funeral
Anna Garduno ... Coffee Shop Waitress
Frank James Frank James ... Dad at Airport
Linda Larkin ... Kelly
Tom Burke Tom Burke ... Tom - Annabel's Husband
Benjamin Koldyke ... Kelly's Boyfriend
Marie Chambers Marie Chambers ... Party Guest #1
Lee Lucas Lee Lucas ... Party Guest #2
Glenn Tannous Glenn Tannous ... Party Guest #3
Caitlin Wachs ... Rachel
Maxx Tepper Maxx Tepper ... Kyle
Jessica Sara ... Kid #3
Katelin Petersen ... Kid #4
Holly Houston Holly Houston ... Yoga Student
Kimberley Davies ... Hostess (as Kimberly Davies)
Alvin H. Einbender Alvin H. Einbender ... Male Diner
Laurent Schwaar ... Restaurant Manager
Patrick Price ... Maitre'd
Michael Arnon Michael Arnon ... Waiter
Jay Karnes ... Kevin's Lawyer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael R Bowman ... Waiter (uncredited)
Greg Bronson ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Rebekah Hoyle ... Orderly (uncredited)
Sean Ireland Sean Ireland ... Friend at Funeral (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden Spencer Kayden ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tim Phoenix ... Bumper Car Racer (uncredited)
Marcio Rosario ... Bartender (uncredited)
Lenny Wilson ... Extra (uncredited)
Zanne Winship Zanne Winship ... Woman (uncredited)

Produced by 

Leslie Dixon ... producer
Gary Lucchesi ... executive producer
Lewis Manilow ... executive producer
Linne Radmin ... producer
Tom Rosenberg ... producer
Ted Tannebaum ... executive producer
Marcus Viscidi ... co-producer
Richard S. Wright ... co-producer
Meredith Zamsky ... associate producer

Music by 

Gabriel Yared ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Elliot Davis ... director of photography

Editing by 

Peter Honess

Casting By 

Mali Finn

Production Design by 

Howard Cummings

Art Direction by 

David Lazan ... (as David S. Lazan)

Set Decoration by 

Jan K. Bergstrom

Costume Design by 

Ruth Myers

Makeup Department 

Mary Burton ... supervising makeup artist
Pinky Cunningham ... assistant hair stylist
Susan Germaine ... supervising hair-stylist
Michael Lorenz ... assistant makeup artist
Sarah Monzani ... makeup artist: Madonna
Lyndell Quiyou ... hair stylist: Madonna
Alex Proctor ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

James McQuaide ... post-production supervisor
Marcus Viscidi ... unit production manager
Richard S. Wright ... unit production manager (as Richard Wright)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Gary Romolo Fiorelli ... second second assistant director
Peter Kohn ... first assistant director
Scott Robertson ... second assistant director
Ruby Stillwater ... dga trainee

Art Department 

Brook Bacon ... set dresser
James Buckley ... set dresser
Michael Casey ... lead person
Carl Cassara ... set dresser
Kevin Chambers ... set dresser
Emily Crupper ... set decorating clearances
Randall C. Engle ... propmaker foreperson
Tracy Farrington ... property master
Rob Garlow ... propmaker foreperson
Jim Gmuer ... set dresser
Robert Loyal Good ... props assistant
Donald Goodman ... drapery foreman (as Don Goodman)
Tom Hrupcho ... paint foreperson
Don Kaeding ... set dresser (as Donald Kaeding)
Noelle King ... set designer
Aimee Levine ... art department assistant
Marik 'Travis' Little ... set dresser (as Mark Little)
Greg Lynch ... set dresser
Kevin Mangan ... greensperson
Barbara Mesney ... set designer
David Mitchell ... set dresser
Joe Ondrejko ... construction coordinator
Lisa Penaranda ... set decorating coordinator
Steve Pfauter ... set dresser
Thomas Power ... set dresser (as Tom Power)
Aimee Rousey ... art department coordinator
Nicholas Rymond ... set dresser (as Nick Raymond)
John Sweeney ... assistant property master
Jason Sweers ... graphic designer
Randall D. Wilkins ... set designer (as Randall Wilkins)
Daragh Byrne ... carpenter (uncredited)
Richard W. Jones ... on-set greens foreman (uncredited)
Allen Lafferty ... propmaker (uncredited)
Caryn Marcus ... property assistant (uncredited)
Maureen Osborne ... buyer (uncredited)
Chris Samp ... set painter gang boss (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Douglas Axtell ... sound mixer
Bob Beher ... foley supervisor
Brian Best ... sound effects editor (as Brian T. Best)
Gary Blufer ... additional sound effects
Daniel R. Chavez ... sound effects coordinator
Bradley Clouse ... assistant sound editor (as Bradley J. Clouse)
Marc Deschaine ... adr assistant
John Michael Fanaris ... sound effects coordinator
Mark C. Grech ... second boom operator
Dean Humphreys ... re-recording mixer
Mildred Iatrou ... dialogue editor
Randall L. Johnson ... boom operator (as Randy Johnson)
Kimberly Ellen Lowe ... dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voight)
Steve Mann ... sound effects editor
Steve Nelson ... sound effects editor
Terry Rodman ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Joan Rowe ... foley artist
Sean Rowe ... foley artist
Becky Sullivan ... adr supervisor
Eric Thompson ... foley mixer
David Wolowic ... first assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
James Wright ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
J. Aloysius Flanagan III ... sound editorial support (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Chris Nelson ... special effects assistant
Ron Trost ... special effects coordinator
Brandon Trost ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Chris Brown ... visual effects supervisor: NP3DFX (uncredited)
Erik Strauss ... visual effects producer: NP3DFX (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Mike Amorelli ... rigging chief lighting technician (as Michael Amorelli)
Pasquale Attanasio ... rigging grip
Ron Batzdorff ... still photographer
Thornton Bayliss ... rigging grip
Otto Emilio Betancourt ... rigging grip
Kirk Bloom ... second assistant camera (as Kirk L. Bloom)
John Buckley ... chief lighting technician
Kenny Carceller ... rigging first company grip
Jeffrey A. Cook ... lighting technician
Thomas Crawford ... grip
Robert S. Dilly ... additional lighting technician (as Robert Dilley)
Greg Fausak ... second company grip
Aaron Felton ... grip (as Arron Felton)
Bill Fine Jr. ... lighting technician (as Bill W. FIne)
John Fine ... lighting technician
Ismael 'Izzy' Gonzalez ... rigging lighting technician (as Ismael Gonzalez)
Kirt Harding ... second company rigging grip
Mark Jackson ... first assistant camera
Doug Keegan ... lighting technician
Christopher J. Lama ... lighting technician (as Christopher Lama)
Richard Mall ... first company grip
Marc Marino ... rigging lighting technician
John Joseph Minardi ... grip (as John Minardi)
Mazi Mitchell ... lighting technician
John Nuler ... camera operator
David Pearlberg ... dolly grip
Bruce Pearn ... lighting technician
Robbie Redner ... rigging lighting technician (as Robert Redner)
Scott Ronnow ... film loader
Gihan 'Sandy' Seneviratne ... rigging lighting technician (as Gihan Seneviratne)
John Seravic ... grip
Rand R. Vargas ... rigging grip
R. Michael Yope ... assistant chief lighting technician (as Michael Yope)
Matthew J. Barden ... grip (uncredited)
Ralph Del Castillo ... grip (uncredited)
Geoffrey D. Knoller ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Christopher J. Lama ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
David C. Wright ... grip (uncredited)
Giovanni Zelko ... set lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger ... casting assistant (as Lindsey Hayes)
Kevin Patrick Kelly ... casting assistant
Rich King ... extras casting
Emily Schweber ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Kimberly Adams-Galligan ... assistant costume designer
Ellie Mae Aitken ... costume consultant: Madonna (as Ellie Aitken)
Gilbert S. Hernandez ... supervising set costumer
Michelle Kurpaska ... costume supervisor
Michael J. Long ... costume supervisor
Marina Marit ... costumer: Madonna
Zabel Noybarian ... seamstress
Lisa Halperin ... set costumer (uncredited)
Frank Langley ... costume constructor (uncredited)
Philip Maldonado ... costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Brett Carroll ... first assistant editor (as Brett De Carroll)
Winnie Cheng ... post-production coordinator
Peter Kwong ... post-production assistant
Mike Milliken ... color timer
Steve Moe ... assistant editor
Elizabeth Qually ... post-production coordinator
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
Peggy Eghbalian ... apprentice editor (uncredited)
Donald Freeman ... final colorist (uncredited)

Location Management 

Kristin Dehnert ... assistant location manager (as Kristin C. Dehnert)
Leann Emmert ... location assistant (as Leann E. Emmert)
Chee Ho ... location assistant
Larry Ring ... assistant location manager
Joel Sinderman ... location scout
Jack R. Tate ... assistant location manager
Boyd Wilson ... location manager
Pamella D'Pella ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department 

Chris Cawte ... musician: guitar
Paul Clarvis ... musician: percussion
Clem Clempson ... musician: guitar
Andrew Dorfman ... music editor
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Allan Jenkins ... music score realization
Gary Jones ... music supervisor
Dave Jordan ... music coordinator (as David Jordan)
Stéphane Moucha ... orchestrator (as Stephane Moucha)
John Parricelli ... musician: guitar
Andy Pask ... musician: bass guitar
Brendan Power ... musician: harmonica solos
John Richards ... music re-mixer / music recordist
Liz Schrek ... music production coordinator
Robin Urdang ... music consultant
Graham Walker ... music production supervisor
Happy Walters ... music supervisor
Kirsty Whalley ... synthesizer programming and realization
Rolf Wilson ... orchestra leader
Gabriel Yared ... conductor / orchestrator
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rachel Bolt ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Darrell Hall ... music editor: temp music (uncredited)
Paul Kegg ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Mervyn Warren ... musical director: funeral sequence (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Barbara Tuss ... script supervisor (as Barbara E. Tuss)

Transportation Department 

Robert T. Chestnut ... transportation captain (as Robert Chesnut)
Paul E. Stroh ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew 

James Anderson ... assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Larry Ballard ... set medic
Steven F. Beaupre ... production assistant
Janey Bergam ... assistant: Rupert Everett
Bobbin Bergstrom ... medical advisor
Kim Blank ... choreographer
Scott David Brown ... production assistant (as Scott Brown)
Deborah J. Chesebro ... production secretary
Jennifer Conroy ... assistant production coordinator
Carolyn Crimley ... studio teacher
Ellen Curry ... production assistant
Scott Fichter ... assistant: Mr. Schlesinger
Kimberly Flynn ... consultant: yoga
André Fortin ... dance assistant
Tiffany Fraser ... first assistant accountant (as Tiffany Reinhard)
Larry Ginsberg ... consultant: family law
Dianna Gould-Saltman ... consultant: family law
Richard Gould-Saltman ... consultant: family law
Grant Grabowski ... executive assistant: Richard Wright
Rebecca Gregg ... production assistant (as Rebecca Bentjen)
Douglas Hansen ... production financing
Matthew Hirsch ... production assistant
Bella Honess ... assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Tara Nicole Hughes ... dance assistant (as Tara Nicole)
Marc A. Klutznick ... production secretary
Michele Carmel Long ... production coordinator (as Michele A. Carmel)
Lisa Mantoux ... production assistant
Mike R. Manzo ... production assistant
Mary McCusker ... acting coach: Malcolm Stumpf (as Mary Mccusker)
Nicky Medof ... payroll accountant (as Nicky Craft)
Michael Mendelsohn ... financial consultant
John Milan ... production financing
Colleen Nybo ... post-production accountant
Sandy O'Neill ... unit publicist
Chris Palmer ... production assistant (as Christopher Palmer)
John Parker ... production accountant (as John H. Parker)
Devon Sedlacek ... production assistant
Gary K. Shaw ... assistant: Mr. Schlesinger
Stephen Smith ... dance assistant
Dujo 'Darko' Topic ... chef
Kirsty Whalley ... synthesizer programming and realization
Noah Williams ... consultant: yoga
Jennifer Black ... stand-in: Madonna (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker ... completion bond representative (uncredited)
Jeffrey Harris ... second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Ryan Krayser ... pre-production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks 

Martin Anscombe ... thanks
Colette Barber ... thanks
Robert Benun ... thanks (as Robert L. Benun)
Chantel Brouiges ... thanks
Kee Kee Buckley ... thanks (as Christine Buckley)
Peter Fielder ... thanks
Jim Goodkind ... thanks
Lucy Jones ... thanks
Anna Molinari ... thanks
Joley Nian ... thanks
Wilke Rodriguez ... thanks
Elizabeth Schimmel ... thanks
Vivienne Tam ... thanks
Alan Watts ... thanks
Crew verified as complete

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