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Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games (2001) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

James Bobin

Cast (in credits order)  

Iain Lee ... Self - Presenter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Masumi Akagi Masumi Akagi ... Self - Editor, 'Game Machine' Magazine
Al Alcorn ... Self - Creator, Pong
Michael Blecha ... Self - Pac-Man Retailer (archive footage)
Nolan Bushnell ... Self - Founder, Atari
Toby Gard Toby Gard ... Self - Designer, Tomb Raider
Toru Iwatani ... Self - Creator, Pac Man
Ed Logg Ed Logg ... Self - Creator, Asteroids
Shigeru Miyamoto ... Self - Creator, Mario
Tomohiro Nishikado ... Self - Creator, Space Invaders
Dan Osborn Dan Osborn ... Self - Atari Sales Director (archive footage)
Alexey Pazhitnov ... Self - Creator, Tetris (as Alexey Pajitnov)
Steven Poole Steven Poole ... Self - Author: 'Trigger Happy: The Inner Life of Video Games'
Steve Russel Steve Russel ... Self - Creator, Space War (as Steve Russell)
David Sheff David Sheff ... Self - Author: 'Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World'
Clive Sinclair Clive Sinclair ... Self - Inventor, ZX Spectrum (as Sir Clive Sinclair)
Matthew Smith Matthew Smith ... Self - Creator, Manic Miner

Produced by 

James Bobin ... producer
Daisy Goodwin ... executive producer
Simon Wilson ... assistant producer

Editing by 

Steve Dix
Duncan Hibberd

Art Direction by 

Charlotte Pearson

Production Management 

Joanna Beresford ... head of production
Leonora Martin ... production manager

Sound Department 

Pete Collins ... dubbing mixer
Tom Condon ... sound
Mark Found ... sound
Yasayui Hirai ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department 

Kevin Graf ... camera operator
Dominic Jackson ... camera operator
Ian Keown ... camera operator
Christopher Robson ... camera operator (as Chris Robson)
Toru Yonekura ... camera operator

Music Department 

Cath Pick ... music consultant

Additional Crew 

Ralph H. Baer ... archive footage courtesy of (as Ralph Baer)
Mark Dawson ... archive footage courtesy of
Lois Drysdale ... production accountant
Cara Harding ... production secretary
Miyuki Martin ... production coordinator: Japan (as Miyuki Tokoi-Martin)
Curt Vendel ... archive footage courtesy of
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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

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