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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Jack Amiel
screenplay
Michael Begler
screenplay
Tom Rose
book "Freeing the Whales"

Cast

John Krasinski
Adam Carlson
Andy Daly
Don Davis
Drew Barrymore
Rachel Kramer
Ted Danson
J.W. McGraw
Tim Blake Nelson
Pat Lafayette
Stephen Root
Governor Haskell
Maury Ginsberg
News Producer #1
Kelly Lee Williams
News Producer #2
Megan Baldino
News Producer #3
Kristen Bell
Jill Jerard
Kathy Baker
Ruth McGraw
Vinessa Shaw
Kelly Meyers
Maeve Blake
Shayna Dobler
Krista Schwarting
Diane Dobler
Liam Boles
Cooper Dobler
Michael Gaston
Porter Beckford
Tim Palmer
Lloyd Dobler
Wayne Mitchell
News Producer #4
Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Scott Boyer
Gregory Jbara
General Stanton
Jessica Tiihonen
Prudhoe Bay Reporter #1
Bruce Altman
Chief of Staff
Anthony Fryer
National Guard Co-Pilot
Brady Ingledue
Alaskan Northern Oil Worker
James Le Gros
Karl Hootkin
Rob Riggle
Dean Glowacki
Hillarie Putnam
Minneapolis Reporter
Mary Rock
Hotel Clerk #2
Brett Baker
Barrow Street Reporter
Shea Whigham
SAR Pilot Conrad
Christine Kim
Prudhoe Bay Reporter #2
R.F. Daley
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jackie Purcell
Icebreaker Reporter
Quinn K. Redeker
President Reagan
Elizabeth A. Bardsley
Foreign Reporter #1
Anju Bhargava
Foreign Reporter #2
Robertus A. Schaaper
Foreign Reporter #3
Michael Miller
Russian #1
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Teresa Pingayak
Malik's Wife
Robert Forgit
Prudhoe Bay Reporter #3
Jeff Bergman
Ronald Reagan
Stacy Boles
Background Reporter
Rich Capitan
Press - Sound guy
Rose Davidson
Ice Hole Activist
Carla Delaney
News Anchor
Anastasia Foster
News Reporter
Karl Glick
On-Camera Journalist
Shanette Harper
Greenpeace Volunteer
Spencer Kayden
Lady In Ring
Gloria King
Scientist
Paul Kirby
News Anchor
Jamie Nelson
Field Reporter
Evgueni Petrov
Russian #3
Leif Sawyer
Minneapolis News Crew
David Thomas
Inupiaq Male on Ice

Produced By

Stuart M. Besser
executive producer
Tim Bevan
producer
Liza Chasin
executive producer
Steve Golin
producer
Paul Green
executive producer
Debra Hayward
executive producer
Emmeline Yang
associate producer

Cinematography

John Bailey
director of photography

Sound

Mark DeSimone
adr mixer
Fabien Devillers
dubbing mixer
Jason George
supervising sound editor
Kaspar Hugentobler
sound recordist
Carey Milbradt
foley mixer
Christian P. Minkler
re-recording mixer
Monique Reymond
foley artist
John Ross
re-recording mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Ric Schnupp
adr recordist
Dean St. John
adr mixer
Paul Tirone
adr recordist
Ross Wissbaum
adr recordist
James Wright
dolby sound consultant
Pepe Pleguezuelos
re-recording mixer: spanish castilian version

Production Design

Art Direction

Makeup

Janice Alexander
hair department head
Trish Almeida
hair stylist
Ange Bebbington
hair stylist: Kristen Bell
Melanie Camargo
makeup artist
Tanya Cookingham
key makeup artist
Sonja Daniels
makeup artist
Patricia Dehaney
key hair stylist
Debra L. Ferullo
makeup artist: Drew Barrymore
Daniel Howell
hair stylist: Drew Barrymore
Kelley Mitchell
makeup department head
Amber Brophy Mock
makeup artist
Susan Stepanian
makeup artist

Special Effects

Justin Buckingham
whale construction designer
John P. Cazin
special effects coordinator
Eric Cook
special effects foreman
Roderic 'Mick' Duff
special effects technician
Mark Koivu
special effects foreman
Damian Lund
special effects technician
Mark McKendry
special effects senior technician
Jeff Miller
on-set coordinator
Christopher Walsh
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Nor Faisal Abdullah
roto/prep artist: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Heather Abels
matte painter: Rhythm & Hues
Lauren Abrams
modelmaker: Kerner Optical
Suzaine Aguirre
digital imaging resources
Kavan Ahalpara
production coordinator: Rhythm & Hues
Shish Aikat
education manager: Rhythm & Hues
Mohammad Akram
matchmover
Erik Akutagawa
digital image resources manager
Praveen Allu
prep artist
Alina Anon
matte painter: Rhythm and Hues
Mohammed Anuz
modeling artist
Saurabh Arora
roto/prep artist: Rhythm & Hues
Jean Arousi
production assistant: Modus FX
Charles Arulraj
background prep artist: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Sivakumar Arunachalam
roto/prep artist
Rob Au
lighting supervisor
Marie-Ève Authier
digital compositor: Modus FX
Saraswathi Balgam
senior executive: Rhythm and Hues Studios
Louise Barlow
production manager: Rhythm & Hues
Jason Barnes
visual effects editor
Anurag Bartare
roto/paint artist: Rhythm and Hues Studio
Travis Baumann
compositing supervisor: Gradient Effects
Greg Beaumonte
camera engineer: Kerner Optical
Sophie Beck
tracking: Modus FX
Lee Berger
senior staff: Rhythm & Hues
Michael Best
key grip: Kerner Optical
Anita Bevelheimer
digital compositor
Avinash Bhandary
digital compositor
Vishal Bhardwaj
visual effects artist
Patrick Bissonnette
vfx financial controller: Modus FX
Adam Blank
matchmove supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
Sathish Kumar Bodicherla
matchmove technical director: Rhythm & Hues, India
Christopher Boffoli
special photography: Rhythm and Hues Studios
Jonathan Boisvert
technical support: Modus FX
Cody Bosia
practical effects technician: Kerner Optical
Marc Bourbonnais
vfx executive producer: Modus FX
Elena Bovetti
visual effects coordinator
Phil Bowen
first assistant camera: Kerner Optical
Marty Brenneis
camera engineer: Kerner Optical
Nathan Brunskill
digital post technical lead: Rhythm & Hues
Josh Bryer
digital effects supervisor
Sabrina Bucci
data wrangler: Modus FX
Paul Bush
lead lighting technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Donna Camargo
digital compositor
Paul Carman
effects technical director
Jonathan Carré
digital compositor: Modus FX
Camille Cellucci
visual effects producer: Kerner Optical
M.B. Chaitanya
senior animation layout td
Theju Chandran
digital paint/roto artist: Rhythm and Hues Studios
Balachandar Chandrasekaran
digital compositor
Jo-Wan Chao
modeling technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Vinit Chaturvedany
track/matchmove artist
Abhishek Chaturvedi
roto and paint artist
Vanessa Cheung
digital matte painter
Celine Chew
visual effects coordinator
Jeremy Chinn
modeling lead: Rhythm and Hues
Vikas Chirate
senior systems administrator
Jiyeon Cho
digital compositor
Sandesh Chonkar
modeler: Rhythm & Hues, India
Samik Roy Choudhury
match move technical director
Ian Chriss
best boy electric: Kerner Optical
Marvin Chua
render i/o coordinator
Jeffrey Cilley
digital imaging specialist
Tom Cloutier
stage manager: Kerner Optical
Valérie Clément
sales & marketing manager: Modus FX
Daniel Aristoteles Collins
systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Krystal Cooper
production coordinator: International Digital Production
Michael Crane
digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
Jacinthe Côté
vfx production manager: Modus FX
Michael Côté
technical support: Modus FX
Julie D'Antoni
visual effects executive producer: Rhythm & Hues Studio
Sonia D'Costa
visual effects coordinator
Rajdeep Dandekar
digital compositor
Alpesh Dangodara
bg prep artist
Dazrene Irman Darus
roto/prep artist: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Fon Davis
model/miniature supervisor: Kerner Optical
Ayse Dedeoglu
visual effects production manager: Kerner Optical
Andrew DeGraff
visual effects coordinator
Michael Degtjarewsky
digital compositor
Valerie Delahaye
production manager: Modus
Shashidhar Goud Desha
bg prep: Rhythm and Hues Studios
Philippe Desiront
digital compositor: Modus FX
Anouk Deveault-Moreau
visual effects producer: Modus FX
Bryan Dewe
practical effects technician: Kerner Optical
Santosh Kumar Dey
matchmove & rotoanim artist: rhythm & hues studios
Andreane Dodier-Villeneuve
digital compositor: Modus FX
Nicolas Donel
matte painter
Crystal Dowd
visual effects executive: Universal Pictures
Benjamin Richard Drake
render i/o administrator
Patricia Rose Duignan
visual effects executive producer: Kerner Optical
John Duncan
modelmaker: Kerner Optical
Matthew Nowicki DuVall
visual effects artist
Thomas Esmeralda
senior matte painter: Rhythm & Hues
Andrea Espinal
digital compositor: Modus FX
Todd Fellows
modelmaker: Kerner Optical
Jean-Sébastien Fortin
digital compositor: Modus FX
Nicolas Fourcroy
data wrangler: Modus FX
Eloi Nischith Francis
roto/prep artist: Rhythm and Hues Studios
Darnie Galloway
visual effects production coordinator: Kerner Optical

Assistant Director

Peter Lyons Collister
second unit director
Stephen P. Dunn
first assistant director
David Kelley
second assistant director
Steve Love
first assistant director
Paul Byrne Prenderville
second assistant director
Stacy Stuart
second second assistant director

Production Management

Laura Ganis
production supervisor: second unit
Robin Le Chanu
unit production manager
Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor
Michelle Wright
executive in charge of production

Art Department

Kip Bartlett
on-set dresser
Michael C. Biddle
digital set designer
Jacob Carpenter
set dresser
Karen Casanovas
set decoration assistant
Nick D'Abo
model construction coordinator: Kerner Optical
Tehben Dean
set dresser
Liz Diament
plasterer
John Hugh Evans
gang boss painter
Christina Hansen
set decoration buyer
Frank J. Hart
propmaker gangboss
Ryan Jacoby
plaster foreman
Kay Kropp
lead painter
Derek Loo
propmaker: visual effects unit
C.J. Maguire
assistant property master
Rick McLean
paint foreman
Sebastian Meyer
concept illustrator
Bozydar Orszula
mill foreman
Parker W. Woods
set dresser
Hope M. Parrish
property master
Rudy Reachi
second unit property master
Sarah Regan
stand-by painter
Bob Renna
set dec buyer
Mark Sabel
property assistant
Jeffrey Schlatter
construction coordinator
Alex Scutti Jr.
lead plasterer
Heather Szundy
art department coordinator
Scott Von Feldt
plasterer gangboss
Scott D. Warner
ice field foreman
Maret Wicken
set painter foreman
Mark Woods
leadman
Nathan Foerster
set dresser

Stunts

Keith Adams
stunt coordinator
Lloyd Barachina
stunt double
Helena Barrett
stunt double: Drew Barrymore
Emily Brobst
stunt double
Tanner Gill
diving operations coordinator / water safety
Szilvia Gogh
stunt double: Drew Barrymore
Samuel Le
stunt double
Michael Li
stunt performer
John Rottger
utility stunts

Animation

Nick Bachman
layout artist
Dave Hagen
layout artist
Shadi Petosky
animation supervisor: Puny

Editorial

Jason Barnes
first assistant editor
Christy House
post-production coordinator
Trevor Johann
post-production assistant
Julian McDougald
digital intermediate producer
Julia Nessling-Douglas
digital intermediate producer
Josh Pellerin
editorial assistant
Perry Petrzilka
projectionist
Sarah Jean Porter
assistant editor
Mark Sahagun
digital intermediate editor
Kay Sievert
colorist: dailies
Ken Terry
first assistant editor
Dan Williams
digital intermediate color assistant
Lee Wimer
color timer
Brian Gee
dailies assist

Other

Justin Bojarski
driver: honeywagon
Randy Cantor
transportation coordinator/captain
Skip Fairlee
transportation co-captain
Jeff Forsythe
driver: cast
Zbigniew Kafar
driver: cast
Peter Kalamarides
Alaska transportation captain
Jim Kelly
driver: honeywagon
Brian Lizer
picture car coordinator
James A. Lundin
production driver
Thomas O'Donnell
production driver
Terry Quirk
driver: 5 ton set dressing
Alex Stewart
production driver

Music Department

Eun-Mee Ahn
musician: violin
Dallas Aimer
orchestrator
Nick Angel
music supervisor
Edward Atkatz
musician: percussion
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Ben Bromfield
synth programmer
Rob Brophy
musician: viola
Paul Cohen
musician: cello
Wade Culbreath
musician: percussion
Cliff Eidelman
orchestrator / score conducted by
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Brian Kilgore
musician: percussion
Chris Kollgaard
musician: bass
Kirsten Lane
music consultant
Matt LaPoint
additional vocal recording
David Low
orchestra contractor
Ken McGrath
musician: percussion
Bryan Pezzone
musician: piano
Jasper Randall
vocal contractor
Bill Reichenbach
musician: trombone
Larry Rench
orchestrator
Ryan Robinson
scoring technical support engineer
Patrick Russ
orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Nevin Seus
assistant music editor
Rich Wheeler
scoring stage crew
Vicki Williams
music coordinator
Yelena Yegoryan
musician: violin
Bill Booth
musician: trombone
Doug Tornquist
musician: tuba

Casting Department

Joe Cappelletti
adr voice casting
Karen Casanovas
extras casting assistant
Jesseca Moore
casting intern
Grace Picton Olrun
casting / extras casting
Deborah Schildt
casting / extras casting
Morgan Willis
casting assistant
Patricia Yuen
casting assistant

Costume Department

Kent Cummins
costumer: Drew Barrymore
Sean Haley
set costumer
Annette Holt
key costumer
Alyssa Kim
principal set costumer
Valerie Laven-Cooper
assistant costume designer: LA
Katie Saunders
costume supervisor
Tess Weaver
costumer

Camera Department

Michael Alexonis
key grip: second unit
Phillip Allard
assistant chief rigging technician
Justin Babin
rigging grip best boy
Robert J. Babin
rigging key grip
Rob Barnett
camera operator: visual effects unit
Art Bartels
key grip
Michael K. Bergstrom
electrician: second unit / rigging electrician
Gene Boyda
dolly grip: "b" camera
Robert Branam
video assist: second unit
Robin Bursey
second assistant camera: second unit
Michael Collier II
rigging electrician
Peter Lyons Collister
director of photography: second unit
Steven Cueva
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Cummings
rigging grip
Thomas A. Curran
company grip
Ian Degner
second assistant camera: Kerner Optical
Alan R. Disler
First Assistant camera "A" Camera: second unit
Jim Duggan
best boy grip
April Frame
company grip
Donald S. Hubbell
dolly grip: "a" camera
Jonathan Huff
electrician
Simon Keelan
company grip
Shane D. Kelly
gaffer: second unit
Greg Kern
electrician
Kevin Kurka
electrician
Brian Lizer
electrician
Eric Lizer
electrician / rigging electrician
Travis Lizer
rigging grip
Jim McConkey
camera operator / steadicam operator
Darren Michaels
unit still photographer
Matthew Moriarty
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Haydn Pazanti
second assistant camera
Pete Romano
underwater director of photography
Steven L. Rychetnik
camera operator
Aaron Schuh
film loader: second unit
Charles Sears
production assistant
Dennis Seawright
first assistant camera
Dave Selle
electrician
Beau Vaughan
electrician: Kerner Optical visual effects unit
Frank Yario Jr.
key video assist
Jozo Zovko
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Location Management

Tamar Ben-Yosef
assistant location manager
Loren Holmes
assistant location manager
Matt Szundy
location scout / locations

Script Department

Alexa Alden
script supervisor: second unit
Anne Rapp
script supervisor
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