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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Cast

William Hurt
Tom Grunick
Albert Brooks
Aaron Altman
Holly Hunter
Jane Craig
Robert Prosky
Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles
Jennifer Mack
Joan Cusack
Blair Litton
Peter Hackes
Paul Moore
Jack Nicholson
Bill Rorish
Robert Katims
Martin Klein
Ed Wheeler
George Weln
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
Manuel Alvarez
Spanish Cameraman
Luis Valderrama
Guerilla Leader
Francisco García
Guerilla Soldier
Richard Thomsen
General McGuire
Nat Benchley
Commander
Marita Geraghty
Date-Rape Woman
Nicholas D. Blanchet
Weekend News Producer
Maura Moynihan
Makeup Woman
Chuck Lippman
Floor Manager
Nannette Rickert
Paul's Secretary
Timothy W. White
Edward Towne
Peggy Pridemore
Tom's Soundwoman
Gerard Ender
Newsroom Worker
Joshua Billings
Chyron Operator
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
Cynthia B. Hayes
Mother in Hall
Dean Nitz
Young Tough
Phil Ugel
Young Tough
Lance Wain
Young Tough
Jean Bourne Carinci
Tom's Female Colleague
Gerald F. Gough
Uniformed Cop
Robert Rasch
Defense Dept. Spokesman
Robert Walsh
NATO Spokesman
John Cusack
Angry Messenger
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
Hans Bachmann
Man at Speech
Brad Baker
Businessman
Tipper Burton
Mailroom Clerk
Richard DeAngelis
Newsroom Staff
Denise King
Copy Runner
Nancy Kirk
Airport traveler
Joel Loy
Guy in tuxedo reacting at top of elevator at Correspondents Dinner
Nancy Marron Asti
Airport traveler
Molly Kohler Pei
Woman in Airport
Chuck Roberts
Police Officer

Produced By

Polly Platt
executive producer
Kristi Zea
associate producer
Susan Zirinsky
associate producer

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus
director of photography

Sound

Beth Bergeron
supervising adr editor
Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator
Thomas Causey
sound mixer
Bob Cornett
temporary dubbing editor
Jacqueline Cristianini
dialogue editor
Patrick Drummond
sound effects editor
Robert Grieve
supervising sound editor
Anne Grodzicki
assistant sound editor
Margaret Guinee
apprentice sound editor
Grover B. Helsley
additional sound re-recordist
Wilt Henderson
assistant sound editor
Ellen Heuer
foley artist
John Hoeren
assistant sound editor
Rick Kline
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
re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell
re-recording mixer
Charleen Richards
adr recordist
John Roesch
foley artist
Jeff Rosen
adr editor
Frank Smathers
dialogue editor
Tracey Smith
temporary dubbing editor
Rich Steven
temporary dubbing editor
D.C. Valentine
cable person
Cyndi Vaughan
assistant sound editor
Linda Whittlesey
sound effects editor
Gary Wright
temporary dubbing editor
Jack Keller
sound recordist
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist

Casting Director

Production Design

Set Design

Makeup

Colleen Callaghan
hair stylist
Carl Fullerton
makeup artist
Craig Lyman
assistant makeup artist

Visual Effects

Assistant Director

Yudi Bennett
first assistant director
Barbara Bruno
second second assistant director
David Sardi
second assistant director
Peter Schindler
assistant director: second unit

Production Management

David V. Lester
unit production manager

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
Howard Sachs
swing gang
Mark Wade
property master
Mentor Huebner
production illustrator
William Kellow
construction propmaker
Robert Van Dyke
propmaker gangboss
Robb W. Ward
construction

Stunts

Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator

Editorial

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
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
Dale E. Grahn
color timer
Marc Wielage
digital colorist

Other

David Siegel
transportation coordinator
Skip Wilson
transportation captain

Music Department

Bob Badami
music editor
Sally Boldt
assistant music editor
Michel Camilo
composer: newsroom theme
Lee De Carlo
scoring mixer
Jack Eskew
orchestrator
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Julie Giroux
orchestrator
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Tony Terran
musician: trumpet player
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting
Paula Herold
additional casting
Ed Arenas
casting

Costume Department

Oda Groeschel
costumer: women
G. Tony Scarano
costumer: men
Catherine Adair
assistant costume designer

Camera Department

Florian Ballhaus
second assistant camera
Steven Benioff
video assistant
Winter Byrd
video camera crew
Douglas A. Degrazzio
video technician
David M. Dunlap
camera operator
Brian Fitzsimons
best boy grip
Kerry Hayes
still photographer
Gregg Heschong
director of photography: second unit
Bruce Kissel
video camera crew
Gábor Kövér
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ronald Lamendola
key grip: Washington
Greg Larson
video camera crew
John Lowry
dolly grip
Van Scarboro
video technician
Stuart Stein
second assistant camera
Frank Tobin
best boy: Los Angeles
James Woodward Sr.
gaffer: Washington
Missy Boswell
assistant camera: second unit
George Palmer
video engineer

Location Management

Stuart Neumann
location manager
Peggy Pridemore
location assistant
Tom Trigo
location scout

Script Department

Mary Bailey
script supervisor
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