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Cast & Crew

Written By

Terry McMillan
novel / screenplay
Ron Bass
screenplay

Cast

Angela Bassett
Stella Payne
Taye Diggs
Winston Shakespeare
Whoopi Goldberg
Delilah Abraham
Michael J. Pagan
Quincy Payne
Glynn Turman
Dr. Shakespeare
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Mrs. Shakespeare
Denise Hunt
Ms. Thang
James Pickens Jr.
Walter Payne
Lou Myers
Uncle Ollie
Art Metrano
Dr. Steinberg
Carl Lumbly
Judge Spencer Boyle
Phina Oruche
Leslie James
Tenny Miller
Kitchen Worker
Andrew Palmer
Buffet Server
Harold Dawkins
Upbeaters Band
Kenneth Buckford
Upbeaters Band
Simon Street
Upbeaters Band
Craig Blake
Winston's Friend
Elisabeth Granli
Girl in Jamaica Commercial
Steve Danton
Man in Commercial
Elly McGuire
Stella's Friend
Selma McPherson
Friend at Party #1
Fern Ward
Friend at Party #2
Greg Bronson
Concertgoer
Nahtasha Budhi
Party Girl
Jan Citron
Woman on the Gurney
Leroy Edwards III
Dreadlocked Man in Commercial
David C. Waite
Guy by pool / Pajama Party Guest

Produced By

Ron Bass
executive producer
Terry McMillan
executive producer
Jennifer Ogden
executive producer

Cinematography

Sound

Craig Berkey
sound editor
David Betancourt
foley mixer
James Bolt
re-recording mixer
Tracy Bolt
sound recordist
Ted Caplan
foley supervisor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Dawn Fintor
foley walker
Tim Gomillion
sound recordist
Todd Harris
assistant adr editor
Rick Hart
re-recording mixer
Andrea Horta
adr editor
Victor Iorillo
sound editor
Stanley Kastner
additional sound re-recordist
Dave Kulczycki
dialogue editor
Lisa J. Levine
adr editor
David Lucarelli
adr recordist
Christian P. Minkler
re-recording mixer
Gilberto Morales
additional sound recordist
Steve F. Price
apprentice sound editor / digital assistant sound editor
Rocky Quiroz
cable person
Brian Robinson
boom operator
Rodney Sharpp
first assistant sound editor
Alicia Stevenson
foley walker
Donald Sylvester
foley editor
Susumu Tokunow
sound mixer
Steven D. Williams
supervising sound editor
Derek Casari
adr engineer
Dennis Sager
sound engineer

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Design

Makeup

Sterfon Demings
hair department head
Jene Fielder
body makeup
Michael Germain
makeup artist: Ms. Goldberg
Judy Murdock
makeup department head
Double Patiunum
hair department head: All Wigs
Joseph Regina
key makeup artist
Julia L. Walker
hair department head
Adam Christopher
personal makeup artist
Rebecca DeHerrera
additional makeup artist

Special Effects

Richard Buckler
special effects foreman
John C. Hartigan
special effects coordinator
George Paine
special effects technician
Paul Sokol
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Richard Ivan Mann
visual effects producer: Click3X

Assistant Director

Angela Barnes
second second assistant director
Steve Danton
first assistant director
Seth Edelstein
second second assistant director
Lorien Gray
dga trainee
John Riley
second assistant director: Jamaica
Donald Sparks
second assistant director

Production Management

P. Todd Coe
post-production supervisor
Jennifer Ogden
unit production manager
Natalie Thompson
unit production manager: Jamaica
Dwight Williams
unit production manager

Art Department

Bryan Belair
construction coordinator
Michael R. Blaich
supervising paint foreman
Chris Buchinsky
storyboard illustrator
Carl Cassara
set dresser
Samantha Gore
assistant art director: Jamaica
Leroy Grant
carpenter foreman: Jamaica
Ted Harms
general foreman
Susan Henzell
buyer: Jamaica
Dervon 'Von' Herron
assistant property master
Tim Jackson
location foreman
Kathy McDonald Jones
art department coordinator
Don Kaeding
lead man
Greg Lynch
set dresser
Eric Orbom
set designer
Raquel Anita Parke
leadperson: jamaica
Gayatri Persad
art department coordinator: Jamaica
Steve Pfauter
set dresser
Pamela M. Rogers
set dressing buyer
Ronald Russom
on-set dresser
John 'Skip' Weaver
property master
Douglas Womack
stage foreman
Eric A. Hulett
set dresser

Editorial

Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Daniel Fort
assistant editor: avid
Sandy French
second assistant editor
Bob McMillian
color timer
Nicole Schubert
second assistant editor
Doron Shauly
first assistant editor
Hunter Shepherd
editorial production assistant

Other

Geoff Abadee
logistics
Pamela Alch
script supervisor: Jamaica
Noella Barb
set medic
Kirt Birch
office production assistant
Jerome Butler
dialect coach
Bruce Cardenis
security officer
Russell Clark
choreographer
Martha Cronin
production accountant
Jennifer S. Deayton
assistant production coordinator
Thomas S. Dickson
projectionist: Jamaica
Tyrone D. Dixon
assistant: Mr. Diggs
Anna Fuson
unit publicist
Scott A. Hale
office production assistant
Susanne Lariviere
first assistant accountant
Tom Leonardis
assistant: Ms. Goldberg
Sonya Lunsford
post-production accountant
Costas Michalopoulos
assistant: Ms. Schindler
Montez A. Monroe
production coordinator: Jamaica
Eric Persing
synthesizer programmer
Angelo Rivers
animal wrangler
Andrew T. Rothmund
assistant: Ms. Bassett
Matthew D. Smith
set production assistant
Michael D. Starks
craft service
Laura Stuart
production coordinator
Marvin Williams
set production assistant
Denise Woods
dialect coach
Cathy Ziehl
production secretary
Candice Campos
assistant production coordinator
Lisa D. Carey
assistant accountant
Mike Currie
set production assistant
Colleen Emry
payroll accountant
Elise Ganz
studio teacher
Zaina Juliette
body double
Jeffrey Neumeier
second assistant accountant
Helen Sideris
assistant to producer
John Tamburro
aerial coordinator/helicopter pilot

Music Department

Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Michael Fisher
musician: percussion
Mick Guzauski
music mixer / music recordist
Dan Huff
musician: guitar
Jimmy Jam
executive soundtrack producer
Robert Kraft
executive in charge of music
Tom Kramer
music editor
Edie Lehmann Boddicker
vocal contractor/off camera small ensemble vocalist
Terry Lewis
executive soundtrack producer
Chris McGeary
music editor
Gilberto Morales
music recording
Ralph Morrison
concert master
Andy Narell
musician: steel drums
John Palatucci
musician: fretless bass
Jeffrey Schindler
conductor: score
Toots Thielemans
musician: harmonica
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Ellen Ginsburg
music clearance
Sean M. Hickey
music preparation
Mike Knobloch
music executive
Michael Mishaw
score vocalist
Jay B. Richardson
music editor
John Rotondi
scoring engineer: Y4
Dan Savant
music contractor
Curt Sobel
music editor
Matt Walker
music executive

Casting Department

Kathy Driscoll
casting assistant
Christopher Gray
extras casting
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Lisa Essary
casting associate
Christian Kaplan
executive in charge of casting

Costume Department

Amanda Chamberlin
costumer: Ms. Goldberg
Karen M. Davis
wardrobe supervisor
Dana Kay Hart
costume supervisor

Camera Department

Norman Ash
lamp operator
Kevin M. Beach
rigging electrician
Guy Norman Bee
steadicam operator
Bonnie Blake
first assistant camera
Earl Brown
best boy electric: Jamaica
Chris Browne
first assistant camera: "b" camera: Jamaica
Richard M. Butkus Jr.
rigging electrician
Tony Caldwell
best boy grip
James F. Cornick
rigging electrician
Glen Davis
company grip
Don Devine
Camera Operator: "a" camera
Jeffrey Douglas
company grip
Yusef Edmonds
second assistant camera: Jamaica
David Eubank
additional first assistant camera: second unit
Alan Frazier
rigging electrician
Kirk R. Gardner
steadicam operator
Martin Glover
video assist operator
Emil Hampton
steadicam assistant
Jennifer Ann Henry
camera loader
Richard Lannaman
camera operator: "b" camera, Jamaica
Roderick 'Sprinter' Levy
rigging best boy grip: Jamaica
Kelsey Shaw McNeal
second assistant camera
David Norris
camera operator: Wescam camera
Brennan Price
rigging best boy
John 'Skids' Skidmore
best boy electric
Cricket Sloat
rigging gaffer
D. Stevens
still photographer
Jorge Sánchez
steadicam assistant
Roy Thomas
rigging electrician: Jamaica
Keith Wheeler
lamp operator: Jamaica
Ray Edwards
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Jamaica
Rick Harris
best boy rigging grip
Colin Mayo
lighting technician
Tony Salgado
cinematographer: second unit, San Francisco

Location Management

Rod Bacote
assistant location manager
Jessica Chavez
location production assistant
Jennifer Dunne
assistant location manager
Fenella Kennedy
assistant location manager: Jamaica
Antoinette Levine
location manager
Peter Packer
location manager: Jamaica
Orville Thompson
location utilities assistant: Jamaica
Archy Dolder
location manager: additional photography
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