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Dennis the Menace
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Directed By
Nick Castle
Written By
Hank Ketcham
based on characters created by
John Hughes
written by
Cast
Walter Matthau
Mr. Wilson
Mason Gamble
Dennis Mitchell
Joan Plowright
Martha Wilson
Christopher Lloyd
Switchblade Sam
Lea Thompson
Alice Mitchell
Robert Stanton
Henry Mitchell
Amy Sakasitz
Margaret Wade
Kellen Hathaway
Joey
Paul Winfield
Chief of Police
Natasha Lyonne
Polly
Devin Ratray
Mickey
Hank Johnston
Gunther
Melinda Mullins
Andrea
Billie Bird
Edith Butterwell
Bill Erwin
Edward Little
Arnold Stang
Photographer
Ben Stein
Boss
Ethel Gerstein
Gaggle Lady #1
Rebecca Hogan
Gaggle Lady #2
Leona Toppel
Gaggle Lady #3
Peggy Goldberg
Gaggle Lady #4
Jack McGuigan
Gaggle Man
Corey Vane
Mike
Casey Gamble
Hide and Seeker
Diana Rein
Babysitter
Robert A. Saunders
Broken Arm Babysitter
Beverly J. O'Donnell
Elderly Babysitter
Betty
Ruff
Suzy Brack
Next-Door Neighbor
Thomas Christopher Colby
Caterer
Thomas F. Evans
Dennis Mitchell's Neighbor
Kirk Kelly
Kid in Window
Jeannie Russell
Neighbor
Produced By
Ernest Chambers
executive producer
John Hughes
producer
Bill Ryan
associate producer
Richard Vane
producer
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
Cinematography
Thomas E. Ackerman
director of photography
Sound
James R. Alexander
sound mixer
Christopher Assells
dialogue editor
Kevin E. Carpenter
re-recording mixer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor
Richard Dwan Jr.
sound editor
Victor Ray Ennis
assistant sound editor
Scott Martin Gershin
sound designer
Laura Graham
adr editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush
re-recording mixer
Per Hallberg
supervising foley editor
Rick Hart
re-recording mixer
Chris Hogan
dialogue editor
Randy Kelley
sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Mark Lanza
assistant sound editor
Dave McMoyler
sound editor
Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor
Kelly Oxford
sound effects editor
Troy Porter
adr mixer
Alan Rankin
assistant sound editor
John Rice
assistant sound editor
Dan M. Rich
dialogue editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Jeff Rosen
foley editor
Frank Smathers
foley editor
Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Mark P. Stoeckinger
supervising adr editor
Bill Voigtlander
adr editor
Michael D. Wilhoit
supervising sound editor
Jeffrey A. Williams
boom operator
Ronald L. Wright
cable person
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
Editing
Alan Heim
Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Production Design
Jim Bissell
Production Designer
David Willson
Art Direction
Michael Baugh
Steven Wolff
Art Director
Set Design
Eve Cauley
Costumes
Bridget Kelly
Ann Roth
Makeup
Don Abbinanti
assistant hair stylist
Tom Czarnopys
sculptor
Rodger Jacobs
assistant makeup artist
Dominic Mango
assistant hair stylist
Linda Melazzo
key makeup artist
Kenny Myers
special makeup effects artist
Linda Rizzuto
key hair stylist
Kelly Mann
special makeup effects artist
Special Effects
William D. Kennedy
special effects
John D. Milinac
special effects
Dieter Sturm
special effects: second unit
Brian Wood
special effects
David Wood
special effects
Michael Wood
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Daniel Chuba
visual effects producer
Barry Dempsey
animator
Syd Dutton
matte paintings
Rebecca Marie
visual effects supervisor
Tom Martinek
digital scanning technician
Mike Meckler
assistant animator
Amie Slate
assistant animator
John Swallow
visual effects executive producer
Kelly Tartan
visual effects editor
Bill Taylor
matte paintings
Cathy Wagner
assistant animator
Max W. Anderson
miniature effects supervisor
Luc G. Nicknair
visual effects motion control first assistant camera
Assistant Director
Joe Camp III
first assistant director
James Giovannetti Jr.
first assistant director: second unit
Freddie Hice
second unit director
John Hockridge
first assistant director: second unit
Randall Newsome
second second assistant director
Richard Oswald
second assistant director
Donna L. Shreve
second assistant director: second unit
Production Management
R. Anthony Brown
unit production manager
Art Department
Paul V. Allen Sr.
swing gang
Mark Bachman
signwriter
John Biesack
art production assistant
Katherine Bulovic
assistant to set decorator
David J. Chamerski
assistant property master
Daniel B. Clancy
leadman
William Dambra
property master
Edward England
construction coordinator
Karen Fletcher Trujillo
set designer
Aaron C. Holden Jr.
props: second unit
Philip C. Hurst
greens coordinator
Jack Johnson
illustrator
John P. Kenny III
coordinator: Chicago
Robert E. Knight
scenic painter
Blake E. Matthys
laborer
Quentin Matthys
swing gang
Carlos Medina Jr.
lead greensman
John Mikels
stand-by painter
Mike Monckton
painter
James Nedza
assistant art director
Troy Osman
construction foreman
Tyler Osman
carpenter foreman
Jay Siroy
construction foreman
Frank White
laborer
David Wilson
assistant art director
Lisa Wolff
buyer
John Alvin
poster artist
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
painter
Stunts
Troy Brown
stunts
Danny Castle
stunts
Christopher Epper
stunts
Eurlyne Epper
stunts
Mark Harper
stunts
Rick LeFevour
stunts
Stacy Logan
stunts
Chad Randall
stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino
stunts
Kay Whipple
stunts
Debbie Lee Carrington
stunt double: Dennis
David LeBell
stunts
Animation
Darren Brereton
animator: opening sequence
Editorial
Margaret Goodspeed
associate editor
Steve Kraus
editing systems technician
David Orr
color timer
John Spence
assistant editor
Seth Vamos
post-production coordinator
Fred C. Vitale
assistant editor
David Young
assistant editor
Jeremy Milton
additional editor
Tom Rovak
colorist: video dailies
Other
Dawn Ascher-Trevino
staff assistant
Anita Boudreaux
assistant: Nick Castle
Michelle Breger
assistant: Richard Vane
Raymond Bulinski
craft service
Brandon Camp
production aide
Katherine Codekas
payroll: accountant
William Danaher
dailies projectionist
Jeff Dlugolecki
stand-in
Marty Elfalan
assistant accountant
Mark Gulbrandsen
dailies projection technician
Mark Harden
animal coordinator
Andrew Harmon
researcher
Colleen Harrick
assistant: Richard Vane
Sharon Kaczala
assistant production secretary
Terry Kuebler
animal trainer
Ross L. Kulma
first aid
Lisa Ladek
assistant production secretary
Jay Lehrfeld
production aide
Ernie Malik
unit publicist
Liz Newman
production secretary
Alison Parraco
assistant production accountant
George Patterson
staff assistant
Kathy Petty
production accountant
Bob Saunders
production aide
Bill Smith
consultant: garden design
Joanne W. Strangman
teacher
Valerie Flueger Veras
staff assistant
Jane Vickerilla
assistant: John Hughes
R. Ruddell Weatherwax
dog trainer
Robert Weatherwax
animal trainer
Patty Willett
assistant production secretary
Bill Daly
post-production accountant
Ben Schoen
end title typographer: Scarlet Letters
Lisa Wilhoit
additional voices
Music Department
Bruce Botnick
music scoring mixer
Alexander Courage
orchestrator
Jerry Goldsmith
conductor
Darrell Hall
music editor
Kenneth Hall
supervising music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Scott Stambler
music editor
Robert Adcock
musician: cello
Richard Altenbach
musician: violin
Philip Ayling
musician: oboe
Rick Baptist
musician: trumpet
Timothy Barr
musician: bass
Steve Becknell
musician: french horn
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin
Bill Booth
musician: trombone
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Robert Brosseau
musician: violin
Tom Brown
music preparation
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion
Nicole Bush
musician: violin
Darius Campo
musician: violin
Russell Cantor
musician: violin
Tamara Chang
musician: violin
Lily Ho Chen
musician: violin
Ron Clark
musician: violin
Gary Coleman
musician: percussion
Antony Cooke
musician: cello
Matthew Cooker
musician: cello
Douglas Davis
musician: cello
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Mario De Leon
musician: violin
Brian Dembow
musician: viola
Drew Dembowski
musician: bass
Joel Derouin
musician: violin
Alan DeVeritch
musician: viola
Burnette Dillon
musician: trumpet
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin
David Duke
musician: french horn
Bruce Dukov
musician: violin
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe
Steve Edelman
musician: bass
Arni Egilsson
musician: bass
Christine Ermacoff
musician: cello
David Ewart
musician: violin
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet
Richard Feves
musician: bass
Marlo Fisher
musician: viola
Ron Folsom
musician: violin
Matthew Funes
musician: viola
Armen Garabedian
musician: violin
Berj Garabedian
musician: violin
Rick Gerding
musician: viola
Julie Gigante
musician: violin
Stanley B. Gill
music recordist
Daniel Gold
music prep
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola
Steven Gordon
musician: viola
Ralph Grierson
musician: keyboards, synth
Alan Grunfeld
musician: violin
Mario Guarneri
musician: trumpet
Clayton Haslop
musician: violin
Scott Haupert
musician: viola
Gwenn Heller
musician: violin
Todd Hemmenway
musician: cello
Jim Hoffman
music preparation
Boyde Hood
musician: trumpet
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello
Ron Jannelli
musician: bassoon
Patricia Johnson
musician: violin
Karen Jones
musician: violin
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello
Roland Kato
musician: viola
Daniel Kelley
musician: french horn
Randy Kerber
musician: keyboards, synth
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl
musician: bassoon
Miran Kojian
musician: violin
Marty Krystall
musician: clarinet
Armen Ksajikian
musician: cello
Steve Kujala
musician: flute
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola
Timothy Landauer
musician: cello
Michael Lang
musician: keyboards, synth
Dimitrie Leivici
musician: violin
Kathleen Lenski
musician: violin
Dane Little
musician: cello
David Low
musician: cello
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet
Margot MacLaine
musician: viola
Earl Madison
musician: cello
Rene Mandel
musician: violin
Don McInnes
musician: viola
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet
Ed Meares
musician: bass
Todd Miller
musician: french horn
Victoria Miskolczy
musician: viola
Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica
Bruce Morgenthaler
musician: bass
Casting Department
Susanna Griffith
casting assistant
Mark A. Ridge
extras casting
Barbara L. Roche
extras casting
Patrik Simpson
extras casting
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Suzy Sachs
additional casting: Washington
Dan Shaner
casting assistant
Matthew Shields
casting assistant: New York
Costume Department
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
costume supervisor
David Mayreis
set costumer
Carolyn Schraut-Barczak
set costumer
Camera Department
Lawrence J. Anderson Jr.
gaffer: second unit
Marsha Blackburn
still photographer
L. Brian Blagowsky
gaffer: second unit
James Blanford
camera operator: "b" camera
Alphonse Blumenthal
gaffer: second unit
Fernando M. Briones
dolly grip
Chris Collins
second assistant camera
Michelle Crenshaw
first assistant camera: second unit
Terry Dee
rigging gaffer
Scott Fieldsteel
assistant chief lighting technician
Chris Freres
best boy
John P. Friday
assistant chief lighting technician
Linda Gacsko
assistant camera
Gregg Gannett
: Second Unit
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez
company grip
Steven Hiller
first assistant camera
Dave June
first assistant camera
Larry Kennedy
chief lighting technician
Mark R. Lindberg
gaffer: Chicago
Ann Lukacs
camera operator: second unit
David Moenkhaus
second assistant camera: second unit
Flemming Olsen
director of photography: second unit
David L. Parrish
camera operator
Ted Rhodes
key grip
John S. Robertson
key grip: Chicago
Reed Smoot
director of photography: second unit
William Ward
chief lighting technician
Steve Yaconelli
director of photography: second unit
Frank Yario Jr.
video playback operator
William Allen Jr.
grip
Mark N. Woods
assistant camera
Location Management
Jacolyn Bucksbaum
location manager
Demetra Diamantopoulos
location assistant
Mark Mamalakis
assistant location manager
Maria C. Roxas
location assistant
Benjamin Mueller
location scout
Script Department
Scott Delsener
script supervisor: second unit
Jan Evans
script supervisor
Mary Tallman
script supervisor
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