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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Spike Lee
written by

Cast

Wesley Snipes
Flipper Purify
Ossie Davis
The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
Ruby Dee
Lucinda Purify
Samuel L. Jackson
Gator Purify
John Turturro
Paulie Carbone
Frank Vincent
Mike Tucci
Anthony Quinn
Lou Carbone
Tyra Ferrell
Orin Goode
David Dundara
Charlie Tucci
Michael Badalucco
Frankie Botz
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Charlie Murphy
Livin' Large
Averell Curtle
Young Panhandler
Melvin Bethea
Drug Dealer
Ewart Lauder
Drug Dealer
Randolph May
Man in Crack Den
El-Shah Muhammad
Gentleman in Wheelchair
Suzanna White
Church Lady
Danielle Coleman
Woman Panhandler
Marilyn Nelson
Crack Lady
Bob Adrian
Man on the Street
Doug E. Doug
Friend of Livin' Large
Scot Anthony Robinson
2nd Friend of Livin' Large
Frank Esposito
Frankie, Denise's Brother
Joseph Giammarino
Boy in Candy Store
Shawn Lowenthal
2nd Boy in Candy Store
John D. Bair
Nosey Neighbor
Crystal L. Bass
Crack Addict
Kurt Leitner
College Kid

Produced By

Jon Kilik
line producer
Spike Lee
producer
Monty Ross
co-producer

Cinematography

Ernest R. Dickerson
Cinematographer

Sound

Albert Aquino
boom operator
Ron Bochar
sound effects editor
David Boulton
adr recordist
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Keiko Deguchi
assistant adr editor
Chris Fielder
assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman
re-recording mixer
Vaughn Halyard
computer sound designer
Bradford L. Hohle
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Brian Johnson
assistant sound editor
Frank Kern
foley editor
Kevin Lee
dialogue editor
Stuart Levy
apprentice sound editor
Skip Lievsay
sound designer
Bruce Pross
foley editor
Fred Rosenberg
dialogue editor
Diane Schaub
adr editor
Greg Speed
assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Stern
dialogue editor
Steven Visscher
foley editor
Magdaline Volaitis
dialogue editor
Robert S. Warren
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Russell Williams II
sound recordist
Kay Denmark
adr boom operator

Casting Director

Production Design

Set Design

Makeup

Clifford Booker
hair stylist: women
Larry M. Cherry
hair stylist: men
Bernadette Mazur
makeup artist
Laini Thompson
makeup artist
Ellie Winslow
makeup artist
Chey Greene
make-up artist

Visual Effects

Jerry Holway
cablecam operator
Andy Hudson
visual effects

Assistant Director

H.H. Cooper
second assistant director
Randy Fletcher
first assistant director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
second assistant director

Production Management

Preston L. Holmes
production supervisor
Brent Owens
unit manager
Donna Smith
executive in charge of production

Art Department

Jacqueline Arnot
inside prop assistant
Anthony Baldasare
first assistant props
Jeff Balsmeyer
storyboard artist
Werner Bargsten
main title sign props
Martin Bernstein
construction coordinator
Katherine Bloss
scenic artist
Erwin Brown
construction production assistant
William Butler
set dresser
John Calling
construction production assistant
Rodney Clark
set builder
Lorenzo Contessa
scenic artist
Thomas Costabile
key set builder
Sara D'Alessandro
scenic artist sculptor
Rena Dillon
assistant to the set decorator
Diann Duthie
assistant art director
Rudolph Eccleston
construction production assistant
Marc Fambro
carpenter
Anthony Galloway
construction production assistant
James Geyer
scenic artist
Jeffrey L. Glave
chargeman scenic artist
Kevin Golden
scenic artist
John Grimolizzi
set builder
Gary Jennings
scenic artist
Bruton Jones
assistant to the production designer
Mark Jones
construction production assistant
Jerry Kadar
set dresser
David B. Kadow
set builder
Joyce Kubalak-Szuflita
stand-by scenic artist
Kevin Ladson
property master
Virginia Lim
scenic artist
Jann McClary
second assistant props
Ken Nelson
key set builder
Richard Parker
construction production assistant
Carl Prinzi
key construction grip
Rosalie Russino
scenic shopwoman
William Starke
construction production assistant
Pam Stephens
assistant to the production designer
Terry Sylvester
scenic artist
Jack Travis
consulting architect
Peter von Bartheld
second set dresser
Keith Wall
set dresser
Paul Wardwell
construction grip
John Wellington
construction production assistant
Laura Jean West
set dresser
Robert Woods Jr.
construction grip
Jeffrey Rollins
set dresser

Stunts

Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator
Bill Anagnos
stunt driver

Editorial

Jeffrey Cooper
apprentice editor
Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez
apprentice editor
Anthony L. Jamison
apprentice editor
Noëlle Penraat
negative matcher
Dave Pultz
color timer
Leander T. Sales
assistant editor
Brunilda Torres
additional editor

Other

Terence Blanchard
special thanks
Garrett Brown
special thanks
Louis J. Delsarte
special thanks
Yusuf K. Hawkins
in memory of
Jason Hunt
special thanks
Spencer Lawrence
special thanks
Charlie Newton
special thanks
Stevie Wonder
special thanks

Music Department

Ethel Abelson
musician: violin
Sanford Allen
musician: violin
Stephanie Andrews
soundtrack project coordinator
Jerome Ashby
musician: French horn
Diane Barere
musician: cello
Steve Berrios
musician: Latin percussion
Sandra Billingslea
musician: violin
Larissa Blitz
musician: violin
Barbara Bogatin
musician: cello
Kimberly Brewer
music arranger: vocals
Richard Brice
musician: viola
Alfred Brown
musician: viola
Carol Buck
musician: cello
Anne Callahan
musician: cello
Malcolm Cecil
additional music engineer
Jean Dane
musician: viola
Troy Davis
musician: drums
John R. Dexter
musician: viola
Joseph Diamonte
musician: violin
Gayle Dixon
musician: violin
Robin Eubanks
musician: trombone
Sue Evans
musician: percussion
Barry Finclair
musician: violin
James Flatto
assistant music editor
Eileen M. Folson
musician: cello
Stephanie Fricker
musician: viola
Winterton Garvey
musician: violin
Kenneth Gordon
musician: violin
Karen Griffen
musician: flute
Juliet Haffner
musician: viola
R.R. Hanlan
additional music engineer
Roland Hanna
musician: piano
Jennie Hansen
musician: viola
Ellen Hassman
musician: cello
Richard Hendrickson
musician: violin
Milt Hinton
musician: bass
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
musician: violin
Howard Howard
musician: French horn
Yong-Yan Hu
musician: violin
Stanley G. Hunte
musician: violin
Regis Iandiorio
musician: violin
Keith John
music arranger: vocals
Gregory Komar
musician: violin
Jesse Levine
musician: viola
Charles Libove
musician: violin
Carmel Malin
musician: violin
Joe Malin
musician: violin
Delfeayo Marsalis
score recordist
Lois Martin
musician: viola
Alvin McCall
musician: cello
Melissa Meel
musician: cello
Diane Monroe
musician: violin
Louann Montesi
musician: violin
Frank Morelli
musician: bassoon
James Nichols
score mixer
Suzanne Ornstein
musician: violin
Marion Pinheiro
musician: violin
John Pintavalle
musician: violin
Greg Poree
music arranger
Susan Pray
musician: viola
Melanie Punter
musician: bass
Alvin Rogers
musician: violin
Bruce Rogers
musician: cello
Elliot Rosoff
musician: violin
Clay Ruede
musician: cello
James A. Sandweiss
assistant music engineer
Myra Segal
musician: violin
Patrick Smith
score recordist
Richard Spencer
musician: viola
Debra Spohnheimer
musician: bass
Bob Stewart
musician: tuba
Alex Steyermark
music editor
Dale Stuckenbruck
musician: violin
Gerald Tarack
musician: violin
Stephen James Taylor
musician: oboe
Lesa Terry
musician: violin
Steve Van Arden
music engineer / music mixer
Yuri Vodovoz
musician: violin
Bruce Wang
musician: cello
Nathan Watts
executive associate music producer / music arranger: vocals
Rodney Whitaker
musician: bass
Stevie Wonder
music arranger / music arranger: vocals / music producer
Jue Yao
musician: violin
Ming Yeh
musician: violin
Harry Zaratzian
musician: viola
Frederic Zlotkin
musician: cello

Casting Department

Carl Anthony Lee
casting associate
Andrea Reed
extras casting
Winsome Sinclair
casting production assistant
Tracy Vilar
extras casting

Costume Department

Donna Berwick
assistant to costume designer
Jennifer L. Bryan
wardrobe supervisor
Beulah Jones-Black
assistant to costume designer
Precious Lovell
wardrobe assistant
Barry Mazurek
assistant wardrobe supervisor
Rita McGhee
wardrobe assistant
Miriam Wong Tsao
wardrobe assistant
Sandra Hernandez
wardrobe intern

Camera Department

Stuart Allen
crane operator: Louma crane
Keith Bunting
company grip
Ted Churchill
steadicam operator
Lamont Crawford
fourth grip
Richard Crudo
steadicam assistant
Val DeSalvo
best boy electric
Kirk R. Gardner
steadicam operator
Emil Hampton
steadicam assistant
Andy Harris
additional first assistant camera
Pamela Katz
first assistant camera
Tom Kudlek
crane grip / dolly grip
David Lee
still photographer
Charlie Marroquin
rigging grip
Rick Marroquin
rigging grip
Larry McConkey
steadicam operator
Derek McKane
electrician
Nancy Meshkoff
video operator
John Mitchell
electrician
Andy Niceberg
generator operator
Fred Nielson
camera trainee
John O'Malley
electrician
Phil Oetiker
camera operator
George Pattison
additional camera operator
Carl Peterson
key rigging grip
Tony Pisciotta
electrician
Frank Prinzi
additional camera operator
Charles Quinlivan
company grip
Floyd A.B. Rance III
second assistant camera
Nate Ranger
second assistant camera
Daniel Sanabria
first assistant camera
Chris Skutch
third grip
Marcus Turner
fourth grip
David S. Tuttman
additional first assistant camera
Paul Wachter
best boy grip
Tom Zafian
video engineer
David Zimmern
video operator
Christian Epps
electrician
J.D. Freedman
electrician

Location Management

Kristen M. Johnson
location production assistant
Eric Klein
assistant location manager
Brent Owens
location manager
Ginger Sledge
location scout
Dale Watkins
assistant location manager
Eddie Rehfeldt
location scout

Script Department

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