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Directed By
Kathryn Bigelow
Written By
Eric Red
written by
Kathryn Bigelow
written by
Cast
Adrian Pasdar
Caleb Colton
Jenny Wright
Mae
Lance Henriksen
Jesse Hooker
Bill Paxton
Severen
Jenette Goldstein
Diamondback
Tim Thomerson
Loy Colton
Joshua John Miller
Homer
Marcie Leeds
Sarah Colton
Kenny Call
Deputy Sheriff
Ed Corbett
Ticket Seller
Troy Evans
Plainclothes Officer
Bill Cross
Sheriff Eakers
Roger Aaron Brown
Cajun Truck Driver
Thomas Wagner
Bartender
Robert Winley
Patron in Bar
James Le Gros
Teenage Cowboy
Jan King
Waitress
Danny Kopel
Biker in Bar
Billy Beck
Motel Manager
S.A. Griffin
Police Officer at Motel
Bob Terhune
State Trooper
William T. Lane
State Trooper
Gary Littlejohn
State Trooper
Paul M. Lane
State Trooper
Eddie Mulder
State Trooper
Don Pugsley
Truck Driver #2
Neith Hunter
Lady in Car
Theresa Randle
Lady in Car
Tony Pierce
Highway Youth
Gordon Haight
Highway Youth
Leo Geter
Caleb's Friend
Gary Wayne Cunningham
Caleb's Friend
Joel Cooper
Man Crossing the Street
JR Hatchett
Supply Trucks
Produced By
Mark Allan
associate producer
Edward S. Feldman
executive producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe
producer
Charles R. Meeker
executive producer
Diane Nabatoff
associate producer
Eric Red
co-producer
Music
Tangerine Dream
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Sound
Lee Chaloukian
sound director
Holly Davis
sound effects editor
Ted Goodspeed
sound effects editor
Grover B. Helsley
re-recording mixer
F. Hudson Miller
foley editor
R.J. Palmer
supervising sound editor
Steve Rice
adr editor / dialogue editor
Richard D. Rogers
re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Steve Sollars
boom operator
Don Summer
sound mixer
Kelly Tartan
sound effects editor
Jerry Trent
foley artist
John Wilkinson
re-recording mixer
David Lewis Yewdall
sound designer
Editing
Howard E. Smith
Editor
Casting Director
Karen Rea
Production Design
Stephen Altman
Art Direction
Dian Perryman
Costumes
Joseph A. Porro
Costume Designer
Makeup
Derek Howard
sfx makeup artist
Daniel Marc
hair stylist
Linda Nottestad
hair stylist
Davida Simon
makeup artist
Gordon J. Smith
special makeup effects artist
Special Effects
Ray Beetz
special effects assistant
Al Broussard
special effects assistant
Edward J. Franklin
special effects assistant
Dale L. Martin
special effects coordinator
Joseph C. Sasgen
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Bruce A. Block
matte cameraman
Bret Mixon
rotoscoping
Assistant Director
Guy J. Louthan
first assistant director
Ian McVey
first assistant director: second unit
John Scherer
second assistant director
Chuck Williams
third assistant director
Production Management
Mark Allan
production manager
Joe Dishner
unit manager
Brent Sellstrom
post-production supervisor
Art Department
John Bucklin
set dresser
Findlay Bunting
set dresser
Jay Burkhart
scenic artist
Steve Doolittle
leadman
Eduardo H. Esparza
set construction
James Monroe
set dresser
Alan Munro
storyboard artist
Brett Palmer
set dresser
Jennifer Pray
set dresser
Thomas P. Wilkins
scenic designer
Eileen Winterkorn
scenic artist
Gregory R. Wolf
property master
Chris Tashima
carpenter
Stunts
Mickey Alzola
stunts
Larry Bartels
stunts
Everett Creach
stunt coordinator
Bob Ivy
stunts
Mike Johnson
stunts
Paul M. Lane
stunts
William T. Lane
stunts
Carey Loftin
stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
stunts
Eddie Mulder
stunts
Stevie Myers
stunts
Lee Poppie
stunts
Kristen Suzanne Raden
stunts
Michael Raden
stunts
Bob Terhune
stunts
Jim Wilkey
stunts
Jerry Wills
stunts
Bill Yarbrough
stunts
Gary Littlejohn
stunts
Editorial
Sally Dixon
negative cutter
Vivian Hengsteler
negative cutter
Mary Ann Skweres
second assistant editor
Arthur Tostado
color timer
Grace Valenti
first assistant editor
Other
Larry Bartels
double
Laura Cartwright
assistant production coordinator
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Kim Deen
production auditor
Lisa Etherington
assistant production accountant
Henry Humphreys
set medic
Carol Shapiro Janson
publicist
Karen Altman Morgenstern
production coordinator
Greg Ferris
marketing: Canada
Michael Parkhurst
marketing consultant / technical advisor
Music Department
Jim Weidman
music editor
Casting Department
Glenn F. Haines
casting associate
Costume Department
Michael Tereschuk
wardrobe assistant
Leslie Weir
costume supervisor
Camera Department
Chuck Colwell
director of photography: second unit
Alicia Craft
second assistant camera
Richard Crompton
grip
Gary Farr
still photographer
Ben Felthouse
electrician
Robert Gray
key grip
Khan Griffith
grip
Scott Howell
best boy grip
Jono Kouzouyan
lighting gaffer
Kyle T. MacDowell
best boy electric
Hugh McCallum
grip
Michael Ohrling
camera operator: second unit
George Palmer
electrician
Ron Phillips
still photographer
John Pierce
electrician
Vance Piper
first assistant camera
Lou Weinert
assistant camera
Jack Yanekian
best boy electric
Location Management
George Herthel
location manager
Wally Uchida
location manager
Script Department
Constance L. Hoy
script supervisor: second unit
Connie Papineau
script supervisor
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