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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Homer H. Hickam Jr.
- book "Rocket Boys"
- Lewis Colick
- screenplay
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Homer Hickam
- Chris Cooper
- John Hickam
- Laura Dern
- Miss Riley
- Chris Owen
- Quentin
- William Lee Scott
- Roy Lee
- Chad Lindberg
- O'Dell
- Natalie Canerday
- Elsie Hickam
- Scott Thomas
- Jim Hickam
- Randy Stripling
- Leon Bolden
- Chris Ellis
- Principal Turner
- Elya Baskin
- Ike Bykovsky
- Courtney Cole-Fendley
- Dorothy Platt
- David Dwyer
- Jake Mosby
- Terry Loughlin
- Mr. Dantzler
- Kaili Hollister
- Valentine Carmina
- David Copeland
- Coach Gainer
- Don Henderson Baker
- Jensen
- Tom Kagy
- Lenny
- Donald Thorne
- Trooper One
- Justin Whitsett
- Kid
- Larry Rue
- Neighbor
- Neva Howell
- Neighbor
- Terry Nienhuis
- Neighbor
- Brady Coleman
- Anderson
- Rick Forrester
- Roper
- Terrence Gibney
- Basil Thorpe
- Douglas Swander
- Corvette Guy
- Keeli Hale Kimbro
- Corvette Girl
- Mark Jeffrey Miller
- Vernon
- Blaque Fowler
- Reverend
- Don Tilley
- Rescue Worker
- Rockford Davis
- Chemistry Teacher
- John Bennes
- Doctor
- Jonathan Fawbush
- Barney
- Larry Black
- Fred Smith
- Frank Schuler
- Moonshiner
- Tommy Smeltzer
- Man at Mine
- Charles Lawlor
- Miner
- Tom Turbiville
- Miner
- Ida Ginn
- Quentin's Mom
- Richard Lumpkin
- Judge at Welch
- Mark W. Johnson
- Union Official
- Don Taylor
- Union Official
- Don G. Campbell
- Mr. Morris
- Liz Byler
- Ivy League Girl
- Bradford Ryan Lund
- Ivy League Boy
- Frank Hoyt Taylor
- Judge at Indy
- Dave Hager
- Head Judge
- Ray Elder
- Tom Webster
- Andy Stahl
- Jack Palmer
- Joe Digaetano
- Wernher von Braun
- Tom Taylor
- Miner in Elevator
- David Ducey
- Man in Crowd
- Jenny Patterson
- Nurse
- O. Winston Link
- Locomotive Engineer
- Wren Barnes
- Science Fair Student
- Ryder Davis
- Man in Crowd
- Brian Edward Keith
- Coal Miner
- Shawn Lindsay
- Miner
Produced By
- Peter Cramer
- executive producer
- Larry Franco
- producer
- Charles Gordon
- producer
- Marc Sternberg
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
- Fred Murphy
- director of photography
Sound
- Charlie Ajar Jr.
- sound recordist
- Thom Brennan
- foley editor
- Michael C. Casper
- re-recording mixer
- Mary H. Ellis
- production sound mixer
- Bill Fibben
- boom operator
- Stephanie Flack
- dialogue editor
- Michael Geisler
- sound designer / sound editor
- Howell Gibbens
- supervising sound editor
- Aaron Glascock
- sound effects editor
- Hilda Hodges
- foley artist
- Alan Holly
- adr mixer
- Elizabeth Kenton
- supervising adr editor
- Mary Jo Lang
- foley mixer
- Daniel J. Leahy
- re-recording mixer
- Greg W. Lowe
- adr recordist
- James Morioka
- assistant sound editor
- John Roesch
- foley artist
- Carolyn Tapp
- foley recordist
- Mark Zimbicki
- cable person
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Lynn Barber
- makeup supervisor
- Gloria Belz
- key makeup artist
- Julie Callihan
- makeup artist
- Susan Mills
- key hair stylist
- Michealle Vanderpool
- hair stylist
- Beka Wilson
- hair stylist
- Leigh Ann Yandle
- makeup artist
- Holly Chapman
- hair stylist
- Jeff Goodwin
- special makeup maker
- Rachel Kick
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Joe Digaetano
- special effects supervisor
- Bill Johnson
- special effects makeup
- Richard E. Perry
- special effects
- Gary Pilkinton
- special effects
- Dave Rigsby
- special effects
- Kathleen Tonkin
- special effects
- Robert Vazquez
- special effects foreman
- Robert L. Girard
- special effects technician
Visual Effects
- Joel Aron
- sequence supervisor: ILM
- Okan Ataman
- sabre artist: ILM
- Sean M. Casey
- visual effects still photographer: ILM
- Theresa Corrao
- visual effects coordinator: ILM
- Julie D'Antoni
- visual effects production assistant: ILM
- Krystyna Demkowicz
- visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
- Pablo Helman
- sabre supervisor: ILM
- Kela Hicks
- CG technical support: ILM
- Patrick Jarvis
- digital painter: ILM
- Michael McGovern
- visual effects editor: ILM
- Fred Meyers
- visual effects principal engineer: ILM
- Mark S. Miller
- visual effects producer: ILM
- Kristen Millette
- CG technical support: ILM
- Jim Mitchell
- visual effects supervisor: ILM
- Michelle Motta
- CG technical support: ILM
- Brent Segura-Bowers
- CG technical support: ILM
- Bruce Vecchitto
- digital timing supervisor: ILM
- Jonathan Wank
- sabre artist: ILM
- Craig Barron
- visual effects supervisor: Matte World
- Jim Morris
- senior staff: ILM
- Brett Northcutt
- digital matte artist
- Paul Rivera
- digital composite supervisor: Mate World Digital
- Katrina Stovold
- digital plate restorator
Assistant Director
- Betsy Magruder
- first assistant director
- Rusty Mahmood
- second second assistant director
- Matt Marshall
- additional second assistant director
- Jonathan McGarry
- second assistant director
Production Management
- Zane Weiner
- unit production manager
Art Department
- Mark Bachman
- graphic artist
- Sheila Bartlett
- painter
- Joseph F. Beeco
- construction foreman
- Matthew Butler
- on-set greens
- Craig Byrom
- construction foreman
- Michael Calabrese
- lead man
- Jimmy L. Carmickle
- construction foreman
- William G. Davis
- set designer
- Edward G. Fitzgerald
- swing gang
- Ruby Guidara
- buyer
- Todd Hatfield
- stand-by painter
- Alan Hook
- set designer
- Whitney B. Kemp
- prop assistant
- Kevin Kropp
- prop assistant
- Eric Luling
- on-set dresser
- Alisa Lumbreras
- scenic foreman
- Andrew Menzies
- assistant art director
- Swift Moseley
- greensman
- John Patterson
- construction foreman
- Michael Pisani
- set dresser
- James Pyburn
- construction foreman
- C.J. Pyles
- swing gang
- John Rabasca
- swing gang
- Spencer H. Register
- swing gang
- Susan Zeh Revell
- art department coordinator
- Philip Schneider
- property master
- Fred Schwendel
- swing gang
- Manny Serrano
- swing gang
- Brian Stultz
- lead scenic
- Margaret A. Thigpen
- swing gang
- David Weathers
- swing gang
- Douglas Womack
- construction coordinator
Stunts
- Chris Bennett
- stunts
- Cliff Cudney
- stunt coordinator / stunt double: Jake Gyllenhaal
- John Fagan
- stunts
- Jeff Galpin
- stunts
- Robert Girard
- stunts
- David Brian Martin
- stunt double: William Lee Scott
- Peter Peterson
- stunts
- Chad Rose
- stunts
- Mike Smith
- stunts
- Russell Towery
- stunts
- Robert Vazquez
- stunts
Editorial
- Steve Ansell
- second assistant editor
- Andi Kasen Bergman
- assistant editor
- Gary Burritt
- negative cutter
- Todd Busch
- first assistant editor
- Anthony J. Camaioni
- assistant editor
- Eric Rigney
- avid technician
- Mike Stanwick
- color timer
- Jeff Stroot
- international editor
- Robb Sullivan
- assistant editor
- Dale Jones
- avid technician
Other
- Cindy Parker
- transportation coordinator
- J.L. Parker
- transportation coordinator
- Mike Robinson
- special driver
Music Department
- Thomas A. Carlson
- music editor
- Sandy DeCrescent
- orchestra contractor
- Peter Doell
- assistant score recordist
- Janice Hayen
- music preparation
- Stephen Krause
- score mixer / score recordist
- Ken Kugler
- conductor / orchestrator
- Sid Page
- musician: solo violin
- Joe E. Rand
- music editor
- Chris Ridenhour
- assistant music preparation
- Tom Boyd
- musician: oboe soloist
- Frank Macchia
- music preparation
- Sebastian Toettcher
- musician: cello
Casting Department
- Jo Doster
- location casting
- Diana Jaher
- casting associate
- Kim Petrosky
- extras casting
- Owen J. Rice
- extras casting assistant
- Kim McCray
- extras casting assistant
Costume Department
- Stephen Brown
- costumer
- Fumie H. Carrera
- seamstress
- Stephen K. Randolph
- key set costumer
- Kelly Anne Ross
- set costumer
- Marciann Shapiro
- costume supervisor
Camera Department
- Terry Arthur
- rigging key grip
- Jeff Becker
- rigging gaffer
- Khris Bennett
- key rigging grip
- Lewis Bowman
- grip
- Tom Clark
- electrician
- Fred Cooper
- dolly grip
- Dan Cornwall
- electrician / gaffer: second unit
- Stephen Crowley
- best boy electric
- Dave Duren
- electrician
- Brant S. Fagan
- steadicam operator
- David Galbraith
- first assistant camera
- Jeffry Gordon
- electrician
- Brian Gunter
- gaffer
- Robert Hill Jr.
- grip
- Morgan Michael Lewis
- key grip
- Lee McLemore
- grip
- Bobby McMahan
- second assistant camera
- Greg Morse
- 24 frame video operator
- Deana Newcomb
- still photographer
- Dee Nichols
- grip
- Van Redin
- still photographer
- Chris Rodriquez
- grip
- John 'Bones' Rogers
- electrician
- Paul Varrieur
- camera operator
- Jerome Camera Williams
- camera loader
- Darryl Wilson
- best boy grip
- Douglas C. Hart
- first assistant camera: "b" camera
- Kyle D. Hutson
- Rigging Electric
Location Management
- Charles Thomas Baxter
- location manager
- Jeff Talman
- assistant location manager
- Michael Tomlinson
- location scout
- John Marston
- location projectionist: substitute
Script Department
- Brenda K. Wachel
- script supervisor
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