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Directed By
John Hughes
Written By
John Hughes
written by
Cast
Steve Martin
Neal Page
John Candy
Del Griffith
Laila Robins
Susan Page
Michael McKean
State Trooper
Kevin Bacon
Taxi Racer
Dylan Baker
Owen
Carol Bruce
Joy
Olivia Burnette
Marti
Diana Douglas
Peg
Martin Ferrero
Second Motel Clerk
Larry Hankin
Doobie
Richard Herd
Walt
Susan Kellermann
Waitress
Matthew Lawrence
Little Neal
Edie McClurg
Car Rental Agent
George Petrie
Martin
Gary Riley
Motel Thief
Charles Tyner
Gus
Susan Isaacs
Marie
Lulie Newcomb
Owen's Wife
John Randolph Jones
Cab Dispatcher
Nick Wyman
New York Lawyer
Gaetano Lisi
Cab Driver - New York
Diana Castle
Stewardess
Julie H. Morgan
Stewardess
Bill Erwin
Man on Plane
Ruth de Sosa
New York Ticket Agent
Ben Stein
Wichita Airport Representative
Kim Genelle
Receptionist
Grant Forsberg
Brand Manager
David Raiport
Cafe Patron
Andrew J. Hentz
Bus Lover
Karen Meisinger
Bus Loverette
Gary Palmer
Pilot
Diane Nieman
Earring Customer
Sylvia Vitrungs
Earring Customer
Joann Taylor
Earring Customer
Julie A. Herbert
Earring Customer
Jennifer Allswang
Earring Customer
Wendy Lee Avon
Earring Customer
Amy Meyers
Earring Customer
John Moio
Screaming Driver
Victoria Vanderkloot
Screaming Driver's Wife
Angelis Alexandris
Pedestrian
Shirley Anthony
Wichita Airport Commuter
Kevin Ash
Cab victim
Jimmie Booth
Plane Passenger
Dominick Clark
Man on telephone in airport
Jules Dean
Holiday Traveler
Troy Evans
Antisocial Trucker
Richard Fike
Street background
Charles Franke
Man in suit on train
Bob Harks
Restaurant Patron
Susan Hayden
Woman
G. Wayne Hill
Airport Traveler
Robert Hitchcock
Plane Passenger
Conrad Hurtt
Bus Rider
Kathryn Janssen
Holiday Traveler
Malik Jubal
Airport Baggage Handler
Angella Kaye
Child at Wichita Airport
Nancy Kusley
Mother in airport
Debra Lamb
Roxanne
Larry Ludwig
Man at Wichita Airport
Farrell Mayer
Holiday Traveler
Gary McNerney
Park Avenue Pedestrian
Christopher Meister
Child At Rental Counter
Elva Morgan
Earring Customer
Dawn Morgan-Keefe
Coffee shop customer
Daniel Niswander
Man at Wichita Airport
Peter Austin Noto
Baker
Ricardo Sandoval III
Man at Motel
George Sasaki
Plane Passenger
Nico Stevens
Holiday Traveler
Ken Tipton
Holiday Traveler
Lyman Ward
John
Flynn Welles
Holiday Traveler
Tom Willett
Airport Traveler
Chino 'Fats' Williams
Marathon Shuttle Driver
William Windom
Bryant
Produced By
William H. Brown
associate producer
Michael Chinich
executive producer
John Hughes
producer
Neil A. Machlis
executive producer
Music
Ira Newborn
Composer
Cinematography
Donald Peterman
director of photography
Sound
John Agalsoff Jr.
cableperson
Greg Agalsoff
boom person
James R. Alexander
sound mixer
Lorna Anderson
sound editor
Lon Bender
supervising sound editor
David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer
Dean Drabin
foley artist
Stan Gilbert
adr supervisor
Victor Grodecki
sound editor
Gary A. Hecker
foley artist
Chris Hogan
assistant sound editor
Chris Jargo
sound editor
Randy Kelley
sound editor
Larry Kemp
sound editor
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer
Dan M. Rich
sound editor
Gregg Rudloff
re-recording mixer
Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Claus Wedemann
consultant: Dolby Stereo
Hugo Weng
sound editor
William Dotson
sound editor
Mark Ferda
sound engineer
Joe Gilbert
adr editor
Ed Golya
adr mixer
Craig Harris
special sound effects
Editing
Paul Hirsch
Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Production Design
John W. Corso
Art Direction
Harold Michelson
Set Design
Jane Bogart
Linda Spheeris
Costumes
April Ferry
Makeup
Frank Griffin
makeup artist
Ben Nye III
makeup designer: John Candy
Dione Taylor
hair stylist
Toni-Ann Walker
hair designer: Steve Martin
Special Effects
William Aldridge
special effects
Roger Lifsey
assistant special effects
Stan Parks
special effects
Ken Speed
special effects
Dieter Sturm
special effects snow maker
Visual Effects
Mat Beck
visual effects camera: Boss Films Studios
Dennis Michelson
visual effects
Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson
second assistant director
William H. Brown
second unit director
Patrick Burns
assistant director: New York
Jeanne Caliendo
second second assistant director
Bennie E. Dobbins
second unit director
James Giovannetti Jr.
first assistant director: second unit, Chicago
Richard Graves
first assistant director: second unit
James Greenhut
assistant director: New York
Gaetano Lisi
assistant director: New York
Mark Radcliffe
first assistant director
Production Management
Neil A. Machlis
unit production manager
Tom Razzano
unit production manager: New York
Art Department
Mike Blaze
propmaster: second unit
Ed Brown
lead person / lead man
James M. Davis
propmaker foreperson
Louis M. Mann
set designer
Jack M. Marino
property master
Jeff Passanante
construction foreperson
Edmund Villa
assistant property master
Phillip Ellman
set dresser
Anthony Joseph Fatigato
stand-by painter: St.Louis
Robert E. Knight
signwriter
Alan Sims
assistant property master
Mark Sparks
propmaker foreman
Timothy W. Tiedje
property master: Chicago
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
stunt coordinator
Corey Michael Eubanks
stunt driver
Kent Hays
utility stunts
Robert Jauregui
stunt double: Neal
Jeff Jensen
stunt double: Del
William T. Lane
utility stunts
Rick LeFevour
stunt double: Doobie and Owen
Mike Tillman
stunt driver
Tom Glass
truck stunts
Tommy J. Huff
truck stunts
Editorial
Deborah Belovitch
apprentice editor
Adam Bernardi
additional editor
David Dresher
assistant editor
Jerrie Fowler
assistant editor: Chicago
Rick Howe
apprentice editor
Andrew London
additional editor
Jim Prior
assistant editor
Peck Prior
additional editor
Robert Raring
color timer
Emmy Scharlatt
apprentice editor
Barry Dresner
assistant editor
Richard Garibaldi
home video mastering colorist
Other
Iono Abrams
production assistant
Kevin Richard Buxbaum
assistant production auditor
Peter Carley
production assistant
Nyna Cravens
assistant: John Candy
Katharine Ann Curtiss
production office coordinator
Julie Donall
production assistant
Linda Gordon
secretary: John Hughes
Scott E. Hart
animal trainer
Michele Imperato
production secretary
Art 'Klondike' Jones
craft service
Andrew Lipschultz
publicist
Tim McNeal
production assistant
Scott Nimerfro
production assistant
Robert Thorson
production auditor
Jane Vickerilla
assistant: John Hughes
Kevin Bassett
second unit production assistant
Kathy Bond
production assistant
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner
assistant accountant
Devron Conrad
stand-in: Steve Martin
Doobie McDonald
photo double: Doobie
Tom Mogavero
production assistant
Mark Valenti
assistant
Music Department
Brian Banks
composer: additional music score
Jeff Carson
music editor: Segue Music
Tarquin Gotch
music supervisor
Gary Ladinsky
music scoring mixer
Anthony Marinelli
composer: additional music score / orchestrator
Don Nemitz
orchestrator
Ron Payne
music coordinator
Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Bruce Dukov
violin
Greg Fulginiti
music engineer
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Casting Department
Nan Charbonneau
casting: Chicago
Barbara Flinn
extras casting: Central Casting
Richard S. Kordos
casting: Chicago
Tory Herald
casting assistant
Catherine Jane Holzer
extras casting
Mark A. Ridge
extras casting
Barbara L. Roche
extras casting
Costume Department
Paul Lopez
key costumer
Silvio Scarano
key costumer
Dennis Schoonderwoerd
costumer: Steve Martin
Camera Department
Mark Abbott
assistant chief lighting technician / chief lighting technician: second unit
Phil Abraham
assistant camera operator: New York
Roger G. Anderson
chief lighting technician: Chicago
Paolo Cascio
second assistant photographer: Chicago
Richard Dow
dolly grip
Robert W. Faison
first assistant photographer: Chicago
Richie Ford
gaffer: New York
Vincent Galindez
assistant camera operator: New York
John Hudecek
first company grip: Chicago
Jeffrey Laszlo
camera operator
Earl Linder
first company grip: second unit
Dave Lowry
key grip: New York
Carlos Medina Jr.
generator operator
Ken Nishino
first assistant photographer
Gary Palmer
chief lighting technician
Jay Peterman
first assistant photographer
Keith Peterman
camera operator / director of photography: second unit
Joyce Rudolph
still photographer
Waverly Smothers
second company grip
Calvin Sterry
first company grip
Cheryl Thompson
video assist
Jeffrey Thorin
second assistant photographer: second unit
D. Michael Wheeler
first assistant photographer: second unit
Murphy Wiltz
lamp operator
Frank Byrne
second assistant camera: second unit
Myron Hyman
best boy: process
Danial Miller
dolly grip: Chicago
Dennis Seawright
film loader
Location Management
Lydia Dean Pilcher
location coordinator: New York
Robbie Goldstein
location manager
Billy Higgins
location manager: Chicago
Bob Hudgins
location manager: Midwest
Script Department
Pamela Alch
script supervisor
Nancy Hopton
script supervisor
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