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Directed By
Jim McBride
Written By
Daniel Petrie Jr.
screenplay by
Jack Baran
screenplay
Jim McBride
screenplay
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin
Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty
Jack Kellom
John Goodman
Det. Andre DeSoto
Lisa Jane Persky
McCabe
Ebbe Roe Smith
Ed Dodge
Tom O'Brien
Bobby McSwain
Charles Ludlam
Lamar Parmentel
Grace Zabriskie
Mama
Marc Lawrence
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Solomon Burke
Daddy Mention
Gailard Sartain
Chef Paul
Jim Chimento
Freddie Angelo
Edward Saint Pe'
Patrolman
Robert Lesser
'Silky' Foster
Cheryl Starbuck
Hostess
Margie O'Dair
Mugging victim
Arden Lo
Mugger #1
Rickey Pierre
Mugger #2
Nick Krieger
Man in car
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Car vandal #1
Byron Nora
Car vandal #2
Archie Sampier
Forensic #1
Jeff Hollis
Sgt. Duvivier
Joy N. Houck Jr.
Sgt. Guerra
Steve Broussard
Dewey Piersall
Eliott Keener
George Joel
August Krinke
Internal Affairs Cop #1
John Schluter
Internal Affairs Cop #2
Zephirin Hymel IV
Internal Affairs Cop #3
Jack Harris
Waiter
George Dureau
Maitre d'
Patrick Frederic
First Young Lawyer
Lane Trippe
Second Young Lawyer
Nik Hagler
Hugh Dowling
Don Lutenbacher
Bailiff
Carol Sutton
Judge
Peter Gabb
Magnet Salesman
Jim Garrison
Judge
Dave Petitjean
Uncle Sos
Buddy Quaid
Justin
Dennis Curren
Cousin Terry
Rico Wheat
Rodney
Robert Kearney
Desk Sergeant
Joe Catalanotto
Garage Dispatcher
Terrance Simien
Band Leader in Tipitina's Restaurant
Gene Chambers
Guitarist in Tipitina's Restaurant
Popp Esprite
Bassist in Tipitina's Restaurant
Earl Sally
Scrubboardist in Tipitina's Restaurant
Rudy Chambers
Drummer & Percussionist in Tipitina's Restaurant
Phillip V. Caruso
Courtroom Bailiff
Duane Delco
Rhythm Guitarist in Tipitina's Restaurant
Produced By
Jack Baran
associate producer
Mort Engelberg
executive producer
Stephen J. Friedman
producer
Tony Tagliere
associate producer
Music
Brad Fiedel
Cinematography
Affonso Beato
director of photography
Sound
Douglas Axtell
cable person
Beth Bergeron
sound editor
George Berndt
adr supervisor / sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois
dialogue mixer
Chris Carpenter
sound effects mixer
Virginia Cook-McGowan
sound editor
Dody Dorn
sound editor
Dennis Drummond
sound editor
Joan Giammarco
sound editor
Robert Grieve
sound editor
Kenneth Heeley-Ray
sound editor
Patrushkha Mierzwa
boom operator
John M. Murrow
assistant sound editor
Joel Shryack
cable person
Mark Ulano
production sound mixer
Linda Whittlesey
sound editor
Bruce Irvine
sound recording engineer
Don White
foley recording mixer
Editing
Mia Goldman
Casting Director
David Rubin
Production Design
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Designer
Set Design
Lisa Fischer
Costumes
Tracy Tynan
Makeup
Enid Arias
hair stylist
Julie Purcell
makeup artist
Susan Spaid
assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Special Effects
Greg Landerer
special effects coordinator
William Purcell
special effects coordinator
Assistant Director
Dan Dugan
second assistant director
Michael Schroeder
first assistant director
Production Management
John C. Broderick
unit production manager
Ann Frisbee
post-production supervisor
Art Department
Timothy Arnoult
swing
James Barth
construction foreman
John Beauvais
paint foreman
Paul Chadwick
storyboard artist
Brad Einhorn
lead man
Douglas Fox
property master
Robert 'Rock' Galotti
assistant property master
Tina Garmaise
assistant property master
Patrick McGuire
swing
Judy K. Nelson
swing
David C. Potter
set dresser
Chip Radaelli
construction coordinator
Dion Richardson
swing
James Dupuy
foreman
Dave Kelsey
lead scenic
Stuart Spates
props buyer
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
stunt coordinator
Linda Lee Franklin
stunts
Steve Kelso
stunts
Walt La Rue
stunts
Julius LeFlore
stunts
Dan Munson
stunts
Buddy Van Horn
stunts
John Vitale
stunts
Grady Walker
stunts
Greg Walker
stunts
Rock A. Walker
stunts
Editorial
Phil Downey
color timer
Wilt Henderson
assistant editor
John Hoeren
first assistant editor
Jack Hooper
negative cutter
Christy Richmond
apprentice editor
Joanne Schmidt
assistant editor
Richard Garibaldi
home video mastering colorist
Other
Charlotte Alison
production assistant
Roger Armstrong
unit publicist
Fran Beirs
marine coordinator
Kimberly Edwards
assistant production accountant
Darrell J. Frey
assistant: Mr. Quaid
Jerry Gatto
craft service
Tina Girouard
choreographer
Tim Guyer
title designer
Patricia Head
technical advisor
Danella Hero
accounting assistant
John Kane
production assistant
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
production secretary
Kool Marder
production coordinator
Tara Martin
production assistant
Marcus McWaters
production assistant
Elizabeth Miller
stand-in
F. Stanley Pearse Jr.
assistant: Miss Barkin
Charles Plauche
stand-in
Michael J. Rice
technical advisor
Mildred Schluter
first aid
Wayne Softley
craft service
Cheryl Starbuck
production assistant
Allen E. Taylor
production accountant
Andrew Varela
promotions coordinator
Richard Blake Wester
production assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer
John Smart
production assistant
Music Department
Peter Afterman
music supervisor
Neil Brody
music mixer
Richard Stone
supervising music editor
Dewey Balfa
featured vocalist / musician: fiddle
David Byrne
music consultant
Gene Chambers
musician: lead guitar
Rudy Chambers
musician: drums & percussions
Duane Delco
musician: rhythm guitar
Popp Esprite
musician: bass guitar
Dennis Quaid
featured vocalist / musician: acoustic guitar
Earl Sally
musician: washboard
Terrance Simien
musician: accordion
Diane DeLouise Wessel
music supervisor
Casting Department
Wilma Francis
casting: Louisiana
Costume Department
Rudy Dillon
costumer
Francine Flemming
assistant costumer
Camera Department
Robert Bass
electrician
Sal Camacho
second assistant camera
Phillip V. Caruso
still photographer
Ted H. Hauser
first assistant camera
Jono Kouzouyan
gaffer
Bela Lehoczky
grip
Michael Levine
camera operator
Ian Lynch
second assistant camera
Robert Nelson
grip
John Pierce
electrician
Michael L. Smith
electrician
Keith Talley
grip
Michael Uva
best boy
Brad Wood
grip
Doug Wood
key grip
Nicholas Woodring
electrician
Jack Yanekian
best boy
Douglas Kirkland
still photographer
Location Management
Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins
location manager
Dennis Curren
location consultant
Bob Johnston
assistant location manager
Rick Landry
location paymaster
Script Department
Benita Brazier
script supervisor
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