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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Robert Dillon
story / screenplay
Julian Barry
screenplay

Cast

Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley
Desmond Couch
Wilderfoot
Jim Antonio
Dan Gaumer
Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer
Ira M. Quillen II
TV Weatherman
Matt Bearson
First Employee
Timothy Shadden
Second Employee

Produced By

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond
director of photography

Sound

Lee Alexander
sound recordist: second unit
Nick Alphin
re-recording mixer
Ed Bannon
foley recordist
Duke Brown
sound apprentice
Neil Burrow
sound editor
Joseph Geisinger
cable person
Hector C. Gika
sound assistant
Stephen Katz
sound recordist: second unit
Greg Orloff
foley recordist
Richard Portman
supervising re-recording mixer
Rod Rogers
sound assistant
David M. Ronne
production sound mixer
Kay Rose
supervising sound editor
Jerry Rosenthal
sound editor
Joan Rowe
foley artist
T.E. Sadler
foley recordist
Jack Schrader
sound editor
John B. Schuyler
boom operator
Larry Singer
adr editor
Stephanie D. Singer
sound apprentice
Chester Slomka
sound editor
Robert Thirlwell
re-recording mixer
John Roesch
foley artist

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Design

Makeup

Pete Altobelli
assistant makeup artist
Lynn Del Kail
hair stylist
Brenda Todd
makeup artist

Special Effects

Guy Faria
special effects
Thomas Love
special effects
Stan Parks
special effects supervisor
Ken Pepiot
special effects supervisor
David Simmons
special effects
Paul Stewart
special effects

Visual Effects

Syd Dutton
matte artist
Bill Taylor
matte photographer

Assistant Director

Matt Bearson
dga trainee
Christopher Wilkinson
second unit director
Robert Yannetti
second assistant director
Tena Psyche Yatroussis
second assistant director
Jerry Ziesmer
first assistant director

Production Management

Terry Carr
unit production manager

Art Department

Jimmy Day
carpenter foreman
Tim Donelan
swing gang
David F. Klassen
set designer
Sherman Labby
production illustrator
William Maldonado
construction coordinator
Leonard Monfredo
painter foreman
Nick Navarro
set designer
Bob Nohles
carpenter foreman
Sonny Van Hecke
assistant property master
John Alvin
poster artist
Bill Gold
poster designer
Peg McClellan
illustrator
James Passanante
stand-by painter

Editorial

Beau Barthel
assistant film editor
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Robert Frazen
assistant film editor
Aubrey Head
color timer
Karen Kory
apprentice film editor
Stephen R. Myers
apprentice film editor
Rick Sparr
associate film editor

Other

Julie Adams
dialect coach
Bruce Bahrenburg
unit publicist
Richard Dixon
production accountant
Gary Gershaw
production assistant
Susan Joy Harris
assistant: Mr. Cortes
Mable Lawson-McCrary
production assistant: second unit
Doralee Leon
assistant: Mr. Lewis
Larry Little
production assistant
Richard Meleckian
agricultural consultant
Patty Mitchell
production assistant
Zeljko Negovetic
animal trainer
Trish Niehaus
production secretary: Alabama
Barbara Pensiero
production secretary: Tennessee
Marty Pessin
assistant production accountant
Willie Radcliff
craft service
Stephanie Saunders
assistant: Mr. Rydell
Jeffrey White
production assistant
Joan Wolpert
production coordinator
Ron Bledsoe
assistant animal trainer

Music Department

Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer
Thomas A. Carlson
assistant music editor
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra manager
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet solo
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar solo
James Walker
musician: flute solo
Dan Wallin
music recording mixer
Kenneth Wannberg
music editor
Israel Baker
musician: violin
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba
Richard Nash
musician: trombone
James Thatcher
musician: french horn

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting
Jody Hummer
extras casting
Barry Primus
casting consultant
Shirley Fulton Crumley
location casting

Costume Department

Greg Hall
costumer
Peni Mandel
costumer
Hugo Peña
costumer
Pamela Wise
costumer

Camera Department

Norman Ash
electrician
William D. Barber
assistant camera
Michael Barrett
electrician
John J. Connor
additional photographer: second unit / camera operator / director of photography: second unit
Dick Deats
key grip
Michael Gershman
camera operator
Gregg Guellow
best boy grip
Robert Heine
assistant camera
Ray Kinzer
key grip: second unit
Jack Kirk
gaffer: second unit
Peter Kuttner
assistant camera: second unit
J. Michael McClary
assistant camera
Michael McGowan
camera operator
Fred L. McLane
assistant camera
Rexford L. Metz
additional photographer: second unit
Ken Nishino
assistant camera
Randy Nolen
steadicam operator
Brent Poe
electrician
Steven Poster
director of photography: second unit
Dutch Presley
best boy electric
Troy Rushing
electrician
Philip Sloane
best boy electric
Pat Thompson
electrician
Joseph D. Urbanczyk
cinematography intern: AFI
Ted Varnadoe
best boy electric
D. Michael Wheeler
assistant camera
Harry Wittis
generator operator
Randy Woodside
best boy electric
James Zenk
still photographer
Allen Barnwell
electrician

Location Management

Earl McClintock
location projectionist
Joe O'Har
location manager
David C. Thomas
location manager

Script Department

Betsy Norton
script supervisor
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