The Butler

Overview

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

Release date

Aug 16, 2013

Rating

7.333 / 10

Runtime

2 hours 12 minutes

Genres

Drama

Cast

Forest Whitaker
As Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
As Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
As Louis Gaines
John Cusack
As Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
As Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
As Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
As Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
As Howard
Lenny Kravitz
As James Holloway
Aml Ameen
As Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
As Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
As John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
As Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
As Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
As Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
As Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
As Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
As Carol Hammie
David Banner
As Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
As Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
As Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
As Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
As Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
As Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
As Gina
Mo McRae
As Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
As Lorraine
Jesse Williams
As Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
As Maynard
LaJessie Smith
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As Abraham
John P. Fertitta
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As Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
As R.D. Warner
Isaac White
As Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
As White Usher
Tyson Ford
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As Elroy
James DuMont
As Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
As Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
As Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
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As Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
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As Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
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As Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
As Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
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As Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
As Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
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As Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
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As Pastor
Colin Walker
As John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
As Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson
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As Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
As Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
As Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
As Foxy (uncredited)

Crew

Lee Daniels
Role: Director
Lee Daniels
Role: Producer
Cassian Elwes
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Role: Producer
Buddy Patrick
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Role: Producer
Laura Ziskin
Role: Producer
Andrew Dunn
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Role: Director of Photography
Danny Strong
Role: Writer
Rodrigo Leão
Role: Original Music Composer
Joe Klotz
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Role: Editor
Tim Galvin
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Role: Production Design
Sebastián Silva
Role: Second Unit Director
Leah Daniels-Butler
Role: Casting
Billy Hopkins
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Role: Casting
Ruth E. Carter
Role: Costume Design
Danny Epper
Role: Stunts
Lori Agostino
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Role: Art Direction
Erik Polczwartek
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Role: Art Direction
Jason Baldwin Stewart
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Role: Art Direction
Diane Lederman
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Role: Set Decoration
Debra Denson
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Role: Makeup Department Head
Beverly Jo Pryor
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Role: Makeup Department Head
Deanna Simmons
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Role: Set Decoration Buyer
Kimberly Murphy
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Role: Set Decoration Buyer
Dana Kay Hart
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Role: Costume Supervisor
Wendy Talley
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Role: Costume Supervisor
Robert L. Stevenson
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Role: Hairstylist
Victoria Wood
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Role: Wigmaker
Jen Wall
Role: Production Supervisor
Robin Simmerly
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Role: Art Department Coordinator
Sarah Forrest
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Role: Set Designer
Michelle C. Harmon
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Role: Set Designer
Brian A. Waits
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Role: Set Designer
Randall S. Coe
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Role: Construction Coordinator
Steve Martemucci
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Role: Construction Foreman
Michael Arena
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Role: Greensman
David Keith Broome
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Role: Greensman
John Lindsay
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Role: Greensman
Gus Coto
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Role: Leadman
Robert Hein
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Role: Supervising Sound Editor
Debby VanPoucke
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Role: Sound Designer
Robert Hein
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Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Barry
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Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Cohen
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Role: Visual Effects Producer
Ted Markovic
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Role: Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
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Role: Visual Effects Producer
Luke DiTommaso
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Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlotta Forssman
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Role: Visual Effects Editor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
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Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff Galpin
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Role: Stunt Coordinator
Grayson Austin
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Role: Camera Operator
Jeffery J. Tufano
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Role: Camera Operator
Michael Stumpf
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Role: Additional Camera
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
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Role: Additional Camera
Anne Marie Fox
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Role: Still Photographer
Trey Shaneyfelt
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Role: Lighting Technician
Kristopher Weaver
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Role: Lighting Technician
Annette Farnsworth
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Role: Set Costumer
Ulysses Guidotti
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Role: First Assistant Editor
Kat Spiess
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Role: First Assistant Editor
Ben Schor
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Role: Music Editor
Amy Sanderson
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Role: Script Supervisor
Virginia McCollam
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Role: Location Manager
Mickey Lambert
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Role: Location Manager
Elizabeth Himelstein
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Role: Dialect Coach
Meredith Richardson
Role: Stunts
Harvey Weinstein
Role: Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Role: Executive Producer
Branka Mrkic
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Role: Supervising Dialogue Editor
David Wahnon
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Role: Dialogue Editor
Kevin Ladson
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Role: Property Master
Ruth Hernandez
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Role: ADR Editor
Heather Gross
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Role: Foley Editor
Lisa C. Satriano
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Role: First Assistant Director
Peter Dress
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Role: Second Assistant Director
Bob Weinstein
Role: Executive Producer
Ari Daniel Pinchot
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Role: Producer
Marcos Gonzales
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Role: Additional Hairstylist
Daina Daigle
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Role: Assistant Hairstylist
Candace Neal
Role: Hair Department Head
Dana Boisseau
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Role: Hairstylist
Sherri Hamilton
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Role: Hairstylist
Yolanda Sheridan
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Role: Key Makeup Artist
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
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Role: Makeup Artist
Kellie Robinson
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Role: Makeup Artist
Debra Denson
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Role: Makeup Designer
Matthew W. Mungle
Role: Prosthetic Designer
Clinton Wayne
Role: Prosthetic Designer
Courtney Lether
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Role: Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Jonah Levy
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Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bradley Martin
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Role: Additional Lighting Technician
Zach Smithers
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Role: Additional Lighting Technician
Jordan Whaley
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Role: Additional Lighting Technician
Hans Bjerno
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Role: Aerial Director of Photography
Hilton Garrett
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Role: Best Boy Grip
Grayson Austin
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Role: Steadicam Operator
Francis James
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Role: Second Unit Director of Photography
Len Levine
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Role: Chief Lighting Technician
Damon Meledones
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Role: Digital Imaging Technician
Jeremy Webre
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Role: Dolly Grip
Robert D Morrison Jr.
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Role: Dolly Grip
Justin LeBlanc
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Role: Electrician
Justin Wright
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Role: Electrician
Richard Lacy
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Role: First Assistant Camera
Michael Charbonnet
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Role: First Assistant Camera
Tom Hutchinson
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Role: First Assistant Camera
Jason Prowell
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Role: Generator Operator
Dacoda Bartles
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Role: Grip
Kevin Fannon
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Role: Grip
Tyler Garrett
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Role: Grip
Jerone A. Ordon Sr.
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Role: Grip
Jeremy Wren
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Role: Grip
Andy Young
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Role: Grip
Sidney Brisco
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Role: Lighting Technician
Pete Chiaramonte
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Role: Lighting Technician
Carter Lee Garrett
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Role: Lighting Technician
Gerald Autin
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Role: Rigging Grip
Raúl J. Marín
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Role: Rigging Grip
Shawn Stone
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Role: Rigging Grip
Creig Symons
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Role: Rigging Grip
John Vinson
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Role: Rigging Grip
Ben Wachsmann
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Role: Rigging Grip
King Lanaux
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Role: Key Rigging Grip
Jonathan Robinson
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Role: Second Assistant Camera
Aeron McKeough
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Role: Second Assistant Camera
Josh Crouchet
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Role: Art Department Assistant
David Warburton
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Role: Assistant Property Master
Nicholas Ellerbee
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Role: Carpenter
Charlie Mann
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Role: Carpenter
Will Eastin
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Role: Graphic Designer
Roger Johnson
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Role: Graphic Designer
Spencer J. Abadie
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Role: Painter
Camile Kelsey
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Role: Painter
Daniel E. Kiker
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Role: Painter
Sonda L. Rowland
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Role: Painter
Sian C. Sanzone
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Role: Painter
Stephen Finders
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Role: Props
Iggie Colomer
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Role: Set Dresser
Michael Dares
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Role: Set Dresser
Stephen P. Durante
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Role: Set Dresser
Owl Martin Dwyer
Role: Set Dresser
Sam Jacobs
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Role: Set Dresser
Jordan Lightner
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Role: Set Dresser
Tony Ziegler
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Role: Set Dresser
Ed Burcham
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Role: Set Dresser
Krissopher Chevannes
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Role: ADR Mixer
Jonathan Jost
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Role: ADR Mixer
Michael Miller
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Role: ADR Mixer
Tom Ryan
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Role: ADR Mixer
Billy Theriot
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Role: ADR Mixer
Fredrick Cuevas
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Role: ADR Recordist
John Jay Martyn
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Role: ADR Recordist
Reagan Mendoza
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Role: ADR Recordist
Dann Fink
Role: ADR Voice Casting
Chris Fielder
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Role: Assistant Sound Editor
Alexa Zimmerman
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Role: Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Piotrowski
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Role: Boom Operator
James Eck Rippie
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Role: Boom Operator
Marko Costanzo
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Role: Foley Artist
Cariella Smith
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Role: Foley Artist
Matthew Haasch
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Role: Foley Supervisor
Dan Izen
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Role: Production Sound Mixer
Robert Fernandez
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Role: Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne
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Role: Sound Effects Editor
Avi Laniado
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Role: Sound Engineer
Jay Meagher
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Role: Sound Mixer
Steven Huerstel
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Role: Utility Sound
Mark Scott Friedman
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Role: Compositing Supervisor
Austin Meyers
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Role: Compositing Supervisor
Patrick Paul Mullane
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Role: Matte Painter
Bruce Winant
Role: ADR Voice Casting
Kacee Devoe
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Role: Casting Associate
Ashley Ingram
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Role: Casting Associate
Christopher Stoudt
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Role: Extras Casting
Robin Batherson
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Role: Extras Casting Coordinator
Lesley D. Wickham
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Role: Ager/Dyer
Josie Works
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Role: Costume Assistant
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
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Role: Costume Coordinator
Chloe Ji Yoon
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Role: Costume Illustrator
Barbara Marko
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Role: Costumer
Misti Moreaux
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Role: Costumer
Mollie Middleditch
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Role: Costumer
Janet Marie Ross
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Role: Costumer
Kasey C. Bazil
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Role: Costumer
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
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Role: Key Costumer
Mustapha Mimis
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Role: Key Set Costumer
Jennifer Kamrath
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Role: Principal Costumer
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown
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Role: Seamstress
Janet Marie Ross
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Role: Set Costumer
Melissa Reed
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Role: Truck Costumer
Rick Derby
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Role: Assistant Editor
Anne O'Brien
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Role: Assistant Editor
Christi Leftwich
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Role: Digital Intermediate Assistant
Ryan Rolandelli
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Role: Digital Intermediate Assistant
Tim Stipan
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Role: Digital Intermediate Colorist
Kevin Vale
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Role: Digital Intermediate Producer
Eric Horwitz
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Role: Digital Intermediate
Patrick Rossi
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Role: Digital Intermediate
Richie Roefaro
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Role: Editorial Staff
Suzana Peric
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Role: Music Editor
Lynn Fainchtein
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Role: Music Supervisor
Steve Bartek
Role: Music Arranger
Randall Balsmeyer
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Role: Title Designer
Jason Frannino
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Role: Animal Wrangler
Jeff Galpin
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Role: Animal Wrangler
Edward Joubert
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Role: Special Effects Technician
Jake Whitney
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Role: Special Effects Technician
David K. Nami
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Role: Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Leverenz
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Role: Online Editor
Thom Jones
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Role: Dialect Coach
Ryan Gomez
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Role: First Assistant Accountant
Mike Revell
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Role: Production Accountant
Davida Chanel Smith
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Role: Producer's Assistant
Lauren Von Huene
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Role: Production Coordinator
Carl Lawson
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Role: Production Secretary
Chantel Passantino
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Role: Second Assistant Accountant
Danielle Loosemore
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Role: Second Assistant Accountant
Ashley Renee Saunders
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Role: Travel Coordinator
Danny Cosmo
Role: Stunts

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