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The Great White Hype (1996) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Reginald Hudlin

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Tony Hendra ... (screenplay) and
Ron Shelton ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Samuel L. Jackson ... Rev. Fred Sultan
Jeff Goldblum ... Mitchell Kane
Peter Berg ... Terry Conklin
Corbin Bernsen ... Peter Prince
Jon Lovitz ... Sol
Cheech Marin ... Julio Escobar
John Rhys-Davies ... Johnny Windsor
Salli Richardson-Whitfield ... Bambi (as Salli Richardson)
Jamie Foxx ... Hassan El Ruk'n
Rocky Carroll ... Artemus St. John Saint
Albert Hall ... Roper's Manager
Susan Gibney ... Vivian
Michael Jace ... Marvin Shabazz
Duane Davis ... Palace Guard #1
Lamont Johnson Lamont Johnson ... Palace Guard #2
Damon Wayans ... James 'The Grim Reaper' Roper
Sam Whipple ... Artie
Lydell M. Cheshier Lydell M. Cheshier ... Palace Guard #3
Stu Nahan ... Fight Announcer #1
Ferdie Pacheco Ferdie Pacheco ... Fight Announcer #2
Al Rodrigo ... Press Member #1
Phil Buckman ... Lee the Drummer
Renee Allman Renee Allman ... Angel (as Renee Ammann)
Bert Sugar ... Bert Sugar (as Bert Randolph Sugar)
Walter Addison ... Michael Katz
Jonathan P. Hicks Jonathan P. Hicks ... Sports Writer
Craig Modderno Craig Modderno ... Sports Writer
Tim Kawakami Tim Kawakami ... Tim Kawakami
Michael Fairman ... Chairman Jerry Schwartz
Brad Blaisdell ... Press Corps #1
James Hardie James Hardie ... Press Corps #2
Nedra Volz ... Old Lady
Rick Scarry ... White Middle American
Elizabeth LaRou Elizabeth LaRou ... Pretty Young Woman #1
Alyson Croft Alyson Croft ... Pretty Young Woman #2
Christy House ... Pretty Young Woman #3
Richard Steele Richard Steele ... Referee
Anthony Johnson ... Sultan's Valet (as Anthony 'A.J.' Johnson)
Brian Setzer ... Brian Setzer
Method Man ... Method Man
Irv Dotten Irv Dotten ... Roper's Crony #1
Deezer D ... Roper's Crony #2
Reno Wilson ... Roper's Crony #3
Art Evans ... Minister
Randy Harris Randy Harris ... Palace Guard #4
G. John Slagle G. John Slagle ... Kane's Cameraman
Leon Frederick Leon Frederick ... Roper Cornerman #1
James H. Hays James H. Hays ... Roper Cornerman #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregory Holtz Sr. Gregory Holtz Sr. ... Elmer
Stacy Arnell ... Kim (uncredited)
Greg Bronson ... Photographer (uncredited)
Andrea Carlson Andrea Carlson ... Ring Girl (uncredited)
Kevin Grevioux ... Security Guard (uncredited)
Taylor Humphries ... Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Jarrett Lennon ... Jarrett Kane (uncredited)
Gorja Max Gorja Max ... Boxing fan (uncredited)
Chi McBride ... Rowdy Spectator (uncredited)
Andrea Nittoli ... Sultan Babe (uncredited)
Michael Satterfield Michael Satterfield ... Fight Attendee (uncredited)

Produced by 

Barry M. Berg ... co-producer (as Barry Berg)
Fred Berner ... producer
Joshua Donen ... producer
Neil Leifer ... co-producer

Music by 

Marcus Miller

Cinematography by 

Ronald Víctor García ... (as Ron Garcia)

Editing by 

Earl Watson

Casting By 

Eileen Mack Knight

Production Design by 

Charles Rosen

Art Direction by 

Scott Ritenour

Set Decoration by 

Mary Olivia McIntosh

Costume Design by 

Ruth E. Carter ... (as Ruth Carter)

Makeup Department 

Marietta Carter-Narcisse ... makeup artist
Voni Hinkle ... assistant hair stylist
Wynona Price ... assistant makeup artist (as Wynona Y. Price)
Robert L. Stevenson ... key hair stylist

Production Management 

Barry M. Berg ... unit production manager (as Barry Berg)
Yoli Poropat ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Kevin Clark ... first assistant director
Marla D. Saltzer ... dga trainee
Daniel Silverberg ... second assistant director
Barry K. Thomas ... first assistant director
Diana E. Williams ... second second assistant director

Art Department 

Vincent Aiello ... labor forman
Raymond Camaioni ... construction coordinator
Jack Forwalter ... lead man (as Jack L. Forwalter)
Gordon Germaine ... set dresser
Richard Girod Jr. ... stand-by painter
Dick Girod ... paint foreman
Gary Isbell ... set dresser
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones ... property master (as John 'J.P.' Jones)
Lisa M. Kittredge-Rodriguez ... construction assistant (as Lisa M. Brooks)
Janet Kusnick ... illustrator
Robert McNerney ... construction foreman
Donovan H. Miller ... assistant property master (as Donavan Miller)
David P. Newell ... on-set dresser
Charlie Nicholson ... set dresser
Paul Powers ... illustrator
Robert L. Rosen ... art department production assistant
Brooke Sartorius ... set dresser
John 'Skip' Weaver ... assistant property master
Fred O'Connor ... propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Walter Anderson ... boom operator
Lou Angelo ... dialogue editor
David A. Arnold ... dialogue editor (as David Arnold)
Dana Austin ... adr recordist (as Dana Porter)
Craig Berkey ... sound effects editor
David Boulton ... adr mixer: N.Y.
Ted Caplan ... foley editor
David Chornow ... sound mixer
Susan Dawes ... digital sound assistant (as Susan Shackelford)
Susan Demskey-Horiuchi ... assistant adr editor (as Susan Demskey)
Sean Garnhart ... sound effects editor
Don Givens ... foley recordist
Ellen Heuer ... foley artist
Lora Hirschberg ... re-recording mixer
David Jobe ... foley mixer
R.J. Kizer ... adr editor
Cliff Latimer ... supervising adr editor
Diane Linn ... adr recordist
Christopher Moriana ... foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Jeffrey J. Osmer ... first assistant sound editor
Michael A. Patillo ... cable person
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer: L.A.
Ronald G. Roumas ... rerecordist
Michael Semanick ... re-recording mixer
Donald Sylvester ... supervising foley editor
Gayle Wesley ... technical sound supervisor
Steven D. Williams ... supervising sound editor
Cliff Latimer ... adr supervisor (uncredited)
Dean St. John ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Ron Nary ... special effects (as Ronald Nary)
Mike Thompson ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Marc Canas ... transfer technician
Doug Delaney ... transfer technician
Jim Eberle ... compositor
Tom Gorey ... imaging supervisor
Brian Hanable ... senior compositor
Sharon Holly ... visual effects coordinator
Rodney Montague ... visual effects producer
Rich Thorne ... visual effects supervisor
Bob Wiatr ... compositor

Stunts 

Doug Coleman ... stunts
Lanier Edwards ... stunts
Ousaun Elam ... stunts
Kevin Grevioux ... stunts
Mike Gunther ... stunts
Randall Huber ... stunts
Gilbert Ivan Johnson ... stunts
Joseph Leahy ... stunts (as Joseph Winston Leahy)
Peewee Piemonte ... stunts
Robert Powell ... stunts (as Robert Pavell)
Von L. Roddy ... stunts
Jim Stephan ... stunts
James Turner ... stunts (as Jim Turner)
Eddie L. Watkins ... stunt coordinator
Lloyd Watts ... stunts
Big Daddy Wayne ... stunts
Gary J. Wayton ... stunts (as Gary Wayton)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Thomas M. Barrett ... rigging electrician
Alicia Brauns ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael D. Brown ... steadicam assistant
John Buckley ... chief lighting technician
Linda R. Chen ... still photographer
Jeffrey R. Clark ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kevin Cook ... grip
O'Brian Curry ... rigging grip
Ric Delgado ... rigging electrician
Malcolm Doran II ... dolly grip
Sean Doyle ... camera operator: "a" camera
Don Estes ... rigging grip
Michael G. Felner ... camera operator: "b" camera
Bill Fine Jr. ... lamp operator
Jim Gavin ... camera loader
Harry H. Gevshenian ... rigging electrician
Michael E. Gips ... lamp operator (as Michael Gips)
Tom Harjo ... best boy grip
Jay Herron ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Peter Jensen ... steadicam operator
Eugene B. Kerry ... key grip
Michael Liakos ... key rigging grip (as Mike Liakos)
William R. Mayberry ... lamp operator
Dan Owen ... grip
Michael F. Pierre ... lamp operator
G. John Slagle ... video operator
David Thomson ... lamp operator
Wendi Van Dyke-Seccomb ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Wendi Van Dyke)
Glenn Wade ... grip
Scott Webb ... rigging electrician
John W. Weeks ... best boy electric
Gary Welch ... rigging grip
Chuck Wells ... grip
Felix Williams ... lamp operator (as Felix R. Williams III)
Donald M. Wolak ... rigging gaffer
Victor J. Pancerev ... jib operator (uncredited)
Brian Stransky ... camera production assistant (uncredited)
Michael J. Walker ... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Meredith Behrend ... casting assistant
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Melissa O'Shea ... casting assistant
Monica Swann ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ira M. Hammons-Glass ... men's key set costumer
Debrae Little ... assistant costume designer
Birgitte Mann ... costumer: woman
Susie Money ... costume supervisor
Teresa Binder Westby ... women's key set costumer (as Teresa Binder)

Editorial Department 

Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Fred Chandler ... post production executive
Lumumba Dunduza ... editorial production assistant
Jessica Landaw ... assistant editor
Dennis McNeill ... color timer
Warren Paeff ... first assistant editor
Greg Parsons ... assistant editor: avid
Scott Price ... assistant editor
Stefanie Wiseman ... assistant editor
Jeff Zaman ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Ross C. Day ... assistant location manager
Steve Dayan ... location manager (as Steve A. Dayan)

Music Department 

Bibi Green ... score coordinator
Wendell Greene ... assistant music supervisor
Robert Kraft ... executive in charge of music
Alan Meyerson ... score mixer
Marvin R. Morris ... assistant music editor
Byron Phillips ... assistant music supervisor
Katherine Quittner ... music editor
Bill Stephney ... music supervisor
David I. Ward II ... assistant score producer
Passion Broussard ... soundtrack artist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Mary Mitchel ... script supervisor (as Mary M. Patton)

Transportation Department 

Mike Fenster ... transportation captain
Randy White ... transportation coordinator
William Hogue ... driver (uncredited)
James Nordberg ... transportation captain: additional photography (uncredited)
Thomas O'Donnell ... mobile lighting operator (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Cynthia Aguilar ... accounting assistant
Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Angelique Anderson ... assistant: Damon Wayans
Joseph Aspromonti ... set production assistant
Angi Bones ... set production assistant (as Angelique Bones)
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner ... assistant accountant: re-shoots
Brigitte Bourque ... production secretary (as Brigitte M. Bourque)
Susannah Brengel ... post-production accountant
Mark Cheatham ... unit publicist
Robert Dawson ... title designer
Blanca de la Isla ... additional clothes
Ron Finley ... additional clothes
Elaine Frontain Bryant ... assistant: Mr. Berner
David Guilbeau ... craft service (as Cajun)
Anne E. Hart ... production coordinator
Vikki Jackson ... assistant: Mr. Hudlin
Zoe Jackson ... set production assistant
Elisabeth Jereski ... assistant: Mr. Donen
Ayeola B. Johnson ... assistant: Samuel L. Jackson
Rashon Khan ... fight choreographer
Leigh Landau ... set production assistant
Ademola McMullen ... set production assistant
Daniel Messler ... accounting assistant
Montez A. Monroe ... production assistant
Lysa Moser ... first assistant accountant
John Parker ... production accountant (as John H. Parker)
Jean Quay ... first aid
Elyse Ramsdell ... assistant production coordinator (as Elyse Allyn Ramsdell)
Monique Ward ... assistant: Mr. Hudlin
Steven Werbkay ... production assistant
Jeff Coopwood ... adr voice (uncredited)
Larry Eudene ... consultant to producers (uncredited)
Tina Reynolds ... assistant: Mr. Donen (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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