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The Great Buck Howard (2008) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sean McGinly

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Sean McGinly ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

John Malkovich ... Buck Howard
Colin Hanks ... Troy Gable
Emily Blunt ... Valerie Brennan
Ricky Jay ... Gil Bellamy
Steve Zahn ... Kenny
Tom Hanks ... Mr. Gable
Griffin Dunne ... Jonathan Finerman
Debra Monk ... Doreen
Adam Scott ... Alan Berkman
Patrick Fischler ... Michael Perry
Wallace Langham ... Dan Green
Jonathan Ames ... Edward Kelly
Jacquie Barnbrook ... Sheila Heller
Paul Darricarrere Paul Darricarrere ... Restaurant Manager
Terry Scannell Terry Scannell ... Kip
Matt Hoey Matt Hoey ... Charley
Jobi Graham Jobi Graham ... Tall Guy
B.J. Hendricks ... Burly
Nate Hartley Nate Hartley ... Teenage Kid (as Nathan Hartley)
Floyd Van Buskirk ... Middle Aged Gentleman
Sandy Martin ... Female Hotel Worker
Wendy Worthington ... Oregon Woman
Danica Sheridan ... Wisconsin Woman
Casey Wilson ... Charity (scenes deleted)
Steven Metzler Steven Metzler ... Ventriloquist
Bill Saluga ... Bill Saluga
Gary Coleman ... Gary Coleman
Michael Winslow ... Michael Winslow
Jack Carter ... Jack Carter
Julie Shimer Julie Shimer ... L.A. Benefit Producer
Stacey Travis ... Cindy Crown
Jill Pauletich-Ragan ... Cincinnati TV Coordinator (as Jill Ragan)
David Nunn David Nunn ... Cincinnati TV Producer
Bill Rochon Bill Rochon ... Cincinnati TV Engineer
David Anthony Higgins ... Mark Simpson (as David Higgins)
Ming Lo ... Doctor
Kimberly Scott ... Nurse
Sheila Gray Robinson Sheila Gray Robinson ... Cincinnati Anchor
Robert Lewis Williams Robert Lewis Williams ... Cincinnati Anchor
Daniel Leo Carroll Daniel Leo Carroll ... Cincinnati Anchor
Max E. Williams ... Flower Delivery Guy (as Max Williams)
Dale Waddington ... Sleeping Woman (as Dale Waddington Horowitz)
Martha Stewart ... Martha Stewart
Damien Fahey ... Damien Fahey
Conan O'Brien ... Conan O'Brien
Jon Stewart ... Jon Stewart
David Blaine ... David Blaine
Regis Philbin ... Regis Philbin
Kelly Ripa ... Kelly Ripa
George Takei ... George Takei
Mary Hart ... Mary Hart
Jay Leno ... Jay Leno
Tom Arnold ... Tom Arnold
Don Most ... Tonight Show Producer
Shane Johnson ... Las Vegas Producer
Amy Jo Traicoff ... Las Vegas Woman
Melissa Stone Melissa Stone ... Las Vegas Wife (as Melissa Dawn Stone)
Matthew Gray Gubler ... Russell
Marni McFair Marni McFair ... Doctor in Audience
Mary Jo Burger Mary Jo Burger ... Audience Member
Norm O'Neill Norm O'Neill ... Audience Member with Cash (as Norman O'Neill)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ... Themselves - Band
Alec Ounsworth Alec Ounsworth ... Self - Band Member
Sean Greenhalgh Sean Greenhalgh ... Self - Band Member
Robert Guertin Robert Guertin ... Self - Band Member
Tyler Sargent Tyler Sargent ... Self - Band Member
Lee Sargent Lee Sargent ... Self - Band Member
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Attell ... Las Vegas Husband (as David Attell)
Ankur Bhatt ... (uncredited)
Yuki Bird Yuki Bird ... Law Student (uncredited)
Tony Clemons Tony Clemons ... Law Student (uncredited)
David Cohen ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Bubba Da Skitso ... Sitcom Actor (uncredited)
Osa Danam Osa Danam ... Hypnotized Woman (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden Spencer Kayden ... Buck's Mother (uncredited)
Diana Kyle Diana Kyle ... Hypnotized Woman (uncredited)
Chene Lawson ... Law Student #1 (uncredited)
Madeline McCuskey ... Wife (uncredited)
David Mehl ... Hypnotized Guest (uncredited)
P. David Miller ... Sleeping Woman's Husband (uncredited)
Wayne Roadie Wayne Roadie ... Law Student (uncredited)
Ethan Rosenbaum Ethan Rosenbaum ... Young Troy (uncredited)
Sandra Rosko Sandra Rosko ... Woman Consoling Buck (uncredited)
Franklin Ruehl ... Diner (uncredited)
Larry Russo Larry Russo ... Hotel Guest (uncredited)
David Sampen David Sampen ... Hypnosis Patient (uncredited)
Lorna Scott ... Leesburg Virginia Woman (uncredited)
Katherine VanderLinden ... Law Student (uncredited)
Nate Witty Nate Witty ... Law Student #2 (uncredited)

Produced by 

Marvin V. Acuna ... executive producer (as Marvin Acuna)
Gary Goetzman ... producer
Tom Hanks ... producer
Steve Shareshian ... executive producer (as Steven Shareshian)
Ginger Sledge ... co-producer

Music by 

Blake Neely

Cinematography by 

Tak Fujimoto ... director of photography

Editing by 

Myron Kerstein

Casting By 

Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by 

Gary Frutkoff

Art Direction by 

Tristan Paris Bourne ... (as Tristan P. Bourne)

Set Decoration by 

Linda Lee Sutton ... (as Linda Sutton-Doll)

Costume Design by 

Johnetta Boone ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Karen Asano-Myers ... hair stylist: Mr. Hanks, additional unit (as Karen Myers)
Bridget Cook ... key hair stylist (as Bridget McNamara Cook)
Bill Corso ... key makeup artist (as William Corso)
Nicole DeFrancesco ... hair stylist (as Nicole J. Frank) / hair stylist: additional unit (as Nicole Frank)
Martina Kohl ... makeup artist: additional unit
Kenny Myers ... makeup artist: Mr. Hanks, additional unit
Cheryl Ann Nick ... key makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
Carol Schwartz ... makeup artist (as Carol Schwartz Maehl)
Vivian Baker ... makeup artist: Mr. Hanks (uncredited)
Ginger Damon ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Lis Kern ... post-production supervisor
Ginger Sledge ... unit production manager
Michael Soto ... unit production manager
Mylan Stepanovich ... executive in charge of production
Graham Stumpf ... post-production supervisor
Lila Yacoub ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Rosemary C. Cremona ... key second assistant director (as Rosemary Cremona)
Peter Dress ... second second assistant director
Vincent Palmo Jr. ... first assistant director (as Vincent N. Palmo Jr.)

Art Department 

Mike Blaze ... property master: additional unit
Susannah Carradine ... art department coordinator
Bob Cervi ... set dresser
Kevin Chambers ... set dresser
Nicki Cohen ... buyer
Tim Donelan ... set dresser
Doug DuRose ... assistant property master
Marcus Epps ... on-set dresser
Don Kaeding ... leadman (as Donald Kaeding)
Charles Kern ... stand-by painter
David Lucene ... draper
Dana McCall ... props
Eugene McCarthy ... property master
Anuradha Mehta ... set decorator: additional unit (as Radha Metha)
Matthew Murphy ... leadman: additional unit
Andre Sowards ... on-set dresser: additional unit
Will Ziegenhorn ... art department production assistant
Michael Keith Aleshire-Rezendez ... set dresser (uncredited)
Nicole Gonzalez ... set dresser (uncredited)
Katherine Grace ... layout board (uncredited)
Tracy Morris Johnson ... buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department 

David A. Arnold ... dialogue supervisor (as Dave Arnold)
Eric Bautista ... sound utility (as Eric A. Bautista)
Gaston Biraben ... dialogue editor
Rick Canelli ... adr recordist
William Cawley ... first assistant sound editor (as Bill Cawley)
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith ... dialogue editor
Michael Dressel ... foley supervisor
Robert Eber ... sound mixer: additional unit (as Bob Eber)
Juno J. Ellis ... adr supervisor
Jonathan Fuh ... boom operator
José Antonio García ... sound mixer (as Jose Antonio Garcia)
Robin Harlan ... foley artist
Jason King ... sound effects editor
Nicholas Korda ... adr editor (as Nicholas V. Korda)
Lisa J. Levine ... adr editor (as Lisa Levine)
Brian Magerkurth ... sound recordist
Steve Mann ... sound effects editor
Sarah Monat ... foley artist
Alan Robert Murray ... supervising sound editor
Kevin R.W. Murray ... second assistant sound editor (as Kevin Murray)
Rupert Nadeau ... adr assistant
Matthias Neumann ... dubbing recordist
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Mark Pappas ... foley editor
Steve Pederson ... re-recording mixer
Bryan Pennington ... sound consultant: Dolby
Brad Sherman ... re-recording mixer
Randy Singer ... foley recordist
Bruce Tanis ... sound effects editor
Charles Hamilton ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

William L. Arance ... visual effects supervisor: Film Roman
Brent M. Bowen ... visual effects artist: Film Roman
Chadd B. Cole ... visual effects supervisor: Film Roman
Carin Davis ... visual effects producer: Film Roman
Harry Eisenstein ... visual effects supervisor: Film Roman
Steven Fahey ... compositing supervisor: Film Roman / visual effects
Peter Gend ... visual effects artist: Film Roman
Carol VanHook ... visual effects artist: Film Roman
Andrea Yomtob ... visual effects artist: Film Roman (as Andrea N. Yomtob)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Brandon Ainsworth ... best boy rigging electric
Randy Babchuck ... rigging electric
Ron Batzdorff ... still photographer: additional unit
Kenneth Bender ... second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Kenneth C. Bender)
Brian Cantrell ... rigging electric
Kevin Chickanis ... rigging grip
Loren Corl ... key grip: additional unit
Donald D. Davidson ... electrician (as Don D. Davidson)
R. Michael De Chellis ... best boy electric: additional unit (as Michael De Chellis)
Jerry C. Deats ... key grip
Sean Devine ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Reggie Dominquez ... camera loader
Robert Dudley ... key rigging grip
Charles Ehrlinger ... grip
Sammy Escobar ... best boy grip: additional unit
Claire Farrand-Stone ... camera loader (as Claire Farrand Stone)
Robbie Greenberg ... director of photography: additional unit
Lisa Guerriero ... second assistant camera: additional unit
Owen Hablutzel ... grip (as O. Hablutzel)
Dan Hawking ... rigging gaffer (as Daniel Hawking)
Douglas Henri ... rigging grip
Mark Humphreys ... camera loader
Jeffrey A. Johnson ... best boy grip (as Jeffrey Johnson)
Matt Kubas ... rigging electric
Jay Levy ... first assistant camera: additional unit
Michael Lyon ... electrician
Markus Mentzer ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Luis Moreno ... best boy electric
Charles Papert ... camera operator
Jim Plannette ... gaffer: additional unit
Ron Santoyo ... grip
Baird Steptoe ... first assistant camera (as Baird B. Steptoe)
Tony Thomas ... grip
Michael Tolochko ... electrician
Jaimie Trueblood ... still photographer
Richard Turner ... camera operator: "b" camera
Scott Watkins ... best boy rigging grip (as Scott D. Watkins)
Paul Wilkowsky ... grip
Michael Woodside ... electrician
Randy Woodside ... gaffer
John Young ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Zecchini ... rigging operator
Isaac McKee ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Charles Papert ... steadicam operator (uncredited)
Andrew Robison ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Jason Sidore ... set lighting technician (uncredited)
Tony Varuola ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Nicole Abellera ... casting associate
Joanne Bloom ... casting assistant
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Carla Lewis ... extras casting associate
Deedra Ricketts ... extras casting
Leslie Woo ... casting intern (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

David Dietch ... costumer
Kendall Errair ... on-set costumer
Juan Lopez ... costume supervisor (as Juan A. Lopez)
Robert Mata ... key costumer
Shelli Nishino ... costumer
Stephanie Portnoy Porter ... costume buyer (as Stephanie Portnoy)

Editorial Department 

Bert Beatson ... post-production runner
Melissa Bretherton ... first assistant editor
Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Greg Curry ... colorist: dailies
Brandon Jones ... editing production assistant / post-production assistant
Paul Lavoie ... digital post-production manager
Matt Maddox ... second assistant editor
Mato ... color timer
Nathaniel Park ... editor: main title sequence
Alexis Seymour ... first assistant editor
Jonas Thaler ... post-production executive
Greg Thompson ... first assistant editor
Brent White ... additional editor
Tanner Bean ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Lucy Juliet Westphal ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
Lacy Wittman ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Location Management 

Elif Erginer ... location assistant
Mario Gilbert ... key assistant location manager: additional unit
Justin W. Hill ... key assistant location manager / location manager: additional photography
Aaron Millar ... assistant location manager / location scout
Robert Paulsen ... key assistant location manager
Emre Sonmez ... location manager

Music Department 

Josh Aberson ... scoring assistant
Deva Anderson ... music supervisor
Christine Bergren ... music legal and clearance
Lindsay Fellows ... music supervisor
Daniel Heath ... additional music textures and design by
James T. Hill ... score recordist / scoring mixer
Kory Kruckenberg ... score recording engineer
Peter Myles ... music editor
Beth Neely ... music studio manager (as Elizabeth Neely) / studio manager (as Elizabeth Neely)
Jacob Neely ... aleatoric piano effects
Northwest Sinfonia ... musicians
Robert Puff ... music preparation: Robert Puff Music
Delphine Robertson ... music coordinator
David Sabee ... conductor: Northwest Sinfonia
Andrew Silver ... music editor
Michael D. Simon ... orchestrations / scoring assistant / tack piano and music boxes

Script and Continuity Department 

Cate Hardman ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Michael Bangs ... transportation co-captain (as Mike Bangs)
Stephan Brooks ... driver (as Stephen Brooks)
Lewis Burnett ... driver
Paulie DiCocco ... driver: John Malkovich
William Dreher ... driver (as William T. Dreher)
Jay Galloway ... driver
Don Joseph ... driver
Robert Kitterman Jr. ... driver
Craig Lietzke ... transportation co-captain
Tom Lyons ... transportation captain (as Thomas Lyons)
Luis Mata ... driver
Joel Renfro ... transportation coordinator (as Joel A. Renfro)
Kirk Roberts ... transportation
German Rodriguez ... driver
Michael 'Bud' Ruben ... driver (as Michael Ruben)
Scott Sampson ... driver
Adam Segen ... driver
John Simanovich ... transportation co-captain
James Westdorpe ... driver (as James Westdorp)
L. Chip Crosby Jr. ... additional driver (uncredited)
Miguel Lozano ... driver (uncredited)
Mike Ortiz ... transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Lance Baily ... set production assistant
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
John Butterfield ... stand-in
Tony Clark ... magic consultant
Kyle Cooper ... title designer
Lisa Curtis ... assistant production coordinator (as Lisa Joelle Curtis)
Shelly Darden ... assistant: Mr. Malkovich (as Shelly M. Darden)
Jose De Jesus Garcia ... assistant chef
Allison Diamond ... assistant: Mr. Hanks
Derek Doneen ... set production intern
Ryan Ebelt ... production assistant
Annette Encinas ... payroll accountant
Anne Marie Feldman ... first assistant accountant: additional unit
Evan Feuerman ... assistant post-production accountant
Jessica Franks ... set production assistant
Tiffany Fraser ... post-production accountant
Nathan Christopher Glass ... assistant chef
Ryan Gomez ... post production assistant accountant
Armando Gonzalez ... assistant chef
Jeff Gross ... production resources
Jill Hahn ... second assistant accountant (as Jill K. Hahn)
Tory Haljun ... assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Luke Homeres ... coordinator: Physical Production - Walden Media
Meredith Humbracht ... production coordinator
Jose G. Hurtado ... assistant chef
Barry Hutchins ... craft service
Suzanne Januszewski ... production assistant
Ricky Jay ... technical consultant: magic
Douglas Jones ... senior physical production executive
Christian Laffey ... production assistant
Jackie Levine ... production executive
Brandon Linville ... first assistant accountant
Jim Meenaghan ... business & legal affairs executive
Jennifer Mosley ... assistant: Ginger Sledge
Matt Neapolitan ... set production assistant
Tara Norris ... assistant: Mr. McGinly
Sally Potters ... production secretary (as Sally Jean Potters)
Eric Quijano ... assistant: Mr. Shareshian
Sooki Raphael ... assistant: Mr. Hanks
Brennan Reynolds ... production assistant
Kevin Roy ... set production assistant (as Kevin Thomas Roy)
Sara Scarritt ... production coordinator: additional unit
Alex Schwartz ... production executive
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Julie Shimer ... assistant: Mr. Goetzman
Deborah Simmrin ... publicist
Kelly A. Snyder ... production accountant
Mollie Stallman ... key set production assistant
Kim Thio ... set medic
Marsha Trainer ... second second assistant accountant
Joshua C. Van Ermen ... craft service assistant
Derek Weil ... set production intern
Taylor Zerbey ... production intern
Orlando Chongo ... craft service (uncredited)
Natasha Delahunt ... background coordinator (uncredited)
Gabriel J. Diaz ... editor: main title sequence (uncredited)
Seth Kleinberg ... producer: main titles (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin ... caterer (uncredited)
Michael Lippert ... production assistant (uncredited)
Joey Rivera ... craft service (uncredited)
Sven Zuege ... designer/animator main titles: Prologue Films (uncredited)

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