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Revenue: $64,256,513
Budget: $15,000,000
Profit: + $49,256,513
Movie Details
Tag Line: A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Dec 25, 1997
Rating: 1997-12-25
Run Time: 1h 37m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: New Line Cinema , Tribeca Productions , Baltimore Pictures , Punch Productions
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Synopsis
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Production | Producer |
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Robert De Niro
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Barry Levinson
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Jane Rosenthal
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Casting |
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Ellen Chenoweth
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Debra Zane
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Executive Producer |
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Ezra Swerdlow
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Michael De Luca
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Claire Rudnick Polstein
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Co-Producer |
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Eric McLeod
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Casting Assistant |
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Terri Taylor
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Brennan Dufresne
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Extras Casting |
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Kimberly Rodgers
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David Anthony
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Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
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Joe Fineman
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Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Carla Fry
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Unit Production Manager |
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Eric McLeod
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Production Supervisor |
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Bonnie Weis
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Production Manager |
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Laurie Kaye
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ADR Voice Casting |
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Leigh French
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Post Production Coordinator |
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Jay Vinitsky
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Location Manager |
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Rhonda Baer
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Tim Hillman
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Location Assistant |
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Lee J. Bognar
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Mauni P. Caves
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Geoff Harding
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Kimberly Lynn
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Barron Miller
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Assistant Location Manager |
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Kate Beall
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Production Coordinator |
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Emily Glatter
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Holly Hagy
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Georgette Hayden
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Production Executive |
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Erik Holmberg
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Assistant Production Coordinator |
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Kait Pickering
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Directing | Director |
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Barry Levinson
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Script Supervisor |
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Julie Pitkanen
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Second Unit Director |
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Ken Arlidge
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First Assistant Director |
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Amy Sayres
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Second Second Assistant Director |
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Amy Schmidt
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Second Assistant Director |
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Christopher Swartout
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
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Rita Ryack
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Hairstylist |
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Ilona Herman
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Michael White
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Melissa Yonkey
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Kathrine Gordon
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Assistant Costume Designer |
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Maggie Morgan
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Marjorie McCown
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Ellen Ryba
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Key Hair Stylist |
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Hazel Catmull
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Makeup Artist |
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Daniel C. Striepeke
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Ilona Herman
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Mark Landon
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Elaine L. Offers
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Key Makeup Artist |
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Peter Montagna
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On Set Dresser |
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Stephen J. Readmond
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Carl Catanese
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Costume Supervisor |
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Nancy McArdle
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Tailor |
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Jose Morales
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Set Costumer |
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Marcie Olivi
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Romeo Pompa
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Key Costumer |
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Hugo Peña
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Costumer |
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Kelly Porter
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Art | Art Direction |
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Mark Worthington
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Set Decoration |
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Robert Greenfield
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Production Design |
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Wynn Thomas
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Art Department Coordinator |
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Steve Joyal
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Property Master |
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Peter Bankins
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Leadman |
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Tim Donelan
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Assistant Set Propsman |
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Kirk Essiambre
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Paint Coordinator |
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John French
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Doug Wuitschick
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Construction Grip |
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Joe Louis Garcia
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Greensman |
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Ildefonso Goris
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Standby Painter |
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Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
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Art Department Assistant |
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Diane Kramer
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Set Dresser |
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Scott W. Leslie
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Jim McDermott
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Mark W. Pallatt
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John Slatsky
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James R. Shumaker
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Brent Smith
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Assistant Property Master |
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Alberto Christiano Lombardo
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Set Designer |
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Jeff Markwith
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Assistant Set Decoration |
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Shana Sigmond
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Assistant Art Director |
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Christopher Tandon
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Construction Coordinator |
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Duke Tomasick
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Production Illustrator |
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Mary Locatell
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Props |
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Byron K. Lovelace
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Camera | Director of Photography |
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Robert Richardson
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Dolly Grip |
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Stephen B. Abrams
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Michael Brennan
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William Leslie
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David Terry
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Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Ken Arlidge
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Grip |
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Nick Arnds
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Barry Clint
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Rick Colosimo
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Shawn Ensign
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Jamie Franta
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Robert J. Studenny
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Still Photographer |
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Phillip V. Caruso
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First Assistant "B" Camera |
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John T. Connor
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Second Assistant "B" Camera |
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Amy DeMarte
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Key Grip |
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Joseph Dianda
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Todd Higgins
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Other |
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Phil Gries
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Camera Production Assistant |
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Sean Mennie
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Camera Loader |
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Scot A. Nederman-Paul
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Kelly Uchimura
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Best Boy Grip |
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Scott Patten
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Camera Operator |
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Martin Schaer
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David Norris
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First Assistant "A" Camera |
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Gregor Tavenner
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Second Assistant "A" Camera |
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Jeanne Vienne
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Additional Second Assistant Camera |
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Laela Kilbourn
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First Assistant Camera |
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Ilya Lyudmirsky
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Additional Director of Photography |
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Daryl Studebaker
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Writing | Screenplay |
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Hilary Henkin
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David Mamet
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Book |
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Larry Beinhart
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Sound | Supervising Sound Editor |
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Tim Holland
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Original Music Composer |
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Mark Knopfler
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Music Editor |
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Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
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Sound Mixer |
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Steve Cantamessa
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Mark Weingarten
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Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Lora Hirschberg
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Tom Johnson
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Dialogue Editor |
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Claire Sanfilippo
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Lindakay Brown
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Sound Effects Editor |
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J.R. Grubbs
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Foley Artist |
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John Roesch
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Jana Vance
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Dennie Thorpe
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ADR Editor |
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Marilyn McCoppen
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ADR Recordist |
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Mike Boudry
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Diane Linn
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David Lucarelli
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Tami Treadwell
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Foley Mixer |
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Tony Eckert
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Assistant Sound Editor |
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Ben Gold
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Susan Popovic
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Mary Works
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ADR Mixer |
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Doc Kane
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Charleen Richards-Steeves
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Greg Steele
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Foley Editor |
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Mary Helen Leasman
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Foley Recordist |
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Frank 'Pepe' Merel
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Sean England
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Sound Recordist |
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Al Nelson
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Supervising Dialogue Editor |
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Michael Silvers
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Boom Operator |
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Gary Thomas
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Lawrence L. Commans
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Sound |
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David Abrahamsen
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Production Sound Mixer |
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Mark Burton
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Other |
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Steve Romanko
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Sound Mix Technician |
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Kent Sparling
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Music Producer |
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Chuck Ainlay
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Paul Broucek
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Mark Knopfler
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Dana Sano
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Musician |
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Richard Bennett
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Jim Cox
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Chad Cromwell
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Guy Fletcher
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Mark Knopfler
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Glenn Worf
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Music Arranger |
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Roger Blanc
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Music Coordinator |
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Bob Bowen
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Music Consultant |
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Joel Sill
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Editing | Editor |
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Stu Linder
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Color Timer |
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Gilbert Carreras
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Additional Editor |
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Blair Daily
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First Assistant Editor |
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Mark Daily
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Editorial Production Assistant |
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Jason Joseph
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Assistant Editor |
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Bob Shugrue Jr.
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Mark W. Smith
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John F. Lyons
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Other |
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Thomas M. Harrigan
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Digital Color Timer |
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Mike Sowa
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Crew | Post Production Supervisor |
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Blair Daily
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Propmaker |
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Jose M. Arreguin
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Robert McKelvey
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Cableman |
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Scott La Rue
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Special Effects Assistant |
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Greg Dennison
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Edward T. Reiff Jr.
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Dale Riggs
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Ray L. Wilkerson
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Special Effects Manager |
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Jim Hanson
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Special Effects Coordinator |
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Dennis King
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Special Effects |
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Ronald W. Mathews
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Video Assist Operator |
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Dan Moore
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Mark Polischeck
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Post-Production Manager |
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Ric Keeley
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Transportation Coordinator |
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Steve Boyd
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Transportation Captain |
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Jerry F. Johnson
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Driver |
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Greg Bronner
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Burton L. Warner
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Unit Publicist |
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Gabriela Gutentag
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Set Production Assistant |
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Terry Ham
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Romano Paoletti
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Animal Wrangler |
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Harland Williams
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Production Controller |
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Paul Prokop
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Visual Effects | VFX Artist |
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Mike Sabga
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Visual Effects Producer |
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Krystyna Demkowicz
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Lighting | Lighting Technician |
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Roger Awad
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Halo Amrani
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Fredrick W. Marx III
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Renan Galindo
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Alexandre Naufel
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Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
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David Gamerman
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Key Rigging Grip |
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Chris Leidholdt
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Rigging Grip |
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Jim Leidholdt
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Rigging Gaffer |
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Roger Meilink
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Chief Lighting Technician |
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Reinhart Peschke
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Electrician |
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Kevin A. Barnes
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Peter Shultz
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Best Boy Electric |
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Jay Holben
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Gaffer |
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Russell Steen
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