Filmmakers
Above the lineCB
Director
Craig Brewer
LK
Screenplay
Larry Karaszewski
Writer
SA
Screenplay
Scott Alexander
Writer
ES
Cinematography
Eric Steelberg
Director of Photography
BF
Editing
Billy Fox
Editor
SB
Music
Scott Bomar
Original Music Composer
CG
Production Design
Clay A. Griffith
Cast
96EM
Eddie Murphy
Rudy Ray Moore
WS
Wesley Snipes
D’Urville Martin
DR
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Lady Reed
KK
Keegan-Michael Key
Jerry Jones
ME
Mike Epps
Jimmy Lynch
CR
Craig Robinson
Ben Taylor
TB
Tituss Burgess
Theodore Toney
KS
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Nick von Sternberg
SD
Snoop Dogg
Roj
RJ
Ron Cephas Jones
Rico
BH
Barry Shabaka Henley
Demond
T
T.I.
Walter Crane
L
Luenell
Aunt
TS
Tasha Smith
Jimmy's Wife
CR
Chris Rock
Bobby Vale
AF
Aleksandar Filimonović
Joseph Bihari
IN
Ivo Nandi
Jules Bihari
MB
Michael Peter Bolus
Lester Bihari
KT
Kazy Tauginas
Saul Bihari
BB
B.J. Bingham
Dolphin Customer
CP
Claude Phillips
Hobo #1
AF
Arthur Fuller
Hobo #2
JS
Jill Savel
White Actress
BP
Baker Chase Powell
Steven Dodd
HM
Henry Monfries
White Boy #2
JH
John Michael Herndon
Middle Aged Actor / Warden
JB
Jernard Burks
Club Owner
MS
Monique StaTeena
D'Urville's Date
JW
Joshua Weinstein
John McCarthy
AR
Allen Rueckert
Allan Jon Fox
GD
Gerald Downey
Bob Brooks
BD
Bernadine Durham
Mom
BM
Bobby Milhouse
Boy's Father
LE
Lamar Edwards
Ben Taylor's Band - Keyboard
CM
Carlos McSwain
Ben Taylor's Band - Band Drums
BO
Brandon Owens
Ben Taylor's Band - Bass
CH
Chucc Hamilton
Ben Taylor's Band - Guitar
JI
James Ford III
Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #1
JB
Johnny Britt
Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #2
WK
Wendell Kelly
Ben Taylor's Band - Trombone
AK
Amy Keys
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1
MS
Maiya Sykes
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2
NH
Nayanna Holley
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3
EJ
Edward Rudell Johnson
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1
JF
John Fluker
Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2
LU
Lamar Usher
Black DJ #1
AD
Akono Dixon
Agitated Young Man
MC
Milan Carter
Larry Munn
D
deMann
Scott Still
KC
Kezii Curtis
Boy
KL
Krystian Alexander Lyttle
Lady Reed's Son
SM
Sade E. Moore
Stripper and Whore #1
CG
Chelsea Gilson
Carrie Mills
CH
Cheryl Francis Harrington
Box Office Lady
TD
Toni Duclottni
Crystal
GW
Garland Whitt
Theatre Manager
SR
Saudia Rashed
Chantel Apodaca
CM
Cole S. McKay
FBI Agent #1
DG
Dale Gibson
FBI Agent #2
PA
Phil Abrams
Lou Drozen
QD
Quartay Denaya
Pretty Girl
BR
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
JC
James Cornelison
Bobby Rush's Band - Guitar
LR
Lyndon Rochelle
Bobby Rush's Band - Drums
EL
Edwin Livingston
Bobby Rush's Band - Bass
DW
Damon Wilson
Bobby Rush's Band - Keyboard
JK
Jimmie Kirkpatrick
Bobby Rush's Band - Trumpet
GL
Gina Lohman
Irritable White Lady
ND
Nikol Davis
Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint
BG
Bubba Ganter
Heavy Set Man
AL
Alfonso Christian Lover
Manager
DS
Dorothy Schock
Old Lady
DH
Demetrius Hodges
Movie Goer
ER
Eric Reed
Club Ebony Band - Keyboard
BS
Brandon Stewart
Club Ebony Band - Drums
BF
Budda Foster
Club Ebony Band - Mandolin
RA
Robert Amerson
Guitar Player Tallahassee
YK
Yena Kim
Sound Mixer
TE
Taylor Ellington
P.A.
MM
Megan McEwen
Script Supervisor
MJ
Matthew Jablonski
FX Tech
JC
Justin Campbell
Drummer #1
SH
Sidney Hopson
Drummer #2
CG
Catrina Gaston
Fan #3
EK
Erik Kilpatrick
Street Guy #1
MW
Myles Williamson
Owen
RS
Rob Smith
Professional Engineer
DL
David B. Lyons
Commercial Engineer
TJ
Tommie Earl Jenkins
LC
Leonel Claude
Smoo Ji
AC
Aaron Craven
Colton Silverman
LE
Li Eubanks
Donna
DM
Denise Milfort
Charline
JL
Jamaal Lewis
Dolphin Records Man
BO
Bob Odenkirk
Lawrence
AT
A.J. Tannen
Randall Spade
Departments
65Production
- Rob SmithAssociate Producer
- Bryan YaconelliAssociate Producer
- Michael BeuggExecutive Producer
- Charisse M. HewittExecutive Producer
- John FoxProducer
- Eddie MurphyProducer
- John DavisProducer
Sound
- Trygge TovenMusic Supervisor
- Matthew W. KielkopfSound Effects Editor
- Willie D. BurtonSound Mixer
- Mark AgostinoSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tom OzanichSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dean A. ZupancicSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Brian TarleckiSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Greg HedgepathSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Angela StaufferArt Direction
- Michael RileyMain Title Designer
- Lisa K. SessionsSet Decoration
- Beat FrutigerSupervising Art Director
Costume & Make-Up
- Ruth E. CarterCostume Designer
- Stacey MorrisHair Department Head
- Carla FarmerHair Department Head
- Tinisha MeeksHairstylist
- Vera SteimbergMakeup Department Head
- Debra DensonMakeup Department Head
Editing
- Scott D. HansonAdditional Editor
Crew
- William WashingtonStunt Coordinator
- Joberde MetellusStunt Double
- Bryan McGowanStunt Double
- Nico WoulardStunt Double
- Mike McKeeStunts
- Jerry T. AdamsStunts
- Tiffany AbneyStunts
- Anita ClayStunts
- Donny CarringtonStunts
- Kate CochranStunts
- Dartenea BryantStunts
- Sadiqua BynumStunts
- Janeshia Adams-GinyardStunts
- Johnny AlexanderStunts
- Whitney Ann DugginsStunts
- Sandy FletcherStunts
- Gene FreemanStunts
- Josh FriedStunts
- Alyma DorseyStunts
- Cody GilbertStunts
- Justin GantStunts
- Bubba GanterStunts
- Omar HeywardStunts
- Michelle Jubilee GonzalezStunts
- Zee JamesStunts
- Tony LazzaraStunts
- Audra KinkeadStunts
- Wakisha MaloneStunts
- Samuel J. PaulStunts
- Richie ParkerStunts
- Don PowersStunts
- Sharlene RoyerStunts
- Stephen W. SchriverStunts
- Marcus SalgadoStunts
- Brett SmrzStunts
- Jénel StevensStunts
- Nikkilette WrightStunts
- PeiPei Alena YuanStunts
- Vaia ZaganasStunts