Filmmakers
Above the lineJD
Director
Jonathan Demme
EF
Screenplay
E. Max Frye
Writer
TF
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
CM
Editing
Craig McKay
Editor
LA
Music
Laurie Anderson
Original Music Composer
JC
Music
John Cale
Original Music Composer
NM
Production Design
Norma Moriceau
NM
Costume Design
Norma Moriceau
Cast
50JD
Jeff Daniels
Charles Driggs
MG
Melanie Griffith
Audrey Hankel
RL
Ray Liotta
Ray Sinclair
GS
George 'Red' Schwartz
Counter Man
MC
Margaret Colin
Irene
LL
Leib Lensky
Frenchy
TW
Tracey Walter
The Country Squire
MT
Maggie T.
Country Squire Bulldog
PF
Patricia Falkenhain
Charlie's Secretary
SM
Sandy McLeod
Graves' Secretary
RR
Robert Ridgely
Richard Graves
BK
Buzz Kilman
TV Newscaster
KU
Kenneth Utt
Dad
AL
Adelle Lutz
Rose
CN
Charles Napier
Irate Chef
JR
Jim Roche
Motel Philosopher
JS
John Sayles
Motorcycle Cop
JW
John Waters
Used Car Guy
TK
The Texas Kid
Hitchhiking Cowboy
BH
Byron D. Hutcherson
Hitchhiking Kid
EH
Eleana Hutcherson
Hitchhiking Kid
TC
Thomas Cavano
Guitar Player
DD
Dorothy Demme
Junk Store Gal
EB
Emma Byrne
Junk Store Gal
DP
Dana Preu
Peaches
MD
Mary Ardella Drew
Donna Penski
JD
Joseph Lee Davis
James Williams
ES
Edward Saxon
Kevin Stroup
JH
James Hurd
Stylish Reunion Couple
JK
Joanna Kitchen-Hurd
Stylish Reunion Couple
JG
Jack Gilpin
Larry Dillman
ST
Su Tissue
Peggy Dillman
GG
Gary Goetzman
Guido Paonessa
CA
Chloe Amateau
Chloe
DC
Dung Chau
Robbery Victim
SS
Steven Scales
Nelson
JM
John Montgomery
Harmonica Slim
KO
Kristin Olsen
Tracy
HS
Heather Shaw
Choir Girl
VB
Vic Blair
Cowboy Maitre d'
DM
D. Stanton Miranda
Darlene
D
Ding-a-Ling
Motorcycle Dog
JM
Johnny Marrs
Motorcycle Driver
GJ
George Henry Wyche Jr.
Police Officer
MS
Marilee K. Smith
Police Officer
JR
Jeffrey R. Rioux
Police Officer
JH
Jeff Herig
Police Officer
GL
Gil Lazier
Homicide Detective
AT
Anna Thomson
The Girl in 3F
SE
'Sister' Carol East
Dottie
Departments
81Production
- Camilla TonioloAssociate Producer
- Bill MillerAssociate Producer
- Ron BozmanAssociate Producer
- Risa Bramon GarciaCasting
- Billy HopkinsCasting
- Heidi LevittCasting Assistant
- Lisa PetersonCasting Assistant
- Edward SaxonExecutive Producer
- Beth CavanoExtras Casting
- Jonathan DemmeProducer
- Kenneth UttProducer
- Kenneth UttProduction Manager
- Grace BlakeProduction Office Coordinator
- Dana J. KuznetzkoffProduction Trainee
Camera
- Billy GerardoAssistant Camera
- Vinnie GerardoAssistant Camera
- Bill GerardoAssistant Camera
- Bob BrennanBest Boy Grip
- Anthony JannelliCamera Operator
- James FinnertyDolly Grip
- Jim MeadeGrip
- Brian MarshallGrip
- Andrea 'Maude' GrahamGrip
- John DonahueKey Grip
- Don SmetzerStill Photographer
- S. Karin EpsteinStill Photographer
Sound
- Harriet WinnADR Editor
- Ann SteinADR Editor
- Reilly SteeleADR Recordist
- Linda MurphyBoom Operator
- David ByrneMain Title Theme Composer
- Gary GoetzmanMusic Consultant
- Sharon BoyleMusic Supervisor
- Yvette NabelOther
- Lynn SableSound Assistant
- Louis BertiniSound Assistant
- Jill SearchingerSound Assistant
- Michael MoyseSound Editor
- Paul TrejoSound Editor
- Les LazarowitzSound Mixer
- Tom FleischmanSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Frank GraziadeiSound Recordist
- Dan SableSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Clay A. GriffithArt Department Assistant
- Kathy BirdArt Department Assistant
- Stephen J. LineweaverArt Direction
- Kathleen DolanAssistant Property Master
- Lewis 'Jiggs' WalkerAssistant Property Master
- Winston 'Ford' LawlessAssistant Property Master
- Jerry HoltOther
- Ann MillerProperty Master
- William F. ReynoldsSet Decoration
- Richard AdeeSet Dresser
- Kevin OatesSet Dresser
Costume & Make-Up
- Eugenie BafaloukosCostume Supervisor
- Maria Rita BarberaWardrobe Supervisor
- Michael ForcadeWardrobe Supervisor
- Julie ParkerWardrobe Supervisor
- Jacqueline PinonWardrobe Supervisor
Editing
- Rudy GaskinsAssistant Editor
- Reid BurnsColor Timer
- Diane SchaubFirst Assistant Editor
- Alisa LepselterOther
Lighting
- John SmithBest Boy Electric
- Gene EngelsElectrician
- Kurt IllingerElectrician
- Ken BeattieElectrician
- Charles Meere IIIGaffer
Crew
- Peter DemmeCarpenter
- Chuck EstyCarpenter
- Jacek LaskusCreative Consultant
- Tom SchurkeOther
- Susan WoodScenic Artist
- Jim FinguerraScenic Artist
- John RobothamStunt Coordinator
- Chip TaylorThanks
- Dennis RadeskyTransportation Captain
- John LeonidasTransportation Coordinator
Directing
- Ron BozmanFirst Assistant Director
- Sandy McLeodScript Supervisor
- Kyle McCarthySecond Assistant Director