8 Mile (2002)


8 Mile
Release Date08 September 2002
Budget$41,000,000
US Box Office$117,000,000
TaglineGo back to where it all started.
GenreDrama, Music
CountryUSA
Germany
Filming LocationsChin Tiki Club - 2121 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassUrban Drama, Musical Drama
MoodOnly Human, Triumph of the Spirit
ThemesMusician's Life, Mothers and Sons, Underdogs, Big Break, Inner City Blues, Race Relations, Down on Their Luck
TonesGritty, Drab, Forceful, Moody, Rousing, Angry
TagsFactory, Girlfriend, Hip Hop Music, Mother, Performer, Slums, Trailer Park

8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy and Mekhi Phifer.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith

Stephanie Smith

David 'Future' Porter

Cheddar Bob

Sol George

Janeane

Larry Hudson
Bouncer

Lil' Tic

Mike Bell
Shorty Mike

DJ Head
Battle DJ

Greg Buehl

Lily Smith

Mary Hannigan
Mrs. Helgeland

Papa Doc

Lyckety-Splyt

Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove
Lotto

Na'Keya Snoddy
Papa Doc's Girl

Malik Barnhardt
Moochie

Day Golfin
Day

Allen Adams
Omar

Hom
Parking Lot Rapper #1

Parking Lot Rapper #2

Njeri Earth
Parking Lot Rapper #3

Jennifer Kitchen
Willing Girl

Kyla Womack
Alex's Friend

Melissa Zaglanikzny
Christine

Rockey Black
Rocky

Craig Chandler
Paul

Paul Bates
Manny

Miz-Korona
Female Lunch Truck Rapper

Male Lunch Truck Rapper

Joe Lee Patton

Steven Monroe
Plant Worker

John Smith Jr.
Lobby Security Guard

Venicia Foreman
WJLB Receptionist

Waverly W. Alford II
Big O

Bushman
WJLB Disc Jockey

Adam Brook
Roy Darucher

Dave Daniels
Chin Tiki Club Goer

Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane - Age 8

Chin Tiki Club Goer

Jason Jarchow
Bartender

Kei Leong
Shelter Nightclub Goer

Annie Johnson

Russell Rabb
Bathroom Thug

Sara Stokes (actress)
Girl in Crowd

Steve Van Hee
Chin Tiki Club Goer

Director

Writer

Scott Silver

Producer

Carol Fenelon
executive producer

Gregory Goodman
executive producer

producer

producer

producer

Stuart Parr
co-producer

Paul Rosenberg
executive producer

James Whitaker
executive producer

Original Music

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Cinematographer

Rodrigo Prieto
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Editor

Craig Kitson
-

Jay Rabinowitz
-

Casting Director

Mali Finn
-

Production Designer

Philip Messina
-

Art Director

Kevin Kavanaugh
-

Set Decorator

Kristen Toscano Messina
-

Costume Designer

Mark Bridges
-

Makeup Department

Matiki Anoff
key makeup artist

Jane English
body makeup artist: Ms. Basinger

Camille Friend
key hair stylist

Erma Kent
hair stylist supervisor

Winnye Knight
assistant makeup artist

Donald Mowat
makeup supervisor

Ronnie Specter
makeup artist: Ms. Bassinger

Mitchell Stone
hair stylist: Ms. Basinger

Kymber Blake
daily assistant makeup artist

Kimberley Kirkpatrick
daily assistant makeup artist

Brandi Mitchell
assistant hair stylist

Valli O'Reilly
makeup artist: Ms. Basinger

Production Manager

Mary Courtney
unit production manager

Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor

Zane Weiner
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Eric Heffron
first assistant director

Michael J. Moore
second assistant director

David K. Riebel
second second assistant director

Jason Cox
second second assistant director

Art Department

Thomas Betts
set designer

Mike Bomar
set painter

Richard Boris
head greensman

Shane Buckallew
plaster foreman

John Bullard
gang boss propmaker

Sophie Carlhian
set decorating buyer

William Rob Chalk
set dressing foreman

Darien N. D'Alfonso
scenic artist

Keni Davis
signwriter

Bill Duffin
gang boss propmaker

Michael Jon Duffin
gang boss propmaker

Louie Esparza
set painter

Robert Fidalgo
labor foreman

Gerard Forrest
construction foreman

Hank Giardina
paint supervisor

William Gideon
construction foreman

Nickolas Gilbert
set dresser

Aaron C. Holden Jr.
assistant property master

Bruce Johnson
set painter

Bryan Johnson
set painter

Elizabeth Keenan
set dresser

Bud Kucia
welder

Charles Lawson
set dresser

Steven B. Melton
property master

Joe Miller
propmaker

John Moore
construction buyer

Lance Newton
propmaker

Mary O'Brien
set painter

Harry E. Otto
set designer

Jim Paniagua
construction toolman

Larry Paulus
propmaker

Beth Peterson
set dresser

Troy Alan Peters
set dresser

Paul Richards
leadman

Neil Rust
set painter

Jerry Sanders
set dresser

Robert Schleinig
set dresser

Chris Snyder
construction coordinator

Dale Snyder
gang boss propmaker

Nicole Sylvester
art department coordinator

Joshua Weil
set painter

Tracy Turner Weil
set painter

Paul Williamson
set dresser

Curtis Yackel
gang boss propmaker

Chris Zimmerman
stand-by painter

Kevin Dalton
conceptual artists

Marc Gabbana
storyboard artist

Brad Good
props

Guy Hietala
painter gang boss

Melody Miller
assistant property master

Mark Robert Taylor
art department assistant

Sound Department

Richard Adrian
sound effects editor

Nancy Barker
first assistant sound editor

Ron Bartlett
sound re-recording mixer

Eric Bretter
sound recordist

Stephanie Brown
assistant sound editor

Rick Canelli
adr recordist

Gail Carroll-Coe
utility sound technician

Dane A. Davis
supervising sound editor

William R. Dean
assistant sound editor

Thom 'Coach' Ehle
sound consultant: Dolby

Julia Evershade
supervising sound editor

Stephanie Flack
supervising dialogue editor

Paul Hackner
assistant sound editor

Eddie Kim
assistant sound editor

Andrew Lackey
supervising foley editor

Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer

Mark R. La Pointe
sound recordist

Mark Larry
sound effects editor

Danny Michael
production sound mixer

Joe Milner
sound effects editor

Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr recording mixer

John Roesch
foley artist

Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator

Mark Smith
sound re-recording mixer

foley editor

Christopher Eakins
sound effects

John Marquis
sound effects

Noel McIntosh
assistant sound editor

James Azizi Penny
group adr

Victoria Rose Sampson
dialogue editor

Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist

Special Effects

Jim Baker
special effects assistant

Sam Barkan
special effects assistant

Ryan Evans
special effects assistant

Rodman Kiser
special effects foreman

Frank Krenmuller
special effects assistant

John D. Milinac
special effects coordinator

Don Parson
special effects assistant

Thomas J. Ridgen
special effects assistant

John Rigden
special effects assistant

Michael Kay
special effects technician

David Waszak
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Chris Crowell
digital compositor

John R. Ellis
digital cleanup artist

Steven Emmert
optical compositor: THDX

Thomas Mathai
digital cleanup artist

James D. Tittle
digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Stunts

Clayton J. Barber
stunt double

David Barrett
stunts

Kiante Elam
stunts

Kofi Elam
stunts

James Fierro
stunts

Willie Green
stunts

stunt coordinator

John 'Punch' Lewis
stunts

Richard Lexsee
stunts

Larry C. Tankson
stunts

T.J. White
stunt double: Michael Shannon, stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Mark David Adler
video assist technician

Michael W. Anderson
lighting technician

Robert Baumgartner
chief lighting technician

Carl Blair
grip

Glenn Brown
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Matt Cantu
rigging electrician

Jesse Cecchini
rigging electrician

Michael J. Conner
lighting technician

Dave De Brincat
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Michael Duarte
grip

Brad Fanfalone
camera loader

Ryan Floyd
grip

Donald Glenn
dolly grip

Ron Glenn
second company grip

Joel Hale
rigging electrician

Brad Irvin
lighting technician

Gary Jay
camera operator

Glenn Kaplan
second assistant camera

Mark Karavite
Steadicam operator

Brian Kelly
grip

Michael Kelly
lighting technician

Dean M. King
first company grip

Kenny King
grip

Brad Knopf
rigging electrician

Jay Levy
first assistant camera

David 'Louie' Lukasik
lighting technician

Patrick Pask
camera operator: "b" camera

Todd Piepenbrok
best boy rigging grip

Eli Reed
still photographer

Jim Rogers
lighting technician

Tom Rondot
electrician

Anthony 'Spike' Simms
rigging gaffer

Bill Summers
grip

Don Sustrich
grip

Peter Walts
assistant chief lighting technician

Scott Zuckerberg
rigging electrician

Trevor Carroll-Coe
film loader

Michael Chamberlain
additional rigging electrician

William Eichler
additional second assistant camera

Scott Ghrist
lighting assistant

Matthew Haskins
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Chris Milani
electrician

Vinny Walsh
electrician

Casting Department

Mindy Bazar
casting associate

Barbara Harris
voice casting

Stacy Opalewski
casting assistant

Sharat Raju
casting assistant

David Rapaport
casting assistant

Deedra Ricketts
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John Casey
costume supervisor

Lizzie Cook
costumer

Alix Friedberg
costumer

Sukari McGill
costumer

Donna O'Neal
costumer: Ms. Basinger

Christine Orth
key costumer

Barnaby Smith
costumer

Marianna Harrison
wardrobe assistant

Bernadine Vida
costume stitcher

Editorial Department

John Peter Bernardo
assistant editor

Steve Bowen
digital color timer

Aaron Brock
assistant editor

M. Wilson Burdorff
post-production assistant

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Richard Conkling
first assistant editor: film

Liza D. Espinas
assistant editor

Katie Hedrich
second assistant editor

Cecilia Hyoun
first assistant editor: avid

Matt Mayer
first assistant editor: avid

Eric O. Schusterman
first assistant editor: film

Angus Spottiswoode
second assistant editor

Kenny Becker
color timer

Carole Cowley
digital intermediate producer

Ben Estrada
digital colorist assistant

Amy Tompkins
digital intermediate editor

Music Department

music arranger, additional composer

Carol Fenelon
music supervisor

Carlton Kaller
music editor

Steven King
music engineer , music arranger

Debra Mannis-Gardner
music clearance

Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures

Luis Resto
music arranger, additional composer

Robert Schaper
supervising music engineer

David Raymond
music playback

Gary Raymond
music playback

Transportation Department

Linda Barnes
driver

Larry Cumeralto
driver

Patrick Dougherty
transportation captain

Kenneth Fistler
driver

John Gerhard
driver

Norbert Grzywacz
driver

Christian Hoerger
driver

Kurt Knudsen
driver

Pat McCartney
driver

Dennis McCleod
driver

Frank Morreale
driver

Lee Nicholson
driver

Thomas Rexa
driver

Vince Riggle
transportation captain

Marc Scott
transportation coordinator

Ken Stevens
driver

Jaime Trujillo
driver

Michael A. Williams
driver

Charles Wolschlager
driver

Dave Zugaj
driver

Gina August
driver

Other Crew

Kokayi Ampah
location manager

Kevin Baker
assistant: Mr. Hanson and Ms. Fenelon

Jody Beaudin
first assistant accountant

Ralph Bertelle
production office coordinator

Jamie Biehl
production secretary

cast associate

Robert C. Bonnell
production assistant

Ron Bozymowski
production assistant

Felecia Hatcher Brown
production assistant

Michael J. Burmeister
location manager

Eva Z. Cabrera
script supervisor

Kathleen Callahan
craft service

Lanei Chapman
adr voice: Click

Jason Cox
production assistant

Kim Crabb
production assistant

Django Craig
adr voice: Click

Anna Culp
assistant: Mr. Grazer

Mike Grady
production assistant

Shannon Hamed
production office coordinator

Todd Havern
production assistant

Pamela Hilse
assistant production coordinator

Paula S. Hudson
first aid

Anthony Jackson
production assistant

Eric Jackson
production assistant

Loki Jordan
adr voice: Click

Dara Kartz
assistant: Mr. Rosenberg

Erin Kelly
first aid

Marc Labelle
logistics coordinator: Eminem

Ted Leonard
production assistant

Tali Lipa
production accountant

Terence Mathews
adr voice: Click

James Maull
post-production accountant

Carol McConnaughey
unit publicist

Jason McGuire
assistant: Mr. Iovine

Roy McMullen
production assistant

Guy Morrison
production assistant

Hilton Napoleon
security advisor

Lionel Nealy
production assistant

Todd Nesbitt
assistant: Mr. Whitaker

Liz Probst
payroll accountant

Scott Puckett
assistant: Mr. Goodman

Cheo Ramsey
production assistant

Ginger Ramsey-Grippe
assistant: Mr. Iovine

Miguel Raya
assistant: Mr. Grazer

Maria Rodriguez
production assistant

J.T. Rogers
production assistant

Jerrell Skinner
production secretary

Michael A. Sluder
production assistant

Jeffery Sudz
production assistant

Zak Szyszko
production assistant

Nancy Tarr-Wager
assistant: Mr. Hanson and Ms. Fenelon

Carson Taylor
projectionist assistant

Mark Taylor
production assistant

Marta Tomkiw
production assistant

Harold Turel
dailies projectionist

Richard Turel
dailies projectionist

Patrick Wager
production assistant

Mitchell Waxman
assistant: Mr. Hanson and Ms. Fenelon

Marvin Williams
key set production assistant

David L. Wolfson
location manager

Dawn Zoltek
production assistant

Cynthia Blaise
dialect coach: Mekhi Phifer

Mark Chambers
production safety

Kylee Fagan
stand-in: "Lily"

Karen Golden
additional script supervisor

Nancy Haecker
assistant location manager

Marisol Jiménez
construction accountant

voice-over

Peter Martorano
location manager

Anthony Morrison
production assistant

Kelly Morrison
production assistant

George A. Parker
technical supervisor: preview

David Rumble
location assistant

Jennifer Secord
stand-in: "Alex"

Aricka Shuck
photo double: Kim Basinger, photo double

Steve Van Hee
production assistant

Thomas Zambeck
production assistant

Thanks

Craig G
special thanks

Maurice Malone
special thanks

Production Company

Imagine Entertainment
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Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG
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Distributor

Universal Pictures

Filmes Lusomundo

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Universal Home Entertainment
,

Universal Home Video
,

Universal Pictures Benelux

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Veronica

Miscellaneous

Boyd Reliant Services
location security

Click
adr voice group

Danetracks
sound post-production

Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production

EFilm
digital mastering

Gearbox Sound and Vision
additional ProTools systems supplied by

Hart Medical
emergency medical services

Imagine Entertainment
presents

Interscope Records
soundtrack released by

J.L. Fisher
camera dollies

Mario's Catering
catering

Mid America Cine Support
grip and lighting equipment, expendables, generators

New Center Stamping
thanks

Pacific Title
main and end titles

Pivotal Post
telecine by

Playback Technologies
24 frame video playback

R & S Security
location security

RPM Group
promotion and marketing

Rocky Mountain Motion Pictures
cameras and lenses

Shady Records
soundtrack available on

Skyline Entertainment
publicity

UMG Soundtracks
soundtrack released by

Universal Pictures
presents






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