Lions for Lambs (2007)


Lions for Lambs
Release Date22 October 2007
Budget$35,000,000
US Box Office$15,000,000
TaglineIf you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything
GenreDrama, War
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsClaremont, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Drama, Ensemble Film
ThemesIntersecting Lives, On the Campaign Trail, Members of the Press, Teachers and Students
TonesMatter-of-Fact, Cerebral, Poignant, Reflective, Meditative
TagsAfghanistan, Congress, Journalist, Politician, Professor, War On Terrorism

Lions for Lambs is a 2007 American drama film about the connection between a platoon of United States soldiers in Afghanistan, a U.S. senator, a reporter, and a California college professor. It stars Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, and Robert Redford. It was the first Cruise/Wagner Productions film since the company joined with United Artists subsequent to Cruise's falling out with Paramount Pictures in 2006.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Professor Stephen Malley

Janine Roth

Senator Jasper Irving

Ernest Rodriguez

Todd Hayes

Lt. Col. Falco

ANX Editor

Arian Finch

Larry Bates
Soldier

Christopher May
Soldier

David Pease
Soldier

Heidi Janson
Soldier

George Back
Student

Student

Bo Brown
Student

Student

Samantha Carro
Student

Christopher Jordan
Student

Angela Stefanelli
Student

John Brently Reynolds
Skinny

Paula Rhodes
Summer - ANX News Reporter

Muna Otaru
Nervous Student

Clay Wilcox
Crew Chief

Sarayu Rao
Senator Irving's Receptionist

Young Assistant

Richard Burns
Senate Employee

Kevin Collins
Ranger

Candace Moon
Fate

Chris Hoffman
Bully Dog

Skin Care Consultant

Jennifer Sommerfield
Talk Show Host #1

Wynonna Smith
Talk Show Host #2

Babar Peerzada
Afghan Fighter

Wade Harlan
Helicopter Pilot

Paul Adams
Helicopter Pilot

Michael Peoples
Veteran Soldier

Michael Ahl
Visitor at Vietnam Memorial

Lawrence Broughton
Soldier

Elise Jackson
Student

Richard Kreps
Ranger Lt.

Rick Margaritov
Waiter

Talia Montgomery
Journalist

Robert-Allen Reynolds
Mute Student

Director

Writer

Matthew Michael Carnahan

Producer

Matthew Michael Carnahan
producer

Tracy Falco
producer

Andrew Hauptman
producer

Bill Holderman
associate producer

Daniel Lupi
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Philippe Rousselot

Editor

Joe Hutshing
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Casting Director

Avy Kaufman
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Production Designer

Jan Roelfs
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Art Director

François Audouy

Set Decorator

Leslie A. Pope

Costume Designer

Mary Zophres
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Makeup Department

Mustaque M. Ashrafi
makeup artist

Lois Burwell
makeup artist: Mr. Crusie

Leo Corey Castellano
makeup department head

Gabriel De Cunto
makeup artist

J. Roy Helland
hair stylist: Ms. Streep, makeup artist: Ms. Streep

Corey Hill
hair stylist

Dennis Liddiard
makeup artist: Mr. Redford

Bunny Parker
hair department head

Terrie Velasquez
hair stylist: Mr. Cruise

Roxy D'Alonzo
makeup artist

Kenny Myers
makeup artist

Production Manager

Daniel Lupi
unit production manager

Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor

Nancy Swenton
production supervisor: Washington D.C.

Will Weiske
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dan Bradley
second unit director

Jenny Nolan
second second assistant director

Adam Somner
first assistant director

Ian Stone
second assistant director

Mike Topoozian
additional first assistant director

Art Department

Russell R. Anderson
leadman

Scott Bauer
assistant property master

Lester Bays
prop maker

Jerrold F. Brooks
propmaker foreperson

Jeff Brown
greens foreperson

John Chichester
set designer

Liz Chiz
buyer

Gary Clark
paint foreman

Brad Curry
drapemaster

Roderick Curry
labor foreman

John David Diersing
propmaker gang boss

Michael Diersing
construction coordinator

Josh Ian Elliott
on-set dresser

Howard Fannon
assistant property master

Jeff Frost
model maker

Raymond Gibbs
laborer gang boss

Rick Glenn
set dresser

Jason Hadley
set dresser

Scott E. Handt
construction buyer

Jourdan Henderson
art department coordinator

Jim C. Johnson
set dresser

Charles Kern
stand-by painter

Rafael López
signwriter

P.K. MacCarthy
storyboard artist

Steven B. Melton
property master

David Mitchell
set dresser

Jaime Naranjo
laborer

Janine McEwen Newell
construction accountant

Vlad Pelinovschi
propmaker gang boss

Erik Polczwartek
set dresser

Brent Regan
construction foreperson

David Rushing
sculptor

Nicholas Rymond
set dresser

Clint Schultz
graphic designer

Maya Shimoguchi
assistant art director

Keith Stalker
propmaker gang boss

Mark Robert Taylor
set decorating coordinator

Svetlana Tesnes
art department production assistant

Phillip Thoman
on-set dresser

Jeremy Thompson
property assistant: additional photography

Daniel Turk
construction coordinator: additional photography

David Tye
sculptor

Jesse Valdez
painter

Jonathan Vizcarro
laborer gang boss

Thomas White
propmaker foreperson

Eddie Grisco
set dresser

J. Bryan Holloway
sculptor

Lance Larson
assistant property master

Bao-Uy Luu
graphic artist

Frank McEldowney
greensman

Samuel J. Tell
buyer

Louis Zamora
labor foreman

Sound Department

digital sound transferer

David Boulton
adr mixer

Christopher Boyes
sound re-recording mixer

Rick Canelli
adr recordist

John Countryman
digital sound transferer

Edwin Dunkley
video services

Sean England
foley recordist

Frank E. Eulner
sound designer

Andre Fenley
assistant supervising sound editor

Carl Fischer
boom operator

Doug Ford
engineering services

Brian Gallagher
adr recordist

Pascal Garneau
foley editor

Michael Gerbes
adr mixer

Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer

Jonathan Greber
digital sound transferer

J.R. Grubbs
sound effects editor

Ann Hadsell
adr mixer

Ellen Heuer
foley artist

Lora Hirschberg
sound re-recording mixer

Petur Hliddal
sound mixer

David Hunter
digital editorial services

Richard Hymns
supervising sound editor

Leff Lefferts
digital editorial services

Howard London
adr mixer

David Lucarelli
adr recordist

Alan Mays
engineering services

Marilyn McCoppen
dialogue editor

Jeremy Molod
dialogue assistant

Steve Morris
engineering services

Peggy Names
utility sound technician

Nathan Nance
machine room operator

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

Charleen Richards
adr mixer

Frank Rinella
foley mixer

Philip Rogers
adr recordist

Ronald G. Roumas
machine room operator

Tony Sereno
sound mix technician

Daniel Sperry
sound consultant: Dolby

Ewa Sztompke
dialogue editor

Denise Thorpe
foley artist

John Torrijos
video services

Jana Vance
foley artist

Zadran Wali
adr artist

Kerry Dean Williams
additional adr editor

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
adr supervisor

Derek Casari
adr engineer

Zach Martin
sound recordist

Julio Serna
dub supervisor

Clint Smith
sound recordist

Special Effects

David Blitstein
special effects set foreperson

Steve Cremin
special effects coordinator

Christian Eubank
special effects technician

Scott Garcia
pyrotechnician

Roland Hathaway
snow effects foreperson

R.J. Hohman
special effects technician

Nick Karas
special effects technician

Bill Lee
special effects foreperson

Lee McConnell
special effects shop foreperson

Brandon K. McLaughlin
special effects technician

Jesse Noel
motion base foreperson

David M. Sterner
special effects technician

Dan Yeager
special effects technician

Dennis Yeager II
special effects technician

Robert Cole
special effects

Mark Noel
motion base foreman

Durk Tyndall
special effects

Visual Effects

Dan Akers
digital artist: ILM

Evrim Akyilmaz
visual effects technical director: Tweak Films

Jon Alexander
digital artist: ILM

Kevin Arthur
research and development/technical support: ILM

Okan Ataman
digital artist: ILM

Lance Baetkey
digital artist: ILM

Jerome Bakum
assistant visual effects editor: ILM

Chris Balog
digital artist: ILM

Kevin Bell
digital artist: ILM

Jason Billington
digital artist: ILM

Duncan Blackman
digital artist: ILM

John Blausey
visual effects production support: ILM

Michael Bogen
2D compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Dan Bornstein
visual effects technical director: Tweak Films

Patrick Brennan
digital artist: ILM

Jill Brooks
visual effects production support: ILM

Chantell Brown
visual effects production support: ILM

John Campuzano
visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Andrea Caretta
3D artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Daniel Cavey
visual effects coordinator: ILM

Charmaine Chan
visual effects production support: ILM

Hui Ling Chang
visual effects production support: ILM

Dylan Coates
research and development/technical support: ILM

Grady Cofer
visual effects supervisor: ILM

Brian Connor
digital artist: ILM

Michael Conte
compositing supervisor: ILM

Dennis Cooper
visual effects production support: ILM

Jill Daly
research and development/technical support: ILM

Jeff Doran
digital artist: ILM

Janeen Elliott
digital artist: ILM

Anna Fields
visual effects coordinator: Tweak Films

Dave Fogler
digital artist: ILM

Mark Freund
visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Rahul Galwankar
lead rotoscope artist

Rene Garcia
digital artist: ILM

Andrew Gardner
visual effects technical director: Tweak Films

Angela Giannoni
digital artist: ILM

Alex Gitler
compositor: Tweak Films

Susan Greenhow
visual effects producer: ILM

Joseph Grossberg
visual effects producer, visual effects supervisor

Maureen Healy
2D compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Phillip Hoffman
visual effects producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Zain Homer
digital artist: ILM

Michael Honrada
digital artist: ILM

Jim Hourihan
research and development supervisor: Tweak Films

Shirley Hsiao
visual effects production support: ILM

Amanda Instone
digital painter: Tweak Films, roto artist: Tweak Films

Ryan Jones
digital artist: ILM

Paul Kavanagh
animation supervisor: ILM

Patrick Keenan
2D compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Jennifer Law Stump
2D compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Lorraine LeBer
visual effects production support: ILM

Gretchen Libby
visual effects executive producer: ILM

Scott Liedtka
visual effects supervisor: Tweak Films

Noll Linsangan
digital artist: ILM

Jennifer MacKenzie
digital artist: ILM

Tia L. Marshall
digital artist: ILM

Morris May
lead visual effects technical director: Tweak Films

Will McCoy
digital artist: ILM

Roni McKinley
senior staff: Tweak Films

Jim Milton
research and development/technical support: ILM

Jack Mongovan
digital artist: ILM

Josh Mossotti
3D artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Timothy Mueller
digital artist: ILM

Kelly Mulherron
research and development/technical support: ILM

Lee Nelson
3D artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Jim O'Hagan
2D compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Maggie Oh
digital artist: ILM

Anthony Pitone
visual effects editor: ILM

Jason Porter
digital artist: ILM

Edward Quintero
digital artist: ILM

Steve Rawlins
digital artist: ILM

Spencer Reynolds
digital artist: ILM

Janis Robertson
research and development/technical support: ILM

Michael Root
compositing supervisor: Tweak Films

Seth Rosenthal
senior staff: Tweak Films

Jesse Russell
compositor: Tweak Films

Barry Safley
digital artist: ILM

Nicole Samarron
digital compositor: Tweak Films, roto artist: Tweak Films

Mike Sanders
digital artist: ILM

Paul Sharpe
digital artist: ILM

Kirk Shimano
digital artist: ILM

Daniel Slavin
digital artist: ILM

Todd R. Smith
compositor: Tweak Films

Kevin Sprout
digital production supervisor: ILM

Jon Stern
visual effects executive producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Chris Stoski
digital matte painting supervisor: ILM

Alex Tang
visual effects production support: ILM

Chad Taylor
digital artist: ILM

Alex Tropiec Jr.
digital artist: ILM

Michael Van Eps
digital paint and roto lead: ILM

Todd Vaziri
digital artist: ILM

David Washburn
lead layout artist: ILM

Talmage Watson
digital artist: ILM

Bob Wiatr
2D compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Eric Withee
on-set visual effects coordinator

Keiji Yamaguchi
digital artist: ILM

David Yee
digital artist: ILM

Mark Youngren
digital artist: ILM

Dean Yurke
digital artist: ILM

Erik Behar
visual effects technical director: Tweak Films

Janice Body
digital image restorer

Mathias Frodin
digital compositor

Brian Hanable
digital effects compositor: Pacific Title

Tom Lamb
digital compositor

Doug Luberts
production technology specialist: ILM

Thomas Mathai
data manager

Leigh McCarthy
visual effects production assistant: ILM

Josh Paller
technical assistant

Courtney Ward
visual effects coordinator: ILM

Chris Zapara
visual effects: previz

Stunts

Brian Avery
stunt performer

Charles Croughwell
stunt coordinator

Roel Failma
stunt performer

Clay Donahue Fontenot
stunt performer

Sean Graham
stunt performer

Toby Holguin
stunt performer, stunt double: Michael Pena

Billy Morts
stunt performer

Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunt performer

Myke Schwartz
stunts, stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

James Babineaux
assistant chief electrician

Bryan Booth
dimmer board operator

Greg Cantrell
rigging electrician

Dan Carpluk
grip

Xiomara Comrie
second assistant camera

Briewen Corry
grip

Robert Dean Dowling
rigging electrician

Jimmy Ellis
assistant chief lighting technician: additional photography

Jack English
chief lighting technician

Albert Frigone
film loader

Thomas Gibson
key grip: additional photography

Chris Haarhoff
camera operator: additional photography

Gene Hara
electrician

Darryl Humber
dolly grip

David James
still photographer

April Kelley
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Gary Kelso
grip

Chris Kieffer
video graphics

Mark La Bonge
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Thomas E. Lee
rigging grip

Bob Leitelt
key rigging grip

Dennis J. Lootens
rigging gaffer

Stephen B. Martinez
rigging electrician

Valentine Marvel
additional first camera assistant

Bruce McCleery
chief lighting technician: additional photography

Johnny Medeiros
video assist operator

Phil Meheux
additional director of photography

Daniel Mindel
director of photography: additional photography

Juan Morse
electrician

Jason Newton
grip

Sean J. O'Shea
second assistant camera

James H. Pair III
electrician

Simone Perusse
electrician

Rick Rader
key grip: additional photography

Mark Rappaport
rigging electrician

C. Alan Rawlins
key grip

Pamela Rittelmeyer
first assistant camera

Felix Rivera
best boy rigging gaffer

Riko Schatke
best boy grip

Charles Smith
best boy rigging grip

Joshua Stern
electrician

Mark T. Stockwell Sr.
rigging grip

Stephen Thorp
electrician

Dempsey Tillman
video assist operator

Rick Whitfield
video graphics supervisor

Kenneth J. Appel
electrian

Rusty Gardner
video assist operator: Washington, DC

R. Dana Harlow
grip

Tom Howard
grip

Andy Kessler
assistant camera: re-shoots

Jesse Mather
lighting technician

Robert J. Reilly
rigging grip foreman

David Schmalz
second video assist operator

Brian Scotti
lighting technician

Hannes Steixner
rigging grip

Joseph D. Urbanczyk
additional camera operator

Casting Department

Tracy Dixon
background casting

Elizabeth Greenberg
casting associate

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting

David Kramer
background casting associate

Leeba Zakharov
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

costume supervisor: additional photography

Lori DeLapp
costume supervisor

Jenny Eagan
assistant costume designer

Diana Edgmon
costumer

Delia Hauser
costumer

Ryan Lennon
wardrobe production assistant

David Page
key costumer

Corrine Larson
costumer

Editorial Department

David Bilow
associate editor

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Rachel Galbraith
post-production assistant

Eileen Godoy
digital intermediate producer: EFilm

Paul Hirsch
additional editor

Mike Jackson
assistant editor

Chris Jensen
digital colorist assistant: EFilm

Caleb LeBrun
post-production assistant

Yvan Lucas
colorist: EFilm

Jim Passon
color timer: laboratory

Amy Pawlowski
digital intermediate editor: EFilm

Kate Ridgway
post-production assistant

Jonathan Schwartz
assistant editor

Justin Worthington
digital intermediate production assistant: EFilm

Music Department

Bill Abbott
music editor

Margaret Batjer
concert mistress

Danny Bramson
music consultant

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Adam Michalak
score recording assistant

Tim Morrison
musician: trumpet soloist

Shawn Murphy
score recordist, scoring mixer

Mike Nowak
conductor

Cindy O'Connor
assistant: Mark Isham

Tyler Parkinson
electronic pre-recordist, composer: stock music

Conrad Pope
orchestrator

Jasper Randall
choir contractor, choir conductor

Peter Rotter
orchestra contractor

Nan Schwartz
orchestrator

Andrew Shulman
musician: cello soloist

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Erik Swanson
score recording assistant

Clifford J. Tasner
orchestrator

Bryan Clements
scoring crew

Mark Eshelman
scoring crew

Mark Graham
music librarian

Greg Loskorn
scoring technician

Transportation Department

John A. Brubaker
transportation consultant

Dan E. Collier
driver

Richard Denson
driver

Tony Fonseca
driver

Marco Lupi
driver

Frank McGonagle
driver

Aaron McKissick
transportation captain

A.J. Mink Jr.
transportation captain

Timothy Sheehan
driver

Kristen Wadsworth
driver

Candice Wang
driver

David Wang
transportation coordinator

John Willoth
driver

Other Crew

Jerry Adams
stand-in

Kimberly Aguirre
payroll accountant

Steve Berens
animal wrangler

Amanda Brand
unit publicist

J. Chan Claggett
location manager: Washington D.C.

Kevin Collins
military advisor

Demelza Cronin
assistant production coordinator

Reginaldo Dominguez
office production assistant

Lindsay Dougherty
accounting clerk

Michelle Dunton
script researcher: Now Clear This! Research

Antonio Evans
medic

Jay Floyd
clearance administrator: Now Clear This!

Thomas W. Foster
medic

Ginny Galloway
production coordinator: Washington D.C.

Edgar Garcia
chef: For Stars Catering

Marco Garcia
chef assistant: For Stars Catering

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
script supervisor: additional photography

Jennifer Gerber
assistant: Ms. Falco

Bernie Granados
medic

Casey Green
computer/video playback operator

Josh Harris
assistant: Mr. Cruise

James Henderson
stand-in

Andre Hernandez
chef assistant: For Stars Catering

Elizabeth Himelstein
dialect coach

Jonathan Hook
location manager

Julie Janney
stand-in

Thomas Johnston
script supervisor

William Jorgenson
key assistant location manager

Donna Kail
assistant: Mr. Redford

Jamie Kemp
chef assistant: For Stars Catering

Mike Lane
client services

Jennifer P. Luther
post-production accountant: Goldcrest , first assistant accountant

Georgina Marquis
production coordinator

Randall Maxwell
office production assistant

Rachel McIntyre
set production assistant

Gregory Metcalf-Hall
second assistant accountant

Gordon Ng
client services

Bill Oaks
second assistant accountant

Diogo Picchi
stand-in

Eva Porter
client services

Charlie Portillo
chef assistant: For Stars Catering

Bryant Powell
stand-in

Sam Purkin
computer consultant

Justin Ritson
set production assistant

Brett Robinson
key set production assistant

Chris Rockwell
stand-in

Renee Russo
accountant: post-production sound

Charlie Scott
craft service

Charlie E. Scott Jr.
craft service

Steven Scott
craft service assistant

Corey Sklov
special projects supervisor

Anthony Tellenbach
security coordinator

George D. Thomas
assistant location manager

Martin Trees
stand-in

Jodi Tripi
researcher: archival and stock footage

Beth Vitallo
assistant: Mr. Hauptman

Dr. David Washington
senate technical consultant

Connie Wethington
assistant: Mr. Redford

Kori E. Wilson
assistant: Ms. Streep

Frank D. Woodward
chef: For Stars Catering

Lila Yacoub
production consultant

Ryan Young
set production assistant

Stuart Raven Barter
location scout

Gavin J. Behrman
production auditor

Cordell Capone Chambers
layout board

Katherine Dorrer
location scout: Washington D.C.

Sam Ennis
key craft service

Fahim Fazli
adr voice

Julio Ferrario
creative director: main titles

Pamela B. Green
producer: main and end titles

Logan Hard
post-production accounting clerk

Scott Koche
set production assistant

Cary Sato Lee
craft service

Keri Moorhouse
assistant production coordinator: re-shoots, production secretary

James Notari
production assistant

Steve Oppenheim
production assistant

Nicholas Ozog
set production assistant

May Tam
set production assistant: Washington DC

Scott Trimble
location scout

Shaun Young
researcher

Zoe Aimee Zaitzeff
production assistant

Thanks

Marsha Feldman
special thanks

Tim Miller
special thanks

special thanks

Cletus Page
special thanks

Dennis Rice
special thanks

Jodi Strong
special thanks

Production Company

Andell Entertainment
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Brat Na Pont Productions
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Cruise/Wagner Productions
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United Artists
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Wildwood Enterprises
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Distributor

20th Century Fox Australia

20th Century Fox Netherlands

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox de Argentina

20th Century Fox of Germany

Gemini Film

MGM Home Entertainment

MGM-International Dist.

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Special Effects

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Tweak Films

Pacific Title and Art Studio

Illusion Arts

New Deal Studios

Pacific Title

Miscellaneous

20th Century Fox Studios
adr studio

American Playback Images (I)
archival and stock footage courtesy of

Armies of the World
costumes and props

Armytrucks
military vehicles

Berliner Synchron Wenzel Lüdecke
adr studio

C-SPAN Archives
archival and stock footage courtesy of

Casting Associates
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies

Cinelease
lighting equipment

DeLuxe Laboratories
color

Deluxe Digital Media
dailies telecine

EFilm
digital intermediate

Efootage
archival and stock footage courtesy of

Film Finance
completion guaranty

Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
production insurance

Footage Bank
archival and stock footage courtesy of

For Stars Catering
catering

Giorgio Armani
costumes: selected wardrobe for Mr. Cruise

Global Entertainment Partners
Avids provided by

J.L. Fisher
camera support

Jo Anne Kane Music Services
music preparation

Kleinberg, Lopez, Lange, Cuddy, Edel & Klein
production counsel

Movie Movers
trailers

NBC News Archives
archival and stock footage courtesy of

Now Clear This! Research
script research

Now Clear This!
clearances

PIC Agency
main and end titles designed by

Pacific Title
opticals

Panavision Remote Systems
remote cranes and heads

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Photolibrary Group
archival and stock footage courtesy of

Reel Security
location security

Scarlet Letters
end titles

Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services

Sony Pictures Stock Footage
stock footage

Sony Pictures Studios
adr studio, archival and stock footage courtesy of , music recorded and mixed at

Sound One Corporation
adr studio

Steve Berens' Animals of Distinction
animal wrangler

Thought Equity
archival and stock footage courtesy of

Universal Studios Sound Facilities
adr studio

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack

Warner Bros. Studio Facilities
adr studio






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