The Ladykillers (2004)
| Release Date | 26 March 2004 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $40,000,000 |
| Tagline | The greatest criminal minds of all time have finally met their match. |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Vietnamese |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Black Comedy, Crime Comedy |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Nothing Goes Right, Cons and Scams, Perfect Crime, Unlikely Criminals |
| Tones | Stylized, Ironic, Quirky, Macabre, Madcap |
| Tags | Boarding House, Casino, Choir, Church, Crime Ring, Heist, Music Group, Riverboat, Robbery |
The Ladykillers is a 2004 black comedy film directed, written and produced by the Coen brothers and stars Tom Hanks, with a supporting cast that includes J. K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst and Irma P. Hall. It is based on the 1955 Ealing comedy of the same name.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lyne Odums
Rosalie Funthes
Walter K. Jordan
Elron
George Anthony Bell
Preacher
Hallie Singleton
Craft Service
Robert Baker
Quarterback
Amad Jackson
Doughnut Gangster
Paula Martin
Gawain's Mama
Te Te Benn
Gawain's Sister
Khalil East
Gawain's Brother
Nita Norris
Tea Lady
Vivian Smallwood
Tea Lady
Maryn Tasco
Tea Lady
Muriel Whitaker
Tea Lady
Jessie Bailey
Tea Lady
Louisa Abernathy
Church Voice
Mildred Dumas
Church Voice
Mi Mi Green-Fann
Church Voice
Maurice Watson
Othar
Michael Dotson
Angry Football Fan
Director
Writer
William Rose
Producer
John Cameron
co-producer
David Diliberto
associate producer
Robert Graf
associate producer
Tom Jacobson
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Editor
Casting Director
Ellen Chenoweth
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Production Designer
Dennis Gassner
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Art Director
Richard L. Johnson
Set Decorator
Nancy Haigh
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Costume Designer
Mary Zophres
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Makeup Department
Paul LeBlanc
hair designer
Amy Schmiederer
key makeup artist
Ron Snyder
assistant makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke
key makeup artist
Linda Villalobos
key hair stylist
Bryan Whisnant
assistant hair stylist
Cleve Gunderman
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
John Cameron
unit production manager
Karen Ruth Getchell
production supervisor
Robert Graf
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Dress
second second assistant director
Betsy Magruder
first assistant director
Jonathan McGarry
second assistant director
Marc Newland
dga trainee
Donald Murphy
first assistant director: second unit
Art Department
J. Todd Anderson
ink and leads
Paige Augustine
assistant set decorator
Dawn Brown
set designer
Thomas E. Brown
paint supervisor
Dianne Chadwick
graphic designer
Kurt Corbitt
property assistant
Chris Cummings
art department coordinator
James M. Davis
general foreman
Val I. Deikov
sculptor gang boss
Lucy Jacobson
art department assistant
Scott G. Jones
set dressing foreman
Noelle King
set designer
Ritchie Kremer
property master
Barbara Lange
art department assistant
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville
set dressing gang boss
Scott Lukowski
illustrator
Annie Lynch
art department assistant
Kevin Mangan
greens coordinator
Jon Nicholson
on-set dresser
Jeff Passanante
construction coordinator
Monica Perez
assistant property master
Sara Philpott
set dressing coordinator
James Van Houten
lead sculptor
Mark Weissenfluh
leadman
Christina Ann Wilson
assistant art director
Richard J. Bell
greens foreman
Jack Blanchard
set dresser
Oscar Delgadillo
set dresser
Anthony Klaiman
set dresser
Cameron Matheson
set dresser
Scott Owen
set dresser
James Passanante
stand-by painter
Jason Puga
painter
Eric S. Saperstein
painter
Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Kelly Doran
sound utility
Mark Filip
apprentice sound editor
Eugene Gearty
sound designer
Lewis Goldstein
supervising dialogue editor , sound designer
Paul Hsu
sound effects editor
Kenton Jakub
adr editor
Randall L. Johnson
boom operator
Frank Kern
foley editor
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Peter F. Kurland
production sound mixer
George A. Lara
foley supervisor
Hal Levinsohn
dialogue editor
Skip Lievsay
supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer
Cate Montana
assistant sound editor
Greg Orloff
sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Stern
dialogue editor
Paul Urmson
sound effects editor
Steven Visscher
foley editor
Brian Bowles
dialogue editor
Eric Harwood
sound re-recordist
David Warzynski
foley librarian, foley assistant
Special Effects
Peter Chesney Jr.
special effects technician
Peter Chesney
special effects coordinator
Tom Chesney
special effects technician
Bruce Allan Donnellan
special effects foreman
Joe Heffernan
special effects technician
Emmet Kane
special effects technician
Al Marangoni
special effects foreman
Phil Notaro
key set special effects foreman
Steve Austin
special effects technician
Blair Foord
special effects technician
Shaun Glendenning
special effects technician
Thomas Pelton III
special effects technician
Michael Roundy
special effects technician
Mark Stanton
special effects technician
Sandra Stewart
special effects technician
Paul Vigil
special effects technician
John Zinskey
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Jeff Allen
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Jesse Andrewartha
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Steve Avoujageli
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Mike Dalzell
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Matt Dessero
composite supervisor: ESC Entertainment
Christina Drahos
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Janeen Elliott
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Mohen Leo
digital effects supervisor: ESC Entertainment
Kimberley Liptrap
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Ed Mendez
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Kira-Anne Pelican
visual effects producer: ESC Entertainment
Thomas Proctor
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Steve J. Sanchez
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Janek Sirrs
visual effects supervisor
Davi Stein
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Ryan Michael Todd
digital effects artist: ESC Entertainment
Janet Yale
visual effects producer: ESC Entertainment
Tony Abejuro
matchmover
Matthew Adams
digital compositor
Timothy Michael Cairns
quality control supervisor: EFILM/Panavision
Jen Cantwell
paint/roto artist
Trevor Cawood
technical director: ESC Entertainment
Michael Jared Clausen
character animator: ESC Entertainment
Thomas A. Davila
president: ESC Entertainment
Dan Dixon
modeler
Fabian Elmers
digital effects artist
Christopher J. Eng
modeler: ESC Entertainment
Ken Faiman
virtual cinematography
Brian Freisinger
lead modeler: ESC Entertainment
Ed Fuller
visual effects editor: ESC Entertainment
Matthew Gratzner
miniature effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Jericho Green
modeler
Lyndal Heathwood
paint/roto artist
Allen Hemberger
color & lighting
Ryan Hopkins
visual effects technical director
Tristan Ikuta
digital effects artist
Ntana Key
digital intermediate color assistant
Jason Kisvarday
model maker
Derek Krauss
digital paint & rotoscope artist
Oystein Larsen
visual effects technical director
Mike Leben
motion control operator
Kevin Lin
quality control coordinator, digital intermediate: Efilm/Panavision
Lisa Maher
visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Andres Martinez
visual effects
Thomas Mathai
data manager
Olivier Maury
research and development: ESC Entertainment
Neil Michka
animator
Tadao Mihashi
visual effects: ESC Entertainment
Seth F. Miller
roto/paint artist: ESC Entertainment
Noah Mizrahi
character animator
Natalya Lissa Mortimer
3D texture painter
Andrew Pearce
senior software manager
Steve Rheinfrank
CGI modeler
Jose Samson
modeler
Joey Santana
assistant visual effects editor: ESC Entertainment
Janelle Schneider
texture painter
Steven J. Scott
digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
Lesley Tsina
production coordinator: LIDAR Services VFX
Nowell Valeri
matchmove artist: ESC Entertainment
Matthew A. Ward
shot designer, pre-visual animation lead
Scott Williston
lead miniature painter
Stunts
Danny Downey
stunts
Jery Hewitt
stunt coordinator
Jennifer Lamb
stunts
Charles Grisham
stunt double
Hiro Koda
stunt double: Tzi Ma, stunts
Kurt D. Lott
utility stunts
Darrin Prescott
stunts
Kevin Reid
utility stunts
Tony Snegoff
utility stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Blakeslee
second assistant camera
Julian de la Pena
assistant chief lighting technician
Clinton Dougherty
camera operator
Paul Goldhammer
camera loader
Melinda Sue Gordon
still photographer
Robert Gray
key grip
Quinn Grove
best boy grip
Bruce Hamme
dolly grip
Andy Harris
first assistant camera
Sean Hellfritsch
camera intern
Raymond Michels
key rigging grip
Chris Napolitano
rigging gaffer
Edward R. Nedin
rigging best boy
Alfred E. Smithey
best boy rigging grip
Randy Woodside
chief lighting technician
Russell Ayer
electrician
James Barrett
electrician
Joe Buscaglia
additional first assistant camera
Earl R. Cantrell
electrician
Will Dearborn
additional second assistant camera
Ric Delgado
electrician
Andrew Dumas
second assistant camera
Jeff Durling
dimmer operator
Daisuke Dice Miyake
grip
Chava Monjaraz
grip
Bradford Ralston
video assist operator: additional photography
Bruce Sharp
lighting technician
Jas Shelton
director of photography: second unit
Larry Sushinski
electrician
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Rachel Tenner
casting associate
Elena Cizmaric
casting assistant
Tracy Dixon
extras casting
Sarah Tackett
additional casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vicente Aguilar
tailor
Leo Arellanes
tailor
Wyatt Bartlett
set costumer
Lori DeLapp
costume supervisor
Jenny Eagan
costumer, assistant to costume designer
Diana Edgmon
costumer
Alix Hester
costumer
Annie Hill
costumer
Tasha Le Mel
costumer
Maria Lorenzana
costume assistant
Andrew Slyder
set costumer
Christine Wada
costumer
Dana Embree
costumer
Giselle Spence
seamstress
Editorial Department
Terra Bliss-Alvarez
digital intermediate producer
Emily Calederone
post-production assistant
Catherine Farrell
post-production coordinator
Katie McQuerrey
first assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Steven J. Scott
color timer
Ian Silverstein
assistant editor
Neil A. Stelzner
associate film editor
Judith Babcock
post-production coordinator
Jeff Schweikart
post-production assistant
Music Department
Jill Berliner
music legal services
Fernand Bos
music editor
Keefus Ciancia
associate music producer: hip-hop
Michael Farrow
music scoring mixer
Danny Ferrington
period music instruments
Tony Finno
music preparation
Rickey Grundy
choir leader
Peewee Hill
musician: bass guitar
Todd Kasow
music editor
William Kennedy
musician: drums
Debra MacCulloch
music legal services
Linda Maiden
soloist: "Let the Light from the Lighthouse Shine On Me" singer
Tony Maiden
musician: guitar and vocals
Bill Maxwell
associate music producer: gospel music
Howard McCrary
soloist: "Let the Light from the Lighthouse Shine On Me" singer
Sam McCrary
musician: bass vocals
Sydney Negley
soundtrack coordinator
Dean Parker
assistant to composer
Sandra Park
musician contractor
Mike Piersante
music engineer
Louis Price
soloist: "Let the Light from the Lighthouse Shine On Me" singer
Chris Robertson
music clearances
Ivy Skoff
soundtrack production manager
Sharon Yamada
concert master
Seth Boggess
assistant score engineer
John Moses
musician: clarinetist
Timmy Olmstead
assistant engineer
Jason Stasium
digital score recordist
Transportation Department
Paul Ripple
transportation dispatcher
Timothy P. Ryan
transportation captain
Don Tardino
transportation coordinator
Paulie DiCocco
driver: Tom Hanks
Other Crew
Janine L. Aines
animal trainer
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Greg Burkart
additional assistant accountant
Julie Carideo
production coordinator
Gloria Castro
alteration fitter
J. John Corbett
title designer
Jenny DeArmitt
production secretary
Yoshi Enoki Jr.
key assistant location manager
Rachael Lin Gallaghan
assistant production coordinator
Ed Godfrey
assistant location manager: Mississippi
Jason Cooper Hall
assistant to producers
Elizabeth Himelstein
dialect coach
Ryan Hintz
second assistant accountant
Drew P. Houpt
production office assistant
Nancy G. James
craft service
Thomas Johnston
script supervisor
Kathy Kelehan
title producer
Cheryl Kurk
production accountant
David R. Lawson
medic
James Lin
location manager
Jackie Martin
animal trainer
Amy McKenzie
assistant: Mr. Hanks
Ted Meyer
production office assistant
Cristie Miele
animal trainer
Murray Miller
location manager: Mississippi
Patricia Mary Murphy
serious matters
Monica Perez Gelbman
post-production accountant: Trevanna Post
Taylor Phillips
key set production assistant
Kara Place
set production assistant
Sooki Raphael
assistant: Mr. Hanks
Ferguson Reid
medic
Ian Savage
assistant: Messrs. Coen
Meghan Schafer
animal trainer
Beatrice Scott
assistant: Ms. Hall
Cheryl Shawver
animal trainer
Todd Spears
payroll accountant
Louise Spencer
unit publicist
Clay Valenti
assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Karen Yokomizo
first assistant accountant
Emma Baksi
assistant: Marlon Wayans
Jon Donahue
stand-in: Mr. Hanks, photo double: Mr. Hanks
Ben Dukes
stand-in: Mr. Hurst
Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant: Trevanna Post
Michael Gerald
stand-in
Daphne A. Guichard
set medic
Seth William Hansen
additional set production assistant: second unit
Rob Kalmbach
production assistant
Dave McComb
construction accountant
George A. Parker
technical supervisor: preview
Scott Pitman
production secretary
Keith Potter
production assistant
Anthony Reynolds
stand-in: JK Simmons
Ryan Schnizlein
systems administrator
Buzz Visconti
first aid
Troy Waters
marine coordinator
George M. White
production assistant
Thanks
Mr. Hand
special thanks
Joe Pecknik
special thanks
Production Company
Touchstone Pictures
Jacobson Company, The
Mike Zoss Productions
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Pancake Productions Inc.
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Buena Vista International Finland
Buena Vista International Italia
Buena Vista International Spain S.A.
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International
Cascade Film
Falcon
Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI)
Bravo! Television
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Buena Vista International
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Gativideo
,
Special Effects
ESC Entertainment
Standard Image
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
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Miscellaneous
American Humane Association, The
animals monitored by: IAHA 005261
Animal Actors
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Avotelles Parish
special thanks
Background Players
extras casting
Big Film Design
title design
Body, The
score mixed at
Canal+ Image UK
licensor: "The Ladykillers" original motion picture
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies
City of Natchez, Mississippi
special thanks
Columbia Records
soundtrack available on
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
footage: "The Jeffersons" courtesy of
DMZ Records
soundtrack available on
Diamond Time
music clearances
EFilm
digital intermediate
Hollywood Lighting
lighting equipment supplied by
Hollywood Records
soundtrack available on
Inter Video
24 frame video services
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
puppets
Kodak
motion picture products
Lidar Services
visual effects
Metropolitan Museum of Art
special thanks: instrument collection
Mississippi Film Office
special thanks
Otto Nemenz International
arriflex 535 cameras
Post Factory NY
post-production facilities
Right Track Recording
score recorded at
Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services
Sony Music Soundtrax
soundtrack available on
Tony's Food Service
catering
Trevanna Post
post-production accounting
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