The Wood (1999)
| Release Date | 14 July 1999 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $25,000,000 |
| Tagline | From boyhood to manhood, you can always count on your best friends. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Inglewood, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Coming-of-Age, Buddy Film, Teen Movie |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Memory Lane |
| Themes | Wedding Bells, Twentysomething Life, Faltering Friendships, High School Life |
| Tones | Affectionate, Bittersweet, Earnest, Humorous, Sentimental, Nostalgic, Reflective |
| Tags | Basketball, Doubt, Ex Girlfriend, Flashback, Friendship, Marriage, Nostalgia, Reminiscence |
The Wood is a 1999 romantic comedy, written by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd. Famuyiwa also directed the film, which stars Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, and Taye Diggs.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Elayn J. Taylor
Roland's Mother
Duane Finley
Young Slim
Trent Cameron
Young Roland
Cynthia Martells
Mike's Mother
Wyking Jones
Cashiers in Mini Mart
Geoffrey Blackshire
Cashiers in Mini Mart
Aiysha Sinclair
Tracey
Melvin Lyons
Gang member
Sam Hiona
Cashier in mini-mart 1986
John Wesley
Police Officers
Oscar Dillon
Police Officers
Tia Gainer
Girl at Dance
Howard Thompson
D.J. at Dance
Douglas Shamburger
D.J. on Radio
Brandi Wilson
Girls at Dance
Crystal Celeste Grant
Girl with Slim
Alecia Smith
Girl with Roland
Kongit Farrell
Girl with Slim
Stacy Arnell
Woman with Stacey
Basil Wallace
Lisa's Father
Todd Boyd
Reverend Parker
Jaysea Gerry
Tanisha
Director
Rick Famuyiwa
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Writer
Rick Famuyiwa
,
Todd Boyd
Producer
Albert Berger
producer
Todd Boyd
associate producer
Douglas Curtis
co-producer
David Gale
producer
Momita Sengupta
associate producer
Van Toffler
executive producer
Ron Yerxa
producer
Original Music
Robert Hurst
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Cinematographer
Steven Bernstein
Editor
John Carter
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Casting Director
Mali Finn
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Emily Schweber
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Production Designer
Roger G. Fortune
Maxine Shepard
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Art Director
Richard Haase
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Set Decorator
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb
Costume Designer
Darryle Johnson
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Makeup Department
Kali Balugo
makeup artist
Leonard Drake
supervising hair stylist
Warren Lewis
hair stylist
Robert C. Mathews III
hair stylist
Edna Sheen
makeup artist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
supervising hair stylist
Joanetta Stowers
key makeup artist
Laini Thompson
supervising makeup artist
Felicia Herron
hair stylist
Production Manager
Douglas Curtis
unit production manager
Bob Johnston
production supervisor
Lisa Rodgers
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Seth Edelstein
second assistant director
Rosemarie Unite
second second assistant director
Don Wilkerson
first assistant director
Art Department
Kasia Adamik
storyboard artist
Craig Baron
set dresser
Maike Both
set dresser
Elizabeth Colomba
storyboard artist
Mark Cowley
lead person
Amina Allean Dieye
art department coordinator
Ronald Elmer
drapery foreperson
Greg J. Gregath
propmaker
Petra A. Gugler
painter
Ross Harpold
set dresser
Dervon 'Von' Herron
assistant property master
Jimmie Herron Jr.
property master
Germaine Hill
art department coordinator
Eric Ingraham
propmaker
Mark A. Mancinelli
plaster foreperson
Masako Masuda
set designer
Michael Messina
propmaker foreperson
Gabriel Olguin
propmaker
Josh Persoff
on-set dresser
Philip Prewitt
propmaker
Donald C. Riley
set dresser
Ruben Rojo
labor foreperson
Brett Shannon
paint foreperson
Ben Shoemaker
painter
Mike Swift
storyboard artist
Mark Vitale
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Willy Allen
adr editor
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Walter Anderson
sound mixer
Dwayne Avery
dialogue editor
Bobbi Banks
supervising adr editor
Thor Benitez
adr recordist
Matthew C. Beville
adr mixer
Greg Hedgepath
supervising sound editor
Stanley Kastner
sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly
adr recordist
Derek Marcil
sound re-recording mixer
Charles Maynes
sound effects editor
Anthony M. McCovey
sound utility
Michael A. Patillo
boom operator
Andre Perreault
sound re-recording mixer
Andy Potvin
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Karin Roulo
foley mixer
Douglas Shamburger
sound utility
David E. Stone
foley editor
Eric Thompson
adr mixer
Linda Yeaney
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Jeffrey Knott
special effects assistant
Jeffrey Machit
special effects assistant
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Scott Billups
visual effects
Stunts
Eddie L. Watkins
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric S. Adamson
electrician
Dale Balani
electrician
Joseph E. Bates
grip
Noah Behar
grip
Kevin Celi
film loader
Michael Ferris
camera operator
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam operator
Nicola Goode
still photographer
Dennis Harper
dolly grip
Twan Herron
electrician
Paul Horn
second assistant camera
Richard James Hughes
second assistant camera
Kurt Jones
second assistant camera
Richard Lacy
first assistant camera
Greg Lopez
assistant chief lighting technician
David Maddux
chief lighting technician
Dave Mendez
grip
Robert W. Morgenroth
video playback operator
Arthur Najera
grip
Tony Patterson
video playback operator
Boris Price
second assistant camera
Randy Tambling
first company grip
Paige Thomas
first assistant camera
Thomas D. Wazney
second company grip
Justin Webber
second assistant camera
Jeff Wilde
electrician
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Maureen Whalen
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bernie White
chief costumer
Sharlene Williams
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Babette Dickerson
first assistant editor
Martha Anne Francis
assistant editor
Jim Passon
color timer
DeNon Porter
assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Dirk Westervelt
additional editor
Music Department
Jay Bolton
music editor
Camara Kambon
composer: additional music
Pilar McCurry
music supervisor
Jonathan McHugh
soundtrack executive: Jive Records
Michael T. Ryan
music editor
Melodee Sutton
co-music supervisor
Robert J. Walsh
composer: additional music
Transportation Department
Dennis Hollis
transportation captain
James 'Obee' Oberman
transportation coordinator
Alex Connaughton
driver: honeywagon
Other Crew
Rashied Aljuwani
craft service
Jeremy Alter
location manager
Kimberly Bailey
adr loop group
Jason Buff
production assistant
Cassandra Butcher
unit publicist
Lanei Chapman
adr loop group
Sal Circelli
production assistant
Stanley Bennett Clay
adr loop group
Troy Craig Poon
production liaison
Nikki Crawford
adr loop group
Nicole Cummins
script supervisor
Kathy Cyrus
studio teacher
Michelle Davison
adr loop group
Trey Davis
adr loop group
Tad Driscoll
accountant
Larry Ewing
assistant production coordinator
Rhoda Fine
studio teacher
O. Thaddeus Frazier
production assistant
Joanne Guthrie
production assistant
Barbara Harris
adr loop group
George Patrick Hernandez
assistant: Mr. Cohen
John Keel
assistant production coordinator
Stuart Kelly
production assistant
Ryan Lichterman
production assistant
Patrick Malone
adr loop group
Carl Mastromarino
assistant production accountant
Terence Mathews
adr loop group
Richard McGregor
adr loop group
Sandra McNeil
studio teacher
Darin Mercado
location assistant
Victor Ortado
assistant production accountant
Anton Pardoe
assistant location manager
Juan Pope
adr loop group
Christy Powers
set medic
Irwin M. Rappaport
production attorney
Eduardo Ricketts Jr.
location assistant
Fitzgerald Scott
production assistant
Jennifer Scott
production coordinator
Jossie Thacker
choreographer
Amelia Wong
assistant: Mr. Famuyiwa
Jay Floyd
clearance administrator
Stephen A. Marinaccio II
assistant production coordinator
Dan Riley
legal assistant
Carla Swanson
title designer
Production Company
Bona Fide Productions
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MTV Films
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
United Paramount Network (UPN)
Argentina Video Home
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
Sundance Institute, The
miscellaneous assistance
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