Wild Wild West (1999)


Wild Wild West
Release Date30 June 1999
Budget$170,000,000
US Box Office$114,000,000
TaglineIt's a whole new west. July '99.
GenreAction, Western, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBalboa Park - 6300 Balboa Boulevard, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAdventure Comedy, Comedy Western, Buddy Film
ThemesMad Scientists, Heroic Mission
TonesQuirky, Slick, Forceful, Madcap, Tense
TagsGadgets, Government Agent, Inventor, Mechanic, President, Revenge, Spider, West

Wild Wild West is a 1999 steampunk action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline (who appears in dual roles as both the protagonist Artemus Gordon and as President Ulysses S. Grant), Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Capt. James West

U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon

Dr. Arliss Loveless

Rita Escobar

Coleman

General 'Bloodbath' McGrath

Munitia

Miss Lippenrieder

Miss East

Mike H. McGaughy
Big Reb

Jerry Wills
Other Reb

Cross-Eyed Reb

E.J. Callahan
Mr. Pinkerton

Dora Look-Alike

James Lashly
Reb #1

Dean Rader-Duval
Reb #2

Christian Aubert
French Dignitary

Spanish Dignitary

British Dignitary

Mexican Dignitary

White House Aide

Gary Carlos Cervantes
Dr. Guillermo Escobar

George Washington

Mik Scriba
Guard

Michael Sims
Prof. Thaddeus Morton

Kris Andersson
Dancer

Joseph J. Dawson
Saloon Roughneck

Angelito Felix
Billy

Phil Hawn
Formal Guest at Masquerade Ball

Scott Hislop
Guest at at Masquerade Ball

Erik Hyler
Dancer

David Lea
Thug with Knife

Tiger Mendez
Mexican Military Attache

Living Portrait

Scott Sandler
Young Joe Finnegan

Brett Schweinfurth
Confederate Soldier

Tom Seiler
Southern Colonel

J. Nathan Simmons
Railroad Worker

Tracy Weisert
Brothel Girl

Director

Writer

Jim Thomas

John Thomas

S.S. Wilson

Brent Maddock

Jeffrey Price

Peter S. Seaman

Producer

Tracy Glaser
executive producer

executive producer

Kim LeMasters
executive producer

Doug Lodato
co-producer

producer

Graham Place
co-producer

Joel Simon
executive producer

Chris Soldo
associate producer

producer

Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
associate producer

Bill Todman Jr.
executive producer

Original Music

Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer

Editor

Jim Miller
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Casting Director

Ronna Kress
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David Rubin
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Production Designer

Art Director

Tom Duffield
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Set Decorator

Cheryl Carasik
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Costume Designer

Deborah Lynn Scott
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Makeup Department

Lance Anderson
special makeup: Kevin Kline

Richard Arguijo
mold maker

Pierce Austin
hair stylist: Mr. Smith

Teresa M. Austin
key makeup artist

Nancy Baca
special makeup effects artist

Ken Diaz
makeup artist

Katie Douthit
daily makeup artist

Art Harding
makeup artist

Will Huff
special makeup effects artist

Whitney James
makeup department head

Matthew Kasten
hair stylist

Lucia Mace
key hair stylist

Clayton Martinez
special makeup effects artist

Sylvia Nava
hair department supervisor: Rick Baker/Cinovation

Christy Ann Newquist
makeup artist

Jolynn Nieto
assistant makeup artist

Yoichi Art Sakamoto
special makeup effects artist

Martin Samuel
chief hair stylist

Bill Sturgeon
special effects makeup foreman

Alicia M. Tripi
hair supervisor: second unit, hair stylist

Kazuhiro Tsuji
makeup designer

Phyllis Williams
additional makeup artist

Art Anthony
period beard crew

Rick Bongiovanni
makeup artist: living picture sequence

Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
makeup artist

Richard Davison
makeup effects technician

Tony Gardner
special makeup effects artist

Lori McCoy-Bell
hair stylist

Gabriella Pollino
hair stylist

Craig Reardon
makeup artist

Rick Stratton
assistant makeup artist: Mc Grath

Brian Wade
makeup artist: living picture sequence

Production Manager

Christopher DeFaria
executive in charge of production

Russ Kavanaugh
post-production supervisor

Gabriela Vázquez
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Eric Brevig
second unit director

Katie Carroll
second second assistant director

Mark S. Constance
second second assistant director: second unit

David Hyman
key second assistant director: second unit

Terry Leonard
second unit director

Donald Murphy
second assistant director: second unit

Dodi Lee Rubenstein
second second assistant director: second unit

Chris Soldo
first assistant director

Eric Tignini
second second assistant director

David H. Venghaus Jr.
second assistant director

Art Department

Mark Annis
carpenter

François Audouy
illustrator

Noah Bradley
carpenter

Mariko Braswell
set designer

Jeff Brown
greensman

James Carson
illustrator

Christopher Casey
set dresser

John Cluff
key construction

Randall S. Coe
construction gangboss

Scott Edward Collins
property assistant

Guillaume DeLouche
assistant property person

Michael Diersing
construction coordinator

Guy Hendrix Dyas
illustrator

Tim Flattery
illustrator

Scott Getzinger
assistant propmaster

Scott E. Handt
construction foreman

Gabriel Hardman
storyboard artist

Doug Harlocker
property master

Sean Haworth
assistant art director

Chris Herrington
paint foreman

Meg Hyatt
assistant properties

Billy Ilams Jr.
construction foreman

Johnnie Jenkins
construction accountant

Chris Johnson
art department researcher

Kent Jones
paint foreman

Tegan Jones
coordinator

John Kelso
metal construction foreman

Allen Lafferty
propmaker

Craig Lorden
property maker

David Manhan
leadman

Bruce Richter
carpenter

Maya Shimoguchi
set designer

Keith Stalker
gang boss propmaker

Gerald Sullivan
set designer

Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
set designer

Jason Sweers
graphic designer

Jeffrey Thomas
stand-by greensman

Wendy Weaver
buyer

Christopher Windisch
construction foreman

Clyde Zimmerman
paint supervisor

David Halver
set dressing: second unit

Ryan Handt
construction propmaker

J. Bryan Holloway
sculptor

Richard W. Jones
greens foreman

Brent Regan
construction foreman

Michael Rifkin
property maker

Clare Scarpulla
set designer

Chris Simmons
props

Sound Department

Craig Berkey
sound effects editor

Benjamin Cheah
supervising foley editor

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Kat Craig
utility sound

Gloria D'Alessandro
dialogue editor

Juno J. Ellis
supervising adr editor

Sean Garnhart
sound effects editor

David Grimaldi
sound effects editor

Frank Kern
sound editor

Peter F. Kurland
sound mixer

Skip Lievsay
supervising sound editor

Robert Mackston
supervising sound editor

Glenn Micallef
sound mixer: second unit Idaho

Oscar Mitt
sound

Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer

Mike Poppleton
assistant sound editor

Jennifer Ralston
foley editor

Greg P. Russell
sound re-recording mixer

Solange S. Schwalbe
sound effects editor

Karen Spangenberg
dialogue editor

Hamilton Sterling
sound effects editor

John A. Willingham
utility sound

James Ashwill
foley mixer

Hanson Hsu
sound engineer

Linda Lew
foley recordist

Fred Peck III
sound re-recordist

Jay Peck
foley artist

Allan Zaleski
sound effects librarian

Special Effects

special effects makeup

Everett Byrom III
special effects: second unit, pyrotechnics

Randy Cabral
special effects

Kim Derry
special effects technician

Robert DeVine
special effects

Mike Edmonson
special effects technician

Geoff Heron
practical effects supervisor: ILM

Thomas R. Homsher
special effects technician

William Huntley
special effects foreman

G. Peter King
pyrotechnician

Michael Lantieri
special effects supervisor

Joe Love
special effects technician

Matt McDonnell
special effects technician

Dennis Petersen
special effects foreman: additional footage and pyrotechnics

Tom Ryba
second unit effects

Russell Shinkle
mechanical effects: Alterian

Frank W. Tarantino
special effects technician

Brian Tipton
special effects: second unit

Chris L. Ward
special effects technician

Jim Beinke
mechanical prop "Blade's hands"/puppeteer

Roland Blancaflor
foam department supervisor: Cinovation Studios

Mark Christoffersen
special effects technician

John Cluff
special effects crew

Tom Pahk
special effects foreman

Mike Reedy
special effects technician

Mike J. Regan
special effects makeup

Visual Effects

Jonathan Alvord
Avid editor

Bill Barr
key grip: ILM

Jeffrey Benedict
digital effects artist

Scott Benza
lead tarantula animator

Steve Braggs
computer graphics supervisor: ILM

Eric Brevig
visual effects supervisor

Daniel Brimer
visual effects coordinator: ILM

Richard Brooks Burton
camera technician: visual effects unit

Kate Choi
technical director

Robbie Clot
practical effects: ILM

Grady Cofer
sabre artist

Brian Conlon
digital artist: ILM

Jay Cooper
digital compositor

Erin M. Cullen
roto artist

Matthew Davies
CG technician

Natasha Devaud
digital artist

David S. Dranitzke
visual effects

Edwin Dunkley
editorial staff

Vicki L. Engel
visual effects associate producer

Michael Fallavollita
visual effects liaison

Kelly Fischer
digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM

Christian Foucher
digital effects artist

Debbie Fought
digital artist: ILM

David Fuhrer
digital artist: ILM

Shannon Blake Gans
visual effects executive producer: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc.

Tim Gibbons
digital compositor

Michael Gleason
visual effects editor

Matthew Gratzner
prop designer and fabricator: Hunter/Gratzner Industries, Inc.

Michael J. Halsted
lead matchmove artist

Craig Hammack
lead research & development technical director

Brian Hanable
digital effects compositor

John Helms
sequence supervisor: ILM

Wendy Hendrickson
matchmove artist

Geoff Heron
practical effects supervisor: ILM

Edward Hirsh
visual effects co-supervisor

Ivo Horvat
matte painter: ILM

Alex Jaeger
visual effects art director: concept design/animatics, ILM

Patrick Jarvis
digital painter: ILM

Jeanmarie King
visual effects coordinator

Karen Klein
roto supervisor

Heather Knight
animator

Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood

Dan Levitan
compositing supervisor

Jacqueline M. Lopez
visual effects producer

Sean MacKenzie
digital compositor

Morris May
digital compositor

Dan McNamara
editorial supervisor

Ladd McPartland
digital plate restoration: ILM

Todd Mitchell
film scanning operator: ILM

Karen M. Murphy
visual effects producer

Julie Nelson
animator

Michael Olague
visual effects gaffer

Eric Pascarelli
motion control camera operator

Brian Pope
digital artist

Brian Ripley
model maker: visual effects & props

Jason Rosson
digital effects artist: ILM

Jeff Saltzman
matchmove artist

Candice Scott
digital compositor: ILM

Robert Sharman
visual effects video assist operator

Paul Sharpe
digital artist

M. Zachary Sherman
digital artist

Craig A. Simms
digital compositor: ILM

Tom St. Amand
animator: ILM

Christa Starr
digital effects artist

Marcus Stokes
visual effects

Katrina Stovold
digital plate restoration: ILM

digital artist: ILM

Chad Taylor
Sabre artist: ILM

Danny Gordon Taylor
animation supervisor

Doug Tubach
digital compositor

Trevor Tuttle
model maker

Michael Van Eps
digital paint & rotoscope artist

Talmage Watson
matchmove artist

Susan M. Weeks
compositor

R. Christopher White
digital artist

Ronnie E. Williams Jr.
digital compositor

Ka-Ping Yee
software developer

Elbert Yen
digital texture artist: ILM

Dean Yurke
digital artist

Heidi Zabit
digital artist

Jeff Zucker
gaffer: visual effects unit

Michael Cordova
scanning and recording coordinator

Marshall Richard Krasser
digital compositor

David Latour
animator: ILM

Mark Tait Lewis
digital compositor

Matt Linder
digital artist

Kevin May
Sabre artist

W. Regan McGee
digital artist

Aaron Muszalski
digital rotoscope and paint artist: ILM

Brian Sorbo
digital compositor

Matthew A. Ward
art department intern: ILM

Stunts

Laura Albert
stunts

Seth Arnett
stunts

Eric Ashby
stunts

Chick Bernhardt
stunt double: Kenneth Branagh, stunts

Tony Lee Boggs
stunts

Clay Boss
stunts

May Boss
stunts

Shelley S. Boyle
stunts

Eddie Braun
stunts

Troy Brown
stunts

Joe Bucaro III
stunts

Richard Bucher
stunts

Brian Burrows
stunts

Hal Burton
stunts

Mark Byers
stunts

Kenny Call
stunts

R.J. Chambers
stunts

Ann Chatterton
stunts

Caron Colvett
stunts

Ritchie Copenhaver
stunts

David D. Darling
stunts

Craig Davis
stunts

Debbie Davis
stunts

Jared S. Eddo
stunts

Annie Ellis
stunts

Danny Epper
stunts

Gary Epper
stunts

stunts

Kurtis Epper
stunts

Joe Finnegan
stunts

Teri Garland
stunts

Mark Ginther
stunts

Mitch Gould
stunts

Tad Griffith
stunts

stunts

Chuck Hart
stunts

Jim Hart
stunts

Eddie Hice
stunts

Freddie Hice
stunts

Mark Hicks
stunts, stunt double

Johnny Hock
stunts

Larry Holt
stunts

Candy Hoskins
stunts

Shawn Howard
stunts

Norman Howell
stunts

Shawn Howell
stunts

Tricia Howell
stunts

Diana Lee Inosanto
stunt double: Bai Ling, stunts

Kevin L. Jackson
stunts

Cinda-Lin James
stunts

Loren Janes
stunts

Robert Jauregui
stunts

Garth Johnson
stunts

Pat E. Johnson
stunts

Shawn Kautz
stunts

Dennis Keiffer
stunts

Max Kleven
stunts

David Lea
stunts

Lane Leavitt
stunts

Terry Leonard
stunt coordinator

Randolph LeRoi
stunt double: Mr. Smith

Alex Madison
stunts

Artie Malesci
stunt coordinator

Sam Maloof
stunts

Bob McGovern
stunts

Bobby McLaughlin
stunts

Cliff McLaughlin
stunts

Joyce McNeal
stunts

stunts

Darwin Mitchell
stunts

Jamie Jo Mitchell
stunts

stunts

stunts

stunts

J.J. Perry
stunts

Barbara Peterson
stunts

James Pratt
stunts

Darrin Prescott
stunts

Jeff Ramsey
stunts

Rex Reddick
stunts

Erin Ricotti
stunts

Tim Rigby
stunts

Shawn Robinson
stunts

Troy Robinson
stunts

Walter Robles
stunts

Von L. Roddy
stunts

Scott Rogers
stunts

Pat Romano
stunts

Rod Rondeaux
stunts, stunt double

John Rottger
stunts

James Ryan
stunts

Ben Scott
stunts

John-Clay Scott
stunts

Valerie Scott
stunts

Lincoln Simonds
stunts

Robair Sims
stunts

Mike Smith
stunts

Chad Stahelski
stunts

Joe Stone
stunts

Philip Tan
stunt coordinator

R.L. Tolbert
stunts

Tim Trella
stunts

Christopher J. Tuck
stunts

Gwynn Turnbull
stunts

Rudy Ugland
head wrangler, stunts

Andrew Villaverde
stunt performer

Gene Walker
stunts

William Washington
stunts

Gary J. Wayton
stunts

Paula Wayton
stunts

Tim Werner
stunts

Jeff Wheelis
stunts

Ted White
stunts

Jim Wilkey
stunts

Jack Williams
stunts

Dianne L. Wilson
stunts

Steve Wooten
stunts

Scott Workman
stunts

Danny Wynands
stunts

Glen Yrigoyen
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Amy H. Abrams
assistant camera

Mitchell Amundsen
camera operator: "a" camera, second unit

Ismael Araujo Jr.
grip

John Armstrong
generator operator

Adam Barth
video assist operator

camera production assistant

Derek Bruyere
second assistant camera: second unit

Richard Brooks Burton
aerial first assistant camera

George M. Chappell
rigging foreman

Murray Close
still photographer

Glenn Corbett
best boy: second unit

James F. Cornick
best boy: second unit

William Coss
first assistant camera: second unit

Steve Craft
assistant camera

Steven Cueva
film loader

J. Patrick Daily
key grip

Porfirio Dominguez
grip: second unit

David M. Dunlap
director of photography: second unit

Kevin Erb
key rigging grip: additional photography

Harland Espeset
grip

Scott Fieldsteel
assistant chief lighting technician

Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald
best boy grip: second unit

Chris Funk
set lighting technician

Jenifer Galvez
set lighting technician

Daniel C. Gold
camera operator: "a" camera

Alexander Griffiths
grip: additional photography

Mark Gutterud
first assistant camera: second unit

Hank Herrera
grip

Greg Hewett
grip: second unit

Michael Kelem
gyrosphere camera operator

Jason Kilgore
rigger

Wayne Kosky
grip

Michael Kowal
rigging grip: additional photography

Thomas Lappin
assistant camera: second unit

Dwight Joseph Lavers
dolly grip

Greg Luntzel
first assistant camera: second unit, re-shoots, assistant to camera operator

Michael A. McFadden
rigging grip

Michael McGuire
rigging key grip

Charlie McIntyre
rigging gaffer

Mark Mele
stage rigging gaffer

Sean Hunter Moe
second assistant camera: second unit and re-shoots

John Murphy
crane grip

Charles 'Chaz' Norcross
grip

David B. Nowell
aerial photographer

Daniel Pershing
dolly grip: second unit

Paul Plannette
first assistant camera:second unit

Bill Pope
director of photography: second unit

Bradford Ralston
video assist operator

Ernest M. Sanchez
gang boss

John 'Fest' Sandau
assistant chief lighting technician, gaffer: additional photography

Robert Sharman
video assist operator: second unit

Chuck Shuman
director of photography: second unit

Cricket Sloat
dimmer board operator

Gregory W. Smith
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera

Don Steinberg
second assistant camera

Raymond Stella
director of photography: second unit

Owen Stephens
camera operator

Stephen St. John
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera

Michael Stumpf
assistant camera: second unit

Steve Suveg
rigging grip

James R. Tynes
chief lighting technician

Zoran Veselic
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Johnny Walker
first assistant camera

Eric Whitehead
key grip: second unit

Jerald L. Wilson
rigging electrician

Rafael Winer
still photographer: second unit

Kelly Diehl
libra head technician: effects unit

Lamarr Gray
rigging electrician

Animation Department

David Latour
animator

Steve Nichols
animator

Casting Department

Maryellen Aviano
extras casting coordinator

extras casting: music video

Jennifer Ricchiazzi
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Fran Allgood
key costumer

Deborah Ambrosino
specialty costume craftsperson: milliner

Amy Arnold
costumer

Danielle Feller
set costumer

Mari Grimaud
costume supervisor

Laurie Hudson
set costumer

Brandt Huseby
set costumer

Barry Kellogg
costumer

Leigh Leverett
set costumer

David Le Vey
assistant costume designer

Joseph T. Mastrolia
costumer

David Page
costumer: Mr. Kline

Rebeka L. Roberts
costume ager

Dale Wibben
cutter/fitter

Kanani Wolf
costumer

Editorial Department

Ken Blackwell
first assistant editor

Dale E. Grahn
color timer

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Mike Koz
assistant editor

John Lindseth
assistant editor

Marianne Urioste
assistant editor

Mary Viola
post-production assistant

Lynne Warr
assistant editor

Bill Daly
post-production executive

Music Department

Emilie A. Bernstein
orchestrator

Peter Bernstein
composer: additional score

Kathy Durning
music editor

Jon Kull
orchestrator

John Rodd
orchestral scoring recordist

Patrick Russ
orchestrator

Warren Sherk
additional orchestrator

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Dan Wallin
score mixer

Transportation Department

Rod Bearden
transportation captain

Lewis Burnett
driver: honeywagon

William Hogue
driver

Robert K. Johnson
transportation captain

Alan Kaminsky
driver: production van

William R. Peck
driver

Other Crew

Julie Adams
dialect coach: Kenneth Branagh

Ellen Adolph
production accountant

Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction accountant

Mary Bailey
script supervisor

Louis Berger
assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld

trainer: Will Smith

Andre Blair
stand-in

Doug Burch
adr voice

Christopher Claisse
assistant accountant

Kyle Cooper
title designer: main title sequence

Carlos P. Cunha
production assistant

Hayes Keith Davis
production assistant

Glen Eytchison
living picture effects design

Christian Feldhaus
second assistant accountant

Danielle Fenati
production assistant

S.J. 'JoJo' Fieger
assistant production coordinator

Steven L. Franklin
craft service

Tony Gardner
puppeteer: "Blade"

Robbie Goldstein
location manager

Orlando R. Gonzales
production assistant

Lloyd Gordon
dancer

Loretta Gruber
assistant: Mr. Peters

Daren Hicks
production office supervisor

David Kaufman
location manager

Richie Kawamoto
production secretary

Tony Kerum
caterer

Terrance C. Leavey
re-enactor coordinator

Daryl C. Lefever
assistant accountant

Jeff Lovely
coordinator

Dan Lubetkin
assistant: Mr. Peters

Bob Merrick
production secretary

Shaun O'Banion
set production assistant: second unit

Gloria O'Brien
boat wrangler

Christie Pesicka
office production assistant

Jess Platt
dialect coach

Diane Puhalla
assistant cutter/fitter

Matt Reitsma
textile artist

Julene Renee
dancer

Carol Riggins
animal trainer

Angie Ryan
accounting assistant

Jeffrey Schwartz
production assistant

Mike Sudrow
weapons specialist

Tony Swatton
armorer

Patience Thoreson
script supervisor: second unit

Ken Twohy
production assistant

Andrew Ward
production assistant: second unit

Wendy Washbrook
extras set coordinator

Garry Wunderwald
location scout

Joe Bernier
stand-in: Kevin Kline

Ken Goldstein
senior auditor

Geoff Murillo
production assistant

Susan Eileen Stewart
script coordinator

Kurt Zelnak
travel coordinator

Production Company

Peters Entertainment
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Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment
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Todman, Simon, LeMasters Productions
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

CBS Television

Argentina Video Home
,

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Sogefilms S.A.

Special Effects

Cinesite (Hollywood)
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies, camera cranes

Imaginary Forces
main titles

Interscope Records
soundtrack

Movie Movers
production trailers, star trailers

Overbrook Entertainment
soundtrack

Strasburg Railroad Company
railcars, train engine






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Big Trouble (2002)
Get Shorty (1995)
Men in Black (1997)
RV (2006)
Wild Wild West
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Catwoman (2004)
Cocktail (1988)
Dirty Love (2005)
Gigli (2003)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Inchon (1981)
Showgirls (1995)
Striptease (1996)
Swept Away (2002)
The Postman (1997)
Wild Wild West
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
Bolero (1984)
Catwoman (2004)
Cocktail (1988)
Dirty Love (2005)
Gigli (2003)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Inchon (1981)
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Striptease (1996)
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