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The War of the Roses (1989) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Danny DeVito

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Warren Adler ... (novel)
 
Michael Leeson ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Michael Douglas ... Oliver Rose
Kathleen Turner ... Barbara Rose
Danny DeVito ... Gavin D'Amato
Marianne Sägebrecht ... Susan
Sean Astin ... Josh at 17
Heather Fairfield ... Carolyn at 17
G.D. Spradlin ... Harry Thurmont
Peter Donat ... Jason Larrabee
Dan Castellaneta ... Man in Chair
Gloria Cromwell Gloria Cromwell ... Mrs. Marshall
Harlan Arnold Harlan Arnold ... Mr. Dell
Mary Fogarty Mary Fogarty ... Mrs. Dell
Rika Hofmann Rika Hofmann ... Elke
Patricia Allison Patricia Allison ... Maureen
Peter Brocco ... Elderly Mourner
Philip Perlman ... Bidder at Auction
Susan Isaacs ... Auctioneer's Assistant
Trenton Teigen ... Josh at 10
Bethany McKinney Bethany McKinney ... Carolyn at 10
Shirley Mitchell ... Mrs. Dewitt
Ellen Crawford ... Nurse #1
Michael Adler ... Dr. Hillerman
Lisa Howard ... Nurse #2
Jeff Thomas Jeff Thomas ... Orderly
Jacqueline Cassell Jacqueline Cassell ... Gavin's Secretary
Vickilyn Reynolds ... Nancy - Oliver's Secretary
Eunice Suarez Eunice Suarez ... Latin Woman
Julia Elliott Julia Elliott ... Latin Assistant
Tony Crane ... Teenage Boy
Ryan Wickers Ryan Wickers ... Josh at 3
Shaun Wickers Shaun Wickers ... Josh at 3
Catherine Donohue Catherine Donohue ... Carolyn at 3
Mary Donohue Mary Donohue ... Carolyn at 3
Sue Palka Sue Palka ... Anchorwoman
Morris Jones Morris Jones ... Anchorman
Popeye Popeye ... Benny
Tyler Tyler ... Kitty Kitty
Roy Brocksmith ... Mr. Fisk
Peter Hansen ... Mr. Marshall
Robert Harper ... Heath
Prince Hughes Prince Hughes ... Bleeding Man
Danitra Vance ... Manicurist Trainee
David Wohl ... Dr. Gordon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robin Blake Robin Blake ... Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Marilyn Brandt Marilyn Brandt ... Woman at Law Firm (uncredited)
Norman Brenner Norman Brenner ... Mourner (uncredited)
Bob Courts Bob Courts ... Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Cross Gene Cross ... Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Hal Donahue Hal Donahue ... Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)
Peter Eastman Peter Eastman ... Lawyer in Waiting Area (uncredited)
Berl Erdahl Berl Erdahl ... Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)
Fritz Hess Fritz Hess ... Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Al Kroft Al Kroft ... Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)
Tom Myer Tom Myer ... Gentlemen's Club Waiter (uncredited)
Ken Norton Ken Norton ... Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)

Produced by 

James L. Brooks ... producer
Doug Claybourne ... executive producer
Michael Leeson ... co-producer
Arnon Milchan ... producer
J. Marina Muhlfriedel ... associate producer
Polly Platt ... executive producer

Music by 

David Newman

Cinematography by 

Stephen H. Burum ... director of photography

Editing by 

Lynzee Klingman

Casting By 

David Rubin

Production Design by 

Ida Random

Art Direction by 

Mark W. Mansbridge ... (as Mark Mansbridge)

Set Decoration by 

Anne D. McCulley ... (as Anne McCulley)

Costume Design by 

Gloria Gresham

Makeup Department 

Stephen Abrums ... makeup supervisor
Kathryn Blondell ... key hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
John M. Elliott Jr. ... makeup artist (as John Elliott)
Bunny Parker ... additional hair stylist (as Bernadette Parker-Adamson)
Gina Rylander ... body makeup
Audrey L. Anzures ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Robert Latham Brown ... unit production manager
Richard Sakai ... executive in charge of production: Gracie Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Matt Bearson ... second assistant director
Jeffrey M. Ellis ... second assistant director
Lynda Gilman ... second second assistant director: Washington
Thomas Lofaro ... first assistant director
Robert Rooy ... first assistant director: second unit, Philadelphia
Paul F. Schlichting ... second second assistant director

Art Department 

Robert A. Blackburn ... supervising foreman (as Bob Blackburn)
Roger C. Burford III ... location prop foreman (as Roger Burford)
Suzanne Caplan ... painter: selected original paintings
Oscar Delgadillo ... swing gang
Stacy Doran ... swing gang
Chuck Eskridge ... set painter
Mark Fabus ... set designer
Perry Gray ... set designer
Kirk D. Hansen ... paint foreman (as Kirk Hansen)
David Harris ... greensman
Kenneth Heil ... swing gang (as Kenny Heil)
Mentor Huebner ... painter: water color paintings in Gavin D'Amato's office
Sherman Labby ... sketch artist
Bob Laux ... labor foreman
Robert B. Lindsay ... propmaker foreman (as Bob Lindsay)
Craig Nycz ... location painter
Bob Riggs ... leadman: Washington (as Robert Riggs)
Paul Rylander ... assistant property master
Stephanie Sandston ... art coordinator
Mike Seefus ... labor foreman
Terry Shugrue ... second assistant props
Stan Tropp ... set designer
Butch West ... supervising foreman
Kenneth L. Westcott ... leadman (as Kenny Westcott)
Steven Westlund ... property master (as Steve Westlund)
Steven Braund ... property maker (uncredited)
Robert Misetich ... set paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Christopher E. Bennett ... apprentice sound editor
Bill W. Benton ... re-recording mixer: Lorimar Studios
John Brilhante ... recordist: Lorimar Studios (as John W. Brilhante)
Clayton Collins ... effects editor
Don Coufal ... boom operator
Valerie Davidson ... assistant sound editor
John Duvall ... foley editor
Gary Gegan ... foley mixer
Sarah Goldsmith ... dialogue editor (as Sarah Rothenberg)
Laura Graham ... assistant sound editor
Douglas Greenfield ... consultant: Dolby
Hilda Hodges ... foley walker
Matthew Iadarola ... re-recording mixer: Lorimar Studios
John Keating ... sound transfer
Kerie Kimbrell ... assistant sound editor
Michael J. Kohut ... re-recording mixer: Lorimar Studios
Elliott Koretz ... dialogue editor
Michael Magill ... dialogue editor
Randy McDonald ... cable person
Chuck Michael ... foley editor
Jeanine Schaack ... apprentice sound editor
Dan Sharp ... recordist: Lorimar Studios (as Daniel Sharp)
Leslie Shatz ... re-recording mixer: Lorimar Studios / supervising sound editor
Rachel Shaw ... first assistant sound editor
Mary Ann Skweres ... assistant sound editor (as Maryann Skweres)
Alicia Stevenson ... foley walker
David E. Stone ... effects editor (as Dave Stone)
Renee Tondelli ... assistant sound editor (as Rene Tondelli)
Jennifer L. Ware ... assistant sound editor (as Jennifer Ware)
Jeff Wexler ... sound mixer
Marian Wilde ... foley supervisor
Vanessa Theme Ament ... foley artist (uncredited)
Marty Church ... adr mixer (uncredited) / foley mixer (uncredited)
Bill Rojas ... sound facility supervisor (uncredited)
Renee Tondelli ... adr supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Lyle Carolus ... special effects technician
John Frazier ... special effects supervisor
Rocky Gehr ... special effects technician
Richard L. Hill ... special effects technician (as Richard Hill)
Francis Pennington ... special effects technician
Paul Ryan ... special effects technician
Harold Selig ... special effects technician (as Hal Selig)
David Wischnack ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Donald Hansard Sr. ... process projection coordinator (as Donald Hansard)
Don Hansard ... process engineer (as Donald Hansard Jr.)
Robert Hansard ... process gang boss (as Robert C. Hansard)

Stunts 

M. James Arnett ... stunt person (as Jim Arnett)
Janet Brady ... stunt person
Richard Drown ... stunt person
Marcia Holley ... stunt person
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw ... stunt person (as Tracy Keehn)
Patricia M. Peters ... stunt person (as Trisha Peters)
Chuck Picerni Jr. ... stunt person
Michael Runyard ... stunt coordinator (as Mike Runyard)
Cris Thomas-Palomino ... stunt person (as Cris Palomino)
Sammy Thurman ... stunt person
Scott Wilder ... stunt person
Jon H. Epstein ... stunts (uncredited)
Lane Leavitt ... stunts (uncredited)
Keith Tellez ... utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Bob Apger ... second assistant camera
Norman Ash ... lamp operator
Alan S. Blauvelt ... assistant camera (as Alan Blauvelt)
Dustin Blauvelt ... camera operator
Neil S. Buckhantz ... video assist operator (as Neil Buckhantz)
Doug Cook ... best boy
James B. Crawford ... lamp operator (as James Crawford)
Robert Dalva ... director of photography: second unit, Philadelphia
Glen Davis ... dolly grip (as Glenn Davis)
François Duhamel ... still photographer (as Francois Duhamel)
George Dye ... additional assistant camera
Brad Edmiston ... panaglide assistant
Rick Favazzo ... crane technician: Louma crane (as Richard Favazzo)
Domenic Giorgio ... grip
Jimmy Godber ... lamp operator (as James Godber)
Kim Guthrie ... additional assistant camera
Clyde Hart ... key grip
David Hennings ... crane technician: Louma crane
Steven C. Hodge ... lamp operator (as Steve Hodge)
Casey Jones ... grip
Alfred E. Kalous ... lamp operator (as Alfred Kalous)
Michael Laws ... best boy
Joe R. Marquette Jr. ... additional camera operator (as Joseph R. Marquette Jr.)
Charles L. Morgan ... best boy (as Charles Morgan)
Toby Phillips ... panaglide operator
Alex Skvorzov ... gaffer
Monte Swann ... video playback operator
Frank Tobin ... best boy
Rhett Wooden ... grip
Rick Fee ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
David Wayne ... still photographer (uncredited)
Scott C. Williman ... lamp operator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Lisa Beach ... casting assistant
Debra Zane ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Oda Groeschel ... key costumer: women
Janis Mekaelian ... costumer: women
G. Tony Scarano ... key costumer: men

Editorial Department 

Reid Burns ... color timer
Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
John Ganem ... assistant editor
Lawrence Jordan ... associate editor
L. James Langlois ... apprentice editor (as Jim Langlois)
Maria Lee Silver ... assistant editor (as Maria Silver)
Matthew Peerce ... apprentice editor
Kelly J. Quinn ... assistant editor
Nicole Shugrue ... second assistant editor
Nicholas C. Smith ... additional editor

Location Management 

Vicky Berglund-Davenport ... location manager: Washington (as Vicky Berglund)
Taman McCall ... location manager
Errol Reichow ... assistant location manager
Julie Offer ... location projectionist (uncredited)

Music Department 

Tim Boyle ... scoring mixer
Jamey Turner ... musician: musical glass performance
Tom Villano ... music editor: Segue Music
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Maria Newman ... musician (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Ken Bellanca ... transportation co-captain (as Kenny Bellanca)
Julio Salazar ... production driver
James C. Taylor ... transportation coordinator
Skip Wilson ... transportation captain
Gina August ... driver (uncredited)
James Nordberg ... transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Elaine Bass ... title sequence
Saul Bass ... title sequence
Jed Blaugrund ... production intern
Diane Brooks ... senior production associate
Thomas R. Burman ... body double creator: Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
Paul A. Calabria ... animal trainer (as Paul Calabria)
Ruth Cameron ... dialogue coach: Ms. Sägebrecht
Carol T. Carr ... assistant: Mr. Milchan (as Carol Carr)
Mary Courtney ... production coordinator
Wendy L. Davies ... stand-in (as Wendy Davies)
Bari Dreiband-Burman ... body double creator: Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
Charles R. Eulo Jr. ... production assistant (as Charlie Eulo)
Leigh French ... group adr coordinator
Jane Hamsher ... production assistant
Don Henry ... production auditor
Peter E. Jackson ... production assistant (as Peter Jackson)
David Klein ... production assistant
Robinson Kurth ... accounting assistant
Cindy Lasher ... nurse
Jane LeGate ... production intern
Patty MacDonald ... executive assistant: James L. Brooks
Wm. Barclay Malcolm ... assistant: Mr. DeVito
Karin McElhatton ... head animal trainer: Studio Animal Services (as Karen Dew)
Rob McEntegart ... production legal
Carol Miyaoka ... production assistant
Heather Murphy ... production secretary: Washington (as Heather Terzieff)
Jeffrey A. Okun ... title coordinator (as Jeffrey Okun)
Linda Parker ... assistant: Mr. Leeson
Mark Reilly ... stand-in
Lana Repp-Lewis ... assistant: Mr. Sakai
David Ian Salter ... production intern (as David Salter)
Fred Scialla ... stand-in
Jill Simpson ... special assistant to producers
Shauna Skidmore ... animal trainer (as Seana Skidmore)
Melissa Smith ... director of operations
Paul Sullivan ... assistant auditor
Mark Suveg ... craft service
M. Rutledge McCall ... production assistant (uncredited)
Gene Poe ... hand double: Michael Douglas (uncredited)
Paul Rahmes ... personal assistant to Michael Douglas (uncredited) / personal assistant to director (uncredited)
Julie Salles ... hand double: Kathleen Turner (uncredited)
Gary F. Spradling ... production assistant and intern (uncredited)

Thanks 

Clayton Brown ... the producers wish to thank: Amtrak
David Davis ... the producers wish to thank
Peter DePalma ... the producers wish to thank
William Goldman ... the producers wish to thank
Nikki Allyn Grosso ... the producers wish to thank
Harvey Miller ... the producers wish to thank
Christine Rogers ... the producers wish to thank
Ed. Weinberger ... the producers wish to thank
Remus Yazoo ... the producers wish to thank

See also

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