Directed by
| Richard LaGravenese | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Richard LaGravenese | ... | (screenplay) |
| Freedom Writers | ... | (book) and |
| Erin Gruwell | ... | (book) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Produced by
| Danny DeVito | ... | producer |
| Tracey Durning | ... | executive producer |
| Jordana Glick-Franzheim | ... | associate producer |
| Dan Levine | ... | executive producer |
| Nan Morales | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Shamberg | ... | producer |
| Stacey Sher | ... | producer |
| Hilary Swank | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Mark Isham | ||
| Will.i.am | ... | (as will.i.am) |
Cinematography by
| Jim Denault | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| David Moritz | ||
Casting By
| Margery Simkin | ||
Production Design by
| Laurence Bennett | ||
Art Direction by
| Peter Borck | ||
Set Decoration by
| Linda Lee Sutton | ... | (as Linda Sutton-Doll) |
Costume Design by
| Cindy Evans | ||
Makeup Department
| Tena Austin | ... | makeup artist |
| Bonnie Clevering | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Swank |
| Debra Denson | ... | key makeup artist |
| Yvonne Depatis-Kupka | ... | hair stylist (as Yvonne Depatis Kupka) |
| Mary Lum | ... | hair stylist |
| Nancy Martinez-Morrison | ... | hair stylist (as Nancy Morrison) |
| Jason Orion | ... | key hair stylist (as Jason 'Orion' Green) / key hair stylist |
| Beverly Jo Pryor | ... | makeup department head |
| Theraesa Rivers | ... | hair stylist |
| Ronnie Specter | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Swank (as Ronnie Spector) |
| Judy Twine | ... | makeup artist |
| Candy L. Walken | ... | hair department head |
| Kentaro Yano | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Tina Anderson | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Leigh Shanta | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dieter Busch | ... | second assistant director (as Dieter H. Busch) |
| Marisa Ferrey | ... | second second assistant director |
| Kristen Heiden | ... | dga trainee |
| Nan Morales | ... | second unit director |
| Donald Sparks | ... | first assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks) |
| Brent Stanton | ... | second second assistant director: day player |
| Yumiko Takeya | ... | second second assistant director |
| Ime Etuk | ... | additional second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Craig Bernatzke | ... | prop maker foreman |
| Thomas Betts | ... | set designer |
| Mark Boucher | ... | paint foreperson |
| Robert J. Carlyle | ... | construction coordinator |
| Skip Crank | ... | assistant property master |
| Dennis Paul de la Rocha | ... | painter |
| Jimmy Flores | ... | prop maker foreperson |
| William A. Fobert | ... | props (as Bill Robert) |
| Rodney Garvin | ... | painter |
| Linda Griffis | ... | art department coordinator |
| John Paul 'J.P.' Jones | ... | property master (as J. P. Jones) |
| Don Kaeding | ... | lead person |
| Kenny Keavy | ... | prop maker foreperson |
| Kim Lincoln | ... | graphic designer |
| Mike Malone | ... | set dresser |
| Steven Miller | ... | greensperson (as Steve Miller) |
| Jkhnny Morales | ... | labor foreperson |
| Roderick Nunnally | ... | paint supervisor (as Rod Nunnally) |
| James F. Orendorff | ... | construction foreperson (as Jamie Orendorff) |
| Jason Puga | ... | on-set painter |
| Kim Richey | ... | assistant property master |
| Albert Rico | ... | graffiti artist |
| Gary Stel | ... | construction foreperson (as Gary A. Stel) |
| Macie Vener | ... | assistant art director |
| Sandra J. White | ... | construction auditor (as Sandra White) |
| Tony Wright | ... | labor foreperson |
| Jeanne Bueche | ... | property assistant (uncredited) |
| Kevin Chambers | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Tony Chavez | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Jeff Clark | ... | set painter (uncredited) |
| David Corral | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
| Tim Donelan | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Kurt V. Hulett | ... | lead man (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Mikita | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
| Teresa Raschilla | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Justin Samenfeld | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Larry J. White II | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Adam Zerkel | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Christopher Assells | ... | sound effects editor |
| Karen Baker Landers | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Bob Baron | ... | adr mixer |
| Ron Bedrosian | ... | adr mixer |
| David Bolton | ... | adr mixer |
| Paul Timothy Carden | ... | dialogue editor (as Paul Carden) |
| Don Coufal | ... | boom operator |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | sound effects editor (as Dino R. Dimuro) |
| Per Hallberg | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Robin Harlan | ... | foley artist |
| Dan Hegeman | ... | sound effects editor |
| Craig S. Jaeger | ... | supervising foley editor |
| Michael Keller | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Kudell | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Susan Kurtz | ... | dialogue editor |
| Robert Maxfield | ... | cable person (as Robert K. Mayfield) |
| Scott Millan | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sarah Monat | ... | foley artist |
| Philip D. Morrill | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Thomas O'Neil Younkman | ... | dialogue editor (as Tom Younkman) |
| David Parker | ... | sound mixer |
| Randy Singer | ... | foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer) |
| Frederick H. Stahly | ... | dialogue editor (as Fred Stahly) |
| Peter Staubli | ... | foley editor |
| Trevor Ward | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| Drew Webster | ... | digital mix technician |
| Kerry Dean Williams | ... | supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Joe Seo | ... | adr (uncredited) |
| Greg Zimmerman | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Doreen Lehrhoff | ... | special effects assistant |
| Thomas Mertz | ... | special effects coordinator (as Tom Mertz) |
| Tony Chavez | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Michael Caplan | ... | visual effects producer: Engine Room |
| Eric Heavens | ... | compositing supervisor: Engine Room |
| Thomas Nittmann | ... | visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects (as Thomas Nittman) |
| Dan Schmit | ... | visual effects supervisor: Engine Room |
| Edson Williams | ... | visual effects supervisor: Lola Visual Effects |
| Loeng Wong-Savun | ... | lead Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects |
| Guy Botham | ... | visual effects executive producer: Lola Visual Effects (uncredited) |
| Mary Dowd | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Simon Halpern | ... | previs artist: Pixel Liberation Front (uncredited) |
| Kimberly Nelson LoCascio | ... | visual effects executive (uncredited) |
| Jim O'Hagan | ... | digital compositor: Pacific Title (uncredited) |
| Adam Simpson | ... | visual effects editor (uncredited) |
| Ryan Zuttermeister | ... | visual effects coordinator: Lola Visual Effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Greg Anthony | ... | stunts |
| Janet Brady | ... | stunts |
| Ben Bray | ... | stunts |
| Jwaundace Candece | ... | stunts |
| Eugene Collier | ... | stunts |
| Roel Failma | ... | stunts |
| Eddie J. Fernandez | ... | stunts (as Eddie Fernandez) |
| Steven Ho | ... | stunts |
| Natascha Hopkins | ... | stunts |
| Christina Knizer | ... | stunts |
| John Koyama | ... | stunts |
| Marco Morales | ... | stunts |
| William Morts | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Vanessa Motta | ... | stunts |
| Lin Oeding | ... | stunts |
| Jane Oshita | ... | stunts (as Janet Oshida) |
| Austin Priester | ... | stunts |
| Darryl Reeves | ... | stunts (as Daryl Reeves) |
| Hayley C. Rosales | ... | stunts (as Hayley Rosales) |
| Sean A. Rosales | ... | stunts (as Sean Rosales) |
| Miranda Rosario | ... | stunts |
| Travis Rosario | ... | stunts |
| Marcus Salgado | ... | stunts |
| Sharon Schaffer | ... | stunts |
| Sam Situmorang | ... | stunts |
| Larnell Stovall | ... | stunts |
| Stan Tinay | ... | stunts |
| Vanessa Vander Pluym | ... | stunts |
| Jose Vasquez | ... | stunts (as Jose Luis Vasquez) |
| Chrissy Weathersby Ball | ... | stunts (as Chrissy Weathersby) |
| Boni Yanagisawa | ... | stunts |
| Sonny Mario Ayon | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Marly Coronel | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jason Finn | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Delma Miranda | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
| Mika Saito | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Justin Babin | ... | rigging grip |
| Corwin A. Bibb | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as Cory Bibb) |
| Richard J. Boyle | ... | second company grip |
| John F. Cassidy | ... | first company grip |
| Christopher Crivier | ... | grip |
| Louis DiCesare | ... | chief lighting technician (as Louis Di Cesare) |
| Tim Durr | ... | chief rigging technician (as Timothy Door) |
| Marco Fargnoli | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Gerrit Garretsen | ... | dolly grip operator: "a" camera |
| David Goldsmith | ... | video assist (as David 'Goldy' Goldsmith) |
| Bob Good | ... | assistant chief rigging technician (as Robert Good) |
| Roy C. Granada | ... | electrician (as Roy Granada) |
| Geoffrey Haley | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Geoff Haley) / steadicam operator (as Geoff Haley) |
| Tomoka Izumi | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Ted S. Kennedy | ... | dolly grip operator: "b" camera |
| Chris Leidholdt | ... | first company rigging grip |
| Byron McCulloch | ... | grip |
| Scott McGeo | ... | second company rigging grip |
| Yen P. Nguyen | ... | film loader |
| Todd England Nicodemus | ... | grip |
| Doug Oh | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Domenic Pacino | ... | rigging grip |
| Martin Reder | ... | electrician (as Martin C. Reder Jr.) |
| Nikola Ristic | ... | electrician |
| Patrick Rousseau | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Red Sinclair | ... | electrician |
| Robert Stenger | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Jaimie Trueblood | ... | still photographer |
| Rick Whitfield | ... | 24 frame supervisor |
| James Atkins | ... | best boy grip: additional unit (uncredited) |
| Roger Chingirian | ... | additional rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Jose Danner | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| David Darwin | ... | rigging lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Joe Hill | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Bruce Jagoda | ... | rigging lighting technician (uncredited) |
| John McCormack | ... | rigging lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Miro Pokorny | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Andrew Robison | ... | key grip: splinter unit (uncredited) |
| Sky Rockit | ... | libra technician (uncredited) |
| Pete Villani | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Katharina Eggmann | ... | search casting (as Katharine Eggman) |
| Michele Juskowitz | ... | search casting |
| Tina Kerr | ... | background casting |
| Orly Sitowitz | ... | search casting |
| Julianne Weiss | ... | casting associate |
| Karin Aragon | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Scott Blasko | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Dionne Harmon | ... | search casting (uncredited) |
| Sari Knight | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
| Jacque Lawson | ... | extras coordinator: on set (uncredited) |
| Vinnie Potestivo | ... | casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marisa Aboitiz | ... | costume supervisor |
| Mila Hermanovski | ... | key costumer (as Mila M. Hermanovski) |
| Anne Laoparadonchai | ... | costumer: Ms. Swank (as Annie Laoparadonchai) |
| Jessie Mann | ... | costumer |
| Lisa Parmet | ... | key costumer |
| Katherine Wright | ... | set costumer |
| Deborah Zimmerman | ... | set costumer |
| Maria Lorenzana | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Philip Maldonado | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Martucci | ... | additional set costumer (uncredited) |
| Susan Saldutti | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Alison M. Schmidt | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Lucas Borghi | ... | assistant editor (as Luke Borghi) |
| Gary Burritt | ... | negative cutter |
| George Chavez | ... | color timer |
| Allan Marasco | ... | post-production assistant |
| Chris Regan | ... | color timer |
| Gina Zappala | ... | first assistant editor |
| Michael Eaves | ... | digital intermediate colorist (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Gregory H. Alpert | ... | location manager |
| George Alvarezzo | ... | assistant location manager (as Jorge Luis Alvarezzo) |
| Peter Costelli | ... | assistant location manager |
| Alexander Kivlen | ... | assistant location manager (as Alex Kivlen) |
| Andrew Jackson Murphy | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Miri Ben-Ari | ... | musician: violin solos |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Norman Dlugatch | ... | music technical engineer (as Norm Dlugatch) |
| Dominic Gonzales | ... | music floor person |
| Carlton Kaller | ... | music editor (as Carl Kaller) |
| Padraic Kerin | ... | engineer: will.i.am |
| Peter Maunu | ... | musician: guitar solos |
| Wendi Morris | ... | music coordinator: will.i.am |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Mike Nowak | ... | orchestra conductor |
| Cindy O'Connor | ... | assistant: Mr. Isham |
| Tyler Parkinson | ... | electronic prerecords |
| Conrad Pope | ... | orchestrator |
| Mary Ramos | ... | music supervisor |
| Jason Ruder | ... | music editor |
| Nan Schwartz | ... | orchestrator |
| Erik Swanson | ... | pro tools operator |
| Kasey Truman | ... | music coordinator |
| Paul Wertheimer | ... | score recordist |
| Ethan Willoughby | ... | engineer: will.i.am |
| Dylan Berry | ... | composer: title music (uncredited) |
| Denise Carver | ... | music clearances (uncredited) |
| Greg Hamilton | ... | additional music preparer (uncredited) |
| Jason La Rocca | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Leib | ... | soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
| Scott McRae | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Octavia Pace | ... | musician: background vocals (uncredited) |
| Steve Pageot | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Peter Rotter | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Brenda Lopez | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Roger Dragsdorf | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
| Mike Riportella | ... | transportation captain |
| Tommy Rizzo | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Greagrey Waldrop | ... | transportation captain |
| Wayne Williams | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Casey Boden | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Rob Byer | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Bruce Callahan | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Matt DeAmicis | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| James Nordberg | ... | generator driver (uncredited) |
| Joey Soriano | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Tumber | ... | driver: Ms Swank (uncredited) |
| Robert G. Williams | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jared Abramson | ... | production assistant |
| Charlie Bolwell | ... | production coordinator (as Charles Bolwell) |
| Donna Corwin | ... | studio teacher |
| Amanda Dragon | ... | assistant: Mr. DeVito |
| Marie Elder | ... | production auditor |
| Kris Elgin | ... | accounting production assistant |
| Heidi Falconer | ... | unit publicist (as Heidi J. Falconer) |
| Amanda Gardner | ... | tutor |
| Karen Garlich | ... | second assistant auditor |
| Katy Genovese | ... | payroll auditor (as Katy Tatian-Genovese) |
| Justin Hart | ... | production assistant |
| JoAnn Fregalette Jansen | ... | acting coach (as JoAnn Jansen) |
| Dave Kasubowski | ... | craft service (as David Alan Kasubowski) |
| Ahmed Kirdar | ... | production assistant |
| Jon Ko | ... | set medic (as Jon P. Ko) |
| David O. Krupnick | ... | construction medic (as David Owen Krupnick) |
| Bianca Margiotta | ... | assistant: Mr. Shamberg |
| Meghan McElheny | ... | assistant: Ms. Swank (as Meghan Riley McElheny) |
| Andrew 'BB' Miller | ... | production assistant |
| Rebecca Morton | ... | assistant: Mr. LaGravenese |
| Anastacia C. Nemec | ... | production assistant |
| Stephen Newton | ... | production assistant |
| Suzanne Shugarman | ... | production assistant |
| Paul Smith | ... | production assistant |
| Rebekah Stevens | ... | second assistant auditor |
| Shelley Tassin | ... | production secretary |
| Dawn Terashima | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Villarreal | ... | production assistant |
| Besnik Vlashi | ... | production assistant |
| Linda Warrilow | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Matt Weiss | ... | assistant: Ms. Sher |
| Jeanine Wilson | ... | first assistant auditor |
| Wendy Altman-Cohen | ... | principal eyewear (uncredited) |
| Sam Alvelo | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Jackie Bazan | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Bydwell | ... | product placement (uncredited) |
| Natalie Hsieh Cencula | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| William P. Davis | ... | misc crew (uncredited) |
| Derek Ferguson | ... | executive assistant (uncredited) |
| Jay Floyd | ... | clearance administrator (uncredited) |
| Jenny Fumarolo | ... | production secretary: additional (uncredited) |
| Darrius Garrett | ... | technical consultant (uncredited) |
| Scotty Goudreau | ... | production van (uncredited) |
| Casey Green | ... | video/computer playback operator (uncredited) |
| Caz Harleaux | ... | adr actor (uncredited) |
| Tricia Miles | ... | post executive (uncredited) |
| Jason Neudecker | ... | set production assistant (uncredited) |
| Ngoc Nguyen | ... | studio publicist (uncredited) |
| Vincent Parker | ... | playback graphics (uncredited) |
| Michael Pettengill | ... | office intern (uncredited) |
| Sonia Pineda | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Allie Rivera Quiñonez | ... | photo double (uncredited) |
| Matthew Roseman | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Phil Scalisi | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Scott Yeats | ... | set production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Don Cheadle | ... | special thanks |
| Armand Jones | ... | in memory of |
