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Directed by
Forest Whitaker 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Terry McMillan (novel)

Terry McMillan (screenplay) &
Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Whitney Houston ... Savannah 'Vannah' Jackson

Angela Bassett ... Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris

Loretta Devine ... Gloria 'Glo' Matthews

Lela Rochon ... Robin Stokes

Gregory Hines ... Marvin King

Dennis Haysbert ... Kenneth Dawkins

Mykelti Williamson ... Troy

Michael Beach ... John Harris, Sr.

Leon ... Russell
Wendell Pierce ... Michael Davenport

Donald Faison ... Tarik Matthews

Jeffrey D. Sams ... Lionel

Jazz Raycole ... Onika Harris
Brandon Hammond ... John Harris, Jr.
Kenya Moore ... Denise
Lamont Johnson ... Joseph
Wren T. Brown ... Minister
Theo ... On-air DJ
Ken Love ... D.J. at the Hermosa

Graham Galloway ... Fireman

Starletta DuPois ... Savannah's mother
Shari L. Carpenter ... Doreen (Savannah's assistant)
Thomas R. Leander ... Interviewer
Cordell Conway ... Group at Hermosa table
Lee Wells Jr. ... Group at Hermosa table
Hope Brown ... Group at Hermosa table

Delaina Mitchell ... Michelle (Tank's girlfriend)
Luis Sharpe ... Herbert Webster
Joseph S. Myers ... Joe (security guard at John's office)
Ezra Swerdlow ... Bill 'Wild Bill'
Ellin La Var ... Hairdresser
Patricia Anne Fox ... Customer at hair salon
Wally Bujack ... Judge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Brenda Baldwin-Davis ... Shopping Mall (extra) (uncredited)
Kacee DeMasi ... Musician (uncredited)

Giancarlo Esposito ... David Matthews (uncredited)
Wanda-Lee Evans ... Jane Millhouse (uncredited)

Tom Hedrick ... Neighbor (uncredited)

Donyell Hinton ... Church Patron (uncredited)
Bob Huff ... Open air market shopper (uncredited)

Kelly Preston ... Kathleen (uncredited)

Jose Rosete ... New Years Eve partier (uncredited)

Wesley Snipes ... James Wheeler (uncredited)
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Produced by
Ronald Bass .... executive producer
Caron K .... associate producer
Terry McMillan .... executive producer
Deborah Schindler .... producer
Ezra Swerdlow .... producer
 
Original Music by
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds 
 
Cinematography by
Toyomichi Kurita 
 
Film Editing by
Richard Chew 
 
Casting by
Jaki Brown 
 
Production Design by
David Gropman 
 
Art Direction by
Marc Fisichella 
 
Set Decoration by
Michael W. Foxworthy 
 
Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin 
 
Makeup Department
Sandra A. Coley-Greene .... additional makeup artist
Roxanna Floyd .... makeup artist: Ms. Bassett
Latonya Hill .... hair stylist: Ms. Houston
Joseph P. Hurt .... assistant makeup artist
Ellin La Var .... hair stylist: Whitney Houston
Ted Long .... key hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson .... hair stylist: Ms. Bassett
Ellie Winslow .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
James Bigwood .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter W. Parry Jr. .... second second assistant director
Joseph Ray .... first assistant director
Roni Wheeler .... second assistant director (as Roni Wheeler Poole)
 
Art Department
Karen Agresti .... buyer (as Karen Agresti Clark)
Cheyenne Ali .... painter
Arthur Allyn .... construction foreman
Mark Balda .... carpenter
Michael Blair .... carpenter
Adam J. Braff .... lead man
William Butler .... set dresser
Howard J. Clark .... set dresser
George A. Fleming .... painter
Tony Gibson .... set dresser
Joel S. Griffith .... paint foreman
Bill Holmquist .... construction coordinator
Kalina Ivanov .... storyboard artist
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones .... property master
Bill Land .... set dresser
David K. McDougall .... painter
Donovan H. Miller .... assistant props
Craig Anthony Muzio .... lead scenic
Vikki Warren Muzio .... painter
Chris R. Nave .... carpenter
Denise Ogawa-Jacinto .... on-set dresser (as Denise Ogawa)
Jack Orlando .... carpenter
David Peck .... carpenter
Shelly Pedretti .... buyer
Jim Peres .... painter
Susan Rubin .... art coordinator
Anthony Taylor .... on-set scenic
John 'Skip' Weaver .... assistant property master
Laura Cartwright .... carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Lou Angelo .... adr editor
Albert Aquino .... boom operator
Carmen Baker .... first assistant sound editor
Bill W. Benton .... sound re-recording mixer
Barbara J. Boguski .... adr supervisor
Jim Brookshire .... dialogue editor
Ted Caplan .... digital sound assistant
Chris Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau .... sound supervisor
Scott Curtis .... foley editor
Susan Dawes .... adr assistant (as Susan Shackelford)
Albert Gasser .... sound effects editor
Craig Heath .... sound recordist
Doug Hemphill .... sound re-recording mixer
Hilda Hodges .... foley artist
R.J. Kizer .... dialogue editor
Mary Jo Lang .... foley mixer
Diane Linn .... adr recordist
Robert Renga .... sound recordist
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer
John Roesch .... foley artist
Denis St. Amand .... stage engineer
Donald Sylvester .... foley editor
Carolyn Tapp .... foley recordist
Paul Urmson .... sound effects editor
Russell Williams II .... sound mixer
Ronald L. Wright .... cable person
Gayle Wesley .... technical supervisor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Thomas C. Ford .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Karen deJong .... matte painter
Daniel Leung .... digital compositor
Gregory L. McMurry .... visual effects supervisor
Ethan Phillips .... visual effects CLT
 
Stunts
Rawn Hutchinson .... stunt coordinator
Brandon Sebek .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lennon Bass Jr. .... electrician
Sarah Elspeth Black .... electrician
Davie Carothers .... additional first assistant camera
Nicole Corre .... electrician
Jeffrey Douglas .... best boy grip
Michael S. Epley .... dolly grip
Alisa Faloona .... assistant camera: Monument Valley
Randy Feemster .... additional camera operator
Michael P. Fredrickson .... grip
Kirk R. Gardner .... camera operator
Janene Garey .... camera loader
Nicola Goode .... still photographer
Mark D. Greene .... grip
Paul Gyorgy .... electrician
Nathan Hathaway .... electrician
David Lee .... gaffer
Mike 'Tiny' Lehan .... grip: Monument Valley
Dennis Lynch .... second assistant camera
Michael Milella .... key grip: Monument Valley
Reggie Newkirk .... first assistant camera
George Peters .... best boy grip: Monument Valley
John Poliak .... video assist operator: Monument Valley
David L. Starkey .... grip
Jeffery J. Tufano .... additional camera operator
Andrew T. Watts .... best boy electric
Tony Whitman .... key grip
Claudell Young .... grip
Robert Amses .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Dan Bennett .... key rigging grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Barbara Harris .... adr voice casting
Robyn M. Mitchell .... casting assistant
Traci Runcie .... extras casting assistant
Winsome Sinclair .... extras casting
Todd M. Thaler .... casting: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gina G. Aller .... set costumer
Amy Andrews .... set costumer
Suzanne Bantit .... costumer
Hugo Peña .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Dan Fouts .... assistant editor: avid
Margaret Guinee .... assistant editor
John Hoeren .... assistant editor
Dennis McNeill .... color timer
Christy Richmond .... first assistant editor
Liv Torgerson .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Wenda Bragg .... choir
Bob Brockman .... music mixer
Deborah Coleman .... choir
Sharon Coleman .... choir
Tameca Coleman .... choir
Sandy DeCrescent .... music contractor
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds .... executive soundtrack producer
Alicia M. Estes .... choir
Brenda L. Felix .... choir
Brian K. Felix .... choir
Jon Gass .... music mixer
Brad Gilderman .... music mixer
Frank Heard .... choir
April D. Hollen .... choir
Doris W. Hudson .... choir
Esther M. Hughes .... choir
Ruth 'Action' Jackson .... choir
Joann Y. Johnson .... choir
Michelle Antonett Johnson .... choir
Vickie Johnson .... choir
Carlton Kaller .... music editor
Brenda E. Lewis .... choir
Stephanie Lowry .... assistant music editor
Jeremy Lubbock .... additional music arranger: strings
Minnie McGruder .... choir
Juanita Miller-Johnson .... choir
Zelean Barbara Peniston .... choir
Ken Pettigrew .... choir
William Ross .... score orchestrated and conducted by
Angie Rubin .... assistant music editor
Bert Russell .... choir
Ivy Skoff .... soundtrack album production coordinator
Shamoan Lamar Sledge .... choir
Janie Joy Tate .... choir
Nancy Taylor .... choir
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
Betty A. Ware .... choir
Mary E. Warner .... choir
Tausha R. Washington .... choir
Forest Whitaker .... executive soundtrack producer
 
Transportation Department
J. Wesley Adams .... transportation captain
Jason LaFontain .... driver (uncredited)
Jim Petti .... transportation co-captain
Brian Steagall .... transportation coordinator
Tommy Wattley .... transportation coordinator for Ms. Houston
Todd Painter .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
R. Elizabeth Aaron .... production assistant
Laurie Badami .... personal secretary: Ms. Houston
Bill Bennett .... desert shot supervisor: Monument Valley
Gray Beverley .... assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Jocelyn L. Brewer .... production secretary
Lashan Browning .... assistant: Ms. Schinder and Mr. Swerdlow
Darcy J. Bruno .... teacher
William K. Buckley .... office assistant
Shari L. Carpenter .... script supervisor
Cheryl A. Carroll .... set production assistant
P.J. Connelly .... location manager: Monument Valley
Robyn Crawford .... executive assistant: Ms. Houston
Linda Di Franco .... adr group editor
Robert DiPanni .... projectionist
Stasia Droze .... assistant: Ms. Schinder and Mr. Swerdlow
Michael S. Dunitz .... location assistant
Judi Fates .... assistant: Ms. Mcmillan
Heidi Fugeman .... set production assistant
Bree Giron .... set production assistant
Dylan Goss .... spacecam assistant: Monument Valley (as Dylan M. Gross)
Patricia Ann Holmes .... assistant production accountant
Michael Kelem .... spacecam operator: Monument Valley
Craig Lynch .... craft service
Dianne Mapp-Cheek .... production accountant (as Dianne Cheek Blasco)
Karen Mattingly .... script supervisor: Monument Valley
Sandra McNeil .... teacher
Costas Michalopoulos .... assistant: Ms. Schinder and Mr. Swerdlow
Brenda Morris .... assistant production accountant
Kitty Olisky .... production coordinator
Lillian Pyles .... assistant production coordinator
Marie Randall .... craft service
David M. Roberts .... security for Ms. Houston
Rick Rothen .... location manager
Andrew T. Rothmund .... assistant: Ms. Bassett
Stephen Rupsch .... set production assistant
Jeffrey B. Seymann .... office assistant
Orville Sisco .... assistant location manager: Monument Valley
Charles H. Smith .... craft service
Betsy Sokolow .... unit publicist
Craig Starkey .... set production assistant
Scott Stravitz .... medic
Solombra Tucker .... assistant: Mr. Edmonds
Sylvia Vejar .... personal assistant to Ms. Houston
Randy Walker .... technical assistant to Mr. Edmonds
Robert Wheaton .... film researcher
Ryan Stefan Bantu .... production assistant (uncredited)
Devon Kellgren .... production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Moncrief .... video/computer playback operator (uncredited)
Golan Ramras .... production assistant (uncredited)
Crystal Weaver .... production coordinator: additional shooting (uncredited)
Crystal Weaver .... staff production coordinator (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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