User rating:
Cast
|
Forest Whitaker | As: Cecil Gaines |
|
Oprah Winfrey | As: Gloria Gaines |
|
David Oyelowo | As: Louis Gaines |
|
John Cusack | As: Richard Nixon |
|
Jane Fonda | As: Nancy Reagan |
Storyline
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
| Tagline: | One quiet voice can ignite a revolution. |
| Certification: | 12A |
Details
Genres: Drama
Language: English
Release Date: 16 August 2013
Country: US
Runtime: 132m
Company Credits
Company: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $177,313,795
External Links
Cast
|
Forest Whitaker |
Cecil Gaines |
|
Oprah Winfrey |
Gloria Gaines |
|
David Oyelowo |
Louis Gaines |
|
John Cusack |
Richard Nixon |
|
Jane Fonda |
Nancy Reagan |
|
Cuba Gooding Jr. |
Carter Wilson |
|
Mariah Carey |
Hattie Pearl |
|
Terrence Howard |
Howard |
|
Lenny Kravitz |
James Holloway |
|
Aml Ameen |
Cecil Gaines (15) |
|
Michael Rainey Jr. |
Cecil Gaines (8) |
|
James Marsden |
John F. Kennedy |
|
Alex Pettyfer |
Thomas Westfall |
|
Vanessa Redgrave |
Annabeth Westfall |
|
Alan Rickman |
Ronald Reagan |
|
Liev Schreiber |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
|
Robin Williams |
Dwight Eisenhower |
|
Yaya DaCosta |
Carol Hammie |
|
David Banner |
Earl Gaines |
|
Colman Domingo |
Freddie Fallows |
|
Nelsan Ellis |
Martin Luther King Jr. |
|
Nealla Gordon |
Senator Kassebaum |
|
Elijah Kelley |
Charlie Gaines (15-18) |
|
Minka Kelly |
Jackie Kennedy |
|
Adriane Lenox |
Gina |
|
Mo McRae |
Eldridge Huggins |
|
Pernell Walker |
Lorraine |
|
Jesse Williams |
Rev. James Lawson |
|
Clarence Williams III |
Maynard |
|
LaJessie Smith |
Abraham |
|
|
John P. Fertitta |
Mr. Jenkins |
|
Jim Gleason |
R.D. Warner |
|
Isaac White |
Charlie Gaines (10) |
|
Joe Chrest |
White Usher |
|
|
Tyson Ford |
Elroy |
|
James DuMont |
Sherman Adams |
|
Robert Aberdeen |
Herbert Brownell |
|
Olivia Washington |
Olivia |
|
|
Margaret M. Owens |
Woolworth Diner Patron #1 |
|
|
Eric Ducote |
Woolworth Diner Patron #2 |
|
|
Chloe Barach |
Caroline Kennedy |
|
Danny Strong |
Freedom Bus Journalist |
|
|
Clara Hopkins Daniels |
Freedom Bus Rider |
|
Dana Gourrier |
Helen Holloway |
|
|
Shirley Pugh |
Malcolm X Goer |
|
|
Bill Newman |
Pastor |
|
Colin Walker |
John Ehrlichman |
|
Alex Manette |
Bob Haldeman |
|
|
Rusty Robertson |
Senator Robertson |
|
Stephen Rider |
Admiral Rochon |
|
Tarra Riggs |
Sophie Wilson (uncredited) |
|
Xosha Roquemore |
Foxy (uncredited) |
Directed By
|
Lee Daniels |
Director |
|
Sebastián Silva |
Second Unit Director |
|
|
Amy Sanderson |
Script Supervisor |
|
|
Lisa C. Satriano |
First Assistant Director |
|
|
Peter Dress |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
|
|
Danny Strong |
Writer |
Production Crew
|
|
Lee Daniels |
Producer |
|
|
Cassian Elwes |
Producer |
|
|
Buddy Patrick |
Producer |
|
Laura Ziskin |
Producer |
|
Leah Daniels-Butler |
Casting |
|
|
Billy Hopkins |
Casting |
|
Jen Wall |
Production Supervisor |
|
|
Virginia McCollam |
Location Manager |
|
|
Mickey Lambert |
Location Manager |
|
Harvey Weinstein |
Executive Producer |
|
Len Blavatnik |
Executive Producer |
|
Bob Weinstein |
Executive Producer |
|
|
Ari Daniel Pinchot |
Producer |
|
Dann Fink |
ADR Voice Casting |
|
Bruce Winant |
ADR Voice Casting |
|
|
Kacee Devoe |
Casting Associate |
|
|
Ashley Ingram |
Casting Associate |
|
|
Christopher Stoudt |
Extras Casting |
|
|
Robin Batherson |
Extras Casting Coordinator |
|
|
Ryan Gomez |
First Assistant Accountant |
|
|
Mike Revell |
Production Accountant |
|
|
Davida Chanel Smith |
Producer's Assistant |
|
|
Lauren Von Huene |
Production Coordinator |
|
|
Carl Lawson |
Production Secretary |
|
|
Chantel Passantino |
Second Assistant Accountant |
|
|
Danielle Loosemore |
Second Assistant Accountant |
|
|
Ashley Renee Saunders |
Travel Coordinator |
Edited By
|
|
Joe Klotz |
Editor |
|
|
Ulysses Guidotti |
First Assistant Editor |
|
|
Kat Spiess |
First Assistant Editor |
|
|
Rick Derby |
Assistant Editor |
|
|
Anne O'Brien |
Assistant Editor |
|
|
Christi Leftwich |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
|
|
Ryan Rolandelli |
Digital Intermediate Assistant |
|
|
Tim Stipan |
Digital Intermediate Colorist |
|
|
Kevin Vale |
Digital Intermediate Producer |
|
|
Eric Horwitz |
Digital Intermediate |
|
|
Patrick Rossi |
Digital Intermediate |
|
|
Eric Leverenz |
Online Editor |
Costume and Makeup
|
Ruth E. Carter |
Costume Design |
|
|
Debra Denson |
Makeup Department Head |
|
|
Beverly Jo Pryor |
Makeup Department Head |
|
|
Dana Kay Hart |
Costume Supervisor |
|
|
Wendy Talley |
Costume Supervisor |
|
|
Robert L. Stevenson |
Hairstylist |
|
|
Victoria Wood |
Wigmaker |
|
|
Annette Farnsworth |
Set Costumer |
|
|
Marcos Gonzales |
Additional Hairstylist |
|
|
Daina Daigle |
Assistant Hairstylist |
|
|
Candace Neal |
Hair Department Head |
|
|
Dana Boisseau |
Hairstylist |
|
|
Sherri Hamilton |
Hairstylist |
|
|
Yolanda Sheridan |
Key Makeup Artist |
|
|
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin |
Makeup Artist |
|
|
Kellie Robinson |
Makeup Artist |
|
|
Debra Denson |
Makeup Designer |
|
Matthew W. Mungle |
Prosthetic Designer |
|
Clinton Wayne |
Prosthetic Designer |
|
|
Courtney Lether |
Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
|
|
Jonah Levy |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
|
|
Lesley D. Wickham |
Ager/Dyer |
|
|
Josie Works |
Costume Assistant |
|
|
Carmen Rodrigues Davis |
Costume Coordinator |
|
|
Chloe Ji Yoon |
Costume Illustrator |
|
|
Barbara Marko |
Costumer |
|
|
Misti Moreaux |
Costumer |
|
|
Mollie Middleditch |
Costumer |
|
|
Janet Marie Ross |
Costumer |
|
|
Kasey C. Bazil |
Costumer |
|
|
Paul A. Simmons Jr. |
Key Costumer |
|
|
Mustapha Mimis |
Key Set Costumer |
|
|
Jennifer Kamrath |
Principal Costumer |
|
|
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown |
Seamstress |
|
|
Janet Marie Ross |
Set Costumer |
|
|
Melissa Reed |
Truck Costumer |
Sound
|
Rodrigo Leão |
Original Music Composer |
|
|
Robert Hein |
Supervising Sound Editor |
|
|
Debby VanPoucke |
Sound Designer |
|
|
Robert Hein |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
|
|
Michael Barry |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
|
|
Ben Schor |
Music Editor |
|
|
Branka Mrkic |
Supervising Dialogue Editor |
|
|
David Wahnon |
Dialogue Editor |
|
|
Ruth Hernandez |
ADR Editor |
|
|
Heather Gross |
Foley Editor |
|
|
Krissopher Chevannes |
ADR Mixer |
|
|
Jonathan Jost |
ADR Mixer |
|
|
Michael Miller |
ADR Mixer |
|
|
Tom Ryan |
ADR Mixer |
|
|
Billy Theriot |
ADR Mixer |
|
|
Fredrick Cuevas |
ADR Recordist |
|
|
John Jay Martyn |
ADR Recordist |
|
|
Reagan Mendoza |
ADR Recordist |
|
|
Chris Fielder |
Assistant Sound Editor |
|
|
Alexa Zimmerman |
Assistant Sound Editor |
|
|
Michael Piotrowski |
Boom Operator |
|
|
James Eck Rippie |
Boom Operator |
|
|
Marko Costanzo |
Foley Artist |
|
|
Cariella Smith |
Foley Artist |
|
|
Matthew Haasch |
Foley Supervisor |
|
|
Dan Izen |
Production Sound Mixer |
|
|
Robert Fernandez |
Sound Editor |
|
|
Glenfield Payne |
Sound Effects Editor |
|
|
Avi Laniado |
Sound Engineer |
|
|
Jay Meagher |
Sound Mixer |
|
|
Steven Huerstel |
Utility Sound |
|
|
Suzana Peric |
Music Editor |
|
|
Lynn Fainchtein |
Music Supervisor |
|
Steve Bartek |
Music Arranger |
Visual Effects
|
|
Daniel Cohen |
Visual Effects Producer |
|
|
Ted Markovic |
Visual Effects Producer |
|
|
Aniela Sidorska |
Visual Effects Producer |
|
|
Luke DiTommaso |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
|
|
Ray McIntyre Jr. |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
|
|
Mark Scott Friedman |
Compositing Supervisor |
|
|
Austin Meyers |
Compositing Supervisor |
|
|
Patrick Paul Mullane |
Matte Painter |
Camera
|
|
Andrew Dunn |
Director of Photography |
|
|
Grayson Austin |
Camera Operator |
|
|
Jeffery J. Tufano |
Camera Operator |
|
|
Michael Stumpf |
Additional Camera |
|
|
Luis Lopez DeVictoria |
Additional Camera |
|
|
Anne Marie Fox |
Still Photographer |
|
|
Hans Bjerno |
Aerial Director of Photography |
|
|
Hilton Garrett |
Best Boy Grip |
|
|
Grayson Austin |
Steadicam Operator |
|
|
Francis James |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
|
|
Damon Meledones |
Digital Imaging Technician |
|
|
Jeremy Webre |
Dolly Grip |
|
|
Robert D Morrison Jr. |
Dolly Grip |
|
|
Richard Lacy |
First Assistant Camera |
|
|
Michael Charbonnet |
First Assistant Camera |
|
|
Tom Hutchinson |
First Assistant Camera |
|
|
Dacoda Bartles |
Grip |
|
|
Kevin Fannon |
Grip |
|
|
Tyler Garrett |
Grip |
|
|
Jerone A. Ordon Sr. |
Grip |
|
|
Jeremy Wren |
Grip |
|
|
Andy Young |
Grip |
|
|
Jonathan Robinson |
Second Assistant Camera |
|
|
Aeron McKeough |
Second Assistant Camera |
Lighting
|
|
Trey Shaneyfelt |
Lighting Technician |
|
|
Kristopher Weaver |
Lighting Technician |
|
|
Bradley Martin |
Additional Lighting Technician |
|
|
Zach Smithers |
Additional Lighting Technician |
|
|
Jordan Whaley |
Additional Lighting Technician |
|
|
Len Levine |
Chief Lighting Technician |
|
|
Justin LeBlanc |
Electrician |
|
|
Justin Wright |
Electrician |
|
|
Sidney Brisco |
Lighting Technician |
|
|
Pete Chiaramonte |
Lighting Technician |
|
|
Carter Lee Garrett |
Lighting Technician |
|
|
Gerald Autin |
Rigging Grip |
|
|
Raúl J. Marín |
Rigging Grip |
|
|
Shawn Stone |
Rigging Grip |
|
|
Creig Symons |
Rigging Grip |
|
|
John Vinson |
Rigging Grip |
|
|
Ben Wachsmann |
Rigging Grip |
|
|
King Lanaux |
Key Rigging Grip |
Art Department
|
|
Tim Galvin |
Production Design |
|
|
Lori Agostino |
Art Direction |
|
|
Erik Polczwartek |
Art Direction |
|
|
Jason Baldwin Stewart |
Art Direction |
|
|
Diane Lederman |
Set Decoration |
|
|
Deanna Simmons |
Set Decoration Buyer |
|
|
Kimberly Murphy |
Set Decoration Buyer |
|
|
Robin Simmerly |
Art Department Coordinator |
|
|
Sarah Forrest |
Set Designer |
|
|
Michelle C. Harmon |
Set Designer |
|
|
Brian A. Waits |
Set Designer |
|
|
Randall S. Coe |
Construction Coordinator |
|
|
Steve Martemucci |
Construction Foreman |
|
|
Michael Arena |
Greensman |
|
|
David Keith Broome |
Greensman |
|
|
John Lindsay |
Greensman |
|
|
Gus Coto |
Leadman |
|
|
Kevin Ladson |
Property Master |
|
|
Josh Crouchet |
Art Department Assistant |
|
|
David Warburton |
Assistant Property Master |
|
|
Will Eastin |
Graphic Designer |
|
|
Roger Johnson |
Graphic Designer |
|
|
Spencer J. Abadie |
Painter |
|
|
Camile Kelsey |
Painter |
|
|
Daniel E. Kiker |
Painter |
|
|
Sonda L. Rowland |
Painter |
|
|
Sian C. Sanzone |
Painter |
|
|
Stephen Finders |
Props |
|
|
Iggie Colomer |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Michael Dares |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Stephen P. Durante |
Set Dresser |
|
Owl Martin Dwyer |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Sam Jacobs |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Jordan Lightner |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Tony Ziegler |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Ed Burcham |
Set Dresser |
|
|
Randall Balsmeyer |
Title Designer |
Other Crew
|
Danny Epper |
Stunts |
|
|
Charlotta Forssman |
Visual Effects Editor |
|
|
Jeff Galpin |
Stunt Coordinator |
|
|
Elizabeth Himelstein |
Dialect Coach |
|
Meredith Richardson |
Stunts |
|
|
Jason Prowell |
Generator Operator |
|
|
Nicholas Ellerbee |
Carpenter |
|
|
Charlie Mann |
Carpenter |
|
|
Richie Roefaro |
Editorial Staff |
|
|
Jason Frannino |
Animal Wrangler |
|
|
Jeff Galpin |
Animal Wrangler |
|
|
Edward Joubert |
Special Effects Technician |
|
|
Jake Whitney |
Special Effects Technician |
|
|
David K. Nami |
Special Effects Coordinator |
|
|
Thom Jones |
Dialect Coach |
|
Danny Cosmo |
Stunts |
Reviews & Recommendations
Video Gallery
Coming Soon...
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon...
If you like The Butler, check these movies out...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|