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Cast
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Eddie Murphy | As: Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul |
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Arsenio Hall | As: Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown |
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Shari Headley | As: Lisa McDowell |
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John Amos | As: Cleo McDowell |
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James Earl Jones | As: King Jaffe Joffer |
Storyline
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
| Tagline: | This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America. |
| Certification: | R |
Details
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Language: English
Release Date: 29 June 1988
Country: US
Runtime: 117m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $288,752,301
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Cast
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Eddie Murphy |
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul |
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Arsenio Hall |
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown |
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Shari Headley |
Lisa McDowell |
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John Amos |
Cleo McDowell |
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James Earl Jones |
King Jaffe Joffer |
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Madge Sinclair |
Queen Aoleon |
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Eriq La Salle |
Darryl Jenks |
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Allison Dean |
Patrice McDowell |
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Frankie Faison |
Landlord |
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Louie Anderson |
Maurice |
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Paul Bates |
Oha |
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Samuel L. Jackson |
Hold-Up Man |
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Vanessa Bell Calloway |
Imani Izzi |
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Calvin Lockhart |
Colonel Izzi |
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Vondie Curtis-Hall |
Basketball Game Vendor |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. |
Boy Getting Haircut |
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Feather |
Rose Bearer #1 |
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Stephanie Simon |
Rose Bearer #2 |
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Garcelle Beauvais |
Rose Bearer #3 |
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
Street Hustler |
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Birdie M. Hale |
Elderly Passenger |
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Clyde Jones |
Soul Glo Man |
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Jim Abrahams |
Face on Cutting Room Floor |
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Victoria Dillard |
Bather / Dancer |
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Felicia Taylor |
Bather |
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Midori |
Bather |
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Sheila Johnson |
Lady-in-Waiting |
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Jake Steinfeld |
Cab Driver |
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Clint Smith |
Sweets |
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Uncle Ray Murphy |
Stu |
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Paulette Banoza |
Soul Glo Woman |
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Patricia Matthews |
Devil Woman |
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Mary Bond Davis |
Big Stank Woman |
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Carla Earle |
Tough Girl |
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Karen Owens |
Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer |
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Sharon Owens |
Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer |
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Lisa Gumora |
Kinky Girl |
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June Boykins |
Strange Woman |
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Janette Colon |
Fresh Peaches |
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Vanessa Colon |
Sugar Cube |
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Monique Mannen |
Boring Girl / Dancer |
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Mindora Mimms |
Awareness Woman |
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Cynthia Finkley |
Awareness Woman |
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David Sosna |
Cartier Delivery Man |
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Arthur Adams |
Mr. Jenks |
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Loni Kaye Harkless |
Mrs. Jenks |
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Montrose Hagins |
Grandma Jenks |
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Tonja Rivers |
Party Guest |
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Ralph Bellamy |
Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited) |
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Don Ameche |
Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited) |
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Karl Denson |
'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited) |
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Elaine Kagan |
Telegraph Lady (uncredited) |
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Michael Tadross |
Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Steve White |
Subway Guy (uncredited) |
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Helen Hanft |
Subway Lady (uncredited) |
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Leah Aldridge |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Aurorah Allain |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Paula Brown |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Dwayne Chattman |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Stephanie Clark |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Robin L. Dimension |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Shaun Earl |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eric L. Ellis |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Sharon Ferrol-Young |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eric D. Henderson |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gigi Hunter |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Debra Johnson |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Tanya Lynne Lee |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Locust |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Donna M. Perkins |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Dionne Rockhold |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gina Consuela Rose |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Randolph Scott |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Robbin Tasha-Ford |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Jerald Vincent |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Eyan Williams |
Dancer (uncredited) |
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Roy Milton Davis |
Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited) |
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Dorian DeMichele |
Viola (uncredited) |
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Alison Gordy |
Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited) |
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Mary Young |
Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited) |
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Tobe Hooper |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Raymond D. Turner |
T-Shirt Hawker |
Directed By
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John Landis |
Director |
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David Sosna |
First Assistant Director |
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Tomaz Remec |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Richard Patrick |
Second Assistant Director |
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Charles Brescia |
Additional Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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David Sheffield |
Screenplay |
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Barry W. Blaustein |
Screenplay |
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Eddie Murphy |
Story |
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Brian Stewart |
Story Editor |
Production Crew
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George Folsey Jr. |
Producer |
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Robert D. Wachs |
Producer |
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Leslie Belzberg |
Executive Producer |
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Mark Lipsky |
Executive Producer |
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Jackie Burch |
Casting |
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David Sosna |
Associate Producer |
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Janet L. Wattles |
Production Accountant |
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Terry Ladin |
Production Coordinator |
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Michael Tadross |
Unit Production Manager |
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Charles Miller |
Location Manager |
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Eddie Murphy |
Executive Producer |
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Rae Lockett |
Extras Casting Assistant |
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Chris Schutsky |
Location Assistant |
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Ferne Cassel |
Casting Assistant |
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Ginny Warner |
Production Secretary |
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Martha Appel |
Production Assistant |
Edited By
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Malcolm Campbell |
Editor |
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George Folsey Jr. |
Editor |
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Bob Noland |
Color Timer |
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John Haggar |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Deborah Nadoolman Landis |
Costume Design |
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Kelly Kimball |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Rolf John Keppler |
Makeup Artist |
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Francine Jamison-Tanchuck |
Costume Supervisor |
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Gerald DeTitta |
Set Dressing Artist |
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Marie Carter |
Assistant Makeup Artist |
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William Howard |
Assistant Hairstylist |
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Bill Christians |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Rick Baker |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Nile Rodgers |
Original Music Composer |
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Louis Sabat |
Boom Operator |
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Daniel Allan Carlin |
Music Editor |
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William B. Kaplan |
Sound Mixer |
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Frank Graziadei |
Sound Recordist |
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Spike Allison Hooper |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Mike Dobie |
Sound Editor |
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Paul Timothy Carden |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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James Beshears |
Supervising ADR Editor |
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Dean Drabin |
Foley Mixer |
Visual Effects
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Danny Cangemi |
Special Effects Supervisor |
Camera
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Woody Omens |
Director of Photography |
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Sol Negrin |
Director of Photography |
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Bruce Atwater |
Grip |
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Bruce McBroom |
Still Photographer |
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Ken Fisher |
First Assistant Camera |
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Joseph Cosko Jr. |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Brian Fitzsimons |
Second Company Grip |
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Madelyn Most |
Assistant Camera |
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Jon Falkengren |
Dolly Grip |
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Dennis Gamiello |
First Company Grip |
Lighting
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Richie Ford |
Electrician |
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Michael T. James |
Rigging Grip |
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John W. DeBlau |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Ed Cooper |
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Art Department
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Christopher Nowak |
Art Direction |
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Richard Macdonald |
Production Design |
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Carole Lee Cole |
Assistant Art Director |
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Richard B. Lewis |
Art Direction |
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Cheryal Kearney |
Set Decoration |
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Dan von Blomberg |
Set Decoration |
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Philip C. Hurst |
Greensman |
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William Apperson |
Construction Foreman |
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Jerry Fitzpatrick |
Construction Coordinator |
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R. Gilbert Clayton |
Set Designer |
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Gregg H. Bilson |
Property Master |
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Richard Evans |
Swing |
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Stan Cockerell |
Assistant Property Master |
Other Crew
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Cary Kelley |
Transportation Coordinator |
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Lindell Blake |
Stunts |
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Marc Fambro |
Carpenter |
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John Ashby |
Utility Stunts |
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Patrick Hogan |
Driver |
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Paula Abdul |
Choreographer |
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Eddie Jones |
Craft Service |
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Rick Baker |
Makeup Effects |
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Greg Knapp |
Set Medic |
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Saul Kahan |
Unit Publicist |
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Edward Garzero |
Scenic Artist |
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John Sherrod |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Carlton Holder |
Stunt Double |
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Joseph Banks |
Generator Operator |
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