Men in Black (1997)
ActionAdventureComedyScience Fiction
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer:
Ed Solomon
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Tommy Lee Jones as Kay |
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Will Smith as Jay |
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Linda Fiorentino as Laurel |
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Vincent D'Onofrio as Edgar |
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Rip Torn as Zed |
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Tony Shalhoub as Jeebs |
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Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Beatrice |
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Mike Nussbaum as Gentle Rosenburg |
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Jon Gries as Van Driver |
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Sergio Calderón as Jose |
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Carel Struycken as Arquillian |
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Fredric Lehne as INS agent Janus |
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Richard Hamilton as Dee |
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Kent Faulcon as 1st Lt. Jake Jensen |
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John Alexander as Mikey |
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Keith Campbell as Perp |
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Ken Thorley as Zap-Em Man |
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Patrick Breen as Mr. Redgick |
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Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Redgick |
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Sean Whalen as Passport Officer |
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Harsh Nayyar as News Vendor |
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Michael Willis as Cop in Morgue |
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Willie C. Carpenter as Police Inspector |
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Peter Linari as Tow Truck Driver |
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David Cross as Morgue Attendant |
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Charles C. Stevenson Jr. as MIB Agent Bee |
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Boris Lyoskin as Cook |
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Steve Rankin as INS Agent |
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Andy Prosky as INS Agent |
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Michael Goldfinger as NYPD sergeant |
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Alpheus Merchant as Security Guard |
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Norma Jean Groh as Mrs. Edelson |
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Bernard Gilkey as Baseball Player |
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Sean Plummer as First Contact Alien |
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Michael Kaliski as First Contact Alien |
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Richard Arthur as 2nd First Contact Alien |
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Debbie Lee Carrington as Alien Father |
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Verne Troyer as Alien Son |
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Mykal Wayne Williams as Scared Guy |
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Tim Blaney as Frank the Pug (voice) |
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Mark Setrakian as Rosenberg Alien (voice) |
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Brad Abrell as Worm Guy (voice) |
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Thom Fountain as Worm Guy (voice) |
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Carl J. Johnson as Worm Guy (voice) |
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Drew Massey as Worm Guy (voice) |
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Christina Benitan as On-Air Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lowell Cunningham as MiB HQ Office Worker (uncredited) |
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Danny DeVito as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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John Elsen as NYPD Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Karen Lynn Gorney as Announcer (uncredited) |
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Adrian Lee as Wall Street Broker (uncredited) |
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George Lucas as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Patricia McPherson as Spouse K (uncredited) |
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Newt Gingrich as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Isaac Mizrahi as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Fred Newman as Aliens (voice) (uncredited) |
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Joe Paparone as Police Inspector (uncredited) |
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Tony Robbins as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Al Roker as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Eliot Sash as Police Officer #4 (uncredited) |
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Barry Sonnenfeld as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Sylvester Stallone as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Chloe Sonnenfeld as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Steven Spielberg as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Dionne Warwick as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
| Directing | Barry Sonnenfeld | Director |
| Production | Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurie MacDonald | Producer |
| Production | Walter F. Parkes | Producer |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Donald Peterman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jim Miller | Editor |
| Production | David Rubin | Casting |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Art | Bo Welch | Production Design |
| Art | Tom Duffield | Art Direction |
| Art | Cheryl Carasik | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary E. Vogt | Costume Design |
| Art | Sean Haworth | Set Designer |
| Art | Lawrence A. Hubbs | Set Designer |
| Crew | Tom Chesney | Special Effects |
| Crew | Deborah Habberstad | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Habberstad | Stunts |
| Production | Steven R. Molen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Graham Place | Co-Producer |
| Visual Effects | Benton Jew | Creature Design |
| Crew | John Andrew Berton Jr. | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Robert Marinic | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Carl N. Frederick | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kyle Ross Collinsworth | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Alexandra Altrocchi | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Margaret B. Lynch | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Timothy Eaton | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jacqui Lopez | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Eric Brevig | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Stephen St. John | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Golia | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Florian Ballhaus | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael Caracciolo | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gregory W. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Crew | David M. Dunlap | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Crew | Keith Peterman | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Lighting | Russell Engels | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Ken Connors | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | William T. Jones | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Zoran Veselić | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jay Peterman | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gerard Sava | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mark Gutterud | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maggie Morgan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Bronson | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danielle Feller | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Directing | Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | J. Ellen Evans | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Van Ling | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Chuck Michael | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Rick Freeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Michael Barry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierce Austin | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia G. Hadfield | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine James | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laini Thompson | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Karen Rasch | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Scott P. Murphy | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Michael Diersing | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Michael B. Bunch | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Carlo Basail | Greensman |
| Art | David Manhan | Leadman |
| Art | Sam Rohn | Location Scout |
| Art | Gino Acevedo | Painter |
| Art | James Carson | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Mitch Devane | Sculptor |
| Art | Christian Zimmermann | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Calvin Sterry | Key Grip |
| Camera | Richard Brooks Burton | Aerial Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric M. Metzger | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Louis J. Porzio | Carpenter |
| Crew | Jamie Kehoe | Craft Service |
| Crew | Gregory Dultz | Driver |
| Crew | Ann Carli | Executive Music Producer |
| Crew | Travis Huffman | Propmaker |
| Art | Doug Harlocker | Property Master |
| Crew | Mike Currie | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Peter Chesney | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Paul Guyot | Stand In |
| Crew | Brian Smrz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Denny Caira | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Steve Lucescu | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Graham Place | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Jane E. Russell | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Stracy Diaz | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Mauriece Jacks Jr. | Video Assist Operator |
| Directing | John Cameron | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Michael F. Burke | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | James Frederick | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jesse Mather | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Robbie Goldstein | Location Manager |
| Production | Gail Martin-Sheridan | Production Accountant |
| Production | Dana Williams | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Amy Ness | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Steve Bowerman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Todd Milner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pilar McCurry | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Mark McKenzie | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Peter Kurland | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Pierce | I/O Supervisor |
| Crew | David Nakabayashi | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Mark De Alessandro | Stunts |
| Art | Jeffrey Rollins | Set Dresser |
| Writing | Lowell Cunningham | Comic Book |
| Visual Effects | Derek Thompson | Creature Design |
| Directing | Cara Giallanza | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Soldo | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tyrone S. Walker | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerald Solomon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Leibee | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Veader | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Rosenberg | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Pepper | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steven Lawrence | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Zoller | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Gabriela Vázquez | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | T. Sean Ferguson | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stuart B. Hagen | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dodi Lee Rubenstein | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paul Prenderville | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Chris Shriver | Art Direction |
| Art | Daniel Fisher | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Scott Maginnis | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Hank Mayo | Conceptual Design |
| Art | Henry Antonacchio | Construction Foreman |
| Art | James R. Powers | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Timothy Metzger | Leadman |
| Art | Peter Gelfman | Property Master |
| Art | Ellen Christiansen | Set Decoration |
| Art | Marco Rubeo | Set Designer |
| Art | Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | Set Designer |
| Art | Kia Steave-Dickerson | Set Dresser |
| Art | Chris Zimmerman | Standby Painter |
| Art | Peter Ramsey | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Glenfield Payne | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Fundus | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Tommy Louie | Cableman |
| Crew | Thomas Thoms | Cableman |
| Sound | Artie Kane | Conductor |
| Sound | Rick Wentworth | Conductor |
| Sound | Kam Chan | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Frank Kern | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Jac Rubenstein | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Pross | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Oren Marshall | Musician |
| Sound | Carl Rydlund | Musician |
| Sound | Louise Di Tullio | Musician |
| Sound | Bruce White | Musician |
| Sound | Don Williams | Musician |
| Sound | Shawn Murphy | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Bartek | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Sally Stevens | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Marissa Littlefield | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Art | Thomas Gilliland | Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nori Honda | Prosthetics Sculptor |
| Art | Jose Fernandez | Sculptor |
| Art | Moto Hata | Sculptor |
| Art | Jim McPherson | Sculptor |
| Art | Ryan Peterson | Sculptor |
| Art | Matt Rose | Sculptor |
| Art | Aaron Sims | Sculptor |
| Art | Kazu Hiro | Sculptor |
| Art | Eddie Yang | Sculptor |
| Crew | Joe Heffernan | Special Effects |
| Crew | Roland Loew | Special Effects |
| Crew | John G. McCabe | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter A. Renard | Special Effects |
| Crew | Shannon J. Thompson | Special Effects |
| Crew | J.D. Streett | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jon Thackery | Special Effects |
| Crew | Roderic Duff | Special Effects |
| Crew | Steven Carlton Ficke | Special Effects |
| Crew | Joel P. Blanchard | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Christian Eubank | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Karl Nettmann | Special Effects |
| Crew | John Branagan | Stunts |
| Crew | Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Crew | Randolph LeRoi | Stunts |
| Crew | Carol Neilson Smrz | Stunts |
| Crew | David Rowden | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregg Smrz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Cristie Miele | Animal Wrangler |
| Lighting | Steve Reinhardt | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Ronald R. Koch Jr. | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Ken Schretzmann | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mike Koz | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Becky Brake | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Alex Cohn | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Colin Cumberbatch | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jamie Daddio | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Brian Fitzsimons | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Michael Anderson | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | George W. Borthwick | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Michelle Levi | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Susan Stolar | Casting Assistant |
| Lighting | Jeff Murrell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Reginald F. Lake | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Joe Facey | Craft Service |
| Camera | Audie Aragon | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Edward W. Lowry | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | John Lowry | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Scott Mitchell Rosenberg | Thanks |
| Crew | Susan Ringo | Thanks |
| Production | Tammy L. Smith | Extras Casting |
| Production | Judie Fixler | Extras Casting |
| Production | Alyson Silverberg | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie K. Chan | Key Costumer |
| Camera | Dennis Gamiello | Key Grip |
| Camera | Bill Slemmons | Key Grip |
| Production | Randy Sokol | Location Manager |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Tammy R. Dickson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lisa D. DiSanto | Production Assistant |
| Production | Travis Harrod | Production Assistant |
| Production | Courtney Henley-Anderson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Randol Perelman-Taylor | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rebecca Stefan | Production Assistant |
| Production | George N. Thomas | Production Assistant |
| Production | Brandon Wainwright | Production Assistant |
| Production | Missy Barshay | Production Assistant |
| Production | Denise Doyle | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tom Just | Production Assistant |
| Production | Julia Morgan | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jonathan R. O'Hara | Production Assistant |
| Production | Colin MacLellan | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tyree Michael Simpson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Steven P. Petyerak | Production Assistant |
| Production | Christian Clarke | Production Assistant |
| Production | Peter Hollocker | Production Assistant |
| Production | Stephanie F. Johnson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michael Lee Phillips Jr. | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jennifer Reiss | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ellen M. Hillers | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Shannon Speaker | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Steve Craft | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Plannette | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | James Bartolomeo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tim Norman | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Daniel E. Teaze | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Moore Jr. | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Donald Murphy | Set Production Assistant |
| Art | Pablo Ferro | Title Designer |
| Crew | John Leonidas | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | David Menapace | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Dennis Radesky | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Peter A. Mian | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Eric L. Roberts | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tommy Boyer | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcia Patten | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Todd Boyce | CG Animator |
| Art | Jonathan Harb | Concept Artist |
| Art | Louis Katz | Concept Artist |
| Lighting | Michael Olague | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Bob Finley III | Gaffer |
| Camera | Carl Assmus | Grip |
| Camera | Dick Dova | Grip |
| Camera | Bernie Demolski | Grip |
| Camera | Bill Barr | Key Grip |
| Editing | Doug Jones | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Eric Amundsen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | J. Todd Anderson | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Liz Radley | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Denise Ream | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Jen Kinavey | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Jason H. Snell | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Tad Leckman | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Scott Farrar | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Peter Kuran | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erica Kissack | Contact Lens Technician |
| Directing | Eric Brevig | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Matthew Gratzner | Prop Designer |
| Art | Brent Boates | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Donovan C. Howard | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dustin DuPilka | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Benjamin Cheah | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Eugene Gearty | Sound Effects Designer |
| Sound | Bobby Mackston | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kurt E. Soderling | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Clifford Happy | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Gene Harrison | Stunt Driver |
| Camera | Mai Iskander | Assistant Camera |
| Production | David H. Kramer | ADR Voice Casting |
| Editing | John Bartle | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Don Gillespie | Assistant Accountant |
| Visual Effects | Richard J. Cook | Digital Effects Producer |
| Crew | Brian Griffin | Digital Supervisor |
| Lighting | Martin Lowry | Key Rigging Grip |
| Production | Richard Castro | Payroll Accountant |
| Camera | Tim Collins | Grip |
| Art | Joseph S. Alfieri | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Norm MacLeod | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Randolph LeRoi | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Rob Coleman | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Oscar Grillo | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Bonneau | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Sue Campbell | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marc Chu | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tim Harrington | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chris Mitchell | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Steve Nichols | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Glen Sylvester | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kim Thompson | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marjolaine Tremblay | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Andy Wong | Animation |
| Sound | Alicia Keys | Songs |
| Sound | Will Smith | Songs |
| Sound | Snoop Dogg | Songs |
| Sound | Jermaine Dupri | Songs |
| Sound | Ginuwine | Songs |
| Sound | Questlove | Songs |
| Sound | James Poyser | Songs |
| Sound | Tariq Trotter | Songs |
| Sound | Erykah Badu | Songs |
| Sound | D'Angelo | Songs |
| Sound | Trey Lorenz | Songs |
| Sound | Mariah Carey | Songs |
| Sound | Nas | Songs |
| Sound | Q-Tip | Songs |
| Sound | Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Songs |
| Sound | Kelvin Mercer | Songs |
| Sound | David Jolicoeur | Songs |
| Sound | Vincent Mason | Songs |
| Crew | Paul Wurtzel | Special Effects Technician |
| Writing | Ed Solomon | Screenstory |
| Writing | Ed Solomon | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Baker | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | David LeRoy Anderson | Special Effects Makeup Artist |