Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
USA, 1953: tempi di guerra fredda, maccartismo e integrazione razziale. Tutto molto lontano dal Wellesley College, prestigiosa scuola femminile, dove le materie sono un optional rispetto all'insegnamento base, principio fondamentale per le allieve: lo scopo primo nella vita di una donna resta ancora il matrimonio. È in questa realtà che arriva la nuova insegnante di storia dell'arte Katherine Watson: 36 anni, fiera “zitella” di estrazione operaia, convinta di poter aprire le menti delle sue represse, ma non sempre ottuse, aristocratiche allieve. Com'è prevedibile la donna si scontra contro il corpo insegnanti conservatore e con la diffidenza delle ragazze, ma non si arrende e spiegando come “leggere” Leonardo e Van Gogh, introducendo Pollock e facendosi coinvolgere anche nelle beghe amorose, riesce finalmente ad abbattere il muro di ostilità posto fra lei e le alunne.
Direttore:
Mike Newell
Scrittori:
Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner.
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Julia Roberts as Katherine Ann Watson |
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Kirsten Dunst as Betty Warren |
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Julia Stiles as Joan Brandwyn |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Giselle Levy |
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Ginnifer Goodwin as Connie Baker |
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Dominic West as Bill Dunbar |
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Juliet Stevenson as Amanda Armstrong |
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Marcia Gay Harden as Nancy Abbey |
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John Slattery as Paul Moore |
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Marian Seldes as President Jocelyn Carr |
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Donna Mitchell as Mrs. Warren |
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Terence Rigby as Dr. Edward Staunton |
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Jennie Eisenhower as Girl at the Station |
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Leslie Lyles as Housing Director |
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Laura Allen as Susan Delacorte |
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Topher Grace as Tommy Donegal |
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Lily Lodge as House Matron |
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Jordan Bridges as Spencer Jones |
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Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Charlie Stewart |
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Christopher Braden as Bartender |
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Chuck Montgomery as Tall Man |
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Taylor Roberts as Louise |
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John Scurti as Stan Sher |
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Ed Peed as Taxi Driver |
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Rony Clanton as Porter |
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Becky Veduccio as Blue Ship Hostess |
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Paul Vincent Black as Joseph O'Neil |
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Lisa Roberts Gillan as Miss Albini |
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June Miller as Cape Cod Hostess |
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Aleksa Palladino as Frances the Girl in Italian Class |
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Charles Techman as Harvard Dorm Monitor |
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Lauren Adler as Art History Student |
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Daisy Baldwin as Art History Student |
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Janine Barris as Art History Student |
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Emily Bauer as Art History Student |
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Kirstie Bingham as Art History Student |
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Jennifer Bowen as Art History Student |
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Angelique Claire as Art History Student |
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Nikki Coble as Art History Student |
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Kristen Connolly as Art History Student |
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Kristyn Coppola as Art History Student |
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Kimberly Ehly as Art History Student |
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Megan Marie Ford as Art History Student |
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Lauren Fruchter as Art History Student |
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Kate Glass as Art History Student |
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Amanda Gruss as Art History Student |
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Stella Hao as Art History Student |
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Walker Hays as Art History Student |
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Michele Hillen as Art History Student |
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Annika Marks as Art History Student |
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Amy Montminy as Art History Student |
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Lily Rabe as Art History Student |
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Kate Reilly as Art History Student |
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Krysten Ritter as Art History Student |
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Brandy Tipton as Art History Student |
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Trisha Trokan as Art History Student |
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Megan Tropea as Art History Student |
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Maja Wampuszyc as Art History Student |
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Mary Pascoe as Photographer |
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Elise Passamani as Phyllis |
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Laura M. Flahive as Wet Girl |
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Devon Jencks as Wet Girl |
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Erin E. Richardson as Wet Girl |
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Emily R. See as Wet Girl |
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Rob Buntzen as Wedding Planner Host |
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Richard O'Rourke as Igor |
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Chris Bonomo as Groomsman |
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Katherine Argo as Dancer |
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Shelby Bond as Dancer |
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Lou Brock as Dancer |
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Michael Choi as Dancer |
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Melissa Deles as Dancer |
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John D. Fowler as Dancer |
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Nicole Frydman as Dancer |
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Noelle Gibson as Dancer |
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Maria Vicens Girau as Dancer |
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Natalie Gomez as Dancer |
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Sid Grant as Dancer |
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Madeleine Hackney as Dancer |
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Betina Hershey as Dancer |
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Yuval Hod as Dancer |
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Richard Jones as Dancer |
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Jerry Jordan as Dancer |
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Nickolay Khazanov as Dancer |
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Nadia Kravets as Dancer |
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Maria Levinstein as Dancer |
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KellyDawn Malloy as Dancer |
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Annette Nicole as Dancer |
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Lance Olds as Dancer |
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Joe Palmer as Dancer |
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Christian Perry as Dancer |
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Daniel Ponickly as Dancer |
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Tony Scheppler as Dancer |
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Solomon Singer as Dancer |
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Gabriel Vaughan as Dancer |
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Kim Villanueva as Dancer |
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Dan Weltner as Dancer |
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Sarah Billings Wheeler as Dancer |
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Denise Zadroga as Dancer |
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Peter J. Rowan as Wedding Photographer |
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Tori Amos as Singer |
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Kevin Osborne as Band Announcer |
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Brad Mehldau as Pianist |
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Larry Grenadier as Bass Player |
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Julie Wagner as Bartender |
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Jennifer Anderson as Projectionist |
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Lindsey White as Projectionist |
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Chris Burke as Custodian |
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Dorothy Dwyer as Faculty |
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Melanie Angelique Moyer as Christmas Student |
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Canedy Knowles as Christmas Student |
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Kristen Marie Holly as Christmas Student |
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Carrie Ann Kaye as Christmas Student |
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Liliane Thomas as Woman on Train |
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Jackie Sanders as Band Announcer |
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Corey W. Allen as Giselle's Wedding Date (uncredited) |
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Kevin Anton as Harvard Student (uncredited) |
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Whitney Avalon as Almost-Hit Bike Rider (uncredited) |
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Anthony Backman as Sully Mason Impressionist (uncredited) |
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Eric Bruno Borgman as College Janitor (uncredited) |
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Jodie Brunelle as Student (uncredited) |
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Marylouise Burke as President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Jean Burns as Hoop Roller (uncredited) |
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Cristie Schoen Codd as Alto Sax Player (uncredited) |
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Katrina Connor as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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Marcus Allen Cooper as Harvard Student (uncredited) |
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Ty Copeman as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Michael Cuomo as Swing Dancer (uncredited) |
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Grenville Cuyler as Phillip McIntyre (uncredited) |
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Claire Elizabeth Davies as Student (uncredited) |
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Erik Davies as Robert Flint (uncredited) |
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Marlo DiCrasto as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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Ashley Dru Douglass as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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Liesl Ehardt as Joan Brandwyn's Friend (uncredited) |
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John Farrer as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Anna Fields as Eleanor Warren (uncredited) |
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Jeannette Gould as Faculty (uncredited) |
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Jessica Leigh Johnson as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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Vivian Kalinov as Artist - Metal Sculptor (uncredited) |
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Dana Lubotsky as Student (uncredited) |
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Josh Mann as Harvard Student (uncredited) |
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Sara Mayer-Fried as Student (uncredited) |
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Trish McGettrick as Governor's Wife (uncredited) |
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Marisa Mickel as Student (uncredited) |
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Josh Mowery as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Randi Newton as Miranda (uncredited) |
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Amber Paul as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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Marni Penning as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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James Donnell Quinn as Student (uncredited) |
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Seth Reich as Spring Fling Guest (uncredited) |
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Dina Rose Rivera as Art History Student (uncredited) |
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Maria Rusolo as Swing Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gabrielle Salinger as Hoop Girl (uncredited) |
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Matthew Shaffer as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Melissa Goodwin Shepherd as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Bobby Shue as Bar Customer (uncredited) |
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Frank Stellato as NYC Cabbie (uncredited) |
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Valerie Vaile as Jane Whitmore (uncredited) |
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Jill Whitaker as Vanessa McIntyre (uncredited) |
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Gunna Wilson as Spencer's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Writing | Mark Rosenthal | Screenplay |
| Production | Joe Roth | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Mike Newell | Director |
| Production | Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas | Producer |
| Writing | Lawrence Konner | Screenplay |
| Production | Paul Schiff | Producer |
| Production | Deborah Schindler | Producer |
| Camera | Anastas N. Michos | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Kolar | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Colette D. Dahanne | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Colin Cooper | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Johnson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Dean | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kerrie R. Plant | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Daniel Laurie | ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Farulla | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Quaglia | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Derek Trigg | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Andie Derrick | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Chiu | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Tim Cavagin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Antonino | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Kulow | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Marie Fischetto | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Single | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristen Barry | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Clevering | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Dion | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Leiter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda McNally | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margot Boccia | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Chris Nickerson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Dennison | Costume Design |
| Production | Richard Baratta | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Art | Patricia Woodbridge | Art Direction |
| Art | Susan Bode Tyson | Set Decoration |
| Production | Susie Farris | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Randall Balsmeyer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Jane Musky | Production Design |
| Directing | Lisa Katcher | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Paul Schiff | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Eddie Micallef | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mark Auguste | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Ray Fisher | Leadman |
| Directing | Joseph P. Reidy | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Joseph S. Alfieri | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Daniel Laurie | Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Drew Jones | Visual Effects Production Manager |
