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In Loving Memory of Nell Carter
Directed by    Martin Guigui
Written by     Mary Keil
Executive Producers    John Harvey
Mary Keil
Co-Executive Producer    Ned Kopp
Producer    Ken Patton
Co-Producers    Debbie Brubaker
Dahlia Waingort
Consulting Producer    Elizabeth Estrada
Associate Producer    Jan St. John
Director of Photography    Massimo Zeri, AIC
Production Designer    Don DeFina
Editor    Charles B. Weber
Wardrobe Designer    Marianna Åström-DeFina
Choreographer    Cynthia Glinka
Music Supervisor    Ronda Espy
Casting    Donald Paul Pemrick and Dean E. Fronk
Original Music by    Gennaro Cannelora
Post Production Sound Design    Thomas Baraka DiCandia
Club Jimbo Swing Orchestra    Kim Venaas and The Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
Retro Swing Club Band    Jellyroll

Belinda Blair
Steve Dakrone
Seth Ford-Young
Jay Sanders
Mike Irwin
    and
Johnny Bones
Story Consultant    Ken Patton
First Assistant Director    Alexander Yurchikov
Second Assistant Director    Kevin M. McNamara
 
cast
[in order of appearance]
tina    Constance Brenneman
anthony verdi    Innis Casey
george verdi    Tom Skerritt
christine/mrs. deluca    Jacqueline Bisset
uncle bill    Jonathan Winters
grace    Nell Carter
valerie    Dahlia Waingort
mac    Adam Tomei
martha    Mindy Cohn
tina's mother    Anne Stark-Robinson
funeral home director    Albert Merriweather
radio announcer    Chet Reynolds
club jimbo maitre d'    Jim Hanks
club jimbo bartender    Tedd Zzenia
club jimbo bandleader    Kim Venaas
josephine wall    Esther Mamet
tina's dance partner    Timothy Roman Rodriguez
joe verdi    Archie Drury
freddie    Barry Bostwick
"flavor of the week"    Amy Hutto
sal    Martin Durante
sales associate    Emily Dean
pam    Ana Guigui
pianist in nursing home    Johnny Bones
carol    Sumalee Montano
pete    Ken Patton
master of ceremonies    H.A.P.I.
jason    Timothy Heinrich
angry customer    Connie Mattson
bartender #2    Calum Grant
mr. casey's stand-in    Michael Greggans
ms. bisset's stand-in    Randi Reiff
mr. winter's stand-in    Anthony Mesa
ms. cohn's stand-in    Clara Bellino
ms. carter's stand-in    Phyllis Williams
mr. skerritt's stand-in    F. Thomas Roberts III
mr. tomei's stand-in    Bob Grochau
 
crew
camera operator    Lucio Olivieri
first assistant camera/
steadicam operator
    Keith Robinson
second assistant camera    Holt Alling Manchester
loader    Andrea Miraglia
first assistant "b" camera    Andrew D. Stadler
first assistant camera--second unit    Anne Lee
camera intern    Laura Tauber
set decorator    Victoria Lewis
leadperson    Peter Mayer
on-set dresser    Katho Baer
set dresser    Cindy Mah
swing--art department    Joshua Bell
Joe Schlick
art department production assistant    Edward Heindl
property master    Patrick Ludden
assistant property master    Annie Mueller
props assistant    Serene Moreno
still photographer    Tiziana Orsini
script supervisor    Amy MacClain
production sound mixer    Dan Gleich
boom operators    Etina Hom
Frances Nkara
gaffer    Chris Lindsay
best boy electric    Kerry Sweeney
 
electricians
Marc D. Anderson    Mike Booth
Jay Coakley    Michael Kelly
Damian Lucas    Jaek Sofaer
Michael James Victoria
 
rigging gaffer    Eric Blum
key grip    Sean Pritchard
best boy grip    Marc Wall
dolly grip    Isaac Camner
 
grips
Christine Cannavo    Michael Catalano
Bill Doherty    Rick Edmondson
Russell A. Hosking    Jason Predock
Kyiakhalid Ruiz    Jeff Warrin
 
rigging key grip    Lisa Harper
rigging grips    Donny Jackson
Gordon McIver
John Perry
crane technicians    Robert Barcelona
Patrick Roth
hothead [crane] technician    Jeph Folkins
technobeam operator    Mark Jones
key costumer    Christine Renèe Dye
costumer    Jennifer Power
designer--tina's designs    Ed Rittenhouse
assistant costumer    Joslyn B. Lawrence
seamstresses    Teresa Buckman
Diane Cornelius
Paula Jean Fredrickson
key make-up/hair    Lisa Ruth Zomer
 
make-up/hair assistants
Sara Beukers    Dave Corradi
Marcelo Donari    Maria O.Reilly
Margarita Pidgeon    Andrea Pino
Ashley Scott    Jeannie M. Taylor
 
stylist--ms. bisset    Edward Ternes
stylist--ms. carter    Teddy
production accountant    Coleen "CoCo" Aiello
production coordinator    Eric Blyler
assistant production coordinator    Adina Graman
location manager    Lance Hoffman
assistant location manager    Nancy Ellen Jones
location intern    Jonathan Moy
publicity    Rita Hollingsworth
Jeff Hollingsworth
BTS   Behind the Scenes Productions, Andrew Jon Thomson, Director/Camera
Andrew Sachs, D.P., Danny Shu, Tommy Grove, Camera
casting assistants    Beth Hollywood
Rachel Segneri
extras casting    Break .A.Leg Casting
construction coordinator    Sean S. House
carpenter    Alfred Pollard
scenic artist    Karen Sorum
key office production assistant    Steve Bannatyne
key set production assistant    Roger Udwin
 
production assistants
Mishan Afsari    Jennifer Burton
Brian Dettor    Emiliano Figueroa
Amy L. Hutto    Aaron Meister
Chaia Milstein    Peter Ridenour
Amanda Steigerwald
 
production interns
Kiki Cheung    Lara Clare Gold
Claudette Goldberg    Lisa Landi
Denise Moon    Jesse Peters
John Rocker    Kana Takahashi
Mark Underwood    Jason Wilson
Jessica Young
 
transportation coordinator    Glenn Mack
transportation captain    D.B. Wilson
production van driver    Richard Douglas Gill
honeywagon    Dolan Studio Rentals
 
drivers
Gary Caisse    Richard Keagen
"Wild Bill" Lasko    Philip Payette
Reed Phillips    Emil Radloff
Anthony R. Sacco    Chris Torres
 
transportation production assistants    Jonathan Evans
Charles Tyrone Gaston
shotmaker driver    Gary L. Burch
camera car driver    Ken Fleisch
runner--los angeles    Albert Merriweather
assistant choreographer    Christian M. Chensvold
bass coach/ms. cohn.los angeles    Denny Croy
bass coach/ms. cohn.san francisco    Seth Ford-Young
set medic    Bundy Chanock
catering    Willow Camp Catering
Donna von Edelkrantz
catering--breakfast    Goodness Gracious Catering
craft service    Julie Strickler
craft service assistant    L. Victor Hollingsworth
production florist    Judy's Garland
production travel    Now, Voyager Travel
Seth Lawrence
Kim Sherburne
Jonathan Klein
website design    Gothic Productions
graphic design    Leslie Roque, Left To Right Design
legal counsel    Alan J. Haus, Esq., Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith.
music licensing    Espy Music Group
security supervisor    Bob Loeffler
security officers    Carlos Collier
Steve Gatto
Edward J. Mahan
Eddie Weathersby
Victor Zedd
production offices provided by    ReadiSuite, LLC
Mel Bracken
Sandy Heistand
Anthony Worthy
Eric Wu
camera cranes and dollies by    Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.
camera and camera equipment by    Otto Nemenz Camera
grip and lighting equipment by    First Unit
talent payroll provided by    Talent Fund
post production supervisor    Dahlia Waingort
assistant editor    Alex P. Yanev
sound post supervisor/music editor    Thomas Baraka DiCandia
music editor    Michael Wallace
sound effects editor    John Brengman
dialogue/foley & adr recordist    TGV Studios
sound mixers    Thomas Baraka DiCandia
Michael Wallace
additional scoring    Martin Guigui
Thomas Baraka DiCandia
titles & opticals    Title House Digital
telecine/dailies/negative cutter    Magic Film and Video
supervising editor    Brian Kibbie
color timer    Jimmy "Jam" Williams
 
 
"Swing Brother Swing"
Written by Lewis Raymond,
Walter Bishop, Clarence Williams
Universal/MCA Music
Publishing (ASCAP)
Performed by Jellyroll
Courtesy Rubber Box Records
"Song of India"
Written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by
Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
 
"I Want to See You"
Written by Christopher Farrell
Silver Strand Music/
Sandy Sherman Music (BMI)
Performed by Chris Tedesco &
Christopher Farrell
"Villa"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora,
Mary Keil
BLZdub Music/
Kenwafu Publishing (BMI)
Performed by Innis Casey
 
"Dream of Difference"
Written by Charley B.
Performed by We Are Juan
"Amazing Grace"
Traditional
Performed by Nell Carter
 
"Your Eyes"
Written by Innis Casey
Performed by Innis Casey
"St. Louis Blues"
Written by W C Handy
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
Performed by
Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
 
"Little Brown Jug"
Written by Joseph E. Winner
Performed by
Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
"Permission"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora,
Mary Keil
BLZdub Music/
Kenwafu Publishing (BMI)
Performed by Wax Trio
 
"Say It Again"
Written by
Thomas Baraka DiCandia
One More Take (BMI)
Performed by
Thomas Baraka DiCandia
"Is You Is or Is You
Ain't My Baby"

Written by Billy Austin, Louis Jordon
Universal/MCA Music
Publishing (ASCAP)
Performed by Nell Carter
 
"Let Me"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora,
Mary Keil
BLZdub Music/Kenwafu
Publishing (BMI)
Performed by Innis Casey
& Wax Trio
"In A Dream"
Written by Sandy Sherman,
Joe Lervold
In the Pink Music (ASCAP)/
One Hundred Percent Music (BMI)
Performed by John Gove with
the Joel Evans Quartet
 
"Seven Days a Week"
Written by Pinky Herman,
Eddy Brandt
Manor Music (ASCAP)
Performed by
Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
"How Do You Jive
and Juke?"

Written by Belinda Blair,
Steve Dekrone
Performed by Jellyroll
Courtesy Rubber Box Records
 
"Jellyroll Jump"
Written by Belinda Blair,
Steve Dekrone
& Wax Trio
Performed by Jellyroll
Courtesy Rubber Box Records
"Traumerei"
Written by Robert Schumann
Arrangement by Paul Duffy
Performed by
Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
 
"Something Stupid"
Written by C. Carson Parks
Greenwood Music (BMI)
Performed by Jonathan Winters
& Innis Casey
"Richland"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora
BLZdub Music (BMI)
Performed by Wax NYC
 
"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
Written by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin Music/
Williamson Music (ASCAP)
Arrangement by Paul Duffy
Performed by
Black Tie Jazz Orchestra
"Jimbo Duel"
Written and Arranged by
Israel Tannenbaum
Bob-A-Lew Songs (ASCAP)
Performed by Israel Tannenbaum
& El Kipo
 
"Swing Swing"
Written by Charley B. & Mary Keil
Performed by We are Juan
"Red in Your Eyes"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora
BLZdub Music (BMI)
Performed by Wax Trio
 
"Everybody Else"
Written by Charles B. Weber
Performed by Charles B. Weber
"Thief"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora,
Mary Keil
BLZdub Music/
Kenwafu Publishing (BMI)
Performed by Innis Casey
& Wax Trio
 
"One Wet Martini"
Written by Belinda Blair,
Steve Dekrone
Performed by Jellyroll
Courtesy Rubber Box Records
"1-4-3"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora
BLZdub Music (BMI)
Performed by Gennaro Cannelora
 
"Hardboiled Hep"
Written by Belinda Blair,
Steve Dekrone
Performed by Jellyroll
Courtesy Rubber Box Records
Opera Arias
Performed by
The Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Efrain Guigui
 
"No More Tomatoes"
Written by Belinda Blair, Steve Dekrone
Performed by Jellyroll
Courtesy Rubber Box Records
"Night Angel"
Written by Gennaro Cannelora, Mary Keil
BLZdub Music/Kenwafu Publishing (BMI)
Performed by Nell Carter & Wax Trio
 
 
the producers would like to thank
 
Adidas . APG Studios . Valerie Andrews . Anheiser Busch
Altenheim Retirement Center . Parker Barnes . Swift Barnes
The Beach Chalet--Lara Graham Truppelli . Heather Beckrest . Jeb Brady
Broadway Studios--Francesca . Mel Brooks . Linda & Bill Bucklin
Bumble and Bumble . Camera Costume . Joelle Chasis . Clif Bar Inc.
Coffee Beanery . Converse . Curtis Coons . Aviva Cucchiarella . Dos Equis
Daniel Drasin . Paul Duffy . Fuse . Patricia Galamba, MD
Efrain & Elena Guigui . Guiltless Gourmet . Pam Hamilton . Hanes
Healthwise Consumer Products--Michael Reines . Randy Holleschau
Hormel . Norm Hunter . Judy Irving . Jeff Johnson . Jerry's Music
KABL . Shalini Kantayya . Barry Keating . Catherine Keil
Jane Keil . Sally Keil . Uncle Bill "Daddy" Keil . Josi Konski . Rise Krag
Steven Kovacs . Bill Lamond . Joan Lieberman . Sukyo Mahikari
Sean McCarthy . Kim McLennan . Don McCuaig . Kazie Metzger . Jan Michaels
Suzanne Moss . Michelle Muldrow . Music Annex . Steven Neumark
Oakland Film Commission--Ami Zins . Orangelite Studios . Paris Orlane
Rosa M. Patton . Perugina . Polk Street Studios--Mango
G.B. Ratto & Co.--Elena Voiron . Ray-Ban . Regency Center
Carolyn Reynolds . Evalena Rose . Fatna Sallek-Williams
San Francisco Film Commission . Schieffelin & Somerset Co.
Seattle's Best Coffee . Second Time Around . David Shearer
Shug Robinson . Frank Simeone . Emily Squires
Suzanne's Sensational Salad Dressings--Suzanne Locklear
Austin Thurber . Erik Veith . Velvet Lounge . Stephen Austin Welsh
 
studio musicians
Hud Bixler . Lorenzo Farrell . Efrain Guigui . Warren Ham . Jay Hanson
David Julius . Damon Lee . Jimmy Paxson . Wayne "Villa" Roberts . "Soupy"
 
club jimbo musicians
Carlos Almeida . Michael Berry . Brad Bivens . Les Brock . Kent Cohea
Wendy Cornish . Roger Levinson . Max Mazenko . Frank Mendoza
Steve Morse . Paul Trejo . Aric Wilmunder
 
The producers also extend a huge thank you to the fabulous
San Francisco Bay Area swing dancers who participated
enthusiastically in the filming of this movie.
Without their passion and commitment
this movie would not have been possible.
 
Special Thanks to The Screen Actors Guild
 
production hotels
 
los angeles
 
Sheraton Universal Hotel
Tony Fernandez, General Mgr.
James Darling, Jr.
Sira Butler
 
san francisco
 
Nob Hill Hotel
Angelos Kolobotos, General Mgr.
Nob Hill Lambourne
Marc Terrier, General Mgr.
Commodore Hotel
Melony Williams, General Mgr.
Libby Butler
 
 
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