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Oliver sideline musical supervisor Back to Top Production Management Kerry Lyn McKissick Script Supervisor Priscila Giraldo Post-Production Coordinator Priscila Giraldo Project Manager Alana Ackley Post-Production Coordinator Patricia Tooke Script Supervisor Alan C. Blomquist Unit Production Manager Misty Carey Production Coordinator Stephen J. Fisher 1st Assistant Director Michael Katleman 2nd Assistant Director Richard Graves 1st assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Richard Davis (IV) Location Manager Josh King Location Manager (Hollister, California) Back to Top Art Department Terry Weldon art direction assistant Joni Indursky leadman Marco Lopez Swing Gang Todd Weisman Swing Gang Jane Brown (II) lead scenic artist Jeff Jones (II) Scenic Artist Vincent Cresciman (II) Production Designer Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decorator Pola Schreiber production decorator (standby) Greta Gregorian production decorator (standby) Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Yvonne Cervantes costumer Liz'beth Gower costumer Richard Arrington Makeup Bill Myer Makeup Assistant Peter Tothpal hairstyles Lisa Meyers hairstyles assistant Sylvia Vega-Vasquez Costume Designer Back to Top Sound Joel Shryack Boom Operator Dick Friedman (II) ADR Editor Fred Judkins sound editor supervisor Tom McCarthy (IV) sound editor supervisor Mark S. Gordon Sound Editor James Matheny Sound Editor Warren Hamilton Jr Sound Editor Susumu Tokunow sound recording mixer Donald O. Mitchell sound rerecording mixer Rick Kline (II) sound rerecording mixer Kevin O'Connell (II) sound rerecording mixer Back to Top Music Joel Sill executive music producer Los Lobos Song Performer ("Rip It Up" "La Bamba" "Donna" "Goodnight My Love" "Ooh! My Head" "Charlena" "Oh Boy" "Framed" "The Paddi Wack Song" "Come On Let's Go" "We Belong Together" "Pajaro Loco" "Abuelitos Cortos" "Bakersfeld Shuffle" "Cancion Mixteca" "I Got a Gal Named Sue (That's My Little Suzie)") Los Lobos songs ("Pajaro Loco" "Abuelitos Cortos" "Bakersfield Shuffle") Ritchie Valens (II) song arranger ("La Bamba") Ritchie Valens (II) songs ("Ooh! My Head" "La Bamba" "Donna" "Come One Let's Go" "The Paddi Wack Song" "I Got a Gal Named Sue (That's My Little Suzie)") Carlos Santana Music Carlos Santana Song Performer ("I Got a Gal Named Sue (That's My Little Suzie)") Miles Goodman Music John Marascalco songs ("Rip It Up" "Goodnight My Love" "Ready Teddy") Robert A. Blackwell songs ("Rip It Up" "Ready Teddy") George Motola Song ("Goodnight My Love") Herman B. Chaney Song ("Charlena") Manuel G. Chavez Song ("Charlena") Sunny West Song ("Oh Boy") Billy Tilghman Song ("Oh Boy") Norman Petty Song ("Oh Boy") Jerry Leiber (II) Song ( Framed ) Mike Stoller (II) Song ( Framed ) S. Weiss Song ("We Belong Together") R. Carr Song ("We Belong Together") J. Mitchell Song ("We Belong Together") Steve Berlin song producer ("Rip It Up" "Goodnight My Love" "Ooh! My Head" "Charlena" "Oh Boy" "Framed" "The Paddi Wack Song" "Come On Let's Go" "Donna" "We Belong Together" "La Bamba") Bo Diddley Song Performer ("Who Do You Love") Willie Dixon song producer ( Who Do You Love ) Eugene McDaniel Song ("Who Do You Love") Howard Huntsberry Song Performer ("Lonely Teardrops") Don Davis song producer ("Lonely Teardrops") Berry Gordy Song ( Lonely Teardrops ) Tyran Carlo Song ("Lonely Teardrops") Gwen Gordy Song ("Lonely Teardrops") Santo & Johnny Song Performer ("Sleepwalk") Santo Farina Song ("Sleepwalk") Johnny Farina Song ("Sleepwalk") Ann Farina Song ("Sleepwalk") Brian Setzer Song Performer ( Summertime Blues ) Don Gehman song producer ("Summertime Blues") Eddie Cochran (II) Song ("Summertime Blues") Jerry Capehart Song ("Summertime Blues") Marshall Crenshaw (II) Song Performer Marshall Crenshaw (II) song producer ("Crying, Waiting, Hoping") Garry Talent song producer ("Crying, Waiting, Hoping") Buddy Holly (II) Song ("Crying, Waiting, Hoping") Robert Kuhn Song ("I Got a Gal Named Sue (That's My Little Suzie)") Jerry Butler Song Jerry Butler Song Performer ("For Your Precious Love") The Impressions Song Performer ("For Your Precious Love") Arthur Brooks Song ("For Your Precious Love") Richard Brooks (V) Song ("For Your Precious Love") Joseph Lopez Alvez Music ( Cancion Mixteca ) Daniel Valdez (II) Song Daniel Valdez (II) Song Performer ("Corrido del Compadre" "Armida") Little Richard Song Performer ("Ready Teddy") Huey Smith & The Clowns Song Performer ("Don't You Just Know It") Huey P. Smith Song ("Don't You Just Know It") The Skyliners Song Performer ( This I Swear ) Joseph Rock Song ("This I Swear") Lennie Martin Song ("This I Swear") James Beaumont Song ("This I Swear") Janet Vogel Song ("This I Swear") Joseph Verscharen Song ("This I Swear") Walter Lester Song ("This I Swear") John Taylor (V) Song ("This I Swear") Leroy Anderson (II) Song ("Blue Tango") The Big Bopper Song Performer ("Chantilly Lace") Chuck Berry Song Performer ("Betty Jean") E. Anderson Song ("Betty Jean") The Platters Song Performer ( Smoke Gets in Your Eyes ) Jerome Kern (II) Song ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") Otto Harbach Song ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") LaVern Baker Song Performer ("Tweedlee Dee") Winfield Scott Song ("Tweedlee Dee") Johnnie & Joe Song Performer ("Over the Mountain, Across the Sea") Rex Garvin Song ("Over the Mountain, Across the Sea") Jim Fox (II) guitar instructor Curt Sobel music editor supervisor Back to Top Choreography Miguel Delgado choreography Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Paul Power (III) visual illustrator Dan Perri title design Back to Top Physical Effects Steve M. Davison Stunts Dick Ziker (II) Stunts Tim A. Davison Stunts Freddie Hice Stunts Thomas Rosales Jr Stunts Jimmy Ortega Stunts Tanya Russell Stunts Janet Brady Stunts Alan Oliney (II) Stunts Steve M. Davison Stunt Coordinator Ronnie Rondell Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Albert Aquino Cable Operator Jack Yanekian bestboy electrician John Pierce (II) Electrician Ben Feldthouse Electrician Gary Parker Key Grip R. J. Sharp bestboy grip Von Babasin Grip Craig Garfield Grip Claude Fullerton Grip Back to Top Construction Roger Kelton Construction Coordinator Eduardo H. Esparza construction supervisor Back to Top Publicity Allen Burry publicist Back to Top Accounting Sheldon M. Katz Production Auditor Back to Top Craft Services Steve Beckham craft services Back to Top Props Charles J. Stewart Property Master Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Carrie Stein researcher Vincent Cresciman (II) visual consultant Back to Top Animals Jim Picciolo animal handler Back to Top Below The Line Andy Dickerman video playback operator assistant Thomas Luehrsen video playback operator assistant Howard Davis apprentice editor Linda Kiffe Property Master Assistant Alana Ackley Assistant (to Bill Borden) Jerri Lauridsen Assistant (to Taylor Hackford) Marylou Eales Assistant (to Joel Sill) Phil Esparza Production Associate Lee America West production services Shannon Kane auditor assistant Gary Littlefield Transportation Coordinator Darwin Joston (II) Transportation Captain Mark R. Wescott Driver Craig Scott Driver Todd Adair Driver Danny L. Swanson Driver Tom Donovan (II) Driver Wayne Nelson Driver Jerry Gordon Driver Joe Lanzl Driver Bob Bailey Driver Bob Keene assistance Sylvia Sensiper assistance Darrell Hein assistance Gil Rocha assistance Tim Wienckowski assistance Sindee Levin Small assistance Fulton Picetti assistance Sharon Sheeley assistance Jim Pewter assistance Ted Quillin assistance Stan Ross assistance Janet Roberts assistance Alan Rice assistance Kinan Valdez assistance Dick Clark assistance Beverly Mendheim assistance Jeffrey Conroy Production Assistant Michael Bodanrczuk Production Assistant David Diehl Production Assistant Lori Eschler Production Assistant Marisa Leal Production Assistant Olga Perez Production Assistant Back to Top Other Crew Jane E. Russell production secretary Randlett King Lawrence foreman Back to Top Worldwide Distributors Sveriges TV TV Distributor (SVT) (tv-Sweden) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Video Distributor Sony Pictures Releasing Theatrical Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures International Theatrical Distributor (United Kingdom) Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) Theatrical Distributor (France) Back to Top Other Companies PMK/HBH Public Relations Publicity Intersound Inc Spanish language version Filmtrix Inc special effects Sessums & Slagle miniatures Penthouse Screening location projection Gypsy-Unique Caterers catering Otto Nemenz International, Inc. Arriflex cameras and lenses Lightflex production services Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. production services Northstar Media Sound Services production services Shotmaker Company production services Warner Hollywood Studios production services Wyman/Bautzer/Christensen/Kuchel & Silbert legal services Pacific Title & Art Studio opticals David Forbes Company marketing consultant Jack Hooper & Associates negative cutting Life Magazine assistance San Jose Film Commission assistance KFWB assistance California State Film Commission assistance City of Filmore Chamber of Commerce assistance City of Calexico Chamber of Commerce assistance Valenzuela Family assistance LA Casting Express Casting Agency Back to Top