Panther
Political drama about some members of the Black Panthers, a militant group of blacks, hunted by the FBI. The main character Judge, a recent member of the gang, becomes torn between his friends and the police who wants him as an informer. Partly historical, partly fictional film.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Judge Kadeem Hardison
- Tyrone Bokeem Woodbine
- Brimmer Joe Don Baker
- Bobby Seale Courtney B. Vance
- Cy Tyrin Turner
- Huey P. Newton Marcus Chong
- Eldridge Cleaver Anthony Griffith
- Rose Bobby Brown
- Alma Nefertiti
- Rodgers James Russo
- Rita Jenifer Lewis
- Yuck Mouth Chris Rock
- Pruitt Roger Guenveur Smith
- Tynan Michael Wincott
- J. Edgar Hoover Richard Dysart
- Dorsett M. Emmet Walsh
- Little Bobby Hutton Wesley Jonathan
- boy on bike Kahlil Nelson
- Bernadette Thayis Walsh
- Sabu A.J. Johnson
- Reverend Slocum Dick Gregory
- Jamal Kool Moe Dee
- Gene McKinney Lahmard Tate
- Sergeant Schreck William Fuller
- patrolman David Greenlee
- old jail bird Melvin Van Peebles
- hippie Adam Powers
- Emory Douglas Brent Schaefer
- Lombard Mark Curry
- student Dario Scardapane
- brother at meeting Reginald Ballard
- Mr Yang Ralph Ahn
- Grove Street cop James Bigwood
- Grove Street cop Martin Bright
- pushy reporter Mark Buntzman
- cop at Ramparts Robert Peters
- Denzil Dowell Jeffrey Carr
- George Steven Carl White
- sheriff Charles Cooper
- Governor Ronald Reagan Jay Koch
- reporter at Capitol Tim Loughrin
- guard at Capitol Tony Beard
- defense attorney Jerry Rubin
- Hoover's aide Beau Windham
- girl buying drugs Jamie Johnson
- pregnant junkie Yolanda Whitaker
- blind man Arthur Reed
- reporter at police station Christopher Michaels
- Avakian James Legros
- baby faced cop Joseph Culp
- prison guard Preston Holmes
- bodyguard Chris Tucker
- Kathleen Cleaver Tracey Costello
- black cop Jeris Poindexter
- courtroom judge Brent Sincock
- angry cop James A. Earley
- poet Sharrif Simmons
- Bakar L. Sidney
- Berkeley campus singer Rob Rule
- Berkeley campus singer Eddie Anisko
- Berkeley campus singer Robbie Allen
- Berkeley campus singer David L. King
- recruit John Gordon
- recruit Marvin Bruce Young
- recruit Derrick I.M. Gilbert
- singer at Punk Panthers Shanice Wilson
- Mrs Dowell Ann Weldon
- deputy Brian Turk
- band at barbeque Tony! Toni! Toné!
- Tony Toni Tone [are:] D'wayne Wiggins
- Tony Toni Tone [are:] Timothy Christian Riley
- Tony Toni Tone [are:] John T. Smith
- Tony Toni Tone [are:] Elijah Baker
- Tony Toni Tone [are:] Vincent Lars
- Matty Roberto Santana
- cop at gas station Gunnar Peterson
- cop at line up John Harwood
- cop at Panther office John Knight
- nervous cop Erik Kohner
- Charles Garry Robert Culp
- cop John Snyder
- Stokely Carmichael Mario Van Peebles
- prosecutor Steve Gagnon
- Shorty Manny Perry
- partner William Martin Brennan
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Mario Van Peebles
- 1st Assistant Director H.H. Cooper
- 2nd Assistant Director Kia B. Puriefoy
- 2nd Assistant Director Algric L. Chaplin
- 2nd 2nd Assistant Director Tracey Hinds
- Script Supervisor Elizabeth Ludwick
Production
- © PolyGram Film Productions B.V.
- Production Company Working Title Films
- In association with Tribeca Productions
- In association with MVP Filmz
- Presents PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Executive Producer Tim Bevan
- Executive Producer Eric Fellner
- Produced by Mario Van Peebles
- Produced by Melvin Van Peebles
- Produced by Preston Holmes
- Associate Producer Liza Chasin
- For Working Title (Head of Production) Jane Frazer
- For Working Title (Head of Busn Affairs) Angela Morrison
- For Working Title (Legal Adviser) Rachel Holroyd
- For Working Title (Head of Finance) Rashid Chinchanwala
- For Working Title (Head of Development) Debra Hayward
- Unit Production Manager Brent Owens
- Production Supervisor Maria C. Dylan
- Production Co-ordinator Dave Footman
- Production Auditor Mark Mcnair
- Production Accountant Patricia Holmes
- Location Manager Anthony Saenz
- Location Manager (O/S Unit - Oakland) Ellen Winchell
- Location Manager (O/S Unit - Sacramento) Nathan Kaufman
- Location Assistant Donna Gross
- Location Assistant Rick Byrum
- Post-production Supervisor Graham Stumpf
- Archival Footage Research Deborah Ricketts
Casting
- Casting by Robi Reed-humes
- Casting by Tony Lee
- Voice Casting Barbara Harris
- Casting by Andrea Reed
- Extras Casting M.R. Cooper Casting
- Extras Casting Assistant Teddy Stewart
- Extras Casting Assistant P.J. Johnson
- Voice Casting Barbara Harris
- Extras Casting Asst (O/S Unit - Oakland) Burnett Taing Walton
- Extras Casting Asst (O/S Unit - Oakland) Jacques Taliaferro
Writing
- Screenplay by Melvin Van Peebles
- Based on the novel 'Panther' by Melvin Van Peebles
Photography
- Director of Photography Edward Pei
- Aerial Camera Phil Pastuhov
- Camera Operator (2nd) Kirk R. Gardner
- Camera Operator (Additional) Philip Holahan
- Camera Operator (Additional) Stephen Mcnutt
- Camera Operator (Additional) Bruce Finn
- Camera Operator (Additional) Jürgen Baum
- Steadicam Operator Kirk R. Gardner
- 1st Assistant Camera James Sprattley
- 1st Assistant Camera Emil Hampton
- 1st Assistant Camera Davie Carothers
- 2nd Assistant Camera Jessica Bellone d'altavilla
- 2nd Assistant Camera Vicki Dobbs Beck
- 2nd Assistant Camera Eulanda Bailey
- Additional Camera Assistant Robin Melhuish
- Additional Camera Assistant Kenji Luster
- Additional Camera Assistant Joe Andreini
- Additional Camera Assistant Walter O. Lancaster Iv
- Camera Loader Kelsey Mcneal
- Gaffer Christian Martinez
- Key Grip Vince Rodriguez
- Video Assist Diallo Mclinn
- 24 Frame Video Playback E=mc²
- Playback Operator Mark Wineman
Stills
- Still Photographer Robert Zuckerman
- Still Photographer (Additional) Renaldo Jackson
Special Effects
- Optical Effects Line-up Dan Hamilton
- Optical Colour Timer Dan Valliere
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Beverly Hartigan
- Special Effects Ultimate Effects
- Pyrotechnics Ted Coplen
Editing
- Film Editor Earl Watson
- Film Editor Kevin Lindstrom
- 1st Assistant Editor Angela Robinson
- Assistant Editor Marilyn Moore
Design
- Production Design Richard Hoover
- Art Director Bruce Robert Hill
- Assistant Art Director Adam Scher
- Assistant Art Director Norman Scott
- Set Decorator Bob Kensinger
- Lead [Man] Douglas Wright
- Swing Dresser Warren Alan Young
- Swing Dresser Claude Askerneese
- Swing Dresser Kinney Booker
- On-set Dresser Bill Butler
- Lead Scenic Dave Robinson
- Prop Master Clifford Lane
- Construction Foreman Jon 'Kaz' Kazunaga
- Construction Co-ordinator Keith Cox
Costumes
- Costume Designer Paul A. Simmons
- Costumer Diana Zeegelaar
- Costumer Antonitta Barnes
- Costumer Omar Simmons
- Costumer Leslie Bracey Jr
- Costumer Devon P.F. Patterson
- Costumer (Oakland/Sacramento Unit) Jennifer Ruscoe
- Wardrobe Supervisor Paul Simmons Jr
Make-up
- Head Make-up Kim D. Davis
- Key Make-up Diane Hammond
- Assistant Make-up Brian Andrew-tunstall
- Assistant Make-up Phoebe Holston
- Additional Make-up Elizabeth Jermundson
- Additional Make-up Blake Shepard
- Make-up (Oakland/Sacramento Unit) Loretta A. Williams
- Make-up (Oakland/Sacramento Unit) Holly Dunn
- Hairstylist Ted Long
- Assistant Hairstylist Barbara Augustus
- Hair Assistant Joell Ben Khan
- Hair Assistant Linda Stevenson-khan
- Hairstylist (Oakland/Sacramento Unit) Sydney Bowen
Titles
- Title Design Wenden K. Baldwin
- Titles/Opticals by Cinema Research Corporation
Film processing
- Negative Cutter Theresa Repola Mohammed
- Colour Timer Keith Parrish
- Filmed with Panavision Cameras & Lenses
- Filmed on Eastman Kodak
- Colour by DeLuxe
Music
- Original Music by Stanley Clarke
- Featured Solo Trumpet Tim J. Morrison
- Synthesizer Programming Paul Rabjohns
- Conducting William Kidd
- Orchestration William Kidd
- Music Supervisor Larry Robinson
- Music Contractor John Rosenberg
- Executive Music/Soundtrack Producer Adam Kidron
- Executive Music/Soundtrack Producer Samuel J. Sapp
- Executive Producer of Soundtrack Mario Van Peebles
- Music Editor Christine Cholvin
- Music Editor (Additional) Zig Gron
Sound
- Music Scoring Mixer Dan Wallin
- Music Scoring Mixer (Additional) Dan Humann
- Digital Sound Design Danetracks
- Production Sound Mixer Susumu Tokunow
- Production Sound Mixer (Additional) Felipe Borrero
- Boom Operator Jonathan Fuh
- Boom Operator (Additional) Robert Perry
- Re-recording Mixer Robert W. Glass Jr
- Re-recording Mixer Stan Kastner
- Re-recording Mixer Dan Wallin
- Dubbing Recordist Brian Lucas
- Dubbing Loader Tom Steel
- Digital/Analogic Audio Engineering Frank Long
- Digital/Analogic Audio Engineering Richard Cottrell
- Post-production Sound Facility Inc Olympic Sound Studio
- Supervising Sound Editor Dane A. Davis
- Sound Editor Kimberly Lowe Voigt
- Sound Editor John Kwiatowski
- Sound Editor Stewart Nelson
- Sound Editor Nicholas Forshager
- Sound Editor Charles Ritter
- Sound Editor Patricio Libenson
- Sound Editor Piero Mura
- Digital Sound Editing Danetracks
- Sound Effects Supervisor Todd Toon
- Special Vocal Effects Frank Welker
- ADR Supervisor G.W. Brown
- ADR Recordist Dana Porter
- ADR Mixer Tommy Goodwin
- Foley Supervisor Kini Kay
- Foley Artist Joan Rowe
- Foley Artist Sean Rowe
- Foley Recordist Scott Austin
- Foley Mixer Ronald Bedrosian
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Bob Minor
- Helicopter Pilot Rick Shuster
Consultant
- Technical Adviser J. Tarika Lewis
- Historical Consultant Ula Taylor
- Dolby Sound Consultant Thom Ehle
- Consultant Dario Scardapane
- Big Cheese Michael Kuhn
- In memory of Orwin Harvey
- In memory of Dolly Mae Hutton
- In memory of Robert Bay
- In memory of Jerry Rubin
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Baker, Winokur & Ryder
- International Publicity Jan Kean