Michael
Comedy. An angel arrives in Iowa and brings love and redemption to a group of cynical journalists.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Michael John Travolta
- Dorothy Winters Andie Macdowell
- Frank Quinlan William Hurt
- Vartan Malt Bob Hoskins
- Huey Driscoll Robert Pastorelli
- Pansy Milbank Jean Stapleton
- Judge Esther Newberg Teri Garr
- Bruce Craddock Wallace Langham
- Anita Joey Lauren Adams
- bride Carla Gugino
- groom Tom Hodges
- Evie Catherine Lloyd Burns
- Italian waiter Richard Schiff
- sheriff Calvin Trillin
- court bailiff Don Lee
- Tammy JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
- Mal David Harrod
- Suzanne Jane Lanier
- minister John Hussey
- 1st reporter Margaret Travolta
- 2nd reporter David Bernstein
- 3rd reporter Betsy Sokolow
- 4th reporter Tracey A. Doyle
- Joe Blue Deckert
- 1st woman Debrah Nunez
- 2nd woman Dell Aldrich
- 3rd woman Kay Colvin
- 1st old geezer James Harrell
- 2nd old geezer Peyton Park
- Jennifer Dianne Dreyer
- 1st slacker Tim Harrison
- 2nd slacker Daniel Mimura
- counterman Mark Nutter
- [photo shoot director] Richard Dean Anderson
Credits
Direction
- Director Nora Ephron
- 2nd Unit Director Christopher Woods
- Assistant Director (1st) Alan B. Curtiss
- Assistant Director (2nd) Robert Huberman
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) David Bernstein
- Script Supervisor Dianne Dreyer
Production
- Production Company Turner Pictures
- Production Company Alphaville Productions
- Executive Producer Delia Ephron
- Executive Producer Jonathan D. Krane
- Producer Sean Daniel
- Producer Nora Ephron
- Producer James Jacks
- Producer (2nd Unit) E.J. Foerster
- Co-producer G. Macbrown
- Associate Producer Donald J. Lee Jr
- Associate Producer Alan B. Curtiss
- Unit Production Manager Donald J. Lee Jr
- Production Co-ordinator Jennifer Campbell
- Location Manager Bob Hudgins
- Location Manager (Chicago Unit) Mark Mamalakis
- Post-production Supervisor Michael Alden
- Post-production Co-ordinator Fela Ife Small
Casting
- Casting Mary Goldberg
- Casting (Texas Principal) Jo Edna Boldin
Writing
- Screenplay Nora Ephron
- Screenplay Delia Ephron
- Screenplay Pete Dexter
- Screenplay Jim Quinlan
- Story Pete Dexter
- Story Jim Quinlan
Photography
- Director of Photography John Lindley
- 2nd Unit Photography Momentum Films
- Camera Operator Martin Schaer
- Camera Operator (B) Lawrence Karman
- Steadicam Operator David Crone
Special Effects
- Special Visual Effects Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
- SPI (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor) Ken Ralston
- SPI (Visual Effects Supervisor) Stephen Rosenbaum
- SPI (Visual Effects Producer) Mickey Mcgovern
- SPI (Computer Graphics Supervisor) Louis Cetorelli
- SPI (Visual Effects Editor) Jody Rogers
- SPI (Senior Art Director) Martin A. Kline
- SPI (Art Director) Michael Scheffe
- SPI (Visual Effects Co-ordinator) Jeanette Volturno
- SPI (Senior Compositor) Heather Davis
- SPI (Lead Compositor) M. Scott Mckee
- SPI (Digital Artist) Mike Perry
- SPI (Digital Artist) Mike Travers
- SPI (Digital Artist) Anita Cukurs
- SPI (High Speed Compositing Supervisor) Sheena Duggal
- SPI (High Speed Comp'ng Digital Artist) Kristen D. Trattner
- SPI (High Speed Comp'ng Prod Manager) Dawn Guinta
- SPI (High Speed Comp'ng Tech Co-ordinat) Thomas F. Ford Iv
- SPI (Matte Painter) John Mcgee
- SPI (Digital/Roto Artist) Nancy Evans
- SPI (Digital/Roto Artist) Suzy Brown
- SPI (Roto Artist) Lisa Kshatriya
- SPI (Digital Production Manager) Lydia Bottegoni
- SPI (Software Production Co-ordinator) Audrea Topps-harjo
- SPI (Systems Engineering Co-ordinator) Katya Culberg
- SPI (VFX Camera Department Supervisor) Marcus Kraus
- SPI (VFX Director of Photography) Mike Mcalister
- SPI (VFX Director of Photography) Charles Shuman
- SPI (VFX Director of Photography) Pat Turner
- SPI (VFX Camera Operator) Vance Piper
- SPI (VFX Stage Manager) Mark A. Freid
- SPI (Executive Producer) Debbie Denise
- SPI (Executive Producer) Ralph P. Horan
- Animatronic Effects Design/Creation Alec Gillis
- Animatronic Effects Design/Creation Tom Woodruff Jr
- Animatronic Effects Design/Creation Amalgamated Dynamics
- AD (Project Co-ordinator) Andrew Schoneberg
- AD (Project Co-ordinator) Yuri Everson
- AD (Mold Shop Foreman) Steve Frakes
- AD (Key Wing Fabrication) Kate Studley
- AD (Feather Sculptor) Linda Frobos
- AD (Wing Fabricator) Karen Lafler
- AD (Wing Fabricator) Tony Matijevich
- AD (Wing Fabricator) Mark Viniello
- AD (Wing Fabricator) Mitchell Coughlin
- AD (Wing Fabricator) Steve Buscaino
- AD (Wing Fabricator) Josselin Mahot
- AD (Painter) Dan Brodzik
- AD (Key Wing Mechanic) Yancy Calzada
- AD (Animal Sculptor) Norman Cabrera
- AD (Animatronic Bull Fabrication) Christine Papalexis
- AD (Animatronic Bull Fabrication) Rick Cedillo
- AD (Animatronic Bull Fabrication) Camilla Henneman
- AD (Key Animatronic Bull Mechanic) David Penikas
- AD (Lead Puppeteer) Tom Woodruff
- AD (Lead Puppeteer) Alec Gillis
- AD (Puppeteer) Andrew Schoneberg
- AD (Puppeteer) Shannon Shea
- AD (Puppeteer) Yancy Calzada
- AD (Puppeteer) Christine Papalexis
- AD (Puppeteer) David Penikas
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) David Blitstein
- Special Effects (Foreman) Randy Cabral
- Special Effects (Foreman) Randy Moore
- Special Effects (Chi Unit Co-ordinator) Dieter Sturm
- Special Effects (Chi Unit Foreman) Yvonne Sturm
- Graphics Consultant Kevin Wier
Editing
- Editor Geraldine Peroni
Design
- Production Designer Dan Davis
- Art Director James E. Tocci
- Art Director (Chicago Unit) Carl Sprague
- Set Designer Lauren Polizzi
- Set Designer Adele Plauché
- Set Decorator Tracey A. Doyle
- Master Scenic Artist Robert Topol
- Storyboard Artist Brick Mason
Costumes
- Costume Designer Elizabeth McBride
- Wardrobe Supervisor Taneia Lednicky
Make-up
- Key Make-up Artist Deborah Larsen
- Key Hair Stylist Leslie Ann Anderson
- Additional Hair Stylist Charlene Johnson
Titles
- Titles Design/Production Walter Bernard
- Titles Design/Production Milton Glazer
- Main Title Calligraphy Raphael Boguslav
Film processing
- Opticals Cineric Inc
- Opticals János Pilenyi
Music
- Music/Orchestra Conductor Randy Newman
- Orchestrations Don Davis
- Orchestrations Steve Bramson
- Orchestrations Jonathan Sacks
- Orchestrations Randy Newman
- Music Supervisor Nick Meyers
- Music Editor Nick Meyers
- Music Editor Robert Badami
Sound
- Scoring Mixer Frank Wolf
- Production Sound Mixer Geoffrey Lucius Patterson
- Utility Sound Kay Colvin
- Sound (Chicago Unit) Colin Campbell
- Re-recording Mixer Lee Dichter
- Supervising Sound Editor Michael Kirchberger
- Sound Editor Dan Korintus
- Sound Editor Warren Shaw
- Dialogue Editor Richard Cirincione
- Dialogue Editor Laura Civiello
- Dialogue Editor Antonio Martinez
- ADR (Supervisor) Jane McCulley
- ADR (Engineer) David Boulton
- Loop Group David Kramer
- Foley (Supervisor) Jac Rubenstein
- Foley (Artist) Brian Vancho
- Foley (Artist) Nancy Cabrera
- Foley (Engineer) George A. Lara
- Foley (Editor) William Sweeney
- Foley (Editor) Steven Visscher
- Foley (Editor) Stuart Stanley
Choreography
- Choreography JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Charles Croughwell
- Stunts John Branagan
- Stunts Corey Eubanks
- Stunts James Fierro
- Stunts John Hock
- Stunts Brett Jones
- Stunts John Jones
- Stunts Lonnie Nelson
- Stunts John Hicks Pearce
- Stunts Denny Pierce
- Stunts Ben Scott
- Stunts Dean Smith
- Stunts Russell Solberg
- Stunts Scott Sproule
- Stunt Double for Mr. Travolta Mark Riccardi
Consultant
- Animal Wrangler Paul Calabria
- Animal Wrangler James Dew