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How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Terry McMillan ... (novel)
 
Terry McMillan ... (screenplay) &
Ron Bass ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Angela Bassett ... Stella Payne
Taye Diggs ... Winston Shakespeare
Whoopi Goldberg ... Delilah Abraham
Regina King ... Vanessa
Suzzanne Douglas ... Angela
Michael J. Pagan Michael J. Pagan ... Quincy Payne
Sicily Johnson ... Chantel (as Sicily)
Richard Lawson ... Jack
Barry Shabaka Henley ... Buddy
Lee Weaver ... Nate
Glynn Turman ... Dr. Shakespeare
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney ... Mrs. Shakespeare
Denise Hunt Denise Hunt ... Ms. Thang
Lisa Hanna Lisa Hanna ... Abby
James Pickens Jr. ... Walter Payne
Philip Casnoff ... Kennedy
Lou Myers ... Uncle Ollie
D'Army Bailey D'Army Bailey ... Minister
Art Metrano ... Dr. Steinberg
Carl Lumbly ... Judge Spencer Boyle
Phina Oruche ... Leslie James
Tenny Miller Tenny Miller ... Kitchen Worker
Andrew Palmer Andrew Palmer ... Buffet Server
Harold Dawkins Harold Dawkins ... Upbeaters Band
Kenneth Buckford Kenneth Buckford ... Upbeaters Band
Simon Street Simon Street ... Upbeaters Band
Craig Blake Craig Blake ... Winston's Friend
Elisabeth Granli ... Girl in Jamaica Commercial
Steve Danton Steve Danton ... Man in Commercial
Elly McGuire Elly McGuire ... Stella's Friend
Selma McPherson ... Friend at Party #1
Fern Ward Fern Ward ... Friend at Party #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Bronson ... Concertgoer (uncredited)
Nahtasha Budhi ... Party Girl (uncredited)
Lucinda Chrisman Lucinda Chrisman ... Moviegoer (uncredited)
Jan Citron Jan Citron ... Woman on the Gurney (uncredited)
Leroy Edwards III ... Dreadlocked Man in Commercial (uncredited)
Victor Garber ... Isaac (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden Spencer Kayden ... Moviegoer (uncredited)
David C. Waite ... Guy by pool / Pajama Party Guest (uncredited)

Produced by 

Ron Bass ... executive producer
Terry McMillan ... executive producer
Jennifer Ogden ... executive producer
Deborah Schindler ... producer

Music by 

Michel Colombier

Cinematography by 

Jeffrey Jur

Editing by 

George Bowers

Casting By 

Francine Maisler

Production Design by 

Chester Kaczenski

Art Direction by 

Marc Dabe

Set Decoration by 

Judi Giovanni

Costume Design by 

Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department 

Sterfon Demings ... hair department head
Jene Fielder ... body makeup
Michael Germain ... makeup artist: Ms. Goldberg
Judy Murdock ... makeup department head
Double Patiunum ... hair department head: All Wigs
Joseph Regina ... key makeup artist
Julia L. Walker ... hair department head
Adam Christopher ... personal makeup artist (uncredited)
Rebecca DeHerrera ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

P. Todd Coe ... post-production supervisor
Jennifer Ogden ... unit production manager
Natalie Thompson ... unit production manager: Jamaica
Dwight Williams ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Angela Barnes ... second second assistant director
Steve Danton ... first assistant director
Seth Edelstein ... second second assistant director
Lorien Gray ... dga trainee
John Riley ... second assistant director: Jamaica
Donald Sparks ... second assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks)

Art Department 

Bryan Belair ... construction coordinator
Michael R. Blaich ... supervising paint foreman
Chris Buchinsky ... storyboard illustrator
Carl Cassara ... set dresser (as Carl J. Cassara)
Samantha Gore ... assistant art director: Jamaica
Leroy Grant ... carpenter foreman: Jamaica
Ted Harms ... general foreman
Susan Henzell ... buyer: Jamaica
Dervon 'Von' Herron ... assistant property master
Tim Jackson ... location foreman
Kathy McDonald Jones ... art department coordinator
Don Kaeding ... lead man (as Donald Kaeding)
Greg Lynch ... set dresser
David M. Milstien ... props
Christopher S. Nushawg ... set designer
Eric Orbom ... set designer
Raquel Anita Parke ... leadperson: jamaica
Gayatri Persad ... art department coordinator: Jamaica
Steve Pfauter ... set dresser (as Stephen O. Pfauter)
Pamela M. Rogers ... set dressing buyer
Ronald Russom ... on-set dresser
John 'Skip' Weaver ... property master
Douglas Womack ... stage foreman
Eric A. Hulett ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Craig Berkey ... sound editor
David Betancourt ... foley mixer (as Dave Betancourt)
James Bolt ... re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Tracy Bolt ... sound recordist
Ted Caplan ... foley supervisor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle)
Dawn Fintor ... foley walker
Tim Gomillion ... sound recordist
Todd Harris ... assistant adr editor
Rick Hart ... re-recording mixer
Andrea Horta ... adr editor
Victor Iorillo ... sound editor
Stanley Kastner ... additional sound re-recordist (as Stan Kastner)
Dave Kulczycki ... dialogue editor (as David Kulczycki)
Lisa J. Levine ... adr editor (as Lisa Levine)
David Lucarelli ... adr recordist
Christian P. Minkler ... re-recording mixer (as Christian Minkler)
Gilberto Morales ... additional sound recordist (as Gil Morales)
Steve F. Price ... apprentice sound editor / digital assistant sound editor
Rocky Quiroz ... cable person
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer (as Charlene Richards)
Brian Robinson ... boom operator
Rodney Sharpp ... first assistant sound editor
Alicia Stevenson ... foley walker
Donald Sylvester ... foley editor
Susumu Tokunow ... sound mixer
Steven D. Williams ... supervising sound editor
Derek Casari ... adr engineer (uncredited)
Dennis Sager ... sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Richard Buckler ... special effects foreman
John C. Hartigan ... special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan)
George Paine ... special effects technician
Paul Sokol ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Richard Ivan Mann ... visual effects producer: Click3X (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Norman Ash ... lamp operator
Kevin M. Beach ... rigging electrician
Guy Norman Bee ... steadicam operator
Anthony Lee Beverly ... key grip (as Anthony Beverly)
Bonnie Blake ... first assistant camera
Earl Brown ... best boy electric: Jamaica
Chris Browne ... first assistant camera: "b" camera: Jamaica (as Christopher Browne)
Richard M. Butkus Jr. ... rigging electrician
Tony Caldwell ... best boy grip (as Anthony Q. Caldwell)
James F. Cornick ... rigging electrician
Glen Davis ... company grip
Don Devine ... Camera Operator: "a" camera
Jeffrey Douglas ... company grip
Yusef Edmonds ... second assistant camera: Jamaica (as Yusef G. Edmonds)
David Eubank ... additional first assistant camera: second unit
Alan Frazier ... rigging electrician
Kirk R. Gardner ... steadicam operator
Martin Glover ... video assist operator
Emil Hampton ... steadicam assistant
Jennifer Ann Henry ... camera loader
Richard Lannaman ... camera operator: "b" camera, Jamaica
Dwight Joseph Lavers ... dolly grip
Roderick 'Sprinter' Levy ... rigging best boy grip: Jamaica (as Roderick Levy)
Kelsey Shaw McNeal ... second assistant camera (as Kelsey S. McNeal)
Heather Hillmeyer Newsom ... lamp operator (as Heather Hillmeyer)
David Norris ... camera operator: Wescam camera
Brennan Price ... rigging best boy (as Brennan L. Price)
John 'Fest' Sandau ... gaffer
John 'Skids' Skidmore ... best boy electric (as John Skidmore)
Cricket Sloat ... rigging gaffer
D. Stevens ... still photographer
Jorge Sánchez ... steadicam assistant
Roy Thomas ... rigging electrician: Jamaica
Keith Wheeler ... lamp operator: Jamaica
Ray Edwards ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, Jamaica (uncredited)
Rick Harris ... best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Colin Mayo ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Tony Salgado ... cinematographer: second unit, San Francisco (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Kathy Driscoll ... casting assistant
Christopher Gray ... extras casting
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Lisa Essary ... casting associate (uncredited)
Christian Kaplan ... executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Amanda Chamberlin ... costumer: Ms. Goldberg (as Mandy Chamberlin)
Karen M. Davis ... wardrobe supervisor
Jordanna Fineberg ... costumer
Danielle Hollowell ... costumer
Paul A. Simmons Jr. ... costumer (as Paul Simmons Jr.)
Dana Kay Hart ... costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Daniel Fort ... assistant editor: avid
Sandy French ... second assistant editor
Bob McMillian ... color timer
Nicole Schubert ... second assistant editor
Doron Shauly ... first assistant editor
Hunter Shepherd ... editorial production assistant

Location Management 

Rod Bacote ... assistant location manager
Jessica Chavez ... location production assistant
Jennifer Dunne ... assistant location manager
Fenella Kennedy ... assistant location manager: Jamaica
Antoinette Levine ... location manager
Peter Packer ... location manager: Jamaica (as Peter I. Packer)
Orville Thompson ... location utilities assistant: Jamaica
Archy Dolder ... location manager: additional photography (uncredited)

Music Department 

Julian Bratolyubov ... music preparation
Michael Fisher ... musician: percussion
Mick Guzauski ... music mixer / music recordist
Dan Huff ... musician: guitar
Jimmy Jam ... executive soundtrack producer
Robert Kraft ... executive in charge of music
Tom Kramer ... music editor
Edie Lehmann Boddicker ... vocal contractor/off camera small ensemble vocalist
Terry Lewis ... executive soundtrack producer
Chris McGeary ... music editor
Gilberto Morales ... music recording (as Gil Morales)
Ralph Morrison ... concert master
Andy Narell ... musician: steel drums
John Palatucci ... musician: fretless bass
Jeffrey Schindler ... conductor: score
Toots Thielemans ... musician: harmonica
Joan Beal ... singer (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Elin Carlson ... chorus (uncredited)
Ellen Ginsburg ... music clearance (uncredited)
Sean M. Hickey ... music preparation (uncredited)
Mike Knobloch ... music executive (uncredited)
Michael Mishaw ... score vocalist (uncredited)
John Patitucci ... bass (uncredited)
Jay B. Richardson ... music editor (uncredited)
John Rotondi ... scoring engineer: Y4 (uncredited)
Dan Savant ... music contractor (uncredited)
Curt Sobel ... music editor (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer (uncredited)
Matt Walker ... music executive (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Amanda Bonner ... transportation assistant
Duke Foster ... transportation coordinator
Ron Reynolds ... transportation assistant: Jamaica (as Ronald Reynolds)
Julio Salazar ... transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Geoff Abadee ... logistics
Pamela Alch ... script supervisor: Jamaica
Noella Barb ... set medic
Kirt Birch ... office production assistant
Jerome Butler ... dialect coach
Bruce Cardenis ... security officer
Russell Clark ... choreographer
Martha Cronin ... production accountant
Jennifer S. Deayton ... assistant production coordinator (as Jennifer Stephens)
Thomas S. Dickson ... projectionist: Jamaica
Tyrone D. Dixon ... assistant: Mr. Diggs
Anna Fuson ... unit publicist
Scott A. Hale ... office production assistant (as Scott Hale)
Susanne Lariviere ... first assistant accountant (as Susanne B. Lariviere)
Tom Leonardis ... assistant: Ms. Goldberg (as Thomas Leonardis)
Sonya Lunsford ... post-production accountant
Costas Michalopoulos ... assistant: Ms. Schindler
Montez A. Monroe ... production coordinator: Jamaica (as Montez Monroe)
Eric Persing ... synthesizer programmer
Angelo Rivers ... animal wrangler
Andrew T. Rothmund ... assistant: Ms. Bassett (as Andrew Rothmund)
Matthew D. Smith ... set production assistant
Michael D. Starks ... craft service
Laura Stuart ... production coordinator
Marvin Williams ... set production assistant (as Marvin J. Williams Jr.)
Denise Woods ... dialect coach
Cathy Ziehl ... production secretary
Candice Campos ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Lisa D. Carey ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Mike Currie ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Colleen Emry ... payroll accountant (uncredited)
Elise Ganz ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Melinda A. Grieger ... hat designer (uncredited)
Zaina Juliette ... body double (uncredited)
Jeffrey Neumeier ... second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Helen Sideris ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
John Tamburro ... aerial coordinator/helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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