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The life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

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Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace
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Record Executive at Party (as Mohamed Dione)
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Sean 'Puffy' Combs
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Damion
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Cease
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Hot Girl #1
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Biggie (Age 8-13)
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Wally
Amanda Christopher ...
Keisha
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Voletta Wallace
Jasper Briggs ...
Damion (Age 8-13)
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Selwyn
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Mr. Webber
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Jan
Red Café ...
Primo (as Jermaine Denny)
Naquon 'Nino Brown' Jackson ...
Nino Brown
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Lil' Kim
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Sandy (as Aunjanue Ellis)
Jason Croasdaile ...
Security Thug
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50 Grand
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Mister Cee
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Mark
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Detective Farelli
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Cute Girl Assistant
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Howard Emcee
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Tupac Shakur
Miya Granatella ...
Hot Lady (as Miya M. Granatella)
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Wayne (as C. Malik Whitfield)
Susie Da Silva ...
Jessica
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Faith
Sean Hall-Earl ...
Heavy Set Guy Fan
Jelani Mashariki ...
Rough Guy
Tony Mui ...
Asian Fan
Atalya Slater ...
Female Fan
John Hills ...
Justice of the Peace
Lamont 'Money L' Mosley ...
Money L
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Debbie
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Fatigue Guy
John Sierros ...
Cop (Quad Studios) (as I.N. Sierros)
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Suge Knight
Marco Best ...
'Person on the Street'
Erskine Bonilla ...
'Person on the Street'
KeShauna Meikea ...
'Person on the Street' (as KeShauna White)
Andre Roberson ...
'Person on the Street'
Donté Kinsey ...
'Person on the Street'
Adre'an Simms ...
'Person on the Street'
Brandi Nicole Feemster ...
'Person on the Street'
Corey Browne ...
'Person on the Street'
Nina Daniels ...
'Person on the Street'
Grant Hayes ...
'Person on the Street'
Denae Innis ...
T'yanna
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brandon Bailey ...
Fan #1
Taylor Dior ...
Tyanna Wallace - Age 2
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Dancer (uncredited)
Tyra Allen ...
Guest at Album Release Party (uncredited)
Joseph Basile ...
Neighborhood Thug (uncredited)
Cameron Bhola ...
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Hasan Bivings ...
Club Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Bostwick ...
Trife (uncredited)
Jonathan Gabriel Charles ...
Howard Student (uncredited)
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Howard University Member (uncredited)
Rico Devereaux ...
Puffy's Bodyguard #1 (uncredited)
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Puerto Rican (uncredited)
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Party Girl (uncredited)
Jason DarkChocolate Dyer ...
Money Man Driver (uncredited)
D.J. Enuff ...
D.J. Enuff (uncredited)
John Farrer ...
Ceramic stall holder (uncredited)
Philip Field ...
Performer (uncredited)
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Biggie Entourage (uncredited)
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Snoop Dogg (uncredited)
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Faith's Friend / Person on Street (uncredited)
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Chico (uncredited)
Antoine Holmes Sr. ...
Bad Boy Entourage (uncredited)
Mike Hurt ...
Crackhead (uncredited)
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Party Girl (uncredited)
Elvis Jaquez ...
Extra (uncredited)
Melissa Joseph ...
Fan Asking for Tupac for an Autograph (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
Langley Lamark ...
Hypeman (uncredited)
Ebony J Lewis ...
Source Awards Envelope Giver (uncredited)
Dee Martin ...
Fatigue Guy #2 (uncredited)
Monica Moore ...
VIP Guest at Party (uncredited)
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Person on the Street (uncredited)
Alan Mueting ...
Record Executive (uncredited)
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Concertgoer (uncredited)
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Richard Pryor (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Gordon Ramsey ...
Longhaired Sound Engineer (uncredited)
Jessica Rich ...
Party Girl (uncredited)
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Record Producer at Party (uncredited)
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Hot Girl (uncredited)
Craig Scribner ...
Fan (uncredited)
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Jail Guard Walking Biggie (uncredited)
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Guy #1 (uncredited)
Jessica Noel Smith ...
Glam Girl (uncredited)
Lisa Stansbury ...
Concert Fan (uncredited)
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Groupie (uncredited)
Karl Thwaites ...
Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
Norman Wakefield ...
Suge Knight Crew (uncredited)
Laurie Walker ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Funeral Goer (uncredited)
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Hit Team Record Producer (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Tillman Jr.

Written by

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Reggie Rock Bythewood ... (written by) and
Cheo Hodari Coker ... (written by)

Produced by

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Wayne Barrow ... producer
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ... executive producer (as Sean Combs)
Trish Hofmann ... producer
George Paaswell ... co-producer
Mark Pitts ... producer
Christopher Singleton ... producer (uncredited)
Robert Teitel ... producer
Voletta Wallace ... producer

Music by

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Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

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Michael Grady

Editing by

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Steven Rosenblum
Dirk Westervelt

Editorial Department

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Julia Bloch ... assistant editor (as Julia Devi Bloch)
Brandon Bussinger ... digital intermediate colorist
Tom Foligno ... associate editor
Gordon Grinberg ... associate editor
David Massachi ... associate editor
Brian Reali ... digital intermediate producer
Daniel Schloss ... post-production assistant
Gilbert Carreras ... color timer (uncredited)
Roger Doran ... colorist (uncredited)
Adam Moore ... transfer operator: dailies (uncredited)
Jonathan Silver ... additional editor (uncredited)
Corey Stewart ... digital intermediate engineer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd ... (as Twinkie Byrd)
Pamela Frazier
Mike Styles ... (uncredited) (casting agent)

Production Design by

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Jane Musky

Art Direction by

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Laura Ballinger

Set Decoration by

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Alexandra Mazur

Makeup Department

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Germicka Barclay ... hair department head: Los Angeles
Nathan J. Busch II ... hair department head (as Nathan Busch)
Dorinda Carey ... makeup artist: Los Angeles
Linda Cowan ... makeup artist: Los Angeles
Lillie S. Frierson ... hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Lillie Frierson)
Anita Gibson ... makeup department head
Corey Hill ... hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Corey 'Chill' Hill)
Tisa Howard ... makeup artist
Geneva Nash Morgan ... key makeup artist: Los Angeles
Valerie Nelson ... hair stylist: Los Angeles
Alex Noble ... makeup artist
Roxanne Rizzo ... key makeup artist
Takisha Sturdivant ... key hair stylist (as Takisha Sturdivant-Drew)
Laini Thompson ... department head makeup: Los Angeles
Jennifer Ziegelmeier ... hair stylist: New York (as Jennifer Ziegelmeier)
Mary Cooke ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Christine Domaniecki ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Blair Breard ... unit production manager: additional photography
Ged Dickersin ... production supervisor
Stuart Macphee ... post-production supervisor
George Paaswell ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jasmine Marie Alhambra ... second second assistant director (as Jasmine Alhambra)
David Catalano ... additional second assistant director
Marc Garland ... second assistant director
Greg Hale ... second assistant director: Los Angeles
Kathy McHugh ... script supervisor: Los Angeles
Cal Naylor ... assistant director: second unit
Kenyon Noble ... second second assistant director
Jono Oliver ... first assistant director
Yari Schutzer ... second unit director
Ken Twohy ... crowds assistant director
Aurora Warfield ... additional second assistant director

Art Department

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JoAnn Atwood ... set dresser
Madeline Austin-Kulat ... set decoration assistant
Lucien Charles ... additional set dresser (as Lou Charles)
Krysten Childs ... prop coordinator
David Cooney ... storyboard artist
Steven T. Duke ... set dresser
Jeff Errico ... storyboard artist
Steve Gallo ... key construction grip
Malchus Janocko ... assistant art director
Kevin Ladson ... property master
Jim Lillis ... on-set dresser
Michele Mayas ... camera scenic artist
Fred Merusi ... construction coordinator
Eric M. Metzger ... props
Timothy Metzger ... leadman
Suzanne Mjartan ... set dresser
Don O'Reilly ... props
Kevin L. Raper ... graphic designer
Diana Salzburg ... shopper
Annie Spitz ... production designer: second unit
Oscar Thompson ... leadman
Greg Voth ... graphic artist: props
John Felgate ... set dresser (uncredited)
Joshua Higgason ... set dresser (uncredited)
Hank Liebeskind ... set dresser (uncredited)
John Victor Patterson ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Louis J. Porzio ... shop foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bobbi Banks ... supervising adr editor
Wade Barnett ... adr recordist
Junior Cyrus Baron ... boom operator
Shaun Brennan ... foley artist
Laurel Bridges ... boom operator
David Briggs ... dialogue editor
Rachel Chancey ... foley artist / foley supervisor
Rusty Dunn ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Robert Fernandez ... re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Bobby Johanson ... adr mixer
Richard Kamerman ... sound intern
Nathan Lindsey ... adr recordist
Travis MacKay ... adr recordist
Anthony M. McCovey ... sound utility: Los Angeles
Tony McCovey ... utility sound technician/2nd boom
Daniel McIntosh ... production sound mixer: additional photography
Michael Miller ... adr mixer
Christopher Mills ... epk sound
Cate Montana ... dialogue editor
Julio Neira ... looping
Brendan J. O'Brien ... sound utility (as Brendan Jamieson O'Brien)
Egor Panchenko ... pro tools playback mixer
Lisa Piñero ... sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Lisa Pinero)
Mathew Price ... production sound mixer
David Raymond ... boom operator: Los Angeles
Tom Ryan ... apprentice sound editor
Abigail Savage ... sound editor
Timothia Sellers ... sound utility
Jason Stasium ... pro tools playback
Michael Suarez ... sound
Billy Theriot ... adr mixer
Eric Thompson ... adr mixer
Aaron Zeller ... on-set playback: Los Angeles
Alex Soto ... first assistant sound editor (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Anton Agerbo ... visual effects producer: previz
Glenn Allen ... visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Joseph DiValerio ... visual effects
Richard Friedlander ... visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Lucien Harriot ... visual effects producer: Mechanism Digital / visual effects supervisor: Mechanism Digital
Ted Keenan ... visual effects producer: Mechanism Digital
Emil Kerie ... visual effects
Eric J. Robertson ... visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm digital
Joy Tiernan ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Roy T. Anderson ... stunt driver
David E. Brown ... stunt player
Mike Burke ... stunt driver
Rico Devereaux ... stunt driver
Roy Farfel ... stunt driver
Justin Rodgers Hall ... stunt double
Cerrone may ... stunt performer
Jeff Sanders ... stunt driver
Ray Siegle ... stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
Manny Siverio ... stunt performer
Aaron Vexler ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eli Aronoff ... additional first assistant camera
Christian Baird ... additional rigging electrician
Bob Becchio ... assistant camera
Phillip V. Caruso ... still photographer
Andrew Casey ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Kai Wai Cheng ... extra grip
Rashad Clinton ... grip
Jack Coffen ... gaffer: additional photography
Alisa M. Colley ... second assistant camera: 'b' camera
Tom Concordia ... additional still photographer
Lamont Crawford ... key grip
James Daly ... camera production assistant: additional photography
Chris Drechsler ... lighting technician
James J. Ferris ... electrician
John Geisler ... technocrane technician
Michael N. Green ... lighting technician
David Harges ... electrician
Kira Hernandez ... assistant camera: second unit
John Hockenberry ... electrician
Andy C. Huber ... gaffer: second unit
Aubrey Husar ... key grip: California
Larry Huston ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Travis Huston ... key grip: second unit
Christophe Johnson ... camera loader
Denny Kortze ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Linares ... electrician
Martin Linss ... cinematographer: second unit
Michael C. Maronna ... electrician
Michael Marzovilla ... gaffer
Diona Mavis ... Camera loader: Los Angeles
Frank McCormack ... best boy electric
Paul C. McKenna ... technician: Technocrane
Doug Meils ... generator operator
Gary Molyneux ... dolly grip
Ed Nessen ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rome Petersson ... additional rigging electrician
Linda Phillips ... electrician
Irv Press ... generator operator: Los Angeles
Andrew Priestley ... first assistant camera
Guillaume Renberg ... remote camera operator
Sam Rosedietcher ... rigging grip
Donald Russell ... additional camera operator
Daniel D. Sariano ... assistant camera
Brooke Stanford ... base camp generator operator
Nicky 'Nuckles' Vaccaro ... key rigging grip
Jason Warow ... assistant camera: second unit
Joe 'Jody' Williams ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Steve Yaconetti ... camera: additional footage
Thomas Calandrillo ... technocrane operator (uncredited)
Bob Calandro ... grip (uncredited)
Timothy McCrary ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Douglas Pellegrino ... camera operator (uncredited)
Robbie Redner ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Eric Arriola ... casting assistant
Lori Eastside ... extras casting
Christopher Gray ... extras casting (as Chris Gray)
Kenneth Guity ... casting intern
Robert Oppel ... extras casting assistant
Cash Oshman ... crowd casting
Tuffy Questell ... extras casting
Parker Randal ... casting coordinator
Zoe E. Rotter ... casting associate
Ryan Torres ... casting coordinator
Christian Kaplan ... executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Pattie J. Barbosa ... key background costumer
Janicza Bravo ... wardrobe: second unit
Paul A. Simmons Jr. ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Keith Adams ... location manager: additional photography
Jessica Archer ... location scout
Geoffrey Booth ... location assistant
Martin J. Cummins ... location scout
Michael DeRoker ... assistant location manager: additional photography
George Easley ... location assistant
Kimberly Feinman ... assistant location manager
Rodney 'Okai' Fleurimont ... location assistant
Kevin Funston ... location manager: Los Angeles
Dave Ginsberg ... assistant location manager
Jason Kadlec ... location scout
Jess Magee ... location assistant
Anthony McClendon ... location scout
Duffy Taylor ... key assistant location manager
Steven Weisberg ... location manager

Music Department

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Bill Abbott ... music editor
Steve Bartek ... orchestrator
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Barry Cole ... music supervisor
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Tass Filipos ... music editor
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Sam Jones ... assistant score recordist
T.J. Lindgren ... additional music programmer
Jamie Lowry ... music editor
Yann McCullough ... auricle operator
Tom Pigott Smith ... musician: violin
Edgardo Simone ... orchestrator
David Slonaker ... orchestration
Francesca Spero ... music supervisor
Kevin Teasley ... composer: Rappers Won't Survive / composer: Wheels of Steel
Rick Wentworth ... conductor
Flip Floyd Wilcox ... vocal engineer
Nick Wollage ... score engineer & mixer
Thomas Cavanaugh ... music business & legal affairs (uncredited)
The Co-Stars ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Greg Maloney ... technical supervisor (uncredited)
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rebecca Breckel ... additional script supervisor
Andrea Greer ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tom Halowell ... driver: Los Angeles (as Tom Hallowell)
Rick Kelleher ... generator operator/driver: Los Angeles
Jeremy Morgan ... transportation captain: Los Angeles
Irv Press ... generator operator/driver
Sean Shepherd ... generator operator/driver: Los Angeles
Noel Edwin Silva ... driver: Los Angeles
Jerry Smith ... transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Andy Spilkoman ... picture car coordinator: Los Angeles
David Conelli ... camera car driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ajeenah Abdus-Samad ... production coordinator: second unit
Allison Adamovic ... production assistant: second unit
Michael Barnes ... financial legal services
Jackie Bazan ... dvd publicist
Amanda Boyd ... production assistant: second unit
Lauren Brundage ... first assistant accountant
Cassandra Butcher ... unit publicist
John Calvin Byrd ... assistant publicist
Adam M. Carr ... office production assistant
Manie D. Chery ... production assistant
Lisa Cofini ... post production accountant
Tony Cypres ... first assistant accountant: additional photography, New York
Cody D'Ambrosio ... additional set production assistant: Los Angeles
Dante ... warm-up comic
Alison Davis ... assistant production coordinator
Patricia de Paula ... production coordinator
Robb Earnest ... production coordinator: LA
Phil Eisenhower ... studio teacher: second unit
Jared Ferrie ... assistant: Mr. Teitel
Aaron Fiesell ... production assistant: second unit
Dann Fink ... adr loop group director
Hal Fuchsman ... staff set production assistant
Jordan Gilbert ... office production assistant: LA Unit
Heidi H. Hamelin ... assistant: Ms. Hofmann
Phyllis Johnson ... adr loop group
Joanna Klein ... assistant to director: reshoots
Russ Klein ... background production assistant: reshoots
Rich Koski ... production assistant: re-shoots / production assistant: reshoots
Peter LaSala ... office production assistant
Joe Mancini ... car wrangler
Amy Meisner ... production assistant
J.C. Mendoza ... set production assistant
Jason Messeri ... production assistant
Solange Morales ... assistant: Mr. Barrow
Alonzo Nevarez ... first assistant accountant
Damien Noguer ... office intern
Brigitte Pauli ... first assistant accountant: LA
Brieann Rich ... craft service
Nicholas Rich ... set medic
Anthony Rue II ... assistant choreographer
Tanisha Scott ... choreographer
Michael Sgalambro ... production assistant
Kate Sharp ... production secretary: second unit
Jonathan Silver ... main title sequence designer
Natalie Simmons ... assistant production coordinator: second unit (as Natalie Threlkel)
Greg Sucharew ... production assistant
George L. Tarrant Jr. ... assistant: Mr. Tillman (as George 'GT' Tarrant)
Samantha Treiber ... production assistant
Clinton Trucks ... office assistant
Aimee Urmanita ... production assistant: second unit
Jason Veley ... assistant: Mr. Tillman
Lena Waithe ... writing assistant
Jacob Wasserman ... production assistant
Michael Woody ... second assistant accountant
Oren Yaniv ... production secretary
Ilya Jonathan Zaydenberg ... photo double
Ursula Brauner ... animals provided by (uncredited)
Christie Christl ... VP Feature Estimating (uncredited)
Bianca Giancoli ... body double (uncredited)
Jesus E. Martinez ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Brett Meiselas ... production assistant (uncredited)
Renato Quiridumbay ... crafty (uncredited)
Mrs. Terricka Rogers Clarkson ... stand-in: Julia Pace Mitchell (uncredited)

Thanks

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Damion Butler ... the producers wish to thank (as Damien 'D Roc' Butler)
Andrew Casey ... with loving thanks to
Allen Dam ... the producers wish to thank
Joe De Marco ... with loving thanks to (as Joseph DeMarco)
Faith Evans ... the producers wish to thank
Florence Jackson ... the producers wish to thank
Lil' Kim ... the producers wish to thank (as Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones)
James 'Cease' Lloyd ... the producers wish to thank
Matthew Middleton ... the producers wish to thank
Afeni Shakur ... the producers wish to thank
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream." Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Taglines No dream is too big See more »
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Also Known As
  • Untitled Notorious B.I.G. Project (United States)
  • Notorious B.I.G. (France)
  • Notorious B.I.G. (Germany)
  • 恶名 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 匪帮说唱传奇 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 122 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $20,497,596, 18 Jan 2009
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $8,128,501

Did You Know?

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Trivia Christopher Jordan Wallace, who plays twelve-year old Christopher Wallace, is the real-life son of The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans. See more »
Goofs The coffin for the Notorious B.I.G's body is obviously too small; thus there's no way that Biggie or the actor for that matter would've fit in there. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Last Chance Harvey/Notorious/Paul Blart: Mall Cop/Hotel for Dogs/Defiance/Che (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Born Again (Intro) See more »
Quotes Sean Combs: We can't change the world unless we change ourselves.
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