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American Underdog (2021) Poster

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Directed by 

Andrew Erwin ... (as The Erwin Brothers) (directed by)
Jon Erwin ... (as The Erwin Brothers) (directed by)

Writing Credits  

Kurt Warner ... (based on the book "All Things Possible" by) and
Michael Silver ... (based on the book "All Things Possible" by)
 
Jon Erwin ... (screenplay by) &
David Aaron Cohen ... (screenplay by) and
Jon Gunn ... (screenplay by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Zachary Levi ... Kurt Warner
Anna Paquin ... Brenda Meoni
Hayden Zaller ... Zack
Ser'Darius Blain ... Mike Hudnutt
Dennis Quaid ... Dick Vermeil
Chance Kelly ... Mike Martz
Simeon Castille Simeon Castille ... Isaac Bruce
Bruce McGill ... Jim Foster
Adam Baldwin ... Coach Allen
Cindy Hogan ... Sue Warner
Nic Harris Nic Harris ... Ray Lewis (as Nicholas Harris)
Steven Chester Prince ... Gene Warner
Dean Denton ... David Gillis
Kevin Downes ... John Ramsdell
Cora Wilkerson Cora Wilkerson ... Jesse (4 Yrs)
Morgana Shaw ... Jenny Jo
Danny Vinson ... Larry
Andrea Cohen ... Weary Teacher
Katie Fountain ... Kim
O.J. Keith Simpson O.J. Keith Simpson ... Marshall Faulk (as O.J. Simpson)
Beau Hart ... Young Kurt (9 Yrs)
Bryce Bruckbauer ... Young Matt (11 Yrs)
Brett Varvel ... Steve 'Mooch' Mariucci
Christopher Rhodes Christopher Rhodes ... Reggie White
Joshua Herren Joshua Herren ... Derek
McKylin Rowe ... Marshall
Johnny Horn ... Security Guard
Ben Hall ... Gas Station Attendant - Edward
Trisha Zarate ... Hy-Vee Cashier
Damian Love Damian Love ... Tiny
Matt Bassuener Matt Bassuener ... Brett Favre
Blake Henri Blake Henri ... Skinny Rodeo Line Dancer
Doug Van Liew ... Hell's Angel Line Dancer
Sean Laube Sean Laube ... Pretty Boy Line Dancer
Sean Albertson ... Kurt Warner's Agent
Eli Gold Eli Gold ... Panthers' Announcer
Brad Nessler Brad Nessler ... Barnstormers' Announcer
Gus Johnson Gus Johnson ... CBS Announcer
Al Michaels Al Michaels ... Super Bowl Announcer
Boomer Esiason ... Super Bowl Announcer
Steve Levy Steve Levy ... Sportscenter Anchor
Wally Wallace Wally Wallace ... Sports Radio Commentator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc Allen Marc Allen ... Fanatic Rams Fan (uncredited)
Miguel Andrews ... Rams Medic (uncredited)
Geoff Barron ... Security Guard (uncredited)
Chris Berman ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lisandro Boccacci ... Local Videographer (uncredited)
Brett Bower ... Store Clerk (uncredited)
Aaron J. Brooks ... Hy-Vee Customer (uncredited)
Isaac Bruce ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary C. Bruce ... Rejected Dancer / Line Dancer / Pedestrian (uncredited)
Carol Caho ... Fan (uncredited)
Paul Carroll ... Tampa Coach (uncredited)
Todd Christensen Todd Christensen ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Costello Jr. ... Rams Coach (uncredited)
Julienne Rosa de Oliveira Julienne Rosa de Oliveira ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Annette Eberly Annette Eberly ... Football Fan (uncredited)
Mario Ezeh Mario Ezeh ... Rams Player (uncredited)
Brett Favre ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lisa Fenimore ... Bartender (uncredited)
Clayton Florio ... Ravens Trainer (uncredited)
Ashley Safer Fossick ... Fan (uncredited)
Wayne Garner ... Niu Staff (uncredited)
Alberto Gayoso ... Packers Coach (uncredited)
Ryan J. Gilmer Ryan J. Gilmer ... Rams Videographer Lead Cameraman (uncredited)
Mike Golic Mike Golic ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeffery Gray ... Rams Executive (uncredited)
Lena Harmon ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kyle Jacob Henry ... Barnstormer Football Player (uncredited)
Kirk Herbstreit ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Waylon Hobson Waylon Hobson ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Holmes ... I American Underdog (uncredited)
Jada Jay ... Rams Cheerleader (uncredited)
Ezra Johnson Ezra Johnson ... Football Fan (uncredited)
Ben Kacsandi ... Trent Green (uncredited)
Emma Keifer ... UNI Cheerleader (uncredited)
Carla Kidd ... Sideline Photographer (uncredited)
Mel Kiper Mel Kiper ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scott Lancaster ... Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Daniel Sung Lim Daniel Sung Lim ... Rams Football Player (uncredited)
Damian Lund Damian Lund ... Uncle Buddy (uncredited)
Christopher Ashton Manning Christopher Ashton Manning ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lisa Mattheis ... VIP Rams Fan (uncredited)
Brandon Keith McCowan Brandon Keith McCowan ... Rams Fan (uncredited)
Keives McGaugh Keives McGaugh ... Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Montana ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer New Moon Jennifer New Moon ... Waitress (uncredited)
Chuck Morsher Chuck Morsher ... #50 Ryan Tucker (OL, Rams) (uncredited)
Maxton Mussman ... Hy-Vee Son (uncredited)
Tabitha Myles Tabitha Myles ... Ram's Wife (uncredited)
Machelle Noel ... Waitress (uncredited)
Garrett O'Brien ... Stadium Security (uncredited)
Michael Anthony Page ... Coach Red Brubaker (uncredited)
Craig Philson ... Man in Chicken Suit (uncredited)
B. Pride ... Press Conference Reporter (uncredited)
Barbara Sandlin ... Country Line Dancer (uncredited)
Eugene Shawn Eugene Shawn ... Football Player (uncredited)
Hank Slaughter ... Rams Medic (uncredited)
Daylan Jones Smith ... Ravens Football Player (uncredited)
Marty Smith ... UNI Panthers Coach (uncredited)
Paul Tagliabue ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gregory Allen Tiberius ... Rams Medic (uncredited)
Shanna Toft ... Football Fan (uncredited)
Tracy Townsend Tracy Townsend ... Ravens Coach (uncredited)
James Van Alstine ... John (uncredited)
Jackie VanZant Jackie VanZant ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dick Vermeil ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
April Warren ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Robert Way ... Football Fan (uncredited)
Jason Allen Wear ... Stadium Security (uncredited)
Chuck Whetstone ... Priest (uncredited)
Mark White Mark White ... Tampa Bay Storm Coach (uncredited)
Greg Williams ... UNI Panthers Coach (uncredited)
Shawn Michael Wilson ... Sideline Photographer (uncredited)
Zach Wofford Zach Wofford ... Rams Fan (uncredited)
Bob Yount ... Albany Firebids Coach (uncredited)

Produced by 

Mark Ciardi ... producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Sean Devereaux ... executive producer
Kevin Downes ... producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Andrew Erwin ... producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Jon Erwin ... producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Brent Ryan Green ... co-producer
Jon Gunn ... executive producer
Daryl C. Lefever ... producer (as Daryl Lefever) (produced by)
Brenda Warner ... executive producer
Kurt Warner ... executive producer
Tony Young ... executive producer

Music by 

John Debney ... (music by)

Cinematography by 

Kristopher Kimlin ... director of photography

Editing by 

Sean Albertson ... (edited by)
Andrew Erwin ... (edited by)

Casting By 

Tamara-Lee Notcutt

Production Design by 

Nicole Elespuru

Art Direction by 

Scott Colquitt ... (additional art director reshoots)
Joseph Nadeau

Set Decoration by 

Jennifer Herbel

Costume Design by 

Karyn Wagner

Makeup Department 

Ange Bebbington ... key hair stylist: wig stylist
Andrea Carreno ... assistant makeup artist
Laura Casey ... hair stylist
Cynthia Dreier ... makeup artist
Michelle Garbin ... makeup department head
Hannah Gates ... assistant makeup artist
Selina Jayne ... assistant makeup artist
Jennifer Kimlin ... assistant makeup artist
Kathy Mills Lynch ... hair stylist
Renee Ramos ... key hair stylist
Teresa Ramos ... assistant makeup artist
Natalie Shea Rose ... hair department head
Molly Moonanne Sanders ... hair stylist
Horace Stevenson III ... hair stylist
Sharon Tabb ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Katelyn Botsch ... head of production
Van Scott Folger ... production supervisor
Kelli Konop ... executive in charge of production
Daryl C. Lefever ... unit production manager
Barbara Twist ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Alisha East ... additional second assistant director
Jacob D. Garrison ... second second assistant director
James J.D. Taylor ... first assistant director
Ben White ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Shane Ballou ... construction
O'Shay Brooks ... gang boss
Meghan Buchanan ... scenic artist
Will E. Drummond ... property master
Ben Hall ... scenic charge
Christopher Halladay ... construction foreman
Chel Hathaway ... assistant art director
Alissa Horn ... graphic designer
Sam Howeth ... set dresser
Jordan Kinman ... set decoration production assistant
Craig Kiriokos ... leadman
Ethan Kitchens ... Key Greens
Stephanie Little ... lead graphic designer
Eric Nauni ... set dresser/swing
Rianna Nauni ... art dept coordinator / assistant art director
Bezhan Nazari ... assistant set decorator
Errol Spat Oktan ... property master
Drew Pollock ... set dresser
Austin B Prater ... set dresser (as Austin Prater)
R. Dustin Sanchez ... set painter
Ashley Stewart ... set dresser
Amy Teague ... buyer

Sound Department 

Danika Benton Wikke ... dialogue editor
Brandon Dorr ... directors commentary recordist
Jacob Falls ... sound mixer
Phil Hadaway ... adr mixer
Justin Herman ... mix stage engineer
Brad Jennings ... sound utility
Andy Koyama ... re-recording mixer
Joey Little ... foley mixer
Steve Neal ... re-recording mix technician
Grant Provence ... boom operator / sound mixer: second unit
Alec Rubay ... sound effects editor
James Russell ... audio playback operator
Mike Tehrani ... adr mixer
Mathew Waters ... re-recording mixer / sound supervisor
Dave Wilson ... adr mixer: Atlanta

Special Effects by 

Damian Lund ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by 

Ashim Ahuja ... visual effects producer: Neon Robotic
Tahira Ali ... compositor: Neon Robotic
John Allegretti ... roto artist: Zero VFX
Jefrin Antony ... visual effects artist
Duncan Blackman ... data wrangler
Phoebe Britton ... compositor
Britt Burke ... visual effects coordinator (as Brittney Burke)
Andy Bussell ... visual effects editor
Curtis Corona ... visual effects coordinator
Julia Correnti ... compositor
Chan Deng ... compositor
Sean Devereaux ... visual effects supervisor
Brianna Domont ... visual effects executive
Brian Drewes ... visual effects producer
Justin Giritlian ... visual effects producer: Neon Robotic
Andres Gomez Zamora ... visual effects editor: FuseFX
Richard Greenwood ... visual effects supervisor
Zixing Han ... compositor
Aleksandar Hardi ... lead compositor
Rich Hardy Jr. ... digital compositor: Zero VFX
Gilles Jacob ... visual effect production assistant
Ashley Knehans ... visual effects artist
Colin Kozachuk ... visual effects editor
James Lee ... digital compositor
Don Libby ... visual effects supervisor: Zero VFX
Derrick Ligas ... digital compositor
Anu Liikkanen ... digital compositor
Madison Maduri ... fx artist
Marc Mason ... visual effects producer
David Mei ... modeler
Anthony Merola ... Senior Production Coordinator: Zero VFX
Mark Mower ... visual effects executive producer: Neon Robotic
David Pietricola ... crowd TD
Florent Revel ... machmove artist / matchmove artist
Daniel Revkin ... visual effects consultant
Sean M. Ritchie ... cg supervisor
Corey David Robinson ... playback technician
Daniel Rubin ... compositing supervisor
Greta Ruljevaite ... visual effects producer: Zero VFX
Kevin Samar ... compositor
Derek Schmidt ... visual effects coordinator
Silas Solid ... vfx unit photographer
Steven Spady ... visual effects editor: Zero VFX
Brian Thomason ... compositor: FuseFX
Jimmy Uddo ... visual effects producer
Sergio Villegas ... Integration/matchmove lead: zero VFX
Nicolaus Waetjen ... compositor: Neon Robotic / visual effects supervisor
Nathan Weiner ... visual effects supervisor: Neon Robotic
Radoslav Yanudov ... digital compositor

Stunts 

Will Arndt ... stunt double: Zachary Levi
Emily Bertels ... anna paquin
Tyrell Crawford ... assistant stunt coordinator / stunt performer
Kyle Jacob Henry ... stunts
William Tate ... zack double
Steven Van Tiflin ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Benjamin M. Bailey ... digital imaging technician
Jake Basnett ... grip
Chad Bennett ... grip
Josh Bivens ... epk camera operator
Keith Brown ... grip
Eric Damazio ... key grip
Elizabeth Drew ... lighting technician
Ian Finneran ... first assisant "c" camera
Titus Fox ... lighting control programmer
Moses Jenkins ... grip
Brandon Jones ... best boy rigging grip / key grip: 1 week
Steve Jones ... drone camera operator
Daniel Thomas King ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mike Kubeisy ... still photographer
Quentin Lesser ... camera production assistant / second assistant camera
Andy Lohrenz ... gaffer
Clay Loveless ... Camera Operator: "A" Camera/Steadicam Operator
Joffrey Mason ... grip
Kelsey Miller ... second assistant camera
Diego Montiel ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Matthew Murnan ... loader
Michael Olson ... rigging electric
Daniel Paugh ... electrician
Matt Prueitt ... grip
Corey David Robinson ... digital utility
Marissa Shoemaker ... second assistant camera
Jon Shryock ... key rigging grip
Jeremy Smart ... rigging gaffer
Silas Solid ... drone operator
James Teninty ... first assistant camera
Spencer Weaver ... key grip: additional photography
Samuel Willey ... movi operator: "b" camera

Casting Department 

Chris Freihofer ... local casting director
Mary Louise Gemmill ... loop group/voice casting
Tori Hartley ... extras casting associate
Nhan Le ... extras casting assistant
Jenn Rader ... local casting associate
Bernie Van De Yacht ... loop group/voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Christian Allen ... costume production assistant: Christian Allen
Dayna Brown ... seamstress
Jenava Burguiere ... key bg costumer
Rachel Craig ... ager/dyer
Kate Gailes ... key costumer
Mauricia Grant ... costume supervisor
Jena Moody ... key costumer
Maggi Oxford ... set costumer
Anna Redmon ... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department 

Benjamin M. Bailey ... colorist
Justin D. Bailey ... dailies manager
Kali Kasashima ... first assistant editor
Kurt Nishimura ... editor

Location Management 

Dylan Brodie ... location scout
Payton Dunham ... location manager
Sean Patrick Eaton ... location coordinator
Eleni Micha Fleming ... location scout
Cameron Gillispie ... assistant location manager
Luke Helms ... key assistant location manager / location scout
Chris Kucharski ... location scout
Diane LeCrone ... location assistant
Ben McIver ... location scout
Alison Naifeh ... location scout
Robert Saba ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Robert Adams ... music preparation / orchestrator
Alexander Chada ... score production coordinator
Celeste Chada ... scoring consultant
Kevin J. Edelman ... music supervisor (as Kevin Edelman)
Hillary Holmes ... music executive
The Nashville Scoring Orchestra ... orchestra
Jeremy Redmon ... composer: additional music
Sammy Sanfilippo ... music preparation
Saun Santipreecha ... score technical coordinator (as S. Peace Nistades)
Chen Shen ... score technical engineer
David Shipps ... conductor / orchestrator
Ben Sokoler ... music coordinator
Nick Spezia ... score mixer
Alan Umstead ... orchestra contractor/concertmaster
Tyler Williams ... orchestration assistant

Transportation Department 

Justin Clenard ... transportation coordinator
Joel Decker ... cast driver
John Hamersley ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Rachel Aberly ... unit publicist
Jordan Andrusky ... production assistant
Josh Atkinson ... production assistant
Sydney Aucreman ... production assistant
Rose Mary Baker ... studio teacher
Willie Bell III ... special ability extra
Katelyn Botsch ... assistant crowd coordinator: vfx unit
Chris Bruza ... production assistant
Nick Carey ... personal assistant: Mr. A Erwin
David Christopher ... personal assistant: Mr. A Erwin
Shaun P. Copelin ... 2nd assistant accountant
Sydney Culbertson ... stand in
Mike Davis ... archival researcher
Celeste Escalera ... asst payroll accountant
Eleni Micha Fleming ... key set production assistant
Micah Floyd ... production assistant
Nate Galesic ... production assistant
Zackary Steven Graham ... cast production assistant
Sha'ree Green ... assistant production coordinator
Ashley Greyson ... marketing
David Greyson ... production assistant
Klein Haley ... first team production assistant
Malissa Hallenbeck ... post production accountant
Deborah Harpur ... product placement
Hailey Hart ... production assistant
Jason Head ... additional locations production assistant
Joshua Herren ... assistant: Mr. K Downes
Caleb Holmes ... production secretary
Bekah Hubbell ... assistant to the directors / writers' assistant
Ross Husch ... Assistant Post Production Accountant
Phynley Joel ... production assistant
Matt Lowe ... production assistant
Gabriella Ludlow ... business & legal affairs
Antero Machin ... production assistant
Michelle Marlette ... legal delivery
Riley McGinnis ... office production assistant
Jada Merritt ... production assistant
Troy James Miller ... titles producer: Filmograph
Emmilee Millhouse ... office production assistant: prep
Ken Montgomery ... set medic
Michelle Murnan ... travel coordinator
Stephen C Nelson ... production assistant
Maya Norman ... background production assistant
Benton O'Banion ... set medic/health & safety manager
Emily O'Banion ... health safety supervisor
Ernest Parker II ... production assistant
Wendy A. Parker ... production coordinator
Timothy Scott Ralston ... screening operations executive
Hannah Schroering ... production assistant
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances
Meagan Sevier ... rights & clearances
Jessi Sheldon ... football supervisor
Lisa G. Shillingburg ... first assistant accountant
Ben Stockton ... covid compliance monitor
Philip J. Strina ... business & legal affairs: Lions Gate
Sunny Summan ... football production assistant
Temple Tucker ... production assistant
George Veras ... Marketing Executive
Suwannee Wilhelm ... assistant: Mr. Z Levi
Brenda Williams ... stand-in
Oche Wright ... sanitation technician

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