Cast

Eddie Murphy
Thomas Jefferson Johnson

Lane Smith
Dick Dodge

Sheryl Lee Ralph
Miss Loretta

Joe Don Baker
Olaf Andersen

Victoria Rowell
Celia Kirby

Grant Shaud
Arthur Reinhardt

Kevin McCarthy
Terry Corrigan

Charles S. Dutton
Elijah Hawkins

Victor Rivers
Armando

Chi McBride
Homer
Sonny Jim Gaines
Van Dyke

Noble Willingham
Zeke Bridges

Gary Frank
Iowa

Daniel Benzali
'Skeeter' Warburton

Cynthia Harris
Vera Johnson

Susan Forristal
Ellen Juba
Autumn Winters
Mickey Juba

Doris Grau
Hattie Rifkin

Frances Foster
Grandma
Sarah Carson
Kimberly
Brad Koepenick
Rafe Simon
Mel Owens
Bo Chandler

James Garner
Jeff Johnson

John Doolittle
Ira Schecter
Rosanna Huffman
Mrs. Bridges

Dianne Turley Travis
Mrs. Dodge
Tom Dahlgren
Chief of Police

Tom Finnegan
Ethics Committee Chair
Marty Kaplan
Ned Grable

Cliff Bemis
Gun Lobbyist
Prudence Barry
Teacher
Nina Totenberg
Election Anchor

Julianna McCarthy
Blue Haired Lady

Daniel Petrie Jr.
Asbestos Lobbyist

Dion Anderson
Distilled Spirits Lobbyist
Stu Levin
Tobacco Lobbyist
Richard Anders
Poultry Lobbyist
Brian Gelatto
Crabhouse Waiter
Roger E. Reid
Florida Reporter
Angela Stribling
D.C. Anchor
Patricia Ciaffa
D.C. Correspondent
David A. Penhale
Voting Husband

Cordis Heard
Voting Wife

Gary Price
Taxi Driver
Tommy Boggs
Tommy Boggs
J.D. Williams
J.D. Williams
Sam Alejan
Press Technician (uncredited)

Lena Banks
Congressional Staff (uncredited)
Buzz Barbee
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Scott Barry
Press Cameraman (uncredited)
Robin Blake
Re-Election Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Buckingham
Congressman Maxwell (uncredited)
John Copage
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Peter Eastman
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Constance Estevez
Gwen, Society Woman (uncredited)

Anne Gaybis
900 Phone Girl Maria (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Gil Mandelik
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Melissa S. Markess
Politician (uncredited)
Nils Nichols
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Mark Norris
Ambassador (uncredited)
Sherry O’Keefe
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
David Pfeiffer
Congressman Rowland (uncredited)
John S. Platt
Congressman (uncredited)

Della Reese
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
John Rice
Congressman (uncredited)
Kevin G. Tracey
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Crew

Jonathan Lynn
Director
(Directing)

Gabriel Beristain
Director of Photography
(Camera)

Leonard Goldberg
Producer
(Production)

Randy Edelman
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Marty Kaplan
Screenplay
(Writing)
Michael Peyser
Producer
(Production)
Barry B. Leirer
Editor
(Editing)
Tony Lombardo
Editor
(Editing)
Marty Kaplan
Executive Producer
(Production)

Richard H. Prince
Production Manager
(Production)
Alan Oliney
Stunt Coordinator
(Crew)
Marty Kaplan
Story
(Writing)
Frank Capra III
First Assistant Director
(Directing)

Denise Pizzini
Assistant Set Decoration
(Art)
Matthew H. Rowland
Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Edward T. McAvoy
Assistant Art Director
(Art)
Dorree Cooper
Set Decoration
(Art)
Ed Verreaux
Art Direction
(Art)
Mary Goldberg
Casting
(Production)
Leslie Dilley
Production Design
(Art)

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
(Costume & Make-Up)
Brian LeGrady
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Lex Rawlins
First Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Hope Williams
Script Supervisor
(Directing)
Thomas Nemy
Camera Loader
(Camera)
Nicholas S. McLean
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Kirby Washington
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Richard Turner
Camera Operator
(Camera)
Kenneth Turek
Leadman
(Art)
Ted Chu
First Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Jeff Mart
Steadicam Operator
(Camera)
Gary A. Theard
Boom Operator
(Sound)
Gabriel Cubos
Boom Operator
(Sound)
Tony Lloyd
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Fred Judkins
Supervising Sound Editor
(Sound)
Thomas R. Bryant
Assistant Dialogue Editor
(Sound)
Timothy S. Wiles
Set Dresser
(Art)
Scott E. Bruza
Set Dresser
(Art)
Jan Aaris
Special Effects Coordinator
(Crew)
Kathina Szeto
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
David DeGeus
First Assistant Editor
(Editing)
Kenneth Walker
Hairstylist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Gina Lombardo
First Assistant Editor
(Editing)
James Moriana
Foley Artist
(Sound)
Joey Davis
Assistant Property Master
(Art)
David Page
Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Joseph F. Warren
Best Boy Electric
(Lighting)
Christopher Kroll
First Assistant Editor
(Editing)
Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor
(Sound)
Philip Chapnick
Assistant Property Master
(Art)
Mark Bourgeois
Assistant Editor
(Editing)
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)
F. Scott Taylor
Assistant Sound Editor
(Sound)
Richard R. Powell
Set Dresser
(Art)
Michael Jamison
Set Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Scott Julion
Hairstylist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Chris Todd
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Jerelyn J. Harding
ADR Editor
(Sound)
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)

Russell Bobbitt
Property Master
(Art)
R. Michael Bisetti
Special Effects Assistant
(Crew)
Fetteroff Colen
Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Michael Fitzpatrick
Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Michael Castellano
Set Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)

Russell Williams II
Sound Mixer
(Sound)
Betty Jean Slater
Costume Supervisor
(Costume & Make-Up)
Sheila Evers
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
(Sound)
Mark A. Tracy
Assistant Sound Editor
(Sound)
H. Mark Vuille
Gaffer
(Lighting)
Scott Weber
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Paul Farmer
Utility Sound
(Sound)
Aida Swinson
Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Steve Artmont
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
David Hagberg
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Jonathan Klein
ADR Editor
(Sound)
Véronique Vowell
Location Manager
(Production)
Gaston Biraben
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Philip A. Hess
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
(Sound)
David Gertz
Foley Mixer
(Sound)
John H. Maxwell
Set Dresser
(Art)
Jeffrey Laszlo
Camera Operator
(Camera)
Richard Corwin
Dialogue Editor
(Sound)
Rich Steven
Dialogue Editor
(Sound)
William Hooper
Sound Editor
(Sound)

Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
(Sound)
Thomas Needell
Assistant Dialogue Editor
(Sound)
Carl Perkinson
Camera Loader
(Camera)
Amy Lippens
Casting Associate
(Production)
Geoff Hubbard
Set Designer
(Art)
Miriam Holder Jacobs
Assistant Production Coordinator
(Production)
Lark Bernini
Production Coordinator
(Production)
Steve Callas
Construction Coordinator
(Art)
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Set Designer
(Art)

Phil Abraham
First Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Tina L. Newman
Assistant Production Coordinator
(Production)
Barry Wetcher
Still Photographer
(Camera)
Ed Bannon
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Renée Tondelli
Supervising ADR Editor
(Sound)
Bruce Nyznik
Foley Supervisor
(Sound)
Deborah Harman
Set Dresser
(Art)
Murray Miller
Location Manager
(Production)
Algric Leo Chaplin
Second Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Elizabeth Lapp
Set Designer
(Art)

Dan Perri
Title Designer
(Art)
Jonathan Reynolds
Story
(Writing)
Anthony Esposito
Hairstylist
(Costume & Make-Up)