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The Butler

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Calorie Rating: 185
Released: 2013-08-16
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Budget: 25000000
Revenue 115900000
Studios: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures,


A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

Director / Directors

Lee Daniels
Director
Amy Sanderson
Script Supervisor
Lisa C. Satriano
First Assistant Director

Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director


Cast

Forest Whitaker
Character: Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Character: Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
Character: Louis Gaines

John Cusack
Character: Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Character: Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Character: Carter Wilson

Mariah Carey
Character: Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Character: Howard
Lenny Kravitz
Character: James Holloway

Aml Ameen
Character: Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Character: Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
Character: John F. Kennedy

Alex Pettyfer
Character: Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Character: Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Character: Ronald Reagan

Liev Schreiber
Character: Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Character: Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Character: Carol Hammie

David Banner
Character: Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Character: Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Character: Martin Luther King Jr.

Nealla Gordon
Character: Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Character: Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Character: Jackie Kennedy

Adriane Lenox
Character: Gina
Mo McRae
Character: Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Character: Lorraine

Jesse Williams
Character: Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Character: Maynard
LaJessie Smith
Character: Abraham

John P. Fertitta
Character: Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
Character: R.D. Warner
Isaac White
Character: Charlie Gaines (10)

Joe Chrest
Character: White Usher
Tyson Ford
Character: Elroy
James DuMont
Character: Sherman Adams

Robert Aberdeen
Character: Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Character: Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
Character: Woolworth Diner Patron #1

Eric Ducote
Character: Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
Character: Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Character: Freedom Bus Journalist

Clara Hopkins Daniels
Character: Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Character: Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Character: Malcolm X Goer

Bill Newman
Character: Pastor
Colin Walker
Character: John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Character: Bob Haldeman

Rusty Robertson
Character: Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Character: Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
Character: Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

Xosha Roquemore
Character: Foxy (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Lee Daniels
Producer

Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography

Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Tim Galvin
Production Design

Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Grayson Austin
Camera Operator
Jeffery J. Tufano
Camera Operator

Michael Stumpf
Additional Camera
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Additional Camera
Anne Marie Fox
Still Photographer

Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician
Kristopher Weaver
Lighting Technician

Ben Schor
Music Editor

Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Lori Agostino
Art Direction

Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Diane Lederman
Set Decoration

Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Deanna Simmons
Set Decoration Buyer

Kimberly Murphy
Set Decoration Buyer
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor

Jen Wall
Production Supervisor

Robin Simmerly
Art Department Coordinator
Sarah Forrest
Set Designer

Brian A. Waits
Set Designer
Randall S. Coe
Construction Coordinator
Steve Martemucci
Construction Foreman

John Lindsay
Greensman

Gus Coto
Leadman
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Designer

Robert Hein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer

Ted Markovic
Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
Visual Effects Producer
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Supervisor

Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Editor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ulysses Guidotti
First Assistant Editor

Kat Spiess
First Assistant Editor
Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Mickey Lambert
Location Manager

Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Branka Mrkic
Supervising Dialogue Editor

David Wahnon
Dialogue Editor
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor

Heather Gross
Foley Editor
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer

Marcos Gonzales
Additional Hairstylist
Daina Daigle
Assistant Hairstylist
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head

Dana Boisseau
Hairstylist
Sherri Hamilton
Hairstylist
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist

Kellie Robinson
Makeup Artist
Debra Denson
Makeup Designer

Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Designer
Courtney Lether
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Jonah Levy
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bradley Martin
Additional Lighting Technician
Zach Smithers
Additional Lighting Technician

Jordan Whaley
Additional Lighting Technician
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Hilton Garrett
Best Boy Grip

Grayson Austin
Steadicam Operator
Francis James
Second Unit Director of Photography
Len Levine
Chief Lighting Technician

Damon Meledones
Digital Imaging Technician
Jeremy Webre
Dolly Grip

Justin LeBlanc
Electrician
Justin Wright
Electrician
Richard Lacy
First Assistant Camera

Michael Charbonnet
First Assistant Camera
Tom Hutchinson
First Assistant Camera
Jason Prowell
Generator Operator



Sidney Brisco
Lighting Technician
Pete Chiaramonte
Lighting Technician
Carter Lee Garrett
Lighting Technician

Gerald Autin
Rigging Grip
Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
Shawn Stone
Rigging Grip

Creig Symons
Rigging Grip
John Vinson
Rigging Grip
Ben Wachsmann
Rigging Grip

King Lanaux
Key Rigging Grip
Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Aeron McKeough
Second Assistant Camera

Josh Crouchet
Art Department Assistant
David Warburton
Assistant Property Master

Charlie Mann
Carpenter
Will Eastin
Graphic Designer
Roger Johnson
Graphic Designer



Iggie Colomer
Set Dresser
Michael Dares
Set Dresser

Sam Jacobs
Set Dresser
Jordan Lightner
Set Dresser

Tony Ziegler
Set Dresser
Ed Burcham
Set Dresser

Tom Ryan
ADR Mixer

Fredrick Cuevas
ADR Recordist
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist

Reagan Mendoza
ADR Recordist
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor

Alexa Zimmerman
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
James Eck Rippie
Boom Operator

Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Cariella Smith
Foley Artist
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor

Dan Izen
Production Sound Mixer
Robert Fernandez
Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor

Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer
Jay Meagher
Sound Mixer
Steven Huerstel
Utility Sound

Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor
Austin Meyers
Compositing Supervisor

Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate
Ashley Ingram
Casting Associate

Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting
Robin Batherson
Extras Casting Coordinator

Josie Works
Costume Assistant
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Coordinator
Chloe Ji Yoon
Costume Illustrator



Mustapha Mimis
Key Set Costumer
Jennifer Kamrath
Principal Costumer

Janet Marie Ross
Set Costumer
Melissa Reed
Truck Costumer
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor

Anne O'Brien
Assistant Editor
Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Ryan Rolandelli
Digital Intermediate Assistant

Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate Producer
Eric Horwitz
Digital Intermediate

Patrick Rossi
Digital Intermediate
Richie Roefaro
Editorial Staff
Suzana Peric
Music Editor

Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor
Steve Bartek
Music Arranger
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer

Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler
Jeff Galpin
Animal Wrangler
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician

Jake Whitney
Special Effects Technician
David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Leverenz
Online Editor

Thom Jones
Dialect Coach
Ryan Gomez
First Assistant Accountant
Mike Revell
Production Accountant

Davida Chanel Smith
Producer's Assistant
Lauren Von Huene
Production Coordinator
Carl Lawson
Production Secretary

Chantel Passantino
Second Assistant Accountant
Danielle Loosemore
Second Assistant Accountant
Ashley Renee Saunders
Travel Coordinator