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The Butler

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Calorie Rating: 185
Released: 2013-08-16
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Budget: 25000000
Revenue 177313795
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
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director
Amy Sanderson
Script Supervisor

Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director
Lisa C. Satriano
First Assistant 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

Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer

Lee Daniels
Producer
Tim Galvin
Production Design

Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography

Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design

Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head

Kimberly Murphy
Set Decoration Buyer
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor

Deanna Simmons
Set Decoration Buyer
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction

Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Lori Agostino
Art Direction
Randall S. Coe
Construction Coordinator

Jen Wall
Production Supervisor
John Lindsay
Greensman

Sarah Forrest
Set Designer
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor

Anne Marie Fox
Still Photographer
Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician

Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Kat Spiess
First Assistant Editor
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Designer

Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Brian A. Waits
Set Designer

Steve Martemucci
Construction Foreman
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
Visual Effects Producer

Mickey Lambert
Location Manager
Robert Hein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ulysses Guidotti
First Assistant Editor

Grayson Austin
Camera Operator

Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Additional Camera
Robin Simmerly
Art Department Coordinator
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Stumpf
Additional Camera
Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Editor

Gus Coto
Leadman
Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Markovic
Visual Effects Producer

Kristopher Weaver
Lighting Technician
Ben Schor
Music Editor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor

Jeffery J. Tufano
Camera Operator
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer

Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Heather Gross
Foley Editor
Kevin Ladson
Property Master

Branka Mrkic
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
David Wahnon
Dialogue Editor

Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Dana Boisseau
Hairstylist

Grayson Austin
Steadicam Operator
Hilton Garrett
Best Boy Grip
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography

Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Daina Daigle
Assistant Hairstylist
Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Designer

Jordan Whaley
Additional Lighting Technician
Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist

Marcos Gonzales
Additional Hairstylist
Kellie Robinson
Makeup Artist

Damon Meledones
Digital Imaging Technician

Jonah Levy
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head
Sherri Hamilton
Hairstylist

Debra Denson
Makeup Designer
Francis James
Second Unit Director of Photography
Courtney Lether
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Bradley Martin
Additional Lighting Technician
Tom Hutchinson
First Assistant Camera

Pete Chiaramonte
Lighting Technician
Len Levine
Chief Lighting Technician
Gerald Autin
Rigging Grip

Sidney Brisco
Lighting Technician
John Vinson
Rigging Grip

King Lanaux
Key Rigging Grip
Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Jeremy Webre
Dolly Grip

Justin Wright
Electrician
Michael Charbonnet
First Assistant Camera
Justin LeBlanc
Electrician

Jason Prowell
Generator Operator
Shawn Stone
Rigging Grip
Ben Wachsmann
Rigging Grip

Richard Lacy
First Assistant Camera

Carter Lee Garrett
Lighting Technician
Creig Symons
Rigging Grip

Zach Smithers
Additional Lighting Technician
Aeron McKeough
Second Assistant Camera
Josh Crouchet
Art Department Assistant

Will Eastin
Graphic Designer

Charlie Mann
Carpenter

Tony Ziegler
Set Dresser

Michael Dares
Set Dresser
Roger Johnson
Graphic Designer

Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
David Warburton
Assistant Property Master
Iggie Colomer
Set Dresser

Cariella Smith
Foley Artist

Melissa Reed
Truck Costumer
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor
Alexa Zimmerman
Assistant Sound Editor

Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor
Steven Huerstel
Utility Sound

Chloe Ji Yoon
Costume Illustrator
Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist

Reagan Mendoza
ADR Recordist
Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate

Ryan Rolandelli
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor

Patrick Rossi
Digital Intermediate

Jay Meagher
Sound Mixer
Josie Works
Costume Assistant
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Coordinator

Jordan Lightner
Set Dresser

Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Dan Izen
Production Sound Mixer

Janet Marie Ross
Set Costumer
Sam Jacobs
Set Dresser
Ed Burcham
Set Dresser

Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer
Tom Ryan
ADR Mixer
Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting

Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor
Austin Meyers
Compositing Supervisor

Robin Batherson
Extras Casting Coordinator
Mustapha Mimis
Key Set Costumer
Richie Roefaro
Editorial Staff

James Eck Rippie
Boom Operator

Steve Bartek
Music Arranger
Fredrick Cuevas
ADR Recordist
Robert Fernandez
Sound Editor

Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Ashley Ingram
Casting Associate

Anne O'Brien
Assistant Editor

Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician
Jennifer Kamrath
Principal Costumer

Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate Producer
David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator

Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Eric Horwitz
Digital Intermediate
Suzana Peric
Music Editor

Eric Leverenz
Online Editor
Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor

Jeff Galpin
Animal Wrangler
Jake Whitney
Special Effects Technician
Lauren Von Huene
Production Coordinator

Ashley Renee Saunders
Travel Coordinator
Carl Lawson
Production Secretary
Chantel Passantino
Second Assistant Accountant

Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Davida Chanel Smith
Producer's Assistant
Danielle Loosemore
Second Assistant Accountant

Thom Jones
Dialect Coach
Ryan Gomez
First Assistant Accountant