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The Country Bears (2002) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Peter Hastings

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Mark Perez ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Haley Joel Osment ... Beary Barrington (voice)
Diedrich Bader ... Officer Cheets / Ted Bedderhead (voice)
Candy Ford ... Trixie St. Claire (voice)
James Gammon ... Big Al (voice)
Brad Garrett ... Fred Bedderhead (voice)
Toby Huss ... Tennessee O'Neal (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson ... Henry Dixon Taylor (voice)
Stephen Root ... Zeb Zoober (voice)
Christopher Walken ... Reed Thimple
Stephen Tobolowsky ... Norbert Barrington
Daryl Mitchell ... Officer Hamm (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
M.C. Gainey ... Roadie
Alex Rocco ... Rip Holland
Meagen Fay ... Mrs. Barrington
Eli Marienthal ... Dex Barrington
Queen Latifah ... Cha-Cha
Chip Chinery ... Tom Tamina
Carolyn Almos Carolyn Almos ... Tina Tamina
Marcus Knight Marcus Knight ... Chef
Michael Lawrence Morgan Michael Lawrence Morgan ... Benny Bogswaggle
Alpheus Merchant ... Elderly Black Man
Daniel Escobar Daniel Escobar ... Store Manager
Christopher Darga ... Mr. Slamboni
Jess Harnell ... Long-Haired Dude
Ann Hastings Ann Hastings ... Elderly Woman
Paul Rugg ... TV Reporter
Dennis E. O'Donnell Dennis E. O'Donnell ... Wedding Band Member
Michael R. Hastings Michael R. Hastings ... Wedding Band Member
Peter Leinheiser Peter Leinheiser ... Wedding Band Member
Arthur F. Repola Arthur F. Repola ... Wedding Band Member (as Art Repola)
Betty Weiss Betty Weiss ... Cashier
Jennifer Paige Jennifer Paige ... Waitress (as Jennifer S. Paige)
Josh Quirk Josh Quirk ... Fry Cook
Sean O'Connell Sean O'Connell ... Grip
Larry Burke Larry Burke ... Video Roadie
Krystal Harris ... Krystal Harris (as Krystal Marie Harris)
Don Henley ... Don Henley / Tennessee O'Neal (singing voice)
Wyclef Jean ... Wyclef Jean
Elton John ... Elton John
Willie Nelson ... Willie Nelson
Bonnie Raitt ... Bonnie Raitt / Trixie St. Claire (singing voice)
Brian Setzer ... Brian Setzer
Don Was ... Don Was
Xzibit ... Xzibit
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alexander ... Big Al
Denise Cheshire ... Trixie St. Claire
Brian La Rosa Brian La Rosa ... Ted Bedderhead
Tom MacLear ... Trixie Band Member
Melissa Noble Melissa Noble ... Dixie Bear
Ayesha Orange ... Dancer
Tony Sabin Prince ... Zeb Zoober
Kaefan Shaw Kaefan Shaw ... Fred Bedderhead
Jody St. Michael Jody St. Michael ... Tennessee O'Neal
Becca Sweitzer Becca Sweitzer ... Dancer
Allan Trautman ... Puppeteer (Fred)
Timothy Anderson Timothy Anderson ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Billy Bonsangue Billy Bonsangue ... Dancer (uncredited)
Greg Bronson ... Store Shopper (uncredited)
Bubba Carr Bubba Carr ... Dancer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Daily ... Beary Barrington (singing voice) (uncredited)
Michael Dinwiddie Michael Dinwiddie ... Zeb (character) (uncredited)
Bernie Dresel Bernie Dresel ... Drummer - Brian Setzer (uncredited)
Karen Elmore Karen Elmore ... Singer (uncredited)
Davey Faragher Davey Faragher ... Soundtrack Singer (uncredited)
Patrice Fisher ... Backup Singer (uncredited)
Aisha Jamila Francis Aisha Jamila Francis ... Dancer (uncredited)
Marc C. Geschwind Marc C. Geschwind ... Bartender (uncredited)
Gregory Graham ... Cowboy Party Guest (uncredited)
Jennifer Hamilton ... Waitress (uncredited)
Colin Hay ... (singing voice) (uncredited)
Brandon Henschel Brandon Henschel ... Dancer (uncredited)
John Hiatt ... John Hiatt / Ted Bedderhead (uncredited)
Joseph Hickok Joseph Hickok ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Mary Kircher Mary Kircher ... Car Polish Expert (uncredited)
Melissa S. Markess Melissa S. Markess ... Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Misty Rosas ... Beary Barrington (uncredited)
Pamela Rossi Pamela Rossi ... Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Siragusa ... Victor The Vulture (uncredited)
Kevin Alexander Stea ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Tara Tortorello Tara Tortorello ... Bride (uncredited)
Julia Faye West ... Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jeffrey Chernov ... producer (produced by)
Andrew Gunn ... producer (produced by)
John G. Scotti ... associate producer
Jeremiah Vaughn ... consulting producer

Music by 

Christopher Young ... (music by)

Cinematography by 

Mitchell Amundsen ... director of photography (as C. Mitchell Amundsen)

Editing by 

George Bowers
Seth Flaum

Casting By 

Ruth Lambert

Production Design by 

Dan Bishop

Art Direction by 

Maria L. Baker ... (as Maria Baker)

Set Decoration by 

Kathe Klopp

Costume Design by 

Genevieve Tyrrell

Makeup Department 

Kim M. Ferry ... additional hair stylist
Cleve Gunderman ... special makeup effects artist
Rob Hinderstein ... makeup designer
Lee Romaire ... sculptor/painter: Jim Henson Creature Shop
Beka Wilson ... key hair stylist
Janice Zoladz ... key hair stylist

Production Management 

Jamie D. Boscardin ... production supervisor (as Jamie Boscardin Martin)
Stephen Lim ... unit production manager
Charles Rapp ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bruce Hendricks ... second unit director
Kristen Ploucha ... second assistant director
Douglas A. Raine ... first assistant director: second unit
John G. Scotti ... first assistant director
Jody Spilkoman ... second second assistant director
Nicholas Wolfert ... second assistant director: second unit

Art Department 

Greg Aronowitz ... concept model maker / propmaker
David L. Bell ... set dresser
Drew Boughton ... assistant art director
Eric Bryant ... art department production assistant
Darren Cheek ... paint decorator
Gloria Ciraolo ... painter
Alan Day ... set dresser
Joe Elvington ... set laborer
Windy Fleischaker ... production assistant
Monica Frommholz ... art department coordinator
Jaroslav Gebr ... portraits
Lance Gunnin ... general foreman
Steve A. Hagberg ... construction coordinator
Werner Hoetzinger ... set dresser
Ritchie Kremer ... property master
Tom MacLear ... on-set technical advisor / set decorator buyer assistant
Monica Perez ... assistant property master
Mike Piccirillo ... art department production assistant
Scott Reiber ... stand-by painter: reshoots
Eric Rosenberg ... graphic artist
Carisa Rosenthal ... set dresser
Mary Saisselin ... set designer
Gary Damian Thomas ... storyboard artist (as Gary Thomas)
Steven C. Voll ... welder
Brian Wade ... concept artist
Richard D. Wright ... set dresser
Ron Ashmore ... paint supervisor (uncredited)
Tony Wright ... labor foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

James Ashwill ... foley mixer
Tim Boot ... dialogue editor / playback engineer
Christopher Boyes ... re-recording mixer
G.W. Brown ... supervising adr editor
John T. Cucci ... foley artist (as John Cucci)
Andy D'Addario ... re-recording mixer
Valerie Davidson ... sound editor
Chris Diamond ... cable utility
Erik Flockoi ... dubbing recordist
Nerses Gezalyan ... sound mixer
Kimberly Harris ... adr editor (as Kimberly A. Harris)
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer
Doc Kane ... adr mixer
Samuel F. Kaufman ... adr recordist
Steve Kohler ... dubbing recordist
Adam Kopald ... sound effects editor
John Kwiatkowski ... sound editor
Linda Lew ... foley recordist
Nancy MacLeod ... sound editor
Donald J. Malouf ... supervising sound editor
Steve Nelson ... sound mixer
Dan O'Connell ... foley artist
Charles W. Ritter ... sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson ... adr editor
Douglas Shamburger ... boom operator
Ann L. Thornberg ... assistant sound editor
Todd Toon ... supervising sound editor
Tara Tortorello ... adr coordinator
Mark A. Tracy ... first assistant sound editor
Thomas Whiting ... adr editor (as Thomas G. Whiting)
Dan Yale ... sound editor
Argiris Kandilis ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Andy Potvin ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Jaremy Aiello ... animatronic character sculptor
David Barrington-Holt ... creative supervisor (as David Barrington Holt)
Rick Bongiovanni ... special effects technician: animatronic bear heads
Larry Addison Bortolott ... special effects
Peter Brooke ... designer and art director
Tony Chavez ... special effects
Joe Colwell ... sculptor
David Fedele ... special effects costume fabricator
Patrick M. Gerrety ... beast creature effects
Joe Gomez ... mold technician
Doug Hubbard ... special effects
Jeff Jingle ... animatronic bear design
David P. Kelsey ... special effects coordinator
Donald Krause ... special effects technician
Gary Martinez ... mechanical designer
Robin McCarthy ... creature construction: Jim Henson Co.
Barry McQueary ... special effects
Ken Niederbaumer ... special effects technician: Jim Hensons Creature Shop
David A. Poole ... special effects
Roy Savoy ... special effects technician: Roy Savoy
Mario Torres Jr. ... sculptor
Brian Wade ... special bear effects: conceptual design
Lynne Watson ... creature hair department
Bryan Wohlers ... special effects foreman
TaMara Carlson Woodard ... fabricator/dresser: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Tamara Carlson)
Michael Clarke ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Jacqueline Allard ... digital compositor
Michael Curtis ... digital compositor
Christian M. Elsensohn ... render i/o administrator: Disney/TSL
Michael S. Harbour ... digital compositor
Kyle J. Healey ... pre-vis supervisor: TSL
William Koshowany ... digital compositor
Josh Novak ... lead compositor: main title sequence
Sally Ray ... production supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Stunts 

Charlie Brewer ... stunts
Bob Brown ... stunts
Max Daniels ... stunts
Jeff Dashnaw ... stunts (as Jeff Dashnow)
Keith Splinter Davis ... stunts (as Keith Davis)
Tim A. Davison ... stunt coordinator (as Tim Davison)
Danny Downey ... stunts
Brian Duffy ... stunt double / stunts
Richard Epper ... stunts
Dan Flannigan ... stunts
Christian J. Fletcher ... stunts
Mark Ginther ... stunts
Jimmy Graham ... stunts
Norman Howell ... stunts
Josh Kemble ... stunt performer
Paul M. Lane ... stunts
Kent W. Luttrell ... stunt double (as Kent Lutrell)
Rob Mars ... stunts
Robert E. Nelson ... stunts
Pat Romano ... stunts
Michael Runyard ... stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Ben Scott ... stunts
Jim Sharp ... stunts
Banzai Vitale ... stunt double (as Joseph 'Banzai' Vitale) / stunts (as Joseph 'Banzai' Vitale)
Jim Wilkey ... stunts
Christian J. Fletcher ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Gene Hartline ... truck stunts (uncredited)
Paul M. Lane ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Rob Mars ... stunt double: Diedrich Bader (uncredited)
Pat Romano ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Jason Ybarra ... utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Eric Amundsen ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ken W. Ballantine ... rigging gaffer
Ben Beaird ... key grip
Nick Beaird ... grip
Richard J. Brock ... second assistant camera
Rafael 'Rafa' Castro ... video assistant operator: second unit
Billy Craft ... lighting technician
Joshua Davis ... lighting technician
Todd Durboraw ... camera loader
Christopher Duskin ... camera operator
Rolf Eberlein ... electrician
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald ... best boy grip
Matt Hawkins ... lighting technician
Gregory Irwin ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Leslie J. Kovacs ... gaffer
Jeff Kunkel ... key grip: second unit
James A. Lundin ... generator operator
Damon Marcellino ... lighting technician: second unit
Andrew Osborne ... assistant camera
Jerry Patton ... "a" camera second assistant
David Presley ... video assist operator: second unit
Robert Presley ... steadicam operator
Thomas Pugh ... lighting technician
Richard Scarpone ... video assist operator
David Schmalz ... video assist operator
Val Sklar ... loader
Peter Burgess Smith ... rigging electrician
Kurt E. Soderling ... aerial director of photography
Michael Stone ... camera operator: "a" camera / director of photography: second unit
Mike Gentile ... film loader: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Shannon K. Dunn ... extras casting (as Shannon Dunn)
Vanessa Portillo ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Roberta Bilé ... set costumer
Carolyn Dessert ... costume supervisor
David Dietch ... set costumer
April Hunter-Krueger ... costumer (as April Krueger)
Kelly Anne Ross ... key costumer: second unit (as Kelly Ross)
Sarah Rubano ... creature costume
Leticia Sandoval ... specialty costumes
Simone Williams ... dresser
Mariana Vayanas ... costume fabricator: Jim Henson Creature Shop (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Timothy Colletti ... assistant editor
Dean Holland ... editor: musical sequences
Jeff Smithwick ... color timer
Yoram Tal ... colorist: Online Editor
Trudy Yee ... first assistant editor
Kristen Young ... editorial production assistant

Location Management 

Michael Leon ... location manager

Music Department 

Pete Anthony ... conductor / orchestrator
Tim Boot ... music editor
Kostas Christides ... orchestrator (as Konstantinos Christides) / score coordinator (as Konstantinos Christides)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Erin Deis ... music coordinator
Craig Eastman ... musician: fiddle
Nora Felder ... music supervisor
Robert Fernandez ... score recordist / scoring mixer
Bruce Fowler ... additional music arranger: orchestra
David Giuli ... scoring coordinator
Larry Hopkins ... music editor
Joseph Magee ... supervising music mixer
Roger McGuinn ... composer: song "So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star"
Thomas Milano ... music editor
Angie Rubin ... music editor: temp score
Vofka Solovéy ... scoring coordinator (as Vlad Solovey)
Don Welty ... music business and legal affairs
Booker White ... music preparation
Bruce Babcock ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
M.B. Gordy ... musician: Percussion (uncredited)
Ryan Kilgore ... musician (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Haseo Nakanishi ... score mock-up (uncredited)
Jeffrey Potokar ... temp assistant music editor (uncredited)
Cassandra Richburg ... musician: viola (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Karl Vincent ... musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Pamela Alch ... script supervisor
Karon May ... script supervisor: second unit
Peter Hastings ... script revisions (uncredited)
Paul Rugg ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

George Bolton ... driver
Paul D. Boydston ... transportation coordinator
Alex Connaughton ... driver: honeywagon
Daniel Dowling ... transportation
Ronald Hooker ... driver
Knut Kielpinski ... driver
Marc Lipman ... production driver
Esteban Munoz ... mechanic
Mario Simon ... transportation

Additional Crew 

Toni Atterbury ... unit publicist
Mike Barry ... set production assistant
Brian Berkel ... general foreman
Matt Braaten ... production assistant
Julianne Buescher ... puppeteer: "Tennessee O'Neal"
Steve Cigarroa ... production assistant
John Criswell ... animatronic supervisor
Heather Curtis ... production assistant
Brian De Esch ... production assistant
Alice Dinnean ... puppeteer
Craig Eastman ... fiddle coach
Louis Farah ... construction medic
Marc C. Geschwind ... extras coordinator
Lisa Greenspan ... production coordinator: additional photography
Terri Hardin ... puppeteer
Garrett Hauenstein ... production secretary
Pamela Jaeckle ... production coordinator
Dave Kasubowski ... craft service
John Kennedy ... puppeteer: Zeb Zoober
Timber Kislan ... payroll accountant
John C. Kruize ... production accountant
Kenneth LaFayette ... first assistant accountant (as Ken Lafayette)
Frank Langley ... puppet fabricator
Alex Leimone ... production assistant
David J. McMillan ... animal supplier: chickens, pigeons, goats and horses
Daniel A. Mondschain ... production assistant
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks ... choreographer
Keith Potter ... set production assistant
Jonathan Price ... synthesizer programmer
Angela Randazzo ... payroll accountant
Tom Roach ... animal wrangler (as Thomas Roach) / animal wrangler
Craig Schoenfeld ... studio teacher
Debbie-Lynn Siegel ... payroll accountant
Emily R. Silver ... assistant: Peter Hastings
Michelan Sisti ... puppeteer
Charline St. Charles ... assistant production coordinator
Jason Tamez ... assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Andrew Thacher ... audio description narrator
Tara Tortorello ... assistant to producer
Allan Trautman ... puppeteer: "Fred"
Jeremiah Vaughn ... production staff
K.L. Connie Wang ... clearance administrator (as Connie Wang)
Simone Williams ... assistant fabricator
Andrew Rozario ... production assistant (uncredited)
Julia M. Sauder ... production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Ben Schoen ... end titles: Scarlet Letters (uncredited)
Mark Swenson ... production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Kim Thio ... construction medic (uncredited)

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