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Commitment to Life (2023) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Jeffrey Schwarz

Cast  

Tom Cruise ... Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks ... Self (archive footage)
Mark Wahlberg ... Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams ... Self (archive footage)
Jenifer Lewis ... Self (archive footage)
Sharon Stone ... Self (archive footage)
Jane Seymour ... Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds ... Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett ... Self (archive footage)
Ann-Margret ... Self (archive footage)
Heather Thomas ... Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor ... Self (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury ... Self (archive footage)
Melanie Griffith ... Self (archive footage)
Faye Dunaway ... Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine ... Self (archive footage)
Ryan Phillippe ... Self (archive footage)
Morgan Fairchild ... Self (archive footage)
Don Johnson ... Self (archive footage)
Richard Dreyfuss ... Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand ... Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg ... Self (archive footage)
Lainie Kazan ... Self (archive footage)
Cassandra Peterson ... Self (archive footage)
Cher ... Self (archive footage)
Liza Minnelli ... Self (archive footage)
Sheryl Lee Ralph ... Self (archive footage)
Madonna ... Self (archive footage)
Doris Day ... Self (archive footage)
Debbie Reynolds ... Self (archive footage)
Kathy Najimy ... Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson ... Self (archive footage)
Bette Midler ... Self (archive footage)
Estelle Getty ... Self (archive footage)
Edward Asner ... Self (archive footage)
Mamie Van Doren ... Self (archive footage)
George Hamilton ... Self (archive footage)
Sinbad ... Self (archive footage)
RuPaul ... Self (archive footage)
Alison Arngrim ... Self
Whitney Houston ... Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Harvey Fierstein ... Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan ... Self (archive footage)
Elton John ... Self (archive footage)
Zsa Zsa Gabor ... Self (archive footage)
Carol Channing ... Self (archive footage)
Lorna Luft ... Self (archive footage)
Charles Nelson Reilly ... Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama ... Self (archive footage)
Brad Davis ... Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers ... Self (archive footage)
Zelda Rubinstein ... Self (archive footage)
Alex Newell ... Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden ... Self (archive footage)
Jim J. Bullock ... Self
Robert Osborne ... Self (archive footage)
Steve Tracy Steve Tracy ... Self (archive footage)
George Michael ... Self (archive footage)
Naomi Judd ... Self (archive footage)
Garth Brooks ... Self (archive footage)
Fabio ... Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder ... Self (archive footage)
Robert MacNeil ... Self (archive footage)
Liberace ... Self (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan ... Self (archive footage)
Rod Stewart ... Self (archive footage)
Bruce Vilanch ... Self
Melissa Rivers ... Self
Jeffrey Katzenberg ... Self
Karamo Brown ... Self
Eazy-E ... Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton ... Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush ... Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton ... Self (archive footage)
Magic Johnson ... Self (archive footage)
Melissa Manchester ... Self (archive footage)
George Bush ... Self (archive footage)
Ernie Anderson ... Self (voice)
Tammy Faye Bakker ... Self (archive footage)
David Geffen ... Self (archive footage)
Ron Nyswaner ... Self
TLC ... Self (archive footage)
Gianni Versace ... Self (archive footage)
Salt-N-Pepa ... Self (archive footage)
Wally George Wally George ... Self (archive footage)
Patti Austin ... Self (archive footage)
Judy Woodruff ... Self (archive footage)
Susan Bluestein Susan Bluestein ... Self
Michael Feinstein ... Self (archive footage)
Ryan White ... Self (archive footage)
Scott Thorson Scott Thorson ... Self (archive footage)
Barry Diller ... Self (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy ... Self (archive footage)
Pedro Zamora ... Self (archive footage)
Patrik-Ian Polk Patrik-Ian Polk ... Self
Anthony Fauci ... Self (archive footage)
C. Everett Koop ... Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Murray ... Self
Sandy Gallin Sandy Gallin ... Self (archive footage)
Jerry Falwell ... Self (archive footage)
Barry Krost Barry Krost ... Self
Howard Bragman ... Self
Neil Tadken ... Self
Steve Pieters Steve Pieters ... Self
Noel Alumit ... Self
Tim Mendelson Tim Mendelson ... Self
Torie Osborn Torie Osborn ... Self
Phill Wilson Phill Wilson ... Self
Phil Shippy Phil Shippy ... Self (archive footage)
Jesse Helms ... Self (archive footage)
William Dannemeyer William Dannemeyer ... Self (archive footage)
Matt Redman Matt Redman ... Self (archive footage)
Craig Thompson Craig Thompson ... Self
Bamby Salcedo ... Self
Anthony Bruno Anthony Bruno ... Self (archive footage)
Steve Schulte Steve Schulte ... Self (archive footage)
Jeff Jenest Jeff Jenest ... Self (archive footage)
Stephen Bennett Stephen Bennett ... Self
Lou Sawaya Lou Sawaya ... Self
Chris Brownlie Chris Brownlie ... Self (archive footage)
Traci Bivens-Davis Traci Bivens-Davis ... Self
Chandi Moore Chandi Moore ... Self
Roger Detels Roger Detels ... Self (archive footage)
Mark Kostopoulous Mark Kostopoulous ... Self (archive footage)
John Duran John Duran ... Self
Max Drew Max Drew ... Self (archive footage)
Brenda Freiberg Brenda Freiberg ... Self
Robert Schoonover Robert Schoonover ... Self
Peter Anderson Peter Anderson ... Self
Bill Misenhimer Bill Misenhimer ... Self
Oscar De La O Oscar De La O ... Self (archive footage)
Timothy Ray Brown Timothy Ray Brown ... Self (archive footage)
Jewel Thais-Williams Jewel Thais-Williams ... Self
Nancy Cole Sawaya Nancy Cole Sawaya ... Self (archive footage)
Robert Contreras Robert Contreras ... Self
Carl Bean Carl Bean ... Self (archive footage)
Stephen Lachs Stephen Lachs ... Self
Ty Gaffney-Smith Ty Gaffney-Smith ... Self
Melinda Serrano Melinda Serrano ... Self
Harold Huttas Harold Huttas ... Self
Michael Gottlieb Michael Gottlieb ... Self
Henry Waxman ... Self (archive footage)
Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg ... Self
David Wexler David Wexler ... Self
Lyndon LaRouche Lyndon LaRouche ... Self (archive footage)
Peter Scott Peter Scott ... Self (archive footage)

Produced by 

Craig Bowers ... supervising producer
Aimée Flaherty ... producer (p.g.a.)
Taki Oldham ... co-producer
Jeffrey Schwarz ... producer (p.g.a.)
Michael Stabile ... associate producer
Ron Sylvester ... executive producer
Craig Thompson ... executive producer
Robert James Wood II ... co-executive producer

Music by 

Allyson Newman

Cinematography by 

Adam Finmann

Editing by 

Thomas G. Miller ... consulting editor
Jeffrey Schwarz

Production Design by 

Michael Fitzgerald

Set Decoration by 

Alex Branger
Rodrigo Cabral

Makeup Department 

Teresa Aguilera ... makeup artist
Anthony Duran ... makeup artist
Catherine Landford ... makeup artist
Galaxy San Juan ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Joey Fuller ... location manager

Art Department 

Devin Andersen ... set dresser
Adriel Ayon ... set dresser
Stephen Kerr ... lookbook design

Sound Department 

Miguel Barbosa ... foley artist
Kevin Carvalho ... foley mixer
Xes Diéguez ... foley artist
Jacob Harrold ... sound recordist
Joe Milner ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Barry Neely ... sound recordist
Gabriel Potvin ... chief mix technician

Visual Effects by 

Akemi Abe ... visual effects
Christopher Dye ... visual effects
Scott Grossman ... visual effects
Joe Vaccarino ... visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

David Neuendorff ... additional camera
Derek Shore ... additional camera

Editorial Department 

Mikhail Aranyshev ... digital intermediate editor (as Misha Aranyshev)
Juan Pablo Arias Munoz ... assistant editor
Aaron I. Butler ... consulting editor
Luke Cahill ... Digital Intermediate Colorist
Karlie Casas ... post-production assistant
Keith Fulton ... consulting editor
Sakhe Jele ... assistant editor
Greg Lanesey ... Digital Intermediate Producer
Francesca McGinnis ... post-production assistant
Thomas G. Miller ... consulting editor
Kerry Michelle O'Brien ... digital intermediate editor
Matt Radecki ... Digital Intermediate Producer
Dylan Smeltzer ... assistant editor
Taylor Umbrell ... assistant editor
Mike Werner ... digital intermediate Assistant

Music Department 

Dan Blanck ... music mixer / music producer / scoring engineer
Kyulee Choi ... orchestrator
The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles ... chorus
Ernest Harrison ... conductor: Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Michelle Johnson ... music supervisor
Ray Kim ... Orchestrator
Gabe Lowry ... protools operator
Greg Martin ... guitar
Millie McGuire ... music coordinator
Allyson Newman ... piano
Lou Spisto ... director: Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (as Louis Spisto)
Hua-Hsuan Tseng ... additional music

Additional Crew 

Rachel Antell ... researcher
Joel Brouwer ... additional funding
Brad Dueree ... additional funding
Jonathan G. Fisher ... clearance counsel
William Frischman ... production accountant
Samantha Helou Hernandez ... archival materials
Billy Howard ... archival materials
Annie Jeeves ... festival publicist
Edward Jones ... additional funding
Monique Jones ... bookkeeper
Jim Kunz ... archival transfers
Robbie Martin ... fundraising support
Ken Mintzer ... fundraising support
Brad Miyasato ... additional funding
Rachael Morrison ... researcher
Chris Perez ... clearance counsel
Jennifer Petrucelli ... researcher
Orly Ravid ... legal services
Gary Riotto ... additional research
Reynaldo Rivera ... archival materials
Elias Savada ... additional research
Lauren Schwartzman ... researcher
Brian Sharp ... Covid compliance officer
Marcel Siegle ... archival materials
Lauren Tucker ... fundraising support
Clay Walker ... archival photo

Thanks 

Sasha Alpert ... special thanks
Michael Anketell ... special thanks
David Averbach ... special thanks
Phillip J. Bartell ... special thanks
Barbara Berkowitz ... special thanks
Irene Borger ... special thanks
Sally Cassidy ... special thanks
Denis Chicola ... special thanks
Robert W. Colangelo ... special thanks
Nicholas Cuccia ... special thanks
Patrick Doonan ... special thanks
Elijah Drenner ... special thanks
Alan Eichler ... special thanks
Jim Fall ... special thanks
David Fernandez ... special thanks
Cora Forrester ... special thanks
Daniel Franzese ... special thanks
Glenn Gaylord ... special thanks
Paul Michael Glaser ... special thanks
Laurens Grant ... special thanks
Michael Greene ... special thanks
Lynnette Gryseels ... special thanks
Philip Harrison ... special thanks
Arnie Kantrowitz ... in remembrance
Michael Kearns ... special thanks
Don Kilhefner ... special thanks
David Kittredge ... special thanks
Randal Kleiser ... special thanks
Lawrence R. Leritz ... special thanks
Spencer Lundquist ... special thanks
Rachel Mason ... special thanks
Peter McDowell ... special thanks
Richard Mytton-Mills ... special thanks
Thales Noronha ... special thanks
Karen Ocamb ... special thanks
Jeff Olde ... special thanks
Jenni Olson ... special thanks
Cynthia Park ... special thanks
Vincent Paterson ... special thanks
Pauley Perrette ... special thanks
Orly Ravid ... special thanks
Don Roos ... special thanks
Howard Rosenman ... special thanks
Jeff Sakson ... special thanks
Karl Schmid ... special thanks
Jack Schwarz ... special thanks
June Schwarz ... special thanks
Marc Shaiman ... special thanks
Kai Smith ... special thanks
John Squatritto ... special thanks
Kathy Susca ... special thanks
Paul Thompson ... special thanks
Alan Uphold ... special thanks
Paula Van Ness ... special thanks
Jim Watterson ... special thanks
Wash Westmoreland ... special thanks
Jeffrey Winter ... special thanks
Scott Wittman ... special thanks

See also

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