The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • August Boatwright

      Queen Latifah

    • Lily Owens

      Dakota Fanning

    • Rosaleen Daise

      Jennifer Hudson

    • June Boatwright

      Alicia Keys

    • May Boatwright

      Sophie Okonedo

    • Neil

      Nate Parker

    • T. Ray Owens

      Paul Bettany

    • Zach Taylor

      Tristan Wilds

    • Deborah Owens

      Hilarie Burton

    • Greta

      Shondrella Avery

    • Doll

      Renée Clark

    • Violet

      Sharon Morris

    • Cressie

      Nicky Buggs

    • sugar girl

      Jasmine Burke

    • young Lily

      Emma Sage Bowman

    • young Lily

      Emily Alyn Lind

    • young Lily

      Addy Miller

    • teenager

      Taylor Kowalski

    • Frank Posey

      Bob Hungerford

    • mechanic

      Richard Todd Sullivan

    • Posey's buddy

      Chris Moore

    • Sheriff Gaston

      Bill Oberst Jr

    • young white policeman

      Moss, Cullen Dean

    • driver

      Walt Elder

    • Mr Kirven

      Dan Beene

    • Mr Forrest

      Joe Chrest

    • Miss Lacy

      Robin Mullins

    • white man 1

      Tom Conder

    • white man 3

      Jay Pearson

    • Sheriff Brooks

      Dan Cox

    • police officer

      Quentin Kerr

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Gina Prince-Bythewood

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Porter, Aldric

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Joe Roddey

    • Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)

      Brian Avery Galligan

    • Script Supervisor

      Thom Rainey

    Production:

    • ©(in all territories)

      Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    • ©(in all territories)

      Dune Entertainment III LLC

    • ©(in Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain)

      TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company

    • Production Company

      Overbrook Films

    • Production Company

      The Donners' Company

    • Made in association with

      Dune Entertainment III LLC

    • Presents/Released by

      Fox Searchlight Pictures

    • Author

      Willow & Oak, Inc.

    • Executive Producer

      Pinkett Smith, Jada

    • Produced by

      Lauren Shuler Donner

    • Produced by

      James Lassiter

    • Produced by

      Will Smith

    • Produced by

      Joe Pichirallo

    • Co-producer

      Ed Cathell III

    • Co-producer

      Ewan Leslie

    • Co-producer

      Porter, Aldric

    • Unit Production Manager

      Ed Cathell III

    • Unit Production Manager

      Preston Holmes

    • Assistant Unit Production Manager

      Dale Williams

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Womble, J. Caleb

    • Production Accountant/Auditor

      Shaun McGovern

    • Location Manager

      Bass Hampton

    • Post Supervisor

      Elizabeth Fox

    Casting:

    • Casting by

      Aisha Coley

    • Casting by

      Fincannon, Lisa Mae

    • Casting by

      Craig Fincannon

    • Casting by

      Mark Fincannon

    • Additional Casting by

      Coleman, Kim

    • Casting Associate

      Jackie Sollitto

    • Extras Casting

      Meredith Young

    • Extras Casting

      Tara Feldstein

    • Voice Casting

      Barbara Harris

    Writing:

    • Written for the screen by

      Gina Prince-Bythewood

    • Based upon the novel by

      Sue Monk Kidd

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Rogier Stoffers

    • Camera Operator

      Joseph C. D'alessandro

    • Camera Operator (B)

      Bo Webb

    • 1st Assistant Camera

      Daniel Turek

    • 1st Assistant Camera (B)

      Troy Blischok

    • 2nd Assistant Camera

      John Mcintyre

    • 2nd Assistant Camera (B)

      Jessica Ward

    • Loader

      Martinez, Nicole

    • Gaffer

      Sullivan, Tommy Ray

    • Key Grip

      Dascious Thomas

    • Video Assist

      Laughon, Charles 'Chaz'

    Stills:

    • Still Photographer

      Baldwin, Sidney

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects Supervisor

      Jamie Dixon

    • Visual Effects by

      Hammerhead Productions Inc.

    • HP (Visual Effects Producer)

      Les Hunter

    • HP (Visual Effects Co-ordinator)

      Kelly Kenan

    • HP (Executive Producer)

      Chuba, Dan

    • Visual Effects by

      Lola Visual Effects

    • Lola (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Edson Williams

    • Lola (Visual Effects Producer)

      Thomas Nittmann

    • Lola (Visual Effects Associate Producer)

      Ryan Zuttermeister

    • Visual Effects by

      Pixel Magic

    • PM (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Ray McIntyre Jr

    • PM (Visual Effects Producer)

      Victor Dimichina

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator

      Lanier, Stephen

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Shropshire, Terilyn A.

    • Associate Editor

      Kenny Marsten

    • Assistant Editor

      Heather Morrison

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Warren Alan Young

    • Art Director

      Davis, William G.

    • Art Director

      Alan Hook

    • Assistant Art Director

      Mike Ward

    • Art Department Co-ordinator

      Couture, Danielle

    • Set Designer

      Alex McCarroll

    • Set Decorator

      James Edward Ferrell Jr

    • Black Madonna Artwork Created by

      Charles Bibbs

    • Illustrator

      Craig Gilmore

    • Lead Scenic

      Oliver, Paul W.

    • Sculptor

      John Weeks

    • Property Master

      John Sanders

    • Construction Co-ordinator

      Tom Jones Jr

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Sandra Hernandez

    • Costume Supervisor

      Leigh Leverett

    Make-up:

    • Make-up Department Head/Key

      Buacharen, Tym Shutchai

    • Assistant Make-up

      Rick Pour

    • Make-up for Queen Latifah

      Julie Kristy

    • Hair Department Head

      Camille Friend

    • Hair Stylist for Dakota Fanning

      Zapata, Joy

    • Hair Stylist for Queen Latifah

      Hamilton, Lumas

    • Assistant Hair

      Kari Delaney

    Titles:

    • Main/End Titles

      Right Lobe Design Group

    Film processing:

    • Cranes/Dollies by

      Wilmington Camera

    • Colour Timer

      Harry Muller

    • Digital Intermediate by

      PostWorks

    Music:

    • Music by

      Mark Isham

    • Guitar

      Sneed, L.J.

    • Vocalist

      Johnny Britt

    • Piano Solos

      Mark Isham

    • Cello

      Zoe Keating

    • Orchestra Leader

      Warren-green, Rose

    • Supervising Orchestrator

      Conrad Pope

    • Orchestrator

      Clifford J. Tasner

    • Music Supervisor

      Linda Cohen

    • Orchestra Contractor

      Isobel Griffiths

    • Supervising Music Editor

      Curtis Roush

    Sound:

    • Score Recorded by

      Simon Rhodes

    • Score Recorded by

      Erik Swanson

    • Score Mixed by

      Shawn Murphy

    • Sound Design/Supervision

      Jay Nierenberg

    • Production Sound Mixer

      Rudisill, Carl S.

    • Boom Operator

      Jack Peterson

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Marc Fishman

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Tony Lamberti

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Matthew Iadarola

    • Re-recordist

      Robert Althoff

    • Sound Editor

      Niesen, Todd

    • Sound Editor

      Angelo Palazzo

    • Sound Editor

      Jeremy Balko

    • Voice Actor

      Kimberly Bailey

    • Voice Actor

      Doug Burch

    • Voice Actor

      Cavadini, Catherine

    • Voice Actor

      Chapman, Lanai

    • Voice Actor

      Barbara Iley

    • Voice Actor

      Amad Jackson

    • Voice Actor

      Tommy Lamey

    • Voice Actor

      Terence Mathews

    • Voice Actor

      Jeremy Maxwell

    • Voice Actor

      Alan Oppenheimer

    • Voice Actor

      Penn, Richard W.

    • Voice Actor

      Noreen Reardon

    • Voice Actor

      Cheryl Tyre-Smith

    • ADR Recordist

      Julie Altus

    • ADR Mixer

      Dean St. John

    • Foley Artist

      Shelley Roden

    • Foley (Recording Services)

      Post Creations

    • Foley Mixer

      Jeremy Balko

    • Foley Mixer

      Foye, Sean

    • Post-production Sound Services Provided

      Sublime Sound LLC

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Dean Mumford

    • Stunts

      Tina Mckissick

    • Stunts

      Valerie N. Robinson

    Consultant:

    • Theatrical Consultant for Queen Latifah

      Richard Lyons

    • Dialect Coach

      Tim Monich

    • Bee Keeper

      Julian I. Wooten

    • Bee Assistant

      Casey Grimes

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Butcher, Cassandra