The Butler
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.
2013
Rated
PG-13
132
minutes
Drama
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Lee Daniels
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.
Language
English
Release Date
August 16, 2013
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$115,900,000
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Howard
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
Gina
Mo McRae
Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Lorraine
Jesse Williams
Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Maynard
LaJessie Smith
Abraham
John P. Fertitta
Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
R.D. Warner
Isaac White
Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
White Usher
Tyson Ford
Elroy
James DuMont
Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
Pastor
Colin Walker
John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson
Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Foxy (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Lee Daniels
Director
Lisa C. Satriano
First Assistant Director
Amy Sanderson
Script Supervisor
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director
Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director
Production
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Laura Ziskin
Producer
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Leah Daniels Butler
Casting
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Producer
Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Buddy Patrick
Producer
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Ashley Renee Saunders
Travel Coordinator
Ashley Ingram
Casting Associate
Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate
Robin Batherson
Extras Casting Coordinator
Ryan Gomez
First Assistant Accountant
Mickey Lambert
Location Manager
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
Jen Wall
Production Supervisor
Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting
Camera
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Anne Marie Fox
Still Photographer
Michael Charbonnet
First Assistant Camera
Jeffery J. Tufano
Camera Operator
Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Andy Young
Grip
Francis James
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tyler Garrett
Grip
Grayson Austin
Camera Operator
Grayson Austin
Steadicam Operator
Jeremy Wren
Grip
Jerone A. Ordon Sr.
Grip
Dacoda Bartles
Grip
Tom Hutchinson
First Assistant Camera
Richard Lacy
First Assistant Camera
Robert D Morrison Jr.
Dolly Grip
Jeremy Webre
Dolly Grip
Damon Meledones
Digital Imaging Technician
Hilton Garrett
Best Boy Grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Additional Camera
Michael Stumpf
Additional Camera
Kevin Fannon
Grip
Aeron McKeough
Second Assistant Camera
Writing
Sound
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Jay Meagher
Sound Mixer
Branka Mrkic
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Ben Schor
Music Editor
Steve Bartek
Music Arranger
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
Robert Hein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor
Alexa Zimmerman
Assistant Sound Editor
David Wahnon
Dialogue Editor
Robert Fernandez
Sound Editor
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Designer
Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Suzana Peric
Music Editor
Cariella Smith
Foley Artist
Steven Huerstel
Utility Sound
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Krissopher Chevannes
ADR Mixer
Heather Gross
Foley Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Tom Ryan
ADR Mixer
Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer
James Eck Rippie
Boom Operator
Dan Izen
Production Sound Mixer
Reagan Mendoza
ADR Recordist
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist
Fredrick Cuevas
ADR Recordist
Billy Theriot
ADR Mixer
Jonathan Jost
ADR Mixer
Editing
Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor
Kat Spiess
First Assistant Editor
Eric Leverenz
Online Editor
Ulysses Guidotti
First Assistant Editor
Anne O'Brien
Assistant Editor
Ryan Rolandelli
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate Producer
Joe Klotz
Editor
Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Patrick Rossi
Digital Intermediate
Eric Horwitz
Digital Intermediate
Art
Brian A. Waits
Set Designer
Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Sam Jacobs
Set Dresser
Deanna Simmons
Set Decoration Buyer
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
David Keith Broome
Greensman
Owl Martin Dwyer
Set Dresser
Sarah Forrest
Set Designer
Lori Agostino
Art Direction
Tim Galvin
Production Design
Roger Johnson
Graphic Designer
Tony Ziegler
Set Dresser
Stephen Finders
Props
Iggie Colomer
Set Dresser
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Steve Martemucci
Construction Foreman
Will Eastin
Graphic Designer
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Art Direction
Jordan Lightner
Set Dresser
Stephen P. Durante
Set Dresser
Michael Dares
Set Dresser
Sian C. Sanzone
Painter
Sonda L. Rowland
Painter
Daniel E. Kiker
Painter
Camile Kelsey
Painter
Spencer J. Abadie
Painter
David Warburton
Assistant Property Master
Josh Crouchet
Art Department Assistant
Kimberly Murphy
Set Decoration Buyer
Gus Coto
Leadman
Robin Simmerly
Art Department Coordinator
Michael Arena
Greensman
Randall S. Coe
Construction Coordinator
Ed Burcham
Set Dresser
Michelle C. Harmon
Set Designer
John Lindsay
Greensman
Crew
Danny Epper
Stunts
Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Galpin
Animal Wrangler
Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Editor
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Meredith Richardson
Stunts
David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator
Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler
Jason Prowell
Generator Operator
Richie Roefaro
Editorial Staff
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician
Jake Whitney
Special Effects Technician
Thom Jones
Dialect Coach
Nicholas Ellerbee
Carpenter
Charlie Mann
Carpenter
Lighting
Jordan Whaley
Additional Lighting Technician
Len Levine
Chief Lighting Technician
Ben Wachsmann
Rigging Grip
Pete Chiaramonte
Lighting Technician
Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
King Lanaux
Key Rigging Grip
John Vinson
Rigging Grip
Gerald Autin
Rigging Grip
Carter Lee Garrett
Lighting Technician
Sidney Brisco
Lighting Technician
Justin LeBlanc
Electrician
Zach Smithers
Additional Lighting Technician
Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician
Justin Wright
Electrician
Bradley Martin
Additional Lighting Technician
Shawn Stone
Rigging Grip
Creig Symons
Rigging Grip
Kristopher Weaver
Lighting Technician
Costume & Make-Up
Sherri Hamilton
Hairstylist
Daina Daigle
Assistant Hairstylist
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Courtney Lether
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Kellie Robinson
Makeup Artist
Jennifer Kamrath
Principal Costumer
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Debra Denson
Makeup Designer
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Designer
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Misti Moreaux
Costumer
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head
Jonah Levy
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lesley D. Wickham
Ager/Dyer
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Costumer
Mustapha Mimis
Key Set Costumer
Barbara Marko
Costumer
Janet Marie Ross
Costumer
Mollie Middleditch
Costumer
Kasey C. Bazil
Costumer
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown
Seamstress
Janet Marie Ross
Set Costumer
Chloe Ji Yoon
Costume Illustrator
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Coordinator
Josie Works
Costume Assistant
Dana Boisseau
Hairstylist
Marcos Gonzales
Additional Hairstylist
Annette Farnsworth
Set Costumer
Melissa Reed
Truck Costumer
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
Makeup Artist
Visual Effects
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ted Markovic
Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
Visual Effects Producer
Patrick Paul Mullane
Matte Painter
Austin Meyers
Compositing Supervisor