Ali (2001) - Credits and Details

Ali Credits and Details

Directed by
	Michael Mann
Written by
	Gregory Allen Howard	...	story
	Stephen J. Rivele	...	screenplay
	Christopher Wilkinson	...	screenplay
	Eric Roth	...	screenplay
	Michael Mann	...	screenplay
Cast
	Will Smith	...	Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
	Jamie Foxx	...	Drew 'Bundini' Brown
	Jon Voight	...	Howard Cosell
	Mario Van Peebles	...	Malcolm X
	Ron Silver	...	Angelo Dundee
	Jeffrey Wright	...	Howard Bingham
	Mykelti Williamson	...	Don King
	Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Sonji
	Nona Gaye	...	Belinda Ali
	Michael Michele	...	Veronica Porche
	Joe Morton	...	Chauncey Eskridge
	Paul Rodriguez	...	Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
	Bruce McGill	...	Bradley
	Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Herbert Muhammad
	Giancarlo Esposito	...	Cassius Clay, Sr.
	Laurence Mason	...	Luis Sarria
	LeVar Burton	...	Martin Luther King, Jr.
	Albert Hall	...	Elijah Muhammad
	David Cubitt	...	Robert Lipsyte
	Ted Levine	...	Joe Smiley
	Candy Ann Brown	...	Odessa (as Candy Brown Houston)
	David Elliott	...	Sam Cooke
	Shari Watson	...	Woman Singer
	Malick Bowens	...	Joseph Mobutu
	Michael Bentt	...	Sonny Liston
	James Toney	...	'Smokin' Joe Frazier (as James N. Toney)
	Alfred Cole	...	Ernie Terrell
	Charles Shufford	...	George Foreman
	Rufus Dorsey	...	Floyd Paterson
	Robert Sale	...	Jerry Quarry
	Damien 'Bolo' Wills	...	Ken Norton
	David Haines	...	Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali
	Victoria Dillard	...	Betty Shabazz
	Brad Greenquist	...	Marlin Thomas
	Morgana Van Peebles	...	Malcolm X's Daughter
	Maya Van Peebles	...	Malcolm X's Daughter
	Maestro Harrell	...	Young Cassius Clay
	William Utay	...	The Doctor
	Kim Robillard	...	Jimmy Cannon
	David Purdham	...	Madison Square Garden Announcer
	Gailard Sartain	...	Gordon Davidson
	Wade Williams	...	Lieutenant Jerome Claridge (as Wade Andrew Williams)
	Guy Van Swearingen	...	Induction FBI Man
	Doug Hale	...	Judge Ingraham
	LaDonna Tittle	...	Bundini's Landlady
	Marc Grapey	...	Bob Arum
	Herb Mitchell	...	Boxing Commissioner
	Eddie Bo Smith Jr.	...	Malcolm's Bodyguard
	Bobby Stuart	...	Thomas 15X Johnson (as Bob Stuart)
	Patrick New	...	Room Service Guy
	Ron O.J. Parson	...	Death Newsman
	Ellis Williams	...	Family Photo Man (as Ellis E. Williams)
	Alexandra Bokyun Chun	...	Asian Cosmetologist (as Bokyun Chun)
	John Gleeson Connolly	...	Assistant Director (as John G. Connolly)
	Warner Saunders	...	Customer
	Jack Reiss	...	Referee Arthur Mercante
	Marty Denkin	...	Frazier Fight II Announcer
	Tamara Lynch	...	Flight Attendant
	Chico Benymon	...	Hampton House Announcer (as Theron Benymon)
	Bill Plaschke	...	Miami Weigh-In Reporter
	Steve Springer	...	Miami Weigh-In Reporter
	Patrick M. Connolly	...	Announcer
	Patrick C. Russell	...	Referee
	Robert Byrd	...	Willie Reddick
	Cedric Wills	...	Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee
	Ronald A. DiNicola	...	Prosecutor
	Moses Hollins	...	Man on Train
	Daniel E. Gurevitz	...	Boxing Commission Reporter
	Steven Randazzo	...	Reporter
	Ray Bokhour	...	Reporter
	Leonard Termo	...	Madison Square Garden Reporter
	Johnny Ortiz	...	Madison Square Garden Reporter
	Mark Salem	...	New York Reporter
	Sheldon Fogel	...	New York Reporter
	Jim Gray	...	New York Reporter
	Melvin Thomas	...	Harlem Neighbor
	Natalie Carter	...	Harlem Neighbor
	Reginald Footman	...	Harlem Neighbor (as Reginald Barshem Footman)
	Poe Poe	...	Harlem Reporter
	Mel Dick	...	Louisville Sponsoring Group
	Kim Coleman	...	Lana Shabazz (as Kim Taylor Coleman)
	Christian Stolte	...	Miami Cop
	Vic Manni	...	Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy (as Victor Manni)
	Will Gill Jr.	...	Dick Sadler
	Sylvaine Strike	...	ORTF Interviewer
	Denis Luposo	...	Kinshasa Reporter (as Dr. Denis Luposo)
	Sharon Wilkinson	...	Rose Jennings
	Carol Hatchett	...	Pointer Sister
	Judith Mwale	...	Pointer Sister
	Keabetswe Motsilanyane	...	Pointer Sister
	Richard Katanga	...	Mobutu Aide / Military Aide
	Thomas Kariuki	...	Lieutenant Nsakala (as Thomas Kariuki Matheri)
	Larry Hazzard Sr.	...	Zack Clayton
	Derrick Brown	...	Larry Holmes
	Rommel Hyacinth	...	The Pilot
	Graham Hopkins	...	London Banker
	Daniel Janks	...	CIA Man
	Bradford E. Lang	...	Black Pilot
	Michael Dorn	...	Black Pilot
	Dan Robbertse	...	Reporter in Zaire (as Daniel Robbertse)
	Graham Clarke	...	Reporter in Zaire
	Dimitri Cassar	...	Reporter in Zaire
	Frank Notaro	...	Reporter in Zaire
	Mark Mulder	...	Reporter in Zaire
	David W. Hess	...	Reporter in Zaire (as David Hess)
	Henrikennyo Mukenyi	...	Bula
	Nathaniel Malekane	...	Archie Moore
	Millard Arnold	...	Doc Broadus
	Edda Collier	...	Blonde French Reporter
	Yi Lu Wei	...	Chinese Delegate
	Lee Cummings	...	Hunter Thompson
	Zaa Nkweta	...	Foreman Fight Announcer
	Themba Gasa	...	Idi Amin
	Andrew P. Jones	...	Don King's Aide
	Marc Kulazite Mboli	...	Additional Aide to Mobutu
	Cimanga Kalambay	...	Additional Aide to Mobutu
	Jean Bikoi	...	Additional Aide to Mobutu
	James Gilbert	...	Sparring Partner in Africa
Uncredited Cast
	Rasheda Ali	...	Herbert's Girlfriend
	Dan Andreiu	...	Fight Spectator
	Teddy Atlas	...	Audience Member in Zaire
	Tony Babarino	...	Police Officer
	Matisha Baldwin	...	Club Patron
	Jon A. Barnes	...	Ringside Photographer
	Harlan Bengel	...	Reporter at Title Fight
	Jason Berry	...	Cheering Fan
	David Bjorlie	...	Dancer
	Greg Bronson	...	Upscale Fight Fan
	Lionel D. Carson	...	Dr. King's Driver
	Ralph Cole Jr.	...	Harlem Resident
	Vincent Cook	...	Jimmy Ellis
	Craig Cove	...	Frazier Fight Reporter
	Ed Cray	...	Radical Professor
	James Currie	...	Court Room Photographer
	Vincent De Paul	...	Roving Reporter
	Trish Dempsey	...	Diplomat's Wife
	Donald Dowd	...	News Reporter
	Edge	...	Sports Writer
	Freda Nelson Evans	...	Woman in Mink
	Josh Feinberg	...	Extra in Terrell Fight Sequence
	Shane Fenton	...	Audience Member
	Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Sparring partner
	Deborah Smith Ford	...	Party Guest
	Patrick H. Fox	...	New York Reporter
	Edward C. Gillow	...	Foreman-Frazier Fight Judge
	Julius Gregory	...	Bartendar
	Ross Haines	...	News Cameraman
	George Hambach	...	Induction Center Doctor
	Glen Hambly	...	Ringside Reporter
	Daniel D. Harris	...	Ringside Color Commentator
	Monica Haynes	...	Concert Goer
	Maxwell L. Highsmith	...	Nation of Islam Soldier No. 6
	Johnathan Hodges	...	Waiter
	Will Holman	...	FOI
	Brandon T. Jackson	...	Club Goer
	Kitty Kavey	...	Waitress
	Spencer Kayden	...	Dumbfounded Spectator
	Michael Keyes	...	Dumbfounded Spectator
	Carolina Lancaster	...	Dancer
	Pati Lauren	...	Howard Cosell Aide
	Leon	...	Brother 'Joe'
	Eric Lichtenberg	...	Reporter
	Corey Lubak	...	Swimmer
	Paul McMichael	...	Fight Fan
	Valentine Miele	...	Liston Fight Reporter
	Jermaine Montell	...	Dancer
	Denise Moss	...	Bar Goer
	K.C. Muskat	...	Waitress
	John O. Nelson	...	Louis Rodriguez
	Tracy Perry	...	Usher
	Al Quinn	...	Boxing Trainer
	Javier Rivas	...	TV Reporter
	Hunter F. Roberts	...	Angry Fight Fan
	Sheldon Robins	...	Heckler
	Joseph Luis Rubin	...	Blinky Polermo
	Wil Santiago	...	Fruit of Islam
	Prince Shah	...	Angry Fight Fan
	Raymond Spaulding	...	Fight Fan
	Robert Standley	...	Ringside Photographer
	Jack Truman	...	Reporter
	Ray Uhler	...	Ringside Photographer
	Larry Vigus	...	Times Ringside Photographer
	Robbie Warnack	...	Madison Square Garden Fight Fan
	Steve Wilburn	...	Driver with car problem at gas station
	Nikki Williams	...	Dancer
	John Wolfshohl	...	Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini
	Graeme Wood	...	Journalist
	Jackie Zane	...	Fight Fan
Produced by
	Paul Ardaji	...	producer
	Howard L. Bingham	...	executive producer
	Lee Caplin	...	executive producer
	Gusmano Cesaretti	...	associate producer
	A. Kitman Ho	...	producer
	Graham King	...	executive producer
	James Lassiter	...	producer
	Michael Mann	...	producer
	Jon Peters	...	producer
	João Ribeiro	...	consulting producer
	John D. Schofield	...	co-producer
	Kathleen M. Shea	...	associate producer
	Michael Waxman	...	co-producer
Original Music by
	Pieter Bourke
	Lisa Gerrard
Special Effects by
	Christina Carothers	...	special effects technician
	Steve King	...	special effects technician
	Harvey Lowry	...	director of operations: Captive Audience Productions
	David K. Nami	...	special effects coordinator
	Art Pimentel	...	mold shop supervisor
	Alan Poole	...	special effects supervisor: Mozambique
	Max Poolman	...	special effects supervisor: South Africa
	Corey Pritchett	...	special effects foreman
	Peter Skehan	...	special effects floor supervisor: Mozambique
	Richard Starke	...	silicone technician
	David H. Watkins	...	special effects coordinator
	Christopher West	...	special effects coordinator: Mozambique
Visual Effects by
	Matthew Adams	...	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite
	Jonathan Alvord	...	avid editor
	Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	...	motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite
	Lynn Basas	...	cg supervisor: Cinesite
	Patrick Bonneau	...	high def digitizing
	Wally Chin	...	3D technical assistant
	Harmon Cusack	...	visual effects camera operator
	Joe Dubs	...	digital artist: Cinesite
	Kevin Elam	...	visual effects producer: Cinesite
	Anthony English	...	visual effects
	Kurt Hall	...	video & computer graphics technician
	Michael Hofacre	...	visual effects editor
	Dennis Hoffman	...	head of production: Cinesite
	Arkay Hur	...	digital artist: Cinesite
	Kent Johnson	...	visual effects coordinator
	Bridgitte Krupke	...	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
	Nathan Lafionatis	...	video consultant
	Krystine Lankenau	...	digital artist: Cinesite
	Vincent Lavares	...	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
	Don Lee	...	digital compositor: CREO
	Andrew MacDonald	...	compositor
	Michael J. McAlister	...	visual effects supervisor
	Valerie McMahon	...	digital artist: Cinesite
	Sal Migliore	...	high def digitizing
	Kama Moiha	...	digital compositor: Cinesite
	Oliver Moore	...	CG character animator: Cinesite
	Bill Murphy	...	visual effects coordinator
	Karen M. Murphy	...	visual effects consultant
	Serena Rainbow Naramore	...	digital compositor: Cinesite
	Leslie Oliver	...	visual effects producer: CREO
	Chad Owen	...	digital artist: Cinesite
	James Peterson	...	CG effects animator: Cinesite
	Corinne Pooler	...	paint supervisor: Cinesite
	Dante Quintana	...	CG modeler: Cinesite / digital artist
	Jon Quon	...	technical assistant: Cinesite
	Liz Radley	...	video & computer graphics supervisor
	Kino Scialabba	...	matte painter
	Jerry Sells	...	composite supervisor / compositing supervisor: Cinesite
	Anthony Serenil	...	motion tracker: Cinesite
	Robert Stadd	...	visual effects producer
	Deborah Wiltman	...	digital compositor: Cinesite
	Steve Wright	...	stitch cam digital compositor: Cinesite
	Travis Baumann	...	inferno artist
	Robert Coquia Jr.	...	3D technical assistant
	Lindsay Hallett	...	visual effects producer: Asylum
	Fred Jimenez	...	2D technical assistant
	Kevin LaNeave	...	video editor
	John Nelson	...	visual effects supervisor: preproduction
	Alex G. Ortoll	...	main title sequence compositor
	Mark Robben	...	Inferno artist: CREO
	Antonio Torres	...	roto artist: Cinesite
Stunts
	Roy T. Anderson	...	stunt double: Mario Van Peebles
	Joel Kramer	...	stunt coordinator
	Richard Lexsee	...	stunts
	Kevyn Morrow	...	stunts
	Larry C. Tankson	...	stunts
	Vincent Cook	...	stunt double: Will smith
	Randolph LeRoi	...	stunt double: Will Smith
Thanks
	Lonnie Ali	...	very special thanks
	Muhammad Ali	...	very special thanks
	Nelson Mandela	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 11, 2001
Theatrical Release:	December 25, 2001
DVD Release:	April 30, 2002
Blu-ray Release:	January 17, 2017
Country:
Distributor:	Sony Home Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
6.7 / 10	65 / 100

Alternate Titles
Muhammad Ali

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures (presents)
Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) (in association with)
Peters Entertainment
Forward Pass (Forward Pass Productions)
Picture Entertainment (in association with)
Overbrook Entertainment (in association with)
Moonlighting Films

Distributors
Sony Pictures Releasing (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
CBS (2004) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Tubi TV (2020) (United States) (video)
Netflix (2025) (United States) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Accra, Ghana
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ghana
Houston, Texas, USA
Key Biscayne, Florida, USA (N'Sele)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena - 3939 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Maputo, Mozambique (as Zaire)
Mavalane, Maputo, Mozambique (favela) (running through alleyways and streets with kids)
Miami, Florida, USA
Mozambique
New York City, New York, USA
Olympic Auditorium - 1801 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
South Africa
USA
Whittier, California, USA
Wrightwood, California, USA

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