Windtalkers (2002) - Credits and Details

Windtalkers Credits and Details

Directed by
	John Woo
Written by
	John Rice	...	written by
	Joe Batteer	...	written by
Cast
	Nicolas Cage	...	Joe Enders
	Adam Beach	...	Ben Yahzee
	Peter Stormare	...	Hjelmstad
	Noah Emmerich	...	Chick
	Mark Ruffalo	...	Pappas
	Brian Van Holt	...	Harrigan
	Martin Henderson	...	Nellie
	Roger Willie	...	Charlie Whitehorse
	Frances O'Connor	...	Rita
	Christian Slater	...	Ox Henderson
	Jason Isaacs	...	Major Mellitz
	William Morts	...	Fortino
	Cameron Thor	...	Mertens
	Kevin Cooney	...	Ear Doctor
	Holmes Osborne	...	Colonel Hollings
	Keith Campbell	...	Kittring
	Clayton J. Barber	...	Hasby (as Clayton Barber)
	Scott Atkinson	...	Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
	Jeremy Davidson	...	Marine
	Brian Maynard	...	Corpsman (as Brian F. Maynard)
	Albert Smith	...	Navajo Man
	James D. Dever	...	Field Hospital Colonel (as James Dever)
	Vincent Whipple	...	Navajo Instructor
	Jim Morse	...	Marine Recruit
	Chris Devlin	...	Code Instructor Sergeant
	Jf Davis	...	Technical Sergeant (as Jeff Davis)
	Glen Begay	...	Radio Codetalker
	Ross Lasi Tanoai	...	Eddie the Bartender
	Brian Kasai	...	Japanese Intelligence Officer
	Hiroshi Mori	...	Japanese Radio Operator (as Hiroshi 'Rosh' Mori)
	John Takeshi Ichikawa	...	Japanese Bunker Commander
	Christopher T. Yamamoto	...	Japanese Bunker Gunner
	Marc McClellan	...	Marine Artillery Commander
	Steve Tanizaki	...	Japanese Artillery Officer
	Malcolm Dohi	...	Battleship Codetalker
	Darrel Guilbeau	...	Battleship Petty Officer
	Aaron Yamagata	...	Tanapag Boy
	Victoria Chen	...	Tanapag Mother
	Jon Michael Souza	...	NCO
	Carissa Jung	...	Tanapag Girl
	Wataru Yoshida	...	Japanese Artillery Man
	Junya Oishi	...	Japanese Artillery Sighter
	Jiro Koga	...	Japanese Artillery Gunner
	Lynn Kawailele Allen	...	Hula Dancer
	Tina Leialoha Gube	...	Hula Dancer
	Alewa T. Olotoa	...	Hula Dancer
	Ilima Pumphrey	...	Hula Dancer
	Lena Savaiinaea	...	Hula Dancer
	Kaliko Scott	...	Hula Dancer
	John Steven Rocha	...	Marine (as John Rocha)
Uncredited Cast
	Robert Aguilar Jr.	...	Private Povovich
	Job Alonso	...	U.S. Marine
	Louis Per Bruno	...	Private Corelli
	Jim Carretta	...	Platoon Sergeant
	Matty Castano	...	Japanese Soldier
	Toshiro Cinemasen	...	Japanese Soldier
	Paul Cowboy Jr.	...	Navajo Code Talker / Marine
	Jerry DeCapua	...	Camp announcer (voice)
	Timothy Di Pri	...	Politician
	Paul Edney	...	WWII U.S. Marine
	Christopher Gilbertson	...	Marine
	David L. Hall	...	Soldier in Convoy
	Matt Hall	...	Corps Marine
	Shannon Holzer	...	Marine
	Yoshio Iizuka	...	Japanese Officer
	Aaron Ikeda	...	Japanese Soldier
	Christopher Illing	...	Marine
	Keii Johnston	...	Marine
	Jordan Kirkwood	...	Marine Radioman B Company
	John Kirsch	...	Marine
	Ender Lee	...	Dying Japanese Soldier
	Steve Lindsay	...	Discharged Platoon Sergeant
	Cazimir Milostan	...	Marine Machine Gunner
	Michael Ng	...	Japanese Soldier
	Nils Oliveto	...	U.S. Marine
	Paul Parker	...	Injured soldier
	Denney Pierce	...	Marine
	Simon Rhee	...	Japanese Soldier
	Charles Sans	...	Private Jennings
	Chadwick Shimomura	...	Imperial Japanese Soldier
	Bobby Silva	...	Private Ricks
	Douglas Dean Taylor	...	Marine Beau
	John Thomas	...	Core Group Marine
	Ren Urano	...	Japanese Radioman
	Dixon White	...	Hospital Room Patient
	Reese Williams	...	Platoon Sergeant
	Jimmy Zerda	...	Camp Tarawa Marine
Produced by
	Arthur Anderson	...	co-producer
	Terence Chang	...	producer
	C.O. Erickson	...	executive producer
	Tracie Graham-Rice	...	producer
	Caroline Macaulay	...	co-producer
	Alison R. Rosenzweig	...	producer
	John J. Smith	...	line producer
	Richard Stenta	...	line producer
	Stephen Traxler	...	associate producer
	John Woo	...	producer
Original Music by
	James Horner
Special Effects by
	Jan Aaris	...	special effects supervisor
	Rick Cedillo	...	body fabrication: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Federico Cervantes	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Phil Cory	...	special effects coordinator
	Richard Cory	...	special effects foreman
	Mitchell J. Coughlin	...	project supervisor: Kevin Yagher Productions
	David Domeyer	...	special effects
	Mike Edmonson	...	special effects foreman
	John Frazier	...	special effects supervisor
	Chris Hanson	...	painter: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Keith Haynes	...	special effects technician
	James Hogue	...	painter: Kevin Yagher Productions
	John Holfmann	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Tim Jarvis	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Jamie Kelman	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Karen Mason	...	body fabrication: Kevin Yagher Productions
	John McLeod	...	special effects set coordinator
	David Miner Jr.	...	mechanical technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	James Patterson	...	production assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Steve Riley	...	special effects purchaser
	Lee Romaire	...	sculptor: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Sharon M. Segal	...	special effects accountant
	David Selvadurai	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Bryan Sides	...	studio coordinator: Kevin Yagher Productions
	David Simmons	...	special effects co-coordinator
	Mark Sisson	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Nevada Smith	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Shownee Smith	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Johnnie Spence	...	mechanical technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Michael Wickerham	...	mold/lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
	Bryan Yaconelli	...	special effects estimator
	Chris Yagher	...	studio/contract advisor: Kevin Yagher Productions
	H. Barclay Aaris	...	special effects
	David Amborn	...	special effects foreman
	Fred Apolito	...	special effects technician
	Taylor Ball	...	special effects assistant
	Marc Banich	...	special effects technician
	David J. Barker	...	special effects technician
	Gary D. Bierend	...	special effects technician
	Joel P. Blanchard	...	special effects crew
	Steve Bunyea	...	special effects
	Roy K. Cancino	...	special effects technician
	Michael Clarke	...	special effects technician
	William Dawson	...	special effects technician
	Kim Derry	...	special effects technician
	Joe Digaetano	...	pyrotechnician
	Ante Dugandzic	...	special effects technician
	John Fleming	...	special effects technician
	Edward Gettis	...	special effects technician
	Bruce D. Hayes	...	special effects foreman
	Richard L. Hill	...	pyrotechnician
	Greg C. Jensen Sr.	...	on set special effects
	Chris Jones	...	special effects crew
	Bruce Y. Kuroyama	...	special effects foreman / special effects technician
	Salvy Maleki	...	pyrotechnician
	Ian C. McArthur	...	special effects crew
	Barry McQueary	...	special effects foreman
	Ken Mieding	...	special effects
	Martin Montoya	...	special effects foreman
	Daniel P. Murphy	...	special effects technician
	Doug Passarelli	...	pyrotechnician
	Dominic V. Ruiz	...	special effects
	J.D. Schwalm	...	special effects technician
	Valek Sykes	...	special effects
	Mario Vanillo	...	special effects technician
	Bryan Wohlers	...	special effects foreman
	Daniel Yates	...	special effects technician
	Ross Young	...	special effects technician
	Douglas D. Ziegler	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	David Altenau	...	CG supervisor: Cinesite
	Randall Bahnsen	...	motion tracking: Cinesite
	Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	...	motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite
	Lynn Basas	...	CG modeler/animator: Cinesite
	Artaya Boonsoong	...	colorizer: Boy Wonder Visual Effects / lead compositor/animator: Boy Wonder Visual Effects
	Clark Campbell	...	visual effects editor
	Kevin Clark	...	visual effects editor: Cinesite
	Kevin Elam	...	visual effects producer
	Joni Jacobson	...	digital compositor
	Darren Kiner	...	CG lighter: Cinesite
	Bridgitte Krupke	...	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
	Vincent Lavares	...	digital asset manager: Cinesite
	David Lingenfelser	...	digital compositor: Cinesite
	Kevin Lingenfelser	...	visual effects supervisor
	Kama Moiha	...	digital compositor: Cinesite
	Irving Moy	...	CG technical director: Cinesite
	Cliff Mueller	...	CG animator: Cinesite
	Michael Ramirez	...	motion tracker: Cinesite
	Brian Ripley	...	CG texture painter: Cinesite
	David Satchwell	...	CG animator/lighter: Cinesite
	Jerry Sells	...	composite supervisor: Cinesite
	Anthony Serenil	...	motion tracker: Cinesite
	Tony Sgueglia	...	data operator: Cinesite
	Payam Shohadai	...	colorizer: BWVFX / digital painter: BWVFX / visual effects supervisor: BWVFX
	Arthur Sutherland	...	motion tracker: Cinesite
	Jonathan Alvord	...	avid editor
	Lloyd Lee Barnett	...	digital compositor
	S. Kai Bovaird	...	practical model builder
	Wally Chin	...	3D technical assistant
	Robert Coquia Jr.	...	3D technical assistant
	Brian Gardner	...	supervisor of technology
	Fred Jimenez	...	2D technical assistant
	Derek Ledbetter	...	visual effects
	Chad Owen	...	digital artist
	Dante Quintana	...	motion tracker
	Jon Quon	...	technical assistant: Cinesite
	Brian Smallwood	...	digital artist
	Randy Starr	...	vice president of business development: Cinesite
Stunts
	Tsuyoshi Abe	...	stunt player
	Charles K. Aleka	...	stunt player
	Kenny Alexander	...	stunt player
	Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	...	stunt player
	John Ashker	...	stunt player
	Gregory J. Barnett	...	stunt player
	David Barrett	...	stunt player
	Paul Beahm	...	stunt player
	Joey Box	...	stunt player / stunt double: Christian Slater
	John Branagan	...	stunt player
	Bob Brown	...	stunt player
	Troy Brown	...	stunt player
	Richard Bucher	...	stunt player
	Bobby Burns	...	stunt player
	John Cade	...	stunt player
	Christopher Caso	...	stunt player
	Mark Chadwick	...	stunt player
	Doc D. Charbonneau	...	stunt player
	Eric Chen	...	stunt player
	Arnold Chon	...	stunt player
	Phil Culotta	...	stunt player
	Darrell Davis	...	stunt player
	Tim A. Davison	...	stunt player
	Steve DeRelian	...	stunt player
	Paul Eliopoulos	...	stunt player
	Hasa Endo	...	stunt player
	Jonathan Eusebio	...	stunt player
	Roel Failma	...	stunt player
	Dane Farwell	...	stunt player
	Eddie J. Fernandez	...	stunt player
	Colin C.L. Fong	...	stunt player
	Robert 'Rock' Galotti	...	stunt player
	Dale Gibson	...	stunt player
	Tim Gilbert	...	stunt player
	Tanner Gill	...	stunt player
	Al Goto	...	stunt co-coordinator
	Shane Habberstad	...	stunt player
	Randy Hall	...	stunt player
	Dong Quan Ho	...	stunt player
	Steven Ho	...	stunt player
	Zach Hudson	...	stunt player
	Yoshio Iizuka	...	stunt player
	Brian Imada	...	stunt player
	Steven D. Ito	...	stunt player
	Terry Jackson	...	stunt player
	Keii Johnston	...	stunt player
	Brett A. Jones	...	stunt player
	Kim Kahana Jr.	...	stunt player
	Jon W. Kishi	...	stunt player
	Hiro Koda	...	stunt player
	Kim Robert Koscki	...	stunt player
	John Koyama	...	stunt player
	Peter Lai	...	stunt player
	Dan Lemieux	...	stunt player
	Will Leong	...	stunt player
	Michael Li	...	stunt player
	Clint Lilley	...	stunt player
	Juddson Keith Linn	...	stunt player
	Brock Little	...	stunt player
	Johnny Martin	...	stunt player
	Steve Martinez	...	stunt player
	Dustin Meier	...	stunt player
	Edward K. Mook	...	stunt player
	Hien Nguyen	...	stunt player
	Chris O'Hara	...	stunt player
	Carrick O'Quinn	...	stunt player
	Vladimir Orlov	...	stunt player
	Michael Owen	...	stunt player
	Chad Parker	...	stunt player
	Denney Pierce	...	stunt player
	Casey Pieretti	...	stunt player
	Stuart Quan	...	stunt player
	Rex Reddick	...	stunt player
	Simon Rhee	...	stunt player
	Bro Richmond	...	stunt player
	Shawn Robinson	...	stunt player
	David Rowden	...	stunt player
	Mike Rufino	...	stunt player
	Jon Sakata	...	stunt player
	Spencer Sano	...	stunt player
	Myke Schwartz	...	stunt player
	Paul E. Short	...	stunt player
	Bobby Silva	...	stunt performer
	Gunter Simon	...	stunt player
	Brian Simpson	...	stunt player
	Brian Smrz	...	stunt coordinator
	Gregg Smrz	...	stunt co-coordinator
	Erik Stabenau	...	stunt player
	Mark Stefanich	...	stunt player
	Jim Stephan	...	stunt player
	Philip Tan	...	stunt player
	Frank Torres	...	stunt player
	Gary Toy	...	stunt player
	Michael Trisler	...	stunt player
	Jon Valera	...	stunt player
	Jose Vasquez	...	stunt player
	Lee Waddell	...	stunt player
	David Wald	...	stunt player
	Scott Waugh	...	stunt player
	Alex Wen	...	stunt player
	Lee Whittaker	...	stunt player
	Brian J. Williams	...	stunt player
	Thomas Williams	...	stunt player
	Danny Wong	...	stunt player
	Scott Workman	...	stunt player
	Eddie Yansick	...	stunt co-coordinator / stunt double: Nicolas Cage
	Marcus Young	...	stunt player
	Ron Yuan	...	stunt player
	Job Alonso	...	stunt performer
	Christian J. Fletcher	...	stunts
	Randall Huber	...	stunts
	Cazimir Milostan	...	stunts
	William Morts	...	stunt double: Christian Slater, 1st month only
	Tang Nguyen	...	stunts
	Todd Peterson	...	stunt performer

Additional Info
Premiere:	June 14, 2002
DVD Release:	October 15, 2002
Blu-ray Release:	November 28, 2006
Country:
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Websites:

Ratings
4.3 / 10	6.1 / 10	51 / 100

Alternate Titles
Wind Talkers

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Lion Rock Productions

Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2002) (United States) (MGM Distribution Co.) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2002) (World-wide) (except France, Italy, Japan)
MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (Director's Edition) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
MVD Entertainment Group (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (reprint for MGM) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Pluto TV (2024) (United States) (video)

Filming Locations
Acton, California, USA
Arizona, USA
California, USA
Dillingham Estate - 68434 Farrington Highway, Mokulë`ia, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Hawaii, USA
Ka'a'awa, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Kualoa Ranch - 49560 Kamehameha Highway, Ka'a'awa, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mokulë'ia, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Monument Valley, Arizona, USA
Monument Valley, Utah, USA
Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA
O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Polsa Rosa Ranch - 5726 Soledad Canyon Road, Acton, California, USA
Santa Clarita, California, USA
USA
Utah, USA

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