Cast
Saul
Miriam
Eliza
Aaron
Chali
National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
Sam Zuckerman
National Spelling Bee Judge
Joan Mankin
Ms. Bergermeyer
Piers Mackenzie
Dr. Morris
Lorri Holt
Ms. Rai
Brian Leonard
Mr. Julien
Jamal Thornes
Wiseacre Boy's Mate
Kathy McGraw
Regional Bee Pronouncer
John Evans
Regional Bee Judge
Alisha Mullally
Young Miriam
John R. Searle
Himself
Seamus Genovese
Priest
Andrew Murray
Young Aaron
Dick Martin
State Bee Pronouncer
Olivia Charles
State Bee Judge
Sujata Balu
Indian Woman
Steven Anthony Jones
Sergeant
David Ryan Smith
Nurse
Velina Brown
Hotel Housekeeper
Robyn Blair
Melanie
Justin Alioto
Kevin
Alex Keel
Sinna Bhagudori
Justin Ping Yuan
Li Chan
Anthony Ybarra
'Sequel' Speller
Ben Johnson
'Orangutan' Speller
Taylor Kane
'Coyote' Speller
Derek Wong
'Oasis' Speller
'Usurper' Speller as Sophie Tamiko Oda
Anand Zala
'Staccato' Speller
Samuel Richman
'Hoodlum' Speller
'Macrame' Speller
Mickey Boxell
'Lorgnette' Speller
Maya Ramchandran
'Daguerreotype' Speller
Neil Chalaka
'Glissando' Speller
Gaayatri Kaundinya
'Selenic' Speller
Charlotte Musengwa
'Duvetyn' Speller
Nikil Balakrishnan
'Peripatetic' Speller
Isaiah Aglibot Bryant
'Thoracic' Speller
Alison Doyle
National Spelling Bee Winner
Emily Trumble
'Iridian' Speller
Nathan Calixto
'Ecchymosis' Speller
Simon M. Ehrlich
'Succotash' Speller
Nick Taber
'Abiogenist' Speller
Gautam Krishnamurthi
'Strongylid' Speller
Corey Rateau
'Noctivagant' Speller
Patricia R. Floyd
Voice Actor voice
Timothy Gulan
Voice Actor voice
Betsy Hogg
Voice Actor voice
Jennifer Perito
Voice Actor voice
Kristin Reeves
Voice Actor voice
Rose Stockton
Voice Actor voice
Marlon Suson
Voice Actor voice
Michael Tommer
Voice Actor voice
Arden Winant
Voice Actor voice
Bruce Winant
Voice Actor voice
Vanessa Lemonides
Special Voicing voice
Dann Fink
Special Voicing voice
Bee Season #1
Joseph Amey
Audience Member
Alissa Anderegg
Spelling Bee Student
Heather Barberie
Lab Assistant
Christa Bella
Audience Member
Mia Bernardino
Eliza's Classmate
Chandler Bolt
Student
Mike Borg
Bee Contestant's Father
Domenic Bove
Spelling Bee Contestant
Photographer
Jared Dorrance
Spelling Bee Student
Cathy Fithian
Elevator Mom
Terri J. Freedman
Comfort Counselor
Juan M. Guerra
Audience Member
Brandon Haas
Spelling Bee Student
David Hern
Bell Judge
Audience Member
Mason Hsieh
Nervous Spelling Bee contestant
Rick Kain
Yuppy Dad
Branden Weslee Kong
Audience Member
Patient
Thomas Loher
Audience Member
Florentine Mocanu
Nurse
Tam Nguyen
Classroom Student
Marcus Niehaus
Student
Scott Palmer
Congressman
Pat Ridley
Audience Member
Spelling Bee Student #73
Jennifer Robertson
Family Member
Kabbalah Student
Michael Sandow
Peggy Sandow
Mother
Bobby Sharpe
Himself
Jaime Soria
Spelling Bee Spectator
James D. Weston II
Parent
Director
Writer
Myla Goldberg
Novel
Screenplay as Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
Producer
Albert Berger
Producer
Rachel Hudgins
Associate producer
Executive producer
Peggy Rajski
Executive producer
Executive producer
Associate producer
Producer
Original Music
Peter Nashel
Cinematographer
Editor
Lauren Zuckerman
Casting Director
Robin Gurland
Mindy Marin
Production Designer
Kelly McGehee
Art Director
Michael E. Goldman
Set Decorator
Kris Boxell
Costume Designer
Mary Malin
Makeup Department
Catherine Childers
Hair department head
LuAnn Claps
Makeup artist: Mr. Gere and Ms. Binoche
Gretchen Davis
Makeup artist
Peggy Forcellini
Hair stylist
Mindy Hall
Makeup department head
Lyndell Quiyou
Hair designer: Mr. Gere & Ms. Binoche
Yvette Rivas
Hair stylist
Sherri Bramlett
Hair stylist
Production Manager
Brian Benson
Production supervisor
Stuart Macphee
Post-production supervisor
Susan McNamara
Unit production manager
Katia Milani
Post-production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael McCue
Second second assistant director
Frank Simeone
Additional second second assistant director
Gregory Kent Simmons
Second assistant director
First assistant director
Ken Twohy
Crowds assistant director
Art Department
Susan Alegria
Assistant art director: Miriam's project
Nate Belove
On-set dresser
Kate Bernier
Art department production assistant
Aric Cheng
Set designer
Dale Haugo
Lead scenic artist
Sean House
Additional assistant property master
John Lister
Set dresser
Patrick Ludden
Property master
Bill McGirr
Set dresser
Doni McMillan
Leadman
Annie Mueller
Assistant property master
John Oster
Propmaker
Dwane Platt
Set dresser
Tom Richardson
Scenic artist
Gretchen Scharfenberg
Props
Ken Sly
Property maker
Kana Takahashi
Art department coordinator
Graphic designer
Mark Warren
Set dresser
Nancy Wenz
Associate set decorator as Nanci Wenz
Doug E. Williams
Construction coordinator
Carol Chow
Art department production assistant
Virginia Hopkins
Painter
Sound Department
Stephen Balliet
Sound
Ben Barker
Sound editor
Michael Barry
Sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Collison
Foley engineer
Brian Copenhagen
Utility sound
Brian Deming
Additional sound engineer
Lee Herrick
Dialog & adr editor
Tony Martinez
Adr dialogue supervisor
Brendan Nicholson
Preview re-recording mixer
Mike Patrick
Sound recordist
Jay Peck
Foley artist
Jacob Ribicoff
Sound effects editor
Jac Rubenstein
Dialogue editor
Warren Shaw
Sound re-recording mixer
Supervising sound editor
Jason Stasium
Digital recordist
Nelson Stoll
Production sound mixer
Sound mixer
Eric Strausser
Assistant sound editor
John Soukup
Sound transfer
Special Effects
Sean House
Special effects technician
Visual Effects
Will Cunningham
Effects technical director
Kent Demaine
Visual effects supervisor: Black Box Digital
Ivan DeWolf
Sequence lead: Martian Labs
John Furniotis
Visual effects
Max Harris
Flame compositor: Blackbox Digital
Karin Levinson
Visual effects producer: Black Box Digital
Tom Nixon
Digital artist
Will Robbins
Visual effects supervisor: Black Box Digital
Deborah Ross
Visual effects consultant
Miguel A. Salek
Compositor
Andrew A. Paules
Visual effects artist
Stunts
Rocky Capella
Stunt coordinator
Thomas M. Ficke
Stunt coordinator as Tom Ficke
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Bray
Still photographer
Dave Childers
Key grip
Ian Chriss
Electrician
Gregory Collis
Grip
Louis DiCesare
Gaffer
Jeph Folkins
Additional camera loader
Richard Foreman Jr.
Still photographer
Tim Guffin
Assistant camera
Leslie Hamilton
Second assistant camera
Chris Hayes
Camera operator
John Lacy
Best boy electric
Patrick McArdle
First assistant camera
Phil Pastuhov
Aerial director of photography
Chris Shellenberger
Electrician
Sophie Shellenberger
Rigging electrician
John Spezzano
Dolly grip
Additional first assistant camera
John Trunk
Video assist operator
Mark Walpole
Camera assistant: Washington D.C.
Lou Weinert
Camera operator
Mark Sheets
Rigging grip
Todd Stoneman
Electrician
Casting Department
Aisha Coley
Casting executive
Colleen Kenneavy
Extras casting
Cathy Weiner
Casting assistant
Bruce Winant
Adr voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Carleton
Costume supervisor
Tabitha Johnson
Wardrobe production assistant
Jessa Santens
Wardrobe production assistant
Valerie White
Set costumer
Editorial Department
Andrew Brotzman
Post-production assistant
Kiersten Harter
Second assistant editor
Abbi Jutkowitz
Apprentice editor
Mato
Color timer
Tanya Smith
Post-production assistant
Martin Walsh
Additional editor
Shelly Westerman
Associate editor
Lonnie A. Mathes
Post-production assistant
Music Department
Nancy Allen
Music editor
Christine Bergren
Music legal and clearance
Peter Clarke
Music editor: UK
Joel Iwataki
Music score mixer
Kory Kruckenberg
Scoring assistant engineer
Annette Kudrak
Music editor
David Sabee
Orchestra contractor
Adam Stern
Conductor
Robert Puff
Music librarian
Transportation Department
John Bromstead
Driver
Robert Aaron Brown
Driver
Lonnie Craig
Driver
David Joseph
Driver: production van
John R. Lopez
Driver
Derek Raser
Transportation coordinator
Frank Rocha
Captain
Other Crew
Carmen Alvarez
Project assistant: Miriam's Project
Karen Baker
Office production assistant
Cathryn Blum
Location scout
Mark Bosia
Medic coordinator
Jane Bulmer
Assistant: Mr. Milchan
Carol Chow
Project assistant: Miriam's Project
Brad Combs
Assistant: Mr. Milchan as Michael Bradley Combs
Michael Coons
Stand-in
Katherine Covell
Project assistant: Miriam's Project
Mary Cybulski
Script supervisor
Warm-up comic
Brad Davis
Production accountant
Sharlene Duale
Production coordinator
Rory Enke
Location manager
Ben Flax
Project assistant: Miriam's Project
Scott Foster
Production assistant: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Zolten Freed
Post-production accountant
Justin Freimann
Intern
Carolyn Fulkerson
Cello coach: Mr. Minghella
Felix Gehm
Assistant location manager
Bill Hart
Acting coach: Ms. Cross
Kennedy Heidel
Stand-in
Ledi Imeraj
Stand-in
Karen Jine
Production office assistant
Cory Johnson
Production assistant
Rowdy Kelley
Assistant locations
Paul Kenney
Assistant accountant
Mike Kohl
Production assistant
Shannon Kors
Assistant: Mr. McGehee and Mr. Siegel
Robert Lane
First assistant accountant
Catherine Leyba
Assistant production coordinator
Stephen Lippross
Post-production accountant
David Loya
Project assistant: Miriam's Project
Andrew Magarian
Acting coach
Danielle McKee
Production assistant
Peter Moody
Location scout
Dave Moorer
Set medic
Mark Moran
Associate to producers
Cindy Nevins
Payroll accountant
Suzanne Ornstein
Violin coach: Mr. Gere
Mike Phillips
Helicopter pilot
Michelle Pizanis
Set production assistant
Peggy Plessas
Dialect coach: Ms. Binoche
Geof Prysirr
Acting coach: Ms. Cross
Sandy Reed
Head craft service
Jonathan Reich
Location manager: Washington DC
Brad Robinson
Set production assistant
Jean-Louis Rodrigue
Movement specialist
Deborah Ross
Title designer
Scott Sandine
Set medic
Jonathan Shedd
Location manager
Mitch Sisskind
Guide: Kabbalah
Christina Soletti
Clearance coordinator
Research consultant
Staci Southwick
Project assistant: Miriam's Project
TreJulie Stamos
Assistant production coordinator: pre-production
Alysa Sun
Production assistant
Deborah Sussel
Dialect coach: Mr. Minghella
Sean Kevin Sweeney
Production assistant
Jassen Todorov
Violin coach: Mr. Gere
Michael Umble
Publicist
Christine Wilcock
Production office assistant
Dave Willis
Production assistant
Rachel Willis
Stand-in
Nancy Wong
Key assistant location manager
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Helicopter pilot as Robert M. Zajonc
Kevin Zelman
Additional set production assistant
Ami Zins
Film commissioner
Jonathan Zurer
Producer: Washington D.C.
Howard R. Schuster
Financing
Thanks
Very special thanks
Jae Song
Special thanks
Production Company
Bee Season Productions Inc.
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Bona Fide Productions
i5 Films
Epsilon Motion Pictures
Fox Searchlab
Merkel Verwaltungsgesellschaft Filmproduktions
Regency Enterprises
Distributor
20th Century Fox Netherlands
2006 Netherlands theatrical
20th Century Fox
2006 Singapore theatrical
20th Century Fox de Argentina
2006 Argentina theatrical
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
2005-2006 Switzerland theatrical
Fox Searchlight Pictures
2005 USA theatrical
Italian International Film
2006 Italy theatrical
UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
2006 France theatrical
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
2006 Brazil DVD
FS Film Oy
2006 Finland DVD
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
2006 Germany DVD
PlazaVista Entertainment
2006 Switzerland DVD
TV3
2008 Estonia TV
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Special Effects
Film Effects
Opticals
Black Box Digital
Visual effects
Martian Labs
3-D visual effects
Miscellaneous
Beau Bonneau Casting
Extras casting
Big Crowds
Crowd casting
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
Dollies
Film Effects
Opticals
Nettwerk Records
Soundtrack
Orbit Digital
Avids
Rockbottom Rentals
Nextel cell phone rentals
Trevanna Post
Post-production accounting
Silverstein Pictures
Suede Pictures
DJ Krush Pictures
The Faint Pictures
Foals Pictures
Hall & Oates Pictures
The Knife Pictures
The Dillinger Escape Plan Pictures
Jane Air Pictures
Pentagram Pictures
Wild Target Pictures
LOL Pictures
Cloud Atlas Pictures
Shaolin Pictures
Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote Pictures
Warm Bodies Pictures
