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Drumline (2002)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 59 mins | Comedy, Music | Released: 12/13/2002 |Box Office Total: $56.3M

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For fans of America’s show-style marching bands, halftime is game time. A squad of players, some 300 strong and armed with musical instruments, takes over the field, commanding attention with their stirring, spectacular display of choreography and musicianship. The football contest’s controlled mayhem makes way for the blaring sound of trumpets and the heart-thumping rhythm of drums. Into this rigorous, ritualistic world comes a kid from a different culture. Devon Miles, a young, gifted hip-hop drummer from Harlem, wins a full music scholarship to Atlanta A&T University with the hopes of gaining a spot as a drummer on the school’s renowned marching band’s drumline. Devon, sporting a talent that is both raw and undisciplined, has one problem: He marches to the beat of his own drum. Surmounting overwhelming odds, he snares a spot as a starter, much to the disdain of a resentful senior class band member, Sean Taylor, who dismisses the freshman’s skills as bogus. When Taylor discovers something amiss about Devon’s abilities, he alerts Dr. Lee, the school’s demanding, dedicated band director, who suspects that the upstart talent may have duped the school into awarding him his scholarship. That situation threatens not only Devon’s future at the school but, more immediately, his spot on the band’s drumline just before the heralded Big Southern Classic, one of the region’s most popular musical competition, spotlighting some of the area’s best college bands and the winner-take-all jackpot of $100,000 for the school. Now, with so much money, and possibly his own job, at stake, can Dr. Lee afford to pass up such a prize by keeping his star drummer on the sidelines?

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/13/2002

Studio	Credit
Fox 2000	Studio
Director	Credit
Charles Stone III	Director
Cast	Credit
Nick Cannon	Devon Miles
Orlando Jones	Dr Lee
Zoe Saldana	Laila
Leonard Roberts	Sean
Petey Pablo	Chaos
Earl C Poitier	Charles
Gregory Qaiyum (GQ)	Jayson
Jason Weaver	Ernest
J Anthony Brown	Mr Wade
Candace Carry	Diedre
Afemo Omilami	President Wagner
Shay Roundtree	Big Rob
Angela Gibbs	Dorothy
Tyreese Burnett	Henry
Brandon Hirsch	Buck Wild
Omar Dorsey	James
Al Wiggins	Principal
Nicholas Thomas	Pooh Bear
Stuart Scott	Fox Sports Commentator
Courtney James Stewart	Student #1
Von Coulter	Devon Miles, Sr.
Jason Sims-Prewitt	Turmpet Section Leader
George A Peters III	Sax Section Leader
Gary Yates	Coach Ellison
Rob Cleveland	Music Professor
Enoch King	Tuba Section Leader
AJ Calloway	BET Announcer #1
Free	BET Announcer #2
Reggie Gay	Morris Brown Announcer
Ryan Cameron	A&T Announcer
Blu Cantrell	National Anthem Singer
Erin Brantley	Dancer
Kiara Ely	Dancer
Stacey A Fann	Dancer
Christy Gamble	Dancer
Brianne Landry	Dancer
Pauline S Lewis	Dancer
Glenda Morton	Dancer
Shamea Morton	Dancer
Jenear Wimbley	Dancer
Nicole Anderson	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Damon Bass	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Brandon Bernard Benton	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Herbert Bowens	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Edmond Boykin	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Courtney Brayon	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Herschel Brown	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Michael Brown	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Zealouis Brown	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Carton Leeks	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Chandidas Brown	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Boris Floyd	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Cedric Floyd	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Dantre Freeman	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Gerald W Gray	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Marcus Griffin	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Jimmie Hairston	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Deodrick Jackson	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Jeron Leufroy	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Thomas Lowe	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Jamaal Morgan	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Laroya Morris	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Brandon Parkman	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Jason Price	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Donald J Render	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Delarry Sanders	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Terry Steward	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Rodderick Thomas	A & T Drumline (The Senate)
Darice Arceneaux	- ADR Actor
Tianna Barnett	- ADR Actor
Ephraim Benton	- ADR Actor
Reginald Brayon	- ADR Actor
Samantha Brown	- ADR Actor
L. Daltron Brunson	- ADR Actor
Denise Burse	- ADR Actor
Anthony Chisholm	- ADR Actor
Amos Dotson	- ADR Actor
Christopher Dunn	- ADR Actor
Patricia R Floyd	- ADR Actor
Meredith Gordon	- ADR Actor
Raeven Hall	- ADR Actor
Marc Freeman Hamm	- ADR Actor
Natalia Harris	- ADR Actor
Larry Stephen Hines	- ADR Actor
Don P Roberts	- ADR Actor
Production Credits	Credit
Dallas Austin	Executive Producer
Wendy Finerman	Producer
Greg Mooradian	Executive Producer
Jody Gurson	Producer
Tim Bourne	Producer
Jennifer Fong	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Wendy Finerman Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
20th Century Fox Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Fox Films, Ltd.	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Writer	Credit
Shawn Schepps	Story By
Tina Chism	Screenplay
Shawn Schepps	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Rick Bowman	Assistant Accountant
Cheryl McHugh	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Craig Cannold	Production Accountant
Jackie Short	Assistant Accountant
Taryn Chilivis	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Art Department	Credit
Lee Ivey	Scenic Artist
Margaret Hungerford	Lead Person
Amy McGary	Set Designer
Mark Nave	Gang Boss
Mary M Stacy	Assistant Set Decorator
Oscar Fischer	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
T-Muffin	Charge Scenic Painter
Stephen Dirkes	Art Department Coordinator
Todd Brown	Painter - Stadium Field Painter
Jaye Walker	Set Decorator
Barry James	Scenery - Scenic Foreman
Charles C Bennett	Production Designer
Nicholas Scott	Art Director
Curt Wilson	Scenic Artist
Pike Rincon	Set Decorator
Tami Jo Baker	Scenic Artist
Casting	Credit
Aleta Chappelle	Casting
Robin Chappelle	Casting Associate
Lori H Maloney	Extras Casting
Edwanna Tabb	Extras Casting Assistant
Jessica Williams	Extras Casting Assistant
Shay Griffin	Casting
Angela D. Taylor	Extras Casting Assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Sanford Hatcher	Craft Service
Chad Suttleworth	Craft Service
Steve Watson	Craft Service - Executive Chef
Juan Carlos Anaya	Craft Service - Chef
Film Camera	Credit
Paul Varrieur	Camera Operator
George Billinger III	Steadicam Operator
Dennis McNeill	Color Timer
Shane Hurlbut	Director of Photography
Josh Hancher	Loader
Zade Rosenthal	Photography - Still Photographer
David Galbraith	Assistant Camera
Bruce A Robinson	Assistant Camera
George Billinger III	Camera Operator
Robert C Carlson	Assistant Camera - B Camera First Assistant Camera
Grady Upchurch	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant Camera
Music	Credit
Bruce L Fowler	Orchestrations
Edward Elgar	Song
Michael C Ross	Score Mixing - Marching Band Masters Mixing
Michael C Ross	Score Recording - Marching Band Masters Recording
Warren Shaw	Music Arranger
James McKee Smith	Band - Additional Band Orchestration
John Powell	Composer
Lee Scott	Music Supervisor - Production Music Supervisor
Lee Scott	Music Editor
Monica	Song Performer
Dallas Austin	Music Producer
Gavin Greenaway	Music Conductor
Barry Cole	Music
Sandy De Crescent	Music Contractor
Dallas Austin	Music Producer - Marching Band Masters Producer
Christopher Covert	Music
Morris Brown College Marching Band	Song Performer
Robert S. Kelly	Song
Suzette Moriarty	Orchestrations
Nick Meyers	Music Editor
Alan Meyerson	Score Mixing
Alan Meyerson	Score Recording
Petey Pablo	Song Performer
John Powell	Music Producer - Select Marching Band Masters Co-Producer
TJ Lindgren	Score Recording - Score Digital Recordist
Bunny Andrews	Music Editor
Dallas Austin	Song
Darroll Floyd	Music - CAU Percussion Instructor
Pharroll Floyd	Music - CAU Percussion Instructor
Infared	Music Producer
Kandi	Song
Trick Daddy	Song Performer
Sally Swisher	Music Editor - Assistant Music Editor
Duece Poppito	Song Performer
Mick Gormaley	Music Editor - Assistant Music Editor
Moses Barrett III	Song
Julian Bratolyubov	Music - Music Preparations
Phalon Alexander ('Jazze Pha')	Music Producer
Tre 6	Song Performer
Mike Farrell	Music - Additional Mixing
Bernard Edwards	Song
John Rodd	Music - Recordist
Unda Presha	Song Performer
Maurice Young	Song
Lasana Smith	Song
James Seda	Song Performer
Joel Richard	Music - Additional Percussion Programming
Nicholas Thomas	Song Performer
Mark Seymour	Song
Alex Acuna	Music - Percussion
Trayon Hall	Song Performer
Corey Evans	Song
Luis Conte	Music - Percussion
Ted Lucas	Song
Jim Cox	Music - Rhodes
Reverend Cleopheus Robinson	Song Performer
Jim Cox	Music - Piano
Katharine E Purvis	Song
Joseph Cartagena (Fat Joe)	Song Performer
Dave Carpenter	Music - Bass
Jadakiss	Song Performer
James M. Black	Song
Crab Drumline	Song Performer
Demetrius Hubert	Song
Harvey Mason	Music - Kit Drums
Jim Keltner	Music - Kit Drums
Keith Sailor	Song
Nivea	Song Performer
A&T Drumline	Song Performer
Jason Phillips	Song
Joe Thomas	Song
The Meters	Song Performer
J C Chasez	Song Performer
Jolyon Skinner	Song
Lawrence Smith	Song
James Brown	Song Performer
Earth Wind and Fire	Song Performer
John Fletcher	Song
Nick Cannon	Song Performer
Jalil Hutchins	Song
Syleena Johnson	Song Performer
Ralph Kearns	Song
James Maynes	Song
Nappy Roots	Song Performer
Steve White	Song
Alicia Keys	Song Performer
Sol	Song Performer
Nivea	Song
A&T Marching Band	Song Performer
Joseph Modeliste	Song
Arthur Neville	Song
Clark Atlantic University Drumline	Song Performer
Raheem DeVaughn	Song Performer
Leo Nocentelli	Song
George Porter Jr	Song
Walter Washington	Song Performer
Brian Kidd	Song
The Roadmasters	Song Performer
Q The Kid	Song Performer
J C Chasez	Song
Dave Black	Song
Jermaine Dupri	Song Performer
Sandy Feldstein	Song
The Mingus Big Band	Song Performer
Todd Shaw ('Too Short')	Song Performer
James Brown	Song
Betty Newsome	Song
Bun B	Song Performer
Alice Willis	Song
Blu Cantrell	Song Performer
David Foster	Song
Grambling State University Marching Band	Song Performer
Bethune Cookman College Marching Band	Song Performer
Maurice White	Song
Clark Atlantic University Marching Band	Song Performer
Nick Cannon	Song
Charles Stone III	Song
Morris Brown Drumline	Song Performer
Kwame B Holland	Song
Clarence Hutchinson	Song
Ron Lawrence	Song
Sam Sweet	Song
Syleena Johnson	Song
Dwayne Bastiany	Song
Brian Scott	Song
Kenneth Anthony	Song
Melvin Adams	Song
Ron Wilson	Song
Vito Tisdale	Song
William Hughes	Song
James E Chambers	Song
James Berry	Song
Alicia Keys	Song
Zuri Craig	Song
Jeffrey Lewis	Song
Marquis Moss	Song
Forrest Rogers	Song
Jerry Lordan	Song
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Song
Mark James	Song
Henry Gilliam	Song
Johnny Barkley	Song
Deodrick Jackson	Song
Nile Rodgers	Song
Aaron Bentley	Song
Cecil Houston	Song
Pharroll Floyd	Song
Darroll Floyd	Song
Saquon Boyd	Song
Raheem DeVaughn	Song
Curtis Williams	Song
Bobby Terry	Song
Cliff Jones	Song
Jerry Vines	Song
Wilbur Arnold	Song
Jack Cruz	Song
Tom Fitzpatrick	Song
Luca Fredericksen	Song
Jason Price	Song
Kareem Savage	Song
Arthur Ross	Song
Leon Ware	Song
Charles Mingus	Song
Frederick Perren	Song
Alphonso Mizell	Song
Berry Gordy	Song
Deke Richards	Song
The Jackson Five	Song
Jasper Cameron	Song
Todd Shaw ('Too Short')	Song
Bernard J Freeman	Song
Hal Davis	Song
Donald Fletcher	Song
Weldon Dean Parks	Song
Nicholas Thomas	Song
Francis Scott Key	Song
Chad Hugo	Song
Pharrell Williams	Song
Michael J Tyler	Song
Cedric Young	Song
Maria Christensen	Song
Michael Garvin	Song
Phil Temple	Song
Tim Mosley	Song
Michael Jackson	Song
Jackie Jackson	Song
James Riles III	Song
Jahleel Eli	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Gus Williams	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Katie Willard Troebs	Production Coordinator
Gail Hunter	Script Supervisor
Doug Torres	Assistant Director
Ray Scalice	Project Manager - General Manager
J Bradley Smith	Assistant Location Manager
Day Permuy	Assistant Production Coordinator
Gina Cascino	Location Manager
Tom Luse	Production Manager - Unit Production Manager
Chris Wadman	Post-Production - Post Production Assistant
Karen Davis	Assistant Director
Ben McIver	Assistant Location Manager
Veronica Hampton	Assistant Director - second assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Ernie Malik	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Don P Roberts	ADR Voice Casting
Magdaline Volaitis	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Barry	Rerecording Mixer
Jacob Ribicoff	Foley Editor
Roland Vajs	Assistant Sound Editor - Assistant ADR Editor
William Sweeney	Foley - Supervising Foley Editor
Kenton Jakub	ADR Editor - Group ADR Editor
Douglas L Hill	Boom Operator
Harry Higgins	Rerecording
Jane McCulley	ADR Supervisor
Avi Laniado	Audio - Audio Post Tech Support
Jim Hawkins	Sound
Dave Paterson	Sound Editor - Backgrounds Editor
David Boulton	ADR - ADR Engineer
Paul P Soucek	Supervising Sound Editor
Nancy Cabrera	Foley Artist
Ryan Collison	Foley - Foley Engineer
Daniel Patrick Fulton	Sound - Apprentice Sound Editor
Terry Laudermilch	Rerecording
Brian Langman	Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer	Foley Editor
Dominic Tavella	Rerecording Mixer
Lynn Sable	Assistant Sound Editor - Assistant ADR Editor
Charleen Richards	ADR - ADR Engineer
Phil Fuller	Audio - Audio Post Tech Support
Fay Salaras	ADR - ADR Engineer
Bob Troeller	Audio - Audio Post Tech Support
Mike Poppleton	Assistant Sound Editor
Keith Culbertson	Rerecording
Ajae Clearway	Assistant Sound Editor
David Henshaw	ADR - ADR Engineer
Allen Hale	Audio - Audio Post Tech Support
William Thompson	Audio - Audio Post Tech Support
Angela Organ	Assistant Sound Editor
Eric Strausser	Assistant Sound Editor
Malaika Langa	Audio - Audio Post Coordinator
Carol Mintz	Audio - Audio Post Coordinator
Mike Howells	Audio - Audio Post Coordinator
Visual Effects	Credit
Raymond McIntyre Jr	Visual Effects Supervisor
Franklin Cofod	Visual Effects - Line-Up/Editorial
Joe Digaetano	Special Effects Coordinator
Garson Yu	Graphic Designer - Creative Designer
Reid Paul	Digital Effects - Digital Effects Supervisor
Juan Carlos Vargas	3-D Artist
Wayland Vida	Animator
Jim Gorman	Digital Effects Artist - Composite Artist
Patrick Flanagan	CGI Artist - Composite Artist
Todd Mesher	Graphics - Inferno Artist
Heebok Lee	Animator
Victor Dimichina	Digital Effects - Digital Imaging Supervisor
Yolanda Santosa	Graphic Designer - Designer
Edwin Baker	Animator
Alfredo Ramirez	Digital Effects - Composite Artist
Martin Surya	Graphic Designer - Designer
Kevin Fisher	Digital Effects - Scanning & Recording
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rhea Lowenthal	Key Costumer
Laini Thompson	Makeup Artist - Department Head Makeup Artist
Carol Sadler	Costume Supervisor
Maurice White	Set Costumer
Charles Gregory	Hair Stylist - Department Head Hair Stylist
Salvador Perez	Costume Designer
Kelly Brennan	Key Costumer
Patrice Coleman	Makeup Artist
Linda Clark-Thompson	Hair Stylist - Key Hair Stylist

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