Monster's Ball (2001)

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R | 1 hr 51 mins | Drama, Romance | Released: 11/11/2001 |Box Office Total: $31.2M

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Synopsis:

Hank, an embittered prison guard, lives with his aging racist father, Buck, and his own twentysomething son, Sonny. Hank and Sonny work for the local prison where they are preparing the electric chair for a black inmate. After the man is executed, Hank falls in love with Leticia, the inmate's widow. This emotionally-charged affair forces Hank to re-evaluate how deeply prison work and his father's infectious hatred have affected his soul.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/11/2001

Studio	Credit
Lionsgate	Studio
Director	Credit
Marc Forster	Director
Cast	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Hank Grotowski
Halle Berry	Leticia Musgrove
Peter Boyle	Buck Grotowski
Heath Ledger	Sonny Grotowski
Sean Combs	Lawrence Musgrove
Mos Def	Ryrus Cooper
Coronji Calhoun	Tyrell Musgrove
Taylor Simpson	Lucille
Gabrielle Witcher	Betty
Amber Rules	Vera
Charles Cowan Jr	Willie Cooper
Taylor LaGrange	Darryl Cooper
Anthony Bean	Dappa Smith
Francine Segal	Georgia Ann Paynes
John McConnell	Harvey Shoonmaker
Marcus Lyle Brown	Paul Huggins
Milo Addica	Tommy Roulaine
Leah Loftin	Booter
Larry Lee	Correction Officer No 1
Troy Poret	Correction Officer No 2
Paul Smith	Correction Officer No 3
Marshall Cain	Correction Officer
Will Rokos	Warden Velasco
Anthony Frederick	Billy
John Wilmot	Minister
Dennis Clement	Clement
Stephanie Claire	Nurse
Ritchie Montgomery	Detective
Clara Daniels	Maggie Cooper
Carol Sutton	Mrs Guillermo
Bernard Johnson	Deputy Jones
Jamie Haven	Hospital Guard
Marcus Brown	- Phil Huggins
Production Credits	Credit
Mark Urman	Executive Producer
Lee Daniels	Producer
Eric Kopeloff	Co-Producer
Michael Burns	Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Lee Daniels Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Hoyts Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
Lionsgate	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Metropolitan Filmexport	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alfa Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, USA
Writer	Credit
Milo Addica	Screenplay
Will Rokos	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Mark Miller	Assistant Accountant
Sharon L Vise	Production Accountant - Production Account
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Davis Hawn	Wrangler - picture car wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Monroe Kelly	Production Designer
Leonard R Spears	Art Director
David Erwin	Set Dresser - On-set Dresser
Mary Frances Elgin	Art Department Coordinator
Danny Nick	Swing Gang - Swing
Steven Walters	Charge Scenic Painter - Charge Scenic
Vincent Leblanc Jr	Leadman
Russell Slaughter	Swing Gang - Swing
Genevieve Leyh	Charge Scenic Painter - Assistant Scenic
Daniel T Fox	Set Dresser
Eric William Pierson	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Kerry Barden	Casting
Mark Bennett	Casting Director
Rick Landry	Casting
Billy Hopkins	Casting Director
Suzanne Smith	Casting Director (Vancouver)
Craft Services	Credit
Steve Zeigler	Catering - assistant chef
Joseph L Coble	Craft Service
Bill Hershey	Craft Service - Chef
Win Hershy	Craft Service - Chef
Steve Zeigler	Craft Service - Assistant Chef
Joe Coble	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Roberto Schaefer	Director of Photography
Ralph Watson	Steadicam Operator
Jeanne-Louise Bulliard	Photography - Publicity Photographer
Peter K Munson	Assistant Camera Operator - Assistant Camera
Paul T LeBlanc	Video Playback - 24-frame video playback
Lynda Vincent	Camera - Camera Loader
Matt Gaumer	Assistant Camera Operator - Assistant Camera
Jerry Jacobs	Steadicam Operator
Music	Credit
Joel C. High	Music Supervisor
Thad Spencer	Music
Chris Beaty	Music
Richard Werbowenko	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Harry H Harris III	Stunt Coordinator
Danny Cosmo	Stunts - Utility Stunt
Production Management	Credit
Jessica Seifert McCarty	In-House Coordinator
Gerard Sellers	Location Scout
Michael Taylor	Script Supervisor
Tessa Brophy	Assistant Production Coordinator
David Ross McCarty	Location Manager
Marco Umana	Assistant Location Manager
Robert Ortiz	Unit Production Manager
Alissa Miller Kantrow	Production Coordinator
Michael Lerman	Assistant Director
James Roque Jr	Assistant Director
Batou Chandler	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Jeremy Walker	Publicity - Publicist
Karen Fried	Publicity - Publicist
Sound	Credit
Jimmy Armstrong ('Coach')	Boom Operator
Jeff Pullman	Sound Mixer
Jeffrey Haupt	Sound Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Edward Bankston	Special Effects Assistant
David K Nami	Special Effects Coordinator
William A Nami	Special Effects Assistant
Brian Bankston	Special Effects Assistant - Special Effects Production Assistant
Glen Palmisano	Special Effects Assistant - Special Effects Production Assistant
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Carla Chao	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Giselle Spence	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Severin Serafini	Costume Department - Costume Stylist
Joani Yarbrough	Hair - Billy Bob Thornston's hair
Meagan McLaughlin	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Brian Badie	Hair Stylist
Lynne Eagan	Makeup - Billy Bob Thornton's makeup
Allison Gordin	Makeup Artist
Donna Chance	Costume Supervisor
Caroline Eselin	Set Costumer
Frank L Fleming	Costume Designer
Dana Embree	Set Costumer
Mary Burton	Makeup - Halle Berry's makeup
Sterfon Demings	Hair - Halle Berry's hair

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