Windtalkers (2002)

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R | 2 hr 14 mins | Action, Drama, War, Historical | Released: 6/14/2002 |Box Office Total: $40.9M

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On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan. For the next several years, U.S. forces were fully engaged in battle throughout the Pacific, taking over islands one by one in a slow progression towards mainland Japan. During this brutal campaign, the Japanese were continually able to break coded military transmissions, dramatically slowing U.S. progress. In 1942, several hundred Navajo Americans were recruited as Marines and trained to use their language as code. Marine Joe Enders is assigned to protect Ben Yahzee - a Navajo code talker, the Marines' new secret weapon. Enders' orders are to protect his code talker, but if Yahzee should fall into enemy hands, he's to "protect the code at all costs." Against the backdrop of the horrific Battle of Saipan, when capture is imminent, Enders is forced to make a decision: if he can't protect his fellow Marine, can he bring himself to kill him to protect the code?

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/14/2002

Studio	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Studio
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Studio
Director	Credit
John Woo	Director
Cast	Credit
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 Barber	Hasby
Scott Atkinson	Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson	Marine
Brian Maynard	Corpsman
Albert Smith	Navajo Man
James D Dever	Field Hospital Colonel
Vincent Whipple	Navajo Instructor
James Morse	Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin	Sgt. Code Instructor
Jeff Davis	Tech Sgt.
Glen Begay	Radio Codetalker
Ross Tanoai ('Lasi')	Eddie the Bartender
Brian Kasai	Japanese Intelligence Officer
John Takeshi Ichikawa	Japanese Bunker Commander
Hiroshi Mori	Japanese Radio Operator
Christopher T Yamamoto	Japanese Bunker Gunner
Steve Tanizaki	Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc McClellan	Marine Artillery Commander
Malcolm Dohi	Battleship Codetalker
Darrel Guilbeau	Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata	Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen	Tanapag Mother
John Michael Souza	N.C.O. Officer
Carissa Jung	Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida	Japanese Artillery
Junya Oishi	Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga	Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawallele Allen	Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube	Hula Dancer
Alewa T Olotoa	Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey	Hula Dancer
Lena Savalinea	Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott	Hula Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Steve Traxler	Associate Producer
C.O. Erickson	Executive Producer
Arthur Anderson	Co-Producer
John Woo	Producer
Terence Chang	Producer
Caroline Macaulay	Co-Producer
Tracie Graham	Producer
Alison R Rosenzweig	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Saturn Films	Production Company
Lion Rock Production	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Hawaii, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Joe Batteer	Screenplay
John Rice	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Marilyn Tasso	Accountant
Joene Acord	Assistant Accountant
Gavin J Behrman	Assistant Accountant
Sharon M Segal	Accountant - Special Effects Accountant
Bryan Yaconelli	Accountant - Special Effects Accountant
Lamonte Bell	Assistant Accountant
Taffy Schweickhardt	Assistant Accountant
Janine McEuen	Accountant - Construction Accountant
Anthea Strangis	Assistant Accountant
Elpe Villard	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
A Todd Holland	Set Designer
Glen Roberts	Set Dresser
John A Schacht	Leadman
Abigail Sheiner	Art Department Coordinator
Maya Shimoguchi	Assistant Art Director
Cliff Berns	Painter - Standby Painter
Eli Romaire	Sculptor
Holger Gross	Production Designer
Kevin Ishioka	Art Director
Richard Goddard	Set Decorator
Craig B Ayers	Greensman - Greens Person
Luis G Hoyos	Set Designer
Lynette Wich	Art Department Coordinator
Chris Hanson	Painter
James Hogue	Painter
Casting	Credit
Mindy Marin	Casting Director
Tammy L Smith	Extras Casting
Amanda Harding	Casting Associate
Dixie Webster-Davis	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Coordinator
Craft Services	Credit
Donovan Ahuna	Craft Service
Michael Starks	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Lynda Wu	Loader
Stephen S Vaughan	Photography - Still Photographer
Artaya Boonsoong	Colorist - Colorization
Jeffrey L Kimball	Director of Photography
Gregory Irwin	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "D" Camera
Jeb Johenning	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Jian Cong	Camera - Camera Technician
Fred Cervantes	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Dennis McNeill	Color Timer
Greg Lundsgaard	Steadicam Operator
Greg Lundsgaard	Camera Operator
Walt McCormick	Projectionist
Bill Mitchell	Photography - Additional Photography
Leo J Napolitano	Camera Operator - "D" Camera Operator
Kenneth Nishino	Assistant Camera
John Halfman	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Mark Van Loon	Steadicam Operator
Payam Shohadai	Colorist - Colorization
John Trunk	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Dennis Seawright	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "B" Camera
Tim Jarvis	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Luciano Blotta	Video Assist/Playback - Video Production Assistant
Shawn Landis	Camera Operator - Second Assistant "D" Operator
Jeff Mart	Camera Operator
Zoran Veselic	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "C" Camera
David Selvadurai	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Michael St Hilaire	Camera Operator
Mark Sisson	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Vincent Mata	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "B" Camera
Nevada Smith	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Donny Steinberg	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "C" Camera
Shownee Shon Smith	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Dale S White	Assistant Camera
Michael Wickerham	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Boy Wonder Visual Effects	Lender Visual Effects and Animation
Mainichi Newspapers, The	Lender Magazines provider
Management	Credit
Vince Lavares	Manager - Digital Asset Manager
Music	Credit
James Horner	Composer
James Horner	Music Conductor
Sandy De Crescent	Music Contractor
J.A.C. Redford	Orchestrations
Tommy Morgan	Soloist - Harmonica Solos
Phil Ayling	Flutist - Indian Flute Performer
Kunewa Mook	Music Performer
Ib Glindemann	Song
Jim Henrikson	Music Editor - Supervising Music Editor
Julyce Monbleaux	Music - Music Scoring Supervisor
Simon Rhodes	Music - Music Recorder/Mixer
Randy Kerber	Orchestrations
Dick Bernstein	Music Editor
Hula Halau 'O Kamuela	Music Performer
Kaare Whilewind	Song
Phil Ayling	Music Performer
James Horner	Orchestrations
Tom Bee	Song
Bob Bornstein	Music - Music Preparation
Joe E Rand	Music Editor
Steven R Bernstein	Orchestrations
Philip Tallman	Music Editor
Carl Johnson	Orchestrations
Barbara McDermott	Music Editor
Steven Bernstein	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Tsuyoshi Abe	Stunt Player
Brian Smrz	Stunt Coordinator
Rick Cedillo	Animatronics - Body Fabrication
Al Goto	Stunt Coordinator - Stunt Co-Coordinator
Karen Mason	Animatronics - Body Fabrication
Charles K Aleka	Stunt Player
Kenny Alexander	Stunt Player
Gregg Smrz	Stunt Coordinator - Stunt Co-Coordinator
Eddie Yansick	Stunt Coordinator - Stunt Co-Coordinator
Christopher Antonucci	Stunt Player
John Ashker	Stunt Player
Gregory J Barnett	Stunt Player
David Barrett	Stunt Player
Paul Beahm	Stunt Player
Joey Box	Stunt Player
John Branagan	Stunt Player
Bob F Brown	Stunt Player
Troy T 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 Culatta	Stunt Player
Craig Davis	Stunt Player
Tim A Davison	Stunt Player
Steve Derelian	Stunt Player
Paul Eliopoulos	Stunt Player
Masa Endo	Stunt Player
Jonathan Eusebio	Stunt Player
Roel Failma	Stunt Player
Dane Farwell	Stunt Player
Eddie Fernandez	Stunt Player
Colin Fong	Stunt Player
Robert Galotti ('Rock')	Stunt Player
Dale Gibson	Stunt Player
Tim Gilbert	Stunt Player
Tanner Gill	Stunt Player
Dong Quan Ha	Stunt Player
Shane Habberstad	Stunt Player
Randy Hall	Stunt Player
Steven Ho	Stunt Player
Zach Hudson	Stunt Player
Yoshio Iizuka	Stunt Player
Brian Imada	Stunt Player
Steven Ito	Stunt Player
Terry Jackson	Stunt Player
Keii Johnston	Stunt Player
Brett Jones	Stunt Player
Kim Kahana	Stunt Player
Jon W Kishi	Stunt Player
Hiro Koda	Stunt Player
Kim 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 M Martin	Stunt Player
Steven Louis Martinez	Stunt Player
Dustin J Meier	Stunt Player
Edward K Mook	Stunt Player
Hien Nguyen	Stunt Player
Christopher R O'Hara	Stunt Player
Carrick O'Quinn	Stunt Player
Vladimir Orlov	Stunt Player
Michael P 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
Maro Uo Richmond	Stunt Player
Shawn Robinson	Stunt Player
David Rowden	Stunt Player
Mike Rufino	Stunt Player
Joey Sakata	Stunt Player
Spencer Sano	Stunt Player
Myke Schwartz	Stunt Player
Paul E Short	Stunt Player
Gunter Simon	Stunt Player
Brian Simpson	Stunt Player
Erik Stabenau	Stunt Player
Mark Stefanich	Stunt Player
Jim Stephan	Stunt Player
Philip Tan	Stunt Player
Frank Torres	Stunt Player
Gary Toy	Stunt Player
Mike Trisler	Stunt Player
Jon Valera	Stunt Player
Jose L Vasquez	Stunt Player
Lee Waddell Jr	Stunt Player
David Wald	Stunt Player
Scott Waugh	Stunt Player
Alex Wen	Stunt Player
Lee Whittaker	Stunt Player
Bryan J Williams	Stunt Player
Thomas E Williams	Stunt Player
Danny Wong	Stunt Player
Scott Workman	Stunt Player
Marcus Young	Stunt Player
Ron Winston Yuan	Stunt Player
Production Management	Credit
Jennifer Webb	Assistant Production Coordinator
John J Smith	Line Producer
John J Smith	Production Manager
John J Smith	Project Manager
Arthur Anderson	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Cate Hardman	Script Supervisor
Stephen Fischer	Assistant Location Manager (Los Angeles)
Gary MacPherson	Production Coordinator
Ginger Peterson	Location Manager
Mark Rabinowitz	DGA Trainee
Devon Dibble	Production Coordinator
Joan Cunningham	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Mitchell J Coughlin	Project Manager - Project Supervisor
Kenneth E Fix	Location Manager
Daniel Wainrib	Assistant Location Manager
Richard Stenta	Line Producer
Joan Cunningham	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jeff Bilger	Assistant Director - Additional Second Assistant Director
Joan Cunningham	Assistant Director
Alison Troy	Assistant Director - Additional Second Assistant Director
Randol Perelman-Taylor	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Bronwyn Preston	Unit Publicity
Sound	Credit
Mark P Stoeckinger	Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom	Rerecording Mixer
Joel Shryack	Boom Operator
Greg Zimmerman	Foley Recordist
Ronald G Roumas	Rerecording
Gabriel Guy	ADR Mixer
Laura Graham	ADR Editor
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Richard Bryce Goodman	Sound
Richard Bryce Goodman	Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Paul Jyrala	Sound Editor
Zack Davis	ADR Supervisor
Burtis Bills	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Bryan Bowen	Sound Designer
Jamie Christopherson	Audio
Willard Overstreet	Foley Editor
David Marquette	Recording Engineer - Assistant Engineer
James Moriana	Foley Artist
Mark Ormandy	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Brandon Proctor	ADR Mixer - Mix Technician
Alan Rankin	Supervising Sound Editor - Co-Supervising Sound Editor
David E Fluhr	Rerecording Mixer
Glynna Grimala	Audio
Bruce Tanis	Sound Designer
Jeffrey B Wilhoit	Foley Artist
Lee Alexander	Sound Mixer
Perry D Robertson	Sound Editor
Eliza Zebert	ADR Editor
Wylie Stateman	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Jurgen Scharpf	ADR Mixer - Mix Technician
Dutch Hill	Audio
Victor Ray Ennis	Supervising Sound Editor - Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Simon Rhodes	Rerecording Mixer - Recorder and Mixer
Tony Lamberti	Audio
David Fluhr	Rerecording Mixer - Re-Recording Sound Mixer
Jay Wilkinson	Sound Effects - Sound Effects Recordist
Geoffrey G Rubay	Audio
Randy Thom	Rerecording Mixer - Re-Recording Sound Mixer
Wade Wilson	Audio
Visual Effects	Credit
Payam Shohadai	Matte Painter - Digital Painting
Jerry Sells	Compositing Supervisor
Payam Shohadai	Digital Effects - Digital Painting
Artaya Boonsoong	Animator - Lead Compositor/Animation
Kevin Yagher	Special Effects Assistant - Special Make-Up Effects Creater
Kevin Lingenfelser	Visual Effects Supervisor
Jan Aaris	Special Effects Supervisor
David T Altenau	CG Supervisor
Irving Moy	CGI Artist - CG TD
David Miner Jr	Mechanical Special Effects - Mechanical Technician
Bridgitte Nance	Visual Effects - VFX Coordinator
Steven Riley	Special Effects - Special Effects Purchaser
Jamie Kelman	Modelmaker - Mold/Lab Technician
Joni Jacobson	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Phil Cory	Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Cory	Special Effects Foreman
Clark Campbell	Visual Effects Editor
Kevin Elam	Visual Effects Producer
Mike Edmonson	Special Effects Foreman
Fred Cervantes	Special Effects - Body Effects
Glen Gustafson	Digital Effects - Digital Imaging Technician
John Frazier	Special Effects Supervisor
John McLeod	Special Effects Coordinator - Special Effects Set Coordinator
Johnnie Spence	Mechanical Special Effects - Mechanical Technician
Kevin Clark	Visual Effects Editor - VFX Editor
Cliff Mueller	Animator - CG Animator
David Satchwell	CGI Artist - CG Animator/Lighter
Payam Shohadai	Visual Effects Supervisor
David Simmons	Special Effects Coordinator - Special Effects Co-Coordinator
Lynn Basas	Animator
Darren D Kiner	CGI Artist - CG Lighter
Paul Flinchbaugh	Digital Effects - Digital Assistant
David Kudell	Digital Effects - Digital Assistant
Brian Ripley	CGI Artist - CG Texture Painter
Lee W Lebaigue	Digital Effects - Digital Assistant
Lynn Basas	CGI Artist - CG Modeler
David Lingenfelser	Digital Effects - Digital Compositor
Kama Moiha	Digital Effects - Digital Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Janis Clark	Hair Stylist - Key Hair Stylist
Mitchell J Coughlin	Makeup Supervisor - Special Effects Make-up Supervisor
Carol F Doran	Wig Maker
Rufus Hearn	Hair - Hair Technician
Kevin Yagher	Makeup Effects - Special Makeup Effects
Anthony J Scarano	Costumer
Nick Scarano	Costume Designer
Nick Scarano	Costume Supervisor
Alan Weisinger	Makeup - Nicolas Cage's Makeup
Alan Weisinger	Makeup Artist
Rick Stratton	Makeup Effects - Special Effects Key Makeup
Jamie Kelman	Makeup - Special Effects Make-Up
William A Farley	Hair Stylist - Nicolas Cage's Hair Stylist
Brian Callahan	Costumer
Robert A Phillips	Hair - Hair Technician
Joe Coscia	Hair Stylist - Nicolas Cage's Hair Stylist
Mark Landon	Makeup
Shelley Lavelle	Costumer
Jorge Gonzalez	Costumer
Joe Coscia	Hair Stylist
Steve LaPorte	Makeup
Bill Myer	Makeup
William A Farley	Hair Stylist
Richard Schoen	Costumer - Key Military Costumer
Linda A Rizzuto	Hair Stylist
Maggie Myer	Makeup
Linda Leiter-Sharp	Hair Stylist

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