The Alamo (2004)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

John Lee Hancock

Writers (WGA):

Leslie Bohem (written by) and
Stephen Gaghan (written by) ...
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Release Date:

9 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War | Western

Tagline:

You will never forget

Plot:

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Alamo | Siege | Sam Houston | Davy Crockett

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Sam Houston
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Davy Crockett
Jason Patric	...	James Bowie
Patrick Wilson	...	William Travis
Emilio Echevarría	...	Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Jordi Mollà	...	Juan Seguin
Leon Rippy	...	Sgt. William Ward
Tom Davidson	...	Colonel Green Jameson
Marc Blucas	...	James Bonham
Robert Prentiss	...	Albert Grimes
Kevin Page	...	Micajah Autry
Joe Stevens	...	Mial Scurlock
Stephen Bruton	...	Captain Almeron Dickinson
Laura Clifton	...	Susanna Dickinson
Ricardo Chavira	...	Private Gregorio Esparza (as Ricardo S. Chavira)
Steven Chester Prince	...	Lieutenant John Forsythe
Craig Erickson	...	Tom Waters
Nick Kokich	...	Daniel Cloud
Richard Nance	...	Grey #1
Jett Garner	...	Grey #2
Estephania LeBaron	...	Juana
Afemo Omilami	...	Sam
Edwin Hodge	...	Joe
Emily Deschanel	...	Rosanna Travis
Blue Deckert	...	Colorado Smith
Turk Pipkin	...	Issac Millsaps
Brandon Smith	...	Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Neill
Tommy G. Kendrick	...	T.J. Rusk
W. Earl Brown	...	David Burnet
Tom Everett	...	Mosley Baker
Rance Howard	...	Governor Smith
Stewart Finlay-McLennan	...	James Grant
Matt O'Leary	...	Boy in Store
John S. Davies	...	Store Owner
Kit Gwin	...	Mrs. Ayers
Castulo Guerra	...	General Castrillon
Francisco Philbert	...	General Cos
Mauricio Zatarain	...	Colonel Jose Batres
Flavio Hinojosa	...	Colonel Juan Almonte
Hugo Pérez	...	Charging Mexican Soldier
Jesus Mayorga	...	Battery Private
Hector Garcia	...	Battery Sergeant
Roland Uribe	...	Colonel Duque
Ruben G. Rojas	...	Francisco Esparza
Lanell Pena	...	Ana Esparza
Michael Crabtree	...	Deaf Smith
Anna Reyes	...	Tejano Child
Sonia Montoya	...	Stunning Tejana's Mother
Elena Hurst	...	Stunning Tejana
Lynn Mathis	...	James Hackett
Charles Sanders	...	Stage Manager
Rutherford Cravens	...	Mr. Smith
Dameon Clarke	...	Mr. Jones
Tim Mateer	...	Bill The Rider
Nathan Price	...	Charlie Travis
Don Javier Castillo	...	Don Jose Palaez
Lonnie Rodriguez	...	Mexican Scout
Julio Cedillo	...	General Cos' Messenger (as Julio Cesar Cedillo)
Buck Taylor	...	Settler
Oscar D. Silva	...	Firing Squad First Lieutenant
Marc Menchaca	...	Fifer
Safia Gray	...	Ursula Veramendi
Eric Montoya	...	Enrique Esparza
Michael Clossin	...	Tennessean #1
Robert Bassetti	...	Bowie Man in Street
Nathan Walker	...	Goliad Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bert Beatson	...	The Messenger (uncredited)
Aidan Black	...	Jackson Rusk (uncredited)
Wendy Bonn	...	Lady in Blue Dress (uncredited)
Crystal Marie Dudley	...	Camp follower (uncredited)
Charles E. Gray	...	Alamo defender (uncredited)
Celina Hernandez	...	Tejano prostitute (uncredited)
Richard Jones	...	Drinking old-timer (uncredited)
Frank Matthews	...	Joseph M. Hawkins (uncredited)
Krystal Morton	...	Angelina Dickinson (uncredited)
Robert C. Pemelton	...	Texan soldier (uncredited)
Alyssa Petersen	...	Settler (uncredited)
Amanda Petersen	...	Settler (uncredited)
Ann Taylor	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Frank Thompson	...	Texian Politician (uncredited)
Clint Tidwell	...	Texan Defender (uncredited)
Tony Wolford	...	Crocketts' group of men (uncredited)
Daniel Zubiate	...	Texian Sargeant (uncredited)

Directed by
John Lee Hancock

Writing credits (WGA)
Leslie Bohem		(written by) and
Stephen Gaghan		(written by) and
John Lee Hancock		(written by)

Produced by
Todd Hallowell	....	executive producer
K.C. Hodenfield	....	associate producer
Ron Howard	....	producer
Mark Johnson	....	producer
Philip Steuer	....	executive producer
Louisa Velis	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
Dean Semler

Film Editing by
Eric L. Beason

Casting by
Ronna Kress

Production Design by
Michael Corenblith

Art Direction by
Lauren E. Polizzi
Dan Webster

Set Decoration by
Carla Curry

Costume Design by
Daniel Orlandi

Makeup Department
Angela Angel	....	makeup artist
Ozzie Ausburne	....	makeup artist
Robin Beauchesne	....	makeup artist
Amy Bell	....	makeup artist
Ron Berkeley	....	makeup artist: Mr. Quaid
Troy Breeding	....	makeup artist
Meg Brennan	....	makeup artist
Celena Burkett	....	makeup artist
Jacenda Burkett	....	makeup artist
Chelsea Carpenter	....	hair stylist (as Chelsey M. Carpenter)
Catherine Conrad	....	makeup artist
Bridget Cook	....	hair stylist (as Bridget M. Cook)
Marvin Day	....	makeup artist
Carol F. Doran	....	wig maker: Mr. Thornton
Becki Drake	....	makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan	....	makeup artist: Mr. Thornton (as Lynne Eagen)
Sharon Ray Ely	....	hair stylist (as Sharon Ely)
Terri Ewton	....	hair stylist
Tracy Fleming	....	hair stylist
Melissa Forney	....	hair stylist (as Melissa D. Forney)
Greg Funk	....	key makeup artist (as Gregory C. Funk)
Desiree Gonzalez	....	makeup artist
Katy Hall	....	makeup artist
Diane Hardin	....	makeup artist
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup department head (as Edouard F. Henriques III)
Jennifer Hodges	....	hair stylist
Kalen Hoyle	....	makeup artist
Philip Ivey	....	hair stylist: Mr. Thornton (as Phillip 'Mr. P' Ivey)
John McBurney	....	makeup artist (as John C. McBurney)
Karina Morales	....	makeup artist
Darylin Nagy	....	makeup artist
Kelly Nelson	....	hair stylist: Mr. Quaid
Roxie Norman	....	hair stylist
Carla Palmer	....	makeup artist (as Carla E. Palmer)
Leola Perez	....	hair stylist
Thomas Real	....	key hair stylist
Kimmie Rhodes	....	hair stylist
Charmaine Richards	....	hair stylist
Joe Rivera	....	makeup artist
Kim Santantonio	....	hair department head
Valecia Sarmento	....	makeup artist
Melizah Schmidt	....	hair stylist
Cynthia Skye	....	makeup artist (as Cynthia G. Skye)
Kara Sutherlin	....	makeup artist
Janet Tallent-Dickson	....	makeup artist
Marlene D. Whiton	....	makeup artist
Joani Yarbrough	....	hair stylist: Mr. Thornton
Charles Yusko	....	hair stylist
Claude Díaz	....	hair department head: second unit (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard E. Chapla Jr.	....	production supervisor
Susann Jones	....	post-production supervisor
Kathleen McGill	....	unit production manager
Philip Steuer	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Castaldi	....	second second assistant director
Phil Hardage	....	assistant director: second unit
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director
Joyce McCarthy	....	assistant director: second unit
Phil Neilson	....	second unit director
Jeff Okabayashi	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Steve Allen	....	carpenter
Wendy Bonn	....	assistant property master
Wendy Bonn	....	scenic artist
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist
Bart Brown	....	set dresser
Craig Byrom	....	construction foreman
Charisse Cardenas	....	set designer
Raul V. Carrera	....	greens foreman
Tony Castagnola	....	greens coordinator
Larry Clark	....	paint supervisor
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Kevin Cross	....	assistant art director
April Crump	....	set dresser
Patricia Dillon	....	draper
David Forline	....	blacksmith: historical reconstructions
William F. Gambill	....	shop lead painter
Dwayne Grady	....	props
Archie Hankins	....	carpenter
Kelley A. Hankins	....	painter
Mark Hanks	....	set dresser
Al Hobbs	....	assistant art director
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint foreman
Margaret Johnson	....	greensman
Thomas V. Johnson	....	on-set stand-by painter
Nyima Johnston	....	property assistant
Michael Leonard	....	set dresser
Garcia L. Sonia	....	painter
Ross Macdonald	....	propmaker
Mark Maloof	....	painter gangboss
David Menefee	....	propmaker
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Cory Parker	....	set dresser
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Shane Patrick	....	leadman
Frank Piercy	....	paint foreman
Dewey Rash	....	head sculptor
James L. Roberts	....	prop shop supervisor
Steve Sawhill	....	swing
Terry Scott	....	construction coordinator
Charles Seale	....	carpenter
Randy Severs	....	sculptor
Phil Shirey	....	assistant set decorator
Corissa Smith	....	prop painter
Wallace R. Symns	....	greens coordinator
Byron Scott Thomas	....	props
Patrick Thornton	....	sculptor
Ciro Vuoso	....	construction general foreman
Tom Ward	....	construction coordinator
Stefan Wilcox	....	assistant props
Randall D. Wilkins	....	set designer (as Randall Wilkins)
Robert R. Wonson	....	set dresser
Koen Wooten	....	props
Dennis Collins	....	painter (uncredited)
Bill Hay	....	props (uncredited)
Dylan Martens	....	props (uncredited)
Michele Mulkey	....	props (uncredited)
Forest Myers	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Keith Bilderbeck	....	sound editor
Derek Casari	....	foley engineer
Jeremiah Clifton	....	adr engineer
Kay Colvin	....	utility sound
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Gerrior	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Gabriel Guy	....	sound recordist
Jamie Hardt	....	assistant sound editor
William Jacobs	....	sound editor
Brian W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Jon Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Steve Kohler	....	pre-mix recordist
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects designer
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects editor
Charles Maynes	....	sound recordist
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
John Morris	....	supervising foley editor
Angelo Palazzo	....	sound effects editor
John Pritchett	....	production sound mixer
Miguel Rivera	....	sound effects editor
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Brad Sokol	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Stearns	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Stubblefield	....	sound editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects director
Kevin Bowers	....	special effects technician
Robert Clark	....	key sculptor
Kyle Ross Collinsworth	....	special effects technician
Val Crawford	....	hair/fur department
Dan Crawley	....	special effects foreman
Roderic 'Mick' Duff	....	special effects technician
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects foreman
Steve Frusher	....	special effects technician
Flax Glor	....	special effects crew
Danny Howe	....	special effects
Greg Kilmer	....	special effects technician
Marcus LaPorte	....	mold maker
Tracie Laymon	....	special effects office coordinator
Roger Lifsey	....	special effects foreman
Jack Lynch	....	special effects technician
James W. McCormick	....	special effects
Jeff Miller	....	special effects
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects
Mark Rappaport	....	special effects: prop horses and steer
Gary Schaedler	....	special effects
Shane Scott	....	special effects technician
Bob Trevino	....	special effects technician
Hill Vinot	....	mold maker: creature effects
Michael Wilks	....	special effects technician
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	special effects technician
Russ Herpich	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Daphne Apellanes-Ackerson	....	roto artist/compositor: Matte World Digital (as Daphne Ackerson)
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor
Kane Brassington	....	roto artist: Matte World Digital
Scott Brisbane	....	roto artist/matte artist: Matte World Digital
Glenn Cotter	....	3D artist: Matte World Digital
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor
Matt Davis	....	Spydercam rigger technician
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	visual effects executive producer: Matte World Digital
Tim Drnec	....	Spydercam coordinator
Christopher Evans	....	digital matte artist: Matte World Digital
Brian Hanable	....	digital compositor
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Kip Larsen	....	visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Kevin Lin	....	quality control coordinator, digital intermediate: Efilm/Panavision
Patrick Loungway	....	visual effects cameraman: Matte World Digital
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor
Darren Mortillaro	....	technical artist: Matte World Digital
Nyeland Newel	....	roto artist: Matte World Digital
Scott Paider	....	Spydercam head rigger
Patrick Phillips	....	visual effects
Paul Rivera	....	chief technical artist: Matte World Digital
Ken Rogerson	....	visual effects editor: Matte World Digital
Todd Semmes	....	aerial effects coordinator
Todd R. Smith	....	technical artist: Matte World Digital
Chris Stoski	....	digital matte artist: Matte World Digital
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Morgan Trotter	....	3D artist: Matte World Digital
Simon Walton	....	head of systems: Matte World Digital
Julie Jang	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Jeffrey Louie	....	Inferno senior production engineer (uncredited)
Zachary Lo	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
David Alvarado	....	stunts
Austin Anderson	....	utility stunts: cast/specialty horses
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt player
Thomas E. Bentley	....	stunts
Kevin A. Bode	....	stunts
Vance W. Boyd	....	stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Dennis Quaid
John Cann	....	utility stunts
Craig Carter	....	stunts
Mark Chavarria	....	stunts
Geovanny Corvera	....	stunts
Robert Cota	....	stunts
Jeff Danoff	....	utility stunts
Dino Dos Santos	....	utility stunts
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Randy Fife	....	stunts
Richie Gaona	....	stunt performer
Tad Griffith	....	stunts
Beau Holden	....	utility stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Ronald Jaynes	....	stunt performer
Krisztian Kery	....	stunts
Markus Langhans	....	utility stunts
Juddson Keith Linn	....	stunts
Anderson Martin	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Scott Miller	....	utility stunts
D.J. Morrison	....	stunt performer
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator
Philip Olivas	....	stunts
Gábor Piroch	....	stunts
Clint Quintero	....	stunts
Víctor Quintero	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Scott Roland	....	stunts
Jeff Schwan	....	stunts
Jeff Seale	....	additional stunts
Patrick Shining Elk	....	stunts
Randy Sigley	....	utility stunts
Frank Torres	....	utility stunts
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunts
Bryon Weiss	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunt coordinator
Larry Cashion	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Gil Dean	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles E. Gray	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Matthews	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ross Nolan	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Richard Phillips	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Wolford	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Troy Anderson	....	electrician
Roger Basquette	....	digital video assist operator
Stephen Beasley	....	best boy electric: rigging unit
Jerry G. Callaway	....	director of photography: second unit
Peter Clarson	....	lighting consultant
Brown Cooper	....	additional camera operator
Theda Cunningham	....	additional second assistant camera
Andy deBruyn	....	grip
Sean Devine	....	dolly grip: "c" camera
Megan Forste	....	assistant camera
James J. Gilson	....	gaffer
Victoria Gonzales	....	assistant camera
Courtney Harrell	....	additional second assistant camera
Kim Heath	....	key rigging grip
Robert Hicks	....	rigging grip
Donald R. Howe Jr.	....	second assistant camera
Jason Keene	....	grip
Matthew King	....	second assistant camera
Kurt Kornemann	....	grip
John L. Lewis	....	gaffer
Greg Lomas	....	grip
James Marks	....	camera crane operator
John Martens	....	chief rigging technician
Fred L. McLane	....	first assistant camera
Eric Montes	....	rigging electrician
Glen Moorman	....	camera production assistant
John Murphy	....	dolly grip
Edward A. Navarro	....	additional rigging electrician
Trevor Nelson	....	camera intern
Deana Newcomb	....	still photographer
John O'Connor	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark O'Kane	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Phillip Renke	....	grip
Donis Rhoden	....	best boy grip: Texas
Stephen Ritchey	....	rigging grip
Chad Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Tony Rivetti	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Ty Roberts	....	camera production assistant
Peter D. Roome	....	additional first assistant camera
Wally Rowell	....	additional electrician
Adam Drew Schwartz	....	additional second assistant camera
John Sheeren	....	additional first assistant camera
Peter Simonite	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Greg Travis	....	rigging electrician
Leif E. Ulvog	....	grip
Sebastian Vega	....	assistant camera: second unit
Ezra Venetos	....	grip
Atom Vyvial	....	grip
Kelly Way	....	electrician
Thomas Young	....	additional assistant camera
Tim Braneff	....	grip (uncredited)
Todd Loos	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Eric Pickett	....	video assist (uncredited)

Casting Department
Victoria Acosta	....	key extras casting coordinator
Kira Burns	....	extras casting assistant
Billy Dowd	....	extras casting
Teresa Neptune	....	location casting associate
Courtney Sheinin	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Javier Arrieta	....	key costumer
Stephany Baskin	....	set costumer
Dan Bronson	....	costume supervisor
Nanrose Buchman	....	assistant costume designer
James P. Cullen	....	key costumer
James Irvin Gates	....	head tailor
Annette Hoffman	....	set costumer/seamstress (as Annette Hoffman McCaughtry)
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costume supervisor
Marjorie McCown	....	assistant costume designer
Elspeth Lauder Mickel	....	seamstress (as Elspeth Lauder Mason)
Leeann Radeka	....	costumer
Elaine Ramires	....	costume supervisor
John H. Smith	....	costume stitcher
Stephanie A. Steel	....	costume production assistant
Yvonne Wilburn	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Patrick J. Barry	....	assistant film editor
Steve Bowen	....	digital color timer
Paul Covington	....	assistant editor
Ben Estrada	....	digital colorist assistant
Jim Flynn	....	assistant editor
Alan Heim	....	additional film editor
Mark Rathaus	....	associate editor
David Rosenbloom	....	additional film editor
Jeff Schweikart	....	post-production assistant
Lorene Simpson	....	digital intermediate producer
Julian Smirke	....	apprentice editor
Don Thompson	....	first assistant editor
Dennis Thorlaksen	....	assistant editor
Sam Tirado	....	dailies colorist

Music Department
Carter Burwell	....	conductor
Carter Burwell	....	orchestrator
Craig Eastman	....	composer: additional music "The Mysterious Ali M"
Craig Eastman	....	musician: fiddle and mandolin
Michael Farrow	....	music scoring mixer
Tony Finno	....	music preparation
Jennifer Hammond	....	music arranger: "La Zandunga"
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Bryan Lawson	....	music editor
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Dean Parker	....	music assistant
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor
Jason Stasium	....	digital score recordist
Booker White	....	music preparation
Booker White	....	music research consultant
Booker White	....	on-screen music preparation
Seth Boggess	....	scoring assistant engineer (uncredited)
David Box	....	on-set music instructor (uncredited)
Jason Elinoff	....	musician: viola (uncredited)
Bear McCreary	....	musician: accordion (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Monica Allen	....	transportation dispatcher
Charles Coulter	....	driver: honeywagon
Sam Craytor	....	driver
Greg Faucett	....	transportation co-captain
Phil Schriber	....	transportation coordinator
Steven Willhoite	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Curtis Akin	....	boss wrangler
Taylor Anderson	....	artillery trainer
Natalie Angel	....	assistant: Mr. Wilson
John Arszyla	....	medic
Mateo Barnstone	....	location scout
Bert Beatson	....	stand-in: Mr. Thornton
Meg Beatty	....	set production assistant
Lola Belsito	....	production secretary
Melissa Binder	....	textile artist
Kevin Bowers	....	effects technician
Robin Brackeen	....	accounting assistant
Brinton Bryan	....	set production assistant
Anne Carr	....	additional medic
David Carrico	....	wrangler
Doug Carter	....	set production assistant
Diana Mia Cevallos	....	liaison: Chapman
Joshua D. Clark	....	location assistant
Joshua J. Cotten	....	set intern
Vern Crofoot	....	master armorer
Amanda Curry	....	first assistant accountant
Jesus F. de la Teja	....	historical data
Craig Eastman	....	fiddle coach
Colin Edlund	....	caterer
Jerry Evans	....	choreographer
Kathryn Feller	....	assistant: Mr. Thornton
Chris Silver Finigan	....	production accountant
Bart Fisher	....	production assistant
Nate Flansburgh	....	stand-in: Mr. Patric
Christopher John Flournoy	....	re-enactor associate
Gladys Flournoy	....	re-enactor administrator
J.R. Flournoy	....	re-enactor coordinator
Robbie Friedmann	....	assistant location manager
Pam Fuller	....	script supervisor: splinter unit (as Pam Fuller Vasquez)
Erick Garibay	....	additional craft service
Laura Gary	....	studio teacher
Stanford Gilbert	....	armorer
Kayse Goodell	....	production assistant
Gina Grande	....	script supervisor
Mark Hale	....	gun trainer
Stephen L. Hardin	....	historical consultant (as Stephen L. Hardin PhD)
Evan Henke	....	production assistant
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Mr. Quaid
Lt.Col. Alan C. Huffines	....	military advisor
Marike Jainchill	....	set production assistant
Valerie Johnson	....	set production assistant
Vicki V. Johnson	....	unit medic
Nyima Johnston	....	armorer assistant
Valerie Jupe	....	production assistant
Katie R. Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Hancock
Brian King	....	title designer
Laura King	....	construction medic
Margo Kornemann	....	second assistant accountant
Shauna L. Kroen	....	assistant accountant
Krista Kuebler	....	accounting clerk
Bill Lanier	....	office production assistant (as William Lanier)
Bill Lanier	....	office production assistant
Johnny K.M. Lee	....	assistant: Mr. Molla
Ernie Malik	....	unit publicist
Tosawi Marshall	....	native american consultant
K. Lynn Martin	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jennifer Martinson	....	production assistant
Dave McComb	....	post-production accountant
Keri Moorhouse	....	wrangler department administrator
Rana Morrison	....	location advisor
Brian Murphy	....	production assistant
Rich Newman	....	production assistant
Wesley Oliver	....	assistant: Mr. Hancock
John K. Patterson	....	key assistant location manager
Damon Phillips	....	caterer
Joel Poage	....	key chef
Katie Pruitt	....	additional location production assistant
Rebecca Quick	....	production assistant
Virle S. Reid	....	armorer
Tara Reimers	....	assistant: Mr. Patric and Mr. Echevarría
Rick Roesch	....	payroll accountant
Mika Saito	....	production coordinator
Steve Salada	....	assistant production office coordinator: prep
Daniel Salas-Porras	....	production coordinator
Brooke Satrazemis	....	script supervisor: second unit
Marvin Schroeder	....	wrangler
Kristin Scott	....	assistant: Mr. Thornton (as Kristin L. Scott)
Christopher Scull	....	set production assistant
Libby Shani	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
M.K. Shaw	....	payroll accountant
Mark Simone	....	assistant: Mr. Steuer
Max Sturgeon	....	production assistant
Tony Swatton	....	sword maker
Lauren Swearingen	....	assistant production coordinator
Raigen Thornton	....	key paramedic
Dr. Arnold C. Vento	....	language consultant: Spanish
Santiago Villalobos	....	re-enactor
Karen Wacker	....	travel coordinator
Shawna Wagenaar	....	re-enactor associate
Connie Wang	....	clearance administrator
Ryan Whan	....	assistant post-production accountant
Steve White	....	assistant location manager
Stefan Wilcox	....	armorer
Eric A. Williams	....	location manager
Robin Williams	....	accounting clerk
Tom Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
LouAnn Wu	....	set production assistant
Sandra L. Yeary	....	first accountant
Gil Dean	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Walter H. Norris	....	office production assistant: preparation (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Frank Thompson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures
• Imagine Entertainment

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2004) (Germany) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Matte World Digital (visual effects)
• Pacific Title (digital effects and opticals)
• Buena Vista Imaging (additional digital effects and opticals)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Buena Vista Imaging  additional opticals
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate (as E-Film)
• Fury & Grace Digital  sound design (as Fury & Grace)
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Right Track Recording  score recording
• Tequila Mockingbird  adr stage
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Western Costume Company  period wardrobe

Also Known As:

The Alamo (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sustained intense battle sequences.

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12 | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40620) | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

At 51 acres, the set was the largest and most expensive set built in North America to date.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Davy Crockett did not surrender, nor was he captured. He died in battle. Mrs. Dickinson the only Anglo survivor recounts to a biographer,"I recognized Col. Crockett lying dead and mutilated between the church and the two story barrack building, and even remember seeing his peculiar cap lying by his side". Ben, a former American slave who acted as cook for one of Santa Anna's officers, maintained that Crockett's body was found in the barracks surrounded by "no less than sixteen Mexican corpses", with Crockett's knife buried in one of them. There is no verification of the De La Pena letters and most scholars now agree they were a deliberate fabrication.

Quotes:

Davy Crockett: What are you sellin', Sam?
Sam Houston: Something a certain congressman might need in the future.
Davy Crockett: Are you sellin' rocking chairs, Sam?
Sam Houston: I'm selling Texas.
Davy Crockett: Now, what would I want with Norte Mexico?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Alamo Documentary (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

La Zandunga

Surprised at the negative reviews

I've rarely been as surprised by the reviews I've read here - or disagreed with them more - than I was for this film. Most of the ones here are negative and call this film boring, poorly done and lacking in character development.

I am very easily bored. At just over 2 hours, I found this film captivating. Poorly done? John Lee Hancock's film is one of the most effectively produced I can remember. Not one moment of this film was shot on a sound stage. They took 50 acres in Texas and actually rebuilt the entire city of San Antonio de Behar and the Alamo and shot the entire movie in situ.

But the most amazing aspect of these reviews is the repeated accusation of lack of character development. I came away from this film understanding for the first time who William Barrett Travis, David Crockett, James Bowie and Sam Houston really were. The human underneath the legend as it were. David Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton) has a great line in this movie: "If it were just me, simple David from Tennessee, I might go over that wall one night and take my chances. But this Davy Crockett feller - people are watching him". Lack of character development? I don't think so.

The piece de resistance, though, and the one that made me take fingers to keys and write this review (something I almost never do) was the review which claims there was no tribute given to Tejano assistance in the Texas Revolution. Did this person see the same film I did? Or did he/she take a bathroom break every time Juan Seguin's character was on screen? The PRIMARY thing I learned from this historically accurate-as-possible-when-making-a-movie film was ... ta da .... the involvement of the Tejanos! I had never really considered before that there was a brother-against-brother aspect to the Alamo, but it was very implicit in this film.

Ignore the negative reviews, particularly if you are a history buff, and see this film.