The Polar Express

Synopsis

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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Cast

Tom Hanks

Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Leslie Zemeckis

Sister Sarah / Mother

Eddie Deezen

Know-It-All

Nona Gaye

Hero Girl (voice)

Peter Scolari

Billy / Lonely Boy

Michael Jeter

Smokey / Steamer

Josh Hutcherson

Hero Boy (motion capture)

Daryl Sabara

Hero Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett

Lonely Boy (voice)

Tinashe

Hero Girl (motion capture)

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Brendan King

Pastry Chef

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Andy Pellick

Pastry Chef

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Josh Eli

Waiter

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Mark Mendonca

Waiter

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Rolondas Hendricks

Waiter

Mark Goodman

Waiter

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Jon Scott

Waiter

Gregory Gast

Waiter

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Sean Scott

Waiter

Gordon Hart

Waiter

Crew

Art

• Masako Masuda Set Designer
• Rick Carter Production Design
• Doug Chiang Production Design
• Karen O'Hara Set Decoration
• Tony Fanning Art Direction
• James Hegedus Art Direction
• Alicia Maccarone Art Direction
• Norman Newberry Art Direction
• Erin Collins Butler Art Department Coordinator
• Diana Goodwin Art Department Coordinator
• Mike Stassi Assistant Art Director
• Andrew L. Jones Assistant Art Director

Camera

• Don Burgess Director of Photography
• Robert Presley Director of Photography
• Patrick B. O'Brien Camera Operator
• François Duhamel Still Photographer
• Michael J. Coo Key Grip
• Mark P. Coo Grip
• David Howard Camera Operator
• Matt Cohen Camera Operator
• Adam W. Erler Grip
• Mitchell K. Hiniker Grip
• Steven Cueva Assistant Camera
• Craig Kohtala Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Joanna Johnston Costume Design
• Pamela Wise Costume Supervisor
• Kathryn Blondell Hair Designer
• Deborah La Mia Denaver Key Makeup Artist
• Daniel C. Striepeke Makeup Artist
• Audrey L. Anzures Key Hair Stylist
• Ketty Gonzalez Hairstylist
• Anthony Almaraz Set Costumer
• Scott Owen Set Dressing Artist
• Robin Richesson Costume Illustrator
• Scott Parrish Hairstylist
• Diana Wilson Key Costumer

Crew

• John Carrafa Choreographer
• Rob Bredow Digital Effects Supervisor
• Mark Lambert Digital Effects Supervisor
• Alberto Menache Digital Effects Supervisor
• Sean Phillips Digital Effects Supervisor
• Martin A. Kline Visual Effects Art Director
• Chris Juen Digital Producer
• George Denes Suhayda Visual Effects Art Director
• Timothy Eaton Visual Effects Editor
• Michael Lantieri Special Effects Coordinator
• Jane E. Russell Unit Publicist
• Randy Cantor Transportation Coordinator

Directing

• Robert Zemeckis Director
• Luca Kouimelis Script Supervisor
• Josh McLaglen First Assistant Director
• Rick Kelly Second Assistant Director
• Fernando Benítez Layout
• Juan Gonzalez Layout
• Corey Hels Layout
• Maks Naporowski Layout
• Carlos Pedroza Layout
• Joseph Thomas Layout
• Steve Starkey Second Unit Director

Editing

• R. Orlando Duenas Editor
• Jeremiah O'Driscoll Editor
• Alison Learned Wolf First Assistant Editor
• Alex Olivares First Assistant Editor
• Ryan Chan Assistant Editor
• Jon Null Dialogue Editor
• Terry Haggar Color Timer
• W. Layne Mcdonald Additional Editing
• Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
• Mo Henry Negative Cutter
• James Andrykowski Assistant Editor
• Jan Yarbrough Colorist

Lighting

• Steven C. McGee Chief Lighting Technician
• Bradlee Thomas Emmons III Rigging Gaffer
• Edward J. Cox Best Boy Electric
• Glen Gustafson Lighting Artist
• Ronald A. Miller Rigging Grip
• Ben Radcliffe Lighting Artist
• Frances Kumashiro Lighting Artist
• Mark Hamilton Lighting Artist

Production

• Gary Goetzman Producer
• Steve Starkey Producer
• William Teitler Producer
• Robert Zemeckis Producer
• Chris Van Allsburg Executive Producer
• Tom Hanks Executive Producer
• Jack Rapke Executive Producer
• Scot Boland Casting
• Victoria Burrows Casting
• Steven J. Boyd Co-Producer
• Debbie Denise Associate Producer
• Josh McLaglen Associate Producer

Sound

• Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer
• Brian Magerkurth Sound Recordist
• Scott Guitteau Sound Effects Editor
• David C. Hughes Sound Effects Editor
• Tom Johnson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Dennis Sands Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Dennis Leonard Supervising Sound Editor
• Alan Silvestri Songs
• Glen Ballard Songs
• Randy Thom Sound Designer
• William B. Kaplan Production Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

• David Schaub Animation Supervisor
• Craig Sost Visual Effects Producer
• Vladimir Todorov Character Designer
• Stephen M. Rickert Jr. VFX Editor
• John E. Sasaki Digital Compositors
• Oscar G. Castillo Visual Effects
• Timothy Loughran Visual Effects Coordinator
• Jim Berney Visual Effects Supervisor
• Martin L'Heureux Animation
• Michael Condro 3D Artist
• Alex Tysowsky Animation
• Alice V. Kaiserian Animation

Writing

• Robert Zemeckis Screenplay
• William Broyles Jr. Screenplay
• Chris Van Allsburg Book
• Maureen Beatty Storyboard
• Enfys Dickinson Creative Producer

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