
The Polar Express
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.
The Polar Express
November 10, 2004
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Cast (53)

Tom Hanks
Hero Boy / 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)

Brendan King
Pastry Chef

Andy Pellick
Pastry Chef

Josh Eli
Waiter

Mark Mendonca
Waiter

Rolondas Hendricks
Waiter

Mark Goodman
Waiter

Jon Scott
Waiter

Gregory Gast
Waiter

Sean Scott
Waiter

Gordon Hart
Waiter

Chris Coppola
Toothless Boy / Elf

Julene Renee
Red Head Girl / Elf

Charles Fleischer
Elf General

Steven Tyler
Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Phil Fondacaro
Elf

Mark Povinelli
Elf

Ed Gale
Elf

Dante Pastula
Little Boy

André Sogliuzzo
Smokey / Steamer (voice)

Isabella Peregrina
Sister Sarah (voice)

Eric Newton
Acrobatic Elf

Aidan O'Shea
Acrobatic Elf

Aaron Hendry
Acrobatic Elf

Kevin C. Carr
Acrobatic Elf

Bee Jay Joyer
Acrobatic Elf

Jena Carpenter
Acrobatic Elf

Karine Mauffrey
Acrobatic Elf

Elisabeth P. Carpenter
Acrobatic Elf

Bill Forchion
Acrobatic Elf

Devin Henderson
Acrobatic Elf

Sagiv Ben-Binyamin
Acrobatic Elf

Ashly Holloway
Sister Sarah

Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
Know-It-All

Chantel Valdivieso
Hero Girl

Hayden McFarland
Lonely Boy

Connor Matheus
Toothless Boy

Evan Sabara
Young Boy

Jack Angel
Wolves (uncredited)

Rodger Bumpass
Wolves (uncredited)

Dylan Cash
Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Cody Klop
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Patrick Stogner
(uncredited)
Crew (284)
Directing

Steve Starkey
Second Unit Director

Robert Zemeckis
Director

Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor

Juan Gonzalez
Layout

Rick Kelly
Second Assistant Director

Joseph Thomas
Layout

Fernando Benítez
Layout

Corey Hels
Layout

Carlos Pedroza
Layout

Maks Naporowski
Layout

Josh McLaglen
First Assistant Director
Writing

William Broyles Jr.
Screenplay

Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay

Enfys Dickinson
Creative Producer

Maureen Beatty
Storyboard

Chris Van Allsburg
Book
Production

Tom Hanks
Executive Producer

Peter M. Tobyansen
Associate Producer

Steve Starkey
Producer

Victoria Burrows
Casting

Robert Zemeckis
Producer

Steven J. Boyd
Co-Producer

Josh Einsohn
Casting Assistant

Gabriela Ríos
Production Office Coordinator

Gabriela Ríos
Production Coordinator

William Teitler
Producer

Zane Weiner
Executive In Charge Of Production

Zane Weiner
Production Executive

Debbie Denise
Associate Producer

Judith Bouley
Additional Casting

Mark Scoon
Executive In Charge Of Production

Heather Wusterbarth
Key Set Production Assistant

Sande Scoredos
Production Supervisor

Daryl C. Lefever
Production Accountant

Josh Ernstrom
Production Assistant

Susan Fried
Casting Associate

Christian Feldhaus
First Assistant Accountant

Scot Boland
Casting

Angela Randazzo
Payroll Accountant

Dakau Jackson
Second Assistant Accountant

Gary Goetzman
Producer

Jack Rapke
Executive Producer

Josh McLaglen
Unit Production Manager

Josh McLaglen
Associate Producer

Chris Van Allsburg
Executive Producer
Sound

William Ross
Orchestrator

Eric Bradley
Musician

Joel McNeely
Orchestrator

Dennie Thorpe
Foley

Dennis Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Conrad Pope
Orchestrator

Glen Ballard
Songs

Dennis Leonard
Supervising Sound Editor

George Doering
Musician

Jon Null
ADR Editor

William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer

William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer

Frank Rinella
Foley Mixer

Michael Miller
ADR Mixer

Sue Fox
Foley Editor

Gene Radzik
Dolby Consultant

Randy Thom
Sound Designer

Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brian Magerkurth
Sound Recordist

David C. Hughes
Sound Effects Editor

David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist

E. Larry Oatfield
Foley Editor

Ronald G. Roumas
Sound Recordist

Alan Silvestri
Conductor

Alan Silvestri
Songs

Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer

Matt Chamberlain
Musician

Marcia Dickstein
Musician

George Peterson Jr.
Foley Recordist

Kevin Connolly
Musician

Kenneth Karman
Music Editor

Wade Culbreath
Musician

Andrew Bain
Musician

Cary Weitz
Boom Operator

Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist

Patricio Castillo
Musician

James Thatcher
Musician

Scott Guitteau
Sound Effects Editor

Karen Brocco
Assistant Dialogue Editor

M.B. Gordy
Musician

Jana Vance
Foley

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art

Scott Herbertson
Assistant Art Director

Oliver Scholl
Production Illustrator

Stefan Dechant
Storyboard Artist

Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration

John P. Goldsmith
Assistant Art Director

Marc Gabbana
Concept Artist

Rick Carter
Production Design

Jackson Bishop
Set Designer

Tony Fanning
Art Direction

Jim Wallis
Assistant Art Director

Brian Feola
Construction Foreman

John Villarino
Construction Coordinator

Masako Masuda
Set Designer

Todd Cherniawsky
Set Designer

Doug Chiang
Production Design

Jeffrey Beck
Set Designer

Diana Goodwin
Art Department Coordinator

Alicia Maccarone
Art Direction

Kseniya Hoppe
Set Designer

Smokey Stover
Set Designer

Mike Stassi
Assistant Art Director

Andrew L. Jones
Assistant Art Director

Norman Newberry
Art Direction

Ann Knight
Set Buyer

Kenneth A. Larson
Set Designer

Cathlyn Marshall
Set Designer

James Hegedus
Art Direction

Robin L. Miller
Property Master

Erin Collins Butler
Art Department Coordinator

Ryan Cosgrove
Art Department Assistant

David C. Potter
Leadman

Richard B. Wester
Set Dresser
Camera

Patrick B. O'Brien
Camera Operator

Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip

Michael J. Coo
Key Grip

Mark P. Coo
Grip

David Howard
Camera Operator

Matt Cohen
Camera Operator

Antony Diamond
Second Assistant Camera

Steven Cueva
Assistant Camera

Robert Presley
Director of Photography

Adam W. Erler
Grip

Mitchell K. Hiniker
Grip

James C.J. Williams
Head of Layout

Don Burgess
Director of Photography

François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up

Audrey L. Anzures
Key Hair Stylist

Joanna Johnston
Costume Design

Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist

Tegan Taylor
Makeup Artist

Deborah La Mia Denaver
Key Makeup Artist

Robert Ryan
Makeup Artist

Nacoma Whobrey
Makeup Artist

Roxane Griffin
Key Hair Stylist

Robert Norin
Makeup Artist

Anthony Almaraz
Set Costumer

Diana Wilson
Key Costumer

Robin Richesson
Costume Illustrator

Angie Wells
Makeup Artist

Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
Makeup Artist

Leo Corey Castellano
Makeup Artist

Ketty Gonzalez
Hairstylist

Bill Myer
Makeup Artist

Avneet Kaur
Hairstylist

Dale Condit
Makeup Artist

Kathryn Blondell
Hair Designer

Jane English
Makeup Artist

Tyler Ely
Key Hair Stylist

Scott Parrish
Hairstylist

Lisa Buono
Makeup Artist

Nadege Schoenfeld
Makeup Artist

Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor

Scott Owen
Set Dressing Artist

Cinzia Zanetti
Makeup Artist

Karen Westerfield
Makeup Artist
Crew

Dane Farwell
Stunt Double

Mark Chadwick
Stunts

Timothy Eaton
Visual Effects Editor

Will Files
Sound Design Assistant

Paulie DiCocco
Driver

Jeff Evans
Stunts

Allen Robinson
Stunt Coordinator

Chris Juen
Digital Producer

Brian Machleit
Stunts

John Carrafa
Choreographer

Randy Cantor
Transportation Coordinator

Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Coordinator

Jane E. Russell
Unit Publicist

Martin A. Kline
Visual Effects Art Director

Joey Freitas
Driver

David Hugghins
Stunts

Sean Phillips
Digital Effects Supervisor

Min-Zhi Shao
Software Engineer

Joseph Sullivan
Driver

Daniel Kuehn
Digital Producer

Brian Hall
Software Engineer

Kevin Gillen
Special Effects

Shane Habberstad
Stunts

Joel Mitchell
Special Effects Technician

J. Robert Ray
Software Engineer

Mark Lipsmeyer
Motion Capture Artist

Jep Hill
Sequence Supervisor

George Denes Suhayda
Visual Effects Art Director

Robert Winter
Sequence Supervisor

Dana Gong
Post Production Assistant

Steve Guevara
Motion Capture Artist

Rob Engle
Digital Effects Supervisor

Matthew Rugetti
Stunts

Michael Len
Motion Capture Artist

Rob Bredow
Digital Effects Supervisor

Tom Armbruster
Motion Capture Artist

Ken C. Wu
Set Production Assistant

Alberto Menache
Digital Effects Supervisor

James Andrykowski
Visual Effects Editor

Mark Lambert
Digital Effects Supervisor

David Parrish
Sequence Supervisor

Adrian Iler
Sequence Supervisor

Samuel R. Harrison III
Video Assist Operator

Christopher Burdorf
Software Engineer

Richard Robinson
Propmaker
Editing

Mo Henry
Negative Cutter

Terry Haggar
Color Timer

Jon Null
Dialogue Editor

Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter

Jan Yarbrough
Colorist

Alison Learned Wolf
First Assistant Editor

Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Editor

W. Layne Mcdonald
Additional Editing

James Andrykowski
Assistant Editor

Paul McGhee
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Ryan Chan
Assistant Editor

C. Marie Davis
Digital Intermediate Producer

R. Orlando Duenas
Editor

Alex Olivares
First Assistant Editor
Lighting

Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician

Glen Gustafson
Lighting Artist

Ben Radcliffe
Lighting Artist

Frances Kumashiro
Lighting Artist

Ronald A. Miller
Rigging Grip

Mark Hamilton
Lighting Artist

Edward J. Cox
Best Boy Electric

Bradlee Thomas Emmons III
Rigging Gaffer
Visual Effects

Craig Sost
Visual Effects Producer

Jim Berney
Visual Effects Supervisor

Dean Wolcott
Modeling

Jerome Chen
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Stéphane Couture
Animation

Jarrod Nesbit
Visual Effects Coordinator

Edward Taylor IV
Character Modelling Supervisor

Kelvin Lee
Senior Animator

Ergin Kuke
VFX Artist

Patrick Ballin
Visual Effects Assistant Editor

Vladimir Todorov
Character Designer

J.D. Cowles
Compositing Lead

Dustin Zachary
Modeling

Chris McLeod
Visual Effects Coordinator

Alice V. Kaiserian
Animation

Len White
Visual Effects

Jeff Frost
Modeling

Kyudon Choi
Visual Effects

Marc Steinberg
Modeling

Seth Hippen
Animation

Michael Condro
3D Artist

Alex Tysowsky
Animation

Tony Bohorquez
Modeling

Keith Paciello
Animation

Nick Gray
Visual Effects

Mark Krentz
Modeling

Beth Tyszkiewicz
Visual Effects Production Assistant

Jon L. Hooper
Animation

Marco Marenghi
Animation

Thomas Esmeralda
Matte Painter

Andrew Titcomb
Layout Supervisor

Brian C. Davis
Visual Effects

Dan Kessler
VFX Artist

Daniel James Weber
Visual Effects Technical Director

John Clinton
Visual Effects Producer

Oscar G. Castillo
Visual Effects

Pete Billington
CG Artist

Timothy Loughran
Visual Effects Coordinator

Brian Ducharme
Digital Compositor

Denis Samoilov
Animation

Rocco Pucillo
Visual Effects Coordinator

John E. Sasaki
Digital Compositor

David Schaub
Animation Supervisor

Jeff Lin
Animation

Martin L'Heureux
Animation

Paul Jessel
Animation

Lori Smallwood
Visual Effects

Kim Smith
Modeling

Sandra Warren
Visual Effects

Hae-Jeon Lee
Visual Effects

Danny Wawrzaszek
Animation

Quentin Frost
Visual Effects Technical Director

Ken Ralston
VFX Supervisor

Jordan Harris
Animation

Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
VFX Editor