The Ladykillers (trailer)

The Ladykillers is a 2004 remake of the 1955 Ealing comedy of the same name. The remake was by the Coen Brothers and starred Tom Hanks. The film also co-starred J. K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, and Irma P. Hall. It is the first Coen film in which Ethan and Joel Coen share both producing and directing credit; previously Ethan had always been credited as producer, and Joel as director. The film was originally to be directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, the Coens’ former cinematographer. They were commissioned to write the script. When Sonnenfeld backed out, the Coens were eventually hired as directors, with Sonnenfeld retaining a producer credit. Tom Hanks - (Goldthwait Higginson Dorr) Marlon Wayans - (Gawain MacSam) J.K. Simmons - (Garth Pancake) Irma P. Hall - (Marva Munson) Tzi Ma - (The General) Ryan Hurst - (Lump Hudson) George Wallace - (The Sheriff) Diane Delano - (Mountain Girl) Stephen Root - (Fernand Gudge) Jason Weaver - (Weemack Funthes) Greg Grunberg - (TV Commercial Director) Production Credits: Richard L. Johnson (Art Director) David Diliberto (Associate Producer) Robert Graf (Associate Producer) Rachel Tenner (Casting) Ellen Chenoweth (Casting) Roger Deakins (Cinematographer) John Cameron (Co-producer) Carter Burwell (Composer (Music Score)) Mary Zophres (Costume Designer) Joel Coen (Director) Ethan Coen (Director) Roderick Jaynes (Editor) Betsy Magruder (First Assistant Director) T-Bone Burnett (Musical Direction/Supervision) Barry Sonnenfeld (Producer) Ethan Coen (Producer) Barry Josephson (Producer) Tom Jacobson (Producer) Joel Coen (Producer) Dennis Gassner (Production Designer) Joel Coen (Screenwriter) Ethan Coen (Screenwriter) Nancy Haigh (Set Decorator) Dawn Brown-Manser (Set Designer) Noelle King (Set Designer) Peter Kurland (Sound/Sound Designer) Richard Johnson (Supervising Art Director) Skip Lievsay (Supervising Sound Editor) Janek Sirrs (Visual Effects Supervisor)