Eric Appel - Director

Eric Appel is a writer/director in Los Angeles, California. He has an awesome wife and two awesome dogs and is friends with a bunch of awesome people and sometimes he overuses the word awesome.
Dec 3 '08

Check out these insanely long credits for a “Funny or Die” video.  To put it into perspective, one of our regular videos usually involves five or six people at the very most.

Conceived and Written (six weeks later than he shoulda) by-Marc Shaiman

Directed and Staged by: Adam Shankman

Produced by Adam Shankman, Marc Shaiman and Mike Farah

Edited by Bradly Schulz and Drew Antzis

Cast (in order of appearance):

California Gays and The People That Love Them: Jordan Ballard, Margaret Cho, Barrett Foa, J.B. Ghuman, John Hill, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Rashad Naylor, Nicole Parker

Proposition 8’ers and The People That Follow Them: Prop 8 Leader- John C. Reilly Prop 8 Leader’s #1 Wife- Allison Janney Prop 8 Leader’s #2 Wife- Kathy Najimy Riffing Prop 8’er-Jenifer Lewis A Preacher- Craig Robinson Scary Catholic School Girls From Hell-Rashida Jones, Lake Bell, Sarah Chalke

The Frightened Villagers: Katharine “Kooks” Leonard, Seth Morris, Denise “Esi!” Piane, Lucian Piane, Richard Read, Seth Redford, Quinton Strack, Tate Taylor

Jesus Christ: Jack Black

A Very Smart Fellow: Neil Patrick Harris

Piano Player: Marc “Marc” Shaiman

Co-Choreographer: Anne “Mama” Fletcher

Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolfe & Greg Hayes

Director of Photography: Michael Barrett

Camera Operators: Jake Szymanski, Bradly Schulz and Drew Antzis

Production designer: Nelson Coates

Costume designer: Shanna Knecht

Costume assistants: Leslie Schilling, Annalisa Adams, Elizabeth Abate

Hair: Laura Sanchez

Make-up: Shauna O’Toole, Atticuss Sharp Production

Sound: Bradford Craig

Music Editor: Lisa Jaime

Music Assistant: Brian Naguit

Snacky: “Snacky”

Special Thanks to Adam McKay for the nudge.

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