Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker

Writing Credits

Jim Abrahams
(written for the screen by) &
David Zucker
(written for the screen by) &
Jerry Zucker
(written for the screen by)
Hall Bartlett
(screenplay "Zero Hour") (uncredited)
John C. Champion
(screenplay "Zero Hour") (uncredited)
Arthur Hailey
(screenplay "Zero Hour") (uncredited)
Arthur Hailey
(teleplay "Flight Into Danger") (uncredited)

Cast

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
Peter Graves
Captain Clarence Oveur
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
Robert Hays
Ted Striker
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
Lorna Patterson
Randy
Robert Stack
Captain Rex Kramer
Stephen Stucker
Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
Otto
Otto
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
Frank Ashmore
Victor Basta
Jonathan Banks
Gunderson
Craig Berenson
Paul Carey
Barbara Billingsley
Jive Lady
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Hammen
Joyce Bulifant
Mrs. Davis
Mae E. Campbell
Security Lady
Ted Chapman
Airport Steward
Jesse Emmett
Man from India
Norman Alexander Gibbs
First Jive Dude
Amy Gibson
Soldier's Girl
Marcy Goldman
Mrs. Geline
Bob Gorman
Striped Controller
Rossie Harris
Joey
Maurice Hill
Reporter #3
David Hollander
Young Boy with Coffee
James Hong
Japanese General
Howard Honig
Jack
Gregory Itzin
Religious Zealot #1
Howard Jarvis
Man in Taxi
Michael Laurence
Newscaster
David Leisure
First Krishna
Zachary Lewis
Religious Zealot #3
Barbara Mallory
Religious Zealot #2
Maureen McGovern
Nun
Nora Meerbaum
Cocaine Lady
Mary Mercier
Shirley
Ethel Merman
Lieutenant Hurwitz
Len Mooy
Reporter #1
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
Laura Nix
Mrs. Hurwitz
John O'Leary
Reporter #2
Cyril O'Reilly
Soldier
Bill Porter
Hospital Contortionist
Nicholas Pryor
Mr. Hammen
Conrad E. Palmisano
Religious Zealot #4
Mallory Sandler
L.A. Ticket Agent
Michelle Stacy
Young Girl with Coffee
Robert Starr
Religious Zealot #5
Barbara Stuart
Mrs. Kramer
Lee Terri
Mrs. Oveur
Kenneth Tobey
Air Controller Neubauer
William Tregoe
Jack Kirkpatrick
Hatsuo Uda
Japanese Newscaster
Herb Voland
Air Controller Macias
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Windshield Wiper Man
Jill Whelan
Lisa Davis
Al White
Second Jive Dude
John David Wilder
Second Krishna
Windy
Horse
Jason Wingreen
Dr. Brody
Louise Yaffe
Mrs. Jaffe
Charlotte Zucker
Make-up Lady
David Zucker
Ground Crewman #2
Jerry Zucker
Ground Crewman #1
Benjie Bancroft
Reporter
Larry Blake
Upside-Down Man
Susan Breslau
Ticket Agent
Stephen Burnette
Controller
Bob Courts
Reporter
William Duell
Reporter #4
Len Felber
Airport Commuter
Sig Frohlich
Plane Maintenance Man
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Girl Scout in Bar
George Hickman
Passenger
Leslie Hoffman
Passenger in Terminal
Bill Kirchenbauer
Captain Geline
Gene LeBell
Religious Zealot
Joyce Mandel
Woman on Flight
John Marlin
Passenger in Terminal
Rod McKuen
Bartender
Ernesto Molinari
Club Patron
Paula Marie Moody
Girl Scout in Bar
Kitten Natividad
Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane
Robert Nevin
Other Doctor
Tony Regan
Passenger
Patrick Reynolds
Third Krishna
Leoda Richards
Passenger
Herb Vigran
Reporter #5
Henry Wills
Commuter On Baggage Carousel
Sally Yarnell
Passenger in Terminal

Produced by

Jim Abrahams
executive producer
Jon Davison
producer (produced by)
Howard W. Koch
executive producer (uncredited)
Hunt Lowry
associate producer
David Zucker
executive producer
Jerry Zucker
executive producer

Music by

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

Joseph F. Biroc
director of photography (as Joseph Biroc)

Editing by

Patrick Kennedy

Casting By

Joel Thurm

Production Design by

Ward Preston

Set Decoration by

Anne D. McCulley

Costume Design by

Rosanna Norton

Makeup Department

Edwin Butterworth
makeup artist
Joan Phillips
hair stylist
Rob Bottin
makeup artist (uncredited)
Bob Stein
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Maurice Vaccarino
unit production manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Daniel Attias
dga trainee (as Dan Attias)
Kenneth D. Collins
second assistant director (as Ken Collins)
Arne Schmidt
first assistant director

Art Department

Jeff Clark
sign writer
Tom Crowl
assistant property master
Wally Graham
construction coordinator
Mike Higelmire
lead person
Joseph E. Hubbard
set designer (as Joe Hubbard)
Steven M. Levine
property master (as Steven Levine)
David Jonas
production illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Jeff Clark
assistant sound editor
Bill Henderson
sound re-recording engineer
David J. Hudson
re-recording mixer (as Dave Hudson)
Dennis Jones
boom operator
Tom Overton
sound recording mixer
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer
James Troutman
sound editor (as Jim Troutman)
Alan Bernard
sound (uncredited)
Terry Chambers
sound editor (uncredited)
Jeremy Hoenack
sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jayme S. Parker
sound editor (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound (uncredited)
Ronald L. Stirling
boom operator (uncredited)
David A. Whittaker
assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

John Frazier
special effects
Chris Walas
special projects
Brian Bevis
special effects crew (uncredited)
Ted Koerner
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Max W. Anderson
visual effects
Robert Blalack
visual effects: MPI
Chris Casady
visual effects: VCE
Donald Hansard Sr.
process supervisor (as Donald Hansard)
Bill Hedge
visual effects: Magic Lantern
Richard O. Helmer
miniature special effects
Peter Kuran
visual effects: VCE
Bruce Logan
director of photography: special effects
Jamie Shourt
visual effects: MPI (as James Shourt)
Paul Gentry
director of photography: miniatures (uncredited)
David Merritt
model maker: MPI (uncredited)
Christopher S. Ross
special effects miniatures (uncredited)

Stunts

Bruce Paul Barbour
stunt performer
Debbie Evans
stunt performer
Sandra Lee Gimpel
stunt performer
Leslie Hoffman
stunt performer
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt coordinator (as Conrad Palmisano)
C.D. Smith
stunts
Leigh Walsh
stunt double
Janet Brady
stunts (uncredited)
Roger Creed
stunt performer (uncredited)
Paula Dell
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
stunt performer (uncredited)
David LeBell
stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell
stunts (uncredited)
Paula Marie Moody
stunt performer (uncredited)
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt double: Lloyd Bridges (uncredited) / stunt double: Robert Hays (uncredited)
Esther Palmisano
stunt performer (uncredited)
Nick Palmisano
stunt performer (uncredited)
Mary Peters
stunts (uncredited)
Diane Peterson
stunts (uncredited)
Dar Robinson
stunts (uncredited)
Russell Saunders
stunt performer (uncredited)
Rick Seaman
stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker
stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne
stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Jamie Anderson
assistant camera
Brink Brydon
gaffer: effects unit
Jerry Deats
grip: effects unit
Bill Decker
grip
William E. Fitch
grip
Larry Gilhooly
gaffer
M. Todd Henry
assistant camera (as Todd Henry)
Norman Lang
electrician
Danny Marzolo
electrical department
John Monte
still photographer
Nick Papanickolas
grip
Pete G. Papanickolas
griplogy (as Pete Papanickolas)
Frederic J. Smith
camera operator (as Frederick J. Smith)
Gary R. Wostak
electrical department (as Gary Wostack)
Edmond Wright
grip
Greg Langham
lamp operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Susan Arnold
additional casting
Wallis Nicita
additional casting (as Wally Nicita)
Gretchen Rennell
additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Aggie Lyon
costume supervisor
Victoria Snow
costumer

Editorial Department

Scott K. Wallace
assistant editor (as Scott Wallace)
Norman Alexander Gibbs
dialogue: Jive (uncredited)
Al White
dialogue: Jive (uncredited)

Music Department

Allison Caine
vocal effects advisor
Jeff Carson
music editor
Kathy Durning
music editor
Linda Harmon
vocalist
David Spear
orchestrator
Murray Adler
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dale Anderson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jim Atkinson
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein
conductor (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Norman Carr
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Ronald Cooper
musician: cello (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Beth Ertz
orchestrator (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Carl Fortina
orchestra manager (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Gary Gray
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: piano (uncredited)
Todd Hemmenway
musician: cello (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Paula Hochhalter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Boyde Hood
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Anne Karam
musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Lapham
supervising music editor (uncredited)
Charlie Loper
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Lincoln Mayorga
musician: piano (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Cynthia Millar
musician: Ondes Martinot solo (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Bill Perkins
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Tom Raney
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Sylvia Ruderman
musician: flute (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Jim Self
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Harry Shlutz
musician: cello (uncredited)
David Shostac
musician: flute (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Curt Sobel
preview music editor (uncredited)
Sally Stevens
singer (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Robert Sushel
musician: violin (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin
score mixer (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Graham Young
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bob Zimmitti
musician: percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Nancy Hansen
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Glenda Baker
transportation
Tom Baker
transportation
Frank Khoury
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Adam Culunga
craft service
Michael Finnell
generally in charge of a lot of things (as Mike Finnell)
Adolf Hitler
worst boy (credit only)
Steve Kramer
airport arrangements
Tom Mahoney
choreographer
Sam Mattingly
unit publicist
Dave Miller
first aid
J.L. Mitchell
wrangler
Betty Moos
supervisor of production administration
Dan Perri
title designer
Huey Redwine
stand-in
Art Sarno
unit publicist
Dick Webb
wrangler
Larry Wilson
magic consultant
Laurie Abdo
secretary: Howard W. Koch (uncredited)
Raechel Donahue
voice artist (uncredited)
Wayne D. Goldwyn
location projectionist (uncredited)
Sheri Maruno
secretary: Howard W. Koch (uncredited)
Dennis Park
auditor (uncredited)

Thanks

Laurie Abdo
grateful acknowledgment
Jason Black
grateful acknowledgment
Susan Breslau
grateful acknowledgment
Nancy Cocuzzo
grateful acknowledgment
Danice Hertz
grateful acknowledgment
Erika Hiller
grateful acknowledgment
Peter Ivers
grateful acknowledgment
Kim Jorgensen
special thanks
Dick Lowry
grateful acknowledgment
Sheri Maruno
grateful acknowledgment
Dennis Park
grateful acknowledgment
Pat Proft
special thanks
Karen Rasch
grateful acknowledgment
Richard Raynis
grateful acknowledgment
Robert Reilly
grateful acknowledgment
Christopher S. Ross
grateful acknowledgment (as Chris Ross)
Terry Shagin
grateful acknowledgment
Sheila Sullivan
grateful acknowledgment
Paul Turner
grateful acknowledgment
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