Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Carpenter
(directed by)

Writing Credits

John Carpenter
(written by)

Cast

Austin Stoker
Ethan Bishop
Darwin Joston
Napoleon Wilson
Laurie Zimmer
Leigh
Martin West
Lawson
Tony Burton
Wells
Charles Cyphers
Starker
Nancy Kyes
Julie
Peter Bruni
Ice Cream Man
John J. Fox
Warden
Marc Ross
Patrolman Tramer
Alan Koss
Patrolman Baxter
Henry Brandon
Chaney
Kim Richards
Kathy
Frank Doubleday
White Warlord
Gilbert De la Pena
Chicano Warlord
Peter Frankland
Caudell
Al Nakauchi
Oriental Warlord
James Johnson
Black Warlord
Gilman Rankin
Bus Driver
Cliff Battuello
First Guard
Horace Johnson
Second Guard
Valentine Villareal
Chicano Tough
Kenny Miyamoto
Oriental Tough
Jerry Viramontes
Chicano Hood
Len Whitaker
Black Hood
Kris Young
Gang Member
Randy Moore
Gang Member
Warren Bradley III
Gang Member
Joe Woo Jr.
Gang Member
Bill Taylor
Gang Member
Brent Keast
Radio Announcer
Maynard Smith
Police Commissioner
John Carpenter
Gang Member
James Jeter
Precinct Captain

Produced by

Steve Fine
assistant producer
J. Stein Kaplan
producer (as J.S. Kaplan)
Joseph Kaufman
executive producer

Music by

John Carpenter
(music by)

Cinematography by

Douglas Knapp
director of photography

Editing by

John Carpenter
(as John T. Chance)

Art Direction by

Tommy Lee Wallace
(as Tommy Wallace)

Makeup Department

Don Bledsoe
makeup artist

Production Management

James P. Nichols
post-production supervisor (as James Nichols)
John Syrjamaki
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James P. Nichols
assistant director (as James Nichols)

Art Department

Dick Girod
set painter (as Richard Girod)
Craig Stearns
property master
John Carpenter
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Robert Tanenbaum
movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Alan Cassidy
boom operator
William Cooper
sound recordist
Bill Varney
sound re-recordist
Tommy Lee Wallace
sound effects (as Tommy Wallace)

Special Effects by

Richard Albain Jr.
special effects
Ken Speed
special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

Rueben Joe Melendez
stunt driver
John Roy Rogers
stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

Jack English
gaffer
Michael Everett
best boy
Trippy Gafford
grip
William E. Mareneck
best boy (as William Mareneck)
Douglas Olivares
assistant camera
Rena Small
still photographer
William Waldman
assistant camera
Kurt Young
key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Nancy Kyes
wardrobe mistress (as Louise Kyes)

Editorial Department

Debra Hill
assistant editor
Curt Schulkey
second assistant editor

Music Department

Peter Bergren
music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Debra Hill
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Trippy Gafford
driver

Additional Crew

Tom Hansen
production assistant
Marla Miller
production assistant
Randy Moore
production assistant
Blake Schaefer
production assistant
Jocelyne Stoikovitch
production assistant
Maxine Syrjamaki
payroll
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