Dark Star

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Carpenter
(directed by)

Writing Credits

John Carpenter
(original story by) and
Dan O'Bannon
(original story by)
John Carpenter
(screenplay by) and
Dan O'Bannon
(screenplay by)

Cast

Brian Narelle
Lt. Doolittle
Cal Kuniholm
Boiler
Dre Pahich
Talby
Dan O'Bannon
Pinback
Adam Beckenbaugh
Bomb #20
John Carpenter
Talby voice
Nick Castle
Alien
Cookie Knapp
Computer
Joe Saunders
Commander Powell
Alan Sheretz
Bomb #19
Miles Watkins
Watkins - Mission Control

Produced by

John Carpenter
producer (produced by)
Jack H. Harris
executive producer
J. Stein Kaplan
associate producer

Music by

John Carpenter

Cinematography by

Douglas Knapp
director of photography

Editing by

Dan O'Bannon

Production Design by

Dan O'Bannon

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

J. Stein Kaplan
assistant director

Art Department

David Seal
chief carpenter
Tommy Lee Wallace
associate art director (as Tom Wallace)

Sound Department

John Brasher
sound effects
Nina Kleinberg
sound
Leslie Shatz
sound effects re-recording
Nick Spaulding
sound effects cutter

Special Effects by

Ron Cobb
special effects
Bob Greenberg
special effects
Gregory Jein
special effects (as Greg Jein)
Dan O'Bannon
special effects supervisor
Harry Walton
special effects
John C. Wash
special effects (as John Wash)

Visual Effects by

Bill Taylor
optical effects / visual effects consultant
Jim Danforth
matte painter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Dale Beldin
additional photography
Nick Castle
camera assistant
Cliff Fenneman
additional photography
Les Rumsey
key grip

Additional Crew

Jack H. Harris
presenter
Jack F. Murphy
production associate (as Jack Murphy)
Craig Portman
creative consultant / engineering
Terence H. Winkless
production assistant: Terry Winkless
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