Cast & Crew

Directed by

Joe Dante

Writing Credits

Eric Luke
(written by)

Cast

Ethan Hawke
Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
Wolfgang Müller
Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson
Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden
Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass
Steve Jackson's Gang
Amanda Peterson
Lori Swenson
Danny Nucci
Nasty Kid at School
Jason Presson
Darren Woods
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Müller
Taliesin Jaffe
Ludwig Müller
James Cromwell
Mr. Müller
Brooke Bundy
Science Teacher
Tricia Bartholome
Girl in Classroom
Eric Luke
Darren's Teacher
Robert Picardo
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend
Robert F. Boyle
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
John P. Navin Jr.
Couple at Drive-In
Mary Hillstead
Couple at Drive-In
Simone Blue
Snack Bar Girl
Meshach Taylor
Gordon Miller
Dick Miller
Charlie Drake
Leslie Rickert
Neek
Frank Welker
Wak and Neek's Father
Fred Newman
(voice)
Joan Gerber
(voice) (as Joanie Gerber)
Belinda Balaski
(voice)
Roger Behr
(voice)
Roger Peltz
(voice)
Neil Ross
(voice)
Marilyn Schreffler
(voice)
Bill Ratner
(voice)
Jane Kean
(voice)
Bob Holt
(voice) (as Robert Holt)
Jay Stewart
(voice)
John Forker
Snack Bar Patron
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Crandall
Sheb Wooley
'Starkiller' Wilhelm Scream

Produced by

David Bombyk
producer (produced by)
Edward S. Feldman
producer (produced by)
Michael Finnell
executive producer
Tom Jacobson
associate producer

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith
(music by)

Cinematography by

John Hora
director of photography

Editing by

Tina Hirsch
(edited by)

Casting By

Susan Arnold
(casting by)

Production Design by

Robert F. Boyle
(production designed by)

Art Direction by

Frank Richwood

Set Decoration by

George R. Nelson

Costume Design by

Rosanna Norton

Makeup Department

Paul Abascal
hair stylist
Rob Bottin
special makeup effects
Scott H. Eddo
makeup supervisor (as Scott Eddo)
Zoltan Elek
special makeup artist: Rob Bottin Productions
Vincent Prentice
special makeup effects artist
Bobby Belnap
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Tom Jacobson
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack Cooperman
second unit director
Carol Green
second assistant director
Pat Kehoe
first assistant director
Eric Wall
second second assistant director

Art Department

Henry Alvarez
head sculptor
Rubin Andreatta
greensman foreman
Mike Blaze
assistant property master (as Michael Blaze)
Jeff Clark
set painter
Ron Esposito
paint foreman (as Ronald Esposito)
Sabino Ferullo
construction foreman
Louis Frederico
stand-by painter
Les Gobruegge
set designer
Rainer G. Gruetzmacher
construction foremen
Don High
set designer (as Donald High)
Thomas W. Lay Jr.
production illustrator
Daniel Maltese
set designer
Larry McGuire
lead man
Frank Mitchell
greensman foreman
Gene Nollman
set designer (as Eugene C. Nollmann II)
Dan Pemberton
Propmaker
Phil Read
construction coordinator (as Philip Read)
Miles Teves
concept illustrator: Rob Bottin Productions
Tommy Tomlinson
property master (as Charles T. Tomlinson)
John Lister
propmaker: ILM (uncredited)
Paul Marco
swing gang (uncredited)
Robert Misetich
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Dunn
sound effects editor
Walter A. Gest
re-recording recordist
Lisa Gilbert
sound effects assistant editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound effects editor (as Warren Hamilton)
Doug Hemphill
sound effects recordist
Ken King
production sound mixer
Bonnie Koehler
sound effects editor
Nicholas Korda
adr editor (as Nick Korda)
Robert J. Litt
re-recording mixer
Mark A. Mangini
sound effects by (as Mark Mangini)
Janet Fiona Mason
sound effects assistant editor
Michael Minkler
re-recording mixer
John Pospisil
sound effects assistant editor (as John P.)
Stephen Purvis
adr editor (as Steve Purvis)
John Roesch
foley by
Robert Rootenberg
sound effects assistant editor (as Robert Rootenburg)
David Schneider
utility sound
Solange S. Schwalbe
sound effects editor (as Solange)
David E. Stone
sound effects editor (as David Stone)
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
Douglas Vaughan
boom operator
David J Williams
assistant sound editor (as David Williams)
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Henry Alvarez
head sculptor: Rob Bottin Productions
Max Alvarez
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Gary D. Bierend
special effects technician
Sheri Brooks
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
James Clark
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Nick Delchev
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Kathleen Elek
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Alex R. Felix III
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Ed Felix
mechanical effects supervisor: Rob Bottin Productions
Gunnar Ferdinandsen
special effects staff shop supervisor: Rob Bottin Productions
Laura Filip
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Tamara Fites
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Eddie Garcia
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Clive R. Kay
special effects contact lenses
R.A. MacDonald
special effects coordinator (as Robert MacDonald Sr.)
Douglas R. MacMillan
visual displays
Dan Martens
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Bob Means
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Richard Medina
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Becky Ochoa
lab cosmetic supervisor: Rob Bottin Productions / special effects unit supervisor
Dennis Pawlik
makeup/special effects / special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Dennis Petersen
special effects foreman
Patrick Philben
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Art Pimentel
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Steve Prentice
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Tom Prossner
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Raymond Robinson
special effects
Gordon Seitz
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Ernie Shelton
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Mike Sorrentino
production assistant: Rob Bottin Productions
Wayne Strong
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Michiko Tagawa
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Jackie Tichenor
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions
Richard White
project coordinator: Rob Bottin Productions
Willie Whitten
special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions

Visual Effects by

Barbara Affonso
model maker
Carl Assmus
stage technician
Craig Barron
matte photography supervisor
William Beck
model maker (as Bill Beck)
Lance Brackett
stage technician
Barbara Brennan
visual effects animator
Harold Buchman
digital artist
Dave Childers
stage technician
Wade Childress
matte photography
Donald Clark
optical camera operator (as Don Clark)
Robert Cooper
character miniature crew
Peter Daulton
visual effects assistant camera
Dick Dova
stage technician (as Dick Dova Spah)
Don Dow
director of visual effects photography
Selwyn Eddy
visual effects cameraman (as Selwyn Eddy III)
Bob Finley III
stage technician
Pat Fitzsimmons
supervising stage technician
Warren Franklin
general manager: ILM
Joe Fulmer
stage technician
Bill George
model maker: ILM
Michael Gleason
visual effects editor
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild
visual effects animator (as Ellen Lichtwardt)
Ralph Gordon
optical lineup
James Hagedorn
optical camera operator
Bill Hansard Jr.
process coordinator
Bill Hansard
process supervisor (as Bill Hansard Sr.)
Toby Heindel
visual effects assistant camera
Edward Hirsh
stage coordinator (as Ed Hirsh)
Sandy Houston
rotoscoper
John Howard
senior digital artist
Paul Huston
matte photography
Ed Jones
optical lineup
Sean Joyce
assistant matte artist
Michael Kory
CG dream simulations
Brad Kuehn
optical line-up
Tony Laudati
character miniature crew
James Lim
optical camera operator
Mike MacKenzie
equipment supervisor (as Michael MacKenzie)
Jeff Mann
model maker
Pamela Marcotte
visual effects
Patrick McArdle
visual effects assistant camera
John McLeod
stage technician
Ted Moehnke
stage technician
Terry Molatore
rotoscope (as Terry Sittig)
Jack Mongovan
visual effects animator
Michael Moore
assistant visual effects editor
Claudia Mullaly
model maker
Bruce Nicholson
visual effects supervisor
Phillip Norwood
visual effects assistant art director (as Phill Norwood)
Paul Olsen
main title designer
Michael Owens
visual effects cameraman (as Mike Owens)
Ease Owyeung
model shop supervisor
Michael Pangrazio
matte artist supervisor / matte painting supervisor
Terrence Peck
assistant visual effects editor
Chris Regan
optical camera operator
Peggy Regan
visual effects animator
Jay Riddle
visual effects animator
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
visual effects art director (as Nilo Rodis)
Thomas Rosseter
optical lineup (as Tom Rosseter)
Randall Rudd
digital artist
Wesley Seeds
model maker
David Sosalla
character miniature supervisor (as Dave Sosalla)
Mike Speakman
stage technician
Peter Stolz
stage technician
Pat Sweeney
visual effects cameraman: ILM
Larry Tan
model maker
Marc Thorpe
model maker
Pat Turner
visual effects assistant camera (as Patrick Turner)
Bruce Walters
animation supervisor
Ralph Winter
visual effects coordinator
Catherine Craig
effects camera operator (uncredited)

Stunts

Bradley Alan
stunts
Janet Brady
stunts (as Janet S. Brady)
Jerry Brutsche
stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau
stunts
Bill Couch Jr.
stunts (as William Couch Jr.)
Bill Couch
stunt coordinator
Bob Herron
stunts
Lane Leavitt
stunts
Kym Washington Longino
stunts (as Kim Washington)
Patricia Madigan
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Gary Morgan
stunts
Alex Plasschaert
stunts
Art Scholl
stunt pilot
Michael Washlake
stunts (as Mike Washlake)
Jesse Wayne
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric D. Andersen
camera operator (as Eric Anderson)
Wayne Baker
aerial assistant camera: second unit
Larry Barbier
still photographer
Peter J. Breen
dolly grip (as Peter Breen)
Norman Cattell
first assistant camera
Al Contreras
best boy grip
Jack Cooperman
director of photography: second unit
Charles Correll
additional photographer
Randy Glass
chief lighting technician
Lloyd Gowdy
assistant chief lighting technician
Hal Landaker
video supervisor
Michael Liakos
best boy grip
John C. Moulds
first assistant camera
Robbie Robinson
still photographer
Alfredo Sepulveda
second assistant camera
Stephen St. John
steadicam operator
Joseph A. Unsinn
video technician (as Joe Unsinn III)
Peter Wagner
key grip

Animation Department

Peggy Regan
animator

Casting Department

Marcy Carriker
casting assistant
Junie Lowry-Johnson
casting associate (as Junie Lowry)
Amanda Mackey
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dallas D. Dornan
costumer: men (as Dallas Dornan)
Shari Feldman
costumer: women

Editorial Department

Saul Saladow
assistant editor
Scot Scalise
apprentice editor
Markus Schaub
apprentice editor
Kathy Virkler
assistant editor
John Wright
editor: alien spaceship sequence

Location Management

Dow Griffith
location manager
Michael John Meehan
location manager (as Michael Meehan)
John R. Woodward
location manager

Music Department

Bruce Botnick
music recording mixer
Kenneth Hall
music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Murray Adler
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jacqueline Brand
musician: violin (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ronald Cooper
musician: cello (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Franklyn d'Antonio
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bob DiVall
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Assa Drori
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov
musician: violin (uncredited)
Steve Edelman
musician: bass (uncredited)
Ernest Ehrhardt
musician: cello (uncredited)
Christine Ermacoff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Carl Fortina
orchestra manager (uncredited)
Greg Fulginiti
music engineer (uncredited)
James Getzoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harris Goldman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith
conductor (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Endre Granat
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gary Gray
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Mario Guarneri
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Alan Harshman
musician: viola (uncredited)
Clayton Haslop
musician: violin (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Paula Hochhalter
musician: cello (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Boyde Hood
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian
musician: cello (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
Gayle Levant
musician: harp (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael Markman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Mike Nowak
musician: viola (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Alan Pasqua
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Roy Poper
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Gale Robinson
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello (uncredited)
Harry Shlutz
musician: cello (uncredited)
David Shostac
musician: flute (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ross Shub
musician: viola (uncredited)
Paul Shure
concertmaster (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Vicki Sylvester
musician: violin (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Tony Terran
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Mari Tsumura
musician: violin (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
John Winter
musician: oboe (uncredited)
John Wittenberg
musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Katherine Wooten
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Dan Marrow
transportation captain
Eddie Lee Voelker
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Steve Berens
animal handler
Ray Berwick
animal coordinator
Hilary Clark
unit publicist
Chrissie England
production coordinator
Carol Gans
studio teacher
Mauri Syd Gayton
assistant: Mr. Jacobson (as Mauri Blumenfeld) / production coordinator
Rhona Gordon
studio teacher (as Rhona Gordon-Jepsen)
Alan Hoffman
research assistant
Lisa Lynn Kearsley
office assistant (as Lisa Kearsley)
Joan MacKenzie
on-set manager
Betty Moos
assistant: Mr. Dante, Mr. Finnell and Mr. Winter
Dennis Park
assistant accountant
Sandra Rabins
production accountant
Bryan Renfro
dog trainer

Thanks

Mary Kay Place
special thanks
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