Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hal Needham

Writing Credits

Bob Kachler
(story) (as Robert S. Kachler)
James Whittaker
(screenplay) and
Albert S. Ruddy
(screenplay) &
Hal Needham
(screenplay) &
Andre Morgan
(screenplay)

Cast

Barry Bostwick
Ace Hunter
Michael Beck
Dallas
Persis Khambatta
Zara
Edward Mulhare
Byrne-White
George Furth
Prof. Eggstrum
Henry Silva
Guerera
Mike Kulcsar
Ivan
Ralph Wilcox
Zac
Evan C. Kim
Suki
Anthony Pena
Sixkiller
J. Víctor López
Lopez
Michael Carven
Anton
Bobby Bass
Motorcycle Driver
Samir Kamoun
Aide
Youssef Merhi
Radio Operator
Roger Lowe
Chauffeur
Robert Fuller
Pilot
Ray Hill
Tank Commander
Hal Needham
Technician

Produced by

Raymond Man-Wai Chow
executive producer (as Raymond Chow)
David Hamburger
associate producer (as David Shamroy Hamburger)
Andre Morgan
producer (uncredited)
Albert S. Ruddy
producer

Music by

Jerrold Immel

Cinematography by

Michael C. Butler
director of photography (as Michael Butler)

Editing by

Patrick Roark
(as Patrick T. Roark)
Skip Schoolnik
(as S. Skip Schoolnik)

Casting By

Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by

Joel Schiller

Art Direction by

Carol Wenger

Set Decoration by

Rochelle Moser

Makeup Department

Dorothea Long
hair stylist
Janna Phillips
makeup artist
Hallie Smith-Simmons
makeup artist

Production Management

David Hamburger
unit production manager (as David S. Hamburger)
Issy Shabtay
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Bueno
assistant director
Bill Coker
first assistant director
David V. Lester
assistant director
Marty Eli Schwartz
first assistant director (as Marty Schwartz)

Art Department

Gary F. Kieldrup
assistant property master (as Gary Kieldrup)
Joseph Musso
production illustrator (as Joe Musso)
Victor F. Petrotta Sr.
assistant property master (as Victor Petrotta)
William A. Petrotta
property master (as Bill Petrotta)
Hendrik Wynands
set construction coordinator (as Hank Wynands)
Alan Arnold
painter (uncredited)
Giovanni Casalenuovo
painter (uncredited)
Greg Curtis
propmaker (uncredited)
Alfred Faria
leadman (uncredited)
Danny Gill
propmaker (uncredited)
Bob Meyers
swing gang (uncredited)
Mark Noel
propmaker (uncredited)
Harold Ritzer
swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department

Richard Burrow
sound editor
Jay Engel
adr editor
Barbara Gandolfo-Frady
assistant sound editor (as Barbara Ann Gandolfo)
Don Hall
supervising sound editor
Joseph A. Ippolito
assistant sound editor (as Joey Ippolito)
David J. Kimball
re-recording mixer
Laurel Ladevich
sound editor
Glen Lambert
boom operator (as Glenn Lambert)
Robert J. Litt
re-recording mixer
Jerry Rosenthal
sound editor
Jack Solomon
sound
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
George Geren
assistant sound engineer (uncredited)
David J Williams
apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Cliff Wenger
special effects (as Cliff Wenger Sr.)
Gregg Bond
special effects artist (uncredited)
Linda Bond
special effects prop artist (uncredited)
Thomas L. Fisher
special effects (uncredited)
John E. Gray
special effects (uncredited)
Roger Hansen
special effects (uncredited)
Eric Roberts
special effects (uncredited)
Cliff Wenger Jr.
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Charles Chiodo
visual effects: Introvision
Douglas Dawson
visual effects: Introvision (as Doug Dawson)
Tim Donahue
visual effects art director: Introvision (as Tim Donohue)
Anne Flagg
visual effects: Introvision
Michael Griffin
visual effects: Introvision
Roger Lee
visual effects: Introvision
William Mesa
visual effects supervisor: Introvision
Tom Naud
visual effects: Introvision (as Tom Naud III)
Eugene P. Rizzardi
model supervisor: Introvision (as Gene Rizzardi)
John Stears
visual effects: Introvision
Stephen Barncard
special lighting & electronics (uncredited)
Allen Blaisdell
visual effects (uncredited)
Jim Danforth
matte artist (uncredited) / matte photographer (uncredited)
John P. Mesa
visual effects cameraman (uncredited)
Laura Molina
visual effects: Introvision (uncredited)
Zoran Perisic
Zoptic VFX Supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

Mickey Alzola
stunts
Bobby Bass
stunt coordinator
David Blattel
stunts
Steve Boyum
stunts
Ralph D. Carpenter
stunts (as Ralph Carpenter)
Steve Chambers
stunts
Clarke Coleman
stunts
Cathy Collingwood
stunts
Gary Davis
stunts
Steve M. Davison
stunts (as Steve Davison)
Tim A. Davison
stunts (as Tim Davison)
Mike De Luna
stunts (as Mike Deluna)
Doug Domolos
stunts
Bud Ekins
stunts
David R. Ellis
stunts (as David Ellis)
Gary Epper
stunts
Richard Epper
stunts
Bobby Ferro
stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth
stunts (as Bobby Foxworth)
Greg Gault
stunts
Jack Gill
stunts
Pat Green
stunts
Will Harper
stunts (as William Harper)
Gene Hartline
stunts
John Hateley
stunts
Mark Hateley
stunts
Freddie Hice
stunts
Steve Holladay
stunts
Richard Humphreys
stunts
Gary Hymes
stunts
Jim Jackson
stunts
Lamont Jackson
stunts
Al Jones
stunts (as Alton Jones)
Ronald Jones
stunts
Steve Kelso
stunts
Fred Krone
stunts
Paul M. Lane
stunts (as Paul Lane)
Ed Lang
stunts
Richard Losee
stunts
John Meier
stunts
Brad Orrison
stunts
Jon Conrad Pochron
stunts (as John Pochron)
J.N. Roberts
stunts
Mic Rodgers
stunts
Reid Rondell
stunts
Michael Runyard
stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Dennis Scott
stunts
Jeff Smolek
stunts
Peter Stader
stunts
Mike Tillman
stunts
Dean Westgaard
stunts
Scott Wilder
stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper
stunts (uncredited)
Bill Lykins
aerial stunts support (uncredited)
Don Lykins
stunt pilot (uncredited)
Pete Turner
utility stunts (uncredited)
Craig Vincent
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Barnett
best boy grip
Mike Barnett
best boy grip
David L. Butler
aerial photographer (as David Butler)
Dana Christiaansen
assistant camera
Ray De La Motte
camera operator (as Ray DeLamotte)
Robert L. Guthrie
camera operator (as Robert Guthrie)
Harvey Kamins
best boy
Mako Koiwai
assistant camera
Bud Schindler
key grip
Peter Sorel
still photographer
Gary Welch
best boy
Robert A. Wise
assistant camera (as Robert Wise)
Donald M. Wolak
gaffer (as Don Wolak)
Daniel Dayton
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard Dow
dolly grip (uncredited)
Michael Genne
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Ray Ochoa
crane grip (uncredited)
John Page
electrician (uncredited)
Robert E. Stuard
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Charlene Goldman
extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kathy O'Rear
costumes: women
Bill Tiegs
costumes: men
Don Vargas
costume supervisor
Gary Vargas
costumes: men
Roussell Johnson
tailor (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter (as Donah J. Bassett)
Muriel Benedict
post-production coordinator
Sandra Davis
assistant film editor
Kristi Johns
assistant film editor
Cathy Rose
apprentice editor
Marlene Rubenstein
post-production coordinator
George Trirogoff
assistant film editor
William Jacobs
first assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Chris Karamanos
location services

Music Department

Nancy Fogarty
music editor
Jim Henrikson
music editor
Craig Huxley
coordinator: synthesizer (as Craig Hundley)
Joel Rosenbaum
orchestrator
Steve Schaeffer
coordinator: drums and percussion
Armin Steiner
music mixer (as Armand Steiner)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Hope Williams
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Richard M. Brasic
dispatcher (as Richard Brasic)
Mike Doyle
transportation captain (as Michael Doyle)
Gary Small
dispatcher
Howard A. Small
transportation coordinator (as Howard Small)
Richard M. Brasic
dispatcher (uncredited)
Lyle Christensen
shotmaker driver (uncredited)
Hugh Day
driver (uncredited)
Carol Gilson
driver (uncredited)
Fulton 'Greg' Gilson
driver (uncredited)
Ed Hanna
driver (uncredited)
Jim Kojaku
driver (uncredited)
Ralph Landolfi
driver (uncredited)
John Kris Larsen
driver (uncredited)
Ronald Linxwiler
driver (uncredited)
Alan Meyers
driver (uncredited)
Joe Meylor
driver (uncredited)
Howard Mitchell
driver (uncredited)
Arthur Nuss
driver (uncredited)
Larry Ropa
driver (uncredited)
Timothy Sheehan
driver (uncredited)
Roger Wooge
driver: stunt unit (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Al Ebner
unit publicist
William Fredrick
vehicles and weapons designer and fabricator
Ray Lykins
flying sequences coordinator
Jim McCarthy
production accountant
Adele Nadel
assistant: Albert S. Ruddy
Maureen Osborne-Beall
production coordinator
Kathleen M. Shea
assistant: Hal Needham (as Kathy Shea)
Gene Starzenski
nurse
John Worthington Stuart
production accountant (as John W. Stuart)
Dave Wagner
technical advisor (as Col. David Wagner)
Jack Gary
technical advisor (uncredited)
Carol Heyer
secretary (uncredited)
Art 'Klondike' Jones
craft service (uncredited)
Jeff Lawrence
stand-in: Barry Bostwick (uncredited)
Robert Mills
projectionist (uncredited)
Paul Wolfe
radio operator (uncredited)
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