Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Carpenter
(directed by)

Writing Credits

H.F. Saint
(book)
Robert Collector
(screenplay) &
Dana Olsen
(screenplay) and
William Goldman
(screenplay)

Cast

Chevy Chase
Nick Halloway
Daryl Hannah
Alice Monroe
Sam Neill
David Jenkins
Michael McKean
George Talbot
Stephen Tobolowsky
Warren Singleton
Jim Norton
Dr. Bernard Wachs
Pat Skipper
Morrissey
Paul Perri
Gomez
Richard Epcar
Tyler
Steven Barr
Clellan
Gregory Paul Martin
Richard
Patricia Heaton
Ellen
Barry Kivel
Drunk Businessman
Donald Li
Cab Driver
Rosalind Chao
Cathy DiTolla
Jay Gerber
Roger Whitman
Shay Duffin
Patrick
Edmund L. Shaff
Edward Schneiderman
Sam Anderson
Chairman of the House Committee
Elaine Corral Kendall
News Anchor
Ellen Albertini Dow
Mrs. Coulson
Jonathan Wigan
Delivery Boy
I.M. Hobson
Maitre d'
John Carpenter
Helicopter Pilot
Chip Heller
Man Who Hails Taxi
Aaron Lustig
Technician
Brian Danker
S.F.P.D. Officer
Steven A. Hite
SWAT Team Officer
Tina Kotrich
Tennis Fan
Steve C. Porter
Cab Driver
Jim Rhine
SWAT Team Member
Theodore Carl Soderberg
CIA
James R. Tweedell
Military Officer
Tirralan Watkins
Student

Produced by

Bruce Bodner
producer
Dan Kolsrud
producer
Arnon Milchan
executive producer

Music by

Shirley Walker

Cinematography by

William A. Fraker
director of photography

Editing by

Marion Rothman

Casting By

Sharon Howard-Field

Production Design by

Lawrence G. Paull

Art Direction by

Bruce Crone

Set Decoration by

Rick Simpson

Costume Design by

Joe I. Tompkins

Makeup Department

Lee Harman
makeup artist
John Isaacs
hair stylist
Cheri Ruff
hair stylist
Rick Sharp
makeup artist

Production Management

Art Seidel
unit production manager (as Arthur Seidel)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Otie Brown
second second assistant director
Alan Edmisten
second assistant director
William M. Elvin
first assistant director
Arlene Fukai
second second assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield
second second assistant director (as Kurt C. Hodenfield)

Art Department

Edward Aiona
property master
Bryan Belair
construction coordinator
Steve Blakney
assistant property master (as Steven Blakney)
Steven Fuller
construction foreman
Ted Harms
construction foreman
Mike Higelmire
lead man
Martin A. Kline
production illustrator (as Marty Kline)
Gary Kudroff
swing gang
Elizabeth Lapp
set designer
Tom Lifsey
construction foreman
Alan J. Meyer
construction foreman: San Francisco
Luigi Mugavero
swing gang
Barbara Murphy
stand-by painter
Dan Pemberton
construction foreman
Lauren E. Polizzi
set designer (as Lauren Polizzi)
Doug Rosenberger
construction foreman
Stephanie Schwartzman
art department researcher
John A. Scott III
swing gang (as John Scott)
Michael Sexton
assistant property master
Mark Siegel
action property performer
Gerald Sigmon
set designer
I.J. Van Perre
construction coordinator: San Francisco
William Kemper Wright
swing gang (as William Wright)
Sandra M. Kraft
construction estimator (uncredited)
Luigi Mugavero
lead man (uncredited)
Tom von Badinski
carpenter (uncredited)
Frank White
welding foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

James R. Alexander
production sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)
Gary Blufer
sound effects recordist
Robert Bradshaw
sound editor (as Bob Bradshaw)
Patrick Clark
boom operator (as Pat Clark)
John Davis
sound effects recordist
Rickley W. Dumm
assistant sound editor
Gordon Ecker
supervising sound editor
Bruce Fortune
sound editor
Leslie Gaulin
foley editor
Steven Gerrior
assistant sound editor (as Steve Gerrior)
Hector C. Gika
sound editor (as Hector Gika)
Glenn Hoskinson
sound editor
Holly Huckins
adr editor
Scott D. Jackson
foley supervisor
John Kwiatkowski
sound editor
Lee Lemont
assistant adr editor
John Leveque
supervising sound editor
Robert J. Litt
re-recording mixer
Anthony Milch
sound editor
Rocky Moriana
sound editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Katie Rowe
foley artist (as Katy Rowe)
Greg P. Russell
re-recording mixer
Steve Schwalbe
foley editor
Kim Secrist
sound editor
Becky Sullivan
supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora
foley editor
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr.
sound editor (as Don Warner)
Richard E. Yawn
sound editor
David Behle
sound recordist (uncredited)
Noyan Cosarer
re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Robert Gravenor
sound mixer (uncredited)
Jack Keller
sound recordist (uncredited)
Lance Laurienzo
assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Larz Anderson
special effects
Albert Delgado
special effects foreman
Ken Pepiot
special effects coordinator
Gintar Repecka
special effects
Wayne Rose
special effects
Daniel Sudick
special effects (as Dan Sudick)
A.J. Thrasher
special effects
T. Dow Albon
miniature model maker (uncredited)
Harry Walton
optical effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Sandra Almond
visual effects assistant (as Sandra Almond Williams)
Scott E. Anderson
computer graphics animator
Brett Bentley
computer graphics
Barbara Brennan
digital effects artist
Jill Brooks
digital/scanning
Shannon Cassedy
engineering services
Camille Cellucci
visual effects and plate coordinator
Robert Cooper
action property performer (as Bob Cooper)
Jay Cotton
effects animator
Jim Danforth
matte supervisor
Timothy Eaton
visual effects editor (as Tim Eaton)
Vicki L. Engel
visual effects assistant
Christopher Evans
matte painting artist (as Chris Evans)
Robert Finley Jr.
stage technician (as Bob Finley Jr.)
Ron Fode
visual effects editor
Jack Gallagher
plate photography coordinator: ILM
Steve Gawley
chief model maker
Ray Gilberti
visual effects camera operator
Chris Goehe
chief model maker
James M. Goodman
digital/scanning
Ned Gorman
visual effects producer
Gregory Gorsiski
digital effects artist
Chris R. Green
effects animator (as Chris Green)
Steve Grumette
computer effects supervisor
James Hagedorn
digital effects artist (as Jim Hagedorn)
Sandy Houston
rotoscope artist
Benton Jew
conceptual effects designer
Keith Johnson
optical camera operator
Bill Kimberlin
chief visual effects editor
Laurel Klick
digital effects artist
Ken Koblenzer
assistant camera: visual effects unit
Tad Krzanowski
modelshop project supervisor
Jennifer Hall Lee
optical line-up: ILM (as Jennifer Lee)
Bradford Lewis
visual effects art director
James Lim
optical camera operator
Mike MacKenzie
engineering services
Greg Maloney
digital effects artist
Dan Michalske
stage technician: visual effects unit
Dennis Michelson
visual effects production liaison
Carl Miller
assistant camera: visual effects unit
Craig Mohagen
stage technician: visual effects unit
Terry Molatore
rotoscope artist
Susan Montgomery
production accountant: visual effects unit
Mark Moore
visual effects art director
Ellen Mueller
rotoscope supervisor
Bruce Nicholson
visual effects supervisor
Michael Olague
chief stage technician
Joshua Pines
digital/scanning
Chuck Ray
stage technician: visual effects unit
Steve Reding
photographer: visual effects camera
Christopher Reed
chief model maker (as Chris Reed)
Stuart Robertson
digital effects supervisor: ILM
Stephen Rosenbaum
computer graphics animator
Martin Rosenberg
key visual effects camera operator (as Marty Rosenberg)
Thomas Rosseter
optical line-up
Michael Santy
assistant camera: visual effects unit
Kenneth Smith
optical camera operator
Thomas J. Smith
digital effects artist (as Tom Smith)
Douglas Smythe
computer graphics supervisor (as Doug Smythe)
Wes Takahashi
animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
Kristen Trattner
optical line-up
Bruce Vecchitto
optical photography supervisor
Harry Walton
stop motion animator: ILM
Doug Zeffer
computer graphics
Susan Adele Colletta
post production coordinator (uncredited)
Jim Danforth
matte artist (uncredited) / matte photographer (uncredited)
Benoit Eon
digital effects (uncredited)
John Graves
visual effects (uncredited)
Michael F. Hoover
miniature artist (uncredited)
Al Magliochetti
visual effects (uncredited)
Jim Morris
senior staff: ILM (uncredited)
Ted Rae
matte plate photography (uncredited)
Amy Young
stage technician: Industrial Light & Magic (uncredited)

Stunts

Simone Boisseree
stunts
Brad Bovee
stunts
Troy Brown
stunts
Kurt Bryant
stunts
Kerrie Cullen
stunts
Jeff Dashnaw
stunts
Shane Dixon
stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon)
James M. Halty
stunts (as James Halty)
Jeff Imada
stunt coordinator
Henry Kingi
stunts
Gary McLarty
stunts
Alan Oliney
stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
stunts
Louis J. Ramirez IV
stunts
Chad Randall
stunts
John Robotham
stunts
Danny Rogers
stunts (as Dan Rogers)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts
Bill Saito
stunts
Jeff Smolek
stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino
stunts
Dick Ziker
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Gerald H. Boatright
chief lighting technician (as Jerry Boatright)
Ted Chu
assistant camera: "b" camera
David E. Diano
camera operator (as David Diano)
Howard Hagadorn
second grip
Marlin Hall
key grip (as Marlin E. Hall)
Matt Hawkins
rigging
John Lubin
second grip
Nick Papanickolas
dolly grip
Ron Phillips
still photographer
Thomas P. Powell
lighting technician
Lex Rawlins
first assistant camera
Alex Rodriguez
assistant chief lighting technician
Tim Roe
second assistant camera
Richard Turner
camera operator: "b" camera
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert
rigging gaffer
Don Yamasaki
assistant chief lighting technician
Billy Craft
lighting technician (uncredited)
Adam Glick
set lighting technician (uncredited)
Randy Nolen
steadicam operator (uncredited)
Ted Rae
photographer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

Susan Peck
casting associate
Nancy Hayes
extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Adrianna Bernard
costumer: women
Roberto Carneiro
costume supervisor (as Roberto M. Carneiro)
Steve Ellsworth
costumer: men
Kathy Monderine
costume supervisor (as Kathy Moderine)
Anne Polland
costumer: women

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Ray Martin
color timer
Reine-Claire
assistant editor
Saul Saladow
assistant editor

Location Management

Lisa Blok-Linson
location manager
Dan Gorman
assistant location manager
John Lehane
location manager: San Francisco

Music Department

Thomas Milano
music editor
Lisa Bloom
orchestrator (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
oboe soloist (uncredited)
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer (uncredited)
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Larry Rench
orchestrator (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Shirley Walker
conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Larry K. Johnson
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Keith Dillin
transportation coordinator
Randy Luna
transportation captain
Rob Marshall
helicopter camera pilot (uncredited)
Larry Stelling
picture car coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

James Bakeman
first aid
Paul A. Calabria
animal trainer (as Paul Calabria)
Loraine Coutin
assistant: Mr. Carpenter
James Deeth
helicopter pilot (as Jim Deeth)
Angela Kaye
assistant: Mr. Chase
Jeff Kloss
assistant accountant
John Labib
office assistant
Steve M. Miliotti
craft service
Seth Miller
production runner
Lana Morgan
assistant: Ms. Hannah (as Lana Opp Morgan)
Anne S. Reilly
unit publicist (as Anne Reilly)
Jay Roberts
assistant accountant
Scott Rosencrans
production runner
Julie Shaw
office assistant
Karen Shaw
production coordinator
Joan Wellman
assistant production secretary
Thomas Bianco
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Bill Daly
post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Gabe de Kelaita
set production assistant (uncredited)
Tom Lent
adr voice (uncredited)
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