Cast & Crew

Directed by

Stuart Gillard

Writing Credits

Oren Aviv
(story) &
Craig Mazin
(story) &
Greg Erb
(story)
Craig Mazin
(screenplay) &
Greg Erb
(screenplay)

Cast

Harland Williams
Fred Z. Randall
Jessica Lundy
Julie Ford
William Sadler
'Wild Bill' Overbeck
Jeffrey DeMunn
Paul Wick
James Pickens Jr.
Ben Stevens
Beau Bridges
Bud Nesbitt
Peter Onorati
Gary Hackman
Don Lake
Flight Surgeon
Bill Jenkins
Mission Controller
Ken Farmer
Mission Controller
Blake Boyd
Gordon A. Peacock
Brandon Kaplan
Young Fred
Paxton Whitehead
British Reporter
Don Armstrong
Anchorman
Pamela West
Nun
Marjorie Carroll
Nun
Claire Birnbaum
School Kid #1
Sean Tweedley
NASA Lab Tech
Cindy Hogan
Reporter
Felicia Griffin
Reporter
Lidia Porto
Gary's Nurse
Richard Dillard
The President
Gil Glasgow
Bartender
Edie Mirman
Chimp Voice
Raven
Ulysees (chimpanzee astronaut)
Charlotte Biggs
Astronaut / Bar Patron (uncredited)
Franklin Chang-Diaz
NASA Scientist
Dale Wade Davis
NASA Colonel
Shelley Duvall
Mrs. Randall
Jose Guillermo Figueroa
Journalist
Al Hayter
Nasa Tech
Michael Honig
Mission Control (Extra)
C. Anthony Jackson
Mission Controller
Gene Kato
Nasa Technician
Alan Martin
Stand In
Bryan Lee McGlothin
Mission Controler
Brent Mitchell
NASA Lab Tech
Tony Myrick
Bar Patron
Gailard Sartain
Mr. Randall

Produced by

Oren Aviv
executive producer
Lark Bernini
associate producer
Roger Birnbaum
producer
Jonathan Glickman
executive producer
Eric L. Gold
producer
Jamie Masada
co-producer
Richard H. Prince
co-executive producer
Peter Safran
co-producer
Jon Turteltaub
executive producer

Music by

Michael Tavera

Cinematography by

Steven Poster

Editing by

William D. Gordean

Casting By

Rick Montgomery
Dan Parada
Beth Sepko

Production Design by

Roy Forge Smith

Art Direction by

Joseph A. Hodges
Michael Rizzo

Set Decoration by

Brenda Meyers-Ballard

Costume Design by

Daniel Orlandi

Makeup Department

John M. Elliott Jr.
makeup department head
Abiiba Howell
hair stylist: second unit
Susan Zietlow-Maust
department head hairstylist

Production Management

Richard H. Prince
production manager
Veronique Vowell
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sean Kavanagh
second assistant director
Lincoln Myers
dga trainee
Brian Steward
second second assistant director
Michael A. Williams
assistant director (as Michael Williams)

Art Department

Richard J. Bayard
construction coordinator
Lou Boggs
propmaker
Gary Clark
lead head painter
Ray Fisher
lead man
James Wiley Fowler
art department assistant (as James Fowler)
Archie Hankins
carpenter
Edwin G. Hill
construction utility
Angela Hinkle
construction accountant
Randy Manion
art department coordinator
James Robinson II
property master
Ann Stacy
camera scenic
Chris Telschow
construction foreman
Gary Damian Thomas
storyboard artist (as Gary Thomas)
Robert K. Weinberger
construction foreman
Michael Honig
window dresser (uncredited)
Mark Hunstable
carpenter (uncredited)
Randy Severs
carpenter (uncredited)
Courtney Talbot
set painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Scott Cochran
sound engineer
Pud Cusack
sound
Richard Dwan Jr.
adr editor / dialogue editor
Scott Martin Gershin
sound effects editor
Eric Gotthelf
foley mixer
Larry Kemp
supervising sound editor
Mark Ormandy
additional sound
Terry Porter
re-recording mixer
Ross Simpson
boom operator
David Stanke
assistant sound editor
Dean A. Zupancic
re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

Bill Cobb
special effects electronics foreman
Steve Gindorf
special effects technician
Jeff Jarvis
special effects coordinator
Michael Miron
special effects laboratory

Visual Effects by

Christopher S. Baird
visual effects editor
Brian Battles
digital compositor
Brigitte Bourque
visual effects compositor: Rainmaker Digital
Stephen Brock
visual effects best boy electric
Casey Cannon
computer graphics producer: BFTRE
Glenn Cannon
computer graphic artist
John Cornejo
digital compositor: Cinesite
Lisa Deaner
inferno artist
Chris Ferriter
visual effects supervisor: Pure Light Images
Mark Franco
visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker Digital
Rocco Gioffre
matte artist
Tim Ketzer
computer graphics animator
Vincent Lavares
tape operator: Cinesite
Bob Lyss
digital compositor: elastic reality animator
Craig Mathieson
digital compositor
Alan McFarland
miniature spaceship lighting effects
Candice Scott
digital compositor: POP Film
Terry Shigemitsu
digital artist
Eric Swenson
miniature unit director of photography
Patrick Tubach
visual effects artist (as Pat Tubach)
Jeff Zucker
gaffer: visual effects unit
Andy Barrios
digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Los Angeles (uncredited)

Stunts

Rosa Collins
stunts
Randy Fife
stunts
Jody Haselbarth
stunts
Jim Henry
stunts
Ben Loggins
stunts
Stephanie Norris
stunts
David Sanders
stunts
Gary Stone
stunts
Diane Towery
stunts
Russell Towery
stunt coordinator
Verne Troyer
stunts
Danny Virtue
stunt coordinator
Jim Henry
stunt double: William Sadler (uncredited)
Adam Neuwirth
stunts (uncredited)
Lin Oeding
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Marc Andrus
rigging key grip
Pasquale Caputo
key grip: second unit
Cheryl Clarson
rigging electric best boy
Peter Clarson
chief rigging gaffer
Frank Detone Jr.
best boy grip
Ryan Gillard
second assistant camera
Doug Glover
assistant camera
Adam Harrison
lighting technician
John Johns
video playback operator
T. Sano Kwong
grip: additional photography
Jeff Lanes
dimmer board operator
George Lozano Jr.
electrician
Billy MacTavish
electrician
Anthony T. Marra II
key grip
Bruce McCleery
chief lighting technician
Ray Patrick
louma crane operator
Peter D. Roome
additional first assistant camera
John Sheeren
first assistant camera
Mike Sheeren
dolly grip
Dean Williams
still photographer
Sean Wright
grip

Casting Department

Lauris Freeman
casting associate
Anna Liza Recto
casting associate: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anna Abbey
key set costumer
Jennifer Long
set costumer
Valerie Zielonka
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Evan Fisher
assistant editor
David Orr
color timer
Sam Seig
assistant editor
Ron South
first assistant editor
Lisa Willinger
assistant editor

Location Management

Craig Busch
location manager
Stephen Mapel
location manager

Music Department

Andrew Dorfman
assistant music editor / composer: additional music
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Billy Martin
orchestrator
Gregg Nestor
music preparation
Bobbi Page
vocal contractor/score vocalist
Michael T. Ryan
supervising music editor
Michael Tavera
orchestrator
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
Mark Berrow
musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Bissill
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola (uncredited)
Mike De Saulles
musician: violin (uncredited)
Allen Walley
musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Patricia A. Fullerton
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Ray Bellamy
transportation captain
Lance Cherniet
driver
Ricky Damazio
driver
Chris Ferrence
driver
Ron Kern
transportation coordinator
Jimmy Ray Pickens
driver: Harland Williams
Aaron Skalka
transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
JoAnn Wells
driver

Additional Crew

Newell Alexander
adr voice
Rosemary Alexander
adr voice
David Allsberry
principal chimpanzee trainer
Kirk Baily
adr voice (as Kirk Bailey)
Ursula Brauner
chimpanzee trainer
Steve Bulen
adr voice
Anne Carr
additional medic
Joe Chapman
adr voice
Matt Cohen
computer playback technician
Ned Dowd
head of production: Caravan Pictures
Brent Ekstrand
24 frame video playback technician / computer engineer
Joe Everett
unit publicist
Greg Farley
production assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer
David Hickey
payroll accountant
Angela Hinkle
construction accountant
Sherry Hursey
adr voice artist
Tracy Kelly
chimpanzee trainer
Tommy Lamey
adr voice
Alan Martin
photo double
K. Lynn Martin
production assistant
Don Maxwell
adr voice
Elizabeth Maxwell
caterer
Michael Maxwell
caterer
Mary Mooney
assistant to producer
Matthew Morrissey
computer playback supervisor
Paul Pape
adr voice
Tony Savino
choreographer
Bridget Sienna
adr voice
George Stumpf
stand-in
Raigen Thornton
set paramedic
Emily Vinas
assistant production coordinator
Mary Weeks
assistant to actor
Claudette Wells
adr voice
K.L. Connie Wang
assistant script clearance administrator (uncredited)
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