Cast & Crew

Directed by

Harry Winer

Writing Credits

Clifford Green
(screenplay by) (as W.W. Wicket) and
Casey T. Mitchell
(screenplay by)
Patrick Bailey
(story by) and
Larry B. Williams
(story by)

Cast

Kate Capshaw
Andie
Lea Thompson
Kathryn
Kelly Preston
Tish
Larry B. Scott
Rudy
Joaquin Phoenix
Max
Tate Donovan
Kevin
Tom Skerritt
Zack
Barry Primus
Brennan
Terry O'Quinn
Launch Director
Mitchell Anderson
Banning
Scott Coffey
Gardener
Daryl Keith Roach
NASA #1
Peter Scranton
NASA #2
Hollye Rebecca Suggs
Young Andie
Terry White
NASA #3
Susan Becton
Senior Counselor
D. Ben Casey
Rudy's Father
Kathy Hanson
Girl
Ron Harris
Tom the Technician
Scott Holcomb
Hideo Takamini
Kevin Gage
Counselor #2
Saundra McGuire
Rudy's Mother
Bill Phillips
Kathryn's Father
Jon Steigman
Bully in Dorm
Adrian Wells
Rudy's Brother
Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects
Pamela Adlon
Girl in Launch Control Gallery
Brad Roberts
Camper

Produced by

Patrick Bailey
producer (produced by)
Walter Coblenz
producer (produced by)
Leonard Goldberg
executive producer
David Salven
associate producer

Music by

John Williams

Cinematography by

William A. Fraker
director of photography

Editing by

Tim Board
John W. Wheeler

Casting By

Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by

Richard Macdonald
(as Richard MacDonald)

Art Direction by

Leon Harris
Richard Lawrence
(as Richard James Lawrence)

Set Decoration by

Richard C. Goddard

Costume Design by

Patricia Norris

Makeup Department

Janice Alexander
hair stylist
Katalin Elek
makeup artist
Zoltan Elek
makeup artist (as Zoltan)

Production Management

Wendy Bailey
production supervisor
Herb Jellinek
executive in charge of production
David McCann
post-production supervisor
David Salven
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James Simons
first assistant director
Tena Psyche Yatroussis
second assistant director

Art Department

Ronnie Chambers
lead man
William Maldonado
construction coordinator
Tom Miller
assistant property master
Leonard Monfredo
head painter
Tony Paolone
stand-by painter
John Schacht
lead man (as John A. Schacht)
Sal Sommatino
property master
Clark Acton
model maker: Shuttle Interior (uncredited)

Sound Department

Ed Bannon
special sound effects
Beth Bergeron
adr supervisor
Steve Bowerman
boom operator
Robert Bradshaw
sound editor
Dominick De Stefano
cable person
Tom Gerard
re-recording mixer
Bruce Glover
special sound effects
David W. Gray
stereo consultant: Dolby
Cliff Latimer
adr editor
John Leveque
supervising sound editor
David Macmillan
production sound mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
re-recording mixer
Chuck Neely
sound editor
Kevin O'Connell
re-recording mixer
Steve Rice
adr editor
Jeffrey L. Sandler
sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley supervisor (as Solange)
David Spence
sound editor
Becky Sullivan
adr assistant
Shawn Sykora
assistant sound editor
Sherman Waze
sound editor
David A. Whittaker
sound editor
Karen G. Wilson
sound editor
Richard E. Yawn
sound editor

Special Effects by

Chuck Gaspar
special effects coordinator
Andrew Miller
special effects (uncredited)
John Palmer
special effects: WonderWorks (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Tom Anderson
blue screen camera
Kathleen Beeler
graphics technician
Jeff Burks
animation supervisor
Nina Chierichetti
graphics technician
Joe Day
key optical effects crew
Nancy Evans
graphics technician
Charles L. Finance
visual effects coordinator
Joseph Franke
key optical effects crew
Jammie Friday
graphics technician
Rocky Gehr
key optical effects crew
Robert Habros
graphics technician (as Bob Habros)
Ian Jenkins
graphics technician
Robert L. Johnston
key optical effects crew
Kevin Koneval
optical camera
Candace Lewis
graphics technician
Michael Lloyd
matte painting artist (as Mike Lloyd)
Richard Malzahn
graphics supervisor
Peter Montgomery
graphics technician
Barry Nolan
supervisor special visual effects
Karl Nygren
key optical effects crew
Dick Ramirez
optical camera
Pierre Rouger
motion control
Bob Rundell
optical camera
Robert Scifo
matte painting artist (as Bob Scifo)
Jethro Singer
graphics technician
Doyle Smiley
key optical effects crew
Mark Stetson
key optical effects crew
Eric Swenson
motion control
Ed Thompson
graphics technician
Randy Weeks
graphics technician
David S. Williams Jr.
optical photography supervisor (as David Williams)
Dick Wood
key optical effects crew
Christopher Nibley
visual effects director of photography (uncredited)

Stunts

Donna Keegan
stunt coordinator / stunts
Dianne L. Wilson
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Gerald H. Boatright
gaffer (as Gerald Boatright)
Rick Borchardt
key grip
Damen Braxton
best boy grip (as D. Braxton)
Jerry G. Callaway
camera operator: second unit
Billy Clevenger
second assistant camera (as Bill Clevenger)
Jack Cooperman
director of photography: second unit
David E. Diano
camera operator
William A. Fraker Jr.
second assistant camera (as William Fraker IV)
James Globus
still photographer (as Jim Globus)
Robert Jessup
director of photography: second unit (as Robert C. Jessup)
Bill Krattiger
lighting technician
David M. Lang
first assistant camera: second unit (as David Lang)
Ron Phillips
still photographer
Clyde Smith
dolly grip
Monte Swann
video playback operator
Richard Turner
first assistant camera
Clay H. Wilson
grip
Julian Wilson
second assistant camera: second unit
Don Yamasaki
best boy (as Donald Yamasaki)
Wayne Baker
assistant camera (uncredited)
Bob E. Krattiger
lighting technician (uncredited)
Matthew Running Water McFadden
grip (uncredited)

Animation Department

John 'D.J.' Des Jardin
computer animation and displays
Rhonda C. Gunner
computer animation and displays (as Rhonda Gunner)
Richard E. Hollander
computer animation and displays (as Richard Hollander)
Pete Martinez
computer animation and displays
Gregory L. McMurry
computer animation and displays
John C. Wash
computer animation and displays

Casting Department

Mary Gaffney
extras casting: Alabama
Barbara Harris
adr casting
Patricia McCorkle
casting: New York (as Pat McCorkle)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dan Bronson
costumer
Nancy McArdle
costume supervisor
John S. Perry
costume department head
Robert Iannaccone
costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Phil Hetos
color timer
Pat Magee
assistant film editor
Brian Ralph
negative cutter
Scot Scalise
apprentice film editor

Music Department

Armin Steiner
music recordist
Kenneth Wannberg
music editor
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Don Ashworth
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Terry Brown
scoring crew (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Ken Burwood-Hoy
musician: viola (uncredited)
Stuart Canin
musician: violin (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Vinnie Colaiuta
musician: drums (uncredited)
Alexander Courage
orchestrator (uncredited)
Harry Cykman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
James Decker
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bob DiVall
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Assa Drori
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson
musician: bass (uncredited)
Steve Erdody
musician: cello (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Feves
musician: bass (uncredited)
Elizabeth Finch
music copyist (uncredited)
Ron Folsom
musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Fried
musician: flute (uncredited)
Chuck Garsha
scoring crew (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Steven Gordon
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Alan Harshman
musician: viola (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Jo Ann Kane
music copyist (uncredited)
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Roland Kato
musician: viola (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
Michael Lang
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Earl Madison
musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Michael Markman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Buell Neidlinger
musician: bass (uncredited)
Irma Neumann
musician: violin (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Alan Pasqua
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Sue Ranney
musician: bass (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
David Riddles
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
orchestra manager (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
David Shostac
musician: flute (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator (uncredited)
John Steinmetz
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Neil Stubenhaus
musician: bass (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Chet Swiatkowsky
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
John Walz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Don Williams
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jerry Williams
musician: percussion (uncredited)
John Williams
conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Ray Quiroz
script supervisor
Carol Davies
continuity coordinator (uncredited)
Austin Hunza
script consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Joe Berman
transportation coordinator
Andy Straub
transportation captain (as Andy R. Straub)

Additional Crew

Penny Brocato
craft service
Ed Buckbee
technical advisor
Judy A. Carbino
administrator
Joel Cohen
special consultant
Chuck Comisky
technical advisor
Jerry Cormier
administrator
Rick Edelstein
administrator (as Richard Edelstein)
Alan K.M. Faucher
shuttle maintenance
Penelope Gottlieb
title designer
Robert Harman
flying wire consultant
Rob Harris
unit publicist
Richard Heckman
technical advisor
Charles Hosang
administrator
Billie Beasley Jenkins
assistant: Mr. Goldberg
Leo Krupp
technical advisor
Toni St. Clair Lilly
assistant: Mr. Winer
Richard Mirisch
production assistant
Yvonne Ramond
assistant: Mr. Coblenz
Myra Rosenthal
teacher
Julie Samuels
production assistant
Lee Sentell
technical advisor
Nanette Siegert
production coordinator
Victoria Singleton
assistant: Mr. Bailey
Leonard S. Smith Jr.
production executive
Reggie Smith
assistant: flying wire consultant
John Taylor
technical advisor
Michael Van der Veer
administrator (as Michael Van Der Veer)
Val Van der Veer
administrator (as Val Van Der Veer)
Terry White
technical advisor
Taylor Jernigan
technical advisor (uncredited)
June Jordan
stand-in (uncredited)
All Filters