Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ivan Reitman

Writing Credits

Len Blum
(written by) &
Daniel Goldberg
(written by) (as Dan Goldberg) and
Harold Ramis
(written by)

Cast

Bill Murray
John
Harold Ramis
Russell
Warren Oates
Sgt. Hulka
P.J. Soles
Stella
Sean Young
Louise
John Candy
Ox
John Larroquette
Capt. Stillman
John Voldstad
Stillman's Aide
John Diehl
Cruiser
Lance LeGault
Col. Glass
Roberta Leighton
Anita
Conrad Dunn
Psycho
Judge Reinhold
Elmo
Antone Pagán
Hector
Glenn-Michael Jones
Leon
William Lucking
Recruiter
Fran Ryan
Dowager in Cab
Joe Flaherty
Border Guard
Nick Toth
Border Guard
Dave Thomas
M.C.
Robin Klein
Cheerleader
Robert J. Wilke
Gen. Barnicke
Lois Hamilton
Stillman's Girlfriend
Samuel Briggs
Corporal
Joseph X. Flaherty
Sgt. Crocker
Hershel B. Harlson
Shoeshine Man
Timothy Busfield
Soldier with Mortar
Solomon Schmidt
Store Owner
Gino Gottarelli
Russian Officer
Gene Scherer
Russian Officer
Dawn Clark
Mud Wrestler
Anita Merritt
Mud Wrestler
Susan Mechsner
Mud Wrestler
Sue Bowser
Mud Wrestler
Linda Dupree
Mud Wrestler
Leslie Henderson
Mud Wrestler
Craig Schaefer
Soldier Outside Motor Pool
Arkady Rakhman
Immigrant
Pamela Bowman
Cruiser's Girl
Gerard J. Counts
Russian Soldier
Yetim Buntsis
Russian Soldier
Semyon Veyts
Russian Soldier
Larry R. Gillette
Russian Soldier
Glenn Leigh Marshall
Russian Soldier
Dale Prince
Russian Soldier
Larry Odell Lane
Soldier
Joyce D. Helmus
Soldier
David A. Mullins
Soldier
Bruce E. Ellis
Soldier
David D. Platko
Soldier
Phillip A. Urbansky
Soldier
William R. Sykes
Soldier
Bill Paxton
Soldier
J.A. Crawford
Soldier
Michael Flynn
Soldier
Norman Mont-Eton
Policeman
Mark S. Markowicz
Policeman
Jeff Viola
Policeman
Robert Dulaine
Policeman
Jack Berle
Spectator at Arrival
Donald Gibb
Bouncer in Mud Wrestling Bar
Raven Grey Eagle
Minor Role
George Holmes
Driver
Michael King
Soldier
Sam Nickens
Spectator at Arrival
Sherry Pagán
Family Member at Graduation Ceremony
Dennis Quaid
Extra at Graduation Ceremony
Hunter Roberts
Reporter
Stan Rodarte
Enemy Soldier
Michael Santiago
Voice
Ian A. Stevens
Recruited Company Soldier
Jeffrey L. Tandy
Extra
Tom Willett
Spectator at Arrival

Produced by

Daniel Goldberg
producer (as Dan Goldberg)
Joe Medjuck
associate producer
Ivan Reitman
producer

Music by

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

Bill Butler
director of photography

Editing by

Harry Keller
Michael Luciano
Eva Ruggiero

Casting By

Karen Rea

Production Design by

James H. Spencer

Set Decoration by

Carl Biddiscombe

Costume Design by

Richard Bruno

Makeup Department

Chuck House
makeup artist (as Charles House)
James Lee McCoy
makeup artist (as Jim McCoy)
Carol A. O'Connell
hairstylist (as Carol O'Connell)

Production Management

Russell Saunders
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

George Fortmuller
dga trainee
James M. Freitag
second assistant director
Richard Learman
assistant director
Donald Newman
second assistant director (as Donald J. Newman)

Art Department

Louis S. Fleming
assistant property master (as Louis Fleming)
Sam Gordon
property master
William F. Matthews
set designer (as William Mathews)
Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator
Sandy Veneziano
set designer (as Sandra Veneziano)

Sound Department

Wayne Artman
rerecording mixer
Tom Beckert
rerecording mixer
Raul A. Bruce
boomman (as Raul Bruce)
Jeff Bushelman
sound editor
Gene S. Cantamessa
production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Michael Jiron
rerecording mixer
Dan O'Connell
foley artist (uncredited)
Gary L.G. Simpson
foley artist
Pat Somerset
sound editor
Jeremy Hoenack
sound effects editor (uncredited)
David E. Stone
sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Stanley Amborn
special effects (as Stan Amborn)
Joseph A. Unsinn
special effects supervisor (as Joe Unsinn)
Ken Speed
special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts

Steve Blalock
stunts
John Cade
stunts
Ralph D. Carpenter
stunts
Terry James
stunt coordinator
Carol Daniels
stunt double: Sean Young (uncredited)
Mary Peters
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Colin J. Campbell
gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
James R. Connell
camera operator (as James Connell)
Howard Hagadorn
second grip
Randy Hart
best boy
George Hill
key grip
Charles L. Morgan
crane grip (as Charles Morgan)
James M. Sheppherd
dolly grip (as Jim Sheppherd)
Don Smetzer
still photographer
Chris Strong
electrician
Lynn Tomes
first assistant cameraman
Bruce Birmelin
still photographer (uncredited)
Garrett Brown
steadicam operator (uncredited)
Adam Glick
set lighting technician (uncredited)
Brian W. Roy
camera operator (uncredited) / director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

Norman Bennett
casting assistant
Pat Hamilton
casting assistant
Olivia Maggard
casting: Kentucky
Debbie Peterson
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Robert Iannaccone
costumer: men's (as Bob Iannaccone)
Silvio Scarano
wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Sebern
costumer: women's

Editorial Department

David Bernstein
theatrical & HDR mastering colorist
Stephen Price
assistant film editor
Peter Ransohoff
assistant film editor
Nancy Weizer
assistant film editor

Location Management

Bill Borden
location manager (as William R. Borden)
William R. Borden
location manager
Sam Mercer
location manager (as Samuel L. Mercer)
Michael King
location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

Peter Bernstein
orchestration
Kathy Durning
music editing
Dan Wallin
scoring mixer
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Murray Adler
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dale Anderson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Chuck Berghofer
musician: bass (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Stuart Canin
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ron Clark
musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Bob Findley
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Ron Folsom
musician: violin (uncredited)
Pam Gates
musician: violin (uncredited)
James Getzoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harris Goldman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Endre Granat
musician: violin (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: piano (uncredited)
Maurie Harris
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Alan Harshman
musician: viola (uncredited)
Nelson Hatt
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Todd Hemmenway
musician: cello (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Paula Hochhalter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Mitch Holder
musician: guitar (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Judith Johnson
musician: cello (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Bernard Kundell
musician: violin (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ronald Langinger
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Peter Limonick
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Loren Marsteller
musician: baritone horn (uncredited)
Tim May
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Lew McCreary
musician: baritone horn (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Carole Mukagawa
musician: viola (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ted Nash
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Tom Raney
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Joseph Reilich
musician: viola (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Gale Robinson
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jay Rosen
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Jim Self
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Sid Sharp
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Shostac
musician: flute (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Julian Spear
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
David Speltz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Chet Swiatkowsky
musician: piano (uncredited)
Vicki Sylvester
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tony Terran
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milton Thomas
musician: viola (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Walker
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Don Williams
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Ralph Williams
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Graham Young
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bob Zimmitti
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Mark Zimoski
musician: percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Lloyd Nelson
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Pat Desmond
transportation coordinator (as Pat Desmond Jr.)
Ron Riner
transportation coordinator
Mike Phillips
prop truck driver (uncredited)
Mike Robinson
driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Eudie Charnes
production office coordinator
Ronn Forella
choreographer: Graduation sequence
Arthur Goldweit
assistant choreographer
Leroy Heuglin
liaison: Kentucky
Robert F. Kocourek
auditor (as Robert Kocourek) / production accountant (as Robert Kocourek)
Yvonne Lacer
production secretary
Brian Lindquist
unit publicist
Judith Margolin
secretary to the producers
Burke Mattsson
titles designed by: MGM Title
Anne Robinson
secretary to the producers
Barry Sprouse
technical advisor (as Capt. Barry Sprouse)
Marion F. Williams
technical advisor (as C.S.M. Marion F. Williams)
Lillian Michelson
researcher (uncredited)

Thanks

Nick Albrecht
special thanks
John Y. Brown
the producers would also like to thank, for their warm hospitality (as Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown)
Victor Cox
special thanks
Orlando Fernandez
special thanks
Phyllis George
the producers would also like to thank, for their warm hospitality (as Phyllis George Brown)
Richard Harris
special thanks
Steve Havens
special thanks
Dewey Kays
special thanks
Leroy Lay
special thanks
Wayne Maeser
special thanks
Charles Mudd
special thanks
Larry Shircliff
special thanks
James Sparks
special thanks
William Stansbury
the producers would also like to thank, for their warm hospitality (as Louisville Mayor William Stansbury)
Dennis Thorp
special thanks
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