Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Badham
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Lawrence Lasker
(written by) &
Walter F. Parkes
(written by)

Cast

Matthew Broderick
David
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
John Wood
Falken
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
Kent Williams
Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
Watson
Joe Dorsey
Conley
Irving Metzman
Richter
Michael Ensign
Beringer's Aide
William Bogert
Mr. Lightman
Susan Davis
Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan
Wigan
David Clover
Stockman
Drew Snyder
Ayers
John Garber
Corporal in the Infirmary
Duncan Wilmore
Major Lem
Billy Ray Sharkey
Radar Analyst
John Spencer
Jerry
Michael Madsen
Steve
James Lemp
Commander
Gary Bisig
Deputy
Gary Sexton
Technician
Jason Bernard
Captain Knewt
Frankie Hill
Airman Fields
Jesse D. Goins
Sergeant
Alan Blumenfeld
Mr. Liggett
Len Lawson
Boys Vice Principal
Maury Chaykin
Jim Sting
Eddie Deezen
Malvin
Stephen Lee
Sgt. Schneider
Lucinda Crosby
Nurse in Infirmary
Stack Pierce
Airman
Art LaFleur
Guard
Brad David
Flight Pilot Leader
Martha Shaw
Vice Principal's Secretary
Howie Allen
Boy in Arcade
Michael Adams
Travis
James Ackerman
Joshua
Jim Harriott
Newscaster
Tom Lawrence
Sgt. Sims
Frances E. Nealy
Visitor
Charles Akins
Major Ford
Glenn Standifer
Major Wenstin
Edward Jahnke
NORAD Officer
Paul V. Picerni Jr.
Paul the Technician
Gary Bohn
NORAD Officer
Tory Christopher
Arcade Kid
Jack Clinton
NORAD Officer
Michael Taylor Donovan
Convenience Store Clerk
Sally Frei
NORAD Officer
Bob Harks
Major at Norad Control Center
Katherine Hittelman
High School Student
William H. Macy
NORAD Officer
Ed McDermott II
Scientist
Don Savage
FBI Agent
Ed Vandell
Military Officer
Tim Werner
NORAD Officer

Produced by

Leonard Goldberg
executive producer
Richard Hashimoto
associate producer
Bruce McNall
producer (uncredited)
Harold Schneider
producer (produced by)

Music by

Arthur B. Rubinstein
(music by)

Cinematography by

William A. Fraker
director of photography

Editing by

Tom Rolf

Casting By

Wallis Nicita
(as Wally Nicita) (casting)

Production Design by

Angelo P. Graham

Art Direction by

James J. Murakami

Set Decoration by

Jerry Wunderlich

Costume Design by

Barry Francis Delaney
(as Barry F. Delaney) (costumes: men)

Makeup Department

Michael Germain
makeup artist (as Perry Michael Germain)
Lynda Gurasich
hair stylist
Brenda Todd
makeup artist

Production Management

Richard Hashimoto
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Newt Arnold
first assistant director
Robert J. Doherty
second assistant director

Art Department

Gregg H. Bilson
property master
Robert Scaife
construction coordinator
John M. Schenk
assistant property master
Frank L. Brown
set dressing lead man (uncredited)
Chris Courtois
model maker (uncredited)
Kevin Shanks
tile/floor covering (uncredited)
Daniel Turk
carpenter (uncredited)
Peter Van Zyl
greensman (uncredited)
Mike Villarino
propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department

Milton C. Burrow
supervising sound effects editor
Willie D. Burton
sound mixer
Carlos Delarios
re-recording mixer
Michael J. Kohut
re-recording mixer
William L. Manger
supervising sound effects editor
Aaron Rochin
re-recording mixer
Craig Harris
voice processing (uncredited)
Robin Haskins
re-recordist (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli
special sound effects (uncredited)
Philip Rogers
sound recordist (uncredited)
Dan Sharp
re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Mick Baran
special electronic effects crew
Bill Cobb
special electronic effects crew
Robert Cole
special electronic effects foreman
Joe Digaetano
special effects
Richard Hoffenberg
special electronic effects crew
Bruce Knechtges
special electronic effects crew
Robin Dean Leyden
special electronic effects crew
Robin Reilly
special electronic effects crew
Mark Stivers
special electronic effects crew
Robert Wilcox
special electronic effects crew (as Robert G. Wilcox Jr.)
David Domeyer
special effects (uncredited)
R.J. Hohman
special effects wireman (uncredited)
Robert W. King
fabricator (uncredited)
Donald Pennington
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Colin Cantwell
computer graphics design consultant
Jack Cooperman
miniature photography
Marcia Dripchak
computer graphics unit
Michael L. Fink
visual effects supervisor
Linda Fleisher
visual effects consultant
Steve Grumette
computer video consultant
Don Hansard
process coordinator
David R. Hardberger
computer graphics unit (as David Hardberger)
Judith Herman
computer graphics unit
Geoffrey Kirkland
visual consultant
Sylvia Lovegren
computer graphics unit
Jonathan Seay
computer graphics unit
Wayne Baker
assistant camera: miniature unit (uncredited)

Stunts

Tom Elliott
stunts
Marguerite Happy
stunts
Al Jones
stunts
Michael Adams
stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Rick Avery
stunts (uncredited)
Tom Elliott
stunt double: Matthew Broderick (uncredited)
Marguerite Happy
stunt double: Ally Sheedy (uncredited)
Al Jones
stunt double: John Wood (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Dave Anderberg
grip
Gerald H. Boatright
assistant chief lighting technician
David E. Diano
assistant camera
Gary R. Dodd
key grip (as Gary Dodd)
To Lee
camera assistant trainee
Ralph Nelson
still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Doug Pentek
chief lighting technician
Thomas P. Powell
mgm rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit
Richard Turner
assistant camera
Richard Walden
additional camera operator
Steve Yaconelli
camera operator

Casting Department

Pat Orseth
location casting: Seattle

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Linda Matthews
costumer: women
Ray Summers
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Ray Martin
color timer
Liz Randol
assistant film editor (as Liza Randol)
Michael Ripps
associate film editor

Location Management

Robert C. Decker
location manager (as Robert Decker)
Robert Eggenweiler
location manager
Lynn Dee Schwarz
location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

Mark Hoder
orchestrator
Joe Tuley
music editor
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Dale Anderson
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Don Ashworth
musician (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Marilyn Baker
musician: viola (uncredited)
Rick Baptist
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Charles Boito
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Jacqueline Brand
musician: violin (uncredited)
William David Brohn
additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music copyist (uncredited)
Bobby Bruce
musician: violin (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Norman Carr
musician: violin (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano
musician (uncredited)
Wayne Coster
music copyist (uncredited)
Isabelle Daskoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Alan DeVeritch
musician: viola (uncredited)
Bob Dougherty
musician: bass (uncredited)
Christine Ermacoff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ron Folsom
musician: violin (uncredited)
Endre Granat
musician: violin (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg
musician: flute (uncredited)
Mario Guarneri
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Ron Jannelli
musician (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Anne Karam
musician: cello (uncredited)
Roland Kato
musician: viola (uncredited)
Katie Kirkpatrick
musician: harp (uncredited)
Gayle Levant
musician: harp (uncredited)
Peter Limonick
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Harry V. Lojewski
orchestra manager (uncredited) / supervising music copyist (uncredited)
Charlie Loper
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Raymond Mace
music copyist (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli
musician: synthesizer (uncredited) / performer: additional arrangements (uncredited) / song producer (uncredited)
Lew McCreary
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan
musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)
Kenneth Munday
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Barbara Nahlik
music copyist (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Barbara Porter
musician: violin (uncredited)
Debbie Price
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Raney
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
David Riddles
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Aaron Rochin
music recordist (uncredited)
Arthur B. Rubinstein
conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Ralph Sauer
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Jim Self
musician: tuba (uncredited)
David Shostac
musician: flute (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Joe Soldo
musician: flute (uncredited)
Tina Soule
musician: cello (uncredited)
David Speltz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Sally Stevens
singer (uncredited)
Thomas Stevens
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Vicki Sylvester
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Todd
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ian Underwood
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Allen Vizzutti
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Miwako Watanabe
musician: violin (uncredited)
Chauncey Welsch
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Don Williams
musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Harold Michelson
continuity consultant
H. Bud Otto
script supervisor
Walon Green
script revisions (uncredited)
Tom Mankiewicz
script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Chester Haffey
transportation
Randy Musselman
driver captain

Additional Crew

Joy Anzarouth
production coordinator
Lyla Foggia
unit publicist
John Garber
dialogue coach
Dana Satler Hankins
assistant: Mr. Badham (as Dana Satler)
Richard Keefe
process librarian
Derry J. Pearce
production auditor
Bill Watson
pterosaur consultant
Duncan Wilmore
technical advisor
Mike Berro
computer programmer (uncredited)
Lynn Hendee
production executive (uncredited)
Alexander Kanellakos
prop runner (uncredited)
Kevin King
payroll accountant (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli
synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
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