Directed by
| John Carpenter | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Bruce A. Evans | ... | (written by) & |
| Raynold Gideon | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Barry Bernardi | ... | co-producer |
| Michael Douglas | ... | executive producer |
| Bruce A. Evans | ... | associate producer |
| Larry Franco | ... | producer (as Larry J. Franco) |
| Raynold Gideon | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jack Nitzsche | ||
Cinematography by
| Donald M. Morgan | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Marion Rothman | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
| Jennifer Shull | ||
Production Design by
| Daniel A. Lomino | ... | (as Daniel Lomino) |
Set Decoration by
| Robert R. Benton | ... | (as Robert Benton) |
Makeup Department
| Pete Altobelli | ... | makeup artist (as Peter Altobelli) |
| Rick Baker | ... | starman transformation |
| Jack Bricker | ... | starman transformation crew: Stan Winston unit |
| Norman Bryn | ... | starman transformation crew: Dick Smith unit |
| Ellis Burman Jr. | ... | starman transformation crew: Stan Winston unit |
| Allen Coulter | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit |
| Doug Drexler | ... | starman transformation crew: Dick Smith unit (as Douglas Drexler) |
| George Engel | ... | starman transformation crew: Dick Smith unit |
| Tom Hester | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit |
| Tim Lawrence | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit |
| Marina Pedraza | ... | hair stylist |
| Dick Smith | ... | starman transformation |
| Stan Winston | ... | starman transformation |
| Tony Gardner | ... | starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit (uncredited) |
| John Rosengrant | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Brian Wade | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Tom Joyner | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joe Alves | ... | second unit director |
| Jeffrey Chernov | ... | first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director |
| Larry Franco | ... | first assistant director |
| Nilo Otero | ... | dga trainee |
Art Department
| Joe Alves | ... | visual consultant |
| Larry Clark Bird | ... | property master (as Larry Bird) |
| Tom Cranham | ... | production illustrator |
| William J. Durrell Jr. | ... | set designer (as William Joseph Durrell Jr.) |
| Bill Gay | ... | leadman |
| Walt Hadfield | ... | construction coordinator |
| Bob Lawless | ... | standby painter |
| Ken Zimmerman | ... | assistant property master |
| Lloyd A. Buswell | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
| Bill Clift | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Tom Duffield | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Andrew P. Flores | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Matt Furginson | ... | second leadman (uncredited) |
| Bill Magill | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Gene Nollman | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Scott Rousseau | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Larry Saltzer | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Jerry Sargent | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| John Tyrrell | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
| James F. Walker | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Joseph F. Brennan | ... | boom operator (as Joe Brennan) |
| Thomas Causey | ... | sound mixer (as Tommy Causey) |
| Jay Engel | ... | adr editor (as Jay Engle) |
| Hank Garfield | ... | boom operator |
| Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tom McCarthy Jr. | ... | supervising sound editor (as Tom C. McCarthy Jr.) |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael P. Redbourn | ... | sound editor (as Michael Redbourn) |
| Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Don S. Walden | ... | sound editor |
| Anthony Marinelli | ... | special sound effects (uncredited) |
| Greg Orloff | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Tim Partridge | ... | dolby sound consultant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Roy Arbogast | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Bill Lee | ... | special effects |
| Kevin Quibell | ... | special effects |
| David Simmons | ... | special effects |
| Dick Wood | ... | special effects |
| Jeff Switzer | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Ron Trost | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Floyd Van Wey | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Al Winiger | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Gary Zink | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Barbara Affonso | ... | model maker: ILM |
| Craig Barron | ... | matte camera supervisor: ILM |
| Patricia Blau | ... | production coordinator: ILM |
| Lance Brackett | ... | stage technician: ILM |
| Barbara Brennan | ... | assistant animator: ILM |
| Wade Childress | ... | assistant matte cameraman: ILM |
| Peter Daulton | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM |
| Dick Dova | ... | stage technician: ILM |
| Christopher Evans | ... | matte artist: ILM (as Chris Evans) |
| Scott Farrar | ... | visual effects cameraman: ILM |
| Robert Finley Jr. | ... | miniature pyrotechnics: ILM (as Finley Jr.) |
| Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
| Joe Fulmer | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM |
| Michael Gleason | ... | chief visual effects editor: ILM |
| Ralph Gordon | ... | optical line-up: ILM |
| Caroleen 'Jett' Green | ... | matte artist: ILM (as Caroleen Green) |
| Toby Heindel | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM |
| Robert Hill | ... | assistant cameraman: ILM (as Bob Hill) |
| Ed Jones | ... | optical line-up: ILM |
| Bill Kimberlin | ... | visual effects editor: ILM |
| James Lim | ... | optical camera operator: ILM |
| Mike MacKenzie | ... | equipment engineering supervisor: ILM (as Michael MacKenzie) |
| Jeff Mann | ... | model maker: ILM |
| Michael J. McAlister | ... | director of visual effects photography: ILM (as Michael McAlister) |
| Ted Moehnke | ... | miniature pyrotechnics: ILM (as Moehnke) |
| Michael Moore | ... | assistant editor: ILM |
| Charlie Mullen | ... | animation supervisor: ILM |
| Bruce Nicholson | ... | supervisor of special effects |
| Kerry Nordquist | ... | still photography: ILM |
| Frank Ordaz | ... | matte artist: ILM |
| Ease Owyeung | ... | supervising model maker: ILM |
| Michael Pangrazio | ... | matte painting supervisor: ILM |
| Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical line-up: ILM (as Tom Rosseter) |
| Kenneth Smith | ... | optical camera operator: ILM |
| Peter Stolz | ... | miniature pyrotechnics: ILM (as Stolz) |
| Pat Sweeney | ... | visual effects cameraman: ILM |
| Larry Tan | ... | model maker: ILM |
| Bruce Walters | ... | head effects animator: ILM |
| Chuck Wiley | ... | model maker: ILM |
| Joan Collins Carey | ... | CGI producer: laser animation (uncredited) |
| Jeff Doran | ... | optical department ILM (uncredited) |
| Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Ned Gorman | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Marguerite Happy | ... | stunts |
| Robert Jauregui | ... | stunts (as Bob Jauregui) |
| William T. Lane | ... | stunts (as Bill Lane) |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stunts |
| Ben Scott | ... | stunts |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts (as John Scott) |
| Loyd Catlett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mike Amorelli | ... | best boy |
| Sidney Ray Baldwin | ... | still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin) |
| Hugo Cortina | ... | gaffer |
| Richard Dow | ... | dolly grip |
| George Kohut | ... | camera operator: Tennessee |
| Peter Kuttner | ... | camera assistant: second unit |
| Marc Margulies | ... | second assistant cameraman |
| George Mooradian | ... | camera assistant: Tennessee |
| Steven Poster | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Steve Poster) |
| Tony Rivetti | ... | first assistant cameraman |
| Chris Schwiebert | ... | camera operator (as Chris Schweibert) |
| Eric Smith | ... | best boy |
| Calvin Sterry | ... | key grip (as Cal Sterry) |
| Joseph F. Valentine | ... | panaglide operator (as Joe Valentine) |
| Dean Williams | ... | still photographer: Tennessee |
| Clay H. Wilson | ... | second grip (as Clay Wilson) |
| John Boccaccio | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| David L. Butler | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey R. Clark | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Blaise Dahlquist | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
| Daniel Dayton | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ray De La Motte | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Tommy Elsner | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Robert Fiore | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
| Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Jack N. Green | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| M. Todd Henry | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Albert Hood | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Clay Ingel | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Clyde K. 'Tiny' Ingle | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Randy Jonsson | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| William E. Kelley Jr. | ... | aerial photography (uncredited) |
| Jan Kiesser | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Greg Langham | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
| Henry Minski | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| John Murray | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Serge Poupis | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
| John Powers | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Kenny Reed | ... | crane operator: Titan crane (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Swafford | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| George Witthans | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Jeff Wolf | ... | assistant camera: Tennessee (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Pennie DuPont | ... | additional casting (as Pennie Du Pont) |
| Stacey Rhodes | ... | extras casting: Arizona & Tennessee |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Robin Michel Bush | ... | costumer: women |
| Andy Hylton | ... | costumer: men |
| Michael Lynn | ... | costumer: men (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Virginia Katz | ... | assistant editor |
| Brian Ralph | ... | negative cutter |
| Craig Ridenour | ... | assistant editor |
Location Management
| Ken Lavet | ... | location manager: second unit |
| Patricia Ledford | ... | location manager: Tennessee |
| Paul Pav | ... | location manager |
| Douglas A. Raine | ... | location assistant (as Doug Raine) |
Music Department
| Brian Banks | ... | music performer / music programmer |
| Anthony Marinelli | ... | music performer / music programmer |
| Curt Sobel | ... | supervising music editor |
| Brooks Arthur | ... | music producer (uncredited) |
| Anthony Marinelli | ... | music producer (uncredited) / performer: additional arrangements (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sandy King | ... | script supervisor |
| Dean Riesner | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Ken Reed | ... | Titian crane operator |
| David Turner | ... | transportation captain (as Dave Turner) |
| Eddie Lee Voelker | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Rodd Wolff | ... | uncredited |
| Kip Wolverton | ... | driver |
| Ray Appel | ... | driver: special effects (uncredited) |
| Jim Bennett | ... | driver: props (uncredited) |
| Pete Bianco | ... | driver: carrier (uncredited) |
| Ronald Brown | ... | driver: carrier (uncredited) |
| Denny Caira | ... | driver: carrier (uncredited) |
| Luis Lara | ... | driver: caterer (uncredited) |
| Joseph William Lomax | ... | driver: special effects (uncredited) |
| Juan Lopez | ... | driver: construction (uncredited) |
| John Matt | ... | driver: construction (uncredited) |
| Tim McHenry | ... | driver: production van (uncredited) |
| Bob Muehlig | ... | driver: starwagon (uncredited) |
| Bill Myers | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
| Lee Nashold | ... | insert driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Schuster | ... | driver: camera/sound (uncredited) |
| Don Trumbel | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Ron Whann | ... | driver: grip (uncredited) |
| Gordon Wiles | ... | driver: honeywagon (uncredited) |
| Roger Wooge | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Rod Woverton | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Dennis Yank | ... | driver: wardrobe (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Theresa Curtin | ... | assistant: Messrs. Carpenter and Franco |
| James Deeth | ... | aerial coordinator (as Jim Deeth) |
| Bill Evans | ... | pilot |
| Harry Hauss | ... | pilot |
| Michael Hill | ... | production accountant (as Mike Hill) |
| Larry Kirsch | ... | pilot |
| Kevin LaRosa | ... | pilot |
| Scott Maher | ... | pilot |
| Carl Mazzocone | ... | researcher |
| Bridget Murphy | ... | assistant: to Messrs. Carpenter and Franco |
| Robin Rogers | ... | pilot |
| Carol Rosenthal | ... | assistant: to Mr. Bernardi |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stand-in |
| Peter J. Silbermann | ... | ad-pub coordinator |
| Steve Sirk | ... | pilot |
| Duane Williams | ... | pilot |
| Anna Zappia | ... | production coordinator |
| Ted Abelara | ... | pilot: jetranger (uncredited) |
| J. Bagnall | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
| Ron Bledsoe | ... | head animal trainer (uncredited) |
| C. Bogard | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
| Loyd Catlett | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| James Cheatham | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
| Donna Cipriani | ... | assistant production accountant (uncredited) |
| Dan Fisher | ... | mechanic: jetranger (uncredited) |
| Jim French | ... | mechanic: jetranger (uncredited) |
| Swede Gamble | ... | pilot: cameraship (uncredited) |
| Mark C. Haskins | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| David Hoch | ... | first aid (uncredited) |
| Steve Hopp | ... | pilot: jetranger (uncredited) |
| Ray Howard | ... | pilot: ferry (uncredited) |
| Alan Leicher | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
| Scott Mitchelaca | ... | pilot: Los Angeles huey (uncredited) |
| Michael Parkhurst | ... | equipment supplier (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Tom Patterson | ... | weapons (uncredited) |
| Lydia Pipatan | ... | assistant auditor (uncredited) |
| Rick Rischer | ... | pilot: jetranger (uncredited) |
| Rocky Roschford | ... | pilot: S-61 (uncredited) |
| John Silva | ... | safety (uncredited) |
| T. Stuart | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
| Chuck Taylor | ... | mechanic: S-61 (uncredited) |
| Mike Wiklansky | ... | pilot: huey (uncredited) |
| Ed Zachman | ... | mechanic: huey (uncredited) |