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Short Circuit (1986) Poster

(1986)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Badham

Writing Credits  

S.S. Wilson ... (written by) &
Brent Maddock ... (written by)
 
Jay Tarses ... (written by) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Ally Sheedy ... Stephanie Speck
Steve Guttenberg ... Newton Crosby
Fisher Stevens ... Ben Jabituya
Austin Pendleton ... Howard Marner
G.W. Bailey ... Skroeder
Brian McNamara ... Frank
Tim Blaney ... Number 5 (voice)
Marvin J. McIntyre ... Duke
John Garber John Garber ... Otis
Penny Santon ... Mrs. Cepeda
Vernon Weddle ... General Washburne
Barbara Tarbuck ... Senator Mills
Tom Lawrence ... Howard Marner's Aide
Fred Slyter Fred Slyter ... Norman
Billy Ray Sharkey Billy Ray Sharkey ... Zack
Robert Krantz ... Reporter
Jan Speck Jan Speck ... Reporter
Marguerite Happy Marguerite Happy ... Barmaid
Howard Krick Howard Krick ... Farmer
Marjorie Card Hughes Marjorie Card Hughes ... Farmer's Wife
Herb Smith Herb Smith ... Gate Guard
Jack Thompson ... Party Guest
William Striglos William Striglos ... Party Guest
Mary Reckley Mary Reckley ... Party Guest
Shay McLean Shay McLean ... Party Guest (as Lisa McLean)
Eleanor C. Heutschy Eleanor C. Heutschy ... Party Guest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Badham ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Sergio Kato ... Frank (uncredited)

Produced by 

Gregg Champion ... supervising producer
Mark Damon ... executive producer
David Foster ... producer
Gary Foster ... associate producer
Dana Satler Hankins ... associate producer (as Dana Satler)
John W. Hyde ... executive producer (as John Hyde)
Dennis E. Jones ... co-producer (as Dennis Jones)
Lawrence Turman ... producer

Music by 

David Shire

Cinematography by 

Nick McLean ... director of photography

Editing by 

Frank Morriss

Casting By 

Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Judy Taylor

Art Direction by 

Dianne Wager

Set Decoration by 

Garrett Lewis

Makeup Department 

Damon Grill ... hair stylist (as Damion Grill)
Tom Lucas ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Steve Perry ... unit production manager (as Steve H. Perry)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Gregg Champion ... second unit director
Tom Davies ... first assistant director: second unit
Bryan Denegal ... second assistant director
Vicki Jackson-Lemay ... second assistant director: second unit (as Vicki Jackson Lemay)
Jerry Ziesmer ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Gregg H. Bilson ... property master
Stan Cockerell ... assistant property master
Michael Dunn ... assistant property master
Joseph C. Fama ... construction foreman (as Joseph Fama)
Jerry Gadette ... standby painter
Ron Gress ... painter
Philip C. Hurst ... greensman (as Phil Hurst)
Jack Johnson ... illustrator
Martin A. Kline ... illustrator (as Marty Kline)
Dick Lasely ... illustrator
Michael Muscarella ... construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella)
Lee Orlikoff ... swing gang
David Schwartz ... mold maker foreman
Tom Southwell ... illustrator
Donald B. Woodruff ... assistant art director
Mark Woods ... lead man
John Alvin ... poster artist (uncredited)
Tom Flores ... set dresser (uncredited)
Robert S. McDonald ... propmaker foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Wayne Artman ... re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert ... re-recording mixer
Milton C. Burrow ... supervising sound editor
Richard Burrow ... sound editor
Scott Burrow ... sound editor
Willie D. Burton ... sound mixer
Tom E. Dahl ... re-recording mixer
Robert W. Harris ... utility sound (as Robert Harris)
David Horton Sr. ... sound editor (as D. Michael Horton)
Marvin E. Lewis ... boom operator
Kelly L. Manger ... assistant sound editor
William L. Manger ... supervising sound editor
Richard Oswald ... sound editor
Frank Serafine ... voices synthesizer: robots
Greg Orloff ... foley mixer (uncredited)
John Roesch ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Eric Allard ... robotics special effects supervisor
Tony Allard ... cost controller
Philip Bartko ... robotics leadman: first unit
Richard Chronister ... electronics foreman
Chuck Gaspar ... special effects coordinator
Jeff Jarvis ... special effects foreman
Larry Keys ... special electrical effects (as Larry 'Big Mo' Keys)
Terri King ... robotics leadman: second unit (as Terry King)
Mark Noel ... foreman: robot shop
Tom Pahk ... model foreman
Christopher S. Ross ... robotic special effects: design interpretation (as Chris Ross)
Gordon Seitz ... special effects crew
Mike Sorensen ... mechanical designer (as Michael Sorensen)
Gary D. Bierend ... special robotics technician (uncredited)
Mike Edmonson ... special effects foreman (uncredited)
Scott Forbes ... special effects foreman (uncredited)
Richard L. Hill ... special effects foreman (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Wischnack ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Mark Yuricich ... special robotics technician (uncredited)
Gary Zink ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Chris Casady ... special visual effects
Dennis Dorney ... special visual effects
Michael Ferriter ... special visual effects
Michael L. Fink ... visual effects consultant
Rocco Gioffre ... special visual effects
Rhonda C. Gunner ... video and graphic displays
Robert Hall ... special visual effects
Philip Harrison ... visual consultant
Richard E. Hollander ... video and graphic displays
Gregory L. McMurry ... video and graphic displays
Nina Salerno ... special visual effects
Keith Shartle ... special visual effects
John C. Wash ... video and graphic displays
Hoyt Yeatman ... special visual effects
James Balsam ... motion control camera operator (uncredited)
Rocco Gioffre ... matte artist (uncredited)
Lesley Mallgrave ... visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
William Reilly ... motion control technician (uncredited)

Stunts 

Christine Anne Baur ... stunts (as Christine Baur)
Brad Bovee ... stunts
Danny Costa ... stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr. ... stunts
Bob Drake ... stunts
James W. Gavin ... stunt pilot
Clifford Happy ... stunts (as Cliff Happy)
Marguerite Happy ... stunts
Bob Harris ... stunts (as Robert Harris)
Eddie Hice ... stunts (as Ed Hice)
Loren Janes ... stunts
Robert Jauregui ... stunts
Tony Jefferson ... stunts
Sasha Jenson ... stunts
Steve Perry ... stunts
Ben Scott ... stunts
John-Clay Scott ... stunts
Walter Scott ... stunt coordinator
R.L. Tolbert ... stunts
Ted White ... stunts
Freddie Hice ... stunts (uncredited)
Walter Scott ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Stephen E. Bridge ... camera operator (as Steve Bridge)
Colin J. Campbell ... gaffer
Michael A. Chavez ... first assistant camera (as Michael Chavez)
Richmond G. Cogswell ... video assist operator
Dick Colean ... camera operator: second unit
John J. Connor ... director of photography: second unit (as John Connor)
Donald L. Hartley ... dolly grip
George Llerena ... second assistant camera
Johnny London Jr. ... grip
Tom D. May ... second grip (as a different name)
Bruce McBroom ... still photographer
Ken Nishino ... first assistant camera: second unit
Michael D. O'Shea ... camera operator (as Michael O'Shea)
Bill Roe ... first assistant camera
Bill Rustic ... grip
Robert Samuels ... second assistant camera: second unit (as Bob Samuels)
Joe Staton ... second assistant camera (as Joseph Staton)
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert ... best boy (as Michael Van Woert)
Bill Young ... key grip (as William C. Young)
Thomas P. Powell ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Randall Robinson ... first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Barry Francis Delaney ... costumer: men
Mary E. Vogt ... costumer: women (as Mary Vogt)

Editorial Department 

Donah Bassett ... negative cutter (as Donah J. Basset)
Andy Greenberg ... apprentice editor
Jeff Jones ... film editor
Dallas Puett ... film editor
Kevin Stitt ... assistant film editor
David Tweet ... apprentice film editor (uncredited)

Location Management 

Mark Indig ... location manager

Music Department 

Marcella Detroit ... composer: song "Come And Follow Me" (as Marcy Levy)
Craig Huxley ... synthesizer production
Dan Wallin ... score mixer
Stan Witt ... music editor
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Jack Hayes ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Joel McNeely ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Tim Sexton ... executive in charge of music (uncredited)
David Shire ... conductor (uncredited)
Chris Smiles ... musician: opening & closing themes (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
David Tweet ... assistant music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

H. Bud Otto ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Cliff Hill ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew 

Eric Allard ... robots engineer
John DesJardin ... video image crew (as John Desjardin)
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Jan Garner ... production accountant
Dennis Grisco ... animal handler
William Shane Grisco ... animal handler (as Bill Grisco)
Vic Heutschy ... unit publicist
Mary Cay Hollander ... production coordinator
Robert Jason ... special electrical effects (as Bob Jason)
David Katz ... video image crew
Doris Layne ... production secretary
Syd Mead ... robots designer
Walter Nichols ... special electrical effects
Arne Olsen ... production assistant
David Oliver Pfeil ... title designer (as David Oliver)
Matt Plonys ... production assistant
Jay Rice ... video image crew
Jeri Simon ... assistant: Mr. Badham
Andrea Álvarez Sánchez ... assistant: Mr. Jones (as Andrea Alvarez)
David Tweet ... production assistant
Tony Urbano ... robotic performances
Dorothy Vitale ... first aid
Karl A. Wickman ... helicopter pilot (as Karl Wickman)
Tim Blaney ... puppeteer (uncredited)
Pat Brymer ... puppeteer: robots (uncredited)
F.X. Christ ... production assistant (uncredited)
Carol Davies ... medical director (uncredited)
Carl Johnson ... puppeteer (uncredited)
Solomon J. LeFlore ... production financing (uncredited)
Syd Mead ... consultant (uncredited)
David Oliver Pfeil ... title cinematographer (uncredited)
Claire J. Ratliff ... production assistant (as Claire Ratliff) (uncredited)
Melissa Smith ... sales and marketing coordinator (uncredited)
Rico Topazio ... puppeteer (uncredited)
Tony Urbano ... puppeteer (uncredited)
Sandra Vaughan ... production staff (uncredited)

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