Directed by
| Joe Dante | ||
Writing Credits
| Eric Luke | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| David Bombyk | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Edward S. Feldman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Michael Finnell | ... | executive producer |
| Tom Jacobson | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jerry Goldsmith | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| John Hora | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tina Hirsch | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
| Susan Arnold | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Robert F. Boyle | ... | (production designed by) |
Art Direction by
| Frank Richwood | ||
Set Decoration by
| George R. Nelson | ||
Costume Design by
| Rosanna Norton | ||
Makeup Department
| Paul Abascal | ... | hair stylist |
| Rob Bottin | ... | special makeup effects |
| Scott H. Eddo | ... | makeup supervisor (as Scott Eddo) |
| Zoltan Elek | ... | special makeup artist: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Vincent Prentice | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Bobby Belnap | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Tom Jacobson | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Cooperman | ... | second unit director |
| Carol Green | ... | second assistant director |
| Pat Kehoe | ... | first assistant director |
| Eric Wall | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Henry Alvarez | ... | head sculptor |
| Rubin Andreatta | ... | greensman foreman |
| Mike Blaze | ... | assistant property master (as Michael Blaze) |
| Jeff Clark | ... | set painter |
| Ron Esposito | ... | paint foreman (as Ronald Esposito) |
| Sabino Ferullo | ... | construction foreman |
| Louis Frederico | ... | stand-by painter |
| Les Gobruegge | ... | set designer |
| Rainer G. Gruetzmacher | ... | construction foremen |
| Don High | ... | set designer (as Donald High) |
| Thomas W. Lay Jr. | ... | production illustrator |
| Daniel Maltese | ... | set designer |
| Larry McGuire | ... | lead man |
| Frank Mitchell | ... | greensman foreman |
| Gene Nollman | ... | set designer (as Eugene C. Nollmann II) |
| Dan Pemberton | ... | Propmaker |
| Phil Read | ... | construction coordinator (as Philip Read) |
| Miles Teves | ... | concept illustrator: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Tommy Tomlinson | ... | property master (as Charles T. Tomlinson) |
| John Lister | ... | propmaker: ILM (uncredited) |
| Paul Marco | ... | swing gang (uncredited) |
| Robert Misetich | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Dunn | ... | sound effects editor |
| Walter A. Gest | ... | re-recording recordist |
| Lisa Gilbert | ... | sound effects assistant editor |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | ... | sound effects editor (as Warren Hamilton) |
| Doug Hemphill | ... | sound effects recordist |
| Ken King | ... | production sound mixer |
| Bonnie Koehler | ... | sound effects editor |
| Nicholas Korda | ... | adr editor (as Nick Korda) |
| Robert J. Litt | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mark A. Mangini | ... | sound effects by (as Mark Mangini) |
| Janet Fiona Mason | ... | sound effects assistant editor |
| Michael Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Pospisil | ... | sound effects assistant editor (as John P.) |
| Stephen Purvis | ... | adr editor (as Steve Purvis) |
| John Roesch | ... | foley by |
| Robert Rootenberg | ... | sound effects assistant editor (as Robert Rootenburg) |
| David Schneider | ... | utility sound |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | ... | sound effects editor (as Solange) |
| David E. Stone | ... | sound effects editor (as David Stone) |
| Elliot Tyson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Douglas Vaughan | ... | boom operator |
| David Williams | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | ... | foley supervisor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Henry Alvarez | ... | head sculptor: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Max Alvarez | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Gary D. Bierend | ... | special effects technician |
| Sheri Brooks | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| James Clark | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Nick Delchev | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Kathleen Elek | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Alex R. Felix III | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Ed Felix | ... | mechanical effects supervisor: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Gunnar Ferdinandsen | ... | special effects staff shop supervisor: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Laura Filip | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Tamara Fites | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Eddie Garcia | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Clive R. Kay | ... | special effects contact lenses |
| R.A. MacDonald | ... | special effects coordinator (as Robert MacDonald Sr.) |
| Douglas R. MacMillan | ... | visual displays |
| Dan Martens | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Bob Means | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Richard Medina | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Becky Ochoa | ... | lab cosmetic supervisor: Rob Bottin Productions / special effects unit supervisor |
| Dennis Pawlik | ... | makeup/special effects / special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Dennis Petersen | ... | special effects foreman |
| Patrick Philben | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Art Pimentel | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Steve Prentice | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Tom Prossner | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Gordon Seitz | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Ernie Shelton | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Mike Sorrentino | ... | production assistant: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Wayne Strong | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Michiko Tagawa | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Jackie Tichenor | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Richard White | ... | project coordinator: Rob Bottin Productions |
| Willie Whitten | ... | special effects crew: Rob Bottin Productions |
Visual Effects by
| Barbara Affonso | ... | model maker |
| Carl Assmus | ... | stage technician |
| Craig Barron | ... | matte photography supervisor |
| William Beck | ... | model maker (as Bill Beck) |
| Lance Brackett | ... | stage technician |
| Barbara Brennan | ... | visual effects animator |
| Harold Buchman | ... | digital artist |
| Dave Childers | ... | stage technician |
| Wade Childress | ... | matte photography |
| Donald Clark | ... | optical camera operator (as Don Clark) |
| Robert Cooper | ... | character miniature crew |
| Peter Daulton | ... | visual effects assistant camera |
| Dick Dova | ... | stage technician (as Dick Dova Spah) |
| Don Dow | ... | director of visual effects photography |
| Selwyn Eddy | ... | visual effects cameraman (as Selwyn Eddy III) |
| Bob Finley III | ... | stage technician |
| Pat Fitzsimmons | ... | supervising stage technician |
| Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
| Joe Fulmer | ... | stage technician |
| Bill George | ... | model maker: ILM |
| Michael Gleason | ... | visual effects editor |
| Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | visual effects animator (as Ellen Lichtwardt) |
| Ralph Gordon | ... | optical lineup |
| James Hagedorn | ... | optical camera operator |
| Bill Hansard Jr. | ... | process coordinator |
| Bill Hansard | ... | process supervisor (as Bill Hansard Sr.) |
| Toby Heindel | ... | visual effects assistant camera |
| Edward Hirsh | ... | stage coordinator (as Ed Hirsh) |
| Sandy Houston | ... | rotoscoper |
| John Howard | ... | senior digital artist |
| Paul Huston | ... | matte photography |
| Ed Jones | ... | optical lineup |
| Sean Joyce | ... | assistant matte artist |
| Michael Kory | ... | CG dream simulations |
| Brad Kuehn | ... | optical line-up |
| Tony Laudati | ... | character miniature crew |
| James Lim | ... | optical camera operator |
| Mike MacKenzie | ... | equipment supervisor (as Michael MacKenzie) |
| Jeff Mann | ... | model maker |
| Pamela Marcotte | ... | visual effects |
| Patrick McArdle | ... | visual effects assistant camera |
| John McLeod | ... | stage technician |
| Ted Moehnke | ... | stage technician |
| Terry Molatore | ... | rotoscope (as Terry Sittig) |
| Jack Mongovan | ... | visual effects animator |
| Michael Moore | ... | assistant visual effects editor |
| Claudia Mullaly | ... | model maker |
| Bruce Nicholson | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Phillip Norwood | ... | visual effects assistant art director (as Phill Norwood) |
| Paul Olsen | ... | main title designer |
| Michael Owens | ... | visual effects cameraman (as Mike Owens) |
| Ease Owyeung | ... | model shop supervisor |
| Michael Pangrazio | ... | matte artist supervisor / matte painting supervisor |
| Terrence Peck | ... | assistant visual effects editor |
| Chris Regan | ... | optical camera operator |
| Peggy Regan | ... | visual effects animator |
| Jay Riddle | ... | visual effects animator |
| Nilo Rodis-Jamero | ... | visual effects art director (as Nilo Rodis) |
| Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical lineup (as Tom Rosseter) |
| Randall Rudd | ... | digital artist |
| Wesley Seeds | ... | model maker |
| David Sosalla | ... | character miniature supervisor (as Dave Sosalla) |
| Mike Speakman | ... | stage technician |
| Peter Stolz | ... | stage technician |
| Pat Sweeney | ... | visual effects cameraman: ILM |
| Larry Tan | ... | model maker |
| Marc Thorpe | ... | model maker |
| Pat Turner | ... | visual effects assistant camera (as Patrick Turner) |
| Bruce Walters | ... | animation supervisor |
| Ralph Winter | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Catherine Craig | ... | effects camera operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Bradley Alan | ... | stunts |
| Janet Brady | ... | stunts (as Janet S. Brady) |
| Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunts |
| Doc D. Charbonneau | ... | stunts |
| Bill Couch Jr. | ... | stunts (as William Couch Jr.) |
| Bill Couch | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Bob Herron | ... | stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | ... | stunts |
| Kym Washington Longino | ... | stunts (as Kim Washington) |
| Patricia Madigan | ... | stunts |
| Bennie Moore | ... | stunts |
| Gary Morgan | ... | stunts |
| Alex Plasschaert | ... | stunts |
| Art Scholl | ... | stunt pilot |
| Michael Washlake | ... | stunts (as Mike Washlake) |
| Jesse Wayne | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric D. Andersen | ... | camera operator (as Eric Anderson) |
| Wayne Baker | ... | aerial assistant camera: second unit |
| Larry Barbier | ... | still photographer |
| Peter J. Breen | ... | dolly grip (as Peter Breen) |
| Norman Cattell | ... | first assistant camera |
| Al Contreras | ... | best boy grip |
| Jack Cooperman | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Charles Correll | ... | additional photographer |
| Randy Glass | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Lloyd Gowdy | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Hal Landaker | ... | video supervisor |
| Michael Liakos | ... | best boy grip |
| John C. Moulds | ... | first assistant camera |
| Robbie Robinson | ... | still photographer |
| Alfredo Sepulveda | ... | second assistant camera |
| Stephen St. John | ... | steadicam operator |
| Joseph A. Unsinn | ... | video technician (as Joe Unsinn III) |
| Peter Wagner | ... | key grip |
Animation Department
| Peggy Regan | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Marcy Carriker | ... | casting assistant |
| Junie Lowry-Johnson | ... | casting associate (as Junie Lowry) |
| Amanda Mackey | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dallas D. Dornan | ... | costumer: men (as Dallas Dornan) |
| Shari Feldman | ... | costumer: women |
Editorial Department
| Saul Saladow | ... | assistant editor |
| Scot Scalise | ... | apprentice editor |
| Markus Schaub | ... | apprentice editor |
| Kathy Virkler | ... | assistant editor |
| John Wright | ... | editor: alien spaceship sequence |
Location Management
| Dow Griffith | ... | location manager |
| Michael John Meehan | ... | location manager (as Michael Meehan) |
| John R. Woodward | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Bruce Botnick | ... | music recording mixer |
| Kenneth Hall | ... | music editor |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator |
| Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Franklyn d'Antonio | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bob DiVall | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Edelman | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ernest Ehrhardt | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Greg Fulginiti | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jerry Goldsmith | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Endre Granat | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gary Gray | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
| Boyde Hood | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Gayle Levant | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael Markman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tommy Morgan | ... | musician: harmonica (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Alan Pasqua | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Roy Poper | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Harry Shlutz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ross Shub | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Vicki Sylvester | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| John Winter | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| John Wittenberg | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Katherine Wooten | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Dan Marrow | ... | transportation captain |
| Eddie Lee Voelker | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Steve Berens | ... | animal handler |
| Ray Berwick | ... | animal coordinator |
| Hilary Clark | ... | unit publicist |
| Chrissie England | ... | production coordinator |
| Carol Gans | ... | studio teacher |
| Mauri Syd Gayton | ... | assistant: Mr. Jacobson (as Mauri Blumenfeld) / production coordinator |
| Rhona Gordon | ... | studio teacher (as Rhona Gordon-Jepsen) |
| Alan Hoffman | ... | research assistant |
| Lisa Lynn Kearsley | ... | office assistant (as Lisa Kearsley) |
| Joan MacKenzie | ... | on-set manager |
| Betty Moos | ... | assistant: Mr. Dante, Mr. Finnell and Mr. Winter |
| Dennis Park | ... | assistant accountant |
| Sandra Rabins | ... | production accountant |
| Bryan Renfro | ... | dog trainer |
Thanks
| Mary Kay Place | ... | special thanks |
