Directed by
| Robert Lieberman | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Travis Walton | ... | (book) |
| Tracy Tormé | ... | (screenplay) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Todd Black | ... | producer |
| Wolfgang Glattes | ... | executive producer |
| Jody Gottlieb | ... | line producer |
| Nilo Rodis-Jamero | ... | co-producer |
| Robert Strauss | ... | co-producer |
| Tracy Tormé | ... | co-producer |
| Joe Wizan | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mark Isham | ||
Cinematography by
| Bill Pope | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Steve Mirkovich | ||
Casting By
| Sharon Bialy | ||
| Debi Manwiller | ||
| Richard Pagano | ||
Production Design by
| Laurence Bennett | ||
Art Direction by
| Mark W. Mansbridge | ||
Set Decoration by
| John Goodson | ||
| Daniel Loren May | ... | (as Daniel L. May) |
Costume Design by
| Joe I. Tompkins | ||
Makeup Department
| Ken Chase | ... | makeup artist |
| Dennis Glas | ... | additional makeup artist (as Dennis Glass) |
| Nina Paskowitz | ... | hair stylist |
| Charlene Roberson | ... | makeup artist: James Garner |
Production Management
| Patricia Blau | ... | executive in charge of production: alien sequence |
| Wolfgang Glattes | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| J. Michael Haynie | ... | first assistant director |
| Martin Jedlicka | ... | assistant director |
| Rocky Lane | ... | assistant director (as Rock Barlett Lane) |
| Michael Owens | ... | additional unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Donald R. Abblett | ... | production painter |
| Barbara Affonso | ... | set decoration supervisor: alien sequence |
| Aaron M. Albucher | ... | art department coordinator (as Aaron Albucher) |
| Hip Amdahl | ... | greens person |
| Tim Andreasen | ... | propmaker |
| Bill Barr | ... | construction supervisor: alien sequence |
| James Betts | ... | paint foreperson |
| Robert Bonino | ... | construction coordinator (as Robert 'Beans' Bonino) |
| Randy Bostic | ... | lead person (as Randall Bostic) |
| Charles A. Carlsen | ... | construction foreperson (as Charles Carlsen) |
| Chistine Chapman | ... | painter (as Christine M. Chapman) |
| Charles J. Clark | ... | painter |
| Scot Cummings | ... | painter |
| Mike Cunningham | ... | assistant property master |
| Tim Dent | ... | property person |
| Ken Erck | ... | set painter |
| Brian Gernand | ... | set decorator: alien sequence |
| John Goodson | ... | set decorator: alien sequence |
| Steven Curtis Husch | ... | prop person (as Steve Husch) |
| Harley Jessup | ... | art director: alien sequence |
| John Leimanis | ... | set designer |
| Michael Owens | ... | alien sequence designer |
| Steve Patterson | ... | propmaker |
| Drew Pinniger | ... | prop person |
| James W. Roberts | ... | propmaker |
| Michael Ross | ... | property master |
| Neil Saiger | ... | propmaker foreperson |
| Mark Siegel | ... | sculptor |
| Taylor Yingling | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Bob Baron | ... | adr mixer |
| Pamela Bentkowski | ... | supervising foley editor |
| Richard Burton | ... | sound editor |
| Patrick Clark | ... | boom operator (as Pat Clark) |
| Anne Couk | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Greg Curda | ... | foley mixer |
| Christine Danelski | ... | foley editor |
| Ken Dufva | ... | foley artist |
| Juno J. Ellis | ... | supervising adr editor |
| David Lee Fein | ... | foley artist |
| Hank Garfield | ... | sound mixer (as Henry Garfield) |
| Douglas Greenfield | ... | consultant: Dolby stereo |
| Michael Herbick | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frank Howard | ... | sound effects editor |
| Joseph A. Ippolito | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Scott D. Jackson | ... | foley editor |
| John Leveque | ... | sound effects editor |
| Donald O. Mitchell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frank A. Montaño | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul O'Bryan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Craig Sims | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Thomas W. Small | ... | assistant sound editor (as Thomas Small) |
| Karen Spangenberg | ... | dialogue editor |
| Bruce Stambler | ... | sound effects editor |
| Becky Sullivan | ... | adr editor |
| Cary Weitz | ... | cable person |
| Richard E. Yawn | ... | sound effects editor (as Richard Yawn) |
| Steve Mann | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Robert Cooper | ... | special effects puppeteer (as Robert A. Cooper) |
| Mike Gerzevitz | ... | special effects technician |
| David Heron | ... | key special effects: alien sequence (as Dave Heron) |
| Geoff Heron | ... | special effects foreperson: alien sequence |
| Erik Jensen | ... | special effects puppeteer (as E. Erik Jensen) |
| Matt Kutcher | ... | special effects |
| Len Levitt | ... | special effects puppeteer (as Leonard Levitt) |
| Mark Lilienthal | ... | special effects (as Mark R. Lilienthal) |
| Alan E. Lorimer | ... | special effects coordinator (as Alan Edward Lorimer) |
| Jules Mann | ... | assistant model maker |
| Wendy Morton | ... | special effects puppeteer (as Wendy Lou Morton) |
| Dan Nelson | ... | special effects foreperson: alien sequence |
| Lambert Powell | ... | special effects |
| Mark Siegel | ... | special effects puppeteer (as Mark S. Siegel) |
| Paul Stewart | ... | special effects |
| Lisa Sturz | ... | special effects puppeteer (as Lisa Aimee Sturz) |
| Paul Theren | ... | special effects makeup |
| Danny Wagner | ... | creature maker |
| Harold Weed | ... | model maker |
| Lauren Abrams | ... | model painter (uncredited) |
| Frank W. Tarantino | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Joel Aron | ... | technical director |
| Don Bies | ... | creature technician: alien sequence |
| Jean Bolte | ... | creature technician: alien sequence / puppeteer: alien sequence |
| Susan Adele Colletta | ... | post production coordinator: ILM |
| Bryan Dewe | ... | creature technician: alien sequence / puppeteer: alien sequence |
| Timothy Eaton | ... | visual effects editor: alien sequence (as Tim Eaton) |
| Chris Goehe | ... | creature technician: alien sequence / puppeteer: alien sequence |
| Clint Goldman | ... | visual effects producer: alien sequence |
| Bryan Haynes | ... | ((creature technician: alien sequence : puppeteer: alien sequence) |
| Edward Hirsh | ... | stage manager: alien sequence (as Ed Hirsh) |
| Wade Howie | ... | digital effects artist |
| Guy Hudson | ... | creature technician: alien sequence (as Sir Guy of Hudson) |
| Sandra Ford Karpman | ... | computer graphics supervisor: alien sequence |
| Fireball Tim Lawrence | ... | visual effects concept artist (as Tim Lawrence) |
| Jennifer Hall Lee | ... | optical line up: ILM (as Jennifer Lee) |
| Bradford Lewis | ... | visual effects art director: alien sequences |
| Greg Maloney | ... | digital compositor: ILM |
| Jeff Mann | ... | creature supervisor: alien sequence / puppeteer: alien sequence |
| Richard Miller | ... | creature technician: alien sequence |
| Mark Moore | ... | visual effects art director: alien sequence |
| Jim Morris | ... | general manager: ILM |
| Molly Naughton | ... | visual effects coordinator: alien sequence |
| Michael Olague | ... | visual effects crew |
| Randy Ottenberg | ... | model maker |
| Michael Owens | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Joshua Pines | ... | scanning supervisor: alien sequence |
| Mike Smithson | ... | lead makeup and puppet effects |
| Bruce Vecchitto | ... | digital supervisor: alien sequence / optical supervisor: alien sequence |
| Robert Weaver | ... | digital artist |
| Harold Weed | ... | creature technician: alien sequence |
| Steve Gawley | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Nelson Hall | ... | creature technician (uncredited) |
| Kim Smith | ... | model maker; miniature unit (uncredited) |
| John Whisnant | ... | optical line up: ILM (uncredited) |
| Dwight Williams | ... | stage construction: ILM (uncredited) |
| Teresa Williams | ... | sets paint artist: ILM (uncredited) |
| Debra Wolff | ... | optical line up: ILM (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Laurence Todd Rosenthal | ... | stunt performer |
| Chuck Waters | ... | stunt coordinator |
| James Waters | ... | stunts (as Jim Waters) |
| Webster Whinery | ... | stunts |
| Scott Leva | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bert Arena | ... | electrician |
| Richard L. Carden | ... | dolly grip (as Rick Carden) |
| Henry Cline | ... | first assistant camera |
| James M. Cox | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as James Martin Cox) |
| Scott Crabbe | ... | video assist operator (as Scott R. Crabbe) |
| Dick Dova | ... | grip: first company, alien sequence |
| Jerry Enright | ... | rigging lighting technician |
| Bob Finley III | ... | chief lighting technician: alien sequence (as Robert Finley III) |
| James Fitzgerald | ... | second assistant camera |
| Mark Gambino | ... | grip |
| John Gazdik | ... | camera assistant: alien sequence |
| Kurt Grossi | ... | grip: first company |
| Chris Haarhoff | ... | camera operator (as Christopher Haarhoff) |
| Glenn R. Hale | ... | grip |
| Brad Jerrell | ... | assistant chief lighting technician: alien sequence |
| David R. Kohn | ... | electrician (as David Kohn) |
| James E. Krattiger | ... | electrician (as James Krattiger) |
| Kim Marks | ... | camera operator: alien sequence |
| Tony Mazzucchi | ... | grip: second company (as Anthony Mazzucchi) |
| Carl Miller | ... | camera assistant: alien sequence |
| Martin Schaer | ... | camera operator |
| Tom Schurke | ... | video playback operator |
| Gregory Schwartz | ... | still photographer (as Greg Schwartz) |
| Mark Sonderskov | ... | rigging electric |
| Joel Stirnkorb | ... | rigging grip |
| Gary Tandrow | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Gregor Tavenner | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Amy Vincent | ... | second assistant camera |
| Kelly Way | ... | electrician |
| Michael Whitehurst | ... | grip: second company, alien sequence (as Mike Whitehurst) |
| Gary Yahn | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Sunny Seibel | ... | local casting |
| Jeff Tabler | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Margo Baxley | ... | costume supervisor |
| Wendy M. Craig | ... | costumer |
| Tom Numbers | ... | costumer |
Editorial Department
| Timothy Alverson | ... | assistant editor |
| Greg Dean | ... | apprentice editor |
| Phil Hetos | ... | color timer (as Philip Hetos) |
| Bret Marnell | ... | assistant editor |
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | ... | negative cutter |
| Stephen E. Rivkin | ... | additional film editor |
Location Management
| Jerri Ellis | ... | assistant location manager |
| Joanna Guzzetta | ... | location manager (as Joanna Guzetta) |
| J. Marc Strachan | ... | location consultant (as Marc Strachan) |
| Daniel Veluzat | ... | location liaison (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bob Bornstein | ... | music preparation |
| Thomas A. Carlson | ... | music editor (as Tom Carlson) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Dell Hake | ... | additional orchestrator (as Ardell Hake) |
| Stephen Krause | ... | score recordist / scoring mixer |
| Ken Kugler | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Kim Scharnberg | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Nico Abondolo | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Barr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Timothy Barr | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Becknell | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Robert Brosseau | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jodi Burnett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Darius Campo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Stuart Canin | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Lily Ho Chen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ron Clark | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jon Clarke | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Tony Cooke | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rose Corrigan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Joel Derouin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Alan DeVeritch | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Chuck Domanico | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Edelman | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Alan Estes | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| David Ewart | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Feves | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Marlo Fisher | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Michael Fisher | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Armen Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Berj Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rick Gerding | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Dan Goldwasser | ... | soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
| Steven Gordon | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Tamara Hatwan | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Todd Hemmenway | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Mark Isham | ... | synthesizer programmer (uncredited) |
| Judith Johnson | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Karen Jones | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Patricia Kindel-Heimerl | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Katie Kirkpatrick | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Miran Kojian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Leslie Lashinsky | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Dimitrie Leivici | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Lenski | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Low | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Earl Madison | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rene Mandel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ralph Morrison | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Munday | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Irma Neumann | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Robin Olson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sid Page | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Claudia Parducci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kazi Pitelka | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Laura Kuennen Poper | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Tom Raney | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bill Reichenbach | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jeff Rona | ... | synthesizer programmer (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Robin Ross | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Rich Ruttenberg | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| John Walz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Brad Warnaar | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Paul Wertheimer | ... | assistant scoring engineer (uncredited) |
| Don Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Paul J. Zibits | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ray Quiroz | ... | script supervisor (as Raymond Quiroz) |
Transportation Department
| Don Basset | ... | transportation co-captain (as Don Bassett) |
| Wayne R. Campbell | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Randy Musselman | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Anthony C. Steere | ... | picture car captain (as Anthony Steere) |
Additional Crew
| Linda Bloom-Hedine | ... | craft service |
| Rocky Brooks | ... | production assistant |
| Ladonna Bubak | ... | production assistant |
| Wayne Campbell Jr. | ... | production assistant |
| Robert C. Campion | ... | production accountant |
| Elle Chan | ... | talent coordinator: alien sequence |
| Tony Criscone | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Luis Delgado | ... | assistant: Mr. Garner |
| Max Delgado | ... | production assistant |
| Adam M. Duthie | ... | production assistant (as Adam Duthie) |
| Joan Flannery | ... | post-production accountant |
| Larry Garrison | ... | unit publicist |
| Betty Gumm | ... | assistant: Mr. Wizan |
| Nelson Hall | ... | body double: D.B. Sweeney |
| Thomas M. Henner | ... | production assistant (as Tom Henner) |
| William R. Hetzler | ... | production assistant |
| Patti James | ... | assistant: Mr. Lieberman |
| Evan Kanew | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Eric Kozak | ... | production assistant (as Peter E. Kozak) |
| Walter R. McCormick Jr. | ... | projectionist |
| Chip Miller | ... | development executive |
| Howard Miller | ... | assistant: Mr. Sweeney |
| Jim Morris | ... | general manager: alien sequence |
| Lesley Moussette | ... | assistant: Mr. Torme |
| Katharine Rager | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Brandon Ramos | ... | production assistant |
| Pierre Remy | ... | caterer: Tux Wagon Catering |
| Debbie Tieman | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Veronica J. Valentini | ... | production assistant |
| Linda Warren | ... | production coordinator |
| Donald Willeby | ... | first aid |
| Michael R. Williams | ... | production secretary (as Michael Williams) |
| William M. DeLuca | ... | mechanic (uncredited) |
| James Devin | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
