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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Jack Clayton

Writing Credits  

Ray Bradbury ... (screenplay by)
 
Ray Bradbury ... (based on his novel)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Mary Grace Canfield ... Miss Foley
Richard Davalos ... Mr. Crosetti
Jake Dengel Jake Dengel ... Mr. Tetley
Jack Dodson ... Dr. Douglas
Bruce M. Fischer ... Mr. Cooger
Ellen Geer ... Mrs. Halloway
Pam Grier ... Dust Witch
Brendan Klinger ... Cooger as a Child
James Stacy ... Ed, The Bartender
Jason Robards ... Charles Halloway
Jonathan Pryce ... Mr. Dark
Diane Ladd ... Mrs. Nightshade
Royal Dano ... Tom Fury
Vidal Peterson ... Will Halloway
Shawn Carson ... Jim Nightshade
Angelo Rossitto ... Little Person #1
Peter Risch Peter Risch ... Little Person #2 (as Peter D. Risch)
Tim T. Clark Tim T. Clark ... Teenage Boy
Jill Carroll ... Teenage Girl
Tony Christopher Tony Christopher ... Young Ed
Sharan Lea ... Young Miss Foley
Scott De Roy ... Cooger as a Young Man
Sharon Ashe Sharon Ashe ... Townswoman
Arthur Hill ... Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Fondacaro ... Demon Clown (uncredited)
Jerry Maren ... Demon Midget (uncredited)
Steve Mirer Steve Mirer ... Townsperson (uncredited)

Produced by 

Kirk Douglas ... executive producer (uncredited)
Peter Douglas ... producer (as Peter Vincent Douglas) (produced by)
Dan Kolsrud ... associate producer

Music by 

James Horner

Cinematography by 

Stephen H. Burum ... director of photography

Editing by 

Barry Mark Gordon
Argyle Nelson Jr. ... (as Argyle Nelson)

Casting By 

Virginia Higgins
Pam Polifroni

Production Design by 

Richard Macdonald ... (as Richard MacDonald)

Art Direction by 

Richard Lawrence ... (as Richard James Lawrence)
John B. Mansbridge
John Marshall

Set Decoration by 

Rick Simpson

Costume Design by 

Ruth Myers

Makeup Department 

Gary Liddiard ... makeup artist
Edie Panda ... hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer ... creative makeup
James R. Scribner ... makeup artist (as Jim Scribner)
Stan Winston ... special makeup effects (uncredited)

Production Management 

Richard Learman ... unit production manager
Thomas L. Wilhite ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Scott Cameron ... additional second assistant director
Christopher Disney Miller ... additional second assistant director (as Christopher D. Miller)
Dan Kolsrud ... first assistant director
Lisa Marmon ... second assistant director
Stephen McEveety ... first assistant director: special effects (as Steve McEveety)

Art Department 

Dennis DeWaay ... construction coordinator
Joseph Hurley ... production illustrator (as Joe Hurley)
Michael Peraza Jr. ... conceptual artist
Mark Sparks ... propmaker
Yarek Alfer ... sculptor (uncredited)
Jesse Silver ... production illustrator (uncredited)
Alan Sims ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Daniel Turk ... foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Nick Alphin ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Bisenz ... production sound mixer
Robert Hathaway ... sound supervisor (as Bob Hathaway)
David Horton Sr. ... special sound effects creator (as David M. Horton)
Al Maguire ... dialogue editor
Joseph A. Parker ... supervising sound effects editor
Richard Portman ... sound re-recording supervisor (as Richard R. Portman) / special sound effects creator (as Richard R. Portman)
Frank Regula ... re-recording mixer (as Frank C. Regula)
Wayne Allwine ... sound editor (uncredited)
George Fredrick ... sound editor (uncredited)
Allen Hurd ... sound (uncredited)
Al Maguire ... adr editor (uncredited)
George Probert ... sound editor (uncredited)
John Roesch ... foley artist (uncredited)
Joan Rowe ... foley artist (uncredited)
Douglas J. Schulman ... cable person (uncredited)
Roger Sword ... sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Allen Hall ... mechanical special effects
Richard L. Hill ... special effects crew / special effects
Willard Livingston ... mechanical special effects
Hans Metz ... mechanical special effects
Brick Price ... special effects
Isidoro Raponi ... mechanical special effects
Roland Tantin ... mechanical special effects supervisor
Tom von Badinski ... welder
Gary D'Amico ... special effects (uncredited)
George Paine ... miniatures (uncredited)
John Palmer ... special effects: WonderWorks (uncredited)
Robert G. Willard ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Peter Anderson ... special photographic effects
William L. Arance ... airbrush artist (as W.L. Arance)
Allen Blyth ... animator (as Wm. Allen Blyth)
Ed Coffey ... animator
Clint Colver ... composite supervisor
Art Cruickshank ... special photographic effects
Lee Dyer ... special visual effects
Harrison Ellenshaw ... special effects consultant
Gail Fox ... animator
Allen Gonzales ... animator
Bill Kilduff ... opticals supervisor
Michael Lloyd ... matte artist
Phil Meador ... special photographic effects
John Norton ... animator
Darrell Rooney ... animator
Scott Santoro ... animator
Jesse Silver ... matte artist
Ron Stangl ... animation production coordinator
Richard Sullivan ... scene planner (as Richard T. Sullivan)
Michael Wolf ... effects animation supervisor
David Halver ... rotoscope artist (uncredited)
George Muhs ... visual effects (uncredited)
Lynda Thompson ... visual effects assistant scene coordinator (uncredited)
Susan Turner ... visual effects (uncredited)
Bruce Woodside ... animator: VCE (uncredited)

Stunts 

Gary Combs ... stunts
Bobby Porter ... stunts
George Robotham ... stunts
Pat Romano ... stunts (as Patrick Romano)
Charles A. Tamburro ... stunts (as Charles Tamburro)
Jeff Viola ... stunts
Scott Land ... stilt walker (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Elliot Davis ... camera operator
Jan Kiesser ... additional photography
Carl Boles ... gaffer (uncredited)
Michael R. Marquette ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Peter McEvoy ... set lighting technician (uncredited)
Andy Romanoff ... Louma Crane technician (uncredited)

Animation Department 

Richard Sullivan ... scene planner (as Richard T. Sullivan)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Tony Faso ... costumer: men
Jennifer L. Parsons ... costumer: women (as Jennifer Parsons)
Jack Sandeen ... costume supervisor

Editorial Department 

Axel Hubert ... assistant film editor (as Axel Anton Hubert)

Music Department 

Dennis Ricotta ... music editor
Jack Wadsworth ... supervising music editor
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Timothy Barr ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Norman Carr ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Georges Delerue ... composer: unused music (uncredited)
Drew Dembowski ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Ernest Ehrhardt ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Gary Gray ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Regnal Hall ... orchestra manager (uncredited)
Gwenn Heller ... musician: violin (uncredited)
James Horner ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Roland Kato ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Peter Limonick ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Earl Madison ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / music arranger: Beethoven (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Carole Mukagawa ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Shawn Murphy ... score mixer (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Buell Neidlinger ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Barbara Northcutt ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Mike Nowak ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Claudia Parducci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Bob Sanders ... musician: bass trombone (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... concertmaster (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Ian Underwood ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Edle Bakke ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Susan Becton ... production coordinator
Patricia Bergeron ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Joy Green ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Cheryl Harris ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Stephen J. Kerr ... evp southeast asia
Karin McElhatton ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Boone Narr ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Roland Raffler ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Wally Ross ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Cheryl Shawver ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Jeanie Sims ... creative consultant
Doree Sitterly ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Bayard Veiller ... production coordinator
Cardon Walker ... production coordinator
Hubert Wells ... animal supplier: tarantulas
Mark Harden ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Charles A. Tamburro ... aerial coordinator/pilot (uncredited)

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