Filmmakers
Above the lineSS
Director
Steven Spielberg
SS
Screenplay
Steven Spielberg
Writer
VZ
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
WF
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
DS
Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
MK
Editing
Michael Kahn
Editor
JW
Music
John Williams
Original Music Composer
JA
Production Design
Joe Alves
Cast
58RD
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
FT
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
TG
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
MD
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
BB
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
JM
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
WK
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
RB
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
PD
Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
CG
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
SB
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
AC
Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary
JD
Justin Dreyfuss
Toby Neary
LH
Lance Henriksen
Robert
MC
Merrill Connally
Team Leader
AD
Amy Douglass
Implantee
GD
Gene Dynarski
Ike
CW
Carl Weathers
Military Policeman
NB
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
FO
F.J. O'Neil
ARP Project Member
HB
Hal Barwood
Returnee #2 Flt. 19
MR
Matthew Robbins
Returnee #3 Flt. 19
GR
Gene Rader
Hawker
DN
Daniel Nunez
Federale
CF
Chuy Franco
Federale
LC
Luis Contreras
Federale
GT
Galen Thompson
Special Forces
JJ
John Dennis Johnston
Special Forces
RB
Robert Broyles
Dirty Tricks #3
GD
George DiCenzo
Major Benchley
AL
Alexander Lockwood
Implantee
JS
Josef Sommer
Larry Butler
BT
Bill Thurman
Air Traffic
JK
James Keane
Radio Telescope Team
PD
Philip Dodds
Jean Claude
MG
Mary Gafrey
Mrs. Harris
MD
Michael J. Dyer
Himself
RE
Roger Ernest
Highway Patrolman
RH
Randy Herman
Returnee #1 Flt. 19
DA
David Anderson
Air Traffic Controller
RH
Richard L. Hawkins
Air Traffic Controller
CS
Craig Shreeve
Air Traffic
RR
Roy E. Richards
Air East Pilot
EB
Eumenio Blanco
Federale
DM
Dennis McMullen
Radio Telescope Team
CY
Cy Young
Radio Telescope Team
TH
Tom Howard
Radio Telescope Team
RS
Richard Stuart
Truck Dispatcher
BW
Bob Westmoreland
Load Dispatcher
ME
Matt Emery
Support Leader
JE
John Ewing
Dirty Tricks #1
KR
Kirk Raymond
Dirty Tricks #4
KA
Keith Atkinson
Dirty Tricks #2
MJ
Monty Jordan
Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
BH
Basil Hoffman
Longly (uncredited)
SP
Stephen Powers
UN Observer (uncredited)
JH
J. Allen Hynek
Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
HS
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Departments
62Production
- Sally DennisonAdditional Casting
- Clark L. PaylowAssociate Producer
- Juliet TaylorCasting
- Shari RhodesCasting
- Joe O'HarLocation Manager
- Michael PhillipsProducer
- Julia PhillipsProducer
- Peggy RossonProduction Accountant
- Carol Bidault de L'IsleProduction Assistant
- J. Allen HynekProduction Consultant
- Joyce GoldbergProduction Secretary
- Gail SiemersProduction Secretary
- Murray WeissmanPublicist
- Al EbnerPublicist
- Clark L. PaylowUnit Production Manager
Camera
- John A. AlonzoAdditional Director of Photography
- László KovácsAdditional Director of Photography
- Nick McLeanCamera Operator
- Steven PosterSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Peter SorelStill Photographer
- Pete TurnerStill Photographer
- Jim CoeStill Photographer
Sound
- Stephen KatzDolby Consultant
- Kenneth WannbergMusic Editor
- Richard OswaldSound
- Robert 'Buzz' KnudsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Don MacDougallSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jack SchraderSupervising Dialogue Editor
- Frank E. WarnerSupervising Sound Effects Editor
Art
- Daniel A. LominoArt Direction
- Bill ParksConstruction Manager
- George JensonProduction Illustrator
- Sam GordonProperty Master
- Phil AbramsonSet Decoration
- Dan PerriTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Edie PandaHairdresser
- Bob WestmorelandMakeup Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Harry MoreauAnimation
- Robert SwartheAnimation Supervisor
- Carlo RambaldiCreature Design
- Matthew YuricichMatte Painter
- Richard YuricichVFX Director of Photography
- Robert HallVisual Effects Camera
- Don CapelVisual Effects Camera
- Douglas TrumbullVisual Effects Supervisor
Editing
- Geoffrey RowlandAssistant Editor
- Charles BornsteinAssistant Editor
Lighting
- Earl GilbertGaffer
Crew
- Seth WinstonIntern
- Buddy Joe HookerStunt Coordinator
- Henry KingiStunt Driver
- Craig R. BaxleyStunt Driver
- Jerry BrutscheStunt Driver
- Stephen PowersStunts
- Jeannie EpperStunts
- Denny ArnoldStunts
- Bobby BassStunts
- Melvin JonesStunts
- Monty JordanUtility Stunts
Directing
- Charles MyersFirst Assistant Director
- Charlsie BryantScript Supervisor
- Jim BloomSecond Assistant Director