Filmmakers
Above the lineMR
Director
Mark Rydell
JB
Screenplay
Julian Barry
RD
Screenplay
Robert Dillon
RD
Screenplay
Robert Dillon
Story
VZ
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
SL
Editing
Sidney Levin
Editor
JW
Music
John Williams
Original Music Composer
CR
Production Design
Charles Rosen
JT
Costume Design
Joe I. Tompkins
Cast
33MG
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
SS
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
SG
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
BB
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
SB
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
BL
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
DH
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
JT
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
BD
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
AS
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
LS
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
LF
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
ST
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
KT
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley
FT
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke
AR
Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer
SO
Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer
CR
Charles Robinson
Truck
IG
Ivan Green
Smoot
DC
Desmond Couch
Wilderfoot
CR
Charles G. Riddle
Youngdall
JA
Jim Antonio
Dan Gaumer
DH
David Hart
Harley
BP
Barry Primus
Roy
ME
Mark Erickson
Baines
JS
Jack Starrett
Swick
DW
Dean Whitworth
Doctor
CH
Chuck Hanson
Fat Man
II
Ira M. Quillen II
TV Weatherman
MB
Matt Bearson
First Employee
TS
Timothy Shadden
Second Employee
EL
Elizabeth Lane
Secretary
GG
Gary Gershaw
Drifter
Departments
95Production
- Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting
- Lynn StalmasterCasting
- Barry PrimusCasting Consultant
- Jody HummerExtras Casting
- Joe O'HarLocation Manager
- Robert CortesProducer
- Edward LewisProducer
- Joan WolpertProduction Coordinator
- Terry CarrUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Hank SheppherdBest Boy Grip
- Gregg GuellowBest Boy Grip
- Michael GershmanCamera Operator
- Michael McGowanCamera Operator
- John J. ConnorCamera Operator
- James M. SheppherdDolly Grip
- Dick DeatsKey Grip
- Steven PosterSecond Unit Director of Photography
- James ZenkStill Photographer
Sound
- Larry SingerADR Editor
- Duke BrownApprentice Sound Editor
- John B. SchuylerBoom Operator
- Joan RoweFoley Artist
- John RoeschFoley Artist
- Kenneth WannbergMusic Editor
- Herbert W. SpencerOrchestrator
- David M. RonneProduction Sound Mixer
- Rod RogersSound Assistant
- Hector C. GikaSound Assistant
- Neil BurrowSound Editor
- Victoria SampsonSound Editor
- Jack SchraderSound Editor
- Jerry RosenthalSound Editor
- Chester SlomkaSound Editor
- Robert ThirlwellSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nick AlphinSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kay RoseSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Norman NewberryArt Direction
- Sonny Van HeckeAssistant Property Master
- William MaldonadoConstruction Coordinator
- Donald KrafftLeadman
- Sherman LabbyProduction Illustrator
- Robert J. Visciglia Sr.Property Master
- Jane BogartSet Decoration
- Nick NavarroSet Designer
- William Ladd SkinnerSet Designer
- David F. KlassenSet Designer
- Tim DonelanSwing
Costume & Make-Up
- Pete AltobelliAssistant Makeup Artist
- Darryl M. AthonsCostumer
- Hugo PeñaCostumer
- Greg HallCostumer
- Pamela WiseCostumer
- Lynn Del KailHairstylist
- Brenda ToddMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Syd DuttonMatte Painter
- Ken PepiotSpecial Effects Supervisor
- Stan ParksSpecial Effects Supervisor
Editing
- Robert FrazenAssistant Editor
- Beau BarthelAssistant Editor
- Rick SparrAssociate Editor
- Aubrey HeadColor Timer
- Donah BassettNegative Cutter
Lighting
- Randy WoodsideBest Boy Electrician
- Ted VarnadoeBest Boy Electrician
- Michael BarrettElectrician
- Norman AshElectrician
- Brent PoeElectrician
- Stuart A. SpohnGaffer
Crew
- Joseph GeisingerCableman
- Willie RadcliffCraft Service
- Julie AdamsDialect Coach
- Thomas LoveSpecial Effects
- Paul H. StewartSpecial Effects
- Alan GibbsStunt Coordinator
- Jophery C. BrownStunts
- Mike De LunaStunts
- Tom ElliottStunts
- Blair BurrowsStunts
- Mario RobertsStunts
- Harper FlahertyStunts
- Paula MoodyStunts
- Branscombe RichmondStunts
- Richard EpperStunts
- Spike SilverStunts
- Bennie MooreStunts
- Johnny HockStunts
- Mark OrrisonStunts
- Clay BossStunts
- Rick AveryStunts
- Bruce BahrenburgUnit Publicist
Directing
- Jerry ZiesmerFirst Assistant Director
- Betsy NortonScript Supervisor
- Robert YannettiSecond Assistant Director
- Tena Psyche YatroussisSecond Assistant Director
- Christopher WilkinsonSecond Unit Director