Cast & Crew

Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Writing Credits

Neal Israel
(story) &
Pat Proft
(story)
Neal Israel
(screenplay) &
Pat Proft
(screenplay) and
PJ Torokvei
(screenplay) (as Peter Torokvei)

Cast

Stacy Peralta
Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades
Laser Ray Victim
Andres Aybar
Bartender
Louis Giambalvo
Major Carnagle
Ed Lauter
David Decker
Charles Shull
Air Force General
Beau Billingslea
George
Charles Parks
Larry
William Atherton
Professor Jerry Hathaway
Sean Frye
Boy at Science Fair
JoAnn Willette
Girl at Science Fair
Ina Gould
Old Lady
Nadine Vix
Student at Science Fair
Gabriel Jarret
Mitch Taylor
Paul Tulley
Mr. Taylor
Joanne Baron
Mrs. Taylor
Harry Johnson
Darlington Recruiter
Val Kilmer
Chris Knight
Patti D'Arbanville
Sherry Nugil
Monte Landis
Dr. Dodd
Sandy Martin
Mrs. Meredith
Severn Darden
Dr. Meredith
Randy Lowell
Cornell
Jon Gries
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Robert Prescott
Kent
John Shepherd Reid
Carter
Tommy Swerdlow
Bodie
Mark Kamiyama
'Ick' Ikagami
Michelle Meyrink
Jordan Cochran
Martin Gundersen
Math Professor
Brett Miller
Carpet Man
Dean Devlin
Milton
Yuji Okumoto
Fenton
Lynda Wiesmeier
Chris' Girl at Party
Penny Baker
Ick's Girl at Party
Marcia Karr
Cornell's Girl at Party
Isabelle Walker
Girl at Party
Marii Mak
Girl at Party
Cheri Wells
Girl at Party
Catherine MacNamara
Girl at Party
John Vasily
Student
Ed Garrabrandt
TV Makeup Man
Isabel Cooley
TV Stage Manager
Robin Stober
Waitress
Deborah Foreman
Susan Decker
David Marvit
Student in Hall
Michael Crabtree
Air Force SP at Gate
Charles Sweigart
Air Force SP at Gate
Peter Parros
Air Force SP at Gate
Ronald Taylor
Computer Technician
James Carrington
Air Force Major
Michael Backes
Air Force Controller
Corki Grazer
Air Force Sergeant
Jeanne Mori
Laser Technician
David Ursin
Engineer
Joe Dorsey
Congressman Dougton
Will Knox
Laser Specialist
Kevin Hurley
Air Force Technician
Stephen Douglas Butler
Naval Flag Officer
Nick Conti
Billy M
Ev Courter
Old Man
Kelly
Party Guest
David Monterosso
Student in Cafeteria
Joy Michelle Moore
Party Girl on Surfboard
Kimberly Spak
Young Girl in Popcorn
Tom Tangen
Student on Ice Skates
Robert J. Woodhead
Hacking Consultant

Produced by

Sam Crespi-Horowitz
associate producer
Robert Daley
executive producer
Brian Grazer
producer

Music by

Thomas Newman

Cinematography by

Vilmos Zsigmond
director of photography

Editing by

Richard Chew

Casting By

Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by

Josan F. Russo

Art Direction by

Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Set Decoration by

Phil Abramson
(as Philip Abramson)

Makeup Department

Zoltan Elek
makeup artist (as Zoltan)
Edie Panda
hair stylist

Production Management

Billy Ray Smith
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Stephen McEveety
first assistant director (as Steve McEveety)
Joseph Paul Moore
second assistant director (as Joseph P. Moore)
Mike Schilz
second second assistant director (as Michael J. Schilz)

Art Department

Erin M. Cummins
set designer
David L. Glazer
assistant property master
Jim Husbands
leadman (as James F. Husbands)
Robert Krume
construction coordinator
Terry E. Lewis
property master
Sandra Renfroe
assistant property master (as Sandi Armstrong-Renfroe)
Alex Tavoularis
illustrator
Mark S. Taylor
set dresser
Steven Wolff
set designer (as Steve Wolff)
Robert Bonino
construction general foreman (uncredited)
Sal Maldari
construction timekeeper (uncredited)
John McCarthy
greens coordinator (uncredited)
Stacey S. McIntosh
labor foreman (uncredited)
A. David Morrison
labor foreman (uncredited)
George Stuart Jr.
paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Beth Bergeron
supervising adr editor
Donald A. Bolger
boom operator
Charles J. Bond
cableman (as Charles Bond)
Anna Boorstin
sound editor
George Budd
sound designer
David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
Virginia Cook-McGowan
sound editor (as Virginia A. Cook)
Julia Evershade
supervising sound editor
John P. Fasal
assistant sound effects (as John Paul Fasal)
Gary A. Hecker
foley walker (as Gary Hecker)
Doug Hemphill
assistant sound effects
Ellen Heuer
foley walker
Roxanne Jones
sound editor (as Roxanne R. Jones)
C. Darin Knight
sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Carl Lewis
sound editor
Lauren Palmer
adr editor (as Lauren J. Palmer)
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Christy Richmond
assistant sound editor
John Roesch
foley walker
Gregg Rudloff
re-recording mixer (as Greg Rudloff)
John Vigran
recording consultant
Paul C. Warschilka
assistant sound editor (as Paul Warschilka)
Claus Wedemann
stereo consultant: Dolby
Marshall Winn
sound editor

Special Effects by

Phil Cory
special effects coordinator (as Philip C. Cory)
Rocky Gehr
special effects technician
Richard L. Hill
special effects technician
Raymond Klein
special effects crew (as Raymond J. Klein)
Mike Reedy
special effects technician
Robert Rowan
special effects crew
Ray Svedin
special effects crew
Thomas R. Ward
special effects crew
Jerry D. Williams
special effects crew
James M. Hart
special effects (uncredited)
Hans Metz
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Al Winiger
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Richard L. Bennett
visual effects supervisor (as Richard Bennett)
Ernie Cervantes
visual effects crew
Syd Dutton
special visual effects
Dale Fay
visual effects crew
Michael Karp
visual effects crew
Marc Kolodziejcyk
visual effects crew
David Stipes
visual effects supervisor
Bill Taylor
special visual effects
Dana O'Connor
visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Kenny Alexander
stunts
Cynthia Lea Clark
stunt driver
Shane Dixon
stunts
Kenny Ferrugiaro
stunts
Linda Lee Franklin
stunts
Allan Graf
stunts
David M. Graves
stunts (as David Michael Graves)
Marian Green
stunts
Bernie Pock
stunts (as Bernhard Pock)
Debby Porter
stunts
Spiro Razatos
stunts
Edward J. Ulrich
stunt coordinator (as Ed Ulrich) / stunts (as Ed Ulrich)

Camera and Electrical Department

Colin J. Campbell
electrical gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
John J. Connor
camera operator
Janice Cooke
video coordinator (as Janice Cooke-Leonard)
Dick Deats
key grip (as Richard W. Deats)
Jerry C. Deats
second grip (as Jerry D. Deats)
Frederick Elmes
director of photography: second unit
Phil Gries
camera: press junket interviews
Robert Jason
electrical best boy (as Robert E. Jason)
Hal Landaker
video supervisor
Ken Nishino
first assistant camera (as Kenneth Nishino)
Marcia Reed
still photographer
Robert Samuels
second assistant camera (as Robert B. Samuels)
William D. Barber
assistant camera (uncredited)
Jessie Deats
grip (uncredited)
Joe Laune
electrician (uncredited)
Frank Montoya
grip (uncredited)
Donald A. Morgan
electrician (uncredited)
Bill Rustic
grip (uncredited)
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert
electrician (uncredited)
Emmanuel Vouniozos
on-set technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
voice casting
Jill Simpson
casting assistant
Michael Hirshenson
casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Hamer
costumer (as Michael F. Hamer)
Joseph Roveto
costumer
Marla Denise Schlom
costume supervisor (as Marla D. Schlom)

Editorial Department

Deborah Cichocki
apprentice film editor (as Deborah Zimmerman)
Arthur Coburn
additional editor
Albert Coleman
first assistant film editor
Alexandra Leviloff
second assistant film editor
Bruce Pearson
color timer
Bill Wilner
apprentice film editor

Location Management

Joseph A. Liuzzi
location manager (as Joseph Liuzzi)

Music Department

Carlton Kaller
assistant music editor
Elliot Lurie
music coordinator
Becky Mancuso-Winding
music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso)
Michael Papale
music supervisor
Ted Whitfield
music editor
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
Tim Sexton
executive in charge of music (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Joanie Blum
script supervisor
Lowell Ganz
script revisions (uncredited)
Babaloo Mandel
script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Donald R. Casella
transportation coordinator
Bill Myers
transportation captain (as William H. Myers)
Charles Renfroe
transportation captain
Bill Myers
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Michael Backes
technical consultant
Joanne Baron
dialogue coach
Robert M. Bowman
military consultant (as Dr. Robert M. Bowman)
Ron Cobb
laser technology
Brad Dechter
source arrangements
Richard Dowling
consultant: space/media
Dick Dubuque
production accountant (as Richard Dubuque)
Joan Eisenberg
unit publicist
Dan Erwin
assistant technical advisor: laser
Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer
Gary Fuchs
researcher
Judith Gill
production coordinator
Martin Gundersen
technical advisor: laser (as Dr. Martin Gundersen)
Art 'Klondike' Jones
craft service
David Marvit
technical consultant: Ms. Coolidge
Alycia M. Rogers
assistant: Robert Daley (as Alycia Rogers)
Stephan Schwartz
independent technical consultant
Geza Sinkovics
intern: AFI
Paul D. Steinke
assistant production accountant
Tanda Tashjian
assistant: Martha Coolidge
Jan Walker
assistant: Brian Grazer
Robert J. Woodhead
hacking consultant (as Robert Woodhead)
Craig Miller
marketing consultant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vitale
first aid (uncredited)
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