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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- John Milius
- written by
- Dennis Aaberg
- written by
Cast
- Jan-Michael Vincent
- Matt
- William Katt
- Jack
- Gary Busey
- Leroy
- Patti D'Arbanville
- Sally
- Lee Purcell
- Peggy Gordon
- Sam Melville
- Bear
- Darrell Fetty
- Waxer
- Gerry Lopez
- Gerry Lopez
- Hank Worden
- Shopping Cart
- Joe Spinell
- Psychologist
- Steve Kanaly
- Sally's Husband
- Barbara Hale
- Mrs. Barlow
- Fran Ryan
- Lucy
- Dennis Aaberg
- Slick
- Reb Brown
- Enforcer
- Robert Englund
- Fly
- Keith Davis
- Ostrich
- Johnny Fain
- Breathman
- Rick Dano
- Panhead
- Michael Talbott
- Hog
- Geoff Parks
- Crusher
- Ivar Arai
- Boogie
- Titus Napoleon
- Chubby
- Frank McRae
- Sergeant
- Perry Lang
- Tall Kid
- Michael Raden
- Denny
- Pat Beckwith
- Flea
- Kathy McCullen
- Party Girl
- Charlene Tilton
- Party Girl
- Terry Bolo
- Party Girl
- Kevan Dignam
- Party Girl
- Sherry Lee Marks
- Party Girl
- Cindy Daly
- Party Girl
- Lynn Theel
- Party Girl
- Janet Julian
- Party Girl
- Lorie Busk
- Melissa (1973)
- Jack Bernardi
- Tailor
- Gray Frederickson
- Doctor
- Arthur Rosenberg
- Official
- Stephen Mendillo
- Orderly
- Aesop Aquarian
- Hippie
- Guy Larry Finley
- Surfer
- Richard O'Bryan
- Surfer
- Todd Lookinland
- Surfer
- Gary Boyle
- Surfer
- Sascha Jensen
- Surfer
- Robert S. Woods
- Lifeguard
- Jimmy Bracken
- Kid Surfer
- Kevin Schultz
- Surfer
- Stacy Keach Sr.
- Old Man
- Iris Korn
- Old Woman
- Ollie O'Toole
- Minister
- Celia Milius
- Bride of the Bear
- Brain Damage Vincent
- Matt's Dog
- Benjie Bancroft
- Wedding Guest
- Laurie Bates
- Party Girl
- Barry Fisher
- Theatergoer
- Gordon Haight
- Draft inductee
- George Holmes
- Wedding Guest
- Terry Leonard
- Bartender
- John Milius
- Marijuana Dealer in Tijuana
- Jeffrey Paul Morgan
- Inductee
- Monty O'Grady
- Wedding Guest
- Richard O'Neal
- Veteran Surfer
- Joel Shultz
- Onlooker on Beach
- Lora Marie Taylor
- Party Girl
- Marty Thomas
- Pipeline Seth
- Dorinda Townsend
- Party Girl
- Dana Winseman
- Induction Ctr. Elevator Operator
Produced By
- Tamara Asseyev
- executive producer
- Buzz Feitshans
- producer
- Greg MacGillivray
- produced by: surfing sequences
- Alexandra Rose
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
- Bruce Surtees
- director of photography
Sound
- Marvin I. Kosberg
- sound effects editor
- Harlan Riggs
- sound mixer
- Ross Taylor
- additional sound editor
- Josef von Stroheim
- sound effects editor
- Donald Wolfe
- dialogue editor
- Jack Night
- mikeman
- Tony Romero
- cableman
Editing
- Carroll Timothy O'Meara
- Editor
Casting Director
- Karen Rea
- Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
- Dean Edward Mitzner
- Art Director
Set Design
Makeup
- Bette Iverson
- hair stylist
- Jack H. Young
- makeup artist
- Marlene D. Williams
- hair stylist
Special Effects
- Joseph A. Unsinn
- special effects
Visual Effects
- Harrison Ellenshaw
- matte artist
Assistant Director
- Richard Hashimoto
- assistant director
- Victor Hsu
- second assistant director
- Terry Leonard
- second unit director: land
- Bill Scott
- second assistant director
- Don-Martin Nielsen
- second assistant director trainee
Production Management
- John G. Wilson
- unit production manager
- Joel Chernoff
- executive in charge of production
Art Department
- Edward Aiona
- property master
- Harold Broner
- construction coordinator
- Danny Rogers
- graphic designer
- John Alvin
- poster artist
- Paul De Santis
- assistant property master
- George Eckert
- set designer
- Bob Lawless
- painter
- Herb Panzer
- leadman
Stunts
- Vaughn Allen
- Surfer at the wall
- Steve Boyum
- stunts
- Ian Cairns
- surfing double
- Jackie Dunn
- surfing double
- Richard Epper
- stunt performer
- Ken Ferguson
- stunt performer
- Bill Hamilton
- surfing double
- Bruce Raymond
- stunt performer
- J. Riddle
- surfing double
- Peter Townend
- surfing double
- Denny Arnold
- stunts
- Diamond Farnsworth
- stunts
- Terry Leonard
- stairs fall double for Geoff Parks / stunt coordinator
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- stunts
Editorial
- Arthur W. Forney
- assistant film editor
- Carol Ann Jackson
- assistant film editor
Other
- John Severson
- special thanks and appreciation
Music Department
- Kapono Beamer
- musician: slack key guitar
- Keola Beamer
- musician: slack key guitar
- Eugene Marks
- music editor
- Greig McRitchie
- orchestrator
- Dan Wallin
- music scoring mixer
- John Audino
- musician: trumpet
- Israel Baker
- musician: violin
- Chuck Berghofer
- musician: bass
- Harry Bluestone
- musician: violin
- Thomas R. Buffum
- musician: violin
- Larry Bunker
- musician: percussion
- Herman Clebanoff
- musician: violin
- Gary Coleman
- musician: percussion
- Don Cristlieb
- musician: bassoon
- Isabelle Daskoff
- musician: violin
- Douglas Davis
- musician: cello
- Vince De Rosa
- musician: french horn
- James Decker
- musician: french horn
- Harold Dicterow
- musician: violin
- Assa Drori
- musician: violin
- David Duke
- musician: french horn
- Earl Dumler
- musician: oboe
- Arni Egilsson
- musician: bass
- Michael Englander
- musician: percussion
- Alan Estes
- musician: percussion
- Gene Estes
- musician: percussion
- Dominick Fera
- musician: clarinet
- Clare Fischer
- musician: piano
- Pamela Goldsmith
- musician: viola
- Mickey Gravine
- musician: trombone
- Ralph Grierson
- musician: keyboards
- Clayton Haslop
- musician: violin
- Norman Herzburg
- musician: bassoon
- Judith Johnson
- musician: cello
- Tommy Johnson
- musician: tuba
- Armand Kaproff
- musician: cello
- Nathan Kaproff
- musician: violin
- Milton Kestenbaum
- musician: bass
- Ezra Kliger
- musician: violin
- Bernard Kundell
- musician: violin
- Janet Lakatos
- musician: viola
- Michael Lang
- musician: piano
- Roger Lebow
- musician: cello
- Kathleen Lenski
- musician: violin
- Charlie Loper
- musician: trombone
- Arthur Maebe
- musician: french horn
- Virginia Majewski
- musician: viola
- Jack Marsh
- musician: bassoon
- William Mays
- musician: keyboards
- Malcolm McNab
- musician: trumpet soloist
- Ed Meares
- musician: bass
- Peter Mercurio
- musician: bass
- Richard Nash
- musician: trombone
- Buell Neidlinger
- musician: bass
- John Neufeld
- musician: bass clarinet
- Irma Neumann
- musician: violin
- David Newman
- music consultant / musician: violin
- Dave Parlato
- musician: bass
- Richard Perissi
- musician: french horn
- Basil Poledouris
- conductor
- Joe Porcaro
- musician: percussion
- Tom Raney
- musician: percussion
- Uan Rasey
- musician: trumpet
- Bill Reichenbach
- musician: trombone
- Joseph Reilich
- musician: viola
- Emil Richards
- musician: percussion
- Lee Ritenour
- musician: guitar
- Geri Rotella
- musician: flute
- Sheldon Sanov
- musician: violin
- David Schwartz
- musician: viola
- Frederick Seykora
- musician: cello
- Harry Shlutz
- musician: cello
- Haim Shtrum
- musician: violin
- Paul Shure
- musician: violin
- Henry Sigismonti
- musician: french horn
- Eleanor Slatkin
- musician: cello
- Sheridon Stokes
- musician: flute
- Linn Subotnick
- musician: viola
- Robert Sushel
- musician: violin
- Tommy Tedesco
- musician: guitar
- Phillip A. Teele
- musician: trombone
- Milton Thomas
- musician: viola
- Robert Tricarico
- musician: bassoon
- Louise Di Tullio
- musician: flute
- Lloyd Ulyate
- musician: trombone
- Ken Watson
- musician: percussion
- Jerry Williams
- musician: percussion
- Graham Young
- musician: trumpet
- Tibor Zelig
- musician: violin
- Bob Zimmitti
- musician: percussion
- Patti Zimmitti
- orchestra contractor
Costume Department
- Ann Gray Lambert
- wardrobe supervisor: women
- Bill Milton
- wardrobe supervisor: men
- Lynette Bernay
- costume supervisor
- Mary Lou Reinbold
- wardrobe supervisor
- Joseph Watts
- costumer
Camera Department
- Kenneth Adams
- key grip
- Mike Chevalier
- camera operator: second unit
- Thomas Del Ruth
- camera operator
- Buzz Feitshans IV
- camera assistant
- George Greenough
- camera operator: special water photography
- Ron Grover
- still photographer
- Charles Holmes
- gaffer
- Gemma La Mana
- still photographer
- Bradford May
- camera assistant
- Dan Merkel
- camera operator: special water photography
- Michael Simpson
- assistant camera
- Robert E. Stuard
- camera assistant
- Ty Suehiro
- grip
- Jack Kennedy
- best boy electric
- Tony Ledger
- grip
- David Macdonald
- best boy grip
- Edward Morey III
- first assistant camera
- Henry Polito
- dolly grip
Location Management
- Paul Pav
- locations
- Marsha Ross
- locations
Script Department
- Judy Redlin
- script supervisor
- Lynn A. Aber
- script supervisor
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