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Cast & Crew
Directed By
- John Carpenter
- Director
Written By
- Bill Lancaster
- screenplay by
- John W. Campbell Jr.
- based on the story "Who Goes There" by
Cast
- Kurt Russell
- MacReady
- Wilford Brimley
- Blair
- T.K. Carter
- Nauls
- David Clennon
- Palmer
- Keith David
- Childs
- Richard Dysart
- Dr. Copper
- Charles Hallahan
- Norris
- Peter Maloney
- Bennings
- Richard Masur
- Clark
- Donald Moffat
- Garry
- Joel Polis
- Fuchs
- Thomas G. Waites
- Windows
- Norbert Weisser
- Norwegian
- Larry Franco
- Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
- Nate Irwin
- Helicopter Pilot
- William Zeman
- Pilot
- Adrienne Barbeau
- Computer
- John Carpenter
- Norwegian (video footage)
- Jed
- Dog Thing
- Bill Lancaster
- Norwegian (video footage)
- Dick Warlock
- Norwegian (video footage)
Produced By
- Stuart Cohen
- co-producer
- David Foster
- producer
- Larry Franco
- associate producer
- Wilbur Stark
- executive producer
- Lawrence Turman
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- director of photography
Sound
- John K. Adams
- foley supervisor
- Joseph F. Brennan
- boom man
- Thomas Causey
- production sound
- Jack Gosden
- loop dialogue editor
- Warren Hamilton Jr.
- sound effects editor
- Duane Hensel
- sound effects assistant
- David Katz
- sound recordist
- Gregg Landaker
- sound re-recordist
- Ernesto Mas
- assistant sound editor
- Steve Maslow
- re-recording mixer
- Colin C. Mouat
- supervising sound editor
- John Post
- sound effects assistant
- Kendrick Sweet
- sound editor
- Bill Varney
- sound re-recordist
- David Lewis Yewdall
- supervising sound editor
- Alan Howarth
- special sound effects
Editing
- Todd C. Ramsay
- Editor
Casting Director
Production Design
- John J. Lloyd
- Production Designer
Art Direction
Set Design
- John M. Dwyer
- Set Decorator
Makeup
- Lance Anderson
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Rob Bottin
- special makeup effects creator and designer
- Dale Brady
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Rob Burman
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- David Robert Cellitti
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Don Chandler
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Ken Chase
- makeup artist
- Robert Cole
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Jan Cook
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- James Cummins
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Richard Davison
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Ken Diaz
- special makeup effects coordinator
- Gunnar Ferdinandsen
- special technician: special makeup effects unit
- Frank Foster
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Danny Gill
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Archie L. Gillet
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Tim Gillet
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- John Goodwin
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Erik Jensen
- line producer: special makeup effects unit
- James Kagel
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Jeff Kennemore
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Phyllis Newman
- makeup artist: Stewart, British Columbia
- Derek O'Reilly
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Art Pimentel
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Margaret Prentice
- special technician: special makeup effects unit
- Vincent Prentice
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- William Snyder
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Michiko Tagawa
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Josephine Turner
- special wigs: special makeup effects unit
- Brian Wade
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Vivienne Walker
- special wigs: special makeup effects unit
- Willie Whitten
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Robert K. Worthington
- crew: special makeup effects unit
- Lynn F. Reynolds
- makeup artist
- Bill Sturgeon
- creature effects crew
- Stan Winston
- additional makeup effects
Special Effects
- Roy Arbogast
- special effects
- Hal Bigger
- special effects foreman
- Michael Clifford
- special effects: Stewart, British Columbia
- David P. Kelsey
- mechanical animation coordinator: special makeup effects unit
- William Lee
- special effects assistant
- Hans Metz
- special effects assistant
- Lee Routly
- special effects: Stewart, British Columbia
- John K. Stirber
- special effects assistant
- Andrew Miller
- special effects / special mechanical effects
- Bruno Van Zeebroeck
- special effects crew
- Gary Zink
- welder
Visual Effects
- Jim Aupperle
- crew: animation effects sequence
- James Belohovek
- crew: animation effects sequence
- Randall William Cook
- dimensional animation effects creator: animation effects sequence
- Ernest Farino
- crew: animation effects sequence
- James Hagedorn
- opticals: main title sequence, RGB Optical
- Katherine Kean
- animator: main title sequence, VCE
- Peter Kuran
- visual effects designer: main title sequence, VCE
- George Lockwood
- opticals: main title sequence, RGB Optical
- Carl Surges
- crew: animation effects sequence
- Bill Taylor
- matte photography
- Keith Tucker
- animator: main title sequence, VCE
- Susan Turner
- miniature supervisor: main title sequence, VCE
- Albert Whitlock
- special visual effects
- Jim Danforth
- matte artist
- Henry Schoessler
- visual effects
Assistant Director
- Jeffrey Chernov
- second assistant director
- Larry Franco
- first assistant director
- Bruce Humphrey
- dga trainee
- Michael E. Steele
- second assistant director: Stewart, British Columbia
Production Management
- Robert Latham Brown
- production manager
- Fitch Cady
- unit production manager: Stewart, British Columbia
Art Department
- Jim Callan
- painter
- Michael R. Gannon
- assistant property master
- Richard A. Gonzales
- swing gang
- Bill Holmquist
- carpenter
- Mentor Huebner
- production illustrator: special makeup effects unit
- Gary Meyer
- production illustrator: special makeup effects unit
- Graeme Murray
- set decorator: Stewart, British Columbia
- Bob Nohles
- propmaker foreman
- Frank Parker
- property master: Stewart, British Columbia
- Michael G. Ploog
- production illustrator: special makeup effects unit
- Joseph R. Savko
- swing gang
- Barton M. Susman
- leadman
- Milton Wilson
- swing gang
- John Zemansky
- property master
- Henry Alvarez
- sculptor
- Robert Misetich
- painter
- Drew Struzan
- poster artist
Stunts
- Anthony Cecere
- stunts
- Kent Hays
- stunts
- Larry Holt
- stunts
- Melvin Jones
- stunts
- Eric Mansker
- stunts
- Denver Mattson
- stunts
- Clint Rowe
- stunts
- Ken Strain
- stunts
- Rock A. Walker
- stunts
- Dick Warlock
- stunt coordinator / stunt double: Kurt Russell
- Jerry Wills
- stunts
Editorial
- Kimberly Ray
- assistant film editor
- Jan Wesley
- assistant film editor
Other
- Stan Winston
- special thanks: special makeup effects unit
Music Department
- Craig Harris
- synthesizer sound
- Cliff Kohlweck
- music editor
- John Carpenter
- composer: additional music
- Alan Howarth
- additional music
- Malcolm McNab
- musician: trumpet soloist / musician: trumpet
- Haim Shtrum
- musician: violin
- Louise Di Tullio
- musician: flute
Costume Department
- Ronald I. Caplan
- costume supervisor
- Trish Keating
- costume supervisor: Stewart, British Columbia
- Gilbert Loe
- costume supervisor
Camera Department
- David R. Anderson
- gaffer: Stewart, British Columbia
- Jon Antunovich
- lamp operator
- Cyrus Block
- camera operator: Stewart, British Columbia
- Dillard Brinson
- key grip: Stewart, British Columbia
- Clyde E. Bryan
- first assistant cameraman
- David Geddes
- second assistant cameraman: Stewart, British Columbia
- Dave Gordon
- dolly grip: Stewart, British Columbia
- Chris Helcermanas-Benge
- stills: Stewart, British Columbia
- László Horváth
- best boy grip
- James L. Hurford
- best boy grip: Stewart, British Columbia
- Ray Kinzer
- grip
- Kris Krosskove
- "a" camera dolly grip
- Terry Marshall
- lamp operator
- Thomas Marshall
- gaffer
- Charles E. Nippell
- electric best boy
- Michael Orefice
- lamp operator: Stewart, British Columbia
- Paul Prince
- first assistant cameraman: Stewart, British Columbia
- Douglas Pruss
- second assistant cameraman: Stewart, British Columbia
- Barrett J. Reid
- generator operator: Stewart, British Columbia
- Raymond Stella
- camera operator
- Steve Tate
- second assistant cameraman
- Mark Walthour
- gaffer
- Len Wolfe
- electric best boy: Stewart, British Columbia
- Ronald Woodward
- key grip
- Frank Detone Jr.
- rigging grip
- Michael Hofstein
- additional camera operator
- Douglas Olivares
- assistant camera
Script Department
- Candy Artmont
- script supervisor
- Joyce Heftel
- additional script supervisor
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