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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Dan O'Bannon
characters
Ronald Shusett
characters
David Giler
screenplay
Walter Hill
screenplay
Larry Ferguson
screenplay

Cast

Sigourney Weaver
Ellen Ripley
Charles S. Dutton
Leonard Dillon
Charles Dance
Dr. Jonathan Clemens
Paul McGann
Walter Golic
Brian Glover
Harold Andrews
Ralph Brown
Francis Aaron
Danny Webb
Robert Morse
Carl Chase
Frank Ellis
Leon Herbert
Edward Boggs
Pete Postlethwaite
David Postlethwaite
Paul Brennen
Yoshi Troy
Clive Mantle
Clive William
Peter Guinness
Peter Gregor
Deobia Oparei
Arthur Walkingstick
Phil Davis
Kevin Dodd
Niall Buggy
Eric Buggy
Hi Ching
Company Man
Simon Crane
Prisoner

Produced By

David Giler
producer
Walter Hill
producer
Ezra Swerdlow
executive producer
Sigourney Weaver
co-producer

Cinematography

Alex Thomson
director of photography

Sound

Petra Bach
adr editor
David Brill
sound maintenance
Brad Brock
adr mixer
William C. Carruth
supervising adr editor
Greg Curda
foley mixer
Chris David
re-recording mixer
Tony Dawe
production sound mixer
Teri E. Dorman
sound editor
Ken Dufva
foley artist
Juno J. Ellis
adr editor
David Lee Fein
foley artist
Gary S. Gerlich
supervising sound editor
Douglas Greenfield
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Ron S. Herbes
assistant sound editor
David L. Horton Jr.
supervising foley editor
William Jacobs
sound editor
Jerry Jacobson
foley editor
Elliott Koretz
sound editor
Peter Lacey
adr mixer
Victoria Martin
foley editor
Don H. Matthews
sound mixer: Los Angeles
John Morrisey
assistant adr editor
Judy Oseransky
assistant sound editor
Richard Overton
re-recording mixer
Kelly J. Quinn
assistant adr editor
Robert Renga
sound recordist
Sergio Reyes
re-recording mixer
John Samworth
boom operator
Edward L. Sandlin
sound editor
Jim Shields
adr editor
Harry E. Snodgrass
sound designer
Samuel Webb
assistant sound editor
Sandy Buchanan
post-production sound assistant
Tim Gomillion
sound recordist
Dennis C. Salcedo
boom operator

Casting Director

Production Design

Michael White
Production Designer

Art Direction

Fred Hole
supervising art director
Jim Morahan
Art Director

Makeup

Susan A. Cabral
makeup artist: Los Angeles
Greg Cannom
special makeup effects: Los Angeles
Linda DeVetta
makeup artist: Ms. Weaver
Nick Dudman
chief makeup artist
Colin Jamison
chief hairdresser
Carol Meikle
hairstylist: Los Angeles
Peter Robb-King
makeup supervisor
Jane Royle
chief makeup artist
Lisa Tomblin
hairdresser
Roland Blancaflor
special makeup effects technician: Cannom Creations
Gary Bunn
special makeup effects artist
Scott Oshita
special makeup effects artist
Keith VanderLaan
makeup effects technician: Cannom Creations

Special Effects

Jonathan Angell
senior special effects technician
Clive Beard
senior special effects technician
John Brown
senior special effects technician
James Camomile
special effects technician: Los Angeles
Chris Corbould
senior special effects technician
Terence J. Cox
senior special effects technician
Chris Cunningham
alien creature effects
Daniel Dark
special effects technician
Michael Dawson
senior special effects technician
Michael Dunleavy
senior special effects technician
Peter Fern
special effects technician
George Gibbs
special effects supervisor
Ken Gittens
senior special effects technician
Darrell Guyon
special effects technician
Matthew Harlow
special effects technician
Guy Himber
creature shop mechanical department / puppeteer
David Hunter
special effects technician
William A. Klinger
special effects foreman
Dave Knowles
senior special effects technician
Paul Knowles
senior special effects technician
Stephen Lloyd
senior special effects technician
Ian Morse
alien creature effects
Trevor Neighbour
senior special effects technician
Roger Nichols
special effects technician
Stephen Norrington
alien creature effects
Andrew Sebok
special effects technician: Los Angeles
Bruno Van Zeebroeck
special effects technician: Los Angeles
Brian Warner
senior special effects technician
David Watson
senior special effects technician
Bob Wiesinger
special effects wire flying specialist
Andy Williams
senior special effects technician
Joss Williams
additional special effects supervisor
Michael Wilmot
special effects technician: Los Angeles
Dave Chagouri
special effects technician
Paul Clancy
special effects technician
Jeffrey S. Farley
alien effects crew los angeles
Alec Gillis
alien effects
Crit Killen
creature mechanics
Marcus Richardson
special effects technician
Shaun Rutter
special effects technician
Tom Woodruff Jr.
alien effects

Visual Effects

Maura Alvarez
rotoscope artist
Scott Beattie
effects camera operator
Chris Bowler
model shop coordinator
Gary Bunn
creature fx
Douglas Calli
laser composite system operator
Colin Campbell
animation camera operator
Kevin Clark
optical line-up
Michael Cooper
optical supervisor
Kimberly Covate
optical coordinator
Philip Crescenzo
effects technical supervisor
Richard Edlund
visual effects producer
Rick Fichter
visual effects co-supervisor
Julia Frey
visual effects coordinator
Jammie Friday
rotoscope artist
Tim Grover
first assistant visual effects editor
Alan Harding
matte camera
Phil Janssens
optical line-up
David Jones
model shop supervisor
Steven Kosakura
location motion control camera operator
Donna Langston
visual effects line producer
Paul Lasaine
matte painter
Jennifer Law-Stump
production assistant: Video Image/VIFX
Bradford Lewis
concept artist
Fred Lin
optical camera
Ron Longo
optical supervisor
Andrea Losch
computer graphics technical director
Bruce Manning
optical camera
Mary McCulloch
computer graphics technical director
Hal Miles
model armature designer and fabricator
Douglas Miller
model maker
Michele Moen
matte department supervisor
Robert Montgomery
optical camera
Thaine Morris
motion control dolly grip
Colin Olsen
computer graphics technical director
David Rosenthal
production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Jim Rygiel
digital effects supervisor
Nina Salerno
rotoscope artist
Ellen Somers
visual effects production supervisor
Stephen Stanton
digital camera operator: Boss Film Studios
David K. Stewart
miniature photography director
Michael Sweeney
optical department supervisor
Annick Therrien
rotoscope supervisor
Robert Wait
visual effects editor
Mary E. Walter
optical line-up
Larry Weiss
cg animator: VIFX/Video Image
Russ Woolnough
visual effects coordinator: UK
Andre Bustanoby
design engineer: Boss Film
Mitch Gates
creature effects
Kevin David Harris
visual effects
Alan G. Markowitz
optical effects cameraman
Mark Moore
concept artist
Derek N. Prusak
visual effects camera assistant
Arthur G. Schlosser
special effects technician: Boss Film Studios
Philip Sharpe
visual effects
Michael Talarico
visual effects camera assistant

Assistant Director

Xochi Blymyer
second assistant director: Los Angeles
Martin Brierley
second unit director
Chris Brock
second assistant director: action sequence unit
Chris Carreras
first assistant director
Jamie Christopher
third assistant director
Marcia Gay
second assistant director
Steve Harding
first assistant director: action sequence unit
Nick Heckstall-Smith
assistant director: second unit
Terry Madden
first assistant director: action sequence unit
Josh McLaglen
first assistant director: Los Angeles
Ken Shane
first assistant director: second unit
Richard Styles
third assistant director
Bernard Bellew
third assistant director: second unit

Production Management

Patricia Carr
production supervisor
Edward D. Markley
unit production manager: Los Angeles
Giedra Rackauskas
production supervisor: USA/UK
Jeannie Stone
production manager

Art Department

John Allenby
property master
Ted Ambrose
senior draughtsman
Martin Asbury
storyboard artist
Brian Bishop
scenic artist
Brent Boates
storyboard artist: opening sequence
Michael Boone
draughtsman
Steve Burg
additional illustrator
Christopher Burian-Mohr
art director: Los Angeles
Laurence Burns
stand-by carpenter
Antonio Caccavale
stand-by painter
Robert J. Carlyle
construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Allan Croucher
stand-by plasterer
Terry Fogarty
Art Department Secretary
George Gibbons
stand-by stagehand
Norman Hart
decor and lettering artist
Paul Hedges
chargehand stand-by propman
Ron Higgins
chargehand dressing propman
John Hogan
property storeman
Cathe Jones
graphic designer
David Jones
effects art director
Laurie Kerr
carpenter
Gary A. Krakoff
construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Joe Lear
supervising plasterer
Bert Long
assistant construction manager
David Lusby
production buyer
Gerald McClung
model maker
Jonathan McKinstry
assistant art director
Ray Mercer Jr.
property master: Los Angeles
Mickey S. Michaels
set decorator: Los Angeles
Gene Nollman
art director: Los Angeles
Roy O'Connor
property supervisor
Paul Ozzimo
model maker
Greg Pruss
conceptual artist
David Rayner
chargehand property maker
Mark Reynolds
chargehand dressing propman
Roy Rodgers
sculptor
Jake Scott
conceptual artist
Bill Stallion
storyboard artist
Mike Swift
storyboard artist
Bill Welch
construction manager
Billy Wells
construction buyer
John Wells
stand-by propman
Jamie White
carpenter
Tony Youd
supervising carpenter
Charles Cottrell
standby painter
John Eaves
model maker
John Ferrari
modelmaker
Peter Francis
art department assistant
Jeffrey Kalmus
model maker
Leonardo
conceptual designer
Michele Munoz
Researcher
Natalie Richards
set designer: Los Angeles
Robert Sansom
carpenter
Bob Sherwood
dressing prop
Colin Thurston
dressing prop
Jon Warren
model maker
Paul Wescott
head scenic painter
Simon Wilkinson
stand-by propman

Animation

Mauro Maressa
animation supervisor
Marc Lougee
animation consultant: Mass Illusion

Editorial

Teresa Book
second assistant editor
Catherine Chase
second assistant editor
Paul Jenson
negative developer
Joanna Jimenez
assistant editor
David Orr
color timer
Keith Parrish
color timer
Howard Stein
effects editorial supervisor
Tony Tromp
assistant editor: UK

Other

Jordan Cronenweth
the producers wish to thank
James Haygood
the producers wish to thank

Music Department

Tim Boyle
score mixer
Christopher Brooks
music coordinator
Sandy DeCrescent
musicians contractor
Robert Elhai
additional orchestrator
Matthias Gohl
music producer / musician: keyboards
Elliot Goldenthal
orchestrator
Craig Huxley
Enterprise Synclavier Sound Package, Blaster Beam, Piano / musician: Enterprise synclavier sound package, blaster beam, piano
Joel Iwataki
score mixer
Joel Macteanu
score mixer
Richard Martinez
synthesizer programming
Craig Pettigrew
supervising music editor
Nico Abondolo
musician: bass
Mark Adams
musician: french horn
Robert Adcock
musician: cello
Richard Altenbach
musician: violin
Dale Anderson
musician: percussion
Ann Atkinson
musician: bass
Philip Ayling
musician: oboe
Marilyn Baker
musician: viola
Rick Baptist
musician: trumpet
Mark Baranov
musician: violin
Timothy Barr
musician: bass
Ethan Bauch
musician: bassoon
Steve Becknell
musician: french horn
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin
Emily Bernstein
musician: clarinet
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Jacqueline Brand
musician: violin
Robert Brosseau
musician: violin
Tom Brown
music copyist
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola
Rebecca Bunnell
musician: violin
Ken Burwood-Hoy
musician: viola
Nathan Campbell
musician: french horn
Darius Campo
musician: violin
Stuart Canin
concertmaster
Russell Cantor
musician: violin
Lily Ho Chen
musician: violin
Antony Cooke
musician: cello
Matthew Cooker
musician: cello
Rose Corrigan
musician: bassoon
Douglas Davis
musician: cello
Brian Dembow
musician: viola
Drew Dembowski
musician: bass
Joel Derouin
musician: violin
Alan DeVeritch
musician: viola
Marcy Dicterow-Vaj
musician: viola
Burnette Dillon
musician: trumpet
Dennis Dreith
orchestrator
Assa Drori
musician: violin
David Duke
musician: french horn
Bruce Dukov
musician: violin
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe
Steve Durnin
musician: french horn
Steve Edelman
musician: bass
Arni Egilsson
musician: bass
Steve Erdody
musician: cello
Christine Ermacoff
musician: cello
David Ewart
musician: violin
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet
Richard Feves
musician: bass
Marlo Fisher
musician: viola
Jerry Folsom
musician: french horn
Ron Folsom
musician: violin
Gary Foster
musician: clarinet
Matthew Funes
musician: viola
Armen Garabedian
musician: violin
Berj Garabedian
musician: violin
Rick Gerding
musician: viola
Julie Gigante
musician: violin
Daniel Gold
music prep
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola
Endre Granat
musician: violin
Maurice Grants
musician: cello
Ralph Grierson
musician: keyboards
Alan Grunfeld
musician: violin
Mario Guarneri
musician: trumpet
Rowena Hammill
musician: cello
Clayton Haslop
musician: violin
Tamara Hatwan
musician: violin
Todd Hemmenway
musician: cello
Paula Hochhalter
musician: cello
Jim Hoffman
music preparation
Michael Hoffman
musician: trombone
Judith Johnson
musician: cello
Patricia Johnson
musician: violin
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba
Karen Jones
musician: violin
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello
Roland Kato
musician: viola
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl
musician: bassoon
Miran Kojian
musician: violin
Chris Kollgaard
musician: bass
Marty Krystall
musician: clarinet
Armen Ksajikian
musician: cello
Connie Kupka
musician: violin

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Billy Hopkins
casting: USA
Priscilla John
casting: UK
Lucinda Syson
casting assistant

Costume Department

John Casey
wardrobe: Los Angeles
Graham Churchyard
assistant costume designer
Joe Hobbs
wardrobe master
Yvonne Hobbs
wardrobe mistress
Janet Lucas-Wakely
wardrobe assistant
Victoria Snow
wardrobe: Los Angeles
Janet Tebrooke
wardrobe supervisor
Dorothy Bulac
specialty costumes

Camera Department

Victor Abbene
effects gaffer
William D. Barber
camera operator: Los Angeles
Paul Beeson
director of photography: second unit
Neil Binney
camera operator: action sequence unit
Wally Byatt
camera operator: action sequence unit
Dwight Campbell
chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
Jack Collins
gaffer: second unit
Adam Cooper
second assistant camera: action sequence unit
Tony Cridlin
dolly grip: action sequence unit
Eddie Dias
lighting coordinator Michael Samuelson Lighting
Rick Fichter
alien puppet photographer
Mike Frift
camera operator: second unit
Vince Goddard
gaffer: action sequence unit
David R. Hardberger
effects camera operator
Gary Hutchings
dolly grip: second unit
Mark Joiner
generator op/electrician
Martin Kenzie
first assistant camera
Gary B. Kibbe
additional photographer: Los Angeles
Steve Kitchen
gaffer: second unit
Clive Mackey
second assistant camera
Colin Manning
dolly grip
Nic Milner
steadicam assistant
Nic Morris
director of photography: second unit
Thaine Morris
plate photographer
Mike Parker
assistant camera: second unit
Bob Penn
still photographer
Nick Penn
second assistant camera: action sequence unit
Mark Plummer
additional photographer: Los Angeles
Kate Robinson
steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera
Charles Saldana
key grip: Los Angeles
Allen Shelley
effects gaffer
Tony Spratling
director of photography: action sequence unit
Stefan Stankowski
first assistant camera: action sequence unit
Paul Stewart
lighting technician
Keith Thomas
first assistant camera: action sequence unit
Chyna Thomson
second assistant camera
Patrick Van Auken
effects key grip
Chris Warren
video assist technician
Alan Williams
stand-by rigger
David Worley
camera operator
Giles Christopher
c cam second ac
Jordan Cronenweth
additional cinematographer
Rick Davis
additional grip
Michael Green
camera trainee
James Hawkinson
electrician: Boss Film Studios
Rolf Konow
specials photographer

Location Management

Gilly Case
location manager
Kevin de la Noy
location manager

Script Department

Suzanne McGeachan
script supervisor: second unit
June Randall
script supervisor
Sharon Mansfield
trainee script supervisor
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