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Cast & Crew
Directed By
- Steven Spielberg
- Director
Written By
- Steven Spielberg
- written by
- Hal Barwood
- additional story
- Jerry Belson
- written by
- John Hill
- additional writing
- Matthew Robbins
- additional story
Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Roy Neary
- François Truffaut
- Claude Lacombe
- Teri Garr
- Ronnie Neary
- Melinda Dillon
- Jillian Guiler
- Bob Balaban
- David Laughlin
- J. Patrick McNamara
- Project Leader
- Warren J. Kemmerling
- Wild Bill
- Roberts Blossom
- Farmer
- Philip Dodds
- Jean Claude
- Cary Guffey
- Barry Guiler
- Shawn Bishop
- Brad Neary
- Adrienne Campbell
- Silvia Neary
- Justin Dreyfuss
- Toby Neary
- Lance Henriksen
- Robert
- Merrill Connally
- Team Leader
- George DiCenzo
- Major Benchley
- Amy Douglass
- Implantee
- Alexander Lockwood
- Implantee
- Gene Dynarski
- Ike
- Mary Gafrey
- Mrs. Harris
- Norman Bartold
- Ohio Tolls
- Josef Sommer
- Larry Butler
- Michael J. Dyer
- Self
- Roger Ernest
- Highway Patrolman
- Carl Weathers
- Military Police
- F.J. O'Neil
- ARP Project Member
- Phil Dodds
- ARP Musician
- Randy Mark Herman
- Returnee #1 Flt. 19
- Hal Barwood
- Returnee #2 Flt. 19
- Matthew Robbins
- Returnee #3 Flt. 19
- David Anderson
- Air Traffic Controller
- Richard L. Hawkins
- Air Traffic Controller
- Craig Shreeve
- Air Traffic
- Bill Thurman
- Air Traffic
- Roy E. Richards
- Air East Pilot
- Gene Rader
- Hawker
- Eumenio Blanco
- Sunburned Old Man
- Daniel Nunez
- Federale
- Chuy Franco
- Mexican Federale
- Luis Contreras
- Federale
- James Keane
- Radio Telescope Team
- Dennis McMullen
- Radio Telescope Team
- Cy Young
- Radio Telescope Team
- Tom Howard
- Radio Telescope Team
- Richard Stuart
- Truck Dispatcher
- Bob Westmoreland
- Load Dispatcher
- Matt Emery
- Support Leader
- Galen Thompson
- Special Forces Soldier
- John Dennis Johnston
- Special Forces
- John Ewing
- Dirty Tricks #1
- Keith Atkinson
- Dirty Tricks #2
- Robert Broyles
- Dirty Tricks #3
- Kirk Raymond
- Dirty Tricks #4
- Lewis Abernathy
- Technician
- Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.
- Scientist
- Danyi Deats
- Alien
- Basil Hoffman
- Longly
- J. Allen Hynek
- Self - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site
- Jenny Inge
- #1 Alien
- Monty Jordan
- Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot
- John Lindsey
- Reporter
- Shay McLean
- Speaking Child
- Dejah Moore
- Receptionist
- Carl Neal
- Extra
- Monty O'Grady
- Agent
- Julia Phillips
- UFO watcher at Crescendo Summit
- Murray Pollack
- Agent
- Stephen Powers
- UN Observer
- David Rambow
- Special Forces Hazmat Soldier
- Howard K. Smith
- Howard K. Smith
Produced By
- Clark L. Paylow
- associate producer
- Julia Phillips
- producer
- Michael Phillips
- producer
Music
- John Williams
- Composer
Cinematography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- director of photography
Sound
- Neil Burrow
- sound effects editorial staff
- Gene S. Cantamessa
- production sound mixer
- Richard Friedman
- dialogue editorial staff
- Sam Gemette
- sound effects editorial staff
- Gary S. Gerlich
- sound effects editorial staff
- Robert Glass
- re-recording mixer
- David M. Horton
- sound effects editorial staff
- Bill Jackson
- assistant dialogue staff
- Stephen Katz
- sound supervisor: Dolby
- Robert Knudson
- re-recording mixer
- Don MacDougall
- re-recording mixer
- Richard Oswald
- sound effects editorial staff
- Robert A. Reich
- assistant dialogue staff
- Jack Schrader
- supervising dialogue editor
- Chester Slomka
- sound effects editorial staff
- Frank E. Warner
- supervising sound effects editor
- Raul A. Bruce
- boom operator
- Robert Davenport
- audio technician
- Ed Golya
- adr mixer
- Carl Mahakian
- foley editor / supervising re-recording mixer
- Carolyn Tapp
- foley recordist
Editing
- Michael Kahn
- film editor
Casting Director
- Shari Rhodes
- Casting Director
- Juliet Taylor
- Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
- Daniel A. Lomino
- Art Director
Set Design
Makeup
- Edie Panda
- hairdresser
- Bob Westmoreland
- makeup supervisor
- Dave Ayres
- creature crew
- Ellis Burman Jr.
- extraterrestrial mask fabrication
- Thomas R. Burman
- extraterrestrial mask fabrication
- Frank Griffin
- extraterrestrial mask designer
- Gary Morris
- makeup artist
- Sharleen Rassi
- hair stylist
Special Effects
- Roy Arbogast
- special mechanical effects
- Carlo Rambaldi
- realization of "extraterrestrial"
- Bob Baker
- alien marionette
- Wayne Beauchamp
- special effects
- Johnny Borgese
- special effects
- Carlo De Marchis
- special effects assistant
- Ted Koerner
- special effects
- Kevin Pike
- special effects
- Isidoro Raponi
- special effects assistant
- Dell Rheaume
- mechanical effects: extraterrestrial masks
- Robert Short
- alien designer
- Paul Wurtzel
- special effects
Visual Effects
- Larry Albright
- special consultant / mothership neonlight effects designer
- Peter Anderson
- special consultant: credited / additional model photography / model and minature electronics
- Mona Thal Benefiel
- project coordinator
- Richard L. Bennett
- special consultant
- David Berry
- camera operator
- Carol Boardman
- animation staff
- Eleanor Dahlen
- animation staff
- Cy Didjurgis
- animation staff
- Don Dow
- laboratory technician
- Jim Dow
- model shop coordinator
- Ken Ebert
- special consultant
- Glenn Erickson
- project assistant
- Eugene Eyerly
- camera operator
- Rocco Gioffre
- assistant matte artist
- David Gold
- effects electrician
- Joyce Goldberg
- production secretary
- Robert Hall
- optical photography
- David R. Hardberger
- assistant cameraman
- Alan Harding
- assistant cameraman
- Jack Hinkle
- laboratory expeditor
- Robert Hollister
- technician
- Thomas Hollister
- laboratory technician
- Paul Huston
- special consultant
- Joseph A. Ippolito
- editorial assistant
- Don Jarel
- matte photography
- Jerry Jeffress
- electronics design
- Gregory Jein
- chief model maker
- David Jones
- special consultant
- Kevin Kelly
- special consultant
- Tom Koester
- animation staff
- Jim Lutes
- special consultant
- Michael McMillen
- model maker
- Gregory L. McMurry
- visual effects technician
- Bill Millar
- animation staff
- Alvah J. Miller
- electronics design
- Harry Moreau
- animator
- Conne Morgan
- animation staff
- Max Morgan
- camera operator
- Barbara Morrison
- effects negative cutter
- Dennis Muren
- mothership photography
- Bruce Nicholson
- assistant cameraman
- Ron Peterson
- camera operator
- George Polkinghorne
- mechanical special effects
- George Randle
- special consultant
- Marcia Reed
- still photography
- Peter Regla
- electronics design
- Ray Rich
- key grip
- Eldon Rickman
- camera operator
- Richard Rippel
- assistant cameraman
- Larry Robinson
- special visual effects coordinator
- Peggy Rosson
- production accountant
- John Russell
- camera and mechanical design
- Jeff Shapiro
- special consultant
- Robert Shepherd
- project manager: effects unit
- Dan Slater
- electronics design
- Steven Spielberg
- visual effects concepts
- Scott Squires
- assistant cameraman / developer: cloud tank
- David K. Stewart
- UFO photography
- Robert Swarthe
- animation supervisor / visual effects supervisor
- Ken Swenson
- model maker
- Don Trumbull
- camera and mechanical design
- Douglas Trumbull
- special photographic effects
- Jor Van Kline
- model maker / cloud effects tank operator
- Robert K. Worthington
- model maker
- Hoyt Yeatman
- project assistant
- Matthew Yuricich
- matte artist
- Richard Yuricich
- director of photography: photographic effects
- Don Baker
- additional effects photography
- Thane Berti
- visual effects
- Kathryn Campbell
- visual effects editor
- Leslie Ekker
- animator
- Lisa Morton
- model maker
- Mike Peed
- animation photography
- Christopher S. Ross
- model maker
- Jonathan Seay
- visual effects camera
- Mitch Suskin
- model maker
Assistant Director
- Jim Bloom
- second assistant director
- Charles Myers
- assistant director
- Matthew Robbins
- second unit director: additional scenes
- Eric Stacey
- key second assistant director
- Jerry Ziesmer
- assistant director: additional scenes
Production Management
- Clark L. Paylow
- unit production manager
- Ronald L. Schwary
- unit production manager: additional scenes
- Baba Shaikh
- production manager: India
- John Veitch
- executive in charge of production
Art Department
- Sam Gordon
- property master
- George Jenson
- production illustrator
- Bill Parks
- construction manager
- Stan Cockerell
- set dresser
- David Coleman
- assistant property master
- Ralph McQuarrie
- conceptual artwork
Stunts
- Buddy Joe Hooker
- stunt coordinator / stunts
- Henry Kingi
- stunt driver
- Denny Arnold
- stunts
- Bobby Bass
- stunts
- Craig R. Baxley
- stunt driver
- Jerry Brutsche
- stunt driver
- Jeannie Epper
- stunts
- Melvin Jones
- stunts
- Monty Jordan
- utility stunts
- Stephen Powers
- stunts
Editorial
- Charles Bornstein
- assistant film editor
- Martin Cohen
- HDR color consultant: home video
- Sheri Eisenberg
- theatrical & HDR mastering colorist
- Bob McMillian
- color consultant
- Geoffrey Rowland
- assistant film editor
- Donah Bassett
- negative cutter
- Richard Garibaldi
- home video mastering colorist
- Ron Lambert
- color timer
Other
- Johnny Mathis
- special thanks
Music Department
- John Neal
- music scoring mixer
- Kenneth Wannberg
- music editor
- Israel Baker
- musician: violin
- Arnold Belnick
- musician: violin
- Richard Berres
- music supervisor
- Hoyt Bohannon
- musician: trombone
- Denyse Buffum
- musician: viola
- Larry Bunker
- musician: percussion
- Bob Cooper
- musician: saxophone
- Ronald Cooper
- musician: cello
- Don Cristlieb
- musician: bassoon
- Douglas Davis
- musician: cello
- Vince De Rosa
- musician: French horn
- James Decker
- musician: french horn
- Glenn Dicterow
- musician: violin
- Harold Dicterow
- musician: violin
- Bob DiVall
- musician: trumpet
- Bob Dougherty
- musician: bass
- Bonnie Jean Douglas
- musician: violin
- Assa Drori
- musician: violin
- David Duke
- musician: french horn
- Earl Dumler
- musician: oboe
- Jerry Epstein
- musician: viola
- Dominick Fera
- musician: clarinet
- Jerome Gilmer
- additional music by
- Caesar Giovannini
- musician: keyboards
- Pamela Goldsmith
- musician: viola
- Norman Herzburg
- musician: bassoon
- Arthur Hoberman
- musician: flute
- The Hollywood Studio Symphony
- music performed by
- Tommy Johnson
- musician: tuba soloist
- Anatol Kaminsky
- musician: violin
- Milton Kestenbaum
- musician: bass
- Myra Kestenbaum
- musician: viola
- Gus Klein
- musician: french horn
- Marion Klein
- orchestra contractor
- Jacob Krachmalnick
- musician: violin
- Raphael Kramer
- musician: cello
- Michael Lang
- musician: keyboards
- Ronald Langinger
- musician: flute
- Abe Luboff
- musician: bass
- Alfred Lustgarten
- musician: violin
- Edgar Lustgarten
- musician: cello
- Arthur Maebe
- musician: french horn
- Virginia Majewski
- musician: viola
- Jack Marsh
- musician: bassoon
- Malcolm McNab
- musician: trumpet soloist
- Peter Mercurio
- musician: bass
- Angela Morley
- additional orchestrator / composer: additional music
- Carole Mukagawa
- musician: viola
- Richard Nash
- musician: trombones
- John Neufeld
- musician: clarinet
- Dick Noel
- musician: trombone
- Richard Perissi
- musician: french horn
- Uan Rasey
- musician: trumpet
- Dorothy Remsen
- musician: harp
- Emil Richards
- musician: percussion
- George Roberts
- musician: bass trombone soloist
- Gale Robinson
- musician: french horn
- Meyer Rubin
- musician: bass
- Paul Salamunovich
- vocalist: harmonic chanting
- Sheldon Sanov
- musician: violin
- Ralph Sauer
- musician: trombone
- David Schwartz
- musician: viola
- Jim Self
- musician: tuba, voice of the mother ship
- Jay Selvester
- scoring crew
- Frederick Seykora
- musician: cello
- Bud Shank
- musician: woodwinds
- Harry Shlutz
- musician: cello
- Haim Shtrum
- musician: violin
- Paul Shure
- musician: violin
- Henry Sigismonti
- musician: french horn
- Eleanor Slatkin
- musician: cello
- David Speltz
- musician: cello
- Herbert W. Spencer
- orchestrator
- Sheridon Stokes
- musician: flute solos
- Urban Thielmann
- choir contractor
- Alexander Treger
- musician: violin
- Louise Di Tullio
- musician: flute
- Lloyd Ulyate
- musician: trombones
- Ian Underwood
- musician: keyboards
- Gerald Vinci
- musician: violin
- Bill Watrous
- musician: trombone
- Ken Watson
- musician: percussion
- Don Williams
- musician: percussion
- Jerry Williams
- musician: percussion
- John Williams
- conductor / music producer / orchestrator
- Graham Young
- musician: trumpet
Casting Department
- Sally Dennison
- additional casting
Costume Department
- James Linn
- wardrobe supervisor
Camera Department
- John A. Alonzo
- additional director of photography
- Jim Coe
- still photographer
- William A. Fraker
- director of photography: additional American scenes
- Earl Gilbert
- gaffer
- László Kovács
- additional director of photography
- 'Fast' Eddie Mahler
- video technician
- Nick McLean
- camera operator
- Steven Poster
- director of photography: second unit
- Douglas Slocombe
- director of photography: India sequence
- Peter Sorel
- still photographer
- Pete Turner
- still photographer
- Peter Anderson
- Additional Photography
- Michael C. Butler
- additional photography
- Sal Camacho
- first assistant camera: Mobile alabama location
- Richard E. Cunha
- additional photography
- Allen Daviau
- additional photography
- Jim Dickson
- additional photography
- Norman Lang
- electrician
- Mike Laurance
- camera operator: additional photography
- Rexford L. Metz
- additional photography: second unit
- Tim Ryan
- dolly grip
- Frank Stanley
- additional director of photography
- Chris Strong
- additional photography
- Jor Van Kline
- motion control camera system operator
- Robin Vidgeon
- focus puller: India
- Ronald Vidor
- first assistant camera
- Chic Waterson
- camera operator: India
- Joseph Freyer Westheimer
- additional photography
Location Management
- Joe O'Har
- location manager
- Steve Warner
- location auditor
Script Department
- Charlsie Bryant
- script supervisor
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