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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Earl Mac Rauch
written by

Cast

Peter Weller
Buckaroo Banzai
John Lithgow
Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin
Ellen Barkin
Penny Priddy
Jeff Goldblum
New Jersey
Christopher Lloyd
John Bigbooté
Lewis Smith
Perfect Tommy
Rosalind Cash
John Emdall
Robert Ito
Professor Hikita
Pepe Serna
Reno Nevada
Ronald Lacey
President Widmark
Matt Clark
Secretary of Defense
William Traylor
General Catburd
Carl Lumbly
John Parker
Vincent Schiavelli
John O'Connor
Dan Hedaya
John Gomez
Mariclare Costello
Senator Cunningham
Bill Henderson
Casper Lindley
Damon Hines
Scooter Lindley
Billy Vera
Pinky Carruthers
Laura Harrington
Mrs. Johnson
Michael Santoro
Billy Travers
Jonathan Banks
Lizardo Hospital Guard
Robert Gray
Radar Blazer
Gary Bisig
Radar Blazer
Kent Perkins
Mission Control
John Ashton
Highway Patrolman
Ken Magee
Duck Hunter Burt
James Keane
Duck Hunter Bubba
Yakov Smirnoff
National Security Advisor
Leonard Gaines
Artie Duncan
Francine Lembi
TV Anchorwoman
John Walter Davis
Star Surgeon
Read Morgan
Exhibitor
James Rosin
John Yaya
Raye Birk
Reporter
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Black Lectroid Commander
Sam Minsky
Kolodny Brother
Robert Hummer
Kolodny Brother
James Saito
Masado Banzai, Buckaroo's Father
Matthew Earnest
Drunk niteclub patron
Tommy J. Huff
Sam the jetcar mechanic
Greg Mires
Young Buckaroo
Matthew Mires
Young Buckaroo
Bob Papenbrook
John Smallberries

Produced By

Sidney Beckerman
executive producer
Neil Canton
producer
Dennis E. Jones
associate producer

Cinematography

Fred J. Koenekamp
director of photography

Sound

David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer
Gordon Ecker
supervising sound editor
Michael Evje
production sound mixer
Alfred T. Ferrante
sound recordist
Alan Howarth
special synthesized sound effects
Bones Howe
sound designer
James M. McCann
boom operator
Anthony Milch
supervising sound editor
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Gregg Rudloff
re-recording mixer
Arne Schulze
special synthesized sound effects: Bodifications
Allan Bromberg
assistant: sound editor
Greg Orloff
foley recordist
Marvin Walowitz
sound editor
Richard E. Yawn
sound effects recordist

Casting Director

Production Design

Set Design

Makeup

Bari Dreiband-Burman
makeup supervisor
Stephen Robinette
hair stylist
Steve LaPorte
special makeup effects artist
John Logan
special makeup effects artist
Tom Woodruff Jr.
special makeup effects artist

Special Effects

David Blitstein
special effects
Henry Millar
special effects
Cleve Hall
special effects
Doug Hubbard
special effects

Visual Effects

Mike Beard
SEM photography: Greenlite
Scott Beattie
motion control assistant: DQI
James Belohovek
animator: VCE
Beverly Bernacki
optical effects: VCE
Michael Bigelow
motion control animator: DQI
Layne Bourgoyne
animator: VCE
Steve Burg
animator: VCE
Glenn Campbell
matte cameraman: DQI
Chris Casady
additional effects animator
Colette Emanuel
optical effects: VCE
Michael L. Fink
special visual effects supervisor
Linda Fleisher
visual effects coordinator
Mark Freund
optical cameraman: DQI
Rocco Gioffre
matte artist: DQI
Ron Gress
modelmaker
Steve Grumette
computer video consultant
Eric Guaglione
motion control assistant: DQI
James Hagedorn
optical effects: VCE
David R. Hardberger
motion control technician: DQI
William L. Hayward
effects photography: Greenlite
Rick Heinrichs
stop motion animator: Greenlite
Judith Herman
computer graphics consultant
Thomas Hollister
motion control technician: DQI
Michael Hosch
modelmaker
Fred Iguchi
motion control technician: DQI
Gregory Jein
miniatures construction
Christopher Keith
composite photography: Greenlite
Peter Kuran
effects supervisor: VCE
Robin Dean Leyden
electronics design
Thomas R. Polizzi
effects manager: Greenlite
William Reilly
motion control technician: DQI
R.J. Robertson
animator: VCE
John Scheele
effects supervisor: Greenlite
Dennis Schultz
modelmaker
David Schwartz
modelmaker
Keith Shartle
production coordinator: DQI
Scott Squires
motion control supervisor: DQI
Mark Stetson
miniatures supervisor
Rick Taylor
animator: VCE
Rick Thompson
electronic effects and props
John T. Van Vliet
effects animation and design: Greenlite
Robert Wilcox
video engineering consultant
Hoyt Yeatman
motion control supervisor: DQI
Jacqueline Zietlow
administrator: VCE
Dennis Dorney
optical effects
Leslie Ekker
model maker

Assistant Director

Gary Daigler
first assistant director
Bryan Denegal
dga trainee
Katterli Frauenfelder
second assistant director

Production Management

Dennis E. Jones
unit production manager
Michael G. Nathanson
executive in charge of production

Art Department

Tom Cranham
production illustrator
Sherman Labby
production illustrator
Erik L. Nelson
property master
David P. Newell
assistant property master
Tom Southwell
production illustrator
Mark Sparks
propmaker
George Stokes
construction coordinator
John Alvin
poster artist
Chris Courtois
model maker
Glenn Forbes
set dresser
Scott L. London
set dresser

Editorial

Cheryl Bloch
assistant editor
John Bracken
assistant editor
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
first assistant editor
Lawrence Jordan
apprentice editor
Brian Ralph
negative cutter

Other

Gary Hellerstein
transportation coordinator
Steve Hellerstein
transportation captain
Craig Lietzke
production driver

Music Department

Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer
Bones Howe
music supervisor
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Alexandra Leviloff
assistant music editor
John Vigran
electronic music recording supervisor

Casting Department

Michael Thomas Slifkin
casting assistant / extras casting

Costume Department

Eddie Marks
costume supervisor

Camera Department

Billy Clevenger
second assistant camera
Bruce McBroom
still photographer
Edward Morey III
camera operator
John Murray
key grip
Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera
Wayne Baker
aerial assistant camera
Jordan Cronenweth
additional photography
Dave Friedman
still photographer
Louis Niemeyer
first assistant camera
Stephen St. John
steadicam operator
Ron Veto
grip: second unit

Location Management

Michael Neale
location manager

Script Department

H. Bud Otto
script supervisor
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