Directed by
| Joe Dante | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Dana Olsen | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Tom Hanks | ... | Ray Peterson | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Mark Rumsfield | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | Carol Peterson | |
| Rick Ducommun | ... | Art Weingartner | |
| Corey Feldman | ... | Ricky Butler | |
| Wendy Schaal | ... | Bonnie Rumsfield | |
| Henry Gibson | ... | Dr. Werner Klopek | |
| Theodore Gottlieb | ... | Reuben Klopek (as Brother Theodore) | |
| Courtney Gains | ... | Hans Klopek | |
| Gale Gordon | ... | Walter Seznick | |
| Dick Miller | ... | Garbageman | |
| Robert Picardo | ... | Garbageman | |
| Cory Danziger | ... | Dave Peterson | |
| Franklyn Ajaye | ... | Detective | |
| Rance Howard | ... | Detective | |
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Heather Haase | ... | Ricky's Girlfriend |
| Nicky Katt | ... | Steve Kuntz (as Nick Katt) | |
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Billy Stevenson | ... | Ricky's Friend (as Bill Stevenson) |
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Gary Hays | ... | Ricky's Friend |
| Kevin Gage | ... | Cop | |
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Dana Olsen | ... | Cop |
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Brenda Benner | ... | Walter's Daughter |
| Patrika Darbo | ... | Art's Wife | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Darla | ... | Queenie (uncredited) | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Ray's boss (uncredited) | |
| Carey Scott | ... | Ricky's Friend (uncredited) | |
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Tony Westbrook | ... | Neighbor Kid on Bike (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Larry Brezner | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Michael Finnell | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Ron Howard | ... | executive producer |
| Pat Kehoe | ... | associate producer |
| Dana Olsen | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert M. Stevens | ... | director of photography (as Robert Stevens) |
Editing by
| Marshall Harvey | ||
Casting By
| Mike Fenton | ||
| Judy Taylor | ||
Production Design by
| James H. Spencer | ... | (as James Spencer) |
Art Direction by
| Bill George | ... | (as William George) |
| Charles L. Hughes | ||
Set Decoration by
| John H. Anderson | ... | (as John Anderson) |
Costume Design by
| Rosanna Norton | ||
Makeup Department
| Michael Germain | ... | makeup artist |
| Christine Lee | ... | hair stylist (as Chris Lee) |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Pat Kehoe | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David D'Ovidio | ... | second assistant director |
| Carla McClosky | ... | first assistant director (as Carla McCloskey) |
| Cynthia A. Potthast | ... | dga trainee |
| Daniel R. Suhart | ... | second second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Dale E. Anderson | ... | swing gang |
| Frank Anderson | ... | swing gang |
| Eric Bilson | ... | assistant property master (as Eric James Bilson) |
| Gregg H. Bilson | ... | property master |
| Nigel A. Boucher | ... | lead man |
| Judy Cammer | ... | set designer |
| John Ceppi | ... | constructor |
| Tom Cranham | ... | production illustrator (as Thomas R. Cranham) |
| Erin M. Cummins | ... | set designer (as Erin Cummins) |
| Marc Fambro | ... | laborer |
| Michael Johnson | ... | set designer |
| Richard Johnson | ... | plaster foreman |
| Charles R. Lipscomb | ... | lead man (as Charles Lipscomb) |
| John P. Muscarella | ... | labor foreman |
| Michael Muscarella | ... | construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella) |
| Dave Newhouse | ... | greensman |
| Anthony Paronelli | ... | painter (as Anthony L. Paronelli) |
| Enrico Paronelli | ... | paint foreman |
| James E. Tocci | ... | set designer |
| David Tully | ... | greensman (as David V. Tully) |
| Ciro Vuoso | ... | construction foreman |
| Frank White | ... | laborer |
Sound Department
| James Ashwill | ... | foley mixer |
| Ron Bartlett | ... | foley editor |
| Kevin Bartnof | ... | foley artist |
| Michael J. Benavente | ... | sound editor |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Derek Casari | ... | dubbing engineer |
| Aaron Glascock | ... | foley editor |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | ... | sound editor |
| Randall L. Johnson | ... | boom operator (as Randy Johnson) |
| Ken King | ... | sound mixer |
| Angie Luckey | ... | sound effects assistant |
| Mark A. Mangini | ... | sound effects (as Mark Mangini) / supervising sound editor (as Mark Mangini) |
| Michael Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Sonny Pettijohn | ... | sound effects assistant |
| John Pospisil | ... | special sound effects (as John P.) |
| Stephen Purvis | ... | adr editor |
| David Schneider | ... | cable operator |
| George Simpson | ... | supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Michael Arbogast | ... | special effects |
| Danny Lester | ... | special effects foreman (as Dan Lester) |
| Jeff Pepiot | ... | special effects (as Jeffrey Pepiot) |
| Ken Pepiot | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Paul Stewart | ... | special effects |
| Thomas R. Ward | ... | special effects (as Thomas Ward) |
Visual Effects by
| Selwyn Eddy | ... | visual effects cameraman (as Selwyn Eddy III) |
| Bill George | ... | visual effects art director: ILM |
| Peter Kuran | ... | special visual effects |
| Jim Morris | ... | visual effects producer |
| Kendall Nishimine | ... | visual effects |
| Michael Owens | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Paul Swendsen | ... | matte artist |
| Bruce Vecchitto | ... | optical supervisor |
| Bruce Walters | ... | visual effects cameraman |
| Jammie Friday | ... | animator: VCE, Inc. (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Roydon Clark | ... | stunts |
| Danny Costa | ... | stunts |
| Gary Epper | ... | stunts |
| Sandra Lee Gimpel | ... | stunts (as Sandy Gimpel) |
| John Hateley | ... | stunts |
| Eddie Hice | ... | stunts |
| Gary Morgan | ... | stunts |
| Frank Orsatti | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Ramsey | ... | stunts |
| Wally Rose | ... | stunts |
| Ray Saniger | ... | stunts |
| Rick Sawaya | ... | stunts |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Smolek | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
| George P. Wilbur | ... | stunts (as George P. Wilber) |
| Brian J. Williams | ... | stunt double: Bruce Dern (as Brian Williams) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jamie Anderson | ... | additional camera operator |
| Kirk Bales | ... | dolly grip (as Kirk E. Bales) |
| Ken W. Ballantine | ... | lighting technician (as Ken Ballantine) |
| Norman Cattell | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Christopher C. Cooper | ... | second assistant camera (as Christopher Cooper) |
| R. Michael De Chellis | ... | electrician |
| Allen D. Easton | ... | camera operator (as Allen Easton) |
| Danny Falkengren | ... | grip (as Dan Falkengren) |
| John Hora | ... | additional photographer |
| Leslie J. Kovacs | ... | chief lighting technician (as Les Kovacs) |
| Kris Krosskove | ... | first assistant camera |
| Hal Landaker | ... | video supervisor |
| Benny McNulty | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Montey Menapace | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as Montey F. Menapace) |
| Hal Nelson | ... | best boy grip |
| Ralph Nelson | ... | still photographer (as Ralph Nelson II) |
| Michael D. O'Shea | ... | camera operator |
| Brent Poe | ... | lighting technician |
| E. Christopher Reed | ... | lighting technician |
| Charles Saldana | ... | key grip |
| Robert J. San Martin | ... | first assistant camera (as Bob San Martin) |
| T. Daniel Scaringi | ... | grip |
| Paul E. Sutton | ... | grip |
| Chuck Whelan | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Charles E. Whelan II) |
| David Tolsky | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Valorie Massalas | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | ... | costume supervisor |
| Eric H. Sandberg | ... | costume supervisor |
| Mary Elizabeth Still | ... | on-set costumer |
Editorial Department
| Ilana Ben-Gigi | ... | apprentice editor |
| Uri Katoni | ... | assistant editor |
| Robert Leader | ... | assistant editor: reshoots (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bruce Botnick | ... | music recording mixer |
| Kenneth Hall | ... | music editor |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Stuart Balcomb | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Margaret Batjer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Emily Bernstein | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) / oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Julian Bratolyubov | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Dennis Budimir | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Darius Campo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Shoshana Claman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Larry Corbett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Isabelle Daskoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carol Drake | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jack du Long | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jerry Goldsmith | ... | conductor (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Steven Gordon | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Carrie Holzman-Little | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Judith Johnson | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Alan Kaplan | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Randy Kerber | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| William Lane | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Brian Leonard | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Tim May | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Don McInnes | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Maria Newman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Sid Page | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kazi Pitelka | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Roy Poper | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Richard Todd | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Alexander Treger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Roger Wilkie | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jerry Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Yerke | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Roz Harris | ... | script supervisor (as Roslyn Harris) |
Transportation Department
| Steve Bonner | ... | driver |
| Glenn Carter | ... | transportation captain (as Glenn A. Carter) |
| Craig T. Crowell | ... | transportation |
| Randy White | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Julianna Arenson | ... | production accountant |
| Tony Ciccone | ... | production assistant (as Anthony Ciccone) |
| Sonny Carl Davis | ... | voice-over actor (as Sonny Davis) |
| Moosie Drier | ... | voice-over actor |
| Wendy Eidson | ... | production secretary (as Wendy A. Eidson) |
| Jane Estocin | ... | production secretary |
| Leigh French | ... | voice-over actor / voice-over coordinator |
| William Shane Grisco | ... | animal handler (as William S. Grisco) |
| Archie Hahn | ... | voice-over actor |
| Billy Jayne | ... | voice-over actor (as Billy Jacoby) |
| Phyllis Katz | ... | voice-over actor |
| Jamie Kehoe | ... | craft service (as James P. Kehoe) |
| Jeffrey Kramer | ... | voice-over actor |
| Linda Kwasha | ... | assistant: Mr. Brezner |
| Adria Later | ... | studio teacher |
| Jackie Martin | ... | animal handler |
| Cristie Miele | ... | animal handler (as Christie Miele) |
| Phil J. Minsky | ... | caterer and chef |
| Betty Moos | ... | assistant: Mr. Dante and Mr. Finnell |
| Tracy Newman | ... | voice-over actor |
| Mary L. Rand | ... | assistant accountant (as Mary Lou Rand) |
| J.B. Rogers | ... | production assistant (as James B. Rogers) |
| George C. Romero | ... | production assistant (as G. Cameron Romero) |
| Reid Rosefelt | ... | unit publicist |
| Karen Shaw | ... | production coordinator (as Karen E. Shaw) |
| Lynne Marie Stewart | ... | voice-over actor (as Lynne Stewart) |
| Arnold F. Turner | ... | voice-over actor (as Arnold Turner) |
| Gigi Vorgan | ... | voice-over actor |
| Daniel Wheatcroft | ... | studio executive |
| Chris Wilson | ... | assistant: Mr. Hanks |
| Greg Knapp | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
