Directed by
Ron Howard |
Writing Credits
Tom Benedek | ... | (screenplay) |
David Saperstein | ... | (story) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
David Brown | ... | producer |
Robert Doudell | ... | associate producer |
Lili Fini Zanuck | ... | producer |
Richard D. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Music by
James Horner |
Cinematography by
Donald Peterman | ... | director of photography (as Don Peterman) |
Editing by
Daniel P. Hanley | ... | (as Daniel Hanley) |
Mike Hill | ... | (as Michael Hill) |
Casting By
Penny Perry |
Production Design by
Jack T. Collis |
Set Decoration by
Jim Duffy |
Costume Design by
Aggie Guerard Rodgers |
Makeup Department
Greg Cannom | ... | special makeup effects |
Janis Clark | ... | hair stylist |
Kevin Haney | ... | makeup artist |
Robert Norin | ... | makeup artist |
Brian Penikas | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Rick Stratton | ... | makeup artist |
Michael Burnett | ... | creature effects crew (uncredited) |
David B. Miller | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Robert Doudell | ... | unit production manager |
Mitch Suskin | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Beimler | ... | second assistant director |
Jan R. Lloyd | ... | first assistant director |
John N. Whittle | ... | additional second assistant director (as John Whittle) |
Art Department
Eric A. Hulett | ... | lead man |
Steven M. Levine | ... | property master |
Ralph McQuarrie | ... | conceptual artist |
Mickey Woods | ... | construction coordinator |
John Alvin | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Jerry Palermo | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Jack Reeves | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Harley Whitehurst | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Clint Althouse | ... | boom operator |
Richard S. Church | ... | sound mixer |
William Hartman | ... | sound editor |
Laurel Ladevich | ... | Special Sound Design by: Skywalker Sound |
Godfrey Marks | ... | dialogue editor |
Dennie C. Modes | ... | cable person |
Michael O'Corrigan | ... | sound editor (as Michael Corrigan) |
Richard Overton | ... | re-recording mixer |
Gary Rydstrom | ... | special sound effects: Sprocket Systems |
Theodore Soderberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
Gary Summers | ... | Special Sound Design by: Skywalker Sound |
Paul Wells | ... | re-recording mixer |
Marty Church | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
Kathleen Korth | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Gary Rydstrom | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Greg Smith | ... | machine room operator (uncredited) / recordist (uncredited) |
Lionel Strutt | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Stuart Artingstall | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Rick Baker | ... | special creature consultant |
Greg Cannom | ... | special alien creatures and effects |
Craig Caton | ... | creature crew |
Robert Clark | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Tony Gardner | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Alec Gillis | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Camilla Henneman | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Tom Hester | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Shawn McEnroe | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Joseph A. Unsinn | ... | special effects coordinator (as Joseph Unsinn) |
Kevin Yagher | ... | creature effects crew: Cannom |
Emery Brown | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
James Cummins | ... | story board (uncredited) |
Adam Hill | ... | creature effects crew (uncredited) |
Donald Pennington | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Bill Sturgeon | ... | creature effects crew (uncredited) |
Tim Turner | ... | creature effects crew (uncredited) |
Paul Wurtzel | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Peter Anderson | ... | creature development / visual effects |
Craig Barron | ... | matte photography supervisor |
William Beck | ... | model maker |
David Berry | ... | visual effects optical supervisor |
Barbara Brennan | ... | rotoscope artist |
Marty Brenneis | ... | model maker |
Sean M. Casey | ... | stop-motion technician |
Donald Clark | ... | optical camera operator |
Christopher Evans | ... | matte painting supervisor |
Scott Farrar | ... | visual effects cameraman: ILM |
Robert Finley Jr. | ... | cloud tank technician |
Pat Fitzsimmons | ... | visual effects supervising stage technician |
Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
Michael Fulmer | ... | model maker |
Steve Gawley | ... | visual effects supervising model maker |
Ray Gilberti | ... | visual effects assistant cameraman |
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | rotoscope artist (as Ellen E. Lichtwardt) |
Ralph Gordon | ... | optical line-up |
Caroleen 'Jett' Green | ... | matte artist (as Caroleen Green) |
Robert Hill | ... | visual effects assistant cameraman |
Edward Hirsh | ... | visual effects stage manager |
Sandy Houston | ... | rotoscoper |
Peg Hunter | ... | optical line-up |
Paul Huston | ... | matte photography |
Ed Jones | ... | optical line-up |
Randy Jonsson | ... | visual effects assistant cameraman (as Randy Johnson) |
Ira Keeler | ... | model maker |
Bill Kimberlin | ... | visual effects editor |
Tony Laudati | ... | stop-motion technician |
James Lim | ... | optical camera operator |
Mike MacKenzie | ... | visual effects equipment engineering supervisor |
Pamela Marcotte | ... | visual effects |
Jack Mongovan | ... | rotoscope artist |
Charlie Mullen | ... | visual effects animation supervisor |
Kerry Nordquist | ... | visual effects still photography |
Phillip Norwood | ... | visual effects art director |
Terrence Peck | ... | visual effects assistant effects editor |
Donald Pennington | ... | visual effects construction coordinator |
Margot Phillips | ... | stop-motion technician |
Ken Ralston | ... | production visual effects supervisor |
Kenneth Smith | ... | optical camera operator |
David Sosalla | ... | stop motion supervisor |
Tom St. Amand | ... | stop-motion technician |
Mitch Suskin | ... | visual effects production supervisor |
Laurie Vermont | ... | visual effects production coordinator |
Robert Cooper | ... | stop-motion technician/sculptor (uncredited) |
Catherine Craig | ... | effects camera operator (uncredited) |
Ned Gorman | ... | effects production assistant (uncredited) |
Crit Killen | ... | props design (uncredited) |
Jay Riddle | ... | animation camera: ILM (uncredited) |
Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical lineup (uncredited) |
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunts |
Denise Cheshire | ... | stunts |
Ted Grossman | ... | stunt coordinator |
Candice Orsini | ... | stunts |
Jim O'Rear | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Victor Paul | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Donald Pennington | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Charlie Picerni | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Dow | ... | grip |
Jordan 'Jordy' Klein Jr. | ... | underwater assistant camera: Nassau (as Jordan Klein Jr.) |
Jordan Klein Sr. | ... | underwater camera operator: Nassau (as Jordan Klein) |
John LeBlanc | ... | camera operator: Chicago |
Keith Peterman | ... | camera operator |
Zade Rosenthal | ... | still photographer |
Sharon Smith Holley | ... | camera intern |
Waverly Smothers | ... | grip |
Calvin Sterry | ... | key grip |
Ken M. Suzuki | ... | gaffer |
Frank Tobin | ... | best boy electric (as Frank D. Tobin) |
Clay H. Wilson | ... | grip |
John Earl Burnett | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Greg Patterson | ... | set lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
Beverly McDermott | ... | casting: Florida |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Henrikson | ... | costumer |
Eddie Marks | ... | costume supervisor |
Mort Schwartz | ... | costumer |
Kristy Aitken Hernandez | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Pamela Ghaleb | ... | apprentice editor |
Carol Ann Jackson | ... | assistant editor |
Mary McGlone | ... | assistant editor |
Lydia Telo | ... | assistant editor |
Location Management
Robert Maharis | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Billy May | ... | orchestrator |
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator |
Armin Steiner | ... | score mixer |
Gwen Verdon | ... | special music coordinator |
Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
James Atkinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Mark Baranov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Timothy Barr | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Terry Brown | ... | scoring crew (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Ken Burwood-Hoy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Stuart Canin | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
Gary Chang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Gene Cipriano | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Orion Crawford | ... | song transcriber (uncredited) |
Isabelle Daskoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Bob DiVall | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Brian Drake | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Dominic Fidelibus | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Elizabeth Finch | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Clare Fischer | ... | musician: organ (uncredited) |
Michael Fisher | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Gary Foster | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Chuck Garsha | ... | scoring crew (uncredited) |
Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Endre Granat | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Gary Gray | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Gwenn Heller | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Gary Herbig | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
James Horner | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Karen Jones | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Jo Ann Kane | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Alan Kaplan | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Peter Kent | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Randy Kerber | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Patricia Kindel-Heimerl | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Ronny Lang | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Charlie Loper | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Rene Mandel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited) |
Greig McRitchie | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Todd Miller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Diane Muller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Andy Narell | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Don Nemitz | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Irma Neumann | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Barbara Northcutt | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Claudia Parducci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Robert Peterson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Tom Raney | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Emil Richards | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Meyer Rubin | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Bob Sanders | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Sid Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harry Shirinian | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Tina Soule | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Armin Steiner | ... | music recording engineer (uncredited) |
Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Chet Swiatkowsky | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Steve Tavaglione | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Kevan Torfeh | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Robert Tricarico | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Ian Underwood | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Gerald Vinci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
John Walz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Kenneth Wannberg | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Ken Watson | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Ernie Watts | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Roger Wilkie | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Jerry Williams | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Larry Williams | ... | saxophone (uncredited) |
Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Mark Zimoski | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Carline Davis-Dyer | ... | script supervision |
Transportation Department
Princess Clare | ... | transportation coordinator: Nassau |
Michael Connolly | ... | transportation coordinator |
Dean E. Mason | ... | transportation coordinator |
Mike Robinson | ... | driver: insert car |
Steve Bonner | ... | production driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Rick Baker | ... | special creature consultant |
James Steven Claridge | ... | diving services: Nassau |
Susan Cornell | ... | dance consultant |
Thane Cornell | ... | dance consultant |
Al Ebner | ... | unit publicist |
Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
Kingsley Griffin | ... | dolphin trainer: Nassau |
Kathy Krueger | ... | dolphin trainer: Nassau |
Louisa Marie | ... | assistant: Mr. Howard |
Gavin McKinney | ... | diving services: Nassau |
Fred Newman | ... | dolphin voices |
Mike Nomad | ... | underwater consultant: Nassau |
Giedra Rackauskas | ... | auditor |
Caprice Rothe | ... | alien movement choreographer |
Robert Short | ... | cocoons created by |
Teresa Stokovic | ... | production coordinator |
Lydia Telo | ... | assistant auditor |
Gwen Verdon | ... | special dance coordinator |
Laurie Vermont | ... | production coordinator: ILM |
Fred Zendar | ... | marine coordinator (as Manfred Zendar) |
Jay Roberts | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |