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Cast
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Jodie Foster | As: Ellie Arroway |
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Matthew McConaughey | As: Palmer Joss |
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James Woods | As: Michael Kitz |
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John Hurt | As: S. R. Hadden |
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Tom Skerritt | As: David Drumlin |
Storyline
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
| Tagline: | Take a journey to the heart of the universe. |
| Certification: | PG |
Cast
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Jodie Foster |
Ellie Arroway |
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Matthew McConaughey |
Palmer Joss |
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James Woods |
Michael Kitz |
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John Hurt |
S. R. Hadden |
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Tom Skerritt |
David Drumlin |
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William Fichtner |
Kent |
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David Morse |
Ted Arroway |
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Angela Bassett |
Rachel Constantine |
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Geoffrey Blake |
Fisher |
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Max Martini |
Willie |
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Rob Lowe |
Richard Rank |
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Jake Busey |
Joseph |
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Tucker Smallwood |
Mission Director |
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Jena Malone |
Young Ellie |
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Sami Chester |
Vernon |
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Timothy McNeil |
Davio |
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Laura Elena Surillo |
Cantina Woman |
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Henry Strozier |
Minister |
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Larry King |
Larry King |
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Thomas Garner |
Ian Broderick |
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Conroy Chino |
KOB-TV Reporter |
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Dan Gifford |
Jeremy Roth |
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Vance Valencia |
Senator Valencia |
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Donna Kelley |
Donna Kelley |
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Leon Harris |
Leon Harris |
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Claire Shipman |
Claire Shipman |
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Behrooz Afrakhan |
Middle Eastern Anchor |
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Saemi Nakamura |
Japanese Anchor |
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Maria Celeste Arraras |
Latina Anchor |
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Tabitha Soren |
Tabitha Soren |
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Geraldo Rivera |
Geraldo Rivera |
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Ian Whitcomb |
British Anchor |
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Jay Leno |
Jay Leno |
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Natalie Allen |
Natalie Allen |
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Robert D. Novak |
Robert D. Novak |
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Geraldine A. Ferraro |
Geraldine A. Ferraro |
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Ann Druyan |
Ann Druyan |
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Kathleen Kennedy |
Kathleen Kennedy |
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Michael Albala |
Decryption Hacker |
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Ned Netterville |
Decryption Expert |
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Leo Lee |
Major Domo |
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William Jordan |
Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
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David St. James |
Joint Chief |
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Jill Dougherty |
Jill Dougherty |
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Haynes Brooke |
Drumlin Aide |
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John Holliman |
John Holliman |
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Bobbie Battista |
Bobbie Battista |
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Dee Dee Myers |
Dee Dee Myers |
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Bryant Gumbel |
Bryant Gumbel |
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Linden Soles |
Linden Soles |
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Steven Ford |
Major Russell |
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Alexander Zemeckis |
Major Russell's Son |
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Janie Peterson |
Major Russell's Daughter |
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Philippe Bergeron |
French Committee Member |
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Jennifer Balgobin |
Dr. Patel |
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Anthony Hamilton |
British Committee Member |
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Rebecca T. Beucler |
NASA Public Relations |
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Marc Macaulay |
NASA Technician |
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Pamela Wilsey |
Voice of NASA (voice) |
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Jeffery Thomas Johnson |
Mechanical |
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Yuji Okumoto |
Electrical |
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Gerry Griffin |
Dynamics |
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Brian Alston |
Communications |
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Rob Elk |
Pad Leader |
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Mark Thomason |
Security |
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José Rey |
Controller #8 |
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Todd Patrick Breaugh |
New VLA Technician |
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Alex Veadov |
Russian Cosmonaut |
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Alice Kushida |
Scientist |
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Robin Gammell |
Project Official |
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Richardson Morse |
Mission Doctor |
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Seiji Okamura |
Japanese Ensign |
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Bernard Shaw |
Bernard Shaw |
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Mak Takano |
Japanese Tech #1 |
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Hiroshi Tom Tanaka |
Japanese Tech #2 |
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Catherine Dao |
Life Support |
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Kristoffer Ryan Winters |
Dynamics #2 |
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Valorie Armstrong |
Woman Senator |
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Jim Hild |
Reporter #5 |
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William L. Thomas |
Reporter #6 |
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Diego Montoya |
School Boy |
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Jonathan Adler |
White House Official (uncredited) |
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Robert Aguilar Jr. |
NASA Controller #2 (uncredited) |
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Mark Bailey |
Four-Star General (uncredited) |
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Matt Bennett |
Senate Observer (uncredited) |
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Tony Boldi |
Robert Hand (uncredited) |
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Christopher Boyer |
Scientist (uncredited) |
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Christine Brady |
White House Official (uncredited) |
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Ray Buffer |
Press Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mark Byrne |
Protester (uncredited) |
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Candice T. Cain |
Supporter (uncredited) |
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Michael Chaban |
Hadden Suit (uncredited) |
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Aixa Clemente |
President's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bill Clinton |
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Derrick Damions |
Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Elaina Erika Davis |
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited) |
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Joey Dente |
Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Michael Egan |
IMC Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Jeff Elmore |
Monk (uncredited) |
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Pamela Fischer |
Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Carl Gilliard |
Controller (uncredited) |
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William B. Kaplan |
TV Interviewer (uncredited) |
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Boris Lee Krutonog |
Astronaut (uncredited) |
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Ming Lo |
Pod Systems Control (uncredited) |
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Sunshine Logroño |
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Denise Loveday |
Press Secretary (uncredited) |
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Neal Matarazzo |
Kitz's Aide (uncredited) |
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Cassidy McMillan |
Student Reporter at NASA (uncredited) |
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Bill Miller |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Molly Mueller |
Family Exchange (uncredited) |
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Paul L. Nolan |
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited) |
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Marisa Petroro |
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited) |
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Errica Poindexter |
Police Officer (uncredited) |
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J.A. Preston |
Senator (uncredited) |
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Frank Principe |
Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Billy Quinn |
Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Thomas Reid |
Senate Hearing (uncredited) |
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Leo Rogstad |
Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Russell Sanderlin Sr. |
Photographer (uncredited) |
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Frank Silva |
Army Officer (uncredited) |
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John A. Taylor |
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited) |
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Todd Thompson |
News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Cenk Uygur |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Holly Cross Vagley |
Religious Zealot (uncredited) |
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Eric Alan Wendell |
Protester (uncredited) |
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Delaney Williams |
Believer #1 (uncredited) |
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Gregory L. Williams |
Extra (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Robert Zemeckis |
Director |
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Alison C. Rosa |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Luca Kouimelis |
Script Supervisor |
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Bruce Moriarty |
First Assistant Director |
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Steve Starkey |
Second Unit Director |
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Darin Rivetti |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Cellin Gluck |
Second Assistant Director |
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Lucille OuYang |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Michael Goldenberg |
Screenplay |
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Carl Sagan |
Novel |
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James V. Hart |
Screenplay |
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Carl Sagan |
Story |
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Ann Druyan |
Story |
Production Crew
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Robert Zemeckis |
Producer |
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Steve Starkey |
Producer |
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Victoria Burrows |
Casting |
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Peggy Pridemore |
Location Manager |
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Allen E. Taylor |
Production Accountant |
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Paul Pav |
Location Manager |
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Luz Eneida Nuñez |
Location Manager |
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Joan Bradshaw |
Executive Producer |
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Carl Sagan |
Co-Producer |
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Lynda Obst |
Executive Producer |
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Rick Porras |
Associate Producer |
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Steven J. Boyd |
Associate Producer |
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Ines Mongil-Echandi |
Production Office Coordinator |
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Dawn Guinta |
Production Supervisor |
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Joan Bradshaw |
Unit Production Manager |
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Scot Boland |
Casting Associate |
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Darcy Fray |
Production Coordinator |
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Nannette Rosa Collazo |
Unit Manager |
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Ann Druyan |
Co-Producer |
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Nikki Dalmau |
Casting Coordinator |
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Robert Cable |
Second Assistant Accountant |
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Primrose Fukuchi |
Location Assistant |
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Nick Booth |
Production Assistant |
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Judd Nissen |
Travel Coordinator |
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Kevin Bowe |
Assistant Accountant |
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Carley A. Berkman |
Production Secretary |
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Judith Bouley |
Additional Casting |
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Kristin Dehnert |
Assistant Location Manager |
Edited By
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Arthur Schmidt |
Editor |
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Jeremiah O'Driscoll |
First Assistant Editor |
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R. Orlando Duenas |
First Assistant Editor |
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Carin-Anne Strohmaier |
First Assistant Editor |
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Harry Keramidas |
Additional Editing |
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Bob Putynkowski |
Color Timer |
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Jana Lynn Gold |
Assistant Editor |
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John Nicolard |
Digital Color Timer |
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Mo Henry |
Negative Cutter |
Costume and Makeup
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Joanna Johnston |
Costume Design |
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Janice Alexander |
Hairstylist |
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Barbara Lacy |
Makeup Artist |
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Vivian McAteer |
Hairstylist |
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Hallie D'Amore |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Gary Archer |
Prosthetics |
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Betty Brikowski |
Costume Supervisor |
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Taryn Weaver |
Set Costumer |
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Jean-Luc Russier |
Makeup Artist |
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Audrey L. Anzures |
Hairstylist |
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Carolyn Elias |
Hairstylist |
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Deborah La Mia Denaver |
Makeup Artist |
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Roxanna Floyd |
Makeup Artist |
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Margaret E. Elliott |
Makeup Artist |
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Pamela Wise |
Costume Supervisor |
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Patricia Bercsi |
Set Costumer |
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Kenn Smiley |
Set Costumer |
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Steve Ellsworth |
Set Costumer |
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Frances Mathias |
Hairstylist |
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Kathryn Blondell |
Key Hair Stylist |
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Keith VanderLaan |
Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
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Jessica Fasman |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Gerardo Rosette |
Tailor |
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Hope Slepak |
Costumer |
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Robin Richesson |
Costume Illustrator |
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Nigel Boyd |
Key Costumer |
Sound
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Alan Silvestri |
Original Music Composer |
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Stephen Kearney |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Karen Harding |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Sara Bolder |
Foley Editor |
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Bruce Lacey |
Foley Editor |
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Gary Rizzo |
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Susan Popovic |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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David Dresher |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Dennie Thorpe |
Foley Artist |
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Tony Sereno |
Foley Mixer |
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Andrew Cowitt |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Mary Works |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Mary Helen Leasman |
Foley Editor |
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Steve Boeddeker |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Gary Rizzo |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Teresa Eckton |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Dennis S. Sands |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Marian Wilde |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Tom Johnson |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Randy Thom |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Douglas Murray |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Kenneth Karman |
Music Editor |
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Phil Benson |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Randy Thom |
Sound Designer |
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William B. Kaplan |
Production Sound Mixer |
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William Ross |
Orchestrator |
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Randolph Saucedo |
Sound Recordist |
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Kent Brown |
Assistant Sound Editor |
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Earl Sampson |
Boom Operator |
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Sue Fox |
Supervising ADR Editor |
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Lindakay Brown |
ADR Editor |
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Michael Silvers |
Dialogue Editor |
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Barbara McBane |
Dialogue Editor |
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Ewa Sztompke |
Dialogue Editor |
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Tony Eckert |
Foley Mixer |
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Cheryl Nardi |
First Assistant Sound Editor |
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Mary Works |
Assistant Dialogue Editor |
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Charleen Richards-Steeves |
ADR Mixer |
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Catherine Harper |
Foley Artist |
Visual Effects
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Ira Toles |
24 Frame Playback |
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Mark Wineman |
24 Frame Playback |
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Gregor Lakner |
CG Artist |
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Joel Aron |
CG Artist |
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Aaron Smith |
Rotoscoping Artist |
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John Rauh |
Digital Compositor |
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Joanie Karnowski |
Rotoscoping Artist |
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Mary Nelson |
Roto Supervisor |
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Jeff Doran |
Digital Compositor |
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Geoffrey Harvey |
3D Animator |
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Lisa Kahatriya |
Rotoscoping Artist |
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Jean François Fontaine |
Digital Compositor |
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Dylan Robinson |
3D Animator |
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Ken Ralston |
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Stephen Kennedy |
Compositing Supervisor |
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Spencer Knapp |
3D Animator |
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Robert Weaver |
CG Artist |
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David Stump |
VFX Director of Photography |
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M. Scott McKee |
Compositing Supervisor |
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Gimo Chanphianamvong |
Rotoscoping Artist |
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Lauren Alexandra Ritchie |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Mark S. Miller |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Ariel Velasco-Shaw |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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C. Marie Davis |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Julia Frey |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Stephen Rosenbaum |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Debbie Denise |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Kenneth Jones |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Joe Matza |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Allen Hall |
Special Effects Supervisor |
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Tim Alexander |
Digital Compositors |
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Mark Marcum |
24 Frame Playback |
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Theresa Corrao |
Visual Effects Coordinator |
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Jeff Deyoe |
Mechanical Designer |
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Timothy Wilcox |
3D Artist |
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Mimi Medel |
Visual Effects Production Manager |
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Maura Alvarez |
Rotoscoping Artist |
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Bart Giovanetti |
Compositing Supervisor |
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Charlie Clavadetscher |
Matchmove Supervisor |
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Peter Jackson |
Additional Visual Effects |
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Michael L. Fink |
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Kelly Granite |
Visual Effects Compositor |
Camera
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Don Burgess |
Director of Photography |
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Chad Rivetti |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Ned Martin |
First Assistant Camera |
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Tony Rivetti Sr. |
First Assistant Camera |
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Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. |
First Assistant Camera |
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Gregory Lundsgaard |
Steadicam Operator |
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Josh Bleibtreu |
Camera Operator |
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François Duhamel |
Still Photographer |
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Steven J. Winslow |
Camera Technician |
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Nick Phillips |
Camera Operator |
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Robert LaBonge |
Camera Operator |
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Mark O'Kane |
Steadicam Operator |
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Michael Douglas Middleton |
Still Photographer |
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Michael Condro |
First Assistant Camera |
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Steve Smith |
Key Grip |
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James Conroy |
Grip |
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Renton-Paul Medcalf |
Best Boy Grip |
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Frank D. Parrish |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Clyde Miller |
Assistant Camera |
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Jeff 'Moose' Howery |
Dolly Grip |
Lighting
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Douglas W. Smith |
Electrician |
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Rand R. Vargas |
Rigging Grip |
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David Morton |
Gaffer |
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Dave Mikutsky |
Electrician |
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Steven C. McGee |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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William Cueto |
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Art Department
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Sara Gardner-Gail |
Set Dresser |
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Kristen Pratt |
Set Designer |
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Beth Bernstein |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Brad Ricker |
Assistant Art Director |
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Josh Lusby |
Set Designer |
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Lawrence A. Hubbs |
Art Direction |
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Sally Thornton |
Assistant Art Director |
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Jerrold F. Brooks |
Construction Foreman |
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David Manhan |
Leadman |
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Michael Taylor |
Set Decoration |
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Scott E. Handt |
Construction Foreman |
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Frank McEldowney |
Greensman |
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Mariko Braswell |
Set Designer |
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James F. Claytor Sr. |
Set Designer |
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Dean Wolcott |
Set Designer |
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Doug J. Meerdink |
Assistant Art Director |
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Hap Weaver |
Greensman |
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Ed Verreaux |
Production Design |
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Michael Diersing |
Construction Coordinator |
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Evelyne Barbier |
Set Designer |
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Bruce Crone |
Art Direction |
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Easton Michael Smith |
Set Designer |
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John B. Josselyn |
Art Department Assistant |
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Kathleen Beall |
Location Scout |
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Robert E. Denne |
Standby Painter |
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George Denes Suhayda |
Conceptual Design |
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Robin L. Miller |
Property Master |
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Darryl Henley |
Storyboard Artist |
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Clifton T. Cooper |
Assistant Property Master |
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Richard Kriegler |
Conceptual Illustrator |
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Doreen Austria |
Graphic Designer |
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Steve Burg |
Concept Artist |
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Nina Saxon |
Title Designer |
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Christopher Casey |
Swing |
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Carl Catanese |
Set Buyer |
Other Crew
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Peggy Names |
Cableman |
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Dawn Llewellyn |
Visual Effects Editor |
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John P. Cazin |
Pyrotechnician |
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Ron Brinkmann |
CG Supervisor |
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Jerome Chen |
CG Supervisor |
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John Wright |
Craft Service |
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Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn |
Sequence Supervisor |
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Sam Richards |
Sequence Supervisor |
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Matt Aitken |
CG Supervisor |
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Laurence Treweek |
Sequence Supervisor |
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Michael McGovern |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Kosta Saric |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Jane E. Russell |
Unit Publicist |
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Heather J. Morrison |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Joel Marrow |
Transportation Coordinator |
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Marzette Bonar |
Special Effects |
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David Presley |
Video Assist Operator |
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Bud Davis |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Jay Redd |
Sequence Supervisor |
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Tim Monich |
Dialect Coach |
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Michael Noles |
Video Assist Operator |
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David Jones |
Sequence Supervisor |
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Eric Cook |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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Kirk A. Holland |
Transportation Captain |
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Thomas C. Mentzer |
Carpenter |
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Wayne Eaton |
Propmaker |
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Randy Cantor |
Transportation Captain |
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Michelle Vogler |
Set Production Assistant |
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Victor Jimenez |
Digital Effects Supervisor |
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Rob Engle |
Software Engineer |
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Dan Brizendine |
Driver |
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Bill Feightner |
Technical Supervisor |
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Edward J. Ertel |
Projection |
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Allen E. Taylor |
Production Controller |
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Martin A. Kline |
Visual Effects Art Director |
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Jeff Johnson |
Set Medic |
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David Diaz |
Transportation Co-Captain |
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Kevin LaRosa |
Aerial Coordinator |
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Michael Egan |
Stand In |
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Jay Caputo |
Stunts |
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Craig A. Mumma |
Digital Effects Producer |
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Roland Blancaflor |
Special Effects Technician |
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Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz |
Temp Sound Editor |
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Charlie Bonilla |
Special Effects Assistant |
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J.W. Kompare |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Jill Stokesberry |
Stunts |
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Dan Plum |
Stunts |
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Kim Robert Koscki |
Stunts |
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Lynn Salvatori |
Stunts |
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