Directed by
| Wolfgang Petersen | ||
Writing Credits
| Barry Longyear | ... | (story) |
| Edward Khmara | ... | (screenplay) (as Ed Khmara) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Davidge | |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Drac | |
| Brion James | ... | Stubbs | |
| Richard Marcus | ... | Arnold | |
| Carolyn McCormick | ... | Morse | |
| Bumper Robinson | ... | Zammis | |
| Jim Mapp | ... | Old Drac | |
| Lance Kerwin | ... | Wooster | |
| Scott Kraft | ... | Jonathan | |
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Lou Michaels | ... | Wilson (as Lou Micheals) |
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Andy Geer | ... | Bates |
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Henry Stolow | ... | Cates |
| Herb Andress | ... | Hopper | |
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Danmar | ... | Wise Guy |
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Mandy Hausenberger | ... | 1st Medic |
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Emily Woods | ... | Simpson |
| Barry Stokes | ... | Huck | |
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Colin Gilder | ... | Chavo |
| Charles M. Huber | ... | Kranzer (as Charly Huber) | |
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Ulrich Günther | ... | Daggett |
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Frank Henson | ... | Lump |
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Jazzer Jeyes | ... | Scarbreath |
| Doug Robinson | ... | Walker (as Dough Robinson) | |
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Mark McBride | ... | Hensler |
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Tony L. Moore | ... | Special Drac |
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Kevin Taylor | ... | Special Drac |
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Sheyenne Jade | ... | Special Drac (as Cheyenne Jade) |
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Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé | ... | Mills (as Balog Menyert) |
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Jack Luceno | ... | Drac Movement |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tom Baker | ... | Narrator (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Stephen J. Friedman | ... | producer (as Stephen Friedman) |
| Stanley O'Toole | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Maurice Jarre | ||
Cinematography by
| Tony Imi | ||
Editing by
| Hannes Nikel | ||
Casting By
| Jane Feinberg | ||
| Mike Fenton | ||
| Troy Neighbors | ||
Production Design by
| Rolf Zehetbauer | ||
Art Direction by
| Werner Achmann | ||
| Herbert Strabel | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rolf Zehetbauer | ||
Costume Design by
| Monika Bauert | ||
Makeup Department
| Daniel Parker | ... | makeup designer |
| Chris Taylor | ... | key hair stylist |
| Brian Wade | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Chris Walas | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Jan-Michael Brandt | ... | unit manager (as Jan Brandt) |
| Dieter Meyer | ... | production supervisor |
| Harry Nap | ... | production manager |
| Walter Pucker | ... | production manager |
| Scott Wodehouse | ... | production manager |
| Ariel Levy | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bert Batt | ... | first assistant director |
| Robert Hottarek | ... | third assistant director |
| Gerd Huber | ... | second assistant director |
| Thomas Jauch | ... | assistant director: second unit |
| Hannes Nikel | ... | second unit director |
| Albrecht von Bethmann | ... | assistant director: second unit (as Albrecht v. Berthmann) |
Art Department
| Peter Dürst | ... | property master |
| Richard Eglseder | ... | property master |
| Josef Farnbauer | ... | supervising sculptor (as Joseph Farnbauer) |
| Zoltán Horváth | ... | set dresser |
| Gerald Meckel | ... | property assistant |
| Michael Murchan | ... | construction manager |
| Grahame Ménage | ... | scenic artist: Hungary & Iceland |
| Bernhard Neureiter | ... | construction coordinator |
| Werner Runge | ... | property assistant |
| Robert Stanic | ... | setman: live action |
| Freder Thaler | ... | art director: scenic artist |
| Rolf Zehetbauer | ... | production design: matte painting |
Sound Department
| Peter Bond | ... | sound editor |
| Scott Brose | ... | sound editor |
| Gary Clayton | ... | dialogue editor |
| Stanley B. Gill | ... | sound recordist |
| Heiner Harss | ... | foley artist |
| John Ireland | ... | dialogue editor |
| Mel Kutbay | ... | foley artist |
| Mike Le Mare | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Alan Paley | ... | sound editor |
| Ed Parente | ... | sound |
| Ron Pender | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Chris Price | ... | sound |
| Günther Ruckdeschel | ... | boom operator |
| Andreas Schneider | ... | sound technician |
| Christian Schubert | ... | sound mixer |
| Karola Storr | ... | foley editor (as Carola Storr) |
Special Effects by
| Anna Albrecht | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Peter Albrecht | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Brent Baker | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Micha Baumann | ... | special effects crew |
| Karl Baumgartner | ... | floor effects supervisor |
| Karl-Heinz Bochnig | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Blair Clark | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| James Cummins | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. / sculptor |
| John DeCarl | ... | drag contact lens |
| Stephan Dupuis | ... | special makeup supervisor: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Joe English | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Tim Gillet | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Frank Gorgas | ... | special effects assistant |
| Ernst Gschwind | ... | special effects technician |
| Juan Antonio Gómez | ... | special effects technician |
| Ron Hone | ... | special effects |
| Jonathan Horton | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Garth Inns | ... | special effects |
| James Isaac | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Joan Isaacson | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Conrad Itchener | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Mike Jobe | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| David Johnson | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Kelly Lepkowsky | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Tina Lipney-Miller | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Bob MacDonald Jr. | ... | special effects supervisor |
| R.A. MacDonald | ... | special effects crew: MacDonald (as Bob MacDonald Sen.) |
| John P. Meade | ... | special effects assistant |
| Helmut Neudorfer | ... | model maker |
| Gregg Olsson | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Alan Peterson | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Margaret Prentice | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. (as Margaret Beserra) |
| Robin Ralston | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Richard Ratliff | ... | special effects |
| Richard Richtsfeld | ... | floor effects supervisor |
| Claudia Maria Luise Schumann | ... | special effects supervisor / special effects |
| Valerie Sofranko | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| William Stoneham | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Eben Stromquist | ... | mechanical supervisor: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Richard Stutsman | ... | special effects foreman |
| Eileen Turner | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Wim Van Thillo | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. (as Wim van Thillo) |
| Lauren Vogt | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Brian Wade | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Carol Walas | ... | effects producer: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Chris Walas | ... | aliens creator and designer: Chris Walas Inc. / special creature makeup and effects director: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Mark Walas | ... | location effects supervisor: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Harold Weed | ... | creature technician: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Michael White | ... | special effects technician |
| Michael White | ... | special effects technician |
| Bob Williams | ... | creature assistant: Chris Walas Inc. |
| Clive Beard | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Craig Barron | ... | matte photography supervisor |
| Dennis Bartlett | ... | blue screen supervisor |
| Dave Carson | ... | visual effects art director |
| Peter Daulton | ... | assistant cameraman |
| Don Dow | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Selwyn Eddy | ... | camera operator: ILM |
| Andrew Eio | ... | motion control technician |
| Christopher Evans | ... | visual effects supervisor of photography |
| Chuck Eyler | ... | visual effects |
| Warren Franklin | ... | General Manager ILM |
| Sandy Houston | ... | rotoscoper |
| Guy Hudson | ... | model effects supervisor |
| Christine Jahn | ... | visual effects editor |
| Pamela Marcotte | ... | visual effects |
| Jan-Christian Martens | ... | computer animation |
| Ewald Müller | ... | computer simulation: Max Planck Institute, Garching |
| Bruce Nicholson | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Michael Pangrazio | ... | matte artist supervisor |
| Peter Povey | ... | model cinematographer |
| Jay Riddle | ... | animation camera: ILM |
| Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical lineup |
| Pat Sweeney | ... | motion control photography: ILM |
| Bruce Walters | ... | animation supervisor |
| Brendan Guy Joseph Alimo | ... | visual effects technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Jeff Doran | ... | optical department ILM (uncredited) |
| Michael Fulmer | ... | supervising model maker (uncredited) |
| Steve Gawley | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Ned Gorman | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Ira Keeler | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Terry Cade | ... | stunts |
| Martin Grace | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Eddie Powell | ... | stunts |
| Bill Weston | ... | stunts |
| Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Markus Blunder | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jack Coggins | ... | electrician |
| Alfie Emmins | ... | gaffer |
| Michel Gemmell | ... | underwater cinematographer |
| Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera |
| Bernie Grill | ... | best boy electric |
| Heinz Hölscher | ... | unit cinematographer |
| Alan Jones | ... | assistant camera |
| Randy Jonsson | ... | assistant camera (as Randy Johnson) |
| Clive Prior | ... | second assistant camera |
| Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | ... | still photographer |
| Tony White | ... | camera operator |
| Micky Wilson | ... | gaffer |
| Rolf Konow | ... | specials photographer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | animation supervisor (as Ellen E. Lichtwardt) |
| Claudia Maria Luise Schumann | ... | special effects / special mask |
Casting Department
| Martin Kayser-Landwehr | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Thomas Nikel | ... | additional editor |
Location Management
| Richard Dobson | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Robert Hathaway | ... | music editor (as Bob Hathaway) |
| Maurice Jarre | ... | conductor / musician: electronic ensemble |
| Peter Kramper | ... | music recordist: orchestral music |
| Martin Ley | ... | musician: electronic ensemble |
| Michel Mention | ... | assistant: Maurice Jarre, electronic music / musician: electronic ensemble |
| Christopher Palmer | ... | assistant: Maurice Jarre, orchestral music |
| Kristian Schultze | ... | musician: electronic ensemble |
| Rainer Standke | ... | assistant music editor |
| Nyle Steiner | ... | musician: electronic ensemble |
| Ulrich Ullmann | ... | music sound engineer: music mixer |
| Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: electronic ensemble (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Andy Birmingham | ... | post-production accountant |
| Marty Brenneis | ... | equipment engineer |
| Blair Clark | ... | machinist / puppeteer |
| Hunt Downs | ... | unit publicist |
| Susan Fritz-Monahan | ... | production coordinator |
| Jay Roberts | ... | assistant accountant |
| Kathy Sykes | ... | production coordinator |
| Carol Walas | ... | aliens designer and creator |
| Chris Walas | ... | aliens designer and creator |
| Vicki Deason | ... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Manfred Seipold | ... | voice dubbing: Scott Kraft (german version) (uncredited) |
