Explorers
(Explorers)
Credits
Cast
- Ben Crandall
- Ethan Hawke
- Wolfgang Müller
- River Phoenix
- Steve Jackson
- Bobby Fite
- Steve Jackson's Gang
- Bradley Gregg
- Steve Jackson's Gang
- Georg Olden
- Steve Jackson's Gang
- Chance Schwass
- Lori Swenson
- Amanda Peterson
- Nasty Kid at School
- Danny Nucci
- Darren Woods
- Jason Presson
- Mrs. Müller
- Dana Ivey
- Ludwig Müller
- Taliesin Jaffe
- Mr. Müller
- James Cromwell
- Science Teacher
- Brooke Bundy
- Girl in Classroom
- Tricia Bartholome
- Darren's Teacher
- Eric Luke
- Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
- Robert Picardo
- Starkiller's Girlfriend
- Karen Mayo-Chandler
- Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
- Robert F. Boyle
- Couple at Drive-In
- John P. Navin Jr.
- Couple at Drive-In
- Mary Hillstead
- Snack Bar Girl
- Simone Blue
- Gordon Miller
- Meshach Taylor
- Charlie Drake
- Dick Miller
- Neek
- Leslie Rickert
- (voice)
- Frank Welker
- (voice)
- Fred Newman
- (voice)
- Joanie Gerber (Joan Gerber)
- (voice)
- Belinda Balaski
- (voice)
- Roger Behr
- (voice)
- Roger Peltz
- (voice)
- Neil Ross
- (voice)
- Marilyn Schreffler
- (voice)
- Bill Ratner
- (voice)
- Jane Kean
- (voice)
- Robert Holt (Bob Holt)
- (voice)
- Jay Stewart
- Mrs. Crandall
- Mary Kay Place (*)
Director
- Director
- Joe Dante
Writing credits
- Written by
- Eric Luke
Producer
- Producer
- David Bombyk
- Producer
- Edward S. Feldman
- Executive producer
- Michael Finnell
- Associate producer
- Tom Jacobson
Music
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
- Director of photography
- John Hora
Editor
- Editor
- Tina Hirsch
Casting
- Casting director
- Susan Arnold
Production design
- Production designer
- Robert F. Boyle
Art direction
- Art director
- Frank Richwood
Set decoration
- Set decorator
- George R. Nelson
Costume design
- Costume designer
- Rosanna Norton
Makeup department
- Hair stylist
- Paul Abascal
- Special makeup effects
- Rob Bottin
- Makeup supervisor
- Scott Eddo (Scott H. Eddo)
- Special makeup artist
- Zoltan Elek (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special makeup effects artist
- Vincent Prentice
- Assistant makeup artist
- Bobby Belnap (*)
Production management
- Unit production manager
- Tom Jacobson
Assistant director
- Second unit director
- Jack Cooperman
- Second assistant director
- Carol Green
- First assistant director
- Pat Kehoe
- Second second assistant director
- Eric Wall
Art department
- Head sculptor
- Henry Alvarez
- Greensman foreman
- Rubin Andreatta
- Assistant property master
- Michael Blaze (Mike Blaze)
- Set painter
- Jeff Clark
- Paint foreman
- Ronald Esposito (Ron Esposito)
- Construction foreman
- Sabino Ferullo
- Stand-by painter
- Louis Frederico
- Set designer
- Les Gobruegge
- Construction foremen
- Rainer G. Gruetzmacher
- Set designer
- Donald High (Don High)
- Production illustrator
- Thomas W. Lay Jr.
- Set designer
- Daniel Maltese
- Lead man
- Larry McGuire
- Greensman foreman
- Frank Mitchell
- Set designer
- Eugene C. Nollmann II (Gene Nollman)
- Construction coordinator
- Philip Read (Phil Read)
- Concept illustrator
- Miles Teves (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Property master
- Charles T. Tomlinson (Tommy Tomlinson)
- Propmaker
- John Lister (*) (ILM)
- Painter
- Robert Misetich (*)
Sound department
- Sound effects editor
- John Dunn
- Sound re-recordist
- Walter A. Gest
- Sound effects assistant editor
- Lisa Gilbert
- Sound effects editor
- Warren Hamilton (Warren Hamilton Jr.)
- Sound effects recordist
- Doug Hemphill
- Production sound mixer
- Ken King
- Sound effects editor
- Bonnie Koehler
- Adr editor
- Nick Korda (Nicholas Vincent Korda)
- Sound re-recording mixer
- Robert J. Litt
- Sound effects
- Mark Mangini (Mark A. Mangini)
- Sound effects assistant editor
- Janet Fiona Mason
- Sound re-recording mixer
- Michael Minkler
- Sound effects assistant editor
- John P. (John Pospisil)
- Adr editor
- Steve Purvis (Stephen Purvis)
- Foley artist
- John Roesch
- Sound effects assistant editor
- Robert Rootenburg (Robert Rootenberg)
- Utility sound
- David Schneider
- Sound effects editor
- Solange (Solange S. Schwalbe)
- Sound effects editor
- David Stone (David E. Stone)
- Sound re-recording mixer
- Elliot Tyson
- Boom operator
- Douglas Vaughan
- Assistant sound editor
- David Williams
- Foley supervisor
- Solange S. Schwalbe (*)
Special effects
- Head sculptor
- Henry Alvarez (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Max Alvarez (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects technician
- Gary D. Bierend
- Special effects crew
- Sheri Brooks (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- James Clark (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Nick Delchev (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Kathleen Elek (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Alex R. Felix III (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Mechanical effects supervisor
- Ed Felix (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects staff shop supervisor
- Gunnar Ferdinandsen (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Laura Filip (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Tamara Fites (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Eddie Garcia (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects contact lenses
- Clive R. Kay
- Special effects coordinator
- Robert MacDonald Sr. (R.A. MacDonald)
- Visual displays
- Douglas R. MacMillan
- Special effects crew
- Dan Martens (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Bob Means (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Richard Medina (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Lab cosmetic supervisor
- Becky Ochoa (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects unit supervisor
- Becky Ochoa
- Makeup/special effects
- Dennis Pawlik
- Special effects crew
- Dennis Pawlik (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects foreman
- Dennis Petersen
- Special effects crew
- Patrick Philben (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Art Pimentel (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Steve Prentice (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Tom Prossner (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Gordon Seitz (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Ernie Shelton (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Production assistant
- Mike Sorrentino (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Wayne Strong (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Michiko Tagawa (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Jackie Tichenor (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Project coordinator
- Richard White (Rob Bottin Productions)
- Special effects crew
- Willie Whitten (Rob Bottin Productions)
Visual effects
- Model maker
- Barbara Affonso
- Stage technician
- Carl Assmus
- Matte photography supervisor
- Craig Barron
- Model maker
- Bill Beck (William Beck)
- Stage technician
- Lance Brackett
- Visual effects animator
- Barbara Brennan
- Digital artist
- Harold Buchman
- Stage technician
- Dave Childers
- Matte photography
- Wade Childress
- Optical camera operator
- Don Clark (Donald Clark)
- Character miniature crew
- Robert Cooper
- Visual effects assistant camera
- Peter Daulton
- Stage technician
- Dick Dova Spah (Dick Dova)
- Director of visual effects photography
- Don Dow
- Visual effects cameraman
- Selwyn Eddy III (Selwyn Eddy)
- Stage technician
- Bob Finley III
- Supervising stage technician
- Pat Fitzsimmons
- General manager
- Warren Franklin (ILM)
- Stage technician
- Joe Fulmer
- Model maker
- Bill George
- Visual effects editor
- Michael Gleason
- Optical lineup
- Ralph Gordon
- Optical camera operator
- James Hagedorn
- Process coordinator
- Bill Hansard Jr.
- Process supervisor
- Bill Hansard Sr. (Bill Hansard)
- Visual effects assistant camera
- Toby Heindel
- Stage coordinator
- Ed Hirsh (Edward Hirsh)
- Rotoscoper
- Sandy Houston
- Senior digital artist
- John Howard
- Matte photography
- Paul Huston
- Optical lineup
- Ed Jones
- Assistant matte artist
- Sean Joyce
- CG dream simulations
- Michael Kory
- Optical line-up
- Brad Kuehn
- Character miniature crew
- Tony Laudati
- Visual effects animator
- Ellen Lichtwardt (Ellen E. Lichtwardt)
- Optical camera operator
- James Lim
- Equipment supervisor
- Michael MacKenzie (Mike MacKenzie)
- Model maker
- Jeff Mann
- Visual effects
- Pamela Marcotte
- Visual effects assistant camera
- Patrick McArdle
- Stage technician
- John McLeod
- Stage technician
- Ted Moehnke
- Visual effects animator
- Jack Mongovan
- Assistant visual effects editor
- Michael Moore
- Model maker
- Claudia Mullaly
- Visual effects supervisor
- Bruce Nicholson
- Visual effects assistant art director
- Phill Norwood (Phillip Norwood)
- Main title designer
- Paul Olsen
- Visual effects cameraman
- Mike Owens (Michael Owens)
- Model shop supervisor
- Ease Owyeung
- Matte artist supervisor
- Michael Pangrazio
- Matte painting supervisor
- Michael Pangrazio
- Assistant visual effects editor
- Terrence Peck
- Optical camera operator
- Chris Regan
- Visual effects animator
- Peggy Regan
- Visual effects animator
- Jay Riddle
- Visual effects art director
- Nilo Rodis (Nilo Rodis-Jamero)
- Optical lineup
- Tom Rosseter (Thomas Rosseter)
- Digital artist
- Randall Rudd
- Model maker
- Wesley Seeds
- Character miniature supervisor
- Dave Sosalla (David Sosalla)
- Stage technician
- Mike Speakman
- Stage technician
- Peter Stolz
- Visual effects cameraman
- Pat Sweeney
- Model maker
- Larry Tan
- Model maker
- Marc Thorpe
- Visual effects assistant camera
- Patrick Turner (Pat Turner)
- Animation supervisor
- Bruce Walters
- Visual effects coordinator
- Ralph Winter
- Effects camera operator
- Catherine Craig (*)
Stunts
- Stunts
- Bradley Alan
- Stunts
- Janet S. Brady (Janet Brady)
- Stunts
- Jerry Brutsche
- Stunts
- Doc D. Charbonneau
- Stunts
- William Couch Jr. (Bill Couch Jr.)
- Stunt coordinator
- Bill Couch
- Stunts
- Bob Herron
- Stunts
- Lane Leavitt
- Stunts
- Patricia Madigan
- Stunts
- Bennie Moore
- Stunts
- Gary Morgan
- Stunts
- Alex Plasschaert
- Stunt pilot
- Art Scholl
- Stunts
- Kim Washington (Kym Washington)
- Stunts
- Mike Washlake
- Stunts
- Jesse Wayne
Camera
- Camera operator
- Eric Anderson (Eric D. Andersen)
- Aerial assistant camera
- Wayne Baker (Second unit)
- Still photographer
- Larry Barbier
- Dolly grip
- Peter Breen (Peter J. Breen)
- First assistant camera
- Norman Cattell
- Best boy grip
- Al Contreras
- Director of photography
- Jack Cooperman (Second unit)
- Additional photographer
- Charles Correll
- Chief lighting technician
- Randy Glass
- Assistant chief lighting technician
- Lloyd Gowdy
- Video supervisor
- Hal Landaker
- Best boy grip
- Michael Liakos
- First assistant camera
- John C. Moulds
- Still photographer
- Robbie Robinson
- Second assistant camera
- Alfredo Sepulveda
- Steadicam operator
- Stephen St. John
- Video technician
- Joe Unsinn III (Joseph A. Unsinn)
- Key grip
- Peter Wagner
Wardrobe department
- Costumer
- Dallas Dornan (Men) (Dallas D. Dornan)
- Costumer
- Shari Feldman (Women)
Editorial department
- Assistant editor
- Saul Saladow
- Apprentice editor
- Scot Scalise
- Apprentice editor
- Markus Schaub
- Assistant editor
- Kathy Virkler
- Editor
- John Wright (Alien spaceship sequence)
Music department
- Music recording mixer
- Bruce Botnick
- Oboe soloist
- Tom Boyd
- Music engineer
- Greg Fulginiti
- Music editor
- Kenneth Hall
- Orchestrator
- Arthur Morton
- Musician
- James Thatcher (French horn)
Other crew
- Animal handler
- Steve Berens
- Animal coordinator
- Ray Berwick
- Unit publicist
- Hilary Clark
- Production coordinator
- Chrissie England
- Studio teacher
- Carol Gans
- Assistant
- Mauri Blumenfeld (Mr. Jacobson) (Mauri Syd Gayton)
- Production coordinator
- Mauri Syd Gayton
- Studio teacher
- Rhona Gordon-Jepsen (Rhona Gordon)
- Research assistant
- Alan Hoffman
- Office assistant
- Lisa Kearsley (Lisa Lynn Kearsley)
- On-set manager
- Joan MacKenzie
- Location manager
- Michael Meehan (Michael John Meehan)
- Assistant
- Betty Moos (Mr. Dante, Mr. Finnell and Mr. Winter)
- Assistant accountant
- Dennis Park
- Production accountant
- Sandra Rabins
- Dog trainer
- Bryan Renfro
- Location manager
- John R. Woodward
- Script supervisor
- Katherine Wooten
(*) uncredited