Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
Credits
Cast
- Roy Neary
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Claude Lacombe
- Francois Truffaut (François Truffaut)
- Ronnie Neary
- Teri Garr
- Jillian Guiler
- Melinda Dillon
- David Laughlin
- Bob Balaban
- Project Leader
- J. Patrick McNamara
- Wild Bill
- Warren Kemmerling (Warren J. Kemmerling)
- Farmer
- Roberts Blossom
- Jean Claude
- Philip Dodds
- Barry Guiler
- Cary Guffey
- Brad Neary
- Shawn Bishop
- Silvia Neary
- Adrienne Campbell
- Toby Neary
- Justin Dreyfuss
- Robert
- Lance Henriksen
- Team Leader
- Merrill Connally
- Major Benchley (in closing credits)
- George Dicenzo (George DiCenzo)
- Implantee
- Amy Douglass
- Implantee
- Alexander Lockwood
- Ike
- Gene Dynarski
- Mrs. Harris
- Mary Gafrey
- Ohio Tolls
- Norman Bartold
- Larry Butler
- Josef Sommer
- Himself
- Rev. Michael J. Dyer (Michael J. Dyer)
- Highway Patrolman
- Roger Ernest
- Military Police
- Carl Weathers
- ARP Project Member
- F. J. O'Neil (F.J. O'Neil)
- ARP Musician
- Phil Dodds
- Returnee #1 Flt. 19
- Randy Hermann
- Returnee #2 Flt. 19
- Hal Barwood
- Returnee #3 Flt. 19
- Matthew Robbins
- Air Traffic Controller
- David Anderson
- Air Traffic Controller
- Richard L. Hawkins
- Air Traffic
- Craig Shreeve
- Air Traffic
- Bill Thurman
- Air East Pilot
- Roy E. Richards
- Hawker
- Gene Rader
- Federale
- Eumenio Blanco
- Federale
- Daniel Nunez (Daniel Núñez)
- Federale
- Chuy Franco
- Federale
- Luis Contreras
- Radio Telescope Team
- James Keane
- Radio Telescope Team
- Dennis McMullen
- Radio Telescope Team
- Cy Young
- Radio Telescope Team
- Tom Howard
- Truck Dispatcher
- Richard Stuart
- Load Dispatcher
- Bob Westmoreland
- Support Leader
- Matt Emery
- Special Forces
- Galen Thompson
- Special Forces
- John Dennis Johnston
- Dirty Tricks #1
- John Ewing
- Dirty Tricks #2
- Keith Atkinson
- Dirty Tricks #3
- Robert Broyles
- Dirty Tricks #4
- Kirk Raymond
- Scientist
- Bennett Wayne Dean Sr. (*)
- Longly
- Basil Hoffman (*)
- Himself - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site
- J. Allen Hynek (*)
- Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot
- Monty Jordan (*)
- Speaking Child Extra
- Lisa McLean (*)
- Agent
- Clyde McLeod (*)
- Extra
- Carl Neal (*)
- Agent
- Monty O'Grady (*)
- Agent
- Murray Pollack (*)
- UN Observer
- Stephen Powers (*)
- Howard K. Smith
- Howard K. Smith (*)
Director
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
Writing credits
- Written by
- Steven Spielberg
- Writer
- Hal Barwood (*)
- Writer
- Jerry Belson (*)
- Writer
- John Hill (*)
- Writer
- Matthew Robbins (*)
Producer
- Associate producer
- Clark Paylow (Clark L. Paylow)
- Producer
- Julia Phillips
- Producer
- Michael Phillips
Music
- Music
- John Williams
Cinematography
- Director of photography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
Editor
- Editor
- Michael Kahn
Casting
- Casting director
- Shari Rhodes
- Casting director
- Juliette Taylor (Juliet Taylor)
Production design
- Production designer
- Joe Alves
Art direction
- Art director
- Dan Lomino (Daniel A. Lomino)
Set decoration
- Set decorator
- Phil Abramson
Makeup department
- Hairdresser
- Edie Panda
- Makeup supervisor
- Bob Westmoreland
- Creature crew
- Dave Ayres (*)
- Extraterrestrial mask fabrication
- Ellis Burman Jr. (*)
- Extraterrestrial mask fabrication
- Thomas R. Burman (*)
- Extraterrestrial mask designer
- Frank Griffin (*)
- Hair stylist
- Sharleen Rassi (*)
Production management
- Unit production manager
- Clark Paylow (Clark L. Paylow)
- Unit production manager
- Ronald L. Schwary (*) (Additional scenes)
- Production manager
- Baba Shaik (*) (India)
- Executive in charge of production
- John Veitch (*)
Assistant director
- Second assistant director
- Jim Bloom
- Assistant director
- Chuck Myers (Charles Myers)
- Second unit director
- Matthew Robbins (*) (Additional scenes)
- Key second assistant director
- Eric Stacey (*)
- Assistant director
- Jerry Ziesmer (*) (Additional scenes)
Art department
- Property master
- Sam Gordon
- Production illustrator
- George Jensen (George Jensen)
- Construction manager
- Bill Parks
- Set dresser
- Stan Cockerell (*)
- Assistant property master
- David Coleman (*)
- Conceptual artwork
- Ralph McQuarrie (*)
Sound department
- Sound effects editorial staff
- Neil Burrow
- Production sound mixer
- Gene Cantamesa (Gene S. Cantamessa)
- Dialogue editorial staff
- Dick Friedman (Richard Friedman)
- Sound effects editorial staff
- Sam Gemette
- Sound effects editorial staff
- Gary S. Gerlich
- Re-recording mixer
- Robert Glass
- Sound effects editorial staff
- David Horton (David M. Horton)
- Assistant dialogue staff
- Bill Jackson
- Sound supervisor
- Steve Katz (Dolby) (Stephen Katz)
- Re-recording mixer
- Buzz Knudson (Robert Knudson)
- Re-recording mixer
- Don MacDougall
- Sound effects editorial staff
- Richard Oswald
- Assistant dialogue staff
- Robert A. Reich
- Supervising dialogue editor
- Jack Schrader
- Sound effects editorial staff
- Chet Slomka (Chester Slomka)
- Supervising sound effects editor
- Frank Warner (Frank E. Warner)
- Boom operator
- Raul A. Bruce (*)
- Adr mixer
- Ed Golya (*)
- Foley artist
- John Roesch (*)
Special effects
- Special mechanical effects
- Roy Arbogast
- Realization of "extraterrestrial"
- Carlo Rambaldi
- Alien marionette
- Bob Baker (*)
- Special effects
- Wayne Beauchamp (*)
- Special effects
- Johnny Borgese (*)
- Special effects
- Kevin Pike (*)
- Mechanical effects
- Dell Rheaume (*) (Extraterrestrial masks)
- Alien designer
- Robert Short (*) (1980 special edition)
Visual effects
- Special consultant
- Larry Albright
- Special consultant
- Peter Anderson (Credited)
- Project coordinator
- Mona Thal Benefiel
- Special consultant
- Richard Bennett (Richard Bennett)
- Camera operator
- Dave Berry (David Berry)
- Animation staff
- Carol Boardman
- Animation staff
- Eleanor Dahlen
- Animation staff
- Cy Didjurgis
- Laboratory technician
- Don Dow
- Model shop coordinator
- J. Richard Dow (Jim Dow)
- Special consultant
- Ken Ebert
- Project assistant
- Glenn Erickson
- Camera operator
- Eugene Eyerly
- Assistant matte artist
- Rocco Gioffre
- Effects electrician
- David Gold
- Production secretary
- Joyce Goldberg
- Optical photography
- Robert Hall
- Assistant cameraman
- David Hardberger (David R. Hardberger)
- Assistant cameraman
- Alan Harding
- Laboratory expeditor
- Charles Hinkle (Jack Hinkle)
- Technician
- Robert Hollister
- Laboratory technician
- Tom Hollister (Thomas Hollister)
- Special consultant
- Paul Huston
- Editorial assistant
- Joseph Ippolito (Joseph A. Ippolito)
- Matte photography
- Don Jarel
- Electronics design
- Jerry L. Jeffress (Jerry Jeffress)
- Chief model maker
- Gregory Jein
- Special consultant
- David M. Jones (David Jones)
- Special consultant
- Kevin Kelly
- Animation staff
- Tom Koester
- Special consultant
- Jim Lutes
- Model maker
- Michael McMillen
- Animation staff
- Bill Millar
- Electronics design
- Alvah J. Miller
- Animator
- Harry Moreau
- Animation staff
- Conne Morgan
- Camera operator
- Maxwell Morgan (Max Morgan)
- Effects negative cutter
- Barbara Morrison
- Mothership photography
- Dennis Muren
- Assistant cameraman
- Bruce Nicholson
- Camera operator
- Ron Peterson
- Mechanical special effects
- George Polkinghorne
- Special consultant
- George Randle
- Still photography
- Marcia Reid (Marcia Reed)
- Electronics design
- Peter Regla
- Key grip
- Ray Rich
- Camera operator
- Eldon Rickman
- Assistant cameraman
- Richard Rippel
- Special visual effects coordinator
- Larry Robinson
- Production accountant
- Peggy Rosson
- Camera and mechanical design
- John Russell
- Special consultant
- Jeff Shapiro
- Project manager
- Robert Shepherd (Effects unit)
- Electronics design
- Dan Slater
- Visual effects concepts
- Steven Spielberg
- Assistant cameraman
- Scott Squires
- UFO photography
- Dave Stewart (David K. Stewart)
- Animation supervisor
- Robert Swarthe
- Model maker
- Kenneth Swenson (Ken Swenson)
- Camera and mechanical design
- Don Trumbull
- Special photographic effects
- Douglas Trumbull
- Model maker
- Jor Van Kline
- Model maker
- Robert Worthington (Robert E. Worthington)
- Project assistant
- Hoyt Yeatman
- Matte artist
- Matthew Yuricich
- Director of photography
- Richard Yuricich (Photographic effects)
- Mothership neonlight effects designer
- Larry Albright (*)
- Additional model photography
- Peter Anderson (*)
- Model and minature electronics
- Peter Anderson (*)
- Additional effects photography
- Don Baker (*) (1980 special edition)
- Visual effects
- Thane Berti (*)
- Visual effects editor
- Kathryn Campbell (*) (1980 special edition)
- Animator
- Leslie Ekker (*) (1980 special edition)
- Visual effects technician
- Gregory L. McMurry (*) (1980 special edition)
- Animation photography
- Mike Peed (*) (1980 special edition)
- Model maker
- Christopher S. Ross (*) (1980 special edition: mothership interior)
- Visual effects camera
- Jonathan Seay (*) (1980 special edition)
- Developer
- Scott Squires (*) (Cloud tank)
- Model maker
- Mitch Suskin (*) (1980 special edition)
- Visual effects supervisor
- Robert Swarthe (*) (1980 special edition: inside mother ship)
Stunts
- Stunt coordinator
- Buddy Joe Hooker
- Stunts
- Denny Arnold (*)
- Stunts
- Bobby Bass (*)
- Stunt driver
- Craig R. Baxley (*)
- Stunt driver
- Jerry Brutsche (*)
- Stunts
- Steven Burnett (*)
- Stunts
- Jeannie Epper (*)
- Stunts
- Buddy Joe Hooker (*)
- Utility stunts
- Monty Jordan (*)
- Stunts
- Stephen Powers (*)
Camera
- Additional director of photography
- John Alonzo (John A. Alonzo)
- Still photographer
- Jim Coe
- Director of photography
- William A. Fraker (Additional American scenes)
- Gaffer
- Earl Gilbert
- Additional director of photography
- Laszlo Kovacs (László Kovács)
- Video technician
- 'Fast' Eddie Mahler
- Camera operator
- Nick McLean
- Director of photography
- Steve Poster (Second unit) (Steven Poster)
- Director of photography
- Douglas Slocombe (India sequence)
- Still photographer
- Pete Sorel (Peter Sorel)
- Still photographer
- Pete Turner
- Additional photography
- Michael C. Butler (*) (1980 special edition: inside mother ship)
- Additional photography
- Richard E. Cunha (*)
- Additional photography
- Allen Daviau (*) (1980 special edition: Gobi Desert sequence)
- Additional photography
- Jim Dickson (*)
- Electrician
- Norman Lang (*)
- Camera operator
- Mike Laurance (*) (Additional photography)
- Additional photography
- Rexford L. Metz (*) (Second unit)
- Dolly grip
- Tim Ryan (*)
- Additional director of photography
- Frank Stanley (*)
- Focus puller
- Robin Vidgeon (*) (India)
- First assistant camera
- Ronald Vidor (*)
- Camera operator
- Chic Waterson (*) (India)
- Additional photography
- Joseph Westheimer (*)
Wardrobe department
- Wardrobe supervisor
- Jim Linn (James Linn)
Editorial department
- Assistant film editor
- Charles Bornstein
- Color consultant
- Robert M. McMillian (Bob McMillian)
- Assistant film editor
- Geoffrey Rowland
Music department
- Music scoring mixer
- John Neal
- Music editor
- Kenneth Wannberg
- Musician
- Tom Boyd (*) (Oboe soloist)
- Oboe soloist
- Tom Boyd (*)
- Musician
- Vince De Rosa (*) (French horn)
- Orchestra contractor
- Sandy DeCrescent (*)
- Musician
- George Doering (*)
- Musician
- Tommy Johnson (*) (Tuba soloist)
- Musician
- Malcolm McNab (*) (Trumpet soloist)
- Additional orchestrator
- Angela Morley (*)
- Composer
- Angela Morley (*) (Additional music)
- Musician
- Richard Nash (*) (Trombones)
- Musician
- Tom Raney (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- Emil Richards (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- George Roberts (*) (Bass trombone soloist)
- Vocalist
- Paul Salamunovich (*) (Harmonic chanting)
- Musician
- Steve Schaeffer (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- Jim Self (*) (Tuba, voice of the mother ship)
- Musician
- Bud Shank (*) (Woodwinds)
- Orchestrator
- Herbert W. Spencer (*)
- Musician
- Tony Terran (*) (Trumpet soloist)
- Musician
- James Thatcher (*) (French horn)
- Choir contractor
- Urban Thielmann (*)
- Musician
- Lloyd Ulyate (*) (Trombones)
- Musician
- Jerry Williams (*) (Percussion)
- Conductor
- John Williams (*)
- Music producer
- John Williams (*)
- Orchestrator
- John Williams (*)
Other crew
- Second assistant to producers
- Judy Bornstein
- Script supervisor
- Charlsie Bryant
- Production staff
- Pat Burns (Patrick Burns)
- Technical dialogue
- Colin Cantwell
- Assistant to producers
- Kendall Cooper
- Publicist
- Al Ebner
- Assistant
- Rick Fields (Mr. Spielberg)
- Production staff
- Janet Healy
- Technical advisor
- Dr. J. Allen Hynek (J. Allen Hynek)
- Title designer
- Dan Perri
- Production secretary
- Gail Siemers
- Location auditor
- Steve Warner
- Publicist
- Murray Weissman
- Intern
- Seth Winston (AFI)
- Dialogue translator
- Noreen Beasley (*) (French for F. Truffaut)
- Production counsel
- Norman Brokaw (*)
- Production counsel
- Norman Garey (*)
- Pilot
- Steve Hinton (*)
- Publicist
- Pat Kingsley (*)
- Assistant
- Kevin Von Feldt (*) (Clark Paylow)
(*) uncredited