Sphere
(Sphere)
Credits
Cast
- Dr. Norman Goodman
- Dustin Hoffman
- Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
- Sharon Stone
- Dr. Harry Adams
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Captain Harold C. Barnes
- Peter Coyote
- Dr. Ted Fielding
- Liev Schreiber
- Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
- Queen Latifah
- Jane Edmunds
- Marga Gómez
- Helicopter Pilot
- Huey Lewis
- Seaman
- Bernard Hocke
- O.S.S.A. Instructor
- James Pickens Jr.
- O.S.S.A. Official
- Michael Keys Hall
- O.S.S.A. Official
- Ralph Tabakin
Director
- Director
- Barry Levinson
Writing credits
- Novel
- Michael Crichton
- Adaptation
- Kurt Wimmer
- Screenplay
- Stephen Hauser
- Screenplay
- Paul Attanasio
Producer
- Associate producer
- Patricia Churchill
- Producer
- Michael Crichton
- Executive producer
- Peter Giuliano
- Producer
- Barry Levinson
- Producer
- Andrew Wald
Music
- Music
- Elliot Goldenthal
Cinematography
- Cinematographer
- Adam Greenberg
Editor
- Editor
- Stu Linder
Casting
- Casting director
- Ellen Chenoweth
Production design
- Production designer
- Norman Reynolds
Art direction
- Art director
- Mark Mansbridge (Mark W. Mansbridge)
- Art director
- Jonathan McKinstry
Set decoration
- Set decorator
- Anne Kuljian
Costume design
- Costume designer
- Gloria Gresham
Makeup department
- Key makeup artist
- Allan Apone (Allan A. Apone)
- Hair department supervisor
- Mark Boley (XFX)
- Makeup artist
- Marietta Carter-Narcisse (Samuel Jackson)
- Key hair stylist
- Catherine Childers
- Hair stylist
- John Quaglia (Sharon Stone)
- Makeup artist
- Robert Ryan (Dustin Hoffman)
- Makeup artist
- Tricia Sawyer (Sharon Stone)
- Makeup artist
- June Westmore
- Hair stylist
- Michael White (Dustin Hoffman)
- Special makeup effects artist
- Rob Hinderstein (*)
- Special makeup effects artist
- Christopher Allen Nelson (*)
- Special makeup effects artist
- Tom Steves (*)
Production management
- Production manager
- Kristen Niederholzer (Cinesite) (Kristen D. Chidel)
- Unit production manager
- Patricia Churchill
- Post-production supervisor
- Blair Daily
- Unit manager
- Mike Malone (Water unit) (Michael J. Malone)
- Executive in charge of production
- Mark Scoon (*)
Assistant director
- Second unit director
- David Ellis (David R. Ellis)
- First assistant director
- Katterli Frauenfelder
- First assistant director
- Cara Giallanza
- Second assistant director
- Jim Goldthwait
- First assistant director
- Robert Huberman
- Assistant director
- L. Dean Jones Jr. (Second unit)
- Second assistant director
- Robert Mooney (Second unit) (Robert J. Mooney)
- Second second assistant director
- Miles Perman (Miles A. Perman)
Art department
- Set designer
- Bill Beck (William Beck)
- Set designer
- Gilbert Clayton (R. Gilbert Clayton)
- Art department researcher
- Deborah Fine
- Construction foreman
- David Gabrielli
- Set designer
- Michael Goldman (Michael E. Goldman)
- Assistant art director
- Wray S. Graham (W. Steven Graham)
- Stand-by painter
- Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
- Construction foreman
- Stuart John (Henry Stuart John)
- Set designer
- Erin Kemp
- Assistant art director
- Marion Kolsby
- Property master
- Sean Mannion
- Set designer
- Nancy Mickelberry
- Set designer
- Nick Navarro
- Set estimator
- Edward V. Pannozzo
- Assistant art director
- Randall Richards
- Construction coordinator
- Marvin Salsberg
- Lead person
- Brett C. Smith
- Set designer
- Dawn Swiderski
- Assistant property master
- Julie Sexsmith (Julie Witherington)
- Carpenter
- Kurtis Bedford (*)
- Carpenter
- Tory Belleci (*)
- Miniature effects artist
- Aprile Lanza Boettcher (*)
- Paint gang boss
- Damon Bowden (*)
- Visual effects illustrator
- Stephen Debonrepos (*)
- Set designer
- Todd Cherniawsky (*)
- Set decoration estimator
- Joseph Conenna (*)
- Miniature painter
- Richard Ewan (*)
- Art department model maker
- Gustavo R. Ferreyra (*)
- Mechanic
- Fred Folger (*)
- Scenic artist
- Aaron Hakeem (*)
- Lead set designer
- Geoff Hubbard (*)
- Propmaker
- Travis Huffman (*)
- Paint foremen
- Kent Jones (*)
- Propmaker
- Steven Ladish (*)
- Carpenter
- Thomas Lauifi (*)
- Storyboard artist
- Jim Magdaleno (*)
- Paint foreman
- Robert Misetich (*)
- Construction rigger
- James F. Oberlander (*) (Mare Island)
- Set foreman
- John Oster (*)
- Scenic artist
- Robert L. Peden (*)
- Set dresser
- Edward J. Protiva (*)
- Propmaker
- Craig Seamas (*)
- Set designer
- Mike Stassi (*)
- Construction foreman
- Randy Syracuse (*)
- Scenic artist
- Leslie Turnbull (*)
- Carpenter
- Marcel Worch (*)
Sound department
- Sound designer
- Richard Beggs
- Adr editor
- Lindakay Brown
- Dialogue editor
- Lindakay Brown
- Assistant sound effects editor
- Nicole Bugna
- Production sound mixer
- Steve Cantamessa
- Assistant sound effects editor
- Aura Belle Gilge (Aura Gilge)
- Assistant sound effects editor
- Ben Gold
- Sound effects editor
- J.R. Grubbs
- Re-recording mixer
- Lora Hirschberg
- Supervising sound editor
- Tim Holland
- Re-recording mixer
- Tom Johnson
- Cable person
- Scott La Rue
- Sound effects editor
- Mary Helen Leasman
- Assistant sound effects editor
- Cheryl Nardi
- Assistant sound effects editor
- Jonathan Null
- Adr editor
- Claire Sanfilippo
- Dialogue editor
- Claire Sanfilippo
- Supervising dialogue editor
- Michael Silvers
- Boom operator
- Gary Thomas
- Foley artist
- Denise Thorpe
- Foley artist
- Jana Vance
- Sound effects editor
- Marian Wilde
- Sound effects recordist
- Richard Beggs (*)
- Mix technician
- Kent Sparling (*)
- Sound transferer
- David E. Turner (*)
Special effects
- Special effects
- Peter Albiez
- Special effects assistant
- Danny Cangemi (Water unit)
- Effects supervisor
- Joe Colwell (XFX)
- Special effects assistant
- Michael Davis (Water unit)
- Special effects
- Kim Derry
- Special effects executive producer
- Gil Gagnon (Cinesite)
- Sculptor
- Nori Honda
- Special effects foreman
- Conrad Krumm (Water unit)
- Special effects
- John LaNoue
- Special effects
- Bruce Lippstreu
- Jellyfish effects supervisor
- Lennie MacDonald (XFX) (Leonard MacDonald)
- Special effects technician
- Jeff Miller
- Special effects supervisor
- Ken Pepiot
- Special effects
- Frank Schepler
- Sculptor
- Greg Smith (XFX)
- Production coordinator
- Sean Taylor (XFX)
- Special effects
- Richard Weed (Rick Weed)
- Prop electronics technician
- Christian T. Andrews (*)
- Special effects technician
- Paul Barnes (*)
- Design model maker
- Scott Cobb (*)
- Special effects medic
- Louis Farah (*)
- Special effects technician
- Damian Fisher (*)
- Creature effects
- Patrick M. Gerrety (*)
- Special effects
- Joseph Hahn (*)
- Special effects technician
- Dana Klaren (*)
Visual effects
- Avid editor
- Jonathan Alvord
- Visual effects supervisor
- Carlos Arguello (Cinesite)
- Gaffer
- Greg Banta (Grant McCune Design)
- CGI supervisor
- Robert Bardy (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Gil Baron (Cinesite)
- Visual effects editor
- Rod Basham (Cinesite)
- Special effects "b" camera assistant
- Chuck Bemis (Grant McCune Design)
- CGI supervisor
- Fernando Benítez (Cinesite)
- Lead data engineer
- James Blevins (Cinesite)
- Visual effects production supervisor
- Thomas M. Boland (Thomas Boland)
- Visual effects producer
- Lydia Bottegoni (SPI)
- Digital compositor
- Bonjin Byun (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Aimee Campbell (Cinesite)
- Visual effects production
- Cathy Cassese (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Mike Castillo (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Jeff Chung (Cinesite)
- Grip
- James Conroy (Grant McCune Design)
- Digital compositor
- Jay Cooper (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Ken Dackermann (Cinesite)
- Digital matte painting supervisor
- Charles Darby (Cinesite)
- Visual effects associate producer
- Chris Del Conte (Cinesite)
- Visual effects producer
- Aaron Dem (Cinesite)
- Visual effects production
- Christina DeSilva (Cinesite)
- Visual effects production
- Kimberly Spear (Cinesite) (Kimberly Spear)
- Digital paint supervisor
- Joe Dubs (Cinesite)
- Visual effects production
- Kurt S. Gartman (Cinesite)
- Visual effects associate
- Jack Geist
- Rotoscope supervisor
- Tim Gibbons (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Laura Hanigan (Cinesite)
- Special effects coordinator
- Richard Helmer (Grant McCune Design) (Richard O. Helmer)
- 3D animator
- Nicole Herr
- 3D match mover
- Nicole Herr
- CGI animator
- Nicole Herr (Cinesite)
- Cg supervisor
- Walter F. Hyneman (SPI)
- CGI animator
- Tim Ketzer (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Gokhan Kisacikoglu (Cinesite)
- Rotoscope supervisor
- Karen D. Klein (Cinesite) (Karen Klein)
- CGI animator
- Richard Klein (Cinesite)
- Compositor
- John Charles Kohn (Cineon)
- Digital compositor
- John Charles Kohn
- CGI supervisor
- Michael Kory (Cinesite)
- Data engineer supervisor
- Brian Kun (Cinesite)
- Animator assistant supervisor
- Vincent Lavares (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Dan Levitan (Cinesite)
- Visual effects sequence lead
- Gregory D. Liegey
- Visual effects sequence supervisor
- Gregory Liegey (Cinesite) (Gregory D. Liegey)
- CGI supervisor
- Jeff Lin (Cinesite)
- Visual effects sequence supervisor
- David Lingenfelser (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Richard Liukis (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Marcel Martinez (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Craig Mathieson (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Seth Maury (Cinesite)
- Model/minature supervisor
- Grant McCune (Grant McCune Design)
- Digital artist
- John McGee
- Visual effects production
- Drew McKeen (Cinesite)
- Miniature director of photography
- Greg McMurry (Grant McCune Design) (Gregory L. McMurry)
- Visual effects sequence supervisor
- Mark Michaels (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Katie Nook (Cinesite)
- Camera assistant
- Edward Notoli (Grant McCune Design)
- Animator assistant supervisor
- Ariel Y. Oclarino (Cinesite) (Ariel Oclarino)
- Visual effects supervisor
- Jeffrey A. Okun
- CGI department supervisor
- Joe Pasquale (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Eric Pender (Cinesite)
- Visual effects sequence supervisor
- Cristin Pescosolido (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Jason Piccioni (Cinesite)
- Digital paint supervisor
- Corinne Pooler (Cinesite)
- Technical director
- Jay Redd
- Digital compositor
- David Rey (Cinesite)
- Visual effects production
- Tony Sands (Cinesite)
- Visual effects sequence supervisor
- John Sasaki (Cinesite) (John E. Sasaki)
- Miniature construction design
- Clark Schaffer (Grant McCune Design)
- Digital imaging
- Kevin Schwab (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Jerry Sells (Cinesite)
- Data engineer supervisor
- Tony Sgueglia (Cinesite)
- Camera operator
- Tom Shaughnessy (Grant McCune Design)
- Chief model maker
- Montgomery Shook (Grant McCune Design) (Monty Shook)
- Miniature construction engineering
- Bill Shourt (Grant McCune Design) (William Shourt)
- CGI animator
- Eduardo Silva (Cinesite)
- 2D department supervisor
- Thomas J. Smith (Cinesite)
- Visual effects camera operator
- Kurt Soderling (Kurt E. Soderling)
- Special effects "b" camera operator
- Pete Sorenson (Grant McCune Design)
- Special effects director of photography
- David Stump (Grant McCune Design)
- Concept art
- George Denes Suhayda (SPI)
- Best boy electric
- R. Gern Trowbridge (Visual effects unit)
- Digital compositor
- Patrick Tubach (Cinesite) (Pat Tubach)
- CGI animator
- Cesar Velazquez (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- John Wallace (Cinesite) (John B. Wallace)
- CGI supervisor
- Jason Wardle (Cinesite)
- Digital compositor
- Ronnie E. Williams Jr. (Cinesite)
- CGI animator
- Christopher Wilson (Cinesite)
- Special effects producer
- Michael Yost (Grant McCune Design)
- Best boy
- David Youel (Grant McCune Design)
- Special effects
- John Ziegler (Grant McCune Design)
- Digital compositor
- Tom Zils (Cinesite)
- Chief lighting technician
- Victor Abbene (*) (Visual effects)
- Assistant camera
- Wayne Baker (*) (Miniatures)
- Film scanning and recording technician
- Alfredo R. Barcia (*) (SPI)
- CGI animator
- Constance Bracewell (*)
- Roto artist
- Erin M. Cullen (*)
- 2D graphic artist
- Sean Dever (*) (Hammerhead)
- Miniatures and technical effects
- Thomas Enright (*)
- Model maker
- Mark Fiorenza (*)
- Technical assistant
- Andy Garcia (*) (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)
- Assistant color timer
- Anthony Harris (*)
- Digital effects artist
- Roger Huynh (*)
- Digital compositor
- Stephen Kennedy (*)
- Matte painter
- Roger Kupelian (*)
- Assistant visual effects coordinator
- Salvy Maleki (*)
- Digital compositor
- Will McCoy (*)
- Film scanning and recording
- Paul McGhee (*)
- Digital artist
- Valerie McMahon (*)
- Visual effects animator
- Barb Meier (*)
- Inferno artist
- Jason Ortenberg (*)
- Digital artist
- Chad Owen (*)
- Visual effects producer
- Anne Putnam (*)
- Assistant visual effects editor
- Steve Rhee (*) (Cinesite)
- Visual effects
- Scot Shinderman (*) (Cinesite)
- Production executive
- Randy Starr (*) (Cinesite)
- Lead software developer
- Jerry Tessendorf (*)
- Technical support
- Tristan Tom (*) (Cinesite)
Stunts
- Stunts
- Paul Borne
- Stunts
- Michael Brady (Michael T. Brady)
- Stunts
- Liisa Cohen
- Stunt coordinator
- Alex Daniels
- Stunts
- Alex Daniels
- Stunts
- Cliff Fleming
- Stunts
- Christian J. Fletcher
- Stunts
- Thirl R. Haston (Thirl Haston)
- Stunts
- Scott Hubbell
- Stunts
- Brian Keaulana (Brian L. Keaulana)
- Stunts
- Lisa McCullough
- Stunts
- Jeff Mosley
- Stunts
- Timothy J. Rigby (Tim Rigby)
- Stunts
- Christina Fetters (Christina Ritzi)
- Stunt coordinator
- Ronnie Rondell (Ronnie Rondell Jr.)
- Stunts
- Ronnie Rondell (Ronnie Rondell Jr.)
- Stunts
- John Rottger
- Stunts
- Frank J. Sparks (Frank James Sparks)
- Stunt double
- Keith Tellez (Dustin Hoffman)
- Stunts
- Dirk Vahle
- Stunts
- Danny Weselis
- Water safety
- Scott Hubbell (*)
Camera
- Second assistant camera
- Eric Amundsen (Water unit)
- Key grip
- Charles Bukey (Charles John Bukey)
- Director of photography
- Gary Capo (Second unit)
- First assistant camera
- Al Cohen (Alan Cohen)
- Camera operator
- Allen Easton (Allen D. Easton)
- Rigging gaffer
- Brad Emmons
- Camera operator
- Ian Fox (Water unit)
- Video assist operator
- Tom Fox
- Grip
- Mike Gerzevitz (Second unit)
- Assistant chief lighting technician
- Stanley Gonsales (Stanley L. Gonsales)
- Second assistant camera
- Shai Greenberg
- Still photographer
- Brian Hamill
- Best boy grip
- Bud Heller
- Video assist operator
- Douglas Hunt (Doug Hunt)
- Underwater still photographer
- Nathan Johnson (Water unit)
- Dolly grip
- Jeff Kunkel
- Assistant chief lighting technician
- Kevin Lang (Kevin J. Lang)
- Chief lighting technician
- Steve McGee (Steven C. McGee)
- Rigging grip foreman
- Ronald A. Miller
- First assistant camera
- Brad Peterman (Water unit)
- 24 frame video engineer
- Allan Porter (Alan L. Porter)
- First assistant camera
- Cynthia Pusheck (Water unit)
- Steadicam operator
- P. Scott Sakamoto
- Camera operator
- P. Scott Sakamoto
- Second assistant camera
- Paul Santoni
- Best boy grip
- Rodney Veto
- First assistant camera
- Mike Weldon (Michael D. Weldon)
- Rigging grip
- Andrew Bennett (*)
- Electrician
- Eric Blum (*) (Second unit)
- Grip diver
- Marty Coen (*)
- First assistant camera
- Michael Condro (*)
- Aerial assistant camera
- Dylan Goss (*)
- Grip
- Michael Guthrie (*)
- Best boy rigger
- Steve Hastings (*)
- Assistant camera
- Eric K. Jones (*) (Second unit)
- Electrician
- John Lacy (*)
- Lighting technician
- Michael Meier (*)
- Electrician
- David H. Neale (*)
- Stage rigging grip
- James F. Oberlander (*)
- Assistant camera
- Douglas Olivares (*)
- Second assistant camera
- James R. Powell (*)
- Grip
- Jamie Ronnei (*)
- Electrician
- Patrick Ryan (*)
- Aerial camera operator
- Kurt E. Soderling (*)
- Aerial director of photography
- Kurt E. Soderling (*)
- Electrician
- Darren Jon Taylor (*)
- Electrician
- Joshua Teicher (*)
- Electrician
- Brian Tilden (*)
- Video assist operator
- John Trunk (*) (Second unit)
- Additional camera operator
- Joseph D. Urbanczyk (*)
- Assistant camera
- Steven J. Winslow (*) (Wescam camera)
- Camera technician
- Steven J. Winslow (*)
- Assistant chief lighting technician
- David Youel (*) (Miniatures unit)
Wardrobe department
- Costumer
- Oda Groeschel (Sharon Stone)
- Costumer
- Barbara Hartman-Jenichen
- Key costumer
- Adrienne Manhan
- Costumer
- David Mayreis
- Costumer
- Kelly Porter (Dustin Hoffman)
- Costumer
- Nancy Servin
- Costumer
- Mary Still (Mary Elizabeth Still)
- Costume supervisor
- Jim Tyson (James W. Tyson)
- Costumes
- Christopher Gilman (*)
- Set costumer
- Andrew Nelson (*)
Editorial department
- Additional editor
- Blair Daily
- First assistant editor
- Mark Daily
- Color timer
- Dale Grahne (Dale E. Grahn)
- Editorial apprentice
- Thomas Harrigan (Thomas M. Harrigan)
- Negative cutter
- Mo Henry
- Assistant editor
- Jason Joseph
- Assistant editor
- John S. Lyons (John F. Lyons)
- Post-production executive
- Bill Daly (*)
- Editor
- Kurt Mattila (*) (Title sequence)
Music department
- Assistant music editor
- James Burt
- Orchestrator
- Robert Elhai
- Orchestrator
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Music mixer
- Joel Iwataki
- Music recordist
- Joel Iwataki
- Electronic music producer
- Richard Martinez
- Music mixer
- James P. Nichols (James Nichols)
- Music recordist
- James P. Nichols (James Nichols)
- Supervising music editor
- Curtis Roush
- Conductor
- Jonathan Sheffer
- Composer
- David Bergeaud (*) (Additional music)
- Additional orchestrator
- Deniz Hughes (*)
- Musician
- John Moses (*) (Clarinetist)
Other crew
- Assistant
- Shelley Barbour (Dustin Hoffman)
- Staff assistant
- Pier Belton
- First aid
- Mark Bosia (Water unit)
- Assistant to producers
- Joe Branch
- Projectionist
- Billy Brashier
- Computer imager
- Brian Callier
- Dive instructor
- Bob Christensen (Water unit)
- Production associate
- Mary Courtney
- Dga intern
- Matt Danciger
- Assistant
- Lynn Dubal (Sharon Stone)
- Set production assistant
- Christine Dye
- Computer imager
- Brent Ekstrand
- Staff assistant
- John Embry
- Computer department coordinator
- Marty Garner (Martin Garner)
- Underwater lighting design
- Adam Greenberg
- Script supervisor
- Heather Harris (Second unit)
- Assistant to producers
- Jack Higgins
- Production secretary
- Rose Hlaing (Water unit)
- Assistant
- Donna Lee Hunt (Mr. Levinson)
- Staff assistant
- Lauren Feige (Lauren Feige)
- Staff assistant
- Kristin Korsgaard (Water unit)
- Assistant
- Brady Kuhlman (Sharon Stone) (Brady Kuhlman)
- Dive helmet assistant
- Steve Larson (Water unit)
- Staff assistant
- Kevin LeBlanc (Water unit) (Kevin Le Blanc)
- Craft service
- Mary Ellen Leonard
- Assistant production secretary
- Abbie Ludwig
- Craft service
- Wende L. Martin (Wende Martin)
- Title designer
- Kurt Mattila
- Staff assistant
- Mike McDonough
- Production accountant
- Denise Morgan McGrath
- Computer/video department supervisor
- John Monsour
- Dive instructor
- Bev Morgan (Water unit)
- 24 frame computer engineer
- Matthew Morrissey
- Staff assistant
- Jasa Murphy (Water unit)
- Assistant
- Kate Neumann (Mr. Giuliano)
- Dive operations manager
- Kris Newman (Water unit)
- Production secretary
- George Patterson
- Dive operations assistant manager
- Jean Pierce (Water unit)
- Script supervisor
- Julie Pitkanen
- Staff assistant
- Buz Presock
- Assistant accountant
- Gail Foreman Rose (Gail Rose)
- Assistant to producers
- Marie Rowe
- Staff assistant
- Robert Rusello
- Project manager
- Trent Schultz (Water unit)
- Associate
- Kas Self (Mr. Hoffman)
- Publicist
- Michael Singer
- Assistant
- Leonard L. Thomas (Samuel L. Jackson)
- Staff assistant
- Christian Wadman (Water unit)
- Assistant accountant
- Sandra L. Yeary
- Second assistant accountant
- Coleen Aiello (*)
- First aid
- Bundy Chanock (*)
- Computer crew
- Matt Cohen (*)
- Title designer
- Kyle Cooper (*)
- Production assistant
- Stacy De La Motte (*)
- Office production assistant
- Brian Dettor (*)
- Set production assistant
- Brian Dettor (*)
- Underwater lamp operator
- Joseph Emanuele (*)
- Marine crew
- Miles Flewitt (*)
- Set production assistant
- Illya Friedman (*)
- Stand-in
- Michael Greggans (*)
- Stand-in
- Rosie Heeter (*)
- Assistant to visual effects supervisor
- Lizette Jamison (*)
- Office production assistant
- Lichelli Lazar-Lea (*) (Water unit)
- Utility diver
- G. Anthony Phillips (*)
- Underwater lamp operator
- Don Tomich (*)
- Artist
- Marcel Valcarce (*) (Main titles)
- Production assistant
- David Van Woert (*)
- Underwater unit
- Robert Zullo (*)
(*) uncredited