Fire in the Sky

(Fire in the Sky)

 Credits

Cast

Travis Walton
D.B. Sweeney
Mike Rogers
Robert Patrick
Allan Dallis
Craig Sheffer
David Whitlock
Peter Berg
Greg Hayes
Henry Thomas
Bobby Cogdill
Bradley Gregg
Blake Davis
Noble Willingham
Katie Rogers
Kathleen Wilhoite
Frank Watters
James Garner
Dana Rogers
Georgia Emelin
Dan Walton
Scott MacDonald
Cyrus Gilson
Wayne Grace
Buck
Kenneth White
Ray Melendez
Robert Covarrubias
Dennis Clay
Bruce Wright
Ellis
Robert Biheller
Dr. Wilson
Tom McGranahan Sr.
Dr. Cayle
Julie Ariola
Ramon
Peter Mark Vasquez
George
Gordon Scott
Mary Rogers
Mical Shannon Lewis
Emily Rogers
Courtney Esler
Cathy
Holly Hoffman
Nurse
Marcia MacLaine
Geiger Counter Man
Glen Lee
Bill Grant
Vernon Barkhurst
Citizen
Jerry Basham
Citizen
Teresa Fox
Citizen
Travis Walton
Anchorwoman
Susan Castillo
Lurae Jenkins
Jane Ferguson
Cathy's Mom
Nancy Neifert
Jarvis Powell
Charley Lang
Ida
Lyn Marie Sager (Lynn Marie Sager)
Thelma
Mari Padron
Balding Man
John Breedlove
Orlando
Frank Chavez
Paramedic
Louis A. Lotorto Jr. (Louis A. Lotorto)
Digger
Ronald Lee Marriott
Japanese Reporter
Shinichi Mine
Emergency Room Doctor
Scott M. Seekins
Claude
Eric Wilsey
Citizen
Dana Walton
Alien
Natasha Henry (*)

Director

Director
Robert Lieberman

Writing credits

Book "The Walton Experience"
Travis Walton
Screenplay
Tracy Tormé

Producer

Producer
Todd Black
Executive producer
Wolfgang Glattes
Line producer
Jody Gottlieb
Co-producer
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Co-producer
Robert Strauss
Co-producer
Tracy Tormé
Producer
Joe Wizan

Music

Music
Mark Isham

Cinematography

Director of photography
Bill Pope

Editor

Editor
Steve Mirkovich

Casting

Casting director
Sharon Bialy
Casting director
Debi Manwiller
Casting director
Richard Pagano

Production design

Production designer
Laurence Bennett

Art direction

Art director
Mark W. Mansbridge

Set decoration

Set decorator
John Goodson
Set decorator
Daniel L. May (Daniel Loren May)
Set decorator
Kaye Emily Williams

Costume design

Costume designer
Joe I. Tompkins

Makeup department

Makeup artist
Ken Chase
Additional makeup artist
Dennis Glass (Dennis Glas)
Hair stylist
Nina Paskowitz
Makeup artist
Charlene Roberson (James Garner)

Production management

Executive in charge of production
Patricia Blau (Alien sequence)
Unit production manager
Wolfgang Glattes

Assistant director

First assistant director
J. Michael Haynie
Assistant director
Martin Jedlicka
Assistant director
Rock Barlett Lane (Rocky Lane)
Additional unit director
Michael Owens (*)

Art department

Production painter
Donald R. Abblett
Set decoration supervisor
Barbara Affonso (Alien sequence)
Art department coordinator
Aaron Albucher (Aaron M. Albucher)
Greens person
Hip Amdahl
Propmaker
Tim Andreasen
Construction supervisor
Bill Barr (Alien sequence)
Paint foreperson
James Betts
Construction coordinator
Robert 'Beans' Bonino (Robert Bonino)
Lead person
Randall Bostic (Randy Bostic)
Construction foreperson
Charles Carlsen (Charles A. Carlsen)
Painter
Christine M. Chapman (Chistine Chapman)
Painter
Charles J. Clark
Painter
Scot Cummings
Assistant property master
Mike Cunningham
Property person
Tim Dent
Set painter
Ken Erck
Set decorator
Brian Gernand (Alien sequence)
Set decorator
John Goodson (Alien sequence)
Prop person
Steve Husch (Steven Curtis Husch)
Art director
Harley Jessup (Alien sequence)
Set designer
John Leimanis
Alien sequence designer
Michael Owens
Propmaker
Steve Patterson
Prop person
Drew Pinniger
Propmaker
James W. Roberts
Property master
Michael Ross
Propmaker foreperson
Neil Saiger
Sculptor
Mark Siegel
Carpenter
Taylor Yingling

Sound department

Adr mixer
Bob Baron
Supervising foley editor
Pamela Bentkowski
Sound editor
Richard Burton
Boom operator
Pat Clark (Pat Clark)
Assistant sound editor
Anne Couk
Foley mixer
Greg Curda
Foley editor
Christine Danelski
Foley artist
Ken Dufva
Supervising adr editor
Juno J. Ellis
Foley artist
David Lee Fein
Sound mixer
Henry Garfield (Hank Garfield)
Consultant
Douglas Greenfield (Dolby Stereo)
Re-recording mixer
Michael Herbick
Sound effects editor
Frank Howard
Supervising sound editor
Joseph A. Ippolito
Foley editor
Scott D. Jackson
Sound effects editor
John Leveque
Re-recording mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño
Assistant sound editor
Paul O'Bryan
Assistant sound editor
Craig Sims
Assistant sound editor
Thomas Small (Thomas W. Small)
Dialogue editor
Karen Spangenberg
Sound effects editor
Bruce Stambler
Adr editor
Becky Sullivan
Cable person
Cary Weitz
Sound
Kaye Emily Williams
Sound effects editor
Richard Yawn (Richard E. Yawn)
Sound effects editor
Steve Mann (*)

Special effects

Special effects puppeteer
Robert A. Cooper (Robert Cooper)
Special effects technician
Mike Gerzevitz
Key special effects
Dave Heron (Alien sequence) (David Heron)
Special effects foreperson
Geoff Heron (Alien sequence)
Special effects puppeteer
E. Erik Jensen (Erik Jensen)
Special effects
Matt Kutcher
Special effects puppeteer
Leonard Levitt (Len Levitt)
Special effects
Mark R. Lilienthal (Mark Lilienthal)
Special effects coordinator
Alan Edward Lorimer (Alan E. Lorimer)
Assistant model maker
Jules Mann
Special effects puppeteer
Wendy Lou Morton (Wendy Morton)
Special effects foreperson
Dan Nelson (Alien sequence)
Special effects
Lambert Powell
Special effects puppeteer
Mark S. Siegel (Mark Siegel)
Special effects
Paul Stewart
Special effects puppeteer
Lisa Aimee Sturz (Lisa Sturz)
Special effects makeup
Paul Theren
Creature maker
Danny Wagner
Model maker
Harold Weed
Model painter
Lauren Abrams (*)
Special effects technician
Frank W. Tarantino (*)

Visual effects

Technical director
Joel Aron
Creature technician
Don Bies (Alien sequence)
Creature technician
Jean Bolte (Alien sequence)
Puppeteer
Jean Bolte (Alien sequence)
Creature technician
Bryan Dewe (Alien sequence)
Puppeteer
Bryan Dewe (Alien sequence)
Visual effects editor
Tim Eaton (Alien sequence) (Timothy Eaton)
Creature technician
Chris Goehe (Alien sequence)
Puppeteer
Chris Goehe (Alien sequence)
Visual effects producer
Clint Goldman (Alien sequence)
Visual effects
Bryan Haynes (Creature technician: alien sequence : puppeteer: alien sequence)
Stage manager
Ed Hirsh (Alien sequence) (Edward Hirsh)
Digital effects artist
Wade Howie
Creature technician
Sir Guy of Hudson (Alien sequence) (Guy Hudson)
Computer graphics supervisor
Sandra Ford Karpman (Alien sequence)
Visual effects concept artist
Tim Lawrence (Fireball Tim Lawrence)
Optical line up
Jennifer Lee (ILM) (Jennifer Lee)
Digital compositor
Greg Maloney (ILM)
Creature supervisor
Jeff Mann (Alien sequence)
Puppeteer
Jeff Mann (Alien sequence)
Creature technician
Richard Miller (Alien sequence)
Visual effects art director
Mark Moore (Alien sequence)
General manager
Jim Morris (ILM)
Visual effects coordinator
Molly Naughton (Alien sequence)
Visual effects crew
Michael Olague
Model maker
Randy Ottenberg
Visual effects supervisor
Michael Owens
Scanning supervisor
Joshua Pines (Alien sequence)
Lead makeup and puppet effects
Mike Smithson
Digital supervisor
Bruce Vecchitto (Alien sequence)
Optical supervisor
Bruce Vecchitto (Alien sequence)
Digital artist
Robert Weaver
Creature technician
Harold Weed (Alien sequence)
Model maker
Steve Gawley (*)
Model maker; miniature unit
Kim Smith (*)
Optical line up
John Whisnant (*) (ILM)
Stage construction
Dwight Williams (*) (ILM)
Sets paint artist
Teresa Williams (*) (ILM)
Optical line up
Debra Wolff (*) (ILM)

Stunts

Stunt performer
Laurence Todd Rosenthal
Stunt coordinator
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Jim Waters (James Waters)
Stunts
Webster Whinery
Stunts
Scott Leva (*)

Camera

Electrician
Bert Arena
Dolly grip
Rick Carden (Richard L. Carden)
First assistant camera
Henry Cline
Assistant chief lighting technician
James Martin Cox (James M. Cox)
Video assist operator
Scott R. Crabbe (Scott Crabbe)
Grip
Dick Dova (First company, alien sequence)
Rigging lighting technician
Jerry Enright
Chief lighting technician
Robert Finley III (Alien sequence) (Bob Finley III)
Second assistant camera
James Fitzgerald
Grip
Mark Gambino
Camera assistant
John Gazdik (Alien sequence)
Grip
Kurt Grossi (First company)
Camera operator
Christopher Haarhoff (Chris Haarhoff)
Grip
Glenn R. Hale
Assistant chief lighting technician
Brad Jerrell (Alien sequence)
Electrician
David Kohn (David R. Kohn)
Electrician
James Krattiger (James E. Krattiger)
Camera operator
Kim Marks (Alien sequence)
Grip
Anthony Mazzucchi (Second company) (Tony Mazzucchi)
Camera assistant
Carl Miller (Alien sequence)
Camera operator
Martin Schaer
Video playback operator
Tom Schurke
Still photographer
Greg Schwartz (Gregory Schwartz)
Rigging electric
Mark Sonderskov
Rigging grip
Joel Stirnkorb
Chief lighting technician
Gary Tandrow
First assistant camera
Gregor Tavenner ("a" camera)
Second assistant camera
Amy Vincent
Electrician
Kelly Way
Grip
Mike Whitehurst (Second company, alien sequence) (Michael Whitehurst)
Grip
Gary Yahn

Wardrobe department

Costume supervisor
Margo Baxley
Costumer
Wendy M. Craig
Costumer
Tom Numbers

Editorial department

Assistant editor
Timothy Alverson
Apprentice editor
Greg Dean
Color timer
Philip Hetos (Phil Hetos)
Assistant editor
Bret Marnell
Negative cutter
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Additional film editor
Stephen E. Rivkin

Music department

Music preparation
Bob Bornstein
Oboe soloist
Tom Boyd
Music editor
Tom Carlson (Thomas A. Carlson)
Orchestra contractor
Sandy DeCrescent
Additional orchestrator
Ardell Hake (Dell Hake)
Score recordist
Stephen Krause
Scoring mixer
Stephen Krause
Conductor
Ken Kugler
Orchestrator
Ken Kugler
Additional orchestrator
Kim Scharnberg
Music editor
Kaye Emily Williams
Musician
James Thatcher (*) (French horn)

Other crew

Craft service
Linda Bloom-Hedine
Production assistant
Rocky Brooks
Production assistant
Ladonna Bubak
Production assistant
Wayne Campbell Jr.
Production accountant
Robert C. Campion
Talent coordinator
Elle Chan (Alien sequence)
Assistant production accountant
Tony Criscone
Assistant
Luis Delgado (Mr. Garner)
Assistant
Luis Delgado (Mr. Garner)
Production assistant
Max Delgado
Production assistant
Adam Duthie (Adam M. Duthie)
Post-production accountant
Joan Flannery
Unit publicist
Larry Garrison
Assistant
Betty Gumm (Mr. Wizan)
Body double
Nelson Hall (D.B. Sweeney)
Production assistant
Tom Henner (Thomas M. Henner)
Production assistant
William R. Hetzler
Assistant
Patti James (Mr. Lieberman)
Production assistant
Evan Kanew
Production assistant
Peter E. Kozak (Peter Eric Kozak)
Projectionist
Walter R. McCormick Jr.
Assistant
Howard Miller (Mr. Sweeney)
General manager
Jim Morris (Alien sequence)
Assistant
Lesley Moussette (Mr. Torme)
Script supervisor
Raymond Quiroz (Ray Quiroz)
Assistant production coordinator
Katharine Rager
Production assistant
Brandon Ramos
Caterer
Pierre Remy (Tux Wagon Catering)
Assistant production accountant
Debbie Tieman
Production coordinator
Linda Warren
First aid
Donald Willeby
Production secretary
Michael Williams (Michael Williams)
Mechanic
William M. DeLuca (*)
Stand-in
James Devin (*)
Location liaison
Daniel Veluzat (*)

(*) uncredited