Amazing Stories

(Amazing Stories)

 Credits

Cast

Assistant to the Boss
Charles Durning
Mike Malloy
Douglas Seale
Dr. Templeton
Louis Giambalvo
Mom
Sharon Spelman
Bert
J.J. Cohen
Detective Watts
Paul Bartel
Eddie
Jeff Cohen
George Gershwin
Dana Gladstone
Mark
Taliesin Jaffe
Blaze
Tracey Walter
Billy
Joshua Rudoy
Elmer
Royal Dano
Haller
Rick Andosca
Ben Oltman
Gregory Wagrowski
Dr. Wittenberg
Fredric Cook
Family Dog
Brad Bird
Johnny
Arnold Johnson
Angela
JoAnn Willette
Jimmy
Gary Riley
Caretaker
Billy Beck
Jerry Lane
John McCook
Indian
Michael Horse
Arnold Skamp
Larry Spinak
Marshall
Jed Mills
Cameraman
Jonathan Luria
Bald Man
Ben Kronen
Assistant Director
Pamela Guest
Nurse #2
Lynn Kuratomi
Gas Station Attendant
Conrad Dunn
Airline Representative #2
Wade Mayer
Old Woman
Eve Smith
Lady on Train
Priscilla Pointer
Opa Clyde Globe
Roberts Blossom
Lou Bundles
Sid Caesar
Brad Bender
John Scott Clough
Captain
Kevin Costner
Guilt
Dom DeLuise
Harold
Tom Harrison
Falsworth
Gregory Hines
Byron Sullivan
Harvey Keitel
Andy
Matthew Labyorteaux
Walter Poindexter
Sydney Lassick
Boy in 1985
Kelly Reno
Jane's Mother
Eve Arden
Nelson Chumsky
Eddie Bracken
Calvin
David Carradine
Francis
James Cromwell
Phil
Jon Cryer
Jonathan
Mark Hamill
Jonah Kelly
Jake Hart

Creator

Creator
Steven Spielberg

Producer

Executive producer
Steven Spielberg
Associate producer
Steve Starkey
Associate producer
Stephen Semel
Producer
David E. Vogel
Supervising producer
Joshua Brand
Supervising producer
John Falsey
Associate producer
Skip Lusk
Animation producer
Brad Bird
Associate producer
Cheryl Bloch
Animation producer
Alexander V. King
Animation associate producer
Cleve Reinhard

Cinematography

Cinematographer
Robert M. Stevens
Cinematographer
John McPherson
Cinematographer
Charles Minsky
Cinematographer
Allen Daviau
Cinematographer
Vincent A. Martinelli

Casting

Casting director
Johanna Ray
Casting director
Jane Feinberg
Casting director
Mike Fenton
Casting director
Valorie Massalas
Casting director
Elaine Craig

Production design

Production designer
Rick Carter

Art direction

Art director
Richard B. Lewis
Art director
Lynda Paradise
Art director
Margie Stone McShirley
Art director
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art director
Rick Carter
Art director
Russell J. Smith

Set decoration

Set decorator
Catherine Mann
Set decorator
Richard B. Goddard
Set decorator
Tom Bugenhagen
Set decorator
Gregory Garrison
Set decorator
James Ira Colburn

Costume design

Costume designer
Jane Ruhm

Makeup department

Makeup artist / special make-up / special makeup creator
Michael Westmore
Alien creatures creator / mummy creatures creator
Greg Cannom
Special makeup effects artist
Vincent Prentice
Makeup artist
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup artist
Mark Bussan
Makeup artist
Chuck House

Production management

Unit production manager
Joan Bradshaw
Unit production manager
Kevin Donnelly
Unit production manager
Zane Radney

Assistant director

Second assistant director / first assistant director
Jerry Ketcham
First assistant director
David L. Beanes
First assistant director
John Liberti
Second assistant director / assistant director / first assistant director
Carla McCloskey
Second assistant director
Martha M. Elcan
First assistant director
Donald P.H. Eaton
Second assistant director
Margo Gawelko
Second assistant director
Lewis Stout

Art department

Set designer
Hugo Santiago
Special artwork
Jaroslav Gebr
Special artwork
Yvonne Nagel
Sculptor
Henry Alvarez
Main title design
James D. Bissell
Main title design
Ron Cobb
Storyboard artist
David Russell
Prop master
Steve Schanes
Set designer
Paul Sonski

Sound department

Sound editor
John Stacy
Sound
Michael C. Moore
Sound
Hank Garfield
Sound editor / supervising sound effects editor
Robert R. Rutledge
Sound
James LaRue
Sound editor
Bob Newlan
Supervising sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Richard L. Anderson
Utility sound
Paul E. Miller
Sound editor
Wayne Allwine
Sound editor
James Christopher
Sound editor
George Fredrick
Supervising sound editor
Mark A. Mangini
Adr editor
Lettie Odney
Sound editor
Burton Weinstein
Adr editor
Denise Whiting
Foley artist
Gregg Barbanell
Sound
Pat Clark
Sound
John K. Kean
Boom operator
John B. Schuyler (*)
Dubbing recordist
Jeffrey Kaplan (*)

Special effects

Special effects supervisor
William H. Schirmer
Headless special effects / mechanical designer / puppeteer
Steve James
Alien design and creation
Richard J. Landon (Stan Winston Studios / headless special effects)
Alien design and creation
Shane Mahan (Stan Winston Studios / headless special effects)
Alien design and creation
Dave Nelson (Stan Winston Studios / headless special effects)
Alien design and creation
John Rosengrant (Stan Winston Studios / headless special effects)
Alien design and creation
Tom Woodruff Jr. (Stan Winston Studios / headless special effects)
Special effects
Rob Bottin
Puppeteer/special effects
Dennis Pawlik
Special effects
Jimmy Thomson
Headless special effects creator / special effects
Stan Winston
Alien design and creation
Alec Gillis (Stan Winston Studios)
Alien design and creation
David Kindlon (Stan Winston Studios)
Alien design and creation
Lindsay MacGowan (Stan Winston Studios)
Alien design and creation
Matt Rose (Stan Winston Studios)
Alien design and creation
Shannon Shea (Stan Winston Studios)
Alien design and creation
Matt Winston (Stan Winston Studios)
Special effects
Wayne Rose (*)

Visual effects

Main title producer
Randy Roberts
Motion control technician
William Reilly
Visual effects producer
Jim Michaels
Effects animator
Don Paul

Stunts

Stunts
Ray Saniger
Stunts
Bob Herron
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Stunt coordinator
Bud Ekins
Stunt performer
David M. Graves
Stunt performer
Shawn Lane
Stunts
John Casino
Stunt performer
Conrad E. Palmisano (*)
Stunt double
Terry Jackson (*) (Gary Mauro / stunt double: John Scott Clough)
Stunt performer
Bruce Paul Barbour (*)
Stunts
Larry Holt (*)
Utility stunts
Marco Paul (*)

Camera

Best boy electric
Rod Weaver
Best boy grip
E. Scott Mayhugh
First assistant camera
Kris Krosskove
Video assist operator
Jeffrey Kaplan
Animation camera operator
Bob Evans (Australia)
Animation camera operator
Kim Humphreys (Australia)
Animation camera supervisor
Geoffrey Schroeder

Wardrobe department

Costume supervisor / costume supervisor
Joseph Roveto (Men)
Costume supervisor
Jane Ruhm
Costume supervisor
Carol Hybi
Costume supervisor
Sanford Slepak
Costume supervisor
Gilda Texter

Editorial department

Assistant editor
James Garrett
Assistant editor
Raúl Dávalos

Music department

Composer
John Williams (Theme music / composer: theme)
Oboe soloist
Tom Boyd
Music editor
Donald Harris
Orchestrator
Fred Paroutaud (*)
Conductor
James Horner (*)

Other crew

Title designer
James D. Bissell
Title designer
Ron Cobb
Production executive
Kathleen Kennedy
Production executive
Frank Marshall
Story editor
Peter Z. Orton
Story editor
Mick Garris
Creative consultant
Richard Matheson
Technical advisor
James S. Appleby
Technical consultant
Bruce Orriss
Stand-in
John Simone
Production coordinator
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson

(*) uncredited