War of the Worlds (2005)
AdventureThrillerScience Fiction
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
David Koepp, Josh Friedman.
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Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier |
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Dakota Fanning as Rachel Ferrier |
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Justin Chatwin as Robbie Ferrier |
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Miranda Otto as Mary-Ann |
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Tim Robbins as Harlan Ogilvy |
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Rick Gonzalez as Vincent |
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Yul Vazquez as Julio |
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Lenny Venito as Manny the Mechanic |
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Lisa Ann Walter as Bartender |
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Ann Robinson as Grandmother |
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Gene Barry as Grandfather |
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David Alan Basche as Tim |
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Roz Abrams as Herself |
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Camillia Monet as News Producer |
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Michael Brownlee as TV Reporter, Osaka |
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Marlon Young as News Cameraman |
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John Eddins as News Van Driver |
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Peter Gerety as Hatch Boss / Load Manager |
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David Harbour as Dock Worker |
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Miguel Antonio Ferrer as Brazilian Neighbor |
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January LaVoy as Brazilian Neighbor's Wife |
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Stephen Gevedon as Neighbor with Lawnmower |
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Julie White as Woman |
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Marianne Ebert as Hysterical Woman |
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Rafael Sardina as Mechanic's Assistant |
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Amy Ryan as Neighbor With Toddler |
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Ed Vassallo as Intersection Guy |
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Michael Arthur as Intersection Guy |
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Danny Hoch as Intersection Guy Cop |
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Sharrieff Pugh as Man Studying Street |
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Erika LaVonn as Photographer |
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Christopher Evan Welch as Photographer |
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John Michael Bolger as Man Holding Woman |
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Omar Jermaine as Man Holding Woman |
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Robert Cicchini as Guy in Suit |
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Jim Hanna as Bus Driver |
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Tracy Howe as Crowd Onlooker |
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Adam Lazarre-White as Crowd Onlooker |
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Vito D'Ambrosio as Crowd Onlooker |
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Laura Zoe Quist as Crowd Onlooker |
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Ana Maria Quintana as Crowd Onlooker |
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Lorelei Llee as Crowd Onlooker |
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Mark Manley as Ferry Worker |
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John Scurti as Ferry Captain |
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Becky Ann Baker as Disaster Relief Volunteer |
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Mariann Mayberry as Mother |
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Ty Simpkins as 3 Year Old Boy |
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Jerry Walsh as Smart Guy |
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Tommy Guiffre as National Guardsman |
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Daniel Franzese as National Guardsman |
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Ed Schiff as Older Man |
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Ellen Barry as Woman from Upstate |
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Amy Hohn as Panicky Woman |
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Dan Ziskie as Informative Guy |
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David Conley as Ill-Informed Guy |
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Daniel Eric Gold as Conspiracy Buff |
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Booker T. Washington as Conspiracy Debunker |
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Maggie Lacey as Upset Mother |
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Eric Zuckerman as Doomsday Guy |
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Daniel A. Jacobs as Younger Man |
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Asha R. Nanavati as Woman in Crowd |
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Joaquin Perez-Campbell as Young Soldier in Tank |
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Dendrie Taylor as Well Meaning Mother |
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James DuMont as Well-Meaning Father |
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Travis Aaron Wade as Soldier |
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Benny Ciaramello as Soldier |
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Ricky Luna as Soldier |
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Columbus Short as Soldier |
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Kent Faulcon as Soldier |
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Kevin Collins as Marine Major |
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Terry Thomas as Marine Major |
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Clay Bringhurst as Airforce Pilot |
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Jorge-Luis Pallo as Army Private |
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Suanne Spoke as Businesswoman |
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Kirsten Nelson as Businesswoman |
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Melody Garrett as Older Woman |
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Lauri Johnson as Older Woman |
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Takayo Fischer as Older Woman |
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Shanna Collins as Teenager |
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Elizabeth Jayne Hong as Teenager |
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Art Chudabala as Man in Basket |
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Jeffrey Hutchinson as Man in Basket |
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Dempsey Pappion as Man in Basket |
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Chris Todd as Man in Basket |
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Johnny Kastl as Boston Soldier |
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Juan Carlos Hernández as Boston Soldier |
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Bruce W. Derdoski Jr. as Boston Soldier |
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John N. Morales as Boston Soldier |
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Morgan Freeman as Narrator (voice) |
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Peter E. Tasciotti as Soldier (uncredited) |
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David Gere as Survivor (uncredited) |
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James Boss as Refugee (uncredited) |
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Martin Dew as Looter in Diner (uncredited) |
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Joe Duffy as Refugee fleeing Martians / Ferry passenger (uncredited) |
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Freddie Johnson as Boston Survivor (uncredited) |
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Anthony Jennings as Amputee (uncredited) |
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Ingrid Johnson as Ray's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Tanda Kerín as Woman in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Victor Magnusson as Child in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Robert O'Connor as Homeless Patron (uncredited) |
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Miho Nakamura as Passenger (uncredited) |
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Vladislav Kozlov as Survivor (uncredited) |
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Channing Tatum as Boy in Church (uncredited) |
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Kyle S. Brown as Marine Rifleman (uncredited) |
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Benjamin Popolukus as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Jason Latief Anderson as Refugee (uncredited) |
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Dustin Ardine as Refugee outside the Diner (uncredited) |
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Cass Asher as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Claudia Barroso as Portuguese Woman (uncredited) |
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Alan Kemper Armani as Survivor (uncredited) |
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Timothy Burd as Burned Victim (uncredited) |
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Paul Bunnell as Boston Survivor (uncredited) |
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Stella Croxon as Survivor Mother with Boy (uncredited) |
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Joseph DeBona as Newark Deliveryman (uncredited) |
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Dannielle Rose as Ferry Passenger (uncredited) |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Rick Carter | Production Design |
| Art | Doug J. Meerdink | Art Direction |
| Camera | Janusz Kamiński | Director of Photography |
| Production | Terri Taylor | Casting |
| Production | Colin Wilson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Costume Design |
| Writing | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| Editing | Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Crew | Cari Finken | Special Effects |
| Production | Kathleen Kennedy | Producer |
| Directing | Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Crew | Stephanie Finochio | Stunts |
| Crew | David Gere | Stunts |
| Art | Anne Kuljian | Set Decoration |
| Art | Norman Newberry | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Andrew Menzies | Art Direction |
| Crew | Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul E. Short | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Goto | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Production | Damian Collier | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paula Wagner | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Nicole Callender | Stunts |
| Sound | Armen Ksajikian | Musician |
| Visual Effects | Tim Harrington | Animation Supervisor |
| Crew | Terry Atchison | Armorer |
| Visual Effects | Randal M. Dutra | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ryan Church | Creature Design |
| Production | Tannis Vallely | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Peter Myles | Music Editor |
| Crew | Karl J. Weschta | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Maloney | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jenn Emberly | Animation Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Wojewodski | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Edward Karam | Orchestrator |
| Art | Cedar Valentine | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Roth | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Frank House | Armorer |
| Crew | Steve Karnes | Armorer |
| Directing | Ana Maria Quintana | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Larry Zanoff | Armorer |
| Sound | Conrad Pope | Orchestrator |
| Crew | David Fencl | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chris Gallaher | Makeup Effects |
| Camera | Timmy Cruz | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Aaron Glascock | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Hair Department Head |
| Camera | Lee McLaughlin | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenny Myers | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Michael W. Mitchell | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lois Burwell | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | George Billinger III | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrew Cooper | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Christopher Flick | Foley |
| Sound | Piero Mura | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Addison Teague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Mitch Dubin | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Gary A. Hecker | Foley |
| Camera | Frank Masi | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Hamilton Sterling | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | James Wright | Dolby Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Grimes | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Christian Beckman | Makeup Effects |
| Camera | Edward A. Gutentag | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Brooks P. Guyer | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael J. Broomberg | Foley |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard King | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katharine Kremp | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Babcock | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry DeCarlo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Vance Hartwell | Makeup Effects |
| Sound | Richard King | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Simon Jayes | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Jim Richards | Gaffer |
| Editing | Patrick Crane | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sam Seig | First Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Dave Samuel | Gaffer |
| Art | Tony Fanning | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | David Swayze | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Robin Bonaccorsi | Stunts |
| Crew | Kendra Levenberg | Craft Service |
| Crew | Joel Goldes | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Daniel Sudick | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pam Aaron | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Ian Calip | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Vic Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | G.A. Aguilar | Stunts |
| Art | Jamie Grove | Painter |
| Crew | Maxwell R. Johnson II | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Bruce Paul Barbour | Utility Stunts |
| Lighting | Clay Liversidge | Rigging Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Enrique Bilsland | Mechanical Designer |
| Directing | Adam Somner | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Val Drake | Sculptor |
| Crew | Sean G. Miller | Security |
| Sound | Craig Heath | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Deborah Wuliger | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Shawn Murphy | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Michael J. Birnkrant | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Pedraza | Post Production Assistant |
| Crew | Stephen Caldwell | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Kathryn Barnhardt | Stand In |
| Crew | Stephanie Ito | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | David Witz | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Frank Boone | Grip |
| Crew | Justin B. Tolley | Production Intern |
| Art | Guy Efrat | Location Scout |
| Crew | Jason Phillip Johnson | Software Engineer |
| Art | Brian Feola | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Charlie Marroquin | Key Grip |
| Crew | James Barron | Carpenter |
| Art | Michael Auszura | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Owen Hooker | Camera Intern |
| Crew | Dan Moore | Video Assist Operator |
| Directing | Colin Benoit | Layout |
| Crew | Judith M. Brown | Studio Teachers |
| Crew | John Bullard | Propmaker |
| Crew | Patrick Brennan | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Michael Gleason | Visual Effects Editor |
| Editing | Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Art | David Corral | Greensman |
| Art | Christian Zimmermann | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Steven Meizler | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Dan Buckman | Driver |
| Art | Jessica Ripka | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | James Clyne | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Richard Blankenship | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Roy Barnes | Set Designer |
| Crew | Tommy Tancharoen | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Andrew Bock | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Russell Griffith | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Tim L. Pearson | Production Accountant |
| Production | Candice D. Campos | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Gregory Alpert | Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | David Blitstein | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Colin Campbell | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Sandra Scott | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Bill Almeida | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Robert Allen Jr. | Electrician |
| Production | Colleen Gibbons | Location Manager |
| Visual Effects | Connie Kennedy | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Gratzner | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Derek Casari | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Ron Judkins | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Christian Alzmann | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Crew | Dana Dru Evenson | Stunts |
| Crew | Harry Lu | Armorer |
| Crew | Mark De Alessandro | Stunts |
| Writing | David Koepp | Screenplay |
| Sound | Linda Folk | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Hugo Weng | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Doug Harlocker | Property Master |
| Art | Peter Gelfman | Property Master |
| Sound | Laura Graham | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michael Magill | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | R.J. Kizer | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Writing | Josh Friedman | Screenplay |
| Crew | Lynn Johnson | Set Medic |
| Crew | Eliza Coleman | Stunts |
| Crew | Laura Albert | Stunts |
| Crew | John Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Todd Vaziri | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Shawn Kelly | Animation |
| Crew | Heidi Moneymaker | Stunts |
| Art | Chris Baker | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | David Lucarelli | ADR Engineer |
| Directing | Vic Armstrong | Second Unit Director |
| Visual Effects | Bridget Maria Goodman | VFX Artist |
| Sound | James Bolt | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Paul Candrilli | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Redmon | Key Costumer |
| Art | Mark David Kersey | Head Greensman |
| Visual Effects | Edward Hirsh | Additional Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Fluty | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Bojarski | Costumer |
| Directing | Jane Ferguson | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Patrick Johnson | Construction Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Warble | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Todd MacNicholl | Key Construction Grip |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Delia Behpour | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Directing | Matthew Sirianni | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eric Richard Lasko | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Joseph C. Pepe | Concept Artist |
| Crew | Casey O'Neill | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Kim Marks | VFX Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Beaudin | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Monica Barraza | Production Secretary |
| Visual Effects | Stephanie Taubert | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Camera | BJ McDonnell | Additional Grip |
| Visual Effects | C. Michael Easton | Senior Animator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cookie Lopez | Dresser |
| Art | Eugene Paul Lynch | Shop Electric |
| Sound | Randy K. Singer | Foley Mixer |
| Crew | Jerome Zelle | Assistant Craft Service |
| Production | Vesper Burnett | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Art | Craig T. Shordon | Decorator |
| Sound | Michael J. Broomberg | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Rob Cunningham | Utility Sound |
| Camera | Jan Burgess | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jim Kwiatkowski | First Company Grip |
| Camera | Tom Jordan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Mark George Gillard | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Matthew Mason | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Schultz | Tailor |
| Camera | Christian J. Hollyer | Camera Loader |
| Camera | John Mang | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Joseph Aquino | Location Assistant |
| Production | Maxwell Anderson | Location Production Assistant |
| Production | John Kouromihelakis | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Dugan Beach | Creature Technical Director |
| Production | Jonathan M. Abrams | Production Assistant |
| Production | Brian Witten | Production Executive |
| Directing | Ian Stone | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Steve O'Hallearn | Second Company Grip |
| Editing | Stefan Sonnenfeld | Colorist |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | John Williams | Conductor |
| Production | Steve Christensen | Researcher |
| Art | Joan Winters | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Kay Michaels | Set Decorating Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Muren | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Rick O'Connor | CG Animator |
| Crew | Wayne Petrucelli | Security Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kasra Farahani | Costume Illustrator |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | Szymon Kaczmarek | Camera Production Assistant |
| Production | Caitlin McKenna | ADR Voice Casting |
| Production | Philip A. Ramos | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Carlos DePalma | Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Roy Augenstein | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Abdul-Majeed Moulvi | Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Mark Todd Osborne | Additional Colorist |
| Editing | Gerald Ragland | Digital Intermediate Assistant |
| Production | John Crowder | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Jennifer Alessi | Extras Casting |
| Art | Scott Getzinger | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Emily Nilsen | Additional Production Assistant |
| Crew | Tammy Blackburn | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Bill Oaks | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Brian Lieberz | Production Driver |
| Production | James D'Damery Jr. | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Lighting | Larry J. Richardson | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | David Devlin | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | James Boniece | Key Rigging Grip |
| Visual Effects | Pete Billington | CG Artist |
| Production | Sue Frey | Executive Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Marshall Richard Krasser | Compositing Supervisor |
| Production | Samantha Becker | Post Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Lindsay MacGowan | Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Gaby Ortega | Payroll Accountant |
| Crew | Yogi Allen | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Steven Carbajal | Location Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deb Dalton | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Rich Andrade | Set Dresser |
| Art | Marc Gabbana | Concept Artist |
| Sound | Liane Mautner | Musician |
| Art | Harriet Zucker | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Jim Meyer | Propmaker |
| Crew | Robert Alonzo | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Pablo Helman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Sherry Hitch | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Jeff Sutherland | Sequence Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Amber Kirsch | Visual Effects Coordinator |