Contact (1997)
Ellie Arroway, cerca nella scienza la risposta a quesiti che da sempre la tormentano. Chi siamo? Perchè siamo qui? C'è qualcun altro nell'universo? Specializzata nella ricerca di segnali inviati da esseri extraterrestri, una mattina riesce a captare un messaggio proveniente dalla lontana stella Vega, contenente il progetto di una macchina spaziale capace di proiettare un passeggero nell'iperspazio. Ellie dovrà battersi per essere la prescelta per questo incredibile viaggio.
Direttore:
Robert Zemeckis
Scrittori:
Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart.
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Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway |
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Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss |
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James Woods as Michael Kitz |
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John Hurt as S. R. Hadden |
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Tom Skerritt as David Drumlin |
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William Fichtner as Kent |
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David Morse as Ted Arroway |
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Angela Bassett as Rachel Constantine |
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Geoffrey Blake as Fisher |
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Max Martini as Willie |
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Rob Lowe as Richard Rank |
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Jake Busey as Joseph |
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Tucker Smallwood as Mission Director |
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Jena Malone as Young Ellie |
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Sami Chester as Vernon |
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Timothy McNeil as Davio |
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Laura Elena Surillo as Cantina Woman |
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Henry Strozier as Minister |
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Larry King as Larry King |
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Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick |
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Conroy Chino as KOB-TV Reporter |
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Dan Gifford as Jeremy Roth |
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Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia |
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Donna Kelley as Donna Kelley |
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Leon Harris as Leon Harris |
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Claire Shipman as Claire Shipman |
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Behrooz Afrakhan as Middle Eastern Anchor |
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Saemi Nakamura as Japanese Anchor |
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Maria Celeste Arraras as Latina Anchor |
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Tabitha Soren as Tabitha Soren |
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Geraldo Rivera as Geraldo Rivera |
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Ian Whitcomb as British Anchor |
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Jay Leno as Jay Leno |
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Natalie Allen as Natalie Allen |
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Robert D. Novak as Robert D. Novak |
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Geraldine A. Ferraro as Geraldine A. Ferraro |
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Ann Druyan as Ann Druyan |
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Kathleen Kennedy as Kathleen Kennedy |
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Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker |
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Ned Netterville as Decryption Expert |
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Leo Lee as Major Domo |
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William Jordan as Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
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David St. James as Joint Chief |
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Jill Dougherty as Jill Dougherty |
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Haynes Brooke as Drumlin Aide |
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John Holliman as John Holliman |
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Bobbie Battista as Bobbie Battista |
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Dee Dee Myers as Dee Dee Myers |
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Bryant Gumbel as Bryant Gumbel |
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Linden Soles as Linden Soles |
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Steven Ford as Major Russell |
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Alexander Zemeckis as Major Russell's Son |
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Janie Peterson as Major Russell's Daughter |
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Philippe Bergeron as French Committee Member |
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Jennifer Balgobin as Dr. Patel |
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Anthony Hamilton as British Committee Member |
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Rebecca T. Beucler as NASA Public Relations |
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Marc Macaulay as NASA Technician |
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Pamela Wilsey as Voice of NASA (voice) |
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Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Mechanical |
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Yuji Okumoto as Electrical |
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Gerry Griffin as Dynamics |
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Brian Alston as Communications |
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Rob Elk as Pad Leader |
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Mark Thomason as Security |
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José Rey as Controller #8 |
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Todd Patrick Breaugh as New VLA Technician |
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Alex Veadov as Russian Cosmonaut |
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Alice Kushida as Scientist |
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Robin Gammell as Project Official |
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Richardson Morse as Mission Doctor |
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Seiji Okamura as Japanese Ensign |
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Bernard Shaw as Bernard Shaw |
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Mak Takano as Japanese Tech #1 |
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Hiroshi Tom Tanaka as Japanese Tech #2 |
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Catherine Dao as Life Support |
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Kristoffer Ryan Winters as Dynamics #2 |
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Valorie Armstrong as Woman Senator |
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Jim Hild as Reporter #5 |
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William L. Thomas as Reporter #6 |
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Diego Montoya as School Boy |
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Jonathan Adler as White House Official (uncredited) |
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Robert Aguilar Jr. as NASA Controller #2 (uncredited) |
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Mark Bailey as Four-Star General (uncredited) |
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Matt Bennett as Senate Observer (uncredited) |
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Tony Boldi as Robert Hand (uncredited) |
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Christopher Boyer as Scientist (uncredited) |
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Christine Brady as White House Official (uncredited) |
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Ray Buffer as Press Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mark Byrne as Protester (uncredited) |
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Candice T. Cain as Supporter (uncredited) |
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Michael Chaban as Hadden Suit (uncredited) |
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Aixa Clemente as President's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Derrick Damions as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Elaina Erika Davis as Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited) |
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Joey Dente as Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Michael Egan as IMC Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Jeff Elmore as Monk (uncredited) |
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Pamela Fischer as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Carl Gilliard as Controller (uncredited) |
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William B. Kaplan as TV Interviewer (uncredited) |
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Boris Lee Krutonog as Astronaut (uncredited) |
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Ming Lo as Pod Systems Control (uncredited) |
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Sunshine Logroño as Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Denise Loveday as Press Secretary (uncredited) |
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Neal Matarazzo as Kitz's Aide (uncredited) |
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Bill Miller as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Molly Mueller as Family Exchange (uncredited) |
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Paul L. Nolan as Ellie's Attorney (uncredited) |
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Marisa Petroro as Oval Office Secretary (uncredited) |
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Errica Poindexter as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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J.A. Preston as Senator (uncredited) |
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Frank Principe as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Billy Quinn as Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Thomas Reid as Senate Hearing (uncredited) |
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Leo Rogstad as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Russell Sanderlin Sr. as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Frank Silva as Army Officer (uncredited) |
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John A. Taylor as Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited) |
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Todd Thompson as News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Cenk Uygur as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Holly Cross Vagley as Religious Zealot (uncredited) |
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Eric Alan Wendell as Protester (uncredited) |
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Delaney Williams as Believer #1 (uncredited) |
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Gregory L. Williams as Extra (uncredited) |
| Editing | Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Directing | Robert Zemeckis | Director |
| Production | Steve Starkey | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Burrows | Casting |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Michael Goldenberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Zemeckis | Producer |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Novel |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Writing | James V. Hart | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Costume Design |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Alison C. Rosa | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Peggy Names | Cableman |
| Sound | Tony Sereno | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | David Dresher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Susan Popovic | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mark Wineman | 24 Frame Playback |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Douglas W. Smith | Electrician |
| Sound | Stephen Kearney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Foley Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Alexander | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Andrew Cowitt | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Helen Leasman | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ira Toles | 24 Frame Playback |
| Sound | Karen Harding | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Sara Bolder | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Ned Martin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chad Rivetti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | David Stump | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | John Rauh | Digital Compositor |
| Art | Sara Gardner-Gail | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Ron Brinkmann | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jean François Fontaine | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Joel Aron | CG Artist |
| Crew | Jerome Chen | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Dawn Llewellyn | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Harvey | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Joanie Karnowski | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mary Nelson | Roto Supervisor |
| Crew | John P. Cazin | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Gregor Lakner | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Smith | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Spencer Knapp | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Kennedy | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | M. Scott McKee | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Doran | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Dylan Robinson | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Gimo Chanphianamvong | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Robert Weaver | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Kahatriya | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Crew | John Wright | Craft Service |
| Art | Michael Diersing | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah La Mia Denaver | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Mathias | Hairstylist |
| Production | Paul Pav | Location Manager |
| Visual Effects | Kenneth Jones | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taryn Weaver | Set Costumer |
| Art | Michael Taylor | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Hairstylist |
| Art | Scott E. Handt | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Jerrold F. Brooks | Construction Foreman |
| Visual Effects | C. Marie Davis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Marzette Bonar | Special Effects |
| Art | Hap Weaver | Greensman |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Michael Douglas Middleton | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Luc Russier | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Sally Thornton | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Frank McEldowney | Greensman |
| Art | Kristen Pratt | Set Designer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Alexandra Ritchie | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Joe Matza | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Evelyne Barbier | Set Designer |
| Sound | Dennis Sands | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Julia Rivas Frey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | David Presley | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxanna Floyd | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Beth Bernstein | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Doug J. Meerdink | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Easton Michael Smith | Set Designer |
| Sound | Phil Benson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ariel Velasco-Shaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Heather J. Morrison | Visual Effects Editor |
| Camera | Josh Bleibtreu | Camera Operator |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Joel Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Jane E. Russell | Unit Publicist |
| Art | David Manhan | Leadman |
| Crew | Eric Cook | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Mark O'Kane | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Luz Eneida Nuñez | Location Manager |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret E. Elliott | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Debbie Denise | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Jay Redd | Sequence Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Brikowski | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Bercsi | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Carin-Anne Strohmaier | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Ed Verreaux | Production Design |
| Art | Josh Lusby | Set Designer |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marian Wilde | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Robert LaBonge | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Rand R. Vargas | Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenn Smiley | Set Costumer |
| Art | Lawrence A. Hubbs | Art Direction |
| Sound | Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | David Jones | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Michael Noles | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Steven J. Winslow | Camera Technician |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Manager |
| Art | James F. Claytor Sr. | Set Designer |
| Art | Dean Wolcott | Set Designer |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Matt Aitken | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Michael McGovern | Visual Effects Editor |
| Camera | Nick Phillips | Camera Operator |
| Art | Bruce Crone | Art Direction |
| Art | Mariko Braswell | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mark S. Miller | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Kosta Saric | Visual Effects Editor |
| Crew | Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Sam Richards | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Laurence Treweek | Sequence Supervisor |
| Camera | Gregory Lundsgaard | Steadicam Operator |
| Editing | R. Orlando Duenas | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Production | Allen E. Taylor | Production Accountant |
| Art | Brad Ricker | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Ellsworth | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Jeremiah O'Driscoll | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven J. Boyd | Associate Producer |
| Production | Rick Porras | Associate Producer |
| Production | Carl Sagan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lynda Obst | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Allen Hall | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Kirk A. Holland | Transportation Captain |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Fasman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Randy Cantor | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Ines Mongil-Echandi | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | Edward J. Ertel | Projection |
| Crew | Rob Engle | Software Engineer |
| Crew | Jay Caputo | Stunts |
| Camera | Steve Smith | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith VanderLaan | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Kevin LaRosa | Aerial Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Egan | Stand In |
| Art | Kathleen Beall | Location Scout |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Jeff Johnson | Set Medic |
| Crew | David Diaz | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Camera | Michael Condro | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Allen E. Taylor | Production Controller |
| Crew | Wayne Eaton | Propmaker |
| Art | John B. Josselyn | Art Department Assistant |
| Crew | Bill Feightner | Technical Supervisor |
| Art | George Denes Suhayda | Conceptual Design |
| Camera | James Conroy | Grip |
| Crew | Thomas C. Mentzer | Carpenter |
| Crew | Dan Brizendine | Driver |
| Sound | Randolph Saucedo | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Robert E. Denne | Standby Painter |
| Crew | Victor Jimenez | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Michelle Vogler | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Darcy Fray | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Martin A. Kline | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Lighting | Dave Mikutsky | Electrician |
| Production | Dawn Guinta | Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mark Marcum | 24 Frame Playback |
| Visual Effects | Tim Alexander | Digital Compositors |
| Editing | Harry Keramidas | Additional Editing |
| Sound | William Ross | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Kent Brown | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Deyoe | Mechanical Designer |
| Production | Nannette Rosa Collazo | Unit Manager |
| Lighting | David Morton | Gaffer |
| Sound | Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Visual Effects | Theresa Corrao | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Scot Boland | Casting Associate |
| Visual Effects | Timothy Wilcox | 3D Artist |
| Production | Ann Druyan | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Michael Silvers | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Robin L. Miller | Property Master |
| Sound | Ewa Sztompke | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Barbara McBane | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Steve Starkey | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Lindakay Brown | ADR Editor |
| Directing | Bruce Moriarty | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sue Fox | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Art | Darryl Henley | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Slepak | Costumer |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nigel Boyd | Key Costumer |
| Directing | Darin Rivetti | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Clifton T. Cooper | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Carl Catanese | Set Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerardo Rosette | Tailor |
| Art | Christopher Casey | Swing |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Art | Richard Kriegler | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Art | Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Directing | Cellin Gluck | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Cheryl Nardi | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Richesson | Costume Illustrator |
| Art | Steve Burg | Concept Artist |
| Art | Doreen Austria | Graphic Designer |
| Lighting | William Cueto | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Charlie Bonilla | Special Effects Assistant |
| Camera | Renton-Paul Medcalf | Best Boy Grip |
| Visual Effects | Mimi Medel | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Camera | Clyde Miller | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Maura Alvarez | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Charlie Clavadetscher | Matchmove Supervisor |
| Production | Nick Booth | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Temp Sound Editor |
| Production | Kevin Bowe | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Robert Cable | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Visual Effects | Peter Jackson | Additional Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Primrose Fukuchi | Location Assistant |
| Camera | Frank D. Parrish | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | John Nicolard | Digital Color Timer |
| Visual Effects | Bart Giovanetti | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kelly Granite | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Camera | Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Nikki Dalmau | Casting Coordinator |
| Crew | J.W. Kompare | Visual Effects Editor |
| Editing | Jana Lynn Gold | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Craig A. Mumma | Digital Effects Producer |
| Production | Judd Nissen | Travel Coordinator |
| Production | Kristin Dehnert | Assistant Location Manager |
| Crew | Roland Blancaflor | Special Effects Technician |
| Lighting | Steven C. McGee | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Judith Bouley | Additional Casting |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Carley A. Berkman | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Lucille OuYang | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jill Stokesberry | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim Robert Koscki | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Plum | Stunts |
| Crew | Lynn Salvatori | Stunts |
| Sound | Scott Levy | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Original Story |
| Writing | Ann Druyan | Original Story |