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7.1/10 203,566 votes » MOVIEmeter: Up 21% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro. Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers (WGA): Lowell Cunningham (comic) Ed Solomon (screen story) (more) Contact: View company contact information for Men in Black on IMDbPro. Release Date: 2 July 1997 (US Genre: Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi Tagline: Protecting the earth from the scum of the univers Plot: A streetwise NYPD detective joins a secret organization that polices extraterrestrial affairs on Earth Plot Keywords:
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User Reviews: Fun, memorable sci-fi comedy has lots of personality thanks to director, composer, and two lead actors. Cast (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Tommy Lee Jones ... Kay
Will Smith ... Jay
Linda Fiorentino ... Laurel
Vincent D'Onofrio ... Edgar
Rip Torn ... Zed
Tony Shalhoub ... Jeebs
Siobhan Fallon ... Beatrice Mike Nussbaum ... Gentle Rosenburg
Jon Gries ... Van Driver
Sergio Calderón ... Jose
Carel Struycken ... Arquillian
Fredric Lehne ... INS Agent Janus (as Fredric Lane) Richard Hamilton ... Dee
Kent Faulcon ... 1st Lt. Jake Jensen
John Alexander ... Mikey
Keith Campbell ... Perp Ken Thorley ... Zap-Em Man
Patrick Breen ... Mr. Redgick
Becky Ann Baker ... Mrs. Redgick
Sean Whalen ... Passport Officer Harsh Nayyar ... News Vendor
Michael Willis ... Cop in Morgue
Willie C. Carpenter ... Police Inspector
Peter Linari ... Tow Truck Driver
David Cross ... Morgue Attendant Charles C. Stevenson Jr. ... MIB Agent Bee Boris Leskin ... Cook
Steve Rankin ... INS Agent Andy Prosky ... INS Agent Michael Goldfinger ... NYPD sergeant Alpheus Merchant ... Security Guard Norma Jean Groh ... Mrs Edelson Bernard Gilkey ... Baseball Player Sean Plummer ... First Contact Alien Michael Kaliski ... First Contact Alien Richard Arthur ... 2nd First Contact Alien
Debbie Lee Carrington ... Alien Father
Verne Troyer ... Alien Son Mykal Wayne Williams ... Scared Guy Tim Blaney ... Frank the Pug (voice) Mark Setrakian ... Rosenberg Alien (voice) Brad Abrell ... Worm Guy (voice) Thom Fountain ... Worm Guy (voice) Carl J. Johnson ... Worm Guy (voice) Drew Massey ... Worm Guy (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically: Christina Benitan ... Reporter On-Air (uncredited)
Sean Bunch ... Marine Lieutenant (uncredited) John Darrah ... Army Officer (uncredited)
Danny DeVito ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Newt Gingrich ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Karen Lynn Gorney ... Announcer (uncredited) Lee Harris ... Announcer on PA system (uncredited)
Adrian Lee ... Wall Street Broker (uncredited)
George Lucas ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited) Patricia McPherson ... Elizabeth Ann Reston (uncredited)
Isaac Mizrahi ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited) Fred Newman ... Multiple Aliens (voice) (uncredited) Stephanie Paliferro ... INS Agent (uncredited) Joe Paparone ... Police Inspector (uncredited)
Anthony Robbins ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Al Roker ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited) Eliot Sash ... Police Officer #4 (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Chloe Sonnenfeld ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
Sylvester Stallone ... Alien on TV Monitors (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dionne Warwick ... Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
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Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Writing credits (WGA) Lowell Cunningham (comic)
Ed Solomon (screen story)
Ed Solomon (screenplay)
Produced by Laurie MacDonald .... producer Steven R. Molen .... associate producer Walter F. Parkes .... producer Graham Place .... co-producer Steven Spielberg .... executive producer Original Music by Danny Elfman Cinematography by Donald Peterman (director of photography) (as Don Peterman) Film Editing by Jim Miller Casting by David Rubin Debra Zane Production Design by Bo Welch Art Direction by Tom Duffield (as Thomas Duffield) Set Decoration by Cheryl Carasik Costume Design by Mary E. Vogt Makeup Department Mark Alfrey .... special makeup effects artist David LeRoy Anderson .... special makeup effects (as David Le Roy Anderson) Pierce Austin .... hair stylist: Mr. Smith (as Pierce Edward Austin) Rick Baker .... alien makeup effects Rick Baker .... special makeup effects artist John Goodwin .... makeup artist: second unit Virginia G. Hadfield .... key hair stylist Katherine James .... key makeup artist (as Kathrine James) Steven Lawrence .... makeup artist: New York Denise Leibee .... hair stylist: Cinovation Diane Pepper .... hair stylist: second unit (as Dianne Pepper) Barry Rosenberg .... hair stylist: second unit Gerald Solomon .... hair stylist (as Gerald J. Solomon) Laini Thompson .... makeup artist: Mr. Smith Anthony Veader .... hair stylist: New York (as Anthony F. Veader) Debbie Zoller .... makeup artist: second unit Richard Arguijo .... mold maker (uncredited) Joe Colwell .... suit technician (uncredited) Connie Grayson .... hair technician (uncredited) Chris Hanson .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited) Scott Hersh .... makeup artist (uncredited) Rob Hinderstein .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited) Will Huff .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited) Lisa Layman .... makeup artist (uncredited) Christopher Allen Nelson .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited) Mark Shostrom .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited) Joseph Yuss Simon .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited) Production Management Amy Ness .... production supervisor Graham Place .... unit production manager Neri Kyle Tannenbaum .... assistant unit production manager: New York Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Stacey Beneville .... DGA trainee: New York Eric Brevig .... second unit director John Cameron .... first assistant director T. Sean Ferguson .... second assistant director: New York Cara Giallanza .... first assistant director: second unit Stuart B. Hagen .... second assistant director: second unit (as Stuart Hagen) Wilfred J. Killian .... dga trainee Paul Byrne Prenderville .... second second assistant director: New York Dodi Lee Rubenstein .... second second assistant director (as Dodi L. Rubenstein) Chris Soldo .... first assistant director: second unit Gabriela Vázquez .... second assistant director (as Gabriela Vazquez) Tyrone S. Walker .... additional second assistant director (as Tyrone Walker) John P. Aguirre .... second second assistant director (uncredited) Art Department Joseph Alfieri .... construction coordinator: New York (as Joseph S. Alfieri) Henry Antonacchio .... construction foreman: New York Brent Boates .... storyboard artist Roland Brooks .... chargeman scenic artist: New York Michael B. Bunch .... construction foreman James Carson .... illustrator Ellen Christiansen .... set decorator: New York Matt Codd .... illustrator Ricardo F. Delgado .... illustrator Michael Diersing .... construction coordinator Daniel Fisher .... assistant property master: New York Tim Flattery .... illustrator Peter Gelfman .... property master: New York Doug Harlocker .... property master (as Douglas Harlocker) Sean Haworth .... set designer Lawrence A. Hubbs .... set designer Scott Maginnis .... assistant property master David Manhan .... lead man Hank Mayo .... concept designer Timothy Metzger .... lead man: New York Douglas R. Miller .... plaster foreman Dan Ondrejko .... greens coordinator (as Daniel L. Ondrejko) James R. Powers .... construction foreman John Ralbovsky .... scenic foreman: New York Peter A. Ramsey .... storyboard artist (as Peter Ramsey) Brent Regan .... general construction supervisor Jacques Rey .... illustrator Marco Rubeo .... set designer Alex Scutti Jr. .... plaster foreman (as Alexander Scutti) Chris Shriver .... art director: New York Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. .... set designer Chris Zimmerman .... stand-by painter Clyde Zimmerman .... paint supervisor François Audouy .... illustrator (uncredited) Carlo Basail .... greensman (uncredited) Frank L. Godel .... props (uncredited) Travis Huffman .... propmaker (uncredited) Richard W. Jones .... stand-by greens foreman (uncredited) Jim Magdaleno .... storyboard artist (uncredited) Eric M. Metzger .... set dresser (uncredited) Scott P. Murphy .... assistant art director (uncredited) Michael Powels .... carpenter (uncredited) Jeffrey Rollins .... set dresser (uncredited) John Snow .... camera scenic artist (uncredited) Meg Hyatt Snow .... property assistant (uncredited) Thomas H. Tonkin .... storyboard artist (uncredited) Len Wiseman .... props assistant (uncredited) Craig Zumbroegel .... propmaker (uncredited) Sound Department Michael Barry .... sound re-recording mixer Steve Bowerman .... boom operator Kam Chan .... foley editor Benjamin Cheah .... foley supervisor (as Ben Cheah) Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist (as Marko Costanza) Lee Dichter .... sound re-recording mixer Rick Freeman .... sound effects editor John Fundus .... boom operator (as John Kenneth Fundus) Eugene Gearty .... sound effects designer Lewis Goldstein .... sound effects editor Frank Kern .... foley editor Peter F. Kurland .... production sound mixer Skip Lievsay .... sound re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay .... supervising sound editor Van Ling .... sound designer: alien languages Van Ling .... sound mixer: alien languages Adam Lipsius .... assistant adr editor Marissa Littlefield .... supervising adr editor Tommy Louie .... cable person: New York Bobby Mackston .... supervising dialogue editor Norm MacLeod .... dialogue editor Chuck Michael .... sound designer: alien languages Chuck Michael .... sound mixer: alien languages Todd Milner .... assistant sound editor Glenfield Payne .... assistant sound editor Bruce Pross .... foley mixer Jac Rubenstein .... foley editor Thomas Thoms .... cable person (as Thomas P. Thoms) Knox White .... puppeteer audio interface (as Knox Grantham White) Stephen Balliet .... sound mixer: b unit (uncredited) Dustin DuPilka .... assistant foley artist (uncredited) Howard London .... adr mixer (uncredited) Hamilton Sterling .... sound effects recordist (uncredited) Allan Zaleski .... sound effects librarian (uncredited) Special Effects by Gino Acevedo .... painter: Cinovation Studios Connie Angland .... seamer/patcher: Cinovation Studios Brent Baker .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios Joel P. Blanchard .... special effects technician Roger Borelli .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios Peter Chesney .... special effects coordinator (as Peter M. Chesney) Tom Chesney .... special effects Kyle Ross Collinsworth .... special effects supervisor Becky Cotton .... seamer/patcher: Cinovation Studios Janna Crawford .... foam fabricator: Cinovation Studios Mitch Devane .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Roderic 'Mick' Duff .... special effects (as Roderic Duff) Mike Elizalde .... mechanic: Cinovation Studios Nicholas J. Esposto .... mechanic: Cinovation Studios (as Nick Esposto) Christian Eubank .... special effects technician Jose Fernandez .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Steven Carlton Ficke .... special effects (as Steven Ficke) Claire Flewin .... foam fabricator: Cinovation Studios Robert Freitas .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios Rick Galinson .... mechanic: Cinovation Studios Thomas Gilliland .... painter: Cinovation Studios Audrey Goetz .... seamer/patcher: Cinovation Studios Glen P. Griffin .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios (as Glen Griffin) Moto Hata .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Joe Heffernan .... special effects Jurgen Heimann .... mechanic: Cinovation Studios Todd Heindel .... foam: Cinovation Studios Heidi Holicker .... administrator: Cinovation Studios (as Heidi J. Holicker) Carlos Huante .... illustrator: Cinovation Studios Roland Loew .... special effects John G. McCabe .... special effects Jim McLoughlin .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios Jim McPherson .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Karl Nettmann .... special effects: second unit Gary Pawlowski .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios Ryan Peterson .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Peter A. Renard .... special effects Matt Rose .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Yoichi Art Sakamoto .... fabricator: Cinovation Studios Yoichi Art Sakamoto .... special effects artist Russell Seifert .... moldmaker: Cinovation Studios Mark Setrakian .... mechanic: Cinovation Studios Randy Simper .... animatronics specialist: Cinovation Studios Aaron Sims .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios J.D. Streett .... special effects (as J.D. Streett IV) Bill Sturgeon .... administrator: Cinovation Studios Maria K.M. Sundeen .... foam fabricator: Cinovation Studios (as Maria Sundeen) Jon Thackery .... special effects (as Jonathan P. Thackery) Shannon J. Thompson .... special effects Kazuhiro Tsuji .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Chad Waters .... fabricator: Cinovation Studios Lisa Welton .... seamer/patcher: Cinovation Studios Mark Bryan Wilson .... fabricator: Cinovation Studios (as Mark Wilson) Eddie Yang .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios Tamara Carlson .... special makeup effects: Steve Johnson's X.F.X (uncredited) Sandy Collora .... concept artist/alien design (uncredited) Paul Corbo .... special effects technician (uncredited) Steve Cotroneo .... lead sculptor: prop fabricator (uncredited) Steve Fink .... special effects makeup (uncredited) Joshua Foster .... special effects (uncredited) David Gallion .... special effects technician (uncredited) Rufus Hearn .... special makeup effects technician: Steve Johnson's XFX (uncredited) Grey Hill .... fabricator: Cinovation Studios (uncredited) Grey Hill .... mold technician: Cinovation Studios (uncredited) Carol Koch .... cosmetic finisher (uncredited) Clayton Martinez .... special effects technician (uncredited) Alan McFarland .... fiber optic lighting (uncredited) Mike Menzel .... special effects technician (uncredited) Ken Niederbaumer .... special effects technician (uncredited) Larry Odien .... mechanical engineer (uncredited) Carolyn Oros .... special effects technician (uncredited) Mike J. Regan .... fabricator: Cinovation Studios (uncredited) Daren Rouse .... special effects: second unit (uncredited) Jordu Schell .... sculptor: Cinovation Studios (uncredited) Douglas J. Stewart .... special character effects (uncredited) Miles Teves .... early alien concept designs: Cinovation Studios (uncredited) Wayne Toth .... special effects (uncredited) Bill Zahn .... special effects makeup (uncredited) Visual Effects by Alia Agha .... 3D matchmove artist: ILM George Alcco-Sima .... digital modeler: ILM Kipp Aldrich .... video engineer: miniature tunnel unit Alexandra Altrocchi .... visual effects coordinator: ILM Eric Amundsen .... second assistant camera blue screen unit: ILM J. Todd Anderson .... storyboard artist: ILM (as Jay Todd Anderson) Stephen Aplin .... digital modeler: ILM Joel Aron .... digital effects artist: ILM Carl Assmus .... grip: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Al Bailey .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Bill Barr .... key grip: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as William Barr) John Bartle .... assistant editor: miniature tunnel unit Carol Bauman .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Jeffrey Benedict .... digital effects artist: ILM Adam Bennes .... effects technician: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit David Benson .... software developer: miniature tunnel unit John Andrew Berton Jr. .... digital effects supervisor: ILM Patricia Blau .... senior staff member: ILM (as Patricia Blau Price) Jean Bolte .... viewpaint artist: ILM Patrick Bonneau .... digital effects animator: ILM Todd Boyce .... computer graphics animator: VisionArt Design & Animation Barbara Brennan .... digital effects artist: ILM Patrick Brennan .... digital effects artist: ILM Eric Brevig .... visual effects supervisor Jeff Brewer .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Daniel Brimer .... digital effects resource assistant: ILM William J. Brooks .... digital effects artist: headquarter surveillance egg unit Bob Brophy .... computer systems engineer: miniature tunnel unit (as Robert Brophy) Ronn Brown .... digital matte artist: ILM Geoff Campbell .... digital modeler supervisor: ILM Sue Campbell .... digital effects animator: ILM Brad Carvey .... digital effects: Autumn Light Entertainment Simon Cheung .... supercar modeler and animator: ILM Marc Chu .... digital effects animator: ILM Robbie Clot .... effects technician: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as Robert Clot) Rob Coleman .... animation supervisor Joseph Conti .... digital effects: Autumn Light Entertainment Catherine Craig .... digital model artist Christine Cram .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Gail Currey .... senior staff member: ILM Bernie Demolski .... grip: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as Richard Demolski) David Deuber .... digital effects artist: ILM Natasha Devaud .... digital effects artist: ILM Dick Dova .... grip: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit David S. Dranitzke .... assistant stage manager: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Timothy Eaton .... visual effects editor: ILM (as Tim Eaton) Robert Edwards .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Chrissie England .... senior staff member: ILM Raul Essig .... digital effects artist: ILM Scott Farrar .... visual effects supervisor: end sequence Bob Finley III .... gaffer: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Jon Foreman .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Carl N. Frederick .... digital effects supervisor: ILM (as Carl Frederick) Todd Fulford .... digital effects artist: ILM Joe Fulmer .... effects technician: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit George Gambetta .... film scanner operator: miniature tunnel unit Steve Gawley .... supervising model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit John Gazdik .... camera assistant: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Tim Geideman .... negative line-up: miniature tunnel unit Dan B. Goldman .... digital effects artist: ILM Oscar Grillo .... special animation consultant: ILM Gerald Gutschmidt .... digital effects sequence supervisor: ILM Mary Beth Haggerty .... digital effects artist: ILM Jonathan Harb .... conceptual and animatic artist: ILM Andrew Hardaway .... digital effects artist: headquarter surveillance egg unit Tim Harrington .... digital effects animator: ILM Dorene Haver .... computer graphics compositor: VisionArt Aaron Haye .... modelmaker: ILM Scott Helgesen .... digital effects: Autumn Light Entertainment Pablo Helman .... digital effects artist: ILM John Helms .... digital effects artist: ILM Matthew Hendershot .... digital effects artist: headquarter surveillance egg unit Andy Hendrickson .... network systems: miniature tunnel unit Wendy Hendrickson .... digital plate restoration: miniature tunnel unit Geoff Heron .... practical effects/pyro supervisor: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Robert Hill .... motion control camera assistant: miniature tunnel unit Edward Hirsh .... stage manager: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as Edward T. Hirsh) Andre Holzendorf .... visual effects plate assistant: ILM Tony Hudson .... digital modeler: ILM Peg Hunter .... digital effects artist: ILM Polly Ing .... digital effects artist: ILM Patrick Jarvis .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Brad Jerrell .... electric: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Benton Jew .... creature designer: ILM Doug Jones .... negative cutter: miniature tunnel unit Samson Kao .... digital effects technical assistant: ILM Louis Katz .... conceptual and animatic artist: ILM Ira Keeler .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Susan Kelly-Andrews .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Wayne Kennedy .... digital modeler: ILM Jen Kinavey .... visual effects production assistant: ILM Peter Kuran .... visual effects: VCE Gregor Lakner .... digital effects artist: ILM Hayden Landis .... digital effects artist: ILM Jean-Claude Langer .... viewpaint artist: ILM Angela Leaper .... effects video editor: miniature tunnel unit Tad Leckman .... visual effects production manager: headquarter surveillance egg unit Luke Longin .... 3D matchmove artist: ILM Todd Lookinland .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Jacqueline Lopez .... visual effects producer (as Jacqueline M. Lopez) Margaret B. Lynch .... visual effects coordinator: ILM Mike MacKenzie .... camera engineer: miniature tunnel unit (as Michael MacKenzie) Jeff Mann .... senior staff member: ILM Jules Mann .... conceptual and animatic artist: ILM Robert Marinic .... digital effects supervisor: ILM Dawn Martin .... transmission facilitator: miniature tunnel unit Stuart T. Maschwitz .... supervising digital effects artist: headquarter surveillance egg unit Bill Mather .... digital matte artist: ILM Ken McGaugh .... digital effects artist: ILM Jennifer McKnew .... digital effects artist: ILM Dan McNamara .... electronic editorial supervisor: miniature tunnel unit Will Melick .... computer systems engineer: miniature tunnel unit David Meny .... digital effects artist: ILM Gary Meyer .... video engineer: miniature tunnel unit Fred Meyers .... production engineering supervisor: miniature tunnel unit Chris Mitchell .... digital effects animator: ILM Steve Molin .... digital effects artist: ILM Rodney Morgan .... chief model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Tim Morgan .... electric: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Jim Morris .... senior staff member: ILM Melissa Mullin .... 3D camera match move supervisor: ILM Patrick T. Myers .... digital effects supervisor: end sequence David Nakabayashi .... visual effects art director: ILM Steve Nichols .... digital effects animator: ILM Kate O'Neill .... camera assistant: miniature tunnel unit Michael Olague .... gaffer: miniature tunnel unit (as Mike Olague) Lorne Peterson .... chief model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Cary Phillips .... software developer: miniature tunnel unit Jeff Pierce .... film I/O: VisionArt Joshua Pines .... film scanner supervisor: miniature tunnel unit Anthony Pitone .... digital effects technical assistant: ILM Ellen Poon .... digital effects supervisor: end sequence Henry Preston .... digital effects artist: ILM Liz Radley .... video and computer graphics supervisor (as Elizabeth Radley) Denise Ream .... visual effects producer: end sequence Christopher Reed .... chief model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as Chris Reed) Sandy Ritts .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Elsa Rodriguez .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Joshua D. Rose .... computer graphics producer: VisionArt Martin Rosenberg .... motion control director of photography: miniature tunnel unit (as Marty Rosenberg) Jonathan Rothbart .... digital effects artist: headquarter surveillance egg unit Marla I. Selhorn .... 3D matchmove artist: ILM Mark Siegel .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Jason H. Snell .... visual effects production assistant: ILM Kurt E. Soderling .... visual effects camera operator (as Kurt Soderling) Damian Steel .... digital effects artist: ILM Pat Sweeney .... director of photography: miniature tunnel unit (as Patrick Sweeney) Glen Sylvester .... digital effects animator: ILM (as Glenn Sylvester) Catherine Tate .... digital effects artist: ILM Chad Taylor .... digital effects artist: ILM Ginger Theisen .... visual effects associate producer: headquarter surveillance egg unit Derek Thompson .... creature designer: ILM Kim Thompson .... digital effects animator: ILM Marjolaine Tremblay .... digital effects animator: ILM Pat Turner .... director of photography: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as Patrick Turner) Bruce Vecchitto .... digital color timing supervisor: ILM Danny Wagner .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Steve Walton .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Erika Wangberg Burton .... visual effects plate coordinator: ILM (as Erika Wangberg) David Washburn .... 3D matchmove artist: ILM Harold Weed .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit (as Howie Weed) Colie Wertz .... digital effects artist: headquarter surveillance egg unit Chuck Wiley .... model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit Andy Wong .... digial effects animator: ILM Jeffery Yost .... software developer: miniature tunnel unit Heidi Zabit .... digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM Rita E. Zimmerman .... digital effects artist: ILM (as Rita Zimmerman) Katharine Baird .... digital paint/rotoscope artist (uncredited) Mark Casey .... Sabre artist (uncredited) Paul Conti .... visual effects (uncredited) Beth D'Amato .... assistant concept artist (uncredited) James Doherty .... digital modeler (uncredited) Guy Hendrix Dyas .... illustrator: ILM (uncredited) Ted Fay .... director of technology: VisionArt (uncredited) Mark Fiorenza .... model maker (uncredited) Mark Fletcher .... screen graphics staff assistant (uncredited) Shannon Blake Gans .... visual effects executive producer: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. (uncredited) Richard Grandy .... technical director (uncredited) Matthew Gratzner .... prop designer and fabricator: Hunter/Gratzner Industries, Inc. (uncredited) Brian Griffin .... digital supervisor (uncredited) Alex Jaeger .... concept/storyboard artist: ILM (uncredited) Ben Nichols .... model maker (uncredited) Jeff Roe .... visual effects coordinator (uncredited) Scott Schneider .... miniature crew chief (uncredited) Jimi Simmons .... digital effects artist (uncredited) Andre Thomas .... digital artist (uncredited) Trevor Tuttle .... model maker (uncredited) Erik von Wodtke .... miniature effects production assistant (uncredited) James Waterhouse .... effects production assistant (uncredited) Susan M. Weeks .... digital paint/roto artist (uncredited) Stunts John Branagan .... stunts (as John Branigan) Stracy Diaz .... utility stunts Deborah Habberstad .... stunts Jeff Habberstad .... stunts Clifford Happy .... stunts Whitey Hughes .... stunts Randolph LeRoi .... stunt double: Will Smith Randolph LeRoi .... stunts (as Randolph Leroi) Jake Lombard .... stunt rigger Carol Neilson .... stunts Gary Robert .... stunts David Rowden .... stunts Brian Smrz .... stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz .... stunt coordinator: second unit Regina Williams .... stunts Todd Bryant .... stunts (uncredited) Peter Bucossi .... stunts (uncredited) Sean Bunch .... stunts (uncredited) Sonny D'Angelo .... stunts (uncredited) Mark De Alessandro .... stunts (uncredited) Danial Donai .... stunts (uncredited) Doc Duhame .... stunts (uncredited) Clay Donahue Fontenot .... stunts (uncredited) Gene Harrison .... stunt driver (uncredited) Gene Harrison .... stunts (uncredited) Billy Morts .... stunt rigger (uncredited) Lincoln Simonds .... stunts (uncredited) Camera and Electrical Department Michael Anderson .... best boy grip (as Mike Anderson) Audie Aragon .... dolly grip Florian Ballhaus .... camera operator: New York James Bartolomeo .... second assistant camera: New York George W. Borthwick .... best boy grip: second unit Branch M. Brunson .... electric rigging best boy (as Branch Marie Brunson) Michael Burke .... best boy electric: New York Michael Caracciolo .... camera operator: New York Ken Connors .... rigging gaffer: New York (as Kenneth R. Conners) Steve Craft .... second assistant camera David M. Dunlap .... director of photography: second unit Russell Engels .... gaffer: New York (as Russ Engels) Brian Fitzsimons .... best boy grip: New York (as Brian J. Fitzsimons) Dennis Gamiello .... key grip: New York David Golia .... camera operator: "b" camera (as David John Golia) Melinda Sue Gordon .... still photographer Mark Gutterud .... first assistant camera: second unit Mauriece Jacks Jr. .... video assist operator William T. Jones .... rigging key grip (as Wm.T. Jake Jones) Duane Journey .... dolly grip: second unit Ronald R. Koch Jr. .... assistant chief lighting technician: second unit Reginald F. Lake .... chief lighting technician: second unit (as Reginald Lake) Dennis J. Lootens .... electric rigging gaffer Edward W. Lowry .... dolly grip: New York John Lowry .... dolly grip: New York (as John Brian Lowry) Martin Lowry .... key rigging grip: New York Peter A. Mian .... video assist: New York Jeff Murrell .... chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey A. Murrell) Tim Norman .... second assistant camera: New York Jay Peterman .... first assistant camera Keith Peterman .... director of photography: second unit Paul Plannette .... second assistant camera Steve Reinhardt .... assistant chief lighting technician (as Steven Reinhardt) Eric L. Roberts .... video assist operator: second unit Gerard Sava .... first assistant camera: New York Don Selsor .... grip rigging best boy (as Donald L. Selsor) Bill Slemmons .... key grip: second unit Gregory W. Smith .... camera operator: second unit (as Gregory Smith) Stephen St. John .... camera operator Calvin Sterry .... key grip (as Cal Sterry) Daniel E. Teaze .... second assistant camera: second unit (as Danny Teaze) Zoran Veselic .... Steadicam operator Zoran Veselic .... first assistant camera: "b" camera Bob Becchio .... first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) Richard Brooks Burton .... aerial first assistant camera (uncredited) Tim Collins .... grip (uncredited) Thomas M. Dangcil .... lamp operator (uncredited) James Edmiston .... grip (uncredited) Thomas Giordano .... video assist operator (uncredited) Raymond Gonzales .... electrician (uncredited) Mai Iskander .... assistant camera (uncredited) Scott C. Keys .... rigging electrician (uncredited) Gábor Kövér .... camera operator: "b" camera, New York (uncredited) David Landau .... electrician (uncredited) Jason E. Lord .... electrician (uncredited) Jesse Mather .... lighting technician (uncredited) Tim McAuliffe .... electrician (uncredited) Juan Morse .... electrician (uncredited) Thomas Mumme .... assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited) David Norris .... camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited) Eric Parker .... rigging electrician (uncredited) Ray Patrick .... louma crane operator (uncredited) Robert J. Reilly .... rigging grip: Los Angeles (uncredited) Andrew D. Schwartz .... unit still photographer: New York (uncredited) Jason Selsor .... rigging grip (uncredited) Kurt E. Soderling .... camera operator: Spacecam camera (uncredited) Casting Department Judie Fixler .... extras casting: New York (as Judy Fixler) Michelle Levi .... casting assistant Alyson Silverberg .... extras casting coordinator: New York Tammy L. Smith .... extras casting: Los Angeles Susan Stolar .... casting assistant David H. Kramer .... adr voice casting (uncredited) Costume and Wardrobe Department Tommy Boyer .... wardrobe supervisor: New York Dan Bronson .... costume supervisor Marjorie K. Chan .... key costumer Danielle Feller .... set costumer: second unit April Hunter .... costumer (as April Hunter-Reed) Bob Moore Jr. .... costumer (as Robert Moore) Maggie Morgan .... assistant costume designer Marcia Patten .... wardrobe supervisor: New York Anne Gorman .... wardrobe (uncredited) Editorial Department Mo Henry .... negative cutter Mike Koz .... assistant editor (as Michael Koz) John Lindseth .... apprentice editor Bob Putynkowski .... color timer Karen Rasch .... first assistant film editor David O. Rogers .... apprentice editor Ken Schretzmann .... assistant editor Fred Toye .... editor: main title sequence, Open Films (as Frederick Toye) Dale Jones .... avid technician (uncredited) Eric Rigney .... avid technician (uncredited) Music Department Elin Carlson .... chorus Artie Kane .... conductor Shawn Murphy .... music mixer Shawn Murphy .... music recordist Jennifer Nash .... assistant music editor Carl Rydlund .... musician: guitar Ellen Segal .... music editor Patti Zimmitti .... music contractor Ann Carli .... executive music producer (uncredited) George Doering .... musician (uncredited) James Lassiter .... executive music producer (uncredited) Pilar McCurry .... music supervisor (uncredited) Mark McKenzie .... orchestrator (uncredited) Benny Medina .... executive music producer (uncredited) Edgardo Simone .... orchestrator (uncredited) Melodee Sutton .... executive in charge of music (uncredited) Transportation Department Denny Caira .... transportation captain John Leonidas .... transportation captain: New York Steve Luce .... transportation co-captain (as Stephen Luce) David Menapace .... transportation captain: second unit (as Dave Menapace) Dennis Radesky .... transportation co-captain: New York Gregory Dultz .... driver (uncredited) Other crew Brad Abrell .... puppeteer Ed Alonzo .... puppeteer Ernest 'Tron' Anderson .... assistant: Will Smith (as Ernest Tron Anderson) Mary Bailey .... script supervisor Kara Baker .... assistant: Mr. Place, New York (as Kara D. Baker) Missy Barshay .... production assistant: New York Paul Berg .... puppeteer Howard Berger .... puppeteer Tim Blaney .... puppeteer Becky Brake .... assistant location manager Billy Bryan .... puppeteer (as Bill Bryan) James S. Burns .... assistant: Mr. Jones James 'Morris' Byrnes .... production assistant: New York (as James Byrnes) Casey Cannon .... alien languages audio producer: Banned from the Ranch Entertainment Christian Clarke .... production assistant: second unit Alex Cohn .... assistant location manager: New York Colin Cumberbatch .... assistant production coordinator: New York Jamie Daddio .... assistant production coordinator (as Jamie H. Fishman) Tammy R. Dickson .... production assistant Lisa D. DiSanto .... production assistant Denis Doyle .... production assistant: New York Mike Elizalde .... puppeteer Pam Ellington .... assistant production accountant (as Pamela E. Ellington) Earl Ellis .... puppeteer J. Ellen Evans .... script supervisor: second unit Joe Facey .... craft service: New York Pablo Ferro .... title designer: main titles Eric Fiedler .... puppeteer Thom Fountain .... puppeteer Rick Galinson .... puppeteer (as Richard Galinson) Robbie Goldstein .... location manager Terri Hardin .... puppeteer Travis Harrod .... production assistant Jurgen Heimann .... puppeteer Courtney Henley-Anderson .... production assistant Ellen M. Hillers .... production coordinator: New York Peter Hollocker .... production assistant: second unit Hitoshi Inoue .... alien languages technical assistant Mark Jackson .... bug wrangler Brian Jochum .... producer: main title sequence, Open Films Carl J. Johnson .... puppeteer Joy Johnson .... assistant: Mr. Parkes Stephanie F. Johnson .... production assistant: second unit Tom Just .... production assistant: New York Amy Kaufman .... assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld, New York Jamie Kehoe .... craft service (as Jamie P. Kehoe) Stephanie Kemp .... assistant: Mr. Place Linda Kroll .... assistant: Ms. Macdonald Len Levitt .... puppeteer John Lundberg .... puppeteer Marcel Lundberg .... assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld (as Marcel Gavin Lundberg) Leonard MacDonald .... puppeteer Colin MacLellan .... production assistant: New York (as Colin A.J. MacLellan) Gail Martin-Sheridan .... production accountant Drew Massey .... puppeteer Dawn Matheson .... technical support: headquarter surveillance egg unit Todd Mattox .... puppeteer Cristie Miele .... animal trainer Bart Mixon .... puppeteer Julia Morgan .... production assistant: New York Alan Munro .... supervisor: main titles sequence, Open Films Donald Murphy .... set production assistant: New York James Murray .... puppeteer Jonathan R. O'Hara .... production assistant: New York Joe Park .... assistant: Mr. Molen Randol Perelman-Taylor .... production assistant Steven P. Petyerak .... production assistant (as Steven Petyerak) Michael Phillips .... production assistant: second unit (as Michael Lee Phillips Jr.) Timothy Ralston .... puppeteer Mike J. Regan .... puppeteer (as Mike Jay Regan) Jennifer Reiss .... production assistant: second unit Clint Richards .... puppeteer John Riley .... production assistant: second unit Steven Ritz .... puppeteer Jane E. Russell .... unit publicist Mark Setrakian .... puppeteer Douglas Seymour .... puppeteer (as Doug Seymore) Steve Sherman .... puppeteer Tyree Michael Simpson .... production assistant: New York (as Michael Tyree Simpson) Randy Sokol .... location manager: New York Shannon Speaker .... production secretary Mary B.R. Squillante .... assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld Rebecca Stefan .... production assistant George N. Thomas .... production assistant Laura Tiz .... assistant production accountant Rico Topazio .... puppeteer Wayne Toth .... puppeteer Allan Trautman .... puppeteer Tony Urbano .... animatronic performance supervisor Brandon Wainwright .... production assistant Robin Walsh .... puppeteer (as Robin Howard) Dana Williams .... production coordinator Greg Williams .... puppeteer Julie Yaeger .... assistant: Ms. Fiorentino Kamal Ahmed .... adr voice (uncredited) Laurie Arnow-Epstein .... construction accountant (uncredited) Richard Berman .... coordinator: main title sequence (uncredited) John Ian Briody .... production assistant (uncredited) Michael Burnett .... special properties (uncredited) Richard Castro .... payroll accountant (uncredited) Al Cerullo .... helicopter pilot (uncredited) Mike Currie .... set production assistant (uncredited) Don Gillespie .... assistant accountant (uncredited) Paul Guyot .... stand-in: Mr. Jones (uncredited) Mark Harden .... animal trainer (uncredited) Erica Kissack .... contact lens technician (uncredited) Peter Linz .... puppeteer (uncredited) Joan Lucas-Turgeon .... post-production accountant (uncredited) Rick Lyon .... puppeteer (uncredited) Michelle Mendenhall .... assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld, New York (uncredited) Angela Torrez Parker .... production assistant (uncredited) Christopher Raimo .... assistant to producer (uncredited) Lance Reisch .... production assistant (uncredited) Sam Rohn .... location scout (uncredited) Nancy Rosing .... production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited) Clint Rowe .... dog trainer (uncredited) Cody Smith .... animal trainer (uncredited) William Stout .... creature design (uncredited) Bill Timoney .... adr loop group (uncredited) Irapaul Turner .... production assistant (uncredited) Joseph Zolfo .... location scout: New York (uncredited) Thanks Susan Ringo .... special thanks Scott Mitchell Rosenberg .... special thanks Crew verified as complete
Production Companies Amblin Entertainment Columbia Pictures Corporation MacDonald/Parkes Productions Distributors Columbia Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical) MCA/Universal Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (1997) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Films Pty. Ltd. (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Films de España (1997) (Spain) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS) LK-TEL (1997) (Argentina) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS) Egmont Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (VHS) National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1999) (USA) (TV) Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD) Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS) (special edition) Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD) LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD) Nelonen (2001) (Finland) (TV) V8 (2001) (Netherlands) (TV) Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) Finnkino (1997) (Finland) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Film Mexico (1997) (Mexico) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (1997) (UK) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (France) (theatrical) CTSI/Kinekor (1997) (South Africa) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Film (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Film (1997) (Germany) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Film (1997) (Italy) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Film (1997) (Japan) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video (199?) (France) (VHS) Universal Studios Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) Special Effects Autumn Light Entertainment (digital effects) Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE) (alien languages) Cinovation Studios (alien make-up effects) Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation) K.N.B. Effects Group (additional alien make-up effects) Les Productions Pascal Blais (additional alien make-up effects) ME FX (additional alien makeup effects) Open Films (main title sequence) Steve Johnson's XFX (additional alien makeup effects) Storyboard Inc. (additional alien make-up effects) VisionArt Visual Concept Engineering (VCE) (additional visual effects) Other Companies Animal Actors of Hollywood animals provided by Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban sunglasses C-5 post-production sound Columbia Records soundtrack published by Crest Digital post-production Daily News, The Daily News logo and trademark used with permission of Deluxe Motion Picture Catering catering Direct Tools & Fasteners expendables Dolby Laboratories sound post-production Dolch Computer Systems Inc. special thanks Gala Catering caterer: New York unit Hamilton the Ventura watch Inphomation Communications Corporation Psychic Friends Network courtesy of Kinesis Corp. keyboards Lucasfilm THX / TAP Theater Alignment Program Major League Baseball Properties The Major League Baseball trademarks licensed by Marvel/Malibu Comics comic books Movie Movers cast trailers Movie Movers hair and make-up trailers Movie Movers star trailers NBC News Archives Al Roker clip courtesy of New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The special thanks Pacific Studios Inc. chromatrans background Pacific Title opticals Sessions Payroll Management extras payroll services Sound One Corporation re-recording facilities The Metropolitan Transportation Authority special thanks The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority special thanks
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