Credits
Cast
Helen Hunt
Jo
Bill Paxton
Bill
Jami Gertz
Melissa
Cary Elwes
Jonas
Lois Smith
Aunt Meg
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Dusty
Alan Ruck
Rabbit
Sean Whalen
Sanders
Scott Thomson
Preacher
Todd Field
Beltzer
Joey Slotnick
Joey
Wendle Josepher
Haynes
Jeremy Davies
Laurence
Zach Grenier
Eddie
Gregory Sporleder
Willie
Patrick Fischler
The Communicator
Nicholas Sadler
Kubrick
Ben Weber
Stanley
Anthony Rapp
Tony
Erik LaRay Harvey
Eric
Abraham Benrubi
Bubba
Jake Busey
Mobile Lab Technician
Melanie Hoopes
Patty
J. Dean Lindsay
Dean
Dan Kelpine
Diner Mechanic
Sharonlyn Morrow
Waitress
Richard Lineback
Father
Rusty Schwimmer
Mother
Alexa PenaVega
Jo – 5 years old
Taylor Gilbert
NSSL Scientist – Bryce
Bruce Wright
NSSL Scientist – Murphy
Gary England
TV Meteorologist #1
Jeff Lazalier
TV Meteorologist #2
Rick Mitchell
TV Meteorologist #3
John Thomas Rhyne
Paramedic
Paul Douglas
Bodger
Samantha McDonald
Drive-in Girl
Jennifer L. Hamilton
Drive-In Girl
Anneke de Bont
Farm Girl
Darryl Cox
Four Corners Mechanic (uncredited)
Thomas E. Bentley
Farmer 1 (uncredited)
Jon Bielich
Survivor (uncredited)
Mark Falvo
Survivor (uncredited)
Ben Jackson
Survivor (uncredited)
David Dillinger Jefferis
Townsperson (uncredited)
Brad Masters
Cameraman (uncredited)
April Warren
Flashback Mom (uncredited)
Art
Carla S. Nemec
Art Department Coordinator
Chuck Parker
Assistant Art Director
Daniel R. Bentley
Assistant Property Master
Steve Callas
Construction Coordinator
Robert L. Thompson
Construction Foreman
John Aldays
Greensman
William S. Maxwell III
Leadman
Rory Enke
Location Scout
Dave Margolin
Painter
Joseph C. Nemec III
Production Design
Giacomo G. Ghiazza
Production Illustrator
John Zemansky
Property Master
Ronald R. Reiss
Set Decoration
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Set Designer
Terrie Nettles
Set Painter
Mark Hudson
Standby Painter
Dan Olexiewicz
Supervising Art Director
Robert Gray
Swing
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
Camera
Robert Mehnert
Aerial Director of Photography
Ralph Mendoza
Assistant Camera
Adam Colunga
Best Boy Grip
Stephen S. Campanelli
Camera Operator
Jack N. Green
Director of Photography
C. Ashley Sudge
Dolly Grip
Bill Coe
First Assistant Camera
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Grip
Ron Cooney
Key Grip
Keith Banks
Second Assistant Camera
David Luckenbach
Steadicam Operator
David James
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Carolyn Dessert
Costumer
Kim Santantonio
Hairstylist
Leah Brown
Key Costumer
Karen Blynder
Makeup Artist
Brad Wilder
Makeup Supervisor
Kenneth Sayers
Set Dressing Artist
Nick Scarano
Wardrobe Supervisor
Crew
Tom Osman
Carpenter
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
Mitch Friedman
Driver
Bradley M. Goodman
Post Production Supervisor
Timothy Greenwood
Projection
Jill McGraw
Scenic Artist
Florian Kainz
Software Engineer
Stan Blackwell
Special Effects Technician
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Runyard
Stunt Coordinator
Annie Ellis
Stunt Double, Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Chris Tuck
Stunts
Steven Chambers
Stunts
Harold Brooks
Technical Advisor
Ron Poniewaz Jr.
Transportation Captain
Sheridan Ross Batson
Transportation Co-Captain
Bill Palmer
Transportation Co-Captain
Randy Peters
Transportation Coordinator
Mark Suveg
Video Assist Operator
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Visual Effects Art Director
Timothy Eaton
Visual Effects Editor
Directing
David K. Riebel
Additional Second Assistant Director
Jan de Bont
Director
Matthew Carlisle
First Assistant Director
Trudy Ramirez
Script Supervisor
Richard Oswald
Second Assistant Director
John M. Morse
Second Second Assistant Director
Alexander Witt
Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing
Richard Byard
Assistant Editor
Alan Cody
Associate Editor
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Lighting
Kirk Miller
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Richard Cronn
Chief Lighting Technician
David H. Neale
Electrician
Mark Mele
Rigging Gaffer
Emmanuel Vouniozos
Rigging Grip
Production
Stacy Layne Kramer
Assistant Accountant
Bonnie Bott
Assistant Location Manager
Glenn Salloum
Associate Producer
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Randi Hiller
Casting Associate
Ria Pavia
Casting Associate
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer
Gerald R. Molen
Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Ricki Maslar
Location Casting
Kaylene Carlson
Location Coordinator
Michael J. Burmeister
Location Manager
Richard Castro
Payroll Accountant
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Ian Bryce
Producer
Ken Ryan
Production Accountant
Justin Holstein
Production Assistant
Melissa Bolton
Production Secretary
Amanda Brand
Publicist
R. Anthony Brown
Unit Production Manager
Sound
Beth Bergeron
ADR Editor
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Amy Dunn
Assistant Music Supervisor
Catherine Calleson
Assistant Sound Editor
Beau Baker
Boom Operator
Don L. Harper
Conductor
Stephanie Flack
Dialogue Editor
Linda Yeaney
First Assistant Sound Editor
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Recordist
Kevin Laffey
Music Consultant
Zigmund Gron
Music Editor
Hans Zimmer
Music Producer
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Joel Sill
Music Supervisor
Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
William Jacobs
Sound Editor
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Geoffrey Patterson
Sound Mixer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Judee Flick
Supervising ADR Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Editor
Visual Effects
Raul Essig
CG Artist
Julie Adrianson-Neary
Digital Compositors
Ronn Brown
Matte Painter
Alia Agha
Rotoscoping Artist
John Frazier
Special Effects Supervisor
Ken Nielsen
Visual Effects
Jeanmarie King
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jeanie King
Visual Effects Coordinator, Visual Effects Producer
Henry LaBounta
Visual Effects Designer
Kim Bromley
Visual Effects Producer
Lori Arnold
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Stefen Fangmeier
Visual Effects Supervisor
Writing
Anne-Marie Martin
Screenplay
Michael Crichton
Screenplay, Producer
Fireball Tim Lawrence
Storyboard