Cocoon (1985)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Arthur Selwyn, 'Art'

      Don Ameche

    • Ben Luckett

      Wilford Brimley

    • Joe Finley

      Hume Cronyn

    • Walter

      Brian Dennehy

    • Bernie Lefkowitz

      Jack Gilford

    • Jack Bonner

      Steve Guttenberg

    • Mary Luckett

      Maureen Stapleton

    • Alma Finley

      Jessica Tandy

    • Bess McCarthy

      Gwen Verdon

    • Rose Lefkowitz

      Herta Ware

    • Kitty

      Tahnee Welch

    • David

      Barret Oliver

    • Susan

      Linda Harrison

    • Pillsbury

      Tyrone Power Jr

    • John Dexter

      Clint Howard

    • Pops

      Charles Lampkin

    • Doc

      Michael Nomad

    • Lou Pine

      Jorge Gil

    • DMV clerk

      Jim Ritz

    • Smiley

      Charles Rainsbury

    • alien

      Wendy Cooke

    • alien

      Pamela Prescott

    • alien

      Dinah Sue Rowley

    • alien

      Gabriella Sinclair

    • teller

      Cyndi Vicino

    • doctor

      Russ Wheeler

    • reverend

      Harold Bergman

    • waitress

      Ivy Thayer

    • dock master

      Fred Broderson

    • Salvatore

      Mark Cheresnick

    • realtor

      Bette Shoor

    • coastguard, first class BM

      Mark Simpson

    • coastguard, second class BM

      Robert Slacum Jr.

    • detective

      Rance Howard

    • woman

      Jean Speegle

    • band leader

      Charles Voelker

    • Jasper

      Irving Krone

    • policeman

      Clarence Thomas

    • policeman

      Ted Science

    • additional dolphin voices

      Frederick R. Newman

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Ron Howard

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Jan R. Lloyd

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Hans Beimler

    • Assistant Director (Additional 2nd)

      John Whittle

    Production:

    • ©

      Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    • Production Company

      Zanuck/Brown Company

    • Producer

      Richard D. Zanuck

    • Producer

      David Brown

    • Producer

      Lili Fini Zanuck

    • Associate Producer

      Robert Doudell

    • Unit Production Manager

      Robert Doudell

    • General Manager (ILM)

      Warren Franklin

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Teresa Stokovic

    • Production Co-ordinator (ILM)

      Laurie Vermont

    • Location Manager

      Robert Maharis

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Tom Benedek

    • Story

      David Saperstein

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Don Peterman

    • Optical Photographer (ILM)

      Kenneth Smith

    • Optical Photographer (ILM)

      Donald Clark

    • Optical Photographer (ILM)

      James Lim

    • Underwater Photography (Nassau unit)

      Jordan Klein

    • Camera Operator

      Keith Peterman

    • Camera Operator (Chicago)

      John Leblanc

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects Supervisor (ILM)

      Ken Ralston

    • Visual Effects Prod Supervisor (ILM)

      Mitch Suskin

    • Visual Effects Editor (ILM)

      Bill Kimberlin

    • Visual Effects Photographer (ILM)

      Scott Farrar

    • Matte Photographer

      Paul Huston

    • Matte Painting Supervisor (ILM)

      Chris Evans

    • Matte Artist (ILM)

      Caroleen Green

    • Special Effects

      Industrial Light & Magic

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator

      Joe Unsinn

    • Cocoons/Dolphins Created by

      Robert Short Productions Inc

    • Special Alien Creatures/Effects

      Greg Cannom

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Tom Hesler

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Kevin Yagher

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Alex Gilles

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Clark, Bob

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Shawn McEnroe

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Stuart Artiningstall

    • Cannom Creature Effects Crew

      Camilla Henneman

    • Special Creature Consultant

      Rick Baker

    • Cloud Tank Technician (ILM)

      Robert Finley Jr

    • Model Supervisor (ILM)

      Steve Gawley

    • Model Maker (ILM)

      Ira Keeler

    • Model Maker (ILM)

      Marty Brenneis

    • Model Maker (ILM)

      Bill Beck

    • Model Maker (ILM)

      Fulmer, Mike

    Animation:

    • Animation Supervisor (ILM)

      Charles Mullen

    • Stop Motion Supervisor (ILM)

      David Sosalla

    • Stop Motion Technician (ILM)

      Tom St. Amand

    • Stop Motion Technician (ILM)

      Margot Phillips

    • Stop Motion Technician (ILM)

      Anthony Laudati

    • Stop Motion Technician (ILM)

      Sean Casey

    • Rotoscope Artist (ILM)

      Ellen Lichtwardt

    • Rotoscope Artist (ILM)

      Jack Mongovan

    • Rotoscope Artist (ILM)

      Barbara Brennan

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Michael Hill

    • Editor

      David Hanley

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Jack T. Collis

    • Visual Effects Art Director (ILM)

      Phillip Norwood

    • Set Decorator

      Jim Duffy

    • Conceptual Artist

      Ralph McQuarrie

    Costumes:

    • Costume Supervisor

      Marks, Edward

    • Costumes

      Aggie Guerard Rodgers

    • Women's Costumer

      Linda Henrikson

    • Men's Costumer

      Mort Schwartz

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Robert Norin

    • Make-up

      Kevin Haney

    Titles:

    • Titles

      Pacific Title

    Film processing:

    • Opticals Supervisor (ILM)

      David Berry

    • Optical Line-up (ILM)

      Ed Jones

    • Optical Line-up (ILM)

      Ralph Gordon

    • Optical Line-up (ILM)

      Peg Hunter

    Music:

    • Music

      James Horner

    • Dance Track Music Arrangements

      Jay Gruska

    • Special Music/Dance Co-ordinator

      Gwen Verdon

    • Dance Consultant

      Thane Cornell

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Armin Steiner

    • Special Sound Design

      Gary Summers

    • Special Sound Design

      Gary Rydstrom

    • Special Sound Design

      Laurel Ladevich

    • Special Sound Design

      Sprocket Systems

    • Sound Recording

      Richard Church

    • Sound Re-recording

      Theodore Soderberg

    • Sound Re-recording

      Paul Wells

    • Sound Re-recording

      Richard Overton

    • Sound Editor

      William Hartman

    • Sound Editor

      Michael Corrigan

    • Dialogue Editor

      Godfrey Marks

    Choreography:

    • Alien Movement Choreography

      Caprice Rothe

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Ted Grossman

    • Stunts

      Jerry Brutsche

    • Stunts

      Denise Cheshire

    • Stunts

      Orsini, Candice

    Consultant:

    • Underwater Consultant (Nassau Unit)

      Michael Nomad

    • Marine Co-ordinator

      Manfred Zendar

    • Diving Services

      Gavin Mckinney

    • Diving Services

      James Steven Claridge

    • Dolphin Trainer

      Kathy Krieger

    • Dolphin Trainer

      Kingsley Griffin