Directed by
Leonard Nimoy | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
Gene Roddenberry | ... | (based on Star Trek created by) |
Leonard Nimoy | ... | (story by) & |
Harve Bennett | ... | (story by) |
Steve Meerson | ... | (screenplay by) & |
Peter Krikes | ... | (screenplay by) and |
Harve Bennett | ... | (screenplay by) & |
Nicholas Meyer | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
Harve Bennett | ... | producer (produced by) |
Brooke Breton | ... | associate producer |
Kirk R. Thatcher | ... | associate producer (as Kirk Thatcher) |
Ralph Winter | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Leonard Rosenman | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
Donald Peterman | ... | director of photography (as Don Peterman) |
Editing by
Peter E. Berger | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
Amanda Mackey |
Production Design by
Jack T. Collis |
Art Direction by
Joe Aubel | ||
Peter Landsdown Smith | ... | (as Pete Smith) |
Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer | ... | (as John Dwyer) |
Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher |
Makeup Department
Silvia Abascal | ... | hair stylist |
Jeff Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
Wes Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
Monique DeSart | ... | hair stylist |
Deborah Holmes Dobson | ... | hair stylist |
Rolf John Keppler | ... | special makeup effects artist |
James Lee McCoy | ... | makeup artist (as James L. McCoy) |
Carol A. O'Connell | ... | hair stylist (as Carrol O'Connell) |
Richard Snell | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Brian Wade | ... | prosthetics designer: klingons and vulcans |
Rick Stratton | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Mel Efros | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Adamson | ... | dga trainee |
Frank Capra III | ... | second assistant director |
Pat Kehoe | ... | first assistant director (as Patrick Kehoe) |
Michael Owens | ... | second unit director |
Randy Suhr | ... | assistant director |
Douglas E. Wise | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Richard J. Bayard | ... | construction coordinator (as Dick Bayard) |
James R. Bayliss | ... | set designer (as James Bayliss) |
Richard Berger | ... | set designer |
Lloyd A. Buswell | ... | construction foreman |
Ed Charnock | ... | paint foreperson |
William K. Dolan | ... | property person (as Bill Dolan) |
Huey Duval | ... | property person |
Ron Frazier | ... | construction foreman |
Douglas Freeman | ... | construction coordinator |
Jerry Gadette | ... | stand-by painter |
Daniel Gluck | ... | set designer (as Dan Gluck) |
Ron Greenwood | ... | property master |
Joseph E. Hubbard | ... | assistant art director (as Joe Hubbard) |
Chris H. Kelly | ... | props |
Frederick Lietzman | ... | prop maker |
John Matheson | ... | construction foreperson (as John H. Matheson) |
Ralph McQuarrie | ... | visual consultant |
Nilo Rodis-Jamero | ... | assistant art director (as Nilo Rodis) |
Charles Sertin | ... | property person |
Mark Sparks | ... | propmaker |
Barton M. Susman | ... | lead person (as Bart Susman) |
Kaye Trapp | ... | assistant property master |
Robert Van Dyke | ... | propmaker gangboss |
Richard Coyle | ... | props (uncredited) |
Michael W. Moore | ... | prop maker (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Agamemnon Andrianos | ... | sound mixer: san francisco unit |
Michael J. Benavente | ... | sound effects editor |
Destiny Borden | ... | assistant editor |
George Budd | ... | special sound effects |
Gene S. Cantamessa | ... | sound mixer |
Steve Cantamessa | ... | boom operator (as Steven G. Cantamessa) |
Noyan Cosarer | ... | re-recording mixer |
Christopher Flick | ... | assistant editor |
Stephen Hunter Flick | ... | sound effects editor (as Stephen Flick) |
Warren Hamilton Jr. | ... | sound effects editor (as Warren Hamilton) |
Doug Hemphill | ... | sound effects recordist |
Ellen Heuer | ... | foley by |
Alan Howarth | ... | special sound effects |
David J. Hudson | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dave Hudson) |
Mark Jennings | ... | utility |
Nicholas Korda | ... | adr editor (as Nick Korda) |
Mark A. Mangini | ... | sound effects (as Mark Mangini) |
Tim Mangini | ... | foley editor |
Mel Metcalfe | ... | re-recording mixer |
Dan O'Connell | ... | foley by |
Terry Porter | ... | re-recording mixer |
John Pospisil | ... | special sound effects |
Solange S. Schwalbe | ... | foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe) |
David E. Stone | ... | sound effects editor (as David Stone) |
Raul A. Bruce | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Ezra Dweck | ... | sound effects recording (uncredited) |
Clive Taylor | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Donald Elliott | ... | special effects (as Don Elliott) |
Pieter Folkens | ... | designer / sculptor |
Michael Lantieri | ... | special effects supervisor |
Tim Moran | ... | special effects |
Clay Pinney | ... | special effects |
Robert Spurlock | ... | special effects |
Chris Strohmeyer | ... | special effects crew |
Brian Tipton | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Rick Anderson | ... | whale mechanical designer: ILM |
Craig Barron | ... | matte photography supervisor: ILM |
John Bell | ... | storyboard artist: ILM |
Dale Brady | ... | creature crew: ILM |
Rob Burton | ... | animation camera |
Jo Carson | ... | assistant camera: ILM |
Sean M. Casey | ... | whale mold supervisor: ILM (as Sean Casey) |
Craig Caton | ... | creature crew: ILM |
Eric Christensen | ... | modelmaker: ILM |
Donald Clark | ... | optical camera operator: ILM (as Don Clark) |
Walt Conti | ... | project supervisor: ILM / whale design supervisor: ILM |
Peter Daulton | ... | camera operator: ILM |
Dick Dova | ... | stage technician: ILM |
Don Dow | ... | effects director of photography: ILM |
Selwyn Eddy | ... | camera operator: ILM (as Selwyn Eddy III) |
Christopher Evans | ... | matte painting supervisor: ILM (as Chris Evans) |
John V. Fante | ... | camera operator: ILM |
Ellen Ferguson | ... | rotoscope artist: ILM |
Bob Fernley | ... | optical processing |
Allen Feuerstein | ... | creature crew: ILM |
Robert Finley Jr. | ... | pyrotechnician: ILM (as Bob Finley Jr.) |
Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
Tim Geideman | ... | lab technician: ILM |
Jim Gerken | ... | computer animation: Novocom, Inc. |
Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera: ILM |
Michael Gleason | ... | visual effects editor: ILM (as Mike Gleason) |
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | animation supervisor: ILM (as Ellen Lichtwardt) |
Ralph Gordon | ... | optical supervisor: ILM |
Ned Gorman | ... | production assistant: ILM |
Caroleen Green | ... | matte artist: ILM |
James Hagedorn | ... | optical camera operator: ILM (as Jim Hagedorn) |
Donald Hansard Sr. | ... | process coordinator |
Toby Heindel | ... | camera operator: ILM |
Todd Heindel | ... | lab technician: ILM |
Edward Hirsh | ... | production manager: ILM (as Ed Hirsh) |
Richard E. Hollander | ... | computer animation: Video Images (as Richard Hollander) |
Tony Hudson | ... | puppeteer: ILM / whale operator: ILM |
Peg Hunter | ... | optical lineup: ILM |
Erik Jensen | ... | visual effects coordinator: ILM |
Brad Jerrell | ... | stage technician: ILM |
Randy Jonsson | ... | matte photography: ILM (as Randy Johnson) |
Sean Joyce | ... | matte artist: ILM |
Pete Kozachik | ... | assistant camera: ILM |
Paul Kraus | ... | modelmaker: ILM |
Jeff Mann | ... | model shop supervisor: ILM |
David McCue | ... | optical camera operator: ILM (as Dave McCue) |
Mark S. Miller | ... | puppeteer: ILM (as Mark Miller) / whale operator: ILM (as Mark Miller) |
Lori J. Nelson | ... | optical coordinator: ILM |
Nancy Nimoy | ... | creature crew: ILM |
Michael Okuda | ... | graphic designer |
Michael Olague | ... | stage technician: ILM (as Mike Olague) |
Frank Ordaz | ... | matte artist: ILM |
Terrence Peck | ... | assistant effects editor: ILM (as Terry Peck) |
Mark Peterson | ... | computer animation: Novocom, Inc. |
Ken Ralston | ... | production visual effects supervisor / visual effects supervisor |
Jay Riddle | ... | animation camera operator: ILM |
Nilo Rodis-Jamero | ... | visual effects art director: ILM (as Nilo Rodis) |
Pete Romano | ... | underwater whale photography: ILM |
Martin Rosenberg | ... | assistant camera: ILM (as Marty Rosenberg) |
Randall Rudd | ... | creative director |
Shannon Shea | ... | creature crew: ILM |
Pat Sweeney | ... | camera operator: ILM |
Larry Tan | ... | chief modelmaker: ILM |
Bruce Vecchitto | ... | optical lineup: ILM |
Brian Wade | ... | creature crew: ILM |
Bruce Walters | ... | animation camera operator: ILM |
John C. Wash | ... | computer animation: Video Images (as John Wash) |
Alan Church | ... | optical effects (uncredited) |
Christopher Duddy | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Jenny Fulle | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Ian Hiebert | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Sandy Houston | ... | rotoscoper (uncredited) |
Steven Kosakura | ... | motion control camera operator (uncredited) |
Richard Miller | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
George Muhs | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical lineup (uncredited) |
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett | ... | stunt double: Leonard Nimoy (as Gregory Barnett) |
Steve M. Davison | ... | stunts |
Cliff Fleming | ... | stunts (as Clifford T. Fleming) |
Eddie Hice | ... | stunts |
John Meier | ... | stunt double: William Shatner |
Bennie Moore | ... | stunts (as Bennie E. Moore Jr.) |
Chuck Picerni Jr. | ... | stunts (as Charles Picerni Jr.) |
R.A. Rondell | ... | stunt coordinator |
Sharon Schaffer | ... | stunts |
Spike Silver | ... | stunts |
Vince Cadiente | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jim O'Rear | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
R.A. Rondell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich | ... | electrician |
Wayne Baker | ... | assistant camera: underwater scenes |
Bruce Birmelin | ... | still photographer |
Mike Brooker | ... | second company grip |
Jack Cooperman | ... | underwater director of photography |
Richard Dow | ... | dolly grip |
Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera |
Lloyd Gowdy | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
Jon Kranhouse | ... | aerial photographer |
Hal Landaker | ... | video supervisor |
Norman Lang | ... | electrician |
Kal Manning | ... | chief lighting technician |
Jim McConocha | ... | electrician |
Frank McKane | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
Ken Nishino | ... | first assistant photographer (as Kenneth Nishino) |
Jay Peterman | ... | second assistant photographer |
Keith Peterman | ... | camera operator |
Pete Romano | ... | underwater photographer: whale photography |
Waverly Smothers | ... | second company grip |
Don Starnes | ... | camera assistant: visual effects |
Calvin Sterry | ... | first company grip |
Casting Department
Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
Bill Shepard | ... | casting administrator |
Judith Bouley | ... | location casting: Monterey (uncredited) |
Robert Weibezahl | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Bronson | ... | wardrobe: men |
Eric Harrison | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men |
Mary Etta Lang | ... | wardrobe: women |
James Linn | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men |
Joseph Markham | ... | wardrobe: men |
Ryan Frazier | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
Wingate Jones | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Thomas R. Bryant | ... | assistant film editor (as Thomas Bryant) |
John Haggar | ... | assistant editor |
Robert Raring | ... | color timer (as Bob Raring) |
George C. Villaseñor | ... | assistant film editor (as George Villaseñor) |
Location Management
Michael Mann | ... | location manager |
Michael John Meehan | ... | location manager (as Michael Meehan) |
Ken Freeze | ... | location consultant (uncredited) |
Music Department
Else Blangsted | ... | supervising music editor |
Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist |
Alexander Courage | ... | composer: theme "Star Trek" |
Bruce Dukov | ... | violin |
Russell Ferrante | ... | composer: jazz music |
Ralph Ferraro | ... | orchestrator |
Jimmy Haslip | ... | composer: jazz music |
A. David Marshall | ... | music editor (as David Marshall) |
Sally Stevens | ... | singer |
Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer |
Yellowjackets | ... | composer: additional music (as The Yellowjackets) |
Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
John Beasley | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bob Bornstein | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Darius Campo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Stuart Canin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Larry Corbett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Harry Cykman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Brian Dembow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Julie Eidsvoog | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Michael Ferril | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Boyde Hood | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Peter Kent | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Norman Ludwin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Earl Madison | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Ralph Morrison | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Kenneth Munday | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Leonard Rosenman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Geraldine Rotella | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Ronald Royer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Vic Sagerquist | ... | music copyist (uncredited) / music librarian (uncredited) |
David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Barry Socher | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Julian Spear | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
David Stenske | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Chet Swiatkowsky | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Alan Vavrin | ... | musician - percussion (uncredited) / musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Don Waldrop | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Miwako Watanabe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
David Weiss | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
John Wittenberg | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bob Zimmitti | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Lily La Cava | ... | script supervisor (as Lily LaCava) |
Transportation Department
Raymond A. McLaughlin | ... | transportation captain (as Ray McLaughlin) |
Stewart Satterfield | ... | transportation coordinator (as Stu Statterfield) |
Additional Crew
Kevin Barry | ... | production assistant (as Kevin F. Barry) |
Rebeca Brookshire | ... | assistant: Mr. Winter (as Rebeca R. Brookshire) |
Kevin Richard Buxbaum | ... | assistant accountant |
Craig Caton | ... | creature crew |
John Craig | ... | assistant production auditor (as John R. Craig) |
Dan Curry | ... | title designer |
Eddie Egan | ... | production publicity director |
Tom Greene | ... | consultant to Harve Bennett |
Thomas B. Jones | ... | craft service (as Tom Jones) |
Alan Landaker | ... | chief engineer |
Andrew Lipschultz | ... | unit publicist |
Lorenzo Marchessi | ... | production assistant |
Harry Moreau | ... | title designer |
Gina Neilson | ... | production coordinator |
Bob Peak | ... | movie poster illustration |
Gene Roddenberry | ... | executive consultant |
Brigette Roux-Lough | ... | assistant: Mr. Bennett |
Sylvia Rubenstein | ... | assistant: Mr. Bennett |
Susan Sackett | ... | assistant: Mr. Roddenberry |
Ori Seron | ... | assistant: Mr. Nimoy |
Susan Smith | ... | production assistant |
Robert Thorson | ... | production auditor (as Robert Cecil Thorson) |
Michael Besman | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
Bundy Chanock | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
Greg Ferris | ... | marketing: Canada (uncredited) |
Cliff Fleming | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
Tony Potter | ... | assistant projectionist (uncredited) |
Philip Weyland | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Thanks
Roy Danchick | ... | the producers extend special thanks to |
Walter Davis | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Capt. Walter Davis) |
Mark Ferrari | ... | the producers extend special thanks to: The Humpback Whale Fund |
Debbie Glockner-Ferrari | ... | the producers extend special thanks to: The Humpback Whale Fund |
John Horton | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Mr. John Horton) |
Christa McAuliffe | ... | Dedication to the crew |
Charles Reynolds McGrail | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as RADM Charles Reynolds McGrail) |
Roger Payne | ... | acknowledgment: Humpback whale sounds courtesy of |
Lee Saunders | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Lt. Lee Saunders) |
Sandy Stairs | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Lt. Sandra Stairs) |
Howard Weinstein | ... | the producers extend special thanks to |