Steven Spielberg Director, Writer
Lance Henriksen Robert
Richard Dreyfuss Roy Neary
Carl Weathers Military Policeman
John Williams Original Music Composer
Shari Rhodes Casting
Teri Garr Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon Jillian Guiler
Joe Alves Production Design
Josef Sommer Larry Butler
Roberts Blossom Farmer
Daniel A. Lomino Art Direction
Bob Balaban David Laughlin
George DiCenzo Major Benchley
László Kovács Additional Director of Photography
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
Henry Kingi Stunt Driver
John A. Alonzo Additional Director of Photography
Nick McLean Camera Operator
François Truffaut Claude Lacombe
Cary Guffey Barry Guiler
Luis Contreras Federale
Monty Jordan Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited), Utility Stunts
Michael Kahn Editor
Matthew Robbins Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Dan Perri Title Designer
Juliet Taylor Casting
Douglas Trumbull Visual Effects Director
Jerry Brutsche Stunt Driver
James Keane Radio Telescope Team
Norman Bartold Norman Bartold
Denny Arnold Stunts
Alexander Lockwood Implantee
Gene Dynarski Ike
Bill Thurman Air Traffic
Basil Hoffman Longly (uncredited)
Michael Phillips Producer
Peter Sorel Still Photographer
Jeannie Epper Stunts
Frank E. Warner Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Warren J. Kemmerling Wild Bill
Kenneth Wannberg Music Editor
J. Patrick McNamara Project Leader
Melvin Jones Stunts
Richard Yuricich VFX Director of Photography
Bobby Bass Stunts
Eumenio Blanco Federale
John Dennis Johnston Special Forces
Craig R. Baxley Stunt Driver
Carlo Rambaldi Visual Effects
Hal Barwood Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matt Emery Support Leader
Sam Gordon Property Master
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charlsie Bryant Script Supervisor
Earl Gilbert Gaffer
Steven Poster Second Unit Director of Photography
Tom Howard Radio Telescope Team
David Anderson Air Traffic Controller
Don MacDougall Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Broyles Dirty Tricks #3
George Jenson Production Illustrator
Julia Phillips Producer
Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Howard K. Smith Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Richard L. Hawkins Air Traffic Controller
Clark L. Paylow Producer
Justin Dreyfuss Toby Neary
Amy Douglass Implantee
Charles Myers Assistant Director
Richard Oswald Sound
Phil Dodds ARP Musician