Miscellaneous Crew
Kevin Barry ... production assistant
Bruce Birmelin ... still photographer
Dan Bronson ... wardrobe: men
Mike Brooker ... second company grip
Thomas R. Bryant ... assistant film editor
Kevin Richard Buxbaum ... assistant accountant
Craig Caton ... creature crew
Bundy Chanock ... set medic
Jack Cooperman ... underwater director of photography
John Craig ... assistant auditor
Dan Curry ... title designer
Roy Danchick ... thanks
Capt. Walter Davis ... thanks
Richard Dow ... dolly grip
Debbie Ferrari ... whale footage
Mark Ferrari ... thanks
Mark Ferrari ... whale footage
Ralph Ferraro ... orchestrator
Clifford T. Fleming¹ ... helicopter pilot
Ray Gilberti ... assistant camera
Debbie Glockner-Ferrari ... thanks
Lloyd Gowdy ... assistant lighting technician
John Haggar ... assistant editor
Donald Hansard Sr. ... process coordinator
Don Hansard ... process coordinator
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Eric Harrison ... wardrobe: men
John Horton ... thanks
Craig Hundley ... genesis project
Tom Jones ... craft service
Wingate Jones ... costumer
Jon Kranhouse ... aerial photographer
Lily La Cava ... script supervisor
Alan Landaker ... chief engineer
Hal Landaker ... video supervisor
Mary Etta Lang ... wardrobe: women
Norman Lang ... electrician
James Linn ... wardrobe: men
Andrew Lipschultz ... unit publicist
Michael Mann ... location manager
Kal Manning ... gaffer
Joseph Markham ... wardrobe: men
Frank McKane ... assistant lighting technician
Ray McLaughlin¹ ... transportation captain
Michael John Meehan ... location manager
Harry Moreau ... title designer
Gina Neilson ... production coordinator
Kenneth Kenny Nishino¹ ... camera operator
Roger Payne ... thanks
Jay Peterman ... second assistant camera
Keith Peterman ... camera operator
Robert Raring ... color timer
Gene Roddenberry ... executive consultant
Pete Romano ... underwater photographer: whale photography
Brigette Roux-Lough ... unspecified assistant
Sylvia Rubenstein ... unspecified assistant
Susan Sackett ... assistant: Mr. Rodenberry
Stu Satterfield¹ ... transportation coordinator
Lt. Lee Saunders ... thanks
Ori Seron ... assistant: Mr. Nimoy
Bill Shepard ... casting administrator
Susan Smith ... production assistant
Waverly Smothers ... second grip
Sandy Stairs ... thanks
Calvin Sterry ... first company grip
Robert Thorson ... production auditor
George C. Villaseñor ... assistant film editor
Howard Weinstein ... thanks
Judith Bouley ... location casting: Monterey (uncredited)
Visual Effects Department
Rick Anderson ... whale designer
Craig Barron ... matte photography supervisor
John Bell ... storyboard artist: ILM
Dale Brady ... creature crew: ILM
Jo Carson ... assistant camera: ILM
Sean Casey¹ ... whale mold supervisor
Craig Caton ... creature crew: ILM
Eric Christensen ... model maker
Don Clark¹ ... camera operator: ILM
Walt Conti ... supervisor: Whale: ILM
Peter Daulton ... visual effects camera
Dick Dova ... stage technician
Don Dow ... effects cinematographer
Christopher Duddy ... visual effects
Selwyn Eddy ... visual effects camera
Christopher Evans ... matte supervisor
John V. Fante ... visual effects camera: ILM
Ellen Ferguson ... rotoscope artist
Allen Feuerstein ... creature crew: ILM
Robert Finley Jr. ... pyrotechnician
Warren Franklin ... general manager
Tim Geideman ... lab technician
Jim Gerken ... computer animation: ILM
Ray Gilberti ... assistant camera: ILM
Michael Gleason ... effects editor
Ralph Gordon ... optical supervisor
Ned Gorman ... visual effects production assistant: ILM
Caroleen Green ... matte artist
James Hagedorn ... camera operator
Toby Heindel ... visual effects camera
Todd Heindel ... lab technician: ILM
Edward Hirsh ... visual effects production manager
Richard E. Hollander ... animation
Sandy Houston ... rotoscoper
Tony Hudson ... puppeteer: ILM
Tony Hudson ... whale designer: ILM
Peg Hunter ... optical lineup
Erik Jensen ... visual effects coordinator
Brad Jerrell ... stage technician
Randy Johnson¹ ... assistant camera: ILM
Sean Joyce ... matte artist
Steven Kosakura ... motion control camera operator
Pete Kozachik ... assistant camera
Paul Kraus ... model maker
Ellen Lichtwardt¹ ... animation supervisor
Jeff Mann ... modelshop supervisor
David McCue ... camera operator: ILM
Mark S. Miller ... whale operator
Lori J. Nelson ... optical coordinator
Nancy Nimoy ... creature crew: ILM
Michael Okuda ... computer animation
Mike Olague¹ ... stage technician
Frank Ordaz ... matte artist
Terry Peck¹ ... assistant effects editor: ILM
Mark Peterson ... computer animation
Ken Ralston ... effects supervisor
Jay Riddle ... computer graphics animator: ILM
Pete Romano ... whale photography
Martin Rosenberg ... assistant camera
Shannon Shea ... creature crew: ILM
Pat Sweeney ... effects camera
Larry Tan ... chief model maker
Bruce Vecchitto ... optical lineup
Brian Wade ... creature crew: ILM
Bruce Walters ... animation operator
John C. Wash ... computer animation
Jenny Fulle ... visual effects (uncredited)
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
USA
Distributors
Paramount Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
5555 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
USA
Argentina Video Home (AVH) (Argentina) (DVD)
, Callao 660 C1022AAT Buenos Aires
Argentina
Argentina Video Home (AVH) (Argentina) (VHS)
, Callao 660 C1022AAT Buenos Aires
Argentina
CIC Video (1987) (UK) (VHS)
CIC-Taft Home Video
Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
Paramount Home Video (1995) (USA) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (visual effects)
3155 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94901
USA
Phn: 415-448-9000
Westheimer Company (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
Apple Computer Inc. ... special thanks (as Apple Computer Company)
Edge of Etiquette ... song performed by
ILM Computer Graphics ... time travel effects
Monterey Bay Aquarium ... special thanks
Nabisco ... special thanks
New York Zoological Society ... special thanks
Novocom Inc. ... computer animation
Record Plant Scoring ... scoring
Reel People Inc. ... title design
Richard Snell Make-Up Designs ... Klingon and Vulcan prosthetics created by
The Yellowjackets ... additional music composed by
Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios ... sound
Video Images ... computer animation
Plot Summary
To save Earth from a destructive space probe, Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to recover two humpback whales, who are the only Earth beings who can respond to it.
Summary written by Kenneth Chisholm : kchishol@execulink.com