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)
Crew
Jan de Bont
Director
(Directing)
Anne-Marie Martin
Screenplay
(Writing)
Michael Crichton
Screenplay
(Writing)
Ian Bryce
Producer
(Production)
Michael Crichton
Producer
(Production)
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
(Production)
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
(Production)
Gerald R. Molen
Executive Producer
(Production)
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
(Production)
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer
(Production)
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Jack N. Green
Director of Photography
(Camera)
Michael Kahn
Editor
(Editing)
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
(Production)
Joseph C. Nemec III
Production Design
(Art)
Ronald R. Reiss
Set Decoration
(Art)
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
(Costume & Make-Up)
Karen Blynder
Makeup Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
R. Anthony Brown
Unit Production Manager
(Production)
Bradley M. Goodman
Post Production Supervisor
(Crew)
Glenn Salloum
Associate Producer
(Production)
Henry LaBounta
Visual Effects Designer
(Visual Effects)
Jeanie King
Visual Effects Coordinator
(Visual Effects)
Jeanie King
Visual Effects Producer
(Visual Effects)
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
(Sound)
Joel Sill
Music Supervisor
(Sound)
Zigmund Gron
Music Editor
(Sound)
Trudy Ramirez
Script Supervisor
(Directing)
Geoffrey Patterson
Sound Mixer
(Sound)
Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Editor
(Sound)
Beau Baker
Boom Operator
(Sound)
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
(Sound)
Matthew Carlisle
First Assistant Director
(Directing)
David James
Still Photographer
(Camera)
David Luckenbach
Steadicam Operator
(Camera)
Dan Olexiewicz
Supervising Art Director
(Art)
Carla S. Nemec
Art Department Coordinator
(Art)
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Coordinator
(Crew)
Chuck Parker
Assistant Art Director
(Art)
Steve Callas
Construction Coordinator
(Art)
Robert L. Thompson
Construction Foreman
(Art)
John Aldays
Greensman
(Art)
William S. Maxwell III
Leadman
(Art)
Rory Enke
Location Scout
(Art)
Dave Margolin
Painter
(Art)
Giacomo G. Ghiazza
Production Illustrator
(Art)
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Set Designer
(Art)
Mark Hudson
Standby Painter
(Art)
Stephen S. Campanelli
Camera Operator
(Camera)
Bill Coe
First Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Ron Cooney
Key Grip
(Camera)
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Grip
(Camera)
Robert Mehnert
Aerial Director of Photography
(Camera)
Kim Santantonio
Hairstylist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Kenneth Sayers
Set Dressing Artist
(Costume & Make-Up)
Tom Osman
Carpenter
(Crew)
Raymond Bulinski
Craft Service
(Crew)
Mitch Friedman
Driver
(Crew)
Timothy Greenwood
Projection
(Crew)
John Zemansky
Property Master
(Art)
Jill McGraw
Scenic Artist
(Crew)
Florian Kainz
Software Engineer
(Crew)
Steven Chambers
Stunts
(Crew)
Ron Poniewaz Jr.
Transportation Captain
(Crew)
Sheridan Ross Batson
Transportation Co-Captain
(Crew)
Randy Peters
Transportation Coordinator
(Crew)
Mark Suveg
Video Assist Operator
(Crew)
Timothy Eaton
Visual Effects Editor
(Crew)
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
(Editing)
Stephanie Flack
Dialogue Editor
(Sound)
David H. Neale
Electrician
(Lighting)
Mark Mele
Rigging Gaffer
(Lighting)
Emmanuel Vouniozos
Rigging Grip
(Lighting)
Randi Hiller
Casting Associate
(Production)
Michael J. Burmeister
Location Manager
(Production)
Ken Ryan
Production Accountant
(Production)
Amanda Brand
Publicist
(Production)
Catherine Calleson
Assistant Sound Editor
(Sound)
Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
(Sound)
William Jacobs
Sound Editor
(Sound)
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
(Sound)
Julie Adrianson-Neary
Digital Compositors
(Visual Effects)
John Frazier
Special Effects Supervisor
(Visual Effects)
Ken Nielsen
Visual Effects
(Visual Effects)
Jeanmarie King
Visual Effects Coordinator
(Visual Effects)
Kim Bromley
Visual Effects Producer
(Visual Effects)
Stefen Fangmeier
Visual Effects Supervisor
(Visual Effects)
Fireball Tim Lawrence
Storyboard
(Writing)
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Visual Effects Art Director
(Crew)
Bill Palmer
Transportation Co-Captain
(Crew)
Carolyn Dessert
Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Leah Brown
Key Costumer
(Costume & Make-Up)
Brad Wilder
Makeup Supervisor
(Costume & Make-Up)
David K. Riebel
Additional Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Richard Oswald
Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
John M. Morse
Second Second Assistant Director
(Directing)
Daniel R. Bentley
Assistant Property Master
(Art)
Terrie Nettles
Set Painter
(Art)
Robert Gray
Swing
(Art)
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
(Art)
Beth Bergeron
ADR Editor
(Sound)
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
(Sound)
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
(Sound)
Amy Dunn
Assistant Music Supervisor
(Sound)
Linda Yeaney
First Assistant Sound Editor
(Sound)
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
(Sound)
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
(Sound)
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Recordist
(Sound)
Judee Flick
Supervising ADR Editor
(Sound)
Stan Blackwell
Special Effects Technician
(Crew)
Lori Arnold
Visual Effects Production Assistant
(Visual Effects)
Annie Ellis
Stunt Double
(Crew)
Ralph Mendoza
Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Adam Colunga
Best Boy Grip
(Camera)
C. Ashley Sudge
Dolly Grip
(Camera)
Keith Banks
Second Assistant Camera
(Camera)
Nick Scarano
Wardrobe Supervisor
(Costume & Make-Up)
Richard Byard
Assistant Editor
(Editing)
Alan Cody
Associate Editor
(Editing)
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
(Editing)
Bonnie Bott
Assistant Location Manager
(Production)
Ricki Maslar
Location Casting
(Production)
Kaylene Carlson
Location Coordinator
(Production)
Don L. Harper
Conductor
(Sound)
Kevin Laffey
Music Consultant
(Sound)
Stacy Layne Kramer
Assistant Accountant
(Production)
Kirk Miller
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
(Lighting)
Raul Essig
CG Artist
(Visual Effects)
Richard Cronn
Chief Lighting Technician
(Lighting)
Ronn Brown
Matte Painter
(Visual Effects)
Richard Castro
Payroll Accountant
(Production)
Justin Holstein
Production Assistant
(Production)
Melissa Bolton
Production Secretary
(Production)
Alia Agha
Rotoscoping Artist
(Visual Effects)
Harold Brooks
Technical Advisor
(Crew)
Alexander Witt
Second Unit Director
(Directing)
Hans Zimmer
Music Producer
(Sound)
Ria Pavia
Casting Associate
(Production)
Chris Tuck
Stunts
(Crew)
Michael Runyard
Stunt Coordinator
(Crew)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
(Crew)
Danny Rogers
Stunts
(Crew)
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
(Crew)
James M. Halty
Stunts
(Crew)
Annie Ellis
Stunts
(Crew)
Alexander Witt
Second Unit Director of Photography
(Camera)