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Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)

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Sphere

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Director

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  • Barry Levinson
    Barry Levinson

Writers

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(WGA)
  • Michael Crichton
    Michael Crichton
    novel
  • Kurt Wimmer
    Kurt Wimmer
    adaptation
  • Stephen Hauser
    Stephen Hauser
    screenplay and
  • Paul Attanasio
    Paul Attanasio
    screenplay

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    Norman
  • Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    Beth
  • Samuel L. Jackson at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Harry
  • Peter Coyote at an event for The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    Barnes
  • Liev Schreiber at an event for Ray Donovan (2013)
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    Ted
  • Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    Fletcher
  • Marga Gómez
    Marga Gómez
    Jane Edmunds
  • Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
    Helicopter Pilot
  • Bernard Hocke
    Bernard Hocke
    Bernard Hocke
    Seaman
  • James Pickens Jr. in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    James Pickens Jr.
    James Pickens Jr.
    O.S.S.A. Instructor
  • Michael Keys Hall
    Michael Keys Hall
    Michael Keys Hall
    O.S.S.A. Official
  • Ralph Tabakin
    Ralph Tabakin
    O.S.S.A. Official

Producers

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  • Patricia Churchill
    Patricia Churchill
    associate producer
  • Michael Crichton
    Michael Crichton
    producer
  • Peter Giuliano
    Peter Giuliano
    executive producer
  • Barry Levinson
    Barry Levinson
    producer
  • Andrew Wald
    Andrew Wald
    producer

Composer

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  • Elliot Goldenthal
    Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematographer

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  • Adam Greenberg
    Adam Greenberg

Editor

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  • Stu Linder
    Stu Linder

Casting Director

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  • Ellen Chenoweth
    Ellen Chenoweth

Production Designer

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  • Norman Reynolds
    Norman Reynolds

Art Directors

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  • Mark W. Mansbridge
    Mark W. Mansbridge
    art director (as Mark Mansbridge)
  • Jonathan McKinstry
    Jonathan McKinstry

Set Decorator

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  • Anne Kuljian
    Anne Kuljian

Costume Designer

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  • Gloria Gresham
    Gloria Gresham

Makeup Department

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  • Allan A. Apone
    Allan A. Apone
    key makeup artist (as Allan Apone)
  • Mark Boley
    Mark Boley
    hair department supervisor: XFX
  • Marietta Carter-Narcisse
    Marietta Carter-Narcisse
    makeup artist: Samuel Jackson
  • Catherine Childers
    Catherine Childers
    key hair stylist
  • Carmen Fraile
    Carmen Fraile
    makeup special effects trainee
  • John Quaglia
    John Quaglia
    hair stylist: Sharon Stone
  • Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    makeup artist: Dustin Hoffman
  • Tricia Sawyer
    Tricia Sawyer
    makeup artist: Sharon Stone
  • Brian Van Dorn
    Brian Van Dorn
    special makeup effects artist: XFX
  • June Westmore
    June Westmore
    makeup artist

Production Management

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  • Kristen D. Chidel
    Kristen D. Chidel
    production manager: Cinesite (as Kristen Niederholzer)
  • Patricia Churchill
    Patricia Churchill
    unit production manager
  • Blair Daily
    Blair Daily
    post-production supervisor
  • Michael J. Malone
    Michael J. Malone
    unit manager: water unit (as Mike Malone)
  • Mark Scoon
    Mark Scoon
    executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • David R. Ellis
    David R. Ellis
    second unit director (as David Ellis)
  • Katterli Frauenfelder
    Katterli Frauenfelder
    first assistant director
  • Cara Giallanza
    Cara Giallanza
    first assistant director
  • Jim Goldthwait
    Jim Goldthwait
    second assistant director
  • Robert Huberman
    Robert Huberman
    first assistant director
  • L. Dean Jones Jr.
    L. Dean Jones Jr.
    assistant director: second unit
  • Robert J. Mooney
    Robert J. Mooney
    second assistant director: second unit (as Robert Mooney)
  • Miles A. Perman
    Miles A. Perman
    second second assistant director (as Miles Perman)

Art Department

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  • William Beck
    William Beck
    set designer (as Bill Beck)
  • R. Gilbert Clayton
    R. Gilbert Clayton
    set designer (as Gilbert Clayton)
  • Deborah Fine
    Deborah Fine
    art department researcher
  • David Gabrielli
    David Gabrielli
    construction foreman
  • Michael E. Goldman
    Michael E. Goldman
    set designer (as Michael Goldman)
  • W. Steven Graham
    W. Steven Graham
    assistant art director (as Wray S. Graham)
  • Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
    Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
    stand-by painter
  • Henry Stuart John
    Henry Stuart John
    construction foreman (as Stuart John)
  • Erin Kemp
    Erin Kemp
    set designer
  • Marion Kolsby
    Marion Kolsby
    assistant art director

Sound Department

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  • Richard Beggs
    Richard Beggs
    sound designer / sound effects recordist (uncredited)
  • Lindakay Brown
    Lindakay Brown
    adr editor / dialogue editor
  • Nicole Bugna
    Nicole Bugna
    assistant sound effects editor
  • Steve Cantamessa
    Steve Cantamessa
    production sound mixer
  • Aura Gilge
    Aura Gilge
    assistant sound effects editor (as Aura Belle Gilge)
  • Ben Gold
    Ben Gold
    assistant sound effects editor
  • J.R. Grubbs
    J.R. Grubbs
    sound effects editor
  • Lora Hirschberg
    Lora Hirschberg
    re-recording mixer
  • Tim Holland
    Tim Holland
    supervising sound editor
  • Tom Johnson
    Tom Johnson
    re-recording mixer

Special Effects

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  • Peter Albiez
    Peter Albiez
    special effects
  • Dan Cangemi
    Dan Cangemi
    special effects assistant: water unit (as Danny Cangemi)
  • Joe Colwell
    Joe Colwell
    effects supervisor: XFX
  • Michael Davis
    Michael Davis
    special effects assistant: water unit
  • Kim Derry
    Kim Derry
    special effects
  • Gil Gagnon
    Gil Gagnon
    special effects executive producer: Cinesite
  • John Holfmann
    John Holfmann
    special effects makeup (as John Halfmann)
  • Nori Honda
    Nori Honda
    sculptor
  • Conrad Krumm
    Conrad Krumm
    special effects foreman: water unit
  • John LaNoue
    John LaNoue
    special effects

Visual Effects

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  • Jonathan Alvord
    Jonathan Alvord
    avid editor
  • Carlos Arguello
    Carlos Arguello
    visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
  • Greg Banta
    Greg Banta
    gaffer: Grant McCune Design
  • Robert Bardy
    Robert Bardy
    CGI supervisor: Cinesite
  • Gil Baron
    Gil Baron
    CGI animator: Cinesite
  • Rod Basham
    Rod Basham
    visual effects editor: Cinesite
  • Chuck Bemis
    Chuck Bemis
    special effects "b" camera assistant: Grant McCune Design
  • Fernando Benítez
    Fernando Benítez
    CGI supervisor: Cinesite
  • James Blevins
    James Blevins
    lead data engineer: Cinesite
  • Thomas Boland
    Thomas Boland
    visual effects production supervisor (as Thomas M. Boland)

Stunts

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  • Paul Borne
    Paul Borne
    stunts
  • Michael T. Brady
    Michael T. Brady
    stunts (as Michael Brady)
  • Liisa Cohen
    Liisa Cohen
    stunts
  • Alex Daniels
    Alex Daniels
    stunt coordinator / stunts
  • Cliff Fleming
    Cliff Fleming
    stunts
  • Christian J. Fletcher
    Christian J. Fletcher
    stunts
  • Thirl Haston
    Thirl Haston
    stunts (as Thirl R. Haston)
  • Scott Hubbell
    Scott Hubbell
    stunts / water safety (uncredited)
  • Brian L. Keaulana
    Brian L. Keaulana
    stunts (as Brian Keaulana)
  • Lisa McCullough
    Lisa McCullough
    stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Eric Amundsen
    Eric Amundsen
    second assistant camera: water unit
  • Charles John Bukey
    Charles John Bukey
    key grip (as Charles Bukey)
  • Patrick Campbell
    Patrick Campbell
    underwater lighting technician
  • Gary Capo
    Gary Capo
    director of photography: second unit
  • Alan Cohen
    Alan Cohen
    first assistant camera (as Al Cohen)
  • Edward J. Cox
    Edward J. Cox
    rigging assistant chief lighting technician
  • Allen D. Easton
    Allen D. Easton
    camera operator (as Allen Easton)
  • Brad Emmons
    Brad Emmons
    rigging gaffer
  • Ian Fox
    Ian Fox
    camera operator: water unit
  • Tom Fox
    Tom Fox
    video assist operator

Casting Department

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  • Brennan Dufresne
    Brennan Dufresne
    casting assistant: Los Angeles
  • Nina Henninger
    Nina Henninger
    location casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Oda Groeschel
    Oda Groeschel
    costumer: Sharon Stone
  • Barbara Hartman-Jenichen
    Barbara Hartman-Jenichen
    costumer
  • Adrienne Manhan
    Adrienne Manhan
    key costumer
  • David Mayreis
    David Mayreis
    costumer
  • Kelly Porter
    Kelly Porter
    costumer: Dustin Hoffman
  • Nancy Servin
    Nancy Servin
    costumer
  • Mary Elizabeth Still
    Mary Elizabeth Still
    costumer (as Mary Still)
  • James W. Tyson
    James W. Tyson
    costume supervisor (as Jim Tyson)
  • Christopher Gilman
    Christopher Gilman
    costumes (uncredited)
  • Andrew M Nelson
    Andrew M Nelson
    set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Blair Daily
    Blair Daily
    additional editor
  • Mark Daily
    Mark Daily
    first assistant editor
  • Dale E. Grahn
    Dale E. Grahn
    color timer (as Dale Grahne)
  • Thomas M. Harrigan
    Thomas M. Harrigan
    editorial apprentice (as Thomas Harrigan)
  • Mo Henry
    Mo Henry
    negative cutter
  • Jason Joseph
    Jason Joseph
    assistant editor
  • John F. Lyons
    John F. Lyons
    assistant editor (as John S. Lyons)
  • Bill Daly
    Bill Daly
    post-production executive (uncredited)
  • Kurt Mattila
    Kurt Mattila
    editor: title sequence (uncredited)

Location Management

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  • Michael John Meehan
    Michael John Meehan
    location manager (as Michael J. Meehan)
  • Brian Dettor
    Brian Dettor
    location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • James Burt
    James Burt
    assistant music editor
  • Robert Elhai
    Robert Elhai
    orchestrator
  • Elliot Goldenthal
    Elliot Goldenthal
    orchestrator / music score producer (uncredited)
  • Joel Iwataki
    Joel Iwataki
    music mixer / music recordist
  • Richard Martinez
    Richard Martinez
    electronic music producer
  • James P. Nichols
    James P. Nichols
    music mixer / music recordist
  • Curtis Roush
    Curtis Roush
    supervising music editor
  • Jonathan Sheffer
    Jonathan Sheffer
    conductor
  • David Bergeaud
    David Bergeaud
    composer: additional music (uncredited)
  • Deniz Hughes
    Deniz Hughes
    additional orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Heather Harris
    Heather Harris
    script supervisor: second unit
  • Julie Pitkanen
    Julie Pitkanen
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Lee Garibaldi
    Lee Garibaldi
    transportation captain
  • Tommy Tancharoen
    Tommy Tancharoen
    transportation coordinator
  • Rodney Hope
    Rodney Hope
    driver (uncredited)
  • Jerry Sidwell
    Jerry Sidwell
    driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Wendy Altman-Cohen
    Wendy Altman-Cohen
    principal eyewear
  • Shelley Barbour
    Shelley Barbour
    assistant: Dustin Hoffman
  • Pier Belton
    Pier Belton
    staff assistant
  • Mark Bosia
    Mark Bosia
    first aid: water unit
  • Joe Branch
    Joe Branch
    assistant to producers
  • Billy Brashier
    Billy Brashier
    projectionist
  • Brian Callier
    Brian Callier
    computer imager
  • Bob Christensen
    Bob Christensen
    dive instructor: water unit
  • Mary Courtney
    Mary Courtney
    production associate
  • Matt Danciger
    Matt Danciger
    dga intern
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