Filmmakers
Above the lineJZ
Director
Jerry Zucker
DZ
Director
David Zucker
JA
Director
Jim Abrahams
JA
Screenplay
Jim Abrahams
Writer
DZ
Screenplay
David Zucker
Writer
JZ
Screenplay
Jerry Zucker
Writer
JB
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
PK
Editing
Patrick Kennedy
Editor
EB
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
WP
Production Design
Ward Preston
RN
Costume Design
Rosanna Norton
Cast
75RH
Robert Hays
Ted Striker
JH
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
LN
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
KA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock
LB
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
PG
Peter Graves
Capt. Clarence Oveur
RS
Robert Stack
Captain Rex Kramer
LP
Lorna Patterson
Randy
JW
Jill Whelan
Lisa Davis
AN
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
JA
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
JB
Jonathan Banks
Gunderson
SS
Stephen Stucker
Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
FA
Frank Ashmore
Victor Basta
CB
Craig Berenson
Paul Carey
BB
Barbara Billingsley
Jive Lady
LB
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Hammen
JB
Joyce Bulifant
Mrs. Davis
MC
Mae E. Campbell
Security Lady
EM
Ethel Merman
Lieutenant Hurwitz
JW
Jimmie Walker
Windshield Wiper Man
NM
Nora Meerbaum
Cocaine Lady
KT
Kenneth Tobey
Air Controller Neubauer
JH
James Hong
Japanese General
MS
Michelle Stacy
Young Girl with Coffee
DL
David Leisure
First Krishna
AW
Al White
Second Jive Dude
NP
Nicholas Pryor
Mr. Hammen
CO
Cyril O'Reilly
Soldier
TC
Ted Chapman
Airport Steward
JE
Jesse Emmett
Man from India
NG
Norman Alexander Gibbs
First Jive Dude
AG
Amy Gibson
Soldier's Girl
MG
Marcy Goldman
Mrs. Geline
BG
Bob Gorman
Striped Controller
RH
Rossie Harris
Joey
MH
Maurice Hill
Reporter #3
DH
David Hollander
Young Boy with Coffee
HH
Howard Honig
Jack
GI
Gregory Itzin
Religious Zealot #1
HJ
Howard Jarvis
Man in Taxi
ML
Michael Laurence
Newscaster
ZL
Zachary Lewis
Religious Zealot #3
BM
Barbara Mallory
Religious Zealot #2
MM
Maureen McGovern
Nun
MM
Mary Mercier
Shirley
LM
Len Mooy
Reporter #1
LN
Laura Nix
Mrs. Hurwitz
JO
John O'Leary
Reporter #2
BP
Bill Porter
Hospital Contortionist
CP
Conrad E. Palmisano
Religious Zealot #4
MS
Mallory Sandler
L.A. Ticket Agent
RS
Robert Starr
Religious Zealot #5
BS
Barbara Stuart
Mrs. Kramer
LT
Lee Terri
Mrs. Oveur
WT
William Tregoe
Jack Kirkpatrick
HU
Hatsuo Uda
Japanese Newscaster
HV
Herb Voland
Air Controller Macias
JW
John David Wilder
Second Krishna
W
Windy
Horse
JW
Jason Wingreen
Dr. Brody
LY
Louise Yaffe
Mrs. Jaffe
CZ
Charlotte Zucker
Make-up Lady
DZ
David Zucker
Ground Crewman #2
JZ
Jerry Zucker
Ground Crewman #1
KN
Kitten Natividad
Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited)
LB
Larry Blake
Upside-Down Man (uncredited)
PM
Paula Moody
Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited)
SG
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited)
HW
Henry Wills
Commuter on Baggage Carousel (uncredited)
JM
Joyce Mandel
Woman on Flight (uncredited)
GL
Gene LeBell
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
SB
Susan Breslau
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
BB
Bob Bryan
Native (uncredited)
DC
Dan Cotter
Passenger in Terminal (uncredited)
Departments
92Production
- Wallis NicitaAdditional Casting
- Gretchen RennellAdditional Casting
- Susan ArnoldAdditional Casting
- Hunt LowryAssociate Producer
- Joel ThurmCasting
- Jerry ZuckerExecutive Producer
- Jim AbrahamsExecutive Producer
- David ZuckerExecutive Producer
- Jon DavisonProducer
- Maurice VaccarinoUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Jamie AndersonAssistant Camera
- M. Todd HenryAssistant Camera
- Frederic J. SmithCamera Operator
- Nick PapanickolasGrip
- Edmond WrightGrip
- Jerry DeatsGrip
- William E. FitchGrip
- Bill DeckerGrip
- John MonteStill Photographer
Sound
- Jeff ClarkAssistant Sound Editor
- Dennis JonesBoom Operator
- Jeff CarsonMusic Editor
- Kathy DurningMusic Editor
- David SpearOrchestrator
- James TroutmanSound Editor
- Tom OvertonSound Mixer
- David J. HudsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- David E. CampbellSound Re-Recording Mixer
- John T. ReitzSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Clancy T. TroutmanSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Mike HigelmireArt Department Coordinator
- Tom CrowlAssistant Property Master
- Wally GrahamConstruction Coordinator
- Mike HigelmireLeadman
- Steven M. LevineProperty Master
- Anne D. McCulleySet Decoration
- Joseph E. HubbardSet Designer
- Jeff ClarkSign Painter
- Dan PerriTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Aggie LyonCostume Supervisor
- Victoria SnowCostumer
- Joan PhillipsHairstylist
- Edwin ButterworthMakeup Artist
- Bob SteinMakeup Artist
- Rob BottinMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Robert BlalackVisual Effects
- Bill HedgeVisual Effects
- Chris CasadyVisual Effects
- Max W. AndersonVisual Effects
- Jamie ShourtVisual Effects
- Peter KuranVisual Effects
Editing
- Scott K. WallaceAssistant Editor
Lighting
- Norman LangElectrician
- Larry GilhoolyGaffer
- Brink BrydonGaffer
Crew
- J.L. MitchellAnimal Wrangler
- Dick WebbAnimal Wrangler
- Tom MahoneyChoreographer
- Adam CulungaCraft Service
- John FrazierSpecial Effects
- Huey RedwineStand In
- Conrad E. PalmisanoStunt Coordinator
- Leigh WalshStunt Double
- Debbie EvansStunts
- C.D. SmithStunts
- Janet BradyStunts
- Leslie HoffmanStunts
- Paula MoodyStunts
- Roger CreedStunts
- Dar RobinsonStunts
- Jesse WayneStunts
- Chuck HaywardStunts
- Rick SeamanStunts
- Bruce Paul BarbourStunts
- David LeBellStunts
- Nick PalmisanoStunts
- Russell SaundersStunts
- Diane PetersonStunts
- Greg WalkerStunts
- Gene LeBellStunts
- Paula DellStunts
- Sandra Lee GimpelStunts
- Mary PetersStunts
- Pat ProftThanks
- Sam MattinglyUnit Publicist
- Art SarnoUnit Publicist
Writing
- Arthur HaileyOriginal Film Writer
- Hall BartlettOriginal Film Writer
- John C. ChampionOriginal Film Writer
Directing
- Arne SchmidtFirst Assistant Director
- Nancy HansenScript Supervisor
- Kenneth D. CollinsSecond Assistant Director