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Real Genius (1985) Poster

(1985)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Martha Coolidge

Writing Credits  

Neal Israel ... (story) &
Pat Proft ... (story)
 
Neal Israel ... (screenplay) &
Pat Proft ... (screenplay) and
PJ Torokvei ... (screenplay) (as Peter Torokvei)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Stacy Peralta ... Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades Daniel Ades ... Laser Ray Victim
Andres Aybar ... Bartender
Louis Giambalvo ... Major Carnagle
Ed Lauter ... David Decker
Charles Shull Charles Shull ... Air Force General
Beau Billingslea ... George
Charles Parks Charles Parks ... Larry
William Atherton ... Professor Jerry Hathaway
Sean Frye ... Boy at Science Fair
JoAnn Willette ... Girl at Science Fair
Ina Gould Ina Gould ... Old Lady
Nadine Vix Nadine Vix ... Student at Science Fair
Gabriel Jarret ... Mitch Taylor (as Gabe Jarret)
Paul Tulley Paul Tulley ... Mr. Taylor
Joanne Baron ... Mrs. Taylor
Harry Johnson ... Darlington Recruiter (as Chip Johnson)
Val Kilmer ... Chris Knight
Patti D'Arbanville ... Sherry Nugil
Monte Landis ... Dr. Dodd
Sandy Martin ... Mrs. Meredith
Severn Darden ... Dr. Meredith
Randy Lowell ... Cornell (as Randolph Dreyfuss)
Jon Gries ... Lazlo Hollyfeld (as Jonathan Gries)
Robert Prescott ... Kent
John Shepherd Reid ... Carter
Tommy Swerdlow ... Bodie (as Tom Swerdlow)
Mark Kamiyama Mark Kamiyama ... 'Ick' Ikagami
Michelle Meyrink ... Jordan Cochran
Martin Gundersen Martin Gundersen ... Math Professor
Brett Miller ... Carpet Man
Dean Devlin ... Milton
Yuji Okumoto ... Fenton
Lynda Wiesmeier ... Chris' Girl at Party
Penny Baker Penny Baker ... Ick's Girl at Party
Marcia Karr ... Cornell's Girl at Party
Isabelle Walker Isabelle Walker ... Girl at Party
Marii Mak ... Girl at Party
Cheri Wells ... Girl at Party
Catherine MacNamara Catherine MacNamara ... Girl at Party
John Vasily John Vasily ... Student
Ed Garrabrandt Ed Garrabrandt ... TV Makeup Man
Isabel Cooley ... TV Stage Manager
Robin Stober Robin Stober ... Waitress
Deborah Foreman ... Susan Decker
David Marvit David Marvit ... Student in Hall
Michael Crabtree ... Air Force SP at Gate
Charles Sweigart Charles Sweigart ... Air Force SP at Gate
Peter Parros ... Air Force SP at Gate
Ronald Taylor Ronald Taylor ... Computer Technician
James Carrington ... Air Force Major
Michael Backes Michael Backes ... Air Force Controller
Corki Grazer Corki Grazer ... Air Force Sergeant
Jeanne Mori Jeanne Mori ... Laser Technician
David Ursin ... Engineer
Joe Dorsey ... Congressman Dougton
Will Knox Will Knox ... Laser Specialist
Kevin Hurley Kevin Hurley ... Air Force Technician
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Douglas Butler ... Naval Flag Officer (uncredited)
Nick Conti ... Billy M (uncredited)
Ev Courter Ev Courter ... Old Man (uncredited)
Kelly Kelly ... Party Guest (uncredited)
David Monterosso David Monterosso ... Student in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Joy Michelle Moore ... Party Girl on Surfboard (uncredited)
Kimberly Spak ... Young Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)
Tom Tangen Tom Tangen ... Student on Ice Skates (uncredited)
Robert J. Woodhead ... Hacking Consultant (uncredited)

Produced by 

Sam Crespi-Horowitz ... associate producer
Robert Daley ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... producer

Music by 

Thomas Newman

Cinematography by 

Vilmos Zsigmond ... director of photography

Editing by 

Richard Chew

Casting By 

Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by 

Josan F. Russo

Art Direction by 

Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Set Decoration by 

Phil Abramson ... (as Philip Abramson)

Makeup Department 

Zoltan Elek ... makeup artist (as Zoltan)
Edie Panda ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Billy Ray Smith ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Stephen McEveety ... first assistant director (as Steve McEveety)
Joseph Paul Moore ... second assistant director (as Joseph P. Moore)
Mike Schilz ... second second assistant director (as Michael J. Schilz)

Art Department 

Erin M. Cummins ... set designer
David L. Glazer ... assistant property master
Jim Husbands ... leadman (as James F. Husbands)
Robert Krume ... construction coordinator
Terry E. Lewis ... property master
Sandra Renfroe ... assistant property master (as Sandi Armstrong-Renfroe)
Alex Tavoularis ... illustrator
Mark S. Taylor ... set dresser
Steven Wolff ... set designer (as Steve Wolff)
Robert Bonino ... construction general foreman (uncredited)
Sal Maldari ... construction timekeeper (uncredited)
John McCarthy ... greens coordinator (uncredited)
Stacey S. McIntosh ... labor foreman (uncredited)
A. David Morrison ... labor foreman (uncredited)
George Stuart Jr. ... paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Beth Bergeron ... supervising adr editor
Donald A. Bolger ... boom operator
Charles J. Bond ... cableman (as Charles Bond)
Anna Boorstin ... sound editor
George Budd ... sound designer
David E. Campbell ... re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
Virginia Cook-McGowan ... sound editor (as Virginia A. Cook)
Julia Evershade ... supervising sound editor
John P. Fasal ... assistant sound effects (as John Paul Fasal)
Gary A. Hecker ... foley walker (as Gary Hecker)
Doug Hemphill ... assistant sound effects
Ellen Heuer ... foley walker
Roxanne Jones ... sound editor (as Roxanne R. Jones)
C. Darin Knight ... sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Carl Lewis ... sound editor
Lauren Palmer ... adr editor (as Lauren J. Palmer)
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Christy Richmond ... assistant sound editor
John Roesch ... foley walker
Gregg Rudloff ... re-recording mixer (as Greg Rudloff)
John Vigran ... recording consultant
Paul C. Warschilka ... assistant sound editor (as Paul Warschilka)
Claus Wedemann ... stereo consultant: Dolby
Marshall Winn ... sound editor

Special Effects by 

Phil Cory ... special effects coordinator (as Philip C. Cory)
Rocky Gehr ... special effects technician
Richard L. Hill ... special effects technician
Raymond Klein ... special effects crew (as Raymond J. Klein)
Mike Reedy ... special effects technician
Robert Rowan ... special effects crew
Ray Svedin ... special effects crew
Thomas R. Ward ... special effects crew
Jerry D. Williams ... special effects crew
James M. Hart ... special effects (uncredited)
Hans Metz ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Al Winiger ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Richard L. Bennett ... visual effects supervisor (as Richard Bennett)
Ernie Cervantes ... visual effects crew
Syd Dutton ... special visual effects
Dale Fay ... visual effects crew
Michael Karp ... visual effects crew
Marc Kolodziejcyk ... visual effects crew
David Stipes ... visual effects supervisor
Bill Taylor ... special visual effects
Dana O'Connor ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts 

Kenny Alexander ... stunts
Cynthia Lea Clark ... stunt driver
Shane Dixon ... stunts
Kenny Ferrugiaro ... stunts
Linda Lee Franklin ... stunts
Allan Graf ... stunts
David M. Graves ... stunts (as David Michael Graves)
Marian Green ... stunts
Bernie Pock ... stunts (as Bernhard Pock)
Debby Porter ... stunts
Spiro Razatos ... stunts
Edward J. Ulrich ... stunt coordinator (as Ed Ulrich) / stunts (as Ed Ulrich)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Colin J. Campbell ... electrical gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
John J. Connor ... camera operator
Janice Cooke ... video coordinator (as Janice Cooke-Leonard)
Dick Deats ... key grip (as Richard W. Deats)
Jerry C. Deats ... second grip (as Jerry D. Deats)
Frederick Elmes ... director of photography: second unit
Phil Gries ... camera: press junket interviews
Robert Jason ... electrical best boy (as Robert E. Jason)
Hal Landaker ... video supervisor
Ken Nishino ... first assistant camera (as Kenneth Nishino)
Marcia Reed ... still photographer
Robert Samuels ... second assistant camera (as Robert B. Samuels)
William D. Barber ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jessie Deats ... grip (uncredited)
Joe Laune ... electrician (uncredited)
Frank Montoya ... grip (uncredited)
Donald A. Morgan ... electrician (uncredited)
Bill Rustic ... grip (uncredited)
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert ... electrician (uncredited)
Emmanuel Vouniozos ... on-set technician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Jill Simpson ... casting assistant
Michael Hirshenson ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Michael Hamer ... costumer (as Michael F. Hamer)
Joseph Roveto ... costumer
Marla Denise Schlom ... costume supervisor (as Marla D. Schlom)

Editorial Department 

Deborah Cichocki ... apprentice film editor (as Deborah Zimmerman)
Arthur Coburn ... additional editor
Albert Coleman ... first assistant film editor
Alexandra Leviloff ... second assistant film editor
Bruce Pearson ... color timer
Bill Wilner ... apprentice film editor

Location Management 

Joseph A. Liuzzi ... location manager (as Joseph Liuzzi)

Music Department 

Carlton Kaller ... assistant music editor
Elliot Lurie ... music coordinator
Becky Mancuso-Winding ... music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso)
Michael Papale ... music supervisor
Ted Whitfield ... music editor
Michael Boddicker ... musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Tim Sexton ... executive in charge of music (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Joanie Blum ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Donald R. Casella ... transportation coordinator
Bill Myers ... transportation captain (as William H. Myers)
Charles Renfroe ... transportation captain
Bill Myers ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Michael Backes ... technical consultant
Joanne Baron ... dialogue coach
Robert M. Bowman ... military consultant (as Dr. Robert M. Bowman)
Ron Cobb ... laser technology
Brad Dechter ... source arrangements
Richard Dowling ... consultant: space/media
Dick Dubuque ... production accountant (as Richard Dubuque)
Joan Eisenberg ... unit publicist
Dan Erwin ... assistant technical advisor: laser
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Gary Fuchs ... researcher
Judith Gill ... production coordinator
Martin Gundersen ... technical advisor: laser (as Dr. Martin Gundersen)
Art 'Klondike' Jones ... craft service
David Marvit ... technical consultant: Ms. Coolidge
Alycia M. Rogers ... assistant: Robert Daley (as Alycia Rogers)
Stephan Schwartz ... independent technical consultant
Geza Sinkovics ... intern: AFI
Paul D. Steinke ... assistant production accountant
Tanda Tashjian ... assistant: Martha Coolidge
Jan Walker ... assistant: Brian Grazer
Robert J. Woodhead ... hacking consultant (as Robert Woodhead)
Craig Miller ... marketing consultant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vitale ... first aid (uncredited)

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