The Puppet Masters (1994)

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R | 1 hr 49 mins | Thriller, Sci-fi, Adaptation | Released: 10/21/1994 |Box Office Total: $8.6M

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Synopsis:

When a local television station reports that something strange has landed in the small town of Abrose, Iowa, the government's covert Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) is called to investigate. Andrew Nivens, his son Sam and NASA scientist Mary Sefton are the team who make the frightening discovery: an alien parasite creature so insidious it attaches to the backs of human beings and sends piercing tendrils to the brains of its hosts, absorbing all their knowledge and memory--controlling their minds and feeding on the victim's consciousness. Against impossible odds Nivens, Sam and Mary must find a way to eliminate the aliens who seem unstoppable--without killing the innocent human hosts.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/21/1994

Director	Credit
Stuart Orme	Director
Jeff Dashnaw	Director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Donald Sutherland	Andrew Nivens
Eric Thal	Sam Nivens
Julie Warner	Mary Sefton
Keith David	Holland
Will Patton	Graves
Richard Belzer	Jarvis
Tom Mason	President Douglas
Yaphet Kotto	Ressler
Gerry Bamman	Viscott
Sam Anderson	Culbertson
J Patrick McCormack	Gidding
Marshall Bell	General Morgan
Nicholas Cascone	Greenberg
Bruce Jarchow	Barnes
Benjamin Mouton	Higgins
David Pasquesi	Vargas
Andrew Robinson	Hawthorne
Benj Thall	Jeff
Bo Sharon	Casey
Nick Browne	Mike
Donna Garrett	Miss Haines
William Wellman Jr	Doctor
Elizabeth Sung	Technician No 1
Dinah Leney	Technician No 2
Tommy Dugan	Operator No 1
Dale Dye	Brande
John C Cooke	Lt Abbey
Fabio Urena	Infantryman
Michael Shamus Wiles	Captain Earley
Todd Bryant	Soldier
Don James	Soldier
J Marvin Campbell	Soldier
James Pearson	Merging Soldier
Evan C Morris	Danny
K T Vogt	Slugged Woman
Dale Harimoto	Anchorwoman
Alexa Jago	Wendy Markham
Eric Briant Wells	Vince Hayward
Scott Armstrong	Infected Boy
Marianne Curan	Newscaster
Katy Summerland	Graves Assistant
Production Credits	Credit
Michael Engelberg	Executive Producer
Ralph Winter	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Hollywood Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Robert A Heinlein	Source Material (from novel)
Ted Elliott	Screenplay
Terry Rossio	Screenplay
David S. Goyer	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Christopher Aubin	Assistant Accountant
Michael D Roberts	Production Accountant
Kathleen Negata	Accountant - payroll accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Larry Madrid	Animal Trainer - key animal trainer
Art Department	Credit
Daniel Lomino	Production Designer
Cloudia Rebar	Set Decorator
James Hegedus	Art Director
Gina Cafasso	Art Department Coordinator
Jason Bedig	Lead Person - leadperson
Glen Hanz	Art Department - sculptor
Alan Manzer	Set Designer
Gary A Brewer	Swing Gang
William J Durrell Jr	Assistant Art Director
Scott Bobbitt	Swing Gang
Linda Frobos	Art Department - sculptor
Joseph Genna	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Sharon Howard-Field	Casting
Douglas Wright	Casting Associate
Diana Carroll	Extras Casting
Kathryn Brown	Extras Casting
Charles Montoya	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Terence McIlhargey	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Rick Brainin	Catering - caterer
John James Geary	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Clive Tickner	Director of Photography
Tony Gaudioz	Camera Operator
Marsha Blackburn	Photography - stills photographer
Bob Putynkowksi	Color Timer
Lisa Hackler	Projectionist
Bernie Druckman	Video Playback
Rick Whitfield	Video - video design & playback
John J Connor	Cinematographer - Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Tom Sanders	Camera - skydiving cameraman (2nd Unit)
Robert Heine	Assistant Camera Operator - "B" 1st assistant camera
Jack Ellingwood	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Bruce Pasternack	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Joe Thibo	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator (2nd Unit)
Ron Vargas	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Jeff Gershman	Assistant Camera Operator - "B" 1st assistant camera (2nd Unit)
David L Butler	Camera Operator - aerial camera operator (2nd Unit)
Scott Goodrich	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Steve Jackman	Assistant Camera Operator - aerial 1st assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Allan Wilson	Music Conductor - conductor
Colin Towns	Orchestrations
Ken Wannberg	Music Editor
The London Filmworks Orchestra	Music Performer
Colin Towns	Music
Dave Hunt	Music - music scoring mixer
Physical Effects	Credit
Jeff Dashnaw	Stunt Coordinator
Gregory J Barnett	Stunts
Larry Odien	Animatronics - animatronics design
Bobby Bass	Stunts
Jan Davis	Stunt Coordinator - aerial stunt coordinator
Chad Randall	Stunt Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Christine Baur	Stunts
Ken Balzer	Stunts
May Boss	Stunts
Janet Brady	Stunts
Chaz Brewer	Stunts
Jeff Brockton	Stunts
Tony Brubaker	Stunts
William H Burton	Stunts
Steve Chambers	Stunts
Liza Sweeney Coleman	Stunts
Gil Combs	Stunts
Christy Cotton	Stunts
Jan Davis	Stunts
Steve M Davison	Stunts
Tim A Davison	Stunts
Annie Ellis	Stunts
John Meier	Stunts
Kenny Endoso	Stunts
Danny Epper	Stunts
Debbie Evans	Stunts
Christian Fletcher	Stunts
Lance Gilbert	Stunts
Tony Gilbert	Stunts
Jack Gill	Stunts
Terry Green	Stunts
Tom Harper	Stunts
Brad Hood	Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	Stunts
Norman Howell	Stunts
Thomas J Huff	Stunts
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Jeff Jensen	Stunts
Josh Kemble	Stunts
Henry Kingi Jr	Stunts
Billy D Lucas	Stunts
Bennie Moore	Stunts
Lisa McCullough	Stunts
Bob McDonald	Stunts
Dwayne McGee	Stunts
Gary McLarty	Stunts
Joyce McNeal	Stunts
Jim Nickerson	Stunts
James D Pearson	Stunts
Steve Picerni	Stunts
Chad Randall	Stunts
Danny Rogers	Stunts
Mic Rogers	Stunts
Erik Rondell	Stunts
Richard L Santmyer	Stunts
Eddie Stacey	Stunts
Ron Stein	Stunts
Moe Viletto	Stunts
Moe Viletto	Stunts - skydiving stunt safety coordinator
Scott Wilder	Stunts
Dick Ziker	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
John Logan	Production Coordinator - creature FX production coordinator
Anthony LaMarca	Unit Production Manager
Michael N Grossman	Assistant Director
Susan Bierbaum	Script Supervisor
Derek Martin Wade	Assistant Production Coordinator
Steve A. Dayan	Location Manager
Darrin Liscomb	Assistant Location Manager - assistant locations
Adam Rosen	DGA Trainee
Timothy Hillman	Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Pamela Sue Kuri	Assistant Director
Rebeca R Brookshire	Production Coordinator
Lorie Zerweck	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Conte Matal	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
James B Rogers	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Molly M. Mayeux	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Deborah Wuliger	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Rick Ash	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Ezra Dweck	Sound Dubbing - pre-dubs
Curt Schulkey	Sound Editor
Ellen Heuer	Foley Artist
Marilyn Graf	Foley Recordist
Doc Kane	ADR Mixer
Dennis Fuller	Boom Operator
Julia Evershade	ADR Editor
Solange Schwalbe	Foley Editor
Robert Anderson Jr	Sound Mixer
John Pospisil	Sound Designer
Mark Mangini	Sound Editor
Eric Lindemann	Foley Editor
Chris Moriana	Foley Artist
Geoge Simpson	ADR Editor
Jon Hussein	ADR Mixer
Dean A Zupancic	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Geoffrey G Rubay	Sound Editor
Avram D Gold	Sound Editor
David A Whittaker	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Dan DiPaola	Graphics - pre-visualization graphics
David Sosalla	Effects Coordinator - creature effects coordinator
Bill Konersman	Animator
Joseph F Griffith Jr	Visual Effects - illustrator
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects Coordinator
William D Lee	Special Effects Foreman
Mike Weaver	Special Effects - special effects technician
Michael Arbogast	Special Effects - special effects technician
Kevin Pike	Special Effects Foreman
Carolyn Soper	Visual Effects - visual effects producer (2nd Unit)
Denise Davis	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator (2nd Unit)
Aaron Campbell	Graphics - computer graphics images
Lydia Bottegoni	Visual Effects - digital coordinator
Gustavo Ferreyra	Special Effects - special effects technician
Jim Jolley	Special Effects - special effects technician
Kevin Koneval	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Winston Quitasol	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Bruce Tauscher	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Wally Schaab	Visual Effects - membrane compositor
Elissa Bello	Visual Effects - digital artwork
Allen Gonzales	Visual Effects - digital artwork
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Hazel Catmull	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Kenn Smiley	Costumes - men's costumer
Ann Lee Masterson	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Tom Bronson	Costume Designer
David Rawley	Costume Supervisor
Linda S Cormany	Set Costumer
Ann Brodie	Makeup - Donald Sutherland's makeup
Lee C Harman	Makeup - Donald Sutherland's makeup
Susan Mayer ('Sam')	Makeup Artist
J J Jenkins	Costumes - women's costumer
Dorothy D Fox	Hair Stylist
Greg Cannom	Makeup - special makeup effects

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