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.

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
Hollywood Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Robert A Heinlein	Novel as Source Material
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
James Hegedus	Art Director
Gary A Brewer	Swing Gang
Gina Cafasso	Art Department Coordinator
Jason Bedig	Lead Person - leadperson
William J Durrell Jr	Assistant Art Director
Alan Manzer	Set Designer
Daniel Lomino	Production Designer
Glen Hanz	Art Department - sculptor
Cloudia Rebar	Set Decorator
Linda Frobos	Art Department - sculptor
Scott Bobbitt	Swing Gang
Joseph Genna	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Douglas Wright	Casting Associate
Sharon Howard-Field	Casting
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
Tom Sanders	Camera - skydiving cameraman (2nd Unit)
Lisa Hackler	Projectionist
Tony Gaudioz	Camera Operator
Bernie Druckman	Video Playback
John J Connor	Cinematographer - Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Bob Putynkowksi	Color Timer
Clive Tickner	Director of Photography
Robert Heine	Assistant Camera Operator - "B" 1st assistant camera
Marsha Blackburn	Photography - stills photographer
Rick Whitfield	Video - video design & playback
Bruce Pasternack	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Jack Ellingwood	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Ron Vargas	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Joe Thibo	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator (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
Colin Towns	Orchestrations
Colin Towns	Music
The London Filmworks Orchestra	Music Performer
Allan Wilson	Music Conductor - conductor
Ken Wannberg	Music Editor
Dave Hunt	Music - music scoring mixer
Physical Effects	Credit
Gregory J Barnett	Stunts
Jeff Dashnaw	Stunt Coordinator
Larry Odien	Animatronics - animatronics design
Jan Davis	Stunt Coordinator - aerial stunt coordinator
Bobby Bass	Stunts
Christine Baur	Stunts
Chad Randall	Stunt Coordinator (2nd Unit)
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
Eric 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
Anthony LaMarca	Unit Production Manager
Darrin Liscomb	Assistant Location Manager - assistant locations
Adam Rosen	DGA Trainee
Susan Bierbaum	Script Supervisor
Steve A. Dayan	Location Manager
Michael N Grossman	Assistant Director
Derek Martin Wade	Assistant Production Coordinator
John Logan	Production Coordinator - creature FX production coordinator
Rebeca R Brookshire	Production Coordinator
Pamela Sue Kuri	Assistant Director
Timothy Hillman	Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Conte Matal	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Lorie Zerweck