| Cast (in credits order) verified as complete |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
.... |
Jack Slater/Himself |
| F. Murray Abraham |
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John Practice |
| Austin O'Brien |
.... |
Danny Madigan |
| Art Carney |
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Frank |
| Charles Dance |
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Benedict |
| Frank McRae |
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Lt. Dekker |
| Tom Noonan |
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Ripper/Himself |
| Robert Prosky |
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Nick |
| Anthony Quinn |
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Tony Vivaldi |
| Mercedes Ruehl |
.... |
Irene Madigan |
| Ian McKellen |
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Death |
| Professor Toru Tanaka |
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Tough Asian man |
| Joan Plowright |
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Teacher |
| Jason Kelly |
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Lieutenant Governor |
| Noah Emmerich |
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Rookie |
| Tina Turner |
.... |
The Mayor |
| Billy D. Lucas |
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SWAT cop |
| Ryan Todd |
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Andrew Slater |
| Apollo Dukakis |
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Polonius |
| Patrick Flanagan |
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Punk |
| Donald C. Llorens |
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Monoghan |
| Michael Chieffo |
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Monroe |
| Mike Muscat |
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Cop #1 in L.A. station |
| John Finnegan |
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Watch Commander |
| Bobbie Brown |
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Video babe |
| Angie Everhart |
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Video babe |
| Bridgette Wilson |
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Whitney/Meredith |
| Jeffrey Braer |
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Skeezy |
| Sven-Ole Thorsen |
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Gunman |
| Anthony Peck |
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Cop at ex-wife's house |
| Paul Gonzales |
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Cop #2 in L.A. station |
| Anna Navarro |
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Cop #3 in L.A. station |
| Dex Elliot Sanders |
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Mitchell |
| Nick Dimitri |
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Funeral doctor |
| Rick Ducommun |
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Ripper's agent |
| Wendle Josepher |
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Candy girl |
| Michael V. Gazzo |
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Torelli |
| Lee Reherman |
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Krause |
| R.C. Bates |
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Rabbi |
| Colleen Camp |
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Ratcliff |
| Donna Borghoff |
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Tammy (Hell's Kitchen hooker) |
| John McTiernan Sr. |
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Cigar stand man |
| Tiffany Puhy |
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Autograph seeker |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically |
| Keith Barish |
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Cameo appearance |
| James Belushi |
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Cameo appearance |
| Chevy Chase |
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Cameo appearance |
| Karen Duffy |
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Cameo appearance |
| Larry Ferguson |
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Cameo appearance |
| Leeza Gibbons |
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Cameo appearance |
| M.C. Hammer |
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Cameo appearance (as Hammer) |
| Little Richard |
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Cameo appearance |
| Robert Patrick |
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Cameo appearance (as T-1000) |
| Maria Shriver |
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Cameo appearance |
| Sharon Stone |
.... |
Catherine Tramell |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme |
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Cameo appearance |
| Melvin Van Peebles |
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Cameo appearance |
| Damon Wayans |
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Cameo appearance |
| Kim Anderson |
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(uncredited) |
| Chris Connelly |
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Cameo appearance (uncredited) |
| Neriah Davis |
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(uncredited) |
| Danny DeVito |
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Whiskers (voice) (uncredited) |
| Peter Kent |
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Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| Frank Patton |
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Cop touched by death (uncredited) |
| Nick Pernice |
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Policeman (uncredited) |
| Janice Rivera |
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Model (uncredited) |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. |
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Henchman (uncredited) |
| Symba Smith |
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Model (uncredited) |
| Michael Straka |
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Autograph seeker (uncredited) |
| Kevin Ula Christie |
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L.A. station sergeant (uncredited) |
| Michael Wehrhahn |
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Bell boy (uncredited) |
| Persia White |
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Cameo appearance (uncredited) |
| Visual Effects by |
| Nancy Bernstein |
.... |
visual effects executive producer: R/Greenberg Associates West |
| Bill Birrell |
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visual effects producer |
| Nicholas Brooks |
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visual effects |
| Laura Buff |
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visual effects producer: pre-production |
| Chuck Comisky |
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visual effects supervisor |
| Michael Cooper |
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optical effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios |
| Miller Drake |
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visual effects editor |
| David Emerson |
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optical lineup |
| David Fuhrer |
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visual effects |
| Tony Gardner |
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miniatures |
| Paul Gentry |
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MoCo operator |
| Paul Gentry |
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director of photography: miniatures |
| Richard Greenberg |
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visual effects consultant |
| Adrian Iler |
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senior technical director |
| Scott Kilburn |
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technical director |
| Laurel Klick |
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digital supervisor |
| Neil Krepela |
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visual effects supervisor |
| Peter Kuran |
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special visual effects |
| Mark A. Lasoff |
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technical director |
| Don Lee |
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digital compositor |
| Gray Marshall |
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3D animator/digital compositor |
| Gray Marshall |
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motion control operator |
| Tim McGovern |
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visual effects supervisor |
| Bret Mixon |
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rotoscoping |
| Mark Nelmes |
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digital artist |
| Christopher Nibley |
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visual effects director of photography |
| January Nordman |
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digital compositor |
| Mark M. Pompian |
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digital compositor |
| William Powloski |
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visual effects |
| Steven T Puri |
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visual effects coordinator |
| Linda Renaud |
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i/o manager |
| Jay Riddle |
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visual effects supervisor |
| Tatiana S. Riegel |
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visual effects assistant editor |
| Stuart Robertson |
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lead digital effects supervisor |
| Jim Rygiel |
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digital effects supervisor |
| Janek Sirrs |
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visual effects |
| Doyle Smith |
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digital artist |
| Stephen Stanton |
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computer graphics coordinator: Boss Film Studios |
| Jacques Stroweis |
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digital effects supervisor |
| John E. Sullivan |
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visual effects supervisor |
| Pam Vick |
.... |
rotoscope animation: VCE |
| Steven Wilzbach |
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2D animation |
| Steven Wilzbach |
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motion control camera operator |
| David Cornelius |
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motion control programmer (uncredited) |
| Jammie Friday |
.... |
rotoscope (uncredited) |
| Karen E. Goulekas |
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digital artist: Boss Films (uncredited) |
| Luc G. Nicknair |
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visual effects unit: first assistant camera (uncredited) |
|
| Stunts |
| Vic Armstrong |
.... |
stunt coordinator |
| Gregory J. Barnett |
.... |
stunts (as Greg Barnett) |
| Bobby Bass |
.... |
stunts |
| Richard L. Blackwell |
.... |
stunts (as Richard Blackwell) |
| Janet Brady |
.... |
stunts |
| Charlie Brewer |
.... |
stunts |
| Ericka Bryce |
.... |
stunt coordinator assistant |
| Ericka Bryce |
.... |
stunts |
| William H. Burton |
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stunts |
| Doc D. Charbonneau |
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stunts (as Doc Charbonneau) |
| Norm Compton |
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stunts |
| Wally Crowder |
.... |
stunts |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw |
.... |
stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw) |
| Annie Ellis |
.... |
stunts |
| Kenny Endoso |
.... |
stunts |
| Andy Epper |
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stunts |
| Jon H. Epstein |
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stunts |
| Debbie Evans |
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stunts |
| Lance Gilbert |
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stunts |
| Troy Gilbert |
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stunts |
| Gary Guercio |
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stunts |
| James M. Halty |
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stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker |
.... |
stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker |
.... |
stunts |
| Norman Howell |
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stunts (as Norm Howell) |
| Tommy J. Huff |
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stunts (as Tom Huff) |
| Peter Kent |
.... |
stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Peter Kent |
.... |
stunts |
| Joel Kramer |
.... |
stunt coordinator |
| Joel Kramer |
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stunts |
| Sharon Kramer |
.... |
stunts |
| David Lea |
.... |
stunts (as Dave Lea) |
| Lane Leavitt |
.... |
stunt rigging coordinator |
| Billy D. Lucas |
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additional stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Billy D. Lucas |
.... |
stunts (as Billy Lucas) |
| Guy Manos |
.... |
stunts |
| Gary McLarty |
.... |
stunts |
| John Meier |
.... |
stunts |
| Bennie Moore |
.... |
stunts (as Benny Moore) |
| Jimmy Nickerson |
.... |
stunts |
| Alan Oliney |
.... |
stunts |
| Manny Perry |
.... |
stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. |
.... |
stunts |
| Steve Picerni |
.... |
stunts |
| Danny Rogers |
.... |
stunts |
| Scott Rogers |
.... |
stunts |
| Pat Romano |
.... |
stunts |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. |
.... |
stunts (as Ronnie Rondell) |
| Michael Runyard |
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stunts |
| Kristy Sexton |
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stunts |
| Monty L. Simons |
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stunts |
| Ron Stein |
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stunts |
| Jim Stephan |
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stunts |
| Charles A. Tamburro |
.... |
stunts (as Chuck Tamburro) |
| David Walling |
.... |
stunts (as Dave Walling) |
| Fred M. Waugh |
.... |
stunt coordinator |
| Ric Roman Waugh |
.... |
stunts |
| Scott Waugh |
.... |
stunts |
| David Webster |
.... |
stunts (as David J. Webster) |
| Glenn R. Wilder |
.... |
stunts |
| Scott Wilder |
.... |
stunts |
| Dick Ziker |
.... |
stunts |
| Pete Antico |
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stunts (uncredited) |
| Vic Armstrong |
.... |
driving double: Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
| Charlie Brewer |
.... |
stunt double: Mr. Dance (uncredited) |
| Bob Brown |
.... |
stunt double: Mr. Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
| Keith Campbell |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Eugene Collier |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Doc Duhame |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Michael Gilden |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Norman Howell |
.... |
driving double: Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
| Joel Kramer |
.... |
stunt double: Mr. Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
| Al Leong |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Jalil Jay Lynch |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Larry Nicholas |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Bobby Porter |
.... |
stunt double: Mr. O'Brien (uncredited) |
| Birgit K. Schier |
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stunts (uncredited) |
| Harry Wowchuk |
.... |
stunts (uncredited) |
| Merritt Yohnka |
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stunts (uncredited) |
|
| Other crew |
| AC/DC |
.... |
music performers: "Big Gun" |
| Aerosmith |
.... |
music performers: "Dream On" |
| Natalie Alexander |
.... |
various voices |
| David Allsberry |
.... |
head animal trainer |
| Joseph Aspromonti |
.... |
production assistant |
| Jane Baer |
.... |
animation producer |
| Jeffrey T. Barabe |
.... |
production assistant |
| William D. Barber |
.... |
camera operator: second unit |
| Lee Blasingame |
.... |
first assistant camera |
| Matthew Cassel |
.... |
production assistant |
| Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield |
.... |
first assistant accountant |
| Bret Culpepper |
.... |
stand-in |
| Don Davis |
.... |
orchestrator |
| Leigh Davison |
.... |
second assistant camera |
| John DeSimone |
.... |
assistant production coordinator: New York |
| Shannon Dunn |
.... |
extras casting |
| Terry Dunn |
.... |
assistant production accountant |
| Barbara Dunning |
.... |
assistant editor |
| J. Ellen Evans |
.... |
script supervisor: second unit |
| Larry Ferguson |
.... |
re-writer |
| Ken Ferris |
.... |
camera operator: "b" camera, New York |
| William Goldman |
.... |
re-writer |
| Michael Grasso |
.... |
firearms advisor |
| Dori Greenberg |
.... |
additional set production assistant |
| Neil Greenberg |
.... |
assistant editor |
| Lou Infante |
.... |
costumer |
| Michael Kehoe |
.... |
craft service |
| Billy Kerwick |
.... |
key rigging grip |
| Jordana Kronen |
.... |
assistant location manager |
| Kevin Kutchaver |
.... |
animator |
| Mark A. Lasoff |
.... |
technical director |
| Robert H. Lemer |
.... |
location manager |
| Harry Lu |
.... |
armorer |
| Joe Madalena |
.... |
location manager |
| Susan Malerstein |
.... |
script supervisor |
| Duane Manwiller |
.... |
second assistant camera |
| Michael McCuistion |
.... |
additional orchestrator |
| Douglas Kahelemauna Nam |
.... |
assistant: Mr. McTiernan |
| Steve Newman |
.... |
marketing coordinator |
| Mark O'Kane |
.... |
steadicam operator |
| Andres L. Porras |
.... |
camera operator: New York |
| Liz Probst |
.... |
payroll accountant |
| Dieter Rauter |
.... |
stand-in: Mr. Schwarzenegger |
| Pamela Rittelmeyer |
.... |
second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York |
| William Ross |
.... |
orchestrator |
| Andy Ryan |
.... |
assistant chief lighting technician |
| Andy Ryan |
.... |
gaffer: second unit |
| Douglas Ryan |
.... |
camera operator |
| Anthony J. Scarano |
.... |
costumer |
| Jeffrey D. Stevens |
.... |
special effects medic |
| Eric Swanek |
.... |
assistant camera: "b" camera, New York |
| Pamela Thur |
.... |
location manager: New York |
| Douglas Tirola |
.... |
location manager: Times Square, New York City |
| Gary Trentham |
.... |
assistant location manager: New York |
| Steven Tyler |
.... |
singer: "Dream On" (as Aerosmith) |
| Franklyn Warren |
.... |
extras casting |
| Chris Boardman |
.... |
orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Mark Carlton |
.... |
adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Daryl Carstensen |
.... |
xerox check/inking/supervisor (uncredited) |
| Scot Deer |
.... |
telecine colorist (uncredited) |
| Susanna Griffith |
.... |
casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Richard Kelley |
.... |
assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Suzan Lowitz |
.... |
script supervisor: second unit (uncredited) |
| Craig Mizutari |
.... |
technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Barry Wetcher |
.... |
still photographer: New York (uncredited) |