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Van Vliet Animator Rick Taylor Animator Kim Knowlton Animator Chris Casady Animator Nina Saxon Animator Diana Wilson (II) Animator Fred Evans (II) models Allan Moss models Janet Stevens models Nick Allder mechanical effects supervisor Lorne Peterson chief modelmaker Steve Gawley model shop foreman John Pakenham model construction Paul Huston (II) modelmaker Tom Rudduck modelmaker Michael Fulmer modelmaker Samuel Zolltheis modelmaker Charlie Bailey modelmaker Ease Owyeung modelmaker Scott Marshall (III) modelmaker Marc Thorpe modelmaker Wesley Seeds modelmaker Dave Carson modelmaker Rob Gemmel modelmaker Patrick McClung modelmaker Richard Edlund special visual effects Dick Gallegly visual effects production administrator Stuart Freeborn special creature design David Grafton special optical design Allan Bryce mechanical effects Philip Knowles mechanical effects technician Barry Whitrod mechanical effects technician Martin Gant mechanical effects technician Brian Eke mechanical effects technician Guy Hudson mechanical effects technician Dennis Lowe mechanical effects technician Andrew Kelly robot fabrication Ron Hone robot fabrication Michael Pangrazio matte artist Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects Back to Top Physical Effects Joseph Viskocil miniature pyrotechnics Dave Pier miniature pyrotechnics Thaine Morris miniature pyrotechnics Bob Anderson (III) Stunts Colin Skeaping Stunts Peter Diamond Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips Gene Whitman equipment engineering supervisor Back to Top Publicity Alan Arnold publicist Back to Top Props Frank Bruton Props Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Ralph McQuarrie matte art design consultant Stanley Sayer matte photography consultant Rob Dickinson electronic systems consultant Don Digirolamo Dolby consultant Back to Top Below The Line Thomas Brown visual effects production associate Kathryn Mullen performing assistant (Yoda) Mark Wolfe (II) Helicopter Pilot Jenny Oznowicz Production Assistant Barbara Harley Production Assistant Nick Laws Production Assistant Charles B. Wessler Production Assistant Back to Top Other Crew Roberta Friedman optical coordinator Laurie Vermont optical coordinator Ralph McQuarrie conceptual art Tom St Amand stop-motion technician Doug Beswick (II) stop-motion technician Neil Swan senior mechanical technician David Watkin senior mechanical technician Roger Nicholls mechanical effects engineering Stephen Lloyd (III) mechanical effects engineering Jerry Jeffress electronic systems design Kris Brown electronic systems programming Lhary Meyer electronic systems engineer Michael MacKenzie electrical systems engineer Gary Leo electronic systems engineer Stuart Ziff special project coordinator Mike Bolles design engineer Wendy Midener Yoda fabrication Back to Top Worldwide Distributors MH Medien Handels TV Distributor (tv-West Germany/East Germany/Switzerland/ Austria) British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) TV Distributor (pay tv-United Kingdom) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Video Distributor 20th Century Fox Theatrical Distributor Back to Top Other Companies Industrial Light & Magic special visual effects (ILM) Van der Veer Photo Effects additional optical effects Modern Film Effects additional optical effects Ray Mercer & Company additional optical effects Westheimer Company additional optical effects Lookout Mountain Films additional optical effects George Randle Company optical printer component manufacturer J L Wood Optical Systems special optical fabrication Fries Engineering optical printer component engineering White Horse Toy Company R2 bodies fabrication Continental Camera Systems Inc Astrovision photography Samuel Goldwyn Studios sound rerecording Giltspur Engineering and Compair special assistant Back to Top