Sphere
Science Fiction thriller about a group of scientists investigating a space-ship on the ocean ground. They find a giant sphere on the ship which has the power to make nightmares reality.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dr Norman Goodman Dustin Hoffman
- Dr Beth Halperin Sharon Stone
- Harry Adams Samuel L. Jackson
- Harold C Barnes Peter Coyote
- Fletcher Queen Latifah
- Dr Ted Fielding Liev Schreiber
- Jane Edmunds Marga Gomez
- helicopter pilot Huey Lewis
- seaman Bernard Hocke
- OSSA instructor James Pickens Jr
- OSSA official Michael Keys Hall
- OSSA official Ralph Tabakin
Credits
Direction
- Director Barry Levinson
- 2nd Unit Director David Ellis
- Assistant Director (1st) Katterli Frauenfelder
- Assistant Director (1st) Cara Giallanza
- Assistant Director (1st) Robert Huberman
- Assistant Director (2nd) Jim Goldthwait
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Miles Perman
- Assistant Director (Water Unit, 1st) L. Dean Jones Jr
- Assistant Director (Water Unit, 2nd) Robert Joseph Mooney
- Script Supervisor Julie Pitkanen
- Script Supervisor (Water Unit) Heather Harris
Production
- Production Company Warner Bros.
- Production Company Baltimore Pictures
- Production Company Constant C Productions
- In association with Punch Productions
- Executive Producer Peter Giuliano
- Producer Barry Levinson
- Producer Michael Crichton
- Producer Andrew Wald
- Associate Producer Patricia Churchill
- Production Associate Mary Courtney
- Unit Production Manager Patricia Churchill
- Unit Manager(Water Unit) Michael Malone
- Production Accountant Denise Morgan Mcgrath
- Location Manager Michael J. Meehan
- Post-production Supervisor Blair Daily
Casting
- Casting Ellen Chenoweth
Writing
- Screenplay Stephen Hauser
- Screenplay Paul Attanasio
- Adaptation Kurt Wimmer
- Based on the novel by Michael Crichton
Photography
- Director of Photography Adam Greenberg
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography Gary Capo
- Underwater Lighting Design Adam Greenberg
- Steadicam/Camera Operator P. Scott Sakamoto
- Camera Operator Allen Easton
- Camera Operator (Water Unit) Ian Fox
Special Effects
- Visual Effects (Supervisor) Jeffrey A. Okun
- Visual Effects (Production Supervisor) Thomas Boland
- Visual Effects (Associate) Jack Geist
- Visual Effects (Director of Photography) David Stump
- Video/Graphics Supervisor John Monsour
- Computer Imager Marty Garner
- Computer Imager Brian Callier
- Computer Imager Brent Ekstrand
- Digital Visual Effects/Animation Inc Cinesite
- Cinesite (Effects Supervisor) Carlos Arguello
- Cinesite (Effects Producer) Aaron Dem
- Cinesite (Effects Associate Producer) Chris Del Conte
- Cinesite (Sequence Supervisor) John E. Sasaki
- Cinesite (Sequence Supervisor) Cristin Pescosolido
- Cinesite (Sequence Supervisor) Greg Liegey
- Cinesite (Sequence Supervisor) David Lingenfelser
- Cinesite (Sequence Supervisor) Mark Michaels
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Marcel Martinez
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Pat Tubach
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Laura Hannigan
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Mike Castillo
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) David Rey
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Craig Mathieson
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Tom Zils
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Ken Dackermann
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Katie Nook
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Jerry Sells
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Bonjin Byun
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Jay Cooper
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Seth Maury
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Ronnie E. Williams Jr
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Jason Piccioni
- Cinesite (Digital Compositor) Dan Levitan
- Cinesite (CGI Supervisor) Jeff Lin
- Cinesite (CGI Supervisor) Robert Bardy
- Cinesite (CGI Supervisor) Michael Kory
- Cinesite (CGI Supervisor) Fernando Benitez
- Cinesite (CGI Supervisor) Jason Wardle
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Aimee Campbell
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) John Wallace
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Nicole Herr
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Richard Liukis
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Eduardo Silva
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Jeff Chung
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Gokhan Kisacikoglu
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Cesar Velazquez
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Richard Klein
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Tim Ketzer
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Eric Pender
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Gil Baron
- Cinesite (CGI Animator) Christopher Wilson
- Cinesite (Digital Paint Supervisor) Joe Dubs
- Cinesite (Digital Paint Supervisor) Corinne Pooler
- Cinesite (Rotoscope Supervisor) Karen Klein
- Cinesite (Rotoscope Supervisor) Tim Gibbons
- Cinesite (Digital Matte Painting Super) Charles Darby
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Editor) Rod Basham
- Cinesite (Executive Producer) Gil Gagnon
- Cinesite (Production Manager) Kristen Niederholzer
- Cinesite (2D Department Supervisor) Thomas J. Smith
- Cinesite (CGI Department Supervisor) Joe Pasquale
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Production) Catherine Cassese
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Production) Drew Mckeen
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Production) Kimberly Spear
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Production) Tony Sands
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Production) Kurt S. Gartman
- Cinesite (Visual Effects Production) Christina Desilva
- Cinesite (Lead Data Engineer) James Blevins
- Cinesite (Data Engineer Supervisor) Tony Sgueglia
- Cinesite (Data Engineer Supervisor) Brian Kun
- Cinesite (Digital Imaging) Kevin Schwab
- Visual FX Miniatures/Photography Grant McCune Design Inc.
- GMcCD (Model/Miniature Supervisor) Grant McCune
- GMcCD (Director of Photography) David Stump
- GMcCD (Producer) Michael Yost
- GMcCD (Miniature Construction Design) Clark Schaffer
- GMcCD (Min Construction Chief Model Mak) Monty Shook
- GMcCD (Min Construction Engineering) Bill Shourt
- GMcCD (Min Photography Director of Phot) Gregory L. Mcmurry
- GMcCD (Min Photography Camera Operator) Tom Shaughnessy
- GMcCD (Min Photography BCamera Operator) Pete Sorenson
- GMcCD (Min Photography SFX Co-ordinator) Richard Helmer
- GMcCD (Min Photography Special Effects) John Ziegler
- End Sequence Visual Effects Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
- SPI (CG Supervisor) Walter F. Hyneman
- SPI (VFX Producer) Lydia Bottegoni
- SPI (Concept Art) George Suyhada
- Special Effects Supervisor Kenneth Pepiot
- Special Effects Peter Albiez
- Special Effects Frank Schepler
- Special Effects Kim Derry
- Special Effects Bruce Lippstreu
- Special Effects Ric Weed
- Special Effects John Lanoue
- Special Effects Foreman (Water Unit) Conrad Krumm
Editing
- Editor Stu Linder
- Additional Editor Blair Daily
Design
- Production Designer Norman Reynolds
- Art Director Mark Mansbridge
- Art Director Jonathan Mckinstry
- Lead Set Designer Geoff Hubbard
- Set Designer Dawn Swiderski
- Set Designer Bill Beck
- Set Designer Gil Clayton
- Set Designer Michael E. Goldman
- Set Designer Erin Kemp
- Set Designer Nancy Mickelberry
- Set Designer Nick Navarro
- Set Decorator Anne Kuljian
- Property Master Sean Mannion
Costumes
- Costume Designer Gloria Gresham
- Costume Supervisor James Tyson
- Key Costumer Adrienne Manhan
- Costumer (Dustin Hoffman) Kelly Porter
- Costumer (Sharon Stone) Oda Groeschel
- Costumer David Mayreis
- Costumer Barbara Hartman
- Costumer Nancy Servin
- Costumer Mary Elizabeth Still
Make-up
- Key Make-up Allan A. Apone
- Make-up (Dustin Hoffman) Robert Ryan
- Make-up (Sharon Stone) Tricia Sawyer
- Make-up (Samuel L. Jackson) Marietta Carter-narcisse
- Make-up June Westmore
- Prosthetic/Animatronic Effects Steve Johnson's XFX Inc
- SJ's XFX (Production Co-ordinator) Sean Taylor
- SJ's XFX (On-set Supervisor) Christopher Nelson
- SJ's XFX (Effects Supervisor) Joe Colwell
- SJ's XFX (Jellyfish Effects Supervisor) Lennie Macdonald
- SJ's XFX (Sculptor) Greg Smith
- SJ's XFX (Hair Department Supervisor) Mark Boley
- Key Hair Catherine Childers
- Hair (Dustin Hoffman) Michael White
- Hair (Sharon Stone) John D. Quaglia
Titles
- Titles Design Imaginary Forces
Film processing
- Opticals Howard A. Anderson Company
Music
- Music Composer Elliot Goldenthal
- Conductor Jonathan Sheffer
- Conductor Steven Mercurio
- Orchestrations Robert Elhai
- Orchestrations Elliot Goldenthal
- Electronic Music Producer Richard Martinez
- Supervising Music Editor Curtis Roush
Sound
- Music Recordist/Mixer Joel Iwataki
- Music Recordist/Mixer James Nichols
- Sound Design Richard Beggs
- Production Sound Mixer Steve Cantamessa
- Boom Operator Gary Thomas
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Johnson
- Re-recording Mixer Lora Hirschberg
- Supervising Sound Editor Tim Holland
- Supervising Dialogue Editor Michael Silvers
- Dialogue Editor Claire Sanfilippo
- Dialogue Editor Lindakay Brown
- Sound Effects Editor J.R. Grubbs
- Sound Effects Editor Marian Wilde
- Sound Effects Editor Mary Helen Leasman
- ADR Editor Claire Sanfilippo
- ADR Editor Lindakay Brown
- Foley Artist Dennie Thorpe
- Foley Artist Jana Vance
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Ronnie Rondell
- Stunts Ronnie Rondell
- Stunts Christian J. Fletcher
- Stunts Paul Borne
- Stunts Brian L. Keaulana
- Stunts Michael T. Brady
- Stunts Jeff Mosley
- Stunts Lisa McCullough
- Stunts Tim Rigby
- Stunts Liisa Cohen
- Stunts John Rottger
- Stunts Alex Daniels
- Stunts Frank Sparks
- Stunts Thirl Haston
- Stunts Keith Tellez
- Stunts Scott Hubbell
- Stunts Dirk Vahle
- Stunts Clifford T. Fleming
- Stunts Danny Weselis
- Stunts Christina Fetters