ALF (1986)
| Release Date | 22 September 1986 |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Series |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Comedy, Domestic Comedy |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality, Just for Fun |
| Themes | Benign Aliens, Fish Out of Water, Keeping a Secret |
| Tones | Light, Fanciful, Satirical, Irreverent, Goofy, Quirky |
| Tags | Alien [not Human], Cat, Family, Mischief, Sarcasm |
ALF was an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, and was created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle class Tanner family.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Charles Nickerson
Eric Tanner
Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros
ALF
Andrea Covell
Jody
Raye Birk
Officer Griswald
Nick Angotti
Police Officer
Keri Houlihan
Tiffany
Glenn Withrow
Richard
Francis X. McCarthy
Alien Task Force Officer Darnell Valentine
Alan David Gelman
Delivery Man
Randy Simper
Herb
Connie Richmond
Nurse #1
Patricia Ayame Thomson
Nurse #2
James Brown III
Little Boy
Mark Clayman
Randy Boylan
Stephanie Hagen
Sylvia
Wendy Oates
Stephanie
Michael Champion
Sergeant Fox
Frederick De Cordova
Himself
Eugene Greytak
Pope John Paul II
Adrienne Hampton
Diana
Norman Lee Harris
Jeff
Hal Havins
Officer Gaffney
David Knell
Dudley Ochmonek
Robert P. Lieb
Uncle Rocky
Shaggy Murphy
Jason
Tommy Newsom
Himself
Tim Wade
Stage Manager
Director
Nick Havinga
Burt Brinckerhoff
Gary Shimokawa
Paul Miller
Tom Patchett
Nancy Heydorn
Tony Csiki
Rick Gough
Peter Baldwin
Writer
Tom Patchett
Steve Pepoon
Lisa A. Bannick
Bob Bendetson
Howard Bendetson
Laurie Gelman
David Silverman
Stephen Sustarsic
Victor Fresco
Donald Todd
Al Jean
Mike Reiss
Thad Mumford
Scott Spencer Gordon
Alicia Marie Schudt
Steven Hollander
Nelson Costello
Seth Weisbord
Wendy Graf
Lisa Stotsky
Ron Burla
Bruce David
Producer
Steve Lamar
associate producer
Tom Patchett
executive producer
Laurie Gelman
co-producer
Thad Mumford
supervising producer
Steve Cioffi
associate producer
Lisa A. Bannick
supervising producer
Stephanie Hagen
associate producer
Steven Hollander
co-producer
Original Music
Alf Clausen
Cinematographer
Alan Keath Walker
Ron Miller
Editor
Steve Cioffi
Robert Bramwell
Michael Gavaldon
Tony Porter
Casting Director
Meryl O'Loughlin
Production Designer
David Sackeroff
Art Director
David Sackeroff
Thomas Fichter
Costume Designer
Jason Cort
Makeup Department
Maria Valdivia
hair stylist
Christy Ann Newquist
makeup artist
Production Manager
James M. Jaffee
executive in charge of production
Steve Cioffi
post-production supervisor
Art Department
Carl Buck
property master
Thomas Fichter
assistant art director
Lisette Thomas
assistant art director
Richard F. Anderson
carpenter
Jim Mingin
graphic designer
Sound Department
Doug Nelson
sound / audio
Craig Porter
sound sweetening / sound re-recording mixer
Allen Patapoff
sound re-recording mixer / sound re-recordist
Dana Mark McClure
sound
Blaine Stewart
sound
Laura King
sound mixer
Valerie Stulman
audio assist
Special Effects
Ken Tarallo
special effects coordinator
Randy Simper
animatronics specialist
Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Purdy
camera operator
Jack Chisolm
camera operator
Gary Allen
camera operator
Bob Kaufman
video controller
Carol Wetovich
camera operator
Bob Minges
camera operator
J. Kent Inasy
lighting technician / lighting
Alan Keath Walker
lighting technician / lighting
John O'Brien
video controller
Michael Fastoso
grip
Editorial Department
Stephanie Hagen
post-production coordinator
Steve Cioffi
post-production coordinator
Music Department
Alf Clausen
composer: theme music / composer: main title theme
Tom Kramer
composer: theme music / composer: title theme
Other Crew
Lisa Buckley
special assistant to Alf / personal assistant: "ALF"
Bob Fappiano
special assistant to Alf / personal assistant: "ALF"
Linda Fusco
technical supervisor
Scott Hopper
production assistant / stage manager
Terrie Barna
assistant to producers
Sheila Lauder
production associate
Susan Polmanski
assistant to producers / production coordinator
Steve Cioffi
production assistant
Katy Penland
assistant to producers
Vince Poxon
stage manager
David Steven Cohen
executive story consultant
Randy Sutter
production assistant / production coordinator
Howard Bendetson
executive story editor / creative consultant
Elizabeth Gower
personal assistant: "ALF"
Bob Bendetson
executive story editor
Donald Todd
story editor
William C. Irwin
technical director
Rick Gough
associate director
A.J. Johnson
stage manager
Lloyd Garver
creative consultant
Tom Kyle
technical director
Nancy Kirschner
production coordinator
Matt Avallone
production coordinator
Steve Pepoon
executive story editor / story editor
Leslie Ann Podkin
assistant to producers / assistant to producer
Tony Csiki
associate director
Steve Gabriel
production assistant
Theresa Mingin
production assistant / production coordinator
Leslie Rieder
production assistant
Brad Uecker
production assistant / production accountant
Paul Ohrt
production assistant
Scott R. Reynders
production assistant
Roger S.H. Schulman
executive story consultant
Sheryl E. Hurwitz
production assistant / production coordinator
Sandy Wernick
executive consultant
Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros
personal assistant: "ALF"
Ron Burla
story editor
Erma Elzy-Jones
script supervisor / production associate
Laura Lonsdale
assistant to producers
Wendy Neckels
production associate / associate director
Carl Lauten
associate director
Thad Mumford
creative consultant
John Lovelady
personal assistant / technical supervisor
Randy Sutton
production assistant
A.J. Johnson
stage manager
David Cohen
executive story consultant
Sheila Lander
production associate
David Michaels
story editor
Production Company
Alien Productions Inc.
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Distributor
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Alien Productions Inc.
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Baby Records
DPI
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT)
Kabel 1
Pro 7
RTL2
Sat.1
Televisión Federal (Telefe)
Veronica Television
Warner Bros. Television
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Miscellaneous
ShowBiz Enterprises
draperies
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
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ALF's Hit Talk Show (2004)
ALF: The Animated Series (1987)
Project: ALF (1996)
