Brainstorm (1983)


Brainstorm
Release Date30 September 1983
Budget$15,000,000
US Box Office$9,000,000
Tagline...The Ultimate Experience
GenreSci-Fi, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDuke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix70 mm 6-Track, Dolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Sci-Fi
ThemesInventors, Virtual Reality, Future Dystopias
TonesTense, Slick, Menacing, Cerebral
TagsBrain, Fantasy, Inventor, Mad Scientist, Mind Expansion, Obsession, Probe

Brainstorm is a 1983 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull and starring Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood (in her last film appearance).


Cast and Crew


Cast

Michael Brace

Lillian Reynolds

Alex Terson

Gordy Forbes

Donald Hotton
Landan Marks

Alan Fudge
Robert Jenkins

Joe Dorsey
Hal Abramson

Bill Morey
James Zimbach

Chris Brace

Darrell Larson
Security Technician

Lou Walker
Chef

Stacey Kuhne-Adams
Andrea

John Hugh
Animal Lab Technician

Ira David Wood III
Barry

Keith Colbert
Dr. Ted Harris

Jerry Bennett
Dr. Janet Bock

Mary Fran Lyman
Realtor

Jack Harmon
Security Guard

Nina Axelrod
Simulator Technician

Kelly W. Brown
Race Car Man

Desiree Ayres
Bikini Girl #1

Debby Porter
Bikini Girl #2

Alan G. Butler
Man at Party #1

Robert Bloodworth
Man at Party #4

Georgianne Walken
Wendy Abramson

Col. Howe

Col. Easterbrook

Ann Lincoln
Alex's Secretary

Robert Terry Young
Minister on Bell Tower

Bill Willens
Emergency Room Doctor

Jim Burk
Lab Technician

Jimmy Casino
Tape Library Technician

Robert Hippard
Screaming Man

John Gladstein
Dr. Pederson

Herbert Hirschman
Dr. Graf

John Vidor
Bellhop

Bill Couch
Agent #1

Robert Gooden
Agent #2

Wallace Merck
Agent #3

Glen Lee
Agent #4

Ernest Robinson
Guard #1

Roger Black
Bob Burns

Tommy J. Huff
Guard #2

May Boss
Tape Library Woman

Clay Boss
Tape Library Man

Peter Harrell
Doug

Susan Kampe
Angel

Food Fantasy Girl

Director

Douglas Trumbull
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Robert Stitzel

Philip Frank Messina

Producer

Joel L. Freedman
executive producer

Douglas Trumbull
producer

Richard Yuricich
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Richard Yuricich

Editor

Freeman A. Davies

Edward Warschilka
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Casting Director

Toni Howard
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Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer

John Vallone
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Art Director

David L. Snyder
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Set Decorator

Linda DeScenna
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Tom Pedigo
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Costume Designer

Donfeld
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Makeup Department

Edwin Butterworth
makeup artist: Ms. Wood

Bette Iverson
hair stylist

Robert Jiras
makeup artist

Kaye Pownall
hair stylist: Ms. Wood

Edward Ternes
makeup artist

Production Manager

Jack Grossberg
unit production manager, executive in charge of production

John G. Wilson
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Patrick Cosgrove
second assistant director

Brian E. Frankish
first assistant director

Robert Jeffords
first assistant director

Eugene Mazzola
first assistant director

David McGiffert
first assistant director

Art Department

Jack E. Ackerman
property master

Philip Calhoun
assistant property

Paul J. Campanella
stand-by painter

Stephen Dane
assistant art director

Joey De Rosa
leadman

Michael Gibson
artistic consultant

Steve Kinyoun
construction coordinator

Thomas Meleck
assistant art director

Jerry Morawski
artistic consultant

Claude F. Powell
construction coordinator

Marjorie Stone
set designer

Ann Vidor
artistic consultant

Sound Department

Teri E. Dorman
sound editor

Jay Engel
adr editor

Don Hall
sound editor

Joseph A. Ippolito
sound editor

John A. Larsen
sound editor

Don MacDougall
supervising re-recording mixer

John L. Mack
re-recording mixer

Jack Manning
special synthesizer effects

Pete Martinez
cable man

Art Rochester
sound mixer

Victoria Rose Sampson
sound editor

William A. Sawyer
sound editor

Frank Serafine
special synthesizer effects

Richard Thornton
boom man

Richard Tyler
re-recording mixer

Ian Underwood
special synthesizer effects

Eric Whitfield
assistant sound editor

George E. Marshall Jr.
boom operator: second unit

Philip Rogers
sound recordist

Curt Schulkey
sound editor

Special Effects

Eric Allard
special effects

Martin Bresin
special effects

Paul Curley
miniatures and action props

Leslie Ekker
miniatures and action props

Kento Gebo
miniatures and action props

Ron Gress
miniatures and action props

Robert L. Johnston
miniatures and action props

Michael McMillen
miniatures and action props

Tom Pahk
miniatures and action props

John Piner
projectionist

Robin Reilly
miniatures and action props

Christopher S. Ross
miniatures and action props

Dennis Schultz
miniatures and action props

David Shwartz
miniatures and action props

Robert Spurlock
special effects

Rick Thompson
miniatures and action props

Visual Effects

Michael Backauskas
optical line-up: Entertainment Effects Group

Don Baker
compsy effects supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group

Charles Cowles
optical camera operator

Tom Cranham
illustrator

James R. Dickson
additional photography: Entertainment Effects Group

Stephen Fog
mechanical technician

Ernest Garza
still lab technician

William Goddard
electronics technician

Robert Hall
optical effects supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group

Alan Harding
lead camera technician

Robert Hickson
effects artistic consultant

Jack Hinkle
assistant editor: Entertainment Effects Group

Robert Hippard
post-production coordinator: Entertainment Effects Group

Richard E. Hollander
compsy technical supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group

Dick Lasley
illustrator

Robin Dean Leyden
electronics technician

Gary Lynn Love
electronics technician

Virgil Mirano
visual consultant

Paul Olsen
effects artistic consultant

Beth Parker
film technician

George Polkinghorne
cine technician

Adolf Schaller
effects artistic consultant

Mark Stetson
action props and miniatures supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group

David K. Stewart
director of photography: Entertainment Effects Group

Patrick Van Auken
grip: effects

Paul Van Camp
electronics technician

John C. Wash
animation and graphics: Entertainment Effects Group

Peggy Weil
effects artistic consultant

Mark West
mechanical technician

Alison Yerxa
visual effects supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group

Dana Yuricich
assistant matte artist

Matthew Yuricich
matte artist: Entertainment Effects Group

Stunts

Bill Couch
stunt coordinator

Tommy J. Huff
stunt performer: guard #2

Ernest Robinson
stunt performer: guard #1

Mags Kavanaugh
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

William L. Asman
camera operator

Albert Bettcher
camera operator

Leonardo Chavez
second grip

Ralph Gerling
camera operator

Michael Gershman
camera operator

Carl R. Gibson Jr.
best boy grip

Dennis Greene
dolly grip

Rhonda C. Gunner
video technician

Bob Haagensen
director of photography: second unit

Craig Haagensen
first assistant camera

David R. Hardberger
camera technician

Thomas E. Hayes
assistant chief lighting technician

Len Hekel
still photographer

Ted Holt
chief lighting technician

Dan Lerner
camera operator

Christine M. Loss
still photographer

Bruce MacCallum
second assistant camera

Gregory L. McMurry
video engineer

Joshua Morton
camera technician

Jim Rose
assistant chief lighting technician

Tim Ryan
key grip

Steven H. Smith
first assistant camera

Tama Takahashi
camera technician

Joseph F. Valentine
camera operator

Ronald Vidor
camera operator

Josh Weiner
still photographer

Jim Wuertemburg
assistant chief lighting technician

Thomas Baker
motion-control camera

Albert Hood
electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Deedee Burch
costumer

Richard Butz
costumer: men

John George
costumer

Aida Swinson
costumer: women

Editorial Department

Barbara Dunning
assistant film editor

Terry Ladin
post-production office coordinator

William Pine
color timer

Nora Jeanne Smith
negative cutter

Edward A. Warschilka
assistant film editor

Music Department

Bill Crofut
consultant: source music

Harry V. Lojewski
music supervisor

Greig McRitchie
orchestrator

Shawn Murphy
music recording supervisor

Douglas Neslund
conductor: California Boys Choir

William Saracino
music editor

J. Benjamin Smith
conductor: The Duke University Choir

conductor

Transportation Department

Frank Mielcarek
transportation captain

Randy Peters
transportation coordinator

Don Pierce
transportation captain

Other Crew

Joyce Goldberg
assistant: Mr. Yuricich

Christina Grof
consultant: experimental sequence

Stanislav Grof
consultant: experimental sequence

Vic Heutschy
unit publicist

Jessi Katz
post-production aide

Michael Knutsen
craft service

Don Levy
unit publicist

Paul Pav
location manager

Durk Pearson
scientific consultant

George Pryor
post-production aide

Ana Maria Quintana
script supervisor

Sandy Shaw
scientific consultant

Barbara Spitz
production office coordinator

Daniel R. Suhart
post-production aide

Evans Wetmore
consulting engineer

Bob Wilson
post-production aide

Allen Yamashita
assistant: Mr. Trumbull

Carolyn Bates
effects assistant

Dixie Fusillo
production accountant

Thanks

James B. Hunt Jr.
through the assistance of

dedicatee

Production Company

JF Productions
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MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor

MGM/UA Entertainment Company

Chapel Distribution

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Vídeo Arte

Warner Home Video
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