Looker (1981)
| Release Date | 30 October 1981 |
| Tagline | If Looks Could Kill... |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller, Tech Noir |
| Themes | Experiments Gone Awry, Mind Games, Robots and Androids, Twins and Lookalikes, Amateur Sleuths, Technology Run Amok, Virtual Reality |
| Tones | Bright, Ominous, Rousing, Campy, Humorous, Quirky, Menacing, Silly, Tense |
| Tags | Advertising, Doctor/nurse, Investigation, Investigator, Kill, Model, Multiple Murder, Murder, Police, Scheme, Science Runs Amok, Weapons |
Looker is a 1981 science fiction film written and directed by Michael Crichton. It starred Albert Finney, Susan Dey, James Coburn and featured former NFL linebacker Tim Rossovich as the villain's main henchman.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Tim Rossovich
Moustache Man
Kathryn Witt
Tina Cassidy
Michael Hawkins
Senator Robert Harrison
Donna Kei Benz
Ellen
Catherine Parks
Jan
Anthony Charnota
Master's Assistant
Terrence E. McNally
Technician in Scanning Room
David Adams
D.M.I. Guard
John Sanderford
D.M.I. Policeman
Scott Mulhern
D.M.I. Policeman
Arthur Taxier
D.M.I. Truck Technician
Richard Milholland
D.M.I. Truck Technician
Barry Jenner
Commercial Producer
Derrel Maury
Commercial Assistant Producer
Paul Jasmin
Steve
Eloise Hardt
Mrs. Emerson
Melissa Prophet
Commercial Script Girl
Lila Christianson
Tammy
Lorna Christianson
Pammy
Gary Combs
Non-Descript Man
Kelly Black
Reston Girl
Kim Johnson
Reston Girl
Lori Sutton
Reston Girl
Jacqui Evans
Reston Girl
Theresa Hunt
Reston Girl
Pamela Jean Bryant
Reston Girl
Anita Merritt
Reston Girl
Carol Teasdale
Reston Girl
Jackie Forsythe
Reston Girl
Stefani Kiessig
Reston Girl
Kathryn Redding
Reston Girl
Lourinda Cordero
Reston Girl
Pamela Bromshagen
Reston Girl
Randi Brooks
Girl in Bikini
Jesse Logan
Exercise Instructor
Joseph G. Medalis
Husband
Estelle Omens
Wife
Steve Strong
Warrior
Tawny Moyer
Warrior Housewife
Dick Christie
Father
Katherine De Hetre
Mother
Joyce Fell
Windsurfer
Jerry Flattery
Windsurfer
Loring Pickering
Windsurfer
Kelby Anno
Windsurfer
Randall England
New Wave Model
Irena Ferris
New Wave Model
Gordon Gavin
New Wave Model
Tom Holleron
New Wave Model
Maile Souza
New Wave Model
Cynthia Mobley
New Wave Model
Susanne Severeid
Tour Guide
Director
Writer
Producer
Howard Jeffrey
producer
John Lugar
associate producer
Original Music
Barry De Vorzon
Cinematographer
Paul Lohmann
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Editor
Carl Kress
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Casting Director
Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer
Dean Edward Mitzner
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Art Director
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
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Set Decorator
Jerry Wunderlich
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Costume Designer
Betsy Cox
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Makeup Department
Ken Chase
makeup artist
Judith A. Cory
hair stylist
Jene Fielder
body makeup
Eric Serena
hair designer: Ms. Dey
Production Manager
Jack Roe
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
D. Scott Easton
first assistant director
John T. Kretchmer
second assistant director
Art Department
Eugene H. Anderson
assistant props
Barry Bedig
property master
Bruce Behan
special props supervisor
Cameron Birnie
set designer
Nigel A. Boucher
leadman
Harold Broner
construction coordinator
Frank L. Brown
leadman
Daniel Gluck
set designer
George Jenson
illustrator
Daniel Maltese
set designer
Joe Olsen
assistant props
William Ladd Skinner
set designer
Sound Department
Larry Carow
sound editor
John S. Coffey
boom operator
Marsha Hoke
sound assistant
David J. Kimball
sound re-recording mixer
Robert J. Litt
sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Patterson
sound editor
Jerry Stanford
sound editor
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Charles M. Wilborn
production sound mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Special Effects
Joe Day
special effects
Doug Hubbard
special effects
Visual Effects
William Ballentine
creative assistant
Gary Demos
technical supervisor
Art Durinski
creative assistant
Bill Hansard Jr.
process coordinator
Mark Jaffe
technical assistant
Michael Lawler
3D photographer
Larry Malone
creative assistant
Malcolm McMillan
technical assistant
Craig Reynolds
technical assistant
Richard Taylor
creative supervisor
Bert Terreri
optical services: Looker commercials "Liberty, " "Ravish, " "New Wave"
John H. Whitney Jr.
marketing services
Stunts
Eurlyne Epper
stunt double
Fred M. Waugh
stunt coordinator
Gary Combs
stunts
Paula Dell
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
J. Michael Marlett
gaffer
Ralph Nelson
still photographer
Guy Polzel
key grip
Timothy E. Wade
camera operator
Kenneth Estes
video playback operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Culotta
costumer
Bruce Walkup
costumer
Editorial Department
Jack Hooper
negative cutter
Richard Ritchie
color timer
Mary Scott
assistant film editor
Music Department
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizers
Richard Hazard
orchestrator
Michael Tronick
music editor
Ted Whitfield
music editor
Transportation Department
Fritz Braden
transportation coordinator
Mike Padovich
transportation co-captain
Other Crew
Janet Berosa
production assistant
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer
Kevin Elders
assistant auditor
Vince Heileson
auditor
Kathy Kenworthy Roe
production secretary
Trish Kinney
script supervisor
Rich Klein
video consultant: Worldstage
Robert H. Kovoloff
promotional services courtesy of
Judith Lovejoy
assistant: Michael Crichton
Vahan Moosekian
location manager
Carolyn Ray
assistant: Michael Crichton
Art Sarno
publicist
Brent Sellstrom
video coordinator
Jacqueline Weiss
assistant: Howard Jeffrey
Anna Zappia
production coordinator
Production Company
Ladd Company, The
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Ladd Company, The
Warner Bros. Pictures
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Sinfonia Films
Warner Home Video
,
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
Ampex Corporation
VPR playback consoles courtesy of
Andrea Robb
commercials courtesy of
Anheuser Busch
commercials courtesy of
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge Omni courtesy of
Conrac
studio monitors courtesy of
Converse
commercials courtesy of
Evans and Sutherland
multi-picture systems courtesy of
Grass Valley Group, The
300 series production switcher courtesy of
Information International
computer animation
Jack Hooper & Co.
negative cutter
Los Angeles Dodgers, The
baseball footage courtesy of
Lynn Stalmaster & Associates
casting
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Paramount Pictures
scene from "The Lucy Show" furnished by
Production Partners
co-production: Looker commercials "Liberty," "Ravish," "New Wave"
Production Payments
production services
Ruxton Ltd.
24-frame video services
Shakey's
commercials courtesy of
Union Underwear Company Inc.
commercials courtesy of
United Van Lines
commercials courtesy of
Worldstage
video consultant
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The 13th Warrior (1999)
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Twister (1996)
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