Phenomenon (1996)
| Release Date | 03 July 1996 |
| Budget | $32,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $105,000,000 |
| Tagline | Some things in life just can't be explained. |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Fantasy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Auburn, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Romantic Drama |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality, Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Farm Life, Psychic Abilities, Miraculous Events, Small-Town Life |
| Tones | Affectionate, Bittersweet, Gentle, Intimate, Earnest, Enigmatic, Melancholy, Reflective, Tearjerking |
| Tags | Brain Tumor, Genius, Intelligence [knowledge], Makeover, Mechanic, Outcast, Telekinesis, Terminal Illness, UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) |
Phenomenon is a 1996 romantic fantasy-drama film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub, and starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, and Robert Duvall.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ashley Buccille
Glory Pennamin
Tony Genaro
Tito
Sean O'Bryan
Banes
Elisabeth Nunziato
Ella
Susan Merson
Nurse
James Anthony Cotton
Cal, Hospital Orderly
Justin DiPego
UFO Man
Mark Soper
KCUD-TV Reporter
Daniel Zacapa
Father at Book Fair
Cab Covay
Book Fair Heckler
Tony A. Mattos
Ella's Father
Mark Valim
Alberto
Carl D. Parker
Man in Orchard
Tom Fridley
Male FBI Agent
Richard Gross
Customer at Malley's
Jack Chouchanian
MRI Technician
Michael Forner
Charlie Shipper
Sage Callaway
Female Officer
Jewel Benedict
Townswoman
Betsy Berryhill
Townswoman
Mariann V. Carothers
Townswoman
Claudia Crespin
Townswoman
Joseph A. Nicosia
Townsman
Dan Partain
Townsman
Isaac Reiswig
Townsman
Joseph Amey
Book fair spectator
Noah Michael Levine
FBI Agent
Anni Long
Maj. Benz
Scott Mullin
Agent
Will Prater
Helicopter Pilot
Anthony Snow
Interrogation Recorder
Sandy Stoltz
Duck Carnie
Eric Tignini
Agent
Director
Writer
Gerald Di Pego
Producer
Barbara Boyle
producer
Charles Newirth
executive producer
Michael Taylor
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Phedon Papamichael
Editor
Bruce Green
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Production Designer
Garreth Stover
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Art Director
Bruce Alan Miller
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Set Decorator
Jay Hart
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Costume Designer
Betsy Cox
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Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir
key hairstylist
Michelle Bühler
makeup: Mr. Travolta
Hallie D'Amore
key makeup artist
Susan V. Kalinowski
hairstylist: Mr. Travolta
Production Manager
Allegra Clegg
production supervisor
Charles Newirth
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Bamber
second assistant director
Geoffrey Hansen
first assistant director
Eric Tignini
second second assistant director
Art Department
Victoria Carlson
stand-by painter
Chris Cornwell
assistant art director
Gary Deaton
construction coordinator
Richard Fernandez
set designer
Bobby Joe Garren
greensman
Michael Gastaldo
assistant property master
Gerald Lehtola
art department coordinator
Kimberlee Lucas
set estimator
Robert Lucas
leadman
Doni McMillan
assistant property master
Robin L. Miller
property master
Kenny Montante
leadman
Troy Alan Peters
on-set dresser
Lori Rowbotham
set designer
Dwight Williams
construction foreman
Craig B. Ayers Sr.
greensman
William Boyd
general foreman
Elixandro Diaz Jr.
plaster foreman
Mary Locatell
illustrator
Nanci Noblett
set designer
Tom Richardson
set painter
Doug Sieck
set dresser
Sound Department
David Behle
rerecordist
Michael J. Broomberg
foley artist
Gary Dowling
cableman
Julia Evershade
sound editor
Howell Gibbens
sound editor
Michael Herbick
re-recording mixer
Robert Jackson
boom operator
Ron Judkins
sound mixer
Doc Kane
adr mixer
Jack Keller
rerecordist
Robert J. Litt
re-recording mixer
Mark A. Mangini
supervising sound editor
Jeena M. Phelps
assistant sound editor
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
Scott Weber
foley mixer
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Special Effects
David Blitstein
special effects coordinator
Rod M. Janusch
special effects
Visual Effects
Nikki Bell
production assistant: SPI
Mageara Cameron
visual effects coordinator: SPI
Louis Cetorelli
CG supervisor: SPI
Jerome Chen
senior technical designer: SPI
Heather Davis
lead digital compositor: SPI
Mark Holmes
Flame artist: SPI
Ivo Horvat
conceptual illustrator: SPI
Martin A. Kline
visual effects art director: SPI
Christopher Leone
lead film recordist: SPI
Raquel Morales
digital matte painter: SPI
Mike Perry
particle animator: SPI
Ken Ralston
visual effects supervisor: SPI
Jody Rogers
visual effects editor: SPI
Aileen Timmers
visual effects producer: SPI
Ian Wosiski
technical assistant: SPI
Michael Curtis
digital compositor
Audrea Topps Harjo
production software coordinator
Stunts
David Cadiente
stunts
Jeff Cadiente
stunt coordinator
Mark Riccardi
stunts
Erik Stabenau
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Audie Aragon
dolly grip
Jack Chouchanian
grip
Joseph Emanuele
electrician
Robert Gray
key grip
Khan Griffith
electrician
Mark Hadland
best boy electric
Bob Hall
first assistant camera
D.J. Harder
second assistant camera
Philip Ho
grip
Scott Howell
best boy grip
Doug Hunt
video assist
Ian Kincaid
gaffer
Cindy Lagerstrom
electrician
Robert 'Boomer' McCann
grip
Thomas Nead
rigging gaffer
Wally Pfister
camera operator
Boris Price
camera loader
Zade Rosenthal
still photographer
Terry Sullivan
electrician
John T. Connor
assistant camera
Glenn Fishel
grip
Chris Hood
additional second assistant camera
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam operator
Dale Myrand
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Casting Department
Beau Bonneau
casting: San Francisco
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Michele Juskowitz
casting associate
Renee Rousselot
casting by
Costume and Wardrobe Department
James P. Cullen
costumer: Mr. Travolta
Elaine Davis
costumes
Lori DeLapp
costumes
Kimberly Guenther
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Theron Alford
editorial intern
Tzarina V. Edillon
assistant editor
Mark V. Phillips
assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski
color timer
David Rennie
associate editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Abraham Park
post-production assistant
Amy Tompkins
assistant editor
Music Department
Bill Bernstein
music editor
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Jordan Corngold
assistant music editor
Norman Dlugatch
technical engineer
Dominic Gonzales
floorperson
Leslie Morris
music contractor
Stephanie Murray
scoring stage administrator
Kathy Nelson
music supervisor
Thomas Pasatieri
orchestrations
Spencer Proffer
music consultant
John Richards
music recorded by
Dennis S. Sands
music recorded by , music mixed by
Allen Sides
music mixed by, music recorded by
Paul Wertheimer
recordist
Tom Winslow
additional engineering, additional mixing
Brian Benison
music preparation
Brad Gilderman
music mixer
Transportation Department
Randy Cantor
transportation captain
Joel Marrow
transportation coordinator
Tony Brazas
driver: Mr. Travolta
Joseph Sullivan
driver
Mike H. Wilson
picture car production assistant
Other Crew
Alicia Accardo
script supervisor
Tony Alda
adr voice
Michael Alexander
animal trainer
Charles Bazaldua
adr voice
Dale Becker
production assistant
Tiger Bela
assistant: Mr. Taylor / Ms. Boyle
Gray Beverley
assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Christine Bloomingdale
studio teacher
Paul Boyle
production assistant
George A. Cassell III
production assistant
Sheigh Crabtree
production assistant
Sara Dee
assistant: Mr. Newirth
David Denison
production assistant
Michael Dermer
production assistant
Holly Dorff
adr voice
Peter Evangelatos
craft service
Efrain Figueroa
adr voice
Vivian Gosnell
assistant location manager
Barbara Harris
adr voice
Michael R. Kern
assistant accountant
Mara Kerum
catering: Tony's Food Service
David Allen Kramer
adr voice
Jennie Latham
production assistant
Paul LaZebnik
assistant production coordinator
Amy Leigh Johnson
unit publicist
Kimberlyn Lucken
assistant: Mr. Krane
Maria Helena Martins
adr voice
Liz Matthews
location manager
Susan Mieras
assistant: Ms. Sedgwick
Mary Mooney
assistant: Jon Turteltaub
Robert J. Morton
on-set assistant: Mr. Travolta
Kathleen M. Murray
assistant: Mr. Duvall
Diana Leigh Myers
assistant location manager
Christine Pawlowski
assistant accountant
Randol Perelman-Taylor
production assistant
Jolanta Piwowarczyk
assistant accountant
David Randolph
adr voice
Noreen Reardon
adr voice
Douglas V.R. Shellow
production secretary
Guy J. Snow
production assistant
Rebecca Stefan
production assistant
Cheryl A. Stone
production accountant
Susan Such
executive assistant: Mr. Travolta
Philip Wood
travel services: World Travel
Tony Brazas
assistant: Mr. Travolta
Dylan J. Hay Chapman
production assistant
Michael Higham
programmer
Edward Hodges
production assistant
Tony Kerum
catering: Tony's Food Service
Staci Marengo
production assistant
Thanks
Sheree Green
special thanks: commissioner, Sonoma County Film Office
Scott Hollibaugh
special thanks
Jennifer Jasper
special thanks: commissioner, Placer County Film Office
Production Company
Touchstone Pictures
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Buena Vista International
Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI)
Laurenfilm
Falcon
Gativideo
Buena Vista Home Video
Encore Entertainment
Touchstone Home Video
,
Walt Disney Home Video
,
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Abril Vídeo
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Net5
RTL Entertainment
Yorin
Special Effects
Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
Miscellaneous
Warner Hollywood Studios
re-recorded at
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M
score recorded at
Village Recorder, The
score recorded at
Tony's Food Service
catering
Birds & Animals Unlimited
animals provided by
Buena Vista Imaging
titles & opticals
West Coast Helicopters
helicopter provided by
World Travel Partners
travel services provided by
Leonetti Company
lighting equipment supplied by
Reprise Records
soundtrack available on
Beau Bonneau Casting
extras casting , location casting
Chapman Fisher Dollies
camera cranes and dollies by
City of Auburn
special thanks
Old Town Auburn Merchant Association
special thanks
Placer County Film Commission
special thanks
Walt Disney Pictures and Television
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