The Arrival (1996)
| Release Date | 31 May 1996 |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $14,000,000 |
| Other Names | Shockwave |
| Tagline | The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret...until now. |
| Genre | Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery, Action |
| Country | USAMexico |
| Filming Locations | Grove Street, Bishop, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Alien Film, Sci-Fi Action |
| Mood | Other Dimensions |
| Themes | Evil Aliens, Heroic Mission, Amateur Sleuths, Assumed Identities |
| Tones | Confrontational, Slick, Creepy, Tense, Paranoid |
| Tags | Alien [not Human], Attack, Invasion, Man Vs Aliens, Message, On The Run, Paranoid, World Domination |
The Arrival is a 1996 science fiction film directed by David Twohy and starring Charlie Sheen, and co-starring Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, and Teri Polo. Sheen stars as radio astronomer Zane Zaminski who discovers evidence of intelligent alien life and quickly gets thrown into the middle of a conspiracy that turns his life upside down.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Alan Coates
Terraformer
Buddy Joe Hooker
DOD #2
Javier Morga
Co-worker
Tony T. Johnson
Kiki
Catalina Botello
N.C.A.R. Woman
Georg Lillitsch
Computer Tech
David Villalpando
Cabbie
María Luisa Coronel
Maid
Ellen Bradley
Screaming Woman
José García
Planecorp Guard
Jorge Becerril
Planecorp Guard
Jorge Zepeda
Detective
Roger Cudney
JPL Official
Mónica Dionne
Reporter #1
Alejandro Usigli
Reporter #2
Jacqueline Voltaire
Reporter #3
Dave Galasso
JPL Guard #2
Ree Johnson
Maintenance Man
Ángel De La Peña García
Skeleton Man
Andrea Sisniega
Weather Woman
Darin Cooper
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Ken Twohy
U.C.L.A. Student
Director
Writer
Producer
Robert W. Cort
executive producer
Ted Field
executive producer
Lorenzo O'Brien
associate producer
Thomas G. Smith
producer
Jim Steele
producer
David Tripet
associate producer
Cyrus I. Yavneh
co-producer
Original Music
Arthur Kempel
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Cinematographer
Hiro Narita
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Editor
Martin Hunter
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Casting Director
Steve Brooksbank
Mary Jo Slater
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Production Designer
Michael Novotny
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Art Director
Héctor Romero
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Anthony R. Stabley
Set Decorator
Enrique Estévez Hermelindo
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Melo Hinojosa
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Costume Designer
Mayes C. Rubeo
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Makeup Department
David LeRoy Anderson
makeup artist: Mr. Sheen
Felicity Bowring
makeup artist: Ms. Polo
Marsha Lewis
key hair stylist
Todd Masters
special makeup effects creator, special makeup effects designer
Greg T. Moon
assistant makeup artist: Altademo/Bishop unit
Maxine Morris
assistant hair stylist: Altademo/Bishop unit
Regina Reyes
assistant hair stylist
Gabriel Solana
key makeup artist
Kim Urgel
hair stylist: Mr. Sheen
Jake Garber
special makeup effects artist
Michael Shelton
makeup effects crew
Production Manager
Brad Arensman
post-production supervisor
Gerardo Barrera
unit production manager
Bob Johnston
unit production manager
Carlos Taibo
unit production manager: second unit Mexico
Yalda Tehranian
executive in charge of production
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar
second assistant director
Frederic Henocque
second assistant director
Isidore Mankofsky
second unit director
Jose Martinez Jr.
second assistant director: Altademo/Bishop
John Nelson
assistant director: US second unit
René Villarreal
first assistant director
Evan Yavne
second assistant director
Art Department
Pedro Alaniz
on-set painter
Luis Amezquita
draftsman
Carlos Benassini
draftsman
Michael A. Casey
lead person: Altademo/Bishop
Gilberto Cortes
property master
Randolph W. Day
swing gang: Altademo/Bishop
Amy Durose
on-set dresser
Brendan C. Fenton
swing gang: Altademo/Bishop
Eduardo Garcia
assistant art department coordinator
Francisco García
draftsman
Campos Memo Granados
assistant property master
Carlos Gutiérrez
set dresser
Fernando Lau
construction coordinator: Altademo/Bishop
Patrice Laure
set dresser
Lawrence Lawson
construction foreman: Altademo/Bishop
Francisco López
lead man
P.K. MacCarthy
storyboard artist
Jeannine McAdams
assistant props: Altademo/Bishop
Marco Niro
art department coordinator
Daniel Novotny
draftsman
Manuel Ordaz López
swing gang
Armando Patino
art department interpreter
Moises Pineda
production buyer
Roberto Reyna
construction medic
Jaime Rivas Ruiz
set designer
Steven Schalk
property master
Chris B. Schnitzer
model maker
Frederico Tellez
swing gang
Carlos M. Torres
assistant property master
Teresa Visinare
set decorator: Altademo/Bishop
Eric Brown
concept artist
Matsune Suzuki
omnitech designer
Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape
foley editor
Jessica Bellfort
assistant sound editor
Fernando Cámara
sound mixer
Tony Eckert
foley mixer
David Farmer
sound designer
Andre Fenley
assistant sound editor
Javier M. Hernández
boom operator: Altademo/Bishop
Lora Hirschberg
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Hymns
adr editor
Diane Linn
adr recordist
Pedro Mejía
boom operator
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
foley recordist
Jonathan Null
supervising assistant sound editor
Santiago Núñez
cable person
Gary Rizzo
machine room operator
Claire Sanfilippo
assistant sound editor
Michael Silvers
adr editor
Daniel Sperry
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Dianna Stirpe
dialogue editor
Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Tami Treadwell
adr recordist
Jana Vance
foley artist
Ethan Van der Ryn
sound effects editor
Hugh Waddell
supervising sound editor
Special Effects
Manuel Aguilar
assistant sculptor
Elpidio Cano
sculptor
Sandy Collora
additional alien design
Daniel Cordero
special effects supervisor
Laurencio Cordero
special effects coordinator
Manuel Cordero
special effects technician
John Crawford
mechanical effects designer: David B. Sharp Productions
Robin L. D'Arcy
special effects
Charles L. Finance
special effects
Antonio Gómez Capetillo
sculptor
Jesús A. Gómez
sculptor
Carmen Gonzáles
special effects technician, special effects: Altademo/Bishop unit
Pedro González
special effects technician
Mark Hannah
production manager: David B. Sharp Productions
Greg Johnson
prosthetic makeup: Todd Masters Company
Paul Kocar
special effects: Altademo/Bishop unit
Rick Lalonde
prosthetic makeup: Todd Masters Company
J.C. Logan
additional alien design
Paul J. Lombardi
special effects consultant
Leonard MacDonald
prosthetic makeup: Todd Masters Company
Juan José Martínez
sculptor
Dave Matherly
prosthetic makeup: Todd Masters Company
Marlene D. Moore
production accountant: David B. Sharp Productions
Kristine Morgan
production coordinator: Todd Masters Company
Jim Olson
lead mechanical effects fabricator: David B. Sharp Productions
Rudy Perez Jr.
special effects technician
Rudy Perez
special effects supervisor
Mark Rappaport
animatronic aliens
Valentin Vassilev
sculptor: David B. Sharp Productions
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.
special effects technician
Thomas R. Dickens
sculptor: miniatures, David Allen Studios
Russ Herpich
special effects assistant: Creature Effects Inc.
Lee Joyner
special effects makeup
Dana Klaren
special effects technician
Visual Effects
James Alden
grip: visual effects unit
Richard Alonso
computer graphics
JoAnne M. Ando
set dresser: visual effects unit
Tim Angelo
best boy grip: visual effects unit
Daniel Arkin
visual effects editor: Dream Quest
Beverly Bernacki
optical: Available Light
Les Bernstien
director of photography: Available Light
Roberto 'Tito' Blasini
first assistant camera: visual effects unit
C. Mitchell Bryan
lead modelmaker: David B. Sharp Productions
Jeff Burks
visual effects supervisor: DQI
Rob Burton
technical supervisor: DQI
Marc Canas
digital transfer technician: Digital Magic
Charles A. Chiara
vfx/post unit coordinator
Richard Chuang
additional support: PDI
James Cook
miniature set construction: 4-Ward Productions
Scott Coulter
digital animator: Available Light
Jon Craig
computer imaging: David B. Sharp Productions
Chanda Cummings
assistant animator: PDI
Jean M. Cunningham
lighting supervisor: PDI
Douglas A. Degrazzio
video and computer graphics supervisor
Doug Delaney
digital transfer technician: Digital Magic
David Doepp
3D paint artist: PDI
Konrad Dunton
modeler: PDI, sculptor: PDI
J. Christopher Elizondo
best boy electric: visual effects unit
Terry Emmons
animator: PDI
Rick Fichter
visual effects consultant
Charles L. Finance
visual effects producer
Karl Formander
animator: Available Light
Jorge Fuentes
miniature set construction: 4-Ward Productions
Mark Galvin
executive producer: Dream Quest
Tom Gleason
camera assistant: David B. Sharp Productions
Tom Gorey
digital transfer supervisor: Digital Magic
Matthew Gratzner
miniatures supervisor: Hunter/Gratzner Industries, Inc.
Dave Gregory
optical effects supervision: Title House Inc.
Stacy Hagen
unit production manager: visual effects unit
Brian Hanable
senior digital compositor: Digital Magic
John Hanashiro
film operations: PDI
Collin Hennen
animator: PDI
Jongwoo Heo
3D animator
Kristi Higgins
assistant animator: PDI
Martin Hilke
digital assistant animation: Available Light
Rory Hinnen
data manager: Dream Quest
Cindy Hodges
lead model painter: David B. Sharp Productions
Sharon Holly
visual effects coordinator: Digital Magic
Raman Hui
animation director: PDI
Ian Hunter
miniatures supervisor: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc.
Cynthia Hyland
digital animator: Available Light
David Jarrell
gaffer: visual effects unit
Brian Jennings
visual effects supervisor: Todd-AO
Katherine Kean
effects producer: Available Light
Lawrence Kesteloot
3D paint software: PDI
Brenda Kincaid
gaffer: 4-Ward Productions
Laurel Klick
digital supervisor: Available Light
David Lauer
CG animator: Dream Quest
Logan Leabo
gaffer: David B. Sharp Productions
Brad Lewis
executive producer: PDI, vice president: PDI
Michael Lloyd
digital matte paintings/composites
Rick Lopez
scanning and recording engineer: DQI
Russ Lyster
director of photography: David B. Sharp Productions
Robert Magnano
second assistant camera: visual effects unit
Richard Malzahn
director of photography: David B. Sharp Productions, visual effects supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Dawn Martin
camera assistant: 4-Ward Productions
John T. Martin
key grip: visual effects unit, dolly grip: visual effects unit
Glenn McAdam
miniature set construction: 4-Ward Productions
Alan McFarland
miniature lighting effects: David B. Sharp Productions
Matt Merkovich
animation: Mars terraforming
Laurance Messier
modelmaker: 4-Ward Productions
Rodney Montague
visual effects producer: Digital Magic
Steve R. Moore
editor: Available Light
Fredrik Nilsson
animator: PDI
Drew Olbrich
r&d support: PDI
Duane Osterlind
production assistant: visual effects unit
Marlo Pabon
digital compositor: Dream Quest
Joe Palrang
alien gun design: PDI, lighting: PDI
Amy Pawlowski
visual effects editor: 4-Ward Productions
Cecile Picard
modeler: PDI
Peter Plevritis
animator: PDI
Dave Rader
animator: PDI
Brandon Ramos
visual effects artist
Craig Ring
additional support: PDI
Brian Ripley
modelmaker: 4-Ward Productions
Lauren Ritchie
effects producer: 4-Ward Productions
John 'JR' Robeck
line producer: PDI
Mark Rollins
production assistant: visual effects unit
Carl Rosendahl
president: PDI
Richard Ruskuski
miniature set construction: 4-Ward Productions
Karen Schneider
character technical director: PDI
Bobi Scipo
digital matte paintings/composites
Nick Seldon
modelmaker: 4-Ward Productions
Tom Seymour
special effects crew: key grip: David B. Sharp Productions
Apurva Shah
animator: PDI
David B. Sharp
visual effects supervisor: model unit director: David B. Sharp Productions
Mark A. Shelton
director of photography: 4-Ward Productions
Janek Sirrs
visual effects
Dennis Skotak
consulting director of photography: 4-Ward Productions
Robert Skotak
visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions
Larry Stanton
digital animator: Available Light
Mary Stockfisch
production assistant: Available Light
Melissa Taylor
visual effects producer: DQI
Rich Thorne
visual effects supervisor: Digital Magic
Jim Towler
miniature set supervisor: 4-Ward Productions
Michael J. Travers
digital artist: DQI
John T. Van Vliet
visual effects supervisor: Available Light
Dick Walsh
character motion: PDI, muscular system: PDI
Paul Wang
efx/technical supervisor: PDI
Dan Wexler
r&d support: PDI
Bob White
visual effects compositor: Digital Magic
Patty Wooton
vice president: PDI, head of production: PDI
Gary Young
model builder
Dave Allen
visual effects
Travis Baumann
digital artist
Eric Brown
model maker
Shannon Blake Gans
visual effects executive producer: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc.
Mike Goslin
digital systems engineer
Bernardo Jasso
motion control operator
Kent Johnson
miniature effects technician
Douglas Miller
visual effects cinematographer: Vision Crew Unlimited
Karl Nettmann
miniature lighting effects: David B. Sharp Productions
Eric Pascarelli
motion control camera
Stephen Sobisky
3D modeling producer
Paul Taglianetti
motion control coordinator: VIFX
Stunts
Eddie Braun
co-stunt coordinator, stunt double: Mr. Sheen
Alisa Christensen
stunts
Eddy Donno
stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
stunt coordinator
Jeff Jensen
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Rita Morena
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Anderson
camera operator: Altademo/Bishop
Juan Ayala
second assistant camera: Mexico second unit
Derek Bartole
grip: Altademo/Bishop
Leo Behar
dolly grip: Altademo/Bishop
Roberto 'Tito' Blasini
first assistant camera: Mexico second unit
Arthur R. Botham
additional photographer: Altademo/Bishop
Enrique Cervera
camera loader
Gustavo Covarrubias
key grip
Jorge Covarrubias
grip
Ricardo Covarrubias
dolly grip
Críspulo De La Torre
rigging best boy
Fernando Diaz
video assist operator
Mark Duncan
video technician
Bob Ellison
grip: Altademo/Bishop
Manuel García
rigging electrician
Tom Gleason
assistant camera: David B. Sharp Productions
Tamara Goldsworthy
camera loader: Altademo/Bishop
Jesus A. Gonzalez
rigging electrician
Bill Grund
grip: Altademo/Bishop
Heriberto Gutiérrez
first assistant camera
Ricardo Hernandez B.
second grip: Mexico second unit
Steve Iriguchi
key grip: Altademo/Bishop
David Jarrell
gaffer: second unit, USA
Timothy James Kane
assistant camera: second unit, USA
Jesus LaBastida
grip
Enrique Lara
electrician
Bert Lee
grip: Altademo/Bishop
Isidore Mankofsky
director of photography: second unit
Larry Markart
video playback supervisor
Bob Marshak
still photographer
John T. Martin
key grip: second unit, USA
John Matthews
rigging gaffer
Alexandre Naufel
set lighting: USA
Eduardo Oviedo
electrician
Ismael Parades
rigging electrician
Patricio Pereda
grip
Larry Potoker
video technician
Raman Rao
gaffer: Altademo/Bishop
Santiago Munez Rojo
cable technician
Guillermo Rosas
camera operator
Carlos Sánchez
electrician
Enrique Sánchez
best boy
Humberto Sánchez
grip
Juan Manuel Sanchez
rigging electrician
Luis David Sansans
camera loader: Mexico second unit
Rick Scott
video technician
John M. Stephens
aerial camera operator: Altademo/Bishop
Pat Swovelin
first assistant camera: Altademo/Bishop
Forrest Thurman
second assistant camera: Altademo/Bishop
Miguel Urbina
Steadicam assistant: Mexico second unit
Juan J. Valencia
electrician
Checco Varese
Steadicam operator: Mexico second unit
Leopoldo Vega Alvarado
rigging electrician
J. Alfredo Villafanez
grip
Michael Walden
video assist: Altademo/Bishop
Shawn Whelan
best boy grip: Altademo/Bishop
Fred White
best boy electric: Altademo/Bishop
Scott Whitman
aerial camera technician: Altademo/Bishop
Enrique Del Rio
second assistant camera
Casting Department
Claudia Becker
casting: Mexico
Mitch Carter
adr voice casting
Jorge Guerrero
extras casting
Rogelio Rojas
casting: Mexico
Ray Schaaf
extras casting: Altademo/Bishop
Laura Seidel
casting: USA
Barbara Bartenes-Wulff
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jesus Drendain
electronics dressing coordinator
Thomas Flynn
costume assistant
Tom Houchins
assistant costumer: Altademo/Bishop unit
David Jardon
tailor
Jeannie Johnson
assistant costume designer
Carlos 'Pollo' Munguia
costume assistant
Jaime Ortiz
key costumer
Wendy Range
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Elaine C. Andrianos
first assistant editor
Arleen Beaty
assistant editor
Sam Citron
assistant editor
Linda DeMarco
color timer
Harrison Gibbs
assistant editor
Carroll Timothy O'Meara
assistant editor
Gary Simon
assistant editor
Music Department
Sharal Churchill
soundtrack executive, music supervisor
Audrey DeRoche
music coordinator
Joanie Diener
additional music editor
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
Simon James
orchestra contractor
Arthur Kempel
conductor
William Kidd
music coordinator
Christopher Page
orchestrator
Bill Purse
orchestrator
James Stemple
orchestrator
Rick Winquest
score mixer
Transportation Department
Joe Cosentino
transportation captain: Altademo/Bishop
Javier Gunther
transportation coordinator
Geno Hart
transportation coordinator: Altademo/Bishop
Carlos Ponce de León
transportation captain
Mark Russell
driver captain: second unit, USA
Don Tardino
picture car coordinator
Brian Apt
transportation office
Alfonso Paredes
driver
Other Crew
C. Albrecht-Buehler
legal services
Jeff Ballard
publicist: Mr. Sheen
Rebecca Batt
production coordinator: Altademo/Bishop
Karl Braun
location manager
Laura Bustamante
production secretary
Dea Cantu
script supervisor
Flavio Castillero
cashier
Cirina Catania
unit publicist
John L. Chaldu
production coordinator: David B. Sharp Productions
Jon Chance
assistant to producer
Lisa David
assistant: Mr. Sheen
Dixon Q. Dern
legal services
Alejandro Duran
production assistant
Kimberly Edwards
post-production accountant
Chip Fowler
executive production coordinator
Rebecca Fulton
script supervisor: Mexico second unit
Rosa María Gómez
accountant
Wade Hagen
assistant accountant
Randy Hart
assistant production coordinator: Altademo/Bishop
Elsa Hermoso
assistant accountant
Guy Hiuni
assistant: Mr. Steele
Tim Hughes
set medic: Altademo/Bishop
John A. Johnston
location manager: Altademo/Bishop
Ana LaBastida
production assistant
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
production controller
Helen Meidel
studio teacher
Adriana Mondragon
production coordinator: Mexico second unit
Alexa Muñoz
assistant location manager
Gena Oxford
production assistant
Roberto Reyna
construction medic
M. Ross-Michaels
accountant: Altademo/Bishop
John W. Rozas
swing gang: Altademo/Bishop
Diego Sandoval
location coordinator
Alejandro Solar Luna
assistant to director: Mexico second unit
Leo Stefanos
operations manager: Altademo/Bishop
Charles A. Tamburro
pilot
John Tamburro
pilot
Peter Tolle
assistant accountant
Ernesto Trejo
on-set doctor
Ken Twohy
intern to director
Belinda Uriegas
production coordinator
Ron Wallace
swing gang: Altademo/Bishop
Dee Whitehurst
script supervisor: second unit, USA
Scott Wilson
set medic: Altademo/Bishop
Francisco Leonardo Yáñez
production assistant: second unit Mexico
Katie Zaslaw
first assistant accountant: Altademo/Bishop
G. Pekas Lozano
production office liaison
Angeles Morales
location assistant
Carla Raygoza
assistant to publicist
Jorge Valdés García
hand double: Charlie Sheen, stand-in: Charlie Sheen
James Velasquez
production assistant
Production Company
Live Entertainment
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Steelwork Films
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Mediaworks Inc.
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Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
AB International Distribution
Alliance Atlantis Communications
Artisan Entertainment
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H.O.M. Vision
Live Home Video
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Líder Films
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Pioneer Entertainment
Pioneer
RCV Home Entertainment
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Roadshow Entertainment Video
Roadshow Entertainment
Special Effects
David B. Sharp Productions
4-Ward Productions
HunterGratzner Industries
Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Digital Magic Company
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Available Light Productions
Dream Quest Images
Perpetual Motion Pictures
Title House
Todd-AO Digital Images
Howard Anderson Company, The
Computer Film Company, The (CFC)
David Allen Productions
Todd Masters Company
Playback Technologies
Miscellaneous
Coutts & CO
financing
Design Setters
construction: altademobishop unit
EFilm
digital film scannign and recording
Film Finance
completion guarantee
Howard A. Anderson Company
titles
L.A. Mad Dogs
adr voice casting
Nina Saxon Film Design
titles
Oregano
catering
RHHAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
production insurance
Skywalker Sound
sound services
St. Thomas Center, Seattle
music recorded at
Todd-AO Studios (West)
adr mixer
Related Lists
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Below (2002)
Pitch Black (2000)
The Arrival
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
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