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Brief Synopsis
A downed pilot plays celestial wingman to his successor in love and flying.
An airplane firefighter is killed and returns as a ghost to mentor a young pilot who is falling for his old flame.
Cast & Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director
Steven Spielberg
Director
James W Gavin
Additional Director (Aerial Unit)
Frank Marshall
2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)
Larry Landless
2nd Ground Pounder
Steve Shatynski
3rd Ground Pounder
James Pruitt
4th Ground Pounder
Mikael Salomon
Director Of Photography
Frank Holgate
Director Of Photography (Aerial Unit)
Alexander Witt
Director Of Photography (Aerial Unit)
Hiro Narita
Director Of Photography (Ilm)
Patrick McArdle
Camera Assistant (Ilm)
John Gazdik
Camera Assistant (Ilm)
Terry Chostner
Effects Camera Operator (Ilm)
Martin Rosenberg
Effects Camera Operator (Ilm)
Jon Alexander
Optical Camera Operator (Ilm)
Ian Fox
1st Assistant Camera
Michael Fauntleroy
1st Assistant Camera
Marc Brown
2nd Assistant Camera
Donald Burghardt
2nd Assistant Camera
Tama Takahashi
1st Assistant Camera (Aerial Unit)
Michael Little
1st Assistant Camera (Aerial Unit)
Vern Nobles
1st Assistant Camera (Aerial Unit)
Elise Couvillion
2nd Assistant Camera (Ilm)
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Dalton Trumbo
From Screenplay ("A Guy Named Joe")
Chandler Sprague
From Story
David Boehm
From Story
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
Richard Vane
Co-Producer
Edward L Jones
Executive In Charge Of Post-Production (Ilm)
Michael Kahn
Editor
Michael Gleason
Visual Effects Editor (Ilm)
Terry Peck
Effects Editor Assistant (Ilm)
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Karen Spangenberg
Dialogue Editor
Gloria D'Alessandro
Dialogue Editor
Jerome Kern
Song ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
Otto Harbach
Song ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
J D Souther
Song Producer ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
Jimmy Buffett
Song Performer ("Boomerang Love")
Denette Hoover
Song Performer ("Give Me Your Heart")
Sherwood Ball
Song Performer ("Give Me Your Heart")
Slim Gaillard
Song Performer ("Matzoh Balls")
Lyle Lovett
Song Performer ("Cowboy Man")
Michael Smotherman
Song Performer ("A Fool In Love")
The Coasters
Song Performer ("Yakety Yak")
Van Morrison
Song Performer ("Crazy Love")
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Richard Reynolds
Art Direction (Montana Unit)
Richard Fernandez
Art Direction (Washington Unit)
William George
Art Direction (Ilm)
Barbara Brennan
Rotoscope Supervisor (Ilm)
Mike Reedy
Special Effects Gang Boss
Andrew Sebok
Special Effects (Forest Fire Unit)
Michael Stipe
Special Effects (Forest Fire Unit)
Lloyd Hamlett
Special Effects (Forest Fire Unit)
Jay Bartus
Special Effects (Forest Fire Unit)
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects
Bill Cobb
Special Effects (Forest Fire Unit)
Jim Morris
Visual Effects Producer (Ilm)
Tony Sommers
Modelmaker (Ilm)
George Miller
Model Aircraft Engineer (Ilm)
Jim Dyck
Model Aircraft Engineer (Ilm)
Monty Hancock
Model Aircraft Engineer (Ilm)
Andy Hershkind
Model Aircraft Engineer (Ilm)
Mike Wood
Special Effects Supervisor
Bruce Nicholson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Roni L Mckinley
Visual Effects Coordinator (Ilm)
Mike Edmonson
Special Effects Foreman
James D. Bissell
Production Designer
Ben Burtt
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Gary Summers
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Ken Fischer
Sound Effects Editor
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Sound Effects Editor
Amblin Entertainment
Production Company
Fleming Louis S
Production Company
Industrial Light + Magic
Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio
Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.
Production Company
Montana Film Office
Production Company
Montana Department Of Highways
Production Company
Kootenai National Forest--Usda Forest Service
Production Company
United States Department of Agriculture--Forest Service
Production Company
Libby Area Chamber Of Commerce
Production Company
Missoula Smoke Jumpers
Production Company
Alaska Airlines
Production Company
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.
Production Company
Boise National Forest
Production Company
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Production Company
Shasta-Trinity Forest
Production Company
Fishlake National Forest
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Domestic Video Distributor
Steven Dirksen
Labor Foreman
Charles Bible
Labor Foreman
Lonnie Porro
Production Liaison (Montana Unit)
Dan Nichols
Production Liaison (Washington Uit)
Robert J Mooney
Miniature Unit Coordinator (Ilm)
Sharon Morov
Production Coordinator
Bonne Radford
Production Controller
Robin Skelton
Production Associate
Grey Rembert
Production Associate
Vincent Heileson
Production Accountant
Penny Runge
Key Production Assistant (Ilm)
Janie Allison
Production Assistant
Arne Anderson
Production Assistant
Renate Berger
Production Assistant
Gregg L. Daniel
Production Assistant
Jeff Desmet
Production Assistant
Michael Lucker
Production Assistant
Juan Miao Jun
Production Assistant
Brian Steward
Production Assistant
Cynthia Curtiss
Production Assistant (Montana Unit)
Wendy Spurrier
Production Assistant (Montana Unit)
Lisa Donnelley
Production Assistant (Montana Unit)
Christine Matthews
Production Assistant (Washington Uit)
Ken Wyene
Production Assistant (Washington Uit)
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Dan Nelson
Bestboy Rigger (Ilm)
Craig Mohagen
Bestboy Pyrotechnician (Ilm)
Rod Janusch
Bestboy Pyrotechnician (Ilm)
Rob Stevens
Production Coordinator Assistant
Tracy Neftzger
Bestboy Grip
Dick Dova Spah
Key Grip (Ilm)
John Toll
Additional Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Gary Graver
Additional Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Walter Mccormick
Projectionist
Steve Collins
Transportation Captain (Ilm)
Tim Roslan
Transportation Captain
Kenneth V Searle
Transportation Coordinator
Ramon Pahoyo
Craft Service
Paul "Sled" Reynolds
Animal Trainer
James D. Bissell
Unit Director
Gary Daigler
Unit Production Manager
Robert Caruso
Construction Gang Boss
Ernie Depew
Construction Coordinator
Carl Assmus
Construction Chief (Ilm)
Mike Litteken
Construction Foreman
Christopher David Windisch
Construction Foreman (Montana Unit)
David L Mcguire
Property Master Assistant
Andy Ryan
Bestboy Electrician
Thomas Arnesen
Electrician (Montana Unit)
Michael Olague
Electrician (Ilm)
Robert Dougherty
Electrician (Ilm)
Charles R Renneisen
Picture Plane Pilot
Robert P Schlaefli
Picture Plane Pilot
Darrell Schmidt
Picture Plane Pilot
Martin Cohen
Post-Production Supervisor (Amblin)
Bradley M Goodman
Post-Production Coordinator (Amblin)
Bob Fernley
Lab Technician (Ilm)
Jim Schurmann
Color Timer
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Michael Burmeister
Location Manager (Los Angeles)
Patricia Fay
Location Manager (Montana Unit)
Dow Griffith
Location Manager (Washington Unit)
Denise Mcgrath
Accountant
Sue Bokobza
Production Accountant Assistant
Dana Mayer
Assistant (To Steven Spielberg)
Mary T Radford
Assistant (To Frank Marshall)
Jo Shilling
Assistant (To Kathleen Kennedy)
Dara Weintraub
Assistant (To Richard Vane)
Frank Baquero
Assistance
Additional Details
| MPAA Ratings: | PG | Premiere Info: | |
| Release Date: | 1989 | Production Date: | |
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| Sound: | Production Co: | Amblin Entertainment .....Production Company, Fleming Louis S .....Production Company, Industrial Light + Magic .....Production Company, Sprocket Systems Inc .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Lorimar Studios .....Production Company, Pacific Title & Art Studio .....Production Company, Panavision, Ltd. .....Production Company, Montana Film Office .....Production Company, Montana Department Of Highways .....Production Company, Kootenai National Forest--Usda Forest Service .....Production Company, United States Department of Agriculture--Forest Service .....Production Company, Libby Area Chamber Of Commerce .....Production Company, Missoula Smoke Jumpers .....Production Company, Alaska Airlines .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc. .....Production Company, Boise National Forest .....Production Company, Bridger-Teton National Forest .....Production Company, Shasta-Trinity Forest .....Production Company, Fishlake National Forest .....Production Company, United Artists Films .....Studio, Universal Pictures .....Studio, Robert Wayne Harris .....Cable Operator, Universal Pictures .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, United International Pictures .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Universal Studios Home Entertainment .....Domestic Video Distributor | |
| Duration(mins): | Country: | United States (USA) | |
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