When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.
Cast
Arthur Hill
Dr. Jeremy Stone
David Wayne
Dr. Charles Dutton
James Olson
Dr. Mark Hall
Kate Reid
Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Paula Kelly
Karen Anson
George Mitchell
Jackson
Ramon Bieri
Major Manchek
Peter Hobbs
General Sparks
Kermit Murdock
Dr. Robertson
Richard O'Brien
Grimes
Eric Christmas
Senator from Vermont
Mark Jenkins
Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
Peter Helm
Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)
Joe Di Reda
Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
Carl Reindel
Lt. Comroe
Ken Swofford
Toby (technician)
Frances Reid
Clara Dutton
Richard Bull
Air Force Major
John Carter
MP Capt. Morton
Glenn Langan
Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Sandra de Bruin
Technician (uncredited)
Susan Brown
Allison Stone (uncredited)
Bart La Rue
Medic Captain (uncredited)
Walter Brooke
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Jan Burrell
Mother - Piedmont (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Technician (uncredited)
Michael Crichton
Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)
David McLean
Sen. McKenzie (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Michael Pataki
Operator of 'The Hand' (uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker
Capt. Morris (uncredited)
Garry Walberg
Technician (uncredited)
Len Wayland
Utah Crash Site Officer (uncredited)
Jason Johnson
Dr. Benedict (uncredited)
Ivor Barry
Murray (uncredited)
Lance Fuller
Man (uncredited)
Don Messick
Alarm (voice) (uncredited)
Joan Swift
Decontamination Receptionist (uncredited)
Alma Platt
Woman (uncredited)
Paul Ballantyne
Hospital Director (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Police Officer (uncredited)
Joe Billings
Scientist (uncredited)
Patty Bodeen
Girl (uncredited)
Michael Bow
MP at Stone's (uncredited)
Duke Cigrang
Father - Piedmont (uncredited)
Rhodie Cogan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lisa Daniels
Woman (uncredited)
Bill Dunbar
Vandenberg AFB Sergeant (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth
Minor Role (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston
Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Sandra Ego
Girl (uncredited)
Don Ellis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Judy Farrell
Pam (uncredited)
James W. Gavin
Dempsey - Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Sheila Jo Guthrie
Girl - Piedmont (uncredited)
Robert L. Hughes
Air Force Technician (uncredited)
Jamie Lamb
Boy - Piedmont (uncredited)
Johnny Lee
Boy (uncredited)
Theodore Lehmann
Scientist (uncredited)
Tom McDonough
Stetson (uncredited)
Cliff Medaugh
Civilian (uncredited)
Victoria Paige Meyerink
Minor Role (uncredited)
Midori
Bess - Lab Technician (uncredited)
Carl B. Morrison
Minor Role (uncredited)
Francisco Ortega
Gateman at Agricultural Center (uncredited)
Georgia Schmidt
Old Lady - Piedmont (uncredited)
Reuben Singer
Dr. Rudolph Karp (uncredited)
Gilchrist Stuart
Man (uncredited)
Lorna Thayer
Woman (uncredited)
Gary Waynesmith
Air Force Technician (uncredited)
Russ Whiteman
Civilian (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Wise
Director, Producer
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay
Michael Crichton
Novel
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
John W. Holmes
Editor
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
James Fargo
Second Assistant Director
Ridgeway Callow
Assistant Director
Boris Leven
Production Design
James R. Connell
Camera Operator
Eric D. Andersen
Assistant Camera
Mike Benson
Assistant Camera
Ronald Vidor
First Assistant Camera
Charles Clement
Post Production Supervisor
Helen Colvig
Costume Design
Robert Ellsworth
Costumer
Grace Kuhn
Costumer
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Richard Blair
Makeup Artist
William Griffith
Sound Recordist
James R. Alexander
Sound
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
Doug Mathias
Lighting Technician
James Plannette
Lighting Technician
Whitey McMahon
Special Effects
Johnny Borgese
Special Effects
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects
Jamie Shourt
Visual Effects
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Gil Mellé
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Musician
J. Peter Robinson
Musician
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Larry Barbier
Still Photographer
William Koselka
Technical Advisor
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Paul Stader
Stunts
Ed Keyes
Property Master
Joseph Kite
Cableman
Walter Dominguez
Assistant Director Trainee
Thomas J. Wright
Production Illustrator
Karl Reed
Key Grip
Kenneth Smith
Grip
Everett Lehman
Gaffer
Ernest B. Wehmeyer
Production Manager
William H. Tuntke
Art Direction
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