
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Cast

Tom Cruise
Ray Ferrier

Dakota Fanning
Rachel Ferrier

Justin Chatwin
Robbie Ferrier

Miranda Otto
Mary-Ann

Tim Robbins
Harlan Ogilvy

Rick Gonzalez
Vincent

Yul Vazquez
Julio

Lenny Venito
Manny the Mechanic

Lisa Ann Walter
Bartender

Ann Robinson
Grandmother

Gene Barry
Grandfather

David Alan Basche
Tim

Roz Abrams
Herself

Camillia Monet
News Producer
Michael Brownlee
TV Reporter, Osaka

Marlon Young
News Cameraman

John Eddins
News Van Driver

Peter Gerety
Hatch Boss / Load Manager

David Harbour
Dock Worker
Miguel Antonio Ferrer
Brazilian Neighbor

January LaVoy
Brazilian Neighbor's Wife

Stephen Gevedon
Neighbor with Lawnmower

Julie White
Woman
Marianne Ebert
Hysterical Woman

Rafael Sardina
Mechanic's Assistant

Amy Ryan
Neighbor With Toddler

Ed Vassallo
Intersection Guy

Michael Arthur
Intersection Guy

Danny Hoch
Intersection Guy Cop

Sharrieff Pugh
Man Studying Street
Erika LaVonn
Photographer

Christopher Evan Welch
Photographer

John Michael Bolger
Man Holding Woman
Omar Jermaine
Man Holding Woman

Robert Cicchini
Guy in Suit

Jim Hanna
Bus Driver

Tracy Howe
Crowd Onlooker

Adam Lazarre-White
Crowd Onlooker

Vito D'Ambrosio
Crowd Onlooker
Laura Zoe Quist
Crowd Onlooker

Ana Maria Quintana
Crowd Onlooker
Lorelei Llee
Crowd Onlooker
Mark Manley
Ferry Worker

John Scurti
Ferry Captain

Becky Ann Baker
Disaster Relief Volunteer

Mariann Mayberry
Mother

Ty Simpkins
3 Year Old Boy

Jerry Walsh
Smart Guy

Tommy Guiffre
National Guardsman

Daniel Franzese
National Guardsman

Ed Schiff
Older Man
Ellen Barry
Woman from Upstate

Amy Hohn
Panicky Woman

Dan Ziskie
Informative Guy
David Conley
Ill-Informed Guy

Daniel Eric Gold
Conspiracy Buff
Booker T. Washington
Conspiracy Debunker

Maggie Lacey
Upset Mother

Eric Zuckerman
Doomsday Guy
Daniel A. Jacobs
Younger Man
Asha R. Nanavati
Woman in Crowd
Joaquin Perez-Campbell
Young Soldier in Tank

Dendrie Taylor
Well Meaning Mother

James DuMont
Well-Meaning Father

Travis Aaron Wade
Soldier

Benny Ciaramello
Soldier

Ricky Luna
Soldier

Columbus Short
Soldier

Kent Faulcon
Soldier

Kevin Collins
Marine Major
Terry Thomas
Marine Major
Clay Bringhurst
Airforce Pilot

Jorge-Luis Pallo
Army Private

Suanne Spoke
Businesswoman

Kirsten Nelson
Businesswoman
Melody Garrett
Older Woman

Lauri Johnson
Older Woman

Takayo Fischer
Older Woman

Shanna Collins
Teenager

Elizabeth Jayne Hong
Teenager

Art Chudabala
Man in Basket

Jeffrey Hutchinson
Man in Basket

Dempsey Pappion
Man in Basket

Chris Todd
Man in Basket

Johnny Kastl
Boston Soldier

Juan Carlos Hernández
Boston Soldier
Bruce W. Derdoski Jr.
Boston Soldier
John N. Morales
Boston Soldier

Morgan Freeman
Narrator (voice)

Peter E. Tasciotti
Soldier (uncredited)

David Gere
Survivor (uncredited)
James Boss
Refugee (uncredited)

Martin Dew
Looter in Diner (uncredited)
Joe Duffy
Refugee fleeing Martians / Ferry passenger (uncredited)
Freddie Johnson
Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Anthony Jennings
Amputee (uncredited)
Ingrid Johnson
Ray's Neighbor (uncredited)
Tanda Kerín
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Victor Magnusson
Child in Crowd (uncredited)
Robert O'Connor
Homeless Patron (uncredited)
Miho Nakamura
Passenger (uncredited)
Vladislav Kozlov
Survivor (uncredited)

Channing Tatum
Boy in Church (uncredited)

Kyle S. Brown
Marine Rifleman (uncredited)
Benjamin Popolukus
Soldier (uncredited)

Jason Latief Anderson
Refugee (uncredited)
Dustin Ardine
Refugee outside the Diner (uncredited)
Cass Asher
Soldier (uncredited)
Claudia Barroso
Portuguese Woman (uncredited)
Alan Kemper Armani
Survivor (uncredited)

Timothy Burd
Burned Victim (uncredited)
Paul Bunnell
Boston Survivor (uncredited)
Stella Croxon
Survivor Mother with Boy (uncredited)

Joseph DeBona
Newark Deliveryman (uncredited)
Dannielle Rose
Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
Edward Hirsh
Additional Visual Effects

Steven Spielberg
Director

David Koepp
Screenplay

Josh Friedman
Screenplay

H. G. Wells
Novel

Michael Kahn
Editor
Mark George Gillard
Assistant Editor

Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Colorist
Mark Todd Osborne
Additional Colorist
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer

Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Ian Stone
Second Assistant Director
Eric Richard Lasko
Second Second Assistant Director
Jane Ferguson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Matthew Sirianni
Assistant Director
Chris Baker
Storyboard Artist
Philip A. Ramos
Assistant Production Coordinator
Candice D. Campos
Production Coordinator
Michael J. Birnkrant
Picture Car Coordinator
Damian Collier
Executive Producer

Paula Wagner
Executive Producer
Gregory Alpert
Production Supervisor

Kathleen Kennedy
Producer

Colin Wilson
Producer
Jonathan M. Abrams
Production Assistant

Rick Carter
Production Design
Emily Nilsen
Additional Production Assistant
George Billinger III
Camera Operator

Timmy Cruz
Camera Operator
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Edward A. Gutentag
Camera Operator
Brooks P. Guyer
Camera Operator
Simon Jayes
Camera Operator
Jan Burgess
Assistant Camera

Steven Meizler
First Assistant Camera
Tom Jordan
Second Assistant Camera
John Mang
Dolly Grip
Christian J. Hollyer
Camera Loader
Szymon Kaczmarek
Camera Production Assistant
Owen Hooker
Camera Intern
Samantha Becker
Post Production Coordinator
Michael Pedraza
Post Production Assistant
Stephanie Ito
Post Production Supervisor
Abdul-Majeed Moulvi
Casting Assistant
Tannis Vallely
Casting Associate

Terri Taylor
Casting

Debra Zane
Casting
Jennifer Alessi
Extras Casting
Vesper Burnett
Extras Casting Assistant
Linda Redmon
Key Costumer
Pam Aaron
Set Costumer
Robert Wojewodski
Assistant Costume Designer
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Donna Maloney
Costume Supervisor
Amy Roth
Costume Supervisor
Deb Dalton
Costume Supervisor

Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Suzanne Fluty
Costume Assistant
Michelle Warble
Wardrobe Assistant

Kasra Farahani
Costume Illustrator
Lisa Bojarski
Costumer
Randy Dutra
Animation Supervisor
Jenn Emberly
Animation Supervisor
Tim Harrington
Animation Supervisor
Shawn Kelly
Animation
Kathryn Blondell
Hair Department Head
Jerry DeCarlo
Key Hair Stylist
Audrey L. Anzures
Key Hair Stylist
Katharine Kremp
Hairstylist

Lois Burwell
Makeup Department Head
Linda Grimes
Makeup Artist
Kenny Myers
Makeup Artist

Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Cedar Valentine
Art Department Coordinator
Jessica Ripka
Art Department Assistant
John Kouromihelakis
Art Department Production Assistant
Stephen Caldwell
Scenic Artist
Tony Fanning
Supervising Art Director
David Swayze
Assistant Art Director
Michael Auszura
Assistant Art Director

Richard King
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Michael W. Mitchell
Sound Designer

Randy Thom
Sound Designer

Aaron Glascock
Sound Designer
Michael Babcock
Sound Designer
Piero Mura
Sound Effects Editor

Addison Teague
Sound Effects Editor
Hamilton Sterling
Sound Effects Editor

Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Editor
Andrew Bock
First Assistant Sound Editor

Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Bolt
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer
Craig Heath
Sound Recordist
Derek Casari
Sound Engineer
Shawn Murphy
Scoring Mixer
James Wright
Dolby Consultant
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Michael J. Broomberg
Foley Artist, Foley
Randy K. Singer
Foley Mixer
Christopher Flick
Foley

Gary A. Hecker
Foley

R.J. Kizer
Supervising ADR Editor
Linda Folk
ADR Editor
Laura Graham
ADR Editor
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
David Lucarelli
ADR Engineer

Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist

Caitlin McKenna
ADR Voice Casting
David Devlin
Chief Lighting Technician
Larry J. Richardson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Russell Griffith
Lighting Technician
Roy Augenstein
Special Effects Technician

Daniel Sudick
Special Effects Coordinator
David Blitstein
Special Effects Supervisor
Cari Finken
Special Effects

Dennis Muren
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthew Gratzner
Visual Effects Supervisor

Pablo Helman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sandra Scott
Visual Effects Producer
Connie Kennedy
Visual Effects Coordinator
Michael Gleason
Visual Effects Editor
Delia Behpour
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Christian Alzmann
Visual Effects Art Director
Bridget Maria Goodman
VFX Artist
Kim Marks
VFX Director of Photography
Rick O'Connor
CG Animator
Pete Billington
CG Artist

John Williams
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Liane Mautner
Musician

Peter Myles
Music Editor
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Transportation Captain
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
Tim L. Pearson
Production Accountant
Michael Beaudin
First Assistant Accountant
James D'Damery Jr.
Second Assistant Accountant
Gaby Ortega
Payroll Accountant
Bill Oaks
Assistant Accountant
Michael Magill
Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng
Dialogue Editor
Joel Goldes
Dialect Coach
Carlos DePalma
Rigging Grip
Clay Liversidge
Rigging Gaffer
James Boniece
Key Rigging Grip
Christian Zimmermann
Standby Painter
Jamie Grove
Painter
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Harriet Zucker
Set Decoration
Rich Andrade
Set Dresser
Roy Barnes
Set Designer
Richard Blankenship
Construction Coordinator
Brian Feola
Construction Foreman
Todd MacNicholl
Key Construction Grip
Patrick Johnson
Construction Grip
John Bullard
Propmaker
Jim Meyer
Propmaker
Lee McLaughlin
Still Photographer
Frank Masi
Still Photographer
Andrew Cooper
Still Photographer

Todd Vaziri
Compositing Artist
Marshall Richard Krasser
Compositing Supervisor
Yogi Allen
Technical Advisor

Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Lindsay MacGowan
Effects Supervisor
Patrick Brennan
Sequence Supervisor
Jeff Sutherland
Sequence Supervisor
Robert Allen Jr.
Electrician
Eugene Paul Lynch
Shop Electric
Bill Almeida
Best Boy Electric
James Barron
Carpenter
Brian Lieberz
Production Driver
Dan Buckman
Driver
Matthew Mason
Key Set Production Assistant
Ian Calip
Set Production Assistant
Steven Carbajal
Location Coordinator
Colleen Gibbons
Location Manager
Joseph Aquino
Location Assistant
John Crowder
Assistant Location Manager
Maxwell Anderson
Location Production Assistant
Guy Efrat
Location Scout
Wayne Petrucelli
Security Coordinator
Kay Michaels
Set Decorating Coordinator

Stephanie Finochio
Stunts

David Gere
Stunts

Shawnna Thibodeau
Stunts

Paul E. Short
Stunts

Al Goto
Stunts

Peter Epstein
Stunts

Nicole Callender
Stunts

Robin Bonaccorsi
Stunts
G.A. Aguilar
Stunts

Annie Ellis
Stunts

Jennifer Caputo
Stunts

Dana Dru Evenson
Stunts

Mark De Alessandro
Stunts

Eliza Coleman
Stunts

Laura Albert
Stunts

John Cenatiempo
Stunts

Heidi Moneymaker
Stunts

Bruce Paul Barbour
Utility Stunts

Casey O'Neill
Stunt Double

Robert Alonzo
Stunt Double
Tammy Blackburn
Animal Wrangler
Doug Harlocker
Property Master
Peter Gelfman
Property Master
Scott Getzinger
Assistant Property Master
Ryan Church
Creature Design
Paul Candrilli
Best Boy Grip
C. Michael Easton
Senior Animator
Sean G. Miller
Security

James Clyne
Production Illustrator
Colin Campbell
Digital Compositors
Jerome Zelle
Assistant Craft Service
Judith M. Brown
Studio Teachers
Sue Frey
Executive Assistant
Colin Benoit
Layout
Steve O'Hallearn
Second Company Grip
Craig T. Shordon
Decorator
Cookie Lopez
Dresser
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Charlie Marroquin
Key Grip
Frank Boone
Grip
Jim Richards
Gaffer
Dave Samuel
Gaffer
David Witz
Unit Production Manager
Justin B. Tolley
Production Intern
Jason Phillip Johnson
Software Engineer
Steve Christensen
Researcher
Brian Witten
Production Executive
Dugan Beach
Creature Technical Director
Jim Kwiatkowski
First Company Grip
Chris Gallaher
Makeup Effects
Vance Hartwell
Makeup Effects
Christian Beckman
Makeup Effects
Christine Schultz
Tailor
Sherry Hitch
Digital Compositor
BJ McDonnell
Additional Grip
Kendra Levenberg
Craft Service
Gerald Ragland
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Deborah Wuliger
Unit Publicist
Doug J. Meerdink
Art Direction

Andrew Menzies
Art Direction
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
Lynn Johnson
Set Medic
Val Drake
Sculptor
Patrick Crane
First Assistant Editor
Sam Seig
First Assistant Editor
Terry Atchison
Armorer
David Fencl
Armorer
Frank House
Armorer
Steve Karnes
Armorer
Karl J. Weschta
Armorer

Larry Zanoff
Armorer
Harry Lu
Armorer
Monica Barraza
Production Secretary

Rob Cunningham
Utility Sound
Joseph C. Pepe
Concept Artist

Marc Gabbana
Concept Artist
Edward Karam
Orchestrator
Conrad Pope
Orchestrator
Stephanie Taubert
Rotoscoping Artist
Mark David Kersey
Head Greensman
David Corral
Greensman
Joan Winters
Graphic Designer
Enrique Bilsland
Mechanical Designer

Kathryn Barnhardt
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