Directed by
| Sam Pillsbury | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| John Mattson | ... | (written by) |
| Keith Walker | ... | (based on characters created by) (as Keith A. Walker) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Jason James Richter | ... | Jesse | |
| August Schellenberg | ... | Randolph Johnson | |
| Annie Corley | ... | Drew Halbert | |
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Vincent Berry | ... | Max Wesley |
| Patrick Kilpatrick | ... | John Wesley | |
| Tasha Simms | ... | Mary Wesley | |
| Peter LaCroix | ... | Sanderson (as Peter Lacroix) | |
| Stephen E. Miller | ... | Dineen | |
| Ian Tracey | ... | Kron | |
| Matthew Walker | ... | Captain Drake | |
| Roger Cross | ... | 1st Mate Stevens (as Roger R. Cross) | |
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Rick Burgess | ... | Smiley |
| Roman Danylo | ... | Pizza Kid | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Dobson | ... | Coast Guard (uncredited) | |
| Keiko | ... | Willy (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Richard Donner | ... | executive producer |
| Julie Durk | ... | associate producer |
| Jennifer Dawn Gero | ... | associate producer |
| Jennie Lew Tugend | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Mark Marshall | ... | co-producer (co-produced by) |
| Douglas C. Merrifield | ... | co-producer (co-produced by) |
| Arnon Milchan | ... | executive producer |
| Lauren Shuler Donner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Cliff Eidelman | ||
Cinematography by
| Tobias A. Schliessler | ... | director of photography (as Tobias Schliessler) |
Editing by
| Margaret Goodspeed | ... | (as Margie Goodspeed) |
Casting By
| Lynne Carrow | ||
| Judy Taylor | ||
Production Design by
| Brent Thomas | ||
Art Direction by
| Douglasann Menchions | ||
Set Decoration by
| Louise Roper | ||
Costume Design by
| Maya Mani | ||
Makeup Department
| Sandra Davis | ... | hair stylist: underwater unit |
| Gina Hole Lazarowich | ... | makeup artist (as Gina Hole) |
| Lisa Leonard | ... | hair stylist |
| Julie McHaffie | ... | hair stylist |
| Roberts Taylor | ... | makeup artist (as Taylor Roberts) |
| Fay von Schroeder | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Warren Carr | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bob Dahlin | ... | first assistant director |
| Catherine Kretz | ... | third assistant director |
| Collin Leadlay | ... | assistant director: insert unit |
| Karen Margolese | ... | trainee assistant director (as Karen Margolis) |
| Kim H. Winther | ... | second assistant director (as Kim Winther) |
Art Department
| R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn | ... | property master (as Luther Fairbairn) |
| Erich Hepnar | ... | greensman (as Eric Hepnar) |
| Helen Jarvis | ... | assistant art director |
| Philip Jean | ... | construction foreman |
| Paul Jenkinson | ... | lead dresser |
| Daphne Klebe | ... | art department assistant |
| Wendy McAllister | ... | illustrator |
| Jennifer Moore | ... | assistant property master |
| Stephen Wright | ... | construction coordinator |
| Randy Casano | ... | scenic carpenter (uncredited) |
| Matthew Clancy | ... | labourer (uncredited) / lead laborer (uncredited) |
| Ignacio McBurney | ... | on set dresser (uncredited) |
| Margo Kaczynska McKenzie | ... | paint coordinator (uncredited) |
| Dena Skalin | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Francesca Benedetti | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Kelly Cole | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jonas Crawley | ... | foley mixer |
| Jacqueline Cristianini | ... | sound supervisor |
| Lisa Doyle | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Real Gauvreau | ... | sound editor |
| James Genn | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dean Giammarco | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sophie Hotte | ... | sound editor |
| Sean Kelly | ... | sound editor |
| James Kusan | ... | boom operator |
| Sheena Macrae | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Mellow | ... | adr mixer |
| Sina Oroomchi | ... | adr mixer |
| Iain Pattison | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard Patton | ... | production sound mixer (as Rick Patton) |
| Paul A. Sharpe | ... | re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe) / sound supervisor (as Paul Sharpe) |
| Shane Shemko | ... | foley artist |
| Cal Shumiatcher | ... | additional sound editor |
| Steve Smith | ... | additional sound editor |
| Issac Strozberg | ... | sound editor (as Isaac 'The Scud' Strozberg) |
| Kevin Townshend | ... | sound editor |
| Cam Wagner | ... | foley artist |
| Steven Weakes | ... | cable person |
| Dario DiSanto | ... | foley assistant (uncredited) |
| Bill Hermans | ... | second engineer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Zach Anderson | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Rey Aquino | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Lance Beard | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Ty Boyce | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Dave Caldwell | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Walt Conti | ... | whale effects supervisor |
| Alex Contreras | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Manuel Contreras | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Kim Darren | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Stephanie Englert | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Robert Falck | ... | special effects assistant (as Rob Falck) |
| Joss Geiduschek | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations (as Joss Geidusheck) |
| Jose Gonzales | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Paul Greenfield | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Salmon Harris | ... | special effects assistant |
| Bob Hurst | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| David Knight | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Ingrid Larson | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Tony Lawson | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Tony Lazarowich | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Jim Lovette | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Gabe Mackillop | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Alphonso Maldonado | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations (as Alfonso Maldonado) |
| Rudy Maldonado | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Rosana McHenry | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Jean McNary | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Russell Mead | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Kim Mortensen | ... | special effects first assistant |
| Mike Pendergast | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Robin Petravic | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Scotty Pringle | ... | special effects assistant (as Scott Pringle) |
| John Raff | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Rick Ray | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Gary Reyes | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Scott Riley | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Corie Robert | ... | special effects assistant |
| Edward Roberts | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations (as Ed Roberts) |
| Ray Rodriguez | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Don Saxby | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Sam Scroggin | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Mark Terzich | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Jesse Thomas | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| John Titus | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Jeff Weintraub | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Dorian West | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| John Williams | ... | animatronic whale creator: Edge Innovations |
| Mitchell Barham | ... | animatronic engineer (uncredited) |
| Gary Bridges | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
| Pieter Folkens | ... | killer whales designer/sculptor (uncredited) |
| Barry Hebein | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tom Brydon | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Ken Hayward | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| James G. Hebb | ... | 3D artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures (as Jim Hebb) |
| Stephen Pepper | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Christine Petrov | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Gary Walker | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Lee Wilson | ... | visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Bruce Woloshyn | ... | digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| Tom Archer | ... | digital compositing artist (uncredited) |
| Jamie Hallett | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
| Keith Hamakawa | ... | visual effects coordinator (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Dan Bradley | ... | stunt coordinator |
| George Josef | ... | stunts |
| Michael Langlois | ... | stunts |
| David Mylrea | ... | stunts |
| Scott Nicholson | ... | stunts |
| Mike Nomad | ... | stunt coordinator: underwater unit |
| Fred Perron | ... | stunts |
| Ronald Robinson | ... | stunts |
| Fiona Roeske | ... | stunts (as F.E. Roeske) |
| John Sampson | ... | stunts (as John D. Sampson) |
| Dawn Stofer-Rupp | ... | stunt coordinator (as Dawn Stofer) |
| Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle | ... | stunts (as Lauro Chartrand) |
| John Wardlow | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Randy Alderson | ... | best boy electric: underwater unit |
| Jim Bach | ... | video assist operator |
| Wayne Baker | ... | first assistant camera: underwater unit |
| Fred Boyd | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Anne Chu | ... | second assistant camera: underwater unit |
| Richard Eagan | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Greg Fox | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Derek Grieves | ... | dolly grip (as Derek Grieve) |
| Michael Guthrie | ... | best boy grip: underwater unit |
| Shane Harvey | ... | still photographer |
| Kim Heath | ... | key grip: underwater unit |
| Pauline Heaton | ... | underwater photographer: whale birth footage |
| Tim Hogan | ... | key grip |
| Dennis Jones | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Rick Maddux | ... | chief lighting technician: underwater unit |
| Stephen Maier | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Tim Palgut | ... | camera assistant |
| Brian Pearson | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Bob Talbot | ... | cinematographer: wildlife |
| Peter Tang | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| William Waring | ... | a camera operator (as Will Warring) |
| Ken Woznow | ... | best boy grip |
| Andy Reynolds | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Larry Wood | ... | video playback operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Lana Carson | ... | casting assistant |
| Courtney Gross | ... | casting assistant: Los Angeles |
| Wendy O'Brien | ... | casting associate: Vancouver |
| Lynne Carrow | ... | casting: Canada (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Grace Keating | ... | key costumer (as Grace Anderson) |
| Linda Lee Langdon | ... | assistant costume designer (as Linda Langdon) |
| Debbie Winston | ... | set costumer |
Editorial Department
| Jordan Acomba | ... | assistant editor |
| Sean Hubbert | ... | assistant editor |
| Mark Lemmon | ... | assistant editor |
| David Orr | ... | color timer |
| Heather Persons | ... | first assistant editor |
| Michael Smith | ... | assistant editor |
| Bonni Devlin | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Kirk Johns | ... | location manager |
| David Tarris | ... | assistant location manager (as Dave Tarris) |
Music Department
| Bruce Botnick | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Cliff Eidelman | ... | conductor |
| Darrell Hall | ... | music editor |
| Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator |
| Basil Poledouris | ... | composer: original themes |
| Jo Rossi | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
| Patrick Russ | ... | orchestrator |
| Janet York | ... | music supervisor |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Francine Poitras | ... | solo vocalist (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Tager | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
| The Toronto Symphony Orchestra | ... | score performed by (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Susan Weir | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| John Franta | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Darold Hadley | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Scott Irvine | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ron James | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Helen Akerly | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Helen Ackerly) |
| Tanja Balic | ... | set assistant |
| Michele Barber | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Shauna Beal | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
| Don Blackburn | ... | set assistant |
| Mark Carter | ... | set assistant |
| John Chisholm | ... | studio teacher |
| Jill Christensen | ... | production coordinator |
| Candice Dickens | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Candace Dickens) |
| Deborah Dimitroff | ... | set assistant |
| David Falicki | ... | medic: underwater unit |
| Julia Frittaion | ... | unit publicist |
| Steve Garber | ... | set assistant |
| Cy Grospe | ... | set assistant (as Cyrillan Grospe) |
| Josée Kedzierski | ... | office assistant (as Josee Kedzierski) |
| Ned W. Krumrey | ... | craft service: underwater unit |
| Morgan Lewington | ... | set assistant |
| David Richard Lewis | ... | set assistant |
| Kathy Liska | ... | assistant: Ms. Shuler Donner |
| Glen Lougheed | ... | set assistant |
| Melanie Masson | ... | assistant: Mr. Pillsbury |
| Sandra Matossi | ... | production accountant: Canada |
| Patti McReynolds | ... | craft service (as Patty McReynolds) / first aid (as Patty McReynolds) |
| Richard Medhurst | ... | craft service: underwater unit |
| Cathy Mickel Gibson | ... | production accountant |
| Cynthia Neber | ... | assistant: Mr. Donner (as Cynthia L. Neber) |
| Rozzana Ramos | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
| Steven E. Rudy | ... | set assistant |
| Melisa Sanchez | ... | script supervisor: underwater unit |
| David Schladweiler | ... | staff assistant: Los Angeles |
| Lauren Shatzko | ... | craft service / first aid |
| Don Steele | ... | marine coordinator |
| James Svornich | ... | marine coordinator: USA (as Jim Svornich) |
| Lynne Taylor | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Matthew Vogel | ... | assistant: Ms. Tugend |
| Annie Wilkinson | ... | studio teacher |
| Carol Bailey | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| John Carron | ... | playback coordinator (uncredited) |
| Neil McDaniel | ... | marine operator (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Keith Walker | ... | to the memory of: whose inspiration was instrumental in bringing Willy's spirit to life (as Keith A. Walker) |
