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Directed by
Sylvester Stallone 
 
Writing credits
Nik Cohn (characters)

Sylvester Stallone (written by) and
Norman Wexler (written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

John Travolta ... Tony Manero
Cynthia Rhodes ... Jackie

Finola Hughes ... Laura
Steve Inwood ... Jesse
Julie Bovasso ... Mrs. Manero
Charles Ward ... Butler
Steve Bickford ... Sound Technician
Patrick Brady ... Derelict
Norma Donaldson ... Fatima
Jesse Doran ... Mark
Joyce Hyser ... Linda
Deborah Jenssen ... Margaret
Robert Martini ... Fred
Sarah M. Miles ... Joy (as Sarah Miles)
Tony Munafo ... Doorman
Susan Olar ... Model
Cindy Perlman ... Cathy
Ross St. Phillip ... Sound Man

Kurtwood Smith ... Choreographer

Frank Stallone ... Carl
Nell Alano ... Dancer
Randy Allaire ... Dancer
Audrey K. Baranishyn ... Dancer
Paula Beyers ... Dancer
Melita Brock-Warner ... Dancer
Karen Bryson ... Dancer
Bill Burns ... Dancer
Gary Chapman ... Dancer
David Chavez ... Dancer
Dennis Daniels ... Dancer
Trac DiPonzio ... Dancer
LaLanya Fair ... Dancer
Forrest Gardner ... Dancer
Rhonda Hairston ... Dancer
Nanci L. Hammond ... Dancer
Michael Higgins ... Dancer
Michelle Johnston ... Dancer
Janet Jones ... Dancer
Rochelle G. Jones ... Dancer
Erica Jordan ... Dancer
James Ko ... Dancer
Reggie Leon ... Dancer
Ben Lokey ... Dancer
Lee Anne Loomis ... Dancer
Daniel Lorenzo ... Dancer
Viktor Manoel ... Dancer
Valerie-Jean Miller ... Dancer
Anita Morales ... Dancer
Frances Morgan ... Dancer (as Frances Morgan-Chapman)
Kevin Morrow ... Dancer (as Kevyn Morrow)
Reggie O'Gwin ... Dancer
Polly O'Malley ... Dancer
Francine O'Neill ... Dancer
Smith Osbourne ... Dancer
Helene Phillips ... Dancer
Carolyn Poppert ... Dancer
Mark Reina ... Dancer
Michael Rooney ... Dancer
Kathy Shippen ... Dancer
Karin Smith ... Dancer
Rick Sullivant ... Dancer
Nanette Tarpey ... Dancer (as Nannette Tarpey)
Jim Thompson ... Dancer
Peter Tramm ... Dancer
Marvin Tunney ... Dancer
Kate Wright ... Dancer (as Kathryn Wright)
Derryl Yeager ... Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rona Edwards ... Agent (uncredited)

Helen Kelly ... Girl at the Theater (uncredited)

Sylvester Stallone ... Man on Street (uncredited)
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Produced by
Linda Horner .... associate producer
Bill Oakes .... executive producer
Sylvester Stallone .... producer
Robert Stigwood .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Nick McLean 
 
Film Editing by
Peter E. Berger 
Mark Warner 
Don Zimmerman 
 
Casting by
Rhonda Young 
 
Production Design by
Robert F. Boyle 
 
Art Direction by
Norman Newberry 
 
Set Decoration by
Arthur Jeph Parker  (as Arthur J. Parker)
 
Costume Design by
Tom Bronson 
Bob Mackie 
 
Makeup Department
Barbara Lorenz .... hair styles supervisor
Brad Wilder .... makeup supervisor
Bron Roylance .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
James D. Brubaker .... production supervisor
James D. Brubaker .... unit production manager
Lee Haas .... unit production manager: New York
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William S. Beasley .... first assistant director (as William Beasley)
Duncan Henderson .... second assistant director (as Duncan S. Henderson)
Jennifer Kingry .... dga trainee
Sharon Mann .... second assistant director (as Sharon S. Mann)
Steve Wertimer .... second assistant director: New York
Thomas J. Wright .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Gary Clark .... lead paint foreman
Wilbur Finks .... property person
Bill Iiams .... construction foreman
Bill Iiams .... general foreman
Roger Irvin .... construction coordinator
Kent H. Johnson .... property master
Gary F. Kieldrup .... property person
Daniel Maltese .... set designer
Bruce Wayne Mecchi .... swing gang
Luis Mirassou .... labor foreman
Louis F. Valentini .... lead man
Thomas Wright .... production illustrator
 
Sound Department
George Baetz .... cable person
Virginia Cook-McGowan .... sound editor (as Virginia A. Cook)
Don Coufal .... boom operator
Walter A. Gest .... sound re-recordist
David W. Gray .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Robert Gutknecht .... sound editor
Cecelia Hall .... sound editor
Don Hall .... supervising sound editor
Joseph A. Ippolito .... sound editor
Robert J. Litt .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow .... sound re-recording mixer
Elliot Tyson .... sound re-recording mixer
George Watters II .... sound editor
Jeff Wexler .... production sound mixer
Dan Woren .... sound editor
Donald C. Rogers .... technical director of sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Howard Jensen .... supervisor special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Amorelli .... second lighting technician
Tom Barone .... best boy electric
Stephen Bickford .... stage lighting and special lighting effects: Satan's Alle, Royale Theater sequences
Dick Colean .... camera operator (as Richard Colean)
John J. Connor .... camera operator
Armando Contreras .... dolly grip
Eric Engler .... assistant camera (as William Engler)
Ron Frantzvog .... assistant camera
Michael Genne .... assistant camera
Gary Holt .... gaffer
Dan Lerner .... panaglide operator
Louis Mahler .... supervisor video engineer
Tom May .... key grip
Brian L. McCarty .... playback operator
Robbie Robinson .... still photographer: portraits
Esiah Samarin .... best boy grip
Steven H. Smith .... assistant camera (as Steven Smith)
Stephen St. John .... panaglide operator
John Tedesco .... stage lighting and special lighting effects: Satan's Alle, Royale Theater sequences
Robert C. Thomas .... camera operator
Donald E. Thorin Jr. .... assistant camera
Steve Yaconelli .... camera operator (as Stephen Yaconelli)
 
Casting Department
Donna Rosenstein .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
James P. Cullen .... costumer
Ron Heilman .... costumer: men (as Ronald Heilman)
Aida Swinson .... ladies' costumer
 
Editorial Department
John A. Amicarella .... assistant film editor
John F. Burnett .... additional film editor
John Haggar .... assistant film editor
David Handman .... assistant film editor
Christopher Holmes .... additional film editor
Ron Lambert .... color timer
Victoria Martin .... assistant film editor
Mark Melnick .... additional film editor
Patrick O'Sullivan .... apprentice film editor
Eric Strand .... apprentice film editor
Edward A. Warschilka .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Kathy Fogarty .... assistant music editor
Nancy Fogarty .... music editor
Robin Garb .... music coordinator
Jim Henrikson .... supervising music editor
Johnny Mandel .... composer: additional music
Johnny Mandel .... score adaptation
Spencer Proffer .... executive music producer
W.G. Snuffy Walden .... musician: guitar
 
Transportation Department
Russell McEntyre .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Dale Benson .... location manager
Al Cerullo .... helicopter pilot
Dan Curry .... title designer
Joan Edwards .... assistant: John Travolta
Harold Fowler .... first aid
Laura Gans .... support personnel
Gerard Gerth .... first aid
Barbara Harris .... looping group
Robin Harwood .... support personnel
Dan Isaacson .... physical therapist
Carol Jadiker .... assistant: Bill Oakes
Arthur 'Clondike' Jones .... craft service
Gary Kalkin .... unit publicist
Sharee Lane .... dance consultant
James A. May .... support personnel
JoAnn May-Pavey .... assistant: James D. Brubaker
Susan Persily .... assistant: Sylvester Stallone
Julie Pitkanen .... script supervisor
Dennon Rawles .... choreographer
Sayhber Rawles .... choreographer
Hal Salwen .... intern: AFI
Markus Schaub .... support personnel
Gini Smythe .... assistant: Robert Stigwood
Jette Sorensen .... production auditor
Howard Velasco .... security officer
Katharine Wilson .... secretary to James D. Brubaker
 

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