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Directed by
Jim Abrahams 
David Zucker 
Jerry Zucker 
 
Writing credits
Arthur Hailey (teleplay "Flight Into Danger") uncredited

Arthur Hailey (screenplay "Zero Hour") uncredited &
Hall Bartlett (screenplay "Zero Hour") uncredited &
John C. Champion (screenplay "Zero Hour") uncredited

Jim Abrahams (written by) &
David Zucker (written by) &
Jerry Zucker (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... Roger Murdock (as Kareem Abdul-Jabaar)

Lloyd Bridges ... McCroskey
Peter Graves ... Captain Oveur
Julie Hagerty ... Elaine

Robert Hays ... Ted Striker

Leslie Nielsen ... Dr. Rumack
Lorna Patterson ... Randy

Robert Stack ... Rex Kramer
Stephen Stucker ... Johnny
Otto ... Himself

Jim Abrahams ... Religious Zealot #6

Frank Ashmore ... Victor Basta
Jonathan Banks ... Gunderson
Craig Berenson ... Paul Carey
Barbara Billingsley ... Jive Lady

Lee Bryant ... Mrs. Hammen
Joyce Bulifant ... Mrs. Davis
Mae E. Campbell ... Security Lady
Ted Chapman ... Airport Steward
Jesse Emmett ... Man from India
Norman Alexander Gibbs ... First Jive Dude
Amy Gibson ... Soldier's Girl

Marcy Goldman ... Mrs. Geline
Bob Gorman ... Striped Controller (as Bobby Gorman)
Rossie Harris ... Joey
Maurice Hill ... Reporter #3
David Hollander ... Young Boy with Coffee

James Hong ... Japanese General
Howard Honig ... Jack

Gregory Itzin ... Religious Zealot #1
Howard Jarvis ... Man in Taxi

Michael Laurence ... Newscaster
David Leisure ... First Krishna
Zachary Lewis ... Religious Zealot #3
Barbara Mallory ... Religious Zealot #2
Maureen McGovern ... Nun
Nora Meerbaum ... Cocaine Lady
Mary Mercier ... Shirley
Ethel Merman ... Lieutenant Hurwitz
Len Mooy ... Reporter #1
Ann Nelson ... Hanging Lady (as Ann M. Nelson)
Laura Nix ... Mrs. Hurwitz

John O'Leary ... Reporter #2

Cyril O'Reilly ... Soldier
Bill Porter ... Hospital Contortionist
Nicholas Pryor ... Mr. Hammen

Conrad E. Palmisano ... Religious Zealot #4 (as Conrad Palmisano)
Mallory Sandler ... L.A. Ticket Agent
Michelle Stacy ... Young Girl with Coffee
Robert Starr ... Religious Zealot #5
Barbara Stuart ... Mrs. Kramer
Lee Terri ... Mrs. Oveur
Kenneth Tobey ... Air Controller Neubauer
William Tregoe ... Jack Kirkpatrick
Hatsuo Uda ... Japanese Newscaster
Herb Voland ... Air Controller Macias
Jimmie Walker ... Windshield Wiper Man
Jill Whelan ... Lisa Davis

Al White ... Second Jive Dude
John David Wilder ... Second Krishna (as John-David Wilder)
Windy ... Horse
Jason Wingreen ... Dr. Brody
Louise Yaffe ... Mrs. Jaffe
Charlotte Zucker ... Make-up Lady
David Zucker ... Ground Crewman #2
Jerry Zucker ... Ground Crewman #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Blake ... Upside-down Man (uncredited)
Susan Breslau ... Ticket Agent (uncredited)
William Duell ... Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Sandra Lee Gimpel ... Girl Scout in Bar (uncredited)
Leslie Hoffman ... Passenger in Terminal (uncredited)
Bill Kirchenbauer ... Capt. Geline (uncredited)
Paula Marie Moody ... Girl Scout in Bar (uncredited)

Kitten Natividad ... Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited)
Dr. Robert Nevin ... Other Doctor (uncredited)

Patrick Reynolds ... Third Krishna (uncredited)
Herb Vigran ... Reporter #2 (uncredited)
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Produced by
Jim Abrahams .... executive producer
Jon Davison .... producer
Howard W. Koch .... producer
Hunt Lowry .... associate producer
David Zucker .... executive producer
Jerry Zucker .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph F. Biroc  (as Joseph Biroc)
 
Film Editing by
Patrick Kennedy 
 
Casting by
Joel Thurm 
 
Production Design by
Ward Preston 
 
Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley 
 
Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton 
 
Makeup Department
Edwin Butterworth .... makeup artist
Joan Phillips .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Maurice Vaccarino .... unit production manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr. .... executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Attias .... dga trainee (as Dan Attias)
Kenneth D. Collins .... second assistant director (as Ken Collins)
Arne Schmidt .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Tom Crowl .... assistant property master
Wally Graham .... construction coordinator
Mike Higelmire .... lead person
Joseph E. Hubbard .... set designer (as Joe Hubbard)
Steven M. Levine .... property master (as Steven Levine)
 
Sound Department
David E. Campbell .... sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Bill Henderson .... sound re-recording engineer
David J. Hudson .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Hudson)
Dennis Jones .... boom operator
Tom Overton .... sound recording mixer
John T. Reitz .... sound re-recording mixer
James Troutman .... sound editor (as Jim Troutman)
Terry Chambers .... sound editor (uncredited)
Jeremy Hoenack .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers .... technical director of sound (uncredited)
Clancy T. Troutman .... supervising sound editor (uncredited)
David A. Whittaker .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John Frazier .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Robert Blalack .... visual effects: Motion Pictures Incorporated
Chris Casady .... visual effects: Visual Concept Engineering
Donald Hansard Sr. .... process supervisor (as Donald Hansard)
Bill Hedge .... visual effects: Magic Lantern
Richard O. Helmer .... miniature special effects
Peter Kuran .... visual effects: Visual Concept Engineering
Bruce Logan .... director of photography: special effects
James Shourt .... visual effects: Motion Pictures Incorporated
Chris Walas .... visual effects: special projects
Paul Gentry .... director of photography: miniatures (uncredited)
David Merritt .... model maker: MPI (uncredited)
Christopher S. Ross .... special effects miniatures (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour .... stunt performer
Sandra Lee Gimpel .... stunt performer
Conrad E. Palmisano .... stunt coordinator (as Conrad Palmisano)
Leigh Walsh .... stunt double
Janet Brady .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Paula Dell .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Gene LeBell .... stunts (uncredited)
Paula Marie Moody .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Conrad E. Palmisano .... stunt double: Lloyd Bridges (uncredited)
Conrad E. Palmisano .... stunt double: Robert Hays (uncredited)
Esther Palmisano .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Nick Palmisano .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Mary Peters .... stunts (uncredited)
Diane Peterson .... stunts (uncredited)
Dar Robinson .... stunts (uncredited)
Russell Saunders .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Rick Seaman .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Anderson .... assistant camera
Brink Brydon .... gaffer: effects unit
Jerry D. Deats .... grip: effects unit (as Jerry Deats)
Bill Decker .... grip
Larry Gilhooly .... gaffer
M. Todd Henry .... assistant camera (as Todd Henry)
Danny Marzolo .... electrical department
John Monte .... still photographer
Nick Papanickolas .... grip
Pete G. Papanickolas .... grip
Frederic J. Smith .... camera operator (as Frederick J. Smith)
Gary R. Wostak .... electrical department (as Gary Wostack)
Edmond Wright .... grip
 
Casting Department
Susan Arnold .... additional casting
Wallis Nicita .... additional casting (as Wally Nicita)
Gretchen Rennell .... additional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aggie Lyon .... costume supervisor
Victoria Snow .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Scott K. Wallace .... assistant editor (as Scott Wallace)
 
Music Department
Allison Caine .... vocal effects advisor
Jeff Carson .... music editor
Kathy Durning .... music editor
David Spear .... orchestrator
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 
Transportation Department
Glenda Baker .... transportation
Tom Baker .... transportation
Frank Khoury .... driver
 
Other crew
Adam Culunga .... craft service
Michael Finnell .... generally in charge of a lot of things (as Mike Finnell)
Nancy Hansen .... script supervisor
Steve Kramer .... airport arrangements
Tom Mahoney .... choreographer
Dave Miller .... first aid
J.L. Mitchell .... wrangler
Betty Moos .... supervisor of production administration
Dan Perri .... title designer
Huey Redwine .... stand-in
Art Sarno .... unit publicist
Dick Webb .... wrangler
Larry Wilson .... magic consultant
Raechel Donahue .... voice artist (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Laurie Abdo .... grateful acknowledgment
Jason Black .... grateful acknowledgment
Susan Breslau .... grateful acknowledgment
Nancy Cocuzzo .... grateful acknowledgment
Danice Hertz .... grateful acknowledgment
Erika Hiller .... grateful acknowledgment
Peter Ivers .... grateful acknowledgment
Kim Jorgensen .... special thanks
Dick Lowry .... grateful acknowledgment
Sheri Maruno .... grateful acknowledgment
Dennis Park .... grateful acknowledgment
Pat Proft .... special thanks
Karen Rasch .... grateful acknowledgment
Richard Raynis .... grateful acknowledgment
Robert Reilly .... grateful acknowledgment
Christopher S. Ross .... grateful acknowledgment (as Chris Ross)
Terry Shagin .... grateful acknowledgment
Sheila Sullivan .... grateful acknowledgment
Paul Turner .... grateful acknowledgment
 

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