Cast and crew
Near Dark (1987)
32 cast and 97 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast32
Adrian PasdarCaleb Colton
Jenny WrightMae
Lance HenriksenJesse Hooker
Bill PaxtonSeveren
Jenette GoldsteinDiamondback
Tim ThomersonLoy Colton
Joshua John MillerHomer
Marcie LeedsSarah Colton
Kenny CallDeputy Sheriff- Edward CorbettTicket Seller
Troy EvansPlainclothes Officer- Bill CrossSheriff Eakers
- Roger Aaron BrownCajun Truck Driver
- Thomas WagnerBartender
- Robert WinleyPatron in Bar
James LeGrosTeenage Cowboy- Jan KingWaitress
- Danny KopelBiker in Bar
- Billy BeckMotel Manager
- S.A. GriffinPolice Officer at Motel
- Bob TerhuneState Trooper
- William T. LaneState Trooper
Gary LittlejohnState Trooper- Paul M. LaneState Trooper
- Eddie MulderState Trooper
Don PugsleyTruck Driver #2- Neith HunterLady in Car
Theresa RandleLady in Car- Tony PierceHighway Youth
- Gordon HaightHighway Youth
Leo GeterCaleb's Friend- Gary Wayne CunninghamCaleb's Friend
Crew97
Directing
- Kathryn BigelowDirector
- Guy J. LouthanFirst Assistant Director
- Chuck WilliamsThird Assistant Director
- John SchererSecond Assistant Director
- Ian McVeySecond Unit First Assistant Director
- Constance L. HoyScript Supervisor
- Connie PapineauScript Supervisor
Writing
- Eric RedScreenplay
- Kathryn BigelowScreenplay
Production
- Steven-Charles JaffeProducer
- Edward S. FeldmanExecutive Producer
- Charles R. MeekerExecutive Producer
- Karen ReaCasting
- Eric RedCo-Producer
- Mark AllanAssociate Producer, Production Manager
- George HerthelLocation Manager
- Karen Altman MorgensternProduction Coordinator
- Joe DishnerUnit Manager
- Diane NabatoffAssociate Producer
- Wallace UchidaLocation Manager
- Laura CartwrightAssistant Production Coordinator
- Ian McVeyProducer's Assistant
- Jenny MeadResearcher
- Laura McGillicuddyProduction Secretary
- Sarah IrvingProduction Secretary
- Blake HocevarLocation Assistant
- Thomas SchellenbergProduction Assistant
- Glenn F. HainesCasting Associate
Camera
- Adam GreenbergDirector of Photography
- Khan GriffithGrip
- Vance PiperFirst Assistant Camera
- Alicia CraftSecond Assistant Camera
- Richard CromptonGrip
- Scott HowellBest Boy Grip
- Hugh McCallumGrip
- Lou WeinertAssistant Camera
- Andrew DunhamGrip
- Derek ScottFirst Assistant Camera
- David S. MayneGrip
- Gary FarrStill Photographer
- Robert GrayKey Grip
- Chuck ColwellSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Ron PhillipsStill Photographer
- Michael OhrlingCamera Operator
Editing
- Howard E. SmithEditor
- Art TostadoColor Timer
- Mary Ann SkweresAssistant Editor
- Vivian HengstelerNegative Cutter
- Sally DixonNegative Cutter
- Grace ValentiFirst Assistant Editor
Sound and music
- Paul HaslingerOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher FrankeOriginal Music Composer
- Edgar FroeseOriginal Music Composer
- Don SummerSound Mixer
- Richard D. RogersSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve SollarsBoom Operator
- Lee ChaloukianSound Director
- Kelly TartanSound Effects Editor
- John WilkinsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- F. Hudson MillerFoley Editor
- Joan RoweFoley Artist
- R.J. PalmerSupervising Sound Editor
- Ted GoodspeedSound Effects Editor
- Jerry TrentFoley Artist
- David Lewis YewdallSound Designer
- Steve RiceADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
- Grover B. HelsleySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jonathan D. EvansSound Engineer
- Karla KnorrSound Assistant
- Patrick BietzSound Assistant
- Bob BeherApprentice Sound Editor
- Jim WeidmanMusic Editor
- Holly DavisSound Effects Editor
Art
- John BucklinSet Dresser
- Eduardo H. EsparzaSet Dresser
- Jennifer PraySet Dresser
- Findlay BuntingSet Dresser
- Alan MunroStoryboard Artist
- Brett PalmerSet Dresser
- Gregory R. WolfProperty Master
- Steve DoolittleLeadman
- Jeffrey M. ZeitlinAssistant Property Master
- James MonroeSet Dresser
- Dian PerrymanArt Direction
- Stephen AltmanProduction Design
Costume and make-up
- Joseph A. PorroCostume Design
- Linda NottestadHairstylist
- Davida SimonMakeup Artist
- Derek HowardSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Gordon J. SmithSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Michael TereschukWardrobe Assistant
- Daniel MarcHairstylist
- Leslie WeirWardrobe Supervisor, Costume Supervisor
Visual effects
- Bret MixonRotoscoping Artist
Lighting
- Jono KouzouyanGaffer
- David S. MayneElectrician
- George PalmerElectrician