--- title: "Near Dark: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/near-dark/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/near-dark" cast: 32 crew: 97 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Near Dark (1987): cast and crew 32 cast and 97 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Adrian Pasdar](https://film.one/person/adrian-pasdar.md) as Caleb Colton - [Jenny Wright](https://film.one/person/jenny-wright.md) as Mae - [Lance Henriksen](https://film.one/person/lance-henriksen.md) as Jesse Hooker - [Bill Paxton](https://film.one/person/bill-paxton.md) as Severen - [Jenette Goldstein](https://film.one/person/jenette-goldstein.md) as Diamondback - [Tim Thomerson](https://film.one/person/tim-thomerson.md) as Loy Colton - [Joshua John Miller](https://film.one/person/joshua-john-miller.md) as Homer - [Marcie Leeds](https://film.one/person/marcie-leeds.md) as Sarah Colton - [Kenny Call](https://film.one/person/kenny-call.md) as Deputy Sheriff - [Edward Corbett](https://film.one/person/edward-corbett.md) as Ticket Seller - [Troy Evans](https://film.one/person/troy-evans.md) as Plainclothes Officer - [Bill Cross](https://film.one/person/bill-cross.md) as Sheriff Eakers - Roger Aaron Brown as Cajun Truck Driver - Thomas Wagner as Bartender - Robert Winley as Patron in Bar - [James LeGros](https://film.one/person/james-le-gros.md) as Teenage Cowboy - Jan King as Waitress - Danny Kopel as Biker in Bar - Billy Beck as Motel Manager - S.A. Griffin as Police Officer at Motel - Bob Terhune as State Trooper - William T. Lane as State Trooper - [Gary Littlejohn](https://film.one/person/gary-littlejohn.md) as State Trooper - Paul M. Lane as State Trooper - Eddie Mulder as State Trooper - [Don Pugsley](https://film.one/person/don-pugsley.md) as Truck Driver #2 - Neith Hunter as Lady in Car - [Theresa Randle](https://film.one/person/theresa-randle.md) as Lady in Car - Tony Pierce as Highway Youth - Gordon Haight as Highway Youth - [Leo Geter](https://film.one/person/leo-geter.md) as Caleb's Friend - Gary Wayne Cunningham as Caleb's Friend ## Directing - [Kathryn Bigelow](https://film.one/person/kathryn-bigelow.md): Director - Guy J. Louthan: First Assistant Director - Chuck Williams: Third Assistant Director - John Scherer: Second Assistant Director - Ian McVey: Second Unit First Assistant Director - Constance L. Hoy: Script Supervisor - Connie Papineau: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [Eric Red](https://film.one/person/eric-red.md): Screenplay - [Kathryn Bigelow](https://film.one/person/kathryn-bigelow.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Steven-Charles Jaffe](https://film.one/person/steven-charles-jaffe.md): Producer - [Edward S. Feldman](https://film.one/person/edward-s-feldman.md): Executive Producer - Charles R. Meeker: Executive Producer - Karen Rea: Casting - [Eric Red](https://film.one/person/eric-red.md): Co-Producer - Mark Allan: Associate Producer, Production Manager - George Herthel: Location Manager - Karen Altman Morgenstern: Production Coordinator - Joe Dishner: Unit Manager - Diane Nabatoff: Associate Producer - Wallace Uchida: Location Manager - Laura Cartwright: Assistant Production Coordinator - Ian McVey: Producer's Assistant - Jenny Mead: Researcher - Laura McGillicuddy: Production Secretary - Sarah Irving: Production Secretary - Blake Hocevar: Location Assistant - Thomas Schellenberg: Production Assistant - Glenn F. Haines: Casting Associate ## Camera - [Adam Greenberg](https://film.one/person/adam-greenberg.md): Director of Photography - Khan Griffith: Grip - Vance Piper: First Assistant Camera - Alicia Craft: Second Assistant Camera - Richard Crompton: Grip - Scott Howell: Best Boy Grip - Hugh McCallum: Grip - Lou Weinert: Assistant Camera - Andrew Dunham: Grip - Derek Scott: First Assistant Camera - David S. Mayne: Grip - Gary Farr: Still Photographer - Robert Gray: Key Grip - Chuck Colwell: Second Unit Director of Photography - Ron Phillips: Still Photographer - Michael Ohrling: Camera Operator ## Editing - [Howard E. Smith](https://film.one/person/howard-e-smith.md): Editor - Art Tostado: Color Timer - Mary Ann Skweres: Assistant Editor - Vivian Hengsteler: Negative Cutter - Sally Dixon: Negative Cutter - Grace Valenti: First Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Paul Haslinger](https://film.one/person/paul-haslinger.md): Original Music Composer - [Christopher Franke](https://film.one/person/christopher-franke.md): Original Music Composer - [Edgar Froese](https://film.one/person/edgar-froese.md): Original Music Composer - Don Summer: Sound Mixer - Richard D. Rogers: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Steve Sollars: Boom Operator - Lee Chaloukian: Sound Director - Kelly Tartan: Sound Effects Editor - John Wilkinson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - F. Hudson Miller: Foley Editor - Joan Rowe: Foley Artist - R.J. Palmer: Supervising Sound Editor - Ted Goodspeed: Sound Effects Editor - Jerry Trent: Foley Artist - David Lewis Yewdall: Sound Designer - Steve Rice: ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor - Grover B. Helsley: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Jonathan D. Evans: Sound Engineer - Karla Knorr: Sound Assistant - Patrick Bietz: Sound Assistant - Bob Beher: Apprentice Sound Editor - Jim Weidman: Music Editor - Holly Davis: Sound Effects Editor ## Art - John Bucklin: Set Dresser - Eduardo H. Esparza: Set Dresser - Jennifer Pray: Set Dresser - Findlay Bunting: Set Dresser - Alan Munro: Storyboard Artist - Brett Palmer: Set Dresser - Gregory R. Wolf: Property Master - Steve Doolittle: Leadman - Jeffrey M. Zeitlin: Assistant Property Master - James Monroe: Set Dresser - Dian Perryman: Art Direction - [Stephen Altman](https://film.one/person/stephen-altman.md): Production Design ## Costume and make-up - [Joseph A. Porro](https://film.one/person/joseph-a-porro.md): Costume Design - Linda Nottestad: Hairstylist - Davida Simon: Makeup Artist - Derek Howard: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Gordon J. Smith: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Michael Tereschuk: Wardrobe Assistant - Daniel Marc: Hairstylist - Leslie Weir: Wardrobe Supervisor, Costume Supervisor ## Visual effects - Bret Mixon: Rotoscoping Artist ## Lighting - Jono Kouzouyan: Gaffer - David S. Mayne: Electrician - George Palmer: Electrician --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/near-dark.md