The Arrival

Synopsis

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

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Cast

Charlie Sheen

Zane Zaminski

Lindsay Crouse

Ilana Green

Richard Schiff

Calvin

Ron Silver

Gordian

Teri Polo

Char

Phyllis Applegate

Mrs. Roosevelt

Tony T. Johnson

Kiki

Alan Coates

Terraformer

Leon Rippy

DOD #1

Buddy Joe Hooker

DOD #2

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Javier Morga

Co-Worker

David Villalpando

Cabbie

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María Luisa Coronel

Maid

Mónica Dionne

Reporter #1

Alejandro Usigli

Reporter #2

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Jacqueline Voltaire

Reporter #3

Luisa Huertas

Security Woman

Roger Cudney

JPL Official

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Shane

JPL Guard #1

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Dave Galasso

JPL Guard #2

Crew

Art

• Michael Novotny Production Design
• Héctor Romero Art Direction
• Anthony R. Stabley Art Direction
• Enrique Estévez Hermelindo Set Decoration
• Melo Hinojosa Set Decoration
• Jaime Rivas Ruiz Set Designer
• Marco Niro Art Department Coordinator
• Fernando Lau Construction Coordinator
• Steven Schalk Property Master
• Gilberto Cortes Property Master
• Campos Memo Granados Assistant Property Master
• Lawrence Lawson Construction Foreman

Camera

• Hiro Narita Director of Photography
• Eric Anderson Camera Operator
• Guillermo Rosas Camera Operator
• Bob Marshak Still Photographer
• Checco Varese Steadicam Operator
• John M. Stephens Aerial Camera
• Scott Whitman Aerial Camera Technician
• Shawn Whelan Best Boy Grip
• Enrique Cervera Camera Loader
• Tamara Goldsworthy Camera Loader
• Luis David Sansans Camera Loader
• Ricardo Covarrubias Dolly Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Mayes C. Rubeo Costume Design
• Wendy Range Costume Supervisor
• Regina Reyes Assistant Hairstylist
• Maxine Morris Assistant Hairstylist
• Greg T. Moon Assistant Makeup Artist
• Kim Urgel Hairstylist
• Marsha Lewis Key Hair Stylist
• Gabriel Solana Key Makeup Artist
• David LeRoy Anderson Makeup Artist
• Felicity Bowring Makeup Artist
• Jeannie Johnson Assistant Costume Designer
• Thomas Flynn Costume Assistant

Crew

• Brad Arensman Post Production Supervisor
• Laurencio Cordero Special Effects Coordinator
• Daniel Arkin Visual Effects Editor
• Amy Pawlowski Visual Effects Editor
• Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
• Helen Meidel Studio Teachers
• Geno Hart Transportation Coordinator
• Eddie Braun Stunt Double
• Alisa Christensen Stunts
• Eddy Donno Stunts
• Billy Hank Hooker Stunts
• Jeff Jensen Stunts

Directing

• David Twohy Director
• Dea Cantu Script Supervisor
• René Villarreal First Assistant Director
• Dee Whitehurst Script Supervisor

Editing

• Martin Hunter Editor
• Arleen Beaty Assistant Editor
• Sam Citron Assistant Editor
• Harrison Gibbs Assistant Editor
• Carroll Timothy O'Meara Assistant Editor
• Gary Simon Assistant Editor
• Linda DeMarco Color Timer
• Elaine C. Andrianos First Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Raman Rao Gaffer
• Jean M. Cunningham Lighting Supervisor
• Fred White Best Boy Electric
• Enrique Lara Electrician
• Eduardo Jesús Oviedo Vargas Electrician
• Carlos Sánchez Electrician
• Juan J. Valencia Electrician
• David Jarrell Gaffer
• John Matthews Rigging Gaffer

Production

• Robert W. Cort Executive Producer
• Ted Field Executive Producer
• Thomas G. Smith Producer
• Jim Steele Producer
• Steve Brooksbank Casting
• Mary Jo Slater Casting
• Rogelio Rojas Casting
• Laura Seidel Casting
• Cirina Catania Publicist
• John A. Johnston Location Manager
• Lorenzo O'Brien Associate Producer
• David Tripet Associate Producer

Sound

• Arthur Kempel Original Music Composer
• Hugh Waddell Supervising Sound Editor
• David Farmer Sound Designer
• Dennie Thorpe Foley
• Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Daniel Sperry Dolby Consultant
• Ethan Van der Ryn Sound Effects Editor
• Stephen A. Hope Music Editor
• Javier Gunther Music Editor
• Dianna Stirpe Dialogue Editor

Visual Effects

• Jeff Burks Visual Effects Supervisor
• Brian Jennings Visual Effects Supervisor
• David B. Sharp Visual Effects Supervisor
• Robert Skotak Visual Effects Supervisor
• John T. Van Vliet Visual Effects Supervisor
• Rich Thorne Visual Effects Supervisor
• Melissa Taylor Visual Effects Producer
• Rodney Montague Visual Effects Producer
• Charles L. Finance Visual Effects Producer
• Jongwoo Heo 3D Animator
• Raman Hui Shing-Ngai Animation Director
• David Lauer CG Animator

Writing

• David Twohy Screenplay

Photos