"A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains."
Christopher Walken
as Whitley Strieber
Lindsay Crouse
as Anne Strieber
Frances Sternhagen
as Dr. Janet Duffy
Andreas Katsulas
as Alex
Terri Hanauer
as Sarah
Joel Carlson
as Andrew Strieber
John Dennis Johnston
as Fireman
DeeDee Rescher
as Mrs. Greenberg
Aileen Fitzpatrick
as Mother
R.J. Miller
as Father
Holly Fields
as Praying Mantis Girl
Juliet Sorci
as Second Grade Girl
Irene Cagen
as Sally
Paula Shaw
as Woman from Apartment
Joshua John Miller
as Tall Boy
Basil Hoffman
as Dr. Friedman
Johnny Dark
as Lab Technician
Sally Kemp
as Laurie
Ingrid Vold
as Magician's Assistant (uncredited)
Tifni Twitchell
as Teacher
Kate Stern
as Woman on Bus
Jonathan Fromdahl
as Whitley (5 years)
Andrew Magarian
as Man in Hallway
Paul Clemens
as Patrick
Maggie Egan
as Nancy
Vince McKewin
as Bob
Whitley Strieber
Screenplay
Philippe Mora
Director
Eric Clapton
Original Music Composer
Linda Pearl
Production Design
Gary Barber
Executive Producer
Penny Perry
Casting
Dena Roth
Art Direction
Louis Irving
Director of Photography
Dan Allingham
Producer
Edward Simons
Co-Producer
Lee Smith
Editor
Malissa Daniel
Costume Design
Allan Zavod
Paul Redshaw
Book
Richard A. Strieber
Associate Producer
Diana Allen Williams
Set Decoration
