Directed by Joe Dante John Landis George Miller Steven Spielberg Written by John Landis   George Clayton Johnson   Richard Matheson   Melissa Mathison   Jerome Bixby   Rod Serling   Robert Garland   Cast Dan Aykroyd ... Passenger / Ambulance Driver (prologue / segment 'Time Out') Albert Brooks ... Car Driver (prologue) Vic Morrow ... Bill Connor (segment 'Time Out') Doug McGrath ... Larry (segment 'Time Out') Charles Hallahan ... Ray (segment 'Time Out') Rainer Peets ... German Officer (segment 'Time Out') (as Remus Peets) Kai Wulff ... German Officer (segment 'Time Out') Sue Dugan ... Waitress No. 1 (segment 'Time Out') Debby Porter ... Waitress No. 2 (segment 'Time Out') Steven Williams ... Bar Patron (segment 'Time Out') Annette Claudier ... French Monther (segment 'Time Out') Joseph Hieu ... Vietnamese (segment 'Time Out') Al Leong ... Vietnamese (segment 'Time Out') Stephen Bishop ... Charming G.I. (segment 'Time Out') Thomas Byrd ... G.I. (segment 'Time Out') Vincent J. Isaac ... G.I. (segment 'Time Out') Bill Taylor ... G.I. (segment 'Time Out') (as William B. Taylor) William S. Taylor ... G.I. (segment 'Time Out') Domingo Ambriz ... G.I. (segment 'Time Out') Eddy Donno ... K.K.K. (segment 'Time Out') Michael Milgrom ... K.K.K. (segment 'Time Out') John Larroquette ... K.K.K. (segment 'Time Out') Norbert Weisser ... Soldier No. 1 (segment 'Time Out') Scatman Crothers ... Mr. Bloom (segment 'Kick the Can') Bill Quinn ... Mr. Leo Conroy (segment 'Kick the Can') Martin Garner ... Mr. Weinstein (segment 'Kick the Can') Selma Diamond ... Mrs. Weinstein (segment 'Kick the Can') Helen Shaw ... Mrs. Dempsey (segment 'Kick the Can') Murray Matheson ... Mr. Agee (segment 'Kick the Can') Peter Brocco ... Mr. Mute (segment 'Kick the Can') Priscilla Pointer ... Miss Cox (segment 'Kick the Can') Scott Nemes ... Young Mr. Weinstein (segment 'Kick the Can') Tanya Fenmore ... Young Mrs. Weinstein (segment 'Kick the Can') Evan Richards ... Young Mr. Agee (segment 'Kick the Can') Laura Mooney ... Young Mrs. Dempsey (segment 'Kick the Can') Christopher Eisenmann ... Young Mr. Mute (segment 'Kick the Can') Richard Swingler ... Mr. Gray Panther (segment 'Kick the Can') Alan Haufrect ... Mr. Conroy's Son (segment 'Kick the Can') Cheryl Socher ... Mr. Conroy's Daughter-in-Law (segment 'Kick the Can') Elsa Raven ... Nurse No. 2 (segment 'Kick the Can') Kathleen Quinlan ... Helen Foley (segment 'It's a Good Life') Jeremy Licht ... Anthony (segment 'It's a Good Life') Kevin McCarthy ... Uncle Walt (segment 'It's a Good Life') Patricia Barry ... Mother (segment 'It's a Good Life') William Schallert ... Father (segment 'It's a Good Life') Nancy Cartwright ... Ethel (segment 'It's a Good Life') Dick Miller ... Walter Paisley (segment 'It's a Good Life') Cherie Currie ... Sara (segment 'It's a Good Life') Bill Mumy ... Tim (segment 'It's a Good Life') Jeffrey Bannister ... Charlie (segment 'It's a Good Life') John Lithgow ... John Valentine (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Abbe Lane ... Sr. Stewardess (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Donna Dixon ... Jr. Stewardess (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') John Dennis Johnston ... Co-Pilot (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Larry Cedar ... Creature (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Charles Knapp ... Sky Marshal (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Byron McFarland ... Pilot Announcement (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Christina Nigra ... Little Girl (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Lana Schwab ... Mother (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') (as Lonna Schwab) Margaret Wheeler ... Old Woman (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Eduard Franz ... Old Man (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Margaret Fitzgerald ... Young Girl (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Jeffrey Weissman ... Young Man (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Jeffrey Lampert ... Mechanic No. 1 (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Frank Toth ... Mechanic No. 2 (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Carol Serling ... Passenger (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') Uncredited Cast Alan Bendich ... Nazi Soldier (segment 'Time Out') Brian Hemenway ... SS Officer (segment 'Time Out') Lars Hensen ... Jew in Boxcar (segment 'Time Out') Burgess Meredith ... Narrator (voice) Rod Serling ... Narrator (segment 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet') (voice), (archive footage) Carol Vogel   Tom Willett ... K.K.K. (segment 'Time Out') Produced by Jon Davison   Michael Finnell   George Folsey Jr.   Kathleen Kennedy   John Landis   Frank Marshall   Steven Spielberg   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: June 24, 1983 DVD Release: October 09, 2007 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Amblin Entertainment (uncredited) Warner Bros. Distributors Warner Bros.   (1983) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Warner Home Video   (1984) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.3 / 10 Our Rating 6.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.0 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #2,682 / 20,871 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #2,678 Maniac (2012) #2,679 Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) #2,680 Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004) #2,681 Bully (2001) #2,682 Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) #2,683 Watcher (2022) #2,684 Slap Shot (1977) #2,685 The Card Counter (2021) #2,686 The Void (2016)