Directed by Joseph Ruben   Written by David Loughery   Chuck Russell   Joseph Ruben   Cast Dennis Quaid ... Alex Gardner Max von Sydow ... Doctor Paul Novotny Christopher Plummer ... Bob Blair Eddie Albert ... The President Kate Capshaw ... Jane DeVries David Patrick Kelly ... Tommy Ray Glatman George Wendt ... Charlie Prince Larry Gelman ... Mr. Webber Cory 'Bumper' Yothers ... Buddy Redmond Gleeson ... Snead Peter Jason ... Babcock Chris Mulkey ... Finch Jana Taylor ... Mrs. Webber Madison Mason ... Fred Schoenstein Kendall Carly Browne ... Mrs. Matusik Kate Charleson ... President's Daughter Eric Gold ... Tommy Ray's Father Virginia Kiser ... President's Wife Carl Strano ... Edward Simms Brian Libby ... McClaren Bob Terhune ... Dobbs Fred Waugh ... Bill Hardy (as Fred M. Waugh) Timothy Blake ... Mrs. Blair Carey Fox ... Tech Aide #1 Marii Mak ... Tech Aide #2 Claudia Lowe ... Tech Aide #3 Anna Chavez ... Newswoman Ben Kronen ... Train Conductor John Malone ... Trolley Conductor Mindi Iden ... Waitress Betty Kean ... Grandma Trent Dolan ... Desk Guard Andrew Boyer ... Webber's Brother George Caldwell ... Buddy's Father Ernest Harada ... Gardener Tina Greenberg ... Nurse Alan Buchdahl ... Track Announcer Larry Cedar ... The Snakeman Uncredited Cast Kelly ... Girl at the Racetrack Charlotte Laws ... Lounge Customer #1 Produced by Bruce Cohn Curtis   Tom Curtis   Chuck Russell   Jerry Tokofsky   Stanley R. Zupnik   Original Music by Maurice Jarre

Additional Info Premiere: August 15, 1984 DVD Release: June 06, 2000 Blu-ray Release: April 06, 2010 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises Bella Productions Chevy Chase Films Weintraub Entertainment Group Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (1990) (USA) (VHS) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Image Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Image Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Image Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Image Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (special edition) Weintraub Entertainment Group   (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.3 / 10 Our Rating 5.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.4 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #3,767 / 21,245 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,763 Mother's Day (2010) #3,764 The Shining (1997) #3,765 Baise-Moi (2000) #3,766 Woodstock (1970) #3,767 Dreamscape (1984) #3,768 The Entity (1982) #3,769 The Twilight Zone: Season 1 (2019) #3,770 The Hallow (2015) #3,771 The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia (2013)