Tobe Hooper Director Karen Black Linda Magnusson Actor Hunter Carson David Gardner Actor Laraine Newman Ellen Gardner Actor Timothy Bottoms George Gardner Actor James Karen Gen. Climet Wilson Actor Louise Fletcher Mrs. McKeltch Actor Bud Cort Mark Weinstein Actor Jimmy Hunt Police Chief Actor Richard Blake Writer Don Jakoby Writer Dan O'Bannon Writer Yoram Globus Producer Menahem Golan Producer Sylvester Levay Original Music David Storrs Original Music Christopher Young Original Music Daniel Pearl Cinematographer Alain Jakubowicz Film Editing Perry Bullington Casting Robert MacDonald Casting Leslie Dilley Production Design Craig Stearns Production Design, Art Director Cricket Rowland Set Decoration Carin Hooper Costume Design