THE CREW

The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 behind the scenes Millennium Falcon Cockpit with Han Solo and Chewbacca

Producers:

  • Gary Smith – executive producer
  • Dwight Hemion – executive producer
  • Ken Welch – producer
  • Joe Layton – producer
  • Mitzie Welch – producer
  • Rita Scott – associate producer
  • Monroe E. Carol – associate producer
  • Elle Puritz – assistant to the producer
  • M. Stephanie Zillgitt – production assistant
  • Marty May – production assistant
  • Peter Kimmel – production assistant (uncredited)


Directors:

  • David Acomba – director
  • Steve Binder – director
  • Carol Englehart Scott – associate director
  • Gene Crowe – technical director


Writers:

  • George Lucas – writer (uncredited)
  • Pat Proft – writer
  • Leonard Ripps – writer
  • Bruce Vilanch – writer
  • Rod Warren – writer
  • Mitzie Welch – writer


Composers:

  • Ken Welch – composer
  • Mitzie Welch – composer
  • Ian Fraser – composer and conductor
  • Craig Chaquico – composer (“Light the Sky on Fire”) (uncredited)
  • John Williams – composer (Star Wars themes)


Art:

  • Brian Bartholomew – art director
  • Leslie Parsons – assistant art director
  • Ralph McQuarrie – illustrator
  • Nelvana Limited – animators (Star Wars animated story)


Stage and Camera Production:

  • Peter Barth – stage manager
  • Mike Erwin – stage manager
  • Howard Smith – gaffer
  • Peter Lamprakis – key grip
  • C.B. Chisam – props
  • Ray Brannigan – supervisor
  • Sheila Lauder – script supervisor
  • Garrett Lewis – set decorator
  • John Rook – lighting designer
  • Jeff Chang – lighting
  • Fred McKinnon – lighting
  • Larry Heider – cameras
  • Bob Keys – cameras
  • Wayne Orr – cameras
  • Ron Sheldon – cameras
  • Dianne Biederbeck – cameras
  • David Winters – choreographer
  • Charkie Phillips – assistant choreographer
  • Mick Garris – R2-D2 controller (uncredited)


Costumes and Make-Up:

  • Bob Mackie – costume designer
  • Robert Turturice – assistant costume designer
  • Stuart Freeborn – creature designer (Chewbacca, Cantina aliens)
  • Rick Baker – creature designer (Cantina aliens)
  • Stan Winston – creature designer (Wookiee family)
  • Tom Burman – creature designer (Wookiee family, extra Cantina aliens)
  • Ellis Burman – creature designer (Wookiee family, extra Cantina aliens)
  • Verne Langdon – make-up
  • Keith Crary – make-up
  • Mike Lorenz – make-up
  • Jim Nielsen – make-up
  • Evelyn Trimmer – hairstylist
  • Silvia Abascal – hairstylist
  • Donna Gilbert – hairstylist


Audio and Video Production:

  • Neiman-Tillar Associates – sound effects
  • Ben Burtt – special dialogue and sound effects
  • Ed Greene – audio
  • Sunwest Studios – post-production audio
  • John Field – video
  • Jenn de Joux – video animation
  • Elizabeth Savel – video animation
  • Vince Humphrey – film editor
  • Jerry Bixman – film editor
  • MVS Television Complex, Inc. – technical facilities
  • The Burbank Studios – studio facility
  • Group IV Recording – music recording facility


Consultants:

  • Miki Herman – Star Wars consultant