The Cave (2005)

Country of Origin: USA/Germany
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times:
Format: colour     Super 35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Lakeshore Entertainment/Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG/Screen Gems Inc
Executive Producer: Marco Mehlitz
Producers: Andrew Mason, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Tom Rosenberg
Co-Producers: James McQuaide, Robert Bernacchi
Production Supervisor: Giancarlo J. Sini
Unit Production Managers: Gabriel Popescu, Robert Bernacchi
Unit Production Supervisor (Mexico): Ricardo Del Río
2nd Unit Production Manager: Douglas Dresser
Production Coordinator: Sallie Beechinor
Assistant Production Coordinator: Ioana Bernacchi

SCRIPT
Script: Michael Steinberg, Tegan West

DIRECTION
Director: Bruce Hunt
2nd Unit Director: Garry Phillips
Underwater Unit Director: Wes Skiles
1st Assistant Director: Charles Rotherham
2nd Assistant Directors: Ingrid Cristea, Tom Read
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Bogi Móricz
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Oana Ene

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ross Emery
Camera Operators: Calum McFarlane, Leigh Mackenzie
2nd Assistant Camera: Alexandru Durac, Ionut Lupulescu
2nd Unit Focus Puller: Ionut Lupulescu
Gaffer: Patrick Bramucci
Head Key Grip: Razvan Paslaru
Rigger Grip: Radu Marinescu

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Brian Berdan
Apprentice Editor: Alma Cazacu
Post Production Coordinator: David Heinz

MUSIC
Music: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek

SOUND
Boom Operator: Pál Szûrös
Production Sound Mixer: Mac Ruth
Supervising Sound Editor: Dane A. Davis
Utility Sound: György Mihályi
Foley Recording Mixer: Don White

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Key Make Up: Paul Pattison
Key Hair: Paul Pattison
Costume Designer: Wendy Partridge

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Bruce Spaulding Fuller
Key Costumer: Marilee Canaga
Costumer: Carol Jones
Co-Wardrobe Supervisor: Radu Mada

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
Creatures Designer and Supervisor: Patrick Tatopoulos
Special Effects Director: Nick Allder
Special Effects Technician: Adrian Popescu
Creature Shop Supervisor: Guy Himber
Foam Department Supervisor: Roland Blancaflor
Mechanical Designers: Eric Fiedler, Jon Dawe
Art Director: Steve Wang
Assistant to Designer: Allison Klein
Painters: Russel Lukich, Dan Platt
Sculptors: Dan Platt, Chet Zar
Production Accountant: Julia Bogdan-Rollo
Production Assistant: Anshuman Prasad
Purchasing Agent: Amber Meno

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: James McQuaide
Visual Effects Producer: Ian Noe
Visual Effects: Justin Johnson, Kevin Manning, Thanapoom Siripopungul, Vincent Cirelli
Animation Director: Cameron Gray
Animator: Burke Roane
Character Technical Director: Simon Yuen
Digital Compositors: Chih-Jen Chang Andy, Saeed Faridzadeh
Matchmove Supervisor: Daniel E. Zobrist
Technical Director: Artin Matousian
Scorpion 3D Modeling and Texture Mapping: Pedram Shohadai
HD Digital Imaging Engineer: Nick Theodorakis

Luma Pictures
Visual Effects Supervisor: Payam Shohadai
Visual Effects: Punn Wiantrakoon, Wendy Klein
CG Supervisor: Bruce Jurgens
Character Animator: H. Haden Hammond
Digital Artist: Mark Skelton
Effects Animator: David Schoneveld
Lighting Artist: Kyle Cassidy
Texture Supervisor: Christopher Sage

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Pier Luigi Basile
Art Directors: Cristian Corvin, Enrico Fiorentini, Vlad Vieru
Set Decorator: Malcolm Stone
Art Department Coordinator: Dana Andreianu
Storyboard Artists: Adrian Cancer, Brendan Tolley
Draftsmen: Alexandru Roxana, Doina Repanovici
Sculptors: Daniel Alexandru, Liviu Marcu, Dan Munteanu

OTHER CREW
Production Controller: Giancarlo J. Sini
Production Secretary: Iana Opran
Production Assistants: Alexandra Marinescu, Beatrice Popa, Laurentiu Maronese, Vasile Anghel
Underwater Set Production Assistant: Beju Marius
Assistants to Producers: Katalin Schulteisz, Maria Pampu
Assistant to Director: Maria Pampu
Assistants to Cast: Alina Tudor, Gia Maria Sporea, Ioana Cernescu, Irina Niculin, Laura Grosu, Letitia Rosculet
Production Services (Mexico): Ricardo Del Río
Transportation Coordinator (USA/Mexico): Derek Raser
Transportation Captain: Cristi Chitu

LOCATIONS
Locations: Bucharest, Romania
Studio: Mediapro Studios, Buftea, Romania
Supervising Location Manager: Douglas Dresser

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Glenn Boswell
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Bernadette Van Gyen
Stunts: Shea Adams, Kyle Gardiner, Brian Steele, Bernadette Van Gyen
Stunt Riggers: Shea Adams, Kyle Gardiner, Michael Saliba

CASTING
Casting: Deborah Aquila, Mary Tricia Wood
UK Casting: Gary Davy
Extras Casting: Domnica Circiumaru
Casting Assistant: Jennifer Ricchiazzi

CAST
Morris Chestnut
Eddie Cibrian
Kieran Darcy-Smith (Vince Strode)
Cole Hauser
Lena Headey (Katherine)
Marcel Iures (Dr Nicolai)
Daniel Dae Kim (Alex Kim)
Piper Perabo (Charlie)
Rick Ravanello (Phillip Briggs)
Brian Steele (creature)

PLOT SUMMARY

A group of divers are trapped in a network of underground caves where they are attacked by monsters.

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia TriStar Films

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Screen Gems Inc

2004
April
15: Romania - filming begins

2005
April
8: USA - theatrical release

May
12: Czech Republic - theatrical release
13: Lithuania - theatrical release

June
9: Netherlands - theatrical release
15: Belgium - theatrical release

Prime Evil - working title

caves, divers, monsters, underwater

Last Updated: 18 March, 2009