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Deep Impact (1998)
Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1998
Running Times: 120 mins
Length:
Format: Super 35mm (anamorphic)
Colour Format: Technicolor
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
DIRECTION
Director: Mimi Leder
CREW
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures/Zanuck-Brown
Productions
Executive Producers: Joan Bradshaw, Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg
Producers: David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck
Associate Producer: D. Scott Easton
Production Supervisor: Peter M. Tobyansen
Production Coordinators: Daren Hicks, Lori Keith Douglas
SCRIPT
Script: Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin
DIRECTION
2nd Unit Director: Mark Vargo
Los Angeles 2nd Unit Director: Tom Priestley Jr
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Michele Ziegler
Key 2nd Assistant Director: Darin Rivetti
Additional New York 2nd Assistant Director: Michael Reichman (uncredited)
2nd 2nd Assistant Directors: Basil Grillo, Paula Harris
Assistant Director: K.C. Colwell
New York DGA Trainee: Ronan O'Connor
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Dietrich Lohmann
Washington 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Mark Vargo
Los Angeles 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Tom Priestley Jr
Mountain Unit Director of Photography: Josh Bleibtreu
Aerial Director of Photography: Phil Pastuhov (uncredited)
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator: Guy Norman Bee
2nd Unit Camera Operators: Mark Vargo, Joseph V. Cicio
Additional Camera: Don Burgess
Assistant Camera: Mark Gutterud
Assistant B Camera: John T. Connor
Assistant Wescam / Camera Technician: Steven J. Winslow
1st Assistant Vistavision Camera: Evan A. Nesbitt
2nd Assistant Camera: Daniel E. Teaze
Mountain Unit Film Loader: Parker Meyer
Set Lighting: Alexandre Naufel
Gaffer: Danny Eccleston
New York Gaffer: Jack Coffen
Electricians: Chris Bothwell, Daniel Windels, Don Spiro, Kevin Nenonen
New York Electricians: Chris Hammond, Mark Proscia
Washington D.C. Electricians: Chris Walters, Dave Mikutsky, Keith Weiner
Best Boy Electric: Walt Bithell
Additional Rigging Best Boy: Dylan Rush (uncredited)
Key Grip: Tim Ryan
Grip: Nico Bally
Dolly Grip: Steve Robertson
Video Assist Operator: Mauriece Jacks Jr
Colour Timer: Jim Passon
Cameras: Arriflex 535
Lenses: Joe Dunton 2.35 Research Lenses
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Paul Cichocki, David Rosenbloom
Assistant Editor: Ken Blackwell
Post-Production Supervisor: Brad Goodman
Negative Cutting: Kona Cutting
MUSIC
Music: James Horner; Giacomo Puccini (from La Bohème)
Conductor / Music Producer / Orchestrator: James Horner
Additional Orchestrator: J.A.C. Redford
Music Producer: Simon Rhodes
Assistant Engineers: Andy Bass, David Marquette
Supervising Music Editor: Jim Henrikson
Music Editor: Joe E. Rand
Assistant Music Editor: Barbara McDermott
Orchestra Contractor: Sandy De Crescent
Vocal Contractor: Sally Stevens
Music Preparation: Bob Bornstein
SOUND
Sound: Mark Hopkins McNabb
Score Recordist / Mixer: Simon Rhodes
Boom Operator: Raul A. Bruce
Supervising Sound Editors: J. Paul Huntsman, Walter Newman
ADR Supervisor: Joe Dorn
ADR / Dialogue Editor: Andrew M. Somers
Foley Mixer: Eric Gotthelf
Sound Effects Editor: Christopher S. Aud
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Ruth Myers
Costumer: Boyd Miles
Set Costumer: Marsha Bozeman
Make Up Department Head: John M. Elliott Jr
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Technician: Chris L. Ward
2nd Unit Special Effects: Brian Tipton
Display Graphics Office Coordinator: Brent O. Coert
Special Effects Sets: Wonderworks Inc, Brick Price
Mold Shop Supervisor: David Cohen
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: CIS Hollywood; Industrial Light and Magic
Exploding Cockpit / Messiah and Space Shuttle Set: Wonderworks
Visual Effects Executive Producer: C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects Producer: Denise Ream
Visual Effects Supervisor: Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Co-Supervisor: Bill George
Visual Effects Coordinator: Harrison Zanuck
Digital Artist: M. Zachary Sherman
Digital Illustrator: Tim Wilcox
Digital Compositor: Olivier Sarda
Display Graphics Compositor: Peter G. Parise
Digital Effects Technical Assistant: Brian Gee
Digital Non-Linear Engineers: Alex Drought, Steven Moder
Digital Wire Removal: Dan Bogle
Technocrane: Eli Golub
Visual Effects Liaison: Michael Fallavollita
Display Graphics Supervisor: Todd A. Marks
Display Graphics Coordinator / Producer: Tonya Bowen
CIS Hollywood
Digital Compositing Supervisor: Jeff Heusser
Industrial Light and Magic
Visual Effects Coordinators: Adrienne Anderson, Janet Lewin
Visual Effects Associate Producer: Jill Brooks
Senior Staff: Chrissie England, H.B. Siegel, Jeff Mann, Jim Morris
Practical Effects Supervisor: Geoff Heron
Sequence Supervisor: Tom Martinek
CG Supervisors: Ben Snow, Michael Bauer
CG Sequence Supervisors: Erik Mattson, Greg Killmaster, Henry Preston,
Joel Aron
CG Wave Development: Doug Sutton, Ken McGaugh, Mitch Deuodes
Digital Effects Artists: Amanda Ronai-Dahle, Amelia Chenoweth, Andy
Wang, Andy White, Barbara Brennan, Bruce Powell, Christopher Horvath,
Christopher Townsend, Daryl Munton, David Hisanaga, David Horsley, Donald
S. Butler, Ed Kramer, Eddie Pasquarello, Eran Barnea, Frederic Schmidt,
Greg Maloney, Hans Uhlig, Hayden Landis, Ian Christie, Janice Lew, Jeffrey
Benedict, Jeremy Goldman, John Walker, Khatsho John Orfali, Leah Anton,
Lindy Wilson, Marc Cooper, Patrick Neary, Peg Hunter, Raul Essig, Russell
Earl, Samson Kao, Sandra Ford Karpman, Scott Prior, Stuart T. Maschwitz,
William J. Brooks
Lead Digital Paint and Roto Artist: Terry Molatore
Digital Paint And Roto Artists: Al Bailey, Elsa Rodriguez, Erin West,
Jiri Jacknowitz, Kate Elsen, Katharine Baird, Katie Morris, Lisa Drostova,
Patrick Jarvis, Sandy Ritts
Technical Animators: Jason Ivimey, Philip Edward Alexy, Steve Nichols
Model Project Supervisor: Brian Gernand
Digital Modelers: Craig Lyn, Paul Theren
Chief Model Maker: Carol Bauman
Model Makers: R. Kim Smith, Alan Peterson, Fon Davis, Ira Keeler, Jeff
Brewer, John Duncan, John Goodson, Jon Foreman, Lauren Page, Michael
Steffe, Phillip Brotherton, Robert M. Edwards, Scott McNamara, Tony
Precado
CG Staff: Brian Brecht, Cliff Plummer, Shannon Henry
CG Pre-Production Supervisor: Kevin Rafferty
Lead Matchmove Artist: Michael J. Halsted
3D Camera Matchmove Artists: Alia Agha, Lanny Cermak, Marla I. Selhorn,
R.D. Wegener, Selwyn Eddy, Terry Chostner
Camera and Video Engineering: Bill Grinder, Gary Meyer, Kipp Aldrich,
Vince Tilker
CG Resource Assistant: Kimberly Lashbrook
CG Technical Support: Jonathan Litt, Kristen Millette, Michael Baltazar,
Nicholas Anastassiou
Conceptual And Animatic Artist: Louis Katz
Digital Matte Artists: Bill Mather, Rick Rische
Digital Plate Restoration Technicians: Jason H. Snell, Lydia Greenfield
Director of Photography and Minatures: Pat Sweeney
Visual Effects Camera Assistants: Carl Miller, Rich McKay
Gaffers: Michael Olague, Tim Morgan
Digital Timing Supervisor: Kenneth Smith
Film Scanning: George Gambetta, Randall K. Bean, Todd Mitchell
Film Scanning / Recording Supervisor: Josh Pines
Visual Effects Editor: Tim Eaton
Video Editor: Angela Leaper
Negative Cutter: Doug Jones
Negative Line-Up: Andrea Biklian, James Lim
Production Accountant: Pam Kaye
Production Engineering: Greg Dunn, Jeff King, Ken Beyer
Projectionist: Timothy Greenwood
Sabre Supervisor: Pablo Helman
Sabre Artists: Brian Conlon, Caitlin Content, Catherine Tate, Okan Ataman,
Rita E. Zimmerman
Software Development: David Benson, Florian Kainz, Rod G. Bogart, Vincent
Toscano
Viewpainter Artists: Catherine Craig, Donna Ashley Beard, Tony Sommers
Visual Effects Art Director: Alex Jaeger
Visual Effects Production Assistant: Paula Nederman
Pacific Title Digital
Digital Effects Artists: Jeff Wells, Jennifer Law-Stump
Digital Imaging: Gregory Creaser
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Leslie Dilley
Art Directors: Dennis Bradford, Gary Kosko, Andrew Neskoromny, Tom Valentine
Assistant Art Directors: Eric Rosenberg, Masako Masuda
Set Designers: Dean Wolcott, Josh Lusby, Richard F. Mays, Suzan Torres
Set Decorator: Peg Cummings
Props: Wonderworks
Assistant Property Master: Michael D. Harrell
Property Assistant: Thomas R. Wagner
Construction Coordinator: John Villarino
Washington D.C. Unit Construction Foreman: Robb W. Ward
Storyboard Artist: Raymond Prado
Greens Coordinator: Daniel J. Gillooly
OTHER CREW
Production Accountant: Gail Martin-Sheridan
Assistant Production Accountants: Pam Ellington, Laura Tiz, Jennifer
P. Luther
Accounting Clerk: Cristina Christian
Key Production Assistant: Jennifer L. Pearlman (uncredited)
Production Assistants: Carlos P. Cunha, Danielle Fenati, Erin Meehan,
Jonathan Roumie, Tudor Jones
Additional Photography Production Assistant: Matthew D. Smith
Washington D.C. Production Assistant: Elissa Ewalt (uncredited)
Assistant to Morgan Freeman: Quentin Pierre
Production Secretary: Bob Merrick
Travel Coordinator: Kurt Zelnak
Driver For Morgan Freeman: Robert Gaskill
Amateur Astronomer Consultant: Frank Langford (uncredited)
Comet Advisors: Carolyn Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker
Space Technology Consultant: David Walker
Consultant: Martha R. Cotton (uncredited)
Military Technical Advisor / Project Officer: Jay Field
Marine Coordinator: C. Ransom Walrod
Location Projectionist (Washington D.C.): John Marston (uncredited)
Unit Publicist: Stuart Fink
Video Researcher: Ron Ostrow (uncredited)
Marine Coordination: Studio Sea
LOCATIONS
Locations: Francis Scott Key Bridge, Washington, District of Columbia,
USA; Manassas, Virginia, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Prince William
County, Virginia, USA; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; West River,
Maryland, USA; Wilson Blvd and N. Lynn Street, Rosslyn, Virginia, USA
Location Manager: Michael Haro
Location Manager (New York, Prep Only): Bryan Thomas
Location Managers (Washington D.C.): Peggy Pridemore, Stuart Neumann
Assistant Location Manager (Washington D.C.): Joseph Martin
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Charles Croughwell, M. James Arnett
Stunts: Cinda James, Kevin Jackson, Hollis Hill, Jeff Galpin, Jimmy
Romano, John Branagan, John Cenatiempo, Keith Campbell, Matthew Taylor,
Seth Arnett, Hubie Kerns Jr (uncredited)
Stunt Double For Leelee Sobieski: Leigh Hennessy
Motorcycle Stunts: Debbie Evans
Utility Stunts: Scott Sproule
CASTING
Casting: Allison Jones
Washington D.C. Casting: Judith Bouley
Extras Casting: Ashley Stepp
Extras Casting (Washington D.C.): Capitol Casting
CAST
Robert Duvall (Captain Spurgeon Tanner)
Téa Leoni (Jenny Lerner)
Elijah Wood (Leo Biederman)
Vanessa Redgrave (Robin Lerner)
Morgan Freeman (President Tom Beck)
Maximilian Schell (Jason Lerner)
James Cromwell (Alan Rittenhouse)
Ron Eldard (Dr Oren Monash)
Jon Favreau (Dr Gus Partenza)
Laura Innes (Beth Stanley)
Mary McCormack (Andrea Baker)
Richard Schiff (Don Biederman)
Leelee Sobieski (Sarah Hotchner Beiderman)
Blair Underwood (Mark Simon)
Dougray Scott (Eric Vennekor)
Gary Werntz (Chuck Hotchner)
Bruce Weitz (Stuart Caley)
Betsy Brantley (Ellen Biederman)
O'Neal Compton (Morten Entrekin)
Rya Kihlstedt (Chloe Lerner)
Aleksandr Baluyev (Colonel Mikhail Tulchinsky)
Caitlin Fein (Caitlin Stanley)
Amanda Fein (Caitlin Stanley)
Joseph Urla (Ira Moskatel)
Una Damon (Marianne Duclos)
Mark Moses (Tim Urbanski)
Derek de Lint (Theo Van Sertema)
Charles Dumas (Jeff Worth)
Suzy Nakamura (Jenny's assistant)
Alimi Ballard (Bobby Rhue)
Katie Hagan (Jane Biederman)
Denise Crosby (Vicky Hotchner)
Frank Whiteman (priest)
Jason Dohring (Harold)
Jasmine Harrison (kid)
Rahi Azizi (student)
Hannah Werntz (Holly Rittenhouse)
Tucker Smallwood (Ivan Brodsky)
Merrin Dungey (Sheila Bradley)
Kimberly Huie (Wendy Mogel)
William Fair (grey man)
Francis X. McCarthy (General Scott)
Ellen Bry (Stofsky)
Lisa Ann Grant (reporter)
Leslie Dilley (waiter)
Concetta Tomei (Patricia Ruiz)
Mike O'Malley (Mike Perry)
Kurtwood Smith (Otis Hefter)
Gerry Griffin (NASA official)
Charlie Hartsock (David Baker)
Jennifer Jostyn (Marietta Monash)
Don Handfield (Dwight Tanner)
Jason Frasca (Steve Tanner)
Cynthia Ettinger (pretty woman)
Benjamin Stralka (little boy)
Stephanie Patton (Brittany Baker)
Michael Winters (NASA guy)
John Ducey (young lieutenant)
Christopher Darga (section leader)
Joshua Colwell (CAPCOM)
Cornelius Lewis (Ben Sergeant)
Kevin LaRosa (pilot)
Photo Double/Stand-In: Rob McCabe
PLOT SUMMARY
A new comet is discovered by an American schoolboy, a comet that appears
to be on a collision course with the Earth. A television jouranlist
uncovers the truth about the impending end of the world while investigating
a sex scandal involving a prominent politician. As the comet approaches,
desperate plans are hatched to destroy it in space before it can get
too close - if the crew of the converted space shuttle Messiah can't
obliterate it with nuclear weapons, then the only hope for the human
race seems to be a network of caves that can hold a million survivors...
CAPSULE REVIEW
A sprawling and sluggish soap opera that narrowly beats its rival,
the appalling Armageddon (1998), in the entertainment stakes though
that isn't really saying much. Unlikeable characters don't really help
us to become involved in the unfolding drama and curiously we don't
really get any sense of the impending danger until the admittedly excellent
closing scenes. The sentimentality is almost too much to endure and,
coupled with the generally poor performances, it removes what little
credibility Deep Impact may have had. Worth watching for the apocalyptic
finale but is it really worth the pain of sitting through the rest t
get there?
AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
Video Distributor: Argentina Video Home
Finland
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
France
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
International
Theatrical Distributor: Red Feather Photoplays
Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Lusomundo
UK
Video Distributor: CIC
USA
Theatrical Distributors: DreamWorks Distribution LLC / Paramount Pictures
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount
DVD Distributor: Paramount (330827)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 13
Australia
Rating: M
Belgium
Rating: KT
Chile
Rating: 14
Finland
Rating: K-12
France
Rating: U
Germany
Rating: 12 (w)
Hong Kong
Rating: IIA
Mexico
Rating: A
Netherlands
Rating: 12
Norway
Rating: 11
Portugal
Rating: M/12
Singapore
Rating: PG
Sweden
Rating: 11
Switzerland
Rating: 12
UK
Rating: 12
USA
Rating: PG-13 (for intense disaster related elements and brief language)
AWARDS
1998
Golden Screen, Germany
Golden Screen - winner
1999
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, USA
Top Box Office Films (James Horner) - winner
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
Saturn Award: Best Science Fiction Film - nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, USA
Favorite Actor: Sci-Fi (Robert Duvall, Morgan Freeman) - nominated
Favorite Actress: Sci-Fi (Téa Leoni) - nominated
Favorite Supporting Actor: Sci-Fi (Elijah Wood) - nominated
Favorite Supporting Actress: Action / Adventure (Vanessa Redgrave) -
nominated
Image Awards, USA
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Morgan Freeman) -
winner
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley - nominated
YoungStar Awards, USA
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film (Elijah Wood) - winner
TIMELINE
1998
May
7: Mexico - world premiere
8: Canada, USA - theatrical release
14: Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Yugoslavia - theatrical
release
15: Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland (German speaking region), UK - theatrical release
16: South Korea - theatrical release
21: Argentina, Slovakia - theatrical release
22: Brazil, Finland, Poland, Turkey - theatrical release
27: Belgium, France, Switzerland (French speaking region) - theatrical
release
28: Chile - theatrical release
29: Norway - theatrical release
June
4: New Zealand - theatrical release
5: Hong Kong - theatrical release
18: Australia, Singapore - theatrical release
20: Japan - theatrical release
July
25: Indonesia - theatrical release
29: Kuwait - theatrical release
31: Estonia - theatrical release
1998
November
3: USA - laserdisc release (Paramount)
13: UK - video release
December
15: USA - DVD release (Paramount (330827))
POSTER TAGS
Heaven and Earth are about to collide.
Oceans rise. Cities fall. Hope survives.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Impact - early title
Impacto profundo - Argentine/Brazilian/ Portuguese
title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Armageddon (1998)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Meteor (1979)
On the Beach (1959)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cinefantastique vol.30 no.1 pp.8-9 (USA)
illustrated article
Empire July 1998 p.32 (UK)
review (by Darren Bignell)
Empire December 1998 p.138 (UK)
review
Film Review July 1998 p.16 (UK)
review (by Jason Caro)
Total Film July 1998 p.94 (UK)
review (by Wendell Kroy)
NEWSPAPERS
Diário de Notícias 15 May 1998 (Portugal)
review (by Eurico De Barros)
Diário de Notícias, DNmais 15 May 1998 (Portugal)
review (by José De Matos-Cruz)
Svenska Dagbladet 15 May 1998 (Sweden)
review (Härligt när jorden går under by Jeanette Gentele)
KEYWORDS
comets; end of the world; tidal waves; new york; spaceships; space
travel; space shuttles; astronauts; nuclear weapons; helicopters; floods;
traffic jams; suicide; astronomers; lotteries; weddings; journalists;
statue of liberty; world trade center; president; military; mormons;
motorcycles; newspapers
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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