Doom (2005)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2005
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DIRECTION

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak

CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Di Bonaventura Pictures/John Wells Productions/Stillking Films/Universal Studios/Warner Bros.
Executive Producer: John D. Schofield
Co-Executive Producers: Jeremy Steckler, Laura Holstein
Producers: John Wells, Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Co-Producers: David Minkowski, Matthew Stillman
Unit Production Manager: Richard Sharkey
2nd Unit Production Manager: Terry Bamber
Czech Republic Production Manager: Jana Hrbková
Production Coordinator: Sam Holt

SCRIPT
Script: Dave Callaham

DIRECTION
2nd Unit Director: Shaun O'Dell
1st Assistant Director: Patrick Clayton
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Terry Bamber
2nd Assistant Director: Michael Stevenson
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: David Cain
Czech Republic 2nd Assistant Director: Martin Sebik
2nd Unit 3rd Assistant Director: Fraser Fennell-Ball
Script Supervisor: Sue Field
2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Sharon Mansfield

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
A Camera Operator: Milan Chadima
B Camera Operator: Jakub Dvorsky
1st Assistant Camera: John Bailie
2nd Assistant A Camera: Dan Balzer
Focus Puller: Jan Carda
Video Assist Operator: Viktor Lonek
2nd Unit Video Assist Operator: Michal Chadima
Stills: Keith Hamshere

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Derek Brechin, Peter Dansie, Chris Lloyd
Assistant Editor: Martin Hubacek

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Petr Forejt
Boom Operator: Roman Rigo
Cable Person: Ivan Horák

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up Designer: Christine Blundell
Make Up: Hana Surkalova, Lesa Warrener, Nuria Mbomio
Make Up For The Rock: Jeff Dawn
Hair Designer: Christine Blundell
Hair For The Rock: Rachel Solow
Costume Designer: Carlo Poggioli
Assistant Costume Designer: Giovanni Casalnuovo
Set Costumer: Viera Zvonarova

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Richard Alonzo
Key Prosthetic Make Up: Arjen Tuiten
Prosthetic Make Up: Matthew Smith

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Kit West
Floor Supervisor: John Evans
2nd Unit Floor Supervisor: Uli Nefzer
Workshop Coordinator: Stepan Janecek
Shop Foreman: Ernst Gschwind
Senior Technicians: David Miller, John Baker, Ron Hone
Special Props: Karl Derrick

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jon Farhat
Visual Effects Producer: Fiona Chilton
Creature Effects Supervisor: Bill Sturgeon
Model Maker: Pavel Tatar
Previz Artist: Michael Anthony Jackson
Computer and Video Supervisor: Chris McBride
Computer and Video Creative Director: Andrew Booth
Visual Effects Editor: Raymond K.L. Liu
Visual Effects Assistant: Kamila Ostra
On-Set Assistant: Filip Sanders

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Stephen Scott
Art Directors: Peter Francis, Dominic Masters
Czech Republic Art Director: Honza Zazvorka
Helicopter Art Director: Paul Kirby
On-Set Art Director: Klara Holubova
Assistant Art Director: Charles Leatherland
Set Designer: Emma Vane
Set Decorator: Richard Roberts
Props Dressing Superviser: Terry Royce
Property Master: Raymond Perry
Czech Republic Property Master: Jiri Zucek
Prop Buyer: Pavel Hemmy
Set Decorating Buyer: Stefan Mily
Standby Props: Lloyd Vincent
Construction Manager: Steve Bohan
Art Department Coordinator: Gabriela Dolenska
Concept Artists: Cyrille Nomberg, Dan Walker, Kurt van der Basch
Draughtsmen: Emma Vane, Michal Soun, Peter Dorme, Stefan Kovacik, Tom Whitehead
Graphic Designer: Alan Payne
Storyboard Artist: Martin Asbury
Art Department Assistant: Frantisek Copf
Art Department Interpreter: Barbora Kelbichova
Art Department Runner: Krystof Binder

OTHER CREW
Production Accountant: Jim Hajicosta, Eric Layne
1st Assistant Accountants: Lori Scowley, Rob Seager
Assistant Accountant: Viera Hladisova
Assistant to John D. Schofield: Annabel Schofield
Assistant to Production Designer: Jakub Eliasek
Dialect Coach: Nicola Scott
Armourer: Richard Hooper
Unit Publicist: Geoff Freeman

LOCATIONS
Locations: Prague, Czech Republic

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Joe Dunne
Czech Republic Stunt Coordinator: Pavel Cajzl
Stunts: Mark Newman, Tanoai Reed

CASTING
Casting: Jina Jay
Prague Casting: Nancy Bishop
Extras Casting: Jirí Hrstka

CAST

The Rock (real name: Dwayne Johnson) (Sarge)
Karl Urban (John Grimm)
Dhobi Oparei (Destroyer)
Ben Daniels (Goat)
Razaaq Adoti (Duke)
Richard Brake (Portman)
Al Weaver (The Kid)
Dexter Fletcher (Pinky)
Yao Chin (Mac)
Robert Russel (Dr Carmack)
Daniel York (Lieutenant Hunegs)
Ian Hughes (Sandford Crosbie)
Sara Houghton (Dr Jenna Willits)
Blanka Jarosova (Dr Hillary Tallman)
Vladislav Dyntera (Dr Steve Willits)
Petr Hnetkovsky (Dr Olsen)
Jaroslav Psenicka (Dr Thurman)
Marek Motlicek (Dr Clay)
Brian Steele (Curtis Stahle/The Baron)
Doug Jones (Dr Carmack Imp)
Rosamund Pike (Samantha)

PLOT SUMMARY

A team of scientists working on a teleportation device at their off-world facility succeed in creating a working prototype. Unfortunately, it opens a gateway into another dimension allowing a horde of vicious monsters into the facility. A team of commandos is sent in to clean up.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Universal Pictures

TIMELINE

2004
August
30: Czech Republic - production begins

October
18: Czech Republic - filming begins

2005
January
28: Czech Republic - production ends

August
5: USA - theatrical release
10: Belgium, France - theatrical release
11: Germany, Netherlands - theatrical release
19: UK - theatrical release
25: Czech Republic - theatrical release

September
16: Finland - theatrical release

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Doom (1993)

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Total Film no.159 (October 2009) p.141 (UK)
illustrated blu-ray review

KEYWORDS

alien invasions, aliens, computer game into film, military, other planets, scientists, soldiers, teleportation, viruses, zombies

Last Updated: 30 October, 2009