20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997a)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 1997
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 3
Average Episode Running Times: 60 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: The Village Roadshow / The Pierce Company
Executive Producers: Keith Pierce, Jeffrey M. Hayes, Richard Pierce
Producer: Dean W. Barnes
Line Producer: Tom Hoffie
Production Co-Ordinator: Sheryl Hayward
Production Manager: Julie Forster

SCRIPT
Script: Brian Nelson
Novel: Jules Verne

DIRECTION
Director: Rod Hardy
1st Assistant Director: John Powditch
2nd Assistant Director: Angella McPherson
Underwater Unit Director: Dean Barnes
Underwater Unit 1st Assistant Director: Stuart Wood

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: James Bartle
Underwater Unit Photography: Ron Hagan, Phil Cross
Underwater Unit Camera Operator: Ross Isaacs
Underwater Unit Focus Puller: Gary Bottomly
Underwater Unit Camera Assistant: Andrew Geram
Gaffer: Nick Payne
Underwater Unit Gaffer: Jack Meyerink
Underwater Unit Light Tech: Peter West
Underwater Unit Best Boy: Martyn Evans
Underwater Unit Grip: Murray Head
Key Grip: Mark Pamsey
Labs: Cinevex Film Laboratory

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Post Production Supervisor: Dan McDonald
Electronic Post Production: Eds Digital Studios; AAV Australia
Editor: Drake Silliman
Assistant Editor: John Hoffhines

MUSIC
Music Supervisor: David Franco
Music: Mark Snow
Music Editors: Fernand Bos, Marty Weretsky
Orchestrators: Jonathan Sacks, Lolita Ritmanis
Music Performed By: Utah Symphony Orchestra
Music Recording Engineer: John Richards
Scoring Mixer: John Richards
Synclavier Mixer: Larold Rebhun

SOUND
Audio Post Production: 3J Prods
Sound Supervisor: Craig Vandagriff
Production Sound Mix: Paul 'Salty' Brincat
Recording: Bryan Watkins
Re-Recording Mixers: Terry O'Bright, Keith Rogers
ADR Supervisor: Norval D. Crutcher III

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up Artist: Margaret Stevenson
Assistant Make Up Artist: Maree MacDonald
Hair: Jose Perez
Assistant Hair: Cathy McKay
Costume Designer: Jean Turnbull
Wardrobe Supervisor: Penny Nielson
Standby Wardrobe: Andrea Hood

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Executives: Alex Tkach, Paul Patrick Quinn
Visual Effects Supervisor: Elan Soltes
Visual Effects Co-Ordinators: Jessica Narkunski, Marusha Kushniruk
Effects Supervisor: Paul Cox
Special Effects: Monty Fieguth
Effects Photography: Bruce Phillips
Visual Effects Editor: Howard Deane
Assistant Visual Effects Editor: Susan J. Vinci
Matte Artist: Eric Chauvin
Visual Effects CGI and Compositing: Northwest Imaging and Fx
CGI Pre-Visualization: Rising Sun Pictures
Optical Supervisor: Paul Cox
Project Manager: Joanna Bisley
Henry Artists: Jim Finn, Peter Mastalyr
3D Animation: Matthew Talbot Kelley, David Howe, Geoff Hancock, Bruce McDougall
Inferno Artist: Brian Moylan
Flame Artist: Randy Egan
Compositor: Rob Appleby
Addl CGI Fx: Animal Logic
Motion Control Systems: Micronite
Motion Control Operator: Scott Inglis
Miniatures: The Model Smiths
Head Model Maker: David Tremont
Model Makers: Michae; Daczynski, Eric Backman, Grant Radziwill, Dennis Pradella, Ian Kath, Adam Grace, Brett harrison, David Cuthbert, Kerry Bidwell
Assistant Model Makers: Alison Ross, Paul McCarthy, Ben Gibson, Josh Madrers, Stephen Farrel, Tony Bogvodin
Octopus Designer / Modeller: Jason Baird
Octopus Robotics: Robotechnology
Animatronic Supervisor / Operator: Chris Chitty
Engineer / Operator: Neil McLaughlin
Engineers: Richard Chitty, Raji Naru
Mechanical Hand Effects: Pro Fx, Kym Sainsbury, Brad Greenwood
Ocean Planet Images: Ross Isaacs

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Stewart Burnside
Art Director: Michael Rumpf
Set Decorator: Daryl Porter
Propmaster: Rolland Pike
Constuction Manager: Andrew Gardiner
Standby Props: Ben Bauer
Scenic Artist: Ray Pedler

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Jenny Quigley
Underwater Unit Continuity: Lyn Aronson
Production Accountant: Angela Kenny
Underwater Unit Dive Co-Ordinator: John Suhr
Divers: Jody Waters, Jim Windshuttle, Troy Suhr, Rick McClure, Darko Tuskan

LOCATIONS
Locations: Warner Roadshow Movieworld Studios, Australia
Location Manager: Russell Boyd

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Chris Anderson
Stunts: Ric Anderson, Puven Pather, Marney Commens, Lana Darby, Mitch Deans, Chris Hargreaves

CASTING
Casting: Victoria Huff
Australian Casting: Maura Fay and Associates, Lynne Ruthven

CAST
Michael Caine (Captain Nemo)
Patrick Dempsey
Mia Sara
Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje
Bryan Brown (Ned Land)
John Bach (Thierry Arronax)
Nicholas Hammond (Saxon)
Peter McCauley (Admiral McCutcheon)
Kerry Armstrong (Lydia)
Cecily Anna (Imei)
Ken Senga (Shimoda)
Gerry Day (Nirongu)
Boe Kaan (Ivanda)
Christopher Pate (conductor)
Damien Monk (Dennison)
Jeff Dorman (American scientist)
Gabriel Carr (Russian scientist)
Peter Scheidel (Austrian scientist)
Duke Bannister (scientist 2)
Steven Grieves (Garfield)

USA
Television Distributor: ABC

SEE ALSO
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997b)
20,000 Legs Under the Sea (1917)

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique October 1997 p.122
review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

underwater; submarines; giant squids; book into film

Last Updated: 15 October, 2009