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28 Days Later... (2002)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2002
Running Times: 113 mins 3 secs
Length: 10,173 feet and 3 frames
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Technicolor
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital


DIRECTION

Directed by: Danny Boyle


CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures presents in association with DNA Films and The Film Council
Produced by: Andrew Macdonald
Line Producer: Robert How
Production Coordinator: Candice Fonseca
German Production Crew Production Coordinator: Birgit Wollny
Unit Manager: Claire Tovey
German Production Crew: Unit Manager Antje Krutz
German Production Crew Production Manager: Monika Kintner
General Manager For DNA Films: Joanne Smith

SCRIPT
Written by: Alex Garland

DIRECTION
1st Assistant Director: Richard Styles
2nd Assistant Director: Sara Desmond
3rd Assistant Director: Carlos Fidel
Additional 3rd Assistant Director: Vicki Allen
Script Supervisor: Eve Spence

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Camera Operator: Marcel Zyskind
German Production Crew Aerial Unit Cameraman: Adam Dale
German Production Crew Wescam Assistant: Charlie Woodburn
Camera Assistant: Simon Tindall
Additional Camera Assistant: Ian Chisholm
Grip: John Rundle
Additional Grip: David May
FT2 Camera Trainee: Nick Allsop
Additional Camera Crew: Bob Shipsey, Steve Wallace
Gaffer: Thomas Neivelt
Best Boy: Andrew Cole
Electrician: Barry Reid
Additional Electricians: Bill Bullpit, Peter Richardson
Genny Operator: Wayne Mansell
Stills: Peter Mountain
Colour Timer: Martin WalshLaboratory Contact: Paul Swann
Camera Equipment: VFG
Lighting Equipment: Arri Lighting
Colour: Technicolor
Prints: Deluxe

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Chris Gill
Assistant Editor: Nick Packer
Post Production Supervisor: Clare St. John
Cutting Room Assistant: Ben Nicholas
Post Production Consultancy: Steeple Post Production Services
Post Production Script: Sapex
Editing Equipment: Oculus; Hyperactive
Post Production Facilities: Future Post

MUSIC
Music by: John Murphy
Songs / Additional Music: Efrim Menuck, David Bryant, Roger Tellier-Craig, Thiery Amar, Mauro Pezzente, Aiden Girt, Bruce Cawdon, Sophie Trudeau, Norsola Johnson (East Hastings); Jason Lytle (A.M.180); Jay Livingston, Ray Evans (Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera)); Brian Eno (An Ending (Ascent)); Charles Gounod (Ave Maria); Henry Francis Lyte, Will Henry Monk (Abide With Me); Gabriel Fauré, Jean Michel Nectoux (In Paradisium For Requiem); Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson (Frosty the Snowman); Andy Dragazis, Tahita Bulmer (Season Song)
Songs / Additional Music Performed By: Godspeed You Black Emperor (East Hastings); Grandaddy (A.M.180); Brian Eno (An Ending (Ascent)); Perri Alleyne (Ave Maria); Perri Alleyne (Abide With Me); Dr Richard Marlow and The Choir Of The Trinity College with the London Musici (In Paradisium For Requiem); Blue States (Season Song)
Songs Arranged By: John Murphy (Ave Maria; Abide With Me)
Strings: Andrew Price, Film works
Percussion and Drums: Ged 'God' Lynch
Strings and Choir Recordist: Mike Hunter
Score Recorded At: Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
Score Mixer and Producer: Daniel L. Griffiths
Additional Engineering: Simon Denny
Music Editors: Hugo Adams, Lee Herrick
Music Consultant: Laura Z. Wasserman
Music Coordinators for Avenger Entertainment: Nicole Catino, Barrie Robinson

SOUND
Sound Recordist: John Rodda
Boom Operator: Orin Beaton
Sound Assistant: Mitch Lowe
Sound Design: Glenn Freemantle
Re-Recording Mixers (Final Mix): Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel
Re-Recordists (Final Mix): Adam Daniel, Lyle Scott-Darling
Re-Recording Mixers (Pre-Mix): John Hayward, Nick LeMessurier
Supervising Sound Editor: Glenn Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor: Andy Wilkinson
ADR Mixers: Ted Swanscott, Paul Carr, Peter Gleaves
Dialogue/ADR Editor: Gillian Dodders
Sound Effects Editor: Tom Sayers
Foley Artists: Felicity Cottrell, Ruth Sullivan, Ricky Butt
Foley Mixer: Kevin Tayler
Foley Editor: Grahame Peters
Post Production Sound: Reelsound
Foley Recorded At: Pinewood Studios, London, England
Pre-Mixed At: Pinewood Studios, London, England
Re-Recorded At: Shepperton Studios, England

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Rachael Fleming
Wardrobe Supervisor: Anne Lavender-Jones
Costume Assistant: Charlotte Child
Costume Maker: Esme Young
Make-up Designer: Sallie Jaye
Make-up Artist: Sian Grigg
Additional Make Up: Melissa Lackersteen, Sue Parkinson, Polly Earnshaw, Nuala Conway, Deborah Jarvis, Norma Webb
FT2 Make Up Trainee: Kerry Hormbrey

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Prosthetics Make Up Effects Creature Effects: Cliff Wallace, Alan Hedgcock
Prosthetics Crew: Andy Garner, Adrian Getley, Anthony Parker, Ian Morse, Kate Hill, Lisa Crawley, Tristan Schoonraad, Robin Schoonraad, John Schoonraad, Justin Pitkethley, Barrie Gower, Dee Sherwood-Wallace, Miho Suzuki
Contact Lenses: Gemma Scott, The Reel Eye Company

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisors: Richard Conway, Bob Hollow
Special Effect Technicians: Sam Conway, Mark White, Andrew Kelly, Steve Paton

VISUAL EFFECTS
Digital Effects Supervisor: Tony Lawrence
Colourist: Jean Clement Sorret
Digital Effects Consultant: Peter Bach

Special Visual Effects: Clear
Executive Producer: Simon Fallon
Executive Producer for Clear: Greg Caplan
Head of Production for MPC: Michael Elson
Producers For MPC: Begoña Lopez, Matthew Bristowe
Digital Effects Producer: Steve Garrard
Digital Artists: Tom Harding, Jonny Hicks, Simon Huhtala, Andy Merlino, Ben Murray, Jim Parsons, Aleks Ugarow
3D Animators: John Harvey, Josh George, Olly Nash, Adrian Russell
VT: Will Goodchild, Gary Sandbrook, Scott Winter, Marcus Wood
Production Staff: Symi Fuchs, Hollie Moreton, Damien Raymond-Barker, Moriah Sparks
Digital Lab: The Moving Picture Company
Operators: Richard Etchells, Matthew Packham
End Credits: Cine Image

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
Supervising Art Director: Mark Digby
Art Directors: Patrick Rolfe, Rob Gorwood
German Production Crew Art Director: Dennis Schnegg
Standby Art Director: Kam Lan Man
Set Decorator: Fanny Taylor
Prop Master: Nick Thomas
Dressing Props: Beth Roberts, Kip Walker
Prop Buyer: Kelly Waugh
German Production Crew Prop Buyer: Britta Albert
Standby Props: Mark Guest, Quentin Davies
Standby Prop Driver: Keith Winyard
Draughtsman: Rob Gorwood
Construction Manager: Dan Crandon
Assistant Construction Manager: Chris Lightburn-Jones
Foreman: Tim Powis
Carpenters: Tim Powis, Bruce Barnes, John Burgess, David Cooper, Ben Green, Chris Grace, Paul Halter, Warren Lever, Toby Neville, Stuart Rushbrook, Marc Telford
Standby Carpenters: Nick Slater, Tim Leadley
Head Plasterer: Ray Churchouse
Plasterers: Mark Bewley, Joe Casey, Jamie Churchouse, Paul Tappin
HOD / Supervising Rigger: John Weller
Riggers: Charlie Muspratt, Ian Pape, Neil Paul, Robert Weller, Ray Wilson
Scenic Painters: Gillian Campbell, Hannah Crick, Sophie Geliot, Jane Matthews, Jody Raynes, Simon Scullion
Art Department Assistants: Michelle Day, Charlie Cobb, Andrea Couch
Storeman: Charlie Malik
Titles Designer: Creative Partnership

OTHER CREW
FT2 Continuity Trainee: Lisa Inman
Production Accountant: Jim Hajicosta
Assistant Accountant: Dan Palmer
Post Production Accountant: Matt Dalton
Accounts Assistant: Maggie Murray
German Production Crew Accounts Assistant: Rima Schmidt
Production Secretary: Sarada McDermott
Producer's Assistant: Carey Berlin
Production Assistant For DNA Films: Emma Dawson
Unit Publicist: Sarah Clarke
Floor Runner: Caroline Chapman
Production Runners: Matthew Horrocks, Hayley Williams
Rushes Runner: Tom Bayliss
German Production Crew Runner: Elvis Plese
FT2 Trainees: Martin Kelly, Daniel Vernon, Matthew Streatfield, Claire Gould, Donna Casey, Emanuele Giraldo
Voice Coaches: Jo Cameron Brown, Jill McCullough
Tutor: Nina Pickford
Chaperone: Sally Burns
Military Advisor: Henry Camilleri
Armourer: Faujja Singh
Equipment Supplied By: Baptys
Animal Action Arranged and Coordinated By: A-Z Animals Limited
Chimpanzees Provided By: Schwaban Park Zoo, Stuttgart
Chimpanzee Trainers: Thomas Hudlemaier, Sylvia Hudlemaier
Health and Safety Advisor: David Dean Associates
German Production Crew Helicopter Safety Engineer: Steve North
Paramedic: John Almond, Visual Emergency Medical Services
Caterers: Set Meals
Catering Manager: Sophie Burden
Chef: Simon Warne
Catering Assistant: Cory Smith
German Production Crew Catering: Sarah Wiener
Travel Services: The Travel Company
Unit Drivers: Mike Beaven, Roy Clarke, Simon Hudnott
German Production Crew Aerial Unit Operations: Jennifer Allen
German Production Crew Jet Provided By: Bianchi Aviation Film Services Ltd
German Production Crew Drivers: Jara Pöhnitzsch, Mandula Hilf, Ulrich Bohnefeld, Ceva Ural
Action Vehicles: Vehicles in Vision
Facility Vehicles: Willies Wheels; Flush With Success; Film 4 x 4
German Production Services via GAMBIT GmbH, Christian Hünemörder, Michael Jungfleisch
Production Legal Services: Theodore Goddard
Completion Guarantor: Film Finances
Insurance Services: Aon / Albert G. Ruben
Archive Clips Courtesy Of: APTN Library, BBC Television, Fox News, ITN Archive
X-Rays / Scan Images Courtesy Of: Science Photo Library

LOCATIONS
Locations: London, England, UK; Salisbury, England, UK; The Lake District, England, UK; Stuttgart, Germany
Location Managers: Pat Karam, Alex Gladstone
Assistant Location Manager: Tracey Tucker

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Producer wishes to thank the following for their assistance: Cornell Chin, Walter Donohue, Masahiro Hirakubo, Alwin Kuchler, Chris, Elaine and Lois Lane, Tom Miller, Richard Whelan and the Traffic Marshals who held back London
Made with the support of the Film Council
With the assistance of the East London Film Fund and the European Regional Development Fund

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Nicholas Powell
Stunts: Tom Aitkin, Dani Biernat, David Cronnelly, George Cottle Jnr, Amanda Foster, Eunice Huthart, Rowley Irlam, Charles Jarman, Peter Pedrero, Andreas Petrides, Gary Powell, Séon Rogers, Gordon Seed, Colin Skeaping, Julian Spencer, Lenny Woodcock
Stunts Fire Safety: Ray Nicholas

CASTING
Casting by: Gail Stevens
Assistant Casting Director: Maureen Duff
Casting Assistant: Robin Hudson
ADR Voice Casting: Louis Elman


CAST

Cillian Murphy (Jim)
Naomie Harris (Selena)
Christopher Eccleston (Major Henry West)
Megan Burns (Hannah)

and
Brendan Gleeson (Frank)

Alex Palmer, Bindu de Stoppani, Jukka Hiltunen (activists)
David Schneider (scientist)
Toby Sedgwick (infected priest)
Noah Huntley (Mark)
Christopher Dunne (Jim's father)
Emma Hitching (Jim's mother)
Alexander Delamere (Mr Bridges)
Kim McGarrity (Mr Bridges' daughter)
Justin Hackney (infected kid)
Luke Mably (Private Clifton)
Stuart McQuarrie (Sergeant Farrell)
Ricci Harnett (Corporal Mitchell)
Leo Bill (Private Jones)
Junior Laniyan (Private Bell)
Ray Panthaki (Private Bedford)
Sanjay Rambaruth (Private Davis)
Marvin Campbell (Private Mailer)
Adrian Christopher, Richard Dwyer, Nick Ewans, Terry John, Paul Kasey, Sebastian Knapp, Nicholas James Lewis, Jenni Lush, Tristan Matthiae, Jeff Rann, Joelle Simpson, Al Stokes, Steen Young (featured infected)


PLOT SUMMARY

A team of animal liberation activists raid a secret laboratory and free some apes who have been infected with a powerful virus. 28 days later, Jim wakes from a coma to find London apparently deserted. But before long he stumbles across the "infected", the blood crazed survivors of the apocalypse who have been driven violently insane by the disease. Jim teams up with other survivors to try to find sanctuary in the north of the country.


AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Video Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox (24238S)
DVD Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox (24238DVD)


CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 18 (uncut)


TIMELINE

2002
June
14: UK - 1st theatrical trailer rated 12 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

July
26: UK - 2nd theatrical trailer rated 12 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

August
29: UK - video trailer rated 12 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

September
26: UK - 3rd theatrical trailer rated 18 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

October
10: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

November
1: UK - theatrical release

2003
April
16: Belgium, France - theatrical release
17: Germany, Netherlands - theatrical release

2006
July

8: USA - television broadcast (on FX Network)
9: USA - television broadcast (on FX Network)


POSTER TAGS

The Days Are Numbered


LINKS

SEE ALSO
Chimera (1991)
Survivors (1975-1977)

SEQUEL
28 Weeks Later (2007)


REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Cinefantastique vol.35 no.3 (June / July 2003) pp.38-40; 64 (USA)
illustrated article; illustrated review

Cinefantastique vol.35 no.5 (October / November 2003) p.67 (USA)
illustrated DVD review (by Stanley Manders)

Empire no.160 (October 2002) p.23 (UK)
illustrated short article

Empire no.162 (December 2002) p.48 (UK)
illustrated review

Fangoria no.221 (April 2003) p.8 (USA)
illustrated article, review

Fangoria no.224 (July 2003) pp.20-23, 82 (USA)
illustrated article (To Make the Blood Boyle by Mark Salisbury)

Fangoria no.234 (July 2004) p.79 (USA)
illustrated article (Fango's Top 25: 2003 by Bill Moseley)

Film-Echo / Filmwoche no.5 (1 February 2003) p.60 (Germany)
illustrated credits, review

Hollywood Reporter vol.370 no.4 (18 September 2001) p.19 (USA)
credits, production details

Screen International no.1325 (21 September 2001) p.28 (UK)
credits, production details

Screen International no.1326 (28 September 2001) p.16 (UK)
credits, production details

Screen International no.1380 (8 November 2002) p.6 (UK)
illustrated article

Sight and Sound vol.12 no.12 (December 2002) pp.59-60 (UK)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review

Sight and Sound vol.13 no.8 (August 2003) p.70 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review (by Matthew Leyland)

Starburst no.291 (November 2002) pp.16-19 (UK)
illustrated preview, interview

Starburst no.293 (December 2002) p.58 (UK)
illustarted credits, review

Starburst no.299 (May 2003) p.64 (UK)
illustrated DVD review

Starburst Special no.52 Summer Movies pp.94-95 (UK)
illustrated preview

Variety 4 November 2002 pp.28, 29 (USA)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review


KEYWORDS

animal liberation activists, apes, chimpanzees, churches, end of the world, hospitals, london, manchester, post apocalypse, priests, scientists, tower blocks, viruses

 


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