Resident Evil (2002)

Country of Origin: Germany/UK/USA
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times:
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Constantin Film Produktion GmbH/New Legacy Films/Davis Films / Impact Pictures
Supported By: Filmboard Berlin Brandenburg/FFA/Filmfernsehfonds Bayern
Executive Producers: Robert Kulzer, Victor Hadida, Daniel Kletzky, Yoshiki Okamoto
Production Executive: Christine Rothe
Producers: Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida, Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson
Co-Producer: Chris Symes
Toronto Unit Line Producer: Albert Botha
Associate Producer: Mike Gabrawy
Unit Production Manager: Silvia Tollmann
Unit Managers: Esther Fischer, Heiko Schmidt
Production Coordinator: Dorothee Specht
Production Coordinator (UK): Sammi Davis
Assistant Production Coordinator: Kerstin Biermann

SCRIPT
Script: Paul W. S. Anderson
Based on the video game by Capcom Entertainment

DIRECTION
Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
2nd Unit Director: Bharat Nalluri
1st Assistant Director: Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Sherard Jayasuriya
2nd Assistant Directors: Simon Emanuel, Tonja Schürmann
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Till Martinsen
3rd Assistant Directors: Torsten Neubauer, Paul Goldsmith

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: David Johnson
Camera Operator/Steadicam: Jörg Widmer, Udo Ravenstein
Assistant Camera: Christian Almesberger, Heiko Wentorp, Isabelle Arnold, Harald Mellwig, Leah Striker
2nd Assistant Camera: Stefan Grandinetti
Clapper/Loaders: Nicole Nullmeyer, Timm Lange
Focus Pullers: Christian Almesberger, Heiko Wentorp
Additional Focus Pullers: Jan Hartmann, Leah Striker, Andreas Gockel, Winfried Sulzbach
Video Operators: Rafael Jeneral, Patrick Kloz
Pre-Lighting Gaffer: Bernie Grill
Key Grip: Dieter Bähr
Grip: Glenn König
Stills: Rolf Konow
Trainee: Nadine Neuneier

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Alexander Berner

MUSIC
Music: Marco Beltrami, Marilyn Manson
Music Supervisor: Liz Gallacher

SOUND
Sound Designer: Marco Raab
Production Sound Mixer: Roland Winke
Supervising Sound Editors: Stefan Busch, Nigel Holland
Foley Recordist: Philipp Sellier
Additional ADR Editor: Richard Todman

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Head Make Up: Hasso Von Hugo
Costume Designer: Richard Bridgland

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Effects Make Up: Animated Extras International

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Animated Extras; MagicMove
Special Effects Supervisors: Karl-Heinz Bochnig, Gerd Feuchter
Special Effects Coordinator: Gerd Feuchter
Special Effects Technicians: Dan Frye, Jens Schmiedel, Christoph von Lengerke
2nd Unit Special Effects Technician: Volker Lorig
Motion Control Operator: Mitch Enzmann
Motion Control Assistants: Jörg Lehnert, Steffen Zeugner (uncredited)
Floor Supervisor: Bernd Rautenberg

VISUAL EFFECTS
Digital Visual Effects: The Computer Film Company, London
Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Yuricich
Senior Animator: Nic Nicholas
Motion Graphics: Alasdair Scott
Visual Effects Editor: Paul Elman

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Richard Bridgland
Art Directors: Jörg Baumgarten, Tony Reading
Art Director (Toronto): Peter Grundy
Set Decorator: Penny Crawford
Construction Coordinator: Tobias Frank
Production Illustrator: Brent Boates

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Caroline Sax
Chief Accountant: Dianne Mapp-Cheek
Production Accountant: Hlega Patry-Ploiner
Post-Production Accountant: Hanna Kohtz
Assistant Accountants: Hannes Patry, Anna Schmigalla, Sonja Mecke
Assistant to Unit Managers: Thorsten Peil
Assistant to Jaymes Butler: Torsten Jerabek
Movement Coach/Choreographer: Warnar Van Eeden
Dialogue Coach: Ernestine Kahn
ADR Dialogue Coach: Judith Windsor
Production Secretary: Susann Pataki
Unit Publicists: Falco Ink, Chris Paton

LOCATIONS
Locations: Berlin, Germany; London, England, UK; Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; Reichstag subway tunnel, Berlin, Germany
Studio: Adlershof, Berlin, Germany
Location Manager: Markus Schreiter
Location Scouts: East West Location, Gernot Zeglien, Claudia Menge, Roland Gerhardt, Silke Wolter, Raidar Huber

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Volkhart Buff
Fight Coordinator: Jaymes Butler
Stunts: Katja Keya Richter

CASTING
Casting Director (UK): Suzanne M. Smith
Casting Director (USA): Robyn Ray
Casting Assistants: Wendy Gigler, Natasha Ockrent, Suzanne Smith

CAST
Milla Jovovich (Alice)
Michelle Rodriguez (Rain)
Eric Mabius (Matt)
James Purefoy (Spence)
Colin Salmon (One)
Heike Makatsch (Lisa)
Joseph May (Dr Blue)
Michaela Dicker (Red Queen)
Pasquale Aleardi (J.D.)
Stephen Billington (Mr White)
Anna Bolt (Dr Green)
Liz May Brice (medic)
Jaymes Butler (Clarence)
Martin Crewes (Kaplan)
Torsten Jerabek (commando 1)
Marc Logan-Black (commando 2)
Ryan McCluskey (Mr Grey)
Indra Ové (Ms Black)
Oscar Pearce (Mr Red)
Robert Tannion (Dr Brown)
Fiona Glascott (Ms Gold)
Jamie Harding (mail boy - uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

An accident at research facility The Hive has unleashed a virus that is transforming everyone it comes into contact with into zombies. An elite military force is sent in to clean up the mess, but they not only have the zombies to contend with but mutated lab animals that have escaped in all the chaos.

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Constantin Film

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for strong sci-fi/horror violence, language and sexuality /nudity)
Cut to avoid an NC-17 rating

2001
March
5: Germany - shooting begins

May
19: Germany - shooting ends

August
27
UK - 30 minute promo reel shown at Frightfest 2001, London

2002
March
15: Germany - preview screening; USA - theatrical release
21: Germany - theatrical release
22: Austria - theatrical release
25: UK - press screening, London
28: Malaysia - theatrical release

April
3: France - theatrical release
5: Iceland - theatrical release
25: Australia - theatrical release

May
5: New Zealand - theatrical release

June
14: UK - theatrical release

July
26: Denmark - theatrical release

August
1: Netherlands - theatrical release
7: Belgium - theatrical release

December
23: UK - DVD release

A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.

No one is immune.

Survive the Horror

Death is not the end... just pray so

Resident Evil: Ground Zero - working title
Resident Evil: The Movie - working title

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Scoring Resident Evil (2002)

SEE ALSO
Biohazard (1996)
Cube (1997)

MAGAZINES

Empire no.145 (July 2001) p.50 (UK)
illustrated article

Fangoria no.212 (May 2002) pp.48-52 (USA)
illustrated interview with Paul W.S. Anderson (Director in Residence by Mark Salisbury)

Fangoria no.213 (June 2002) p.6 (USA)
letter

Hollywood Reporter vol.367 no.20 (13 March 2001) p.29
credits, production notes

Screen International no.1301 (23 March 2001) p.37 (UK)
credits, production notes

Screen International no.1307 (4 May 2001) p.37 (UK)
credits, production notes

Starburst Special no.48 (June 2001) pp.6-14 (UK)
preview

Total Film February 2001 p.25 (UK)
illustrated production notes

Variety 18 March 2002 p.24 (USA)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review

animals, laboratories, military, mutations, video game into film, viruses, zombies

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008