The Ring Two (2005)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times: 110 mins (US R-rated version)/ 128 mins
Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: DTS/Dolby Digital/ SDDS

SELECTED CREDITS

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: DreamWorks SKG/A Parkes/MacDonald Production
Executive Producers: Mike Macari, Roy Lee, Neil Machlis, Michele Weisler
Co-Executive Producers: Neal Edelstein, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink
Executive Production Coordinator: Jennifer Sanger
Producers: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager: Michele Imperato Stabile

SCRIPT
Script: Ehren Kruger
Novel: Ringu by Koji Suzuki
Original Film: Ringu by The Ring/The Spiral Production Company

DIRECTION
Director: Hideo Nakata
2nd Unit Director: Mark Vargo

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Gabriel Beristain
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Mark Vargo

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Michael N. Knue
Post Production Supervisor: Mark Graziano

MUSIC
Themes: Hans Zimmer
Score: Henning Lohner, Martin Tilman
Ambient Music Designers: Mel Wesson, Clay Duncan, Bart K. Hendrickson

SOUND
Sound Designer: Ethan Van Der Ryn
Production Sound Mixer: David MacMillan
Sound Mixers: Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, Elliot Tyson

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Joel Harlow
Naomi Watts' Make Up: Debbie Zoller
Oregon Unit Make Up: E. Larry Day
Hair: Shirley Dollé
Naomi Watt's Hair: Gail Ryan
Oregon Unit Hair: Dianne Darcy
Costume Designer: Wendy Chuck

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Rick Baker, Cinovations Studios Inc
Make Up Effects Supervisor: Kazuhiro Tsuji

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: Pete Chesney

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Betsy Paterson
Photographic Effects Producer: Robert Yamamoto
Visual Effects: Digital FilmWorks; Hammerhead Productions Inc; Rhythm and Hues

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Jim Bissell
Art Director: Christa Munro

LOCATIONS
Locations: Astoria, Oregon, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Studio: Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA
Location Managers: Craig W. Van Gundy, Ned Shapiro
2nd Unit Location Manager: Nick Latimer

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Keith Campbell

CASTING
Casting: Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood
Extras Casting: Central Casting, Jennifer Bender

CAST
Naomi Watts (Rachel Keller)
Simon Baker (David Rourke)
David Dorfman (Aidan Keller)
Elizabeth Perkins (Dr Emma Temple)
Gary Cole (Martin Savide)
Sissy Spacek (Evelyn)
Ryan Merriman (jake)
Emily VanCamp (Emily)
Kelly Overton (Becky Smith)
James Lesure (doctor)
Daveigh Chase (Samara)
Kelly Stables (evil Samara)
Cooper Thornton (father of Emily)
Marilyn McIntyre (mother of Emily)
Jesse Burch (male reporter)
Michael Chieffo (printing staffer)
Steven Petrarca (young detective)
Michael Dempsey (Desk Sergeant)
Kirk B.R. Woller (detective)
Jeffrey Hutchinson (coroner attendant)
Chane't Johnson (adoption counselor)
Mary Joy (Sister Elizabeth)
Michelle Anne Johnson (nurse)
Terri Bibb (head nurse)
Jill Farley (second nurse)
Aleksa Palladino (young nurse)
Victor McCay (desk man)
Brendan Quinlan (rental car owner)
Michael Tomlinson (father of Jake)
Phyllis Lyons (mother of Jake)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (young Evelyn)
Amy Haffner (young Sister Elizabeth)
Ted Detwiler (cop #1)
Stephen Holland (cop #2)
Omer Stephens III (game attendant)
Jonathan Coburn (marble man)
Caitlin Mavromates (baby Samara)

PLOT SUMMARY

Rachel Keller and her son Aidan have moved to a small town in Oregon and Rachel is working for the local newspaper. When she chases up a case of teenage murder, she finds a familiar video tape, Aidan is discovered apparently abused and brutalised and Rachel is forced back to Seattle in search of the ghostly Samara Morgan who she believes is still after her.

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures GmbH

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures

Singapore
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures

USA
Theatrical Distributors: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

TIMELINE

2004
May
13: USA - production begins

November
1: USA - production ends

2005
March
17: Netherlands - theatrical release
18: USA - theatrical release
30: Belgium, France, Switzerland (French speaking region) - theatrical release
31: Germany, Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release

April
1: UK - theatrical release
14: Czech Republic - theatrical release
15: Italy, Switzerland (Italian speaking region) - theatrical release

May
5: Argentina, Australia - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Fear comes full circle.

The dead don't sleep.

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
The Ring (2002)
Rings (2005)

WEB LINKS
Official Site

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Uncut no.96 (May 2005) p.136 (UK)
illustrated review (by Hannah McGill)

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

children, ghosts, journalists, reporters, revenge, sequels

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008