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The Scorpion King (2002)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times:
Format: colour 35mm Panavision (anamorphic)
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Alphaville Films / Universal Pictures
Production Executive: Ty Warren
Executive Producer: Vince McMahon
Producers: Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher, Stephen Sommers
Co-Producer: Richard Luke Rothschild
Unit Production Manager: Andrew G. La Marca
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Popelka
2nd Unit Production Coordinator: Denis Hennelly
Assistant Production Coordinators: Monica Frommholz, Rachael Gallaghan
2nd Unit Assistant Production Coordinator: Traceigh Scottel
Location Assistant Production Coordinator: Michelle Brattson

SCRIPT
Script: David Hayter, Will Osborne, Stephen Sommers
Story: Jonathan Hales, Stephen Sommers

DIRECTION
Director: Chuck Russell
2nd Unit Directors: William H. Burton, Greg Michael
1st Assistant Director: Josh McLaglen

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John R. Leonetti
Additional Photographer: Monica Frommholz
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator: Stephen J. Ullman
Additional Photography 2nd Assistant Camera: Mary Funsten
2nd Unit A Camera Operator: Vern Nobles
2nd Unit Assistant B Camera: Danny Teaze
2nd Unit Film Loader: Brandon Margulies
Additional Film Loader: Julie Helton
Gaffer: Derrick Kolus
Grip: John Anthony
Stills: Darren Michaels
Cameras: Panavision Cameras, Panavision Primo and C-Series Anamorphic Lenses

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Michael Tronick
1st Assistant Editors: Greg Parsons, James Andrykowski
Post-Production Supervisor: Virginia Landis Albertson
Post-Production Coordinators: Frank Cuomo, Raul Guterres

MUSIC
Music: John Debney

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Frank Fleming
Production Sound Mixer: Robert J. Anderson Jr
Additional Production Mixer: David Kelson
Re-Recording Mixers: Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow
Supervising Sound Editor: Cameron Frankley
Assistant Sound Editors: Jamie Hardt, Jon Michaels, Ryan Juggler
Dialogue Editor / Supervisor: Carin Rogers
ADR Editor: Marshall Winn
Foreign Versions Recordist: Bill Meadows (uncredited)
Sound Effects Editor: Paula Fairfield
Foley Supervisor: Christopher Flick

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor / Designer: Jeff Dawn
Key Make Up: Steve LaPorte, Louis Lazzara
Make Up: Anna Fleiner
Hair Department Head: Peter Tothpal
Costume Designer: John Bloomfield

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Rhythm and Hues
Special Effects Coordinator: Larz Anderson
Special Effects: David Rohrer, James L. Bailey, James Lorimer Jeff Pepiot, John B. Hagey, Mark Yuricich, Tim Huchthausen
2nd Unit Special Effects: Dennis Dion
On Set Special Effects: Greg C. Jensen
Special Effects Technician: Daniel P. Murphy
Special Effects Foremen: William Aldridge, William H. Schirmer
Special Effects Production Assistant: Sara R. Morris

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Producer: Chris Del Conte
Visual Effects Coordinator: Jacqueline Rosado
Senior Technical Director: Scott Kilburn
Visual Effects Designer / Lead Matte Painter: Deak Ferrand

DIGITAL EFFECTS
CG Animator: John Decker
Character Animator / Technical Director: Sevendalino Khay
Digital Artists: Amanda N. Burton, Sheila Molnar
Digital Compositors: Brian Hanable, Don Greenberg, Tom Lamb

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Ed Verreaux
Art Director: Greg Papalia
Assistant Art Director: Andrew Menzies
Set Decorator: Kate J. Sullivan
Set Dresser: Oscar Delgadillo
Property Master: Tracy Farrington
Assistant Property Master: John Sweeney
Props: Jon Neill (uncredited)
Construction Coordinator: Steve Callas
Construction Metal Fabricator: Daniel P. Murphy
Illustrator: Jim Martin
Lead Sculptor: Tomas Mulrooney

MISCELLANEOUS
2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Trisha Burton
2nd Unit Accountants: Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield, Howard Young
2nd Assistant Accountant: Sean Carville
Payroll Accountant: Jennifer Pedevilla
Production Secretaries: Betty Riggs, Georgina Marquis
Set Production Assistant: Scott Rorie
Office Production Assistant: Mike Piccirillo
Assistants To Producers: Vickie M. Hsieh, Raul Gueterres
Assistant to Sean Daniel: Chris Palmer
Armourers: Brian Bero, Dragon Dronet
Specialty Crafts Supervisor: Linda Booher-Ciarimboli
Transportation Coordinator: Dan Romero
Transportation Captain: Vic Cuccia
Unit Publicist: David Linck

LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA; Palm Springs, California, USA; Santa Clarita, California, USA
Assistant Location Manager: Greg Kappy

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinators: Tom Lupo, William H. Burton
Stunts: Leilani Muenter, Ming Liu, Ben P. Jensen, Al Goto, Brian Simpson, Casey O'Neill, Curtis Lupo, Dean 'H-Span' Frederickson, Diana R. Lupo, Günther Simon, Hal Burton, Heather Burton, Henry Kingi Jr, Michiko Nishiwaki, Khristian Lupo, Jeff Wolfe, Mike Washlake, Nicole Randall, Oliver Keller, Scott Workman, Thomas DuPont
Utility Stunts: Dale Gibson, David Burton, Shawn Robinson
Stunt Rigging Co-Ordinator: Lane Leavitt

CASTING
Casting: Sarah Finn, Randi Hiller
Extras Casting: Joseph Hicks, Tracy Dixon

CAST
The Rock (real name: Dwayne Johnson) (Mathayus, The Scorpion King)
Steven Brand (Memnon)
Kelly Hu (Cassandra)
Michael Clarke Duncan (Balthazar)
Grant Heslov (comedic sidekick)
Peter Facinelli (Takmet
Ralph Moeller
Scott L. Schwartz (torturer)
Andrei Sterling (Balthazar's bandit)
Sherri Howard (Queen Isis)
Sole Alberti (Harem)
Summer Altice (Kai)
Robert Apisa
Richard Cetrone (barbarian sentry 2)
Esteban Cueto
Bernard Hill
Amy Hunter (Ariel)
Adoni Maropis (General)
Woon Young Park (Asian sword master)
Roger Rees
Branscombe Richmond
Mailon Rivera (falconer)
Josef S. Klus (ambush bandit - uncredited)

SUMMARY

In the city of Gomorrah, an evil ruler, Memnon, is destroying the nomadic tribes that roam the desert. The few remaining tribes hire Mathayus, The Scorpion King, to help them kill the sorcerer who is helping to eradicate them. But when he finds that the sorcerer is a woman, he abducts her and takes her out into the desert, pursued by Memnon's forces...

AVAILABILITY

France
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: UIP Netherlands

Russia
Theatrical Distributor: East West

USA
Theatrical Distributor: MCA / Universal Pictures

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of action violence and some sensuality)

TIMELINE

2002
April

18: Australia, New Zealand - theatrical release
19: Russia, UK, USA - theatrical release
24: Italy - theatrical release
25: Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands - theatrical release
26: Brazil, Iceland, Turkey - theatrical release

May
1: Belgium, France - theatrical release
31: Estonia - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Warrior. Legend. King.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Mummy 3 - working title

LINKS

PREQUEL TO
The Mummy Returns (2001)

KEYWORDS

prequels; sorcerors; magic; assassins

 


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