Virus (1999)

Country of Origin: France / UK / Germany / USA / Japan
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 99 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1 (Arriscope)
Sound: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: BBC / Dark Horse Entertainment / Marubeni Corporation / Mutual Film Company / Tele-München / Toho-Towa / UGC / Valhalla Motion Pictures
Executive Producers: Chuck Pfarrer, Gary Levinsohn, Mark Gordon, Mike Richardson
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Co-Producers: Bud S. Smith, Dennis E. Jones, Todd Moyer
1st Unit Supervisor: Mike Edmonson
Unit Production Managers: Chris Bromley, Delia Circelli, Dennis E. Jones
Production Coordinator: Shannon Rippy
Virginia 2nd Unit Assistant Production Coordinator: Kate Miller
Pre-Production Production Coordinator: Kathleen Keller

SCRIPT
Script: Chuck Pfarrer, Dennis Feldman
Comic: Chuck Pfarrer

DIRECTION
Director: John Bruno
2nd Unit Director: Bud S. Smith
2nd Unit Director (Virginia): Todd Hallowell
1st Assistant Directors: Carla Brand Breitner, Terry Miller
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: J. Michael Haynie
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director (Virginia): Douglas S. Ornstein
2nd Assistant Director: Michael Viglietta
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Frank Waldeck
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director (Virginia): Kenneth G. Brown
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Stephanie P. O'Brien

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: David Eggby
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Mike Benson
Virginia 2nd Unit Director of Photography: David M. Dunlap
A Camera Operator: David Knox
B Camera Operator: Jeff Moore
2nd Unit Camera Operator: Malcolm MacIntosh
Steadicam Operator: David Knox
Wescam Operator: John Trapman
Aerial Camera Operator: Michael Kelem
1st Assistant Camera: Jeff Hand, John Verardi
3rd Unit 1st Assistant Camera: Eric Swanek
2nd Assistant Camera: Kenneth D. Hudson, Derek Smith, Monica Barrios-Smith, Patrick Quinn
Wescam Camera Assistant: Steven J. Winslow
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Mark Graves
Gaffers: Stephen Thompson, Tommy Ray Sullivan
2nd Unit Gaffer: Michael Burke
Rigging Gaffer: Eddie Bowlin
Electricians: Chris Dambra, Tom Dean
2nd Unit Electrician: Simon Carey
Unit Best Boy Electric: Jay Kemp
Key Grip: Mitchell Andrew Lillian
Grips: Greg Martin, Michael Dhonau, Ted Sapp
Best Boy Grip: Charlie Marroquin
Dolly Grips: Michael Bonsignore, Troy N. Wade
2nd Unit Dolly Grip: Darrell B. Sheldon
Rigging Grip: John R. Sutton
Best Boy Riggers: Brian Powell, Brian Powell
Crane Operator: Fleather D. Thomas
Stills: Michael Tackett
Video Assist Operator: John Charles Laughon Jr
Cameras: Arriflex Cameras
Film Stock: Kodak
Colour Timer: Mike Stanwick
Lab: Deluxe

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: M. Scott Smith
Additional Editor: Jere Huggins
Assistant Editors: Matthew Cassel, Matthew Brockhoff, Lisa Cossettini, Richard Alderete
Post Production Supervisor: Doreen A. Dixon
Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
Video Services: Video Image

MUSIC
Music / Conductor: Joel McNeely
Score Mixer: Shawn Murphy
Music Editors: Craig Pettigrew, Dick Bernstein, Johnny Caruso
Score Recorded / Mixed At: Abbey Road Studios

SOUND
Sound Designers: Eric Lindemann, John Pospisil
Production Sound Mixer: Jay Meagher
Boom Operator: Randall J. Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixers: Mike Casper, Daniel J. Leahy, Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer (Effects Pre-Dubs): Ezra Dweck
Sound Re-Recording Mixer (Temp Mix): Mark D. Fleming
Supervising Sound Editors: George Simpson, Richard L. Anderson
Sound Editors: Aaron Glascock, Curt Schulkey, David A. Whittaker, Donald Flick, John Dunn, Julia Evershade, Mike Chock
Assistant Sound Editors: Ralph Stuart, Oscar Mitt
Dubbing Recordist: Charlie Ajar Jr
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Elliott Koretz
ADR Recordist: Rick Canelli
ADR Mixers: Michael Miller, Thomas J. O'Connell
Supervising ADR Editor: Chris Jargo
ADR Editor: Michelle Pazer
Sound Effects Librarian: Steve Lee
Foley Recordist: Carolyn Tapp
Foley Mixer: Mary Jo Lang
Foley Artists: Hilda Hodges, John Roesch
Foley Editor: Solange S. Schwalbe
Cable Person: David Acord
Re-Recording Facilities: Todd-AO Studios; Universal Studios Sound Facilities

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up Supervisor: Jeff Goodwin
Make Up: Rick Pour, Sandra S. Orsolyak, Joel Harlow, Sandra Martin Hudgins
Hair Supervisor: Emanuel Millar
Hair Designer: Emanuel Millar
Key Hair: Pamela Priest
Costume Designer: Deborah Everton
Costume Supervisor: Frank Perry Rose
Key Costumer: Jeanie Baker
Seamstress: Wanda Evans

SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: J.M. Logan
2nd Unit Special Make Up Effects: Vincent J. Guastini

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects: Tom Seymour, Joseph Quinn Simpkins, Thomas D. Bacho Jr, Terry Chapman, Phil H. Fravel
Creature Effects: Patrick M. Gerrety
Mechanical Special Effects: Kent W. Luttrell
Robotic Effects: All Effects Company; XFX Images
Droid Supervisor: Brian Bero
Robotics Effects Designers: Eric Allard, Steve Johnson
Robotics Creature Designers: Steve Burg, Taishiro Kiya
Puppeteers: Joshua M. Logan, Bud McGrew, Christopher Bergschneider, Elizabeth Osterman, Hugh W. Griffith, Hugh W. Griffith III, Louis Lindwall, Mark Hull, Phil H. Fravel, Trevor Murray
Droids Puppeteer: Brian Bero

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Fantasy II Film Effects; Mirage Inc; Pacific Title Digital; Question Mark FX
Visual Effects Supervisor: Lori J. Nelson
Visual Effects Producer: Michele C. Vallillo
Visual Effects Production Supervisor: Richard Murken
Visual Effects Coordinators: David B. Moulder, Kristin Hansen
Special Projects Coordinator (Development): M. Rutledge McCall
Technical Directors: Matthew P. Welker, Jamie Pilgrim
Digital Effects Production: Tim T. Cunningham
CG Supervisor: Douglas Epps
Computer Graphics Animation Supervisor: Thomas Schelesny
Animators: Randy Link, David Lombardi, Bobby Beck, Peter Konig
Character Animator: Robin Watts
Digital Paint Supervisor: Joe Dubs
3D Digital Artist: Dan Kaufman
Digital Artist: Bethany Berndt-Shackelford
Digital Rotoscope Artist: Tim Gibbons
Rotoscope Artists: Matt Logue, Matt Jacobs, Bret Mixon
Motion Control: David Fogg
Compositing Supervisor: Carol Ashley
Digital Matte Supervisor: Charles Darby
Digital Matte Painter: Roger Kupelian
Digital Compositors: Bill Eyler, Olivier Sarda, Peter Juneau, Russ Sueyoshi, Sean MacKenzie
Digital Lighting: Scott Souter
Digital Post Camera: Michael Palmieri
Model Shop Supervisor: Michael Joyce
Model Maker: Stacy L. Henning
Special Effects Photography: Christopher Warren
Visual Effects Editors: Kevin Rose-Williams, Miller Drake, Shawn Broes
Avid Editor: Jonathan Alvord
Visual Effects Technical Assistant: Van Starling
Computer Graphic Visual Displays: Video Image
Titles and Opticals: Pacific Title/Mirage

Acme Models
Additional Miniatures: Acme Models
Lead Modelmakers: Ken Swenson, Mark Ross-Sullivan

Cinema Production Services Inc
Lead Modelmaker: Jeryd Pojawa
Cloud and Storm R&D: Jerry Tessendorf

Cinesite (Hollywood)
Digital Visual Effects: Cinesite (Hollywood)
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jay Riddle

Pacific Title Digital
Digital Effects Artists: Jeff Wells, Jennifer Law-Stump

Tippett Studio
Digital Animation: Tippett Studio
Visual Effects Coordinators: Ève Sakellariou, Ken Kokka
CG Software Programmer: Doug Creel
Digital Colour Corrector: Page Frakes
Digital Compositor: Alfred Mürrle
Digital Film I/O Supervisor: David Rosenthal
Digital Film I/O Technician: Darren Jones
Film I/O Coordinator: Vicki Wong
Lead Software Developer: Josh Minor
Supervisor of Digital Lighting: Julie Newdoll
Technical Director: Kent Estep
Scanner Operator: Stephen Stanton

Visionart
Digital Effects: VisionArt
Digital Effects Producer: Richard J. Cook
Digital Effects Artist: Dan Naulin
Director of Technology: Ted Fay
Senior Digital Compositor: Alette Vernon

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Mayling Cheng
Art Directors: Jaymes Hinkle, Robert J. Quinn, Donald B. Woodruff
Robotics Art Director: Christopher S. Ross
Set Designers: Patte Strong, Alan Hook, Andrew Menzies, Daniel R. Jennings, Geoffrey S. Grimsman, William G. Davis
Set Decorator: Donald Krafft
Set Dressers: David Almeleh, George Harding III, Michael Shapiro
On Set Dresser: Matthew Sullivan
Property Maker: Richard Whitney
Property Masters: Robert Beck, Vic Petrotta Jr
Assistant Property Master: Frank Blair
Construction Coordinators: Bill Bradford, Tom Jones Jr
Head Plasterer: Brian Kontz
Paint Supervisor: Corinne Pooler
Painter: Richard Salinas
Sculptor: Stacy L. Henning
Art Department Coordinator: Jean Chan
Storyboard Artists: Darryl Henley, Leo Duranona, Mike Swift, Phillip Norwood, Rodolfo Damaggio, Thomas R. Cranham
Conceptual Designer: Aaron Sowd
Conceptual Artist: Kerry Gammill
Illustrator: Vladimir Spasojevic
Scenic Chargeman: Brian Stultz

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisors: Deirdre Horgan Aska, Jennifer Opresnick
Associate Accountant: Eric Shoemaker
Assistant Production Office Coordinators: Stephen A. Marinaccio II, Susan Morris-Bean
Production Assistants: David Waters, John McIntyre, Shannon Petska, Shea Varge, Thomas Parris
Key Production Assistant (Virginia): Craig Edwards
2nd Unit Key Set Production Assistant: Kelly R. Tenney
Assistant to Director: Jed Mortenson
Assistant to Gale Anne Hurd: April Fitzsimmons
Transportation Coordinator: Alan Collis
Transportation Captain: Donald Collis
Drivers: David P. Shannon, Jenny Elsinger
Driver for William Baldwin: Andrew L. Lanier
Helicopter Pilots: Alan D. Purwin, Andrew Erdle, Keith Smith, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Aerial Coordinator: David Paris
Marine Coordinators: C. Ransom Walrod, Studio Sea
Marine Crew: Patricia Walrod
Unit Publicist: Patricia Story
MIR Station Advisor: Dr Norman Thagard
Craft Service: Lisa DiQuollo
Catering: Coast to Coast Catering Inc
Chef: Larry Donahue
Assistant Chefs: P.J. Haines, Sean Lynn
Bird Wrangler: Alicia Rudd
Set Electronics: Kip Bartlett
Set Medic: Clyde D. Baisey
Production Medic: Jack Munn

LOCATIONS
Locations: Newport News, Virginia, USA; Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Location Manager: Charles Thomas Baxter
Assistant Location Manager: Jeff Manten

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Donna Keegan, Joel Kramer
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Donna Keegan
Stunts: Laura Albert, Jeff Cadiente, Mike Cameron, John Copeman, Max Daniels, Brennan Dyson, Tom Elliott, Kay Kimler, Billy D. Lucas, Guy Manos, Monty L. Simons, Mike Smith, Tim Trella, C. Ransom Walrod

CASTING
Casting: Pam Dixon
Location Casting: Fincannon and Associates, Craig Fincannon, Mark Fincannon
Casting Assistant: Diana Jaher
Casting Associate: Amy Gerber
Extras Casting: Fincannon and Associates, Craig Fincannon, Karen Whitlow, Mark Fincannon
ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris

CAST
Jamie Lee Curtis (Kelly Foster)
William Baldwin (Steve Baker)
Donald Sutherland (Captain Robert Everton)
Joanna Pacula (Nadia Vinogradiya)
Marshall Bell (J.W. Woods Jr)
Sherman Augustus (Richie Mason)
Cliff Curtis (Hiko)
Julio Oscar Mechoso (Squeaky)
Yuri Chervotkin (Colonel Kaminski)
Keith Flippen (Captain Lonya Rostov)
Olga Rzhepetskaya-Retchin (female cosmonaut)
Levani (real name: Levani Outchaneichvili) (Captain Alexei)
David Eggby (Norfolk captain)

Stand In for Donald Sutherland: James McCracken
Stand In for Jamie Lee Curtis: Cynthia Slavens
Stand In for William Baldwin: Robert Walker

PLOT SUMMARY

The crew of an ocean going salvage tug, the Sea Star approaches, seek refuge in the eye of a typhoon to make repairs to the badly damaged vessel they've salvaged, a hi-tech Russian scientific research ship. The crew of an ocean going salvage tug, the Sea Star approaches, seek refuge in the eye of a typhoon to make repairs to the badly damaged vessel they've salvaged, a hi-tech Russian scientific research ship. But the salvaged ship isn't as deserted as it appeared - a vicious alien life form is loose on the vessel and is prepared to wipe out every one of them in order to survive...

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Distribution Company
Video Distributors: Argentina Video Home

Belgium
Theatrical Distributors: RCV Film Distribution

France
Theatrical Distributors: UFD

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Concorde Filmverleih GmbH
Laserdisc Distributors: Concorde Home Entertainment (2017)
DVD Distributors: Concorde Home Entertainment

Greece
Video Distributors: Home Video Hellas; Odeon

Hong Kong
Theatrical Distributors: EDKO Film Ltd

Luxembourg
Theatrical Distributors: RCV Film Distribution

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: RCV Film Distribution

Portugal
Theatrical Distributors: Filmes Lusomundo

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Aurum Producciones S.A.

Switzerland
Theatrical Distributors: UIP

USA
Theatrical Distributors: MCA/Universal Pictures
Laserdisc Distributors: MCA/Universal Home Video (LD 83264-WS); Universal (20431); Universal (20642)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: M

Belgium
Rating: KNT

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 16

Hong Kong
Rating: IIB

Netherlands
Rating: 16

Norway
Rating: 15

Peru
Rating: 14

Portugal
Rating: M/12

Spain
Rating: 13

Switzerland
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for sci-fi violence/gore, and for language)

TIMELINE

1999
January
15: USA - theatrical release
21: Singapore - theatrical release
28: Hong Kong - theatrical release

February
17: Belgium, France - theatrical release

March
19: Thailand - theatrical release

April
15: Malaysia - theatrical release
30: Portugal - theatrical release

May
14: Italy - theatrical release
20: Germany - theatrical release

June
4: UK - theatrical release
10: Netherlands - theatrical release
11: Norway - theatrical release
18: Denmark, Finland - theatrical release
19: Indonesia - theatrical release

July
2: Poland - theatrical release
16: Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release
20: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (LD 83264-WS); Universal (20431))
22: Argentina - theatrical release
30: Iceland, Spain - theatrical release

August
11: Malta - theatrical release
17: USA - laserdisc release (Universal (20642))

2000
January
23: Kuwait - theatrical release

February
24: Australia - theatrical release

May
3: Germany - laserdisc release (Concorde Home Entertainment (2017))
18: Peru - theatrical release

November
16: Hungary - television broadcast

POSTER TAGS

Life on earth is in for a shock.

It Is Aware

Humankind is history.

Destroy or Die

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Virus: Ghost in the Machine (1999)

WEB LINKS
Official Site

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.30 no.4 (August 1998) (p.18-20, 23, 27-28; 26; 29; 24-25
illustrated article (A New Species of Alien Invader by Chuck Wagner); illustrated article (CGI teaches the robot invaders to walk by Chuck Wagner); illustrated article (Setting the stage for the film's big star by Chuck Wagner); illustrated article (Virus: On-Set Effects by by Chuck Wagner)

Empire July 1999 p.33 (UK)
review (by Andrew Collins)

epd Film vol.16 no.6 (1 June 1999) p.52 (Germany)
review (by Arnold Arnold)

Total Film July 1999 p.87 (UK)
review (by Dorian Lynskey)

NEWSPAPERS

A Capital 30 April 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Francisco Perestrello)

Correio da Manhã 30 April 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Vitoriano Rosa)

Diário de Notícias, DNmais 1 May 1999 (Portugal)
review (by José De Matos-Cruz)

La Repubblica 27 April 1999 (Italy)
review (by Roberto Nepoti)

KEYWORDS

aliens, comic into film, computers, cybernetics, dark horse comics, electricity, helicopters, the ocean, robots, salvage, the sea, ships, storms, typhoons, viruses

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009