Beowulf (1999)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Graham Baker

Writers (WGA):

Anonymous (epic poem "Beowulf")
Mark Leahy (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

1 April 1999 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror | Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Unleash your dark side.

Plot:

A sci-fi update of the famous 6th Century poem. In a beseiged land, Beowulf must battle against the hideous creature Grendel and his vengeance seeking mother.

Plot Keywords:

Beowulf | Weapon | Massacre | Independent Film

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Beowulf
Rhona Mitra	...	Kyra
Oliver Cotton	...	Hrothgar
Götz Otto	...	Roland
Vincent Hammond	...	Grendel
Charles Robinson	...	Weaponsmaster
Brent Jefferson Lowe	...	Will
Roger Sloman	...	Karl
Layla Roberts	...	Grendel's Mother
Robert Willox	...	Chief Officer
Patricia Velasquez	...	Pendra
Marcello Cobzarju	...	Lookout
Vlad Jipa	...	Sentry
Diana Dumbrava	...	Hrothgar's Wife
Andrei Rusu	...	Soldier #1
Vitalie Bantas	...	Guard #1
Dan Alexandru	...	Eyepatch Lieutenant
Florin Preoteasa	...	Executioner
Julian Ilinca	...	Executioner's Assistent
Dorin Zaharia	...	Siege Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrian Pavlovschi	...	Guard (uncredited)
Derik Wingo	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Graham Baker

Writing credits (WGA)
Anonymous		(epic poem "Beowulf")
Mark Leahy		(screenplay) and
David Chappe		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jane Barclay	....	executive producer
Gregory Cascante	....	executive producer
Gregory Cascante	....	producer
Sharon Harel	....	executive producer
Frank Hildebrand	....	co-producer
Lawrence Kasanoff	....	producer
Donald Kushner	....	producer
Mark Leahy	....	co-producer
Susan E. Levin	....	line producer
Peter Locke	....	executive producer
Alison Savitch	....	executive producer
Joshua Wexler	....	line producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Sloate
Ben Watkins

Cinematography by
Christopher Faloona

Film Editing by
Roy Watts

Casting by
Adriana Allen
Annette Benson

Production Design by
Jonathan A. Carlson		(as Jonathan Carlson)

Art Direction by
Ben Zeller

Set Decoration by
Oana Paunescu

Costume Design by
Sanja Milkovic Hays

Makeup Department
Daniela Busoiu	....	makeup artist
Catalin Ciutu	....	hair stylist
Letitia Ghenea	....	assistant makeup artist
Didier Lavergne	....	makeup artist: Mr. Lambert
Tara Smith	....	key hair stylist
Tara Smith	....	key makeup artist
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects supervisor

Production Management
Frank Hildebrand	....	unit production manager
Bogdan Moncea	....	unit production manager
Peter Stevens	....	production supervisor
Bob Wenokur	....	executive in charge of post-production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cristian Ciurea	....	second assistant director
Laurentiu Maronese	....	third assistant director
John Medlen	....	second unit director
Cleopatra Medvetchi	....	third assistant director
Richard Murken	....	first assistant director: second unit (1999)
Eddie Ziv	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Cristian Baluta	....	assistant property master
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Adi Handac	....	assistant property master
Adrian Popa	....	property master
Ionel Popa	....	property master
Ionel Popa	....	propmaker
Zoli Szabo	....	construction coordinator
Ica Varna	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Howard Bargroff	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Paul Carr	....	adr mixer
Paul Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pierre Excoffier	....	sound mixer
Robert Farr	....	adr mixer
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Feinberg	....	adr editor
Tim Lewiston	....	sound supervisor
Nicolae Perianu	....	boom operator
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer
Elaine 'Chucks' Thomas	....	dialogue editor
Olivier Varenne	....	boom operator
Tim Walston	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Michael Clifford	....	special effects coordinator
Giedrius Nagys	....	physical special effects assistant
Mike Phillips	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Breakspear	....	digital compositor
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist
Daniel R. Casey	....	digital artist
Daniel R. Casey	....	matte painter
Alan Church	....	visual effects supervision: Romania
Jerald Doerr	....	3D CGI special effects
Mike Hatfield	....	visual effects
Kim Lavery	....	visual effects producer
L. Patrick McCormack	....	visual effects
Jake Morrison	....	digital compositor
Steve Preeg	....	visual effects
Ben Rush	....	visual effects
Alison Savitch	....	visual effects supervisor
Malcolm A.S. Sim	....	digital artist
John Tissavary	....	visual effects

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt performer
Ion Albu	....	stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunts
Mircea Caraman	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Mark Caso	....	stunts
Ciprian Dumitrascu	....	stunt performer
Marius Florian	....	stunt performer
Christopher Leps	....	stunt double: Christopher Lambert
Christopher Leps	....	stunts
Alicia Long	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Dicu Marian	....	stunts
John Medlen	....	stunt coordinator
John Medlen	....	stunts
David Morizot	....	stunts
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	stunts
Rasvan Puiu	....	stunts
Tiana Raduta	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Aaron	....	still photographer
Simon Bray	....	Steadicam operator
Calin Catalin	....	chief gaffer: second unit
Calin Constantin	....	gaffer
Gigi Dumitrescu	....	first assistant camera
Ilie Georgica	....	second assistant camera
Gabriel Kosuth	....	director of photography: second unit
Stephen J. Ullman	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Suzanne Smith	....	casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eli Calin	....	costume assistant
Mihaela David	....	wardrobe supervisor
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Tim Board	....	assistant editor
Mark Eckersley	....	assistant editor
Mike Fraser	....	negative cutter
Teresa Garber	....	director of post-production (as Teresa Cintron)
David Rees	....	color timer

Music Department
Patricia Joseph	....	music supervisor
Irish Lal	....	music editor
Irish Lal	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Damian Ion	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Alina David	....	production coordinator
Chris Elkins	....	production accountant
Steve Fisher	....	martial arts trainer
Harlan Freedman	....	production executive
Marian Popescu	....	location manager
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Capitol Films
• European Motion Pictures Productions Ltd.
• Kushner-Locke Company, The
• Threshold Entertainment

Distributors

• Buena Vista International Spain (Spain)
• CTV International (France)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Dimension Films (USA)
• Dimension Home Video (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• Miramax Films (USA)
• New Films International
• SBP (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Veronica (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Digiscope
• Digital Muse
• Illuvatar LLC
• MastersFX (special makeup and creature effects)
• Men in White Coats (digital visual effects scanning)
• Metropolis Digital
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
• Threshold Digital Research Labs
• Todd Masters Company (special makeup and creature effects)
• Vision Scape Imaging

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  electrical equipment
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Global Effects  beowulf weapons
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound re-recording facility)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

A short scene of Grendel having sexual contact with Rhona Mitra's character in her room was shot but left out because it didn't really work and the director later felt that it also wouldn't match with the story.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Beowulf and the others confront the beast in the chapel you can see the cables pulling Beowulf up as he climbs on the rafters.

Quotes:

Hrothgar: Then what brings you here?
Beowulf: The Darkness.

Movie Connections:

Version of Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)

Great movie with climate and style

If You liked "Army of Darkness" ("Evil Dead 3") for sure You will love "Beowulf". It's a great movie and the idea of making collage of neo-Middle Age and techno music is just great. The story is interesting and original. I was afraid that this would be another copycat of "Alien" (or Monster movie"), but it isn't. It's the best Lambert's movie since "Highlander". So don't faith in other so often well paid opinion. Try it Yourself. It's a bloody, good movie !