Resident Evil (2002)

A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Stars:

Ryan McCluskey, Oscar Pearce, Milla Jovovich

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan McCluskey	...	Mr. Grey
Oscar Pearce	...	Mr. Red
Indra Ové	...	Ms. Black
Anna Bolt	...	Dr. Green
Joseph May	...	Dr. Blue
Robert Tannion	...	Dr. Brown
Heike Makatsch	...	Lisa
Jaymes Butler	...	Clarence
Stephen Billington	...	Mr. White
Fiona Glascott	...	Ms. Gold
Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Eric Mabius	...	Matt
Colin Salmon	...	One
Martin Crewes	...	Kaplan
Pasquale Aleardi	...	J.D.

Storyline

A virus has escaped in a secret facility called "The Hive," turning the staff into hungry zombies and releasing the mutated Lab "Animals" that they were studying. The complex computer shuts down the base to prevent infection. The parent corporation sends in an elite military unit, where they meet Alice, who is suffering from amnesia due to exposure to nerve gas. The military team must shut down the computer and get out, fighting their way past zombies, mutants, and the computer itself, before the virus escapes and infects the rest of the world. Alice must also come to terms with her slowly-returning memories.

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Plot Keywords:

computer | virus | military | corporation | gas | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sci-fi/horror violence, language and sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

UK Germany France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil the Movie

Filming Locations:

Krampnitz, Brandenburg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$988,898 (Japan) (30 August 2002)

Gross:

$4,936,317 (Japan) (11 October 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Davis-Films, Impact Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After returning to the laser hallway they find the bodies have vanished. This is a direct reference to the games, in which the bodies will vanish if you leave and reenter an area. Kaplan's lines draw attention to this.

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Goofs

In the scene at the beginning of the movie, where the vial containing the virus is dropped, the fumes escape into the building through an air duct. This is not plausible, as any clean room that requires people to work in safety suits would be sealed, and therefore nor have air vents.

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Quotes

Spence: Nothing - ever - changes.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, just a title.

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Connections

Referenced in Dead Run (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Something Told Me"
Written by B. Dez Fafara, Miguel Rascon, Rayna Foss-Rose and Mike Cox
Published by Roadblock Music Inc./Big Scary Tree Music c/o BMG Songs Inc.
Performed by Coal Chamber
Courtesy of Roadrunner Records

User Reviews

Scary and atmospheric

"Resident Evil" was a smart and scary game. The darkness and the surprises were huge scare factors. In that famous game, you find yourself trapped in a mansion crawling with the undead because of a mistake made by the Umbrella Corporation.

Director Paul W.S. Anderson makes a fast, dark guilty pleasure of a film from this game with "Resident Evil".

Milla Jovovich is Alice, who wakes up in a creepy, poorly lit mansion at night in a remote forest. She has no memory of who she is or why she's here, but after a group of soldiers bursts in and takes her to a hidden lab underneath the mansion with them, she quickly begins to realize a terrible secret. She and the others find themselves locked in "The Hive", an enormous, elaborate underground structure that was sealed by the supercomputer controlling it. It soon becomes evident that an experiment called "The T-Virus" escaped into the air and killed everyone. But nobody really stayed dead. Now the remaining survivors must fight their way back out of The Hive before the door seals permanently... and at the same time they must contain the virus before it reaches the surface.

The film moves at a breakneck pace, with some elaborate sets and great cinematography that sets the dark mood well for this atmospheric sci-fi thriller.