The Cell (2000)

Director:

Tarsem Singh

Writer (WGA):

Mark Protosevich (written by)

Release Date:

18 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This Summer... Enter The Mind Of A Killer

Plot:

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Race Against Time | Coma | FBI | Dismemberment

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Lopez	...	Catherine Deane
Colton James	...	Edward Baines
Dylan Baker	...	Henry West
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Dr. Miriam Kent
Gerry Becker	...	Dr. Barry Cooperman
Musetta Vander	...	Ella Baines
Patrick Bauchau	...	Lucien Baines
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Carl Stargher
Catherine Sutherland	...	Anne Marie Vicksey
Vince Vaughn	...	Peter Novak
James Gammon	...	Teddy Lee
Jake Weber	...	Gordon Ramsey
Dean Norris	...	Cole
Tara Subkoff	...	Julia Hickson
Lauri Johnson	...	Mrs. Hickson
John Cothran Jr.	...	Agent Stockwell
Jack Conley	...	Agent Brock
Kamar De Los Reyes	...	Officer Alexander
Christopher Janney	...	SWAT Team Member
Nicholas Cascone	...	FBI Technician
Joe La Piana	...	FBI K-9 Agent
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Dr. Reid
Jake Thomas	...	Young Carl Stargher
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	...	Stargher's Victim
Jennifer Day	...	Stargher's Victim (as Jennifer Dawn Day)
Alanna Vicente	...	Stargher's Victim
Aja Echols	...	Stargher's Victim
Vanessa Branch	...	Stargher's Victim
Elena Maddalo	...	Stargher's Victim
Gareth Williams	...	Stargher's Father
Glenda Chism	...	Woman in Tub
Monica Creel	...	Mother (as Monica Lacy)
Joy Creel	...	Mother (as Joy Creel Liefeld)
Leanna Creel	...	Mother
Alan D. Purwin	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Tim	...	Valentine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Calvi Pabon	...	Dream Girl (uncredited)
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)

Directed by
Tarsem Singh

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Protosevich		(written by)

Produced by
Julio Caro	....	producer
Donna Langley	....	executive producer
Carolyn Manetti	....	executive producer
Eric McLeod	....	producer
Mark Protosevich	....	co-producer
Stephen J. Ross	....	co-producer
Nico Soultanakis	....	associate producer
Tommy Turtle	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Paul Laufer

Film Editing by
Robert Duffy
Paul Rubell

Casting by
Ronna Kress

Production Design by
Tom Foden

Art Direction by
Geoff Hubbard		(supervising art director)
Michael Manson

Set Decoration by
Tessa Posnansky

Costume Design by
Eiko Ishioka
April Napier

Makeup Department
Stuart Artingstall	....	specialty wig maker
Howard Berger	....	prosthetics supervisor
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects artist
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Kamar Bitar	....	special makeup effects artist
Michèle Burke	....	makeup artist
Camille Calvet	....	makeup artist
Judy Crown	....	hair stylist
Susan Germaine	....	hair styles supervisor
Susan Germaine	....	hair stylist: Ms. Lopez
Edouard F. Henriques	....	key makeup artist (as Edouard Henriques)
Paul Huntley	....	wig maker
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker (as Erwin Kupitz)
Renate Leuschner	....	wig maker
Candace Neal	....	key hair stylist
Gregory Nicotero	....	prosthetics supervisor
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Heather Plott	....	assistant makeup artist
James Ryder	....	personal makeup artist: Vincent D'Onofrio
James Ryder	....	wigs: Vincent D'Onofrio
Norman Cabrera	....	special makeup department sculptor: KNB effects group (uncredited)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Katherine E. Beyda	....	production supervisor
Eric McLeod	....	unit production manager
Sara Romilly	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	first assistant director
David Ascher	....	second second assistant director
Fernando Castroman	....	second assistant director: second unit
Gregg Goldstone	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kevin Tod Haug	....	second unit director
Bradley Morris	....	second second assistant director
Frederic Roth	....	second assistant director (as Fredric Roth)

Art Department
Yarek Alfer	....	head sculptor
Bart Barbuscia	....	set dresser
Greg Benge	....	property assistant (as Greg R. Benge)
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	lead man
Michael E. Bucaro	....	plasterer foreman
Steve Callas	....	construction coordinator
Randy L. Childs	....	propmaker
Cora Lee Coomber	....	construction accountant
Gary Costin	....	welding foreman
Skip Crank	....	set dresser
Mariano Dias	....	graphic illustrator
Guy Dyas	....	assistant art director (as Guy Hendrix Dyas)
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Luke Freeborn	....	set designer
Kris Fuller	....	set dresser
Damon Geisler	....	tool man
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist
Cheryl Gould	....	set dresser
George Gugler	....	paint foreman (as George E. Gugler)
Sean Hargreaves	....	illustrator
David Howland	....	plasterer foreman
Patrick Janicke	....	illustrator
Kent Jones	....	sculptor
James Kroning	....	property assistant (as James L. Kroning)
Jennifer Lagura	....	gang boss
Mark Lepresle	....	propmaker foreman
Josh Lusby	....	set designer (as Joshua Lusby)
Michael MacFarlane	....	painter (as Mike McFarlane)
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Michele Munoz	....	buyer (as Michelle Munoz)
Daniel P. Murphy	....	construction metal fabricator
Mike Nichols	....	labor foreman
Wayne Nycz	....	paint foreman
Edward E. O'Connell	....	paint foreman (as Edward O'Connell)
Peter Olexiewicz	....	construction foreman
Peter Olexiewicz	....	propmaker foreman
Francesco Antonio Paolone	....	paint supervisor (as Francesco 'Tony' Paolone)
William H. Phen Jr.	....	propmaker foreman (as William Phen Jr.)
Wil Rees	....	illustrator
Edwin Roses	....	graphic designer
Paul Schrauwers	....	on-set carpenter
Dawn M. Severdia	....	art department coordinator (as Dawn Severdia)
Andrew M. Siegel	....	assistant property master
Jesse Siono Jr.	....	stand-by painter (as Jeses M. Siono)
Eliza Steel	....	art department production assistant
Louis Terry	....	set dresser
Robert L. Thompson	....	general foreman (as Robert Thompson)
Johannes Van Wyk	....	welding foreman
Robert Webb	....	propmaker foreman (as Bob Webb)
Jim Wojtowicz	....	art department production assistant
Dean Wolcott	....	set designer
Walter Zieska	....	propmaker gangboss

Sound Department
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Cranford	....	sound assistant (as Jeff Cranford)
Mark F. Dennett	....	cable person
Mark F. Dennett	....	second boom operator
John P. Fasal	....	sound designer (as John Paul Fasal)
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Todd Harris	....	sound assistant (as Todd M. Harris)
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
David M. Horton	....	foley editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	foley editor
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Adam Johnston	....	sound designer
Adam Johnston	....	sound editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Litt)
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Donald Nelson	....	boom operator (as Donal Nelson)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Jayme S. Parker	....	sound designer (as Jayme Parker)
Jayme S. Parker	....	sound editor (as Jayme Parker)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Marsha Sorce	....	dubbing recordist
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist
James Thornton	....	production sound mixer
Kevin Webb	....	dubbing recordist
Thomas Whiting	....	adr supervisor (as Thomas G. Whiting)
Louis DiFlorio	....	adr assistant: Toronto (uncredited)
Joe Michalski	....	sound utility (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John S. Baker	....	special effects supervisor: first unit (as John Baker)
Tamara Carlson	....	fabricator: K.N.B Effects Group
Tony Centonze	....	special effects foreman
William D. Harrison	....	special effects shop supervisor (as Bill Harrison)
Al Marangoni	....	special effects technician
Clay Pinney	....	special effects supervisor
Joshua Pinney	....	special effects technician
Thomas Rasada	....	special effects technician
Alan Tuskes	....	special makeup effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Xavier Allard	....	animator: BUF
Josh Aller	....	custom software: Image Savant
Richard 'Dr.' Baily	....	digital animation supervisor/producer: Image Savant
Jann Baskett	....	visual effects: Milkshake Media
Adam Beckett	....	technical advisor: Image Savant (honoray credit)
Xavier Bec	....	research & development: BUF
George Bellias	....	video: Image Savant
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects manager: Toybox
Kristy Blackwell	....	3D animator: Toybox
Alex Boothby	....	visual effects designer: Toybox
Francois Boudaille	....	animator: BUF
Peter Bowmar	....	effects animator: Black Box
Jeff Bruneel	....	visual effects editor: ToyBox
Jeff Campbell	....	visual effects compositor: Toybox
Olivier Cauwet	....	animator: BUF
Stephane Ceretti	....	CG supervisor: BUF
Drake Conrad	....	digital film supervisor
Colin Cunningham	....	3D animator: Toybox
Nicolas Darques	....	animator: BUF
Valerie Delahaye	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Kent Demaine	....	art supervisor: Blackbox Digital
Antoine Deschamps	....	animator: BUF
David Drzewiecki	....	director of photography: second unit
Christophe Dupuis	....	lead animator: BUF
Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis	....	vice president visual effects: Toybox
Ron Frankel	....	pre-visualization animator
Derry Frost	....	director of production: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc.
Raymond Gieringer	....	3D animator: Toybox
Laurent Gillet	....	animator: BUF
Mark Goldberg	....	rotoscope artist: Toybox
Adrian Graham	....	3D technical director: Toybox
Colin Green	....	previsualization supervisor: Pixel Liberation Front
Eric Grenaudier	....	compositor
Francesco Grisi	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Anne Gros Lafaige	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Rob Gyorgy	....	visual effects compositor: Toybox
Guillaume Ha	....	animator: BUF
Max Harris	....	visual effects compositor: Toybox
Michael Hatton	....	visual effects compositor: Toybox
Kevin Tod Haug	....	visual effects supervisor
Isabelle Haulin	....	research & development: BUF
Elizabeth Holmes	....	digital compositor
Stephanie Ito	....	assistant visual effects coordinator
Tania Janthur	....	visual effects coordinator: Toybox
Katherine Jones	....	visual effects: Milkshake Media
JoAnn Knox	....	visual effects plate producer
Ken Locsmandi	....	digital artist
Chad Malbon	....	digital film coordinator
Leslie McMinn	....	visual effects coordinator
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	visual effects still photographer
Lon Molnar	....	3D animator: Toybox
Stephane Naze	....	animator: BUF
Geoffrey Niquet	....	lead animator: BUF
Jeremy Oddo	....	digital artist
Cinzia Pegorin	....	visual effects intern: Pixel Liberation Front
Brad Phillips	....	visual effects: Milkshake Media
Travis Price	....	digital artist
Will Robbins	....	CG supervisor: Blackbox Digital (as Williams Robbins)
Andy Robinson	....	digital film technician: Toybox
Kyle Robinson	....	previsualization consultant: Pixel Liberation Front
Steve Robinson	....	visual effects editor
Gregory S. Scribner	....	digital artist
Carey Len Smith	....	visual effects coordinator: Toybox (as Carey Smith)
Jason Snea	....	compositor: Toybox
Jason Snea	....	matte artist: Toybox
Klaus Steden	....	systems administrator: Toybox
Alexander L. Stephan	....	3D animator: Toybox (as Alex Stephan)
Andy Sykes	....	executive producer: Toybox
Vincent Thomas	....	animator: BUF
Pènèlope Vandecave	....	digital artist: BUF
Dominique Vidal	....	lead animator: BUF
Michael Wahrman	....	custom software: Image Savant
John 'JW' Warner	....	key grip: visual effects second unit
Stephanie Wilson	....	visual effects assistant coordinator
Simon Valderrama	....	visual effects intern: Pixel Liberation Front (uncredited)

Stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Jill Brown	....	stunt double
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (as Joey Bucarro)
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt rigger
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunt rigger
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt double: Tara Subkoff/Jellyfish
John Meier	....	stunts
Jonathan Nosan	....	stunt double
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Jim Vernasco	....	stunts
Aaron Walters	....	stunt rigger
Cody Weselis	....	stunt double: Young Carl Stargher
Dick Ziker	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Aguirre	....	still photography department intern
George Ball	....	gaffer
Kenneth Bonet	....	rigging electrician
Tony Boura	....	rigging grip
Donald Burghardt	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
John S. Campbell	....	grip
Val Camp	....	additional first assistant camera
Chris Culliton	....	electrician
Matthew Dorsey	....	rigging electrician
David Drzewiecki	....	director of photography: second unit
Jared S. Eddo	....	aerial rigger (as Scott Eddo)
Tracy Estes	....	electric rigging crew
Greg Etherridge	....	electrician
Brett F. Gates	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Brett Gates)
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Tony Gaudioz)
Bertoldo Gomez	....	rigging grip (as Bert Gomez)
Khan Griffith	....	electrician
Mark Hadland	....	best boy rigging electric
R. Dana Harlow	....	company grip
Brad M. Hazen	....	electrician (as Brad Hazen)
Christian Hibbard	....	dimmer operator
Michael J. Hogan	....	video assist operator
Daniel Holland	....	clapper loader
Wilfried Jeanblanc	....	video operator
Gary Kelso	....	company grip
Wayne Kosky	....	rigging grip
Bob Leitelt	....	key rigging grip
Clement Lush	....	tape operator
Robena Malicoat	....	best boy grip
Greg Mayer	....	rigging electrician
Steven R. Morales	....	electrician (as Steve Morales)
Arthur Najera	....	rigging grip (as Art Najera)
Thomas Nead	....	rigging gaffer
David B. Nowell	....	aerial camera operator (as David Nowell)
James H. Pair III	....	company grip (as James Pair)
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	best boy grip (as J. Wayne Parker)
Ster Percy	....	rigging grip
Christopher Prampin	....	chief electrician
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip (as Alan Rawlins)
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip: Los Angeles
Pat Romano	....	aerial rigging coordinator
Katie Santore	....	camera loader
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator: second unit
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Charles Smith	....	best boy rigging grip
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip (as Ashley Sudge)
Scott R. Todd	....	rigging electrician
Ira Toles	....	video playback operator
Chuck Whelan	....	additional assistant camera
Robert White	....	best boy electric (as Bob White)
Jeff Andrus	....	grip (uncredited)
Edward A. Gutentag	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	specialty costumer
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli	....	costume supervisor
Joseph Cigliano	....	specialty costumes
Wendy M. Craig	....	set costumer
Vicky Dennison	....	cutter/fitter
Scott R. Hankins	....	set costumer
Eiko Ishioka	....	specialty costume designer
Stacia Lang	....	specialty costumer
Linda Matthews	....	costume supervisor
Elizabeth Meredith	....	wardrobe assistant
Natasha Paczkowski	....	cutter/fitter

Editorial Department
Ken Blackwell	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Joseph Carson	....	post-production assistant
Garry Chuntz	....	senior colorist: Toybox (as Gary Chuntz)
Andy Cohen	....	assistant editor
Danya Joseph	....	apprentice editor: dailies
Jody Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Stephanie Olah	....	post-production coordinator
Missy Papageorge	....	telecine producer
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	colorist

Music Department
Nancy Allen	....	assistant music editor
Bachir Attar	....	musician
Jon Bailey	....	assistant music recording engineer
Bob Bowen	....	music coordinator
Chandru	....	musician: sarangi
Paul Clarvis	....	musician: first percussion
Ruth Cornes	....	music contractor
Robert Cotnoir	....	music programmer
Toby Emmerich	....	executive in charge of music
Richard Ford	....	temp soundtrack music editor (as Richard B. Ford)
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Isobel Griffiths	....	music contractor
Jan Hendrickse	....	musician: ney flute
Jake Jackson	....	assistant music recording engineer
Mark Kaufman	....	music clearance executive
Kevin Mahonchak	....	music preparation
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Simon Rhodes	....	music recording engineer
Dana Sano	....	music executive
Howard Shore	....	conductor
Howard Shore	....	orchestrator
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs
Sonia Slany	....	musician: monochord
Michael Tremante	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Gene Alford	....	driver (as P.E. 'Gene' Alford)
Moises Blay	....	driver
Ken Catando	....	transportation captain (as Kenneth Catando)
Gary Compton	....	driver
Norm Compton	....	driver
Robert E. Dingle	....	driver
Troy Flynn	....	transportation
Joshua Hancock	....	picture car coordinator (as Josh Hancock)
Jeff Hatten	....	driver (as Jeffrey J. Hatten)
Robert Hunter Jr.	....	transportation captain
Sara Luna	....	driver
Bill Myers	....	transportation co-captain (as William H. Myers)
Bill M. Puluti	....	transportation coordinator
Junior T. Puluti	....	driver
Simau Puluti	....	driver
Beau Reed	....	driver
Sandra Roach	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Diana Adams	....	production accountant (as Diana Olsen)
Paul Alcott	....	dailies timer
David Allsberry	....	head animal trainer
Brad Arnold	....	key set production assistant
Brian Bird	....	assistant location manager
Ursula Brauner	....	animal trainer
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
Richard Brooks Burton	....	gyrosphere technician (as Richard Burton)
Laurie Cartwright	....	risk management
Margaret Cox	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Cozens	....	auricle operator
Kristen M. D'Angelo	....	second assistant accountant
Donna M. Duffy	....	medical technical advisor (as Donna Duffy)
Jeff Egan	....	production safety
Randi Feldman	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jaroslava Fernandez	....	special effects contact lens technician
Lana Hale	....	clearance
R. Dana Harlow	....	diver
Jeff Hedgecock	....	armour maker
Rick Herrera	....	dailies timer
Erik Holmberg	....	production executive
Robert 'B.O.B.' Izzard	....	security
Kristi Kasubaski	....	first assistant accountant
Susan B. Kreutz	....	craft service (as Susan Kreutz)
Gary Kurashige	....	on-set medic
Francine Lecoultre	....	textile designer
Jerry Lee	....	accounting clerk
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager
Ruth Maehara	....	second assistant accountant
Lynne Martin	....	key set production assistant
Terrence Martin	....	equipment coordinator
Chip Matheson	....	provider: eels
Rick Matthews	....	location manager: Namibia
George Mihalopoulos	....	production assistant
Cathy Moore	....	studio manager
Jennifer Mount	....	risk management
Kristi Mujica	....	first assistant accountant
Chris Munday	....	assistant location manager
Damon Nonas	....	assistant production coordinator
Eric Persons	....	assistant location manager
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant
John Rogers	....	locations assistant (Namibia )
Alida Rubens	....	location accountant
John Sanchez	....	production secretary
Lonnie Smalley	....	trainer
Dot Stovall	....	clearance
Monte Swann	....	24 frame video supervising engineer
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor
Lee Tucker	....	preview technical supervisor
Gretel Twombly	....	production assistant
Dirk Vahle	....	helicopter pilot
Gabrielle Wallack Godfrey	....	production coordinator (as Gabrielle Wallack)
David Waters	....	production assistant
Peter Weireter	....	consultant: FBI
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Kristopher Wynne	....	production assistant
Zane	....	post-production accountant
Bobbin Bergstrom	....	medical technical advisor (uncredited)
Laurie Morgenthal	....	power pod technician (uncredited)
S. Quinn	....	pre-visualization coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert J. Litt	....	special thanks (as Bob Litt)

Production Companies

• Avery Pix
• Caro-McLeod
• Katira Productions GmbH & Co. KG
• New Line Cinema
• Radical Media

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (????) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• GAGA (????) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (????) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Nexo (????) (Italy) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (????) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SF Film (????) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• SF Norge A/S (????) (Norway) (theatrical)
• SF (????) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (????) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Roadshow (????) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Pixels (real world and 3rd entry)
• BUF
• BUF (Edward's world and 1st entry)
• Black Box Digital (playback animation and additional visual effects)
• Image Savant (Novak's ride)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects prosthetics)
• Milkshake Media LLC (medical monitor design and graphics)
• Pixel Liberation Front (pre-visualization and Catherine's World snow development)
• Toybox (main title sequence, 2nd entry, Catherine's world and Catmibia)

Other Companies

• Aerocrane USA  camera cranes (as Aerocrane)
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded at (as Air Studios Lyndhurst Hall)
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Bill Young's Precision Driving Team  stunt driving
• Boone's Animals for Hollywood  animals
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Company 3  digital color correction
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Even Tone Editing  electronic music production
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Imaginary Forces  main titles
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr voice casting (as L.A. MadDogs)
• London Philharmonic Orchestra  music performed by
• Milkshake Media LLC  monitor prop graphics
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• New Line Records  soundtrack
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment provided by
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by (as Panavision Hollywood)
• Toybox  opticals
• Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)  field publicity
• Warner Brothers Post-Production Services  audio and re-recording services
• Warner Brothers Post-Production Services  digital sound editing
• Warner Hollywood Studios  grip and electrical equipment (as Warner Hollywood)

MPAA:

Rated R for bizarre violence and sexual images, nudity and language.

Runtime:

107 min | Germany:109 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:R (director's cut) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R18 (director's cut) | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #37605) | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A)

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

The scene where Peter Novak first enters the mind of Carl Stargher, and is confronted by three females with open mouths to the sky is based on the painting "Dawn" by Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Carl's first victim clearly breathes when she is lying on the table, and the dead girl in the bathtub has a neck pulse.

Quotes:

Carl Stargher: You can not kill me.

Movie Connections:

References Spellbound (1945)

Soundtrack:

O SCIORE CCHIU FELICE

You ain't seen nothing yet...

I've said before that some films are like `nothing you have ever seen before'. Well, The Cell takes that saying and burns it down, blows it up and drowns it. This movie is something you could and can be only imagined. And if you then told someone about it they'd have you locked up for a very long time. It could be categorized as a Sci-fi thriller and then as a serial killer film. Like Seven and Silence of the Lambs this is not the ordinary serial killer film. It stands on it's own as a new kind of thriller.

Jennifer Lopez stars as Catherine Deane, the best psychotherapist in the business. She works for a company who has developed the latest technology in therapy. She has the ability to go inside the mind of anyone and find out the reasoning to his or her distress. Enter Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn), a FBI agent tracking down a very sick serial killer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), who drowns his victims then dresses them up like dolls. On a FBI raid of his home Stargher goes into a coma and the whereabouts of his next victim are unknown. So Deane takes the job of going into his mind to find out where the victim is being held. And that's when this film gets intense, seriously intense.

The director Tarsem Singh, known for the award winning R.E.M. video `Losing my Religion', blows away everything you could have imagined. The dream sequences are beautifully shot with many camera tricks, creepy color distribution, graphic images, and a tense score. They are extremely trippy and surreal. They actually have a dream feel because anything goes and there are no rules. Lopez performance is as good as she looks. She nails the psychotherapist dead on and does a great job in showing the different aspects of her character. Vince is Vince, very cool, very low key, and very real. D'Onofrio will scare you. His Carl Stargher would make even Hannibal Lecter scream for mommy. This guy is more disturbed than ever imagined. He has to be seen to believe it.

Tarsem, with this film, has become one of my favorite directors and I will go see any film with his name on it. The Cell can only be described as a Sci-fi serial killer thriller that's visually disturbing, creepy, and one of the wildest films ever. It runs along the line with Seven for a good serial killer film and Event Horizon for a graphically sick and twisted film. This is best summer movie and the best film I've seen all year.