Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV)

Director:

Nick Willing

Writers (WGA):

Matthew Faulk (written by) &
Mark Skeet (written by)

Release Date:

7 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in Jason and the Argonauts...

Plot Keywords:

Argonaut | Golden Fleece | Ancient Greece | Map | Lifting Person In Air

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Jason London	...	Jason
Frank Langella	...	Aertes
Natasha Henstridge	...	Hypsipyle
Derek Jacobi	...	Phineas
Olivia Williams	...	Hera
Angus Macfadyen	...	Zeus
Dennis Hopper	...	Pelias
Jolene Blalock	...	Medea
Brian Thompson	...	Hercules
Adrian Lester	...	Orpheus
Ciarán Hinds	...	King Aeson
Diana Kent	...	Polymele
David Calder	...	Argos
Mark Lewis Jones	...	Mopsus
James Callis	...	Aspyrtes
Hugh Quarshie	...	The Centaur
Olga Sosnovska	...	Atalanta
Kieran O'Brien	...	Actor
Tom Harper	...	Acastus
Omid Djalili	...	Castor
John Sharian	...	Pollux
Rhys Miles Thomas	...	Zetes
Mark Folan Deasy	...	Iphicles
Elliot Levey	...	Canthus
Xavier Anderson	...	Phanos
Charles Cartmell	...	Laertes
Dodger Phillips	...	Tiphys
Peter Gevisser	...	Budes
Norman Roberts	...	Echion
Greg Hicks	...	Priest
Adam Cooper	...	Eros
Micky Churchill	...	Boy Jason
John Bennett	...	Idas
Andrew Tansey	...	Aertes 1st General
Richard Bonehill	...	Aertes 2nd General
Freda Dowie	...	Hera as Old Peasant Woman
Zeta Graff	...	Hypsipyle 1st General
Zoë Eeles	...	Actor's Lemnite Girl (as Zoe Eeles)
Alit Kreiz	...	High Priestess
Andrew Scarborough	...	Aeson's Soldier
Alan Stocks	...	Pelias Bodyguard
Suzanne Harbison	...	Mopsus Lemnite Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Freya Archard	...	Zetes Lemnite Girl (uncredited)
Ray Donn	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Joseph Gatt	...	Atlas (uncredited)
Mike Savva	...	Pelias Bodyguard (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Willing

Writing credits (WGA)
Matthew Faulk		(written by) &
Mark Skeet		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Robert Halmi Sr.	....	executive producer
Dyson Lovell	....	producer
Chris Thompson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Simon Boswell

Cinematography by
Sergey Kozlov		(as Sergei Kozlov)

Film Editing by
Sean Barton

Casting by
Lauris Freeman
Joyce Gallie
Julie Selzer

Production Design by
Roger Hall

Art Direction by
Michael Boone
Dennis Bosher
John Fenner		(supervising art director)
Gary Freeman
John King		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Karen Brookes

Costume Design by
Carlo Poggioli

Makeup Department
Brian Best	....	special makeup effects artist
Stefano Ceccarelli	....	hair stylist
Desideria Corridoni	....	hair stylist
Maria Teresa Corridoni	....	key hair stylist
Mark Coulier	....	special makeup designer
Gemma Curran	....	assistant makeup artist
Paul Gooch	....	makeup artist
Barrie Gower	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Yasmin Iqbal	....	makeup artist: second unit
Duncan Jarman	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Nicky Knowles	....	makeup artist
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Mario Pegoretti	....	hair stylist
Barry Richardson	....	hair stylist
Simon Rose	....	prosthetic sculptor
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lens technician
Paul Spateri	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Anne Spiers	....	makeup designer
Julie Wright	....	makeup artist
Julie Wright	....	make up artist
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou	....	makeup artist (as Lizzie Georgiou)

Production Management
Ali Akdeniz	....	production manager: Turkish crew
Chris Brock	....	unit production manager
Funda Odemis	....	unit manager: Turkey

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yagiz Alp Akaydin	....	additional second assistant director
Tamana Bleasdale	....	third assistant director
Carlos Fidel	....	third assistant director: second unit
Toby Hefferman	....	second assistant director
Janine Law	....	second assistant director: second unit
Trevor Puckle	....	second assistant director: second unit
Ken Shane	....	first assistant director: second unit
Gareth Tandy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Eddie Andres	....	stand-by art director
Colin Burgess	....	dressing props
Julian Caldow	....	storyboard artist
Bruce Cheesman	....	property storeman
Bob Devine	....	assistant construction manager (as Robert Devine)
Glyn Dillon	....	storyboard artist
Steve Fitzwater	....	assistant construction manager
Hugh Fottrell	....	stand-by propman
James Gemmill	....	head scenic artist
Colin Gray	....	dressing props
Toby Hawkes	....	propmaker
Roger Holden	....	dressing props
Peter James	....	assistant art director
Geoff Kingsley	....	construction manager
Tony Marks	....	carpenter
Peter Mounsey	....	stand-by painter
Dave Philpott	....	stand-by carpenter
Dermot Power	....	storyboard artist
Paul Purdy	....	property master
Keith Short	....	head sculptor
Alfred Smith	....	stand-by props
Ussal Smithers	....	prop buyer
Charlotte Taylor	....	prop buyer
Kevin Wheeler	....	stand-by props
Marcus Williams	....	scenic artist
Paul Couch	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Jonathan Houlding	....	junior draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Philip Barnes	....	dialogue editor (as Phil Barnes)
Kevin Brazier	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Brazier	....	foley mixer
Wayne Brooks	....	digital sound editor
Clive Copland	....	sound mixer: second unit
David Crozier	....	sound mixer
Simon Day	....	sound re-recording mixer
Roger Dobson	....	digital sound editor
Gary Dodkin	....	boom operator
Stephen Griffiths	....	supervising sound editor
Dave Humphries	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Humphries)
Blair Jollands	....	sound designer
Paul Munro	....	sound maintenance
Alan Sallabank	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Trevor Swanscott	....	foley mixer
Robert Thompson	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Terry Bridle	....	senior special effects technician
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
Sam Conway	....	special effects technician
Andrew Kelly	....	senior special effects technician
Ceri Nicholls	....	special effects technician
Tez Palmer	....	special effects technician (as Terry Palmer)
Graham Riddell	....	animatronics designer
Asa Shoul	....	mastergrade colourist
Paul Stephenson	....	senior special effects technician
Mark White	....	special effects
Tim Willis	....	senior special effects technician (as Timothy Willis)
Mark Roberts	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Avtar Bains	....	senior visual effects artist
Hal Bertram	....	CGI supervisor
David Booth	....	visual effects supervisor
Ben Cronin	....	visual effects artist
Michael Davis	....	visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC
Michael John Davis	....	visual effects coordinator
Stuart M. Ellis	....	3D animator
Stephen Enticott	....	animator: Framestore CFC
Karen Halliwell	....	visual effects
Daren Horley	....	lead cgi artist
David Hulin	....	CG animator: Hitite soldiers
Tim Keene	....	visual effects line producer
Alec Knox	....	CGI supervisor
Janine Law	....	third assistant director: vfx unit
Sharon Lock	....	digital paint artist
Andy Lomas	....	CGI supervisor
Virgil Manning	....	senior 3D animator
Marco Marenghi	....	animator (credited as Framestore)
David Marsh	....	technical director: Framestore
Jolene McCaffrey	....	digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Colin McEvoy	....	animator
Adam McInnes	....	digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Collette Nunes	....	vfx coordinator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Alex Parkinson	....	research and development
Sirio Quintavalle	....	visual effects artist
George Roper	....	senior visual effects artist
Carlos M. Rosas	....	senior 3D animator
Pedro Sabrosa	....	senior visual effects artist
Karim Sahai	....	digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Michael Turoff	....	visual effects producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Max Tyrie	....	animator
Fiona Walkinshaw	....	visual effects executive producer
Val Wardlaw	....	visual effects
Richenda Wheeler	....	lead animator
Royston Willcocks	....	3D artist
Kate Windibank	....	visual effects artist
Alex Wuttke	....	visual effects

Stunts
Ferenc Berecz	....	stunt double
Jordi Casares	....	stunt coordinator
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss	....	stunt double
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss	....	stunts
Rowley Irlam	....	stunt double: Dennis Hopper
József Kovalik	....	stunts
Attila Mora	....	stunt performer
Emiliano Novelli	....	stunt double
Domonkos Pardanyi	....	stunt double
Gábor Piroch	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Gáspár Szabó	....	stunts
Ildikó Szücs	....	stunt double
Ian van Temperley	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Fabrizio Ancillai	....	assistant camera
Sean Connor	....	focus puller: second unit
Mark Evans	....	rigging gaffer (as Mark 'Giffer' Evans)
Alan Grayley	....	electrical lighting technician: second unit
Ray Hall	....	grip: second unit
Erik Heinila	....	still photographer
Elliot Laidlow	....	generator operator
Wayne Leach	....	best boy
Rupert Lloyd-Parry	....	crane grip
Nathan Mann	....	focus puller
Adrian McCarthy	....	grip
Julian Morson	....	camera operator
Patrick O'Flynn	....	electrician
Knut K. Pedersen	....	Steadicam operator
Dave Ridout	....	gaffer
Danny Shelmerdine	....	focus puller
Bernt Wiese	....	clapper loader (as Berndt Wiese)
Tim Wooster	....	camera operator: second unit

Animation Department
Sophie Lodge	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luca Canfora	....	workshop master
Giovanni Casalnuovo	....	assistant costume designer
Graham Churchyard	....	costume supervisor
Serena Fiumi	....	assistant costume designer
Silvia Guidoni	....	wardrobe assistant
Hilary Guthrie	....	wardrobe assistant
Azmin Jaffer	....	wardrobe assistant
Adriana Mattiozzi	....	tailor
Enzo Serafino Pellegrino	....	key costume ager/dyer (as Serafino Pellegrino)
Lindsay Pugh	....	wardrobe supervisor
Adam Roach	....	wardrobe assistant
Salvatore Salzano	....	costume workshop master
Lucy Denny	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Dani Karas	....	post-production coordinator
Tasim Persaud	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Terry Davies	....	conductor
Terry Davies	....	orchestrator
Gerard McCann	....	music editor
Geoff Foster	....	score recording & mixing (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Matthew Lloyd	....	unit driver

Other crew
Bahadir Atay	....	location manager: Turkey
Jean Bourne	....	script supervisor
Melanie Claus	....	production coordinator: second unit (as Mel Claus)
R.H. Davies	....	marine coordinator
Tina Ellis	....	assistant accountant
Andrew Haddock	....	video coordinator
Tarn Harper	....	post-production accountant
Andy Hennigan	....	production accountant
Kathy Hughes	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rita Kozma	....	assistant accountant
Fry Martin	....	assistant accountant
Paula McBreen	....	production coordinator
Tina McConnell	....	assistant accountant
Virginia Murray	....	assistant production coordinator
Erhan Ozogul	....	production account assistant
Michael D. Walsh	....	production runner
Aminta Townshend	....	assistant to director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hallmark Entertainment
• Panfilm

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2000) (USA) (TV)
• Hallmark Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Hallmark Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Alpha Filmes (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Chum Television (????) (Canada) (TV)
• Elephant Films (2001) (France) (all media)

Special Effects

• Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Perseverance Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Runtime:

180 min (2 episodes) | 90 min (2 episodes) | Finland:172 min (2 parts) (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Antalya, Turkey

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Version of Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Watch the original instead.

This TV mini series was on over the Easter Holidays and i was caught by the impressive cast that they had lined up for this movie.... i also had to watch it also because i really enjoy greek mythology. What i got was over 3 hours of false mythology that doesn't even deserve to share the same title as the 1960's original.

Jason London was not convincing as the main character Jason, neither was Dennis Hopper unfortunately who fell victim to a silly scene at the end where hes wearing the fleece on his head, it cracked me up, he looked an idiot. Natasha Henstridge and Derek Jakobi were not in it enough to make any sort of impression and the gods were too merciful i thought.

The SFX was okay, but i still prefer the ground breaking effects of Ray Harryhausen who's designs for the titans in the original scared me when i was younger.

This film was false when it comes to sticking by the facts of greek mythology i.e. there were no female argonauts - Atlantas is a false. Also the fact that Orpheus was greek and not African, these are just a few points from many mistakes that effected this series.

My two biggest groans though must be.... a) Why did they replace Talos the bronze giant with that stupid bull, Talos was my favourite Titan in the original and i was looking forward to see him redesigned for this series.......but not into a stupid bull that breathes fire....OH DEAR! Also the Hydra was replaced by a dragon......why?......i don't know?

and b) The sound effects were not as ground breaking as the original. The sound for the original film captured half the scene, an example being the appearance of Talos - it created tension. It was sorely missed.

In the end Hollywood have spoilt mythology and replaced it with a child's bed time story........5/10