Amazing Journeys (1999)
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- 39min
- Short, Documentary
- 15 Oct 1999 (USA)
- Short
Join the sweeping spectacle of hundreds of migrating zebras in the vast plains of East Africa. Witness the mysterious migration of more than 120 million red crabs on tiny Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Encounter the affectionate...
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Cast
| Robert Foxworth | ... |
Narrator
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Wemi Ajigrotafe | ... |
Early Human
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David L. Barbee | ... |
Early Human
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Kerry W. Cook | ... |
Early Human
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Jimmy I. | ... |
Early Human
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| Ebonie Smith | ... |
Early Human
(as Ebony Smith)
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George A. Thomas | ... |
Early Human
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| Tamir Yardenne | ... |
Early Human
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Directed by
| George Casey | ||
Written by
| Mose Richards | ... | (written by) |
| Tim Huntley | ... | (additional narration) |
Produced by
| George Casey | ... | producer |
| Ernest H. Cockrell | ... | executive producer: Migrations Film Partners Ltd. |
| George R. Farris | ... | executive producer: Migrations Film Partners Ltd. |
| S. Reed Morian | ... | executive producer: Migrations Film Partners Ltd. |
| Ammiel G. Najar | ... | associate producer |
| Paul Novros | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Rodney Taylor | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tim Huntley | ||
Editorial Department
| James Carney | ... | assistant editor |
| David Orr | ... | assistant post-production supervisor |
| Ron Wengler | ... | color timer |
Makeup Department
| Kristi Matamoros | ... | makeup artist: early humans |
Production Management
| Greg Eliason | ... | production manager |
| Matthew Geer | ... | production manager: Gray whales |
| Gerald Grossman | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sean C. Casey | ... | second unit director (as Sean Casey) |
Sound Department
| Tim Archer | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Erin Casey | ... | sound: East Africa |
| Brian Eimer | ... | re-recording mixer / sound effects editor |
| Daniel Fernandez | ... | sound effects editor |
| Matthew Geer | ... | sound: Gray whales |
| Carie Krumme | ... | sound: Gray whales |
| Ron Malligers | ... | foley artist (as Ron Mellegers) |
| Grant McAlpine | ... | sound effects editor |
| Regan Ramos | ... | sound effects editor |
| John Sievert | ... | foley artist |
| Mark Wright | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Mario Allen | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Johnathan R. Banta | ... | digital artist: Sassoon Film Design |
| Alan G. Markowitz | ... | visual effects (for Imagica USA, Inc.) (as Alan Markowitz) |
| Steve Mate | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Ben Matsunaga | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Kelly Moren | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Julie O'Neill | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Jose Parra | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Christopher Reyna | ... | visual effects: for Imagica USA, Inc. |
| Tim Sassoon | ... | visual effects supervisor: Sassoon Film Design |
| Miriam Yagi | ... | visual effects: Imagica USA Inc. |
| Trevor Brown | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Jan Hogevold | ... | digital scanning and recording: CFC (uncredited) |
| Kim Yong-Kyun | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wayne Baker | ... | assistant camera: Bosque Del Apache |
| Ryan Casey | ... | still photographer: East Africa |
| Sean C. Casey | ... | time-lapse photographer (as Sean Casey) |
| Chuck Davis | ... | additional photographer |
| David Douglas | ... | additional photographer |
| Jamal J. Farley | ... | key grip |
| Steven Ford | ... | first assistant camera |
| Aaron Kirsch | ... | assistant camera: Monarch butterflies |
| Bob MacDougall | ... | rigging grip: gray whales, Christmas Island (as Bob McDougall) |
| Jimmy Matlosz | ... | assistant camera: gray whales (as James Matlosz) |
| Christopher Tate | ... | IMAX camera tech / key grip: gray whales |
| Fred Weigle | ... | assistant camera: early humans segment |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sean C. Casey | ... | wardrobe: early humans (as Sean Casey) |
Music Department
| James Carney | ... | music sweetener |
Transportation Department
| Robert McDaniel | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Mireya Arana | ... | production coordinator: Monarch butterflies, Mexico |
| Russ Bacon | ... | national weather service: Nexrad Weather Radar |
| Darren Bird | ... | production assistant: Christmas Island |
| Shari Bondy | ... | science advisor and consultant: gray whales |
| Markus Borner | ... | science advisor and consultant: zebra sequence, Frankfurt Zoological Society (as Dr. Marcus Borner) |
| Ron Burdett | ... | mastering: Sunset Post Inc. / video transfer: Sunset Post Inc. |
| Alan Clark | ... | production assistant |
| Kevin Clark | ... | prints: CFI |
| Hector Contreras | ... | production assistant |
| Alan Cunningham | ... | science advisor and consultant: birds, Clemson University Bird Radar Imagery |
| Cynthia D'Vincent | ... | science advisor and consultant: gray whales, California State University, Monterey Bay |
| David Douglas | ... | additional director |
| Darrell Dwyer | ... | production assistant: Christmas Island |
| Richard Estes | ... | science advisor and consultant: zebra sequence (as Dr. Richard D. Estes) |
| John Francis | ... | production assistant: gray whales |
| Bruce Friedman | ... | mastering: Sunset Post Inc. / video transfer: Sunset Post Inc. |
| Sidney A. Gauthreaux Jr. | ... | science advisor and consultant: birds, Clemson University (as Sidney A. Gauthreaux Jr. Ph.D.) |
| Nancy Greig | ... | science advisor and consultant: Monarch butterflies, Houston Museum of Natural Science (as Nancy Greig Ph.D.) |
| Tracey Grimes | ... | mastering: Sunset Post Inc. / video transfer: Sunset Post Inc. |
| Teruki Hamanaka | ... | production assistant: Christmas Island |
| Tim Huntley | ... | writer: additional narration |
| Michael Jacobson | ... | production assistant |
| Joseph R. Jehl Jr. | ... | science advisor and consultant: birds, Hubbs-Seaworld Research Institute, San Diego (as Joseph R. Jehl Jr. Ph.D.) |
| Beverly E. Kitchen | ... | production accountant |
| Richard Klein | ... | science advisor and consultant: human sequence, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University (as Dr. Richard Klein) |
| Steve Kotter | ... | production assistant: gray whales |
| Phil Ledeboer | ... | prints: CFI |
| Alex MacInnis | ... | production coordinator |
| Christian Manion | ... | science advisor and consultant: Monarch butterflies |
| David F. Marriott | ... | executive director: The Monarch Program (as David F. Marriot Ph.D.) |
| Bruce R. Mate | ... | science advisor and consultant: gray whales, Oregon State University (as Dr. Bruce R. Mate) |
| Deb Mavroudis | ... | guide: George Mavroudis Safaris, East Africa |
| George Mavroudis | ... | guide: George Mavroudis Safaris, East Africa / science advisor and consultant: human sequence, Tanzania |
| Rodgers Mawenya | ... | guide: George Mavroudis Safaris, East Africa |
| Tim Means | ... | guide: gray whales, Baja Expeditions |
| Tim Menton | ... | video mastering: Sunset Post Inc. / video transfers: Sunset Post Inc. |
| Todd Morris | ... | national weather service: Nexrad Weather Radar |
| Aram Nigoghossian | ... | production assistant (as Aram R. Nigoghossian) |
| Max Orchard | ... | science advisor and consultant: red crabs, Christmas Island National Park |
| Alisa Schulman-Janiger | ... | science advisor and consultant: gray whales, American Cetacean Society |
| Barbara Sleeper | ... | principal researcher |
| Chris Stringer | ... | paleoanthropologist: British Museum of Natural History (as Dr. Christopher Stringer) |
| Orley R. Taylor | ... | science advisor and consultant: Monarch butterflies, University of Kansas (as Dr. Orley R. Taylor) |
| Greg West | ... | production assistant |
| Jack West | ... | prints: CFI |
Thanks
| Jonna Rae Bartges | ... | special thanks: Seaworld Adventure Parks |
| Hejidos De El Rosario | ... | thanks: Monarch butterflies |
| Alan Fealy | ... | thanks |
| James Fealy | ... | thanks |
| Kate Fealy | ... | thanks |
| Rose Iles Fealy | ... | thanks |
| Debra Ford | ... | thanks: Houston Museum of Natural Science |
| Leanne Mary Hamence | ... | thanks |
| Beverley Iles | ... | thanks |
| Karen Ivey | ... | thanks: Baja Discovery |
| David Keighley | ... | thanks |
| Gary Kotter | ... | thanks: Baja Expeditions |
| Charlotte Lazenberry | ... | thanks: Houston Museum of Natural Science |
| Rima Heifetz Loewe | ... | thanks |
| C.J. Malley | ... | thanks: National Geographic Television |
| Gerry Mantonya | ... | thanks |
| Glen Neumman | ... | thanks |
| Hal Parham | ... | special thanks: Seaworld Adventure Parks |
| Lorena Parlee | ... | thanks: Monarch butterflies |
| Daniel Perry | ... | thanks: Bosque Del Apache |
| Jeannie Prentice | ... | thanks: Baja Expeditions |
| John B. Roberts | ... | special thanks: Busch Entertainment Corporation |
| H. Sam Samuelson | ... | thanks |
| Victor Sanchez | ... | thanks |
| John Sartorius | ... | special thanks: Busch Entertainment Corporation |
| Kina Scudi | ... | special thanks: Seaworld Adventure Parks |
| Madonna Smith | ... | thanks: Houston Museum of Natural Science |
| Jerry Snyder | ... | thanks: chief warrant officer |
| Dean Sullivan | ... | special thanks: Busch Entertainment Corporation |
| Peggy Sullivan | ... | thanks: Baja Discovery |
| Ed Turner | ... | thanks: Christmas Island Aviation Services |
| Jason Williams | ... | thanks: National Geographic Television |
Production Companies
- Graphic Films
- Houston Museum of Natural Science (in collaboration with)
- Migrations Film Partners Ltd.
Distributors
- Dreamscape Media (2020) (World-wide) (video)
- Escapi (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Houston Museum of Natural History
- Science Museum of Houston
Special Effects
- Sassoon Film Design (main title and computer animation)
Other Companies
- Baja California (thanks)
- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (thanks)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies by)
- Christmas Island District School (thanks)
- Christmas Island Golf Club (thanks)
- Christmas Island Tourism Association (thanks)
- Columbia Pictures ("Fly Away Home" clip courtesy of)
- Digital Filmworks (film scanning and recording)
- George Mavroudis Safaris (guides: East Africa)
- George Mavroudis Safaris (science advisor and consultant: zebra sequence)
- Imagica USA Inc. (65/15p high resolution scanning and film recording)
- Imagica USA Inc. (65/15p optical effects and titles)
- KABC Los Angeles (J.J. video footage courtesy of)
- KCOP (J.J. video footage courtesy of)
- MCA/Universal Music Publishing (music published by)
- Master's Workshop (post-production audio)
- Naval Station San Diego (thanks)
- Operation Migration (thanks)
- Peace River Studios Inc. (GyroPro camera stabilization by)
- San Ignacio Lagoon (thanks)
- Sassoon Film Design (main titles)
- Seaworld (J.J. video footage courtesy of)
- Sunset Post (video transfer and mastering)
- The Caption Center (captions)
- The Datoga Tribe (thanks: East Africa)
- The Hadza Tribe (thanks: East Africa)
- The Maasai Tribe (thanks: East Africa)
- United States Coast Guard (thanks)
- Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve (thanks)
- Whale Rescue Team (thanks)
Storyline
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Join the sweeping spectacle of hundreds of migrating zebras in the vast plains of East Africa. Witness the mysterious migration of more than 120 million red crabs on tiny Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Encounter the affectionate curiosity of majestic gray whales in the beautiful lagoons of Mexico's Baja California.Enter a golden blizzard as tens of millions monarch butterflies fill the sky in the hidden highlands of Mexico. Take flight alongside migratory birds navigating by sun, stars, and instinct. Travel back in time among exotic tribes of Africa to explore the roots of human migration.Experience the life and death dramas of these six incredible journeys as chronicled in Amazing Journeys. |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $24,800,000 |