The Time Machine (2002)

Director:

Simon Wells

Writers (WGA):

H.G. Wells (novel)
David Duncan (earlier screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

8 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Adventure | Action

Tagline:

0 to 800,000 years in 1.2 seconds.

Plot:

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.

Plot Keywords:

Time Machine | Hunter | Hunted | Scientist | Time Travel

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

Cast

Guy Pearce	...	Alexander Hartdegen
Samantha Mumba	...	Mara
Mark Addy	...	David Filby
Sienna Guillory	...	Emma
Phyllida Law	...	Mrs. Watchett
Alan Young	...	Flower Store Worker
Omero Mumba	...	Kalen
Yancey Arias	...	Toren
Orlando Jones	...	Vox
Jeremy Irons	...	Über-Morlock
Laura Kirk	...	Flower Seller
Josh Stamberg	...	Motorist
John W. Momrow	...	Fifth Avenue Carriage Driver
Max Baker	...	Robber
Jeffrey M. Meyer	...	Central Park Carriage Driver
Myndy Crist	...	Jogger
Connie Ray	...	Teacher
Lennie Loftin	...	Soldier #1
Thomas Corey Robinson	...	Soldier #2
Richard Cetrone	...	Hunter Morlock
Edward Conna	...	Hunter Morlock (as Eddie Conna)
Chris Sayour	...	Hunter Morlock (as Christopher Sayour)
Jeremy Fitzgerald	...	Hunter Morlock
Craig Davis	...	Hunter Morlock
Grady Holder	...	Hunter Morlock
Bryan Friday	...	Hunter Morlock
Clint Lilley	...	Hunter Morlock
Mark Kubr	...	Hunter Morlock
Jeff Podgurski	...	Hunter Morlock
Dan McCann	...	Hunter Morlock
Bryon Weiss	...	Hunter Morlock
Steve Upton	...	Hunter Morlock
Doug Jones	...	Spy Morlock
Joey Anaya	...	Spy Morlock
Jacob Chambers	...	Spy Morlock
Dorian Kingi	...	Spy Morlock
Kevin McTurk	...	Spy Morlock
Michael Chaturantabut	...	Eloi
Jonathan Eusebio	...	Eloi
Roel Failma	...	Eloi
Yoshio Iizuka	...	Eloi
Diana Lee Inosanto	...	Eloi
Chona Jason	...	Eloi (as Malaea Chona Jason)
Hiro Koda	...	Eloi
John Koyama	...	Eloi
Alex Madison	...	Eloi (as Gail Monian)
R.C. Ormond	...	Eloi
Maro Uo Richmond	...	Eloi
Petra Sprecher	...	Eloi
Gary Toy	...	Eloi
Jon Valera	...	Eloi (as Jonathan Valera)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aaron Patrick Freeman	...	Eloi (uncredited)
Caleb Mayo	...	Student (uncredited)
Paul Oliver	...	Eloi (uncredited)
Efia Pearson	...	Eloi (uncredited)
Danny Swerdlow	...	Student (uncredited)
Vanessa Viola	...	Eloi (uncredited)
Meredith Wells	...	Alexander Hartigan's young son (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon Wells

Writing credits (WGA)
H.G. Wells		(novel)
David Duncan		(earlier screenplay)
John Logan		(screenplay)

Produced by
Arnold Leibovit	....	executive producer
David V. Lester	....	associate producer (as David Lester)
John Logan	....	co-producer
Laurie MacDonald	....	executive producer
Walter F. Parkes	....	producer
Jorge Saralegui	....	executive producer
David Valdes	....	producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine		(as Donald M. McAlpine)

Film Editing by
Wayne Wahrman

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Oliver Scholl

Art Direction by
Christopher Burian-Mohr		(as Chris Burian-Mohr)
Bruce Robert Hill
Donald B. Woodruff		(as Donald Woodruff)

Set Decoration by
Victor J. Zolfo

Costume Design by
Deena Appel
Bob Ringwood

Makeup Department
Alexi	....	hair stylist: second unit
Norman Cabrera	....	special makeup department sculptor: KNB effects group
Daniel Curet	....	additional hair stylist: second unit
Alex Diaz	....	fabricator: KNB EFX Group
Shirley Dolle	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Shirley Dollé)
Scott H. Eddo	....	key makeup artist
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup department head
Margaret E. Elliott	....	makeup artist: second unit
Stephen Elsbree	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Greg Figiel	....	character effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Jake Garber	....	co-makeup artist: Jeremy Irons
Connie Grayson	....	key hair technician: Stan Winston Studio
Charlotte Harvey	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Charlotte Harvey-Garoutte)
Beth Hathaway	....	fabricator: KNB EFX Group
Scott Hersh	....	makeup artist: New York
Jeff Himmel	....	fabrication department: Stan Winston Studio
Kathy Kane-Macgowan	....	key hair technician: Stan Winston Studio (as Kathy MacGowan)
Rick Kelsey	....	hair stylist: New York
Heidi Kulow	....	makeup artist: New York
Barbara Lorenz	....	key hair stylist
Jacklin Masteran	....	hair stylist
Christopher Nelson	....	makeup application: KNB EFX Group
Greg Nelson	....	makeup artist: second unit
Gregory Nicotero	....	supervisor: KNB EFX Group (as Greg Nicotero)
Cheri Ruff	....	hair stylist: second unit
Robin Slater	....	makeup artist: second unit
Richard Snell	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Thom Timan	....	hair stylist: New York
Arjen Tuiten	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Nanci Cascio	....	hair stylist day player (uncredited)
Robert Maverick	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Bradley Stenson	....	additional makeup artist: New York (uncredited)
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Alan Tuskes	....	key special makeup effects technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Lisa Dennis Kennedy	....	post-production supervisor
David V. Lester	....	unit production manager (as David Lester)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William S. Beasley	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tommy Harper	....	second assistant director (as Thomy Harper)
Emily McGovern	....	second second assistant director
Greg Michael	....	second unit director
Linda Montanti	....	first assistant director: second unit
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Sunday Stevens	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Ross Anderson	....	assistant property master: second unit (as Ross A. Anderson)
Michael Ardito Jr.	....	labor foreman
Steve Burg	....	illustrator (as Stephen Burg)
Jeff Butcher	....	property master: New York
Marco A. Campos	....	general foreman
Glenn M. Carrere	....	set dresser
Cora Lee Coomber	....	construction accountant
Larry A. Cornick	....	lead man
Brad Curry	....	drapery foreman
Chris Dent	....	art department assistant
Gary Diamond	....	set designer
Michael D'Imperio	....	assistant property master (as Michael Dimperio)
Robert Fechtman	....	assistant art director
Glenn Forbes	....	property master: second unit
Paul W. Gorfine	....	stand-by painter: New York
Mark Heard	....	paint foreman
Eric Hill	....	set dresser
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt	....	stand-by painter (as Bill Hoyt)
Akeo Ihara	....	assistant property master: New York
James Jackson	....	set dresser (as Jim Jackson)
Patrick Janicke	....	illustrator
Martha Johnston	....	assistant art director
Andrew L. Jones	....	model maker
James Jones	....	lead sculptor (as James H. Jones)
Scott G. Jones	....	set dresser
Kristen Kelly	....	buyer
Robin Koenig	....	lead man: New York
Gary A. Krakoff	....	construction coordinator
Gary B. Krakoff Jr.	....	propmaker foreman
Tim R. Lafferty	....	stage foreman (as Tim Lafferty)
Jack Laspada	....	labor foreman (as Jack LaSpada)
Scott Maginnis	....	property master
Ben Massi	....	paint foreman
Lyle Maves	....	plasterer foreman
Amie McCarthy	....	assistant property master (as Amie Frances McCarthy Winn)
Sam Mendoza	....	stage foreman
David M. Milstien	....	key set dresser (as David M. Milstein)
H. Bruce Norrbom	....	fabrication foreman (as H.B. Norrbom)
Dorit Oberman	....	buyer
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	assistant art director (as Lauren Polizzi)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser: New York
Lee Runnels	....	greens foreman
Charles S. Serrano	....	propmaker foreman (as Charles Steven Serrano)
Vladimir Spasojevic	....	illustrator
Angela Stauffer	....	art department coordinator
Christine Sysko	....	set dresser: New York
Bill Taliaferro	....	set designer (as William Taliaferro)
Michael Thurman	....	set dresser (as Mike Thurman)
Bruce West	....	set designer
Tom West	....	set dresser: New York
Christine Wick	....	set dresser: New York
Darrell L. Wight	....	set designer
Tim Wilcox	....	digital illustrator (as Timothy G. Wilcox)
Lawrence Amanuel	....	lead greens (uncredited)
Doreen Austria	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Chris Baker	....	conceptual design and storyboards (uncredited)
Tony Castagnola	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Daniel J. Courchaine	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Dan Crawley	....	props (uncredited)
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greensman (uncredited)
Val I. Deikov	....	sculptor gang boss (uncredited)
Tammy DeRuiter	....	painter (uncredited)
Anthony Franco	....	buyer (uncredited)
Christopher Glass	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Grey Hill	....	sculptor (uncredited)
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor gang boss (uncredited)
Kon Iliov	....	propmaker/gangboss (uncredited)
David James	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Scott Lafferty	....	carpenter (uncredited)
P.K. MacCarthy	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jennifer N. MacLeod	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Richard N. McGuire	....	gangboss (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	....	greensman (uncredited)
Steve Park	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Peter Regnier	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Hans Soto	....	greens person (uncredited)
Jack White	....	food stylist (uncredited)
John Wojnowski III	....	pre-production model maker (uncredited)
Todd Wolcott	....	stand-by greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Ed Callahan	....	dialog editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Mike Chock	....	sound effects editor (as Michael Chock)
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Perry Dodgson	....	cable person
Avram D. Gold	....	dialogue supervisor
Elliott Koretz	....	sound effects editor (as Elliott L. Koretz)
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Eric Lindemann	....	sound effects editor
Eric Lindemann	....	special sound effects (as Eric Lindeman)
David MacMillan	....	production sound mixer (as David R.B. MacMillan)
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound designer (as Mark Mangini)
Mark A. Mangini	....	supervising sound editor (as Mark Mangini)
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator (as Duke Marsh)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Josephine Nericcio	....	special sound effects assistant (as Josie Nericcio)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Sonny Pettijohn	....	special sound effects assistant
John Pospisil	....	special sound effects
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Debora Seaman	....	foley recordist
Reuben Simon	....	foley supervisor
Charles Ewing Smith	....	dialog editor
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist
Steve Tushar	....	foley editor
David A. Whittaker	....	dialogue editor
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	....	digital sound assistant (uncredited)
Matt L. Lockhart	....	assistant: Klaus Badelt (uncredited)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Dave Wilson	....	adr mixer: Atlanta (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	special effects: second unit (as Jan H. Aaris)
Richard Alonzo	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Richie Alonzo)
Jon G. Belyeu	....	special effects: second unit
David Beneke	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Dave Beneke)
Patrick G. Brady	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Patrick Brady)
Greg Burgan	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Tamara Carlson	....	fabrication department: Stan Winston Studio (as Tamara Carlson-Woodard)
Rick Cedillo	....	fabrication department: Stan Winston Studio
Jim Charmatz	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
John Cherevka	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Eric Cook	....	special effects (as Eric P. Cook)
Ken Culver	....	key foam technician: Stan Winston Studio
Jon Dawe	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Rob Derry	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Dawn Dininger	....	fabrication department: Stan Winston Studio
Michael Duenas	....	special effects (as Michael Dueñas)
John Paul Fedele	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Jon Fedele)
Eric Fiedler	....	mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio
Lucinda Foy	....	special effects technician
Deborah Galvez	....	key hair technician: Stan Winston Studio
Ronald D. Goldstein	....	special effects (as Ronald Goldstein)
Chris Grossnickle	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Moto Hata	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Kurt Herbel	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Tonja Hill	....	special effects (as Tonja Leialoha Hill)
James Hirahara	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Jimmy Hirahara)
Grady Holder	....	lab technician: Stan Winston Studio
Hiroshi 'Kan' Ikeuchi	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Hiroshi Ikeuchi)
Carey Jones	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Mark Jurinko	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Hiroshi Katagiri	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Kris Kobzina	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Richard J. Landon	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Richard Landon)
Bill Lee	....	special effects
Russell Lukich	....	effects coordinator: Stan Winston Studio (as Russ Lukich)
Jeffrey Machit	....	special effects: second unit (as J.C. Machit)
Mark Maitre	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Bob Mano	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Keith Marbory	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Nick Marra	....	key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Jason Matthews	....	effects coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Tony McCray	....	mold department supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Kevin McTurk	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Andrew Miller	....	special effects
Christine Onesky	....	special effects
Michael Ornelaz	....	hair department coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Joey Orosco	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Eric Ostroff	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Christina Presita	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Kristina Raditcheva	....	special effects
Justin Raleigh	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Robert Ramsdell	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Rob Ramsdell)
Joe Reader	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio
Reggie Rizzo	....	fabrication department: Stan Winston Studio
David A. Schroeder	....	special effects
Robert Simokovic	....	special effects: second unit
Doyle Smith	....	special effects
Harry Smith	....	special effects (as Harry J. Smith Jr.)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Doug Stewart)
Bob Stoker	....	special effects foreman (as Bob Stoker Jr.)
Lucinda Strub	....	special effects foreman
Robert Sturgis	....	special effects (as Robert M. Sturgis)
Matt Sweeney	....	special effects supervisor
Fred Tessaro	....	special effects
Christopher Towle	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Chris Towle)
Mario Vanillo	....	special effects
Desiree Vaughn-Soto	....	fabrication department: Stan Winston Studio
A.J. Venuto	....	mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
Mike Wever	....	special effects: second unit
George Zamora	....	special effects (as George M. Zamora)
Leonel Zapien	....	special effects
Christopher Bergschneider	....	technician: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Jon Bethke	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Brian Blair	....	technician: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Jaime Galindo	....	special effects laborer (uncredited)
Chiz Hasegawa	....	coordinator: KNB EFX Group (uncredited)
Steve Newburn	....	key technician: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Charles Abou Aad	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Matthew Adams	....	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite
Michael Alkan	....	3D modeler: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (as Mike Alkan)
Michael Alkan	....	animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (as Mike Alkan)
Stephanie Allen	....	visual effects executive producer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Tom Allen	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Miles Anderson	....	gaffer: Digital Domain
Paul Anderson	....	animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Tony Anderson	....	miniature director of photography: Digital Domain
Darryl Anka	....	visual effects storyboard artist: Digital Domain
Joel Aron	....	lead digital artist: ILM
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	motion tracker supervisor: Cinesite (as Jeff Baksinski)
Lynn Basas	....	CG lighter: Cinesite
Geoffrey E. Baumann	....	walk-through coordinator: Digital Domain
Peter Baustaedter	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Lisa Bechard	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Brian Begun	....	lead compositor: Digital Domain
Chuck Bemis	....	camera assistant: Illusion Arts Inc. (as Chuck Beamis)
Krista Benson	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Jill Berger	....	CG lighter: Cinesite
Nancy Bernstein	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Tom Bertino	....	animation supervisor: ILM
Duncan Blackman	....	3D matchmove artist: ILM
Melanie Boettcher	....	accountant: Illusion Arts Inc.
Kevin Bouchez	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Brigitte Bourque	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Justin Brandstater	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts Inc.
Suzy Brown	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Sonja Burchard	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Amanda Burton	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Ronnie Bushaw	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Jodi Campanaro	....	lead digital compositor: Digital Domain
Mike Castillo	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Oscar G. Castillo	....	CG effects animator: Cinesite (as Oscar Castillo)
Lanny Cermak	....	lead 3D matchmove artist: ILM
Pamela Choules	....	production coordinator: Illusion Arts Inc.
Shanna Chung Lim	....	CG lighter: Cinesite (as Shanna Lim)
Kevin Clark	....	visual effects editor: Cinesite
Thomas Clary	....	digital effects 2D coordinator: Digital Domain (as Tom Clary)
Dan Cobbett	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Grazia Como	....	technical assistant: Digital Domain
James Cook	....	miniature model maker: Digital Domain
Matt Cordner	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain (as Matthew Cordner)
John Michael Courte	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Kelly G. Crawford	....	visual effects editor: Illusion Arts Inc.
Lee Croft	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Chris Dawson	....	motion control operator: Digital Domain
Aladino V. Debert	....	CG modeler/lighter: Digital Domain
Mark Della Rosa	....	3D modeler: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Sean Devereaux	....	visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
Jason Doss	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Brady Doyle	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Domain
Loring Doyle	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Joe Dubs	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
Timothy Eaton	....	visual effects editor: ILM (as Tim Eaton)
Scott Edelstein	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Sam Edwards	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Jonathan Egstad	....	digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Kevin Elam	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Jeff Ertl	....	digital artist: ILM
Sean Andrew Faden	....	sequence lead CG time travel sequence: Digital Domain
Sean Andrew Faden	....	time effects sequence digital lead
Matthew Fairclough	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Alan K.M. Faucher	....	miniature supervisor: Digital Domain (as Alan Faucher)
Aaron Ferguson	....	creature developer: ILM
Ivy Fong	....	CG and editorial technician: ILM
Dan Fowler	....	character animator: Digital Domain
Carl N. Frederick	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM (as Carl Frederick)
Robert A.D. Frick	....	CG effects animation lead: Digital Domain
Todd Fulford	....	digital artist: ILM
David Gainey	....	animator: ILM
George Gambetta	....	film group technician: ILM
Carolyn Garcia	....	production assistant: Illusion Arts Inc.
Jonathan Gerber	....	CG modeler: Cinesite
John Gibson	....	technical director lead: Digital Domain (as Johnny Gibson)
Kevin Gillen	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Brian Goldberg	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Susan Goldsmith	....	digital paint and roto lead: ILM
Kirk Greenberg	....	best boy grip: Digital Domain
Ron Gress	....	digital paint lead: Digital Domain
Bryan Grill	....	compositing supervisor: Digital Domain
Jonah Hall	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Michael S. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Mike Harbour)
John Hart	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
John Helms	....	digital artist: ILM
Darren Hendler	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Claas Henke	....	lead compositor: Digital Domain
Linda Henry	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Garman Herigstad	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
John Hewitt	....	CG look development: Cinesite
John Higbie	....	miniature shoot support: Digital Domain
David Hodgins	....	character animator: Digital Domain
Robert Hoffmeister	....	digital high speed compositor: Digital Domain
Sharon Smith Holley	....	visual effects editor
Aaron Holly	....	creature developer: ILM
Stephanie Hornish	....	visual effects and animation producer: ILM
Lubo Hristov	....	art director: Cinesite
Arkay Hur	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Jason Iversen	....	technical director lead: Digital Domain
Joe Jackman	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Kevin Jackson	....	CG modeler/lighter: Digital Domain
Aaron James McComas	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain (as Aaron McComas)
Bernardo Jauregui	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Hilery Johnson	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital imaging supervisor: Digital Domain
Alan Kapler	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Val Keller	....	assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Mark Kenaston	....	digital technician: Illusion Arts Inc.
Joe Ken	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Michael Kennedy	....	digital artist: ILM
Michael Kory	....	3D artist: Illusion Arts Inc.
Adam Kowalski	....	camera operator: Illusion Arts Inc.
Bridgitte Krupke	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite (as Bridgitte Nance)
Markus Kurtz	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Bill LaBarge	....	3D effects animator: Cinesite
Joanne Ladolcetta	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Donna Lanasa	....	CG and editorial technician: ILM
Christopher Lance	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Chris Lance)
Krystine Lankenau	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Jeroen Lapre	....	digital artist: ILM
Mark Larranga	....	lead digital compositor time travel sequence: Digital Domain
David Latour	....	animator: ILM
David Lauer	....	lead digital compositor time travel sequence: Digital Domain
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite (as Vince Lavares)
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator: Digital Domain
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	special rigging: Illusion Arts Inc.
Michelle Leigh	....	digital effects 3D coordinator: Digital Domain
Mike Lemmon	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain (as Michael Lemmon)
Julian Levi	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
John Lisman	....	mechanical effects: Digital Domain
Christine Lo	....	lead digital compositor time travel sequence: Digital Domain
Dave Lockwood	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Margaret B. Lynch	....	visual effects and animation coordinator: ILM (as Margaret Lynch)
Dwayne Lyon	....	best boy electric: Digital Domain
Barbara Mah	....	production coordinator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Mike Makara	....	CG animator: Cinesite
Greg Maloney	....	compositing supervisor: ILM
Charlotte Manning	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Raleigh Mann	....	CG and editorial technician: ILM
Brian Marincic	....	key grip: Digital Domain
Allen Maris	....	visual effects coordinator
Ramona Martinez	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Stephan Martinière	....	visual effects storyboard artist: Digital Domain
Fumi Mashimo	....	lead animator: Illusion Arts Inc. (as Fumi Mashimo)
Doug Masters	....	animation supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Mamie McCall	....	production coordinator: Illusion Arts Inc.
Mark 'Crash' McCreery	....	character design
Samantha McGovern	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Samantha McGee)
Kelvin McIlwain	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts Inc.
Erika A. McKee	....	visual effects production coordinator: Digital Domain (as Erika McKee-Martin)
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Michael Miller	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Michael F. Miller)
Rachel Miller	....	CG and editorial technician: ILM
Michael Min	....	digital artist: ILM
Bekki Misiorowski	....	visual effects accountant: Digital Domain
Todd Mitchell	....	film group technician: ILM
Kama Moiha	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Carlos Morales	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Michael Muir	....	digital artist: ILM
Bill Murphy	....	visual effects production assistant: Cinesite
Jennifer Murray	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Howie Muzika	....	CG modeling & lighting lead: Digital Domain
David Nahman-Ramos	....	CG and editorial technician: ILM
Erik Nash	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
C. Andrew Nelson	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Kimberly K. Nelson	....	visual effects producer
David Niednagel	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Sean O'Connor	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Melanie Okamura	....	CG modeler/lighter: Digital Domain
Michael Orlando II	....	3D matchmove artist: ILM (as Michael Orlando)
Mike Ossian	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain (as Michael Ossian)
Ken Ouellette	....	animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Ken Ouellette	....	technical director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Ingrid Overgard	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Chad Owen	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Paul George Palop	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Bradley Parker	....	character animation lead: Digital Domain (as Brad Parker)
Richard Patterson	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Lou Pecora	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
James Peterson	....	CG effects animator: Cinesite
Jason Piccioni	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Corinne Pooler	....	paint supervisor: Cinesite
David Prescott	....	CG supervisor
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
James E. Price	....	visual effects supervisor
A.J. Raitano	....	first assistant camera: Digital Domain
Natasha Rand	....	visual effects graphic designer: Digital Domain
David Rey	....	composite supervisor: Cinesite
Brian Ripley	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Stephanie Rogers	....	data operator: Cinesite
Michelle Rothburgh	....	production assistant: Illusion Arts Inc.
Sean Rourke	....	digital editor: Cinesite
Philip Rowe	....	computer services: Cinesite
Eric Rylander	....	lead miniature pyro technician: Digital Domain
Ryo Sakaguchi	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Scott Salsa	....	supervising mechanical engineer: Digital Domain
J.D. Sansaver	....	miniature model maker: Digital Domain
David Satchwell	....	CG lighter: Cinesite
Bill Schaeffer	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Kevin Schwab	....	digital imaging operator: Cinesite
Donovan Scott	....	lead digital compositor: Digital Domain
Luke Scully	....	miniature assistant director: Digital Domain
Nick Seldon	....	miniature crew lead: Digital Domain
John A. Shaw	....	technical support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (as John Shaw)
Daveed Shwartz	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Cybele Sierra	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Andrew Silvestri	....	data operator: Cinesite
Aaron Singer	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Kenneth Smith	....	digital color timing supervisor: ILM
Laurel A. Smith	....	animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (as Laurel Smith)
Suzanne Smith	....	texture painter: Cinesite
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Aaron Snow	....	digital technician: Illusion Arts Inc.
Tony Sommers	....	lead view painter: ILM
Richard Soper	....	mechanical effects: Digital Domain
Lisa Spence	....	digital production manager: Digital Domain (as Lisa K. Spence)
Scott Squires	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Serge Sretschinsky	....	CG supervisor: Cinesite
Tom St. Amand	....	animator: ILM
Rob Stauffer	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Alexander L. Stephan	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain (as Alexander Stephan)
George Stevens	....	model maker crew chief: Digital Domain
Tim Stevenson	....	animator: ILM
Catherine Sudolcan	....	producer: Illusion Arts
Arthur Sutherland	....	motion tracker: Cinesite
Gaku Tada	....	CG modeler/lighter: Digital Domain
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
David Taylor	....	CG and editorial technician: ILM
Marjolaine Tremblay	....	animator: ILM (as Marjolaine Tremblay-Silva)
Hiroshi Tsubokawa	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Zachary Tucker	....	3D previs/integration lead: Digital Domain
Alfred Urrutia	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Ted Van Dorn	....	lead model painter: Digital Domain (as Ted Van Doorn)
Esdras Varagnolo	....	CG modeler/lighter: Digital Domain
Mark Visser	....	software developer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Andrew Waisler	....	CG effects animation lead: Digital Domain
Dan Wanket	....	CG modeler: Cinesite
Eric Warren	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Mike Wassel	....	lead matte artist: Illusion Arts Inc. (as Michael J. Wassel)
Harold Weed	....	lead digital modeler: ILM (as Howie Weed)
Eric Weinschenk	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Byron Werner	....	digital rotoscope/paint lead: Digital Domain
Erin West	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Vernon R. Wilbert Jr.	....	CG modeling & lighting lead: Digital Domain
Andy Wilkoff	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
David S. Williams Jr.	....	compositing supervisor: Illusion Arts
Deborah Wiltman	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Scott Wirtz	....	lead animator: ILM
Debra Wolff	....	visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Chris Wood	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Rachel Wyn Dunn	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Rachel Dunn)
Chris Y. Yang	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain (as Christopher Yang)
Jens Zalzala	....	CG effects animator: Digital Domain
Nancy Adams	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Bernd Angerer	....	character animator (uncredited)
Denise Ballantyne	....	visual effects consultant (uncredited)
Wally Chin	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Zachary Cole	....	technical support: ILM (uncredited)
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Craig T. Currie	....	model maker (uncredited)
Erik Gamache	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
David Krause	....	technical coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Lukowski	....	model maker (uncredited)
S. Scott McCaulley	....	facilities supervisor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Dan Patterson	....	data I/O operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Brian Peyatt	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Jon Quon	....	technical assistant: Cinesite (uncredited)
Olun Riley	....	CG lighter: Cinesite (uncredited)
Rod Ripley	....	IS systems administrator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Todd Sarsfield	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Eliot Sirota	....	digital artist: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Tess Spaulding	....	system administrator (uncredited)
Bryan Taylor	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Alphonso Young	....	digital compositor and matte painter (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Clayton J. Barber	....	stunts (as Clayton Barber)
Steve Blalock	....	stunts
Louella Boquiren	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Dartenea Bryant	....	stunts
Damon Caro	....	stunts
Nikia Charles	....	stunts
Laura Dash	....	stunts
Kevin Derr	....	stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunts (as Jared Eddo)
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Orlando Estrada	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Brian Imada	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunts (as Kelsee Devoreaux)
Bob MacDougall	....	stunts (as Bob McDougall)
Andre McCoy	....	stunts
Angela Meryl	....	stunts
Ernest Rhea	....	stunts
Farris Sanders	....	stunts
Mark Torabayashi	....	stunts
David Wald	....	stunts
T.J. White	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Richard Cetrone	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hiro Koda	....	stunt coordinator: action wire coordinator (uncredited)
John Koyama	....	stunts (uncredited)
Shawn Lane	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Alex Madison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Angela Meryl	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Omero Mumba	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Marcus Salgado	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Jon Valera	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bryon Weiss	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jason Ybarra	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Baber	....	best boy: second unit (as Keith D. Baber)
Wayne Baker	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jennifer Bell	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Jennifer K. Bell)
John S. Beyers	....	electrician (as Johnny S. Beyers)
Chuck Brown	....	Steadicam operator (as Charles Brown)
Chuck Brown	....	dolly grip (as Charles Brown)
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Bob Crockett	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Robert Crockett)
Bruce DeAragon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
William Decker	....	rigging key grip
David E. Diano	....	camera operator
Michael Dunivant	....	rigging best boy grip
Jeff Durling	....	dimmer board operator
Sean P. Fickert	....	grip
Joseph Grimaldi	....	gaffer: New York (as Joe Grimaldi)
Sunny Johnson	....	grip
April Kelley	....	camera loader
Jeremy Knaster	....	best boy electric: New York
Robin P. Knight	....	key grip (as Robin Knight)
Brett Laumann	....	assistant chief lighting technician
John Lowry	....	key grip: New York (as John Brian Lowry)
Steve Mathis	....	chief lighting technician (as Steven R. Mathis)
John Mazzola	....	best boy grip: New York
Patrick McArdle	....	first assistant camera
John McCondra	....	grip
Bob Myers	....	grip
Hiro Narita	....	director of photography: second unit
Vern Nobles	....	camera operator: second unit (as Vern Nobles Jr.)
Bobby Powell	....	rigging gaffer (as Robert E. Powell)
Raman Rao	....	gaffer: second unit
Jan Ruona	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Edmondo Sepulveda	....	key grip: second unit (as Edmundo D. Sepúlveda)
Bryce Shields	....	video assist operator
Donald E. Thorin Jr.	....	Steadicam operator: second unit (as Donald Thorin Jr.)
Kevin Tiesiera	....	electrician
Andrew Towne	....	rigging electric best boy
Rodney Veto	....	best boy grip
Rafael 'Rafa' Castro	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)
Brian Crane	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Thomas Ford	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Mary Funsten	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
George Hines	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
William Hines	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Charles 'Woody' Lang	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)
Michael J. Maurer	....	electrician: New York (uncredited)
Robert McGavin	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Mark Mele	....	stage rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Clyde Miller	....	aerial camera operator: Wescam Camera (uncredited)
Clyde Miller	....	assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)
David Musselman	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Stephen Martin Paull	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Ralph Perri	....	grip: New York (uncredited)
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Chris Rosen	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dylan Rush	....	set lighting technician: second unit (uncredited)
Rigney Sackley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Chuck Whelan	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Marcus Taylor	....	animatic editor: pre-production (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maryellen Aviano	....	extras casting coordinator (as Maryellen Aviano-Roberts)
Robert Clotworthy	....	adr voice casting
Amanda Harding	....	casting associate
Terri Tracy	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Anderson	....	creature costumer: second unit
Carlos A. Araiza	....	creature costumer: second unit
Cha Blevins	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah Cha Blevins)
Roberto Carneiro	....	costumer: second unit (as Roberto M. Carneiro)
Marcy Craig	....	key costumer
Bridgitte Ferry	....	set costumer (as Brigitte R. Ferry)
Claire Flewin	....	costumer
Mila Hermanovski	....	costumer
Annie Hill	....	costumer: second unit (as Annie Garrity)
Marci R. Johnson	....	set costumer
Stacia Lang	....	costumer
Robin McMullan	....	costumer: second unit (as Robin E. McMullan)
Guy Miracle	....	costumer
Rob Phillips	....	costumer
Kathie Pierson	....	costumer: New York
Ann Powderly	....	costumer: New York
Joseph Reid	....	costumer: second unit
Harry Rotz	....	costumer
Roland Sanchez	....	assistant to costume designer (as Roland R. Sanchez)
Leticia Sandoval	....	creature costumer: second unit
Nicole Small	....	cutter/fitter
Maria K.M. Sundeen	....	creature costumer: second unit (as Maria Sundeen)
Jill Thraves	....	costumer
Joanne Trotta	....	cutter/fitter
Michael H. Trueman	....	costumer: New York
Althea A. Unrath	....	costumer: New York
Emily Wyss	....	costumer: second unit
Sloane Morrison	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Randy Bricker	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Martin Cohen	....	post-production executive
David Orr	....	color timer
Michal Pfeil	....	editorial production assistant
Lisa Marie Serra	....	post-production coordinator
Bronwyn Waddington	....	assistant editor
Kevin Du Toit	....	assistant post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Christopher Brooks	....	supervising music editor (as Christopher S. Brooks)
Tonia Davall	....	music contractor
Ramin Djawadi	....	additional music arranger
James Dooley	....	additional music arranger (as Jim Dooley)
Gavin Greenaway	....	conductor
Todd Homme	....	executive in charge of music
Maude Jerome	....	composer: song "Sweet Rosie O'Grady"
Tim Jones	....	additional music arranger
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Maggie Rodford	....	music coordinator
Tony Stanton	....	music preparation
Katy Stephan	....	featured vocalist
Rick Wentworth	....	conductor
Nick Wollage	....	music recordist
Geoff Zanelli	....	composer: additional music
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
J. Wesley Adams	....	driver
Linda Cipperley	....	driver (as Lynda Cipperley)
Michael Coady	....	driver
Angelo Corello	....	driver
Nancy DeAmicis	....	driver
Vashti Desire	....	driver
Mike Fenster	....	driver (as Michael Fenster)
Roger D. Huffman	....	driver
Jeff Lira	....	transportation co-captain: second unit
Don Newman	....	driver
Julio Cesar Ortiz	....	driver
Marty Radcliff	....	driver (as N. Marty Radcliff)
Christopher Rigby	....	transportation co-captain
Tom Roberts	....	transportation captain: second unit (as Tommy Roberts)
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator
Anthony Rowdon	....	driver (as Anthony P. Rowdon)
Jeff Verdick	....	transportation captain
Richard Vincent	....	driver
Jerry Winchell	....	driver
Phil Balani	....	production driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Rick Adami	....	production secretary
Delara C. Adams	....	assistant production office coordinator
Alberto Barboza	....	documentarian
Jason Bierfeld	....	production assistant: Parkes/MacDonald
Michael E. Boyle	....	head animal handler (as Mike Boyle)
Stephen C. Brandt	....	set production assistant: New York
John Castro	....	researcher (as John F. Castro)
Karen K. Chang	....	office coordinator
John Cherevka	....	puppeteer
Richard A. Clark	....	assistant location manager (as Richard A. Clark II)
Tim Clark	....	office production assistant
Cora Lee Coomber	....	construction accountant
Jon Dawe	....	puppeteer
Carlos De La Torre	....	production assistant
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	production assistant
Eileen M. Dennis	....	second assistant accountant (as Eileen Dennis)
Patricia L. DeShields	....	production accountant (as Patsy De Shields)
Maria DeVane	....	post-production accountant
Deborah Evans	....	payroll accountant: New York (as Deborah C. Evans)
Eric Fiedler	....	puppeteer
Greg Figiel	....	puppeteer
Holly C. Frabizio	....	location assistant: New York
Peter M. Gershenson	....	set medic: New York (as Dr. Peter M. Gershenson)
René González	....	projectionist (as Rene Gonzalez)
Rossie Grose	....	assistant: Mr. Valdes (as Rossie Grose-McFadden)
Tamiko Hazel Hairston	....	craft service
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach
Cody Jarrett	....	stand-in: Guy Pearce
Dameon Johnson	....	craft service
Joy Johnson	....	assistant: Mr. Parkes
Nicki Johnson	....	travel coordinator
Tudor Jones	....	production assistant: New York
Elizabeth Jurado	....	production assistant
Erik Kieltyka	....	production assistant
Linda Kroll	....	assistant: Ms. Macdonald
Richard J. Landon	....	puppeteer (as Richard Joseph Landon)
Mary Etta Lang	....	dyer
David R. Lawson	....	first aid
Brigette Lester	....	production coordinator
Kate Lindsay	....	jewelry/crafts supervisor
Russell Lukich	....	puppeteer (as Russell Lukich)
Nick Marra	....	puppeteer
Tammy Masters	....	first aid
Jason Matthews	....	puppeteer
Pia Mehr	....	teacher
Gregory Nicotero	....	puppeteer (as Greg Nicotero)
Kevin O'Neil	....	production assistant
Michael Ornelaz	....	puppeteer
Tiffany Powell	....	assistant: Simon Wells
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor
Robert Ramsdell	....	puppeteer (as Rob Ramsdell)
John Reeves III	....	set production assistant: New York
Jean-Louis Rodrigue	....	choreographer: "Eloi"
Louise Spencer	....	unit publicist (as Louise A. Spencer)
Nina Helm Stamer	....	production secretary: New York
Jim Turner	....	production controller
Andrew L. Ullman	....	location manager (as Andrew Ullman)
Violet	....	stand-in
Sophia N. von Bülow	....	first assistant accountant
Sharon 'Mae' West	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jeff Burns	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Petra Costner	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Thomas Curley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher (uncredited)
Mike Feurstein	....	production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Rich Lounello	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive (uncredited)
Matt Newton	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Karen Scarborough	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Ailene Staples	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Tuft	....	production assistant (uncredited)
James William Visconti III	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sue White	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Doug Wilson	....	location scout (uncredited)
Aaron G. York	....	remote head technician (uncredited)

Thanks
Gore Verbinski	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• DreamWorks SKG
• Parkes/MacDonald Productions
• Arnold Leibovit Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• DreamWorks Distribution (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2002) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (video)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (digital visual effects)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects and animation)
• Digital Domain (special visual effects)
• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup: Uber-Morlock)
• Makeup Effects Laboratories (uncredited)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Stan Winston Studio

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  score recording
• Act One Script Clearance  script research (uncredited)
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  score recording
• Boston Light & Sound  location dailies (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Ken and Art's Catering  catering
• Media Ventures  music production services
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  sound re-recorded at
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38773)

Filming Locations:

Albany, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The Time Machine itself was the biggest and most expensive prop ever to be built for a movie at the time.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Most, if not all of the structures built in New York City around Alexander's former home on East 60th street are not present during the zoom out section of the 1899-2030 time travel sequence. Some of these structures include the Plaza Hotel, The Metropolitan Club, The Pierre, Hotel Sherry-Netherland, Ritz Tower, and Rockefeller Center.

Quotes:

Phillby: Nothing can change what happened.
Hartdegen: No, you're wrong. Because *I* will change it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ring Two (2005)

Soundtrack:

There's a Place Called Tomorrow

No time like the present...

I must confess that I march to a different drummer when it comes to this film. I enjoyed it for the most part, and find it very clever in many aspects. The major drawback comes from the plot - it is far too simplistic for the elaborate care that went into both the visual aspect of the film as well as the nice touches at almost every turn.

The plot is rather simple - Alexander Hartdegen, a mechanical physics professor in turn-of-the-century New York (turn of the nineteenth-into-the-twentieth century, that is), has his head in his equations, apart from one thing, his love for Emma. When she is killed in a botched mugging (yes, New York at that time even had muggings in Central Park), Hartdegen drops everything to invent the time machine he'd theorised, in order to prevent Emma's death. He soon makes the discovery that it isn't possible to undo the past (at least not that aspect of the past), but becomes obsessed with finding the reason why. He speculates this is more likely to be answered in the future than in the past or present, and thus goes forward in time. He makes a few stops along the way before arriving at a far-distant future (nearly a million years in the future), in which the human race has evolved into two distinct species - one on the surface, and one below the earth.

So far, so good - departure from H.G. Wells' original classic (a great piece of literature) and from the earlier film, but not beyond the pale. The effects here are truly stunning in many respects - the time machine itself is a marvel (the DVD has a feature on the making of the machine), and the time transformation scenes are very inspiring, up to and including the zoom-away shot from the machine into the air all the way to the city on the moon. The Eloi city along the river is also a remarkable scene. The movie rightly won awards, including the Academy Award, for these effects. Unfortunately, effects do not a movie make. This is where the plot failure comes into play.

Hartdegen seems to give up far too early in trying to change the past, and his relationships (such as we get to see them) in the future are very stilted. Jeremy Irons (himself an Academy Award winner) has precious little screen time, to deliver what is perhaps the most anticlimactic resolutions I've seen in a long time. The overarching question should be 'why?', but seems to transformed into 'what if?' in an unclear way (the deleted introductory scene, available on the DVD, helps to more firmly establish the question, but, alas, it was deleted). Hartdegen remains in the future (like Wells' and the earlier film's scientists, albeit in a different way), perhaps to help transform the future, but we'll never know (a sequel is not likely).

Despite the thin plot, what I found most enjoyable (apart from the special effects) were the clever touches here and there, far too numerous to mention. When Hartdegen arrives in 2030 (prompted by an advertisement proclaiming 'the future is now'), he encounters a user-friendly library computer (personified by Orlando Bloom) with a real sense of humour and humanity. When Hartdegen asks about time travel, the library computer even incorporates Star Trek gestures and sound effects into its discussion (as well as the yet-unwritten musical version of 'The Time Machine', by Andrew Lloyd Weber). One woman in the distant future speaks English (now called the stone language, for the stone engravings that remain from store fronts and the like), but speaks without accent (strange enough, but even stranger that New Yorker Hartdegen sounds more British, as does the Morlock leader Jeremy Irons).

Indeed, there are so many little pieces here is seems that the writers spent more time trying to incorporate bits of cleverness throughout the script than making sure the script as a whole had thorough soundness.

Another piece I really liked was the music. The sombre brass tones, the triumphant orchestral arrangements, the folk/modern synthesis for the Eloi, and the dramatic scoring really enhanced this film beyond measure. The DVD has bits of the score that replay on a loop sequence during menu screens, and I've sometimes left these on to hear the pieces over and over again.

The DVD has one of the better menu sequence set-ups I've seen, simulating the machine effects in visuals and sound, as well as incorporating score elements and special effects. DVD extras include the delete scene, commentaries by many of the crew, several pieces on the special effects (including one on the time machine itself), This is a fairly good film, despite its flaws. Overall I would award it three-and-a-half stars, but will round up to four in honour of the effects, the music, and clever pieces.