The Scorpion King (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Chuck Russell

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Sommers (story) and
Jonathan Hales (story) ...
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Release Date:

19 April 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Warrior. Legend. King.

Plot:

A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.

Plot Keywords:

Desert | King | Sorceress | Warrior | Destiny

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Dwayne Johnson	...	Mathayus the Scorpion King (as The Rock)
Steven Brand	...	Memnon
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Balthazar
Kelly Hu	...	Cassandra
Bernard Hill	...	Philos
Grant Heslov	...	Arpid
Peter Facinelli	...	Takmet
Ralf Moeller	...	Thorak
Branscombe Richmond	...	Jesup
Roger Rees	...	King Pheron
Sherri Howard	...	Queen Isis
Conrad Roberts	...	Chieftain
Joseph Ruskin	...	Tribal Leader
Esteban Cueto	...	Third Akkadian
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Torturer
Scott L. Schwartz	...	Torturer (as Scott Schwartz)
Andre Henschel	...	Memnon Soldier
Michael Hilow	...	Guard at Ant Pit (as Mike Hilow)
Nick Hermz	...	Guard at Ant Pit
Wesley John	...	Guard at Gomorrah Gate
Michelle Baney	...	Bazaar Barmaid
Barry Kramer	...	Sword Merchant
Marissa McMahon	...	Bird Merchant
Tim Iannello	...	Perfume Merchant
K.D. Aubert	...	Harlot
Sonia Vera	...	Harlot
Angelica Castro	...	Harlot
Tutu Sweeney	...	Street Urchin
Yuki Tokuhiro	...	Urchin
Te'Amir Sweeney	...	Urchin
Al Leong	...	Asian Training Master
Woon Young Park	...	Asian Training Fighter
Marcus Young	...	Asian Training Fighter
Paul Sloan	...	Soldier
Talani Rabb	...	Harem Girl
Sole Alberti	...	Harem Girl
Cristina Rodríguez	...	Harem Girl
Pennelope Jimenez	...	Harem Girl
Sean Michael	...	Boy at Well
Adoni Maropis	...	Doubting General
Bernard White	...	Falconmaster
Amy Hunter	...	Warrior Woman
Diana R. Lupo	...	Warrior Woman (as Diana Lupo)
Heather Burton	...	Warrior Woman
Nikki Flux	...	Warrior Woman
Rachel Moore	...	Warrior Woman
Summer Altice	...	Warrior Woman
Brandon Gonzalez	...	Boy with Dates
Peter Quartaroli	...	Vision Archer
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo	...	Night Gate Guard
Amanda Bentley	...	Courtesan
Claudi E. Orellana	...	Courtesan (as Claudia Orellana)
Jim Maniaci	...	Palace Guard
Shant Demirjian	...	Army Leader
Gus Rethwisch	...	Barbarian Guard
Richard Cetrone	...	Barbarian Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kitana Baker	...	Barbarian Woman (uncredited)
Jennifer Bobiwash	...	Bazaar Merchant (uncredited)
Christie Campagna	...	Bazaar Side Waitress (uncredited)
Tracy Dali	...	Harlot (uncredited)
Wayne Eric	...	Red Turban Soldier (uncredited)
Amy Fadhli	...	Warrior woman (uncredited)
Zuhair Haddad	...	Bazaar Merchant (uncredited)
Jamie Hagan	...	Harlot (uncredited)
Tyler Mane	...	Barbarian Chieftain (uncredited)
Julie Michaels	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Radha Nilia	...	Harlot (uncredited)
Somaya Reece	...	Harlot (uncredited)
Mailon Rivera	...	Falconer (uncredited)
Rachelle Roderick	...	Balthazar's Warrior Women (uncredited)
Marcio Rosario	...	Red Turban (uncredited)
T.J. Rotolo	...	Palace guard 2 (uncredited)
Andrei Sterling	...	Balthazar's Bandit (uncredited)
Joseph Steven	...	Ambush Bandit (uncredited)
Mark Winn	...	Egyptian Thief (uncredited)

Directed by
Chuck Russell

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Sommers		(story) and
Jonathan Hales		(story)
Stephen Sommers		(screenplay) and
William Osborne		(screenplay) and
David Hayter		(screenplay)
Stephen Sommers		(character) uncredited

Produced by
Sean Daniel	....	producer
James Jacks	....	producer
Josh McLaglen	....	associate producer
Vince McMahon	....	executive producer
Kevin Misher	....	producer
Richard Luke Rothschild	....	co-producer
Stephen Sommers	....	producer
Michael Tronick	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
John R. Leonetti

Film Editing by
Greg Parsons
Michael Tronick

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Ed Verreaux

Art Direction by
Doug J. Meerdink
Greg Papalia

Set Decoration by
Kate J. Sullivan

Costume Design by
John Bloomfield

Makeup Department
Laverne Caracuzzi	....	makeup artist
Bridget Cook	....	hair stylist
Daniel Curet	....	additional hair stylist: second unit
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup designer
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup supervisor
Anna Fleiner	....	makeup artist
Dayne Johnson	....	makeup artist
Erma Kent	....	hair stylist
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	makeup artist: second unit (as Eryn Krueger)
Mark Landon	....	makeup artist
Steve LaPorte	....	key makeup artist
Louis Lazzara	....	key makeup artist
Stacey Morris	....	hair stylist
JoJo Myers Proud	....	body makeup artist
Tegan Taylor	....	makeup artist
Judith Tiedemann	....	hair stylist
Peter Tothpal	....	hair department head
Adam Brandy	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Heather Plott	....	body makeup artist (uncredited)
Elaina P. Schulman	....	key hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Andrew G. La Marca	....	unit production manager
Virginia Landis Albertson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Tom Archuleta	....	first assistant director: second unit
William H. Burton	....	second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Kevin Duncan	....	second assistant director: second unit
Danny Green	....	second assistant director
Rick Kelly	....	second second assistant director: additional photography
Allen Kupetsky	....	second assistant director: additional second unit
Steve Lonano	....	additional second assistant director: second unit
Maria Mantia	....	second assistant director: additional second unit
Josh McLaglen	....	first assistant director
Greg Michael	....	second unit director: additional photography
Nilo Otero	....	first assistant director: additional second unit
Rich Sickler	....	second assistant director
W. Scott Wolf	....	second second assistant director (as Scott Wolf)

Art Department
Roy Barnes	....	assistant art director
Brian Bilson	....	assistant property master
Timothy Burgard	....	storyboard artist
Steve Callas	....	construction coordinator
John Campana	....	art department assistant
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	set dresser
Cora Lee Coomber	....	construction accountant
Mike Cunningham	....	assistant property master
Rodolfo Damaggio	....	concept illustrator
Rodolfo Damaggio	....	storyboard artist
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser
Gary Diamond	....	set designer
Josh Ian Elliott	....	on-set dresser (as Josh Elliott)
Howard Fannon	....	assistant property master
Tracy Farrington	....	property master
Jeff Frost	....	sculptor
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery foreman
Matthew Gilbert	....	on-set dresser
Ralph Greco	....	art department assistant
Regina Henderson	....	draper
Stephanie Higgins Frey	....	art department coordinator
Philip Keller	....	storyboard artist
Mark David Kersey	....	greensman
Noelle King	....	set designer
William J. Law III	....	set designer (as Bill Law)
Thomas W. Lay Jr.	....	production illustrator
George Lee	....	set designer
Robert Lucas	....	lead man
Canyon Martens	....	set dresser
Jim Martin	....	illustrator
Andrew Menzies	....	assistant art director
Tomas Mulrooney	....	lead sculptor
James J. Murakami	....	set designer (as Jim Murakami)
Daniel P. Murphy	....	construction metal fabricator
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Peter Olexiewicz	....	construction foreman
Michael S. O'Neal	....	propmaker
Eric P. Paczkowski	....	drapery
Bill Phen	....	propmaker
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker
Kristen Pratt	....	set designer
Bruce Purcell	....	set dresser
Glenn H. Roberts	....	on-set dresser
Eric Rood	....	set dresser
Steve Salazar	....	welder
Darlene Salinas	....	set decoration coordinator
Tom Sharp	....	assistant drapery foreman
John Sweeney	....	assistant property master
Dean Wolcott	....	set designer (as Dean P. Wolcott)
Walter Zieska	....	propmaker foreman
Hugh Conlon	....	set foreman (uncredited)
John Kelso	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jon Neill	....	props: The Hand Prop Room (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	production sound mixer
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
David V. Butler	....	additional sound editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Gregg Frazier	....	boom operator: second unit
Dennis Fuller	....	boom operator
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Dick Hansen	....	utility sound
Jamie Hardt	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor
Tomas Hart	....	sound creator
Doug Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Juggler	....	assistant sound editor (as Ryan B. Juggler)
Benjamin Kaplan	....	sound production assistant
David Kelson	....	additional production mixer
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Aaron Levy	....	sound recordist
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter V. Meiselmann	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	additional sound mixer: pre-dubs (as Frank Montano)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound designer
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue editor
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue supervisor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor
Ken Strain	....	utility sound
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound effects editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Marshall Winn	....	adr editor
Douglas J. Schulman	....	production sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects foreman
Larz Anderson	....	special effects coordinator
James L. Bailey	....	special effects
Jim Boulden	....	animatronic animals
Jack Davis	....	special effects technician: second unit
Michelle Deniaud	....	texture painter
Bart Dion	....	special effects technician: second unit
Dennis Dion	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Walter Dion	....	special effects technician: second unit (as Gary Walter Dion)
John B. Hagey	....	special effects
Tim Huchthausen	....	special effects
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects coordinator (as Greg Jensen)
James Lorimer	....	special effects technician (as Jimmy Lorimer)
Donald Mayabb	....	special effects technician: second unit
Sara R. Morris	....	special effects production assistant
Daniel P. Murphy	....	special effects technician
Justin Parks	....	special effects technician
Jeff Pepiot	....	special effects
David Rohrer	....	special effects technician (as David H. Rohrer)
William H. Schirmer	....	special effects foreman
Andy Sebok	....	special effects technician: second unit
Mark Yuricich	....	special effects
Roy Goode	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Salvy Maleki	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
James Andrykowski	....	visual effects editor
Joshua Arsenault	....	visual effects coordinator: second unit (as Josh Arsenault)
Jason Barlow	....	CG animator
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Andy Barrios	....	digital compositor
Jennifer Bourne	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: CFX
John Bozzalla	....	visual effects production coordinator: CFX
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositor
Elika Burns	....	rotoscope/paint artist: CFX (as Eric Burns)
Amanda Burton	....	digital artist
Amanda Burton	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist
Michelle Butler	....	digital compositor: CFX
Robert Castaneda	....	3D animator: CFX
Scott Cegielski	....	3D animator: CFX
Andy Chen	....	3D animator: CFX
Kay Cloud	....	senior technical director: CFX
Glenn Clyatt	....	compositor: R!ot
Stéphane Couture	....	3D animator: CFX
Robert Cribbett	....	rotoscope/paint supervisor: CFX/Das Werk (as Rob Cribbett)
Dominic Daigle	....	CG animator: R!ot
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects producer: R!OT Pictures
John Decker	....	CG animator: R!OT Pictures
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: CFX
Aaron Dem	....	head of production: CFX
Michelle Deniaud	....	3D texture artist: CFX
Mitch Deoudes	....	3D animator: CFX
Karina Desin	....	visual effects production assistant: CFX
Tommy Dorsett	....	visual effects editor: R!OT Pictures
Jon Doyle	....	digital compositor: CFX (as John Doyle)
Conny Fauser	....	main title design
Deak Ferrand	....	visual effects designer/lead matte painter: HATCH
Nickson Fong	....	senior technical director
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: CFX
Joe Frasca	....	I/O technician: R!OT Pictures
Adam Frazier	....	rotoscope/paint artist: CFX
Max Gabl	....	scenic artist
Scott Gastellu	....	roto/paint artist
Rocco Gioffre	....	senior matte artist: R!OT Pictures
Juan Gonzalez	....	3D tracker: CFX
Don Greenberg	....	digital compositor
Greg Groenekamp	....	visual effects compositor: CFX
Brian Hanable	....	senior compositor: R!ot
Greg Hanigan	....	digital imaging supervisor
Dartayous Hunter	....	rotoscope/paint artist: CFX
Rodney Iwashina	....	visual effects supervisor: CFX
Gregory Jein	....	miniatures: R!ot
Kurt Judson	....	3D animator: CFX
Daniel Keller	....	3D animator: CFX
Danny Keller	....	character animator
Keith Kellogg	....	character animator
Sevendalino Khay	....	3D animator: CFX
Scott Kilburn	....	3D animator: CFX
Andy King	....	visual effects R&D supervisor: CFX
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Raji Kodja	....	3D animator: CFX
Tom Lamb	....	digital compositor
Ken Lam	....	digital compositor
Mark A. Lasoff	....	CG supervisor: CFX (as Mark Lasoff)
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
John Lee	....	3D animator: CFX
Marcus LeVere	....	CG animator: R!OT Pictures
Nicholas Lund-Ulrich	....	scanning and recording technician
Michael Maloney	....	digital compositor
Paul Maples	....	motion control operator
Matt McFarland	....	scanning and recording manager
Matt McFarland	....	visual effects color timer
Michael McNeill	....	CG supervisor: CFX
Michele Moen	....	senior matte artist: R!OT Pictures (as Michelle Moen)
Sheila Molnar	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: CFX
Cliff Mueller	....	3D animator: CFX
Kenneth Nakada	....	senior matte painter: R!ot (as Ken Nakada)
Jaime Norman	....	visual effects coordinator
James Park	....	3D tracker: CFX
Cristin Pescosolido	....	compositor
Patrick Phillips	....	visual effects
David Rand	....	3D animator: CFX (as Dave Rand)
Daniel Robichaud	....	animation supervisor
Jacqueline Rosado	....	visual effects coordinator: second unit
Marc-Andre Samson	....	CG animator: R!ot
Scott Schneider	....	model maker
Robert Scifo	....	digital matte painter: CFX
Carl Seibert	....	visual effects producer
Nelson Sepulveda	....	digital effects supervisor
Sharmishtha Sohoni	....	digital compositor
Joshua Spencer	....	visual effects intern
Bret St. Clair	....	CG supervisor
Mark Stetson	....	visual effects onset supervisor: R!OT Pictures
Ka Yaw Tan	....	3D animator: CFX
John Tissavary	....	senior technical director: CFX
Richard Turner	....	3D animator: CFX
Bob Wiatr	....	visual effects supervisor: R!OT Pictures
Xye	....	visual effects
Juliette Yager	....	visual effects producer
Jason Yanofsky	....	3D animator: CFX
Jeff Zaman	....	digital compositor
Carole Cowley	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)
Christopher Hartt	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Timothy Loughran	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Alex Neymark	....	systems director (uncredited)
Steven Seed	....	senior systems engineer (uncredited)
Stefano Trivelli	....	senior compositor: R!OT Pictures (uncredited)
Nowell Valeri	....	digital artist: CFX (uncredited)
Sean Wilson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator: additional second unit
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
Andy Cheng	....	additional stunt coordinator
Andy Cheng	....	fight choreographer
Norm Compton	....	stunt double: Mathayus
Mike Dawson	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt co-coordinator: additional photography unit
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Al Leong	....	sword fighting coordinator
Tom Lupo	....	stunt coordinator (as Thomas L. Lupo)
Tanoai Reed	....	stunt double: Mathayu
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger: additional photography
T.J. Rotolo	....	stunt performer
Dan Southworth	....	stunt coordinator: additional photography (as Daniel Southworth)
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunt double: Memnon
Tsuyoshi Abe	....	stunts (uncredited)
Minerva Adams	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Robert Alonzo	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Pete Antico	....	stunts (uncredited)
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Craig Appel	....	equestrian (uncredited)
Leo Arroyo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Erik Aude	....	stunts (uncredited)
Craig Baxley Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Troy Brenna	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Burton	....	stunt double: Peter Facinelli (uncredited)
David Burton	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Hal Burton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Heather Burton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Cetrone	....	stunts (uncredited)
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Chansky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dustin Dennard	....	stunts (uncredited)
Danny Downey	....	stunts (uncredited)
Thomas DuPont	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Eliopoulos	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Richard Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dale Gibson	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Al Goto	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mitch Gould	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tad Griffith	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Anita Hart	....	stunts (uncredited)
Leigh Hennessy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Hilow	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Chase Jazzborne	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Ben Jensen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Oliver Keller	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jess King	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Cheryl Lawson	....	additional stunt double: Kelly Hu (uncredited)
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunt rigging coordinator: reshoots (uncredited)
Mimi Lesseos	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Sidney S. Liufau	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ming Liu	....	stunt double: Kelly Hu (uncredited)
Jack Lucarelli	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Curtis Lupo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Khristian Lupo	....	additional stunt double: The Rock (uncredited)
Khristian Lupo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Julie Michaels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Leilani Muenter	....	stunt double: Kelly Hu (uncredited)
Michiko Nishiwaki	....	stunts: Kelly Hu (uncredited)
Casey O'Neill	....	stunts (uncredited)
Vladimir Orlov	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Perez	....	stunts (uncredited)
J.J. Perry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diesel Pfingsten	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gábor Piroch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nicole Randall	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts (uncredited)
Louis Rittenhouse	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rod Rondeaux	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts (uncredited)
Patrick Shining Elk	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gunter Simon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Simpson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Swift	....	stunts (uncredited)
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Jon Valera	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Washlake	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Waugh	....	stunts (uncredited)
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Weis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Workman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Natasha Yi	....	stunt double: Kelly Hu (uncredited)
Nancy Young	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Reed Altman	....	camera operator
John Anthony	....	grip
Don Bixby	....	gaffer: second unit
Alex M. Cacciarelli	....	video assist operator: motion control
Glenn Cannon	....	video assist operator
Trey Clinesmith	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brian Cwiakala	....	lighting technician
Don Domino	....	best boy grip: second unit
Scott Fieldsteel	....	assistant chief lighting technician: re-shoots
Jason C. Fitzgerald	....	rigging electrician
Monica Frommholz	....	additional photographer
Mary Funsten	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Peter Geraghty	....	assistant camera
Barry Gross	....	electrician
Hollywood Heard	....	rigging electrician
Julie Helton	....	additional film loader
Sean Higgins	....	rigging electric best boy
Derrick Kolus	....	gaffer
Robert LaBonge	....	director of photography: second unit
Richard J. Lee Jr.	....	set lighting technician: second unit
Greg Lopez	....	lamp operator
Michael Lyon	....	electrician
Brandon Margulies	....	film loader: second unit
Roger Meilink	....	rigging gaffer
Darren Michaels	....	unit still photographer
Jody Miller	....	Steadicam operator
Jody Miller	....	camera operator
Hiro Narita	....	director of photography: additional second unit
Jacqueline J. Nivens	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Vern Nobles	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Travis Panarisi	....	electrician
Paul V. Perkins	....	dolly grip
Raman Rao	....	gaffer
Dan Reilly	....	key grip
Scott Ronnow	....	second assistant camera
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera
William Smallwood	....	grip diver
Don Steinberg	....	first assistant camera
Michael St. Hilaire	....	head camera operator
Steve Suveg	....	grip
Daniel E. Teaze	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (as Danny Teaze)
Scott Toland	....	electrician
Stephen J. Ullman	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen J. Ullman	....	camera operator
Roger Wall	....	film loader
Rachel Wells	....	rigging electrician
Jay M. Huntoon	....	digital video assist operator: additional photography (uncredited)
Thom Owens	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Alice V. Kaiserian	....	animator
Cliff Mueller	....	animator
Daniel Robichaud	....	animation supervisor
Jim Boulden	....	animatronics and puppets creator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rob Decina	....	casting: New York
Tracy Dixon	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting
Rebecca Mangieri	....	casting associate
Judith Sunga	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susi Campos	....	set costumer
Gregory B. Peña	....	set costumer
Damien Quinn	....	costumer
Nick Scarano	....	wardrobe supervisor
Richard Schoen	....	key costumer
Nancy Smytka	....	set costumer
Jack Taggart	....	costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department
James Andrykowski	....	first assistant editor
Aaron Brock	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Andy Cohen	....	assistant editor
Richard Conkling	....	assistant editor
Frank Cuomo	....	post-production coordinator
R. Orlando Duenas	....	assistant editor
Katie Flint	....	editorial production assistant
Raul Guterres	....	post-production coordinator
Mato	....	color timer
Greg Parsons	....	first assistant editor
Jill Piwowar	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Elton Ahi	....	composer: additional music
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	electronic scoring mixer
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
John Finklea	....	music editor: temp music
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Christopher Klatman	....	orchestrator (as Chris Klatman)
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator (as John Kull)
Michael Mason	....	score co-producer
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Paul Silver	....	music editor: temp mix
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Anna D. Wilborn	....	assistant music editor
Rick Fleishman	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Dennis McCarthy	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Vic Cuccia	....	transportation captain
Ed Evans	....	production van driver
Joey Freitas	....	driver: bebee lights
William P. Lafon	....	driver: base camp generator
Randy Luna	....	driver
A.J. Mink Jr.	....	driver
Kenneth Newland	....	transportation captain
Thomas O'Donnell	....	production van driver
Jim Petti	....	teamster co-captain
Dan Romero	....	transportation coordinator
Mike Storc	....	transportation
Randy White	....	transportation captain
Dean Winton	....	driver
Prentis Woods	....	driver

Other crew
Stella Angelova	....	dancer
Analisa Barbosa	....	assistant: Mr. Misher
Brian Bero	....	armorer
Andrew Blau	....	production secretary: second unit re-shoots
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli	....	specialty crafts supervisor
Michelle Brattson	....	location assistant production coordinator
Linda Brennan	....	dialect coach
Trent Broin	....	production assistant
Richard Bronskill	....	auricle operator
Trisha Burton	....	script supervisor: second unit
Sean Carville	....	second assistant accountant
Juan Castro	....	assistant: Mr. Russell
Andy Cheng	....	fight choreographer
Michael Chickey	....	assistant location manager
Richard Cody	....	key craft services
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield	....	accountant: second unit
Dragon Dronet	....	armorer
Jerry Evans	....	choreographer
Conny Fauser	....	title designer: main titles
Rob Frank	....	key assistant location manager
Sarah Freudeman	....	assistant to writer
Monica Frommholz	....	assistant production coordinator
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	assistant production coordinator
Hiram Garcia	....	assistant: The Rock
Terri Greening	....	accountant: re-shoot
Terri Greening	....	post-production accountant
Raul Gueterres	....	assistant to producers
Bill Hader	....	production assistant
Denis Hennelly	....	production coordinator: second unit
Gregory Hinton	....	stand-in (as Greg Hinton)
Vickie M. Hsieh	....	assistant to producer
Stephani Hunter	....	assistant production coordinator: Mammoth
Linda Jewell	....	stand-in
Greg Kappy	....	assistant location manager
Gregg Kawecki	....	production assistant
S. Dylan Kirkland	....	production assistant
Shô Kosugi	....	choreographer: taiko
Christian Krieger	....	assistant location manager
Jeremy Lawson	....	production assistant
Dave Lifshin	....	production assistant
David Linck	....	unit publicist
Ella Marcus	....	craft service
Georgina Marquis	....	production secretary
Shaun M. McGovern	....	first assistant accountant
Luis Moreno	....	board operator: second unit
Don Napoli	....	payroll accountant
John Nasraway	....	production assistant
Michael Neale	....	location manager
Rebecca Nelson	....	assistant: Mr. Jacks
Jeffrey Neumeier	....	second assistant accountant
John Norberg	....	archery trainer
Joseph Kelly Padovich	....	mechanic
Chris Palmer	....	assistant: Sean Daniel
Jesse Peckham	....	assistant: Mr. Sommers
Jennifer Pedevilla	....	payroll accountant
Mike Piccirillo	....	office production assistant: re-shoots
Kathleen Pirelli	....	animal trainer
Jacqui Popelka	....	production coordinator
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant
Peter Quartaroli	....	stand-in
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds	....	animal coordinator (as Sled Reynolds)
Betty Riggs	....	production secretary
Jim Roberts	....	set medic
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Scott Rorie	....	set production assistant
Jim Schagen	....	stand-in
Traceigh Scottel	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Kristina Soderquist	....	production accountant
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	key medic
Ryan Tighe	....	additional production assistant
Mark Van Horne	....	laboratory contact
Ely Vegh	....	draper/cutter
Dana Wagner	....	production assistant
Ty Warren	....	production executive: Alphaville
Wendy Washbrook	....	extras set coordinator
Tony Whitmore	....	set medic: second unit
Amy Denning Winfrey	....	payroll accountant: second unit
Howard Young	....	production accountant: second unit
Beth Zazza	....	assistant: Mr. McMahon
Mark Chambers	....	production safety (uncredited)
Steven Docherty	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
John Kelso	....	metal sculptor (uncredited)
Tim Williams	....	animal trainer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alphaville Films
• BT Film (uncredited)
• Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG
• Universal Pictures
• World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• East West (Russia)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Centropolis Effects
• Animal Makers (animatronic creatures)
• CFX (visual effects and animation) (as CFX/Das Werk)
• Das Werk (visual effects and animation) (as CFX/Das Werk)
• Riot (visual effects) (as R!OT)
• W.M. Creations (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• FotoKem Laboratory  color (as Fotokem)
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Services)
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  scoring facility (as Todd Scoring Stage)
• Tomkats Catering  catering: second unit
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Universal Records  soundtrack
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  adr services (as Universal Studios Sound)
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  sound re-recording services (as Universal Studios Sound)

Also Known As:

The Scorpion King (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and some sensuality.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | India:A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Company:

Alphaville Films

Trivia:

The Rock's payday of $5.5 million made the Guinness Book Of Records for the highest salary for a first-time leading man.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Cassandra is pulled out of the fountain by Mathayus, her skin colored shorts are clearly visible, and, somewhat see-through.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[the barbarian chieftain is holding up a skull]
Barbarian Chieftain: We have killed Babylonians!
[the barbarians cheer, he holds up another]
Barbarian Chieftain: We have killed Mesopotamians!
[the barbarians cheer]
Barbarian Chieftain: But we have never had the pleasure of killing... an Akkadian.
Jesup: [Tied up] May the gods have pity on you, for my brother will not.
[Mathayas storms in and kills the Barbarians]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Six Feet Under: Can I Come Up Now? (#4.4)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Yanking Out My Heart

Revives the lost art of the bad sword-and-sorcery epic

Once upon a time there were a Mr & Mrs Rock who decided to name their son "The". Having a definite article for a Christian name, however, proved no drawback to young The, and he went on to become a well-known wrestler, as well as an occasional actor.

"The Scorpion King" is a spin-off from "The Mummy Returns", in which The played a relatively minor character called the Scorpion King. In the earlier film, however, this character was a villain, a tyrannical, power-crazed warlord; here he is a hero, a freedom fighter trying to overthrow a tyrannical, power-crazed warlord. The film does not have much in common with "The Mummy Returns"; it bears a much closer resemblance to the sort of sword-and-sorcery epics that the current Governor of California was making in the early eighties.

The film is supposedly set somewhere in the Middle East in the far-distant past, thousands of years before the Pyramids were built, although there are a number of anachronisms. The earliest Egyptian pyramids were built around 2,600 BC, but we see horsemen using stirrups, not invented until more than 2,000 years later. Gunpowder (said to be a secret formula from China) plays an important part in the plot; the Chinese did indeed invent gunpowder, but not until the time of the Tang dynasty, around 800 AD. There are characters with Greek names such as Philos and Cassandra, even though the supposed date of the film long antedates the rise of Greek culture.

The basic idea is that civilisation as we know it, or as we knew it several millennia BC, is being threatened by the evil tyrant Memnon, who is set on conquering the entire world. Memnon is assisted in his conquests by a powerful Sorcerer who can foretell the future. Mathayus, a professional assassin, is hired by Memnon's enemies to kill the Sorcerer, but then discovers that she is actually an attractive young woman, certainly far too attractive to kill. Mathayus decides that his best plan of action is to fall in love with her, get her to fall in love with him and enlist her help in the battle against Memnon. (Was Mathayus a distant ancestor of James Bond? He has made use of a similar plan of action on numerous occasions). You can easily work out the rest of the story from here.

The film is not quite as awful as some of the sword-and-sorcery films from the 1980s, but that is because of the advances in technology during the intervening period. The special effects are still fairly ropey, but they are not as hilariously bad as they were in something like "Red Sonja". The art of acting, however, has not advanced at all; The Rock is every bit as wooden as early-period Schwarzenegger. The beauteous Kelly Hu is rather better than the ghastly Brigitte Nielsen, who played the equivalent role in "Red Sonja", but then it would be difficult to be worse. Stephen Brand as Memnon is weak and Grant Heslov as the horse-thief Arpid who reluctantly becomes Mathayus's sidekick is simply annoying. Bernard Hill can be a very good actor, as he showed in "Lord of the Rings" and "Titanic", so it was a disappointment to see him in sorry trash like this.

The plot is no more than a succession of clichés and the dialogue is frequently ponderous and stilted. (Sample: "May the gods have pity on you, for my brother will not"). Notwithstanding the success of Peter Jackson's brilliant "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Scorpion King" proves that, even in the twenty-first century the art of making bad fantasy epics has not been lost. 3/10