28 Days Later... (2002)

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writer:

Alex Garland (written by)

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.

Plot:

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

Plot Keywords:

Gory | Teenage Boy | Extreme | Chocolates | London

Awards:

7 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Alex Palmer	...	Activist
Bindu De Stoppani	...	Activist
Jukka Hiltunen	...	Activist
David Schneider	...	Scientist
Cillian Murphy	...	Jim
Toby Sedgwick	...	Infected Priest
Naomie Harris	...	Selena
Noah Huntley	...	Mark
Christopher Dunne	...	Jim's Father
Emma Hitching	...	Jim's Mother
Alexander Delamere	...	Mr. Bridges
Kim McGarrity	...	Mr. Bridges' Daughter
Brendan Gleeson	...	Frank
Megan Burns	...	Hannah
Justin Hackney	...	Infected Kid
Luke Mably	...	Private Clifton
Stuart McQuarrie	...	Sergeant Farrell
Ricci Harnett	...	Corporal Mitchell
Leo Bill	...	Private Jones
Junior Laniyan	...	Private Bell
Ray Panthaki	...	Private Bedford
Christopher Eccleston	...	Major Henry West
Sanjay Rambaruth	...	Private Davis
Marvin Campbell	...	Private Mailer
Adrian Christopher	...	Featured Infected
Richard Dwyer	...	Featured Infected
Nick Ewans	...	Featured Infected
Terry John	...	Featured Infected
Paul Kasey	...	Featured Infected
Sebastian Knapp	...	Featured Infected
Nicholas James Lewis	...	Featured Infected
Jenni Lush	...	Featured Infected
Tristan Matthiae	...	Featured Infected
Jeffrey Rann	...	Featured Infected (as Jeff Rann)
Joelle Simpson	...	Featured Infected
Al Stokes	...	Featured Infected
Steen Young	...	Featured Infected

Directed by
Danny Boyle

Writing credits
Alex Garland		(written by)

Produced by
Robert How	....	line producer
Andrew Macdonald	....	producer

Original Music by
John Murphy

Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle

Film Editing by
Chris Gill

Casting by
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Mark Tildesley

Art Direction by
Mark Digby		(supervising art director)
Rod Gorwood		(as Rob Gorwood)
Patrick Rolfe

Set Decoration by
Fanny Taylor

Costume Design by
Rachael Fleming

Makeup Department
Nuala Conway	....	additional makeup artist
Lisa Crawley	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Polly Earnshaw	....	additional makeup artist
Andy Garner	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Adrian Getley	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Barrie Gower	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist
Alan Hedgcock	....	prosthetics makeup effects
Kate Hill	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Kerry Hormbrey	....	makeup trainee: FT2
Deborah Jarvis	....	additional makeup artist
Sallie Jaye	....	makeup designer
Melissa Lackersteen	....	additional makeup artist
Ian Morse	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Anthony Parker	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Susan Parkinson	....	additional makeup artist (as Sue Parkinson)
Justin Pitkethly	....	prosthetic makeup artist (as Justin Pitkethley)
John Schoonraad	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Robin Schoonraad	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Tristan Schoonraad	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Dee Sherwood-Wallace	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Miho Suzuki	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Cliff Wallace	....	prosthetics makeup effects
Norma Webb	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Monika Kintner	....	production manager: German production crew
Anje Krutz	....	unit manager: Germany (as Antje Krutz)
Clare St. John	....	post-production supervisor
Claire Tovey	....	unit manager
Sara Desmond	....	production manager: reshoots (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Allen	....	additional third assistant director
Sara Desmond	....	second assistant director
Carlos Fidel	....	third assistant director
Richard Styles	....	first assistant director
Sallie Anne Hard	....	second assistant director: re-shoots (uncredited)
Eliot Mathews	....	third assistant director: re-shoots (uncredited)
Alex Oakley	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Chris Stoaling	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Britta Albert	....	prop buyer: Germany
Bruce Barnes	....	carpenter
Mark Bewley	....	plasterer
John Burgess	....	carpenter
Gillian Campbell	....	scenic painter
Joe Casey	....	plasterer
Jamie Churchouse	....	plasterer
Raymond Churchouse	....	head plasterer (as Ray Churchouse)
Charlie Cobb	....	art department assistant
David Cooper	....	carpenter
Andrea Couch	....	art department assistant
Dan Crandon	....	construction manager
Hannah Crick	....	scenic painter
Quentin Davies	....	stand-by props
Michelle Day	....	art department assistant
Sophie Geliot	....	scenic painter
Rod Gorwood	....	draughtsman (as Rob Gorwood)
Claire Gould	....	art department trainee: FT2
Chris Grace	....	carpenter
Ben Green	....	carpenter
Mark Guest	....	stand-by props
Paul Halter	....	carpenter
Martin Kelly	....	art department trainee: FT2
Tim Leadley	....	stand-by carpenter
Warren Lever	....	carpenter
Chris Lightburn-Jones	....	assistant construction manager
Charlie Malik	....	storeman
Kam-Lan Man	....	stand-by art director (as Kam Lan Man)
Jane Matthews	....	scenic painter
Toby Neville	....	carpenter
Tim Powis	....	carpenter
Tim Powis	....	foreman
Jody Raynes	....	scenic painter
Beth Roberts	....	dressing props
Stuart Rushbrook	....	carpenter
Denis Schnegg	....	art director: Germany (as Dennis Schnegg)
Simon Scullion	....	scenic painter
Nick Slater	....	stand-by carpenter
Matthew Streatfield	....	art department trainee: FT2
Paul Tappin	....	plasterer
Marc Telford	....	carpenter
Nick Thomas	....	prop master
Daniel Vernon	....	art department trainee: FT2
Kip Walker	....	dressing props
Kellie Waugh	....	prop buyer (as Kelly Waugh)
John Weller	....	supervising rigger
Matthew Button	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Brendan Houghton	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Orin Beaton	....	boom operator
Ricky Butt	....	foley artist
Paul Carr	....	adr mixer
Felicity Cottrell	....	foley artist
Adam Daniel	....	sound re-recordist: final mix
Graham Daniel	....	re-recording mixer: final mix
Gillian Dodders	....	adr editor
Gillian Dodders	....	dialogue editor
Glenn Freemantle	....	sound designer
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer: pre-mix
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	re-recording mixer: pre-mix (as Nick Lemessurier)
Mitch Low	....	assistant sound (as Mitch Lowe)
Ray Merrin	....	re-recording mixer: final mix
Grahame Peters	....	foley editor
John Rodda	....	sound recordist
Tom Sayers	....	sound effects editor
Lyle Scott-Darling	....	sound re-recordist: final mix
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	foley mixer
Andy Wilkinson	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew Caller	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Colin Cooper	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Mitch Low	....	sound recordist: pick-ups (uncredited)
Richard Pryke	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
Sam Conway	....	special effects technician
Bob Hollow	....	special effects supervisor
Andrew Kelly	....	special effects technician
Stephen Paton	....	special effects technician (as Steve Paton)
Mark White	....	special effects technician
Nigel Nixon	....	special effects senior technician (uncredited)
Terry Palmer	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Peter Bach	....	digital effects consultant
Matthew Bristowe	....	producer: MPC
Greg Caplan	....	visual effects executive producer: Clear
Michael Elson	....	head of production: MPC
Richard Etchells	....	Filmtel operator
Simon Fallon	....	visual effects executive producer: Clear
Symi Fuchs	....	visual effects production staff
Steve Garrad	....	digital effects producer (as Steve Garrard)
Josh George	....	3D animator
Will Goodchild	....	visual effects editor: video tape
Tom Harding	....	digital artist
John Harvey	....	3D animator
Jonny Hicks	....	digital artist
Simon Hutala	....	digital artist (as Simon Huhtala)
Tony Lawrence	....	digital effects supervisor
Begoña Lopez	....	producer: MPC
Andy Merlino	....	digital artist
Hollie Moreton	....	visual effects production staff
Ben Murray	....	digital artist
Olly Nash	....	3D animator
Matthew Packham	....	Filmtel operator
Jim Parsons	....	digital artist
Damien Raymond-Barker	....	visual effects production staff
Adrian Russell	....	3D animator
Gary Sandbrook	....	visual effects editor: video tape
Jean-Clement Soret	....	colourist (as Jean Clement Sorret)
Moriah Sparks	....	visual effects production staff
Aleks Ugarow	....	digital artist
Scott Winter	....	visual effects editor: video tape
Marcus Wood	....	visual effects editor: video tape
Melissa Agate	....	data operator (uncredited)
Simon Cox	....	data operator (uncredited)
Paddy Eason	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Rob Hill	....	data operator (uncredited)
Sally Spencer	....	data operator (uncredited)
John Van Hoey Smith	....	data operator (uncredited)
David J. Zimmerman	....	tape librarian: CLEAR (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Aitken	....	stunts (as Tom Aitkin)
Dani Biernat	....	stunts
George Cottle	....	stunts (as George Cottle Jnr.)
David Cronnelly	....	stunts
Richard Dwyer	....	stunts
Amanda Foster	....	stunts
Eunice Huthart	....	stunts
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts
Charles Jarman	....	stunts
Kim McGarrity	....	stunts
Ray Nicholas	....	stunts fire safety
Peter Pedrero	....	stunts
Andreas Petrides	....	stunts
Gary Powell	....	stunts
Nick Powell	....	stunt coordinator (as Nicholas Powell)
Seon Rogers	....	stunts (as Séon Rogers)
Gordon Seed	....	stunts
Colin Skeaping	....	stunts
Julian Spencer	....	stunts
Len Woodcock	....	stunts (as Lenny Woodcock)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Allsop	....	camera trainee
Bill Bullpit	....	additional electrician
Ian Chisholm	....	additional assistant camera
Andrew Cole	....	best boy
Adam Dale	....	camera operator: aerial unit
Wayne Mansell	....	generator operator
Dave May	....	additional grip (as David May)
Peter Mountain	....	still photographer
Charlie Muspratt	....	rigger
Thomas Neivelt	....	gaffer
Ian Pape	....	rigger
Neil Paul	....	rigger
Barry Reid	....	electrician
Peter Richardson	....	additional electrician
John Rundle	....	grip
Bob Shipsey	....	second camera operator
Simon Tindall	....	assistant camera
Steve Wallace	....	additional camera operator
Robert Weller	....	rigger
Ray Wilson	....	rigger
Charlie Woodburn	....	assistant camera: Wescam
Marcel Zyskind	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Marcel Zyskind	....	steadicam operator
Brandon Evans	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Thomas Townend	....	cinematographer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maureen Duff	....	casting assistant
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Robin Hudson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Child	....	costume assistant
Anne Lavender-Jones	....	wardrobe supervisor
Esme Young	....	costume maker

Editorial Department
Emanuele Giraldo	....	editor trainee: FT2
Nick Packer	....	assistant editor
Jean-Clement Soret	....	colorist (as Jean Clement Sorret)
Martin Walsh	....	color timer
Joanna Garrard	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Steve Harrow	....	post-production consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
Hugo Adams	....	music editor
Nicole Catino	....	music coordinator: Avenger Entertainment
Simon Denny	....	score engineer
Daniel L. Griffiths	....	score mixer
Daniel L. Griffiths	....	score producer
Lee Herrick	....	music editor
Mike Hunter	....	music recordist: strings and choir
Andrew Price	....	musician: strings
Barrie Robinson	....	music coordinator: Avenger Entertainment
Laura Ziffren	....	music consultant (as Laura Z. Wasserman)

Transportation Department
Mike Beaven	....	unit driver
Roy Clarke	....	unit driver
Simon Hudnott	....	unit driver
Jara Pohnitzsch	....	driver: Germany (as Jara Pöhnitzsch)
Ceva Ural	....	driver: Germany
Keith Winyard	....	stand-by driver: props
Ulrich Bohnefeld	....	driver: Germany (uncredited)
Mandula Hilf	....	driver: Germany (uncredited)

Other crew
Jennifer Allen	....	aerial unit operations
John Almond	....	paramedic
Tom Bayliss	....	rushes runner
Carey Berlin	....	assistant to producer
Sophie Burden	....	catering manager
Sally Burns	....	chaperone
Jo Cameron Brown	....	voice coach
Henry Camilleri	....	military advisor
Donna Casey	....	accounts trainee: FT2
Caroline Chapman	....	floor runner
Sarah Clark	....	unit publicist
Matt Dalton	....	post-production accountant
Emma Dawson	....	production assistant: DNA Films
Candice Fonseca	....	production coordinator
Alex Gladstone	....	location manager
Theodore Goddard	....	production legal services
Jim Hajicosta	....	production accountant
Matthew Horrocks	....	production runner
Sylvia Hudlemaier	....	chimpanzee trainer
Thomas Hudlemaier	....	chimpanzee trainer
Christian Hünemörder	....	production services: Germany
Lisa Inman	....	continuity trainee: FT2
Michael Jungfleisch	....	production services: Germany
Pat Karam	....	location manager
Ged Lynch	....	drums & percussion (as Ged 'God' Lynch)
Jill McCullough	....	voice coach
Sarada McDermott	....	production secretary
Maggie Murray	....	accounting assistant
Ben Nicholas	....	cutting room assistant
Stephen North	....	helicopter safety engineer (as Steve North)
Dan Palmer	....	assistant accountant
Nina Pickford	....	tutor
Elvis Plese	....	runner
Rima Schmidt	....	accounts assistant: Germany
Gemma Scott	....	contact lenses
Faujja Singh	....	armorer
Cory Smith	....	catering assistant
Joanne Smith	....	general manager: DNA Films
Eve Spence	....	script supervisor
Paul Swann	....	laboratory contact
Tracey Tucker	....	assistant location manager
Simon Warne	....	chef
Sarah Wiener	....	caterer: Germany
Hayley Williams	....	production runner
Birgit Wollny	....	production coordinator: Germany
Dave Evans	....	armorer: boot camp (uncredited)
Carlton Jarvis	....	medical advisor (uncredited)
Carlton Jarvis	....	medical special effects (uncredited)
Oliver Kersey	....	set production assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Jamie Lengyel	....	location manager (uncredited)
Ian Lisi	....	facilities (uncredited)
Christian McWilliams	....	location manager (uncredited)
Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Ralph	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Tom Stourton	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Cornell Chin	....	thanks
Walter Donohue	....	thanks
Masahiro Hirakubo	....	thanks
Alwin H. Kuchler	....	thanks (as Alwin Kuchler)
Chris Lane	....	thanks
Elaine Lane	....	thanks
Lois Lane	....	thanks
Tom Miller	....	thanks
Richard Whelan	....	thanks

Production Companies

• British Film Council (as UK Film Council)
• DNA Films

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (Far East)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Films A/S (Norway)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gemini Film (Russia)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (video)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2003) (France) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Cine Image Film Opticals (end titles)
• Clear (visual effects and DV upconversion)
• Creature Effects (prosthetic makeup effects)
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)
• ReelEye Company (contact lenses) (as The Reel Eye Company)

Other Companies

• A-Z Animals Limited  animal action arranged and coordinated by
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance services
• APTN Library  archive clips
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Avenger Entertainment  music coordination
• BBC Archives  archive clips
• Bapty and Co.  weapons
• Baptys  armoury
• Bianchi Aviation Film Sevices  jets
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Ciné Image  end titles
• Compuhire  computers provided by
• Creative Partnership  titles designed by
• David Deane Associates  health and safety consulting
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Faber & Faber  publisher: screenplay
• Film 4X4  facility vehicles
• Film Finances  completion guarantee
• Flush with Success  facility vehicles
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Fox News  archive clips
• Future Post  post-production facilities
• Gambit GmbH  production services
• Hyperactive  editing equipment
• ITN Archive  archive clips
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)  digital film lab
• Oculus  editing equipment
• Parr Street Studios  score recording
• Pinewood Studios  foley recorded at
• Pinewood Studios  pre-mixing
• Reel Sound  sound post-production
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script
• Schwaben Zoo, Stuttgart  chimpanzees provided by
• Science Photo Library  images
• Set Meals  catering
• Shepperton Sound  sound re-recording
• Steeple Post Production Services  post production consultant
• Technicolor  colour
• The Travel Company  travel services
• V.F.G.  camera equipment provided by
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles
• Visual Emergency Medical Services  paramedics
• Willie's Wheels  facility vehicles
• XL Recordings  soundtrack released by

Also Known As:

28 Days Later (UK) (closing credits title)
29 Days Later (USA) (longer version)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish | Finnish | French | Korean Sign Language | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 (nf) | Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Poland:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #38512)

Filming Locations:

Bank, London, England, UK

Company:

British Film Council

Trivia:

The first scene of an empty London was filmed early on a weekday morning. The director Danny Boyle organized for good-looking women to stop the traffic from entering the empty streets as he rightly reckoned the drivers would be more co-operative with good looking girls.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the fight scene at Jim's parent's house, Mark's left forearm is unwounded and unbloodied and then seconds later his forearm is bloodied and has a bleeding puncture wound.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Activist: Bingo.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Frosty the Snowman

one of the best European horror films this decade

The key to keeping the sci-fi horror genre alive in the cinemas, as of late, is to make sure the material and techniques the filmmakers present is at least competent, at it's average creative, and at it's best something that we haven't seen before or haven't seen in such a style or form. George A. Romero did that back in prime 60s and 70s era of film-making, bringing forth one of the most memorable trilogies of all time for the genre. While many consider Romero to be on any given list one of the greatest horror directors (I included), it is important to know that he too had his sources for his little independent film in 1968, and after that was when he really got inventive, resulting in a masterpiece and a lackluster. Director Danny Boyle and author Alex Garland know that if they were to cook up a yarn all too similar to Romero it wouldn't be satisfying. So, they've done what is essential to the success of 28 Days Later- they take ideas that have been in practice for many years, turn them fresh, and as the audience we feel repelled, excited, terrified, nauseous (perhaps), and enthralled, but we won't leave feeling like we've seen complete hack work.

What does Boyle and his team set out to do to freshen up the zombie string? By making not in precise terms a "zombie" movie- you never hear "living-dead" uttered in this film, although you do hear "infected" and a new word for what these people have, "rage". Indeed, this is what the infected have in Britain, when a monkey virus gets let loose on the Island, and from the beginning of the infectious spread the film cuts to a man, Jim, lying in a hospital bed, who wanders abandoned streets and views torn fragments of society in front of him. That Boyle implements atmosphere as heavily as he does with the action/chase scenes gives an indication of his dedication to the detail. Jim soon finds a few other survivors, including Selena (Naomie Harris) and a father and his daughter (Brendan Gleeson and Megan Burns) who hear of salvation on a radio and decide to brave it out to find it. When they do, it's a military outpost that's without any true salvation, outside of the various military typos.

Like in Boyle and producer Andrew MacDonald's spellbinding (if that's the proper terminology) adaptation of Trainspotting, the craft is on par (or arguably topping) with the story and characters, and thus it has to captivate us all the more so to care about the plight of Jim