The Void (2001) (V)

Director:

Gilbert M. Shilton

Writers (WGA):

Geri Cudia Barger (written by) and
Gilbert M. Shilton (written by)

Release Date:

28 November 2003 (Argentina)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

It Will Swallow You Hole!

Plot Keywords:

Black Hole

Cast

Adrian Paul	...	Prof. Steven Price
Amanda Tapping	...	Prof. Eva Soderstrom
Andrew McIlroy	...	Oscar
Kirsten Robek	...	Christine Marshall
Roger R. Cross	...	Detective
Michael Rivkin	...	Dr. Jason Lazarus
French Tickner	...	Dr. Soderstrom
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Thomas Abernathy
Desiree Zurowski	...	Grace
Carlton Watson	...	Phil
Apollonia Vanova	...	Tech #1
Martin Budny	...	Tech #2
Ulla Friis	...	Tech #3 (as Ulla Fris)
Frank Cipriano	...	Larry
Adam Murphy	...	Adam
Liduina Vanderspek	...	New Tech #2
Trevor Roberts	...	NewTech #3

Directed by
Gilbert M. Shilton		(as Gilbert Shilton)

Writing credits (WGA)
Geri Cudia Barger		(written by) and
Gilbert M. Shilton		(written by) (as Gilbert Shilton)

Produced by
Kira Domaschuk	....	co-producer
Douglas Schwartz	....	executive producer
Harold Tichenor	....	executive producer
David Willson	....	producer
Geri Cudia Barger	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Ross Vannelli

Cinematography by
Attila Szalay		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ron Yoshida		(as Ron E. Yoshida)

Casting by
Corinne Clark
Beth Hymson		(as Beth Hymson-Ayers)

Production Design by
James Philpott

Art Direction by
Nancy C. Lee		(as Nancy C Lee)

Set Decoration by
Allison Dunn

Costume Design by
Glenna Owen

Makeup Department
Naomi Bakstad	....	makeup artist (as Naomi Hirano)
Leah Ehman	....	first assistant makeup artist
Forest Sala	....	hair stylist
Roy Sidick	....	first assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Gordon Mark	....	executive in charge of production
Liz Staniforth	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amanda Bartley	....	third assistant director
Alexia S. Droz	....	second assistant director (as Alexia Droz)
Mike Magnusson	....	first assistant director (as Michael Magnusson)
Shane Wanless	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Karie Adkens	....	props assistant
Tom Barritt	....	lead carpenter
Lyle Barwick	....	construction lead (as Lyle W Barwick)
Liz Doyle	....	set decoration buyer
Dustin Farrell	....	art department assistant
Larry Gonsalves	....	set dresser
Kevin Griffin-Park	....	on-set dresser (as Kevin Griffin Park)
Randy Hutniak	....	lead dresser
Dennis Kelli	....	construction buyer
Randy Lohin	....	scenic artist
Jacqueline Masson	....	assistant set decorator (as Jacquie Rae Mason)
Wendy McAllister	....	storyboard artist (as Wendy G. McAllister)
Larry Osland	....	head painter
Nina Polkinghorne	....	assistant property master
Don Ramsden	....	construction foreman (as Donald Ramsden)
Margot Ready	....	draftsperson
Cindy Robertson	....	props buyer
Daniel Weiss	....	paint lead
David Paul Hewitt White	....	set dresser
Paul Willson	....	construction coordinator
Maggie Wilson	....	property master

Sound Department
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Hibbertt)
Ruth Huddleston	....	sound mixer
Devan Kraushar	....	supervising sound editor
Miguel Nunes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Colin Smith	....	sound assistant
James Wallace	....	sound designer
Wayne Williams	....	boom operator
Matthew Wilson	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Chris Hamilton	....	special effects first assistant
Gary Paller	....	special effects coordinator
Robert Paller	....	special effects assistant coordinator

Visual Effects by
Robin Hackl	....	visual effects supervisor
Joseph Ngo	....	visual effects
James Tichenor	....	visual effects supervisor
Lisa Turner	....	visual effects coordinator
Greg Hansen	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Jeremy Hoey	....	CG supervisor (uncredited)
Christopher Mossman	....	executive producer: Image Engine (uncredited)

Stunts
Mark Aisbett	....	stunt performer
Curt Bonn	....	stunt performer
Jason Calder	....	stunt performer
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt performer
Joe Doserro	....	stunt performer (as Joe Desaro)
Ryan Ennis	....	stunt performer
Bill Ferguson	....	stunt coordinator
Dale Floyd	....	stunt performer
John MacDonald	....	stunt performer
Dan Shea	....	stunt performer
Kymberly Sheppard	....	stunt performer (as Kimberly Sheppard)
Koenraad Beugelink	....	stunts (uncredited)
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Akester	....	still photographer
Brendan Chalmers	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Davies	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Davies	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sean Davis	....	best boy electric
Rusty Deluce	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Irwin Figueira	....	lamp operator
Derrick Garland	....	lamp operator
Peter Grotek	....	grip
Peter Grotek	....	key grip: second unit
Tom Kaczmarski	....	key grip
Christina Kasperczyk	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
William Kassis	....	gaffer (as Bill Kassis)
Robert I. Katz	....	camera trainee (as Robert I Katz)
Lawrence Ogden	....	grip
Dave Riopel	....	dolly grip
Ian Roscorla	....	best boy grip
Jase Tanner	....	generator operator
Matthew Tichenor	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brian Whittred	....	camera operator: "a" camera

Casting Department
Jennifer Page	....	casting associate
Laurie Pavon Solis	....	extras casting (as Laurie Pavon-Solis)
Dylan Staniforth	....	extras casting wrangler (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Bernice	....	assistant costume designer
Kelly Bruhm	....	set costumer
Bonnie Sutherland	....	costume set supervisor (as Bonnie Lynn Sutherland)

Editorial Department
Mike Banas	....	assistant editor
Doug Oke	....	assistant editor
Deborah Sharp	....	post-production coordinator (as Deborah Sharp-Nelles)

Music Department
David Grant	....	orchestrator
Ross Vannelli	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Brad Cameron	....	driver
Gary Campbell	....	driver (as Garry Campbell)
Scott Delaplace	....	transportation captain
Thomas Dwyer	....	driver
Bernhard Lachkovics	....	transportation co-captain
Barry Meldrum	....	driver
Bob Miele	....	driver
Lee Moors	....	driver
Bert Prevost	....	driver
Paul Talbot	....	transportation coordinator (as Paul J Talbot)
Larry Tardif	....	driver
Mike Tymchyshyn	....	driver
Wyley Vlahovic	....	driver (as Wylie Vlahovic)
Ted Wassenaar	....	driver

Other crew
Michelle Almaz Tadege	....	production coordinator (as Almaz Tadege)
Laura Arcangeli	....	assistant chef
Carole Britton	....	second assistant coordinator
Jaap Broeker	....	stand-in
Natalie Burton	....	trainee assistant location manager
Barbara Chomos	....	unit publicist (as Barbara J Chomos)
Ric De Groot	....	assistant accountant: payroll (as Ric deGroot)
David Halifax	....	location manager
Michael Hauka	....	assistant location manager
Miranda Hermanson	....	body double: Ms. Tapping
Louise M. Hetherington	....	craft service (as Louise Hetherington)
Louise M. Hetherington	....	first aid (as Louise Hetherington)
Raffi Krikorian	....	technical advisor
Yogi Krikorian	....	technical advisor
Alexandra La Roche	....	script supervisor (as Alexandra LaRoche)
Matreya Langton	....	stand-in
Brad McDonald	....	animal coordinator
Kevin McGill	....	security captain
Keith McQuiggan	....	production assistant
Cindy Mjolsness	....	executive assistant
Tim Moshansky	....	scout
Jaime Peters	....	accounting clerk
Michael Roberts	....	production accountant
Cimone Schelle	....	chef
Kristin Srhleich	....	technical advisor (as Kristin Srhleich PhD)
Nathan Tichenor	....	production coordinator
Carol Young	....	assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Lions Gate Entertainment (presents)
• Void Productions, The
• Crescent Entertainment (as Crescent)

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (as Lions Gate Home Entertainment)
• Avalanche Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (Germany) (DVD)
• SBP (Argentina) (DVD)
• SBP (Argentina) (VHS)
• Trimark Video

Special Effects

• Image Engine Design (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the assistance/participation of (as the Government of Canada Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program)
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems by
• DGC  acknowledgment
• Edible Planet Catering  catering (as Edible Planet)
• Government of British Columbia Film Incentive BC Program  with the participation of
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 669  acknowledgment
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 891  acknowledgment
• Kodak Canada  film negative (as Kodak)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  film lab services
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post production facilities
• Teamsters Local 155  acknowledgment
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:92 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Lions Gate Entertainment

Quotes:

Prof. Steven Price:I'm not just a pretty face, you know.
Prof. Eva Soderstrom:You are, but that's beside the point.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Black Hole (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

DG's Bach

Excellent performance from Amanda

I basically watched this movie for Amanda Tapping. I'm a huge fan of her. And I wasn't disappointed. I agree with some of the other comments that the storyline was disappointing, but what Amanda did with her character was quite amazing especially considering what she's been given. While her character in some ways reminded me of her Stargate SG-1 character, she gave her a completely different behaviour and much more softness - surpassed Adrian Paul and Malcolm MacDowell by far. If you're a fan of her, rent/buy it now. At least that's my suggestion.