Riverworld (2003) (TV)

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Stuart Hazeldine
Philip Jose Farmer (novels)

Release Date:

22 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Hale, an American astronaut dies and is reincarnated with other persons who have lived throughout all...

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | Nero | Alien | Emperor | Arena

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Brad Johnson	...	Jeff Hale
Karen Holness	...	Mali
Emily Lloyd	...	Alice Lidell Hargreaves
Jeremy Birchall	...	Lev Ruach
Kevin Smith	...	Valdemar
Nikita Kearsley	...	Gwenafra
Brian Moore	...	Monat
Cameron Daddo	...	Samuel L. 'Sam' Clemens
Jonathan Cake	...	Nero
Paolo Rotondo	...	Flavius
Patrick Kake	...	Tane
Colin Moy	...	Langer
Lloyd Edwards	...	The Mysterious Stranger
Crawford Thomson	...	Warrior
André Kovachevitch	...	Guard #1 (as Andrew Kovacevich)
Winston Pitt	...	Guard #2
Russell Dixon	...	Guard #3
Slade Leef	...	Neanderthal Man
Mac Jeffrey Ong	...	Asian Man
Florian Habicht	...	German Man
Monish Anand	...	Indian Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Morse	...	Polodorius

Directed by
Kari Skogland

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philip Jose Farmer		novels
Stuart Hazeldine

Produced by
Peter Bray	....	producer
Janine Coughlin	....	executive producer
Janine Dickins	....	producer
Topher Dow	....	executive producer
Vince Gerardis	....	executive producer
Mary Kahn	....	producer
John Morayniss	....	executive producer
Gub Neal	....	executive producer
Alex Proyas	....	executive producer
Don Reynolds	....	executive producer
Justin Thomson-Glover	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Victoria Kelly

Cinematography by
Allen Guilford

Film Editing by
Chris Plummer		(as Christopher Plummer)

Casting by
Elizabeth Melcher

Production Design by
Ralph Davies
Simon Murton

Art Direction by
Nick Bassett
Miro Harre

Costume Design by
Jane Holland

Makeup Department
Susan Glass	....	key hair stylist
Susan Glass	....	key makeup artist
Gabrielle Jones	....	makeup supervisor
Jane Petersen	....	hair stylist
Jane Petersen	....	makeup artist
Claire Rutledge	....	casual makeup artist

Production Management
Jennifer Macleod	....	post-production supervisor
Brian Walden	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Ambridge	....	first assistant director
Paul Grinder	....	second unit director
Lisa Marinkovich	....	second assistant director
Stephanie Weststrate	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Bavin	....	stand-by props
Joanna Henaghan	....	art coordinator
Roger Murray	....	model maker

Sound Department
Eric Apps	....	sound re-recording mixer
Erik Culp	....	foley mixer
Paul Germann	....	sound effects editor
Graham Jones	....	dialogue editor
Adam Martin	....	boom operator
Graham Morris	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Sharon Ninness	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Paul Butterworth	....	visual effects supervisor
Felix Crawshaw	....	visual effects coordinator
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures (as Pete Denomme)
Ben Forster	....	3D digital artist
Andrew Hellen	....	CG supervisor
Mary Holding	....	digital compositor
Simon Maddison	....	computer graphics supervisor
Dave Morley	....	senior compositor
David Nelson	....	senior matte painter

Stunts
Sean Button	....	stunts
Jonathan Costelloe	....	stunts
Glen Levy	....	stunts
Steve McQuillan	....	stunt performer
Allan Poppleton	....	stunts
Dayna Porter	....	stunt performer
Steve Reinsfield	....	stunt performer
Tim Wong	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Cervin	....	camera operator
Scott Harman	....	lighting technician
Brenden Holster	....	first assistant camera
Murray Milne	....	aerial cinematographer: second unit
Murray Milne	....	underwater cinematographer: second unit
Kevin Riley	....	cinematographer: second unit
Ben Ruffell	....	aerial unit first assistant camera
David Sargison	....	electrician
Gavin Stroud	....	additional camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Simone Knight	....	costume assistant
George Sartiano	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Aaron Marshall	....	first assistant editor
Nicola Spencer	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Sarah Spurway	....	crew driver

Other crew
Annie Dodman	....	location manager
Linda Fenwick	....	production coordinator
Dianne Moffatt	....	script supervisor
Damian Molloy	....	safety supervisor/medic
Sarah Spurway	....	production secretary

Thanks
Kevin Smith	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Box TV
• Sci-Fi Channel, The
• Tasman Films

Distributors

• New KSM (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Calibre Digital Pictures

Also Known As:

Runtime:

UK:86 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Italy:T

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

Combines elements of several of the Riverworld novels.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Alice is portrayed as a blonde. The real Alice Liddell-Hargreaves (1852-1934) had dark hair.

Quotes:

Monat:My name is Monat.
[other prisoners gasp]
Alice:What is it? What are you?
Monat:I am not human, as you can see, but neither am I dangerous, I assure you.
Jeff Hale:[to the others] It's all right.
[turns back to Monat]
Jeff Hale:Incredible.
Monat:I am from a star system your astronomers named Tau Ceti.
Jeff Hale:Yes, Tau Ceti. Are there other extraterrestrials here?
Monat:Alas, I am the only one.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Version of Riverworld (2010) (TV)

Wrong, wrong, wrong

I knew as soon as I saw the ads on TV that this was going to be a gross misinterpretation of my favorite series of books. From the first scene the story veered sharply away from the books, and quickly disintegrated from there. Where shall I start? Bubbles? Where was the pre-resurrection chamber? Hundred-foot tall grailstones? CLOTHING? ONE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE! I'll stop here because it does get worse. In the books, Sir Richard Burton is the hero. A better action hero was never created, and, best of all, he really existed. Alas, he has become Sir Not Appearing In This Film. Emily Lloyd as Alice Hargreaves was a decent choice, although Lloyd's bleached hair was at odds with Hargreave's famous raven black hair. Hundreds of pages of prose cannot make a two hour movie, and the makers of this film seemingly cut and pasted with great glee. In fact, they seem to have subscribed to the David Lynch school of movie adaptation: Never read the original book. In short, this was two hours of my life that I was robbed of. I expected much more from SciFi Channel.