Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

Director:

Alexander Witt

Writer (WGA):

Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You're all going to die

Plot:

After an outbreak in a top-secret facility, Umbrella ponders on covering up their mistakes by releasing the deadly Nemesis to eliminate surviving STARS members in Raccoon City.

Plot Keywords:

City | Undead | Corporation | Escape | Rescue

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Sienna Guillory	...	Jill Valentine
Oded Fehr	...	Carlos Olivera
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Major Cain
Sophie Vavasseur	...	Angie Ashford
Razaaq Adoti	...	Peyton Wells (as Raz Adoti)
Jared Harris	...	Dr. Ashford
Mike Epps	...	L.J.
Sandrine Holt	...	Terri Morales
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Nemesis
Zack Ward	...	Nicholai Ginovaeff
Iain Glen	...	Dr. Isaacs
Dave Nichols	...	Captain Henderson
Stefen Hayes	...	Yuri Loginova
Geoffrey Pounsett	...	Mackenzie
Shaun Austin-Olsen	...	Priest
Geny Walters	...	Mrs. Priest
Megan Fahlenbock	...	Marla Maples
Robert Morelli	...	Director
Aaron Abrams	...	Assistant
Chris Benson	...	Lance Halloran
Martin Martinuzzi	...	Overworked Detective
Brad Borbridge	...	Overworked Sergeant
Frank Chiesurin	...	Sniper
Ron Benjamin	...	Bum
Kevin Hare	...	Home Owner / Scientist
Heather Dick	...	Older Woman
Alex Courey	...	Suit #1
John Detoro	...	Suit #2
Billy Khoury	...	Suit #3
Sava Drayton	...	Suit #4
Nicole Ann St. Hill	...	Undead Gaudy Hooker
Ricardo Betancourt	...	Burly Cop #1
Ted Ludzik	...	Burly Cop #2
Michelle Latimer	...	Tech #1
Catherine Burdon	...	Tech #2
Rebecca Sims	...	Undead Little Girl
Christopher Weedon	...	Undead Little Boy #1
Billy Parrott	...	Security Guard
Derek Aasland	...	Featured Graveyard Undead #1 / Featured Surplus Undead #3
Richard Harte	...	Featured Graveyard Undead #2 / Featured Rooftop Undead #2
Simon Girard	...	Chopper Pilot #1
Dean Copkov	...	Chopper Pilot #2
Jeff White	...	Chopper Pilot #3
Tim Burd	...	Refugee #1
Natalie Charles	...	Refugee #2
Pierre Henry	...	Screaming Soldier
Jim Codrington	...	Lieutenant
Deborah Valente	...	Tech
Malcolm Fiddick	...	Reflection Undead
Michy Gustavia	...	Featured City Hall Undead #1
Shane Mackinnon	...	Featured City Hall Undead #2
Ed Fielding	...	Featured City Hall Undead #3
Stephen R. Hart	...	Featured City Hall Undead #4 (as Stephen Hart)
Sandi Stahlbrand	...	Featured City Hall Undead #5
Christopher Marren	...	Reporter #1 (as Chris Marren)
Tom Gerhardt	...	Zombie Dad
Amber Marshall	...	Daughter
Venice Grant	...	Undead Stripper #1
Ana Danilina	...	Undead Stripper #2
Ingrid Johansson	...	Featured IV Woman Undead
Jeffrey Weedon	...	Undead Little Boy #2
Melanie Tonello	...	Featured Undead Kid #1
Annabel Chu	...	Featured Undead Kid #2
Joey Jefferson	...	Featured Undead Kid #3
Heather Braaten	...	Featured Rooftop Undead #1
Joey Beck	...	Featured Rooftop Undead #3
Eric Morgan	...	Featured City Walker #1
Gene Pyrz	...	Featured City Walker #2
Torquil Colbo	...	Featured City Walker #3
Joan Moore	...	Featured City Walker #4
Peter C. Wylde	...	Featured City Walker #5
Garry Geddes	...	Featured City Walker #6
Dionne Renee	...	Featured City Walker #7
Janessa Crimi	...	Featured Undead Kid #4
Dan Ellery	...	Featured Surplus Undead #1
Sharon Moore	...	Featured Surplus Undead #2
Jo Chim	...	Network Anchor #1
Bobby Prochaska	...	Network Anchor #2
Jazz Mann	...	Reporter #2
Larissa Gomes	...	Reporter #3
Gregory White	...	Lab Technician
Roman Podhora	...	Leader Umbrella Guard
Brian King	...	Umbrella Gate Guard
Robert Hall	...	Featured School Undead (as Rob Hall)
Eric Mabius	...	Matt Addison in flashback (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yaron Betan	...	Featured Racoon Police (uncredited)
Marc Gagne	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Ben Moody	...	Zombie in alley (uncredited)
Michael C. Newsome	...	Detective (uncredited)
Avi Salem	...	Refugee (uncredited)
Alexander Witt	...	Umbrella Sniper (uncredited)

Directed by
Alexander Witt

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul W.S. Anderson		(written by)

Produced by
Paul W.S. Anderson	....	producer
Jeremy Bolt	....	producer
Don Carmody	....	producer
Dennis Chapman	....	line producer
Bernd Eichinger	....	executive producer
Samuel Hadida	....	executive producer
Victor Hadida	....	executive producer
Daniel S. Kletzky	....	associate producer (as Dan Kletzky)
Hiroyuki Kobayashi	....	associate producer
Robert Kulzer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeff Danna

Cinematography by
Derek Rogers
Christian Sebaldt

Film Editing by
Eddie Hamilton

Casting by
Tina Gerussi
Robyn Ray

Production Design by
Paul D. Austerberry		(as Paul Denham Austerberry)

Art Direction by
Nigel Churcher

Set Decoration by
Steven Essam

Costume Design by
Mary E. McLeod		(as Mary McLeod)

Makeup Department
Rhoda Ancill	....	third assistant hair stylist
Dave Axford	....	makeup effects crew
Alessondra Bastianoni	....	third assistant makeup artist
Patrick Baxter	....	special makeup effects artist
Teresa Buccione	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Allan Cooke	....	makeup effects: Nemesis
Reeve Cuerrier	....	key hair stylist
Matthew Galliford	....	special makeup effects artist
Iantha Goldberg	....	special makeup effects artist
Lorraine Greenwood	....	assistant makeup artist
Stacey Iseman	....	special makeup effects artist
Paul Jones	....	special makeup effects designer: Nemesis
Kelly Kavanagh	....	special makeup effects artist
Richard Leggatt	....	special makeup effects: Nemesis
Louise Mackintosh	....	key makeup effects and prosthetics
Rosalie Mackintosh	....	special makeup effects assistant
Scott Maple	....	special makeup effects: Nemesis
Sheilagh McGrory	....	special makeup effects: Nemesis
Martin L. Mercer	....	sculptor: Paul Jones studio (as Mercer Martin)
Marie Nardella	....	key makeup artist
Divyo Rae Putney	....	key hair stylist: second unit (as Divyo Putney)
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects artist
David Scott	....	prosthetics designer: graveyard scene
Cathy Shibley	....	assistant hair stylist
Julia Valente	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Anthony Veilleux	....	sculptor
Shane Zander	....	special makeup effects: Nemesis
Laura MacCon	....	dailies makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Andrea Boyd	....	second unit manager
Dennis Chapman	....	unit production manager
Gregor Hutchison	....	post-production supervisor
Nan Skiba	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Boem	....	second assistant director: second unit
Michael T. Burgess	....	assistant director
Tim Cushen	....	trainee assistant director
Raymond J. Duff	....	assistant director: second unit
Raymond J. Duff	....	third assistant director: reshoots
Alan Goluboff	....	first assistant director: second unit
John Jay Hebert	....	assistant director
John Jay Hebert	....	second unit director
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director
Siegfried Kopp	....	third assistant director
Cameron Kuc	....	third assistant director
Walter Lawlor	....	trainee assistant director
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Jeff Muhsoldt	....	dgc trainee assistant director
Craig Newman	....	third assistant director: second unit
Kim Palmen	....	trainee assistant director
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director

Art Department
Kirk Cheney	....	construction coordinator
Peter Fletcher	....	assistant property master
David G. Fremlin	....	first assistant art director
Jennifer Heimpel	....	assistant art director
Alexandra Hooper	....	set decoration buyer
Mayumi Konishi	....	set designer
Matthew Lammerich	....	key scenic artist
Aidan Leroux	....	assistant art director
Rob McCallum	....	concept designer: Nemesis
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Steve Middlebrook	....	on-set dresser
Matt Middleton	....	assistant art director
Dennis Nam	....	assistant art director
Dawn Rivard	....	second set decoration buyer
Jeremy Simser	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Kevin Banks	....	sound editor
Stephen Barden	....	adr editor
Stephen Barden	....	dialogue editor
Todd Beckett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Denis Bellingham	....	boom operator
Joe Bracciale	....	additional dialogue editor
Alex Bullick	....	first assistant sound editor
Nick Foley	....	foley recordist
Jamie Gould	....	re-recording assistant
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Craig Henighan	....	sound designer
Craig Henighan	....	supervising sound editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lee	....	production sound mixer
Jason McFarling	....	boom operator
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Nathan Robitaille	....	sound effects editor
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Ted Swanscott	....	foley mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Christopher Wilson	....	assistant to re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Damon Bishop	....	special effects makeup
Charles Cooley	....	pyrotechnician
David Gauthier	....	second unit coordinator
Tomas Hartl	....	special effects technician
Walter Klassen	....	animatronics design
Brad Larkin	....	special effects technician
Drew Longland	....	special effects technician
Raymond Mackintosh	....	special makeup and physical effects
Jim McGillivary	....	special effects foreman: second unit
Damon Wellner	....	special effects
Steven Dawley	....	special makeup and physical effects assistant (uncredited)
David McElroy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dimitri Timohovich	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Rebecca Timohovich	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Paul Alexiou	....	runner: Double Negative
Brian Anderson	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Brigitte Angrignon	....	support
Viv Baker	....	compositor
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Carl Beyer	....	visual effects production manager
Daniel Binder	....	lead lighting/rendering: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Kristy Blackwell	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Chris Bond	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films
Jason Booth	....	lead compositor
Mike Borrett	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Jesse Bradstreet	....	assistant visual effects supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Kris Brockman	....	compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Matt Broeska	....	lead matchmove artist: Frantic Films
James Bunk	....	systems
Erik Charlebois	....	effects animator
Mark Chong	....	digital effects artist: Mr. X Inc.
Emily Cobb	....	3-d modelling: double negative
Shawney Cohen	....	CG supervisor: Mr. X Inc. (as Sean Cohen)
Drake Conrad	....	scanning recording
Bret Culp	....	on-set supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Brian Davidson	....	creature animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Rob Del Ciancio	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Bonnie Dickson	....	compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Diltz	....	roto artist
Jeremy Dineen	....	visual effects animator
Paul Doogan	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Luke Drummond	....	titles compositor
Chris Ellefson	....	research and development
Jay Field	....	compositor
Paul J. Franklin	....	previs artist: Double Negative
Eugene Fung	....	systems
Jason Giberson	....	film scanning and recording
Shane Glading	....	technical director: Mr. X Inc.
Adam Glasman	....	digital film colorist
Joe Godfrey	....	scanning and recording & digital cleanup
Maria A. Gordon	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Maria A. Gordon	....	creature texture artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Heather Grieve	....	tape operator: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Halsall	....	visual effects producer: Frantic Films
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC
Jason Han	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Pete Hanson	....	visual effects studio manager: Double Negative
Berenicci Hershorn	....	visual effects first assistant film editor
Martin Hesselink	....	effects animator
Andrew Ho	....	systems: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Jan Hogevold	....	production executive: Framestore CFC
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Adam Inglis	....	lead digital film colorist
Jody Jessop	....	coordinator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Bryan Jones	....	lead compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Pete Jopling	....	digital compositor: Double Negative Ltd
Jason Kolodziejczak	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Sean Konrad	....	digital compositor
Michael Kowalski	....	producer: visual effects, Soho VFX
Denny Kurien	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Rick Leary	....	sequence supervisor
Daniel Lee	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Danny Lee	....	digital compositor
Sue Len Quon	....	visual effects editor
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor
Kevin Lowery	....	scanning and recording & digital cleanup
Brian Lui	....	motion graphics: Mr. X Inc.
Seth Martiniuk	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Ian Maxwell	....	assistant production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Fay McConkey	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Claire McGrane	....	digital intermediate associate producer
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Dan McRae	....	digital lab
Kyle Menzies	....	digital effects supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Diana Miao	....	matte/texture painting supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Daniel Mizuguchi	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Mombourquette	....	digital compositor: Soho VFX
Shelly Morrow	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Alex Murtaza	....	lighting artist: Frantic Films
Andrew Nguyen	....	motion graphics: Mr. X Inc.
Natasha North	....	coordinator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects supervisor
Gary O'Brien	....	creature animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (as Gary J. O'Brien)
Steve Parsons	....	visual effects
Chris Pember	....	3D animator: Frantic Films
Chris Pember	....	lighting and rendering: Frantic Films
Rob Pieke	....	research and development
Alex Poei	....	creature animator
Marco Polsinelli	....	compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Vladimir Popovic	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Joe Raasch	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Matt Ralph	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Ramjasha Rhodes	....	visual effects production assistant
Eric J. Robertson	....	producer: miniatures unit, Mr. X Inc.
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Andy Robinson	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Linda Rose	....	in-house accountant: Mr. X Inc.
Chris Ross	....	digital effects scanning
Costa Roussakis	....	systems
Amir Shachar	....	lighting/rendering: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Michael Shand	....	CG supervisor: Frantic Films
Shervin Shoghian	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Vicki Silva	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
David Singer	....	operations Manager: Mr. X Inc.
Karl Sisson	....	CG artist
William Skellorn	....	visual effects editorial: Double Negative
Matina Skouteri	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Brian A. Smeets	....	creature modeler: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Rick Smith	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Gavin Soares	....	effects animator
Jay Stanners	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Moira Stevenson	....	office administrator
Sang-Kil Suh	....	systems
Derek Sunderland	....	digital artist
George Taylor	....	compositor
Claude Theriault	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Mark Thomas-Stubbs	....	digital compositor
Martin Tori	....	on-set supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (as Joseph Tori)
Hoa Tran	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Tureski	....	digital opticals
Paola Varvaro	....	digital cleanup artist
Tracey Vaz	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Dan Walker	....	compositor
Gene Warren III	....	model supervisor
Aaron Weintraub	....	compositing supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Michael Wile	....	technical director: Soho VFX
David Willows	....	creature animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
David Willows	....	creature technical director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Steve Wittmann	....	3D animator: Mr X Inc
Rick Won	....	model foreman
Aubrey Woodiwiss	....	digital clean-up
Jeff Woodrow	....	compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Annabel Wright	....	digital cleanup artist
Kyle Yoneda	....	effects animator
Alphonso Young	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Chris Zammit	....	modeler: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Chris Zammit	....	texture artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Ken Zorniak	....	visual effects
Bryce Brecheisen	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects supervisor: pre-visualization, rapelling sequence, Intelligent Creatures Inc. (uncredited)
Dianne Gordon	....	data operator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Wendy Lanning	....	visual effects producer: pre-visualization, rapelling sequence, Intelligent Creatures Inc. (uncredited)
Mai-Ling Lee	....	3D artist: pre-visualization, rapelling sequence, Intelligent Creatures Inc. (uncredited)
Tony Magaletta	....	first assistant cameraman: miniatures (uncredited)
Samara Melanson	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Christopher Page	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Allison Troxell	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Thomas Ward	....	visual effects artist: Double Negative (uncredited)

Stunts
Derek Aasland	....	stunt performer
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunts
Taryn Ash	....	stunts
Ron Balicki	....	fight coordinator
Dan Belley	....	stunts
Eric Bryson	....	stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Phil Chiu	....	stunts
Brad Davis	....	stunts
Neil Davison	....	stunts
Flint Eagle	....	stunt performer
Tig Fong	....	stunt rigger
Tig Fong	....	stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunt performer
Monique Ganderton	....	stunts
Don Gough	....	stunts
Catherine Gourdier	....	stunts
Curtis Hibbert	....	stunts
Darrell Hicks	....	stunt double
Joanne Leach	....	stunt double
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunts
Danny Lima	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
Jim Lyttle	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	stunts
Barna Moricz	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts
Cheryl Quiacos	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunts
Vanessa Reid	....	stunts
Kevin Rushton	....	stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	motorcycle double: Milla Jovovich
Bryan Thomas	....	stunt actor
Alicia Turner	....	stunt double
Max White	....	stunt performer
Richard Cetrone	....	fight training: Los Angeles Unit (uncredited)
Diana Lee Inosanto	....	fight choreography: Los Angeles unit (uncredited)
Mic Jones	....	fire stunt rigger (uncredited)
Mike Mukatis	....	fight training: Los Angeles Unit (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin Alanthwaite	....	gaffer
Nick Bacon	....	dolly grip (as Nicholas Bacon)
Craig Campbell	....	grip
Thomas Care	....	dolly grip
Roberto W. Contreras D.	....	camera operator
Craig Cooper	....	second assistant camera
William Engel	....	grip
Roger Finlay	....	camera operator
Jamie Hodgson	....	generator operator: second unit
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Sean Jensen	....	Steadicam operator
Sean Jensen	....	camera operator
Rolf Konow	....	still photographer
Doug Lawrance	....	camera operator: stunt unit
Rudolf Mammitzsch	....	assistant camera: second unit
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit
Clyde Miller	....	aerial camera operator
Clyde Miller	....	aerial camera technician
Clyde Miller	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Monty Montgomerie	....	key grip
Robert Mountjoy	....	first assistant camera
Beth Nobes	....	assistant camera
Anthony Nocera	....	video assist operator: second unit
John O'Boyle	....	best boy electric
David Reppen	....	electrician
Tracy Shaw	....	assistant key rigging grip
Denise Taylor	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Denise Taylor	....	second assistant camera
Kit Whitmore	....	daily camera operator
Paul Zoskey	....	video assist operator

Animation Department
Rebecca Vile	....	breakdown supervisor

Casting Department
Thomas L. Carter	....	casting assistant
Robyn Ray	....	casting consultant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elayne Alexander	....	key set wardrobe
Tarah Burke	....	wardrobe breakdown assistant
Tatjana Hutinec	....	costume breakdown artist
Ritta Koleva	....	costume illustrator
Scott Maple	....	costumer: Nemesis
Damion Saliani	....	on-set wardrobe truck: second unit
Adam Smith	....	costumer: Nemesis
Ahmad Zargaran	....	head cutter

Editorial Department
Marcus Alexander	....	digital color grade producer: Framestore CFC
Peter Ferrari	....	film grader
Robert Hall	....	assistant editor
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter
Mike Morrison	....	digital color grade assistant
Mila Patriki	....	dailies colorist
Lorraine Samuel	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Elia Cmiral	....	composer: additional music
Ross DeRoche	....	supervising music copyist
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Brad Haehnel	....	music mixer
Tony Lewis	....	music editor
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Bryon Rickerson	....	music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bill Boyd	....	picture vehicle coordinator: reshoot
John Coles	....	driver: Oded Fehr
Aleck Duncan	....	driver: construction department
Jennifer Mccormack	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Derek Aasland	....	assistant choreographer
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach
Heather Anderson	....	assistant: Mr. Bolt & Mr. Razatos
Sarah Ashton	....	construction bookkeeper
MacGregor Austin-Olsen	....	assistant: Mr. Witt
Ron Balicki	....	martial arts trainer: Milla Jovovich
Drazen Baric	....	assistant location manager
Max Blomgren	....	synthesizer programmer
Kimberley Bradley	....	production coordinator: second unit
James F. Breithaupt	....	production accountant
Nuno Capitao de Salles	....	personal trainer (as Nuno De Sallas)
John Charles	....	software manager: Sony DAC
Arthur Clarke	....	location manager: second unit
Shelley Cook	....	aerial coordinator
Sarah Crompton	....	assistant: Mr. Anderson
Paul Dray	....	film liaison
Baron Evans	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Chloe Finch	....	daily production assistant
Wendy Gaboury	....	accountant
Wayne Godfrey	....	on-set supervisor
Judy Goldberg	....	assistant: Mr. Bolt
Dan Gosse	....	daily production assistant
Joel Green	....	unit publicist
Benoit Grey	....	MIDI transcriber
Pamela Hackwell	....	contact lens technician
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic
Miriam Laurence	....	dialect coach
Darron Leiren-Young	....	assistant production coordinator
Steven Lewis	....	production attorney
Simone Lindo	....	craft service
Sean Longley	....	key craft service
Sean Longley	....	production assistant
Jonathan Matthews	....	location manager
Sharon Moore	....	choreographer
Valentin Nedialkov	....	weapon specialist
Alexander Nicolas	....	marketing
Pete Nilson	....	location security
Sarah Nilson	....	location security (as Sarah Weight)
Anthony David Pace	....	location production assistant
Carol Pears	....	script supervisor
Elisabeth Pinto	....	assistant: producer
John Rakich	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Michelle Ramez	....	payroll accountant
Bill Richards	....	helicopter pilot
Jillian Sabean	....	production secretary
Johannes Schlichting	....	assistant: Mr. Kulzer
Tanja Schwoch	....	assistant: Mr. Eichinger
Dave Ian Smith	....	fire safety officer
David Smukler	....	dialect coach
Sue Sparling	....	payroll accountant
Philip Spurvey	....	location scout
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety
William L. Tataryn	....	assistant: Ms. Jovovich (as Bill Tataryn)
Charles Taylor	....	armorer
Fran Tebbe	....	helicopter pilot
Fran Tebbe	....	pilot
Glyn Tebbutt	....	title designer and supervisor
Tami Thomson	....	travel coordinator
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Hayley Tyson	....	assistant: Mr. Carmody
Lara Voloshin	....	assistant to producer
Al Vrkljan	....	gun handler
Jane Walker	....	continuity
Debbie Wilkinson	....	production coordinator
Kris Wood	....	playback coordinator
Cecile Wozniak	....	assistant: Mr. Victor Hadida
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Constantin Film Produktion
• Screen Gems
• Davis-Films
• Impact Pictures
• Constantin Film Ltd.

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Screen Gems (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films Pty. Ltd. (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2004) (Canada) (all media)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Highlight Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Medyavizyon (2004) (Turkey) (all media)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Paradise Group (2004) (Russia) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Caligari Studios (prosthetics and makeup effects)
• Fantasy II Film Effects (miniature unit)
• Intelligent Creatures (rappelling pre-visualization)
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (digital visual effects)
• Frantic Films (visual effects)
• Double Negative (visual effects)
• Soho VFX (visual effects)
• VTR (main title sequence)
• Caligari Studios (prosthetics makeup and effects)
• Double Negative
• Frantic Films
• Paul Jones Effects Studio (Nemesis makeup and effects)

Other Companies

• Air Studios  score recording
• Capcom Entertainment  based on the video game by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cine-Byte Imaging  scan and conform 35 mm digital intermediate
• Cine-Byte  digital intermediate scanning and conform
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting (uncredited)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing
• DeLuxe Sound  additional adr recording (as Deluxe Sound + Picture)
• DeLuxe Sound  additional foley recording (as Deluxe Sound + Picture)
• DeLuxe Sound  re-recording studios (as Deluxe Sound + Picture)
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Four Seasons Aviation  helicopters
• Framestore CFC  digital intermediate (as Framestore-CFC)
• Framestore CFC  post-production
• Future Post  foley studio (as Future Post London)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recording (as Goldcrest)
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Helicopter Transport Services  helicopters
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• London Philharmonic Orchestra  orchestra
• Loop Troop  loop group (as The Loop Troop)
• Malde & Co.  production auditors
• Movie Armaments Group  weapons and tactical gear supplied by
• Neverlost Inc.  helicopter painter and mold
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Roadrunner Records  soundtrack published by
• Sound Dogs Toronto  additional adr recording (as Sound Dogs Toronto)
• Sound Dogs Toronto  sound editing and design
• Sword in the Stone Crafts  Nemesis wardrobe
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Twickenham Film Studios  re-recording studios
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment
• William F. White International  video playback
• Zero Hour Entertainment Inc.  stunt rigging (as Zero Hour Ent. Inc.)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 2 (USA) (working title)
Resident Evil: Nemesis (USA) (working title)
Resident evil - L'apocalypse (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for non-stop violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

94 min | 98 min (extended version)

Country:

Germany | France | UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M (original rating) | New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #41009)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Trivia:

"STARS" is the only word ever mentioned by the Nemesis, it's also the only word he ever mentions (repeatedly) in Biohazard 3: Last Escape (1999) (VG).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the helicopter scene near the end, the fight and the helicopter taking off are in pitch black/night time. We even see the helicopter in the air in the dark. Within 60 seconds however it is broad daylight.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alice: My name is Alice. I worked for the Umbrella Corporation, the largest and most powerful commercial entity in the world. I was head of security at a secret high-tech facility, The Hive, a giant underground laboratory developing experimental viral weaponry. But there was an incident. The virus escaped and everybody died. Trouble was... they didn't stay dead.

Movie Connections:

References Biohazard 0 (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Run for Your Life

About as good as the first, overall

After having seen Resident Evil god knows how many times, and being pretty psyched for the sequel, I finally got to see it, and on the premiere night, too. Of course, I knew that the director of the first RE, Paul W. S. Anderson, wasn't doing this, since he was busy making his dream project, Aliens Vs Predator. Luckily, I can cope with changes like that... as long as the change isn't devastating. For this movie, however, it's hard to tell... maybe the mediocre attempts at scaring the audience and providing shocks was Anderson's fault, as he wrote the script, but it may be the new director, first-timer Alexander Witt, who's responsible. Let me say this upfront; I, as many others who enjoyed the first, really liked the ending, the whole foreshadowing thing, and, thankfully, the film picks up exactly where the first one left off. Actually, it goes a little further back, to show us exactly what happened before Alice woke up. The plot is decent, about as good as it gets when it's Paul W. S. Anderson writing it. It doesn't drag... heh, it doesn't drag... heck, it doesn't even leave the slightest chance for it to drag, as it's constantly moving. The movie never allows the audience to catch their breath; apparently, someone(I'm guessing Anderson or Witt) has never heard of the danger of overdoing action sequences. For anything (at all) to be good, entertaining, thrilling, whatever... there needs to be what is commonly referred to as 'buffers'. Without those nice little talky-talky scenes in-between, heck, maybe even a dash of good old-fashioned character development, the action just ends up being trite. And that's pretty much what happens here. They try to squeeze as much action into every single frame as possible, and it ends up annoying the audience rather than exciting. The director also has a horrible habit of blurring the image whenever there are more than five zombies on-screen, apparently to (I guess) cover up a bad job on makeup... or something to that effect. If the first had too much make up and such, this has too little. The acting is decent enough. Milla Jovovich gives the same good performance that she usually does. The rest of the cast are acceptable. The characters are mostly clichés and stereotypes. Of course, by mostly I mean almost 90% of the cases. You got the stupid reporter who just wants to make a story out of all of this, despite her being in obvious danger; The bad-ass cop who's suspended but still takes her duty deadly serious; the half-witted pathetic guy who's obviously only there for comic relief... actually, scratch that last one, as he was actually pretty darn funny. For once the person who's supposed to be there for comic relief works, instead of just being the *most*(or even worse; least) laughable character. The special effects were well done, but not spectacular. Definitely not the best I've seen. The action was good, but really over-the-top. The scenes with the Nemesis range between being some of the best action in the movie to being some of the most pathetic and smirk-inspiring scenes. The cinematography is nothing special. The film introduced an unnecessary amount of characters, most of whom are just fodder for the zombies or Nemesis anyway. The showdown between Alice and Nemesis was somewhat pathetically staged, and probably would have seemed out of place, hadn't the rest of the film been of the same quality(honestly, it seemed like a video-game... and while I am quite a big fan of them, I'm considerably more interested in playing them than watching them). That big ol' hunk o' biologically engineered walking death was simultaneously underdeveloped(for what they had him/it do) and overexposed. The film is noisy and loud, but not as loud as the first film, and while the sound is often horribly overdone, it doesn't distract as much as several other big action hits. The film is also less loud when it comes to the soundtrack; it was nice to have some change from the one-note *loud* heavy metal from the first film. All in all, a pretty entertaining flick, but out of your mind much faster than it got in(and that's saying a lot, believe me). If you liked the first, are a big fan of one or more of the actors, or you just have nothing better to do for 90 minutes, give it a shot. It kept me watching through the end, and, despite a few disappointments, kept my interest as well. It just didn't stay fresh in my head for more than about fifteen minutes after the credits started, which is very little for a film with so much going on in it all the time. I recommend it only to big fans of the first or of Milla Jovovich. I suppose big fans of Paul W. S. Anderson(they must exist, somewhere) will probably enjoy it too. I will say that most who liked the first will probably like this as well, but possibly a little less due to the lesser directing. 7/10