The Gene Generation (2007)

Director:

Pearry Reginald Teo

Writers:

Pearry Reginald Teo (written by) &
Keith Collea (written by) ...
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Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

DNA Hacking: The Future of Crime.

Plot:

Michelle, an assassin to a new breed of killers (DNA Hackers), finds she has greater obstacles in her life... Family.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Cyber Thriller | Cyberpunk | Female Nudity | Action Noir

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bai Ling	...	Michelle
Alec Newman	...	Christian
Parry Shen	...	Jackie
Faye Dunaway	...	Josephine Hayden
Ethan Cohn	...	Mouse
Robert David Hall	...	Abraham
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Solemn
Daniel Zacapa	...	Randall
Erin Layne	...	Aerean Flyer Announcer (as Eireann Layne)
Jeff Imada	...	Alley Guy
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Bodyguard 1 (as Nils Stewart)
Richard Cetrone	...	Bodyguard 2
Hiro Koda	...	Bodyguard 3
Marco Khan	...	Bodyguard 4
Allison Dunbar	...	Christian's Wife
Tom Choi	...	Dad
Nick Tate	...	Doctor
Googy Gress	...	Hacked Man
Layton Matthews	...	Lab Guy
Jennifer Chu	...	Mother
Bernard Baima	...	Old Man
Marilyn O'Connor	...	Old Woman (as Marilynn O'Connor)
John Storey	...	Pawn Store Owner (as John Christopher Storey)
Tom Tate	...	TV Reporter
Jordan Dang	...	Young Jackie
Faber Dewar	...	Hacker
Alice Rietveld	...	Ticket Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
E.R. Ruiz	...	Bodyguard 5
Celeste Carchidi	...	Maria Di Fazio (uncredited)
Shannon Dang	...	Young Michelle (uncredited)
Joe Davis	...	Randall's Thug (uncredited)
Jonathan Fraser	...	Bouncer (uncredited)
Andy LaPlegua	...	Himself (uncredited)
Amber Nicolai	...	Anna (uncredited)
Rebecca Parisi	...	Julianne (uncredited)
Hans Raith	...	Thug (uncredited)
Dina Rosenmeier	...	Cyborg Hostess (uncredited)

Directed by
Pearry Reginald Teo		(as Pearry Teo)

Writing credits
Pearry Reginald Teo		(written by) (as Zhang Pingli) &
Keith Collea		(written by)
Pearry Reginald Teo		(based on the comic book "The DNA Hackers Chronicles") (as Pearry Teo)

Produced by
Keith Collea	....	producer
Cherelle George	....	co-producer
Zhang Chao Seng	....	executive producer
Pearry Reginald Teo	....	executive producer (as Zhang Pingli)
Kim H. Winther	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Scott Glasgow

Cinematography by
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj

Film Editing by
Carmelo Casalenuovo		(as Carmello Casalenuovo)

Casting by
Scott David

Production Design by
Brian Ollman

Art Direction by
Rosie Sanders

Set Decoration by
Kurt Meisenbach

Costume Design by
Glenn Gregory Krah		(as Glen Gregory Krah)

Makeup Department
Ozzy Alvarez	....	special makeup effects artist: additional photography
Mark Bautista	....	special makeup effects artist: additional photography
Heather Chapman	....	makeup intern: additional photography
Kim Collea	....	makeup & hair department head
Crystal Endicott	....	makeup intern: additional photography
Marilyn Hernandez	....	special makeup effects artist: additional photography
Kelly Phillipson	....	key makeup artist
Judie Tallman	....	key hair stylist
Angie Wachter	....	makeup intern: additional photography
Crystal Wolfchild	....	makeup artist: additional photography

Production Management
Tara L. Craig	....	production manager
Carolina Espiro	....	unit production manager: second unit
Cherelle George	....	unit production manager: additional photography
Kim H. Winther	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anya Adams	....	second second assistant director
Keith Collea	....	second unit director
Vernon Davidson	....	second second assistant director (day player)
Jeff Imada	....	second unit director
Natalie Van Doren	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Kim H. Winther	....	first assistant director
Heather Wusterbarth	....	second assistant director (as Heather L. Wusterbarth)

Art Department
Jose Alcantar	....	painter
Pavel Bayraktarski	....	conceptual artist
A.J. Blanford	....	carpenter
Peter Castagnetti	....	art swing gang
Kenneth Dean	....	set decorator: additional photography
Venelin Dinkov	....	conceptual artist
Shane T. French	....	art swing gang
Mark Gaiero	....	on-set dresser
Anthony Garcia	....	assistant art director
Anthony Garcia	....	property master: additional photography
Erick Garibay	....	assistant property master
Frank Garrity	....	art department shopper
Alice Ly	....	set dresser
Corrina Martinez	....	graphic artist
Martin L. Mercer	....	concept artist
Paul Mullaney	....	art assistant: additional photography
Justin Owensby	....	set dresser
Nick Papac	....	property master
Amanda Ross	....	set dresser
Conor Simpson	....	art swing: additional photography (as Conor Chandler Simpson)
Joshua Stricklin	....	painter
Jason Thirlaway	....	set dresser
Konstantin Vitkov	....	storyboard artist
Branden Waits	....	set dresser
Jamie Walker McCall	....	graphic designer (as Jamie M. Walker)
Chad Michael Ward	....	conceptual designs
Chad Michael Ward	....	production designer: additional photography
Joshua Woollen	....	art swing gang

Sound Department
Bastien Benkhelil	....	additional foley artist
Bastien Benkhelil	....	foley mixer
Byron Evora	....	sound effects editor
Lisa K. Fowle	....	sound designer
Lisa K. Fowle	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Large	....	sound
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Kevin Patzelt	....	sound effects editor
Simon Rodriguez	....	sound utility
Douglas J. Schulman	....	production sound mixer

Special Effects by
Ozzy Alvarez	....	special effects makeup
John Roth	....	special effects foreman
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Simeon Asenov	....	visual effects supervisor
Luba Atanasova	....	colorist
Dilyan Aynadzhiev	....	visual effects systems administrator
Svilen Aynadzhiev	....	digital compositor
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effect assistant editor
Neli Chaneva	....	digital artist
Scott Coulter	....	VFX producer
Yasen Denev	....	concept artist
Yasen Denev	....	digital matte painter
Yasen Denev	....	storyboard artist: visual effects sequences
Konstantin Dimitrov	....	digital compositor
Stoycho Dimitrov	....	digital compositor
Stoycho Dimitrov	....	digital effects artist
Denitsa Dimitrova	....	digital compositor
Nina Dimitrova	....	digital artist
Nina Dimitrova	....	matchmove artist
Paounka Dimitrova	....	digital artist
Stanislav Draganov	....	visual effects
Georgi Gavanozov	....	visual effects
Dobri Georgiev	....	lead cgi artist
Emil Georgiev	....	model maker
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects supervisor
Sofia Gesheva-Aleksieva	....	colorist
Kiril Gizdov	....	digital compositor
Velislava Gospodinova	....	digital compositor
Dobromir Hristov	....	digital compositor
Angel Ivanov	....	digital artist
Ivailo Ivanov	....	3D animator
Ivan Gochev Ivanov	....	visual effects artist
Velichko Ivanov	....	lead artist
Milen Jiliazkov	....	digital lead artist
Kamen Jordanov	....	animator
Ivet Jordanova	....	digital effects artist
Peter Keranov	....	digital compositor
Lyubomir Kirkov	....	visual effects
Momchil Kirov	....	digital compositor
Momchil Koev	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital artist
Danail Lazarov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Martin Marchev	....	digital artist
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital effects artist
Svetoslav Mitev	....	assistant visual effects coordinator
Diana Moneva	....	digital compositor
Filip Nikolov	....	model maker
Desislava Pavlova	....	visual effects
Nikolay Peev	....	digital artist
Nick Peshunoff	....	visual effects coordinator
Marin Petrov	....	digital artist
Shero Rauf	....	3D lead artist
Shero Rauf	....	digital effects artist
Krasimir Rizov	....	visual effects illustrator
Nikola Simeonov	....	digital artist
Georgi Staikov	....	animator
Georgi Staikov	....	digital artist
Martin Stoimenov	....	digital artist
Boyan Stoyanov	....	digital effects artist
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Peter Tomov	....	digital artist
Elisaveta Tzvetanova	....	digital artist (as Elisaveta Mandajieva)
Filip Uzunov	....	2D lead artist
Adriana Valcheva	....	digital compositor
Silvia Vasileva	....	visual effects
Slavov Yanko	....	matchmove artist
Borislava Zahova	....	digital effects artist
Vladimir Zdravkov	....	visual effects technical support
Petko Zhivkov	....	digital compositor
Wes C. Caefer	....	visual effects set supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe	....	utility stunts
Damon Caro	....	stunt performer
Richard Cetrone	....	utility stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	fight choreographer
Jeff Imada	....	stunt supervisor
Hiro Koda	....	utility stunts
David Leitch	....	stunt double
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Hans Raith	....	stunt performer
Nils Allen Stewart	....	stunts
Nils Allen Stewart	....	utility stunts
Steve Upton	....	stunt rigger
David Wald	....	stunts
Kiralee Hayashi	....	stunt double: Bai Ling (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey Chin	....	gaffer: second unit
Noah Dille	....	electrician
Joey Domaracki	....	best boy electric
Joey Domaracki	....	gaffer: additional photography
Prashant Gupta	....	still photographer: additional photography
Christopher Ivins	....	Steadicam operator
Jackie Lee James	....	video assist operator
Gerald Lee	....	electrician
Steve Meeks	....	additional photographer
Juan Morse	....	gaffer
Max Neal	....	first assistant camera
Mark Pickens	....	best boy grip
Rocky Romines	....	key grip
Adam L. Taylor	....	still photographer
Derek Wan	....	digital imaging technician
Rafael Winer	....	still photographer

Animation Department
Kamen Stoykov	....	CG animator

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Jessie Disla	....	casting associate
Chris Gehrt	....	casting assistant
Vanessa Portillo	....	extras casting
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anette Czagany	....	assistant costume designer
Claire Townsend	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Teague Cowley	....	colorist
Jamie Evans	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Combichrist	....	composer: additional music
Scott Glasgow	....	music mixer
Scott Glasgow	....	music producer
Scott Glasgow	....	musician
Ronan Harris	....	composer: additional music
Melissa R. Kaplan	....	vocal contractor
Ibrahim Rodriguez	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Paul Feddersen	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Cody Birdwell	....	production assistant
Cortney Burk	....	payroll accountant
Malin De La Torre	....	multimedia designer (as Michelle Torres)
Mari Endo	....	stand-in
Debbie Gonzalez	....	craft service: additional photography
Stephen Johnson	....	set production assistant
Dana Keating	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Michael Paul Labog	....	stage manager: additional photography
Shawn Loh	....	key production assistant: additional photography
Thomas Longo	....	set production assistant
Max Maksimovic	....	production assistant: additonal photography
Erin McCormack	....	production assistant: additional photography
Steve Meeks	....	production assistant
Beth Multer	....	script supervisor
Katie Mustard	....	production coordinator
Monica Ochoa	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Mario Ordaz	....	production assistant: additional photography
Elsa Ramo	....	production legal
Caleb Schneider	....	puppeteer: additional photography
Brett Shaw	....	production assistant
Christie Shaw	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Christie Gorman)
Aviv Surkin	....	location manager
Peter Addison Webb	....	production legal associate
Oorala Yamada	....	set production assistant
Clint James	....	character voices (uncredited)

Thanks
Allison Ashley	....	special thanks
Veronica Flint	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Ascension Pictures (presents)
• Middle Link
• Red Cam Studios

Distributors

• 21st Century Pictures (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Grindstone Entertainment Group
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• One Movie (2010) (Italy) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• April Webster & Associates  casting services by (as April Webster & Associates Casting)
• Ascension Pictures  post-production facilities
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Dragonfly Sound  post-production facilities
• L.A. Casting Group  additional casting
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Ramo Law PC  production legal (as Law Offices of Elsa Ramo)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Virtualmix  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, sexuality/nudity and language

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R | Germany:18 | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Linda Vista Hospital - 610 S. St. Louis Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ascension Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
Christian:[voice-over] Hayden Technologies... Birthplace of what was supposed to be our greatest scientific breakthrough.

Movie Connections:

References Brazil (1985)

Soundtrack:

Get Your Body Beat

OK cyber-punk movie

This movie is quite OK as a cyber-punk. It is not Oscar material, but I found it totally enjoyable on a quiet Sunday.

The story admittedly is a little thin, and some times too emotional but still it was nice to watch. The actors are doing an OK job, and the lead actress is a beauty.

The CGI is OK, and the sets have that dark gloomy mood to it. The action sequences was OK choreographed as well.

If you like CP movies, then why not. Just don't expect Bladerunner, though even that was deemed doomed in its day. This is a paced action flick, with some love and emotion in to it.