Alien Autopsy (2006)

Director:

Jonny Campbell

Writer:

William Davies (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

What Are You Looking At?

Plot:

Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947. |

Plot Keywords:

Film Lab | Gun | Interview | Top Secret | Airplane

Cast

Declan Donnelly	...	Ray Santilli
Anthony McPartlin	...	Gary Shoefield (as Ant McPartlin)
Bill Pullman	...	Morgan Banner
Götz Otto	...	Laszlo Voros
Morwenna Banks	...	Jasmine
Omid Djalili	...	Melik
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Harvey
Mike Blakeley	...	Camera Team
Matthew Blakeley	...	Camera Team
John Shrapnel	...	Michael Kuhn
Madeleine Moffat	...	Nan (as Madaleine Moffatt)
John Cater	...	Maurice
Lee Oakes	...	Edgar
Perry Benson	...	Trading Standards Officer
Jimmy Carr	...	Gary's Manager
Winston Thomas	...	Zacchary
Michael Rouse	...	Young Harvey
Pam Shaw	...	Aunty P
David Threlfall	...	Jeffrey
Andrew Greenough	...	Preston
Stephanie Metcalfe	...	Doreen
Jonathan Coy	...	Museum Director
Ian Porter	...	Pentagon Officer
Shane Rimmer	...	Colonel
Naima Belkhiati	...	French TV Buyer
Miguel Angel Plaza	...	Mr. Gonzalez
Jeff Harding	...	CIA Agent
Kevin Breznahan	...	Junior TV Exec
Martin McDougall	...	Middle Ranking TV Exec
Lachele Carl	...	TV News Anchor
Paul Birchard	...	Senior TV Exec
Sam Douglas	...	Network President
Adriana Yanez	...	Stewardess (Argentina)
Nichole Hiltz	...	Amber Fuentes
Luis Soto	...	Peruvian TV Host
Cristina Piaget	...	Interviewer
Christina Souza	...	Stewardess (Mexicana)
Bradley Lavelle	...	NY Host
Orson Bean	...	Homeless Man
Ray Santilli	...	Himself
Gary Shoefield	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Balderrama	...	News Presenter (uncredited)
Julia Bridgeman	...	Geek Girl (uncredited)
Sophia Ellis	...	UFO Enthusiast (uncredited)
Luke Brandon Field	...	Steve (uncredited)
Jonathan Frakes	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gillian Goodman	...	Seller (uncredited)
Flor Kent	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Ed Pearce	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Peter Rnic	...	The Russian Spy (uncredited)
Todd Sherry	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
John Warman	...	UFO Enthusiast (uncredited)
Peter Willcock	...	Worker at Gary's Office (uncredited)
Chris Wilson	...	Alien Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonny Campbell

Writing credits
William Davies		(written by) (as Will Davies)

Produced by
Alexandra Arlango	....	co-producer: Qwerty Films
William Davies	....	producer (as Will Davies)
Finola Dwyer	....	producer: Qwerty Films
Joel Hatch	....	line producer
Andrew Hildebrand	....	co-producer: Qwerty Films
Mark Hubbard	....	line producer
Michael Kuhn	....	executive producer
Malcolm Ritchie	....	co-executive producer
Ray Santilli	....	executive producer
Gary Shoefield	....	executive producer
Jill Tandy	....	co-executive producer
Barnaby Thompson	....	producer
Mark Wolfe	....	supervising producer: US N1
Colleen Woodcock	....	co-producer
Mark Woolley	....	co-producer: Qwerty Films

Original Music by
Murray Gold

Cinematography by
Simon Chaudoir		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Oral Norrie Ottey

Casting by
Celestia Fox

Production Design by
Grenville Horner

Art Direction by
Kam-Lan Man		(as Kamlan Man)
Christopher Wyatt		(as Chris Wyatt)

Set Decoration by
Linda Wilson

Costume Design by
Rhona Russell

Makeup Department
Konnie Daniel	....	hair designer
Konnie Daniel	....	makeup designer
Laura Leppanen	....	makeup department head: second unit
Julie Nightingale	....	makeup artist
Tinks Reding	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Polly Duval	....	post-production supervisor
Bobby Prince	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis T. Benatar	....	first assistant director: second unit, additional photography
Phil Booth	....	second assistant director
Guy Heeley	....	first assistant director
Olivia Lloyd	....	additional second assistant director
Vicky Marks	....	third assistant director
Seth William Meier	....	assistant director: US
John Michael Sudol	....	second assistant director: US

Art Department
Guy Bevitt	....	art department runner
Grace Brook	....	stand-by art director
Emma Davis	....	production buyer
Chris Doremus	....	swing gang
Mary Gibbs	....	assistant art director
Craig Gray	....	construction manager
Garth Last	....	set dresser
Lauren Mentzel	....	set dresser
Nathan Middleton	....	painter
Mike Nicholson	....	storyboard artist
Will Pope	....	stand-by carpenter
Josh Roth	....	leadman: USA
Maia Sautelet	....	art department assistant
Michael Sinnott	....	painters laborer
Chris Withrow	....	swing gang

Sound Department
James Bennett	....	adr recordist
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Paul Carter	....	foley editor
Ed Casares	....	boom operator: US
Nathan Duncan	....	sound assistant
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Finn	....	boom operator
Greg Gardner	....	utility sound: U.S.
Steven D. Grothe	....	sound mixer: USA
Peter Lindsay	....	production sound mixer
Michael Maroussas	....	adr editor
Mark Paterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Prynne	....	sound effects editor
Danny Sheehan	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Thompson	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
John Humphreys	....	Alien designer and autopsy effects
John Humphries	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Peter Bach	....	visual effects consultant
Andy Burrow	....	scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC
Oliver Deen	....	digital effects artist
Jerome Dewhurst	....	di engineer
Paul Doogan	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Joe Godfrey	....	film scanning and recording
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer
Adam Hawkes	....	retouch and restoration
Jan Hogevold	....	production Executiveo: Framestore CFC
Tony Lawrence	....	digital effects supervisor
Kevin Lowery	....	high definition engineer
Asa Shoul	....	digital colourist
Nick Stanley	....	digital cleanup artist
Maria Stroka	....	DI producer

Stunts
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator
Rob Inch	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ian Barwick	....	electrician
Sonny Burdis	....	best boy
Chris Connatty	....	second assistant camera
Steve Finberg	....	electrician
Michael Francisco	....	lighting technician
Tom Fraser	....	camera operator: USA
Hiroyuki Fukuda	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Henry Landgrebe	....	clapper loader: b camera
Andy Levett	....	driver: grip truck
Tim Morris	....	camera trainee
Jem Morton	....	key grip
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Smith	....	gaffer
Simon Tindall	....	focus puller
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Alex Johnson	....	casting assistant
Tricia Wood	....	casting: US (as Tricia Woods)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Campbell	....	costume assistant
Jalene Murphy	....	costume supervisor
Maria Papandrea	....	wardrobe
Steven Purvis	....	costume maker
Elaine Robertson	....	costume supervisor
Maia Sautelet	....	wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department
Steven Forrester	....	first assistant editor
Matt Gauci	....	avid technical support

Music Department
Ben Foster	....	conductor
Ben Foster	....	orchestrator
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Jake Jackson	....	music recording mixer
Jake Jackson	....	score engineer & mixer
Gabrielle Lester	....	orchestra leader (as Gaby Lester)
Catherine Manners	....	score coordinator

Transportation Department
Simon Burgess	....	facility driver: unit base stand-by
Manny Demello	....	transportation captain
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Johnathan Abbott	....	studio operations
Jeremy Angel	....	runner
Deborah Bacquel	....	production accountant: USA
Tessa Beazley	....	production coordinator
Rebecca Boyle	....	script supervisor: USA
Thom Buckley	....	on-set medic
Kofi Burke	....	production accountant: Qwerty Films
Allan Davies	....	post production accountant
Daniel S. Ehrlich	....	production assistant
Simon George	....	head of finance: Ealing Studios
Sasha Gibson	....	unit publicist
Robin Green	....	assistant production accountant
Fredrik Herneoja	....	production secretary
Hans Hernke	....	stand-in: Declan Donnelly, Los Angeles
Julia Hilliard	....	runner: Fragile Films
Tabitha Jenkins	....	assistant: Barnaby Thompson
Pat Karam	....	location manager (as Patrick Karam)
Ben Ledoux	....	production assistant
Johny Long	....	creator: Alien Game
Sarah Lucraft	....	production accountant
Peter Lüke	....	managing director: N1
Gregg Martin	....	stand-in: Mr McPartlin
Nichola Martin	....	development executive
Amy McCombe	....	assistant location manager (as Amy Mccombe)
Tory Mell	....	production assistant
Sophie Meyer	....	head of development: Fragile Films/Ealing Studios
Sarah Nuttall	....	post production coordinator: Qwerty Films
Caroline O'Reilly	....	script supervisor
Jon Parker	....	assistant site manager
Jeremy Pelzer	....	studio director
Michelle Pianca	....	assistant location manager
Charlie Reed	....	key floor runner
Kate Richards	....	production runner
Rebecca Roffey	....	assistant: James Spring
Donata Russo	....	production secretary
Carrie Specht	....	assistant production office coordinator: USA
James Spring	....	managing director
Emma Stanyer	....	senior legal & business affairs executive: Qwerty Films
Jen Wall	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Darren Perry	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Ealing Studios (in association with)
• Fragile Films
• N1 European Film Produktions GmbH & Co. KG (as N1 European Film Produktions)
• Qwerty Films (presents)
• Warner Bros (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2009) (UK) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cine Image Film Opticals (digital end titles)
• Framestore CFC

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies/mobiles
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Goldcrest Post Production London  ADR Facility
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound post-production
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• Manners McDade Artist Management  score coordination
• Soho Images  film laboratory services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language and some disturbing images

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Germany | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Italy:T | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Skywood House, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Ealing Studios

Trivia:

Where the crowds are banging on the windows to the Museum of London, the writing on the glass is the word "Welcome" in many different languages.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Harvey drives Ray to Florida to view the original film, the first shot of the front of the car shows a faulty headlamp on the right hand side. When the car draws into Harvey's drive this headlamp is now of normal brightness.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Ray Santilli:It's not a fake, more of a remake.

Movie Connections:

References Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Asteroid

enjoyable film not to be taken too seriously

I have been puzzled as to all the bad reviews about this film. Whilst it will not be a contender for any of the film awards, it is still an entertaining film. The story follows two men who hoax an alien autopsy from actual footage that one of them has actually seen, it will become clearer in the actual movie. I do think the scenes where they are doing the autopsy are in fact quite funny and from watching it being filmed it is difficult to understand how anyone took it seriously. The performances in the film are of an acceptable standard, nothing special, the two leads have acted before in children's television series, but nothing to this extent. The only thing I will say is that I thought I was watching Ant and Dec not the two characters they were meant to be playing. I think that if you go in with an open mind and do not expect be challenged then I think that you will enjoy this film.