"The Outer Limits" Patient Zero (2001)

Director:

Mario Azzopardi

Writer:

John-Michael Maas (written by)

TV Series:

"The Outer Limits" (1995)

Original Air Date:

23 March 2001 (Season 7, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A Colonel goes back in time to poison a physician who unintentionally spread a global pandemic. When the traveler returns to the future...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title | Alternate History | Futurism | Paranormal Phenomena | Supernatural

Cast

Michael Rooker	...	Colonel Beckett
Tanya Allen	...	Amy Barrett
Laurie Murdoch	...	Quisling
Gillian Barber	...	General
David Cubitt	...	Colonel Faber
Patrick McManus	...	Dr. Mandel
Myfanwy Meilen	...	Beckett's Wife
Karina Carreck	...	Nurse
Aaron Joseph	...	Basketball Kid
Kyra Azzopardi	...	Catherine
Bruce Campbell	...	Coffee Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Conway	...	The Control Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Mario Azzopardi

Writing credits
John-Michael Maas		(written by)

Produced by
Brent-Karl Clackson	....	co-executive producer (as Brent Karl Clackson)
Pen Densham	....	executive producer
Matthew Hastings	....	executive producer
Richard Barton Lewis	....	executive producer (as Richard B. Lewis)
Diane Panozzo	....	associate producer
Michael Sloan	....	executive producer
Gordon Smith	....	co-producer
Mark Stern	....	executive producer
John Watson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Patric Caird

Cinematography by
Rick Maguire		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eric Hill

Casting by
Paul Weber

Production Design by
Phil Schmidt

Art Direction by
Martina Javorova

Set Decoration by
Jamie Jonasson

Costume Design by
Stephanie Nolin

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist
Monica Huppert	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Michael S. McLean	....	post-production supervisor
Ian Overend	....	production manager
Sue Valencia	....	supervising executive: Alliance Atlantis

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Giddens	....	first assistant director
Wendy Newton	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tony Beck	....	lead dresser
Jim Geddes	....	construction coordinator
Roland-Marie Gervais	....	head painter (as Roland Gervais)
Jim LeBlanc	....	property master
Tiara Motem	....	property buyer
Diane Nachlik	....	set dec buyer
Lorne Poole	....	lead dresser
Megan Poss	....	art department assistant
Lori West	....	props

Sound Department
Murray Barker	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Belen	....	sound re-recordist
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Lisa Doyle	....	sound supervisor
Megan Goudsward	....	sound editor
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Mark Noda	....	boom operator
Sina Oroomchi	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Skinner	....	sound mixer (as Bill Skinner)
James Fonnyadt	....	sound supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Allinson	....	special effects (as David W. Allinson)

Visual Effects by
Russ Dionne	....	graphics artist
Robert Habros	....	visual effects supervisor
Jennifer McEachern	....	associate visual effects supervisor

Stunts
John Wardlow	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David J. Dawson	....	key grip (as Dave Dawson)
Lou Gruzelier	....	camera operator
Jeff Pentecost	....	chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey Pentecost)

Casting Department
Bette Chadwick	....	additional casting
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Raymond Chua	....	post-production assistant
Brae Norwiss	....	assistant editor
Karen Smith	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Shawn Pierce	....	music editor
Mark Mancina	....	composer: theme (uncredited)
John Van Tongeren	....	composer: theme (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Darla Chibi	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Adria Budd	....	script coordinator
James Crocker	....	story editor
Danielle de Smit	....	script supervisor
Julie Fitzgerald	....	assistant to executive producer
Greg Jackson	....	location manager
Anita Meehan-Truelove	....	production coordinator (as Anita Meehan Truelove)
Tara Mews	....	second assistant production coordinator
Ellen Rand	....	assistant to executive producer
John Schulian	....	story editor
Joseph Stefano	....	senior advisor

Writing credits
Joseph Stefano		(episode by)
Ed Adamson		(episode by)
Seeleg Lester		(episode by)
Sam Neuman		(episode by)

Produced by
Carleton Eastlake	....	co-executive producer
Brad Markowitz	....	supervising producer
Nora O'Brien	....	co-producer

Film Editing by
Daria Ellerman		(1998)
Alison Grace
Gregory Kindseth

Production Design by
Sheila Haley
Susan Parker		(as Sue Parker)

Art Direction by
Richard Cook

Makeup Department
Rebeccah Delchambre	....	first assistant makeup artist (season 7)
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects applicator
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects designer
Shauna Magrath	....	special makeup effects artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert A. Pandini	....	hair stylist
Geoff Redknap	....	special makeup effects artist
Debra Regnier	....	assistant makeup artist
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects artist
Dave Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects designer
Frederick London	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mel Swope	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Baron	....	third assistant director (1998-9
Graham Cairns	....	trainee assistant director (2001)
Brent Crowell	....	first assistant director: second unit
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director
Ella Kutschera	....	second assistant director (1996-1999)
Colleen Mitchell	....	second assistant director
Judi Patson	....	first assistant director: insert unit

Art Department
Tom Baleshta	....	assistant property master
Brian Bero	....	model maker
Adrian Dowell	....	construction foreman (1996-1998)
Michelle Gasque	....	art assistant
Brentan Harron	....	production illustrator
Denise Hutniak	....	lead dresser
Denise Hutniak	....	set dresser
Franziska Keller	....	art department assistant (1997-2000)
Max Matsuoka	....	props builder (pilot episode)
Max Matsuoka	....	props buyer (pilot episode)
D.N. Pettipas	....	property buyer
Kimberley Regent	....	props buyer
Chris Rego-Marquiis	....	set designer
Samantha Schell	....	props (season 5)
Catherine Schroer	....	assistant art director (season 7)
Zoran Stankovic	....	concept artist
Neil Turkington	....	assistant property master
Ross Walshe	....	scenic carpenter
Sean Will	....	lead painter
Sean Will	....	scenic painter

Sound Department
Alek Bromke	....	adr recording assistant: Toronto
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (multiple episodes)
Chris Glyn-Jones	....	alternate boom operator
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony A. Lewis	....	dubbing editor
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Mark Alfrey	....	special effects makeup
Adam Behr	....	animatronic puppeteer
Enrique Bilsland	....	creature mechanical designer
Steve Fink	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Damian Fisher	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
David K'shin Gendron	....	special effects best boy (season 1)
Joe Gomez	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Steve Newburn	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Michael O'Brien	....	mold department: Steve Johnson's XFX
Larry Odien	....	special mechanical effects assistant
Thomas Ovenshire	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX

Visual Effects by
Geoff Anderson	....	visual effects onset supervisor
Tom Archer	....	digital compositing artist
Rod Bland	....	3D animator
Kathryn Bolt	....	digital compositor (2001)
Christian Boudman	....	digital compositing artist
Mark Breakspear	....	digital compositing artist
Rob Bredow	....	digital artist
Steward Burris	....	computer graphic artist: North West Imaging & FX
Doug Campbell	....	Inferno artist
Christopher Chen	....	digital artist (season 1)
Christopher Chen	....	digital effects producer (season 2)
Dug Claxton	....	digital compositor
Ryan Cronin	....	3D animator
Kristin Dearholt	....	rotoscope artist
Debora Dunphy	....	digital compositor
Joe Farrell	....	senior digital compositor (1998-2001)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositing artist
Matthew Gore	....	visual effects supervisor (1998)
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositing artist
Sylvain Huard	....	3D animator
Aruna Inversin	....	digital compositing artist
Jay Mark Johnson	....	digital matte painter
Alan Kapler	....	CG effects animator
James Lau	....	digital artist
Rosano Lepri	....	digital compositing artist
John Lesavage	....	visual effects cinematographer
Todd Liddiard	....	digital compositor
Colin Liggett	....	digital compositing artist
Kimberley Liptrap	....	3D animator
Anthony Mabin	....	digital effects supervisor (pilot episode)
Shelly Morrow	....	digital compositor
Brian Moylan	....	digital compositing artist
Marianne O'Reilly	....	visual effects producer: Rainmaker
Stephen Pepper	....	digital compositing artist
Eric Petey	....	digital artist: Lost Boys Studios
Christine Petrov	....	digital compositing artist
Paul Patrick Quinn	....	visual effects producer
Marc Roth	....	3D animator
Wes Sargent	....	3D animator
Thomas Schelesny	....	computer graphic artist
Kennedy Shah	....	motion control operator
Elaine Sipos	....	visual effects artist
Jessica Sjoblom	....	digital compositing artist
Joel Skeete	....	digital compositor
Christopher Stewart	....	3D animator
Trevor Strand	....	digital compositing artist
Jaison Stritch	....	3D visual effects supervisor
Matthew Talbot-Kelly	....	digital compositor
Matthew Talbot-Kelly	....	digital matte painter
Tom Turnbull	....	effects supervisor (motion control) (as Thomas Turnbull)
Adrian Van Der Park	....	3D animator
Jeannie Walasek	....	digital effects coordinator
Noel Wright	....	3D animator
Aiden Zanini	....	computer graphics supervisor (one episode)
Aiden Zanini	....	visual effects production assistant

Stunts
James Bamford	....	stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts
Simon Burnett	....	stunt actor
Dave Campbell	....	stunt double
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt double
Kirk Caouette	....	utility stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Janina Dall	....	stunts
Mike Desabrais	....	stunt double: Ted Shakleford
Mike Dopud	....	stunt opponent: episode "In The Zone"
Delaina-Lu Gamblin	....	stunt double
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunt double
John MacDonald	....	stunts
Leslie McMichael	....	stunt double
Steven McMichael	....	stunt double
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunt safety
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Lori Stewart	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Clayton Bachynsky	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Simon Barry	....	assistant camera
John Carron	....	playback operator
Mark Chow	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2000)
David Gray	....	still photographer
Curt Griebel	....	key grip
Simon Hunt	....	gaffer: second unit (1996-1998)
Simon Hunt	....	rigging gaffer (1996-1998)
Richard Schmon	....	camera trainee
Patrick Stepien	....	first assistant camera (1994-1995)
Chris Turner	....	assistant camera
A.J. Vesak	....	aerial director of photography
A.J. Vesak	....	director of photography: second unit
Joe Waistell	....	additional first assistant camera
Peter F. Woeste	....	photographer: second unit

Casting Department
Candice Elzinga	....	casting associate (season 2-7)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Galbraith	....	assistant costume designer
Thomas L. Pankiewich	....	costume supervisor
Charis Tillson	....	costumer: preparation

Editorial Department
Connie Kennedy	....	post-production coordinator
Holly Amber Proulx	....	post-production assistant coordinator

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	music engineer
Craig Marks	....	music editor
Aaron Martin	....	additional music arranger
Edgar Rothermich	....	composer: additional music
Michael Stern	....	scoring mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Dave Byerley	....	driver
Chris J. Clayton	....	driver
Rod Patten	....	transportation captain
Bruce Scott	....	driver

Other crew
Christopher M. Allan	....	assistant location manager
Doreen Beaulac	....	first assistant accountant
Mark Bishop	....	production assistant
Andrea Boorman	....	second assistant production coordinator
Will Bryant	....	story department (1995-1996)
Alan Code	....	production assistant
Kim Cowan	....	media coordinator (season 3) (as Kim Douglas)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Jason Gibb	....	production assistant
Kathleen Higgins	....	executive assistant (1997) (as Kathie Mackie)
Kathleen Higgins	....	script coordinator (1997-1998) (as Kathie Mackie)
Bonnie Judd	....	trainer
Ryan Judd	....	assistant animal trainer
David Kurvers	....	video and computer playback operator
David Langtry	....	computer playback operator
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive
Andrew Marles	....	production assistant (season 7)
Tyler McIntyre	....	production assistant
Jamie Payton	....	wrangler (season 5)
Geoff Redknap	....	puppeteer
Andrew Simpson	....	animal trainer
Bill Terezakis	....	puppeteer
Shane Zander	....	laboratory assistant

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How far would you go?

Colonel Beckett comes from the near future, a time where mankind is on the brink of annihilation - the cause is a plague, which scientists have now determined the source of. He is sent back to our present, in order to prevent the outbreak... by killing Patient Zero. This goes into the themes of revenge, and the value of human life. Should a few people die to save millions? This does a great job of establishing the lead(and Rooker gives a really compelling performance, as the determined, tortured soldier on a mission), the stakes and the overall situation swiftly and smoothly, leaving room for development of him, as well as Amy(played charmingly by Allen), the woman he is there to take out. We find ourselves getting to like her, and it becomes difficult to accept that she has to go, even considering the gain. The acting in general is quite good. Characters(the focus is on the duo, though) are well-written, credible and likable. The FX are nicely done and minimally(and effectively) used. This is paced impeccably, it moves very fast(effortlessly is a fitting term for it) without it being confusing. Like the best episodes, it has a point(or perhaps rather an interesting question, up to the individual to answer for themselves) but it doesn't hammer it home. There is a little violence and strong, disturbing content in this. I recommend this to all fans of The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone. 8/10