Primeval (2007)

Director:

Michael Katleman

Writers (WGA):

John D. Brancato (written by) &
Michael Ferris (written by)

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The hunt begins soon

Plot:

A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.

Plot Keywords:

Burundi | Crocodile | Cameraman | Monster | Death

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	Tim Manfrey
Brooke Langton	...	Aviva Masters
Orlando Jones	...	Steven Johnson
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Jacob Krieg
Gideon Emery	...	Matt Collins
Gabriel Malema	...	Jojo
Linda Mpondo	...	Gold Tooth
Lehlohonolo Makoko	...	Beanpole
Dumisani Mbebe	...	Harry
Eddy 'Big Eddy' Bekombo	...	Ato
Chris April	...	Captain
Ernest Ndhlovu	...	Shaman
Erica Wessels	...	Dr. Cathy Andrews
Vivian Moodley	...	Indian UN Officer
Lika van den Bergh	...	Rachel
Andrew Whaley	...	Senator Richard Porter
Patrick Lyster	...	Roger Sharpe
Jaqui Pickering	...	Newscaster (as Jacqui Pickering)
Kent Shocknek	...	Newscaster
Mathias Tabotmbi	...	Villager
Kgmotoso Motlosi	...	Shaman's Son
Thandi Nugbani	...	Shaman's Wife
Michael Mabizela	...	Labourer
Thomas Kariuki	...	Fisherman
Azeez Danmola	...	Fisherman
Pamphile Nicaye	...	Burundi Drummer
Emmanuel Nkeshiman	...	Burundi Drummer
Pierre Calver Nsabimana	...	Burundi Drummer
Henry Jeane	...	Burundi Drummer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Otto	...	TV Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Katleman

Writing credits (WGA)
John D. Brancato		(written by) (as John Brancato) &
Michael Ferris		(written by)

Produced by
Mitch Engel	....	executive producer
Vlokkie Gordon	....	line producer
Gavin Polone	....	producer
Jamie Tarses	....	executive producer
David Wicht	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Frizzell

Cinematography by
Edward J. Pei		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gabriel Wrye

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Johnny Breedt

Art Direction by
Fred Du Preez

Set Decoration by
Melinda Launspach

Costume Design by
Diana Cilliers

Makeup Department
Rita Asomiba	....	hair trainee
Rita Asomiba	....	makeup trainee
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects artist
Angie Boshoff	....	hair stylist: second unit
Angie Boshoff	....	makeup artist: second unit
Raine Edwards	....	senior hair assistant
Raine Edwards	....	senior makeup assistant
Marli Kruger	....	assistant makeup artist: second unit
Sue Michael	....	key hair designer
Sue Michael	....	key makeup designer
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects artist
Rene Rossouw	....	hair stylist
Juanette Van Der Merwe	....	hair stylist
Juanette Van Der Merwe	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sue Baden-Powell	....	unit production manager
Angela Phillips	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marchant Bellingan	....	assistant director
Steve Boyum	....	second unit director
Ferdi Burger	....	second assistant director
Aryn Guiney	....	second second assistant director
Leigh Tanchel	....	first assistant director
Christo van Schalkwyk	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Jarid Boyce	....	storyboard artist
Vernon Breedt	....	construction coordinator
Jacques Croeser	....	carpenter
Ivan Fraser	....	stand-by on-set dresser
Shira Hockman	....	assistant art director
Marit Jansen	....	graphic designer
Arlo Markantonatos	....	props buyer
John Moolenschot	....	on-set carpenter
Andrew Orlando	....	property master
Manuel Plank-Jorge	....	storyboard artist
Thomas Potsane	....	lead set dresser
Vicky Sawkins	....	buyer
Solly Sithole	....	set dresser
Clinton Smith	....	prop fabricator: foam weapons
Surisa Surisa	....	set dresser
Allison Tucker	....	art department coordinator
Etienne Janse van Rensburg	....	lead scenic artist
Tanya Van Tonder	....	stand-by set dresser

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
James Bailey	....	foley artist (as Jim Bailey)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	foley editor (as Kerry Ann Carmean-Williams)
James Dandridge	....	sound maintenance engineer
Ginger Geary	....	foley artist
Jeff Gunn	....	foley artist
Bob Hazell	....	boom operator
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Daniel S. Irwin	....	sound editor
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
Jon Mete	....	adr editor
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Todd Orr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simon Rice	....	production sound recordist
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist (as Joe Sabella)
Christopher Sidor	....	foley mixer
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Kelly Stewart	....	boom operator
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Drew Webster	....	digital sound mix technician
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Wolf	....	sound designer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Willie Botha	....	mechanical effects supervisor
Mario Duthie	....	special effects assistant
Akihito Ikeda	....	special effects makeup: KNB EFX Group Inc.
Mickey Kirsten	....	special effects supervisor
Vasili Rinquest	....	special effects assistant
Dirk Rogers	....	special effects technician: K.N.B. Effects Group
John Smith	....	special effects technician
John Smith	....	special effects
Lino Stavole	....	special effects technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group

Visual Effects by
Robert Adams	....	digital effects artist
Christopher R. Bradley	....	visual effects artist: Luma Pictures
Andy Burrow	....	scanning & recording manager
Alexandre Cancado	....	visual effects
Vincent Cirelli	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Shaun Comly	....	lighting & compositing
Nick Damico	....	visual effects
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	3D laser scanning
Thomas R. Dickens	....	visual effects
Chad Dombrova	....	technical director: Luma Pictures
Changsoo Eun	....	visual effects artist
David V. Fedele	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
Jaime Fortuno-Lavin	....	digital compositor
Max Gabl	....	matte artist
H Haden Hammond	....	sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures
Niles Harrison	....	visual effects coordinator: on-location
John R. Hazzard	....	character animator: Luma Pictures
Brent Hensarling	....	senior systems administrator: Luma Pictures
David Hochstadter	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Cajun Hylton	....	lead modeler
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer: Encore Hollywood
Justin Johnson	....	visual effects
David Jones	....	plate supervisor: Luma Pictures
Nineli Khanian	....	roto and paint artist
Wendy Klein	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
Dan Levitan	....	senior compositor
Paul Linden	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Locke	....	matchmover
Dan Lopez	....	visual effects
Valy Lungoccia	....	visual effects
Artin Matousian	....	systems administrator: Luma Pictures
Artin Matousian	....	technical director: Luma Pictures
Kurt McKeever	....	visual effects
Bob Minshall	....	visual effects
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects producer
Ashok Nayar	....	visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures
Ben Neall	....	lead texture artist
Gary Noble	....	lighting technical director
Hiroyuki Okubo	....	effects technical director: Luma Pictures
Richard Perkins	....	visual effects editor
Caroline Pires	....	paint and roto artist
Pavel Pranevsky	....	CG supervisor: Luma Pictures
Pimentel A. Raphael	....	lead animator
Burke Roane	....	lead character animator: Luma Pictures
Michael Roderick	....	digital effects artist
Mathew Rotman	....	effects animator: Luma Pictures
Christopher Sage	....	lead environment artist: Luma Pictures
David Schoneveld	....	lead effects artist: Luma Pictures
Gabe Shedd	....	visual effects staff
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Joey Sila	....	digital effects artist: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	character setup: Luma Pictures
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Steven Swanson	....	visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures
Ahren Thomas	....	digital compositor
Andre Van Der Merwe	....	visual effects producer
John Vassallo	....	character animator
Matt von Brock	....	CG supervisor: Encore Hollywood
Tara Walker	....	digital compositor
Johnny Wilson	....	digital compositor
Kate Windibank	....	senior lead digital compositor
Jason Yanofsky	....	visual effects artist: lighting, compositing
Joseph A. Zaki	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures (as Joseph Zaki)

Stunts
Daryl Andrews	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Oliver Bailey	....	stunts
Sango Bam	....	stunts
Isaias Bokomo	....	stunts
Dermot Brogan	....	stunt rigger
Stephanie Carey	....	stunt driver (2007)
Rick English	....	stunt double: James Murray
Thando Gooloza	....	stunts
Louis Gouws	....	stunts
Francois Grobbelaar	....	stunt double
Francois Grobbelaar	....	stunt rigger
James Grogan	....	stunt double
Adam Horton	....	stunt rigger
Grant Hulley	....	stunt coordinator
Lee-Anne Liebenberg	....	stunts
Nick McKinless	....	stunt double
Steven Mokhachane	....	stunts
Franz Spilhaus	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Fleur van Eeden	....	stunt double
Morne van Tonder	....	stunts
Nathan Wheatley	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Alblas	....	still photographer
Peter Belcher	....	camera operator
Richard Bellon	....	second assistant camera
James Blyth	....	second assistant camera
Katie Boyum	....	camera operator: second unit
Justin Brokensha	....	first assistant camera
Greg Cameron	....	key grip
Justin Fouche	....	underwater camera operator
Philip Francis	....	first assistant camera
Clinton Coombe Heath	....	best boy grip
Steven Hickson	....	rigging electrician
Guy Hodgen	....	first assistant camera
Manuel Khalid	....	second assistant camera (as Khalied Manuel)
Yuma Koning	....	electrician
Brett Lamerton	....	best boy dolly grip
Eric Lolo	....	grip
Trevor Lyle	....	rigging gaffer
Andrew Maccallum	....	best boy lighting
Jacob Mafolo	....	grip
Marc Maier	....	assistant camera
Lesley Manuel	....	electrician
Alfred Manzini	....	electrician
Gary McKerr	....	electrician
Lucas Moganedi	....	electrician
Margaret Muggleston	....	third assistant camera
Alastair Rae	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Alastair Rae	....	steadicam operator
Nick Rankin	....	gaffer
Dale Rodkin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dale Rodkin	....	steadicam operator
Wayne Shields	....	gaffer: second unit (2007)
Keith Smith	....	best boy grip
Jason Venter	....	grip
Brent Webb	....	electrician
Eric Williams	....	rigging electrician

Animation Department
Jason Donnelly	....	animator

Casting Department
Jennifer Cram	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Christa Schamberger	....	casting: Johannesburg

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Hofmeyer	....	assistant costume designer (as Maria Hofmeyr)
Maleen Nokel	....	assistant costume designer
Susan Pollard	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Aguilar	....	digital intermediate editor
Cliff Gordon	....	post-production coordinator
Eugéne G. Lombaard	....	second assistant editor
Christopher Marino	....	assistant editor
Louise Mycielski	....	post-production coordinator: South Africa
Judy Oseransky	....	post-production coordinator
Leila Reekie	....	first assistant editor: South Africa
Kurt Smith	....	color timer
Susan J. Vinci	....	first assistant editor
Matthew Michael Weathers	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Jan Chalipecký	....	conductor
Jim Harrison	....	music editor
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Jerome Leroy	....	orchestrator
Craig McGahey	....	consultant: African music
John Rodd	....	music mixer
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring mixer
Frederik Wiedmann	....	electronic score producer
Hyesu Yang	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Jeff Hudson	....	unit driver
David Louw	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Robert Bentley	....	location scout
Schalk Bloem	....	assistant location manager
Wayne Bronkhorst	....	assistant: Gavin Polone
Cathleen Brown	....	clearances
Billi Bruins	....	production accountant
Pierre Buys	....	logistics manager
Alex Chapman	....	assistant production accountant
June Christopher	....	adr voice
Robert Clotworthy	....	adr voice
David Cowgill	....	adr voice
Kimberly Cullum	....	assistant: Michael Katleman (as Kim Cullum)
Deon Du Preez	....	location manager
William Filby	....	animal wrangler
Jimmy Fraser	....	marine coordinator
John Gaskin	....	production auditor
Nicholas Guest	....	adr voice
Yvonne Hamilton	....	assistant: Michael Katleman
Bridget Hoffman	....	adr voice
Rif Hutton	....	adr voice
Matthew Janion	....	production assistant
Walter Jones	....	adr voice (as Walter Emanuel Jones)
Thomas Kariuki	....	dialogue coach: Swahili
Jack Karuletwa	....	adr voice
Tim Kilshaw	....	second unit armourer
Marie Krige	....	accounting assistant
Kristin Kruger	....	first assistant accountant
Graham Laubscher	....	marine coordinator
Donna Lynn Leavy	....	adr voice
Peter Madamba	....	script researcher
Dianne Magambo	....	adr voice
Jason Martin	....	marine coordinator
Alaan Matingou	....	adr voice
Orlagh McDonagh	....	trainee script supervisor
Kristi Mujica	....	post-production accountant
Anneli Muller	....	dialogue coach: French
Jonathan Nichols	....	adr voice
Diana Nkata	....	production secretary
Kevin Otto	....	dialogue coach: American
Roseline Paige	....	adr voice
Lance Peters	....	armorer
Sheena Peters	....	assistant armorer
Donovan Roberts-Baxter	....	assistant production coordinator
Kim Robinson	....	script supervisor
John Rogers	....	assistant location manager
Eric Sherman	....	assistant: Michael Katleman
Andrew Spicer	....	dialect coach: Texan
Erica Van Den Raad	....	accounts assistant
Beetle Van Graan	....	logistics manager
Garin Van Munster	....	head animal wrangler
Suzanna Ward	....	production coordinator
Kevin Wasner	....	sculptor
Alex Wheeler	....	h.o.d. engineering
Brian Wojciechowski	....	assistant: Gavin Polone

Production Companies

• Hollywood Pictures
• Pariah
• Sarah James Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2007) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Luma Pictures (visual effects)
• Encore Hollywood (additional visual effects)
• Gentle Giant Studios (cyber scanning)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Encore Hollywood  digital intermediate
• Hover-Cam  aerial cameras
• Remote Camera Systems  remote camera systems
• audiomachine  advertising

Also Known As:

"Kiss" - Philippines (English title) (review title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, brutality, terror and language

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swahili | Kirundi | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | USA:R (certificate #43248) | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:18 (f) | Italy:VM14 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When the crew is in the tent, Tim hands Steven a bottle of beer. The camera cuts to Aviva talking, and when it cuts back to Steven he is drinking from a can.

Quotes:

Steven Johnson:Hey, Jojo, you know Roger Sharpe?
Jojo:No.
Steven Johnson:He's gay.
Jojo:OK.

Movie Connections:

References "Pimp My Ride" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Keleya

Decent enough to enjoy

I'm sure that I'm the only person here who really isn't going to bash on this film. Of course, I already knew it was a crocodile in stead of a serial killer. I mean c'mon, if you looked around on the internet you would of known, and the trailer made it apparent. Still I agree that it was a cheesy scam to call this killer croc "the world's most prolific serial killer". Aside from that, the movie had a simple (if not too simple) story line. Croc kills important person, team sent to catch it, croc is smarter then them, they try to survive. If you've seen Lake Placid, then this is generally the same idea. Just subtract one croc, set it in Africa, and put a really funny black guy in. Yeah, Orlando Jones does an exceptional job as Steve and makes you laugh more then once. Unfortunately, the other actors are so-so at best. The croc's animation was decent, but I felt he needed a better design. He just looked like a really big croc rather then anything original. And the gore was disappointing. The animated blood in the raining scenes was laughably bad. Overall, it might be worth a rent when it comes out on DVD, but it isn't going to ever be a vintage horror film. If you've seen Lake Placid, no need to apply here, except that this is the better Lake Placid.