Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (V)

Director:

Robert C. Cooper

Writer:

Robert C. Cooper (written by)
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Release Date:

11 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The lines have been drawn. The battle has been waged. Only one thing can save us...

Plot:

SG-1 search for an Ancient Artifact to finally defeat the Ori. But the Artifact is in the Ori Galaxy.

Plot Keywords:

Wormhole | Stargate | Alternate Timeline | Deus Ex Machina | Intragalactic Travel

Cast

Ben Browder	...	Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
Amanda Tapping	...	Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Beau Bridges	...	Mjr. Gen. Henry Landry
Claudia Black	...	Vala Mal Doran
Currie Graham	...	James Marrick
Morena Baccarin	...	Adria
Tim Guinee	...	Tomin
Julian Sands	...	Doci
Sarah Strange	...	Morgan Le Fay / Ganos Lal
Michael Beach	...	Colonel Abe Ellis
Gary Jones	...	Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman
Martin Christopher	...	Major Kevin Marks
Chris Gauthier	...	Hertis (as Christopher Gauthier)
Eric Breker	...	Colonel Reynolds
Matthew Walker	...	Merlin
Alisen Down	...	Alteran Woman
Gabrielle Rose	...	Alteran Woman #2
Fabrice Grover	...	Amelius
Spencer Maybee	...	Captain Binder
Simon Bradbury	...	Alteran Man
Jason Calder	...	Ori Warrior
Greg Anderson	...	Prior #1
Doug Abrahams	...	Prior #2
Morris Chapdelaine	...	Prior #3
Nicholas Podbrey	...	Prior #4
Ian A. Wallace	...	Prior #5 (as Ian Wallace)
J. Douglas Stewart	...	Prior #6
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Irvin	...	FBI Agent

Directed by
Robert C. Cooper

Writing credits
Robert C. Cooper		(written by)
Jonathan Glassner		originally developed for television by (uncredited)
Brad Wright		originally developed for television by (uncredited)

Produced by
Robert C. Cooper	....	producer
John G. Lenic	....	producer
N. John Smith	....	executive producer
Allison Volk	....	associate producer
Brad Wright	....	producer

Original Music by
Joel Goldsmith		(music by)

Cinematography by
Peter F. Woeste		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stein Myhrstad

Casting by
Paul Weber

Production Design by
James Robbins		(as James C.D. Robbins)

Art Direction by
Chris Beach
Thom Wells		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Mark Davidson
Robert Davidson

Costume Design by
Christina McQuarrie

Makeup Department
Anthony Allen Barlow	....	effects makeup artist (as Anthony Barlow)
Linda A. Brown	....	second assistant makeup
Charmaine Clark	....	assistant hairstylist
Joe Colwell	....	effects makeup artist
Ken Culver	....	effects makeup artist
Lyn Defehr	....	second assistant makeup (as Lyn De Fehr)
Dorothee Deichmann	....	first assistant makeup artist
Robert Kato DeStefan	....	effects makeup artist (as Robert DeStefan)
Joe Gomez	....	effects makeup artist
Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo	....	effects makeup artist (as Maiko Gomyo)
Rachel Griffin	....	effects makeup artist
Christine Hackman	....	effects makeup artist
Gideon Hay	....	effects makeup artist
Tannis Hegan	....	effects makeup artist
Brian Hillard	....	effects makeup artist
Mark Killingsworth	....	effects makeup artist
Richard Kohlen	....	key hair stylist
Harlow MacFarlane	....	effects makeup artist
Sharon Markell	....	second assistant hairstylist
Ann McLaren	....	effects makeup artist
Holland Miller	....	effects makeup artist
Jan Newman	....	key makeup artist
Marcine Peter	....	contact lens technician
Sarah Pickersgill	....	effects makeup artist
Sam Polin	....	effects makeup artist
Brad Proctor	....	effects makeup artist
Jackie K. Seo	....	effects makeup artist (as Jackie Seo)
Eric Skodis	....	effects makeup artist
Kyla Rose Tremblay	....	effects makeup artist
Stevie Williams	....	contact lens technician

Production Management
George Horie	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Graham Cairns	....	third assistant director
Steven Catlin	....	third assistant director (as Steve Catlin)
Vince Coates	....	second assistant director
Bill Mizel	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Keith Arbuthnot	....	model maker
Andras Bagoly	....	assistant property master
Tom Baleshta	....	property truck supervisor (as Thomas Baleshta)
Cal Barnett	....	best greens
Chris Barrett	....	scenic carpenter
Lyle Barwick	....	scenic carpenter
Tor Baxter	....	lead carpenter
Bryan Beckett	....	lead laborer
Patrick Booker	....	lead carpenter
Linda Chiz	....	scenic painter
David Clarke	....	assistant art director
Scott Clatney	....	scenic artist: set
Kevin Cockell	....	props buyer
Rick Colledge	....	set painter
Peter Christian Combe	....	scenic artist (as Peter Combe)
Steve Craine	....	paint coordinator
Lawrence A. Crowell	....	set painter
Rick De Coine	....	scenic painter
Pieter B. De Neeve	....	lead carpenter (as Pieter de Neeve)
Jay Delbeke	....	model maker
Paco Don	....	model maker
Raymond Don	....	model maker
Paxton Downard	....	model maker
Troy Eirich	....	assistant property master
Tony Fiorese	....	lead metal fabricator
Jo Ann Frappier	....	construction laborer
Ward Galvin	....	construction foreman
Roy Gervais	....	lead carpenter
Kenny Gibbs	....	property master (as Kenny L. Gibbs)
Boyd Godfrey	....	signwriter
Sandy Hegyi	....	computer numerical control operator
Tim Higgins	....	lead dresser
Christopher Hunt	....	scenic painter
Martin Hunter	....	model maker
Douglas Jang	....	construction foreman (as Doug Jang)
Dave G. Jones	....	paint foreman (as David Jones)
Aaron Jordan	....	head sculptor
Kevin Kasper	....	lead dresser
John B. Keys	....	lead painter (as John Keys)
Jennifer Kidd	....	art department assistant
Ken Laderoute	....	scenic carpenter
Tyler Lavoie	....	scenic painter
Tracy Licenik	....	model maker
Jason McKenna	....	lead carpenter
Jerry McLaughlin	....	scenic artist
Sheila Millar	....	assistant art director
Michael Molson	....	assistant set decorator (as Mike Molson)
Darren Moore	....	greensperson
John Noel	....	lead carpenter
Mario Orologio	....	lead metal fabricator
Mike Osborne	....	lead carpenter
Henry Parker	....	lead carpenter
Yvonne Peddemors	....	scenic artist
Daniel Pokorny	....	model maker
Mathew Pooley	....	scenic artist (as Matt Pooley)
Jarami Reid	....	model maker
Ian Reiman	....	lead carpenter
Jason Renker	....	painter
Jo Riley	....	scenic artist
Al Schedler	....	set buyer
Christopher Schifferns	....	model maker
Doug Schmidt	....	lead carpenter
Russell Shiels	....	lead carpenter
Claes St. Cyr	....	plasterer
Spencer Stevenson	....	lead carpenter
G. Scott Stewart	....	construction buyer
Claude Turcotte	....	greensperson
Joel Turner	....	head greensperson
Stephen Vance	....	lead painter
Roger Ventura	....	model maker
Shane Wanless	....	on-set dresser
Scott Wellenbrink	....	construction coordinator
Aaron Wells	....	additional carpenter
Colin White	....	lead carpenter
Darren Wright	....	model maker
Kevin Yanciw	....	additional carpenter
Scott Young	....	model maker
Darcy Yurchuk	....	lead painter

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Cameron Foodikoff	....	sound assistant
Vince Gutierrez	....	adr supervisor: Los Angeles
Graeme Hughes	....	re-recording mixer
Kirby Jinnah	....	dialogue editor
Devan Kraushar	....	sound designer
Jim Lacamel	....	boom operator
Glen Noseworthy	....	foley recordist
Ryan Nowak	....	sound effects editor
Iain Pattison	....	re-recording mixer
Greg Ripes	....	mastering engineer
Greg Ripes	....	sound mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
William Skinner	....	production sound mixer (as Bill Skinner)
Janice Thompson	....	assistant dialogue editor
James Wallace	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Gordon Bellamy	....	head model maker
Wray J. Douglas	....	special effects supervisor (as Wray Douglas)
Nick Lawson	....	special effects shop coordinator
Glen Marinello	....	special effects crew
Todd Masters	....	prosthetic effects designer and creator
Bill Pankiw	....	special effects best boy
Nicholas Podbrey	....	coordinator: MastersFX
Greg Pyne	....	special effects crew
Dan Rebert	....	prosthetic effects designer and creator
Mike Splatt	....	special effects technician
Scott Stofer	....	special effects coordinator
Scott R. Treliving	....	special effects assistant
Brad Zehr	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Stephen Bahr	....	visual effects coordinator
Justin Brekke	....	digital film i/o technician
Michelle Comens	....	visual effects supervisor
Natalia Diaz	....	junior compositor
Carina Dielissen Hunt	....	playback artist
Rob Fitzsimmons	....	junior compositor
Janice Groom	....	in-house visual effects coordinator
Erica Henderson	....	lead compositor
Tia Hoshizaki	....	roto artist (as Tia Drakes)
Viv Jim	....	compositor
James Kawano	....	visual effects artist (as James Yukio Kawano)
Michael Lowes	....	visual effects artist
Kodie Mackenzie	....	compositor
Billy Martin	....	on-set playback technician
Krista McLean	....	digital matte painter
Krista McLean	....	playback supervisor
Julia Oya	....	playback artist (as Julie Oya)
James Raiz	....	visual effects artist
Jesse Rieger	....	visual effects IT support
Shareef Shanawany	....	visual effects artist
Christopher Stewart	....	in-house digital supervisor
Craig Van Den Biggelaar	....	darkroom digital effects supervisor (as Craig Vandenbiggelaar)
Blair Walters	....	on-set playback technician
Dylan Yastremski	....	roto artist
Gordon Bellamy	....	digital scanning: polymorph3d (uncredited)

Stunts
James Bamford	....	fight coordinator
Shawn Beaton	....	stunts
Noah Beggs	....	stunts
Clint Carleton	....	stunts
Mike Carpenter	....	stunts (as Michael Carpenter)
Lance Gibson	....	stunt performer
Ernie Jackson	....	stunts (as Ernest Jackson)
Mike Mitchell	....	stunts
Efosa Otuomagie	....	stunts
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunts (as Jeffrey Robinson)
Nicole Rudell	....	stunts
Dan Shea	....	stunt coordinator
Loyd Bateman	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven A. Adelson	....	camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator (as Steven Adelson)
Artino Ahmadi	....	second camera assistant
Richard Boisvert	....	lighting board operator
Anthony Creery	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Stan Dim	....	grip lead hand set-up
Damon Faulkner	....	best boy rigging grip
Dave Ferreira	....	key grip (as David Ferreira)
Dean Friss	....	first camera assistant
Ashton Harmon	....	camera trainee
Cory Hodson	....	chief lighting technician
Phillipe Lacroix	....	best boy electric (as Philippe Lacroix)
Mark Leiterman	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Brian Lymer	....	generator operator (as Bryan Lymer)
Morgan MacLaughlin	....	second camera assistant
Terry McEwen	....	first camera assistant
Morgan McLachlan	....	assistant camera
Mike Mossman	....	best boy grip
Christian Rayner	....	rigging gaffer
Eike Schroter	....	stills camera department photographer
Paul Sheridan	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Andrew D. Wilson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Andy Wilson)
Keith Woods	....	rigging best boy
Ken Young	....	key rigging grip

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Elisa Bayley	....	casting assistant: Canada
Sean Cossey	....	casting: Canada
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting
Jennifer Lurey	....	casting assistant: US
J.J. Ogilvy	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nora Bautista	....	seamstress
Gloria Chan	....	seamstress
Barbara Gasior	....	seamstress
Slavica Grkavac	....	cutter
Lana S. Krause	....	costume coordinator (as Lana Krause)
Julia Linn	....	cutter (as Julia Lin)
Joan Lovett	....	costume breakdown
Laurel Morgan	....	extras costumer
Kieu Nguyen	....	cutter
Jody Leanne Petford	....	costumer: performers (as Jodie Petford)
Elizabeth Raap	....	assistant costume designer
Nicola Ryall	....	set supervisor
Meg Schmon	....	extras costumer
Debbie Winston	....	seamstress
Roma Wnuk	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Michael Eliot	....	post production consultant
Adrian Green	....	colorist: dailies
Achim Kapitza	....	colorist
Doug Oke	....	assistant editor
Marcus Onischak	....	post-production assistant (as Marcus Todd Onischak)
Greta Schell	....	post-production assistant
James Telfer	....	colorist

Music Department
David Arnold	....	composer: original themes
James Baxter	....	chief engineer: FreeClyde Studio
Rick Chadock	....	music editor
George Gallegos	....	music coordinator
Lord Hillary Grogsweed	....	conductor
Lord Hillary Grogsweed	....	orchestrator
Kory Kruckenberg	....	assistant recording engineer
Jon Schluckebier	....	scoring stage manager
Simon St. James	....	music contractor
Brian Valentino	....	recording engineer

Transportation Department
Charlie Brown	....	driver
Matt Brown	....	transportation co-captain
Lennard H. Chan	....	transportation coordinator (as Lennard Chan)
John Derushie	....	driver
Don Dykens	....	transportation captain
Harry Hachey	....	driver
Dixie Halldorsen	....	driver
Gary Horn	....	driver
Dale Johnson	....	driver
Robert Kurzac	....	transportation security captain
Dave Kvasheninikoff	....	driver
John G. Oliver	....	driver (as John Oliver)
Steve Symchyck	....	driver

Other crew
Carole Appleby	....	promotions coordinator
Tanja Balic	....	first assistant production office coordinator
Lawren Bancroft-Wilson	....	assistant to producers
Will Baum	....	catering: Star Lit Catering
Melanie Callaghan	....	key production assistant
Kathy Candiago	....	accounting clerk
Jeny Cassady	....	puppeteer: Thor
Nathan Conchie	....	office production assistant
Mary Danner	....	technical advisor: US Air Force (as Captain Mary Danner)
Lorne Davidson	....	location manager
Chris Deaver	....	assistant chef
Shelly Devuyst	....	stand-in
Herbert Duncanson	....	stand-in
Nicole Forest	....	production accountant
Rob Fournier	....	armorer (as Rob Fornier)
Janet Glowa	....	assistant production coordinator
Meaghan Goldstraw	....	key location pa
Brandon Gowing	....	key location pa
Linda-Lisa Hayter	....	script supervisor
Carol Horn	....	legal counsel
Laureen Hui	....	assistant accountant (as Loreen Hui)
Tony N. Kung'u	....	assistant to executive producer (as Tony Ng'ung'ui Kung'u)
Alex Levine	....	script coordinator
David Magee	....	production office coordinator
Dominic Main	....	assistant location manager
Finn Michael	....	stand-in
Anthea Morrison	....	assistant chef
Glenn Mowatt	....	craft service
Glenn Mowatt	....	first aid
Brigitte Prochaska	....	unit publicist
Steve Risa	....	chef
Kinnon Ross	....	trainee assistant location manager
Nicole Rudell	....	stand-in
Trudi Thorwaldson	....	co-accountant
D. Aubrey White	....	production assistant

Thanks
Carl Binder	....	the producers wish to thank
Charles Cohen	....	the producers wish to thank
Martin Gero	....	the producers wish to thank
Joseph Mallozzi	....	the producers wish to thank
Alan McCullough	....	the producers wish to thank
James Alfred Menard	....	the producers wish to thank (as Jim Menard)
Paul Mullie	....	the producers wish to thank
Martin Wood	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• Kawoosh! Productions DTV I

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• MastersFX (prosthetic effects)

Other Companies

• Background, The  walla group
• Bastyr University  recorded at
• Department of the Air Force  we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  legal services (as Heenan Blaikie LLP)
• Northwest Sinfonia  music performed by (as Northwest Sinphonia)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  laboratory and post-production services (as Rainmaker)
• Sharpe Sound Television  re-recording
• Star Lit Catering  catering
• U.S. Department of Defense  we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of (as Department of Defence)
• U.S. Space Command  we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of

Also Known As:

"The Ark of Truth" - USA (short title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

This film was shot in only 18 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: When walking through the snowy/rocky area Teal'c's gray patch moves from the right side of his head to the left side.

Quotes:

Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell:I'm gonna go find the queen.
Major Marks:How?
Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell:Like grandma said: If you want honey, gotta follow the bees.
Major Marks:Sounds like a good way of getting stung to me.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Stargate: Continuum (2008) (V)

Could of been far better

OK things I liked about Stargate: The Ark of Truth: + Nice intro. + Nice ending.

Things I didn't like about Stargate: The Ark of Truth: - Poor corny acting with inappropriate comedy I found an issue throughout the entire show(s) Apart from Universe which remain to be seen.

- Low resolution Visual Effects: Low model texturing on that spaceship. Poor weapon effects on the Ori spaceships. Poor giant Stargate models. * Didn't have the money to do better? lacked creativity? *

- Mediocre Script: What's the point of telling a story if it adds nothing to the show credibility. * Quick cash that's the answer. * - Poor props: Super clean village, anyone? Shiny clean million year old artifacts? - Poor customs: * Same team as power rangers? *

- Bad camera work: On sets that clearly were made in one day. Ie that super clean village, dudes if you don't have the money to make something good, hide it with camera angles. * 101 stuff. *

Goodbye SG1, maybe goodbye Atlantis.. All hopes rest with Universe.