Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

Alice wakes up in the Raccoon City hospital after the area has been overrun by zombies, and must now make it out of the city before a nuclear bomb is dropped.

Director:

Alexander Witt

Writer:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Stars:

Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Eric Mabius

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Sienna Guillory	...	Jill Valentine
Oded Fehr	...	Carlos Olivera
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Major Cain
Sophie Vavasseur	...	Angie Ashford
Razaaq Adoti	...	Sgt. Peyton Wells (as Raz Adoti)
Jared Harris	...	Dr. Ashford
Mike Epps	...	L.J.
Sandrine Holt	...	Terri Morales
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Nemesis
Zack Ward	...	Nicholai Ginovaeff
Iain Glen	...	Dr. Isaacs
Dave Nichols	...	Captain Henderson
Stefen Hayes	...	Yuri Loginova
Geoffrey Pounsett	...	Mackenzie

Storyline

Alice awakens from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized--the bloodthirsty Undead, which she and the now-annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on the city that surrounds the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. Discovering she was an Umbrella experiment, Alice has been bio-genetically enhanced with new strengths, senses and dexterity--and she will need them. In the heart of the ravaged Raccoon City, a small group of uninfected people, including Jill Valentine, a recently demoted member of Raccoon City's elite Special Tactics and Rescue Services team, and Umbrella Corporation Security Officer Carlos Oliveira, fight for their lives against swarms of Undead and the deadlier and faster Lickers. Running out of luck and resources, the group is rescued by Alice, and they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth. Their only hope lies ...

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Plot Keywords:

bangs | blonde woman | barefoot woman | monster | nuclear explosion | 

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Taglines:

The evil continues...

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for non-stop violence, language and some nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Milla Jovovich was in training for 3 months to get in shape for the film.

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Goofs

(at around 5 mins) When Dr. Ashford's daughter is riding in the SUV, you can briefly see a tow truck pulling the vehicle as slides across the ground after being hit.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alice: My name is Alice. I worked for the Umbrella Corporation, the largest and most powerful commercial entity in the world. I was head of security at a secret high-tech facility, The Hive, a giant underground laboratory developing experimental viral weaponry. But there was an incident. The virus escaped and everybody died. Trouble was... they didn't stay dead.

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Crazy Credits

Just before the scrolling credits start there is an announcement that "this has been a product by the umbrella corporation."

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Alternate Versions

The Extended version released in Germany includes the following Deleted Scenes restored to the film with no drop in picture or sound quality. Terry's Big Break The Lord's Judgment "What the hell was that?" Pray For Help Stay Alive Alpha-Team to Base Umbrella Laboratory "What are you staring at?" Point, Pull, Repeat Pt.1 Point, Pull, Repeat Pt.2

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Bloody Birthday, Crazy Fat Ethel II, and Psycho from Texas (2013)

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Soundtracks

In the War Zone
Performed by Elia's Lonely Friends Band
Written by Elia Cmiral
Produced by Elia Cmiral
Published by Constantin Music Verlags GmbH, Munich (BMI)

User Reviews

Better than the first

I liked the first movie, it was good average entertainment. I think this one is slightly better than the first, mainly because this one is scarier. I admit i preferred the zombies in the Dawn of the dead remake but thats because they were fast. The script is no great shakes, the cast are OK. Though the bad guy seemed like he was doing a poor man's Schindler. The FX was fairly decent and the movie never becomes boring, it's too fast paced for that. Some of the sets were obviously based on the games. At least it made me jump out of my seat a few times. Needless to say a third one seems very likely but i like where there going with one scene reminding me of Brian De Palma's The Fury. 6 out of 10

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Germany France UK Canada USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 2

Filming Locations:

Northern Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,036,273, 12 September 2004

Gross USA:

$51,201,453

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$129,342,769

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Davis-Films, Davis Films / Impact Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 98 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1