Cube (1997)

Cube
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Release Date	09 September 1997
Tagline	Fear... Paranoia... Suspicion... Desperation
Genre	Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country	Canada
Filming Locations	Wallace Avenue Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language	English, German
Sound Mix	Ultra Stereo
Color	Color
Film Type	Feature
Film Class	Psychological Sci-Fi, Escape Film
Mood	Other Dimensions
Themes	Trapped or Confined, Future Dystopias
Tones	Paranoid, Tense, Dreamlike
Tags	Captive, Captor, Escape, Imprisonment, Police, Survivor, Trap

Cube is a 1997 Canadian psychological thriller/horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film was a successful product of the Canadian Film Centre's First Feature Project. Despite its low budget, the film achieved moderate commercial success and has acquired cult status.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Nicole de Boer

Leaven

Nicky Guadagni

Holloway

David Hewlett

Worth

Andrew Miller

Kazan

Julian Richings

Alderson

Wayne Robson

Rennes

Maurice Dean Wint

Quentin

Director

Vincenzo Natali

Writer

André Bijelic

Vincenzo Natali

Graeme Manson

Producer

Colin Brunton

executive producer

Mehra Meh

producer

Betty Orr

producer

Original Music

Mark Korven

Cinematographer

Derek Rogers

Editor

John Sanders

Production Designer

Jasna Stefanovic

Art Director

Diana Magnus

Costume Designer

Wendy May Moore

Makeup Department

Susann Greenwood

hair stylist, makeup artist

Louise Mackintosh

hair designer, makeup designer

Cheryl Ross

hair consultant

Patty White

additional makeup artist, additional hair stylist

Production Manager

William Phillips

post-production supervisor

Norah Wakula

production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Oscar Fenoglio

second unit director

Jill Girling

second second assistant director

Sarah Jarvis

first assistant director: second unit, third assistant director

Deborah Kiss

second assistant director

Patrick Tidy

first assistant director

Art Department

Gene Alexander

property master

Peter Atto

art department assistant

Luke Ballon

daily carpenter

John Cameron

daily carpenter

Bob Ceh

scenic artist

Mario D'Amaral

art department assistant

Darren Doyle

art department assistant

Mike Fearnall

daily carpenter

Brian Fowler

head carpenter

Lino Frutti

daily carpenter

Rod James

daily carpenter

Brian Jones

daily carpenter

Marty Kay

daily carpenter

Dana Kearns

on-set props

Jane Kim

art department assistant

Cheryl Ladrillo

scenic artist

Allan MacIssac

daily carpenter

Joe Madziak

construction head

Raoul Martinez

daily carpenter

Anastasia Masaro

assistant art director

Evelyn Mitsou

on-set props

Sue Motahedin

art department assistant

Mark Newman

art department assistant

Jesse O'Connor

daily carpenter

Hubert Peddle

first assistant carpenter

John Rice

daily carpenter

Grant Rowland

daily carpenter

Andrew Rucklidge

assistant art director

Greg Sigurdson

assistant art director

Cathy Smith

daily carpenter

Doug Stensrud

daily carpenter

Susan Tanton

scenic artist

Stephen Willetts

scenic artist

Jamie Williamson

art department assistant

Sound Department

Stephen Barden

sound effects editor

Sue Conley

dialogue editor

Keith Elliott

foley operator, foley recordist

Walter J. Grabowski

foley operator, foley recordist

Craig Henighan

sound effects editor

Dana Kearns

second boom operator

Peter Kelly

sound re-recording mixer

Darcy Kite

foley recordist, foley operator, sound re-recording mixer

John Laing

adr editor

Mishann Lau

assistant adr editor

Steve McNamee

sound recordist

Brian Myatt

second boom operator

Jeff Orr

boom operator: second unit

Jill Purdy

sound effects editor

Patricia Quintanilla

assistant dialogue editor

Michelle Schubert

foley artist

Greg Shim

adr re-recordist

John Sievert

foley artist

Virginia Storey

foley artist

Brad Thornton

sound mix operator

Jeff Wachsmann

boom operator

Todd Warren

sound re-recording mixer

Colin Woods

assistant dialogue editor

Mark Zsifkovits

sound mix operator

Special Effects

Russell Cate

special makeup & physical effects: Caligari

Louise Mackintosh

special makeup & physical effects: Caligari

Raymond Mackintosh

special makeup & physical effects: Caligari

Visual Effects

Lisa Bechard

digital effects producer: C.O.R.E.

Derek Grime

digital artist: C.O.R.E.

John Mariella

digital effects director

Moris Molino

digital artist: C.O.R.E.

Bob Munroe

digital effects director

Emily Roach

digital animator: C.O.R.E.

Costa Roussakis

digital systems guy: C.O.R.E.

Stephen Segal

digital effects producer: C.O.R.E.

Ralph Sevazlian

digital artist: C.O.R.E.

Brian A. Smeets

digital artist: C.O.R.E.

Claude Theriault

digital paint artist: C.O.R.E.

Yves Therrien

digital animator: C.O.R.E.

Tracey Vaz

digital paint artist: C.O.R.E.

David Willows

digital artist: C.O.R.E.

Dennis Berardi

digital film technician

Jamie Hallett

optical cameraman

Stunts

Regan Moore

stunt rigger, stunt double

John Stoneham Jr.

stunt coordinator

Rebecca Stoneham

stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Sandor Ajzenstat

grip

Matthew Brookes

second assistant camera: second unit

Stephani Buchman

electrician

Jason Capstick

daily grip

Michael Carry

daily grip

Dany Chiasson

second assistant camera

Scott Craven

electrician

Paul Gentleman

camera trainee

Michael Gibson

still photographer

Sophie Giraud

additional still photographer

Hugh Hardy

best boy grip

Brad Hopkins

grip: second unit

Paul Howden

grip: second unit

Jeremy Hudspith

gaffer

Don Irvine

grip

Andy Jekabsons

first assistant camera

Edmond Kopp

electrician

Patrick McGowan

first assistant camera: second unit

Mark McLean

first assistant camera: second unit

Todd Moore

grip: second unit

Brian Myatt

grip

Kevin P. O'Rourke

second assistant camera: second unit

Jeff Orr

daily grip

Kevin Richter

key grip

Derek Rogers

camera operator

Mark Ryan

grip: second unit

Craig Semenuk

grip

Scott Smith

director of photography: second unit, camera operator: second unit

Barb Sniderman

grip, grip: second unit

Christopher J. Toudy

daily grip

Juliet Wintrobe

camera trainee

Michael Yaremchuk

best boy

Jim Young

electrician

Casting Department

Deirdre Bowen

casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tamara Rigby-Funke

wardrobe mistress

Madelaine Vieira

wardrobe graphic designer

Editorial Department

Davina A. Bailey

apprentice editor

Elizabeth E. Bailey

apprentice editor

Jason PJ Deschamps

apprentice editor

Debbie Holland

video colorist

Chuck Kahn

apprentice editor

Frank Leone

color timer

Rob MacKinnon

first assistant editor

Mark Stokes

second assistant editor

Geoff Tunnard

first assistant editor

Wiebke von Carolsfeld

associate editor

Steve Weslak

consulting film editor

Catherine Rankin

negative cutter

Joanne Rourke

colorist

Other Crew

Dennis Angel

title search and clearance: Joan Pearce Research Association

Monica Babic

mechanical effects: JJamb

Doug Barrett

lawyer: McMillan Binch

Lisa Burling

script supervisor

Diana Cafazzo

lawyer: McMillan Binch

Linda Darras

production secretary

Ion Dumitrescu

mechanical effects: JJamb

Hugh Graham

story editor

Michelle Howes

nurse

John Jackson

mechanical effects: JJamb

Lisa Jackson

on-set craft

Patricia Joyes

daily script supervisor

Rob Kingston

unit publicist

Deborah Kiss

production coordinator

Kim Kurchinsky

nurse

Samuel Lee

location production assistant

James C. Novak

business affairs: The Feature Film Project

Jae Pak

location production assistant

William Phillips

the door doctor, second unit supervisor

David W. Pravica

math consultant

Nick Seary

production accountant

Becky Slocombe

video sync transfers

Mari Vepsalainer

on-set craft

Patty White

key nurse on set

Justine Whyte

project manager: The Feature Film Project

Liz Wolfe

production assistant: second unit

Kevin Chassie

craft service

Thanks

Kelley Alexander

thanks

Melissa Amer

thanks

Shahin Assayesh

thanks

Dennis Berardi

thanks

Thomas Berner

thanks

Bob Bonnell

thanks

Fred Brennan

thanks

Frank C. Carere

thanks

Robin Cass

thanks

Semi Chellas

thanks

Milan Cheylov

thanks

Lorraine Clark

thanks

Wayne Clarkson

thanks

Carol Clusiau

thanks

Judi Cooper-Sealy

thanks

Kevin Crothers

thanks

Dr. Imre G. Csizmadia

thanks

Brock Davis

thanks

Lisa DeWilde

thanks

Jenna Donohue-Bourdeau

thanks

Kathryn Emsue

thanks

Ron Estey

thanks

Alison Evans

thanks

John Fawcett

thanks

Karen Lee Hall

thanks

Steven Hoban

thanks

Lillian Hodge

thanks

Kim Hogan

thanks

Moira Holmes

thanks

Judy Holm

thanks

Jill Hopkins

thanks

Prof. Robert C. Jackson

thanks

Christina Jennings

thanks

Norman Jewison

thanks

Walter Klassen

thanks

Greg Klymkiw

thanks

Katherine Kossuth

thanks

Randy 'Shaky Boy' Koufalis

thanks

Lori Lansens

thanks

Steve Lucas

thanks

Allan Magee

thanks

Dezsö Magyar

thanks

Negar Mahdavian

thanks

Julian Marks

thanks

Anita Mazic

thanks

Nasser Meh

thanks

Reza Meh

thanks

Jim Murphy

thanks

Andrei Natali

thanks

Enrico Natali

thanks

Francesca Natali

thanks

Gale Natali

thanks

Marica Natali

thanks

Nadia Natali

thanks

Peter O'Brien

thanks

Rose Orr

thanks

Jeremy Podeswa

thanks

Stephen Price

thanks

David Ransley

thanks

Ronald Sanders

thanks

Regine Schmid

thanks

Rachel Sutherland

thanks

Karen Walton

thanks

Elizabeth Yake

thanks

Production Company

Cube Libre

Harold Greenberg Fund, The

Ontario Film Development Corporation

The Feature Film Project

Téléfilm Canada

Viacom Canada

Distributor

Trimark Pictures

Eagle Pictures

Araba Films

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Constantin Film

Divisa Home Video

Metropolitan Filmexport

Primer Plano Film Group

Spentzos Films

Tantra DMPC Ltd.

Special Effects

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Caligari

JJamb Productions

Miscellaneous

Actra-CIPIP

thanks

Amazing Food Service

catering

Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople (ACFC)

thanks

Blackhawk Studio

thanks

By David's

catering

CFTPA

thanks

Canadian Film Centre

The Feature Film Project is an initiative of, thanks

Catherine Rankin Productions Ltd.

negative cutting

Cine-Byte Imaging

digital transfer

Cinequip

thanks

Clairmont Camera

camera systems

DGC & STVCQ

thanks

DeLuxe Laboratories

special thanks

Deluxe Post-Production

post-production facilities

Dimensional

graphic engraving

Dwight Crane Rentals

thanks

Easy Feature - PAS

accounting software

Emcil Business Services Ltd.

accounting software

Film Effects

optical effects, title design

Film Inc.

on location supplies

Harold Greenberg Fund, The

funding

Hot & Ready

craft service

Joan Pearce Research Associates

title clearance, title search

KPMG

production auditor

Lightsource

thanks

Magnetic North, The

film to video transfer

McMillan Binch

legal services

Motion Edit Corp.

non-linear editing

Motion Picture Bond Company, The

production guarantor

Motion Picture Stunts International

thanks

Motorola Ltd.

thanks

Nabet700

thanks

One Hour for Lunch

catering

P.S. Production Services

grip and lighting equipment

Power Pictures

thanks

Roots

boots

Rosco Laboratories Ltd.

lighting equipment

Scaffold Solutions Ltd.

thanks

Sound by DeLuxe

post-production facilities

Thompson Thompson Entertainment Insurance Brokers

insurance

Vibco

thanks

Wallace Avenue Studios

studio facility

William F. White International

additional camera and lighting equipment

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Canadian films

Canadian horror films

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Canadian science fiction films

Mathematical films

1990s science fiction films

Canadian Film Centre films

1997 films

Films directed by Vincenzo Natali

Films about mathematics

Navigation Boxes

Films directed by Vincenzo Natali

Cube

Cypher (2002)

Getting Gilliam (2005)

Nothing (2003)

Splice (2009)

Vincenzo Natali

Cube film series

Cube

Cube Zero (2004)

Cube²: Hypercube (2002)