Dark Water (2005)


Dark Water
Release Date27 June 2005
Budget$30,000,000
US Box Office$26,000,000
TaglineThis Season, The Mystery Of The Darkness Will Consume Your Life
GenreDrama, Horror, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsChandler Valley Center Studios - 13927 Saticoy Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller, Haunted House Film
MoodSpellbinders
ThemesGhosts, Custody Battles, Mothers and Daughters, Starting Over, Haunted By the Past
TonesGloomy, Creepy, Ominous, Claustrophobic, Tense, Paranoid, Nocturnal
TagsApartment, Custody Battle, Divorce, Ex Husband, Ghost, Single Parent, Starting Over, Supernatural Forces

Dark Water is a 2005 American horror-thriller film directed by Walter Salles and starring Jennifer Connelly and Tim Roth. The film is a remake of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name, and also stars John C. Reilly, Pete Postlethwaite, Perla Haney-Jardine and Ariel Gade. The film is based on the short story Floating Water from the horror anthology Honogurai mizu no soko kara by Koji Suzuki, author of Ring (which also had an American remake).


Cast and Crew


Mr. Murray

Jeff Platzer

Kyle Williams

Teacher

Cecilia 'Ceci' Williams

Natasha Rimsky, Young Dahlia

Young Dahlia's Teacher

Mediator

Mediator

J.R. Horne
Man in Train

Dahlia's Mother

Warren Belle
UPS Man

Supervisor

Simon Reynolds
Man in Elevator

Teacher's Aide

Diego Fuentes
Night Doorman

Zoe Heath
Natasha's Mother

Platzer's Backseat Client

Matthew Lemche
Steve

Edward Kennington
Billy

Ismael Peter Casillas III
School student

Marshall Factora
Mr. Bernstein

Director

Writer

Kôji Suzuki

Takashige Ichise

Rafael Yglesias

Producer

Doug Davison
producer

Kerry Foster
associate producer

Ashley Kramer
executive producer

Roy Lee
producer

Bill Mechanic
producer

Diana Pokorny
co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Affonso Beato
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Editor

Daniel Rezende
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Casting Director

Mali Finn
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Tina Gerussi
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Kelli Lerner
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Carole Tarlington
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Production Designer

Thérèse DePrez
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Art Director

Nicholas Lundy
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Andrew M. Stearn
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Set Decorator

Nick Evans
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Clive Thomasson
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Costume Designer

Michael Wilkinson
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Makeup Department

David R. Beecroft
key hair stylist

Sylvain Cournoyer
key makeup artist

Tina Earnshaw
makeup artist: Ms. Connelly

Wayne Herndon
hair stylist: Ms. Connelly

Lori Hicks
key makeup artist: New York

Laurel Kelly
hair stylist: Ms. Connelly, additional photography

Elisa Marsh
key makeup artist: additional photography

Loretta Nero
key hair stylist: additional photography

Lydia Pensa
assistant hair stylist

John Quaglia
key hair stylist: New York

Gordon J. Smith
special makeup effects artist

Julia Valente
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Amy Herman
unit production manager

Andrea Isaacs
production supervisor: additional photography

Lyn Lucibello
unit production manager

Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack Boem
first assistant director: insert unit, third assistant director

Bruno Bryniarski
second assistant director

J.L. Crosbie
trainee assistant director: insert unit

Gianna DeGiulio
dga trainee

David Hallinan
first assistant director: additional photography

Devin Hillier
third assistant director

Dylan Hopkins
second second assistant director: New York, first assistant director: second unit

Agnieszka Kroskowska
assistant director: cast, trainee assistant director

Amy Lynn
second assistant director: New York

Stephanie P. O'Brien
second assistant director: additional photography

Neesha Patki
trainee assistant director

John Sauvé
third assistant director

Bradley Tagieff
trainee assistant director

David J. Webb
first assistant director

Adam T. Weisinger
second second assistant director: New York

Art Department

Darleen Abbott
construction accountant

David Best
graphic designer

Rudy Braun
set designer

Cameron S. Brooke
key scenic artist

Robert C. Brooke
lead scenic artist

Gary Cergol
art department coordinator

Peter DeCurtis
set dresser

David DiCorpo
assistant head carpenter

Britt Doughty
trainee assistant art director

Marc Fisichella
production designer: additional scenes

Beth Gilinsky
art coordinator

Paul Greenberg
graphic designer

J. Ryan Halpenny
assistant art director

Chris Hanson
scenic laborer

Jennifer Jacobsen
set decoration buyer

Max MacDonald
assistant art director

John Mackenzie
construction coordinator

Rob McCallum
storyboard artist

Anthony Munafo Jr.
on-set dresser

Julio Palma
set dresser

Joseph Proscia
leadman

Victor 'Chikko' Quon
assistant head painter

Vic Rigler
property master

Dave Rosa
head painter

Jennifer Santucci
art department assistant

Michael Shocrylas
set designer

Jeff Smith
art department apprentice

Grant Van Der Slagt
set designer

Jessica Panuccio
props

Sound Department

Willy Allen
dialogue editor

David Bach
adr supervisor

Michael Barosky
sound mixer

Javier Bennassar
foley editor

Paul Berolzheimer
sound effects editor

Tim Boggs
adr supervisor

Jed M. Dodge
dialogue editor

Rickley W. Dumm
first assistant sound editor

Brian Dunlop
adr recordist

Russell Farmarco
dialogue editor

Frank Gaeta
sound designer, supervising sound editor

Glen Gauthier
production sound mixer

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Lewis Goldstein
sound effects editor

Paul Hackner
assistant sound editor

Catherine Harper
foley artist

Shawn Holden
sound mixer: additional photography

Xavier Horan
assistant sound editor

Robert Jackson
dialogue editor

Patricio A. Libenson
additional audio recordist

Patrick Martens
boom operator: additional photography

Scott Millan
sound re-recording mixer

Christopher Moriana
foley artist

Chris Navarro
adr recordist

David Parker
sound re-recording mixer

Henrique Rezende
special sound effects

Scott Sanders
additional sound designer

Greg Steele
adr mixer

Cameron Steenhagen
adr editor, dialogue editor

Steve Switzer
boom operator

Roland N. Thai
sound effects editor

Eric Thompson
adr mixer

Chris Trent
foley mixer

Dennis Twitty
sound assistant

Derek Vanderhorst
sound effects editor

Drew Webster
digital sound mix technician

James Wright
consultant: Dolby film sound

Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist

Dan Wilken
sound recordist

Special Effects

Mark Bero
special effects coordinator: New York

Michael Bird
special effects technician: New York

Paul Brown
special effects technician

Peter Chesney
additional mechanical effects supervisor, special effects supervisor

Jon Davis
special effects technician

Aaron Dinsmore
special effects technician

Bruce Allan Donnellan
special effects foreman

Richard Bryan Douglas
special effects technician: New York

Inese Dzenis
special effects technician

first assistant key special effects

Shaun Glendenning
special effects technician: additional photography

Timothy R. Hoffman
special effects assistant

Tony Kenny
water effects supervisor

Steven Kirshoff
special effects coordinator: New York

Gary Kleinsteuber
special effects technician

Kaz Kobielski
special effects director, special effects coordinator

Judy Kuntz
special effects technician

Salvator Larizza
special effects technician

Tim Lidstone
special effects technician

Derek Liscoumb
special effects technician

Ian Locke
special effects shop foreman

Al Marangoni
special effects technician: additional photography

Phil Notaro
special effects coordinator: additional photography

David Reaume
special effects technician

Jim Reischl
special effects technician

Mark Rice
key special effects

Ted Ross
special effects technician

Troy Rundle
special effects technician

Nick Schiavo
special effects assistant

Robert J. Scupp
special effects foreman: New York

Michael Sherwin
special effects technician

Mark Simon
special effects technician: New York

Dean Stewart
special effects office administrator

Sophie Vertigan
special effects technician, special effects props builder

Visual Effects

Mesrop Abrahamian
rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works

Nancy Bernstein
visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain

Corinne Bogdanowicz
digital artist

Steven J. Brooks
rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works

Craig Cannon
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain

Michael Casillas
visual effects intern: Flash Film Works

John Coats
3D animator: Flash Film Works, matte painting supervisor: Flash Film Works

Dan Cobbett
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain

Brian Corpus
technical operations manager: Pacific Title and Art Studio

Sean Devereaux
visual effects compositor: Digital Domain

Bonnie Dombrowski
rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works

Jason Doss
3D integration artist: Digital Do

Tim Everitt
animation supervisor: Flash Film Works

Daniel Favini
digital matte painting: Digital Domain

Mark O. Forker
visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain

Jamieson Fry
digital artist: Digital Domain

Jon Greenhalgh
digital artist

Christine Haddad
rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works

Heather Elisa Hill
visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain

Shauna M. Hirdler
visual effects coordinator: Flash Film Works

Christopher Holsey
scanning and recording supervisor: Digital Domain

Jamison Huber
visual effects production assistant

Todd Isroelit
visual effects producer: Digital Domain

Dag Iversay
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Dave Jacobs
rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works

digital department manager: Digital Domain

Lincoln Kupchak
visual effects editor: Flash Film Works

Kevin Lingenfelser
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Craig Mathieson
digital compositor

Robert McInnis
2d manager: Digital Domain

John P. Mesa
visual effects supervisor: Flash Film Works

William Mesa
visual effects supervisor: Flash Film Works

Stephen Mitchell
digital paint and rotoscope artist: Digital Domain

Colleen Murphy
digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain

Dan Novy
visual effects technical supervisor: Flash Film Works

Mario Peixoto
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Brian Peyatt
digital production manager: Digital Domain

Darren Poe
compositing supervisor: Digital Domain

Anthony Ruey
technical assistant

Todd Sarsfield
digital color grader: Digital Domain

Som Shankar
3D integration artist: Digital Domain

Cybele Sierra
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Tess Spaulding
system administrator

Ken Stranahan
digital compositor, compositing supervisor: Flash Film Works

James D. Tittle
visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Andrew Waisler
computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain

Jeffrey White
visual effects producer: Flash Film Works

Deborah Wiltman
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Scott Ross
general manager: Digital Domain

Stunts

G.A. Aguilar
stunt coordinator: New York

Lauren A. Bonfiglio
stunts

Bob Brown
stunt coordinator: additional photography

Blaise Corrigan
stunts

Mavis Corrigan
stunts

Tom Farr
stunts

Jeffrey Lee Gibson
stunts

Chloe Jones
stunts

Ciara Jones
stunts

Dana Jones
stunts

Jamie Jones
stunt coordinator: Toronto

Kelly Jones
stunts

Morgan Rue
stunts

Robert C. Shannon
water safety

Jay Spadaro
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Bill Almeida
best boy electric: New York

Donald M. Angst
rig electrician

Tony Arnaud
grip

Pierre Berube
best boy rigging electric

Matt Blades
dolly grip: "b" camera

Russel Bowie
first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit

Craig Bulmer
electrician

Kenny Burke
key rigging grip: New York

Ronald Burke
dolly grip: New York

David M. Carr
grip

Angelo Colavecchia
camera operator

John Colavecchia
assistant camera

Kathleen Corgan
second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York

Tim Davis
video assist operator

Gary Deneault
co-gaffer

Cylvan Desrouleaux
assistant camera

Chris Drechsler
electrician

William Engel
grip

Morris Flam
gaffer

Kevin Flynn
best boy grip: New York

Timothy Flynn
grip

Shaun Gilbert
rigging electric best boy: New York

Douglas C. Hart
additional first assistant camera

Sandy Hays
camera operator: "b" camera, New York

Timothy Healy
generator operator: New York

Elizabeth Hedges
camera loader

gaffer: second unit

Jenny Kane
electrician

Chris Kilduff
grip

Mike Kirilenko
key grip

Jennifer Lai
camera loader

Kurt Lennig
rigging electric: New York

Clay Liversidge
rigging gaffer: New York

William MacGhee
rigging electrician

Ed Nessen
second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York

Heather Norton
first assistant camera: "a" camera, New York

Balint Pinczehelyi
grip

Robert T. Prate
best boy rigging grip: New York

Tom Prate
key grip

Rafy
still photographer

Felipe Reinheimer
assistant camera

Ron Renzetti
dolly grip

Brent Robinson
underwater first assistant camera

Ryan Rodriguez
electrician: New York

Monty Rowan
director of photography: second unit

David Schmalz
video assist operator

Dean Stinchcombe
first assistant camera: "c" camera

Mark Van Rossen
electrician: New York

Paul Varrieur
camera operator: "a" camera, New York

João Villela
camera trainee

Paul Goroff
super technocrane operator

Blain Thrush
second assistant camera: underwater unit

Animation Department

Mary C. Snyder
animator

Casting Department

Chad Darnell
extras casting: Los Angeles

Jonathan Leeder
casting associate

Kelli Lerner
casting: New York

Geoffrey Miclat
casting intern

Kimberly Mullen
casting: Florida

Mark Mullen
casting: Florida

David Rapaport
casting associate

Jennifer Sabel
extras casting associate

Kristian Sorge
extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jay Du Boisson
assistant costume designer

Gayle Franklin
costume buyer

Loreen Lightfoot
costume cutter

Debbie Lucas
seamstress

Trelawnie Mead
costume dyer/breakdown

Kate Quinlan
wardrobe supervisor

Nicci Schinman
costumer

Editorial Department

Kenny Becker
color timer

Claudine Franco
post-production coordinator

Suzy Gilbert
assistant editor

Ahmad Ismail
telecine operator

Jamie Kirkpatrick
assistant editor: New York

Maria Montoreano
associate editor

John Potter
high definition preview timer

Pablo Prietto
assistant editor

Ian Silverstein
assistant editor

Mary Beth Smith
negative cutter

Dawn M. Stoliar
first assistant editor

Music Department

Bryan Clements
scoring crew

Mark Eshelman
scoring crew

Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer

Greg Loskorn
scoring technician

Larry Mah
digital score recordist

Phil Marshall
orchestrator, composer: additional music

Barbara McDermott
assistant music editor

Daniel McIntosh
music playback

Adam Michalak
score recordist

Bill Pearson
score synth programmer, music recordist

Joe E. Rand
music editor

Patrick Russ
orchestrator

Booker White
music preparation

Transportation Department

Rickey Giallonardo
transportation co-captain

Alan Kaminsky
driver generator operator

Robert Tenaglia
transportation co-coordinator

Other Crew

Daniela Barbosa
production assistant

Susan Bradley
title designer

Ciara Bresnihan
production assistant

Francie Brown
dialect coach

Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno
assistant: Mr. Salles

Brian Bruskrud
post accounting

Jenn Bubka
production assistant

Michael Buster
dialect coach: Dougray Scott

Brooke Cale
stand-in

Adam Carroll
production assistant

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Sonja Christoph
production assistant: re-shoots

Brianne Colombe
stand-in

Daniel B. Cone
production assistant

Lee Ann Cotton
assistant production coordinator

Cathy Coulson-Alfonso
production assistant

Alison Davis
production secretary: New York

Kevin Drysdale
production assistant

Rebecca Edelson
script clearance administrator

Deborah Evans
production accountant: re-shoots

Claudine Franco
production assistant

Lauren Gale
craft service

John Gaskin
production auditor

Lila Ghadban
stand-in, photo double

Eileen Gibson
assistant: Mr. Salles

Greg Gilman
production assistant

Melissa Girotti
travel coordinator

Audra Gorman
location coordinator

Sabine Graham
production coordinator

Nadia Guglieri
second script supervisor

Andrew Jablonski
assistant accountant: reshoots

Adam Jordan
production assistant

Ryan Kampe
production assistant: New York

Brian Kaulback
stand-in

Sarah Landi
photo double

Brad Ling
on-set caterer

Mark Logan
location manager

Peter Madamba
script researcher

Andrew Magarian
acting coach

Sasha Markova
assistant: Ms. Connelly

Susan Marucci
script supervisor

Richard McDonough
set production assistant: additional photography

Ann McLaren
laboratory technician

Jennifer McLaughlin
assistant: Mr. Salles

Jason Messeri
set production assistant

Louise Muskala
assistant: Ms. Pokorny

Kip Myers
location assistant

Greg Newman
production assistant: re-shoots

Neil Parris
assistant: Ms. Kramer

Karen Pidgurski
unit publicist

Lauri Pitkus
location manager

Lynn H. Powers
assistant location manager

Judy Pursley
first assistant accountant

Robin M. Reelis
pre-production coordinator

Ulises Rodriguez
office production assistant

Jonathan Roumie
location scout

Maurice Sessoms
additional production assistant

Todd Shannon Jr.
underwater safety coordinator

Susan Silas
location scout

Kyle Sucher
production assistant

John Thomas
production secretary

David Velasco
location scout

Reid Warman
assistant production coordinator

Angie Winstl
assistant production coordinator

Greg Wood
on-set nurse

Christine Zavala
production coordinator: re-shoots

Mark Zecca
production secretary

Warner Strauss
location scout

Production Company

Touchstone Pictures

Pandemonium Productions

Vertigo Entertainment
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Post No Bills Films
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

Buena Vista International Italia

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista International

Falcon

Toho-Towa

BBC Television Centre

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment
,

Eén

Net5

Touchstone Home Video

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Special Effects

Digital Domain

Flash Film Works

Pacific Title Digital

Effects Group
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Miscellaneous

Absolute Rentals
post-production rentals

Buena Vista Negative Cutting
negative cutting

Chandler Valley Center Studios
stage facilities

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies

Custom Film Effects
main and end title production

DeLuxe Laboratories
color

Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production

Hollywood Records
soundtrack

Kelli Lerner Casting
casting

Orbit Digital
Avids

Pacific Title
opticals

Playback Technologies
24 frame video playback

Scarlet Letters
end titles

Signet Sound Studio
score mixed at

Sony Scoring Stage
score recorded at

Sound for Film
sound editing

Susan Bradley Film Design
title design

Technicolor
prints

Todd-AO Studios (West)
sound re-recording

Tomkats Catering
catering

Walt Disney Music Library, The
music preparation






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Dark Water
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