eXistenZ (1999)
| Release Date | 16 February 1999 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | Play it. Live it. Kill for it. |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | CanadaUK |
| Filming Locations | Rockwood Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Tech Noir |
| Mood | Mindbenders |
| Themes | Virtual Reality, Bodyguards, Future Dystopias, Technology Run Amok, Flight of the Innocent |
| Tones | Cerebral, Claustrophobic, Disturbing, Ominous, Tense, Enigmatic, Satirical |
| Tags | Assassin, Designer, Fugitive, Game, Guard, Technology, Virtual Reality |
Cast and Crew
Cast
Robert A. Silverman
D'Arcy Nader
Oscar Hsu
Chinese Waiter
Kirsten Johnson
Female Assistant
James Kirchner
Landry
Balázs Koós
Male Volunteer
Stephanie Belding
Female Volunteer
Gerry Quigley
Trout Farm Worker
Director
Writer
Producer
Bradley Adams
co-producer
Damon Bryant
co-producer
Andras Hamori
producer
Robert Lantos
producer
Michael MacDonald
co-producer
Sandra Tucker
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Peter Suschitzky
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Editor
Ronald Sanders
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Casting Director
Deirdre Bowen
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Production Designer
Carol Spier
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Art Director
Tamara Deverell
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Set Decorator
Elinor Rose Galbraith
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Costume Designer
Denise Cronenberg
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Makeup Department
Carol Davidson
assistant makeup artist
Stephan Dupuis
special makeup designer
Réjean Goderre
hair stylist: Ms. Leigh
Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti
hair stylist
Debra Hawkes
assistant hair stylist
Shonagh Jabour
makeup artist
Micheline Trépanier
makeup artist: Ms. Leigh
Doug Morrow
special makeup effects lab technician
Production Manager
Michael MacDonald
production manager
Tammy Quinn
assistant production manager
Lori A. Waters
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Penny Charter
second assistant director
Cassandra Cronenberg
third assistant director
Walter Gasparovic
first assistant director
Kirsteen McLean
third assistant director
Leo Scherman
trainee assistant director
Art Department
John Bannister
key scenic artist
Jerry Beaudrow
carpenter
Gordon Becker
assistant head carpenter
Dexter Bonaparte
set dresser
J. Tracy Budd
lead man
Flavian Bulfon
carpenter
Kerry Bullis
laborer
Jean-Pierre Charbonneau
head carpenter
Dan Christov
laborer
Janet Cormack
scenic artist
Joe Curtin
construction coordinator
Kevin Curtin
carpenter
Scott Donais
scenic artist
Danielle Fleury
assistant set decorator
Christopher Geggie
property master
Jason Graham
art department trainee
Arvinder Grewal
first assistant art director
Kevin Haeberlin
on-set dresser
Paul Jefferson
carpenter
Marc Kuitenbrouwer
assistant head carpenter
Jacques Lamarre
carpenter
Sabri Lariani
lead carpenter
Mari Laughlen
assistant property master
Rupert Lazarus
second assistant art director
Alois Ledinek
on-set carpenter
Peter Legault
assistant head carpenter
Carole Lord
scenic artist
Michael Madden
first assistant art director
Stephen Magill
carpenter
Bradley McInnis
scenic artist
Richard McStay
assistant head carpenter
Melissa Morgan
head painter
Peter P. Nicolakakos
buyer
Brian Patrick
property assistant
Jim Peters
greensman
Dusty Reeves
art department coordinator
Paul Renaut
lead man
Doug Rennie
scenic artist
Mila Rolicz
scenic artist
Sam Santoro
laborer
Michael Smolski
carpenter
Mark Stafford
on-set painter
Robert H. Steiner
construction cost administrator
Sound Department
Eric Apps
adr recordist
Tom Bjelic
sound effects editor
Gregory Martin Clayton
cable operator
Ed Colyer
adr mixer
Graham Daniel
sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Doane
assistant sound effects editor
Glen Gauthier
sound mixer
Paul Germann
assistant sound effects editor
Mark Gingras
dialogue editor, adr editor
Wayne Griffin
supervising dialogue editor
Punam Khosla
assistant sound effects editor
Goro Koyama
foley artist
John Laing
dialogue editor
Mishann Lau
assistant dialogue editor
Andy Malcolm
foley artist
Ron Malligers
foley mixer
Ray Merrin
sound re-recording mixer
Lyle Scott-Darling
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Paul Shikata
sound effects editor
Steve Switzer
boom operator
David Tyler
assistant adr mixer
Tony Van Den Akker
foley mixer
Nick Watson
stereo sound consultant: Dolby, UK
Rebecca Wright
foley assistant
Sharon Zupancic
foley assistant
Gren-Erich Zwicker
assistant dialogue editor
Special Effects
Warren Appleby
floor effects
Damon Bishop
special effects technician
Alisa Brooks
special effects technician
Brandon Cronenberg
special effects technician
Stephan Dupuis
creature designer, special makeup
James Isaac
special effects
John Jackson
special effects technician
Patrice Jacques
special effects technician
Frances James
special effects technician
Alex Laverick
special effects technician
Serge Lavigueur
special effects technician
Kelly Lepkowsky
creature effects supervisor
Tim Lidstone
special effects technician
David Loveday
special effects technician
Jay McClennen
special effects technician
Dennis Pawlik
special effects technician
Evan Penny
special effects technician
Jim Reischl
special effects technician
Dawn Rivard
special effects
Sean Sansom
special effects technician
Patrick Tenasco
special effects technician
Daniel White
floor effects
Michael Kavanagh
mechanical effects coordinator, floor effects
Derek Liscoumb
special effects technician
John MacGillivray
rigging key, special effects technician
Scott Maple
special effects assistant
Jeff Skochko
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Jerry Andrews
motion control specialist: Toybox
Alex Boothby
digital effects compositor: Toybox
Jeff Campbell
digital effects compositor: Toybox
John Coldrick
compositor: opening titles
Kenn Elliott
additional scanning: Toybox, film assistant: Toybox
Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis
digital film supervisor: Toybox
Raymond Gieringer
3D animator: Toybox
Mark Goldberg
digital effects compositor: Toybox
Derek Grime
3D animator: Toybox
Rob Gyorgy
digital effects compositor: Toybox
James Isaac
visual and special effects supervisor
Shawn Maher
camera operator: Toybox
Michael Manza
3D animator: Toybox
Jesh Murthy
3D animator: Toybox
Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter
in-house coordinator: Toybox
Paul Rigg
digital effects compositor: Toybox
Jim Rutherford
lead 3D creature animator: Toybox
Ralph Sevazlian
3D animator: Toybox
Chris Stoyan
motion control grip: Toybox
Andy Sykes
executive producer: Toybox
Tony Willis
motion control supervisor: Toybox
Emily Wong
production coordinator: Toybox
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
3D technical support: Toybox
Stunts
Peter Cox
stunts
Jamie Jones
stunts
Alison Reid
stunts, stunt coordinator
Regan Moore
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Billings
dolly grip
Don Cochrane
electrician
Christopher Dean
key grip
Ava Gerlitz
still photographer
Dianne L. Haggarty
grip
Michael Hall
first assistant camera
Jeff Heintzman
best boy grip
Robert Hicks
best boy
Vanessa Ireson
second assistant camera
Delroy P. Jarrett
electrician
Chris Kalbfleisch
camera trainee
Martin Lake
grip
Philip Lanthier
grip
Jim MacCammon
electrician
Steven Morrisson
rigging gaffer
David Moxness
gaffer
Andrew W. Peart
video playback operator
Adam Pill
grip
Michael Plant
generator operator
Peter Suschitzky
camera operator
Frank Teunissen
rigging grip
Mark D. Acheson
grip
Cinar Eryasar
electrician
Clement Lush
tape operator
Casting Department
Elizabeth Gray
casting assistant
Eleanor Lavender
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christina Cattle
assistant costume supervisor
Brenda Gilles
costume supervisor
Christopher Hargadon
assistant costume designer
Lisette Lefevre
seamstress
Angie Vastagh
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Christopher Donaldson
first assistant editor: film
Gary Fluxgold
first assistant editor: film
Andrew MacRitchie
assistant editor: UK
Aaron Marshall
trainee assistant editor
Sean Moriarity
post-production assistant
Ricardo Olivero
color timer
Catherine Rankin
negative cutter
Tad Seaborn
first assistant editor: avid
Peter Watson
first assistant editor: film
Bill Holley
colorist
Music Department
Nancy Allen
associate music editor
Rowan Collier
assistant music recording engineer
Robert Cotnoir
score mixer
Jennifer L. Dunnington
assistant music editor
Dan Evans Farkas
music editor
Isobel Griffiths
music contractor
Dick Lewzey
music recording engineer
Suzana Peric
music editor
Susan Shufro
assistant music editor
Ruth Cornes
orchestra contractor: LPO
Transportation Department
Matthew Garland
driver
Bill Hagan
transportation captain
Richard Higgins
driver
Bill Leeking
head driver
Don Morley
driver
Joe Norris
driver
Dave Puddister
driver: construction department
Don Retzer
transportation coordinator
Brad Winans
driver
Dean Wittaum
driver
John Bekavac
driver
Other Crew
Debra Beers
location manager
John 'Frenchie' Berger
gun wrangler
Deanna Bolton
assistant: Mr. Hamori
Bruce Buchanan
technical advisor
Mark Bukator
production accountant
Cherri Campbell
executive assistant to Robert Lantos
Jane Conway
animal wrangler
Robert Cotnoir
synclavier programmer
Chris Cozens
auricle operator
Tony Desmond
assistant production accountant
Katherine Doyle
accountant: special effects unit
Prudence Emery
unit publicist
Tammy Fitzgerald
stand-in: Ms. Leigh
Andrea Franks
assistant production coordinator
Vic Fraser
librarian
David Garnett
office assistant
Simon Goldberg
legal services: Natural Nylon, UK
Anthony F. Grani
office assistant
Bob Hall
shop foreman
Tomas Hartl
purchasing agent
Linda Kang
assistant: Mr. Hamori
Beverley Kolbe
assistant location manager
Lacia Kornylo
head of production: Alliance Atlantis
Jeff Krebs
technical advisor: avid
Jeff Kulbak
finance
Margaret Lee
assistant title designer: opening titles
Mark Logan
location scout
Luz Magcawas
payroll clerk
Kevin Mahonchak
copyist
Rafal Mickiewicz
stand-in: Mr. Law
Cathy Moore
studio manager
John Nelles
dialect coach
Rob Pilichowski
title designer: opening titles
Teresa Rogers
production legal affairs
Andrew Rosen
production assistant: Alliance Atlantis
Dug Rotstein
script supervisor
Marlene Schmidt
producer: opening titles
Elizabeth Senyi
production coordinator
Tracey Seward
head of production: Natural Nylon
Adam Shaheen
executive producer: opening titles
Kitty Stanbrook
production coordinator: Natural Nylon
James Steven
location production assistant
Vay Trong
post-production accountant
Ben Tucker
office manager
Andrea Wood
business and legal affairs: Alliance Atlantis
Ray McMillan
rear projection supervisor
Nick Veziris
gun wrangler
Production Company
Alliance Atlantis Communications
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Canadian Television Fund
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Harold Greenberg Fund, The
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Movie Network, The (TMN)
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Natural Nylon Entertainment
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Serendipity Point Films
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Téléfilm Canada
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Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
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Distributor
Alliance Atlantis Communications
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Alliance Communications Corporation
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Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors
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Dimension Films
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Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
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GAGA Communications
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GAGA Humax Inc.
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Gativideo
Kinowelt Filmverleih
Momentum Pictures
Serendipity
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UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
Vitória Filmes
Special Effects
Toybox
Miscellaneous
CTS Colosseum Studios
music recorded at
Howe Building
music recorded at, music mixed at
London Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra
London Session Orchestra, The
orchestra
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
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