Fortress (1993)
| Release Date | 18 December 1992 |
| Budget | $12,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $7,000,000 |
| Tagline | A Prison of the Future. A High-Tech Hell. Built to Hold Anything... Except an Innocent Man. |
| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi |
| Country | AustraliaUSA |
| Filming Locations | Queensland, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action |
| Themes | Future Dystopias, Technology Run Amok, Fighting the System |
| Tones | Paranoid, Rousing |
| Tags | Abortion, Against The System, Android, Atrocity, Bureaucrat, Captive, Captor, Cyborg, Escape, Government, Oppression, Pregnancy, Prison, Prison Escape, Rescue, Sadist |
Fortress is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Brothers Movie World in Queensland, Australia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character in the movie, John Henry Brennick (Christopher Lambert) and his wife Karen B. Brennick (Loryn Locklin) are sent to a maximum security prison because they are expecting a second child, which is against strict one-child policies.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Zed-10
Alan Zitner
Claustrophobic Prisoner
Denni Gordon
Karen's Cellmate
Eric Briant Wells
Border Guard
Dragicia Debert
Bio Scanner Guard
Heidi Stein
Pregnant Woman
Harry Nurmi
Guard #1
Peter Lamb
Guard #2
Troy Hunter
Guard #3
Peter Marshall
Travel Authorization Guard
Michael Simpson
Medical Trainee
Tracy Martin
Woman Prisoner
Annika Thomas
Brennick as a Baby
Sam Copping
Brennick, Age 3
Kiralee
Dream Girl
Warwick Capper
Braindead Prisoner
Director
Writer
Steven Feinberg
,
Troy Neighbors
,
David Venable
Terry Curtis Fox
Producer
Graham Burke
executive producer
Greg Coote
executive producer
John Davis
producer
Irene Dobson
line producer
Steven Feinberg
associate producer
John Flock
producer
Michael Lake
co-producer
Troy Neighbors
associate producer
Neal Nordlinger
co-producer
Terence Ryan
executive producer
Original Music
Frédéric Talgorn
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Cinematographer
David Eggby
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Editor
Tim Wellburn
Casting Director
Allison Cowitt
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Mike Fenton
Production Designer
David Copping
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Art Director
Simon Murton
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Diann Wajon
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Costume Designer
Terry Ryan
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Makeup Department
Margaret Archman
makeup artist, hair stylist
Jason Baird
special makeup effects assistant
Robert Clark
special makeup project supervisor , special makeup effects artist
Christine Miller
makeup artist, hair stylist
Karla O'Keefe
supervising hair stylist, supervising makeup artist
Debra Stehlik
makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
Neville Mason
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Fellman
fourth assistant director
Nikki Long
second assistant director
Charles Rotherham
first assistant director
Adam Spencer
third assistant director
Art Department
Rosslyn Abernethy
art department coordinator
Chris Buchinsky
storyboard artist
Timothy Burgard
storyboard artist
Derrick Chetwyn
property buyer
Michael Chorney
scenic artist
John Daniell
stand-by props
Michael Dempsey
stunt construction
David Duffin
scenic artist
Paul Dulieu
property buyer
Andrew Gardiner
construction foreman
Greg Hajdu
on-set carpenter
Kim Howard
carpenter
Michael Iacono
assistant stand-by props
Mark Jones
carpenter
Noel McCartney
carpenter
John O'Brien
assistant carpenter
John Parker
construction manager
Wayne Porter
stunt construction
David Russell
storyboard artist
Marty Scurrah
assistant carpenter
Derek Wyness
scenic artist
Sound Department
James Beshears
supervising sound editor
Lance Brown
sound designer
Paul Clark
sound recordist
Gary Gegan
sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein
dialogue editor
Matthew Iadarola
supervising re-recording mixer
Jason King
sound effects editor
Anne Laing
sound assistant
Paul Menichini
sound effects editor, sound editor
John Rotondi
sound engineer: Y4
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Tim Towers
cable person
Craig Walmsley
boom operator
Special Effects
Robert Blalack
special effects
Kevin Bratovic
special effects assistant
David P. Crowe
special effects assistant
Bob Hicks
special effects assistant
Paul Jennings
assistant pyrotechnician
Alan Maxwell
pyrotechnician
Kent Miklenda
effectsman
David Pride
mechanical effects
Tad Pride
special effects supervisor
Matt Sloan
special effects crew
Arthur Spink Jr.
effectsman
Trish Wallace
special effects secretary
Visual Effects
Bob Ahmanson
mechanical effects crew
Blondel Aidoo
production coordinator: visual effects
Scott Alexander
chief modelmaker
Ori Artman
CGI automation
Roger Ames Berger
digital effects editor
Beth Block
optical supervisor
Rebecca Cambruzzi
model crew
Michael Chorney
3D computer graphics art director
Maureen Coyle
ink and paint: visual effects
Kristin Culkin
visual effects painter
Humberto De Luna
model crew
Omeb Eaglerider
model crew
David Emerson
optical camera operator
Chris Fholer
ink and paint: visual effects
Anthony Forzaglia
facility manager: visual effects
Michael Gaffney
visual effects assistant
Paul Gantner
visual effects gaffer
Paul Gentry
visual effects supervisor
Geoffrey Hall
first assistant camera: visual effects
Phillip Hartmann
mechanical effects crew
Bruce D. Hayes
mechanical effects crew
Nancy Ann Jones
model crew
Michael Karp
motion programmer/ac
Thomas Kay
model crew
Brian Longbotham
digital effects director
Rebecca McKinsey
on-set modelmaker, model crew
Joyce Parent
visual effects production accountant
Mike Petzold
model crew
Nancy Rushlow
visual effects producer
Tom Seymour
mechanical effects crew
Yishai Shapir
CGI automation
David B. Sharp
minatures supervisor
Pamela Sharp
model crew
Sandy Shingleton
ink and paint: visual effects
David Spencer
visual effects setup
Steve Stamatikois
computer graphics
Robert Stromberg
matte artist
Matt Ullman
miniatures production assistant , runner: visual effects
Ted Van Dorn
visual effects painter
Pam Vick
rotoscope artist
Brian Vining
computer graphics
George Vrattos
visual effects setup
Carlton Walker
driver: visual effects, visual effects production assistant
Wyatt Weed
model crew
Thomas Zell
chief modelmaker
Stunts
Russell Allan
stunts
Judy Allen
stunts
Chris Anderson
stunts
Ric Anderson
stunts
Glenn Boswell
stunts, stunt coordinator
Richard Boué
stunts
Mitch Dean
stunts
Collin Dragsbaek
stunts
Johnny Hallyday
stunts
Bob Hicks
stunts
Lou Horvath
stunt double: Christopher Lambert, stunts
Phil Meacham
stunts
Josef Schwaiger
stunts, assistant stunt coordinator
Bernadette Van Gyen
stunts
Marijke Van Gyen
stunts
Rikki Van Gyen
stunt double
Don Vaughn
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Abrahams
second grip
Laurie Balmer
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew Conder
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Phil Cross
camera operator: "b" camera, Steadicam operator, camera operator
David Eggby
camera operator
Derry Field
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Murray Head
lamp operator
Tony Holtham
gaffer
Iain Mathieson
lamp operator
Gary McNamara
assistant grip
Matthew Meyer
video playback operator
Pat Nash
key grip
Trevor Ripper
best boy electric
Adrien Seffrin
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Cary Vignal
third grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Peter Bevan
costume supervisor
Phil Eagles
costume supervisor
Sally Marshall
costume assistant
Helen Mather
stand-by wardrobe
Phillip Moritz
costume armor
Penny Neilson
seamstress
Jason Steele
costume assistant
Paul Warren
stand-by wardrobe
Editorial Department
Jeanine Chiavlo
first assistant editor: Australia
Trish Graham
second assistant editor: Australia
Karen Kory
first assistant editor: USA
Andreya O'Reilly
second assistant editor: Australia
Stas Tagios
apprentice editor
Noelleen Westcombe
second assistant editor: USA
Music Department
Bill Black
associate music editor
Virginia S. Ellsworth
music editor
Barry Levine
music supervisor
Frédéric Talgorn
conductor
Other Crew
Lynn Barker
production executive
Brian Burgess
location manager
Sophie Fabbri-Jackson
script supervisor
Johnny Hallyday
safety officer
Lisa Javelin
stand-in
Sharon Miller
production coordinator
Bettina Mittendorfer
stand-in
Jacobus Rose
production executive
Will Shanasy
stand-in
Neal Thompson
title designer
Douglas Yellin
production executive
Production Company
Davis Entertainment
Village Roadshow Pictures
Fortress Films
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Distributor
Artisan Home Entertainment
CFP
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Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
DVD Vidéo
Dimension Films
Filmayer
Live Home Video
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Meteor Film Productions
RCV Home Entertainment
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Roadshow Entertainment Video
Roadshow Entertainment
Still Entertainment
Top Tape
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
Vivivideo
Special Effects
Modern VideoFilm
Praxis Film Works
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Miscellaneous
Maura Fay & Associates
casting: Australia
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