Man-Thing (2005)


Man-Thing
Release Date21 April 2005
Budget$8,000,000
TaglineWhen nature fights back!
GenreAction, Horror, Sci-Fi
CountryUSA
Australia
Filming LocationsSydney, New South Wales, Australia
LanguageEnglish
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCreature Film, Superhero Film
MoodBlood and Gore
ThemesMutants, Terror in the Water, Experiments Gone Awry
TonesHarsh, Atmospheric, Creepy, Tense, Gruesome, Menacing
TagsEmotion, Fire, Indian (Native American), Land Rights, Mutant, Serum, Swamp, Tycoon

Man-Thing is a 2005 straight to video then telefilm, directed by Brett Leonard and featuring the Marvel Comics creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. The plot is based loosely on a storyline by Steve Gerber, who wrote the most well-known series of Man-Thing comics.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Matthew Le Nevez
Sheriff Kyle Williams

Teri Elizabeth Richards

Frederic Schist

Rawiri Paratene
Pete Horn

Deputy Eric Fraser

Rene LaRoque

Mike Ploog

Patrick Thompson
Jake Schist

William Zappa
Steve Gerber

John Batchelor
Wayne Thibadeaux

Rodney Thibadeaux

Brett Leonard
Val Mayerick

James Coyne
Billy James

Cheryl Craig
Michele

Gary Waddell
Cajun Pilot

Andrea Leon
Nurse

Conan Stevens
Man-Thing

Shannon Leonard
School boy

Marc Kay
F Schist body double

Director

Brett Leonard
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Writer

Hans Rodionoff

Producer

producer

James Coyne
associate producer

Gimel Everett
co-producer

Kevin Feige
executive producer

Brendan Fletcher
associate producer

Scott Karol
producer

executive producer

Christopher Petzel
producer

Hans Rodionoff
associate producer

Michelle Russell
line producer

Rudolf G. Wiesmeier
executive producer

Original Music

Roger Mason
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Cinematographer

Steve Arnold
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Editor

Martin Connor
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Casting Director

Gregory Apps

Production Designer

Tim Ferrier
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Peter Pound
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Art Director

Charlie Revai
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Set Decorator

Faith Robinson
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Costume Designer

Cappi Ireland
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Makeup Department

Tina Gordon
hair stylist, makeup artist

Anna Gray
assistant hair stylist, assistant makeup artist

Jennifer Lamphee
hair stylist supervisor, makeup supervisor

Production Manager

Colleen Clarke
post-production supervisor

production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brendan Fletcher
second unit director

Scott Lovelock
third assistant director

Noni Roy
second assistant director

Chris Webb
first assistant director

Art Department

Brian Nickless
set designer

Ross Perkin
assistant storyboard artist

Gregg Thomas
greens supervisor

Bill Undery
scenic artist

Sound Department

Adrienne Alexander
sound attachment

Mark Cornish
sound recordist

Gethin Creagh
sound re-recording mixer

Liam Egan
sound designer

Les Fiddess
foley artist

Mike Jones
foley recordist

Phil Judd
dialogue editor, sound re-recording mixer

Tony Murtagh
adr editor

Alicia Slusarski
sound effects editor

Special Effects

Paul Katte
special makeup and creature effects supervisor

Nick Nicolaou
special makeup and creature effects supervisor

Luke Polti
workshop assistant

Stuart Rowsell
creature technician

Visual Effects

Roger Bolton
digital compositor

Tina Braham
visual effects coordinator: the LaB sydney

visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures

Ian Cope
visual effects coordinator: Rising Sun Pictures

Luke Emrose
technical director

Alex Fry
senior compositor: Rising Sun Pictures

William Gammon
compositor: Rising Sun Pictures

Richard Geluk
animator: The Lab, Sydney

Kyle Goodsell
digital compositor

Malcolm Humphreys
animation supervisor

Bryan Jones
compositor: Rising Sun Pictures

Dan Kripac
senior technical director

Grant Laker
effects animator

Steve Leacey
senior compositor: the LaB sydney

Rosano Lepri
digital compositor

Jason Madigan
digital compositor

Matthew Ozerski
assistant visual effects editor

Adam Paschke
digital compositor

Ben Roberts
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures

Chris Spry
CG Supervisor: the LaB sydney

Matthew Unwin
visual effects artist

Phil Watts
visual effects producer: the LaB sydney

James Whitlam
visual effects producer: Rising Sun Pictures

Dan Wills
digital effects artist

Stunts

Sam Elia
stunts

Charlie Hobson
stunts

Brett Praed
stunts

Leon Stripp
stunts

Glenn Suter
assistant stunt coordinator

John Walton
stunt coordinator

Min Windle
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert Agganis
Steadicam operator

Matt Buchan
rigging gaffer

Paul Johnstone
gaffer

Jonas Juhanson
key rigging grip

Michael Pedder
lighting technician

John Platt
director of photography: second unit

Brett Tracey
second assistant camera

Mark Watson
best boy electric

Animation Department

Alex Goodwin
animator

Tim Kings-Lynne
animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Natasha Monaghan
costume supervisor

Dan Owen
costume assistant

Carolyn Wells
costume stand-by

Editorial Department

Jenny Hicks
film conform editor

David Hollingsworth
colorist

Brett McManus
first assistant editor

Music Department

Laura Bishop
music preparation

Christo Curtis
orchestra recordist

Coralie Hartl
orchestra contractor

Phillip Hartl
concert master

Gregg Leonard
music supervisor, composer: additional music

Larry Rench
orchestrator

Other Crew

Teresa Barker
production secretary

Sue Collins
production accountant

Gerry Conway
creator: Man-Thing

Jill Coverdale
post-production accountant

Sophie Fabbri-Jackson
script supervisor

Jane Forrest
production coordinator

Fabian Frohne
intern

creator: F.A. Schist

Kasper Graversen
assistant to producer

Peter Hicks
location manager

Chris Kelly
production runner

creator: Man-Thing

Rob Macdonald
production runner

Reza Mokhtar
caterer

Adam W. Rosen
legal services

Bruce Shapiro
dialogue coach

Kat Slowik
assistant accountant

Diana Snape
assistant production coordinator

creator: Man-Thing

Production Company

Lions Gate Films
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Artisan Entertainment
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Marvel Enterprises
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Fierce Entertainment
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Screenland Movieworld GmbH
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Samurai Films Pty. Ltd.
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Distributor

Artisan Entertainment
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Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)

Future Film

Lions Gate Films
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Pyramid

Shaw Organisation

Veronica

Special Effects

Rising Sun Pictures

LaB Sydney, The
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Makeup Effects Group Studio

Miscellaneous

Trackdown Digital
music recorded at






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