Mortal Kombat (1995)


Mortal Kombat
Release Date13 July 1995
Budget$18,000,000
US Box Office$70,000,000
TaglineChoose Your Destiny...
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAustin, Texas, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFantasy Adventure, Martial Arts
ThemesMetamorphosis, Mutants
TonesBleak, Visceral, Ominous, Slick, Frantic, Stylized
TagsAlien [not Human], Bad Guy, Battle [war], Family Member, Good Guy, Magic, Martial Arts, Rescue, Revenge, Shapeshifter, Slavery, Sorcerer, Tournament, World Destruction, World Domination

Mortal Kombat is a 1995 action and adventure film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the film was the first part of the Mortal Kombat film series.


Cast and Crew


Liu Kang

Johnny Cage

Shang Tsung

Scorpion

François Petit

Keith Cooke
Reptile

Hakim Alston
Fighting Monk

Kenneth Edwards
Art Lean

John Fujioka
Chief Priest

Daniel Haggard
Assistant Director

Director

Steven Ho
Chan Kang

Master Boyd

Lloyd Kino
Grandfather

Jax Briggs

Mikal Moore
Singer at Techno Club

Brice Stephens
Singer at Techno Club

Leo Anastasio
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Ed Boon
Scorpion

Richard Branden
Outworld warrior

Jaime Campos
Temple Monk

Deanna Hodges
Street Walker

T.J. Storm
Guest Fighter

Shao Kahn, Goro

Tom Woodruff Jr.
Goro

Writer

Ed Boon

John Tobias

Kevin Droney

Producer

Lauri Apelian
producer

Robert Engelman
executive producer

Lawrence Kasanoff
producer

Alison Savitch
associate producer

Danny Simon
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John R. Leonetti
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Editor

Martin Hunter
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Casting Director

Fern Champion
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Kate Kennedy
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Mark Paladini
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Production Designer

Jonathan A. Carlson
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Art Director

Jeremy Cassells

Set Decorator

Susan Degas
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Costume Designer

Ha Nguyen
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Makeup Department

Thomas Floutz
sculptor

Eileen Kastner-Delago
makeup artist

Moni Mansano
makeup artist

Michael Pachal
hair stylist

hair stylist: Thailand

Alicia M. Tripi
hair stylist

Production Manager

Robert Engelman
unit production manager

Steven Kaminsky
post-production supervisor

Kevin Reidy
production manager: Thailand

Ted Zachary
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael Greenwood
second second assistant director

Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul
first assistant director

Jarounari Memak
assistant director

Robin R. Oliver
assistant director

Thomas Schellenberg
assistant director

Jesse E. Johnson
third assistant director

Art Department

George Capetanos
set dresser

Bryn Court
sculptor

Tammy DeRuiter
painter

Doug Hart
sculptor

David Hogan
storyboard artist

Brian Jewell
set designer

Jonathan Josell
construction accountant

D.W. Kann
second property master

Christian Klump
scenic artist

Fireball Tim Lawrence
storyboard artist

Spanky Lofland
carpenter

Eugene McCarthy
property master

Galia Nitzan
set designer

Merry-Beth Noble
set dresser

Rodney Petreikis
set dresser

David W. Roden
lead prop builder

Chris Santini
construction foreman

Keith Short
head sculptor

Gregory T. Smith
art department coordinator

Andrew Wert
assistant property master

Brannon Wright
storyboard artist

Frederick Agnew
scenic artist

Wil Rees
conceptual designer

Sound Department

Bobbi Banks
adr editor

Gregg Barbanell
foley artist

Ricardo Broadus
sound effects editor

Harry Cohen
sound effects editor

Zachary DiPego
sound cable wrangler

William Dotson
supervising sound editor

David Farmer
sound designer

Marc Fishman
supervising sound editor

William Freesh
sound re-recording mixer

Eric J. Goldstein
boom operator

Tom Hartig
boom operator

Pamela Kahn
foley artist

Jason King
adr editor

Gerry Lentz
sound re-recording mixer

Paul Menichini
sound editor, sound effects editor

Steve Nelson
sound mixer

Vince Nicastro
foley artist

Ann Scibelli
sound editor

Michael Simpson
sound re-recording assistant

Cathie Speakman
supervising adr editor

Liz Sroka
adr recordist

Ken Teaney
sound re-recording mixer

Eric Thompson
adr mixer

Brandon Walker
adr recordist

Harry Woolway
sound effects editor

Special Effects

Evan Brainard
special effects makeup, puppeteer: ADI

Duncan Capp
special effects

Joe Colwell
foam supervisor

Michael Dawson
special effects administrator

Michel Gagné
special effects animator

Patrick M. Gerrety
creature effects crew

Alec Gillis
goro special effects

Ian Hubbard
creature effects crew

Scott Kodrik
special effects technician

Karl Larsen
technical assistant: RGA/LA

Chris Nelson
special effects technician

Carolyn Oros
special effects technician

Alison Savitch
special effects supervisor

Andy Schoneberg
art department supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics

Brandon Trost
special effects assistant

Ron Trost
special effects coordinator

Tom Woodruff Jr.
goro special effects

Josselin Mahot
creature effects crew

Visual Effects

Isa Alsup
computer graphics supervisor

William L. Arance
digital effects artist

Tricia Henry Ashford
visual effects producer

Jim Berney
technical director: Metrolight

Craig Clark
digital animator

Bill Coffin
digital compositor

Carole Cowley
digital painter

Denise Davis
visual effects production supervisor: BVVE

Valerie Delahaye
digital artist

Stevan Del George
CGI animator: Kleiser-Walczak

Patrick Denver
model maker

Vince De Quattro
technical director

David Emerson
optical lineup

John Follmer
special effects supervising producer: main title sequence

Mark Franco
visual effects executive producer: The Post Group

Allen Gonzales
digital artist

Scott Harper
digital artist

Jongwoo Heo
visual effects

Ralph Horan
executive producer: visual effects

Cynthia Hyland
effects compositor

Brian Jennings
visual effects supervisor: Todd-AO

Arthur Jeppe
digital artist: RGA/LA

David Jones
CG supervisor: Buena Vista

Bill Kent
visual effects supervisor: main titles, MetroLight Studios

Laurel Klick
digital supervisor

Malina Koani
production assistant

James W. Kristoff
executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios

Lee Lanier
digital artist

Paul Lasaine
matte painting supervisor

Kim Lavery
visual effects coordinator

Annie Mahlik
editorial assistant

Seth Maury
digital compositor

digital compositor

Bret Mixon
rotoscoping

Peter Montgomery
visual effects supervisor

Steve R. Moore
visual effects editor

Craig A. Mumma
digital effects producer: Robert Greenberg & Associates

Winston Quitasol
digital compositor

Rebecca Ramsey
visual effects producer: RGA/LA

Linda Renaud
I/O manager

Stuart Robertson
visual effects supervisor: RGA/LA

Greg Rostami
digital artist

Wally Schaab
special projects supervisor

Jennifer Lee Scheer
digital effects coordinator

Dobbie Schiff
visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios

Craig Seitz
digital effects compositor: Todd-AO

Samrod Shenassa
digital camera

Lewis Siegel
technical director

Suzanne Smith
visual effects

Smokey Stover
model maker forman: Grant McCune Design

Joseph Thomas
matchmove photography

Vincent E. Toto
visual effects director of photography

Tara Handy Turner
executive in charge of production

John T. Van Vliet
visual effects supervisor

Christopher Walsh
character animator

Kelly Walsh
visual effects intern

Tamara Watts Kent
digital effects producer

Eric Withee
digital film technician: RGA/LA

Stunts

Paul Beahm
stunts

Barbara Bernhardt
stunts, assistant stunt coordinator

Kurt Bryant
stunts

Gary Clayton
stunts

Thomas Dewier
stunts

Mark Gannon
stunts

Donnie Hair
stunts

Brad Halstead
stunts

Earnest Hart Jr.
stunt ninja

stunts, stunt double: Kitana

James Louis Hopkins
stunt warrior

Steven Ito
stunts

Pat E. Johnson
stunt coordinator

Dennis Keiffer
stunts

John Koyama
stunts

Leo Lee
stunt gunman

Sidney S. Liufau
stunt warrior

Danny Lopez
stunt ninja

Brad Martin
stunt double: Linden Ashby

Carl Milinac
stunts

Rodney Mitchell
stunts

Billy Morts
assistant stunt coordinator

Gerald Okamura
stunt warrior

Saong Park
stunts

Pat Romano
stunt rigger

Mike Sims
stunts

stunt ninja

Mark Caso
stunt double: Sub-Zero, stunts

stunt double: Scorpion acrobatics

Al Goto
stunts

Master Ho Sik Pak
stunt ninja

fire stunt double: Scorpion

Andre McCoy
stunts

J.J. Perry
stunt double: Linden Ashby

Chris Torres
martial arts demonstration

Takis Triggelis
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Richard Aaron
still photographer

Hugo Cortina
camera operator: "b" camera, gaffer

Allen D. Easton
camera operator, director of photography: second unit

Christopher Faloona
director of photography: second unit

Bruce Alan Greene
Steadicam operator

Jimmy Harritos
rigging electrician

Renee Kayon
electrician

Evan A. Nesbitt
first assistant camera: VistaVision camera

Greg Patterson
set lighting

Mark Santoni
second assistant camera

Stephen J. Ullman
assistant camera

Mark R. Leins
additional assistant camera

Animation Department

Chow Emrich
animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cheryl Cravedi
set costumer

Lisa A. Doyle
set costumer

Christopher J. Kristoff
assistant costume designer

David Le Vey
costume illustrator

Editorial Department

Logan Breit
assistant editor

Scott Conrad
additional editor: action sequences

Harrison Gibbs
assistant editor

Heather Hughes
assistant editor

Mato
color timer

Music Department

Sharon Boyle
music supervisor

composer: guitar score

Joanie Diener
music editor

Joseph R. Thygesen
assistant music editor

Walter Werzowa
composer: additional music, end fight scene

John Whynot
score mixer

Transportation Department

George Andrews
unit driver

Billy Kane
driver

Other Crew

Natalie Allisandro
stand-in

Fahey Benton
medic

Kevin Blank
production assistant

Brandon Boyce
stand-in

Jim Brockett
insect wrangler

stand-in

Dea Cantu
script supervisor

Ken Cappozzi
stand-in

Bob Corff
voice teacher

Muyhuot Ear
stand-in

Patrick Ellis
production assistant

Steve Graham
stand-in

Kevin Halloran
location scout

Kim Hillman
shipping coordinator

Eric Hsu
martial arts production assistant: additional action sequences

Pat E. Johnson
fight choreographer

Fireball Tim Lawrence
fight choreographer

Marylou Lim
production assistant

Danny Lopez
assistant fight choreographer

Lance Mancuso
key medic

Jules Mann-Stewart
script supervisor: flight sequences

Sarah Pierse
stand-in

Mercy Santos
stand-in

Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator

fight choreographer: additional action sequences, additional crew

J. Marc Strachan
location manager

Anthony Tian
stand-in

E.J. Wessel
stand-in

Marsha Zvonkin
production accountant

Eric Chen
martial arts consultant

Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch
production assistant

Mike McIntosh
stand-in

Production Company

New Line Cinema
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Threshold Entertainment
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Distributor

New Line Cinema

Fox Network

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Entertainment in Video

Metropolitan Filmexport

New Line Home Video
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Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)

Special Effects

Available Light Productions
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Buena Vista Visual Effects
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HunterGratzner Industries
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MetroLight Studios
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RGreenberg Associates (West)
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Miscellaneous

TVT Records
soundtrack