Queen of the Damned (2002)


Queen of the Damned
Release Date10 January 2002
Budget$35,000,000
US Box Office$30,000,000
TaglineThe Mother Of All Vampires
GenreHorror, Music, Fantasy
CountryUSA
Australia
Filming LocationsDuckboard Place, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSupernatural Horror
MoodFantastic Reality
ThemesOut For Revenge, Vampires, Dangerous Attraction, Femmes Fatales
TonesCreepy, Atmospheric, Goth, Eerie, Menacing
TagsFame, Goth Rock, Immortality, Rock Star, Secret Organization, Supernatural, Vampire

Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah in the title role and Stuart Townsend as the vampire Lestat. Queen of the Damned was released six months after Aaliyah's death and is dedicated to her memory.


Cast and Crew


Jessica 'Jesse' Reeves

Marius de Romanus

David Talbot

Maharet

Christian Manon
Mael

Pandora

Khayman

Tiriel Mora
Roger

Megan Dorman
Maudy

Johnathan Devoy
James

Robert Farnham
Alex

Conrad Standish
T.C.

Richael Tanner
Young Jesse

New York Vampire

New York Vampire

Joe Manning
New York Vampire

Pip Mushin
Guy Being Sucked

Kat Rhodes
Vampire Girl

Christopher Connelly
Mortal Yuppie

Renee De Bondt
Vampire Girl Sucking

Renee Quast
Vampire Girl Sucking

Dan Zizys
Vampire Doorman

Tayler Kane
Club Vampire

Imogen Annesley
Club Vampire

Daniel Schlusser
Club Vampire

Vampire Guitarist

Hugo Race
Vampire Bass Player

Robin Casinader
Vampire Pianist

Vampire Singer

Nicole Fantl
London Groupie

London Groupie

Marnie Reece-Wilmore
LA Groupie

Andrew L. Urban
Himself

Jo Buckley
French Journalist

Dino Marnika
Music Journalist

Kirsty Meares
Lifestyle Journalist

Bruce Myles
Talamascan

Marg Downey
Talamascan

John Dicks
Talamascan

Fouad Harraka
Greek Father

Mandie Vieira
Young Violin Player

Bobby Bright
Sound Engineer

Darren Wilson
Sound Engineer

Russell Kiefel
Fire Marshall

Nandila Gaskell
West Indian Girl

Nalishebo Gaskell
West Indian Girl

Tamasin Ramsay
Woman Victim

VW Driver

Arroyn Lloyd
VW Passenger

Antonios Greige
Camel Driver

Flight Attendant

Peter Olsen
Enkil

French Dealer

Duncan Myers
Rent Boy

Rent Boy

Twapa Kapote
Prostitute

Ron Bingham
Businessman

Strawberry Fields
Girl with Businessman

Bob Halsall
Businessman with Girl

Antony Neate
Euro Trash Vampire

Karoline Hohlweg
Euro Trash Vampire

Rochelle Ward
Euro Trash Vampire

Euro Trash Vampire

Alistair Reid
Euro Trash Vampire

Suzi Dougherty
Pale Faced Vampire

Humphrey Bower
Nigel

Pia Miranda
Jesse's Roommate

Simon Wilton
Vampire in the Park

Enrico Mammarella
Greek Fisherman

Herself

Nick Gill
Band Member

Becky Thomas
Band Member

Scalper

Felicity Andersen
Flight Attendant

Leon Fleming
Screaming Rock Fan

Daniel Gardner
Lestat's Fan

Shayne Greenman
Band Member

Attacking Vampire

Anita Marelic
Goth girl

Jet Tsui
Asian Vampire

Director

Writer

Scott Abbott

Michael Petroni

Producer

Su Armstrong
executive producer

Bruce Berman
executive producer

Channing Dungey
co-producer

Bill Gerber
executive producer

Andrew Mason
executive producer

Jorge Saralegui
producer

Original Music

Richard Gibbs
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Cinematographer

Ian Baker
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Editor

Dany Cooper
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Casting Director

Gregory Apps

Kristy Sager
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Production Designer

Graham 'Grace' Walker
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Art Director

Tom Nursey
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Set Decorator

Brian Dusting
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Costume Designer

Angus Strathie
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Makeup Department

Nik Dorning
prosthetic supply

Nikki Gooley
hair styles supervisor, makeup supervisor

Bob McCarron
special makeup effects artist

Kylie O'Toole
makeup artist

Shane Thomas
makeup artist

Simon Zanker
key hair stylist

Russell Sharp
sculptor

Production Manager

Petra Hoebel
unit production manager: second unit

Sue MacKay
production manager

Andy Pappas
unit manager

Jack Schuster
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nathan Croft
assistant director: second unit

Todd Embling
third assistant director

Naomi Enfield
assistant director: second unit

Jason Faulkner
second second assistant director

Colin Fletcher
first assistant director

Paul Goldman
second unit director

Keith Heygate
assistant director: second unit

Jennifer Leacey
second assistant director

Art Department

Michael Bell
set designer

Fiona Donovan
set designer

Damien Drew
art director: second unit, assistant art director

Peter Hordern
head greensman

Hannah Knowlton
assistant property master

Tim McGaw
props

Ross Murdoch
set builder

Marian Murray
lead set dresser

Rolland Pike
set dresser

John Rann
construction manager

Peter Savieri
storyboard artist

Simon Bethune
senior propmaker

Walter Sperl
leading hand

Sound Department

Gregg Barbanell
foley artist

Brian Best
supervising sound editor

Richard Burnette
mix facility coordinator

Robert Carr
sound recordist: temps and effects pre-dubs

William Cawley
first assistant sound editor

Patrick Cicero
sound assistant

Bradley Clouse
assistant sound editor

Chris David
sound re-recording mixer

Joe Divitale
sound effects editor

Eileen Horta
adr artist

Mildred Iatrou
dialogue editor

Shawn Kennelly
foley mixer

David Lee
production sound mixer

Steve Mann
sound effects editor

Michael McNerney
adr recordist

Gary Mundheim
sound effects editor

Chris Navarro
adr recordist

Steve Nelson
sound effects editor

Jay Nierenberg
sound effects editor

Andy Peach
sound recordist

Julie Pearce
adr recordist

Gary Raymond
dialogue playback

Terry Rodman
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor

Philip Rogers
adr recordist

Cathie Speakman
sound editor

Eric Thompson
adr mixer

Nancy Tracy
assistant sound editor

Tim Walston
sound designer

Aaron D. Weisblatt
sound effects editor

Bernard Weiser
sound editor

Marshall Winn
dialogue editor

Martin Schloemer
sound recordist

Special Effects

Rodney Burke
special effects coordinator

Patrick Carmiggelt
special effects technician

Aaron Cox
special effects technician

Brian Cox
special effects supervisor

Greg Dennison
special effects technician

Gillian Farrow
special effects technician

Pauline Grebert
special effects technician

Rob Heggie
special effects technician

James Howe
special effects technician

Cassie Pearce
special effects

Angelo Sahin
special effects onset supervisor, special effects technician

Kevin Turner
special effects technician

Walter Van Veenendaal
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Chris Allen
research and development: MVFX

Patrick Ballin
visual effects editor

Jason Barlow
technical animator

Melissa Brockman
visual effects producer: R!OT Pictures

Kelly Bumbarger
digital compositor

Lindsay Hallett
visual effects producer: Asylum

A.J. Calomay
visual effects production assistant: Creo

John Cassella
digital artist

Robert Chapin
visual effects

visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures

Tim 'Timco' Conway
digital integration/compositing: CREO

Matt Cordner
digital effects artist

Chris Crowell
digital compositor

Sean C. Cunningham
digital artist: Gray Matter Effects

Ken Dackermann
digital compositor

Andrea D'Amico
visual effects producer: R!OT Pictures

Andy Davis
digital compositor: Asylum

Denise Davis
visual effects producer

Denise Winn Davis
visual effects producer

John Decker
CG supervisor: R!OT Pictures

Jorge del Valle
digital effects artist

Teunis DeRaat
character technical director

Matt Dessero
digital compositor

Bill Dietrich
research and development: MVFX

Tommy Dorsett
visual effects editor: R!OT Pictures

Janet L. Earl
visual effects coordinator

Bridgette Fahey-Goldsmith
assistant visual effects editor: Australia

Kirsten Fazio
visual effects coordinator

Deak Ferrand
visual effects designer/lead matte painter: R!OT Pictures

William Gammon
digital compositor

Robb Gardner
virtual background lead 3D animator

Rocco Gioffre
matte artist

Don Greenberg
digital compositor

Neil Greenberg
visual effects editor

Brian Hanable
digital effects compositor: R!OT Pictures

Sara Henschke
visual effects producer: Rising Sun Pictures

Darin Hilton
animator

Bryan Hirota
visual effects supervisor: MVFX

Amy Hollywood Wixson
visual effects producer

Joni Jacobson
digital compositor

Sophie Leclerc
visual effects producer: MVFX

Don Lee
digital compositor

Marcus LeVere
3D animator: R!OT Pictures

Andrew MacDonald
compositor: Creo Collective

Gray Marshall
visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter

Andres Martinez
lead virtual backgrounds

Kate McCarthy
visual effects coordinator

Matt McFarland
visual effects color timer

Gregory L. McMurry
visual effects supervisor

Diana Miao
digital artist

Sal Migliore
assistant colorist

Kenneth Nakada
matte painter: R!OT Pictures

Jaime Norman
visual effects coordinator

Hans Payer
senior CG animator: R!OT Pictures

Monty Phillips
digital artist

Patrick Phillips
visual effects

Robert E. Phillips
Production Assistant

Rebecca Ramsey
title producer: Kaleidoscope Films, visual effects producer: Kaleidoscope Films

Ben Roberts
digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures

Kurt E. Soderling
visual effects camera operator

Tim Trumble
film recording technician

Bryan Whitaker
visual effects: Gray Matter Effects

Bob Wiatr
digital compositor: R!OT Pictures

Travis Baumann
Inferno artist

Brian Freisinger
3D modeler

Frank Gallego
visual effects

Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant

Greg Juby
digital effects artist

Ken Lam
digital compositor

Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood

Jason Madigan
digital compositor

Michael Maloney
digital artist: Gray Matter

Rob Menapace
motion control operator

Jake Morrison
senior Inferno artist

Adam Paschke
digital compositor

Mark Robben
paint/roto artist: CREO

Tiffany Smith
visual effects associate producer

Mark Stetson
visual effects cosupervisor: R!OT Pictures

James D. Tittle
digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Antonio Torres
digital artist: checking & retouching, Cinesite

Stefano Trivelli
senior compositor: R!OT Pictures

Stunts

Glenn Boswell
stunt coordinator

Raelene Chapman
stunt performer, stunt double

Grant Fletcher
stunt rigger

Harry Harris III
stunt driver

Lou Horvath
stunt rigger

Bernadette Van Gyen
assistant stunt coordinator

Davin Taylor
flying/flame stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Tov Belling
first assistant camera

Andrew Jerram
additional assistant camera

Ian Jones
director of photography: second unit

Leigh Mackenzie
camera operator

Rex Nicholson
director of photography: second unit

John Radel
assistant camera

Angelo Sartore
first assistant camera: second unit

Jim Sheldon
still photographer

Kurt E. Soderling
aerial director of photography

Matt Toll
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Anthony Tulloch
assistant chief lighting technician: second unit

Steven J. Winslow
camera technician: Wescam camera

Animation Department

Geoffrey Hall
animator

Casting Department

Terry Leonard
casting assistant, casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Julie Barton
key costumer

Eliza Godman
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

David Birrell
first assistant editor

Megan Doneman
assistant film editor

Mark Ellis
assistant editor

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Kenny Marsten
assistant editor

Ray Neapolitan
assistant editor

Ian Slater
first assistant editor

Donna Smith
editing attatchment

Kurt Smith
color timer

Bill Daly
post-production executive

Music Department

Jordan Corngold
music editor

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Rich Dickerson
music supervisor

Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer

Frank Fitzpatrick
music supervisor

Jason Frederick
music scoring assistant

Matthew Hassall
musician: violin double, Lestat

Paul S. Henning
orchestrator

Will Kaplan
supervising music editor

Jon Kull
orchestrator

Patrick Russ
orchestrator

Warren Sherk
orchestrator

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Anna D. Wilborn
assistant music editor

Transportation Department

Tim Abbatoye
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Lance Anderson
safety supervisor

Richard Andreoli
assistant to director

Amanda Brotchie
assistant: Michael Rymer

Mandy Butler
production accountant

Sam Chwat
dialect coach: Aaliyah

Adam Dolman
production secretary

Ian Evans
aerial helicopter pilot

Victor Fukushima
unit assistant

voice-over: Aaliyah

Paul Kennedy
assistant: Su Armstrong

Fiona Landreth
production accountant: Australia

Nicholle Leahy
accounting assistant

Ben Lowe
location assistant

Victoria Mielewska
dialect coach

Tonia Pearson
assistant: Jorge Saralegui

Fiona Searson
unit publicist

Monika Stankowski
accounting assistant

Trudy Talbot
assistant accountant

Natalie Van Den Dungen
additional production assistant

Jo Weeks
script supervisor

Erin Lacey
production executive

Marc Wielage
digital film mastering

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures

Village Roadshow Pictures

NPV Entertainment

Material
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WV Films LLC
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Fox-Warner

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Net5

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video
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Warner Sogefilms S.A.

Special Effects

Asylum VFX

CREO
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Composite Image Systems (CIS)

Gray Matter FX
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Hammerhead Productions
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Kaleidoscope Film Group

Manex Visual Effects (MVFX)
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Pacific Title Digital

Riot
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Rising Sun Pictures

Miscellaneous

BBC Television Centre
stock footage

Casting Collective
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Cinesite
digital film mastering

Electric Avenue Films Inc.
production services: Los Angeles

Kaleidoscope Films Group
title design: main titles

Kita
women's choir

Kodak Australasia
film stock

Melbourne Film Office
filmed with the assistance of

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Panavision Australia
cameras and lenses

Real People Victoria
extras casting

Reprise Records
soundtrack

SoundStorm
sound editing

Spectrum Films International
post-production facilities

Starfood Catering
catering

Sweet Seduction
catering

Two Can Do
catering: second unit

VisionsMCP
extras casting

Warner Bros. Records
soundtrack

Warner Sunset Records
soundtrack






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