The Relic (1997)


The Relic
TaglineThey did the unthinkable. They brought it back.
GenreHorror, Thriller
CountryUSA
UK
Germany
Japan
New Zealand
Filming LocationsChicago, Illinois, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCreature Film
ThemesMutants
TonesTense, Forceful, Claustrophobic, Creepy, Lurid, Gloomy
TagsArtifact, Brazil, Coroner, Creature, Fundraiser, Mayor, Museum, Police Detective, Scientist

The Relic is a 1997 science fiction/horror film directed by Peter Hyams and based on the best-selling novel Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The film stars Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller, and Linda Hunt. The original music score was composed by John Debney. The film is rated R for monster violence, gore, and language.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Dr. Margo Green

Lt. Vincent D'Agosta

Dr. Ann Cuthbert

Dr. Albert Frock

Det. Hollingsworth

Dr. Greg Lee

Thomas Ryan
Tom Parkinson

Robert Lesser
Mayor Robert Owen

The Mayor's Wife

Lewis Van Bergen
John Whitney

Mrs. Blaisedale

Francis X. McCarthy
Mr. Blaisedale

Dr. Zwiezic

McNally

Bailey

Bradley

Gene Davis
Martini

John DiSanti
Guard Wootton

Guard Johnson

Dave Graubart
Eugene

Ronald Joshua Scott
Josh

Jophery C. Brown
Guard Frederick Ford

Thomas Joseph Carroll
Evans

Montrose Hughes
Chanting Woman

Santos Morales
Capt. Borne

Ralph Seymour
Sergeant

LaDonna Tittle
Teacher

Museum Worker

Charlie

Amanda Ingber
Donna

Katharine Mitchell
Police Officer

Candy Coburn
Police Officer

Kurt Naebig
Police Officer

Don MacLellan
Police Officer

Marc P. Shelton
Police Officer

Don Harvey
Spota

Coroner's Assistant

Dr. Brown

Kent George
Student

Perri Masai

Ron Cummins
Dr. Gross

Matthew Daniel Mosoes
Crazy Man

Elwood Forbes
Graduate Student

Dina Blair
Reporter

Mark Lake
SWAT Team Guy

Capt. Martin

Vincent Hammond
Kothoga

Brian Steele
Kothoga

Gary A. Hecker
Kothoga Vocalization

Daniel Guevara
Tribal Dancer

Ramon Ramierez
Tribal Dancer

Henry Rey
Tribal Dancer

Gerardo Salinas
Tribal Dancer

Martin S. Tellez
Tribal Dancer

Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot

Dirk Vahle
Helicopter Pilot

Sharlene Ruffino
Museum employee

Johnny White
Graduate Student

Director

Writer

Douglas Preston

Lincoln Child

Amy Holden Jones

John Raffo

Rick Jaffa

Amanda Silver

Producer

Mark Gordon
executive producer

producer

Gary Levinsohn
executive producer

Sam Mercer
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Editor

Steven Kemper
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Casting Director

Penny Perry
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Production Designer

Philip Harrison
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Art Director

James J. Murakami

Eric Orbom
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Set Decorator

John H. Anderson

Costume Designer

Daniel J. Lester

Makeup Department

Stephen Abrums
key makeup artist

Art Anthony
additional makeup artist

Stuart Artingstall
hair department supervisor: Stan Winston Studio

Judith A. Cory
key hair stylist

Steve LaPorte
makeup artist

Tim Larsen
special makeup effects

Susan Schuler-Page
hair stylist

Laine Trzinski
hair stylist

Gary Yee
special makeup effects artist

Production Manager

Sean T. Stratton
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Scott H.C. Delsner
second second assistant director: Chicago

David Michael Katz
second assistant director

Jack Frost Sanders
first assistant director

Rich Sickler
dga trainee

L. David Silva
second second assistant director

Art Department

Gary Baugh
assistant art director: Chicago

Mark Boucher
set dresser

Nigel A. Boucher
leadman

Frank L. Brown
assistant property master

David J. Chamerski
property master: Chicago

David Goldstein
paint supervisor

Lee J. Jashinsky
painter

Jack Johnson
production illustrator

Linda King
set designer

Nikita Knatz
production illustrator

Charles R. Lipscomb
lead man

P.K. MacCarthy
storyboard artist

C.J. Maguire
property master

Patricia Malone
set decorator: Chicago

Louis Montejano
set designer

Christopher S. Nushawg
set designer

Tyler Osman
construction coordinator: Chicago

Bruce Richter
carpenter

Christoph Rittershausen
lead sculptor

Doug Rosenberger
general foreperson

Terry Scott
construction coordinator

Jeffrey Thomas
stand-by greensman

Ciro Vuoso
construction foreman

Dianne Wager
set designer

Sound Department

Neal J. Anderson
dialogue editor

Christopher Assells
adr editor

Bob Baron
adr mixer

Steve Bartkowicz
re-recording engineer

Robert Batha
first assistant sound editor

Bob Beher
foley editor

Gary C. Bourgeois
sound re-recording mixer

Raul A. Bruce
boom operator

Ed Callahan
foley editor

Gene S. Cantamessa
sound mixer

Paul Timothy Carden
digital sound effects editor

Matt Colleran
foley recordist

Jessica Goodwin
assistant sound editor

Dino Dimuro
digital sound effects editor

Ken Dufva
foley artist

David Lee Fein
foley artist

sound re-recording mixer

Darrall Garcia
assistant sound editor

Scott Martin Gershin
digital sound effects editor

Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer

Leslee F. Grizzell
assistant sound editor

Gary A. Hecker
foley artist

Chris Hogan
dialogue editor

Michael Hoskinson
foley editor

Craig S. Jaeger
foley editor

Chris Jargo
adr editor

Randy Kelley
sound design editor

Tony Lamberti
sound designer

Peter J. Lehman
sound effects editor

Glenn T. Morgan
supervising sound editor

Rick Morris
digital sound effects editor, sound editor

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

Thomas O'Neil Younkman
assistant sound editor

Kelly Oxford
digital sound effects editor

Dan M. Rich
dialogue editor

Brad Sherman
sound re-recording mixer

Randy Singer
foley mixer

Mary Ruth Smith
adr editor

Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor

Lauren Stephens
dialogue editor

Michael Stern
additional recording mixer

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

Fred Peck III
foley recordist

Alison Sanford
sound recordist

Special Effects

Richard Alonzo
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Jason Barnett
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Bill Basso
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Darin Bouyssou
mold maker: Stan Winston Studio

Emery Brown
electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio

John Calpin
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Evan Campbell
special effects makeup

Tamara Carlson
fabrication crew: Stan Winston Studio

R.S. Cole
creature effects assistant

David Covarrubias
mechanical technician: Stan Winston Studio

Barry Crane
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Jon Dawe
mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio

Glenn Derry
electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio

John J. Downey
special effects technician

Gary Elmendorf
special effects supervisor

Lance Gilmer
special effects technician

Robert Hall
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

William D. Harrison
special effects foreperson

Rich Haugen
mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio

Matt Heimlich
mechanical technician: Stan Winston Studio

David Heron
special effects rigging foreperson

Grady Holder
mold maker

Thomas R. Homsher
special effects foreman

Tom Homsher
special effects foreperson

Doug Hudson
mold/lab technician

Mark Jurinko
key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Rodrick Khachatoorian
electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio

Jay King
special effects technician

Robert W. King
special effects technician

Terry W. King
assistant special effects supervisor

Rodman Kiser
special effects technician: Chicago

Dana Klaren
special effects technician

Roland Loew
special effects technician

Lindsay MacGowan
mold department: Stan Winston Studio

Mark Maitre
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Keith Marbory
special effects supervisor

Nick Marra
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Kyle Martin
mechanical technician: Stan Winston Studio

Tony McCray
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Mark 'Crash' McCreery
conceptual art director: Stan Winston Studio

Matt McDonnell
special effects technician

Tom McLaughlin
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Kevin McTurk
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Paul Mejias
special effects artist

John D. Milinac
special effects foreperson: Chicago

David Monzingo
special effects artist: Stan Winston Studio

Brian Namanny
mechanical technician: Stan Winston Studio

Jon Neill
mold maker: Stan Winston Studio

Mark Noel
special effects engineer

Eric Ostroff
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Tom Pahk
special effects technician

John Patton
mechanical technician: Stan Winston Studio

Ron Presser
electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio

Joseph Reader
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Edward T. Reiff Jr.
special effects technician

Alan Rifkin
special effects technician

Chris Robbins
additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

Martin Simon
special effects technician

Kirk Skodis
mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio

Alfred Sousa
mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio

Christopher Swift
creature effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio

Alan Tuskes
key technician: Stan Winston Studio

Stiles White
production coordinator: stan winston studio

creature effects

Dennis Yeager II
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Gary Abrahamian
Kothoga animation

Chris Allen
programmer

Mike Amron
3D animator

James Bancroft
modeling/deformations/animation

Dennis Bennett
scanning and printing

Jennifer Bergman
visual effects producer: VIFX

Bruce Berman
Kothoga tongue animation

Greg Bradner
film scanning: VIFX

Mark A. Brown
chief technologist: VIFX

Cheryl Budgett
2D supervisor: VIFX

Dan Calhoun
engineering

Clark Campbell
visual effects editor

Casey Cannon
computer graphics producer: BFTRE

Glenn Cannon
computer graphic artist

Karen DeJong
digital matte painter

John 'D.J.' Des Jardin
digital effects supervisor: VIFX

Ivan DeWolf
3D digital artist

Bill Dietrich
Kothoga animation

Gus Duron
film coordinator

Antoine Durr
3D supervisor: VIFX

Gregory Elwood
digital compositor

Anders Ericson
Kothoga animation

Meg Freeman
digital compositor

Bob Froehlig
systems operations

Scott Giegler
Kothoga animation

Rhonda C. Gunner
visual effects

David Gutman
digital compositor

Joe Henke
Kothoga animation

Bryan Hirota
research & development supervisor: VIFX

Richard E. Hollander
visual effects

Hiroshi 'Kan' Ikeuchi
armature engineer

Eric Jennings
animation R&D/technical director

Manson Jones
programmer

Dan Kaufman
3D digital artist

Josh Kirschenbaum
technical supervisor: BFTRE

Andy Kopra
lead programmer

Gene Kozicki
digital coordinator: VIFX

Mark Kramer
engineering

Harry Lam
digital compositing lead

Van Ling
computer graphics supervisor

Liz Lord
digital compositor

Mark 'Crash' McCreery
character design

Gregory L. McMurry
visual effects supervisor

Cheryl McQuady
digital compositor

Rob Menapace
motion control programmer

Stuart Mintz
Kothoga animation

Zeke Morales
film coordinator

Michelle Murdocca
executive producer of digital imaging: VIFX

Mike Norville
Kothoga tongue animation

Tom C. Peitzman
effects production supervisor, visual effects producer

Ethan Phillips
visual effects CLT: VIFX

Edwin Rivera
digital compositing lead: VIFX

Ha Ngan Roda
Kothoga animation

Andy Rosen
digital compositor

Louis Scaduto
Kothoga textures

Scott Schneider
model shop supervisor

Rob Schultz
digital compositor

Tom Shaughnessy
camera assistant

Brad Spencer
scanning and printing

Paul Taglianetti
production coordinator: VIFX, visual effects coordinator: VIFX

Tom Tierney
engineering

John C. Wash
visual effects

Tom Whitson
engineering

Gian Ganziano
visual effects

Stunts

May Boss
stunts

John Branagan
stunts

Jophery C. Brown
stunts

Richard E. Butler
stunts

Dean Raphael Ferrandini
stunts

Linda Fetters
stunts

Tim Gallin
stunts

Jeff Habberstad
stunt rigger

Mark Harper
stunts

Rick Le Fevour
stunts

Nina Leone
utility stunts

Jake Lombard
stunts

Sunnie Merrill
stunts

Carol Neilson
stunts

Linda Perlin
stunts

Denney Pierce
stunts

Chere Rae
stunts

Walter Scott
stunts

Paul E. Short
stunts

Brian Smrz
stunt coordinator

David Walling
stunts

Dick Warlock
stunts

P.K. West
stunts

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
stunts

Kay Whipple
stunts

Keith Woulard
stunts

Will Leong
stunt double

Danny Lima
stunts

Carl Paoli
stunt driver

Rik Walters
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Norman Ash
lighting technician

Jennifer Bell
second assistant camera

Garrett Benson
second assistant camera

Terry Bowen
additional camera operator

Stephen S. Campanelli
camera operator, Steadicam operator

A. Anthony Cappello
additional first assistant camera

Michael Ferris
additional camera operator

Richard Foreman Jr.
still photographer

David French
grip

John P. Friday
chief rigging lighting technician: Chicago

Jeff Hand
first assistant camera

Frank Keever
first company rigging grip

Rory Robert Knepp
additional camera operator

George Kohut
camera operator: Chicago

Cara Latzel
video assist coordinator

Morgan Michael Lewis
first company grip: Chicago

Mark R. Lindberg
chief lighting technician: Chicago

Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci
lighting technician

J. Steven Matzinger
additional first assistant camera

Charles May II
video assist operator

Tom May
first company grip

Charlie McIntyre
chief rigging lighting technician

David Morenz
first assistant camera: Chicago

David Norris
camera technician: Wescam camera

Ronald J. Pure Jr.
lighting technician

John S. Robertson
dolly grip: Chicago

John 'Fest' Sandau
assistant chief lighting technician

Dean M. Simmon
second assistant camera: Chicago

John 'Skids' Skidmore
lighting technician

Lonnie Stewart
dolly grip

Park B. Taylor
assistant chief lighting technician: Chicago

James R. Tynes
chief lighting technician

Joseph D. Urbanczyk
director of photography: re-takes

Francis X. Valdez III
assistant chief lighting technician

Larry Williams
second company rigging grip

Jeffrey P. Ackil
assistant camera

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting

Shaunda G. Jones
casting assistant

Karen Peake
extras casting: Chicago

Regina Prokop
extras casting coordinator: Chicago

Johnny White
extras casting assistant: set

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Elinor Bardach
costume supervisor

Joyce Kogut
set costumer

Nancy Takehara
costumer

Editorial Department

Jeff Gullo
additional editor

Phil Hetos
color timer

Chris Jackson
assistant editor

Scott Janush
assistant editor: avid

Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter

Music Department

Frank Bennett
orchestrator

Thomas A. Carlson
music editor

conductor

Brad Dechter
orchestrator

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Don Nemitz
orchestrator

John E. Oliver
music production set supervisor

Rick Winquest
additional music scoring mixer

Transportation Department

Keith Dillin
transportation captain

James F. Hogan
transportation captain: Chicago

Robert Neilson
transportation coordinator

Armand Paoletti
transportation coordinator: Chicago

Other Crew

Rob Abbey
video image crew

John Alexander
kothoga choreographer

Lynn Andrews
assistant to producer

Michael Bilog
assistant accountant

Bonnie Bott
assistant location manager

Amanda Brand
publicist

Luis Brito
cook

Jim Brockett
animal coordinator

Glenn Cannon
computer playback operator

Donna Cline
medical technical advisor

Charles R. Crumly
museum consultant

Sara DeCesare
assistant: Greg McMurry

Kristin Dehnert
location assistant: Chicago

Deborah Dellosso
animal trainer

James Dew
animal trainer

Janet L. Earl
video image supervisor

Dave Grasso
kothoga puppeteer

Ronald E. Hairston
key craft service

Beth Hathaway
kothoga puppeteer

Richard Haugen
kothoga puppeteer

Craig Hosking
helicopter pilot

Mark Jurinko
kothoga puppeteer

David Katz
video image crew

Laura Matook
assistant: Peter Hyams

Larry Odien
beetle puppeteer

Debbie Page
assistant location manager

Paul Pav
location manager

F. Stanley Pearse Jr.
location manager

Tim L. Pearson
production auditor

Larry Potoker
video image crew

Judith Pritchard
production coordinator

John Redmond
police technical advisor

Michael Roccuzzo
assistant accountant

choreographer

Rick Shuster
helicopter pilot, aerial coordinator

Debbie Silverman
production assistant

Alfred Sousa
kothoga puppeteer

Ian Stevenson
kothoga puppeteer

Christopher Swift
kothoga puppeteer

Barbara Thaxton
script supervisor

Dirk Vahle
helicopter pilot

Sean Williams
assistant: Gale Anne Hurd

Jason Gondek
second assistant accountant

Production Company

BBC Television Centre

Marubeni

Mutual Film Company

Pacific Western
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Paramount Pictures

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Tele-München (TMG)

Toho-Towa

Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Concorde Home Entertainment

Concorde-Castle RockTurner

Focus Film AG

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Paramount Home Video

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Distribution

PolyGram Video

Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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Sogepaq Distribución

Universal Pictures Benelux
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Vitória Filmes

Special Effects

Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE)

Blue SkyVIFX
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Stan Winston Studio

Video Image

Miscellaneous

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies

Nina Saxon Film Design
title design

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M
score recording

Rick Brainin Catering Inc.
catering

Silicon Graphics
computer systems

Soundelux
sound effects design and editing

Video Image
24-frame video displays






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