The Thirteenth Floor (1999)


The Thirteenth Floor
Release Date16 April 1999
Budget$16,000,000
US Box Office$16,000,000
TaglineQuestion reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist.
GenreFantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
CountryGermany
USA
Filming Locations777 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassTech Noir
MoodOther Dimensions, Spellbinders
ThemesVirtual Reality, Time Travel, Murder Investigations
TonesStylized, Ominous, Eerie, Slick
TagsAccusation, Investigation, Murder, Reality, Time Travel, Vindication, Virtual Reality

The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 science fiction film directed by Josef Rusnak and loosely based upon Simulacron-3 (1964), a novel by Daniel F. Galouye, and Welt am Draht (1973) (World on a Wire), a German two-part television film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The featured players are Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dennis Haysbert. In 2000, The Thirteenth Floor was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, but The Matrix won the award.


Cast and Crew


Cast

David, Douglas Hall, John Ferguson

Hannon Fuller, Grierson

Jane Fuller, Natasha Molinaro

Jerry Ashton, Jason Whitney

Detective Larry McBain

Steven Schub
Detective Zev Bernstein

Jeremy Roberts
Tom Jones

Jane's Lawyer

Janet MacLachlan
Ellen

Burt Bulos
Bellhop

Venessia Valentino
Concierge

Howard S. Miller
Chauffeur

Natasha's Roomate

Bridget Manilla

Bank Manager

Bank Customer

Meghan Ivey
Chanteuse

Honey Bear Girl

Lounge Piano Player

Ron Boussom
Maitre D'

30's Cop

Toni Sawyer
Grierson's Wife

Brooks Almy
Bridget's Mom

Darryl Henriques
Cab Driver

Suzanne Harrer
Tired Dancer

30's Limo Driver

Geoffrey Rivas
Security Guard

Newspaper Boy

Jeff Blumenkrantz
Choreographer

Andrew Alden
Doorman

Vivian Palermo
Woman on Beach

Tracy Perry
Party Member

Glendon Rich
Detective

Dea Natasja Rosenmeier
Erika Schmitt, the Cigarette Girl

Mary Ann Schmidt
Bank Business Woman

Other Ashton

Randy Woltz
Drummer

Director

Josef Rusnak
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Writer

Daniel F. Galouye

Josef Rusnak

Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez

Producer

Helga Ballhaus
executive producer

executive producer

producer

Ute Emmerich
producer

Kelly Van Horn
co-producer

Marco Weber
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Wedigo von Schultzendorff

Editor

Henry Richardson
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Casting Director

David Bloch
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April Webster
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Production Designer

Kirk M. Petruccelli
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Art Director

Frank Bollinger
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Barry Chusid

Set Decorator

Victor J. Zolfo
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Costume Designer

Joseph A. Porro

Makeup Department

Bobbi Baird
makeup artist

Virginia Kearns
hair stylist

Erwin H. Kupitz
wig designer

Thomas Nellen
key makeup department head

key hair department head

Lori McCoy-Bell
hair stylist

Production Manager

James K. Jensen
post-production supervisor

Lisa Lynn Kearsley
production supervisor

Kelly Van Horn
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Foongy Lee
second second assistant director

Kim H. Winther
first assistant director

Lars P. Winther
second assistant director

Art Department

Evelyn Barbier
set designer

Robert A. Blackburn
construction coordinator

Lloyd A. Buswell
construction foreman

Ray Harvie
storyboard artist

Scott Maginnis
assistant set decorator

John Maskovich
lead man

Steven B. Melton
property master

Melody Miller
assistant property master

Joy Phillips
art department associate

A. Leslie Thomas
set designer

Joshua Warner
on-set dresser

Jean Brauner
model maker

Chris Brewster
set dresser

Travis Huffman
propmaker

Joshua Hunt
property assistant

Scott G. Jones
set dresser

Allen Lafferty
propmaker

Thomas Lauifi
carpenter

Steven O'Bannon
laborer

William H. Phen Jr.
construction general foreman

Sound Department

Robert J. Anderson Jr.
sound

Hubert Bartholomae
supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer

Dino Dimuro
adr editor

Jonathan Fuh
boom operator

José Antonio García
sound

Axel Hirn
sound recording engineer

Pit Kuhlmann
foley editor

Dave McMoyler
adr supervisor

Andreas Musolff
sound effects editor

Richard Oesterreicher
sound recording engineer

Margit Pfeiffer
foley editor, dialogue editor

Jörn Poetzl
foley artist

Ron Radvinsky
apprentice sound editor

Friedrich Wilhem Roedding
sound recording engineer

Mary Ruth Smith
adr editor

Gary Coppola
additional re-recording mixer: temp

Special Effects

Jan Aaris
special effects foreman

John S. Baker
special effects coordinator

Henrik Scheib
workshop manager

Pit Zaepernick
painter

H. Barclay Aaris
special effects

Visual Effects

Christian Ahlers
senior modelmaker

James Auger
senior modelmaker

Axel Bahro
senior modelmaker

Joe Bauer
visual effects supervisor

Susanna Bauer
senior modelmaker

Jan Bernotat
motion control operator: miniature unit

Friederike Berthold
model maker

Cania
matador artist

Matt Cordner
technical director, rendering artist

Sebastian Cramer
model shoot coordinator

Doug Creel
rendering artist: CFX , senior technical director

Robert Cribbett
rotoscope artist

Sean C. Cunningham
effects supervisor

Mitchell S. Drain
lead compositor

Hartmut Engel
CGI animation artist

Conny Fauser
compositing supervisor

Daniel Fazel
lighting technical director

Haggi Floeser
CG animation artist

Nickson Fong
technical director

Moritz Glaesle
digital compositor

Frank Gorgas
model lighting

Joachim Grüninger
miniature effects supervisor

Abra Grupp
compositor

Christian Haas
CG animation artist

Greg Hanigan
digital imaging supervisor

Christian Heinz
modelmaker

Scott Holmes
character animator

Joe Jackman
lead tracking artist

Katrin Klaiber
matador artist

Cathleen Klein
matador artist

Marc Kolbe
digital effects producer

Fabian Kraus
painter

Birger Laube
senior modelmaker

Peggy Lebel
visual effects assistant

Alex Lemke
data management

Lutz Lemke
digital film scanning

Sibylle Maier
digital film recording

Andres Marder
chief lighting technician: miniature unit

Christian Mayer
model lighting

Tim Mendler
camera/motion control assistant: miniature unit

Christian Middelberg
visual effects producer

Joanna Motek
CGI animation artist

Craig A. Mumma
digital effects producer

Christoph Neu
modelmaker

Benedikt Niemann
character animator

Connie Oettl
senior modelmaker

Fumiari Ogawa
senior modelmaker

Rocco Passionino
lead effects artist

Cristin Pescosolido
compositor

Ethan Phillips
visual effects CLT

Carolin Quis
CGI supervisor

Henning Raedlein
visual effects producer

Kosta Saric
visual effects editor

Henrik Scheib
workshop manager: Magicon

Oliver Seiter
digital compositor

Britta Sell
director of photography: miniature unit

Nelson Sepulveda
compositing supervisor

Kevin Souls
character animator

Frederic Soumagnas
lead lighting artist

Bret St. Clair
lead digital texture artist

Wolf Steiling
senior modelmaker

Bernd Sumalowitsch
miniature still photographer

Olcun Tan
CGI animation artist

James D. Tittle
digital effects coordinator: CFX

Anke Vollmer
modelmaker

Udo Vollmer
modelmaker

Waggi Von Seidlein
senior model maker

Daniel V. Volckamer
senior modelmaker

Mortimer Warlimont
senior modelmaker

Steffen M. Wild
digital effects supervisor: CFX

Klaus Wuchta
digital compositor

Pit Zaepernick
painter

Jürgen 'Zambo' Zimmermann
model maker

Archie Gogoladze
digital artist

Vincent E. Toto
visual effects director of photography

Stunts

Thomas Robinson Harper
stunts

Freddie Hice
stunts

Tommy J. Huff
stunts

stunts

Billy D. Lucas
stunts

Matt McBride
stunts

Anthony T. Pennello
stunts

Chad Randall
stunts

Larry Rippenkroeger
stunts

R.A. Rondell
stunt coordinator

Debby Lynn Ross
stunts

Fred M. Waugh
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Claudette Barius
still photographer

Michael Bauman
assistant chief lighting technician

Philip L. Brown
best boy grip

Keith Collea
video supervisor

Jefferson T. Jones
camera loader

Mitchell Lookabaugh
dolly grip

Max Neal
second assistant camera

Brian W. Nordheim
first assistant camera

Tim Ryan
key grip

Chris Squires
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator

Jon R. Tower
chief lighting technician

Chris Wagganer
video assist operator

Gary L. Camp
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Michael Chang
rigging gaffer

Frank Endewardt
set lighting technician

Susa Kohlstedt
assistant camera

Andres Marder
chief lighting technician: miniature unit

Don McCuaig
director of photography: second unit

David Musselman
electrician

James D. Wickman
grip

Casting Department

Randall E. Flinn
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Annie Dunn
set costumer

Jean Rosone
costume supervisor

Deborah Slate
set costumer

Editorial Department

Rick Downey
negative cutter

Alexander Garcia
first assistant editor

Blake Maniquis
second assistant editor

Dana Ross
color timer

David Siegel
additional editor

Music Department

Peter Afterman
music supervisor

William Boston
additional orchestrator

historic music consultant, musical director

Ross DeRoche
music preparation

Andrew Dorfman
music editor

Randy Gerston
music supervisor

Benoit Grey
additional orchestrator

Kevin Kliesch
orchestrator

conductor, orchestrator

Thomas Wanker
composer: additional music, conductor, orchestrator

Larry Kenton
additional orchestrator

Robert J. Ramirez
additional orchestrator

Transportation Department

Craig Lietzke
transportation captain

David Shaffer
transportation captain

Richard Burch
driver: mechanic

Other Crew

Rachel Aberly
unit publicist

Daniel Hsu Accomando
clip licensing manager

Jason Astor
production assistant

Melissa Bargar
production secretary

Kim Berner
script supervisor

Kim Clever
choreographer

Corky Cronin
production assistant

Ross C. Day
location manager

Stephen P. Del Prete
production assistant

René Descartes
quotation

James Ealy
set medic

Dana Eller
production assistant

Katie Eustermann
production assistant

Cindy Franke
production coordinator

David Frutos
choreographer

Joie Gharrity
assistant: Mr. Emmerich

Rod Hamilton
assistant: Mr. Rusnak

Cheri Jacobs
assistant accountant

Vanessa R. Jordan
assistant: Ute Emmerich

Kevin LaRosa
aerial coordinator

Fran Lucci
production accountant

Jay Ostrowski
production assistant

Jahmani Perry
production assistant

James Perry
assistant to location manager

Kathleen Roll
production assistant

Rachel Rose
assistant: Mr. Weber

Marc Roskin
assistant: Mr. Emmerich

Melissa N. Savage
production secretary

Chris Winn
craft service

John C. Bush
video computer graphics

Douglas W. McHenry
post-production accountant

Robert Mehnert
aerial unit director

Mimi Munn
stand-in

Thell Reed
armorer

Shari Sontag
accountant

Production Company

Centropolis Film Productions

Distributor

Columbia Pictures

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Jugendfilm-Verleih

LK-TEL
,

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

V8

Special Effects

Centropolis Effects

MagicMove GmbH

Magicon

Miscellaneous

ARRI Digital
scanning and recording services

Axium Payroll Services
payroll services

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies

Charlie Messenger Casting
extras casting

Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
color, opticals

D' Caterers
catering

DeLuxe Laboratories
prints

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
film subsidizer

International Film Guarantors
completion guarantee

Otto Nemenz International
Arriflex cameras provided by

Pacific TitleMirage
titles

Solid Sound
sound services

Spacecam Systems
spacecam aerial camera system






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