Virtuosity (1995)
| Release Date | 04 August 1995 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $24,000,000 |
| Tagline | Justice needs a new program |
| Genre | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action, Chase Movie, Police Detective Film |
| Themes | Virtual Reality, Down on Their Luck, Serial Killers, Criminal's Revenge, Crime Sprees, Obsessive Quests, Technology Run Amok |
| Tones | Gritty, Rousing, Slick, Menacing, Tense |
| Tags | Computers, Copycat, Ex Policeman, Family Member, Partner, Rampage, Revenge, Serial Killer, Technology, Virtual Reality |
Virtuosity is a 1995 techno-thriller film directed by Brett Leonard. The movie tells the story of a virtual villain's successful attempt to escape into the "real world". SID 6.7, the villain program portrayed by Russell Crowe, is eventually transplanted into an android body and escapes. Parker Barnes, a reinstated police officer played by Denzel Washington, is given the chance to catch him. The film was shot in and around Los Angeles, California.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Christopher Murray
Matthew Grimes
Gordon Jennison Noice
Big Red
Miracle Vincent
Christine Barnes
Mara Duronslet
Beautiful Woman at Olympic Stadium
Karen Annarino
'IS' TV Reporter
Miguel Nájera
Rafael Debaca
Danny Goldring
John Symes
Randall Fontana
Ed
Allen Scotti
Surgeon
Dwayne Chattman
Stripped Man in Media Zone
Ed Marques
Blonde Punk in Media Zone
Cheryl Lawson
Pretty Woman in Media Zone
Kevin Loreque
Animatronic Bartender
Eiko Nijo
Geisha Hostess
Gaura Vani Buchwald
Burly Man in Video Store
Rolando Molina
Salesman in Videostore
Monica Allison
Woman on Train
Susan Mohun
Bystander
David Asman
Metrolink Cop
Anthony C. Hall
Locator Technician
Amy Smallman
Aide in Cochran's Office
Ahmed Ahmed
Cameraman
Marva Hicks
Onscreen Talent
Juan A. Riojas
Metromedia Cop
Steven R. Barnett
Metromedia Cop
John Walcutt
SWAT Captain
Michael B. Silver
Undercover Cop
Jordan Marder
Prison Transport Guard
Brogan Young
Monitor Prison Guard
Laura Leigh Hughes
Suburban Reporter
Anthony Winters
Male Newscaster
Virginia Watson
Anchorwoman
Beverly Cohen
Female Tabloid TV Host
Margot Hope
Paula
Mary-Rachel Foot
Woman with Video Camera
Jennifer Greenhut
Screaming Woman
Lesa Noelle
Screaming Woman
Brit Thompson
Screaming Woman
Kevin La Presle
Paramedic
Daniel Anderson
Police Detective
Eric Bernt
Building Supervisor
Rob Gomes
S.W.A.T. Guy
Michael Tamburro
Helicopter Pilot
Richard Atchley
Rowdy guy at UFC match
Anthony Backman
Metrolink Patron
Rogan Wilde
TV News Producer
Director
Brett Leonard
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Writer
Eric Bernt
Producer
Gimel Everett
co-producer
Hawk Koch
executive producer
Gary Lucchesi
producer
Robert McMinn
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Gale Tattersall
Editor
Rob Kobrin
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B.J. Sears
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Casting Director
Deborah Aquila
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Jane Shannon-Smith
Production Designer
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Art Director
Richard Toyon
Set Decorator
Jay Hart
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Costume Designer
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
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Makeup Department
Bruce Barlow
special makeup effects artist
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
key hair stylist
Chris Walas
special makeup effects
Kenneth Walker
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Ronald G. Smith
production manager
Stan Szymanski
post-production supervisor: L2 Communications
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Albert Cho
first assistant director: second unit
Steve Danton
first assistant director
Christina Fong
second second assistant director
Angela Barnes Gomes
dga trainee
Susan J. Hellmann
second assistant director: second unit
Jono Oliver
second assistant director
Mic Rodgers
second unit director
Rebecca Strickland
second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Lori Ashcraft
art department coordinator
Robert J. Carlyle
construction coordinator
Clete Cetrone
construction foreman
Kirk Corwin
property master
Mick Cukurs
set designer
Steven DeSantis
stage foreman
John Eaves
concept artist
John Harrington
assistant property master
Bruce Robert Hill
set designer
Joseph A. Hodges
assistant art director
Patrick Janicke
property designer
Lee J. Jashinsky
painter
Carol Lavoie
set designer
Robert Lucas
lead man
David J. Negron Jr.
storyboard artist
Troy Alan Peters
on-set dresser
Glenn H. Roberts
set dresser
Sound Department
John K. Adams
foley editor
Rick Alexander
re-recording mixer
Anna Behlmer
re-recording mixer
Sandy Berman
supervising sound editor
Thomas Causey
sound mixer
Damon Cohoon
assistant sound editor
Richard Corwin
adr editor
Anne Couk
first assistant sound editor
Gloria D'Alessandro
sound editor
Christine Danelski
supervising foley editor
Tammy Fearing
assistant sound editor
Patrick J. Foley
sound effects editor
Cameron Frankley
sound effects editor
Rick Freeman
dialogue editor
Gary Gegan
re-recording mixer
Thomas Giordano
sound technician: partial
Galen Goodpaster
assistant sound editor
Scott G.G. Haller
dialogue editor
Eileen Horta
adr editor
Richard Kite
cable
Val Kuklowsky
sound effects editor
Mark L. Mangino
sound effects editor
Courtenay Marvin
assistant sound editor
Ron Meredith
assistant sound editor
Scott Millan
re-recording mixer
Andy Nelson
re-recording mixer
Steve Pederson
re-recording mixer
Tom Perry
re-recording mixer
Frank Serafine
sound designer
James Simcik
supervising adr editor
Randy Singer
foley mixer
Thomas W. Small
foley editor
Frank Smathers
supervising dialogue editor
Beth Sterner
supervising sound editor
Mike Szakmeister
sound effects editor
Corinne Villa
assistant sound editor
François Blaignan
additional sound designer
Dana LeBlanc Frankley
apprentice sound editor
Karen Spangenberg
additional sound editor
Special Effects
Carol Bauman
creature technician
John P. Cazin
special effects technician
Kenneth C. Clark
special effects
Albert Delgado
special effects: second unit
Kim Derry
special effects technician
Bruce Allan Donnellan
special effects
Stephan Dupuis
special effects makeup supervisor: Chris Walas Inc.
Andy Evans
special effects
Jay M. Hirsch
special effects
James Isaac
project supervisor: Chris Walas Inc.
Kelly Kerby
special effects
Sam P. La Fata
special effects
Kelly Lepkowsky
mechanical supervisor: Chris Walas Inc.
James Lorimer
special effects
Michelle Lyman
special effects crew
Hoyt L. Ng
special effects
Robert L. Olmstead
special effects
Jane E. Pepiot
special effects
Ken Pepiot
special effects supervisor
Gintar Repecka
special effects foreman
Alan Rifkin
special effects
Bruce Robles
special effects
Connie W. Siu
special effects
Jon Townley
special effects supervisor
Paul Vigil
special effects
Rick Weed
special effects
John Ziegler
special effects
Michael Wick
creature fabricator
Visual Effects
Christopher Bailey
visual effects coordinator: SPI
Tim Boxell
visual effects storyboards
Jenny Bright
producer: 525 Post Production
Brian Buongiorno
digital compositing artist: 525 Post Production
Jamie Clay
animator
Richard J. Cook
digital effects coordinator: VisonArt
Stewart Daniels
lead digital artist: L2 Interactive
Tim Douglas
computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Kelly Durkin
digital art director: L2 Interactive
Shawn Esposito
compositor
Ted Fay
senior technologist: VisionArt
Kent Feeler
digital compositing artist: 525 Post Production
John Follmer
visual effects producer: MetroLight Studios
Lisa Foster
technical director
Martin Foster
CGI supervisor: MetroLight Studios, animator: L2 Interactive
Alex Frisch
digital compositing artist: 525 Post Production
Gina Galvan
visual effects production manager: L2 Communications
Brett Gassaway
digital imaging consultant
George Gerber
creative lead: L2 Interactive, head of production: L2 Interactive
Charlotte Huggins
digital effects producer: SPI
Christopher Johnston
visual effects
Elizabeth Maxwell Keith
technical director
Stephen Kennedy
digital compositor
Scott Kilburn
technical director: SPI
Daniel Kramer
technical director
James W. Kristoff
executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios
Jennifer Law Stump
digital effects artist: Metrolight Studios
Kelvin Lee
animator
Michele Linse
visual effects coordinator: L2 Communications
Dan McDonald
production coordinator: MetroLight Studios
Tim McGovern
visual effects supervisor: SPI
George Merkert
visual effects executive producer
Craig Mullins
digital matte painter: L2 Communications
Hoyt L. Ng
digital effects artist
Shannon Noble
lead digital compositor: L2 Communications
Patrick Phillips
visual effects
Karl Raade
animator
Laura Richards
executive producer: 525 Post Production
Chris Ryan
CG artist: MetroLight Studios
Dobbie Schiff
visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
Connie W. Siu
digital effects artist
Michelle Steinau
digital compositing artist: L2 Communications
Tim Teramoto
digital artist
Daniel Todd
computer graphics line producer: L2 Communications
Jon Townley
visual effects supervisor: L2 Communications
Donna Tracy
digital compositing artist
Jim Wheelock
visual effects producer: L2 Communications
Bernice Kenton
visual effects vendor producer
Stunts
Laura Albert
stunts
Troy Brown
stunts
Shane Dixon
stunts
Doc Duhame
stunts
Ousaun Elam
stunts
Annie Ellis
stunts
Lance Gilbert
stunt coordinator, stunts
Troy Gilbert
stunts
James M. Halty
stunts
Will Leong
stunts
David R. Maier
utility stunts
John Meier
stunts, stunt coordinator
Mic Rodgers
stunts, stunt coordinator
Jimmy Romano
stunts
Pat Romano
stunt rigger
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts
Michael Runyard
stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino
stunts
Christopher J. Tuck
stunts
Scott Waugh
stunts
Joe Bernier
utility stunts
Ericka Bryce
stunts
Randy Johnson
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Roy Bean
video assist operator
Mike Benson
director of photography: second unit
Clyde E. Bryan
camera technician
John T. Connor
assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Fay
grip
Michael Genne
camera operator
Frank M. Holgate
camera operator: aerial unit
Richard Jastrow
grip
Scott C. Keys
rigging electric best boy
Gary B. Kibbe
director of photography: second unit
David Luckenbach
Steadicam operator, camera operator
Tim Marshall
best boy electric
Michael A. Mendez
grip
David L. Merrill
key grip: second unit
Paul Santoni
camera loader
Nick Shuster
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Taylor
Steadicam operator
Michael D. Weldon
first assistant camera
James D. Wickman
rigging company grip
Brian Lataille
remote head technician
Animation Department
Kelvin Lee
animator
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Alex Wald
casting assistant
Mary Tricia Wood
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christopher Gilman
costumes
Sam Greenmun
specialty wardrobe
Damien Quinn
costumer
Editorial Department
Todd Busch
assistant editor
Lisa M. Citron
additional film editor
Meredith Gold
assistant film editor
Polly Holmes
assistant editor
Leslie Jones
assistant editor
Dennis McNeill
color timer
Ray Neapolitan
assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Jonathan P. Shaw
additional film editor
Music Department
George Acogny
composer: songs
Pete Anthony
conductor, orchestrator
Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Alex Gibson
music editor
Scott Grusin
music editor
Christopher Kennedy
music editor
Mark Kilian
assistant to composer
Larry Mah
score mixer, music scoring consultant
Dick Rudolph
executive music producer
Lee Scott
music editor
Timothy R. Sexton
executive music producer
Rick Winquest
music scoring mixer
Transportation Department
Brita McCollough
driver
Other Crew
Karen Annarino
assistant to director
Adam Burton
programmer
Jessica Drake
dialect coach
Brenton Fletcher
computer/video playback coordinator
Rob Gomes
production assistant
Kevin Saunders Hayes
synthesizer programmer
Ilt Jones
assistant location manager
Harry Lu
armorer
Melanie Miller
assistant: Mr. Crowe
Peter J. Novak
location manager
Lisa J. Olin
legal clearances
Margaret J. Orlando
assistant production coordinator
Ray Quiroz
script supervisor
Meryle Selinger
production accountant
Michael Tamburro
helicopter pilot
John Van Houten
synthesizer coordinator
Hope Williams
script supervisor: second unit
Wayne Witherspoon
production assistant
Yvonne Yaconelli
production coordinator
Mark Zimoski
programmer: synthesizer
Wendy Goldfisher
payroll accountant
Thanks
Billy Weber
special thanks
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
Argentina Video Home
CIC Video Australia
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CIC Vídeo
Cinema International
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Filmes do Brasil
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Paramount Home Video
SBP
United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
525 Post Production
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Chris Walas
L² Visual Effects
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MetroLight Studios
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Newkirk Special Effects
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Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
Viewpoint Datalabs International
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Miscellaneous
Clairmont Camera
camera systems
Cogswell Video Services
video assist equipment
EFilm
film scanning and recording
Pacific Title
end titles and opticals
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M
orchestra recorded at
Paramount Pictures
digital sound editing
Radioactive Records
soundtrack
VisionArt
main title sequence
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Virtuosity
