Virus (1999)
| Tagline | Life on earth is in for a shock. |
| Genre | Action, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
| Country | FranceUKGermanyUSAJapan |
| Filming Locations | Newport News, Virginia, USA |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Alien Film, Sea Adventure |
| Themes | Evil Aliens |
| Tones | Menacing, Tense |
| Tags | Alien [not Human], Predators, Salvage, Ship, Storm, Survivor, Virus |
Virus is a 1999 science fiction-horror film directed by visual effects artist John Bruno and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland. The film is based on a Dark Horse comic book of the same name by Chuck Pfarrer.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sherman Augustus
Richie
Yuri Chervotkin
Colonel Kominski
Keith Flippen
Captain Lonya Rostov
Olga Rzhepetskaya-Retchin
Female Cosmonaut
Levan Uchaneishvili
Captain Alexi
David Eggby
Norfolk Captain
Matthew Sullivan
Coast Guard Man
Director
John Bruno
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Writer
Chuck Pfarrer
,
Dennis Feldman
Producer
Mark Gordon
executive producer
Dennis E. Jones
co-producer
Gary Levinsohn
executive producer
Todd Moyer
co-producer
Chuck Pfarrer
executive producer
Mike Richardson
executive producer
Bud S. Smith
co-producer
Original Music
Joel McNeely
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Cinematographer
David Eggby
Editor
M. Scott Smith
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Production Designer
Mayling Cheng
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Art Director
Jaymes Hinkle
Robert J. Quinn
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Donald B. Woodruff
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Set Decorator
Donald Krafft
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Costume Designer
Deborah Everton
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Makeup Department
Janet Carey
additional makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin
makeup supervisor
Vincent J. Guastini
special makeup effects: second unit
Joel Harlow
special makeup effects artist
Rob Hinderstein
special makeup effects artist
J.M. Logan
special makeup effects artist: Goliath/7-Footer
Sandra Martin Hudgins
special makeup effects artist
Emanuel Millar
hair designer, hair styles supervisor
Sandra S. Orsolyak
makeup artist
Scott Patton
makeup designer
Rick Pour
makeup artist
Pamela Priest
key hair stylist
Dave Snyder
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Chris Bromley
unit production manager
Delia Circelli
unit production manager
Doreen A. Dixon
post-production supervisor
Dennis E. Jones
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carla Brand Breitner
first assistant director
Kenneth G. Brown
second assistant director: second unit, Virginia
Todd Hallowell
second unit director: Virginia
J. Michael Haynie
first assistant director: second unit
Terry Miller
first assistant director
Stephanie P. O'Brien
second second assistant director
Douglas S. Ornstein
first assistant director: second unit, Virginia
Bud S. Smith
second unit director
Michael Viglietta
second assistant director
Frank Waldeck
second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
David Almeleh
set dresser
Alan Au
set designer
Robert Beck
property manager
Missy Berent
set dresser
Frank Blair
assistant property master
John Blanchard
shop foreman
E.W. Bradford
construction coordinator
Kathy Brunswick
construction buyer
Timothy Burgard
storyboard artist
Jean Chan
art department coordinator
Tom Cranham
storyboard artist
Rodolfo Damaggio
storyboard artist
William G. Davis
set designer
Leo Duranona
storyboard artist
Kerry Gammill
conceptual artist
Geoffrey S. Grimsman
set designer
Michael J. Hall
construction foreman
George W. Harding III
set dresser
Darryl Henley
storyboard artist
Stacy L. Henning
sculptor, model maker
Alan Hook
set designer
Daniel R. Jennings
set designer
Tom Jones Jr.
construction coordinator
Dorn Merrill Kennison
set designer
Richard Forest Kern
propmaker, carpenter
Brian Kontz
head plasterer
Stephanie Macomber Kern
scenic
Thomas C. Mentzer
gang boss
Andrew Menzies
set designer
Phillip Norwood
storyboard artist
James F. Oñate
scenic foreman
Vic Petrotta Jr.
property master
Corinne Pooler
paint supervisor
William Rampey
propmaker
Christopher S. Ross
robotics art director
Richard Salinas
painter
Michael Shapiro
set dresser
Domenic Silvestri
set designer
Aaron Sowd
conceptual designer
Vladimir Spasojevic
illustrator
Patte Strong-Lord
set designer
Brian Stultz
scenic chargeman
Matthew Sullivan
on-set dresser
Mike Swift
storyboard artist
Richard Whitney
propmaker carpenter
Debbie Nolan
propmaker
Steve A. Stephenson
carpenter
Sound Department
David Acord
cable person
Charlie Ajar Jr.
dubbing recordist
Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
Michael C. Casper
sound re-recording mixer
Mike Chock
sound editor
John Dunn
sound editor
Ezra Dweck
sound re-recording mixer: effects pre-dubs
Julia Evershade
sound editor
Mark D. Fleming
sound re-recording mixer: temp mix
Donald Flick
sound editor
Aaron Glascock
sound editor
Hilda Hodges
foley artist
Chris Jargo
supervising adr editor
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Elliott Koretz
supervising dialog editor
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy
sound re-recording mixer
Steve Lee
sound effects librarian
Eric Lindemann
sound designer
Jay Meagher
production sound mixer
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Oscar Mitt
assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer
Michelle Pazer
adr editor
John Pospisil
sound designer
John Roesch
foley artist
Curt Schulkey
sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley editor
George Simpson
supervising sound editor
Randy Smith
boom operator
Ralph Stuart
first assistant sound editor
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
David A. Whittaker
sound editor
Bill Meadows
sound recordist
Elijah Schkeiban
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Eric Allard
robotic effects
Thomas D. Bacho Jr.
special effects technician
Paul Barnes
special effects technician, mold shop supervisor
Sebastien Caillabet
puppeteer
Terry Chapman
special effects
Michael H. Clark
special effects technician
Joe Colwell
sculptor
Charles Cooley
miniature pyrotechnician
Phil H. Fravel
special effects crew
Chuck Gaspar
special effects supervisor
Patrick M. Gerrety
creature effects
Russ Herpich
special effects artist
David Hill
special effects technician
Jim Kundig
animatronics
Joe Love
special effects technician
Kent W. Luttrell
mechanical special effects
Gary Pilkinton
special effects foreman
Brian Poor
animatronics technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Tom Seymour
special effects crew
Joseph Quinn Simpkins
special effects technician
Louie Zakarian
sculptor
Jeff Zook
special effects technician
Randy Algoe
special effects technician
Jason Groman
special effects assistant
Dana Klaren
animatronics technician
Alan Tuskes
special makeup effects crew
Visual Effects
Jonathan Alvord
Avid editor
Carol Ashley
compositing supervisor
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford
digital artist
Renee Binkowski
editorial assistant
Shawn Broes
visual effects editor
Douglas Busby
additional second assistant camera: visual effects unit
Jeff Chung
visual effects artist
Richard J. Cook
digital effects producer: VisonArt
Doug Creel
CG software programmer: Tippett Studio
Robert D. Crotty
digital effects producer: VisionArt
Tim T. Cunningham
digital effects production
Charles Darby
digital matte supervisor
Miller Drake
visual effects editor
Joe Dubs
digital paint supervisor
Douglas Epps
CG supervisor
Kent Estep
technical director: Tippett Studio
Bill Eyler
digital compositor
Ted Fay
director of technology: VisionArt
David Fogg
motion control
Page Frakes
digital color corrector: Tippett Studio
Tim Gibbons
digital rotoscope artist
Kristin Hansen
visual effects coordinator
Craig Hayes
visual effects supervisor: robot
George A. Hock
visual effects gaffer
Matt Jacobs
rotoscoper
Darby Johnston
digital effects animator
Darren Jones
digital Film I/O technician: Tippett Studio
Michael Joyce
model shop supervisor
Peter Juneau
digital compositor
Dan Kaufman
3D digital artist
Malina Koani
production assistant
Ken Kokka
visual effects coordinator: Tippett Studio
Roger Kupelian
digital matte painter
Joanne Ladolcetta
digital roto supervisor: Tippett Studio
Jennifer Law Stump
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Randy Link
animation
Matt Logue
rotoscope artist
David Lombardi
animator
Sean MacKenzie
digital compositor
Josh Minor
lead software developer: Tippett Studio
Bret Mixon
rotoscoping
David B. Moulder
visual effects coordinator
Richard Murken
visual effects production supervisor
Alfred Mürrle
digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Dan Naulin
digital effects artist: VisionArt
Lori J. Nelson
co-visual effects supervisor
Julie Newdoll
supervisor of digital lighting: Tippett Studio
Chris Paizis
match move lead
Michael Palmieri
digital post camera
Jeryd Pojawa
lead modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Jay Riddle
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
David Rosenthal
digital film I/O supervisor: Tippett Studio
Kevin Rose-Williams
visual effects editor
Mark Ross-Sullivan
lead modelmaker: Acme Models
Alonzo Ruvalcaba
visual effects producer
Ève Sakellariou
visual effects coordinator: Tippett Studio
Olivier Sarda
digital compositor
Thomas Schelesny
computer graphics animation supervisor
Scott Souter
digital lighting
Stephen Stanton
scanner operator: Tippett Studio
Van Starling
visual effects technical assistant
Russ Sueyoshi
digital compositor
Ken Swenson
lead modelmaker: Acme Models
Michele C. Vallillo
visual effects producer
Alette Vernon
senior digital compositor: Visionart
Christopher Warren
special effects photography
Gene Warren III
effects camera assistant
Robin Watts
character animator: Tippett Studio
Matthew P. Welker
technical director
Jeff Wells
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Vicki Wong
film I/O coordinator: Tippett Studio
John Campuzano
visual effects editor
Brennan Doyle
digital compositor
Todd Fellows
model maker: Acme Model Shop
Marty Holthaus
production assistant: Tippett Studio
Jeff A. Johnson
data wrangler: Tippett Studio
John Joyce
model maker
Paul Taglianetti
miniature shoot coordinator
Stunts
Laura Albert
stunt player
Jeff Cadiente
stunt player
Mike Cameron
stunt player
John Copeman
stunt player
Max Daniels
stunt double, stunt player
Brennan Dyson
stunt player
Tom Elliott
stunt player
Donna Keegan
assistant stunt coordinator
Kay Kimler
stunt player
Joel Kramer
stunt coordinator
Billy D. Lucas
stunt player
Guy Manos
stunt player
Monty L. Simons
stunt player
Mike Smith
stunt player
Tim Trella
stunt player
C. Ransom Walrod
stunt player
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Aldridge
first assistant camera: second unit
Glenn Ballard
company grip: Virginia second unit
Jill Balloun
camera loader: second unit
Monica Barrios-Smith
second assistant camera
Eric Bartsch
company grip: second unit
Neil Beard
lamp operator: second unit
Mike Benson
director of photography: second unit
Michael Bonsignore
dolly grip
Eddie Bowlin
rigging gaffer
Stephen Brock
dimmer board operator
Matthew Brookman
lamp operator
Michael Burke
chief lighting technician: Virginia second unit
Simon Carey
electric: second unit
Chris Dambra
electrician
Thomas H. Dean
lamp operator
Tom Dean
electrician
Michael Dhonau
company grip: second unit
David M. Dunlap
director of photography: Virginia second unit
Bill Finger
first assistant camera: second unit
Michael Flynn
lamp operator
Susan Gabbay
first assistant camera: Virginia second unit
Mark Graves
assistant chief lighting technician
Jeff Hand
first assistant camera
Russell Hardee
rigging key grip
Billy Hendricks
rigging gaffer: Virginia second unit
Adam Hinson
electrician
Ken Hudson
second assistant camera
Laurel Hughes
second assistant camera: Virginia second unit
Jeremy Hutcherson
best boy rigging grip
Jimmy E. Jensen
assistant camera: second unit
Michael Kelem
aerial camera operator
Jay Kemp
best boy electric: Virginia second unit
David Knox
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera
Sal Lanza
key grip: Virginia second unit
Charles Laughon
video assist operator
Mitchell Andrew Lillian
key grip
Bruce MacCallum
camera operator: Virginia second unit
Malcolm MacIntosh
camera operator: second unit
Charlie Marroquin
best boy grip
Edgar Martin
company grip
Greg Martin
company grip
Mark C. McManus
video assist operator: second unit
Grey Moore
second video assistant
Jeff Moore
camera operator: "b" camera
Troy Muhammed
lamp operator: second unit
David Noble
company grip
Keith Pickett
best boy rigging: Virginia second unit
Brian Powell
best boy rigger
Patrick Quinn
second assistant camera: Virginia second unit
Dale C. Robinson
on-set best boy: Virginia second unit
Tony Rudenko
playback operator
Ted Sapp
company grip: Virginia second unit
Russell G. Senato
dolly grip: Virginia second unit
Darrell B. Sheldon
dolly grip: second unit
Steve Skinner
rigging grip
Andrew Smith
assistant chief lighting technician
Derek Smith
second assistant camera
Robert Spencer
electrician: Virginia second unit
Tommy Ray Sullivan
gaffer
John R. Sutton
rigging grip
Eric Swanek
first assistant camera: Virginia second unit
Michael Tackett
still photographer
Fleather D. Thomas III
crane operator
Stephen Thompson
chief lighting technician
John Trapman
camera operator: Wescam camera
Dan Turek
second assistant camera: second unit
John Verardi
first assistant camera
Mark Vogel
best boy electric: Virginia second unit
Troy N. Wade
dolly grip
Steven J. Winslow
assistant camera: Wescam camera, camera technician
Thomas Yostpille
best boy grip: Virginia second unit
Dennis Zoppe
key grip: second unit
Animation Department
Bobby Beck
animator
Peter Konig
animator
Casting Department
Pam Dixon
casting
Craig Fincannon
extras casting, location casting
Mark Fincannon
extras casting, location casting
Amy Gerber
casting associate
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Diana Jaher
casting assistant
Karen Whitlow
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeanie Baker
key costumer
Wanda Evans
seamstress
Frank Perry Rose
costume supervisor
Catherine Peña
wardrobe set production assistant
Editorial Department
Richard Alderete
assistant editor
Sarah Brockhoff
assistant editor
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Ray Bushey III
post-production assistant
Matthew Cassel
first assistant editor
Lisa Cossettini
assistant editor
Jere Huggins
additional editor
Mike Stanwick
color timer
Music Department
Ron Aston
musician: electronic percussion
Dick Bernstein
music editor
Johnny Caruso
music editor
Joel McNeely
conductor
Judd Miller
musician: synthesizer
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
Craig Pettigrew
music editor
David Slonaker
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Christie Chaplin
transportation dispatcher: second unit
Alan Collis
transportation coordinator
Donald Collis
transportation captain
Jenny Elsinger
driver
Andrew L. Lanier
driver: William Baldwin
David P. Shannon
driver
Bubba Thrift
transportation
Other Crew
Eric Allard
robotics effects designer
A. Brent Armstrong
puppeteer
Clyde D. Baisey
set medic
Kip Bartlett
set electronics
Charles Thomas Baxter
location manager
Brent W. Bell
puppeteer
Christopher Bergschneider
puppeteer
Brian Bero
droid supervisor, puppeteer
Scott Blackwell
puppeteer
Steve Burg
robotics creature design
Sebastien Caillabet
puppeteer
Christian Carlberg
puppeteer
Terry Chapman
puppeteer
Bob Davidson
puppeteer
William Dean
location coordinator
Lisa DiQuollo
craft service
Larry Donahue
chef
Mike Edmonson
gopher
Craig Edwards
key production assistant: Virginia
Andrew Erdle
helicopter pilot
Eric Fiedler
puppeteer
April Fitzsimmons
assistant: Gale Anne Hurd
Phil H. Fravel
puppeteer
Mark Garbarino
puppeteer
P.J. Haines
assistant chef
Debbie Lane Hewett
stand-in
David Hill
puppeteer
Thomas A. Holland
puppeteer
Jamey Hopper
production assistant: Virginia
Deirdre Horgan
script supervisor
Mark Hull
puppeteer
Michael G. Jefferson
key set production assistant
Brett Tyler Johnson
puppeteer
Kathleen Keller
production coordinator: pre-production
Taishiro Kiya
robotics creature design
Jim Kundig
puppeteer
Lance Larson
assistant to director: post-production
Louis Lindwall
puppeteer
J.M. Logan
puppeteer
Sean Lynn
assistant chef
Leonard Gregory MacDonald
puppeteer
Jeff Manten
assistant location manager
Stephen A. Marinaccio II
assistant production office coordinator
M. Rutledge McCall
special projects coordinator: development
James McCracken
stand-in: Mr. Sutherland
Bud McGrew
puppeteer
Douglas W. McHenry
post-production accountant
John McIntyre
production assistant
Kate Miller
assistant production coordinator: Virginia second unit
Susan Morris-Bean
assistant production office coordinator
Jed Mortenson
assistant to director
Jack Munn
production medic
Trevor Murray
puppeteer
Jennifer Opresnick
script supervisor
Elizabeth Osterman
puppeteer
David Paris
aerial coordinator
Thomas Parris
production assistant
Doug Passarelli
puppeteer
Ron Pastucha
puppeteer
Shannon Petska
production assistant
Jamie Pilgrim
technical director
Alan D. Purwin
helicopter pilot
Robert Rieker
puppeteer
Shannon Rippy
production coordinator
Alicia Rudd
bird wrangler
Tony Rudenko
computer graphic artist
Eric B. Shoemaker
associate accountant
Cynthia Slavens
stand-in: Ms. Curtis
Keith Smith
helicopter pilot
Dave Snyder
puppeteer
Patricia Story
unit publicist
Kelly R. Tenney
key set production assistant: second unit
Jerry Tessendorf
cloud and storm r&d: Cinesite
Norman E. Thagard
advisor: MIR Station
Shea Varge
production assistant
Kenneth Walker
puppeteer
Robert Walker
stand-in: Mr. Baldwin
C. Ransom Walrod
marine coordinator
Patricia A. Walrod
marine crew
David Waters
production assistant
Mark Bryan Wilson
puppeteer
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter pilot
Matt Falletta
stand-in: Marshall Bell
Hugh W. Griffith III
puppeteer
Matt Mosher
puppeteer
Thanks
Ricki Manuel
special thanks
Gordon Toi
special thanks
Production Company
Mutual Film Company
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Dark Horse Entertainment
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Valhalla Motion Pictures
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BBC Television Centre
Tele-München (TMG)
Toho-Towa
Marubeni
U.G.C. PH
Distributor
Universal Pictures
EDKO Film
RCV Film Distribution
UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)
Filmes Lusomundo
Concorde Filmverleih
RCV Film Distribution
United International Pictures (UIP)
Distribution Company
Aurum Producciones
RCV Film Distribution
Allied Artists Pictures
Argentina Video Home
Concorde Home Entertainment
Home Video Hellas (HVH)
MCA/Universal Home Video
Nordisk Film
Odeon
RCV Home Entertainment
,
Universal Studios Home Video
V8
Special Effects
Acme Models
All Effects Company
Cinesite (Hollywood)
Digital Muse
Fantasy II Film Effects
Mirage Inc.
Pacific Title Digital
Question Mark FX
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Tippett Studio
Transformations Makeup FX Lab
Video Image
VisionArt
XFX Images
Miscellaneous
Abbey Road Studios
score mixed at, score recording
Anatomical Charts Co.
"The World's Best Anatomical Charts" CD ROM courtesy of
Antenen Research
robotic equipment
Behind the Scenes Freight
shipping by
Camera Service Center
Arriflex cameras provided by
Churchill Livingstone
"Gray's Anatomy" CD ROM courtesy of
City of Newport News, Virginia, The
special thanks
City of Suffolk, Virginia, The
special thanks
City of Wilmington, North Carolina
special thanks
Coast to Coast Catering
catering
Colonna's Shipyard
special thanks
Crofton Diving Corporation
special thanks
Davis Boat Works
special thanks
Digital Music Transfer Recording System
special thanks
Encyclopedia Brittanica
"Encyclopedia Brittanica" CD ROM courtesy of
Eye Surgical Centers
surgical instruments
Fincannon & Associates
location casting, extras casting
Furuno USA
navigational equipment
Hip-O Records
soundtrack
London Session Orchestra, The
orchestra
Maori Artifacts and Tattoo Design
special thanks
Maritime Administration, The
special thanks
Motion Process
Vista Vision projection
Movie Movers
star trailers, transportation
Now What Software
"Real Picture World Atlas" & "Cities Below" CD ROMS courtesy of
Office of Senator John Warner of Virginia, The
special thanks
Pacific TitleMirage
titles and opticals
Resolution Mapping
"Maptech" CD ROM courtesy of
Rixan Associates Inc.
Mitsubishi robots provided by
Studio Sea
marine coordination
Todd-AO Studios
re-recording facilities
USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg
special thanks
United States Coast Guard
special thanks
United States Navy, The
special thanks
Universal City Studios
author: Berne Convention
Universal Studios Sound Facilities
re-recording facilities
Video Image
video services
Virginia Film Office
special thanks
Winter Tech
"Orbits Three" CD ROM courtesy of
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