Waterworld (1995)

Director:

Kevin Reynolds
(more)

Writers (WGA):

Peter Rader (written by) and
David Twohy (written by)

Release Date:

28 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Beyond the horizon lies the secret to a new beginning.

Plot:

In a future where the polar ice caps have melted and most of Earth is underwater, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl find dry land.

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Smoker | Water | Mutant | Sail

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Mariner
Chaim Girafi	...	Drifter (as Chaim Jeraffi)
Rick Aviles	...	Gatesman
R.D. Call	...	Enforcer
Zitto Kazann	...	Elder / Survivor
Leonardo Cimino	...	Elder
Zakes Mokae	...	Priam
Luke Ka'ili Jr.	...	Boy
Anthony DeMasters	...	Boy
Willy Petrovic	...	Boy
Jack Kehler	...	Banker
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Helen
Lanny Flaherty	...	Trader
Robert A. Silverman	...	Hydroholic
Gerard Murphy	...	Nord
Tina Majorino	...	Enola
Sab Shimono	...	Elder
Rita Zohar	...	Atoller
Henry Kapono Ka'aihue	...	Gatesman
Michael Jeter	...	Old Gregor
August Neves	...	Old Atoller
Tracy Anderson	...	Gatesman
Dennis Hopper	...	Deacon
Neil Giuntoli	...	Hellfire Gunner
Robert Joy	...	Ledger Guy
John Fleck	...	Doctor
David Finnegan	...	Toby
Greg Goossen	...	Sawzall Smoker (as Gregory B. Goossen)
William Preston	...	Depth Gauge
Jack Black	...	Pilot
John Toles-Bey	...	Plane Gunner
Kim Coates	...	Drifter
Ari Barak	...	Atoll Man
Chris Douridas	...	Atoller
Alexa Jago	...	Atoll Woman
Sean Whalen	...	Bone
Robert LaSardo	...	Smitty
Lee Arenberg	...	Djeng
Doug Spinuzza	...	Truan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Victor Sánchez	...	Citizen (unconfirmed)
Paul Bogh	...	Crazed Smoker (uncredited)
Hal Douglas	...	Narrator (uncredited)
Anne Gaybis	...	Deacon Gang Member (uncredited)
Michael Haddad	...	Smoker (uncredited)
Chris Moore	...	Survivor (uncredited)
John Otrin	...	Wild lines (uncredited)
Delisa Sexton	...	Deacon Gang Member (uncredited)
Jenny Tallent	...	Atoller Wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Kevin Costner		(uncredited)

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Rader		(written by) and
David Twohy		(written by)

Produced by
Kevin Costner	....	producer
John Davis	....	producer
David Fulton	....	associate producer
Charles Gordon	....	producer
Lawrence Gordon	....	producer
Ilona Herzberg	....	executive producer
Gene Levy	....	line producer
Andrew Licht	....	executive producer
Jeffrey A. Mueller	....	executive producer (as Jeffrey Mueller)

Original Music by
James Newton Howard
Artie Kane

Cinematography by
Scott Fuller
Dean Semler

Film Editing by
Peter Boyle

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Dennis Gassner

Art Direction by
David F. Klassen

Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by
John Bloomfield

Makeup Department
David LeRoy Anderson	....	makeup artist
Carol Borden	....	body makeup
Janis Clark	....	hair stylist
Joe Colwell	....	prop maker
Paulette Crammond	....	makeup artist
Diane Cummings	....	body makeup
Elle Elliott	....	hair styles supervisor
James Lee McCoy	....	key makeup artist
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup supervisor (as Frank Perez)
Jeanne Van Phue	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Jeanne Van Phue	....	makeup artist
Susan Zietlow-Maust	....	department head hairstylist: 2nd unit (uncredited)

Production Management
Doreen A. Dixon	....	post-production supervisor
Jack L. Murray	....	production manager: non-DGA
John J. Smith	....	production manager
Stephen Traxler	....	production supervisor: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director (as Alan Curtiss)
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director
Mickey Gilbert	....	second unit director
Michael Green	....	first assistant director: second unit
Melanie Grefe	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
David Hallinan	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Robert Huberman	....	second assistant director
Sean McCarron	....	second assistant director: second unit
George Parra	....	first assistant director: second unit
Scott Andrew Robertson	....	second second assistant director (as Scott Robertson)
David Sardi	....	first assistant director
L. David Silva	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser
Fred Arbegast	....	chief sculptor
Paige Augustine	....	lead set dresser
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker gangboss
Peggy Casey	....	art department coordinator
Don Cinderella	....	set designer
Stefan Dechant	....	illustrator
John Dexter	....	set designer
Gary Diamond	....	set designer
Chela Fiorini	....	art department production assistant
John French	....	stand-by painter
Robert Greenfield	....	leadman
Tom Hrupcho	....	paint gangboss
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville	....	set dresser
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	labor foreman
James P. Meehan	....	on-set dresser
Josh Miller	....	property maker
Dan Pemberton	....	general foreman
Natalie Richards	....	set designer
Marco Rubeo	....	set designer
Paul Sonski	....	set designer
George Trimmer	....	visual consultant
Daniel Turk	....	carpenter
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker gangboss
John Villarino	....	construction coordinator
Mike Villarino	....	construction general foreman
Mark Weissenfluh	....	set dresser
Darrell L. Wight	....	set designer
Liloa Wong	....	greensman

Sound Department
Lou Angelo	....	sound editor
David A. Arnold	....	sound editor
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bill W. Benton	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Bill Benton)
Brad Biggart	....	sound re-recordist
David Burk	....	assistant sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Chris Carpenter	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Simon Coke	....	sound editor
Blake R. Cornett	....	assistant sound editor (as Blake Cornett)
Gordon Davidson	....	sound editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor (as Carmen Flores Tanis)
Teri E. Dorman	....	sound editor
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant adr editor
Susan Dudeck	....	adr editor
David R. Finkelstein	....	assistant sound effects editor
Kimberly Gallagher-Carlton	....	assistant sound editor (as Kimberly Carlton)
Steven Gerrior	....	assistant sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley recordist
Mark C. Grech	....	utility sound technician
Michael Haight	....	sound editor
Jerelyn J. Harding	....	adr editor
Todd Harris	....	assistant sound editor (as Todd M. Harris)
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Chris Jackson	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Kamps	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Kamps	....	sound post-production
Richard King	....	sound effects editor
Steve Kohler	....	sound
Andy Kopetzky	....	sound editor
Dave Kulczycki	....	sound editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant adr editor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Larry Mann	....	sound editor
Courtenay Marvin	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Caitlin McKenna	....	first assistant sound editor
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	first assistant sound editor (as Caitlin McKenna)
Chuck Michael	....	sound editor
Nash Michael	....	sound editor
Harry B. Miller III	....	sound editor (as Harry Miller III)
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Brion Paccassi	....	sound re-recordist
Lauren Palmer	....	supervising adr editor
Mark Pappas	....	sound editor
Rodger Pardee	....	sound editor
Jerry Pirozzi	....	assistant sound editor
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator
Fritz Seid	....	assistant sound editor
Yôko Seto	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Ulrich	....	adr editor
Paul C. Warschilka	....	assistant sound editor (as Paul Warschilka)
Craig Weintraub	....	assistant adr editor
Keith A. Wester	....	sound mixer
Karen G. Wilson	....	sound editor (as Karen Wilson)
Gary Wright	....	sound editor
Bill Meadows	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Jay Wilkinson	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Archie Ahuna	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Stan Blackwell	....	special effects technician
Martin Bresin	....	special effects coordinator (as Martin R. Bresin)
Mike Brown	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Grant Burdette	....	special effects: Los Angeles
John Cassel	....	special effects foreman
Peter Chesney	....	physical effects designer (as Peter M. Chesney)
Peter Chesney	....	special effects coordinator
Tom Chesney	....	special effects
Louis R. Cooper	....	special effects: Los Angeles (as Lou Cooper)
Gary D'Amico	....	pyrotechnician
William Dawson	....	special effects technician
Kim Derry	....	special effects technician
Roy L. Downey	....	miniature pyrotechnician
Dale Ettema	....	assistant special effects coordinator
Thomas M. Ficke	....	pyrotechnics/rigging
Giuliano Fiumani	....	special effects technician
Roscoe Fowler	....	special effects: Los Angeles
John Frazier	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Chuck Gaspar	....	special effects coordinator: second unit (as Chuck Gasper)
Michael Gaspar	....	special effects foreman
Roy Goode	....	mechanical effects
Werner Hahnlein	....	special effects technician
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects foreman
Nicholas J. Horvatich II	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Christian E. Lemer	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Barry McQueary	....	special effects
Rodney J. Meeter	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Mike Menzel	....	special effects technician
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects: second unit
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects: 2nd unit-pyro/PT
David A. Poole	....	special effects
Steve Riley	....	special effects foreman
Eric Roberts	....	special effects
Michael Roundy	....	pyrotechnic dive:eman
Michael Schorr	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Robert Simokovic	....	special effects supervisor
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects technician
Kate Steinberg	....	special effects
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects technician
J.D. Streett	....	special effects
Richard Stutsman	....	special effects foreman: miniature unit
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects coordinator: reshoots
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects foreman
Jor Van Kline	....	special effects technician
Tim Walkey	....	special effects foreman
Parry Willard	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects: Los Angeles (as Dennis A. Yeager)
Mark Yuricich	....	special effects supervisor
George Zamora	....	special effects assistant
Jaime Galindo	....	special effects laborer (uncredited)
Grady Holder	....	lab technician: Burman Studios (uncredited)
Jack Holland	....	production assistant: Stetson Visual Services Inc. (uncredited)
Donn Markel	....	miniature pyro effects (uncredited)
Karl Nettmann	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Carol Ashley	....	compositing supervisor for dive sequence: Cinesite
Richard Bain	....	visual effects
Jacquie Barnbrook	....	digital assistant
Jacquie Barnbrook	....	visual effects digital assistant
Alan Barnett	....	digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects
Andre Bustanoby	....	3D tracking: Boss Film Studios
David Cohen	....	model maker foreman
Kerry Colonna	....	digital effects
Charles Darby	....	matte paintings
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	line producer: Stetson Visual Services (as Robin d'Arcy)
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	model photography producer: SVSI
Melissa Davies	....	digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects
Aaron Dem	....	freelance visual effects coordinator: Warner Bros
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production
Natasha Devaud	....	digital artist
Sean Dever	....	3D digital artist
Jason Dowdeswell	....	digital compositor
Justin Dragonas	....	assistant visual effects coordinator
Colin Drobnis	....	digital compositor
Christopher Duddy	....	visual effects units camera operator
Christopher Edwards	....	digital imaging supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as Chris Edwards)
Theresa Ellis	....	digital effects supervisor
Bob Fernley	....	digital recording operator
Bob Fernley	....	digital scanning operator
Jim Flynn	....	assistant effects editor
Mark O. Forker	....	digital compositing supervisor: Digital Domain
Sautai Fred	....	technical director
David Fuhrer	....	digital artist: CFC
Todd Fulford	....	computer animator
Scott Fuller	....	visual effects units camera operator
Alex Funke	....	dive sequence miniatures
Alex Funke	....	tanker blue screen sequences visual effects supervisor
Alex Funke	....	visual effects director of photography
Gil Gagnon	....	associate producer: Cinesite
Bill Gilman	....	digital camera matchmover: Cinesite Hollywood
Robin Griffin	....	visual effects producer
Rae Griffith	....	visual effects unit production supervisor
Craig Halperin	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Greg Hanigan	....	scanning and recording
Rudy Hassen	....	digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects
Adam Hill	....	modelmaker: SVSI
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit
Rob Hodgson	....	visual effects
Christer Hokanson	....	visual effects units additional editor
Chris Holmes	....	digital artist
Ian Hulbert	....	digital artist: Rhythm & Hues
Doug Ikeler	....	3D artist
Rodney Iwashina	....	motion tracking supervisor
Karin Joy	....	visual effects coordinator
Michael Karp	....	motion control operator
Carole A. Kenneally	....	visual effects units editor
Suella Kennedy	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Daryl Klein	....	digital artist
Kristin Klier	....	post production assistant
Joshua I. Kolden	....	digital artist
Brad Kuehn	....	senior digital effects supervisor: Cinesite (as Brad C. Kuehn)
Don Lee	....	digital compositor
Mary Leitz	....	rotoscope artist
Dan Levitan	....	technical assistant
Janice Lew	....	computer animator
Gregory D. Liegey	....	visual effects composite artist
Charles Linehan	....	visual effects coordinator
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	digital paint supervisor: Cinesite
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital effects compositor
Bob Lyss	....	digital compositor
Anthony Mabin	....	digital effects compositor: Cinesite
James Madigan	....	scanning and recording technician
Al Magliochetti	....	digital artist
Michael J. McAlister	....	visual effects supervisor (as Micheal J. McAlister)
Mark Michaels	....	data operations supervisor
Raquel Morales	....	computer animator
Karen M. Murphy	....	digital effects coordinator: Cinesite (as Karen Murphy)
Kimberly K. Nelson	....	visual effects producer
Koichi Noguchi	....	computer animator
Cristin Pescosolido	....	motion tracking
Ethan Phillips	....	visual effects CLT: VIFX
Sean Phillips	....	digital effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Stephanie Powell	....	blue screen consultant
James E. Price	....	digital effects supervisor: Cinesite (as Jamie Price)
Michael S. Pryor	....	digital effects coordinator: Cinesite (as Mike Pryor)
Jeff Pyle	....	modelmaker
John Rauh	....	digital effects compositor
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Wendy Rogers	....	CG supervisor
Matthew H. Rowland	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit (as Matthew Rowland)
John E. Sasaki	....	digital artist
Paula Schneider	....	model maker
Scott Schneider	....	model crew chief
Sean Schur	....	computer graphics supervisor
Nelson Sepulveda	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	henry artist
Janek Sirrs	....	visual effects
David A. Smith	....	computer animator (as Dave Smith)
Kurt E. Soderling	....	visual effects camera operator (as Kurt Soderling)
Suponwich Juck Somsaman	....	digital artist
Robert Spurlock	....	miniature supervisor: Stetson Visual Services
Mark Stetson	....	miniature supervisor: Stetson Visual Services
John K. Stirber	....	effects supervisor: Stetson Visual Services (as John Stirber)
Amy Tompkins	....	assistant visual effects editor
Angela C. Tortu	....	second assistant director: visual effects unit (as Angela Tortu)
George Trimmer	....	consultant: Stetson Visual Services
Doug Tubach	....	digital compositor
Mark Vargo	....	visual effects director of photography
Michael Vieira	....	visual effects coordinator
Chris Waegner	....	digital effects artist
Chris Watts	....	post effects supervision
Chris Watts	....	post production visual effects supervisor
Bill Westenhofer	....	digital artist
Jonny Winograd	....	visual effects assistant editor
David J. Witters	....	visual effects artist
Kieran Woo	....	production controller: Digital Domain
Dana Yuricich	....	miniatures
Richard Addison-Wood	....	software research and development: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Travis Baumann	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Stella Bogh	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Brian Gardner	....	software development (uncredited)
Tom Gleason	....	special effects model maker (uncredited)
Jerry Hall	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
John Lafauce	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Dane Picard	....	technical director (uncredited)
Chris Simmons	....	model maker (uncredited)
Kenji Sweeney	....	texture painter (uncredited)
Paul Taglianetti	....	motion control miniature coordinator: VIFX (uncredited)
Michael Tigar	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Thomas Zell	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Terry Ahue	....	stunts
Perry Barndt	....	stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
David Barrett	....	stunts
Michael T. Brady	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts (as Bobby Brown)
Troy Brown	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts (as Billy Burton Jr.)
Ralph Byrne	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Clarke Coleman	....	stunts
Tammy Brady Conrad	....	stunts
Christy Cotton	....	stunts
Paul Crawford	....	stunts
John T. Cypert	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Jan M. Davis	....	stunts (as Jani Davis)
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Cheyenne Ellis	....	stunts
Richard M. Ellis	....	stunts
Nancy Emerson	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts
David Fletcher	....	stunts
Richie Gaona	....	utility stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Nick Gillard	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as James Halty)
Laird John Hamilton	....	stunts (as Laird J. Hamilton)
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Tom Harper	....	stunts
Thirl Haston	....	stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunt coordinator: Kevin Costner
Jeff Howery	....	stunts
Scott Hubbell	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tom Huff)
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Matt Johnston	....	stunts
Brian L. Keaulana	....	stunts
Buzzy Kerbox	....	stunts
Marco Khan	....	stunt performer (as Marco Khanlian)
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Mike Mello	....	stunts
Bob Montgomery	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (as Bennie E. Moore Jr.)
Billy Morts	....	stunt rigger
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Tanoai Reed	....	stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts (as Jimmy Roberts)
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Gregg Smrz	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Cris Thomas-Hice	....	stunts
Patricia A. Walrod	....	stunts
David Webster	....	stunts (as J. David Webster)
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts
Craig Appel	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Tom Chesney	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Donno	....	stunts (uncredited)
Norman Howell	....	stunt double: Kevin Costner (uncredited)
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Randy Johnson	....	stunts (uncredited)
David LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Scott Sproule	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Dean Stapleton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts (uncredited)
C. Ransom Walrod	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Waugh	....	stunts (uncredited)
Earl Wiggins	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Gino Wilffert	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Baker	....	underwater assistant camera
Rick A. Benedetto	....	rigging gaffer
Levon Besnelian	....	rigging grip
Robert Beverlin	....	assistant camera
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera
Gary Capo	....	director of photography: second unit
Ric Delgado	....	electrician
Michael Ferris	....	camera operator: second unit
Ian Fox	....	camera operator
Mike Gerzevitz	....	underwater gaffer: Trimaran crew second unit
Ben Glass	....	still photographer
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip
Kim Heath	....	best boy grip
Tony Hibbard	....	best boy
Robert Ikeda	....	grip (as Bobby Ikeda)
Robert Ikeda	....	grip
Karen Williams Kane	....	assistant camera
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer: second unit
Scott Kidner	....	lighting technician
Jerry D. Knight	....	first electrician
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Melton Maxwell	....	gaffer
Richard Merryman	....	additional photographer
Richard Merryman	....	camera operator
Vito Mirabella	....	grip
John Murphy	....	dolly grip
Patrick Murray	....	gaffer: underwater unit
Bob Myers	....	grip
Mark O'Kane	....	Steadicam operator
Mark O'Kane	....	camera operator
Douglas Olivares	....	assistant camera
Joseph Kelly Padovich	....	generator operator
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
William 'Bear' Paul	....	key grip
Aaron Pazanti	....	camera operator: second unit
Brad Peterman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Joe A. Ponticelle	....	first assistant camera
Chad Rivetti	....	film loader
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Pete Romano	....	underwater photographer
Tony Rush	....	key video assist operator: second unit
Chuck Sharp	....	best boy electric (as Charles W. Sharp)
Alfred E. Smithey	....	rigging grip
Kurt E. Soderling	....	aerial camera operator: Spacecam
Keith Talley	....	best boy rigging grip
Chris Toll	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Scott Webb	....	lighting technician
Rory Robert Knepp	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Troy Kohrs	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Paul Casson	....	computer animator
Nancy Kato	....	animator
Mark Swain	....	computer animator

Casting Department
Gregory Avellone	....	casting voice
Jakki Fink	....	casting associate
Anne Johns	....	extras casting coordinator
Tammy L. Smith	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deborah Ambrosino	....	specialty costume craftsperson: milliner
Laura Baker	....	set costumer
Brian Callahan	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Kathleen Felix	....	costumer
Randy Gardell	....	specialty costume keyperson
Martha Hines	....	specialty costumer
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	....	assistant costume designer
Katina Le Kerr	....	costume supervisor: women (as Katina Kerr)
Anthony J. Lipin	....	set costumer
Tony Lipin	....	set costumer
Nick Scarano	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Sandy Brundage	....	negative cutter
Audrey Evans	....	second assistant editor
Carole Henderson Harrington	....	assistant editor
Charles Ireland	....	assistant editor
Jonathan Lucas	....	associate editor
Staci R. Pontins	....	apprentice editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer (as Michael Stanwick)
Jim Suhy	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Stefanie Wiseman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor: temp music
Jeff Atmajian	....	conductor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
Gillian L. Hutshing	....	first assistant music editor
Artie Kane	....	conductor
Michael Mason	....	score co-producer
David Olson	....	assistant music editor
Steve Porcaro	....	musician
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
Paul Salamunovich	....	choral conductor: Los Angeles Master Choral
Lee Scott	....	music editor
Kirsten Smith	....	scoring crew
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jim Weidman	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Michael Bonahan	....	picture boat coordinator
Neil Callaghan	....	picture boat coordinator
Colleen Clancy	....	transportation office
Louis Dinson	....	transportation co-captain
Stan Mataele	....	driver
John Reed	....	driver
John Reed	....	transportation co-captain
George A. Sack	....	driver

Other crew
David Aaron	....	armorer
Earl Alameida	....	safety supervisor
Ingrid K. Behrens	....	production assistant: second unit
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist
Bruno Belmont	....	trimaran coordinator
David M. Bernstein	....	key set production assistant
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli	....	specialty crafts supervisor
Dina Farnell	....	production coordinator
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Cliff Fleming	....	pilot
Lawrence Gordon	....	presenter
Rick Hicks	....	marine technician
Steve Hinton	....	assistant aerial coordinator
Steve Hinton	....	pilot
Ryan Hintz	....	post-production accountant
Heather Holliday	....	production assistant
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator
Staci A. Hunter	....	production associate
Barry Idoine	....	trimaran co-coordinator
Rick Jones	....	safety supervisor
Lance Julian	....	marine consultant
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Samantha C. Kirkeby	....	script supervisor: second unit
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	production coordinator: reshoots
Jim Lipman	....	boat captain
Harry Lu	....	armorer
Gary MacPherson	....	production coordinator
Judy Malinoski	....	production nurse
Susan P. McCarthy	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Douglas C. Merrifield	....	underwater tank coordinator (as Doug Merrifield)
Christopher Mollo	....	assistant: Larry Gordon
Rana Morrison	....	location aide
Jimmy O'Connell	....	assistant marine coordinator
Ginger Peterson	....	location manager
Randy Peters	....	pilot
Billy Pittard	....	title designer (as Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald)
Korey Scott Pollard	....	production assistant
Ana Maria Quintana	....	script supervisor
John Rankin	....	marine assistant
Shannon Rawls	....	security officer
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Bud S. Smith	....	creative consultant: second unit
Mark C. Smith	....	set production assistant
Nick Spetsiotis	....	marine crew
Dan Sprague	....	armorer
Syd Stembridge	....	armorer
Anne St. Johns	....	production coordinator: second unit
Kathleen Switzer	....	assistant: Kevin Reynolds (as Kathleen A. Switzer-Idoine)
Scott Tivald	....	water safety: Kevin Costner and Jean Tripplehorn
Alvin Tobasa	....	safety coordinator
Kevin Turley	....	key set production assistant
Mark Vollmer	....	marine assistant
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine coordinator (as Ransom Walrod)
James P. Warren	....	animal trainer: seagull
Gino Wilffert	....	marine assistant
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen	....	production coordinator
Douglas D. Ziegler	....	marine assistant (as Doug 'Ziggy' Ziegler)
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Bill Platt	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Gordon Company
• Davis Entertainment
• Licht/Mueller Film Corporation

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• 525 Post Production (additional visual effects)
• Boss Film Studios
• Burman Studio, The (special make-up effects)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital visual effects) (as Cinesite)
• Composite Image Systems (CIS) (additional visual effects)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (bluescreen compositing)
• Dream Quest Images (additional visual effects)
• EFilm (additional visual effects) (as E-Film)
• Editel (additional visual effects)
• Helium Productions (computer graphics: logo)
• Hunter/Gratzner Industries
• Matte World Digital (additional visual effects)
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic (additional visual effects) (as OCS Freeze Film)
• Pacific Ocean Post Digital Film Group (additional visual effects)
• Pacific Title Digital (additional visual effects)
• Rhythm and Hues
• Stetson Visual Services Inc.

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color (as Deluxe)
• Hollywood Film & Video  digital film processing
• HydroFlex  underwater camera
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Services)
• L.A. Mad Dogs  voice casting
• Los Angeles Master Chorale  choir (as L.A. Master Chorale)
• MCA Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Out of the Blue Visual Effects  blue screen
• Out of the Blue Visual Effects  lighting
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald  opening logo sequence
• Spacecam Systems  Spacecam aerial camera provided by
• Studio Sea  marine coordination
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  scoring facility (as Todd-AO Scoring)
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  sound re-recording (as Universal Sound Facilities)
• Wescam USA  wescam provided by (as Wescam Inc.)
• Wolf Seeberg Video  video assist equipment

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense scenes of action violence, brief nudity and language.

Runtime:

135 min | USA:176 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-11 | New Zealand:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In stark contrast to the luxury enjoyed by Costner, the film crew were forced to live in un-insulated condominiums which were subject to temperature swings of up to fifty degrees. The inequity of accommodations contributed to hostility and low morale on the set.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Because of the scarcity of fresh water, it is highly valued. This is clearly demonstrated very early in the film as the Mariner uses a device to purify his own urine to make it drinkable. However, any device able to purify the salt and wastes from urine would certainly be able to be used to purify ocean water (since the major "contaminant" is also salt).

Quotes:

Deacon: If I ever see him again, I'm going to cut open his head and eat his brain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996)

Soundtrack:

PETER GUNN THEME

Why do people hate this film?

I honestly don't understand what all the fuss is about. Why do people hate Waterworld? Why was it instantly disregarded before it was even released? When you really think about it, how much different IS Waterworld from the more recent Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest? They are quite similar if you think about it. Waterworld also cost $75 million less than DMC. But because it has Johnny Depp in mascara the whole world loves it! Hypocrisy! With a lot of behind the scenes trouble (Reynolds walked off the film and Costner had to finish the final third of filming himself) and negative pre-release buzz, everyone expected Waterworld to fail. Boasting a budget of £175 million (the most expensive ever until Titanic 2 years later) it was sure to be a flop, especially with the snooty public and critics blasting it before its release. Then, the unthinkable happened.

Upon release, Waterworld actually managed to prove critic expectation wrong and be a good movie, receiving good (albeit ignored) reviews and finally earning a grand total of $255 million at the Box Office. This is before video, laserdisc, TV, DVD, HD-DVD and Blu Ray sales as well as all of the merchandise. Does sound like a flop to you? The plot is far-fetched. Yes, but so are the POTC plots involving fish-men, giant squids and Orlando Bloom as anything remotely masculine. But you accepted that quite easily. So just, for a minute, believe that if the polar ice caps DID melt that the world WOULD be covered in water. Set hundreds of years after this particular cataclysm, Waterworld follows the journey of The Mariner (Kevin Costner, who is only referred to a few times but never actually named), a man who is one step beyond human as he has the ability to breathe underwater and has webbed feet.

Early on in the movie, The Mariner comes across an Atoll, a floating small town complete with its own hill...er Waterbillies. When the Atoll is seized by crazed madman baddie boss Dennis Hopper as The Duke of the Deez (as in Exxon Valdeez), The Mariner escapes with Enola, a little girl who may hold the secret of Dryland and her guardian Helen (the totally gorgeous Jeanne Tripplehorn). Not happy with anyone leaving the party The Duke sends his army of filthy smokers to catch The Mariner and discover Dryland for himself.

Waterworld has a lot going for it. It's everything an action/sci-fi movie should be. There is so much escapism in the stunning seascapes and tropical feel. James Newton Howard's exotic score (replacing a rejected score by Mark Isham) is breathtaking and I seriously recommend you hunt down the soundtrack CD. The action is almost entirely special effects and stunt-work and it's brilliantly done. The editing is also quite impressive as is the amazing sound design. Waterworld is far superior to many, more expensive action films but still carries this burden of negative, unfair public opinion.

I have only ever seen the 136-minute cut of Waterworld that was released into cinemas and subsequent VHS etc. But a Director's Cut of 176 minutes has been shown on TV in America several times. This version apparently restores several scenes that tie up loose ends and answers a lot of questions about how the this particular watery future works as well as revealing that Dryland is actually Mount Everest. Other than TV airings, this version has never made available to the public. Which is quite annoying as there is a huge fanbase for it.

Don't have prejudices against this movie. Think different and see for yourself how cool it is.