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Overview

User Rating:
4.4/10   8,558 votes
Director:
John Bruno
Writers (WGA):
Chuck Pfarrer (creator: Dark Horse Comic Book series: "Virus")
Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 January 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Life on earth is in for a shock. more
Plot:
Seeking refuge from a typhoon, the crew of an American tugboat boards a top secret Russian research vessel and finds it infected by an alien life form which regards humans as a virus which must be destroyed at any cost! full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Compilation of other genre movies more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Kelly Foster / Kit Foster

William Baldwin ... Steve Baker
Donald Sutherland ... Captain Robert Everton
Joanna Pacula ... Nadia Vinogradiya

Marshall Bell ... J.W. Woods Jr.

Sherman Augustus ... Richie Mason

Cliff Curtis ... Hiko
Julio Oscar Mechoso ... Squeaky
Yuri Chervotkin ... Colonel Kaminski
Keith Flippen ... Captain Lonya Rostov
Olga Rzhepetskaya-Retchin ... Female cosmonaut
Levan Uchaneishvili ... Captain Alexi (as Levani)

David Eggby ... Norfolk captain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew Sullivan ... Coast Guard Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Bruno 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Chuck Pfarrer (creator: Dark Horse Comic Book series: "Virus")

Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) and
Dennis Feldman (screenplay)

Produced by
Mark Gordon .... executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd .... 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 by
Joel McNeely 
 
Cinematography by
David Eggby (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
M. Scott Smith 
 
Production Design by
Mayling Cheng 
 
Art Direction by
Jaymes Hinkle 
Robert J. Quinn 
Donald B. Woodruff 
 
Set Decoration by
Donald Krafft 
 
Costume Design by
Deborah Everton 
 
Makeup Department
Jeff Goodwin .... makeup supervisor
Vincent J. Guastini .... special makeup effects: second unit
Joel Harlow .... 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
Emanuel Millar .... 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 Management
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 (as Bill Bradford)
Timothy Burgard .... storyboard artist
Jean Chan .... art department coordinator
Thomas R. 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 Harding III .... set dresser
Darryl Henley .... storyboard artist
Stacy L. Henning .... model maker
Stacy L. Henning .... sculptor
Alan Hook .... set designer
Daniel R. Jennings .... set designer
Tom Jones Jr. .... construction coordinator
Dorn Merrill Kennison .... set designer
Richard Forest Kern .... carpenter
Richard Forest Kern .... propmaker
Brian Kontz .... head plasterer
Andrew Menzies .... set designer
Phillip Norwood .... storyboard artist
James F. Oñate .... scenic foreman
Vic Petrotta Jr. .... property master
Corinne Pooler .... paint supervisor
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 (as Patte Strong)
Brian Stultz .... scenic chargeman
Matthew Sullivan .... on-set dresser
Mike Swift .... storyboard artist
Richard Whitney .... propmaker 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 (as Mike Casper)
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 (as Randall J. Smith)
Ralph Stuart .... first assistant sound editor
Carolyn Tapp .... foley recordist
David A. Whittaker .... sound editor
Bill Meadows .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Elijah Schkeiban .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Eric Allard .... robotic effects
Thomas D. Bacho Jr. .... special effects technician
Paul Barnes .... special effects technician
Sebastien Caillabet .... puppeteer
Terry Chapman .... special effects
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 (uncredited)
Paul Barnes .... mold shop supervisor (uncredited)
Jason Groman .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Dana Klaren .... animatronics technician (uncredited)
Alan Tuskes .... special makeup effects crew (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
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
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 (uncredited)
Brennan Doyle .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Todd Fellows .... model maker: Acme Model Shop (uncredited)
Marty Holthaus .... production assistant: Tippett Studio (uncredited)
Jeff A. Johnson .... data wrangler: Tippett Studio (uncredited)
John Joyce .... model maker (uncredited)
Paul Taglianetti .... miniature shoot coordinator (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Laura Albert .... stunt player
Jeff Cadiente .... stunt player
Mike Cameron .... stunt player
John Copeman .... stunt player
Max Daniels .... stunt double
Max Daniels .... 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 (as Billy Lucas)
Guy Manos .... stunt player
Monty L. Simons .... stunt player (as Monty Simons)
Mike Smith .... stunt player
Tim Trella .... stunt player
C. Ransom Walrod .... stunt player
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Monica Barrios-Smith .... second assistant camera
Eric Bartsch .... grip
Mike Benson .... director of photography: second unit
Michael Bonsignore .... dolly grip
Eddie Bowlin .... rigging gaffer
Stephen Brock .... dimmer board operator
Michael Burke .... gaffer: second unit
Simon Carey .... electric: second unit
Chris Dambra .... electrician
Tom Dean .... electrician
Michael Dhonau .... grip
David M. Dunlap .... director of photography: Virginia second unit
Bill Finger .... first assistant camera: second unit
Mark Graves .... assistant chief lighting technician
Jeff Hand .... first assistant camera
Adam Hinson .... electrician
Ken Hudson .... second assistant camera (as Kenneth D. Hudson)
Jimmy E. Jensen .... assistant camera: second unit
Michael Kelem .... aerial camera operator
Jay Kemp .... best boy electric: second unit
David Knox .... Steadicam operator
David Knox .... camera operator: "a" camera
Charles Laughon .... video assist operator (as John Charles Laughon Jr.)
Mitchell Andrew Lillian .... key grip
Malcolm MacIntosh .... camera operator: second unit
Charlie Marroquin .... best boy grip
Greg Martin .... grip
Grey Moore .... second video assistant
Jeff Moore .... camera operator: "b" camera
Brian Powell .... best boy rigger
Patrick Quinn .... second assistant camera
Tony Rudenko .... playback operator
Ted Sapp .... grip
Darrell B. Sheldon .... dolly grip: second unit
Andrew Smith .... assistant chief lighting technician (specific segments)
Derek Smith .... second assistant camera
Tommy Ray Sullivan .... gaffer
John R. Sutton .... rigging grip
Eric Swanek .... first assistant camera: third unit
Michael Tackett .... still photographer
Fleather D. Thomas III .... crane operator (as Fleather D. Thomas)
Stephen Thompson .... gaffer
John Trapman .... camera operator: Wescam camera
John Verardi .... first assistant camera
Troy N. Wade .... dolly grip
Steven J. Winslow .... assistant camera: Wescam camera
Steven J. Winslow .... camera technician
 
Animation Department
Bobby Beck .... animator
Peter Konig .... animator
 
Casting Department
Pam Dixon .... casting (as Pam Dixon Mickelson)
Craig Fincannon .... extras casting
Craig Fincannon .... location casting
Mark Fincannon .... extras casting
Mark Fincannon .... 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 (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Richard Alderete .... assistant editor
Sarah Brockhoff .... assistant editor (as Matthew Brockhoff)
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
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
 
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
Brian Bero .... 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
Deirdre Horgan .... script supervisor (as Deirdre Horgan Aska)
Mark Hull .... puppeteer (as Mark D. Hull)
Brett Tyler Johnson .... puppeteer
Steve Johnson .... robotics effects designer
Kathleen Keller .... production coordinator: pre-production
Taishiro Kiya .... robotics creature design
Jim Kundig .... puppeteer (as James L. Kundig)
Lance Larson .... assistant to director: post-production
Louis Lindwall .... puppeteer
J.M. Logan .... puppeteer (as Joshua M. Logan)
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 (as John D. Snyder)
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 (as Dr. Norman Thagard)
Shea Varge .... production assistant
Kenneth Walker .... puppeteer
Robert Walker .... stand-in: Mr. Baldwin
C. Ransom Walrod .... marine coordinator
Patricia A. Walrod .... marine crew (as Patricia Walrod)
David Waters .... production assistant
Mark Bryan Wilson .... puppeteer
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc .... helicopter pilot
Matt Falletta .... stand-in: Marshall Bell (uncredited)
Hugh W. Griffith III .... puppeteer (uncredited)
Matt Mosher .... puppeteer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
James Cameron .... special thanks
Ricki Manuel .... special thanks
Gordon Toi .... special thanks (as Gordon 'Toi' Gordon)
 

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