Mission: Impossible II (2000)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

John Woo

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Geller (creator television series Mission: Impossible)
Ronald D. Moore (story) ...
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Release Date:

24 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Expect the impossible again

Plot:

A secret agent is sent to Sydney, to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera"

Plot Keywords:

Mission | Thief | Scientist | Virus | Love Interest

Awards:

9 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Ethan Hunt
Dougray Scott	...	Sean Ambrose
Thandie Newton	...	Nyah Nordoff-Hall
Ving Rhames	...	Luther Stickell
Richard Roxburgh	...	Hugh Stamp
John Polson	...	Billy Baird
Brendan Gleeson	...	John C. McCloy
Rade Serbedzija	...	Dr. Nekhorvich (as Radé Sherbedgia)
William Mapother	...	Wallis
Dominic Purcell	...	Ulrich
Mathew Wilkinson	...	Michael
Nicholas Bell	...	Accountant
Cristina Brogers	...	Flamenco Dancer
Kee Chan	...	Chemist
Kim Fleming	...	Larrabee
Alan Lovell	...	Biocyte Security Guard #2
Dan Luxton	...	Relief Pilot
Christian Manon	...	Dr. Gradsky
Karl McMillan	...	Biocyte Security Guard #1
Lester Morris	...	Bookie
Kelly Ons	...	Flamenco Dancer
Nicholas Papademetriou	...	Prison Guard #2
Brett Partridge	...	Biocyte Security Guard #3
Candice Partridge	...	Flamenco Dancer
Natalie Reis	...	Flamenco Dancer
Daniel Roberts	...	Co-Pilot
Adriana Rodríguez	...	Flamenco Dancer
Sandra Rodríguez	...	Flamenco Dancer
Nada Rogic	...	Flamenco Dancer
Antonio Vargas	...	Senor De L'Arena
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Connolly	...	Gate guard #1 (uncredited)
Anthony Hopkins	...	Mission Commander Swanbeck (uncredited)
Patrick Marber	...	Train Driver (uncredited)
Billy Morts	...	Man with Mission Rocket in Helicopter (uncredited)
Tory Mussett	...	(uncredited)
Shant Sarkissian	...	Party attendant (uncredited)
Darren Schnase	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
John Woo

Writing credits (WGA)
Bruce Geller		(creator television series Mission: Impossible)
Ronald D. Moore		(story) &
Brannon Braga		(story)
Robert Towne		(screenplay)

Produced by
Terence Chang	....	executive producer
Tom Cruise	....	producer
Michael Doven	....	associate producer
Paul Hitchcock	....	executive producer
Paula Wagner	....	producer

Original Music by
Hans Zimmer

Cinematography by
Jeffrey L. Kimball		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steven Kemper
Christian Wagner

Casting by
Gregory Apps		(as Greg Apps)
Deborah Aquila
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders		(as Tom Sanders)

Art Direction by
Nathan Crowley
Daniel T. Dorrance		(supervising art director)
Kevin Kavanaugh
Michelle McGahey

Set Decoration by
Kerrie Brown
Lauri Gaffin
Andrea Mae Fenton		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Lizzy Gardiner

Makeup Department
Kate Birch	....	hair stylist: Australia
Kate Birch	....	makeup artist: Australia
Sarah Brunsdon	....	hair technician: KYP
Mary Burton	....	key makeup artist
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	makeup effects supervisor: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Mitch Coughlin)
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	special makeup effects artist (as Mitchell Coughlin)
Dave Elsey	....	special makeup effects artist
Mark Garbarino	....	special makeup effects artist
Kathrine Gordon	....	chief hair stylist: USA
Annette Hardy	....	hair stylist: Australia
Annette Hardy	....	makeup artist: Australia
Shaune Harrison	....	special makeup technician
Andrea Hochgatterer-Kowland	....	hair technician: KYP (as Andrea Hochgatterer-Rowland)
Seth Lombardi	....	hair design consultant
Robert McCann	....	key makeup artist
Carolyn Nott	....	hair stylist: Australia
Carolyn Nott	....	makeup artist: Australia
Paul Pattison	....	hair stylist
Paul Pattison	....	key makeup artist
Samantha Pattison	....	chief hair stylist: second unit
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lens technician
Zeljka Stanin	....	hair stylist: Australia
Zeljka Stanin	....	makeup artist: Australia
Peter Tothpal	....	hair stylist: USA
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	makeup effects supervisor: Kevin Yagher Productions
Colin Ware	....	special makeup effects artist
Kerry Warn	....	chief hair stylist
Erica Wells	....	assistant hair stylist
Erica Wells	....	assistant makeup artist
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects artist
Mark C. Yagher	....	studio manager: Kevin Yagher Productions
Thomas Floutz	....	special makeup effects artist: crew (uncredited)

Production Management
Anne Bruning	....	production manager: Australia
Kevin De La Noy	....	unit production manager
Deuel Droogan	....	unit production manager: second unit
Grayden Le Breton	....	assistant unit manager
Will Matthews	....	unit manager
Wil Milne	....	unit manager: second unit
Jonathan Sanger	....	executive in charge of production: USA
Susan Towner	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson	....	first assistant director
David Arnold	....	second assistant director: second unit Australia
William H. Burton	....	second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Guy Campbell	....	second second assistant director: Australia
Albert Cho	....	first assistant director: second unit Australia
Mark S. Constance	....	additional second assistant director
Joan Cunningham	....	second assistant director
Bob Donaldson	....	first assistant director: second unit Australia
Courtenay Miles	....	additional second assistant director
Johnny Pacialeo	....	additional assistant director
Joanne Pearce	....	second unit second assistant director
Jo Pearce	....	second assistant director: second unit Australia
David Pearson	....	first assistant director: model unit (as Dave Pearson)
Randol Perelman-Taylor	....	second second assistant director: USA
Jamie Platt	....	second assistant director: second unit Australia
Claire Richardson	....	second assistant director: second unit Australia
Sophy Robertson	....	third assistant director: Australia
Julian Ryan	....	second second assistant director: Australia
Brian Smrz	....	second unit director
Paul Sullivan	....	third assistant director: Australia
Simon Warnock	....	first assistant director: second unit Australia
Fiona Winning	....	second second assistant director: Australia
Drew Bailey	....	additional assistant director (uncredited)
Joan Cunningham	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Daniel Palmisano	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Steven Lee Baer	....	drapery foreman: USA (as Steven Baer)
Chris Batson	....	assistant art director: Australia (as Christopher Batson)
Thomas Betts	....	set designer (as Thomas F. Betts)
Ian Bickerton	....	lead hand
Colette Birrell	....	construction coordinator
Joshua Black	....	set finisher
Carl Braga	....	screen graphics designer
Andreas Bremer	....	set decorating propmaker
Lisa Brennan	....	lead man
Jeff Brown	....	greens coordinator
Richard K. Buoen	....	storyboard artist: USA (as Rick Buoen)
Tom Callinicos	....	set dresser: USA
Gary Clark	....	paint foreman: USA (as Gary A. Clark)
Godric Cole	....	draftsman: Australia
Robert Consing	....	storyboard artist: Australia
Ed Cotton	....	draftsman: Australia (as Edward Cotton)
Cybele Cox	....	art department production assistant
Michael Crowe	....	propmaker foreman
Peter Cunningham	....	art department electrician
Tom Davies	....	modelmaking supervisor
Mark Dawson	....	art director: second unit
Michael DeLuca	....	labor foreman: USA
Scott Doran	....	lead man: USA (as R. Scott Doran)
Traci Duxbury	....	assistant art department accountant
Deborah Eastwood	....	construction accountant (as Deb Eastwood)
Jamie Gardner	....	construction foreman
Mark Gatt	....	construction foreman
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist: USA
Murray Gosson	....	property manager
Karen Harborow	....	graphic artist: Australia
Val Harris	....	set dresser: USA
Guido Helmstetter	....	scenic sculptor
Bill Howe	....	construction supervisor
Bill Iiams	....	construction coordinator
Billy Ilams Jr.	....	construction foreman
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist
Glen W. Johnson	....	set dresser
Geoff Kemmis	....	model maker
Jake Kennedy	....	art department assistant
Peter Kobicek	....	set dresser (as Peter Kodicek)
Ehren Koepf	....	art department coordinator: USA
Elaine Kusmishko	....	property master
Amanda Le Guay	....	draftsman: Australia
Jim Leng	....	modelshop foreman
Sarah Light	....	assistant art director: Austalia
Terry Lord	....	construction foreman
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	plasterer gang boss
Naaman Marshall	....	art department production assistant
Paul Matthews	....	art department electrician
Frank McEldowney	....	greensperson
Clive Memmott	....	assistant art director
Don Miloyevich	....	property master: USA
Don Miloyevich	....	property master: reshoots
Peter Milton	....	draftsman: Australia
Gary Moreno	....	set dresser: USA
Lewis Morley	....	conceptual model maker
Philipa Playford	....	set decorating coordinator
Ronald Rametta	....	senior propmaker
John Rann	....	construction manager
Louise Rooney	....	draftsman: Australia
Larry Sandy	....	construction manager
Amanda Schmidt	....	set decorating propmaker
Kino Scialabba	....	associate art director
Mark Sexton	....	storyboard artist
Brett C. Smith	....	set dresser: USA (as Brett Smith)
Marcus Smith	....	construction manager
Pru Smith	....	set decorating coordinator
Jon Stiles	....	set decorating propmaker
David Swanson	....	set dresser: second unit
Gregg Thomas	....	greens supervisor
Bryce Tibbey	....	assistant buyer/dresser
Eric Todd	....	head scenic artist
Sloane U'Ren	....	set designer
Nick Walker	....	paint foreman
Tony Xeros	....	set dresser: second unit
Doreen Austria	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Gary Cameron	....	leading hand model maker (uncredited)
William Chiu	....	model maker (uncredited)
Will Colhoun	....	senior model maker (uncredited)
Jérémy Davis	....	model maker (uncredited)
Darren De Costa	....	senior model maker (uncredited)
John Fitzgerald	....	model maker (uncredited)
Sam Ford	....	model department runner (uncredited)
Gary Gaffney	....	modelshop laborer (uncredited)
Adam Grace	....	leading hand model maker (uncredited)
Brett Harrison	....	senior model maker (uncredited)
Dion Horstmans	....	model maker (uncredited)
Richard Howie	....	model maker/metal worker (uncredited)
Ian Kath	....	model maker (uncredited)
Julian Ledger	....	property maker (uncredited)
Craig Longhurst	....	welder/fabricator (uncredited)
Anna Marchant	....	trades assistant (uncredited)
Norman McGeoch	....	modelmaking electrics (uncredited)
Dave Nagel	....	mouldmaker (uncredited)
Mark Powell	....	senior model maker (uncredited)
Steven Reid	....	senior model maker (uncredited)
Steve Riera	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Paul Shopis	....	model maker (uncredited)
Wayne Starkey	....	mechanical model maker (uncredited)
Nicole Van Lambaart	....	model department runner (uncredited)
Tony Voevodin	....	model maker (uncredited)
Charly Wrencher	....	model department runner (uncredited)

Sound Department
Cesar Aguirre	....	utility sound technician
Chris Alderton	....	sound mixer
Carey Andrews	....	additional sound
John H. Arrufat	....	dialogue editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Todd Bassman	....	boom operator
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Noah Blough	....	dialogue editor
James Bolt	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Bryan Bowen	....	sound effects editor
Paul 'Salty' Brincat	....	production sound mixer (as Paul Brincat)
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Simon Coke	....	dialogue editor
Rod Conder	....	boom operator
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Dino Dimuro	....	foley editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Victor Ray Ennis	....	first assistant sound editor
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	foley editor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley	....	adr assistant (as Dana LeBlanc)
Dana LeBlanc Frankley	....	first assistant sound editor (as Dana LeBlanc)
David Giammarco	....	adr editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Kevin Globerman	....	second engineer
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig "Pup" Heath)
Matthew Iadarola	....	temp mix
Susan Kurtz	....	dialogue editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound effects editor
Lee W. Lebaigue	....	assistant sound editor (as Lee LeBaigue)
Paul Massey	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Karen Minahan	....	assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Glenn T. Morgan	....	foley editor
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound effects editor
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew Neil	....	adr mixer
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Aynee Osborn	....	field recordist
David Pearson	....	boom operator
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor (as Michelle Perrone)
Alan Rankin	....	sound effects editor
Robert Renga	....	sound recordist
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound editor (as Geoff Rubay)
Gregg Silk	....	second engineer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Denis St. Amand	....	stage engineer
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	additional sound (as Peter Sullivan)
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
David Williams	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Dave Williams)
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr supervisor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	supervising adr editor
Scott Wolf	....	sound editor
Darren Henson	....	assistant sound technician: Hans Zimmer (uncredited)
Chris Roberts	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Nick Bernyk	....	special effects modelmaker
John Bowring	....	armourer
Herman Bron	....	special effects technician
Patrick Carmiggelt	....	special effects technician
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	....	special effects consultant
Tony Chavez	....	special effects technician
Michael Clarke	....	special effects technician
Mike Clark	....	special effects technician: USA
Gerard Collins	....	special effects technician
Phil Cory	....	special effects foreman (as Phillip Cory)
Brian Cox	....	special effects shop supervisor
Greg Dennison	....	special effects technician
Lloyd Finnemore	....	special effects technician
Scott Garcia	....	special effects technician
Richard Georgeson	....	special effects technician
David Goldie	....	special effects senior modelmaker
Pauline Grebert	....	special effects technician
Karin Hanson	....	hair technician: KYP
David Hardie	....	special effects shop foreman (as Dave Hardie)
Leo Henry	....	special effects technician
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects foreman: USA (as Eugene 'Doug' Hubbard)
David P. Kelsey	....	special effects supervisor: USA (as David Kelsey)
Blair Maxwell	....	special effects technician
Barry McQueary	....	special effects technician: USA
Alberto Menache	....	character technical director
Kent Miklenda	....	special effects technician
John Neal	....	special effects technician
Dan Oliver	....	special effects technician
Robina Osbourne	....	special effects manager (as Robina Osborne)
Brian Osmond	....	special effects technician
Daniel Patmore	....	special effects technician
Dan Piponi	....	research & development
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects
Reece Robinson	....	special effects technician
Conrad Rothmann	....	special effects technician
Angelo Sahin	....	special effects onset supervisor
David Simmons	....	special effects foreman (as David L. Simmons)
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects coordinator
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects foreman: second unit (as Dan Sudick)
Rick Thompson	....	special effects set foreman (as Richard L. Thompson)
Ted Treasure	....	special effects technician
Taj Trengove	....	special effects technician (as Taj Trengrove)
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects technician: USA
Thomas Van Koeverden	....	special effects technician
Walter Van Veenendaal	....	special effects technician
Aaron Walters	....	special effects technician: USA
Lynne Watson	....	hair technician: KYP
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects
David Young	....	special effects set foreman (as Dave Young)
Paul Gorrie	....	special effects technician: Australia (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jessica Abroms	....	technical director: PDI
Tim Ahern	....	computer effects technician
Matthew Alexander	....	computer playback supervisor (as Matthew Kok)
Russell Allen	....	computer effects technician
Jonathan Alvord	....	Avid editor
Colin Alway	....	2D compositor: Cinesite (as Colin Always)
Ted Andre	....	visual effects compositor
Larry Bafia	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard Bain	....	2D compositor: Double Negative
Jason Ballantine	....	visual effects editorial coordinator
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
David Bartholomew	....	visual effects editor
Roy Berkowitz	....	visual effects editor
Minky Billups	....	digital artist
David Blizard	....	digital artist
Rob Blue	....	digital artist
Maureen Blume	....	visual effects coordinator: MVFX
George Borshukov	....	research & development
Brigitte Bourque	....	digital effects compositor: Manex Visual Effects
Justin Burdine	....	system administrator
Simon Burley	....	film recording
Christopher Campbell	....	visual effects first assistant editor
Trevor Carey	....	rigger: model unit
Lawrence Carroll	....	digital artist
John Cassella	....	digital artist
Mike Castillo	....	digital compositor
John L. Chaldu	....	miniature effects: David B. Sharp Productions (as John Chaldu)
Richard Clarke	....	CG Animator: CFC
Grady Cofer	....	digital artist
Nicolle Cornute	....	paint and rotoscope artist: MVFX
Carole Cowley	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite
David Crawford	....	compositor
Gregory Creaser	....	digital imaging supervisor
Nick Crowel	....	computer graphics artist: Bionic Digital
Erin M. Cullen	....	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite
Matthew D'Angibau	....	motion control assistant: model unit
Andy Davis	....	digital compositor: Asylum
Michael Davis	....	visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC
Chris Dawson	....	encoding
Tom Debenham	....	compositing artist: CFC
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Marc Descroizilles	....	computer graphics artist: Bionic Digital
John 'D.J.' Des Jardin	....	CG supervisor
Matt Dessero	....	compositing lead: MVFX
Keith Devlin	....	digital compositor
Adrian De Wet	....	compositing artist: CFC
Bob Diebilius	....	rigger: model unit
Matt Diezel	....	visual effects editor: USA
Joe Dubs	....	digital painter
Nika Dunne	....	digital paint & roto artist: Manex
Malcolm Eager	....	visual effects assistant
Omeb Eaglerider	....	miniature effects: David B. Sharp Productions (as Omei Eaglerider)
Paddy Eason	....	digital visual effects supervisor: CFC
Ian Fellows	....	digital paint artist: CFC
Tim Field	....	production manager: model unit
Michael Flynn	....	visual effects assistant editor
Micky Flynn	....	electrician: model unit
Debbie Fought	....	digital artist
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician
Fortunato Frattasio	....	compositing lead: MVFX
Walter Garcia	....	visual effects
Steve Garrad	....	digital effects coordinator: Cinesite Europe
Chris Gibbons	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Dan Glass	....	compositing supervisor: MVFX
Peter Graffham	....	additional rigger: model unit
José Granell	....	unit supervisor: model unit
Verity Grantham	....	visual effects coordinator: CFC
Darrel Griffin	....	digital lab data: CFC
Robert Hall	....	digital paint artist: CFC
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative Ltd
Dan Harrod	....	data operations
Barrie Hemsley	....	production coordinator: model unit
Charles Henrich	....	stills photographer: MVFX
Cindy Hodges	....	miniature effects: David B. Sharp Productions
Jan Hogevold	....	digital lab producer: CFC
Hillary Hoggard	....	digital artist (as Hillary Covey)
Matthew Holben	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Rudi Holzapfel	....	2D compositor: Double Negative
Lubo Hristov	....	visual effects art director
Simon Hughes	....	scanning & recording operator: Cinesite
Antony Hunt	....	executive Producer: Mill Film
Elie Jamaa	....	visual effects technical director research and development
John K. Jenkins	....	visual effects
Merrin Jensen	....	digital lab I/O: CFC
Hayden Jones	....	3D artist: Virus Sequence
Greg Juby	....	computer graphics lead: MVFX
Mathew C. Judd	....	3D modeler
Mel Kangleon	....	color timer: PDI
Matt Kasmir	....	digital paint artist: CFC
Kristopher Kasper	....	visual effects assistant editor: Cinesite
Ken Keys	....	digital artist
Karen Klein	....	digital artist
Keiko Koyama	....	visual effects coordinator: Digiscope
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor: Digiscope
Henry LaBounta	....	visual effects supervisor: PDI (as Henry Labounta)
Paul Lambert	....	sequence lead
Kirsty Lamb	....	digital compositor
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Jeremy Lazare	....	3D animator: Cinesite
Mary Leitz	....	compositing artist
Mark Leo Perry	....	3D animator
Kim Libreri	....	digital effects supervisor: MVFX
Kymber Lim	....	digital coordinator: visual effects
David Lingenfelser	....	digital compositing supervisor: Cinesite
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	digital effects supervisor: Cinesite
Chris Long	....	computer animation and displays
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editorial
Steve MacPherson	....	technical operations manager: Double Negative
Matt Magnolia	....	visual effects coordinator: MVFX
Ralph Maiers	....	in house visual effects supervisor: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez
Andres Martinez	....	lead virtual backgrounds
Marcel Martinez	....	digital compositor
Justin Martin	....	CG Animator: CFC
Stuart McAra	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite Europe
Brian Mcclure	....	compositor: Manex Visual Effects
Valerie McMahon	....	digital painter
Andrew McPhillips	....	digital artist
Daniel Mellitz	....	video assist operator: visual effects, USA
John Menich	....	computer graphics artist: Bionic Digital
Peter Menich	....	senior computer graphics artist: Bionic Digital
Todd Mesher	....	Inferno artist: title sequence
Rick Mietkowski	....	motion control operator: model unit
Tadao Mihashi	....	3D artist: Manex Visual Effects
Kama Moiha	....	visual effects compositor
Elizabeth Moore	....	digital compositor (as Lisa Moore)
Steve Morgan	....	grip: model unit
Danny Mormino	....	visual effects production assistant: USA
Jake Morrison	....	digital compositor
Stephen Murphy	....	CG Animator: CFC
Aki Narita	....	2D animator
Mark Nelmes	....	compositing artist: CFC
Jeff Nicholson	....	optical supervisor
Cameron Noble	....	digital matte artist: Matte World Digital
Brett Northcutt	....	digital matte artist: Matte World Digital
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer
Carina Ohlund	....	virtual cinematography
Pete Oldroyd	....	digital compositor
Jim Olson	....	miniature effects: David B. Sharp Productions (as James Olson)
Chris Panton	....	2D compositor: Double Negative
Dominic Parker	....	supervising CG animator: CFC
Rob Patterson	....	visual effects: Bionic Digital
Alex Payman	....	compositing artist: CFC
Rachael Penfold	....	visual effects producer: CFC
Jason Piccioni	....	digital compositor
Gerard Benjamin Pierre	....	technical director: Manex VFX
Matthew Plummer	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Dave Poole	....	senior special effects technician: model unit
Corinne Pooler	....	digital paint supervisor: Cinesite
Thomas Proctor	....	compositing artist (as Tom Proctor)
Janet Quen	....	digital effects compositor
Holly Radcliffe	....	visual effects coordinator
Jay Reynolds	....	computer graphics lead: MVFX
Paul Riddle	....	2D compositor: Double Negative
Paul Rivera	....	digital matte artist: Matte World Digital
Barnaby Robson	....	compositing lead: MVFX
Adam Rogers	....	junior electrician: model unit
John Rogers	....	gaffer: model unit
Ken Rogerson	....	visual effects editorial
Michael Root	....	digital compositor: Matte World Digital (as Mike Root)
James Rowell	....	digital artist
Naomi A. Sato	....	digital artist (as Naomi Sato)
Jarmila Seflova	....	paint and rotoscope artist: MVFX
David B. Sharp	....	model supervisor
Dominic Sidoli	....	visual effects coordinator: CFC
Anthos Simon	....	stills photographer: MVFX
Janek Sirrs	....	digital effects supervisor
Ken Sjogren	....	digital compositor
Alex Smith	....	digital compositor
Tiffany Smith	....	digital effects production coordinator: Cinesite
Tomme B. Stanley	....	digital artist
Andy Stevens	....	focus puller: model unit
Nigel Stone	....	director of photography: model unit
Daniel Strange	....	editor: title sequence
Mary Stuart-Welch	....	executive producer: Digiscope (as Mary Stuart Welch)
Ole Dieter Sturm	....	CG supervisor: Bionics
Ole Dieter Sturm	....	computer effects graphics designer (as Ole Sturm)
Charles Tait	....	digital compositor
Marty Taylor	....	digital artist
Deborah Thomas	....	data technical assistant: Manex Visual Effects
Bryan Thombs	....	3D lead artist: title sequence
Jon Thum	....	lead compositing artist: CFC
Gavin Toomey	....	compositing artist: CFC
Nigel Trevessey	....	model supervisor: model unit
Courtney Vanderslice	....	head of production: Cinesite Europe
Enrique Vila	....	computer graphics artist
Matt Villa	....	visual effects coordinator
Niki Wakefield	....	2D lead compositor: Cinesite Europe
Luke Wasserman	....	production coordinator: PDI
Wyatt Weed	....	miniature effects: David B. Sharp Productions
Mark H. Weingartner	....	greenscreen lighting consultant (as Mark Weingartner)
Mark H. Weingartner	....	motion control supervisor: Australia (as Mark Weingartner)
Eric Weinschenk	....	compositing artist (as Eric W. Weinschenk)
Pete Williams	....	scanning and recording manager/supervisor
Erik Winquist	....	digital compositor: PDI
Chris Wood	....	paint and rotoscope artist: MVFX
Janet Yale	....	digital effects producer: MVFX
Aviv Yaron	....	2D technical director: Cinesite
Richard Yuricich	....	visual effects supervisor
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording (uncredited)
Keith Barton	....	technical services: Cinesite (uncredited)
Paula Bonhomme	....	visual effects coordinator: Manex VFX (uncredited)
Debra Coleman	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Harriet Donington	....	bidding producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Christopher Grandel	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Les Hunter	....	visual effects producer: PDI (uncredited)
Oliver James	....	research and development (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Karen Jine	....	visual effects production coordinator (uncredited)
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Marlon Montgomery	....	animation technology (uncredited)
Sarah Moore	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited)
Devorah Petty	....	texture painter (uncredited)
Eric Pham	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Brion Porter	....	digital film recorder operator (uncredited)
Linda Renaud	....	assistant visual effects editor (uncredited)
Federico Rivia	....	texture artist (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	post production supervisor: PDI/Dreamworks (uncredited)
Steve Tizzard	....	digital film scanning (uncredited)
Chris Trimble	....	digital compositor: PDI (uncredited)
Alex Tropiec Jr.	....	digital effects compositor (uncredited)
Jason Wardle	....	CG technical director: Manex Visual Effects (uncredited)
Mark R. Wilkins	....	technical director: PDI (uncredited)
Gary Young	....	model builder (uncredited)
Thomas Zell	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Ray Anthony	....	stunts
Greg Blandy	....	stunts
Damian Bradford	....	stunts
John Branagan	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Amanda Buchanan	....	stunts
Richard Burden	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunt double
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (as Gil Combs)
Danial Donai	....	stunts
Nash Edgerton	....	stunt double: Dominic Purcell
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts (as Cory Eubanks)
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Ashley Fairfield	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof	....	stunt pilot
Jeff Habberstad	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Nigel Harbach	....	stunts
John Heaney	....	stunts (as Jon Heaney)
Bob Hicks	....	stunt coordinator: second unit, Australia
Lou Horvath	....	stunts
Ron Kauk	....	stunts
Nigel King	....	stunts
Alex Kuzelicki	....	stunts
Jake Lombard	....	stunts
Tony Lynch	....	stunts
Rocky McDonald	....	stunt coordinator: Australia
Matt Mingay	....	stunts
Chris Mitchell	....	stunts
Darren Mitchell	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts (as William Morts)
Carol Neilson	....	stunts
Brett Praed	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Greg Robinson	....	stunts
Robert Simper	....	stunts (as Rob Simper)
Brian Smrz	....	stunt coordinator
Gregg Smrz	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Scott Sproule	....	stunts
Erik Stabenau	....	stunts
Glenn Suter	....	stunts
Darko Tuscan	....	stunts (as Darko Tuskan)
Martin Valinsky	....	stunt driver
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunts
Don Vaughn	....	stunts
Ron Vreeken	....	stunts
John Walton	....	stunts
Garfield Wedderburn	....	stunts
Earl Wiggins	....	stunts
Gavin Wild	....	stunt player
Danny Wynands	....	stunts
Mark Connolly	....	stunts (uncredited)
Debbie Evans	....	driving stunt double: Thandie Newton (uncredited)
Alex Madison	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Matt Mingay	....	motorcycle stunt double: Tom Cruise #1 (uncredited)
Billy Morts	....	stunt double: Dougray Scott (uncredited)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	motorcycle stunt double: Tom Cruise #2 (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kent Alexander	....	rigging grip: USA
Greg Allen	....	lighting technician
Gary Alonso	....	rigging grip: USA
Robert Amerian Jr.	....	rigging lighting technician: USA
Danny Andres	....	second company grip: USA
Grant Atkinson	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Kristian Beazley	....	rigging foreman
Mitchell Bergman	....	rigging electrician
Andy Bertelson	....	second company grip: USA
Jason Boland	....	still photographer
Geoff Brown	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Craig Bryant	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Matt Buchan	....	rigging electrician (as Matthew Buchan)
Douglas Busby	....	additional second assistant camera
Gary Capo	....	director of photography: second unit
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan	....	second assistant camera
Colin Chase	....	electrician
David Chase	....	lighting technician: USA
Jim Chase	....	rigging grip: USA (as James Chase)
Kevin Chase	....	rigging coordinator
Ray D. Chase	....	second company grip: USA
Steve Chase	....	second company grip: USA
David Connell	....	second company grip: second unit
John Copeman	....	rigging grip
Norman Copeman	....	rigging supervisor
Matthew Copping	....	second company grip: second unit
Toby Copping	....	first company grip: second unit
James 'Spud' Danicic	....	remote head technician: Power Pod
Ralph Del Castillo	....	second company grip: USA
Dan Delgado	....	gaffer
David Dunkley	....	assistant camera
John Ellard	....	lamp operator: second unit
Jorge Escanuela	....	second company grip: second unit
Robert Fisher	....	lighting technician: USA
Grant Fletcher	....	rigging grip
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Moses Fotofili	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Michael Franco	....	lighting technician: USA
Adam Gale	....	rigging grip
Brett Gale	....	rigging grip
Craig Gale	....	rigging grip
Thomas Gibson	....	rigging first company grip: USA (as Tom Gibson)
Adam Glick	....	rigging lighting technician: USA (as Adam Seth Glick)
Mark Glindeman	....	rigging electrician
Jeffrey B. Gregg	....	second company grip: USA (as Jeff Gregg)
Rick Grover	....	second company grip: USA
Lisa Guerriero	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera second unit
Hector Gutierrez	....	second company grip: USA
Kerri-Lee Hammelswang	....	clapper loader: second unit
David Hansen	....	second company grip: second unit
Charles Hart	....	second company grip: USA
Gary Hill	....	rigging electrician
Frank Hruby	....	focus puller: second unit
Watson Hudgens	....	lighting technician
Gillian Huxley	....	rigging electrician
Bruce Jagoda	....	lighting technician: USA
Stephen Janes	....	grip
Mark Jefferies	....	lighting technician
Richard Jones	....	second company grip: USA
George Kallimanis	....	rigging grip: USA
Grant Kennelly	....	rigging grip
Darrin Keough	....	camera operator: second unit
Adam Kuiper	....	technocrane technician
Randy Kutcher	....	second company grip: USA
Alex Laguna	....	lighting technician
Shawn Landis	....	second assistant photographer: USA
Greg Langham	....	rigging lighting technician: USA
Michael Larcombe	....	second company grip: second unit
Joel Lattegan	....	rigging electrician (as Joel Lategan)
Jay Laws	....	rigging lighting technician: USA
Michael Laws	....	rigging chief lighting technician: USA
Rebecca Lean	....	clapper loader: Australia
Simon Lee	....	chief lighting technician
Philip Le Masurier	....	still photographer
Brian Liberman	....	rigging grip: USA
Al Lieberman	....	second company grip: USA (as Alan Lieberman)
David Litchfield	....	second company grip: second unit
Greg Little	....	rigging electrician
Peni Loloa	....	rigger: Australia
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	camera operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Leigh Mackenzie	....	focus puller: second camera
Glen Magers	....	lighting technician: USA
Vincent Mata	....	second assistant photographer: USA (as Vince Mata)
Frank Mathews	....	assistant chief lighting technician: USA (as Frank Matthews)
Brett Matthews	....	focus puller: second unit
Ian McAlpine	....	dolly grip
Walter McClain	....	camera car supervisor: USA
Michael A. McFadden	....	rigging grip: USA
Calum McFarlane	....	camera operator
Daniel Mellitz	....	video assist operator: USA (as Dan Mellitz)
Ralph Mendoza	....	assistant camera: SpaceCam
Mark Meyers	....	dolly grip: USA
Robbie Morgan	....	first company grip
Daniel Nichols	....	first assistant camera: USA (as Danny Nichols)
Ken Nishino	....	first assistant camera (as Kenneth Nishino)
Luke Nixon	....	clapper loader: second unit
Charlie Nott	....	lamp operator: second unit
Luis Olivares	....	video assistant: second unit
Flemming Olsen	....	director of photography: splinter unit, USA
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography
Justin Plummer	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
J. Michael Popovich	....	first company grip: USA
Brice Porter	....	rigging assistant chief lighting technician: USA
Jerry Posner	....	rigging lighting technician: USA
Brennan L. Price	....	rigging lighting technician: USA
Peter Quinn	....	video assist operator: second unit
Rick Rader	....	rigging second company grip: USA
Henry Richards	....	rigging grip
Nikola Ristic	....	lighting technician: USA
Adrian Rose	....	grip
Jim Rose	....	lighting technician: USA (as James D. Rose)
Martin Rutter	....	rigging grip
Jerry Sandager	....	second company grip: USA
Michael A. Savage	....	rigging grip: USA
Ricky Schamburg	....	additional camera assistant
Michael J. Schwartz	....	rigging electrician
Brian Scotti	....	lighting technician: USA
Brad Shield	....	Steadicam operator: Australia
Gilbert Soto	....	second company grip: USA
Marc Spicer	....	camera operator
Don Steinberg	....	second assistant photographer: USA
Michael St. Hilaire	....	camera operator: USA
Ken Talbot	....	rigging electrician
Nino Tamburri	....	additional camera loader
Michael Taylor	....	key video assist operator
Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn	....	camera operator
Wayne Tidwell	....	video assist operator: USA
Matt Toll	....	clapper loader: Australia
Brett Tracey	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Michael Vivian	....	dolly grip
Nick Vivian	....	dolly grip
Johnny Walker	....	first assistant photographer: USA
Nathan Walton	....	lighting assistant: second unit
John Wareham	....	assistant camera
John Wareham	....	focus puller: second unit (as Jack Wareham)
David Washbourne	....	dolly grip: second unit
David Weller	....	stand-by rigger
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, USA
Mark Wignall	....	rigging grip
Eric Wolfson-Sagot	....	set lighting technician
Ignacio Woolfolk	....	rigging grip: USA
Lynda Wu	....	camera loader: USA
Colin Wyatt	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Don Yamasaki	....	rigging lighting technician: USA (as Donald M. Yamasaki)
Ian Jordan	....	lighting balloon operator (uncredited)
Chuck Whelan	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judith Cruden	....	casting assistant
Jane Dawkins	....	casting assistant
Jane Dawkins	....	extras casting
Barbara Fiorentino	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Trish McAskill	....	casting assistant (as Trish McCaskill)
Maria-Elena Navarro	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brett Cooper	....	assistant costume designer
Ken Crouch	....	costume supervisor (as Kenny Crouch)
Carolyn Dessert	....	costume supervisor: USA
Lisa Dickson-Battye	....	costumer: second unit
Kendall Errair	....	costumer: USA
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe	....	costume coordinator
Jane Johnston	....	assistant costume designer
Heather Laurie	....	costumer
Tim Lion	....	costume runner
Sarah Osmo	....	assistant costumer
Sheryl Pilkinton	....	seamstress
Sally Sharpe	....	costume buyer: Australia
Sally Sharpe	....	wardrobe assistant
Howard Sussman	....	costumer: USA
Kerrie Thompson	....	costume supervisor
Kerry Thompson	....	costume supervisor
Nancy Thompson	....	costumer
Jo Thorpe	....	set costumer
Justine Seymour	....	costume art finisher (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Tony Chiu	....	apprentice editor: second unit
Tony Ciccone	....	additional editor
Heather Collier	....	assistant film editor: second unit
Megan Doneman	....	assistant editor
Fred Fouquet	....	editor: main title sequence
Kacie Haggerty	....	negative cutter
Laura Lynn Klein	....	assistant film editor: second unit
John Lee	....	first assistant editor: Australia
Dana L. Marker	....	negative cutter
Bob McMillian	....	color timer
Joe Mosca	....	assistant film editor: second unit
Basia Ozerski	....	first assistant editor: film
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Ron South	....	assistant editor
Eric Strand	....	additional editor: second unit
Greg Thompson	....	first assistant editor
Jason Wasserman	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
Slamm Andrews	....	supervising music technical advisor
Klaus Badelt	....	composer: additional music
Klaus Badelt	....	musician
Michael Brook	....	musician
Geoff Foster	....	score recordist
David Gamson	....	musician (as Dave Gamson)
Lisa Gerrard	....	musician
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	musician
Kevin Globerman	....	assistant music technical advisor
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor
Matthew Iadarola	....	music re-recording mixer
Oliver Leiber	....	musician
Robin Lynn	....	music consultant
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Gretchen O'Neal	....	music production coordinator
Heitor Pereira	....	composer: additional music
Heitor Pereira	....	musician
Jeff Rona	....	musician
Lalo Schifrin	....	composer: theme music
Gregg Silk	....	assistant music technical advisor
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music score supervisor
Marc Streitenfeld	....	music editor
Martin Tillman	....	musician: cello
Mel Wesson	....	musician
Hans Zimmer	....	conductor
Hans Zimmer	....	musician

Transportation Department
Steve Brodsky	....	transportation coordinator: USA
Bruce Callahan	....	driver
Tic Carroll	....	transportation supervisor
David Diaz	....	transportation dispatcher: USA (as David R. Diaz)
Gary Edelman	....	driver: camera truck
Craig Fehrman	....	transportation captain: USA
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Los Angeles shoot
Darren Loveday	....	action vehicle coordinator
Andrew Matthews	....	transportation captain
Christine McSweeney	....	action vehicles manager
Kathryn Moll	....	driver
Marco Pinesi	....	action vehicle coordinator
Jerry Smith	....	driver

Other crew
Edward Albolote	....	student intern
Deborah Alleck	....	assistant production coordinator
Adam Barber	....	assistant: Mr. Zimmer
Amy Barclay	....	script assistant: Australia
Brad Bemis	....	location manager
Bruce Benson	....	aerial coordinator
Melissa Bickerton	....	adr loop group
Jeff Bilger	....	production assistant: USA
Denise Blasor	....	adr voice
Amanda Brand	....	publicist: USA
Paul Camilleri	....	production assistant: second unit
Tigger Carroll	....	unit assistant
Silla Childs	....	production coordinator
Della Churchill	....	assistant location manager
Robin Clifton	....	location manager
Sam M. Cobb	....	production medic
Casey B. Collins	....	assistant: Mr. Woo (as Casey Collins)
Linda Collins	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Roger Corbin	....	helicopter pilot: Australia
Tim Cousins	....	remote system technician
Ken Daniells	....	assistant: Mr. Cruise
Jim Davidson	....	production accountant
Mark Davies	....	assistant production coordinator
Heather I. Denton	....	production assistant
Jannine Dixon	....	assistant accountant
James Dooley	....	assistant: Mr. Zimmer (as James Michael Dooley)
Vanessa Edwards	....	accounting clerk
Andrew Eio	....	computer and video effects supervisor
Jack Ellison	....	marine coordinator
Kirsten Fazio	....	production assistant
Kerry Fetzer	....	caterer
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof	....	pilot (as Corkey Fornof)
Samantha Forster	....	executive assistant: Mr. Woo
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	....	weapons coordinator
Patrick Garvey	....	production assistant: USA
Michael D. Gillis	....	production assistant
Sarita Gold	....	production assistant: USA
Matthew K. Grigsby	....	first assistant accountant
William Grunder	....	craft service assistant
Anna Hall	....	contact: London
Christopher Hanada	....	assistant: Jonathan Sanger
George 'Skip' Henfling	....	assistant accountant
Emmanuelle-Claude Heroux	....	assistant production coordinator
Emmanuelle-Claude Heroux	....	production secretary
Lil Heyman	....	production coordinator: second unit
Maureen Holmes	....	production accountant: USA
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot
Tobin Hughes	....	location assistant
Brandon L. Hull	....	production assistant
David Israel	....	location manager: USA
Jean Jacobsen	....	production assistant: USA
Anita Jankovic	....	production assistant
Paula Jensen	....	production coordinator
Alex Keay	....	production assistant: Australia
Michael Kehoe	....	craft service: Los Angeles/Utah
Angela Kenny	....	assistant accountant
Jean B. Kliever	....	production assistant
Steven Koller	....	stand-in
Alex Kreuzwieser	....	script supervisor: USA
Fiona Landreth	....	payroll accountant
Terry Lee	....	helicopter pilot: Australia
Sally Anne Louisson	....	production assistant: Australia (as Sally Ann Louisson)
Belinda Lowson	....	assistant accountant
Lidia Lukes	....	assistant: Mr. Hitchcock
Jennifer Lung	....	assistant location manager: Azusa
William Mapother	....	special consultant
Zita Mazzola	....	production coordinator
Peter McKernan	....	pilot
Karl McMillan	....	production assistant
Victoria Mielewska	....	dialect coach
Darren Miller	....	studio executive: Cruise/Wagner
Nicole Moon	....	production assistant
Danny Mormino	....	production assistant
Moanike'ala Nakamoto	....	assistant: Hans Zimmer
Jason Negri	....	production assistant: USA
Marque Owen	....	set production assistant
Cindy Peters	....	post-production accounting assistant
Annette Piggot	....	assistant accountant
Reinaldo Puentes-Tucki	....	production assistant
John Rash	....	assistant accountant: USA
Lori M. Roberts	....	first assistant accountant
Nicholas Roe	....	assistant: Ms. Wagner (as Nick Roe)
Ben Scandrett-Smith	....	assistant: Ms. Wagner
Gregory J. Schmidt	....	remote head operator: USA (as Greg Schmidt)
Fiona Searson	....	unit publicist
Phil Shearer	....	illustrator: concept
K.D. Smith	....	production coordinator
Amy Stevens	....	studio executive: Cruise/Wagner
Joanne Tastula	....	production assistant: second unit
Jason Teahan	....	production assistant
Emanda Thomas	....	assistant production coordinator
Gary Ticehurst	....	helicopter pilot: Australia
Debbie Tieman	....	first assistant production accountant: USA
Lori Tilkin	....	assistant: Mr. Chang
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor: USA
John Trehy	....	location auditor
Sebastian Twardosz	....	development staff
Lora Umphress	....	payroll accountant: USA
Antonio Vargas	....	choreographer: flamenco
Kristin Voumard	....	script supervisor
Laurence Walsh	....	executive assistant
Luke Wasserman	....	production coordinator
Joanne Weatherstone	....	assistant: Ms. Newton
Judy Whitehead	....	script supervisor: second unit
Kylie Wilkie-Smith	....	payroll accountant
Megan Worthy	....	production coordinator
Garson Yu	....	title designer: main title sequences
Jorge Adrados	....	pre-production crew (uncredited)
Bob Beresh	....	accounting clerk: USA (uncredited)
Matthew Dale	....	voice artist (uncredited)
William M. DeLuca	....	mechanic (uncredited)
Jason Mack	....	security officer (uncredited)
Marie Mathews	....	consultant (uncredited)
Ricardo Serrano	....	pre-production crew (uncredited)

Thanks
Stuart Baird	....	special thanks
Danny Bramson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Cruise/Wagner Productions
• Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) MI2 Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Panasia Films (2000) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Austria) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• SBS6 (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (200?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (200?) (Russia) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Bionic Digital (computer graphics and animation)
• Cinema Research (additional optical effects)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects) (digital film services)
• Cinesite (digital visual effects and animation)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital visual effects)
• David B. Sharp Productions (miniatures)
• Digiscope (visual effects)
• Double Negative (visual effects)
• Kevin Yagher Productions (special makeup effects)
• Magic Camera Company, The (miniatures and miniature photography)
• Manex Visual Effects (MVFX) (visual effects)
• Matte World Digital (digital matte paintings)
• Pacific Data Images (PDI) (digital visual effects and animation)

Other Companies

• Atlab  production dailies processing
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Cinema Research  additional optical effects
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  production dailies processing
• For Stars Catering  catering: United States
• Greenberg/Schluter  title design
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Kollage Catering  catering: Australia
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Paramount Pictures  production services: Australia
• Paramount Studios  digital sound editing (as Paramount Pictures)
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Prototype Casting  casting: Australia
• Shotmaker Co., The  akela crane
• Soundfirm  adr (as Soundfirm)
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• yU+Co.  main title sequences designed and produced by

Also Known As:

M:I-2 (USA) (DVD box title (promotional abbreviation))
Mission: Impossible 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Mission: Impossible II (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action and some sensuality.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36722) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Argyle Place, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Anthony Hopkins' character becomes the first person in any Mission Impossible episode or movie to actually use the phrase "mission: impossible". Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga also wrote the screenplay for Star Trek: First Contact (1996) which featured the first use in dialogue of the phrase "star trek".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ambrose and Ethan are facing each other on the motorcycles just before they jump off, Ambrose accelerates with his right hand while Ethan accelerates with his left hand.

Quotes:

Luther Stickell: The satellite doesn't work as fast as I do.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Der Wixxer (2004)

Soundtrack:

IKO-IKO

What went wrong??

I'll tell you what went wrong. Some idiot at Paramount decided to hire John Woo to direct this movie, the sequel to Mission: Impossible, the big-screen remake of the classic 60's TV show of the same name. Woo has, seemingly effortlessly, ruined the still-young Mission: Impossible franchise and degraded it into the worst possible thing: a mindless, moronic, idiotic, dumb and lame-brained 90's action schlock. After getting through this horrendous movie, I genuinely thought I would break down and burst into tears.

The reason for crying stems not from the fact that the film is so bad, as one would expect, but because Mission: Impossible II has practically ruined the film franchise, which looked so, so promising. Veteran filmmaker Brian De Palma directed the first Mission: Impossible film, and it was a class, edgy and intelligent thriller, and one which appropriately focused more on the espionage aspect rather than the action factor. It was superior, a cut above the rest and was a genuinely great blockbuster movie. However in this sequel, allegedly-veteran filmmaker John Woo proves that he can spit out idiotic action movies without even trying, just like an assembly line. Sometimes some of these movies are actually decent, affirming the action genre as Woo's forte; however other times these movies turn out disastrously, despite his best intentions. Mission: Impossible II is one of these dud assembly line products, and it's literally a fan's worst nightmare.

It's the exact opposite of its predecessor; where De Palma's movie was intelligent, Woo's movie is not. Where the first movie was classy, this sequel is clumsy. Where the original movie was entertaining, this movie only proves to diverting. Yes, Mission: Impossible II still manages to make a diverting movie, and a mildly enjoyable flick; however the rest of the movie is just so bad, so repugnant and so poorly-made that the entertainment factor can only do so much for the film. In other words, the negatives far outweigh the positives.

The biggest downfall of the film, like I've mentioned, is that Mission: Impossible II is an action movie, instead of the thriller or suspense flick that it should be. It doesn't do justice to the original TV series, which is essentially its source material, and deviates on its own foolish path of destruction, mayhem and explosions. It dumbs down what was a classy and smart franchise, and as a result we can't help but be frustrated when we're watching this film; the action scenes are completely implausible – even escaping the most powerful abilities of suspension of disbelief – the scenarios are totally far-fetched and the overall story is preposterous and contrived. Mind you, action films are as good as any, and if Woo transposed Mission: Impossible into the action genre successfully then I might be lauding him at this moment; however, it falls short of being a good action movie, let alone a good one, so 'lauding' is totally out of the question.

The reason why Mission: Impossible II even fails as an action movie, even though it's directed by a veteran of the genre, is the film's plot, which is lifted straight up from the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Notorious – a unique place to find inspiration for a plot, but the story proves to be vapid here. As I mentioned earlier, it's a preposterous story, one which is both ridiculous and convoluted at the same time. Cruise reprises his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, and here he's off to Sydney, Australia to outwit, outsmart and outmanoeuvre a rogue IMF agent, Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) who's in possession of a deadly and unstoppable virus. And of course, there's a girl in the equation – played by the drop-dead Thandie Newton – who's caught up in a love triangle between the three. Hunt, who's become romantically involved with the girl, is devastated when he realises she must pretend to fall in love with Ambrose in order to steal the virus from behind his back.

It's clichéd, corny, cheesy and hard to follow; the story is tiresome and makes the movie as a whole tiresome. To top it off, we're bombarded with ridiculous action scenes, which are well-shot and well-crafted but unfortunately too far-fetched to be deemed enjoyable. Woo's direction is also less than satisfactory, as he inserts scenes of supposedly dramatic depth and emotion into the lifeless screenplay. Dramatic pauses, reflective slow-motion shots, ooh, ah. It simply doesn't work together, and as a result Mission: Impossible II is a film where all the technical aspects are in a shambles.

Don't even get me started on the movie's climax, which involves Hunt cruising around on a motorcycle dodging bullets, cars and helicopters. Dreadful flashbacks of the lesser movies of Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal haunt our minds, and Woo resurrects them with this movie mercilessly. It's a 90's action movie made in the 2000's, and is a film so outdated, so clichéd and so unfashionable that it can make on nauseous.

The movie does prove to be entertaining though, and it does pass the time effectively, hence achieving one fundamental film goal. However, let me say that there are much better movies to pass the time with, and Mission: Impossible II is not worthwhile at all. It's embarrassing to watch and is a shameful movie, one which brings back bad memories of a now-bygone era, shows off its incredibly low I.Q., and makes us wish that one of those stray bullets in the movie can find a target out of us.