"Cleopatra 2525" (2000) TV series 2000-2001

Creators:

R.J. Stewart
Robert G. Tapert
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

17 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Fantasy

Tagline:

The fight for earth has never been hotter!

Plot:

An exotic dancer, cryogenically frozen in the year 2001, is accidentaly thawed out in 2525 by two female...

Plot Keywords:

Robot | 26th Century | Mutant | Stripper | Friendship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gina Torres	...	Helen Carter / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Victoria Pratt	...	Rose 'Sarge' (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jennifer Sky	...	Cleopatra 'Cleo' (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Voice (27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Patrick Kake	...	Mauser (23 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Directed by
Rick Jacobson		(6 episodes, 2000)
T.J. Scott		(5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Andrew Merrifield		(4 episodes, 2000)
Wayne Rose		(2 episodes, 2000)
Greg Yaitanes		(2 episodes, 2000)
Chris Graves		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Writing credits
R.J. Stewart		(27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Robert G. Tapert		(27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Carl Ellsworth		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Chris Black		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Lund		(2 episodes, 2000)
T.J. Scott		(2 episodes, 2000)
Melissa Blake		(unknown episodes)
Zoe I. Finkel		(unknown episodes)
Rich Fox		(unknown episodes)
Joel Metzger		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Sam Raimi	....	executive producer (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Sam Clark	....	associate producer / co-producer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Michael MacDonald	....	co-producer / producer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
R.J. Stewart	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Robert G. Tapert	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Sally Campbell	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Joseph LoDuca		(28 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Cinematography by
Kevin Riley		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dale McCready		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Chris Plummer		(1 episode, 2000)
Cameron Crawford		(1 episode, 2001)
Cushla Dillon		(unknown episodes)
Jabez Olssen		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Marie Adams		(unknown episodes)
Tracy Hampton		(unknown episodes)
Beth Hymson		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Robert Gillies		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Art Direction by
Mike Becroft		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Costume Design by
Jane Holland		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Makeup Department
Gabrielle Jones	....	hair supervisor / makeup hair supervisor / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Nicola Buck	....	assistant special effects makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Sally Campbell	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Joanna Henaghan	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wayne Rose	....	second unit director (26 episodes, 2000-2001)
Rachel Heath	....	assistant director: second unit / first assistant director (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Richard Barr	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Emma Hinton	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Terri Kilmartin	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
George Lyle	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Phil Chitty	....	construction manager (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Chris Fitzpatrick	....	prop designer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Sue Gandy	....	art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jackie Gilmore	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Paul Radford	....	scenic artist (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ray Massa	....	property maker (unknown episodes)
Megan Vertelle	....	props buyer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Chris Burt	....	sound designer / re-recording mixer (15 episodes, 2000-2001)
Simon Adams	....	re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Hayden Collow	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Rachel Shearer	....	assistant sound editor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tim Prebble	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2000)
Dave Whitehead	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2000)
Alek Bromke	....	adr assistant (unknown episodes)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Jim Hannah	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Brendon Durey	....	special effects technician (4 episodes, 2000)
Howard Berger	....	creature effects designer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ken Durey	....	mechanical effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Melanie Tooker	....	creature effects location supervisor / creature effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Richard Schuler	....	special effects technician (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Visual Effects by
George Port	....	visual effects supervisor (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Marten Coombe	....	visual effects coordinator (15 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dee McClelland	....	colourist (13 episodes, 2000)
Carol Petrie	....	visual effects artist (12 episodes, 2000)
Giles Molloy	....	3D artist / visual effects technical director (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
George Ritchie	....	digital matte painter (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Miquel Ubeda	....	digtial compositor: PRP VFX, Auckland, NZ (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Glen Levy	....	stunt performer (27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mark Rounthwaite	....	stunt performer (27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ben Cooke	....	stunt coordinator (25 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dayna Porter	....	stunt double (13 episodes, 2000)
Mark Harris	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2001)
Shane Dawson	....	assistant stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sharon Maxwell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Allan Poppleton	....	assistant stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Paul Shapcott	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Sheree Swords	....	stunt double / stunt performer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Hall	....	focus puller (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ben Ruffell	....	assistant camera (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Scott Harman	....	electrician (27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Martin E. Smith	....	steadicam operator (6 episodes, 2001)
Joseph Bidois	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Simon Jones	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dale McCready	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Phil Totoro	....	gaffer: second unit (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ian Murray	....	rigger (unknown episodes)
Gaysorn Thavatt	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)
Alan Wilson	....	best boy electric (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Marie Adams	....	casting: New Zealand (2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marion Olsen	....	wardrobe supervisor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Editorial Department
Lisa Hough	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 2000-2001)
Matt Tate	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Randall Monday	....	music recordist/engineer (27 episodes, 2000-2001)
Cam Ballantyne	....	music editor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Keith Ballantyne	....	supervising music editor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Other crew
Michelle Daley	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lu Abbott	....	script coordinator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Moira Grant	....	cast coordinator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Phee Phanshell	....	schedule coordinator (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Sally Sherratt	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Angela Olyslager	....	production runner (unknown episodes)
David Pollison	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Amand Weaver	....	body double (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Renaissance Pictures

Distributors

• M.I.B. (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Studios USA Television
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• PRPVFX Limited

Other Companies

• Reel Lights  lighting

Runtime:

USA:30 min (2000) | USA:60 min (2001-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Renaissance Pictures

Trivia:

After "Jack of All Trades" (2000) was canceled, Cleopatra 2525 episodes became longer in order to fill its runtime.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Lopez (#26.11)" (2001)

Finally, a good "Action Pack" Production!

Anyone who's watched any of the "Action Pack" shows like Xena and the like knows that they range from the comically cheesy to the just plain dumb. But here, in this futuristic show, somehow the formula of action, slapstick, and pop-culture in-jokes works great. Jennifer Sky is hilarious as the unfrozen exotic dancer who's WAY out of her league in this bizarre Lewis-Carrol-meets-Blade-Runner-on-acid future world, but bluffs incredibly well. Victoria Pratt pulls off the square-jaw heroics better than many before her - a 26th century Xena. And Action Pack veteran Gina Torres is finally given a three-dimensional character. The fact that our heroes are gorgeous women with exposed midriffs is more incidental than you'd think..