"Harsh Realm" Pilot (1999)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)
(more)

TV Series:

"Harsh Realm" (1999)

Original Air Date:

8 October 1999 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Lt. Hobbes, a young Marine, volunteers to test the military's newest tool, a virtual reality training...

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Reality | Short Lived | Cyberpunk | Television Flop | Based On Comic

Cast

Scott Bairstow	...	Lt. Thomas Hobbes
D.B. Sweeney	...	Mike Pinnochio
Terry O'Quinn	...	General Omar Santiago
Samantha Mathis	...	Sophie Green
Rachel Hayward	...	Florence
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Inga Fossa
Max Martini	...	Waters (as Maximilian Martini)
Michael David Simms	...	Lt. Colonel Gilovich
Mark Houghton	...	3rd Officer
Ron Selmour	...	Bartender (as Ronald Selmour)
Kurt Max Runte	...	Unit Commander Forsch
Sylvesta Stuart	...	Sergeant Peter McGonagle
Russell Porter	...	Republican Guard Soldier
D. Neil Mark	...	Sentry
José Vargas	...	Latino Man (as Jose Vargas)
Dmitro Krasnogolov	...	Bosnian Youth
Tassis Bifano	...	Young Bosnian Girl
Robert Seckler	...	Doorman
Vinnie	...	Dexter the Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gillian Anderson	...	Video Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lance Henriksen	...	General (uncredited)
Cameron K. Smith	...	Republican Guard Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Daniel Sackheim

Writing credits
Chris Carter		(creator)
Chris Carter		(written by)
James D. Hudnall		comic (uncredited)
Andrew Paquette		comic (uncredited)

Produced by
Chris Carter	....	executive producer
George A. Grieve	....	co-producer (as George Grieve)
Daniel Sackheim	....	executive producer
Frank Spotnitz	....	executive producer
Janace Tashjian	....	co-producer
Tony To	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Joel Ransom		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Kewley

Casting by
Marc Hirschfeld		(as Liberman/Hirschfeld Casting)
Meg Liberman		(as Liberman/Hirschfeld Casting)
Stacy Wise

Production Design by
Graeme Murray

Art Direction by
Greg Loewen
Michael Diner		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Penny A. Chalmers		(as Penny Chalmers)

Costume Design by
Caroline Cranstoun

Makeup Department
Toby Lindala	....	special effects makeup designer
Janet MacDonald	....	hair stylist
Dianne Pelletier	....	makeup artist
Shauna Magrath	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Thomas Newman	....	lab crew (uncredited)
Geoff Redknap	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Vince Yoshida	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Steve Dunning	....	post-production supervisor
George A. Grieve	....	unit production manager (as George Grieve)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brent Crowell	....	third assistant director
Mark D. Currie	....	second assistant director
Alexis Labra	....	trainee assistant director
Vladimir Stefoff	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Delaney	....	storyboard artist
Gabriel Hardman	....	storyboard artist (as Gabe Hardman)
Salmon Harris	....	storyboard artist
Dan Lambert	....	construction coordinator
David Perun	....	property master
Lynda Chapple	....	key props buyer (uncredited)
Adrian Dowell	....	construction lead hand (uncredited)
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman (uncredited)
Paula R. Montgomery	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Dennis Simard	....	lead set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kevin Patrick Burns	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Kevin Burns)
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barbara Issak	....	dialogue editor
Michael McGee	....	sound mixer
David Melhase	....	adr & foley editor
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer
Myron Nettinga	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor (as Tom Nist)
Richard Taylor	....	sound supervisor
Robert Ewing	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Bradley C. Katona	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Paul Longstaffe	....	dialog & adr editor (uncredited)
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
W.A. Andrew Sculthorp	....	special effects coordinator (as Andrew Sculthorp)
Attila Vaski	....	set supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mat Beck	....	visual effects producer
Ryan Thompson	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Tony Morelli	....	stunt coordinator
Nickolas Baric	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
T.J. Shanks	....	stunts: special skills (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Buckmaster	....	gaffer (as Richard 'Bucky' Buckmaster)
Al Campbell	....	key grip
Kevin Hall	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Marty McInally	....	Steadicam operator
Marty McInally	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael Adams	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Cory Budney	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Reid Cohoon	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)
Kevin Haverty	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Simon Jori	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Richard Sinclair	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Chris Turner	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Glen Winter	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting associate
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Lisa Ratke	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Barry Cohen	....	on-line editor
Michael Hofacre	....	assistant editor
Scott Klein	....	master colorist
Beth Tashjian	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor
Larold Rebhun	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Tim Fortin	....	transportation captain
Mike Sassen	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Mary Astadourian	....	executive assistant: Chris Carter
Ron Blecker	....	military technical advisor
Debbie Coe	....	animal trainer
Terri Depaolo	....	assistant: Tony To (as Terri DePaolo)
Michele Fazekas	....	assistant: Frank Spotnitz
Craig Forrest	....	location manager
Charles Forsch	....	assistant: Chris Carter (as Chuck Forsch)
Cathy Lauzon	....	head accountant
Helen MaComb	....	production coordinator
Ramsey McDaniel	....	title designer: main titles
Nancy Mosher Hall	....	assistant: Daniel Sackheim and Tony To, Vancouver
Alison Rou	....	assistant: Daniel Sackheim
Tom Teotico	....	production assistant
Helga Ungurait	....	script supervisor
Amber Woodward	....	assistant: Chris Carter
Rob Fournier	....	armorer (uncredited)
Anil Patadé	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
S. Steven Sach	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Kent Sponagle	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Raliegh Wilson	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Shane Zander	....	laboratory assistant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Carter		creator

Casting by
Coreen Mayrs

Makeup Department
Leah Ehman	....	assistant makeup artist
Rachel Griffin	....	special makeup effects artist
Leanne Rae Podavin	....	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Akram Fakhfakh	....	assistant director: second unit
Akram Fakhfakh	....	second assistant director
Debra Herst	....	third assistant director

Art Department
John Burke	....	scenic artist
Kenny Gibbs	....	props
Greg Venturi	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Chris Glyn-Jones	....	boom operator
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Gary Krause	....	sound effects editor
Eric Lamontagne	....	sound mixer
Jon Lavender	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Harry Tomsic	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Adam Stern	....	digital artist

Stunts
Nick Allen	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt double: D.B. Sweeney
Sylvain Cameron	....	stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunts (2 episodes)
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunt double
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Bergler	....	clapper loader: "b" camera
David Gray	....	still photographer
A.J. Vesak	....	aerial camera operator
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Tony Whiteside	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Scott Baldyga	....	casting assistant

Transportation Department
James Perenseff	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Rick Dugdale	....	key production assistant
Bonnie Judd	....	dog trainer
Ryan Judd	....	assistant trainer
Karen McCullough	....	assistant production coordinator
Art Pickering	....	assistant to writer
Jay St. Louis	....	assistant location manager

Special Effects

• Pixel Envy

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera and lenses (as Clairmont Camera)
• Harris Publications  published by (special thanks to the Harsh Realm comic book series)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Liberman/Hirschfeld Casting  casting
• Looper Anonymous  additional voices (as Loopers Anonymous)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby (presented in Dolby Surround)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Trivia:

The final shot of a room filled with dreaming game-players actually only used 12 people. The rest were filled in with CGI.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Inside 'Harsh Realm' (2004) (V)

Hard to watch and should NOT be watched.

Simply, Harsh Realm is overall a thoughtless show with a potentially good premise. But, it fails harshly in writing because of clichés and weak characters. The reasoning behind the main character is flawed which made m lose interest immediately.

Sorry, there are many more traps which Harsh Realm has seemingly stuck its head into that I could go on, and I should go on, but it is so bad I have no energy to even waste my time trying to communicate the details of finger painting with feces.

Trust your instinct and never watch or mention this film because it does not deserve any recognition.