Resident Evil (2002)

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer (WGA):

Paul W.S. Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

15 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.

Plot:

A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Virus | Military | Corporation | Mutant

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Rain Ocampo
Eric Mabius	...	Matt Addison
James Purefoy	...	Spence Parks
Martin Crewes	...	Chad Kaplan
Colin Salmon	...	One
Ryan McCluskey	...	Mr. Grey
Oscar Pearce	...	Mr. Red
Indra Ové	...	Ms. Black
Anna Bolt	...	Dr. Green
Joseph May	...	Dr. Blue
Robert Tannion	...	Dr. Brown
Heike Makatsch	...	Dr. Lisa Addison
Jaymes Butler	...	Clarence the Security Guard
Stephen Billington	...	Mr. White

Also Known As:

Resident Evil (France) (Germany)
Resident Evil the Movie (USA) (working title)
Resident Evil: Ground Zero (USA) (working title)
El huésped maldito (Argentina) (video title) (Colombia) [es]
Ölümcül deney (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A kaptár (Hungary) [hu]
Biohazard (Japan: English title) [en]
Resident Evil (Spain) [es]
Resident Evil (Croatia) [hr]
Resident Evil (Greece) [el]
Resident Evil - Genesis (Switzerland: German title) (Pay-TV title) [de]
Resident Evil - O Hóspede Maldito (Brazil) [pt]
Resident evil - Domena zla (Poland) (Pay-TV title) [pl]
Resident evil - El huésped maldito (Venezuela) [es]
Resident evil: Experiment fatal (Romania) [ro]
Resident evil: Les créatures maléfiques (Canada: French title) [fr]
Resident evil: Les esprits maléfiques (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Unbeatable Evil (Russia) (bootleg title) [ru]
Underground of the Living Dead (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sci-fi/horror violence, language and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | Germany | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Krampnitz, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Trivia:

Even though Colin Salmon's character is referred to- and credited only as "One", his real name is James Shade.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the movie, when Alice is talking to Rain on the train, in the background, you can see Matt go from moving around to standing still with his hands on the sides of the doorway between shots.

Quotes:

Spence: Nothing - ever - changes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Signal (2007/I)

Soundtrack:

Torched

Scary and atmospheric

"Resident Evil" was a smart and scary game. The darkness and the surprises were huge scare factors. In that famous game, you find yourself trapped in a mansion crawling with the undead because of a mistake made by the Umbrella Corporation.

Director Paul W.S. Anderson makes a fast, dark guilty pleasure of a film from this game with "Resident Evil".

Milla Jovovich is Alice, who wakes up in a creepy, poorly lit mansion at night in a remote forest. She has no memory of who she is or why she's here, but after a group of soldiers bursts in and takes her to a hidden lab underneath the mansion with them, she quickly begins to realize a terrible secret. She and the others find themselves locked in "The Hive", an enormous, elaborate underground structure that was sealed by the supercomputer controlling it. It soon becomes evident that an experiment called "The T-Virus" escaped into the air and killed everyone. But nobody really stayed dead. Now the remaining survivors must fight their way back out of The Hive before the door seals permanently... and at the same time they must contain the virus before it reaches the surface.

The film moves at a breakneck pace, with some elaborate sets and great cinematography that sets the dark mood well for this atmospheric sci-fi thriller.