Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Director:

George Lucas

Writer:

George Lucas (written by)

Release Date:

19 May 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning.

Plot:

The evil Trade Federation, led by Nute Gunray (Carson) is planning to take over the peaceful world of Naboo...

Plot Keywords:

Alien Race | Space Station | Fictional War | Wilhelm Scream | Space Shuttle

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 49 nominations

Cast

Liam Neeson	...	Qui-Gon Jinn
Ewan McGregor	...	Obi-Wan Kenobi
Natalie Portman	...	Queen Padmé Amidala
Jake Lloyd	...	Anakin Skywalker
Pernilla August	...	Shmi Skywalker
Frank Oz	...	Yoda (voice)
Ian McDiarmid	...	Senator Palpatine
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Gov. Sio Bibble
Ray Park	...	Darth Maul
Hugh Quarshie	...	Capt. Panaka
Ahmed Best	...	Jar Jar Binks (voice)
Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO
Kenny Baker	...	R2-D2
Terence Stamp	...	Supreme Chancellor Valorum
Brian Blessed	...	Boss Nass (voice)
Andrew Secombe	...	Watto
Lewis Macleod	...	Sebulba (voice)
Steve Speirs	...	Capt. Tarpals
Silas Carson	...	Viceroy Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi-Mundi / Lott Dodd / Radiant VII Pilot
Ralph Brown	...	Ric Olié
Celia Imrie	...	Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
Benedict Taylor	...	Fighter Pilot Bravo 2
Karol Cristina da Silva	...	Rabé
Clarence Smith	...	Fighter Pilot Bravo 3
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Mace Windu
Dominic West	...	Palace guard
Liz Wilson	...	Eirtaé (as Friday 'Liz' Wilson)
Candice Orwell	...	Yané
Sofia Coppola	...	Saché
Keira Knightley	...	Sabé
Bronagh Gallagher	...	Radiant VII captain
John Fensom	...	TC-14
Greg Proops	...	Beed (voice)
Scott Capurro	...	Fode (voice)
Margaret Towner	...	Jira
Dhruv Chanchani	...	Kitster
Oliver Walpole	...	Seek
Katie Lucas	...	Amee (as Jenna Green)
Megan Udall	...	Melee
Hassani Shapi	...	Eeth Koth
Gin Clarke	...	Adi Gallia (as Gin)
Khan Bonfils	...	Saesee Tiin
Michelle Taylor	...	Yarael Poof
Michaela Cottrell	...	Even Piell
Dipika O'Neill Joti	...	Depa Billaba
Phil Eason	...	Yaddle
Mark Coulier	...	Aks Moe
Lindsay Duncan	...	TC-14 (voice)
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Darth Maul (voice)
James Taylor	...	Rune Haako (voice)
Chris Sanders	...	Daultay Dofine (voice)
Toby Longworth	...	Sen. Lott Dodd / Gragra (voice)
Marc Silk	...	Aks Moe (voice)
Amanda Lucas	...	Tey How / Diva Funquita (voice) (as Tyger)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Allen	...	Twi'Lek Senatorial Aide (DVD deleted scenes) (uncredited)
Don Bies	...	Pod race mechanic (uncredited)
Trisha Biggar	...	Orn Free Taa's aide (uncredited)
Jerome Blake	...	Rune Haako / Mas Amedda / Oppo Rancisis / Orn Free Taa (uncredited)
Michonne Bourriague	...	Aurra Sing (uncredited)
Ben Burtt	...	Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Doug Chiang	...	Flag bearer (uncredited)
Rob Coleman	...	Pod race spectator in Jabba's Private Box (uncredited)
Roman Coppola	...	Senate guard (uncredited)
Russell Darling	...	Naboo Royal Security Guard (uncredited)
Warwick Davis	...	Wald / Pod race spectator / Mos Espa Citizen (uncredited)
C. Michael Easton	...	Pod race spectator (uncredited)
Joss Gower	...	Naboo fighter pilot (uncredited)
Raymond Griffiths	...	GONK Droid (uncredited)
Nathan Hamill	...	Pod race spectator / Naboo palace guard (uncredited)
Tim Harrington	...	Extra (Naboo Security Guard) (uncredited)
Jack Haye	...	Pod race spectator in Jabba's Private Box (uncredited)
Nifa Hindes	...	Ann Gella (uncredited)
Nishan Hindes	...	Tann Gella (uncredited)
John Knoll	...	Lt. Rya Kirsch (Bravo 4) / Flag bearer (uncredited)
Kamay Lau	...	Sei Taria - Senators Aide (uncredited)
Dan Madsen	...	Kaadu handler (uncredited)
Iain McCaig	...	Orn Free Taa's aide (uncredited)
Rick McCallum	...	Naboo courier (uncredited)
Jeff Olson	...	Pod race spectator in Jabba's Private Box (uncredited)
Lorne Peterson	...	Mos Espa citizen (uncredited)
Alan Ruscoe	...	Plo Koon / Bib Foruna / Daultay Dofine (uncredited)
Steve Sansweet	...	Naboo courier (uncredited)
Mike Savva	...	Naboo Royal Guard (uncredited)
Christian Simpson	...	Bravo 6 (uncredited)
Paul Martin Smith	...	Naboo courier (uncredited)
Scott Squires	...	Naboo speeder driver (uncredited)
Tom Sylla	...	Battle Droid (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Tlusty	...	Chokk, Jabba's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Danny Wagner	...	Mawhonic (uncredited)
Matthew Wood	...	Bib Fortuna / Voice of Ody Mandrell (uncredited)

Directed by
George Lucas

Writing credits
George Lucas		(written by)

Produced by
George Lucas	....	executive producer
Rick McCallum	....	producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
David Tattersall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ben Burtt
Paul Martin Smith

Casting by
Robin Gurland

Production Design by
Gavin Bocquet

Art Direction by
Phil Harvey
Fred Hole
John King
Rod McLean
Peter Russell		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Peter Walpole

Costume Design by
Trisha Biggar

Makeup Department
Sallie Adams	....	makeup artist: second unit
Jan Archibald	....	hairdresser: Liam Neeson
Hajer Bouhaouala	....	makeup assistant: Tunisia (as Hager Bouhaouala)
Paul Engelen	....	chief makeup artist
Darlene Forester	....	hair stylist (as Darlene Forrester)
Hilary Haines	....	hair stylist: second unit
Shaune Harrison	....	animatronic effects designer
Melissa Lackersteen	....	makeup artist
Sarah Love	....	hair stylist
Sue Love	....	chief hair stylist
Trefor Proud	....	makeup artist: second unit
Morag Ross	....	makeup artist: Liam Neeson
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lens technician
Meg Speirs	....	makeup artist
Helen Taylor	....	assistant hair stylist
Simon Rose	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Enrico Ballarin	....	unit manager: Italy
Michael Blanchard	....	post-production supervisor
David Brown	....	production supervisor
Jo Burn	....	production manager
Guido Cerasuolo	....	production supervisor: Italy
Philippa Day	....	unit manager: Tunisia
Jamie Forester	....	post-production supervisor
Peter Heslop	....	production manager: Tunisia
Jeremy Johns	....	unit manager: Tunisia
Mimoun Mahbouli	....	unit manager: Tunisia (as Meimoun Mahbouli)
Abdelaziz Ben Mlouka	....	production supervisor: Tunisia
Matthew Goodman	....	post-production supervisor (US and Latin American release) (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Bellew	....	second assistant director
Andrea Boni	....	third assistant director: Italy
Roger Christian	....	second unit director
Dario Cioni	....	second assistant director: Italy
Nick Heckstall-Smith	....	first assistant director: second unit
Paul Higgins	....	crowd assistant director
Ben Howarth	....	third assistant director
Moez Kamoun	....	first assistant director: Tunisia
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Janet Nielsen	....	third assistant director: second unit
David Turchi	....	first assistant director: Italy
George Walker	....	second assistant director: second unit
Christopher Granier-Deferre	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Astrig Akseralian	....	art finisher
Brian Aldridge	....	dressing propman
Jess Alexander	....	junior modeler
Carl Apsey	....	supervising carpenter (as Karl Apsey)
Leon Apsey	....	assistant construction manager
Marcia Bamgboye	....	construction nurse
Mohamed Bargaoui	....	prop master/buyer: Tunisia
Ken Barley	....	plasterer department head
Robert E. Barnes	....	concept sculptor (as Robert Barnes)
Tom Barratt	....	art department assistant: USA
Jim Barr	....	propmaker
Amanda Bernstein	....	assistant set decorator
Charlotte Biggs	....	construction secretary
Mike Bishop	....	draughtsman
Brian Blues	....	supervising carpenter
Pierre Bohanna	....	propmaker
Livia Borgognoni	....	art director: Italy (as Livia Borgononi)
Alex Boswell	....	dressing props
David Bubb	....	construction manager
Sarah Bubb	....	construction secretary
Laura Burrows	....	art department coordinator: UK
Eddie Butler	....	sculptor
David Carter	....	chargehand painter
Christopher Challoner	....	art department assistant: UK
Kun Chang	....	concept artist
Bruce Cheesman	....	dressing propman
Doug Chiang	....	design director (as Doug Chang)
Kenneth Clarke	....	supervising plasterer (as Ken Clarke)
Jane Clark	....	draughtsman (as Jane Clark Pearce)
Steve Court	....	chargehand plasterer
Paul Cross	....	draughtsman
John Davey	....	painter department head
Wayne Day	....	chargehand carpenter
John Duncan	....	concept model maker
Sander Ellers	....	propmaker
Philip Elton	....	draughtsman
Ricky Eyres	....	art director: second unit
Matthew Foster	....	dressing propman
Colin Fox	....	drapesman
Marc Gabbana	....	concept artist: USA
Michael Gardiner	....	supervising plasterer
James Gemmill	....	scenic artist
John Goodson	....	concept model maker
Micky Guyett	....	supervising scenic painter (as Michael Guyett)
Shaune Harrison	....	sculptor
Tessa Harrison	....	sculptor
Toby Hawkes	....	senior propmaker
Bernie Hearn	....	supervising stand-by propman (as Bernard Hearn)
Daniel Hearn	....	stand-by propman
Paul Hearn	....	dressing propman
Kate Hill	....	sculptor
Oliver Hodge	....	chargehand propmaker
Frank Howe	....	drapesman
Michelle Hudd	....	construction secretary
Jonathan Hurst	....	prop storeman
Taieb Jallouli	....	art director: Tunisia
Nicky Jarvis	....	construction nurse
Benton Jew	....	storyboard artist
Jill Jurkowitz	....	art department coordinator: USA
Kurt Kaufman	....	concept artist: USA
Jim Kerr	....	chargehand carpenter
Martin Kingsley	....	supervising dressing propman
John Kirsop	....	chargehand carpenter
Jeff Knight	....	propmaker
Patrick Laho	....	chargehand plasterer
Stan Lattimore	....	chargehand paint sprayer
Ellen Moon Lee	....	concept model maker
Peter Looby	....	dressing propman
Simon Marjoram	....	chargehand carpenter
Tony Marks	....	carpenter
Iain McCaig	....	concept artist: USA
Kevin McCarthy	....	stand-by painter
Thomas McCarthy	....	chargehand carpenter (as Tom McCarthy)
Iain McFadyen	....	art department assistant: UK (as Iain Mcfayden)
Tony McVey	....	concept sculptor
Richard Miller	....	concept sculptor
Richard Mills	....	sculptor
Neil Morfitt	....	draughtsman
James Muir	....	stand-by stagehand
Keith Muir	....	head stagehand
Howard Munford	....	propmaker
Ed Natividad	....	concept artist: USA
Paul Nott-Macaire	....	stand-by carpenter: second unit
Wesley Peppiatt	....	dressing propman
Jason Phelps	....	stand-by carpenter
Julie Philpott	....	draughtsman
Keith Pitt	....	chargehand dressing propman
Gary Pollard	....	key sculptor
Lee Reeder	....	propmaker
Claire Nia Richards	....	art department assistant: UK
Lucy Richardson	....	draughtsman
Ben Scott	....	art director: Tunisia
Keith Short	....	sculptor
Jay Shuster	....	concept artist: USA
Mark Siegel	....	concept sculptor
Richard Smith	....	sculptor
Paul Spateri	....	sculptor
Ray Staples	....	plasterer
Deborah Stokely	....	production buyer
Rob Sutton	....	carpenter department head (as Robert Sutton)
Howard Swindell	....	sculptor
Anes Talmoudi	....	assistant art director
Grant Tarbox	....	dressing propman
Emma Tauber	....	art department assistant: UK
Ty Teiger	....	property master
Robert Thorne	....	stand-by propman: second unit
Gary Tomkins	....	draughtsman
Terry Toohill	....	dressing propman
Sarah 'Toad' Tozer	....	draughtsman (as Toad Tozer)
Remo Tozzi	....	junior draughtsman
Blake Tucker	....	art department coordinator: USA
Nick Turnbull	....	dressing propman
Paul Turner	....	chargehand stand-by propman: second unit
Val Vasic	....	chargehand plasterer
Ettore Venturini	....	chargehand plasterer
Lloyd Vincent	....	props
Wolfgang Walther	....	chargehand painter
Peter Watson	....	chargehand dressing propman
John Weller	....	propmaker
Stephen Weston	....	supervising wood machinist
Paul Whitelock	....	supervising painter
Terryl Whitlach	....	concept artist: USA
Tony Wright	....	concept artist: UK
Helen Xenopoulos	....	junior draughtsman
Peter Chan	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Clive Memmott	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Miko	....	assistant painter: Tunisia (uncredited)
Kira-Anne Pelican	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Roel Robles	....	art assistant (uncredited)
Joseph Michael Roth	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Mark Scruton	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Keith Stevenson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Drew Struzan	....	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jennifer Barin	....	machine room operator
Chris Barron	....	digital audio transferer (as Christopher Barron)
Mark Becker	....	documentary sound recordist
Jessica Bellfort	....	assistant adr editor
Jessica Bellfort	....	assistant dialogue editor
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Sara Bolder	....	adr editor
Sara Bolder	....	dialogue editor
Craig Burns	....	sound assistant
Ben Burtt	....	sound designer
Ben Burtt	....	supervising sound editor
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Greber	....	digital audio transfer supervisor
Guy Hake	....	documentary sound recordist
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Lacey	....	foley editor
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist
John Midgley	....	sound recordist
Shawn Murphy	....	sound re-recording mixer
June Prinz	....	boom operator
Brandon Proctor	....	machine room operator
Steve Romanko	....	machine room operator (as Stephen Romanko)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound effects editor (as Chris Scarabosio)
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound mix technician
Dee Selby	....	digital audio transferer
Kevin Sellers	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Sereno	....	sound mix technician
Steve Slanec	....	assistant sound editor
Kent Sparling	....	sound mix technician
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Marian Wilde	....	foley editor
Matthew Wood	....	adr recordist
Matthew Wood	....	supervising sound editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue editor
John Countryman	....	digital transfers (uncredited)
Douglas Hinton	....	film-to-HDTV sound editor (uncredited)
Ann Kroeber	....	additional sound effects (uncredited)
Sean Landeros	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Joan Malloch	....	sound transferer (uncredited)
David E. Turner	....	digital transfers (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jonathan Abbas-Klahr	....	key animatronic mold designer
Barry Angus	....	special effects technician: second unit
Maria Boggi	....	animatronic model designer
Monique Brown	....	key animatronic model designer
Andy Bunce	....	senior special effects technician: second unit
Robbie Clot	....	special effects best boy: ILM
Shirley Cooper	....	animatronic model designer
John Coppinger	....	animatronic model designer
John Coppinger	....	creature effects crew
Mark Coulier	....	key animatronic model designer
Jim Crockett	....	special effects technician: second unit
Nick Dudman	....	live action creature effects supervisor
Malcolm Evans	....	animatronic model designer
Terry Glass	....	senior special effects technician: second unit
Tamzine Hanks	....	animatronic model designer
David Heron	....	special effects technician: ILM (as Dave Heron)
Geoff Heron	....	special effects supervisor: ILM
Mark Howard II	....	special effects technician: second unit (as Mark Howard)
Brenda Hutchinson	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects supervisor: second unit
Stephen Hutchinson	....	special effects technician: second unit
Jamie Hyneman	....	special effects technician
Terry Jones	....	animatronic model designer
Pierre Maurer	....	special effects
Sean McConville	....	special effects technician: second unit
Digby Milner	....	senior special effects technician: second unit (as Digby Bettison-Milner)
Kate Murray	....	animatronic model designer
Lyn Nicholson	....	creature effects coordinator
Tony Phelan	....	senior special effects technician: second unit (as Anthony Phelan)
Jenny Phelps	....	animatronic model designer
Graham Riddell	....	special effects technician: second unit
Darren Robinson	....	creatures mold filler
Matthew Smith	....	molding technician
Michelle Taylor	....	key animatronic model designer
Raymond Tricker	....	creature mold shop supervisor (as Ray Tricker)
Leslie Wheeler	....	senior special effects technician: second unit (as Les Wheeler)
Julie Wright	....	animatronic model designer
Steve Wright	....	animatronic model designer
Brendan Kedie	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Andy Lawless	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Anthony Lucero	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lauren Abrams	....	model maker: ILM
Julie Adrianson-Neary	....	digital effects artist: ILM (as Julie Neary)
Barbara Affonso	....	chief model maker: ILM
Alia Agha	....	3D matchmove artist: ILM
Kipp Aldrich	....	digital operations and technology group: ILM
Jon Alexander	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Tim Alexander	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Philip Edward Alexy	....	character animator: ILM (as Philip Alexy)
Joe Allen	....	grip and electric crew: ILM
Shadi Almassizadeh	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Alexandra Altrocchi	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Nicholas Anastassiou	....	visual effects editorial staff: ILM (as Nic Anastassiou)
John Anderson	....	software development: ILM
Will Anielewicz	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Stephen Aplin	....	digital model development and construction artist: ILM
Douglas Applewhite	....	visual effects production and technical support: ILM
Barry Armour	....	associate visual effects supervisor: ILM
Chris Armstrong	....	character animator: ILM
Joakim Arnesson	..