The Matrix (1999)

Directors:

Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski

Writers (WGA):

Andy Wachowski (written by) &
Larry Wachowski (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Free your mind

Plot:

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Hacker | The Matrix | Reality | Truth

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 36 nominations

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Neo
Laurence Fishburne	...	Morpheus
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Trinity
Hugo Weaving	...	Agent Smith
Gloria Foster	...	Oracle
Joe Pantoliano	...	Cypher
Marcus Chong	...	Tank
Julian Arahanga	...	Apoc
Matt Doran	...	Mouse
Belinda McClory	...	Switch
Anthony Ray Parker	...	Dozer
Paul Goddard	...	Agent Brown
Robert Taylor	...	Agent Jones
David Aston	...	Rhineheart
Marc Aden	...	Choi (as Marc Gray)
Ada Nicodemou	...	Dujour (White Rabbit Girl)
Denni Gordon	...	Priestess (as Deni Gordon)
Rowan Witt	...	Spoon Boy
Eleanor Witt	...	Potential
Janaya Pender	...	Potential
Adryn White	...	Potential
Natalie Tjen	...	Potential
Bill Young	...	Lieutenant
David O'Connor	...	FedEx Man
Jeremy Ball	...	Businessman
Fiona Johnson	...	Woman in Red
Harry Lawrence	...	Old Man
Steve Dodd	...	Blind Man
Luke Quinton	...	Security Guard
Lawrence Woodward	...	Guard
Michael Butcher	...	Cop Who Captures Neo
Bernard Ledger	...	Big Cop (as Bernie Ledger)
Robert Simper	...	Cop
Chris Scott	...	Cop
Nigel Harbach	...	Parking Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rana Morrison	...	Shaylae - woman in office (uncredited)

Directed by
Andy Wachowski		(as The Wachowski Brothers)
Larry Wachowski		(as The Wachowski Brothers)

Writing credits (WGA)
Andy Wachowski		(written by) (as The Wachowski Brothers) &
Larry Wachowski		(written by) (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Dan Cracchiolo	....	co-producer
Carol Hughes	....	associate producer
Andrew Mason	....	executive producer
Richard Mirisch	....	associate producer
Barrie M. Osborne	....	executive producer
Joel Silver	....	producer
Erwin Stoff	....	executive producer
Andy Wachowski	....	executive producer
Larry Wachowski	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Don Davis

Cinematography by
Bill Pope		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Zach Staenberg

Casting by
Mali Finn
Shauna Wolifson

Production Design by
Owen Paterson

Art Direction by
Hugh Bateup
Michelle McGahey

Set Decoration by
Lisa Brennan		(as Lisa 'Blitz' Brennan)
Tim Ferrier
Marta McElroy

Costume Design by
Kym Barrett

Makeup Department
Rick Connelly	....	makeup special effects artist
Kathy Courtney	....	makeup artist: second unit
Nikki Gooley	....	key makeup artist
Sherry Hubbard	....	assistant makeup artist
Bob McCarron	....	special makeup effects designer and creator
Wendy Sainsbury	....	senior makeup special effects artist
Sonja Smuk	....	makeup special effects artist
Deborah Taylor	....	makeup artist: Mr. Fishburne
Elka Wardega	....	makeup special effects artist
Cheryl Williams	....	hair stylist
Simon Zanker	....	assistant hair stylist
Kerrin Jackson	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Nadine Wilkie	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Nadine Wilkie	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Dick Beckett	....	assistant unit manager: second unit
Carol Hughes	....	unit production manager
Grayden Le Breton	....	assistant unit manager
Simon Lucas	....	unit manager: second unit
Will Matthews	....	unit manager
Bill Draper	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colin Fletcher	....	first assistant director
Bruce Hunt	....	second unit director
James McTeigue	....	first assistant director
Toby Pease	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tom Read	....	second assistant director
Noni Roy	....	second assistant director
Jeremy Sedley	....	second assistant director: second unit
Paul Sullivan	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Tony Bardolph	....	construction
Brett Bartlett	....	construction
Shane Bennett	....	props: second unit
Jake Clifton	....	props: second unit
Godric Cole	....	set designer
Peter Collias	....	scenic artist
Jules Cook	....	assistant art director
James Cox	....	props: second unit
Geofrey Darrow	....	conceptual designer
Marianne Evans	....	construction coordinator
Trish Foreman	....	art department coordinator
Mark Gatt	....	construction
Murray Gosson	....	props
Collin Grant	....	storyboard artist
Karen Harborow	....	graphics
Judith Harvey	....	set designer
Tara Kamath	....	art department researcher
Tani Kunitake	....	storyboard artist
Jacinta Leong	....	set designer
Sarah Light	....	set designer
Terry Lord	....	construction (as Terence Lord)
Lon Lucini	....	property master
Warren Manser	....	storyboard artist
Adrienne Ogle	....	props
John Pickering	....	construction
Tony Piliotis	....	stand-by painter
Wayne Porter	....	construction
Andrew Powell	....	set designer
John Rega	....	construction
Deborah Riley	....	set designer
Fiona Scott	....	assistant art director
Katie Sharrock	....	props
Phil Shearer	....	illustrator
Steve Skroce	....	storyboard artist
Marcus Smith	....	construction
Trevor Smith	....	construction
Andrew Staig	....	construction
Jon Stiles	....	stand-by painter
Tony Williams	....	assistant art director
Philip Worth	....	construction supervisor (as Phil Worth)
Matt Busch	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Josh Bush	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Gary Cameron	....	model maker (uncredited)
Christian Scheurer	....	conceptual artist (uncredited)
Nick Tory	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nancy Barker	....	first assistant sound editor
Thom Brennan	....	supervising foley editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer: second stage (as Kevin Carpenter)
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Dane A. Davis	....	sound designer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Barbara Delpuech	....	assistant sound editor
Susan Dudeck	....	dialogue editor
Julia Evershade	....	sound effects editor
Jack Friedman	....	boom operator
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer (as Maryjo Lang)
David Lee	....	sound recordist
Eric Lindemann	....	sound effects editor
Frank Long	....	assistant sound editor
David McRell	....	assistant sound editor
Gerry Nucifora	....	boom operator
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Charles W. Ritter	....	dialogue editor (as Charles Ritter)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley mixer
Noel McIntosh	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Richard Alexander	....	special effects
Brian Belcher	....	special effects
Nick Beryk	....	special effects
Kirk Bolte	....	sokkia survey crew: Bullet Time
Andrew Borscz	....	sokkia survey crew: Bullet Time
Jeffrey Briggs	....	special effects
Rodney Burke	....	special effects
Patrick Carmiggelt	....	special effects: second unit
Paul Clemente	....	technician: Bullet Time
Bill Collis	....	R&D: Bullet Time
Steve Courtley	....	special effects supervisor
Brian Cox	....	special effects supervisor
Darren De Costa	....	special effects
Sophie Dick	....	special effects
Paul Fenn	....	special effects
Mont Fieguth	....	special effects (as Monty Feiguth)
Lloyd Finnemore	....	special effects
Ray Fowler	....	special effects
Frank Gallego	....	technician: Bullet Time
David Goldie	....	special effects
Bernard Golenko	....	special effects
Arran Gordon	....	special effects
Paul Gorrie	....	special effects
Pauline Grebert	....	special effects
Leo Henry	....	special effects
Kim Hilder	....	special effects: second unit (as Kimble Hilder)
David James	....	special effects
Paul Katte	....	animatronic prosthetics
Thomas Kayser	....	screen graphics: Animal Logic
Ron Korpi	....	system administrator: Animal Logic
Jim Leng	....	special effects
Judy Lewis	....	special effects (as Judy Mae Lewis)
Shane Murphy	....	special effects
John Neal	....	special effects
Nick Nicolaou	....	animatronic prosthetics
David Núñez	....	technician: Bullet Time (as David Nunez)
Robina Osbourne	....	special effects coordinator
Brigid Oulsnam	....	special effects
Peter 'Babylon' Owens	....	special effects (as Peter Owens)
Daniel Patmore	....	special effects
Gary Phillips	....	special effects (as Garry Philips)
Pieter Ploody	....	special effects (as Pieter Plooy)
David Pride	....	special effects
Reece Robinson	....	special effects
Arthur Spink Jr.	....	special effects (as Arthur Spink Jnr)
Lou Stefanel	....	special effects
Edwin Treasure	....	special effects
Thomas Van Koeverden	....	special effects
Walter Van Veenendaal	....	special effects
Edweana Wenkart	....	production aide: Animal Logic
Kerry Williams	....	special effects
David Young	....	special effects (as Dave Young)
Andy Clement	....	lifecast maker: Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jeff Allen	....	2D painter/roto: Manex Visual Effects
Charlie Armstrong	....	compositor: Animal Logic
Al Arthur	....	effects animator: Manex Visual Effects
Gil Baron	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Jeremy Beadell	....	digital line producer: Manex Visual Effects
Roy Berkowitz	....	editor: Manex Visual Effects
Maureen Blume	....	production aide: Manex Visual Effects
George Borshukov	....	technical supervisor: research and development, Bullet Time
John Breslin	....	Inferno artist: Animal Logic
Steve Burg	....	conceptual artist: Manex Visual Effects
Mark Burns	....	systems support: Manex Visual Effects
Allen Cappuccilli	....	assistant visual effects editor
Elizabeth Carlon	....	rotoscope artist: DFilm Services
Lynne Cartwright	....	visual effects supervisor: Animal Logic
Robin Cave	....	Inferno artist: Animal Logic
Daniele Colajacomo	....	CGI lead animator: DFilm Services
J.D. Cowles	....	compositor: Bullet Time
Tim Crosbie	....	digital composite supervisor: DFilm Services
Kate Crossley	....	visual effects editor
Charles Darby	....	matte painting: Manex Visual Effects
Art David	....	2D animator: Bullet Time
Tom Davies	....	miniatures and model supervisor
Steve Demers	....	lead shader writer: Manex Visual Effects
Peter Doyle	....	executive producer: DFilm Services
David Dulac	....	CGI artist/colorist: Animal Logic
Grant Everett	....	compositor: Animal Logic
Matt Farell	....	character animator: Manex Visual Effects
Matthew Ferro	....	visual effects producer (as Matt Ferro)
Lindsay Fleay	....	CGI artist: Animal Logic
Rebecca Fox	....	production coordinator: DFilm Services
John Gaeta	....	visual effects supervisor
Diana Giorgiutti	....	digital effects producer: Manex Visual Effects
Sally Goldberg	....	computer animation supervisor: DFilm, Sydney
Nico Grey	....	pre-viz animator: Australia: Manex Visual Effects
Ben Gunsberger	....	CGI artist: Animal Logic
Laura Hanigan	....	compositor: Manex Visual Effects
Brent Hartshorn	....	3D texture painter: Manex Visual Effects
Naomi Hatchman	....	I/O supervisor: Animal Logic
Michael Hemschoot	....	character animator: Manex Visual Effects (as Michael Ffish Hemschoot)
Charles Henrich	....	systems administrator: Manex Visual Effects
David Hodson	....	digital compositor: DFilm Services
Rodney Iwashina	....	digital effects supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Jay Mark Johnson	....	2D/3D paint: Manex Visual Effects (as Jay Johnson)
Krista Jordan	....	Inferno artist: Animal Logic
Daniel Klem	....	animator/modeler: Manex Visual Effects
Ivo Kos	....	lead technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Alisoun F. Lamb	....	visual effects producer: Manex Visual Effects
Maryanne Lauric	....	compositor: Animal Logic
John Lee	....	character animator
Mary Leitz	....	compositor: Manex Visual Effects
Kim Libreri	....	technology supervision: Manex Visual Effects
Joseph Littlejohn	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Sophia S. Longoria	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Stephen Lunn	....	digital compositor: DFilm Services
Jane Maguire	....	editorial supervisor: DFilm Services (as Jane MacGuire)
Anthony Mark Viverito	....	editor: Manex Visual Effects (as Anthony Mark)
Justen Marshall	....	programmer: Animal Logic
Justin Martin	....	CGI animator: DFilm Services
Alaric McAusland	....	digital effects producer: DFilm Services
Adam McCulloch	....	screen graphics coordinator
Ian McGuffie	....	animation supervisor: DFilm Services
Michael McNeill	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Elizabeth Mercado	....	assistant visual effects editor
Kirsty Millar	....	Inferno artist: Animal Logic
Jane Milledge	....	CGI designer: Animal Logic
Noah Mizrahi	....	assistant digital coordinator: Manex Visual Effects
Amanda Morrison	....	compositor/painter: Manex Visual Effects (as Amanda Evans)
Zareh Nalbandian	....	producer: Animal Logic
Mark Nettleton	....	digital composite supervisor: DFilm Services
Grant Niesner	....	CG designer/animator: Manex Visual Effects
John P. Nugent	....	compositor: Manex Visual Effects
Rob Nunn	....	pre-viz animator: Bullet Time
Dominic Parker	....	CGI lead animator: DFilm Services
Devorah Petty	....	texture painter: Manex Visual Effects
Gerard Benjamin Pierre	....	character animator: Bullet Time
Jamie Pilgrim	....	character animator: Manex Visual Effects
Dan Piponi	....	science officer: Manex Visual Effects
Rudy Poat	....	lead color & lighting td: Manex Visual Effects
Brion Porter	....	editor: Manex Visual Effects (as Brian Porter)
Thomas Proctor	....	compositor: Bullet Time
Andrew Quinn	....	CGI artist: Animal Logic
Holly Radcliffe	....	production aide: Australia: Manex Visual Effects
Barnaby Robson	....	compositor: Manex Visual Effects (as Barney Robson)
Daniel P. Rosen	....	compositor: Manex Visual Effects
Paul Ryan	....	technology manager: DFilm Services
John E. Sasaki	....	compositor: Bullet Time (as John F. Sasaki)
Andrew Schneider	....	character animator: Manex Visual Effects
Greg Shimp	....	film recorder: Manex Visual Effects
Lewis Siegel	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Janek Sirrs	....	associate visual effects supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Daniel Sunwoo	....	CG animator: Bullet Time
Rangi Sutton	....	CGI animator: DFilm Services
Paul Taglianetti	....	line producer: Manex Visual Effects
Natacha Tedeschi	....	editor assistant: DFilm Services
Deborah Thomas	....	systems support: Manex Visual Effects
Jon Thum	....	digital effects supervisor: DFilm Services
John Tissavary	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects (as John A. Tissavary)
Victor E. Vaile IV	....	systems support: Manex Visual Effects
Enrique Vila	....	animator/modeler: Manex Visual Effects
John Volny	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Mary E. Walter	....	assistant visual effects editor
Jason Wardle	....	technical supervisor: Manex Visual Effects
Martin Weaver	....	systems manager: Manex Visual Effects
Mark H. Weingartner	....	technical consultant: Bullet Time (as Mark Weingartner)
Sean White	....	animator/modeler: Manex Visual Effects
Vanessa White	....	rotoscope artist: DFilm Services
Jeremy Yabrow	....	software development: Manex Visual Effects
Carol Ashley	....	compositing supervisor (uncredited)
Warren Beaton	....	visual effects: Pod Scene (uncredited)
Nicholas Brooks	....	bullet time designer & developement (uncredited)
Justin Burdine	....	data/resource manager (uncredited)
Fiona Chilton	....	visual effects producer: Animal Logic (uncredited)
Fiona Crawford	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Kent Estep	....	bullet time technical director: Manex Visual Effects (uncredited)
Mark Fletcher	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Derry Frost	....	director of production: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc. (uncredited)
Andy Gates	....	post production assistant (uncredited)
Edwina Hayes	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Merrin Jensen	....	technical coordinator (uncredited)
Karen Jine	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Kidd	....	associate visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Ken Locsmandi	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Michele Maples	....	visual effects bidding producer: Mass Illusions/Manex Entertainment (uncredited)
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Karen M. Murphy	....	visual effects producer: pre-production, R&D (uncredited)
Jeremy Oddo	....	digital effects artist: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc. (uncredited)
Rod Park	....	visual effects executive: MVFX (uncredited)
Declan Quinn	....	CG animator (uncredited)
Glen Sharah	....	systems administrator (uncredited)
Mark Shoaf	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Chris Swinbanks	....	scanning and recording supervisor (uncredited)
Eric Wilson	....	visual effects pre-production research & development (uncredited)

Stunts
Shea Adams	....	stunt double: Agent Brown
Ray Anthony	....	stunts
Greg Blandy	....	stunts
Glenn Boswell	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Boué	....	stunts (as Richard Boue)
Bob Bowles	....	stunt double: Cypher
Scott Brewer	....	stunts
Dave Brown	....	stunts
Todd Bryant	....	stunts
Michael Corrigan	....	stunts
Harry Dakanalis	....	stunts
Dar Davies	....	stunts
Paul Doyle	....	stunt double: Neo/Agent Smith
Nash Edgerton	....	stunt double: Mouse
Brian Ellison	....	stunts
Terry Flanagan	....	stunts
Scotty Gregory	....	stunts
Johnny Hallyday	....	stunts
Nigel Harbach	....	stunt double: Agent Jones
Lou Horvath	....	stunts
Nigel King	....	stunts
Alex Kiss	....	stunts
Alex Kuzelicki	....	stunts
Ian Lind	....	stunts
Tony Lynch	....	stunts
Andre McCoy	....	stunt double: Morpheus (as Andre 'Chyna' McCoy)
Scott McLean	....	stunts
Phil Meacham	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Phil Meacham	....	stunts
Chris Mitchell	....	stunts
Darren Mitchell	....	stunts
Steve Morris	....	stunts
Brett Praed	....	stunts
Brit Sooby	....	stunts
Sotiri Sotiropoulos	....	stunts
Chad Stahelski	....	stunt double: Neo
Gillian Statham	....	stunt double: Switch
Glenn Suter	....	stunts (as Glenn Sutor)
Darko Tuscan	....	stunt double: Neo (as Darko Tuskan)
Bernadette Van Gyen	....	stunts
Marijke Van Gyen	....	stunts
Annette Van Moorsel	....	stunt double: Trinity
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunts
Warwick Young	....	stunts
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Agganis	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Agganis	....	camera operator
Ian Bird	....	head grip
Jason Boland	....	still photographer (as Jasin Boland)
Mal Booth	....	dolly grip
Ray Brown	....	key grip
Craig Bryant	....	rigger gaffer
Roger Buckingham	....	underwater camera operator: second unit
Robbie Burr	....	best boy: second unit
Toby Copping	....	key grip: second unit
Paul Cumming	....	rigger gaffer (as Paul Cummings)
Alan Dunstan	....	best boy
David Elmes	....	first assistant camera
Ross Emery	....	director of photography: second unit
Frank Flick	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Reg Garside	....	gaffer
David Hird	....	rigging grip
Benn Hyde	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Ben Hyde)
Paul Johnstone	....	gaffer: second unit
Steve Johnston	....	rigger gaffer
Miles Jones	....	rigger gaffer
Greg King	....	dolly grip
Chris Loveday	....	rigger gaffer
Paul Micallef	....	camera remote operator
Paul Moyes	....	rigger gaffer
Phil Pastuhov	....	camera operator: Wescam, second unit (as Phil Pastahov)
Adrien Seffrin	....	second assistant camera
Ken Talbot	....	rigger gaffer
Michael Taylor	....	video playback operator
Gary Ticehurst	....	helicopter pilot: camera helicopter, second unit
Anthony Toy	....	video operator: second unit
Michael Vivian	....	dolly grip (as Mick Vivian)
Aron Walker	....	dolly grip
David Williamson	....	camera operator
Colin Wyatt	....	rigger gaffer
Jeb Johenning	....	digital video assist operator (uncredited)
Peni Loloa	....	rigger (uncredited)
Mark Sheets	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Ben Steel	....	electrician (uncredited)
Nino Tamburri	....	additional camera loader (uncredited)
Matt Toll	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Steven J. Winslow	....	assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Trevor Tighe	....	animatronic designer

Casting Department
Tim Littleton	....	extras casting
Maureen Whalen	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lyn Askew	....	costume supervisor
Nicole Brown	....	costumer
Mary Lou Da Roza	....	costumer
Nick Godlee	....	costumer
Fiona Holly	....	costumer
Andrea Hood	....	costumer
Andrew Infanti	....	costumer
Jenny Irwin	....	costumer
Helen Mather	....	costumer
Fiona Nicolls	....	wardrobe: second unit (as Fiona Nicholls)
Pauline Walker	....	costumer
Gloria Bava	....	tailor (uncredited)
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator (uncredited)
Michael Wilkinson	....	costume design assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Catherine Chase	....	first assistant editor: USA
Tom Costain	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Jenny Hicks	....	assistant editor (as Jennifer Hicks)
John Lee	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Basia Ozerski	....	assistant editor
Peter Skarratt	....	first assistant editor
Noelleen Westcombe	....	first assistant editor: Australia
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)
Allison Gibbons	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Don Davis	....	conductor
Don Davis	....	orchestrator
Lori L. Eschler	....	music editor (as Lori Eschler Frystak)
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor
Larry Mah	....	music score mixer
Armin Steiner	....	score recordist
Jason Bentley	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Jordan Corngold	....	music editor (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson	....	musician: tuba (uncredited)
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Allan	....	action vehicle coordinator
Tapio Piitulainen	....	action vehicle coordinator
Mark Brown	....	driver: production van (uncredited)

Other crew
Nathan Anderson	....	production aide
Ian I.T. Armstrong	....	medical advisor (as Dr. Ian I.T. Armstrong M.D.)
Nils Bendix	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong
Kerry Blakeman	....	safety officer
John Bowring	....	key armorer
Mandy Butler	....	first assistant accountant
Suzanne Celeste	....	dialect coach
Sergei Chadiloff	....	2-D/3-D conceptual designer
Tiger Hu Chen	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong (as Chen Tiger Hu)
Spike Cherrie	....	safety officer
Robin Clifton	....	location manager: second unit
Helen Cox	....	nurse: second unit
Michele D'Arcey	....	assistant accountant
Belinda Dean	....	production aide: second unit
Sassica Donohoo	....	production aide
Greg Duncombe	....	picture helicopter pilot: second unit
Marcus Dwyer	....	production aide
Brian Ellison	....	safety officer: second unit
Lizzie Eves	....	production secretary: second unit
John Faithful	....	caterer: second unit
Kerry Fetzer	....	caterer
Guy Firth	....	caterer
Mark Fletcher	....	staff assistant
Peter Forbes	....	staff assistant
Katherine Gamble	....	assistant production coordinator
Annie Gilhooly	....	assistant: Barrie M. Osborne
Juan Goldsmith	....	production aide
Martin Grelis	....	helicopter pilot
Jane Griffin	....	production coordinator: second unit
Bianca Havas	....	staff assistant
Marvin Hayes	....	production aide
Jane Healy	....	staff assistant
Sandra Hodge	....	assistant: Mr. Fishburne
Joseph M. Horrigan	....	medical advisor (as Dr. Joseph M. Horrigan D.C.)
Sam Kai-Sen Huang	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong (as Huang Sam Kai Sen)
Donna Huddleston	....	staff assistant
Emma Jacobs	....	assistant: Andrew Mason
Alistair Jenkins	....	production accountant: Australia
Jayne Johnson	....	staff assistant
Melissa Johnston	....	production aide
Alex Kaufman	....	production aide
Carol Kim	....	kung fu coordinator: Hong Kong
Dion Lam	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong
Fiona Landreth	....	staff assistant
Peter Lawless	....	location manager
Chew Tat-Chiu Lee	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong (as Lee Chew Tat Chiu)
Terry Lee	....	aerial coordinator: second unit
Lea Lennon	....	staff assistant
Madye Sing-Hung Leung	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong (as Leung Madye Sing Hung)
Julie-Anne Lincoln	....	caterer: second unit
Belinda Lowson	....	staff assistant
Sami MacKenzie-Kerr	....	screen graphics assistant
Suzanne Middleton	....	staff assistant
'Longy' Nguyin	....	cast sports masseuse
Phil Oosterhouse	....	assistant: Wachowski brothers
Tommy O'Reilly	....	staff assistant
Danielle Osborne	....	staff assistant
Julia Peters	....	production coordinator: second unit
Robert Polgar	....	assistant: Dan Cracchiolo (as Rob Polgar)
Angela Pritchard	....	assistant: Barrie M. Osborne
Reinaldo Puentes-Tucki	....	assistant: Mr. Reeves
Jacquie Robertson	....	nurse
Michael Roth	....	staff assistant
Michelle Rowe	....	physical trainer
Marge Rowland	....	production accountant
Fiona Searson	....	publicist
Janet Seppelt	....	staff assistant
Sally Sharpe	....	staff assistant
Denise Snyder	....	physical trainer
Gillian Steine	....	script supervisor: second unit
Victoria Sullivan	....	script supervisor
Bryce Tibbey	....	staff assistant
Michelle Tuella	....	assistant: Joel Silver
John Turner	....	programmer: amx
Kevin Varnes	....	caterer
Justine Vollmer	....	production secretary
Richard Walker	....	head eye wear designer
Sinclair Whalley	....	staff assistant
Chris Whittle	....	staff assistant
Lawrence Woodward	....	safety coordinator
Megan Worthy	....	production coordinator
Charly Wrencher	....	staff assistant
Luke Wrencher	....	staff assistant
Shun-Yee Yuen	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong (as Yuen Eagle Shun Yi)
Woo-ping Yuen	....	kung fu choreographer (as Yuen Wo Ping)
Daxing Zhang	....	kung fu team: Hong Kong
Philip G. Bloom	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
Michael Crawford	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Harold De Jesus	....	artist: main titles (uncredited)
Jamie Iracleanos	....	assistant: Mr. Cracchiolo (uncredited)
Jason Mack	....	security officer (uncredited)
Michael Mendelsohn	....	financial consultant (uncredited)
Craig Nersesian	....	set production coordinator (uncredited)
Marcel Valcarce	....	artist: main titles (uncredited)
Rikki Van Gyen	....	safety assistant (uncredited)
Carl Wood	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Groucho II Film Partnership
• Silver Pictures
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Fox Network (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Belgium) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (10th anniversary edition)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc) (10th anniversary edition)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Pixels (additional visual effects)
• Animal Logic
• Bullet Time
• DFILM Services
• Makeup Effects Group Studio (animatronic prosthetics)
• Manex Visual Effects (MVFX)
• Mass. Illusions

Other Companies

• Absolute Rentals  post-production rentals
• Airwalk  footwear designed by
• Atlab  film lab
• Blind Optics  eyewear designed by
• Danetracks  sound design & editorial
• Earth Media Studios  post-production
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Greenberg/Schluter  titles
• Maverick Records  soundtrack album
• Mullinars Casting  casting: Australia
• New South Wales Film & Television Office  thanks
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Propaganda  product placement
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Technicolor  color and prints
• Varèse Sarabande  score album

Also Known As:

Matrix (Argentina) (Spain) (Uruguay) [es]
Matrix (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Matrix (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Matrix (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Матрица (Russia) [ru]
¿Qué es Matrix? (Mexico) [es]
Fylkið (Iceland) (TV title) [is]
La matrice (Canada: French title) [fr]
Mátrix (Hungary) [hu]
Matrix (Slovakia) [sk]
Matrix (Poland) [pl]
Matrix (Czech Republic) [cs]
Matrix (Sweden) [sv]
Matrix (Croatia) [hr]
Matrix (Finland) [fi]
Matrix (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Matrix (Italy) [it]
The Matrix (Greece) [el]
The Matrix (Denmark) [da]
The Matrix (Norway) [no]

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief language.

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #36569) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 (re-rating) | Malaysia:18SG | UK:15 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | Philippines:PG-13 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:14 | India:A | South Africa:10V | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 (cut) | Israel:PG | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

AON Tower, Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Groucho II Film Partnership

Trivia:

Numerous sets of identical twins were cast as extras in the "Woman in Red" scene - in which Morpheus takes Neo through a computer simulation of The Matrix - to create the illusion of a repeating program. Example: the tall man with slicked-back hair and sunglasses in the opening shot is seen seconds later as a police officer writing a parking ticket.

Goofs:

Continuity: Blood on Neo's mouth as the subway approaches.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[phone rings]
Cypher: Yeah.
Trinity: Is everything in place?
Cypher: You weren't supposed to relieve me.
Trinity: I know, but I felt like taking a shift.
Cypher: You like him, don't you? You like watching him.
Trinity: Don't be ridiculous.
Cypher: We're gonna kill him. You understand that?
Trinity: Morpheus believes he is the one.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'Swordfish'" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Dissolved Girl

Immensely entertaining, intriguingly philosophical and just about one of the best films ever made!

Writing a review of The Matrix is a very hard thing for me to do because this film means a lot to me and therefore I want to do the film justice by writing a good review. To tell the truth the first time I saw the film I was enamored by the effects. I remember thinking to myself that this was one of the most visually stunning films I had ever seen in my life. Also having always been a comic book fan and a fan of films that were larger than life, the transitional element of the story was very appealing to me and this probably heightened my enjoyment of the film very much. It wasn't until some time later (and after having seen the film a few times more) that I started to think about the film. I recognized the Christian elements quite quickly but it wasn't until I wrote an actual 15-page essay on the film that I tapped into some of the philosophical and religious elements and that made me appreciate the film even more. I won't say that I have recognized all elements because the film is quite literally packed with them.

Acting wise the film works excellently. I won't say that there aren't any issues because there are but overall the acting is pretty flawless. Keanu Reeves plays the main character, Neo, or Thomas A. Anderson and while he is not the perfect actor I think he does a pretty good job in The Matrix (and the sequels). He doesn't have the longest of lines which was probably a deliberate choice from the directors and it works because this gives him a better opportunity to work on posture and facial expressions and I must say that overall his body language is very good. Very clear and well defined. Laurence Fishbourne plays Neo's mentor Morpheus and he does an excellent job of it. His lines flow with a certain confidence and style that makes his character somewhat unique and interesting. Carrie-Anne Moss does a good job as well and succeeds in looking both cool and sexy in her leather outfit. Joe Pantoliano, a critically underrated actor does a brilliant job of bringing his character, Cypher, to life. I can't say much about him because his character is pretty essential to the plot and I certainly don't wan't to spoil it for anyone. Gloria Foster appears in a relatively small role that will have greater significance in the following films and she does a very good job. The best acting is provided by Hugo Weaving, however, in his portrayal of Agent Smith. It is really something to watch him act out the changes in his character. Agent Smith gains some human traits like anger, sense of dread, hate and eventually even a sly sense of humor (mostly in the sequels). Two thumbs way up to Weaving who has created one of the finest screen villains of all time.

Effects wise the film is simply stunning and it deservedly was awarded the Oscar for best effects (and was regrettably cheated out of a nomination in the Best Film category) ahead of even Star Wars. The reason that I think The Matrix deserves the Oscar for best effects is simply that the effects in The Matrix are more innovative than the ones in Star Wars. Just take a look at how many times the effects have been spoofed and you'll probably agree. The effects also help in the symbolism of the film and in creating a very dystopian atmosphere not unlike the one seen in Blade Runner and this works brilliantly. The film looks beautiful at all times and today 6 years later (my God has it already been 6 years?) the effects still hold their ground against new science fiction films. Add the effects to the brilliant editing and you have a visual masterpiece on your hands. Very well done.

The reason that I think The Matrix is more reviewable than pretty much any other film is the story and the philosophical and religious elements of the story because with every viewing I catch something I didn't see the previous time I watched it. Without spoiling the film I think I can mention a few of the more obvious elements. Obviously the film draws on the Messiah myth as Neo is a clear reference to Jesus with the analogy of his name (Neo = one, as in The One) but also hidden in his other name, Thomas A. Anderson. The first part of his last name, Anderson comes from the Greek Andros meaning "man" and combine this with the second part of his last name "son" and add a little creativity you will come up with the combination "son of man" which was a title Jesus came up with about himself. Also the first time we meet Neo a man calls him (and I quote): "You're my Saviour man. My own personal Jesus Christ." It doesn't get any more obvious than that. Aside from the Christianic elements the film also gets its inspiration from Budhism, Gnosticism (Gnosis = knowledge) but is also inspired by Plato and his analogy of the Cave and Jean Baudrillard's essay, Simulacra and Simulations. Explaining these elements would make this review go on forever so aside from mentioning them I will not comment on them further.

To all the people who doubt the profound nature of The Matrix I can only give one advice: Free your mind and watch the film again. You won't regret it. If I had to choose a favorite all time film my choice would probably fall on either The Matrix (obviously I don't expect people to agree but if they do thats great) or The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and I recommend it to all fans of sci-fi and people who like philosophy.

10/10 - on my top 3 of best films.