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28 Days Later... (2002) -- Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
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Director:

Danny Boyle

Writer:

Alex Garland (written by)

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Release Date:

27 June 2003 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller more

Tagline:

His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't. more

Plot:

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

7 wins & 21 nominations more

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An Existential Drama,with Horror woven in more (1345 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Alex Palmer ... Activist

Bindu De Stoppani ... Activist
Jukka Hiltunen ... Activist
David Schneider ... Scientist

Cillian Murphy ... Jim
Toby Sedgwick ... Infected Priest

Naomie Harris ... Selena

Noah Huntley ... Mark
Christopher Dunne ... Jim's Father
Emma Hitching ... Jim's Mother
Alexander Delamere ... Mr. Bridges
Kim McGarrity ... Mr. Bridges' Daughter

Brendan Gleeson ... Frank
Megan Burns ... Hannah
Justin Hackney ... Infected Kid

Luke Mably ... Private Clifton
Stuart McQuarrie ... Sergeant Farrell
Ricci Harnett ... Corporal Mitchell
Leo Bill ... Private Jones
Junior Laniyan ... Private Bell

Ray Panthaki ... Private Bedford

Christopher Eccleston ... Major Henry West
Sanjay Rambaruth ... Private Davis

Marvin Campbell ... Private Mailer
Adrian Christopher ... Featured Infected
Richard Dwyer ... Featured Infected
Nick Ewans ... Featured Infected
Terry John ... Featured Infected
Paul Kasey ... Featured Infected

Sebastian Knapp ... Featured Infected
Nicholas James Lewis ... Featured Infected
Jenni Lush ... Featured Infected
Tristan Matthiae ... Featured Infected
Jeffrey Rann ... Featured Infected (as Jeff Rann)
Joelle Simpson ... Featured Infected

Al Stokes ... Featured Infected

Steen Young ... Featured Infected
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Directed by
Danny Boyle 
 
Writing credits
Alex Garland (written by)

Produced by
Robert How .... line producer
Andrew Macdonald .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Murphy 
 
Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle 
 
Film Editing by
Chris Gill 
 
Casting by
Gail Stevens 
 
Production Design by
Mark Tildesley 
 
Art Direction by
Mark Digby (supervising art director)
Rod Gorwood  (as Rob Gorwood)
Patrick Rolfe 
 
Set Decoration by
Fanny Taylor 
 
Costume Design by
Rachael Fleming 
 
Makeup Department
Nuala Conway .... additional makeup artist
Lisa Crawley .... prosthetic makeup artist
Polly Earnshaw .... additional makeup artist
Andy Garner .... special makeup effects artist
Adrian Getley .... prosthetic makeup artist
Barrie Gower .... prosthetic makeup artist
Sian Grigg .... makeup artist
Alan Hedgcock .... prosthetics makeup effects
Kate Hill .... prosthetic makeup artist
Kerry Hormbrey .... makeup trainee: FT2
Deborah Jarvis .... additional makeup artist
Sallie Jaye .... makeup designer
Melissa Lackersteen .... additional makeup artist
Ian Morse .... prosthetic makeup artist
Anthony Parker .... prosthetic makeup artist
Susan Parkinson .... additional makeup artist (as Sue Parkinson)
Justin Pitkethly .... prosthetic makeup artist (as Justin Pitkethley)
John Schoonraad .... prosthetic makeup artist
Robin Schoonraad .... prosthetic makeup artist
Tristan Schoonraad .... prosthetic makeup artist
Dee Sherwood-Wallace .... prosthetic makeup artist
Miho Suzuki .... prosthetic makeup artist
Cliff Wallace .... prosthetics makeup effects
Norma Webb .... additional makeup artist
 
Production Management
Monika Kintner .... production manager: German production crew
Anje Krutz .... unit manager: Germany (as Antje Krutz)
Clare St. John .... post-production supervisor
Claire Tovey .... unit manager
Sara Desmond .... production manager: reshoots (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Allen .... additional third assistant director
Sara Desmond .... second assistant director
Carlos Fidel .... third assistant director
Richard Styles .... first assistant director
Sallie Anne Hard .... second assistant director: re-shoots (uncredited)
Eliot Mathews .... third assistant director: re-shoots (uncredited)
Alex Oakley .... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Chris Stoaling .... third assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Britta Albert .... prop buyer: Germany
Bruce Barnes .... carpenter
Mark Bewley .... plasterer
John Burgess .... carpenter
Gillian Campbell .... scenic painter
Joe Casey .... plasterer
Jamie Churchouse .... plasterer
Raymond Churchouse .... head plasterer (as Ray Churchouse)
Charlie Cobb .... art department assistant
David Cooper .... carpenter
Andrea Couch .... art department assistant
Dan Crandon .... construction manager
Hannah Crick .... scenic painter
Quentin Davies .... stand-by props
Michelle Day .... art department assistant
Sophie Geliot .... scenic painter
Rod Gorwood .... draughtsman (as Rob Gorwood)
Claire Gould .... art department trainee: FT2
Chris Grace .... carpenter
Ben Green .... carpenter
Mark Guest .... stand-by props
Paul Halter .... carpenter
Martin Kelly .... art department trainee: FT2
Tim Leadley .... stand-by carpenter
Warren Lever .... carpenter
Chris Lightburn-Jones .... assistant construction manager
Charlie Malik .... storeman
Kam-Lan Man .... stand-by art director (as Kam Lan Man)
Jane Matthews .... scenic painter
Toby Neville .... carpenter
Tim Powis .... carpenter
Tim Powis .... foreman
Jody Raynes .... scenic painter
Beth Roberts .... dressing props
Stuart Rushbrook .... carpenter
Denis Schnegg .... art director: Germany (as Dennis Schnegg)
Simon Scullion .... scenic painter
Nick Slater .... stand-by carpenter
Matthew Streatfield .... art department trainee: FT2
Paul Tappin .... plasterer
Marc Telford .... carpenter
Nick Thomas .... prop master
Daniel Vernon .... art department trainee: FT2
Kip Walker .... dressing props
Kellie Waugh .... prop buyer (as Kelly Waugh)
John Weller .... supervising rigger
Matthew Button .... carpenter (uncredited)
Brendan Houghton .... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Mike Rawlings .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Orin Beaton .... boom operator
Ricky Butt .... foley artist
Paul Carr .... adr mixer
Felicity Cottrell .... foley artist
Adam Daniel .... sound re-recordist: final mix
Graham Daniel .... re-recording mixer: final mix
Gillian Dodders .... adr editor
Gillian Dodders .... dialogue editor
Glenn Freemantle .... sound designer
Glenn Freemantle .... supervising sound editor
Peter Gleaves .... adr mixer
John Hayward .... sound re-recording mixer: pre-mix
Alex Hudd .... sound consultant: dolby
Nicolas Le Messurier .... re-recording mixer: pre-mix (as Nick Lemessurier)
Mitch Low .... assistant sound (as Mitch Lowe)
Ray Merrin .... re-recording mixer: final mix
Grahame Peters .... foley editor
John Rodda .... sound recordist
Tom Sayers .... sound effects editor
Lyle Scott-Darling .... sound re-recordist: final mix
Ruth Sullivan .... foley artist
Ted Swanscott .... adr mixer
Kevin Tayler .... foley mixer
Andrew Wilkinson .... assistant sound editor (as Andy Wilkinson)
Andrew Caller .... sound technician (uncredited)
Colin Cooper .... adr recordist (uncredited)
Mitch Low .... sound recordist: pick-ups (uncredited)
Richard Pryke .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Richard Conway .... special effects supervisor
Sam Conway .... special effects technician
Bob Hollow .... special effects supervisor
Andrew Kelly .... special effects technician
Stephen Paton .... special effects technician (as Steve Paton)
Mark White .... special effects technician
Nigel Nixon .... special effects senior technician (uncredited)
Tez Palmer .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Peter Bach .... digital effects consultant
Matthew Bristowe .... producer: MPC
Greg Caplan .... visual effects executive producer: Clear
Michael Elson .... head of production: MPC
Richard Etchells .... Filmtel operator
Simon Fallon .... visual effects executive producer: Clear
Symi Fuchs .... visual effects production staff
Steve Garrad .... digital effects producer (as Steve Garrard)
Josh George .... 3D animator
Will Goodchild .... visual effects editor: video tape
Tom Harding .... digital artist
John Harvey .... 3D animator
Jonny Hicks .... digital artist
Simon Hutala .... digital artist (as Simon Huhtala)
Tony Lawrence .... digital effects supervisor
Begoña Lopez .... producer: MPC
Andy Merlino .... digital artist
Hollie Moreton .... visual effects production staff
Ben Murray .... digital artist
Olly Nash .... 3D animator
Matthew Packham .... Filmtel operator
Jim Parsons .... digital artist
Damien Raymond-Barker .... visual effects production staff
Adrian Russell .... 3D animator
Gary Sandbrook .... visual effects editor: video tape
Jean-Clement Soret .... colourist (as Jean Clement Sorret)
Moriah Sparks .... visual effects production staff
Aleks Ugarow .... digital artist
Scott Winter .... visual effects editor: video tape
Marcus Wood .... visual effects editor: video tape
Melissa Agate .... data operator (uncredited)
Simon Cox .... data operator (uncredited)
Paddy Eason .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Rob Hill .... data operator (uncredited)
Sally Spencer .... data operator (uncredited)
John Van Hoey Smith .... data operator (uncredited)
David J. Zimmerman .... tape librarian: CLEAR (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Tom Aitken .... stunts (as Tom Aitkin)
Dani Biernat .... stunts
George Cottle .... stunts (as George Cottle Jnr.)
David Cronnelly .... stunts
Richard Dwyer .... stunts
Amanda Foster .... stunts
Eunice Huthart .... stunts
Rowley Irlam .... stunts
Charles Jarman .... stunts
Kim McGarrity .... stunts
Ray Nicholas .... stunts fire safety
Peter Pedrero .... stunts
Andreas Petrides .... stunts
Gary Powell .... stunts
Nick Powell .... stunt coordinator (as Nicholas Powell)
Seon Rogers .... stunts (as Séon Rogers)
Gordon Seed .... stunts
Colin Skeaping .... stunts
Julian Spencer .... stunts
Len Woodcock .... stunts (as Lenny Woodcock)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Allsop .... camera trainee
Bill Bullpit .... additional electrician
Ian Chisholm .... additional assistant camera
Andrew Cole .... best boy
Andy Cole .... best boy
Adam Dale .... camera operator: aerial unit
Wayne Mansell .... generator operator
Dave May .... additional grip (as David May)
Peter Mountain .... still photographer
Charlie Muspratt .... rigger
Thomas Neivelt .... gaffer
Ian Pape .... rigger
Neil Paul .... rigger
Barry Reid .... electrician
Peter Richardson .... additional electrician
John Rundle .... grip
Bob Shipsey .... second camera operator
Simon Tindall .... assistant camera
Steve Wallace .... additional camera operator
Robert Weller .... rigger
Jaimz Williams .... video assist
Jaimz Williams .... video assist: re-shoots
Ray Wilson .... rigger
Charlie Woodburn .... assistant camera: Wescam
Marcel Zyskind .... Steadicam operator
Marcel Zyskind .... camera operator: "b" camera
Brandon Evans .... gaffer (uncredited)
Thomas Townend .... cinematographer: second unit (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Maureen Duff .... casting assistant
Louis Elman .... adr voice casting
Robin Hudson .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Child .... costume assistant
Anne Lavender-Jones .... wardrobe supervisor
Esme Young .... costume maker
 
Editorial Department
Emanuele Giraldo .... editor trainee: FT2
Nick Packer .... assistant editor
Jean-Clement Soret .... colorist (as Jean Clement Sorret)
Martin Walsh .... color timer
Joanna Garrard .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Steve Harrow .... post-production consultant (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Hugo Adams .... music editor
Nicole Catino .... music coordinator: Avenger Entertainment
Simon Denny .... score engineer
Daniel L. Griffiths .... score mixer
Daniel L. Griffiths .... score producer
Lee Herrick .... music editor
Mike Hunter .... music recordist: strings and choir
Andrew Price .... musician: strings
Barrie Robinson .... music coordinator: Avenger Entertainment
Laura Ziffren .... music consultant (as Laura Z. Wasserman)
 
Transportation Department
Mike Beaven .... unit driver
Roy Clarke .... unit driver
Simon Hudnott .... unit driver
Jara Pohnitzsch .... driver: Germany (as Jara Pöhnitzsch)
Ceva Ural .... driver: Germany
Keith Winyard .... stand-by driver: props
Ulrich Bohnefeld .... driver: Germany (uncredited)
Mandula Hilf .... driver: Germany (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jennifer Allen .... aerial unit operations
John Almond .... paramedic
Tom Bayliss .... rushes runner
Carey Berlin .... assistant to producer
Sophie Burden .... catering manager
Sally Burns .... chaperone
Jo Cameron Brown .... voice coach
Henry Camilleri .... military advisor
Donna Casey .... accounts trainee: FT2
Caroline Chapman .... floor runner
Sarah Clark .... unit publicist
Matt Dalton .... post-production accountant
Emma Dawson .... production assistant: DNA Films
Candice Fonseca .... production coordinator
Alex Gladstone .... location manager
Theodore Goddard .... production legal services
Jim Hajicosta .... production accountant
Matthew Horrocks .... production runner
Sylvia Hudlemaier .... chimpanzee trainer
Thomas Hudlemaier .... chimpanzee trainer
Christian Hünemörder .... production services: Germany
Lisa Inman .... continuity trainee: FT2
Michael Jungfleisch .... production services: Germany
Pat Karam .... location manager
Ged Lynch .... drums & percussion (as Ged 'God' Lynch)
Jill McCullough .... voice coach
Sarada McDermott .... production secretary
Maggie Murray .... accounting assistant
Ben Nicholas .... cutting room assistant
Stephen North .... helicopter safety engineer (as Steve North)
Dan Palmer .... assistant accountant
Nina Pickford .... tutor
Elvis Plese .... runner
Rima Schmidt .... accounts assistant: Germany
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore .... contact lenses (as Gemma Scott)
Faujja Singh .... armorer
Cory Smith .... catering assistant
Joanne Smith .... general manager: DNA Films
Eve Spence .... script supervisor
Paul Swann .... laboratory contact
Tracey Tucker .... assistant location manager
Simon Warne .... chef
Sarah Wiener .... caterer: Germany
Hayley Williams .... production runner
Birgit Wollny .... production coordinator: Germany
Dave Evans .... armorer: boot camp (uncredited)
Darren Helman .... location assistant (uncredited)
Carlton Jarvis .... medical advisor (uncredited)
Carlton Jarvis .... medical special effects (uncredited)
Oliver Kersey .... set production assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Jamie Lengyel .... location manager (uncredited)
Ian Lisi .... facilities (uncredited)
Christian McWilliams .... location manager (uncredited)
Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano .... production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Ralph .... production assistant (uncredited)
Sascha Robey .... weapons armorer (uncredited)
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro .... production coordinator (uncredited)
Tom Stourton .... location assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Cornell Chin .... thanks
Walter Donohue .... thanks
Masahiro Hirakubo .... thanks
Alwin H. Kuchler .... thanks (as Alwin Kuchler)
Chris Lane .... thanks
Elaine Lane .... thanks
Lois Lane .... thanks
Tom Miller .... thanks
Richard Whelan .... thanks
 

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Also Known As:

28 Days Later (UK) (closing credits title)
29 Days Later (USA) (longer version)
Exterminio (Argentina) (International: Spanish title) (Mexico) (original subtitled version) (Peru) [es]
28 Tage später (Austria) (Germany) [de]
28 jours plus tard (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
28 Dias Depois (Portugal) [pt]
28 días después... (Spain) [es]
28 dagar senare (Sweden) [sv]
28 dage senere (Denmark) [da]
28 dana kasnije (Croatia) [hr]
28 dní poté (Czech Republic) [cs]
28 dni pozniej (Poland) [pl]
28 gün sonra (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
28 giorni dopo (Italy) [it]
28 meres meta (Greece) [el]
28 nappal késõbb (Hungary) [hu]
28 päeva hiljem (Estonia) [et]
28 päivää myöhemmin (Finland) [fi]
Extermínio (Brazil) [pt]
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MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity.

Parents Guide:

View content advisory for parents

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish | Finnish | French | Korean Sign Language | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | France:-16 | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 (nf) | Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Poland:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #38512)

Filming Locations:

Badminton House, Gloucestershire, England, UK more

Company:

DNA Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Athletes were cast as the Infected because of how important physicality is to them. Danny Boyle felt that generally, athletes can do things other people can't, and he thought this would be interesting when translated into the movements of the Infected. more

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the Private Bell tells Jim that he is out of ammo as he runs out the window, he says that he is out of bullets, but soldiers are trained to call it by its proper name which is ammunition or simply ammo. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Activist: Bingo.
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Movie Connections:

Spoofed in 48 Hours Later (2003) (V) more

Soundtrack:

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera) more

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134 out of 175 people found the following comment useful.
An Existential Drama,with Horror woven in, 10 August 2005
8/10
Author: S.R. Dipaling from Topeka, Kansas, USA

The 2003 State-side release of Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later" was advertised as being a shockful scare-fest of a movie. I didn't get around to seeing it until a few days ago and I gotta feel like that was somewhat of an embellishment on the promoters' part.

When environmental terrorists attack a lab that contains diseased chimps who are infected with a "Rage" virus, they unwittingly let loose a plague that lays waste to England and(perhaps)the rest of society. The 28 Days later of the title cuts to a mostly abandoned London where a coma-tized bicycle courier named Jim(Cillian Murphy,effective) wakes from his stasis to find himself alone in a hospital. As he searches London for signs of life,he is rescued from raging zombies by a couple of survivalists(one of them,the lovely Naomie Harris)who he follows from place to place to keep alive. From there,he also meets a man and his daughter(Brendan Gleeson,terrific,and Megan Burns,good)and they try to find a refuge out of London-town. A recorded message of a "paradise" where "salvation" can be found is tracked by Frank(the man) on his shortwave radio.

This film feels more like a meditation on what happens to people when they are reduced to their lowest elements. A friend of mine told me that this movie's running zombies was what inspired the zombies in the remake of "Dawn of the Dead",but where "Dawn of..." was pretty much a full-throttle action/horror hybrid from about start to finish,this film plays more like a "What if..." movie,with less emphasis on the creatures themselves and more on the (lucky?) survivors. There are also disturbing lessons on the nature OF survival,too.

An very interesting and disturbing flick that probably sold itself wrong.

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