Rogue (2007)

Director:

Greg Mclean

Writer:

Greg Mclean (written by)

Release Date:

8 November 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome to the Terrortory

Plot:

An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile.

Plot Keywords:

Crocodile | River | Water | Island | Terror

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Radha Mitchell	...	Kate Ryan
Michael Vartan	...	Pete McKell
Sam Worthington	...	Neil Kelly
Caroline Brazier	...	Mary Ellen
Stephen Curry	...	Simon
Celia Ireland	...	Gwen
John Jarratt	...	Russell
Heather Mitchell	...	Elizabeth
Geoff Morrell	...	Allen
Damien Richardson	...	Collin
Robert Taylor	...	Everett
Mia Wasikowska	...	Sherry
Barry Otto	...	Merv
Shaun Longham	...	Barfly

Directed by
Greg Mclean

Writing credits
Greg Mclean		(written by)

Produced by
Matt Hearn	....	producer
David Lightfoot	....	producer
Greg Mclean	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Frank Tetaz		(as François Tataz)

Cinematography by
Will Gibson

Film Editing by
Jason Ballantine

Casting by
Angela Heesom
Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Robert Webb

Art Direction by
Lucinda Thomson

Set Decoration by
Lisa Thompson

Costume Design by
Nicola Dunn

Makeup Department
Mark Cleary	....	creature effects
Charmaine Connelly	....	special makeup effects artist
Rick Connelly	....	special makeup effects artist
Tina Gordon	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Lamphee	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Lamphee	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ayisha Davies	....	production manager: second unit
Mark 'Sharky' Johnson	....	unit manager
Sue Wild	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renata Blaich	....	third assistant director
Marshall Crosby	....	first assistant director
Todd Embling	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ben Barber	....	props buyer
Ben Barber	....	set dresser
Steven Carroll	....	prop sculptor
Ben Corless	....	construction manager
Rohan Dawson	....	paint foreman
Justin Dix	....	head sculptor
Jennifer Donaldson	....	set designer
Gary Grimes	....	scenic foreman
Nick Hepburn	....	art-department runner
Alar Hordern	....	greens foreman
Peter Hordern	....	head greensman
Les Landon	....	stand-by greensman
Andy Robinson	....	scenic artist
Tuesday Stone	....	art department assistant
Scott Young	....	assistant sculptor

Sound Department
Craig Carter	....	sound designer
Craig Carter	....	sound editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Chris Goodes	....	adr mixer
Jason Hancock	....	foley recordist
James Harvey	....	adr editor
Tom Heuzenroeder	....	sound editor
Des Keneally	....	sound recordist
Liam Price	....	foley recordist
John Simpson	....	foley artist
John Simpson	....	foley supervisor
Luke Smiles	....	sound editor
Peter D. Smith	....	dialogue editor (as Peter Smith)
Peter D. Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Peter Smith)

Special Effects by
Julie Anderson	....	project coordinator: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Peter Armstrong	....	senior special effects technician
Jason Baird	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Toby Barron	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Brett Beacham	....	moldmaker: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Janine Bray	....	fabricator: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Don Brooker	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Mark Cleary	....	moldmaker: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Brian Cox	....	senior special effects technician
John Cox	....	animatronics supervisor: John Cox's creature Workshop
Dean Franklin	....	animatronics: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Michael Grose	....	workshop assistant: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Liam Hardy	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Josh Head	....	moldmaker: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Josh Head	....	special effects technician
Bill Hunt	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Tobias Jahke	....	ceature effects crew
Tobias Jahke	....	moldmaker: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Shane Lewis-Millar	....	moldmaker: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Richard Mueck	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Lee O'Shaughnessy	....	stunt team
Steven Parker	....	painter: John Cox's Creature Workshop
James Paul	....	animatronics: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Ali Pearce	....	special effects technician
Brian Pearce	....	special effects supervisor
Cassie Pearce	....	special effects technician (as Cassandra Pearce)
Michael Plummer	....	special effects coordinator (as Mick Plummer)
Michael Plummer	....	special effects technician (as Mick Plummer)
David Renn	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Steven Renn	....	animatronics: John Cox's Creature Workshop
John Searle	....	sculptor: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Mark Sloane	....	animatronics: John Cox's Creature Workshop
Michael van den Broeck	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Tate Arbon	....	compositor: Fuel International
Dan Ashton	....	film recording technician: Weta Digital
Jason Bath	....	visual effects executive producer
Jason Billington	....	compositor: Fuel International
Marten Blumen	....	lead digital compositor
Nick Booth	....	film recording supervisor: Weta Digital
Kent Boswell	....	visual effects producer: Fuel
Chris Bradley	....	lead CG character animator: Fuel International
Romain Buignet	....	additional CG water artist: Fuel International
Judd Christie	....	compositor: Resin
Richard Coburn	....	compositor: Oasis
Luke Cole	....	systems administrator: FUEL International
Sam Cole	....	senior compositor: FUEL
Nicholas Cross	....	CG environments
Dexter Davey	....	digital compositor
Chris Davies	....	lead digital compositor
Rahul Deshprabhu	....	CG water artist: Fuel International
Rahul Deshprabhu	....	effects & lighting technical director
Mark Dickson	....	wire rig removal: Oasis
Stéphanie Dubé	....	creature texture painter
Stéphanie Dubé	....	shader artist: Fuel International
Mick Eatson	....	lead CG character animator: Fuel International
Kane Elferink	....	CG environments
Lianne Forbes	....	camera tracking supervisor
Amelia Ford	....	visual effects editor
Agnes Gould	....	rotoscope artist: Oasis
Matt Greig	....	lead digital compositor
Belinda Griffiths	....	3D surface artist
Belinda Griffiths	....	matte painter
Belinda Griffiths	....	shader artist: Fuel International
Kate Hagar	....	on-set visual effects coordinator
David Hampton	....	film recording technician: Weta Digital
Andrew Hellen	....	visual effects supervisor
Matthew Hermans	....	technical director: Fuel International
David Kenton	....	compositor: Oasis
Paul Lada	....	lead CG character animator: Fuel International
Christian Liliedahl	....	lead CG character animator: Fuel International
Grant Lovering	....	digital compositor
Olivia Lyne	....	CG production coordinator: Fuel International
Roy Malhi	....	CG water artist: Fuel International
James McCallum	....	additional camera tracker: Fuel International
Orlando Meunier	....	CG muscle system: Fuel International
Dave Morley	....	visual effects supervisor
An Nguyen	....	system administrator/pipeline engineer: FUEL International
Rachel O'Connell	....	compositor: Oasis
Pawel Olas	....	lead CG lighting artist: Fuel International
Michael Orbing	....	lead CG modeler
Nicole Papax	....	matte painter
Dylan Penhale	....	systems administrator
Marty Pepper	....	colourist
Marty Pepper	....	visual effects compositor
Richard Pritchard	....	digital matte painter
Richard Pritchard	....	surfacing artist
Craig Rowe	....	digital compositor
Murray Smallwood	....	lead digital compositor
David J. Smith	....	lead CG character animator: Fuel International (as David Smith)
Tim Sotiri	....	CG lighter: Fuel International
Francois Sugny	....	lead CG water artist: Fuel International
Francois Sugny	....	senior 3D programmer
Gary Sullivan	....	CG character technical director: Fuel International
Damien Thaller	....	matte painter
Anders Thonell	....	supervising technical director: Fuel International
Ray Van Steenwyk	....	lead animator
Grant Warwick	....	additional CG modeler
Pete Williams	....	film recording manager: Weta Digital
Matthew Wynne	....	digital compositor
Koji Yamaguchi	....	compositor

Stunts
Lance Anderson	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Christian Chalmers	....	stunt assistant
Christian Chalmers	....	stunt rigger
Jarrah Cocks	....	key stunt rigger
Jarrah Cocks	....	stunt assistant
Jarrah Cocks	....	stunt double
Nash Edgerton	....	stunt double: Michael Vartan
Zev Eleftheriou	....	stunt coordinator
Amanda Graver	....	stunts
Beau Hurren	....	stunt rigger
Graham Jahne	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jon Kralt	....	stunt rider
Siros Niaros	....	stunt rigger
George Saliba	....	stunt assistant
George Saliba	....	stunt rigger
Michael Saliba	....	head stunt rigger
Michael Saliba	....	stunt assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Dusting	....	key grip
Karl Engeler	....	gaffer
Warwick Field	....	director of photography: second unit
Anthony Gerrish	....	second grip
Adrian Goodwin	....	fourth grip
Daniel Guerra	....	still photographer
Rob Hunter	....	underwater director of photography
Mark Lamble	....	cinematographer: wildlife
John Le Roy	....	key rigging grip: reshoot
Henare Mato	....	rigging gaffer
Darren McAngus	....	additional grip
Jody Muston	....	first assistant camera
Jacko Panagiotou	....	third grip
Ruru Reedy	....	electrician
Justin Rodski	....	video split operator
Kent Smith	....	additional photographer
Natalie van den Dungen	....	second assistant camera
Anthony Veith	....	best boy
Mark Kupenga	....	additional rigging electric (uncredited)

Animation Department
Andy Cadzow	....	previs artist
Gary Hebert	....	title animator
Joseph Kim	....	animator: fuel
Paul Lada	....	animator

Casting Department
Julie Lewington	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Morgan	....	costumer
Polly Smyth	....	costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Amelia Ford	....	first assistant editor
Marty Pepper	....	colorist

Music Department
Jim Atkins	....	score engineer
Lachlan Carrick	....	music editor
Lachlan Carrick	....	score engineer
Lachlan Carrick	....	score mixer
Brett Dean	....	conductor
Bethany Jones	....	music clearances
Kate Neal	....	orchestrator
Kate Neal	....	strings textures
Ben Northy	....	additional conductor
Jimi Richardson	....	score recording intern
Patrick Ryan	....	score recording intern
Frank Tetaz	....	score mixer (as Francois Tetaz)
Frank Tetaz	....	score producer (as François Tétaz)
Russell Thompson	....	assistant engineer
Jennifer Tutty	....	music clearances
David Vodicka	....	music clearances (as David Vodika)
James Wilkinson	....	assistant engineer

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Steve Bonham	....	marine coordinator: Katherine
Manuel Caracciolo	....	production assistant
Kent Clifton-Bligh	....	marine coordinator
Mason Curtis	....	location manager
Michele Davis-Gray	....	script editor (as Michele Davis)
Jane Forbes	....	script supervisor
Alex Franklin	....	development executive
Serena Gattuso	....	production coordinator
Robyn Good	....	island construction supplier
Tiny Good	....	diver
Tiny Good	....	head scaffolder
Tiny Good	....	island construction supplier
Leeza Hura	....	animal trainer
Luke Hura	....	animal trainer
Michael Ienna	....	stand-in
Nick Jeffrey	....	assistant accountant
Nate Jones	....	assistant: Ms. Mitchell
Rosemary Lara	....	manager of production: Lions Gate Film
Julie Lewington	....	production coordinator
Andrew Lindley	....	payroll accountant
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Joe Pampanella	....	safety supervisor
James Paul	....	puppet animatronic technician
Christine Robson	....	location accountant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amanda Shamis	....	business affairs coordinator
Robbie Simons	....	production assistant
Monika Stankowski	....	assistant accountant
Matthew Stein	....	studio executive
Aaron Sterns	....	script editor
Jeffrey Swan	....	water safety supervisor
Trudy Talbot	....	financial controller

Production Companies

• Dimension Films (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (presents)
• Emu Creek Pictures
• De Naray Sothcott Entertainment

Distributors

• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Face to Face (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Cyprus) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Pony Canyon (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Third Rail Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Dimension Extreme (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Genius Products (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Medyavizyon (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Connelly Make-Up FX Team (special makeup effects)
• Fuel International (visual effects)
• John Cox's Creature Workshop (animatronics)
• Resin (additional environment effects)
• Weta Workshop (hero crocodile design and maquette)

Other Companies

• Angela Heesom Casting  casting
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)  music recorded at (as Iwaki Auditorium ABC Southbank)
• Best FX (Boom Sound)  pre-mixed at (as Boom Sound @ Best FX)
• Best FX (Boom Sound)  sound editing facilities (as Best FX)
• Craig Carter Film & Sound  sound editing facilities
• Dusting Gripping Services  grip equipment and vehicles
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Feet 'n Frames  foley recorded at
• Film Victoria  filmed with the assistance of
• Fuel International  title design
• Helifilms  cineflex camera
• Kingdom of Ludd  title design
• Lemac Film & Video Equipment  cameras (as Lemac)
• Media Arts Lawyers  music clearances
• Melbourne Film Office  filmed with the assistance of
• Motion Picture Lighting  lighting
• National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA)  underwater camera equipment (as NUMA)
• Oasis Post Australia  high-definition post-production services
• Oasis Post Australia  post-production
• Reezy Miller Script Services  post-production script
• Resin  visual effects
• Risk Sound  picture editing facility
• Showtech Australia  rigging: island set
• Showtech Australia  scaffolding
• Showtech Australia  underwater island construction
• Soundfirm  adr recording: Australia (as Soundfirm Australia)
• Soundfirm  final mix (as Soundfirm Australia)
• Soundfirm  sound re-recording
• South Melbourne Town Hall  music recorded at
• Tri Point Rigging Services  rigging: lair set (as Tri-Point Rigging)
• Weta Digital  film recording
• Widget Post Production  adr recording: US

Also Known As:

"Rogue Crocodile" - Singapore (English title)
"Aguas asesinas" - Peru, Venezuela
"A fenevad" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Eaux troubles" - France (DVD title)
"El territorio de la bestia" - Spain
"Féroce" - Canada (French title) (DVD title)
"Maneater" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
"Morte Súbita" - Brazil
"Río de Sangre" - Argentina (DVD title)
"Rogue" - Portugal
"Rogue - Im falschen Revier" - Germany
"Rogue - Morte Súbita" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Sarkovora apeili" - Greece (DVD title)
"Solitaire" - France
"Territory" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Territory" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Territory" - Norway (DVD title)
"Timsah: Nehrin disleri" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Uzas iz rijeke" - Croatia

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some creature violence

Runtime:

99 min | Germany:89 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | France:-12 | UK:15 | Mexico:B | Japan:G (2012) | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:12 | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Chile:TE | Japan:G | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Maidstone, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.

Goofs:

Factual errors: It is stated that the river is a tidal river. But during the boat trip up river and into the lagoon, there are no river banks and the vegetation grows right to the water's edge. If this were a true tidal river, there would be dirt banks and evidence of tidal action all along the river.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pete McKell:Hot as hell out there, huh?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

Soundtrack:

Mother I'm Coming

CRIKEY!!! -- This Croc has bite!

Granted, it's not perfect, and the idea is not 100% original (from a cinematic point of view) but one thing I love about Greg McLean's films is that he takes what are essentially Australian icons and flips them totally askew. For instance in Wolf Creek the films brutal killer - Mick Taylor is basically Mick Dundee turned psycho. And in Rogue, he yet again takes a well known Australian reptile and sets it loose on some unsuspecting tourists.

There's no denying McLean can shoot a beautiful movie, and some of the wonderful scenes of the Australian top-end are simply stunning. The characters all portray strong performances, especially when the pressure sets in and they begin to crack. McLean also does a good job at drip feeding the dread and teasing the audience with nothing but growls, grunts and slippery tails. It's an age old formula where directors don't show the full extent of the threat till the end - well, thankfully we don't have to wait that long, as when the croc does reveal itself - we see that it is frickin'MASSIVE! And what's even more scary is that these thing's actually exist up there.

The croc itself is naturally CGI with some animatronics, and it's a relief to see that it looks "real". The movement and animation is authentic and the sound design is also effective in giving the audience that jolted feeling a 3 tonne croc would give.

It's a tense, taught and well directed film, and the only gripe I have about it is that it seems a little short - maybe that was put down the fact that I was so immersed into the film? But it did feel a little short. It also lacked the brutal punch Wolf Creek gave us back in 2005, but never the less, it's a cute little Aussie horror thriller where McLean pays sound homage to classics like Jaws and Aliens. And it's also good to see more "genre" films like this coming out of Australia, and it's also good to know people like the Weinsteins and Warner Brothers are backing horror films from Australia for international releases and distribution.

For anyone into their Reptillian chills and thrills - I highly recommend ROGUE.