Habitat (1997)

Director:

Rene Daalder

Writer:

Rene Daalder (writer)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Tagline:

It'll Grow On You!

Plot:

In a future world where Earth's ozone layer has been completely destroyed, a brilliant but obsessed scientist...

Plot Keywords:

Shirtless Male Bondage | Switchblade | Environmental | Female Nudity | Male Nudity

Cast

Balthazar Getty	...	Andreas Symes
Tchéky Karyo	...	Hank Symes
Alice Krige	...	Clarissa Symes
Kenneth Welsh	...	Coach Marlowe
Laura Harris	...	Deborah Marlowe
Brad Austin	...	Blaine
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Eric Thornton (as Chris Heyerdahl)
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Daryl (as Kris Holdenried)
Daniel Pilon	...	Strickland
Lynne Adams	...	Tara Fisher
Susan Almgren	...	Ellen Bark
Amanda Blitz	...	Chris
Gouchy Boy	...	Soldier #2
Daniel Gautier	...	Soldier #3
Terri Hanauer	...	Myra Johnson
Robert Higden	...	Soldier #1
Byron Johnson	...	Will
Sean Lynch	...	Jaco
Bruce Mackay	...	Joe Johnson, Sr.
Mathew Mackay	...	Joe Johnson, Jr.
Frank Schorpion	...	Lieutenant
Christian Tessier	...	Herb
Aldo Tirelli	...	Nandino
Katherine Trowell	...	Eunice Marlowe
Richard Zeman	...	Jones

Directed by
Rene Daalder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rene Daalder		writer

Produced by
Rene Daalder	....	co-producer
Pieter Kroonenburg	....	producer (as Peter Kroonenburg)
Claude Léger	....	producer
René Malo	....	executive producer
Denis Wigman	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Ralph Grierson

Cinematography by
Jean Lépine

Film Editing by
Gaétan Huot

Casting by
Vera Miller

Production Design by
Claude Paré

Costume Design by
Denis Sperdouklis

Makeup Department
Annick Chartier	....	makeup artist
Benjamin Robin	....	key hair stylist
Ronald J. Rolfe	....	hair stylist
Pierre Saindon	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Julie Allan	....	executive in charge of production
Hélène Boulay	....	production manager
George Jardon	....	post-production supervisor
Richard S. Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Sony HD

Art Department
Serge Archambault	....	scenic artist
Rejean Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Alain Giguère	....	head painter
Carl Lessard	....	graphic designer
Josée Létourneau	....	scenic artist
Gary Randall	....	production designer: additional scenes
Doris Simard	....	art department coordinator
Bruno Sorel	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Michael Baskerville	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Betanzos	....	sound designer
Tom Gerard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Gorman	....	sound designer
Steven Gurman	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Harper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arun Majumdar	....	sound designer
Louis Marion	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Michael Aceves	....	digital artist: Sony Pictures HD Center
Tony Brigham	....	digital effects supervisor
John Charles Kohn	....	Flame artist
John Charles Kohn	....	Inferno compositor
Daniel Leduc	....	digital effects supervisor
Eric Mises-Rosenfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Claire Pegorier	....	digital effects artist
Ann Smeltzer	....	visual effects post supervisor

Stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunt-fights coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Courteau	....	chief lighting technician
Gilles Fortier	....	rigging gaffer
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	second assistant camera
Maricella Ramirez	....	camera operator: "a" camera, additional scenes
Jan Thijs	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Rebecca C. Crespi	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Paul Jutras	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Joe Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Guy Aumond	....	production accountant
Dale Hunter	....	high definition technician
France Lachapelle	....	script supervisor
Jan Roelps	....	house design

Thanks
Gisela Getty	....	thanks
Dave McKean	....	thanks

Production Companies

• August Entertainment
• Ecotopia
• Kingsborough Pictures
• Transfilm

Distributors

• A-Pix Entertainment
• Ardustry Home Entertainment
• New Films International

Special Effects

• Hybride Technologies
• Intrigue (special effects)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some violence/gore.

Runtime:

Canada:120 min (including commercials) | USA:103 min (Cinémathèque Québécoise print)

Country:

Canada | Netherlands

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

August Entertainment

Trivia:

This is the only theatrical movie filmed in Sony's early analog High Definition format. Sony donated the equipment and technical support in an attempt to popularize the format. The High Definition video was then transferred to film for release.

Quotes:

Hank Symes: I swim with the plants and frolic with the sperm.

Soundtrack:

Tradedy

Underrated sci-fi release

To be honest, I rented "Habitat" at the discretion of the user comments and enjoyed it. Okay, the dialogue is not top-notch, but this film is entertaining. Alice Krige's performance is spellbinding, the "eco-house" is haunting, and it does have a subtle ecological theme. Also, I liked the film's appearance, thanks to Sony digital technology. More films should be made in high definition. I may be the only one who liked "Habitat." Some of its weaknesses include its lack of charcter development, especially Tchecky Karyo and Laura Harris. 6/10