Reign of Fire (2002)

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers (WGA):

Gregg Chabot (story) &
Kevin Peterka (story) ...
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Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Fight Fire With Fire

Plot:

A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting fire to everything, establishing dominance over the planet.

Plot Keywords:

London | Box Office Flop | Dragon | Helicopter | Explosion

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Christian Bale	...	Quinn Abercromby
Matthew McConaughey	...	Denton Van Zan
Izabella Scorupco	...	Alex Jensen
Gerard Butler	...	Creedy
Scott Moutter	...	Jared Wilke (as Scott James Moutter)
David Kennedy	...	Eddie Stax
Alexander Siddig	...	Ajay
Ned Dennehy	...	Barlow
Rory Keenan	...	Devon
Terence Maynard	...	Gideon
Doug Cockle	...	Goosh
Randall Carlton	...	Burke (Tito)
Chris Kelly	...	Mead
Ben Thornton	...	Young Quinn
Alice Krige	...	Karen Abercromby
Malcolm Douglas	...	Stuart
Dessie Gallagher	...	Jess
Martin Linnane	...	Mole #1
Denis Conway	...	Mole #2
Duncan Keegan	...	Michael
Laura Pyper	...	Lin
Berts Folan	...	Construction Worker #1 (as Bernard Berts Folan)
Brian McGuinness	...	Construction Worker #2
Barry Barnes	...	Construction Worker #3
David Herlihy	...	Oliver
Gerry O'Brien	...	Jerry
Paddy Foy	...	Paddy
Anne Maria McAuley	...	Rose
Maree Duffy	...	Rachel
Alex Meacock	...	Alvarez
David Garrick	...	Jefferson
Andy Godbold	...	Piscatella
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sebastian Siegel	...	Jefferson (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Bowman

Writing credits (WGA)
Gregg Chabot		(story) &
Kevin Peterka		(story)
Gregg Chabot		(screenplay) &
Kevin Peterka		(screenplay) and
Matt Greenberg		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Chris Chrisafis	....	co-producer
Ned Dowd	....	line producer
Derek Evans	....	co-producer
James Flynn	....	co-producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	executive producer
Bruce Moriarty	....	associate producer
Morgan O'Sullivan	....	co-producer
Douglas A. Raine	....	line producer
Rebekah Rudd	....	co-producer
Dean Zanuck	....	co-producer
Lili Fini Zanuck	....	producer
Richard D. Zanuck	....	producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur
Brad Wagner

Cinematography by
Adrian Biddle

Film Editing by
Declan McGrath
Thom Noble

Casting by
Priscilla John
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by
Ian Bailie
Jonathan McKinstry		(supervising art director)
Alan Tomkins
Justin Warburton-Brown

Set Decoration by
Simon Wakefield

Costume Design by
Joan Bergin

Makeup Department
Martina Byrne	....	additional makeup artist
Dee Corcoran	....	chief hair stylist
Lynn Johnson	....	makeup artist
Clare Lambe	....	assistant makeup artist
Ailbhe Lemass	....	makeup designer
Kevin Murnane	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Trenton	....	sculptor

Production Management
Mary Alleguen	....	unit production manager
Stewart Bethune	....	production manager: Canada
Jane McNally	....	production manager: second unit
Paul Springer	....	post-production supervisor: Lucasfilm

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Barry	....	trainee assistant director
Misha Bukowski	....	dgc trainee assistant director
Enda Doherty	....	trainee assistant director
Catherine Dunne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Nick Gillard	....	second unit director
Ray Kenny	....	daily assistant director
Raymond Kirk	....	assistant director
Owen Magee	....	trainee assistant director
Josh McLaglen	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Tara McNamee	....	assistant director
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director
Brian 'Joker' Mulvey	....	third assistant director: second aerial unit
Hannah Quinn	....	second assistant director: additional shooting
Karen Richards	....	second assistant director
Nick Thomas	....	trainee assistant director
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Graeme Bird	....	model maker
Julie Busher	....	assistant art director
Antonio Calvo-Dominguez	....	junior draughtsman
June Connon	....	props
Keith Cullen	....	props
Gabriel Hardman	....	storyboard artist
Alan Harvey	....	props
Michael Higgins	....	art department assistant
Jonathan Houlding	....	draftsman
Gavin Jones	....	model maker
Sinead Kavanagh	....	assistant art department coordinator
Darren Kearney	....	painter
Stuart Kearns	....	assistant art director
Rory Kelleher	....	graphic designer
Dave Kinsella	....	dressing props
Rene Knol	....	dressing props
Jennifer N. MacLeod	....	art department coordinator: Los Angeles
Kate McColgan	....	art department coordinator
Iain McFadyen	....	draughtsman
Dave Midson	....	assistant property master
Philip Murphy	....	props
Dennis Murray	....	head plasterer
Tony Nicholson Jr.	....	chargehand dressing propsman
William Simpson	....	illustrator
Tom Still	....	set designer
Andy Thomson	....	assistant art director
Simon Wakefield	....	set designer
Trinita Waller	....	property master: Canada
Jacques Rey	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Darren Brisker	....	production sound mixer: Canada
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising sound editor
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Andrew Felton	....	sound trainee
Kieran Horgan	....	sound mixer
Craig Irving	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Kohler	....	dubbing recordist
Jon Olive	....	sound effects editor
Noel Quinn	....	boom operator
Gerard Roche	....	adr mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Don White	....	foley recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Caimin Bourne	....	special effects technician
Aidan Byrne	....	senior special effects technician
Brendan Byrne	....	pyrotechnician
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects coordinator
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician
Eric Coon	....	miniatures
Jeffrey Cupernell	....	model maker
Karl Derrick	....	special effects
Gerry P. Farrell	....	special effects technician
Chris Fitzgerald	....	sculptor
Dan Frye	....	special effects mold maker: ART EM
David Gauthier	....	special effects supervisor
Mark Hawker	....	special effects technician: The Secret Lab
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects foreman: The Secret Lab
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects supervisor: The Secret Lab
Chris Martin	....	special effects
David McGeary	....	special effects technician
Jim McPherson	....	sculptor
Kevin Nolan	....	senior special effects technician
Jak Osmond	....	special effects foreman
Pat Redmond	....	special effects technician
W.A. Andrew Sculthorp	....	special effects foreman
Russell Shinkle	....	model fabrication: Film Illusions
Christopher A. Suarez	....	special effects technician
Patrick Taylor	....	special effects technician
Neil Toddy Todd	....	special effects technician
Mark Vanstone	....	special effects technician
Michael S. Vincent	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Frank Annunziata	....	associate production coordinator: The Secret Lab
Arthur Argote	....	digital compositor
Alec Bartsch	....	visual effects
Allen Battino	....	art director
Anders J.L. Beer	....	digital artist
James Colby Bette	....	visual effects
Allen Blaisdell	....	on-set matchmover
David Booth	....	film scanning and recording
Barbara A. Bordo	....	digital paint & roto artist
Marc Canas	....	scanning/recording
Camille Cellucci	....	visual effects producer
Renee Chamblin	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Renee Chamblin	....	visual effects artist: Cinesite
D. Wallace Colvard	....	digital artist
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: Walt Disney Feature Animation
James Coulter	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Christine Cram	....	digital artist
Doug Cram	....	digital artist
Jason Crosby	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Paolo deGuzman	....	digital artist
Dan Deleeuw	....	co-visual effects supervisor
Lino DiSalvo	....	animator
Rob Dressel	....	creature supervisor
Hank Driskill	....	technical supervisor
Louis Flores	....	digital effects artist
Kevin Geiger	....	digital artist
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
Lisa Goldberg	....	associate visual effects producer
Kyle J. Healey	....	art/previs: TSL
Richard R. Hoover	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Hopper	....	visual effects
Sandy Houston	....	2D paint and roto supervisor
John Huikku	....	digital compositor: Disney's The Secret Lab
Sean Jenkins	....	effects animator
Blaine Kennison	....	compositing supervisor
Martin Allan Kloner	....	visual effects editor
Michael Kuehn	....	technical director
Ryan Leasher	....	lighting artist
Kevin Lee	....	visual effects animator
Li-Ming 'Lawrence' Lee	....	visual effects animator
Mark Lefitz	....	technical director
Dan Levitan	....	compositing supervisor
Adolph Lusinsky	....	CG supervisor
Alex Mark	....	character animator (as Alexander Mark)
Michael Martines	....	technical support
Victor James Martinez	....	digital set designer: miniatures/digital modeling/rapid prototyping
Rodney J. McFall	....	visual effects animator
Dara McGarry	....	technical support
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects gaffer
Colman McMahon	....	physical production manager: TSL
Robert L. Miles	....	lighting artist
Michael Miller	....	digital compositor
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
John Murrah	....	digital effects supervisor
Jimmie Nelson	....	render I/O administrator
Kim O'Donnell	....	digital artist
Jeff Olm	....	digital compositor
Sam Page	....	digital draftsperson
Alan A. Patel	....	render I/O
Amy Pawlowski	....	visual effects editor
Eric Pender	....	effects animator: The Secret Lab
Amy Pfaffinger	....	digital compositor
Jason Piccioni	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Winston Quitasol	....	digital compositor
Robert Rosenblum	....	digital effects artist
Chris Rosewarne	....	dragon prop maker
Penny Runge	....	visual effects plate coordinator
Penny Runge	....	visual effects production manager
Merrick Rustia	....	lighter
John Damien Ryan	....	assistant visual effects editor
Atsushi Sato	....	lead animator
Wally Schaab	....	CG lighting artist
Scott Schneider	....	miniature crew chief
Marc Scott	....	lead compositor
Yuriko Senoo	....	animator
Brad Smith	....	render I/O administrator
Marion Spates	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Kee Nam Suong	....	digital effects artist
Patrick Taylor	....	lead character rigger
Bryan Thombs	....	3D lead artist: title sequence
Katie Tucker-Fico	....	digital compositor (as Katie Tucker)
Erich Turner	....	visual effects
Leandro Visconti	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
David Wainstain	....	digital artist: effects animator
Paul Wood	....	character animator
Dean Wright	....	visual effects executive producer
Steve Yamamoto	....	previsualization artist/animator
Simon Yuen	....	digital effects animator
Edward Derian Boyke	....	render I/O administrator (uncredited)
Bryce Brecheisen	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Christian M. Elsensohn	....	render I/O administrator: Disney/TSL (uncredited)
Kama Moiha	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects associate producer (uncredited)
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects associate producer (uncredited)

Stunts
George Cottle	....	stunts
Kelly Dent	....	stunt double: Isabella Scorupco
Kelly Dent	....	stunts
Ben Dimmock	....	stunts
Neil Finnighan	....	stunts
David Garrick	....	stunt artist: Jefferson
Nick Gillard	....	stunt coordinator
Andy Godbold	....	stunt artist: Piscatella (as Andy Goobold)
Nic Goodey	....	stunts
Rob Inch	....	stunts
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts
Morgan Johnson	....	stunts (as Morgan Johnston)
Alex Meacock	....	stunt artist: Alvarez
Giedrius Nagys	....	stunt double
Robert O'Brien	....	stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunts
Justin Pearson	....	stunts
Bean Peel	....	stunts (as Lucinda Peel)
Dominic Precce	....	stunts (as Domonic Preece)
Gary Robinson	....	stunts (as Gareth Robinson)
C.C. Smiff	....	stunts (as CC Smiff)
Anna Stuart	....	stunts
Alan Walsh	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Joss Gower	....	stunt double: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Rob Inch	....	stunt double: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Mark Norby	....	stunt double: Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Donal O'Farrell	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Philippe Zone	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Simon Baker	....	steadicam operator
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator: second unit
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial first assistant camera
Alan Butler	....	assistant camera
Steve Casey	....	electrician
Hugh-Thomas Cavanagh	....	electrician: practicals
Gary Colkett	....	electrician
John Conroy	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Russell Dereck	....	grip
Noel Donnellon	....	video operator
Des Doyle	....	assistant camera
John Flemming	....	key grip
Sarah Francis	....	assistant camera
Addo Gallagher	....	electrician
David Grennan	....	focus puller: second unit
Robert Hamilton	....	video assist operator: second unit
Harvey Harrison	....	additional photographer
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
Patric Kickham	....	video assist operator: second unit
Davie Mayes	....	electrician
Philip McKeon	....	assistant camera
Stuart Meacock	....	free fall camera operator
Pat Miller	....	rigging gaffer
Philip Murphy	....	grip
Francis Taaffe	....	video assistant
Alf Tramontin	....	steadicam operator
J. Glyn Williams	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Charlie Woodburn	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
David Worley	....	camera operator
Vince McGahon	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Darrin Butts	....	animator
Ramiro Camilo Gomez	....	technical director

Casting Department
Kate Lacey	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica O'Leary	....	wardrobe supervisor
Leonie Pendergast	....	wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department
Audrey Evans	....	first assistant film editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Adrian Kays	....	editor: prologue
Elana Joy Livneh	....	apprentice editor
Cynthia Ludwig	....	assistant editor: avid
Michele Mehaffey	....	post-production assistant
Aidan O'Brien	....	apprentice editor
Anna Maria O'Flanagan	....	second assistant editor
Rebecca Weigold	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recordist
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation coordinator
Paul Kelly	....	unit driver
Eamonn Murphy	....	driver: Jonathan Glickman
Eamonn Murphy	....	unit driver
Michael Phelan	....	driver: Lili Zanuck
Michael Phelan	....	unit driver

Other crew
Sophie Addie	....	assistant to director (as Sophie McMenamin)
Mark Barry-Jackson	....	helicopter pilot
Brenda Berrisford	....	assistant: Mr. Zanuck
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor: military
Derek Blythe	....	parachute rigger
Jean Bourne	....	script supervisor
Yvonne Burke	....	assistant production coordinator
Kim Buttlar	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Barber
John C. Chaney	....	assistant: Mr. McConaughey
Jessica Chavez	....	assistant: Mr. Glickman
Jeffrey Chernov	....	production executive
Jill Christensen	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Tom Clode	....	safety engineer
Gillian Cody	....	construction accountant
Gillian Cody	....	first assistant accountant
Kieran Cuddihy	....	location assistant
Adrian Devane	....	assistant: Ned Dowd
Adrian Devane	....	production assistant
Tony Double	....	horse master
Ilan Eshkeri	....	additional programmer
Michael M. Fukumoto	....	technical supporter
Nial Fulton	....	location consultant
David Garrick	....	parachute double
Ingrid Goodwin	....	second unit coordinator
Jennifer Griffin	....	first assistant accountant
Jeanine Gruber	....	assistant: Lili Zanuck
Rob Grundy	....	armorer
Iseult Harrington	....	production assistant
Lise Hayden	....	assistant: Mr. Bowman (as Lisa Hayden)
Manus Hingerty	....	location researcher
Eoin Holohan	....	assistant location manager
Amindra Jayasinghe	....	technical supporter
Bobbie Johnson	....	financial controller
Ashley Kravitz	....	researcher
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearance
Gerry Lundberg	....	unit publicist
Owen Magle	....	stand-in: "Christian"
John McHale	....	specialist film pilot
John McKenna	....	master armorer
Josh McLaglen	....	co-producer: additional photography
Ronald Milne	....	parachute double
David Murphy	....	production accountant
Frances O'Reilly	....	assistant: Lili Zanuck
John O'Sullivan	....	helicopter pilot
Tara O'Sullivan	....	travel and accommodation coordinator
Cathy Pearson	....	location manager
Seamus Porter	....	location scout
Benjamin Reder	....	production counsel
Stephan Rothman	....	post-production accountant
Neil Sadhu	....	assistant: Mr. Evans
Rachel Smith	....	production coordinator
David Spencer	....	drop zone controller
Julian Spencer	....	aerial coordinator
Susan Stanley	....	stand-in: "Izabella"
Michael Swan	....	location assistant
Miles Teves	....	conceptual designer: 3-D dragons
Marlena Thomas	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Birnbaum
Nick Thomas	....	stand-in: Matthew
Robyn Wiener	....	second assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Harrison Cheung	....	assistant: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Lisa Fisher	....	digital trainer (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Barber/Birnbaum
• Spyglass Entertainment
• Touchstone Pictures
• Tripod Entertainment
• World 2000 Entertainment
• Zanuck Company, The

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Touchstone Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Artem (design and construction of the dead dragon)
• Gauthier Special Effects Ltd.
• Team Effects Ltd.
• Team FX
• The Secret Lab (TSL) (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Malde & Co.  production auditors
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• yU+Co.  titles

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense action violence.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK | Ireland | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39148) | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Japan:R | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Barber/Birnbaum

Trivia:

The method by which the dragons expel fire was inspired by two actual animals; the spitting cobra and bombardier beetle.

Goofs:

Continuity: The harpoon gun that Van Zan uses to bring down the dragon attacking the castle has a bent targeting reticle when we see it from the point-of-view shot as it is fired. However, when we see the gun from the reverse angle, as Van Zan mounts it, the same targeting reticle is a perfect circle.

Quotes:

Denton Van Zan 'Dragon Slayer': We have paid a terrible price, and now we've got a chance to make a difference. We will.

Movie Connections:

References The Terminator (1984)

Soundtrack:

Walk Away