Dark Matter (2008)

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R | 1 hr 30 mins | Drama, Technology | Released: 4/11/2008 |Box Office Total: $30041

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Liu Xing arrives at a big Western university to study the origins of the universe. He finds other Chinese students to share a cheap apartment with him, and flirts with an attractive American girl who works in a local tea shop. When the head of the department, Jacob Reiser, welcomes Liu Xing into his select cosmology group, it seems that he has a bright future in American science. At an orientation for foreigners sponsored by a local church, Joanna Silver, a wealthy patron of the university, notices the earnest student. An unspoken bond forms between them. Liu Xing becomes Reiser’s protégé, accompanying him to a prestigious conference where he makes an impressive debut. He is drawn to the study of dark matter, an unseen substance that shapes the universe, but it soon becomes clear that his developing theories threaten Reiser’s conflicting theories and well-established studies. Excited by the possibility of a breakthrough, Liu Xing is deaf to warnings that he must pay his dues. When he is eclipsed by Laurence, a more dutiful Chinese student, Liu Xing goes behind Reiser’s back to publish his discoveries. When the article draws ire instead of accolades, he turns to Joanna, who naively encourages him on his collision course. But in the end, his dissertation is rejected, and the girl in the tea shop brushes him off. Left alone with his shattered dreams, he explodes in a final act of violence.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/11/2008

Director	Credit
Chen Shi-Zheng	Director
Cast	Credit
Meryl Streep	Joanna Silver
Liu Ye	Liu Xing
Aidan Quinn	Jacob Reiser
Blair Brown	Hildy
Sina Amedson	Selim
Erick Avari	Professor Gazda
Boris McGiver	Reverend Hollings
Jodi Russell	Claire Reiser
Joe Grifasi	Professor Colby
Bill Irwin	Hal Silver
Taylor Schilling	Jackie
Lloyd Suh	Laurence Feng
He Yu	Old Wu
Chi Peng	Mama
Wang Yonggui	Baba
Tsao Lei	Zhang Ming
Shan Jing	Wang Ying
Li Bo	Little Square
Zhang Hui	Monkey King
Rob Campbell	Gary Small
Qian Yi	Cindy Feng
Johnny Rothman	Rene
Hong Ying	Laundry Worker
Zeng Hui	Neighbor Girl
Production Credits	Credit
Mary Salter	Producer
Kirk D'Amico	Executive Producer
Andrea Miller	Producer
Linda Chiu	Executive Producer
Janet Yang	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Saltmill	Production Company
Manifest Film Company	Production Company
American Sterling Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Screen Media Films	Domestic Video Distributor
First Independent Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Myriad Pictures	Worldwide Distribution Rights
Locations
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Toronto, Canada
Writer	Credit
Chen Shi-Zheng	Story By
Billy Shebar	Screenplay
Billy Shebar	Story By
Accounting	Credit
Brian Kubricky	Production Accountant
Michael Levy	Accountant - Account Executive
Du Guixue	Production Accountant
Sharra Platt	Accountant - Account Manager
Art Department	Credit
Christopher R DeMuri	Art Director
Chad R Davis	Scenic Artist - Scenic Painter
Les Boothe	Set Decorator
Ryan Davis	Swing Gang - Swing
Dina Goldman	Production Designer
Michael Higgins	Leadman
Katherine Brim	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Cindy Neibaur	Art Department - Shopper
Sandi Longhurst	Art Department Coordinator
Ryan Jensen	Swing Gang - Swing
Han Chunlin	Production Designer
Yank Kaiqiang	Art Department
Eric Robinson	Scenic Artist - Scenic Painter
Jacob A Jessop	Swing Gang - Swing
Malcolm Sonsire	Swing Gang - Swing
Casting	Credit
Jeff Johnson	Local Casting
Ellen Parks	Casting Director
Mo Lan	Casting
Aaron Yun	Extras Casting
Guo Wei	Casting - Assistant Casting
Cathy McClure	Casting - Casting Coordinator
Narenhua	Casting - Casting Coordinator
Cathy Shen	Casting - Hong Kong Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Don L Draper	Craft Service
scott adams	Catering
Perry L Coomans	Craft Service - Craft Services Assistant
Ernesto Hernandez	Catering - Assistant Caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Kong Yue	Camera Assistant
Matthew Margolin	Photography - Still Photographer
Brian Hutchings	Color Correction
Oliver Bokelberg	Director of Photography
Bob Conder	Camera - Crane Operator
TC Christensen	Camera Operator - “B” Camera Operator
Brian LeGrady	Assistant Camera
Gaylen Nebeker	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Nabil Rahme	Loader
Loren Nebeker	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Tyler Meiners	Photography - Add’l. Still Photography
Brian LeGrady	Camera Operator - “B” Camera Operator
Matthew Haskins	Assistant Camera
Wang Yu	Director of Photography
Adam Bahr	Camera - Camera PA
Guo Wei	Camera Operator
Jesse Evans	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant “B” Camera
Mike Lookinland	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant “B” Camera
Jason Painter	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant “B” Camera
Ty Arnold	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant “B” Camera
Travis Cline	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant “B” Camera
David Forester	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant “B” Camera
Joel Remke	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant “B” Camera
Josh Wood	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant “B” Camera
Legal	Credit
Irwin Rappaport	Legal Services - Production Legal Services
Jonathan Wight	Legal Services - Financial Legal Services
Allison Cohen	Legal Services - Saltmill Attorney
Music	Credit
Beijing Angelic Choir	Song Performer
Simon Stewart	Song
Van Dyke Parks	Original Music
Eric Liljestrand	Music Editor
Hal Willner	Music Supervisor
Ted Hinckley	Music Coordinator
Rachel Fox	Music - Music Clearance
Yagmur Kaplan	Music Editor
Richard Boisson	Song
Concerto Italiano	Song Performer
Rinaldo Alessandrini	Song Performer
Tim Souster	Song
John Leach	Song
Brian Bowers	Song Performer
Wolgang Amadeus Mozart	Song
Joselito Fernandez	Song Performer
Unique Tracks Radio Orchestra	Song Performer
Puccini	Song
Jussi Bjorling	Song Performer
Reinhard Raith	Song
Andreas Litterscheid	Song
Antony and the Johnsons	Song Performer
Jean-Sebastien Bach	Song
VooDoo & Serano	Song Performer
Emmanuel Music Orchestra	Song Performer
Franz Schubert	Song
Sharon Jones	Song Performer
Woody Guthrie	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Jeff Chumas	Stunts
Frank Landon Bare	Stunt Coordinator
Doug Coleman	Stunts
Kathy Jarvis	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Qu Chenggen	Production Supervisor
Brooke Redmon	Production Coordinator
Jason Luthman	Location Assistant
Craig Steiner	Assistant Director
Kate Hollanda	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeff T Miller	Line Producer
Jeff T Miller	Unit Production Manager
Kelly Lookinland	Script Supervisor
Kelly Thomas	Post-Production Supervisor
Alan Oakes	Location Manager
Maureen Norton	Post-Production Supervisor
Heather Toone	Assistant Director
Ada Shen	Unit Production Manager
Lei Long	Location Manager
Meng Zimu	Script Supervisor
Jeffrey M Rose	Post-Production Supervisor
Cody J Harbaugh	Assistant Director
Su Haoqi	Assistant Director
Paul A Levin	Post-Production Supervisor
Publicity	Credit
Weiman Seid	Unit Publicist - Publicist
Chris Libby	Unit Publicist - Publicist
Chris Regan	Unit Publicist - Publicist
Kate Payne	Unit Publicist - Publicist
Jenny Lawhorn	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Michael Brown	Foley Artist
Yagmur Kaplan	ADR Mixer
David Warburton	Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Younkman	Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Sheldon	Supervising Sound Editor
Les Udy	Boom Operator
Steven C Laneri	Sound Mixer
Gary J Coppola	Rerecording Mixer
Wang Xue Yi	Sound - Production Sound
John Fairlamb	Foley Mixer
Sylvain Loiseau	Post-Production Sound - Post-Production Facility Mgr
Chen Zewei	Boom Operator
Wu Jingjing	Boom Operator
Visual Effects	Credit
Henrik Fett	Visual Effects Supervisor - VFX Supervisor
Andy Simonson	Visual Effects - VFX Coordinator
Gabriel Sanchez	CGI Artist - Flame Artist
Brian Shows	Visual Effects Producer - IO Executive Producer
Dave Kelsey	Special Effects Coordinator
Cynthia Buell	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Christopher C Jones	Titles
Migs Rustia	Visual Effects Editor - VFX Editor
Steve Hernandez	Visual Effects - IO Operations Manager
Christopher Ivins	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Adam Avitabile	CGI Artist - Flame Artist
Buddy Gheen	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Kamila Baghernejad	Visual Effects - DI Coordinator
Michael Collins	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Gilbert De La Garza	Visual Effects - Scan and Recording Mgr
Chris Dusendschon	Visual Effects - Digital Imaging Supervisor
Danny Kim	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Iain Stasukevich	Visual Effects - Scan and Record Tech
Chad Buehler	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Victor Rodriguez	Compositing Supervisor - Digital Composer
Jason Adams	Visual Effects - Scan and Record Tech
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Caitlin Ward	Costume Designer
Jenna Kilgrow	Hair - Hair Department Head
Troy Lunt	Makeup - Makeup Department Head
Shantell Guy	Costumer - On-Set Costumer
Jacqueline Newell	Costume Supervisor
Kirstin Tobiasson	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Elisabeth Vastola	Wardrobe Assistant
Zhang Peng	Wardrobe
Laurence Xu	Costume Designer
Edwin K Matsu	Hair - Hair Department Co-Head
Jodi Gleave	Makeup
J Roy Helland	Makeup
J Roy Helland	Hair
Anna Mower	Hair - Hair Day Player
Amber Hilton	Makeup - Makup Day Player
Li Zhuozhuo	Makeup
Li Zhuozhuo	Hair
Zhao Yi	Makeup - Assistant Makeup
Zhao Yi	Hair - Assistant Hair

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