Existenz (1999)

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R | 1 hr 30 mins | Thriller, Sci-Fi, Adaptation | Released: 4/23/1999 |Box Office Total: $2.8M

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Synopsis:

Set in the near-future, a tale which depicts a society in which game designers are worshipped as superstars and players can organically enter inside the games. Ted Pikul, a security guard, saves the life of a female reality game designer and is pulled into a virtual reality world. Allegra Geller, the most famous game designer in the world is under attack from a group who oppose games entirely, believing fanatically in reality. Ted isn't a game player, but Allegra persuades him that he has to help her get her new game eXistenZ up and running before time runs out. Soon, they don't know when they are in reality and when they are in the game's virtual space.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/23/1999

Director	Credit
David Cronenberg	Director
Cast	Credit
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Allegra Geller
Jude Law	Ted Pikul
Ian Holm	Kiri Vinokur
Willem Dafoe	Gas
Don McKellar	Yevgeny Nourish
Callum Keith Rennie	Carlaw
Christopher Eccleston	Seminar Leader
Sarah Polley	Merle
Robert A Silverman	D'Arcy Nader
Oscar Hsu	Chinese Waiter
Kris Lemche	Noel Dichter
Vik Sahay	Male Assistant
Kirsten Johnson	Female Assistant
James Kirchner	Landry
Balazs Koos	Male Volunter
Stephanie Belding	Female Volunteer
Gerry Quigley	Trout Farm Worker
Production Credits	Credit
Andy Sykes	Executive Producer
Sandra Tucker	Associate Producer
Damon Bryant	Co-Producer
Robert Lantos	Producer
Andras Hamori	Producer
Bradley Adams	Co-Producer
Adam Shaheen	Executive Producer
Michael MacDonald	Co-Producer
David Cronenberg	Producer
Marlene Schmidt	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Natural Nylon Productions	Production Company
Alliance Atlantis	Production Company
Serendipity Point Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Dimension Films	Theatrical Distributor
Dimension Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Alliance Releasing	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Dimension Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Kinowelt Medien AG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
UFD	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cecchi Gori Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Writer	Credit
David Cronenberg	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Vay Trong	Post-Production Accountant
Tony Desmond	Assistant Production Accountant
Katherine Doyle	Accountant - special effects accountant
Mark Bukator	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Jane Conway	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Jason Graham	Art Assistant - art department trainee
Dusty Reeves	Art Department Coordinator
Elinor Rose Galbraith	Set Decorator
Danielle Fleury	Assistant Set Decorator
Kevin Haeberlin	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Arvinder Grewal	Assistant Art Director
J Tracy Budd	Leadman
John Bannister	Scenic Artist - key scenic artist
Carol Spier	Production Designer
Tamara Deverell	Art Director
Dexter Bonaparte	Set Dresser
Janet Cormack	Scenic Artist
Michael Madden	Assistant Art Director
Paul Renaut	Leadman
Doug Rennie	Scenic Artist
Rupert Lazarus	Assistant Art Director
Scott Donais	Scenic Artist
Bradley McInnis	Scenic Artist
Mila Rolicz	Scenic Artist
Carole Lord	Scenic Artist
Casting	Credit
Deirdre Bowen	Casting
Elizabeth Gray	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Eleanor Lavender	Extras Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Andrew W Peart	Video Playback - video playback operator
Michael Hall	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Ava Gerlitz	Photography - stills photographer
Christopher Kalbfleisch	Camera Trainee
Peter Suschitzky	Director of Photography
Peter Suschitzky	Camera Operator
Vanessa Ireson	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Shawn Maher	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Alliance Atlantis Pictures International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Tomas Hartl	Legal Services - purchasing agent
Teresa Rogers	Legal Services - production legal affairs
Simon Goldberg	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Suzana Peric	Music Editor
Robert Cotnoir	Music Arranger - synclavier programmer
Isobel Griffiths	Music Contractor
Howard Shore	Music - music orchestrator/conductor & mixer
Howard Shore	Music
Dan Evans Farkas	Music Editor
Jennifer Dunnington	Music - assistant music editor
Nancy Allen	Music Editor - associate music editor
Susan Shufro	Music - assistant music editor
CTS Studios Ltd	Music - assistant music editor
Physical Effects	Credit
Jerry Andrews	Motion Control - motion control specialist
Allison Reid	Stunt Coordinator
Allison Reid	Stunts
Mike Ellis	Motion Control - motion control producer
Peter Cox	Stunts
Jamie Jones	Stunts
Chris Stoyan	Motion Control - motion control grip
Tony Willis	Motion Control - motion control supervisor
John Berger ('Frenchie')	Stunts - Gun Wrangler
Production Management	Credit
Michael MacDonald	Production Manager
Mark Logan	Location Scout
Tammy Quinn	Assistant Unit Manager - assistant production manager
Lori Waters	Post-Production Supervisor
Elizabeth Senyi-Potechin	Production Coordinator
Dug Rotstein	Script Supervisor
Beverly Kolbe	Assistant Location Manager
Andrea Franks	Assistant Production Coordinator
Walter Gasparovic	Assistant Director
Debra Beers	Location Manager
Penny Charter	Assistant Director
Emily Wong	Production Coordinator
Kitty Stanbrook	Production Coordinator
Kirsteen McLean	Assistant Director
Cassandra Cronenberg	Assistant Director
Leo Scherman	Assistant Director - trainee assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Prudence Emery	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Mishann Lau	Sound Editor - assistant dialogue editor
Dick Lewzey	Sound - recording engineer
Andy Malcolm	Foley Artist
Ray Merrin	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Lyle Scott-Darling	Rerecording Assistant - re-recording assistant
Tony Van Den Akker	Foley Mixer
Rebecca Wright	Foley - foley assistant
Steve Switzer	Boom Operator
Ed Colyer	ADR Mixer
Mark Gingras	ADR Editor - dialogue/ADR editor
Eric Apps	ADR - ADR recordist
Glen Gauthier	Sound Mixer
Graham Daniel	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Sharon Zupancic	Foley - foley assistant
Gren-Erich Zwicker	Sound Editor - assistant dialogue editor
David Tyler	ADR - ADR assistant
Ron Mellegers	Foley Mixer
Goro Koyama	Foley Artist
Visual Effects	Credit
James Isaac	Special Effects Supervisor - visual and special effects supervisor
Dennis Berardi	Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Boothby	Visual Effects - digital effects compositor
Paul Germann	Effects Assistant - assistant effects editor
Jim Rutherford	3-D Animator - lead 3-D animator
Kelly Lepkowsky	Effects Supervisor - creature effects supervisor
Dennis Pawlik	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Josa Leah Porter	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Sean Sansom	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Jeff Campbell	Visual Effects - digital effects compositor
Raymond Gieringer	3-D Animator
Punam Khosla	Effects Assistant - assistant effects editor
Derek Grime	3-D Animator
Mark Goldberg	Visual Effects - digital effects compositor
Joseph Doane	Effects Assistant - assistant effects editor
Ryan Nicholson	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Mike Manza	3-D Animator
Rob Gyorgy	Visual Effects - digital effects compositor
Damon Bishop	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Frances James	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Jesh Murthy	3-D Animator
Paul Rigg	Visual Effects - digital effects compositor
Ralph Sevazlian	3-D Animator
John Jackson	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
John Coldrick	Visual Effects AXYZ
Nelson Yu	3-D Animator
Tim Lidstone	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Jim Reischl	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Alisa Brooks	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Patrice Jacques	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Alex Laverick	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
David Loveday	Special Effects - special effects & creature effects technician
Serge Lavigueur