Komodo (1999)
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- PG-13
- 1h 30min
- Adventure, Horror
- 04 May 2000 (Malaysia)
- Movie
After witnessing his parents being killed by creatures on an island as a child, a young man is brought back to the island a few years later by his psychiatrist, only to be terrorized by the same creatures.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jill Hennessy | ... |
Victoria
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| Billy Burke | ... |
Oates
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| Kevin Zegers | ... |
Patrick Connally
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| Paul Gleeson | ... |
Denby
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Nina Landis | ... |
Annie
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| Michael Edward-Stevens | ... |
Martin Gris
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| Simon Westaway | ... |
Bracken
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Bruce Hughes | ... |
Mr. Connally
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Jane Conroy | ... |
Mrs. Connally
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| Melissa Jaffer | ... |
Patrick's Grandmother
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Brian McDermott | ... |
Sheriff Gordon
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| Nique Needles | ... |
Hippie
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Directed by
| Michael Lantieri | ||
Written by
| Hans Bauer | ... | (written by) & |
| Craig Mitchell | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Chris Brown | ... | co-producer |
| Devesh Chetty | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Davis | ... | executive producer |
| Tom Hoffie | ... | line producer |
| Tony Ludwig | ... | producer |
| Cammie Morgan | ... | executive producer |
| Alan Riche | ... | producer |
| Richard Vane | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| John Debney | ||
Cinematography by
| David Burr | ||
Editing by
| Michael Fallavollita | ||
Editorial Department
| Jason Ballantine | ... | first assistant editor |
| Eric Whipp | ... | telecine colorist |
Casting By
| Anne McCarthy | ||
| Mary Vernieu | ||
Production Design by
| George Liddle | ||
Makeup Department
| Jules Chapman | ... | hair stylist (as Jules Korshoonoff) / makeup artist (as Jules Korshoonoff) |
| Sally Gordon | ... | makeup department head |
| Michelle McLennan | ... | hair stylist / make-up and hair (as Michelle Ritchi) |
| Lynne O'Brien | ... | senior makeup artist |
Production Management
| Brad Goodman | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Belinda Dean | ... | third assistant director |
| Peter McLennan | ... | third assistant director: second unit |
| Jeremy Skues | ... | second assistant director |
| Rob Visser | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
| David Childs | ... | carpenter (as David Chils) |
| Dane Eade | ... | carpenter |
| Peter Hordern | ... | head greensman |
| Jacinta Leong | ... | assistant art director |
| Ray Pedler | ... | scenic artist |
| Robbie Porter | ... | standby props (second segment) |
| Kristin Reuter | ... | props |
| Mark Sexton | ... | storyboard artist |
| Michael Verbeek | ... | set builder |
Sound Department
| Michael Axinn | ... | supervising assistant sound editor |
| Sandina Bailo-Lape | ... | foley editor |
| Jennifer Barin | ... | machine room operator |
| Christopher Barrick | ... | assistant editor (as Chris Barrick) |
| Christopher Barron | ... | digital audio transfer (as Chris Barron) |
| Steve Bissinger | ... | sound design: Skywalker Sound |
| John Countryman | ... | machine room operator |
| Tony Eckert | ... | foley mixer |
| Jonathan Greber | ... | digital audio transfer supervisor |
| Samuel H. Hinckley | ... | sound effects editor (as Sam Hinckley) |
| Bruce Lacey | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Joan Malloch | ... | digital audio transfer |
| Frank 'Pepe' Merel | ... | foley recordist |
| Mark Pendergraft | ... | re-recordist |
| Juan Peralta | ... | mix technician |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist |
| Ronald G. Roumas | ... | machine room supervisor |
| Tony Sereno | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dianna Stirpe | ... | dialogue editor |
| Gary Summers | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist (as Dennie Thorp) |
| John Torrijos | ... | video services (as John 'JT' Torrijos) |
| Jana Vance | ... | foley artist |
| Christian von Burkleo | ... | video services (as Christian Von Burkleo) |
| Karen G. Wilson | ... | adr/dialogue editor (as Karen Wilson) |
| Sean Landeros | ... | machine room operator (uncredited) |
| Colin O'Neill | ... | digital audio technician (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| John Cox | ... | animatronics supervisor: John Cox's Creature Workshop |
| Laurie Faen | ... | animatronic coordinator |
| Lloyd Finnemore | ... | special effects technician |
| David Pride | ... | special effects technician |
| Stuart Rowsell | ... | creature technician |
| Angelo Sahin | ... | special effects technician |
| Matt Sloan | ... | animatronics technician |
Visual Effects by
| Suzanne Baird | ... | plate producer: Tippett Studio (as Suzanne Lowe) |
| David Brownstein | ... | production supervisor: Tippett Studio |
| Kirsten Drummond | ... | roto artist |
| Malcolm Eager | ... | visual effects assistant |
| Douglas Epps | ... | head of research and development |
| Colin Epstein | ... | digital compositor: Tippett Studio |
| James Flux | ... | digital lighting supervisor: Tippett Studio |
| Page Frakes | ... | digital color corrector: Tippett Studio |
| Brad Greenwood | ... | effects designer |
| Tulio Hernandez | ... | visual effects |
| Marty Holthaus | ... | CG coordinator: Tippett Studio |
| Garrett Honn | ... | digital artist: Tippett Studio |
| Matt Jacobs | ... | rotoscoper |
| Krystin Johnson | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Kevin J. Jolly | ... | assistant visual effects editor: Tippett Studio |
| Tobin Jones | ... | technical director |
| Randy Link | ... | animation |
| Matt Logue | ... | animator |
| Jim McVay | ... | compositing supervisor: Tippett Studio |
| Michael A. Miller | ... | effects animator |
| Alfred Mürrle | ... | digital compositor: Tippett Studio |
| Betsy Nofsinger | ... | lighting artist (as Betsy McClung) |
| Frank Petzold | ... | computer graphics supervisor: Tippett Studio |
| David Rosenthal | ... | digital film I/O supervisor: Tippett Studio |
| Thomas Schelesny | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Alex Seiden | ... | visual effects plate supervisor |
| Sara Simon | ... | texture artist |
| Guerdon Trueblood | ... | digital compositor: Tippett Studio |
| Maia Veres | ... | visual effects editor |
| Vicki Wong | ... | digitial film I/O manager: Tippett Studio |
| Jeff A. Johnson | ... | rotoscoper (uncredited) |
| Kirk Jung | ... | production assistant: Tippett Studio (uncredited) |
| Søren Ragsdale | ... | assistant technical director: Tippett Studio (uncredited) |
| Kevin Rose-Williams | ... | visual effects editor (uncredited) |
| Stephen Stanton | ... | digital scanner operator: Tippett Studio (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Ric Anderson | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Raelene Chapman | ... | stunt double |
| Paul Phillips | ... | stunt double |
| Lana Williams | ... | safety supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sam Bienstock | ... | gaffer |
| Todd Carmody | ... | lighting technician |
| Greg Casey | ... | electrician |
| Phil Cross | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Chris Holland | ... | additional lighting technician |
| Mike Kelly | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Wayne Langley | ... | video assist operator |
| Paul Moyes | ... | best boy |
| Luke Nixon | ... | second assistant camera |
| Graham Rutherford | ... | gaffer |
| Ricky Schamburg | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Jack Wareham | ... | assistant camera (as John Wareham) |
Animation Department
| Tom Gibbons | ... | animation lead: Tippett Studio |
| Jesse Sugarman | ... | animator |
Location Management
| Jamie McLennan | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Frank Bennett | ... | orchestrator |
| Jeff Bunnell | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Thomas A. Carlson | ... | music editor (as Tom Carlson) |
| Brad Dechter | ... | orchestrator |
| Janice Hayen | ... | music preparation |
| Todd Hayen | ... | conductor |
| John Kurlander | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Dan Savant | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Michael Stern | ... | music scoring mixer (as Mick Stern) |
| Frank Macchia | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Chris Ridenhour | ... | assistant music preparation (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Karen Mansfield | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Warren Beaton | ... | special set materials: Saliva & Mucous |
| Tonya Bowen | ... | assistant to director |
| Dane Eade | ... | stage hand |
| Naomi Just | ... | accounts assistant |
| Craig Marks | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Karl McMillan | ... | production assistant |
| Allan Mowbray | ... | armorer |
| Margherite Paino | ... | accounts assistant |
| Kim Prentice | ... | production secretary |
| Kym Sainsbury | ... | prosthetics supervisor |
| Bruce Shapiro | ... | dialogue coach |
| Phil Shearer | ... | illustrator: concept |
| Rehana Tofie | ... | assistant to producer |
| Rachel Wimberly | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sterling Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Lolistar (2000) (France) (theatrical)
- Sterling Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
- New World Films Internacional S.A. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Amuse Video (Japan) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- CTV (1999) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Mosaic Entertainment (2000) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- SND Films (2000) (France) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (1999) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (1999) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (1999) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Hollywood Pictures Home Video (2000) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
- JMB FX Studio (puppet dog "Buster")
- PRO FX (special makeup effects)
- Tippett Studio
Other Companies
- Armstrong, Hirsch, Jackoway, Tyreman & Wertheimer (special thanks)
- Bear Communicatins (special thanks)
- Brisbane City Council (special thanks)
- Brisk Couriers (special thanks)
- Britz Australia (production vehicles furnished by)
- Cutting Edge Post (Avid telecine transfers)
- DDA Public Relations (special thanks)
- Department of Immigration (special thanks)
- Double PR Photography (still photographs)
- Edit Point (editorial equipment provided by)
- Eleets Film Catering (catering)
- Entertainment Finance Group (special thanks)
- Famished (catering second unit)
- First Australian Completion Bond Company (FACB) (bond)
- Gold Coast City Council (special thanks)
- HW Wood (special thanks)
- Imperial Bank (special thanks)
- Imperial Entertainment Group (special thanks)
- J.L. Fisher (camera dollies)
- Kodak Australasia (special thanks)
- Marshalls & Dent (special thanks)
- Maura Fay Group (Australian casting)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (titles and opticals)
- Port of Brisbane Authority (special thanks)
- Queensland Ambulance Services (special thanks)
- Queensland Cement Limited (special thanks)
- Queensland Fire Services (special thanks)
- Queensland Police Services (special thanks)
- Queensland Transport (special thanks)
- Savant Productions Inc. (music production)
- Skywalker Sound (Production Sound Services Provided by)
- Sony Scoring Stage (music recording facility)
- Stand and Screen (special thanks)
- Starwagons Australia (production vehicles furnished by)
- The Motion Picture Bond Company (bond)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
During the 70's, some Komodo Dragon eggs were dumped on the beach of a North Carolina island. Somehow, the baby Komodos survived, and twenty years later they have grown up and taken over the island for themselves. Young Patrick has lost his parents and his dog to the lizards, but didn't see them himself, which has left him traumatized. Now, with his therapist Victoria, who doesn't believe the Dragons are real, he is returning to the island to confront his fears. Soon people are being chomped, and Patrick and Victoria must fight for their lives if they ever hope to make it back home.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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| Taglines | On Emerald Island, you are at the bottom of the food chain. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | AUD15,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was originally made with the intention of being theatrically released on a worldwide level, but the distributors fell through at the last minute. Komodo did end up playing theatrically in Australia, as well as in very limited screenings in the United States and Toronto, Canada, but otherwise went direct-to-VHS. See more » |
| Goofs | The pelican shown early in the film is an Australian Pelican: it's white-and-black plumage pattern is clearly visible. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 10 Things You Didn't Know About Anaconda (2023). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sultans of Swing See more » |
| Quotes |
Victoria:
Is there anything these things won't eat? Denby: Yea, anything faster than they are, I guess. And raisins. They don't eat raisins. See more » |