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Film details
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Featuring
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Countries
Australia USA
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Year
1999
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Genre
Science Fiction
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
“The Matrix is actually one of the more lyrical sci-fi action thrillers ever made, in which space and time become love slaves to the directors’ witty visual fancies.”
David Edlestein, slate.com, 1999
Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) works as a lowly IT programmer, leading a double-life as a hacker at night, under the alias ‘Neo’. One night he is visited by a group of rebels led by charismatic seer Morpheus (Fishburne), who imparts a shattering revelation about life as we know it, and seeks to recruit Neo to fight evil forces at work.
Rising to the reality-bending potential of their premise, writer-directors the Wachowski brothers pushed computer-generated imagery to stage gravity-defying fight sequences between Neo and the Matrix’s black-suited villain Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving).
Alongside its breathtaking spectacle, the film also tapped into contemporary philosophical unease about our over-mediated perception of reality, with radical thinkers such as Jean Baudrillard referenced in the smart screenplay.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) depicted a sunnier parallel universe, while a darker alternate reality is presented to the hero in Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Thomas Anderson, 'Neo'
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Morpheus
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Trinity
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Agent Smith
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Cypher
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Oracle
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Tank
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Apoc
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Mouse
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Switch
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Dozer
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Agent Brown
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Agent Jones
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Rhineheart
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Choi
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Dujour
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priestess
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spoon boy
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potential
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potential
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potential
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potential
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potential
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lieutenant
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FedEx man
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businessman
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woman in red
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old man
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blind man
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security guard
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guard
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cop who captures Neo
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big cop
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cop
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cop
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parking cop
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helicopter pilot
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Credits
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Director
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Producer
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Co-producer
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Associate Producer
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Associate Producer
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Unit Production Manager
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Unit Manager
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Unit Manager (2nd Unit)
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Production Co-ordinator
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Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit)
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Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit)
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Production Accountant
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Production Accountant (Australia)
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Locations Manager
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Locations Manager (2nd Unit)
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2nd Unit Director
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Assistant Director (1st)
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Assistant Director (1st)
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Assistant Director (2nd)
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Assistant Director (2nd)
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Assistant Director (3rd)
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Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st)
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Assistant Director (2nd Unit, 2nd)
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Script Supervisor
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Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
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Casting
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Casting
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Casting (Australia)
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Written by
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Written by
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Director of Photography
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Timelapse Cinematography
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2nd Unit Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
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Camera Operator
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Camera Operator (Underwater)
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Steadicam Operator
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Wescam Operator
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Visual Effects (Supervisor)
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Visual Effects (Producer)
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Visual Effects (Editor)
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2D/3D Conceptual Designer
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[Visual Effects]
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Manex (Associate Visual Effects Supervr)
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Manex (Visual Effects Producer)
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Manex (Digital Effects Producer)
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Manex (Digital Effects Supervisor)
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Manex (Technology Supervisor)
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Manex (Digital Line Producer)
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Manex (Line Producer)
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Manex (Lead Colour/Lighting TD)
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Manex (Lead Shade Writer)
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Manex (Lead Tec Supervisor)
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Manex (Compositor/Painter)
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Manex (CG Designer/Animator)
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Manex (FX Animator)
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Manex (3D Texture Painter)
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Manex (Texture Painter)
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Manex (2D Paint/Roto)
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Manex (2D/3D Paint)
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Manex (Conceptual Art)
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Manex (Matte Painting)
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Manex (Editor)
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Manex (Editor)
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Manex (Editor)
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Manex (Film Recorder)
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Manex (Character Animator)
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Manex (Character Animator)
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Manex (Character Animator)
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Manex (Character Animator)
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Manex (Character Animator)
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Manex (Animator/Modeller)
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Manex (Animator/Modeller)
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Manex (Animator/Modeller)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Technical Supervisor)
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Manex (Compositor)
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Manex (Compositor)
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Manex (Compositor)
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Manex (Compositor)
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Manex (Compositor)
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[Visual Effects]
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BTime (R&D/Technical Supervisor)
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BTime (Character Animator)
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BTime (Technical Consultant)
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BTime (2D Animator)
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BTime (Animator)
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BTime (Compositor)
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BTime (Compositor)
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BTime (Compositor)
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[Visual Effects]
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DFilm (Executive Producer)
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DFilm (Digital Effects Supervisor)
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DFilm (Digital Effects Producer)
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DFilm (Computer Animation Supervisor)
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DFilm (Animation Supervisor)
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DFilm (Editorial Supervisor)
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DFilm (Technology Manager)
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DFilm (Production Co-ordinator)
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DFilm (Digital Composite Supervisor)
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DFilm (Digital Composite Supervisor)
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DFilm (Digital Compositor)
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DFilm (Digital Compositor)
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DFilm (Rotoscope Artist)
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DFilm (Rotoscope Artist)
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DFilm (CGI Lead Animator)
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DFilm (CGI Lead Animator)
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DFilm (CGI Animator)
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DFilm (CGI Animator)
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[Visual Effects]
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ALF (Visual Effects Supervisor)
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ALF (CGI Artist/Colourist)
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ALF (Programmer)
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ALF (CGI Designer)
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ALF (CGI Artist)
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ALF (CGI Artist)
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ALF (CGI Artist)
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ALF (Inferno Artist)
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ALF (Inferno Artist)
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ALF (Inferno Artist)
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ALF (Inferno Artist)
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ALF (Compositor)
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ALF (Compositor)
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ALF (Compositor)
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ALF (Producer)
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ALF (I/O Supervisor)
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ALF (Screen Graphics)
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Additional Visual Effects
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Special Effects Supervisor
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Special Effects Supervisor
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Special Effects Co-ordinator
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects
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Special Effects (2nd Unit)
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Special Effects (2nd Unit)
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Miniatures/Models Supervisor
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Graphics
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Screen Graphics Co-ordinator
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Editor
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Production Designer
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Conceptual Designer
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Art Director
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Art Director
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Set Designer
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Set Decorator
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Set Decorator
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Set Decorator
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Illustrator
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Scenic Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Property Master
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Costume Designer
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Costume Supervisor
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Wardrobe (2nd Unit)
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Make-up (Key Artist)
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Make-up (Laurence Fisburne)
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Make-up (2nd Unit Artist)
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Make-up Special Effects Design/Creation
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Senior Make-up Special Effects Artist
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Make-up Special Effects Artist
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Make-up Special Effects Artist
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Make-up Special Effects Artist
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Animatronic Prosthetics Created by
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Animatronic Prosthetics Created by
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Animatronic Prosthetics Created by
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Animatronics Designer
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Hairdresser
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Titles Designed by
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Titles/Opticals
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Colour Timer
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Music Composed/Orchestrated/Conducted by
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Music Editor
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Music Editor
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Music Score Recorded by
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Music Score Mixed by
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Sound Design
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Sound Recordist
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Boom Operator
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Boom Operator
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Re-recording Mixer
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Re-recording Mixer
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Re-recording Mixer
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Supervising Sound Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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Sound Effects Editor
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ADR Mixer
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Foley Artist
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Foley Artist
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Foley Mixer
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Foley Mixer
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Supervising Foley Editor
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Foley Editor
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunt Double (Neo)
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Stunt Double (Neo)
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Stunt Double (Neo/Agent Smith)
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Stunt Double (Trinity)
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Stunt Double (Morpheus)
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Stunt Double (Agent Brown)
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Stunt Double (Agent Jones)
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Stunt Double (Switch)
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Stunt Double (Cypher)
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Stunt Double (Mouse)
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Aerial Co-ordinator
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Soundtrack Available on
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Kung Fu Choreographer
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Co-ordinator
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Team
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Key Armourer
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Helicopter Pilot (Picture)
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Helicopter Pilot (Camera)
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