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No Such Thing (2001)

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Film details

Featuring

Sarah Polley Robert John Burke Julie Christie
Director

Hal Hartley
Countries

Iceland USA
Year

2001
Genres

Horror Comedy Fantasy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Monster Working

Synopsis

A film crew is set to interview "a monster" living in a remote corner of Iceland. He slaughters the crew but the fiancée of one, Beatrice, is sent by her boss to make contact and bring back a story for her sensation-seeking TV show. Beatrice's plane crashes and she is forced to make her way by land to complete her quest.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Beatrice
    
    Sarah Polley
  - monster
    
    Robert John Burke
  - Doctor Anna
    
    Julie Christie
  - the boss
    
    Helen Mirren
  - Doctor Artaud
    
    Baltasar Kormákur
  - Fred
    
    Paul Lazar
  - Margaret
    
    Annika Peterson
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Hal Hartley
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Michael Lerman
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    American Zoetrope
  - In association with
    
    Icelandic Film Corporation
  - In association with
    
    True Fiction Pictures
  - [International Sales]
    
    Capitol Films
  - Presented by
    
    United Artists
  - [Production Company]
    
    Pandora Filmproduktion
  - [Production Company]
    
    Sienna Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    Francis Ford Coppola
  - Executive Producer
    
    Linda Reisman
  - Executive Producer
    
    Willi Baer
  - Producer
    
    Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
  - Producer
    
    Hal Hartley
  - Producer
    
    Roque, Cecilia Kate
  - [Producer]
    
    Egil ÖdegÅrd
  - Associate Producer
    
    Jerome Brownstein
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Hal Hartley
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Michael Spiller
  Special Effects:
  - Visual Effects Supervisor
    
    Randy Balsmeyer
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Steve Hamilton
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Árni Páll Jóhannsson
  - Art Director (Iceland)
    
    Einar Unnsteinsson
  - Art Director (New York)
    
    Ed Check
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer (Iceland)
    
    Helga I. Stefánsdóttir
  - Costume Designer (New York)
    
    Frank Fleming
  Make-up:
  - Make-up Effects
    
    Mark Rappaport Creature Effects
  - Make-up Effects Supervisor
    
    Mark Rappaport
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Hal Hartley
  Sound:
  - Sound (Iceland)
    
    Kjartan Kjartansson
  - Sound (New York)
    
    Jeff Pullman
  - Sound (New York)
    
    Reilly Steele

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