Sphere


2h 1998

Brief Synopsis

A group of scientists are taken by the Navy on a secret underwater mission to explore an alien spaceship. The vessel turns out to be an American ship from the future carrying a golden orb that allows one to manifest their thoughts and fears.

Film Details

Also Known As
Esfera, Sphere - farkosten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Vallejo, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A group of scientists are taken by the Navy on a secret underwater mission to explore an alien spaceship. The vessel turns out to be an American ship from the future carrying a golden orb that allows one to manifest their thoughts and fears.

Crew

Peter Albiez

Special Effects

Allan Apone

Makeup

Carlos Arguello

Digital Effects Supervisor

Harold Arlen

Song

Paul Attanasio

Screenplay

Robert Bardy

Digital Effects Supervisor

Gil Baron

Cgi Artist

Rod Basham

Editor

Bill Beck

Set Designer

Richard Beggs

Sound Design

Fernando Benitez

Digital Effects Supervisor

Thomas M Boland

Production Supervisor

Lydia Bottegoni

Visual Effects

Lindakay Brown

Dialogue Editor

Lindakay Brown

Adr Editor

Bonjin Byun

Visual Effects

Brian Callier

Other

Aimee Campbell

Cgi Artist

Steve Cantamessa

Sound Mixer

Gary Capo

Dp/Cinematographer

Gary Capo

Director Of Photography

Mike Castillo

Visual Effects

Felix Cavaliere

Song Performer

Felix Cavaliere

Song

Ellen Chenoweth

Casting

Catherine Childers

Hair

Jeff Chung

Cgi Artist

Patricia Churchill

Associate Producer

Patricia Churchill

Unit Production Manager

Gilbert Clayton

Set Designer

Joe Coldwell

Digital Effects Supervisor

Jay Cooper

Visual Effects

Mary Courtney

Production Associate

Michael Crichton

Producer

Michael Crichton

Source Material (From Novel)

Michael Crichton

Screenplay

Ken Dackerman

Visual Effects

Blair Daily

Editor

Blair Daily

Post-Production Supervisor

Chris Del Conte

Visual Effects

Aaron Dem

Visual Effects

Kim Derry

Special Effects

Allen Easton

Camera Operator

Brent Ekstrand

Other

Robert Elhai

Original Music

Duke Ellington

Song

David Ellis

Unit Director

Ella Fitzgerald

Song Performer

Ian Fox

Camera Operator

Katterli Frauenfelder

Assistant Director

Gil Gagnon

Visual Effects

Marty Garner

Other

Jack Geist

Visual Effects

Cara Giallanza

Assistant Director

Tim Gibbons

Rotoscope Animator

Peter Giuliano

Executive Producer

Elliot Goldenthal

Original Music

Elliot Goldenthal

Music

Michael Goldman

Set Designer

Jim Goldthwait

Assistant Director

Mack Gordon

Song

Adam Greenberg

Lighting

Adam Greenberg

Dp/Cinematographer

Adam Greenberg

Director Of Photography

Gloria Gresham

Costume Designer

J R Grubbs

Sound Effects Editor

Oscar Hammerstein Ii

Song

Laura Hanigan

Visual Effects

E. Y. Harburg

Song

Heather Harris

Script Supervisor

Stephen Hauser

Screenplay

Bernd Heiser

Soloist

Richard O Helmer

Special Effects Coordinator

Nicole Herr

Cgi Artist

Lora Hirschberg

Rerecording

Tim Holland

Sound Editor

Geoff Hubbard

Set Designer

Robert Huberman

Assistant Director

Walt Hyneman

Digital Effects Supervisor

Joel Iwataki

Music

Tom Johnson

Rerecording

L Dean Jones

Assistant Director

Erin Kemp

Set Designer

Tim Ketzer

Cgi Artist

Gokhan Kisacikoglu

Cgi Artist

Karen Klein

Rotoscope Animator

Richard Klein

Cgi Artist

Michael Kory

Digital Effects Supervisor

Herbert Kraus

Music Conductor

Anne Kuljian

Set Decorator

John Lanoue

Special Effects

Mary Helen Leasman

Sound Effects Editor

Barry Levinson

Screenplay

Barry Levinson

Producer

Dan Levitan

Visual Effects

Jeff Lin

Digital Effects Supervisor

Stu Linder

Editor

Bruce Lippstreu

Special Effects

Richard Liukis

Cgi Artist

Arthur Lyman

Song Performer

Lennie Macdonald

Digital Effects Supervisor

Michael J Malone

Unit Manager

Mark Mansbridge

Art Director

Marcel Martinez

Visual Effects

Richard Martinez

Music Producer

Craig Mathieson

Visual Effects

Seth Maury

Visual Effects

Jonathan Mckinstry

Art Director

Gregory L Mcmurry

Dp/Cinematographer

Gregory L Mcmurry

Director Of Photography

Michael John Meehan

Location Manager

Steven Mercurio

Music Conductor

Nancy Mickelberry

Set Designer

James V. Monaco

Song

John Monsour

Video

Robert J Mooney

Assistant Director

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music

Nick Navarro

Set Designer

James Nichols

Music

Katie Nook

Visual Effects

Jeffrey A. Okun

Visual Effects Supervisor

Joe Pasquale

Digital Effects Supervisor

Eric Pender

Cgi Artist

Kenneth Pepiot

Special Effects Supervisor

Miles Perman

Assistant Director

Jason Piccioni

Visual Effects

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Cole Porter

Song

David Rey

Visual Effects

Norman Reynolds

Production Designer

Richard Rodgers

Song

Ronnie Rondell

Stunt Coordinator

Curtis Rousch

Music Editor

Bob Russell

Song

P Scott Sakamoto

Steadicam Operator

Claire Sanfilippo

Dialogue Editor

Claire Sanfilippo

Adr Editor

Clark Schaffer

Miniatures

Frank Schepler

Special Effects

Kevin Schwab

Other

Jerry Sells

Visual Effects

Tom Shaughnessy

Camera Operator

Jonathan Sheffer

Music Conductor

Eduardo Silva

Cgi Artist

Michael Silvers

Dialogue Editor

Greg Smith

Art Department

Thomas J Smith

Digital Effects Supervisor

Pete Sorenson

Camera Operator

David Stump

Director Of Photography

David Stump

Dp/Cinematographer

George Suyhada

Art Department

Dawn Swiderski

Set Designer

Sean Taylor

Production Coordinator

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Jay Tran

Song

Patrick Tubach

Visual Effects

James W. Tyson

Costume Supervisor

Jana Vance

Foley Artist

Cesar Velazquez

Cgi Artist

Andrew Wald

Producer

John B. Wallace Iii

Cgi Artist

Jason Wardle

Digital Effects Supervisor

Harry Warren

Song

Ric Weed

Special Effects

Marian Wilde

Sound Effects Editor

Ronnie Williams Jr.

Visual Effects

Christopher Wilson

Cgi Artist

Kurt Wimmer

Screenplay

Michael Yost

Producer

John Ziegler

Special Effects

Thomas Zils

Visual Effects

Film Details

Also Known As
Esfera, Sphere - farkosten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Vallejo, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video July 14, 1998

Released in United States Winter February 13, 1998

Andre Braugher was previously attached to costar.

Additional photography is scheduled to take place in mid January 1998.

Began shooting March 17, 1997.

Completed shooting June 30, 1997.

Project was originally scheduled to start shooting in October 1996. Filming was then pushed to January 1997 before again being pushed to spring 1997 while the script and special effects were finalized.

Released in United States Winter February 13, 1998

Released in United States on Video July 14, 1998