Downdraft


1h 41m 1996

Brief Synopsis

A renegade Special Forces warrior and a Russian computer whiz team up with a crew of professional soldiers to stop Minotaur -- a giant supercomputer -- and its creator from starting World War III.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Location
Prague, Czech Republic

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Synopsis

A renegade Special Forces warrior and a Russian computer whiz team up with a crew of professional soldiers to stop Minotaur -- a giant supercomputer -- and its creator from starting World War III.

Crew

Peter Allen

Music

Barry Backus

Sound Effects Editor

Ladislav Balous

Set Decorator

Daniela Barta

Costumes

Gary Beach

Transportation Coordinator

Gary Beach

Location Manager

Karel Benes

Production Assistant

Pamela Benwick

Assistant Editor

Richard Benwick

Editor

Richard Benwick

Post-Production Supervisor

Jirina Berger

Special Effects

Peter Berring

Original Music

Christopher Binney

Assistant Director

Bert Bush

Negative Cutting

Pavel Caisl

Stunts

Viktor Cervenka

Stunts

John Coats

Digital Effects Supervisor

Suzanne Daley

Associate Producer

Andrea Dedicova

Assistant

Morris Desmond

Sound Effects Editor

Lenka Dimitrovova

Other

Gabriela Dolenska

Assistant Production Coordinator

Veronika Drahota

Storyboard Artist

Peter Drozda

Stunt Coordinator

Radka Eisel

Costumes

Vaclav Filacek

Gaffer

Ludvik Flax

Assistant Set Decorator

Sarka Frank

Script Supervisor

Ron Freisen

Music Coordinator

Jan Garaj

Camera Assistant

Joshua Gray

Assistant Director

Antonin Hausknecht

Stunts

Tom Henderson

Color Timer

Honza Holicek

Stunts

Richard Horin

Art Department

David Horner

Foley Mixer

L D Horricks

Assistant Director

William Hub

Stunts

Christopher Hyde

Screenplay

Dusan Hyska

Stunts

Hana Jakrlova

On-Set Dresser

Hana Jakrlova

Production Assistant

Blanka Jaros

Stunts

Pavel Jech

Assistant Director

Vladimir Jehlicka

Special Effects

Jiri Kafka

Construction

Petr Kasik

Grip

Randy Kiss

Sound

Jindrich Klaus

Stunts

Kristyna Kodet

Production Coordinator

Vladimir Kolar

Camera Operator

Zdenka Kouba

Craft Service

Pavel Kratky

Stunts

Jiri Kubik

Assistant Camera Operator

Ladislav Lahoda

Stunt Coordinator

Karel Lakatos

Set Designer

Jarka Lehar

Costumes

Dimo Liptkovsky

Stunts

Zdenek Manych

Boom Operator

Lori Marshall

Casting Associate

Michael Mazo

Producer

Tom Mcsweeney

Casting

Frantisek Mesicek

Other

Dan Michl

Craft Service

Dan Michl

Property Master

Miroslav Miedler

Electrician

Miroslav Miedler

Grip

Rene Mikan

Sound Mixer

Hana Milkovic

Craft Service

Kirek Moudrich

Assistant Set Decorator

Mirek Navratil

Stunts

Jana Novak

Assistant

Danny Nowak

Director Of Photography

Rick O'shea

Sound Effects Editor

Ales Pavel

Electrician

Ales Pavel

Grip

Alan Perkins

Dialogue Editor

Radovan Pesek

Grip

Radovan Pesek

Electrician

Eva Pitova

Script Supervisor

Miroslav Port

Camera Assistant

Zuzana Prochazka

Production Assistant

Jaroslav Psenicka

Stunts

Adela Rob

Makeup Artist

Michael Rogers

Unit Production Manager

Wendy Romano

Dialogue Editor

Rosario Ruiz

Casting Associate

Carmen Ruiz-laza

Casting

Frantisek Rysanek

Production Assistant

Renata Rysava

Costumes

Jindrich Sadilek

Set Designer

Kerry Sears

Production Assistant

Lloyd Simandl

Producer

Matt Singh

Sound Effects Editor

Kamila Skobl

Stunts

Radek Skunrna

Art Director

A William Smyth

Executive Producer

Karen Soo

Production Coordinator

Michal Sroubek

Grip

Eva Stankova

Costume Designer

Milos Stehlik

Other

Rene Stejskal

Prosthetics

Pavel Tarnovsky

Electrician

Pavel Tarnovsky

Grip

Deborah Thompson-duda

Producer

Jarslav Tomsa

Stunt Coordinator

Geoff Turner

Sound

Jean Turner

Audio

Margareta Verjrostkova

Casting

Jaroslav Vild

Craft Service

Petr Vlach

Assistant Location Manager

James R Westwell

Executive Producer

Petr Wollman

Assistant Camera Operator

Allan Wood

Adr Mixer

Charles Wood

Visual Effects Designer

Martina Zeilmann

Makeup Assistant

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Location
Prague, Czech Republic

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States 1996

Aired in United States August 4, 1996

Aired in United States Winter January 1, 1996

Released in United States on Video April 15, 1997

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 29 - March 8, 1996.

Estimated budget: $4,000,000

Began shooting July 24, 1995.