Mirrormask (2005)
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- PG
- 1h 41min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 28 Oct 2005 (Canada)
- Movie
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a fifteen-year-old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Stephanie Leonidas | ... |
Helena / Anti-Helena
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| Jason Barry | ... |
Valentine
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| Rob Brydon | ... |
Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
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| Gina McKee | ... |
Joanne Campbell / Queen of Light / Queen of Shadows
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| Dora Bryan | ... |
Aunt Nan
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| Stephen Fry | ... |
Librarian
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Andy Hamilton | ... |
Small Hairy
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| Simon Harvey | ... |
Sphinx
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| Lenny Henry | ... |
Cops 1-4
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| Robert Llewellyn | ... |
Gryphon
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| Eryl Maynard | ... |
Mrs. Bagwell
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Eve Pearce | ... |
Future Fruit Lady
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Nik Robson | ... |
Pingo / Bing
(as Nik Robinson)
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Victoria Williams | ... |
Nurse
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| Rick Allen | ... |
Man In a Box
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Gina D'Angelo | ... |
Heir of Insanity Woman
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Simon Schofield | ... |
Heir of Insanity Man
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Silvia Fratelli | ... |
Mimbre
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Lina Johansson | ... |
Mimbre
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Emma Noris | ... |
Mimbre
(as Emma Norin)
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Peachi Pangea | ... |
Pyrotechnic Artist
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Mark Tate | ... |
Stilt Walker
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Richard Thompson | ... |
Tat - The Strongman / Gorilla
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Robin Thompson | ... |
Magician
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Iain Ballamy | ... |
Circus band - band leader and soprano sax
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Chris Batchelor | ... |
Circus band - trumpet
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Stian Carstensen | ... |
Circus band - button accordian
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Martin France | ... |
Circus band - drum kit
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Stuart Hall | ... |
Circus band - violin and banjo
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Dave Powell | ... |
Circus band - sousaphone
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Trifon Trifanov | ... |
Circus band - alto sax
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Peter Borroughs | ... |
Red Troll
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Rusty Goffe | ... |
Yellow Gnome
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Kerry Jay | ... |
Music Box Dancer
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| Fiona Reynard | ... |
Receptionist
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Nick Dainton | ... |
Politician / Monkeybirds
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Nick Jackson | ... |
Male Giant / Mr. Shoe-Thing / Monkeybirds
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Mark Perry | ... |
Politician / Monkeybirds
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| Kate Robbins | ... |
Female Giant / Mrs. Shoe-Thing / Chicken
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stuart St Paul | ... |
Ticket Buyer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Dave McKean | ||
Written by
| Neil Gaiman | ... | (story) & |
| Dave McKean | ... | (story) |
| Neil Gaiman | ... | (teleplay) |
Produced by
| Martin G. Baker | ... | executive producer |
| Lisa Henson | ... | executive producer |
| Simon Moorhead | ... | producer |
| Michael Polis | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Iain Ballamy | ||
Cinematography by
| Antony Shearn | ||
Editing by
| Nicolas Gaster | ||
Editorial Department
| Ruth Coulson | ... | first assistant editor |
| Keith Mottram | ... | post-production conforming editor: HDTV |
| Sandeep Sheth | ... | post-production staff assistant |
Casting By
| Louis Hammond | ||
Production Design by
| Dave McKean | ||
Art Direction by
| Zöe Trodden | ... | supervising art director |
Costume Design by
| Robert Lever | ||
Makeup Department
| Michele Davidson Bell | ... | hair designer (as Michelle Davison-Bell) / makeup designer (as Michelle Davison-Bell) |
| Sam Smart | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Tessa Beazley | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Janine Bevan | ... | third assistant director |
| Oli Blanc | ... | second assistant director |
| Jo Lea | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Guy Bernard | ... | construction manager |
| Paul Frost | ... | production buyer |
| Justin Hayzelden | ... | stand-by props |
| Greg Mason | ... | painter |
| Gwen Murray | ... | art department trainee: FT2 |
| Ashley Murray-Fowler | ... | carpenter |
| Gary Nutkins | ... | trainee carpenter |
| Stuart Walpole | ... | stand-by props |
| Kate Wicks | ... | production buyer |
| Jason Wood | ... | property master |
| James Wright | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| John Crossland | ... | boom operator |
| Pete Freshney | ... | boom operator |
| Dan Green | ... | adr recordist |
| David Hunt | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hugh Johnson | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Melissa Lake | ... | foley artist |
| Gareth Llewellyn | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Paul Miller | ... | boom operator |
| Stefan Mørk | ... | dialogue editor |
| James Perry | ... | adr recordist |
| Ian Sands | ... | production sound mixer |
| Larry Sider | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Barnaby Smyth | ... | foley supervisor (as Barnaby Smith) / sound designer (as Barnaby Smith) |
| Richard Stockdale | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| Joakim Sundström | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jason Swanscott | ... | foley artist |
| David Turner | ... | sound technical coordinator |
| Alan Cridford | ... | location music mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Kevin Baguley | ... | digital coordinator |
| Dave Barnard | ... | post production technical supervisor |
| Pete Coogan | ... | managing director: Jim Henson's Creature Shop |
| Jocelyn Deborne | ... | systems administrator |
| Daniel Gerhardt | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Pawel Grochola | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Arjun Gupte | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Peter Guyan | ... | systems engineer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop |
| Alexis Hall | ... | lead animator / lead digital effects artist |
| Trevor Harvey | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Richard Hince | ... | head of motion capture: Artem Digital |
| Sean Hince | ... | motion capture supervisor |
| Eliot Hobdell | ... | render wrangler |
| Katja Hollmann | ... | digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post |
| Christian Jelen | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Jordan Kirk | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Ellie Koorlander | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Paul Lee | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Katy Lemon | ... | scanning and recording: Lip Sync Post |
| Dave McKean | ... | compositor / texture artist |
| Max McMullin | ... | CGI producer / CGI supervisor |
| Matt Middleton | ... | Lead Digital Artist (as Matthew Middleton) |
| Jamie Niman | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Mike J. Nixon | ... | lead animator (as Michael Nixon) / lead digital effects artist (as Michael Nixon) |
| Evelina Persson | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Mark J.G. Smith | ... | render wrangler |
| Martin Stacey | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Ross Stansfield | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Toby Taplin | ... | lead animator / lead digital effects artist |
| Sian Townson | ... | biomechanist (as Sian Lawson) |
| Dave Walker | ... | animator / digital effects artist |
| Keith Mottram | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Kevin Phelan | ... | head of post production: Lip Sync Post (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Stuart St Paul | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Andy Bell | ... | electrician |
| Steve Blythe | ... | electrician / generator operator |
| Roy Elston | ... | rigger |
| Avelino Fernandez | ... | electrician (as Avalino Fernandez) |
| Kate Filby | ... | second assistant camera: re-shoots |
| Mike Gianotti | ... | electrician |
| Colin Ginger | ... | crane operator |
| Michael Green | ... | focus puller "a" camera |
| Gwilym Hoosen-Owen | ... | electrician (as Gwilyn Hoosen-Owen) |
| Vanessa Kellas | ... | still photographer |
| Jody Knight | ... | grip |
| Nathan Mann | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jem Morton | ... | key grip |
| Pete Murray | ... | Steadicam operator |
| Mark Nutkins | ... | second second assistant camera |
| Sigge Rosen Rawlings | ... | video assistant operator (as Siggi Rosen-Rawlings) |
| Mark Spencer | ... | still photographer |
| Bill Vanderkris | ... | grip |
| Aaron Walters | ... | best boy |
| Gavin Walters | ... | gaffer |
| Colleen Webley | ... | second assistant camera |
| Dave Wells | ... | daily grip trainee |
| Antony Shearn | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Becky Brown | ... | costume assistant (as Rebecca Brown) |
| Yvonne Duckett | ... | costume assistant |
| Debbie O'Brien | ... | costume assistant (as Debbie O'Brian) |
| Nathalie Pateman | ... | costume assistant |
| Helen Rafferty | ... | principal cutter: outworker |
| Jane Spicer | ... | costume supervisor |
Music Department
| Iain Ballamy | ... | music arranger / music mixer / music producer |
| Igor Outkine | ... | musician |
| Ashley Slater | ... | music mixer / music producer / music programmer / music recordist |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kathy Hughes | ... | script supervisor |
| Heather Taylor | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mickey Atkins | ... | driver: minibus |
| John Hogben | ... | location driver |
| Bill Lilburn | ... | location driver |
| Fred Russell | ... | location driver |
| Micky Webb | ... | location driver (as Mickey Webb) |
Additional Crew
| Tim Adnitt | ... | copyist |
| Jane Ballamy | ... | coordinator: circus performers |
| Brittan Brown | ... | post-production accounting services |
| Valentina Coccia | ... | production coordinator |
| Victor Gallucci | ... | stand-in |
| Nicole Goldman | ... | unit publicist |
| Louise Green | ... | assistant accountant |
| Kevin Kelly | ... | assistant: Lisa Henson |
| Nikki Lucas | ... | juggling double: Stephanie Leonidas |
| Anton Mackman | ... | juggling double: Rob Brydon |
| Andy Matthews | ... | stand-in |
| John O'Quigley | ... | operator: filmstream s-2 storage |
| Bill Riddlaw | ... | unit nurse |
| John Sargent | ... | financial controller |
| Lara Sargent | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Michael Scanlon | ... | floor runner |
| Martin Vance | ... | unit nurse |
| Martin Warnes | ... | unit nurse |
| Mark Williams | ... | copyist |
| Daniel Grant | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Destination Films (presents)
- The Jim Henson Company
Distributors
- Golden Village Pictures (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Tartan Films (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Blitz (2008) (Croatia) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL8)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Artem Digital Ltd. (motion capture)
- Hourglass Productions (digital animation and effects)
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop (additional rendering)
- LipSync Post
- ReelEye Company (lens supplied by)
Other Companies
- Artem Digital Ltd. (motion capture by)
- AFM Lighting (lighting equipment)
- ARRI Media (cameras and lenses supplied by)
- ARRI Media (grip equipment)
- Big Box Studios (additional sound recording)
- Digital Film Lab (film scanning and recording)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- LipSync Post (film scanning and recording)
- Mayflower Studios (sound re-recorded at)
- Midnight Transfer (tape transfer)
- Onsight (high definition equipment)
- Procam Take 2 (grip equipment)
- Sherman Laboratories (mask created and supplied by)
- Soho Images (film laboratory)
- Videosonics Cinema Sound (sound post-production)
- Videosonics Cinema Sound (sound re-recording)
Storyline
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In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year-old girl named Helena who works at the family circus with her father and mother, who wishes--quite ironically--that she could run away from the circus and join 'real life'. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, Monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. She must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get back home. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com} |
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| Taglines | An extraordinary dream quest to rescue a world out of balance. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to an interview with Neil Gaiman, the original computers used to do all of the CG were named after The Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo, George). Later a fifth computer was required, so it was named Yoko. Soon after the fifth computer was introduced, the network crashed and could not be restored properly ("the computers refused to talk to each other"). A new server and computers were purchased and named after The Ramones (Joey, Jonny, DeeDee and Tommy). Gaiman said "I wish I knew more about the history of The Ramones; the computers performed brilliantly, vibrantly and died an untimely - and early - death" See more » |
| Goofs | Actor Peter Burroughs (Red Troll) is misspelled in the end credits. His official biographies confirm it is the same person. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Into the Blue/Serenity/The Greatest Game Ever Played/Mirrormask/Capote/The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Close to You See more » |
| Quotes |
Valentine:
You're hurt. Wait here. Helena: What about you? Valentine: Oh, I'm a panther. I shall slip unnoticed through the darkness... like a dark, unnoticeable slippy thing. See more » |