Resident Evil: Degeneration

Resident Evil: Degeneration (バイオハザード ディジェネレーション Biohazard: Degeneration) is the first full-length CG animation feature based upon the Resident Evil series of games. It was announced by Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan on October 29, 2007.

Unlike the live-action Resident Evil film franchise, Degeneration is set within the same canon universe as the original video games, taking place "seven years from Raccoon City." The teaser included with the Resident Evil: Extinction DVD and Blu-ray Disc confirmed the appearance of Leon Scott Kennedy and Claire Redfield. The film made its premiere in Japan on October 11, 2008 at the Tokyo Game Show, and was released nationwide one week later on October 18, before coming to DVD and Blu-ray in North America on December 27, 2008.

English dubbed version

 * Paul Mercier as Leon S. Kennedy
 * Alyson Court as Claire Redfield
 * Laura Bailey as Angela Miller
 * Steve Blum as Greg Glenn
 * Crispin Freeman as Frederic Downing
 * Roger Craig Smith as Curtis Miller
 * Michael Sorich as Senator Ron Davis
 * Michelle Ruff as Rani Chawla
 * Salli Saffioti as Ingrid Hunnigan
 * Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Aunt
 * Kirk Thornton as President (shown in a clip)
 * Chris Redfield (Mentioned only)
 * William Birkin (Flashback only)

Japanese dubbed version
(Only appears in DVD, UMD and Blu-ray-Not available in the EU version)
 * Jin Yamanoi - Leon S. Kennedy
 * Yūko Kaida - Claire Redfield
 * Mabuki Antou - Angela Miller
 * Rikiya Koyama - Curtis Miller
 * Masashi Ebara - Frederic Downing
 * Akiko Yajima - Rani Chawla
 * Masashi Hirose - Senator Ron Davis
 * Masanori Takeda - Greg Glenn

Uncredited Appearances
(all except for Miguel Grandé are conjectural based on their professions and/or roles in the story)
 * Miguel Grandé
 * Davis' Assistant
 * Davis' Bodyguards
 * VIP Lounge Hostess
 * Police Chief
 * Protester
 * Airline Passenger
 * Airline Stewardess
 * Marine Captain
 * Marines

Production Crew

 * Makoto Kamiya - (Director)
 * Shotaro Suga - (screenplay)
 * See More Crew members here

Further notes

 * Claire Redfield, Leon Scott Kennedy, and Ingrid Hannigan reprise their roles from the video game series, and are voiced by the same actors.
 * Chris Redfield is referenced in the film when Leon and Claire discuss the career paths they took.
 * When Claire goes to look for survivors in the airport she was given an umbrella that had the exact same colour pattern as Umbrella corporations logo to use as a weapon. Claire even noted the irony in the movie.
 * The movie takes place between the events of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5.
 * Soundtrack clips from Resident Evil 2 game are used in the theatrical trailer.
 * When Frederic Downing shuts his office door, the sound of it closing is the same sound of players closing doors in the early Resident Evil games.
 * At the end of the film, Tricell is seen collecting the remains of Curtis. They would become one of the main antagonists in Resident Evil 5.
 * During Hardvardville's quarantine, there is a news reporter that has the same attire as Alyssa Ashcroft from the outbreak series.
 * This is the first film produced by Capcom. Hollywood's only contributions were the voice actors and live motion capture actors.
 * There is an iPhone game based on Degeneration.
 * Leon's jacket is modified slightly from his Bomber Jacket, to a leather HellCat Jacket.
 * In a flashback, while Leon talks with Claire, it shows Leon wielding his starting pistol and Claire wielding a M870 Shotgun, which is odd, since Claire can't aquire a Shotgun in her storyline of Resident Evil 2.
 * In the movie the United States Marine Corps Soldiers are depicted wearing Army Combat Uniforms. The ACU's are strictly Army Issue, the Marine Corps have their own "Digital" camouflage pattern called MARPAT which is Woodland or Desert Colored.

DVD and Blu-Ray
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD and Blu-Ray release of Resident Evil: Degeneration on December 27, 2008.


 * Walmart has an exclusive pack that includes Resident Evil: Degeneration on DVD with a Degeneration T-Shirt
 * Also an exclusive steelbook that includes a bonus disk, Program Alice: Activated.

Video

 * 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen (DVD)
 * 1080P 1.78:1 Widescreen (Blu-ray)

Sound

 * English and Portuguese DD5.1 Surround;
 * French, Spanish and Thai Dolby Surround (DVD)
 * English 5.1 Dolby True HD;
 * French, Spanish, Portuguese and Thai DD5.1 Surround (Blu-ray)

Special Features
Features marked with the asterisk are Blu-ray exclusive:
 * English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles
 * The Generation of DEGENERATION featurette
 * Character Profiles
 * Voice Bloopers
 * Faux Leon Interview (actually an interview with Leon's mo-cap actor)
 * Resident Evil: Degeneration Trailers
 * Resident Evil: Degeneration Tokyo Game Show Trailer
 * Resident Evil 5 Special Footage
 * "BonusView" Interactive PiP: Viewers will have the ability to access one of three picture-in-picture streams at any point during the film (feature length animatics, motion capture and storyboard)*
 * Pop-Up Trivia Track*
 * BD-Live Enabled*

Game
A non-canon game based on Degeneration has been made for the cell phone N-Gage entitled Biohazard: Degeneration.. Only Leon appears in the game.

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