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Resident Evil is a 2002 Horror film starring Milla Jovovich (Alice), Michelle Rodriguez (Rain), and Eric Mabius (Matt). The film was written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. It is the first film in the Resident Evil film series.

Summary

The Umbrella Corporation is the most powerful and influential commercial entity in the world. It holds its public dealings in medicine and health care. Secretly however, it holds its goldmine in military applications and bioweaponry.

Beneath Raccoon City is a secret underground lab, The Hive, owned by Umbrella for viral research and development. After a viral weapon known as the t-Virus escapes into the air vents and infects the scientists working there, the Red Queen, a massive supercomputer running all electronic units in the Hive, seals them in and eradicates everyone to keep the virus from spreading.

Five hours later, Umbrella's biohazard team arrives to shut the Red Queen down and escape with their lives.

This Resident Evil movie holds a higher than average 6.6/10 on IMDB; this is the highest rating in the series.

Cast

Note: Tentative names provided in the credits will be displayed with hyphens. The names provided in the DiCandido novelizations will not supersede.

Actor/Actress Character
Milla Jovovich Alice
Michelle Rodriguez Rain Ocampo
Eric Mabius Matt Addison
James Purefoy Spence Parks
Martin Crewes Chad Kaplan
Colin Salmon James Shade
Michaela Dicker Red Queen
Pasquale Aleardi J.D. Salinas
Heike Makatsch Lisa Addison
Liz May Brice Medic
Marc Logan-Black Commando 2
Torsten Jerabek Commando 1
Indra Ové Ella Fontaine
Ryan McCluskey Mr. Grey
Oscar Pearce Mr. Red
Indra Ové Ms. Black
Jason Isaacs Dr. William Birkin


DVDs

Special Edition

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Special Edition DVD cover

A Special Edition DVD of Resident Evil was released on July 30, 2002 for Region 1.

Features include:

  • 1.85:1 anamorphic wide-screen
  • English, French and Portuguese DD5.1 Surround
  • Spanish DD2.0 Surround
  • English, French, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles
  • Cast & Film makers' Commentary
  • Costumes Featurette
  • Scoring Resident Evil
  • Set Design Featurette
  • 5 Filmographies
  • The Making Of Resident Evil Documentary
  • Zombie make-up Tests
  • My Plague - Music Video By Slipknot
  • Trailers

Deluxe Edition

A Deluxe Edition DVD of Resident Evil was released on September 7, 200s

  • Cast & Filmmakers' Commentary
  • Costumes Featurette
  • Scoring Resident Evil
  • Set Design Featurette
  • 5 Filmographies
  • Visual Effects Commentary
  • Alternate Ending with director Paul Anderson's video introduction. Exclusive to Deluxe Edition!
  • Clip Compilation: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
  • Playing Dead: Resident Evil From Game to Screen
  • Storyboarding Resident Evil Featurette
  • 6 Exclusive Featurettes: The Creature, The Elevator, The Licker, The Train, Zombie Dogs, and Zombies
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