Equilibrium

Director: Kurt Wimmer, Jan de Bont, Lucas Foster Kurt Wimmer

Overview

"Though an extremely limited theatrical release may have kept many viewers from seeing director Kurt Wimmer's ominous sci-fi effort during its original run, adventurous sci-fi buffs will no doubt be pleased with Disney/Buena Vista's solid DVD presentation of this overlooked gem. The feature is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and accompanied by audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. In addition to a director's audio commentary track, a second audio commentary offers both Wimmer and producer Lucas Foster. When viewers are done listening to the commentary, they can take a look behind the scenes with a featurette entitled ""Finding Equilibrium."""

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2003
UPC:	0786936181081
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	R
Source:	Dimension
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Feature commentary with director Kurt Wimmer; Feature commentary with director Kurt Wimmer and producer Lucas Foster; "Finding Equilibrium"; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Emily Watson	Mary O'Brien
Taye Diggs	Brandt
Angus Macfadyen	Dupont
Sean Pertwee	Father
William Fichtner	Jurgen
Matthew Harbour	Robbie Preston
Emily Siewert	Lisa Preston
Dominic Purcell	Seamus
Maria Pia Calzone	Preston's Wife
Alexa Summer	Viviana Preston
Christian Kahrmann	Office in Charge
John Keogh	Chemist
David Barrash	Evidentiary Storage Officer
Dick Martens	Gate Guard,Gate Guard
Mike Smith	Enforcer Commander
Florian Fitz	Gate Guard
Danny Lee Clark	Lead Sweeper
Francesco Calabras	Rebel Leader
Kurt Wimmer	Rebel Victim
Anatole Taubman	Crematory Technician
Brian Connelly	Reading Room Proprietor
Brian Cook	DuPont's Secretary
Mehmet Kurtulus	Search Coordinator
David Hemmings	Proctor
Klaus Schindler	Interrogator
Oliver Brandl	Polygraph Technician
Francesco Cabras	Rebel Leader
Saddam Hussein	Self
Armin Marewski	Security Guard
David Barrass	Evidentiary Storage Officer
Geoff Zanelli	Composer

Technical Credits

Kurt Wimmer

Kurt Wimmer	Director,Screenwriter
Jan de Bont	Director,Producer
Lucas Foster	Director,Producer
Sue Baden-Powell	Producer
Andrew Rona	Producer,Executive Producer
Ninon Tantet	Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Dean Beville	Sound Effects
Annette Borgmann	Casting
Euro Ean	Casting
Post Logic Studios	Special Effects
RIOT Pictures	Special Effects
Byron Miller	Sound/Sound Designer
Frank Kruse	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

For action movie fans, it's rare to find a film that has anything on it's mind other than trying to out-explode the biggest and latest brainless romp in the theaters. With director Kurt Wimmer's Equilibrium, audiences were given a little more to chew on, deliberately echoing Orwell's 1984, with touches of Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 just to be safe. While some scoured at the heavy-handedness of the science fiction material and the lack of originality in the ideas, those who stayed were treated to one of the freshest films in a now-tired genre. By inventing a fighting technique known as "Gun-Kata," the filmmakers created an excuse for filmgoers to buy into some of the most stylish, fun, and kinetic gun battles this side of Hong Kong cinema. Far too easily compared with The Matrix, this low-budgeter relies on virtually no wire-work and instead turns the focus onto the play of light, well-staged choreography, and fierce editing as its main filmmaking allies. It's surprising then that some of the film's best moments are the most quiet ones. Christian Bale's awakening to the senses he's been taught and bred to ignore is note-perfect and the most memorable of the film. With equally strong performances from the rest of the cast and gorgeous art design surrounding them, Equilibrium deserved more of a chance than its studio, Dimension, originally gave it upon release. And while the ideas it embraced admittedly weren't the most original, they are timeless and strong enough to be reexamined and interpreted every so often by artists such as these. Exciting, beautiful, and filled with probably more intelligence than it should have, Equilibrium is the thing that cult classics are made of.