Real Steel

Movie Title: Real Steel
More Title:
Real Steel: The IMAX Experience USA (IMAX version)
Vasököl Hungary

Country / Region: USA

Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi

Language: English

Filming Locations:
341 N Jefferson St, Mason, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Holly, Michigan, USA
Mason, Michigan, USA
Washington Blvd & W Larned St, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Production cost: $ 80,000,000 (estimated)

Release Date:
Germany 6 October 2011
Hungary 6 October 2011
UK 7 October 2011
USA 7 October 2011
Singapore 13 October 2011
Argentina 24 November 2011
Sweden 25 November 2011
Spain 2 December 2011

Plot: A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11 - year-old son who wants to know his father.

Directed by
Shawn Levy

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Leslie Bohem screenplay
John Gatins screenplay
Dan Gilroy writer
Jeremy Leven writer
Richard Matheson short story

Cast
Hugh Jackman ... Charlie Kenton
Evangeline Lilly
Kevin Durand ... Ricky
Antoinette Nikprelaj ... Boxing Fan
Hope Davis
Anthony Mackie
Phil LaMarr ... ESPN Boxing Commentator
James Rebhorn
Olga Fonda ... Russian robot owner
Jahnel Curfman ... Panoramic Fight Fan
Dakota Goyo ... Max
David Alan Basche ... ESPN Commentator
Karl Yune ... Tak Mashido
Ron Causey ... Kingpin's Henchman
Robert Herrick ... Extra - Bar Date
Richard Goteri ... Russian Gentleman
Peter Carey ... Panoramic Ring Announcer
Rick Robinson Jr. ... Underground Promoter 'Motown Ax'
Alan D. Purwin ... Helicopter pilot
Steven Hugh Nelson ... Western Bar Patron
D. B. Dickerson ... Twin Cities Controller
Jason Hughley
Michael Patrick Carmody ... Axelrod Handler
Jamie Berk ... Zoo Guard and Crazed Zoo Fight Fan
Steven Scott ... Lieutenant - Kingpin
Larry C. Fenn ... Boxing fan
Andrew Kruczynski
Torey Adkins ... Texas Man
Julian Gant ... Metal Dome Robot Reporter
Shane Hagedorn ... Photographer
Jeff Caponigro ... Bailey's Dad
Gary L. Minix ... Laughing Zoo Fight Fan
Marco Ruggeri ... Cliff
Ken Alter ... Motor City Spectrum Ring Announcer
Jordan Messing ... Vendor
Chris Newman ... Starblaze Security Guard
Mike Ancrile ... Fight Fan
Joey Ghinelli ... Fight fan
Eric Gutman ... WRB Promoter
Chris Mannix ... Writer # 1
Daniel Everett Watson ... Fight Fan
Wendy Aaron ... Robot Handler / Fight Fan (uncredited)
Joshua Amir ... Upper Class Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Apollo Bacala ... Paparazzi (uncredited)
Joshua Ray Bell ... Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Don Boerst ... VIP Fight Fan (uncredited)
Wayne E. Brown ... Upscale Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Brandon Byrd ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Justin P. Calkins ... Rodeo Cowboy & Fair Attendee (uncredited)
Tom Carlson ... Gentleman # 1 (uncredited)
Will Clarke ... Photographer (uncredited)
Sandy Coonan ... Metro Fan - Big Rock / Zoo (uncredited)
John Dezsi ... Drunkard (uncredited)
PJ Edwards ... Axelrod Controller (uncredited)
Shannon Edwards ... Ringside VIP - New York (uncredited)
Raffi Elias ... Ringside Security Guard (uncredited)
Tom Feldpausch ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Logan Fry ... Rabid Fight Fan (uncredited)
Ryan Genther ... Texas Fairgoer (uncredited)
Jake Godzak ... Extra (uncredited)
Ashley Goulson ... Fight Fan Extra (uncredited)
Megan Grant ... Vendor (uncredited)
Joey Harlow ... Upper Class Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)
John Hawkinson ... Gentleman # 2 (uncredited)
Tim Holmes ... Blacktop (uncredited)
Josh Jones ... (uncredited)
Joe Kras ... Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Dan Lemieux ... Panoramic Center Ref (uncredited)
Sophie Levy ... Sister # 1 (uncredited)
Tess Levy ... Sister # 2 (uncredited)
Nathaniel Loveland ... Upper Class Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)
Rich Lozano ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Bill Lumbert ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Brad Leo Lyon ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Jon Manthei ... Crash Palace Bouncer (uncredited)
Rance Martin ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Samuel Meadows ... Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Wendel Millstead ... Farrah's Body Guard (uncredited)
Kirstie Munoz ... Vendor (uncredited)
Anton Narinskiy ... Farra's Body Guard (uncredited)
Matt Philliben ... Zues' Lead Roadie (uncredited)
Ralph A. Recchia ... Boxing fan (uncredited)
Kara Joy Reed ... Title Fight Fan (uncredited)
Nicholas Ritz ... Extra: Rodeo / Fair Goer, Fight Fan Panaramic, Fight Fan Metro, Fight Fan Zoo (uncredited)
Jeff Rosenfeld ... Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Shana Schultz ... Metal Dome Spectator (uncredited)
Daryl M. Simpson ... Fight Fan / Robot Roadie (uncredited)
Brian Anderson Smith ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Dwight Sora ... Japanese Reporter # 2 (uncredited)
Alan Stefan ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Tiffany Stone ... Tak's Girl (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan ... Cowboy at Rodeo / Robot Fight Fan (uncredited)
Eric Tuchelske ... Fair Goer # 154 (uncredited)
Taris Tyler ... Robot Fight Promoter (uncredited)
Brett VanDunk ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Johnathon VanDusen ... Fight Fan (uncredited)
Jojuan Westmoreland ... Fight Fan - Zoo (uncredited)
Paul W Wilson ... Air Force Captain (uncredited)
Amanda Wright ... Ricky's Girl (uncredited)

Produced by
Rick Benattar .... co-producer
Eric Hedayat .... co-producer
Shawn Levy .... producer
Dan Lin .... executive producer
Josh McLaglen .... executive producer
Mary McLaglen .... executive producer
Susan Montford .... producer
Don Murphy .... producer
Jack Rapke .... executive producer
Steven Spielberg .... executive producer
Steve Starkey .... executive producer
Robert Zemeckis .... producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Mauro Fiore

Film Editing by
Dean Zimmerman

Casting by
Richard Hicks
David Rubin

Production Design by
Tom Meyer

Art Direction by
Seth Reed (supervising art director)
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Jeff Wisniewski

Set Decoration by
Victor J. Zolfo

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Stephanie Arble .... hair stylist
Eleyna M. Brandt .... makeup artist
Clifton Chippewa .... hair stylist
Elizabeth Cortez .... hair stylist
Natalie Driscoll .... key hair stylist
Karri Farris .... additional makeup artist
Christin Hanson .... additional makeup artist
Robbin Hawthorne .... additional makeup artist
Kimberly Jones .... makeup artist
Ann Masterson .... makeup department head
Meshelle Melone .... assistant hair stylist
Jeannette Moriarty .... hair stylist
Daniel Phillips .... additional make up artist
Bree Shea .... additional makeup artist
Pamela S. Westmore .... makeup artist: Hugh Jackman
Erin Wooldridge .... key makeup artist

Production Management
Tina Anderson .... post-production supervisor
Eric Hedayat .... production supervisor
Mary McLaglen .... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maria Battle-Campbell .... second assistant director
Michael Donald Bryant .... day player second second assistant director
Todd Havern .... additional second assistant director
Josh McLaglen .... first assistant director

Art Department
Jennifer Bash .... art department assistant
Joseph F. Beeco .... construction foreman
Michael C. Biddle .... digital set designer
Jamie Bishop .... set dresser
Erik Boring .... set dressing gangboss
Michael Patrick Carmody .... assistant props
Andrea Carter .... art department coordinator
Tim Croshaw .... set designer
Val I. Deikov .... sculptor gang boss
Daren Dochterman .... concept artist
Joe Dunckley .... props
William Eliscu .... lead graphic designer
Lisa Fiorito .... art department researcher
Tim Flattery .... concept artist
Ceri Glowacki .... art department production assistant
Trevor Goring .... storyboard artist
Megan Greydanus .... graphic designer
Jourdan Henderson .... art department coordinator
Michael Anthony Jackson .... storyboard artist
Tex Kadonaga .... set designer
Braun Keith .... construction laborer
Justin Lang .... set dresser
Andrew H. Leung .... concept illustrator
Mike Maher .... graphic designer
Bobby Mara .... construction coordinator
Victor James Martinez .... concept artist
Steven B. Melton .... property master
John Millard .... leadman
David Moreau .... set designer
Fred O'Connor .... lead on-set carpenter
Anne Porter .... set designer
Rick Radomski .... art department assistant
Jamie Rama .... illustrator
Bobby Rhodes .... set dresser
Bradley Rubin .... assistant art director
Scott Schutzki .... set dresser
Mark Sejnowski .... set dresser
Theodore Sharps .... set designer
Jeff Shewbert .... propmaker foreman
Carl F. Shuffett .... set dresser
Tom Sparkman .... painter
Mike Stassi .... set designer
Miles Teves .... concept artist
Jeremy Thompson .... assistant property master
Alyssa Toft .... property assistant
Leslie A. Tokunaga .... construction buyer
Joel Venti .... storyboard artist
John Villarino .... construction coordinator
Jim Warren .... set dec buyer
Douglas Womack .... construction coordinator: live action

Sound Department
Steve Cantamessa .... sound mixer
Neal Garon .... epk sound recordist
Craig Henighan .... sound designer
Craig Henighan .... sound re-recording mixer
Craig Henighan .... supervising sound editor
Rob Nokes .... sound effects field recordist
Gary Thomas .... boom operator

Special Effects by
K. C. Bartos .... special effects assistant
Steve Buttermore .... special effects assistant
Lou Carlucci .... special effects foreman
Joe Digaetano .... special effects coordinator
Argie M. Floyd .... special effects assistant
Steve Galich .... special effects foreman
Allan B. Holt .... mold maker
Anthony Julio .... special effects technician
Jason Lopes .... senior systems engineer legacy effects
Craig Mason .... special effects crew
Kevin McTurk .... special effects technician: Legacy Effects
Edward T. Reiff Jr. .... Special effects technician
David Revel .... special effects assistant
John Rosengrant .... animatronic supervisor: Legacy Effects
Garth Steinheimer .... special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Tim Alexander .... digital effects artist
Ron Ames .... visual effects producer
Steve Avoujageli .... lead fx technical director: Digital Domain
Leonard Barrit .... motion capture set designer
Jennifer Bash .... asset manager / roto artist
Daniel Brimer .... visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Randy Brown .... digital compositor
Daniel Buck .... visual effects
Andrew Byrne .... visual effects artist
Ryan Champney .... motion capture supervisor
Viki Chan .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Jason Chen .... digital save operator
Janice Barlow Collier .... render i / o administrator: Digital Domain
Kyle Collins .... visual effects production assistant
Glenn Derry .... virtual production supervisor
Megan Dolman .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Mark Duckworth .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Gregory Duncan .... roto / paint artist: Digital Domain
Steven Fagerquist .... digital compositor
TJ Falls .... visual effects coordinator
Xou Fang .... motion editor
Thomas H. Frederick .... 3D integration camera assistant: Digital Domain
Toby Gaines .... digital artist
Erik Gamache .... animation supervisor: Digital Domain
Gillian George .... matte painter
Maribeth Glass .... lighting technical director
Kirstin Hall .... digital compositor: Digital Domain
Jacob Harris .... roto / paint artist: Digital Domain
Brett Hartley .... visual effects production assistant
Josh Herman .... digital modeler
Luke Hippely .... visual effects production assistant
Isaac Irvin .... lighting sequence lead: Look Development
Helen Jen .... digital asset manager
Will Johnson .... digital compositor: Digital Domain
Nicholas Kim .... digital compositor
Linghao Li .... technical director: Digital Domain
Michael Melchiorre .... compositing supervisor
Cathy Morin .... texture lead
Erik Nash .... visual effects supervisor
Ben Neall .... senior texture artist
James Orlik .... animator: Giant Studios
James Orlik .... motion editor: Giant Studios
Brandon Ottenbacher .... visual effects
Bethany Pederson Onstad .... paint artist: Digital Domain
Teddy Phuthanhdanh .... visual effects production assistant
Tom Piedmont .... roto / paint artist: Digital Domain
Anthony Pintor .... motion editor / animator
Dave Preciado .... motion editor
Francis Puthanangadi .... digital compositor: Digital Domain
Ryan Reeb .... texture artist
Steve Rosenbluth .... lead pipeline developer
Casey Schatz .... previsualization supervisor
Rene Segura .... digital artist: Digital Domain
Shawn Shaman .... visual effects technician
Katryna Shattuck .... visual effects production assistant
Justin Shaw .... visual effects assistant editor
Brad Simonsen .... digital producer
Aaron Singer .... digital compositor: Digital Domain
Sally Slade .... visual effects
Brian Smallwood .... digital compositor: Digital Domain
Ryan T. Smolarek .... digital compositor
James Sweeney .... digital artist
Hirofumi Takeda .... digital compositor: Digital Domain
Danny Gordon Taylor .... animation supervisor
Thomas Dane Wagener .... roto / paint artist: Digital Domain
Kevin Wang .... motion editor
Bethany Wilksen .... digital production manager
Jody Wilson .... visual effects
Niki Yoblonski .... digital artist

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie .... stunts
Ele Bardha .... stunt performer
Kelli Barksdale .... stunt double
Ben Bray .... stunt performer
Arnold Chon .... stunts
Eddie Davenport .... stunt double: Hugh Jackman
Marie Fink .... stunts
Greg Fitzpatrick .... stunt performer
Mark Ginther .... assistant stunt coordinator
Nito Larioza .... utility stunts
Brian Machleit .... stunts
Brandon Molale .... stunt double: Kevin Durand
Carl Anthony Nespoli .... utility stunts
Damion Poitier .... utility stunts
David Schultz .... utility stunts
Daniel Cage Theodore .... stunt performer
Steve Upton .... utility stunts
Garrett Warren .... stunt coordinator
Li Xing .... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tyler Anderson .... rigging electrician / spark
Big Pete Atkinson .... additional camera loader
John Beran .... rigging key grip
Matthew Bulleri .... company grip
Tiffany Burns .... rigging grip
Ryan Carnahan .... grip
Trevor Carroll-Coe .... digital loader
Jesse Cecchini .... set lighting technician
Michael J. Conner .... fixture foreman
Chris Culliton .... gaffer
Jaime Dawkins .... technocrane operator
David Emmerichs .... camera operator: "a" camera
David Emmerichs .... steadicam operator
Geoff Ernst .... rigging electrician
Mike Gerzevitz .... rigging electrician
Duck Grossberg .... digital imaging technician
Daniel A Hernandez .... video engineer
Erik F. Hill .... grip
Dennis Hoerter .... key grip: mocap
Brad Irvin .... rigging electrician
John Janusek .... key grip
Nicholas Kaat .... electrician
Brad Knopf .... rigging electrician
Kenny Kondratko .... lighting technician
Samuel Clemens Long .... rigging electrician
Diego Mariscal .... b dolly grip
Maurice K. McGuire .... camera operator
Chris McLeod .... additional lighting technician
Bobby McMahan .... second assistant camera
Brian McPherson .... technocrane technician
Dan Mikulski .... lighting technician
Christos Moisides .... camera operator
Melissa Moseley .... still photographer
Ryan Nelson .... grip
Larry Nielsen .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
David B. Nowell .... aerial director of photography
Todd 'Chin' Piepenbrok .... additional lamp operator
Matt Poertner .... rigging electrician
Chris Purkiss .... rigging electrician
Norbert F. Quiban .... rigging electrician
Jay Sheveck .... technocrane technician
John P. Shine .... best boy grip
Amy Snell .... grip
Jeffrey P. Soderberg .... chief rigging electrician
Seth Thomas .... technocrane technician
Michael Tolochko .... rigging best boy electric
Troy N. Wade .... a dolly grip

Animation Department
Tom K. Gurney .... character animator
Pericles Michielin .... senior character animator: Digital Domain
Tim Ranck .... character animation lead
Roy Sato .... animator

Casting Department
Mia Cusumano .... casting assistant
Tracy Dixon .... extras casting
Kate Hubbell .... casting associate
David Kramer .... extras casting
Carrie Ray .... casting
Olivia Thomas .... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Bennett .... costumer
John Casey .... costume supervisor
Michele Diem .... additional costumer
Lisa A. Doyle .... key set costumer
Ann Foley .... assistant costume designer
Allison Harvey .... wardrobe assistant
Kristi Hoffman .... additional costumer
Michelle Hutchins .... set costumer
Benny Lumpkins Jr. .... On-set costumer
Nicole Leitner .... costumer
Warren Manser .... concept artist
May McClurg .... costumer
Gina Nalli .... set costumer
David Page .... costumer to Hugh Jackman
DeAnna Park .... costume coordinator
Sabra Temple .... set costumer
Stacy L. Tyson .... set costumer
Bernadine Vida .... seamstress

Editorial Department
Matthew G. Carson .... apprentice editor
Marisa Clayton .... digital intermediate producer
Adam Gerstel .... visual effects editor
Jennifer Stellema .... second assistant editor: avid

Transportation Department
Ronald Augustus .... production van driver
Mike Bilkovic .... transportation fueler
Steven Docherty .... picture car coordinator
Scotty Goudreau .... transportation
David Hyder .... watertruck driver
Robert Middendorff .... driver: honeywagon
Reno S. Mifsud .... driver: director
Frank Morreale .... transportation captain
Billy Neckrock .... driver
Franco Rea .... driver
Robert Rice Sr. .... Driver
Robert'Bob'Rice Sr. .... Driver
Timothy Schewee .... driver
Tim Sisson .... transportation captain

Other crew
Tony Amadi .... miscellaneous crew
Michael J. Babcock .... production assistant
Michael Donald Bryant .... production assistant
Justin P. Calkins .... stand-in: Ken Alter, Hugh Jackman
April Campbell .... set medic
Todd F. Campbell .... location assistant
Michael Patrick Carmody .... production assistant
Sarah Catizone .... stunt unit medic: Los Angeles
John P. Chittick .... craft service
Curtis Collins .... location manager
Chris-Teena Constas .... location scout
George Constas .... assistant location manager
Bob Corff .... dialect coach
Sarah DeBoer .... additional set production assistant
Ted Demski .... production assistant
Diane Durant .... script supervisor
Brian Durling .... additional production assistant
John Edmundson .... production secretary
Pam Ellington .... associate accountant
Alex Fields .... assistant location manager
Jacob Fields .... production assistant
Charles Findlay .... craft service
Anne Fletcher .... choreographer
Brian D. Flynn .... location assistant / scout
Rand Geiger .... first assistant to director
Cody Giampa .... production assistant
Tom Goodrich .... studio teacher
Rhona Gordon .... studio teacher
Francisco G. Hamm .... air force advisor
Chancler Haynes .... production assistant
Kelly Helstrom .... film production consultant
Alicia Henderson .... production assistant
Timothy Hodson .... production assistant
Michele Horn .... second assistant accountant
Tom Jacob .... location manager
Simeon Jones .... base camp production assistant
Kenn Kaye .... second assistant accountant
Kate Kelly .... production coordinator
Connie Kennedy .... project manager: Giant Studios
Tiffany Lanier .... travel coordinator
Joe Lawson .... additional production assistant
Cedric N. Lee .... production assistant
Jason W. Lee .... stand in: Karl Yune
Samuel Lemberg .... cast security
Mele K. T. Locey .... construction accountant
Joshua Mandel .... second assistant accountant
Gail Martin-Sheridan .... production accountant
Casey Martyn .... set security
Gary Martyn .... assistant production coordinator
Adam McNinch .... production assistant
Amy Meisner .... background production assistant
Irving Milgrom .... personal assistant: Hugh Jackman
Tom Moisides .... location scout
Aaron Moskal .... additional production assistant
Craig A. Mumma .... digital acquisition supervisor
Cabernet Murray .... first assistant accountant
Randy Peters .... aerial coordinator
Matt Philliben .... cast security
Jess Platt .... dialect coach
Sahir Rashid .... additional production assistant
Joshua Ravetch .... production resources
Lana Rivkina .... production assistant
Kevin Ronan .... production assistant
Johannah Scarlet .... production assistant
Mia Serafino .... stand-in: Evangeline Lilly
Shawn Shaman .... production assistant
Jeff Solano .... additional production assistant
Lindsey Spaulding .... assistant: Ms. McLaglen
Raymond Tankard .... location assistant
Taris Tyler .... stand-in: Hugh Jackman
Jianxin Wang .... craft service
Aisling Warren .... production assistant
Geoff Wehner .... production assistant
Kyle Wertenbruch .... production assistant
Brandon T. Williams .... production assistant
John C. Wise .... production assistant
Zachary Woodlee .... choreographer
Sara Wosik .... production assistant
Michael D. Lusby .... training supervisor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Michalla Petersen .... voice-over artist (uncredited)

Production Companies

     Angry Films
     DreamWorks SKG
     ImageMovers

Distributors

     Forum Hungary (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)
     Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
     Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
     Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

     Digital Domain (animation and visual effects)
     Giant Studios
     Legacy Effects (special animatronic effects)

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