Pitch Black Movie Review 2000

Scary sci-fier with some familiar elements. Freak meteor storm causes a spaceship to make a crash landing on an unknown planet with three suns and apparently no life. Hah! In this version of "they only come out at night," the survivors discover that very nasty hunting creatures attack after dark--and the planet is in for a total eclipse. Diesel gives a hard-ass performance as a convicted murderer who has nothing to lose. Shot in Queensland, Australia.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, Alien Beings--Vicious, Survival, Up All Night, Eyeballs!

Screenplay

David N. Twohy

Cast

Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, John Moore, Simon Burke, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith

Cinematography

David Eggby

Director

David N. Twohy, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat

Music

Graeme Revell

Producer

Ted Field, Scott Kroopf, Gramercy Pictures, Interscope Comm., USA Pictures