I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writers (WGA):

Kuki Gallmann (book)
Paula Milne (screenplay) ...
(more)

Release Date:

5 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the adventure of a lifetime becomes life itself.

Plot:

Kuki, a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after a serious car crash. She accepts a marriage proposal from Paolo Gallmann...

Plot Keywords:

Ranch | Africa | Box Office Flop | Compassion | Wildlife

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kim Basinger	...	Kuki Gallmann
Vincent Perez	...	Paolo Gallmann
Liam Aiken	...	7-Year-Old Emanuele
Garrett Strommen	...	17-Year-Old Emanuele
Eva Marie Saint	...	Franca
Daniel Craig	...	Declan Fielding
Lance Reddick	...	Simon
Connie Chiume	...	Wanjiku
James Ngobese	...	Luka
Joko Scott	...	Mirimuk
Nick Boraine	...	Duncan Maitland
Susan Danford	...	Esther Maitland
Ian Roberts	...	Mike Donovan
Susan Monteregge	...	Karen Donovan
Jessica Perritt	...	Lady Diana Delemere
Stephen Jennings	...	Vincenzo
Patrick Lyster	...	Sven
Winston Ntshona	...	Old Pokot Chief
John Carson	...	Pembroke Headmaster
Shannon Esra	...	Siri
Theo Landey	...	Sam
Nick Lorentz	...	Aiden Whittaker
Valeria Cavalli	...	Marina
Allison Daugherty Smith	...	Luciana (as Allison Daugherty)
Paolo Lorimer	...	Carlo
Federico Scribani	...	Massimo (as Federico Scribani Rossi)
Sophie Hayden	...	Gabriella
Giselda Volodi	...	Rachel
Daniela Foà	...	Maria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Khambula
Sabelo Ngobese	...	Young Mapengo
Zacharia Phali	...	Mapengo

Directed by
Hugh Hudson

Writing credits (WGA)
Kuki Gallmann		(book)
Paula Milne		(screenplay) and
Susan Shilliday		(screenplay)

Produced by
Stanley R. Jaffe	....	producer
John D. Schofield	....	co-producer
Allyn Stewart	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by
Bernard Lutic

Film Editing by
Scott Thomas

Casting by
Pat McCorkle
Patsy Pollock

Production Design by
Andrew Sanders

Art Direction by
Andrea Faini
Ben Scott

Set Decoration by
Maggie Gray

Costume Design by
Shirley Russell

Makeup Department
Suzanne Belcher	....	hair designer: second unit
Suzanne Belcher	....	makeup artist: second unit
Joan Giacomin	....	key makeup artist: Italy
Caroline Noble	....	hair designer
Caroline Noble	....	makeup designer
Colin Shulver	....	special makeup effects artist
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Kim Basinger
Mitchell Stone	....	hair stylist: Ms. Basinger

Production Management
Terry Bamber	....	unit production manager
Michael Saxton	....	post-production supervisor
Chris Wheeldon	....	production manager: Kenya
Yvonne Yaconelli	....	production manager
Yvonne Yaconelli	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Benson	....	first assistant director
Inti Carboni	....	assistant director
Marc Wolff	....	director: aerial unit
Jack Couffer	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mark Auret	....	props assistant
Daniel Bacciu	....	props: Italy
James Foster	....	draughtsman
Michael Hyman	....	scenic foreman
Jason Knox-Johnston	....	draughtsman
Joel Van Bavel	....	construction coordinator
Arthur Wicks	....	property master

Sound Department
Graham Daniel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Desorgher	....	boom operator
Ian Fuller	....	supervising sound editor
John Ireland	....	adr editor
Robert Ireland	....	adr editor
Derek Lomas	....	sound effects editor
Grahame Peters	....	sound effects editor
Jez Spencer	....	adr assistant recordist
Mark Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clive Winter	....	production sound mixer
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: dolby film sound (uncredited)
Ian Macbeth	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Andrew Robertson	....	special effects coordinator
Janek Zabielski	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Martin Hobbs	....	digital effects producer: Mill Film
Ralph Maiers	....	composite supervisor: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	2D compositor
Steve Barnes	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Christopher Grandel	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Eric Pham	....	digital effects artist: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez (uncredited)

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunts
David Ambrosi	....	stunt double
Massimiliano Bianchi	....	stunt rigger: Italy
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt coordinator: Italy
Jason White	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Werner Bacciu	....	key grip: Italy
Anthony Bannister	....	still photographer
Cristian Bobbo	....	electrician
Daniele Botteselle	....	gaffer
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
Gian Claudio Giacomini	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, Italy
Cristiano Giavedoni	....	best boy electric: Italy
Cristiano Giavedoni	....	electrician
Cristiano Giavedoni	....	gaffer: Italy
Stéphane Martin	....	assistant camera
Dean Morrish	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Elvis Pasqual	....	electrician
Alastair Rae	....	Steadicam operator
Alastair Rae	....	camera operator
Marc Wolff	....	camera pilot

Casting Department
Shaheen Baig	....	casting assistant
Christa Shamberger	....	casting coordinator: South Africa (as Christa Schamberger-Young)
Sarah Spearing	....	casting assistant: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherine Buyse Dian	....	wardrobe co-supervisor: Italy
Marco Magno	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Keith Mason	....	first assistant editor
Nadia Mattera	....	trainee assistant editor
Giulia Maura	....	post-production coordinator
Nicci Van Niekerk	....	assistant editor

Music Department
George Acogny	....	music producer
Jonathan Allen	....	score recording & mixing
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Michael Higham	....	music editor
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator
Graham Sutton	....	music editor
Curt Sobel	....	music editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Maria Vittoria Abbrugiati	....	second script supervisor
Enrico Ballarin	....	location manager
Simona Batistelli	....	production assistant
Daniela Berardi	....	production accountant
Andy Birmingham	....	production accountant
Alessandro Bressanello	....	crowd marshall: Italy
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Laura Cappato	....	production coordinator: Italy
Mel Churcher	....	dialogue coach
Elton Farla	....	medic
Charlotte Farrar	....	production accountant
Sue Field	....	script supervisor
Rhona Gordon	....	studio teacher
Sally Hilton	....	assistant to director and producers
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach
Rachel Kinnock	....	production coordinator: second unit
Chris Miller	....	technical consultant
Franco Penna	....	production accountant
Roberto Penna	....	production auditor
MaryAnn Pfeiffer	....	assistant: Kim Basinger
Andrea Piria	....	cashier: Italy
Jay Roberts	....	first assistant accountant
John Rogers	....	assistant location manager: South Africa )
Dezi Rorich	....	epk team
Simona Serafini	....	location manager
Pete Smith	....	chief armorer
Jim Stockley	....	animal trainer
Marc Wolff	....	aerial unit director
Bernardo Galli	....	accounts runner: Italy (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Jaffilms

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar / Kinekor (2000) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• Sony Pictures Video

Special Effects

• Mill Films (I)

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  camera rental
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Moonlighting Films  production services: South Africa
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of nudity/sensuality and some violent/traumatic episodes.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36462) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There is a visible string suspending the airborne plate that Paolo shoots (in the party scene, just after they arrive in Africa).

Quotes:

Kuki Gallmann: We think we control this place, but this place controls us.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: I Dreamed of Africa: On Location (#7.6)" (2000)

Interesting, more so after knowing it was based on fact.

I Dreamed of Africa could have been a better movie, but I became more satisfied with it after seeing that it stayed pretty close to the real story.

Some have criticized the film because they said it showed no problem with malaria, and the people looked as if they were never sweating in Africa's heat.

The 100,000 acre ranch in Africa is located at an altitude of 6000 feet above sea level, and there is no malaria problem there. It is probably somewhat cooler there than other places in Africa also.

I found the film to be pretty good, but I believe the nude scene with Bassinger and her film husband was unnecessary. Does Hollywood believe that every film has to have nudity?