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The Chronicles of Riddick

Year:
Duration:
119 min | USA:134 min (director's cut)
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
David Twohy
Awards:
3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2004-06-11
Filming Locations: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Earnings
Budget: $105,000,000
Opening Weekend: $24,289,165 (USA) (13 June 2004)
Gross: $57,761,012 (USA) (5 July 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Vin Diesel
Riddick
Colm Feore
Lord Marshal
Thandie Newton
Dame Vaako
Judi Dench
Aereon
Karl Urban
Vaako
Alexa Davalos
Kyra
Linus Roache
Purifier
Yorick van Wageningen
The Guv
Nick Chinlund
Toombs
Keith David
Imam
Mark Gibbon
Irgun
Roger R. Cross
Toal
Terry Chen
Merc Pilot
Christina Cox
Eve Logan
Nigel Vonas
Merc
Shawn Reis
Merc
Fabian Gujral
Merc
Ty Olsson
Merc
Peter Williams
Convict
Darcy Laurie
Convict
John Mann
Convict
Adrien Dorval
Convict (as P. Adrien Dorval)
Alexander Kalugin
Slam Boss
Douglas Arthurs
Slam Guard
Vitaly Kravchenko
Slam Guard
Ron Selmour
Slam Guard
Raoul Ganeev
Slam Guard
Mark Acheson
Slam Guard
Shohan Felber
Slam Guard
Ben Cotton
Slam Guard
Kim Hawthorne
Lajjun
Alexis Llewellyn
Ziza
Charles Zuckermann
Scales
Andy Thompson
Scalp Taker
Cedric De Souza
Black Robed / Meccan Cleric
Ahmad Sharmrou
Black Robed Cleric
Stefano DiMatteo
Black Robed Cleric (as Stefano Colacitti)
Mina E. Mina
Coptic Cleric (as Mina Erian Mina)
John Prowse
Bump Pilot
Lorena Gale
Defense Minister
Christopher Heyerdahl
Helion Politico
Rob Daly
Helion Politico
Michasha Armstrong
Lead Meccan Officer (as Micasha Armstrong)
Aaron Douglas
Young Meccan Soldier
Colin Corrigan
Vault Officer
Kristin Lehman
Shirah (director's cut)
Did you know?
Trivia
Toomb's line regarding Crematoria, "If I owned this place and Hell, I'd rent this place out and live in Hell," is paraphrased from an infamous quote General Phil Sheridan made during post-Civil War Reconstruction, in which he said "If I owned Hell and Texas, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell."
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This is the only live action film in the series, in which Riddick's first name "Richard" is not used at any point.
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The original script involved Riddick fighting the hammerheaded creatures in the underground of a city planet for entertainment. He is captured by a merc named "Big Foe" (Who turns out, in the third act, to be Jack from Pitch Black) and brought back to the planet only to find that the creatures were sentient and wanted revenge on Riddick as dictated by the evil god they worshiped.
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Goofs
In the scene on Crematoria where Riddick is going to kill the guy with his "Tea" cup, he is obviously drinking something out of the cup. The final sip does not show him consuming the entire contents, but when he turns it upside down, not even a drop is left.
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At 41:35 when Dame Vaako is speaking to her husband and applying her eye "make-up" the close-up shot reveals that her cheeks are not moving at all while the dialogue is being spoken.
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When Imam is checking if the way is clear for his wife and daughter, directly after the initial Necromonger landing, the debris on the ground around him moves from one shot to the next.
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Quotes
Toombs: You know, you supposed to be some slick-shit killer. Now look at you... all back-of-the-bus and shit.
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Vaako: Obedience without question. Loyalty until Underverse come.
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Richard B. Riddick: [director's cut] They say most of your brain shuts down in cryosleep.
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Faq
Q
How many versions of "The Chronicles of Riddick" are there?
A
To gross more at the box office, the film was heavily cut in order to obtain the financially lucrative PG-13 rating. This version was released in theatres and later on DVD. Some time later, an Unrated Director's Cut found its way on the home entertainment market. It includes all the scenes that had to be cut out and adds more story to the film. It runs more than 14 minutes longer. A detailed comparison between both versions can be found here.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
What is 'The Chronicles of Riddick' about?
A
Escaped convict Richard Riddick (Vin Diesel) is lured to the planet Helion Prime by Imam Abu al-Walid (Keith David) with whom he was marooned five years ago on a desert planet where they were hunted by vampiric raptors. Imam and air elemental Aereon (Judi Dench) believe that Riddick was born a Furyan and may be the only one able to stop evil Half Dead Lord Marshal (Colm Feore), the leader of a crusading warrior sect known as Necromongers who are planning to convert or kill all humans in the universe. Helion Prime is subsequently invaded by Lord Marshal, and Riddick is captured by bounty hunter Toombs (Nick Chinlund) and transported to Crematoria, a prison planet where daylight temperatures climb to over 700 degrees and nighttime temperatures plunge to -300 degrees. But it's not all that bad, because Riddick learns that the only other person to have survived the raptors with him and Imam, a young girl named Jack, is also imprisoned on Crematoria. However, the Necromongers are also on their way.
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