Resident Evil

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Produced by Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida
Written by Paul W.S. Anderson
Based on Resident Evil by Capcom
Narrated by Jason Isaacs
Starring Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Colin Salmon
Music by Marco Beltrami, Marilyn Manson
Cinematography David Johnson
Editing by Alexander Berner
Studio Constantin Film, New Legacy Films, Davis Films, Impact Pictures
Distributed by Screen Gems
Release date(s) March 15, 2002
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany
Language English
Budget $33.000.000
Box office $102.441.078
Resident Evil is a 2002 horror film written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film stars Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez. It is the first installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil.
Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the film follows amnesiac heroine Alice and a band of Umbrella Corporation commandos as they attempt to contain the outbreak of the T-Virus at a secret underground facility. The film received many negative reviews from critics but grossed more than $102 million worldwide.