Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a
2004 science fiction action horror film. It is the second installment in the series of
film adaptations based on the
Capcom survival horror game series
Resident Evil. Borrowing elements from the
video games
Resident Evil 2,
3: Nemesis, and
Code: Veronica, the film follows the heroine
Alice, who has escaped the
underground Umbrella facility, and must band with other survivors including
Jill Valentine and escape
Raccoon City, before it is too late. The film was directed by
Alexander Witt and produced by
Paul W. S. Anderson.
Plot summary
The film begins with
Alice (
Milla Jovovich) recalling the key events from the
first film. The
Umbrella Corporation sends in a research team to re-open the complex. The entire team is slaughtered by
zombies and Lickers who have been sealed within the complex. The virus and infectious zombies make their way to the surface. Umbrella then establishes a security perimeter around the city to keep the citizens in a quarantined area.