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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Robert Zemeckis |
| Stars: |
Michael Jeter |
| Actors: |
Charles Fleischer |
| Genre: |
Childrens |
| Subgenre: |
Children · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
G (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
883929087563 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 40min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 40min
UPC: 883929087563 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 40min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (November 22, 2005)
UPC: 012569701632 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Robert Zemeckis |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/01/2008, p.64, Ultimate DVD Staff): 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a technical masterpiece that is made primarily for kids..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Director Robert Zemeckis revolutionized the art of animated film in 1998's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT by dropping cartoon characters into the same frame with flesh-and-blood actors. In THE POLAR EXPRESS, live action and animation have merged seamlessly, resulting in sparkling super-realism. A landmark technique Zemeckis and his Sony Pictures Imageworks team call "Performance Capture" perfectly suits the tenor of this wondrous children's Christmas story by Chris Van Allsburg. A disillusioned little boy, just old enough to doubt the existence of Santa Claus, has the adventure of a lifetime one fateful Christmas Eve. Clad in his pajamas, he climbs aboard a magic train to the North Pole, driven by a kindly train conductor (voiced by Tom Hanks who starred in both of Zemeckis's Academy-Award winning films FORREST GUMP and CASTAWAY). Among myriad jaw-dropping moments, the train plummets brakeless through crystalline mountains in a simulated roller coaster ride. Going off the rails, skidding sideways, and snaking v... |
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