Titan A.E. (2000)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Directors:

Don Bluth
Gary Goldman

Writers (WGA):

Hans Bauer (story) and
Randall McCormick (story) ...

Release Date:

16 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Saving the galaxy one planet at a time!

Plot:

A young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Humanity | Escape | Ring | Energy

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Matt Damon	...	Cale Tucker (voice)
Bill Pullman	...	Capt. Joseph Korso (voice)
John Leguizamo	...	Gune (voice)
Nathan Lane	...	Preed (voice)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Stith (voice)
Drew Barrymore	...	Akima (voice)
Ron Perlman	...	Professor Sam Tucker (voice)
Alex D. Linz	...	Young Cale (voice)
Tone Loc	...	Tek (voice) (as Tone-Lõc)
Jim Breuer	...	The Cook (voice)
Christopher Scarabosio	...	Queen Drej (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Chowquin (voice)
Charles Rocket	...	Firrikash / Slave Trader Guard (voice)
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Po (voice) (as Ken Campbell)
Tsai Chin	...	Old Woman (voice)

Also Known As:

Planet Ice (USA) (working title)
Titan A.E.: After Earth (USA) (trailer title)
Titan: After Earth (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence, mild sensuality and brief language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Fox Animation Studios - 2747 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

David Kirschner Productions

Trivia:

For a preview screening on 6 June 2000 in Atlanta, this movie was transmitted in digital form from the studio, across the Internet, to the digital projector at the theater. It never once touched film, and was the first major Hollywood film to be publicly previewed that way.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The laws of physics take a bit of a pounding throughout.

Quotes:

Cale: Maybe I've been wrong all these years, and it's taken your inspiring speech to make me see it. You've really changed me. It's beautiful. I think we've gotta hug.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Renegade Survivor

Great movie, Great story, Great visuals. This movie is underrated

Titan A.E is a story set in a post-earth era (hence the A.E: after earth, which i thought was a nice touch). Its about the son of a scientist who is thrust upon him the quest of finding the Titan, the greatest ship ever built, and is humanity's last chance.

The movie begins with an awesome scene of the evacuation of earth, and caught me nicely off guard with some great 3D rendering of the Titan (when launched), and the escape ships. The imagination that went into some scenes in the movie, especially the cruising alongside the wake angels, and the ice rinks were fantastic. And the plot, though a bit unrealistic in terms of modern science, was thoroughly refreshing in concept. And its got just the right balance of action to move it quickly from a kids film to a good sci-fi show for slightly older audiences.

Titan A.E is a great film. It has a story that's original and neatly executed. It brought about some great 3D rendering in a time where animation was primarily 2D. Its got good character development with a nice twist in the middle. And its also got a fine soundtrack, which I love to listen to.

Go watch this movie. You will not be disappointed.