Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

A young adventurer named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors:

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Writers:

Tab Murphy (screenplay), Kirk Wise (story),

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael J. Fox	...	Milo James Thatch (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Gaetan 'The Mole' Moliere (voice)
Claudia Christian	...	Helga Katrina Sinclair (voice)
James Garner	...	Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
John Mahoney	...	Preston B. Whitmore (voice)
Phil Morris	...	Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet (voice)
Leonard Nimoy	...	King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)
Don Novello	...	Vincenzo 'Vinny' Santorini (voice)
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Audrey Rocio Ramirez (voice)
Florence Stanley	...	Wilhelmina Bertha Packard (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Fenton Q. Harcourt (voice)
Natalie Strom	...	Young Kida (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Princess 'Kida' Kidagakash (voice)
Jim Varney	...	Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

1914: Milo Thatch, grandson of the great Thaddeus Thatch works in the boiler room of a museum. He knows that Atlantis was real, and he can get there if he has the mysterious Shephards journal, which can guide him to Atlantis. But he needs someone to fund a voyage. His employer thinks he's dotty, and refuses to fund any crazy idea. He returns home to his apartment and finds a woman there. She takes him to Preston B. Whitmore, an old friend of his Grandfathers. He gives him the shepherds journal, a submarine and a 5 star crew. They travel through the Atlantic ocean, face a large lobster called the Leviathan, and finally get to Atlantis. But does the Atlantis crew have a lust for discovery, or something else?

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Plot Keywords:

atlantis | journal | crew | adventurer | museum | 

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Taglines:

Go somewhere really different this year....

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence

Details

Official Sites:

Disney (html)

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

15 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Atlantis

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,861 (Iceland) (28 December 2001)

Gross:

$37,312 (Iceland) (11 January 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toon City, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First Disney animated film since The Black Cauldron to be released with a "PG" rating by the MPAA.

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Goofs

In the scene where Milo is handed the Book of The Shepherd you see Mr. Whitmore's huge aquarium, containing some Coelacanths. In 1914 the Coelacanth was thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period, first live specimen was caught in 1938 in Chalumna River.

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Quotes

[first lines]
On Screen Text: [the text that appears on screen] "... in a single day and night of misfortune, the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea." - Plato, 360 B.C.

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Crazy Credits

Remembering our friend Jim Varney.

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Connections

References Heavy Metal (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Where the Dream Takes You"
Lyrics by Diane Warren
Music by Diane Warren and James Newton Howard
Performed by Mya
Mya appears courtesy of A&M Records

User Reviews

Amazing movie!

I thought this movie was very well put together. The voice-overs were also great. I liked how they all overcame their conflicts and reached their goals. I would recommend this movie to anyone. It was definitely worth the time and money to watch it. Atlantis has some comic scenes that made me laugh. Other scenes made me sad. And others made me glad. It is a movie any age can enjoy. From the moment Milo is the crazy "profesor" or until he gathers the crew up for the fantastic voyage under the sea. After I watched the movie, I read the book. It was good as well, but the movie puts better pictures in your mind. It is just like the book. But go ahead and watch this movie!