The Animatrix (2003)

Directors:

Peter Chung
Andrew R. Jones
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Writers:

Andy Wachowski (screenplay) &
Lana Wachowski (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the "Matrix" universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Hacker | Sequel | Simulation | Anime

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Clayton Watson	...	Michael Karl 'The Kid' Popper (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Thadeus (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pamela Adlon	...	Jue (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Hedy Burress	...	Cis (segment "Program") / Yoko (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Clarence (voice) (as T.C. Carson)
Melinda Clarke	...	Alexa (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Olivia d'Abo	...	Rox (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Dane A. Davis	...	01 Versatran Spokesman (segment "The Second Renaissance, Part II") (voice)
William R. Dean	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John DeMita	...	Teacher (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Kid (segment "The Second Renaissance, Part II") (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Crew Man (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser (segment "Program") (voice)
Alex Fernandez	...	Tom (segment "World Record") (voice)
Jack Fletcher	...	Townsperson (segment "Beyond") / Sandro (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Julia Fletcher	...	The Instructor (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Narrator (segment "World Record") / Townsperson (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Bette Ford	...	Old Woman (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)
Rick Gomez	...	Pilot (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Operator (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Duo (segment "Program") (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Housewife / Kenny (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Matt McKenzie	...	Agent #1 (segment "World Record") / Agent (segments "Beyond" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Trinity (segments "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Keanu Reeves	...	Neo (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Thadeus (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Cop (segment "Kid's Story") / Agent #2 (segment "World Record") (voice)
Rodney Saulsberry	...	Chyron (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Dwight Schultz	...	Townspeople / Policeman / Exterminators (segment "Beyond") / Nonaka (segment "Matriculated") / Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Part I & II") (voice)
Allison Smith	...	Reporter (segment "World Record") (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Pudgy / Masa / Sara (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Crew Woman (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Nurse (segment "World Record") / Misha (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Jill Talley	...	Mother / Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Townsperson (segment "Beyond") (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Miscellaneous (segment "Kid's Story") / Ash (segment "A Detective Story") / Raul (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
John Wesley	...	Dan's Dad (segment "World Record") (voice)
Victor Williams	...	Dan (segment "World Record") (voice)

Directed by
Peter Chung		(segment "Matriculated")
Andrew R. Jones		(segment "Final Flight of the Osiris")
Yoshiaki Kawajiri		(segment "Program")
Takeshi Koike		(segment "World Record")
Mahiro Maeda		(segments "The Second Renaissance Part I" and "The Second Renaissance Part II")
Kôji Morimoto		(segment "Beyond") (as Koji Morimoto)
Shinichirô Watanabe		(segments "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story")

Writing credits
Andy Wachowski		(screenplay "The Matrix") (as The Wachowski Brothers) &
Lana Wachowski		(screenplay "The Matrix") (as The Wachowski Brothers)
Andy Wachowski		(written by) (segments "The Final Flight of the Osiris", "The Second Renaissance Part I", "The Second Renaissance Part II" and "Kid's Story") &
Lana Wachowski		(written by) (segments "The Final Flight of the Osiris", "The Second Renaissance Part I", "The Second Renaissance Part II" and "Kid's Story") (as Larry Wachowski)
Yoshiaki Kawajiri		(written by) (segments "Program" and "World Record")
Kôji Morimoto		(written by) (segment "Beyond") (as Koji Morimoto)
Shinichirô Watanabe		(written by) (segment "A Detective Story")
Peter Chung		(written by) (segment "Matriculated")

Produced by
Michael Arias	....	producer
Spencer Lamm	....	producer
Phil Oosterhouse	....	associate producer
Steve Richards	....	co-producer
Joel Silver	....	executive producer
Hiroaki Takeuchi	....	segment producer
Eiko Tanaka	....	segment producer
Andy Wachowski	....	producer
Lana Wachowski	....	producer (as Larry Wachowski)

Original Music by
Don Davis
Machine Head
Photek

Film Editing by
Christopher S. Capp		(segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")

Casting by
Jack Fletcher

Costume Design by
Veronique Garcia

Production Management
Jessica Alan	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects designer
Thom Brennan	....	supervising foley editor
William R. Dean	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Hackner	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Edward Johnson	....	sound effects designer
Eddie Kim	....	sound effects designer
Andrew Lackey	....	sound effects editor
Eric Lewis	....	assistant dialogue recordist
Noel McIntosh	....	adr assistant
Joe Milner	....	sound re-recording mixer (except "Final Flight of the Osiris")
James Azizi Penny	....	group adr
Eryne Prine	....	sound editor
David S. DiPietro	....	group adr (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kevin Bjorke	....	3D render/light pipeline supervision: final flight of the osiris
Sergio Garcia Abad	....	senior modeler (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
Kory Juul	....	lighting artist & digital compositor (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
Takumi Kimura	....	lead lighting artist
Greg Lev	....	lead lighting artist
Bo Mosley	....	modeling and texturing supervisor: SquareUSA (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
Adam Moura	....	lighter & compositor: SquareUSA
Florian Perret	....	CG artist
Jake Rowell	....	digital character artist
David Seager	....	computer graphics supervisor: Square USA
Suan Ching Tan	....	modeler
Suan Ching Tan	....	texture artist
Joanne Thiel	....	visual effects
Roger Kupelian	....	conceptual artist (uncredited)

Music Department
Dino Herrmann	....	composer: additional music
Junkie XL	....	composer: additional score
Mark Kilian	....	composer: additional music
Larry Mah	....	music scoring mixer
Christopher Mann	....	composer: additional music (as Chris Neilman)
Rupert Parkes	....	composer: additional music
Julie Pearce	....	music editor
David Sherr	....	orchestra contractor
David Sherr	....	orchestrator
Kip Smedley	....	assistant to composer
Jed Smith	....	programmer: music audio

Other crew
Stephen Bender	....	production executive
Susan Bliss	....	post script services
Jack Fletcher	....	voice director
Corey Garnett	....	systems administrator
Mira Husseini	....	film publicist
Yoshiko Okura	....	translator
Anthony Weintraub	....	additional dialogue
Anthony Weintraub	....	story consultant

Production Companies

• Warner Brothers (presents)
• DNA (segment "Matriculated")
• Mad House (segments "Program" and "World Record")
• Silver Pictures
• Square USA (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
• Studio 4°C (segments "Second Renaissance Part 1, The" "Second Renaissance Part 2, The", "Kid's Story", "Beyond" and "Detective Story")
• Village Roadshow Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (theatrical) (DVD) (VHS)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2003) (Greece) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Danetracks  sound design and editorial
• IMAGICA Corp. of America  image post-production
• Warner Home Video  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-15 | Brazil:12

Company:

Warner Brothers

Trivia:

At the end of Kid's Story, Kid's grave reads: "Michael Karl Popper, Beloved Son, Rest in Peace". (Karl Popper is a famous 20th Century philosopher)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Washington D.C. is shown the first time in "the second renaissance", you see that directly behind the capitol, there are enormous skyscrapers, but the second time they show the capitol (in the riot scene), you can see the sky behind it.

Quotes:

The Instructor:Only the most exceptional humans become aware of the matrix.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #30.2" (2003)

Soundtrack:

BIG WEDNESDAY

Art comes to life on this "enhancement" of the Matrix

This was the most brilliantly interpreted, scripted and thought provoking thing I have seen in a very long time. The DVD gives you background filler for what the Matrix is and the Wachowski brothers allow some of Japan's best anime artists to interpret the 9 different stories on their own. I think, just like art, each viewer will have a different type of experience. You have 9 wonderful compelling stories and the visual style is so different that it adds much value to the telling of the stories. The brothers had a vision and clearly the Matrix affected many people and, what a wonderful gift they gave by incorporating the world of anime into the telling of their vision. But not only is it visually stunning and stylish, but the music is dead on. There are all sorts of morals in the stories. From SECOND RENNAISSANCE'S man's destructive nature and his down fall, to the sort of, don't-play-with-fire nature of MATRICULATED and the playfulness and joy of BEYOND. Plus the DVD special features take us into each director of each piece explaining his "art" and how the film the Matrix affected them. We even get a little history on the origins of anime. It was just really enjoyable to watch people who are so passionate about their craft and about the Matrix. I think you will enjoy this immensely and take something out of it yourself.