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MirrorMask (2005) -- In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
MirrorMask (2005) -- In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
MirrorMask (2005) -- In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   9,582 votes
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Director:
Dave McKean
Writers (WGA):
Neil Gaiman (story) &
Dave McKean (story) ...
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Release Date:
28 October 2005 (Canada) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
An extraordinary dream quest to rescue a world out of balance. more
Plot:
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Dave McKean Adds a Movie of Cages to His To Do List
 (From Slash Film. 22 October 2009, 7:15 AM, PDT)
Dave McKean Reveals Animated 'Cages' Film In The Works
 (From MTV Splash Page. 22 October 2009, 6:29 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Primal and True Fantasy more (136 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Stephanie Leonidas ... Helena / Anti-Helena

Jason Barry ... Valentine

Rob Brydon ... Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
Gina McKee ... Joanne Campbell / Queen of Light / Queen of Shadows
Dora Bryan ... Aunt Nan

Stephen Fry ... Librarian
Andy Hamilton ... Small Hairy

Simon Harvey ... Sphinx
Lenny Henry ... Cops 1-4

Robert Llewellyn ... Gryphon
Eryl Maynard ... Mrs. Bagwell
Eve Pearce ... Future Fruit Lady

Nik Robson ... Pingo / Bing (as Nik Robinson)
Victoria Williams ... Nurse
Rick Allen ... Man In a Box
Gina D'Angelo ... Heir of Insanity Woman
Simon Schofield ... Heir of Insanity Man
Silvia Fratelli ... Mimbre
Lina Johansson ... Mimbre
Emma Noris ... Mimbre (as Emma Norin)
Peachi Pangea ... Pyrotechnic Artist
Mark Tate ... Stilt Walker
Richard Thompson ... Tat - The Strongman / Gorilla
Robin Thompson ... Magician
Iain Ballamy ... Circus band - band leader and soprano sax
Chris Batchelor ... Circus band - trumpet
Stian Carstensen ... Circus band - button accordian
Martin France ... Circus band - drum kit
Stuart Hall ... Circus band - violin and banjo
Dave Powell ... Circus band - sousaphone
Trifon Trifanov ... Circus band - alto sax
Peter Borroughs ... Red Troll
Rusty Goffe ... Yellow Gnome
Kerry Jay ... Music Box Dancer
Fiona Reynard ... Receptionist
Nick Dainton ... Politician / Monkeybirds
Nick Jackson ... Male Giant / Mr. Shoe-Thing / Monkeybirds
Mark Perry ... Politician / Monkeybirds
Kate Robbins ... Female Giant / Mrs. Shoe-Thing / Chicken
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Stuart St. Paul ... Ticket Buyer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dave McKean 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Neil Gaiman (story) &
Dave McKean (story)

Neil Gaiman (teleplay)

Produced by
Martin G. Baker .... executive producer
Lisa Henson .... executive producer
Simon Moorhead .... producer
Michael Polis .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Iain Ballamy 
 
Cinematography by
Tony Shearn  (as Antony Shearn)
 
Film Editing by
Nicolas Gaster 
 
Casting by
Louis Hammond 
 
Production Design by
Dave McKean 
 
Art Direction by
Zöe Trodden (supervising art director)
 
Costume Design by
Robert Lever 
 
Makeup Department
Michelle Davison-Bell .... hair designer
Michelle Davison-Bell .... makeup designer
Sam Smart .... hair stylist
Sam Smart .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Tessa Beazley .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Janine Bevan .... third assistant director
Oli Blanc .... second assistant director
Jo Lea .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Guy Bernard .... construction manager
Paul Frost .... production buyer
Justin Hayzelden .... stand-by props
Greg Mason .... painter
Ashley Murray-Fowler .... carpenter
Gwen Murray .... art department trainee: FT2
Gary Nutkins .... trainee carpenter
Stuart Walpole .... stand-by props
Kate Wicks .... production buyer
Jason Wood .... property master
James Wright .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
John Crossland .... boom operator
Pete Freshney .... boom operator
Dan Green .... adr recordist
David Hunt .... sound effects editor
Hugh Johnson .... sound designer
Hugh Johnson .... sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Lake .... foley artist
Gareth Llewellyn .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Paul Miller .... boom operator
Stefan Mørk .... dialogue editor
James Perry .... adr recordist
Ian Sands .... production sound mixer
Larry Sider .... supervising sound editor
Barnaby Smyth .... foley supervisor (as Barnaby Smith)
Barnaby Smyth .... sound designer (as Barnaby Smith)
Joakim Sundström .... supervising sound editor
Jason Swanscott .... foley artist
David Turner .... sound technical coordinator
Alan Cridford .... location music mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jamie Niman .... character animator
 
Visual Effects by
Kevin Baguley .... digital coordinator
Dave Barnard .... post production technical supervisor
Pete Coogan .... managing director: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jocelyn Deborne .... systems administrator
Daniel Gerhardt .... animator
Daniel Gerhardt .... digital effects artist
Pawel Grochola .... animator
Pawel Grochola .... digital effects artist
Arjun Gupte .... animator
Arjun Gupte .... digital effects artist
Peter Guyan .... systems engineer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Alexis Hall .... lead animator
Alexis Hall .... lead digital effects artist
Trevor Harvey .... animator
Trevor Harvey .... digital effects artist
Richard Hince .... head of motion capture: Artem Digital
Sean Hince .... motion capture supervisor
Eliot Hobdell .... render wrangler
Katja Hollmann .... digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post
Christian Jelen .... animator
Christian Jelen .... digital effects artist
Jordan Kirk .... animator
Jordan Kirk .... digital effects artist
Ellie Koorlander .... animator
Ellie Koorlander .... digital effects artist
Sian Lawson .... biomechanist
Paul Lee .... animator
Paul Lee .... digital effects artist
Katy Lemon .... scanning and recording: Lip Sync Post
Dave McKean .... compositor
Dave McKean .... texture artist
Max McMullin .... CGI producer
Max McMullin .... CGI supervisor
Matt Middleton .... digital effects artist
Matt Middleton .... lead animator (as Matthew Middleton)
Matt Middleton .... lead digital effects artist (as Matthew Middleton)
Jamie Niman .... animator
Jamie Niman .... digital effects artist
Mike J. Nixon .... lead animator (as Michael Nixon)
Mike J. Nixon .... lead digital effects artist (as Michael Nixon)
Evelina Persson .... animator
Evelina Persson .... digital effects artist
Mark J.G. Smith .... render wrangler
Martin Stacey .... animator
Martin Stacey .... digital effects artist
Ross Stansfield .... animator
Ross Stansfield .... digital effects artist
Toby Taplin .... lead animator
Toby Taplin .... lead digital effects artist
Dave Walker .... animator
Dave Walker .... digital effects artist
Keith Mottram .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Kevin Phelan .... head of post production: Lip Sync Post (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Stuart St. Paul .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Bell .... electrician
Steve Blythe .... electrician
Steve Blythe .... generator operator
Roy Elson .... rigger
Avelino Fernandez .... electrician (as Avalino Fernandez)
Kate Filby .... second assistant camera: re-shoots
Mike Gianotti .... electrician
Colin Ginger .... crane operator
Michael Green .... first assistant camera
Gwilym Hoosen-Owen .... electrician (as Gwilyn Hoosen-Owen)
Vanessa Kellas .... still photographer
Jody Knight .... grip
Nathan Mann .... first assistant camera
Jem Morton .... key grip
Pete Murray .... Steadicam operator
Mark Nutkins .... second second assistant camera
Sigge Rosen Rawlings .... video assistant operator (as Siggi Rosen-Rawlings)
Mark Spencer .... still photographer
Bill Vanderkris .... grip
Aaron Walters .... best boy
Gavin Walters .... gaffer
Colleen Webley .... second assistant camera
Dave Wells .... daily grip trainee
Tony Shearn .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Brown .... costume assistant
Yvonne Duckett .... costume assistant
Debbie O'Brien .... costume assistant (as Debbie O'Brian)
Nathalie Pateman .... costume assistant
Jane Spicer .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Ruth Coulson .... first assistant editor
Keith Mottram .... post-production conforming editor: HDTV
 
Music Department
Iain Ballamy .... music arranger
Iain Ballamy .... music mixer
Iain Ballamy .... music producer
Igor Outkine .... musician
Ashley Slater .... music mixer
Ashley Slater .... music producer
Ashley Slater .... music programmer
Ashley Slater .... music recordist
 
Transportation Department
Mickey Atkins .... driver: minibus
John Hogben .... location driver
Bill Lilburn .... location driver
Fred Russell .... location driver
Micky Webb .... location driver (as Mickey Webb)
 
Other crew
Tim Adnitt .... copyist
Jane Ballamy .... coordinator: circus performers
Brittan Brown .... post-production accounting services
Valentina Coccia .... production coordinator
Victor Gallucci .... stand-in
Nicole Goldman .... unit publicist
Louise Green .... assistant accountant
Kathy Hughes .... script supervisor
Kevin Kelly .... assistant: Lisa Henson
Nikki Lucas .... juggling double: Stephanie Leonidas
Anton Mackman .... juggling double: Rob Brydon
Andy Matthews .... stand-in
John O'Quigley .... operator: filmstream s-2 storage
Bill Riddlaw .... unit nurse
John Sargent .... financial controller
Lara Sargent .... first assistant accountant
Michael Scanlon .... floor runner
Heather Taylor .... script supervisor
Martin Vance .... unit nurse
Martin Warnes .... unit nurse
Mark Williams .... copyist
Daniel Grant .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild thematic elements and scary images.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:PG | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:12A | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:12 | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:(Banned) | Italy:T | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:12 | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Black Island Studios, Alliance Road, Acton, London, England, UK more
Company:
Jim Henson Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Dave McKean]the motion capture performer for the porcupine wearing braces. His character also appears waving during the end credits. more
Quotes:
Helena: She lost her teeth yesterday. I said "If Mum were here, she'd find them. She's amazing at finding things." She said "If your Mum could find them, she must be a miracle worker."
Joanne: They'll be staring her in the face. They always are.
Helena: They were in the frige.
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Movie Connections:
References The Princess Bride (1987) more
Soundtrack:
My Waltz for Newk more

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36 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
Primal and True Fantasy, 14 February 2006
10/10
Author: Polaris_DiB from United States

The medium of film is--like the medium of writing or other celebrated media--practically limitless in potential for fantastic creations. However, the fantasy (NOT SCI FI) genre is severely underrepresented in it. For every Lord of the Rings, we have ten attempts at The Matrix.

But what better alchemical mix to straight-up fantasy can we have than Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, and the Henson Company? One thing Henson could do with his puppets that many others never really aspired to do was create fantasy the likes that weren't really done again, and his legacy lives on, using the enriching and creative mind of Gaiman, the celebrated British fantasy writer and comic book artist whose vivid imagination was so perfectly translated into film using practically every chemical for fantasy possible: CGI, animation, painting, set design, split-screen, superimposition, saturated colors, I even think there were moments of stop-motion animation.

The story is about a fifteen-year-old girl named Helena who works for a circus. Her creative and artistic mind keeps her busy from day to day until her mother falls ill and has to go to the hospital. Blaming it on herself for a row she had with her mother, Helena "escapes" into dreamland... or does she? I think what's really refreshing about this film is that, despite what a lot of people say about it, it's NOT that much like Alice and Wonderland. I can't help but think that, despite the fact that this film uses a lot of tropes common to the fantasy genre, it's distinct and original, something to be admired and appreciated. I don't think anything in this film really came off as that clichéd, even though it did come across as familiar. It might even be possible to say that anybody who has a real problem with it is just taking it too seriously, but that argument always goes in the wrong direction so forget about it.

One of the things I think that's important about a film like this is that it's not really a kids movie. Children could watch it, easily, and be fine with it, but it's not directed just to them. It isn't really directed at a target audience in the genre sense. It is simply fantasy for fantasy's sake, going where a lot of filmmakers seem desperate to avoid because "It's just not real enough." That's why, despite the fact that this movie has pretty obvious CGI, it doesn't matter as much as the obvious CGI in The Hulk: it's so fantastic, it helps that it doesn't seem real.

Too bad it just won't get the marketing or the attention it deserves, probably ever. That's why if it's ever considered a classic at all, it'll be a cult classic. Such seems the destination of many things that dare to be what they want and not what others want them to be.

--PolarisDiB

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