Epic (2013)

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.

Director:

Chris Wedge

Writers:

James V. Hart (screenplay), William Joyce (screenplay),

Stars:

Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé Knowles

1 win & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Blake Anderson	...	Dagda (voice)
Aziz Ansari	...	Mub (voice)
Allison Bills	...	Dandelion Jinn (voice)
Jim Conroy	...	Race Announcer / Additional Voices (voice)
Todd Cummings	...	Fruit Fly (Old) (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Pinecone Jinn (voice)
Troy Evans	...	Thistle Jinn (voice)
Colin Farrell	...	Ronin (voice)
Jason Fricchione	...	Bufo's Goon (voice)
Judah Friedlander	...	Taxi Driver (voice)
Helen Hong	...	Thistle Lady (voice)
Josh Hutcherson	...	Nod (voice)
Kelly Keaton	...	Berry Lady (voice)
Emma Kenney	...	Marigold Girl (voice)
Kyle Kinane	...	Biker Dude (voice)

Storyline

Young Mary Katherine (M.K.) returns to her eccentric scientist father's home, but his all-consuming quest to discover a tiny civilization in the neighboring forest drives them apart. However, M.K. soon finds herself shrunken down by Queen Tara of that forest who was mortally wounded by the putrefying Boggans, and charged to deliver a pod bearing the new Queen to safety. Together with a veteran Leafman warrior, two goofy mollusks and a young maverick, M.K. agrees to help. As the villainous Boggan leader, Mandrake closes in, M.K. and her new friends must draw on the best of themselves together and discover what they have to save their world.

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Plot Keywords:

forest | sword and fantasy | riding a bird | magic | miniature person | 

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Taglines:

Discover a world beyond your imagination

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Épique

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,531,068 (USA) (24 May 2013)

Gross:

$107,515,297 (USA) (13 September 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song "Rise Up" is performed and co-written by Beyoncé Knowles, whom provides the voice of Queen Tara.

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Goofs

When Dr. Bomba faints, there are bug jar glass shards all over the map. When he wakes up, and later when he starts throwing all his gear into boxes, and pulls at the map, there are no glass shards visible.

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Quotes

Mub: What's going on, baby girl?
Mary Katherine: Talking snails.
Mub: Actually, he's a snail. I'm a sluuuug. No shell over here, baby. It just slows me down.

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Crazy Credits

The title doesn't appear on screen until the end.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.165 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Hell
Written by Tom Maxwell
Performed by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Courtesy of Mammoth Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Funny, exciting, and inspiring

I didn't think I'd like this movie, but I took my 10-year-old cousin to see it anyway, and I really loved it.

I've heard this film compared to everything--FernGully, The Borrowers, Avatar, etc., and while it is another film in that genre and it may be a little cliché, it does create its own fascinating world and tell its story in a unique way. Its themes are heavy (family and belonging, the balance between growth and decay/life and death) but are handled in a successfully child-friendly manner.

The animation and design are gorgeous. I love the cute fairy-like flower and leaf people; I even love the design of the goblin-like bad guys (the Boggan). I want to see more stories set in this incredible little world. I also appreciate how much care went into animating that forest.

While the characters are pretty familiar, they're still delightful. I thought the choice of voice actors was particularly good. I liked Amanda Seyfried as the main character, M.K. (Mary Katherine), I looooved Colin Farrell as Ronin, and I have to say, I was really pleasantly surprised by Beyonce as Queen Tara. She has a voice just like honey, which fits the queen's sweet, playful personality. Queen Tara emerges as one of my favorite animated characters of all time (and NO, I do not find her voice "too ghetto." I don't appreciate people sniffing down their noses at others that way) because she carried so much of the movie with what turned out to be really minimal role. Plus, I always love to see people of color portrayed positively in children's films.

I would definitely take kids to see this again, although it might be too scary for kids younger than 6 and too slow for kids older than 12. Folks have to admit, this is a fun movie to watch, and highly imaginative kids especially will love it.