Battle for Terra (2007)
"Terra" (original title)

A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.

Director:

Aristomenis Tsirbas

Writers:

Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenplay), Aristomenis Tsirbas (story)

Stars:

Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Mala (voice)
Brian Cox	...	General Hemmer (voice)
James Garner	...	Doron (voice)
Chris Evans	...	Stewart Stanton (voice)
Danny Glover	...	President Chen (voice)
Amanda Peet	...	Maria Montez (voice)
David Cross	...	Giddy (voice)
Dennis Quaid	...	Roven (voice)
Luke Wilson	...	Jim Stanton (voice)
Chad Allen	...	Terrian Scientist (voice)
Rosanna Arquette	...	Professor Lina (voice)
Bill Birch	...	Terrian 2 (voice)
Brooke Bloom	...	Technician Quinn (voice)
Tom Connolly	...	Technician Williams (voice)
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Interrogator Wright (voice)

Storyline

BATTLE for TERRA is a fantastic journey to worlds we have only dreamed of. It is a story of friendship, family, sacrifice and most importantly, the realization that all of our survival relies on our earth's precious natural resources.

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Plot Keywords:

battle | alien | planet | culture clash | terraforming | 

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Taglines:

Their world is mankind's only hope for survival.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [kr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battle for Terra

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,082,362 (USA) (1 May 2009)

Gross:

$1,647,083 (USA) (4 September 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MeniThings LLC, Snoot Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally conceived as a film with live actors playing the human characters.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Informers/The Soloist/Tyson (2009)

User Reviews

An Epic Movie For Both Children And Adults

Mala (voice of Evan Rachel Wood) is a precocious girl living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place where peace and tolerance are celebrated. Unbeknownst to Mala and her fellow Terrians, the last inhabitants of Earth have exhausted the resources of their planet and those of three others, and are now searching for a new home. This Earthforce has discovered that the use of a Terraformer will make Terra habitable for humans but poisonous for Terrians.

When the Earthlings embark on a hostile invasion of Terra, Mala's father, Roven (voice of Dennis Quaid), is kidnapped. Hoping to save her father, Mala captures and hides a crashed human pilot named Jim (voice of Luke Wilson). While Mala nurses Jim back to health, the two forge a friendship and a plan that could save both the human race and the planet of Terra.

Soon, however, they realize that peace will not be secured unless they can combat both the Terraformer and dark political forces that will stop at nothing in their drive to achieve power for power's sake. Battle For Terra 10/10