Doctor Strange (2007) (V)

Directors:

Patrick Archibald
Jay Oliva
(more)

Writers:

Greg Johnson (story)
Greg Johnson
(more)

Release Date:

14 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Fantasy

Plot:

A crippled and embittered doctor travels to a hidden community in Tibet where he learns of his true destiny as the Sorcerer Supreme of his world.

Plot Keywords:

Sorcerer | Monster | Magic | Doctor | Super Villain

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Bryce Johnson	...	Doctor Strange (voice)
Paul Nakauchi	...	Wong (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Mordo (voice)
Michael Yama	...	Ancient One (voice)
Susan Spano	...	Dr. Gina Atwater (voice)
Jonathan Adams	...	Dormammu (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Oliver / Additional Voices (voice)
Tara Strong	...	April / Additional Voices (voice)
Josh Keaton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Masasa Moyo	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Directed by
Patrick Archibald
Jay Oliva
Dick Sebast
Frank Paur		(supervising)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Greg Johnson		story
Greg Johnson
Craig Kyle		story

Produced by
Avi Arad	....	producer
Craig Kyle	....	executive producer
Frank Paur	....	producer
Eric S. Rollman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Guy Michelmore

Film Editing by
Aeolan Kelly
George Rizkallah

Production Management
Carrie Wassenaar	....	unit production manager

Art Department
Lynell Forestall	....	character designer
Lynell Forestall	....	storyboard artist
Jason Hanks	....	storyboard artist
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist
James Peters	....	color key designer

Sound Department
David Ball	....	foley editor
David Ball	....	foley recordist
Kyle Clausen	....	sound editor
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Draghi	....	supervising sound editor
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Mike Garcia	....	lead dialogue editor
Eric Lewis	....	dialogue recording engineer
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound designer
Stephen P. Robinson	....	supervising sound editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Schwartz	....	information technology specialist

Animation Department
Aeolan Kelly	....	animatic editor

Editorial Department
Jana Pennell	....	assistant editor

Music Department
George Kallis	....	orchestrator
David Ari Leon	....	music supervisor
Rafal Paczkowski	....	scoring mixer

Other crew
Roy Allen	....	production assistant
Julia Bogdan-Rollo	....	assistant post-production accountant: Lionsgate
Michael Collins	....	production accountant
Joshua Fine	....	production associate
Cory Gustke	....	production coordinator
Douglas W. McHenry	....	production accountant
Jamie Simone	....	voice director

Production Companies

• MLG Productions 4
• Marvel Enterprises

Distributors

• Eagle Films (2007) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2007) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• New KSM (2010) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Absolute Post  sound post-production
• My Eye Media  technical services
• Studiopolis  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and some frightening images

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Company:

MLG Productions 4

Trivia:

In the hospital, Dr."Donald Blake" is called down to the E.R. Donald Blake was the "Secret Identity" of the Marvel Universe version of Thor, the Norse god of thunder. After the announcement is made, a blonde doctor bearing an uncanny resemblance to Blake can be seen walking with a cane.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Doctor Strange is about to operate on his sister, his eyes change from green to brown and then back to green as the scene progresses.

Quotes:

April Strange:*You're* going to be my doctor? Oh, man. Now I'm really in trouble.
Dr. Stephen Strange:Wait until you get my bill.

Movie Connections:

Version of Doctor Mordrid (1992)

Soundtrack:

One Day

Marvel's getting better with each new film...

This is by far the best animated movie Marvel has produced so far. It takes a lot from Batman Begins as we watch Stephen Strange go on a similar journey. We have a man who is a cold-hearted surgeon (and as we find out later, has good reason to be) yet he is tasked with helping people on a daily basis. This makes for some great drama when we see how people react to Stephen Strange knowing this to be his personality. It is only when Dr. Strange becomes broken does he learn how to truly heal and it is that kind of spiritual journey that makes this story so interesting. As with most origin stories there is a slow build as the character learns about himself and what he must become in order to overcome his current situation. There is also influence from 'The Matrix' here as Dr. Strange is introduced to a world which is invisible to most but is all around us. This is where the action comes in as we see The Ancient One's warriors take on creatures from another world that are at the command of one of Dr. Strange's classic nemesis, Dormammu! It all leads up to a climactic battle that will not disappoint. Marvel is definitely learning how to improve with each new animated film and I hope this trend continues.