Megamind (2010)

The supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.

Director:

Tom McGrath

Writers:

Alan J. Schoolcraft, Brent Simons

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey

1 win & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Megamind (voice)
Brad Pitt	...	Metro Man (voice)
Tina Fey	...	Roxanne Ritchie (voice)
Jonah Hill	...	Hal Stewart / Titan (voice)
David Cross	...	Minion (voice)
Ben Stiller	...	Bernard (voice)
Justin Theroux	...	Megamind's Father (voice)
Jessica Schulte	...	Megamind's Mother (voice)
Tom McGrath	...	Lord Scott / Prison Guard (voice)
Emily Nordwind	...	Lady Scott (voice)
J.K. Simmons	...	Warden (voice)
Ella Olivia Stiller	...	Schoolchild (voice)
Quinn Dempsey Stiller	...	Schoolchild (voice)
Brian Hopkins	...	Prisoner (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Prison Guard (voice)

Storyline

After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first time in his life.

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Plot Keywords:

super villain | fish out of water | saving the world | prison | stolen identity | 

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Taglines:

The Superhero Movie Will Never Be The Same

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Master Mind

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,827,502 (UK) (3 December 2010)

Gross:

$148,337,537 (USA) (18 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Red Hour Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby Surround 7.1) SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Each of the three super-humans in the film has a unique color scheme: Megamind's prominent color is blue, Metro Man is always seen with white, and Titan is colored red.

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Goofs

When Megamind, disguised as Bernard, is in the library with Roxanne, the book he reads before the next scene is titled 'Megamind Unmasked'. The back of the book is actually a summary of a different book, 'The Happiest Me I Can Be' which is a book not seen until later into the movie.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Megamind: Here's my day so far: went to jail, lost the girl of my dreams and got my butt kicked pretty good. Still, things could be a lot worse. Oh, that's right... I'm falling to my death. Guess they can't. How did it all come to this? Well, my end starts at the beginning... The very beginning!

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Crazy Credits

There is a scene in the closing credits: at the Evil Lair, Minion discovers a rehydrated Bernard in the washing machine, and uses the forget-me stick on him.

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Connections

References Oz (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Miss America"
Written by Bernie Wayne

User Reviews

A Funny Animation with a Parody to the Origins of Superman and a Satire to Superhero Movies

When a planet is near to be destroyed, two alien offspring are saved by their parents that launch them to the space in pods. Their fate on Earth is opposite: one that is a beautiful baby with superpowers crashes in the lawn of a mansion, while the other that is ugly and blue with a big head crashes in a prison yard with his companion Minion. They are raised in different environments of the Metro City but studying in the same school for gifted children. While one becomes popular but selfish and egocentric, the other is absolutely outcast by the other students. They become enemies and when they grow-up, the population knows them as the superhero Metro Man and the villain Megamind.

In their fights, Megamind always loses and ends in prison; however, Megamind develops a ray that kills Metro Man, reducing him to a skeleton. After a short period, Megamind feels bored without the battles against Metro Man. Meanwhile he dates the field reporter Roxanne Ritchie, who works with the cameraman Hal Stewart, using the identity of Bernard and sooner they fall in love with each other. When Megamind decides to create another superhero to become his opponent, he accidentally transforms Al Stewart in Titan expecting that he would use his powers for good. However, Titan becomes greed and evil and destroys Metro City. Now Megamind is the only hope to save the world from the mean Titan.

"Megamind" is a funny animation with a parody to the origins of Superman and a satire to superhero movies with an adorable villain. The bad lucky of Megaman, who is oriented by outlaws, plus the prejudice of his mates against his ugly appearance turns him into a quite bad character. However, he is not actually evil but a misguided alien that has the chance for redemption. The voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and David Cross give life and humor to delightful characters. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Megamente"