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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

PG  94 min  -  Animation | Action | Adventure   -  1 July 2009 (USA)
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When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.

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Peter Ackerman (screenplay), Michael Berg (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eunice Cho ...
Madison (Diatryma Girl) (voice)
Karen Disher Karen Disher ...
Scratte (voice)
Harrison Fahn Harrison Fahn ...
Glypto Boy (voice)
Maile Flanagan ...
Aardvark Mom (voice)
Jason Fricchione Jason Fricchione ...
Bill Hader ...
Gazelle (voice)
Kelly Keaton ...
Joey King ...
Beaver Girl (voice)
Queen Latifah ...
Ellie (voice)
Denis Leary ...
Diego (voice)
Allegra Leguizamo Allegra Leguizamo ...
Aardvark Girl (voice)
John Leguizamo ...
Sid (voice)
Lucas Leguizamo Lucas Leguizamo ...
Clea Lewis Clea Lewis ...
Start Mom (voice)
Jane Lynch ...
Diatryma Mom (voice)
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Storyline

After the events of "Ice Age: The Meltdown", life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently. Written by Theshapeshifter  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Rescue | Egg | Lost World | Weasel  | See more »

Taglines:

The sub-zero heroes are back, on an incredible adventure... for the ages.

Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild rude humor and peril See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ice Age 3 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,690,382 (USA) (5 July 2009) (4099 Screens)

Gross:

$886,686,817 (Worldwide) (10 December 2011)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Buck was based not just Crocodile Dundee but also Frank Buck, adventurer and actor in the 30s and 40s. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the movie, a relict population of dinosaurs continued breeding for nearly 65,000,000 years after their kindred became extinct. They have been sequestered away, allowing them to evolve to larger sizes as the competition would be more fierce and would need to grow bigger for the need for resources. Also, 65,000,000 years is sufficient to evolve who new taxonomic families and orders, as mammoths, sloths, cats and humans sprung from humble roots in a fraction of that time. Since the scope of this "what if" scenario can accommodate many speculations, alleged inaccuracies about size, color, posture, diet, etc., become redundant. See more »

Quotes

Buck: There's only one thing to do. Possums, come with me. Manny, you stay and take care of her.
Manny: You can't leave now! She's off the trail! What about rule number two?
Buck: Rule number 5 says you can ignore rule number 2 if there's a female involved, or possibly a cute dog. You know, I just make up these rules as I go along.
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Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox logo is surrounded by snow-covered pine trees, and the searchlights are miniature smoldering volcanoes. See more »


Soundtracks

"Adagio from Spartacus"
by Aram Khachaturyan See more »