Rise of the Guardians (2012)

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Director:

Peter Ramsey

Writers:

David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay), William Joyce (book)

Stars:

Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Pine	...	Jack Frost (voice)
Alec Baldwin	...	North (voice)
Jude Law	...	Pitch (voice)
Isla Fisher	...	Tooth (voice)
Hugh Jackman	...	Bunny (voice)
Dakota Goyo	...	Jamie Bennett (voice)
Khamani Griffin	...	Caleb (voice)
Kamil McFadden	...	Claude (voice)
Georgie Grieve	...	Sophie Bennett (voice)
Emily Nordwind	...	Jamie's Mom / Jack's Mother (voice)
Jacob Bertrand	...	Monty (voice)
Olivia Mattingly	...	Pippa / Jack's Sister (voice)
Dominique Grund	...	Cupcake (voice)
Ryan Crego	...	Burgess Dog Walker (voice)
April Lawrence	...	Burgess Pedestrian #1 (voice)

Storyline

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations of children all over the world.

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Plot Keywords:

tooth fairy | santa claus | boogeyman | easter bunny | bunny | 

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Taglines:

Naughty, nice. You better believe.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

El origen de los guardianes

Box Office

Budget:

$145,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,773,465 (USA) (21 November 2012)

Gross:

$103,400,692 (USA) (5 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the workshop at the opening, North is listening to and humming Igor Stravinsky's 'Firebird' suite.

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Goofs

When Tooth punches Pitch near the end, there are five tooth fairies hovering by her shoulder. However, the scene switches and she is not shown for a moment. When the scene switches back, only one tooth fairy, presumably Baby Tooth, is with her. As the scene continues, the number of fairies with her continues to change, first to eight, then to none, then back to five.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Frost: Darkness. That's the first thing I remember. It was dark, and it was cold. And I was scared.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, there are several scenes showing how the children are put back to bed before morning.

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Connections

References Superman (1978)
When little Bunny runs under the car and turns back into his Guardian form, the music score changes to Superman.

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Soundtracks

"Still Dream"
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Produced by Alexandre Desplat
Performed by Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming appears courtesy of Decca Music Group

User Reviews

Truly the most wonderful movie I have ever seen

I am 24 year old fairly macho male,but I love animated movies. Me and my wife went and saw this movie on date night and hands down best Christmas movie of all times. It was full of wonderment,amazement and magic.I teared up at least 4 different times during the movie. It made me feel like a kid again it made me believe. I found myself gasping and laughing at the same parts as the the 3 year old little girl sitting 3 seats away was and any movie that can do that is worth seeing. best holiday movie of all times.

I am the wife :) and I found the movie to be equally moving and evoked emotions about the holidays and that I hadn't felt since I was a child. This may seem like a simple children's movie, but it is so much more than that if you really allow yourself to feel the characters. :) I hope you and your family enjoy the movie as much as we did!