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:

Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 30 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:

children | belief | box office hit | new york city | tooth | 

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Taglines:

Legends unite.

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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:

French English

Release Date:

21 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Hüter des Lichts

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 Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alec Baldwin (North) and Chris Pine (Jack Frost) have both played Jack Ryan: Baldwin in The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Pine in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014).

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Goofs

During the whole movie you can see the full Moon. But the whole movie (except for the very beginning) is set in a few days, so this isn't possible.

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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

Jack Frost replaces the fishing boy in the DreamWorks logo; the logo gets covered in frost, then bursts into snow flakes.

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Connections

References Jurassic Park (1993)

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Soundtracks

The Firebird, Suite for Orchestra
Written by Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Craft
Courtesy of Naxos
By arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

Delivers the goods - for kids and adults alike.

The first major family flick of the holidays, this Avengers-for-children boasts the most epic line-up of characters you're likely to see this Summer: Santa (Alec Baldwin), Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), Jack Frost (Chris Pine) and the dream-making Sandman going up against fear himself, Pitch Black (Jude Law). It's a neat concept to begin with, but Dreamworks amps up the fun by contorting our preconceptions of these icons – especially the Easter Bunny, here played as an ocker warrior – and delivering the goods in humour, emotion and action. It goes a moralistic touch too far on occasion, and the story is certainly predictable, but the overwhelming sense of giddy excitement running through the movie's veins outweighs any plot contrivances or missteps that occur. A sweet start to the festive season for kids of all ages – including those in adulthood.