Tad, the Lost Explorer (2012)
"Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones" (original title)

Tad is a celebrity archeologist and adventurer just like his hero Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago construction worker. One day, however, he is mistaken for a real ... See full summary »

Director:

Enrique Gato

Writers:

Verónica Fernández, Jordi Gasull,

Stars:

Meritxell Ané, Óscar Barberán, Belinda

8 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Meritxell Ané	...	Tadeo niño (voice)
Óscar Barberán	...	Tadeo Jones (voice)
Belinda	...	Sara Lavrof (voice)
Carles Canut	...	Profesor Humbert (voice)
Fiona Glascott	...	Sara (voice)
Adam James	...	Max Mordon (voice)
Michelle Jenner	...	Sara (voice)
Miguel Ángel Jenner	...	Kopponen (voice)
Enriqueta Linares	...	Melinda (voice)
Mac Macdonald	...	Professor Lavrof / Professor Humbert
Bruce Mackinnon	...	The Mummy
Lewis Macleod	...	Freddy (voice)
Marta Martorell	...	Abuela (voice)
José Mota	...	Freddy (voice)
Pep Anton Muñoz	...	Max Mordon (voice)

Storyline

Tad is a celebrity archeologist and adventurer just like his hero Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago construction worker. One day, however, he is mistaken for a real Professor and takes his place on a flight to Peru in search of the Lost City of Paititi. Professor Lavrof and his beautiful daughter Sara are waiting for the famous professor to crack the code. Unfortunately for Tad, Sara is engaged to real-life hero Max Mordon, but Max has secretly betrayed the Professor by teaming up with the evil Kopponen and his shady Odysseus corporation. Time for Tad to step up.

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Plot Keywords:

construction worker | peru | train | hat | explorer | 

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Taglines:

No whip, no gun...All fun!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Spain

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

31 August 2012 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Tad, the Lost Explorer

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telefónica Producciones, Ikiru Films, Lightbox Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: Inside the Mayan city, when the fireball starts rolling, two soldiers fall off the cliff and one of them screams.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Sweet Champagne"
Written by Rafael Cebrián, Edward Morrow, David Hachuel, and Edward Frank López
Performed by 'The Monomes'
Courtesy of Sony Entertaiment España SL
"It's All Right"
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Performed by The Impressions
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

I loved it

I must say I expected a sub-Pixar animated feature,but Tad has surprised me on so many levels that I actually rated it higher than the recent Disney/Pixar films.

the characters are well developed and animated superbly,but I was particularly impressed by the set designs,although the whole production has been done with so much imagination and artistic flair...it's true that it's a cartoon-y take on I.Jones/TombRaider theme but the attention to detail in every shot is simply staggering,and on top of it all it is a very cute looking movie.

It'll take a second viewing to process all the details I must have missed the first time,as it's really fast-paced.