Titan A.E. (2000)

A young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.

Directors:

Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

Writers:

Hans Bauer (story), Randall McCormick (story)

Stars:

Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Barrymore	...	Akima (voice)
Jim Breuer	...	The Cook (voice)
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Po (voice) (as Ken Campbell)
Thomas A. Chantler	...	Male Announcer (voice)
Tsai Chin	...	Old Woman (voice)
Elaine A. Clark	...	Citizen (voice)
Roy Conrad	...	Second Human (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Chowquin (voice)
Matt Damon	...	Cale (voice)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Stith (voice)
Leslie Hedger	...	First Human (voice)
Roger Jackson	...	First Alien (voice) (as Roger L. Jackson)
David L. Lander	...	The Mayor (voice)
Nathan Lane	...	Preed (voice)
John Leguizamo	...	Gune (voice)

Storyline

One thousand years from now, aliens destroy Earth in fear of the Titan project. Some humans escape, becoming a downtrodden Diaspora, living in impoverished settlements. The mysterious Titan spacecraft also escapes, and its inventor has hidden it before dying. A spacecraft captain and its pilot, Korso and Akima, two humans, seek out Cale, the youthful son of the dead scientist and explain that he must help them find the Titan, which holds a mechanism to unite and save humanity. Cale refuses, but the arrival of the killer aliens persuades him to join Korso. Can he avoid his pursuers, know friend from foe, find the Titan, and embrace his humanity, a nature he has despised until now?

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Plot Keywords:

alien | cult film | escape | pilot | captain | 

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Taglines:

Saving the galaxy one planet at a time!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence, mild sensuality and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ralf Moeller was considered for the role of Capt. Joseph Korso.

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Goofs

The map on Cale's hand disappears in some scenes.

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Quotes

Tek: It's time, Cale. It's time to stop running.
Korso: [spots Drej entering building] Well, actually, I think it's time to start.

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Crazy Credits

Look for the Titan A.E. video game Available this fall from Fox Interactive. (But plans for the Titan A.E. game were abandoned.)

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Alternate Versions

The DVD includes deleted scenes, which, while some are still in pencil form, make the film more complete. They are as follows:

• "Green Drink" - This is a longer version of the scene where Cale and Korso discuss the Titan. It includes Cale fixing the broken machine and more dialogue about his father and the Titan.
• "Akima's Rescue" - This is another version of the scene where Korso and friends find Akima in the trade area. In this scene, she blows up an alarm and frees all the slaves.
• "Ice Crystals- Extended Version" - This is basically an extended version of the famous ice crystals scene. It includes more dialogue between Cale and Akima (in pencil form), and scenes in different angles.
• "Alternate Ending" - This is an extended ending where the Drej actually talk (not in subtitles) and more dialogue between Cale and Korso. Most of it is in pencil form, and it ends right after the Drej are destroyed.

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Connections

References Pitch Black (2000)

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Soundtracks

Karma Slave
Written by Glen Ballard, Adam Buhler, Kasson Crooker and Melissa R. Kaplan (as Melissa Kaplan)
Performed by Splashdown
Produced by Bryan Carrigan and Splashdown
Splashdown Performs Courtesy of Java / Capitol Records

User Reviews

Visually Stimulating; entertains children and adults alike. *** (out of four)

TITAN A. E. / (2000) *** (out of four)

"Titan A.E." is like a giant looming over movie animation landscape; it is one of the most visually bracing family fantasy adventures to come down the pike in years. The film's animation is wonderfully spectacular, visually enticing and entirely convincing. Directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman enthrall the audience with a sweeping sense of atmosphere and action. This is the kind of cartoon that is mature to the level in which the characters and set designs could have been replaced with live action filmmaking without changing the movie's perspective.

The production takes place twenty-eight years after the third millennium. Planet Earth has been demolished by a cruel species called the Drej, who fear the potential intelligence of the human race. Cale (voiced by Matt Damon) is a young man working as a space dump attendant who believes his father abandoned him when he was a child. Cale doesn't know it yet, but he holds the key to the survival of the human race with a genetically coded map on his hand showing the course to the hidden position of a special spacecraft called the Titan.

Cale meets a young woman named Akima (voiced by Drew Barrymore), who cherishes conventional memorabilia of her late planet. She and her captain, Korso (voiced by Bill Pullman), and the navigator, Gune (John Leguizamo), set out to locate the vital Titan before the evil Drej can exterminate it along with mankind's future hope of existence.

Instead of our traditional, well-developed bad guy that posses serious threats to the protagonist's mission, in "Titan A.E." we receive something of a different sort: an underwritten alien race whose motives and backgrounds are unclear and undeveloped. The movie seems to know of this, however, therefore the film wisely switches villains in the second act. The story provides an interesting twist that supplies us with solid and comprehendible antagonism.

This movie's plot feels somewhat pieced together from previous science fiction fantasies like "Star Trek," "Star Wars," and "Lost in Space." John Whedon, Ben Edlund, and John August vividly detail a story that moves along steadily, but occasionally stalls to build momentum for the character's purpose for achieving goals. There is a scene on a spaceship holding Cale in captivity that feels trite and dual, but the film quickly rejuvenates itself with an exhilarating chase sequence. The film's plot would have been more involving if we knew more about the characters. They seem pretty interesting but we never really get to know them because the filmmakers were more concerned with special effects, a common misconception both animated and live action films.

This production is engaging and well animated; "Titan: After Earth" is smart to jolt a appropriate about of energy into its action scenes and contains sufficient amounts of style and wit to satisfy younger audiences as well to hold the attention of the older, more sophisticated viewers. It is not every day a cartoon is able to do that.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

16 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Planet Ice

Filming Locations:

Fox Animation Studios - 2747 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,376,845, 18 June 2000

Gross USA:

$22,753,426

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,754,634

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Kirschner Productions, Fox Animation Studios, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1