Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

Directors:

Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson

Writer:

John Logan (screenplay)

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joseph Fiennes

9 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brad Pitt	...	Sinbad (voice)
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Marina (voice)
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Eris (voice)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Proteus (voice)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Kale (voice)
Timothy West	...	Dymas (voice)
Adriano Giannini	...	Rat (voice)
Raman Hui	...	Jin (voice)
Chung Chan	...	Li (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Luca / Additional Voices (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Jed (voice)
Andrew Birch	...	Grum / Chum (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Tower Guard (voice)

Storyline

A Persian sailor named Sinbad is on a quest to find the magical legendary Book of Peace, a mysterious artifact that Eris, the Greek wicked goddess of chaos, has ultimately framed him for stealing! If he fails on this quest, his childhood friend Prince Proteus of Syracuse will take Sindbad's death penalty, while Eris gains a desired foothold of power in the world of mortals.

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Plot Keywords:

arabian | greek goddess | evil goddess | frame up | cult film | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure action, some mild sensuality and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie lost $125 million, which partially led to the sale of PDI/DreamWorks, the DreamWorks SKG animation department, being renamed DreamWorks Animation SKG in 2004.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie when Sinbad is telling Marena that it is "very, very dangerous" his mouth movements do not match up with his words.

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Quotes

[Everyone is seasick from being towed in the wake of a giant fish]
Sinbad: Whose idea was that again?
Marina: I don't know... but he owes me lunch.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, other than the DreamWorks Pictures logo and the title of the film, which means are followed by the opening shot with Eris. Instead, there is a credits seen at the end of the film are presented in the orders of means there have otherwise been shown at the start. Although by the late 2010s or Cartoon Network, he was a commonplace for feature films to not have opening credits. In 2003, it was identify rather unusual for a major film to not have opening credits.

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Alternate Versions

UK version was edited by 12 secs (removed was a head-butt) to secure a 'U' rating.

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Connections

Version of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

User Reviews

A Beautiful Animated Odyssey

"Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" is a wonderful animated feature by Dreamworks. This under-rated movie was very well done with eye-catching visuals and an intriguing story. The scenes of the battle against the sea monster, and the visit to Eris' realm in Tartarus are particularly artistic. Granted, the legend of Sinbad may have been taken far from its "Arabian Nights" roots to go more towards Greek mythology. But all the mythic elements make the story a thing of wonder. Personally, I think every mythology and folklore canon in the world has some connections with each other, so who's to say that Middle Eastern folklore doesn't share any similarities with Greek mythology? Anyway, "Sinbad" truly deserves to be seen and enjoyed!

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks

Country:

USA

Language:

English Cantonese Italian

Release Date:

2 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,874,477, 6 July 2003

Gross USA:

$26,483,452

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$80,773,077

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamworks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 85 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1