Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

A young adventurer named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors:

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Writers:

Tab Murphy (screenplay by), Kirk Wise (story by)

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton

2 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corey Burton	...	Moliere (voice)
Claudia Christian	...	Helga (voice)
Michael J. Fox	...	Milo (voice)
James Garner	...	Rourke (voice)
John Mahoney	...	Preston Whitmore (voice)
Phil Morris	...	Dr. Sweet (voice)
Leonard Nimoy	...	Atlantean King (voice)
Don Novello	...	Vinny (voice)
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Audrey (voice)
Florence Stanley	...	Mrs. Packard (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Mr. Harcourt (voice)
Natalie Strom	...	Young Kida (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Princess Kida (voice)
Jim Varney	...	Cookie (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

1914: Milo Thatch, grandson of the great Thaddeus Thatch works in the boiler room of a museum. He knows that Atlantis was real, and he can get there if he has the mysterious Shephards journal, which can guide him to Atlantis. But he needs someone to fund a voyage. His employer thinks he's dotty, and refuses to fund any crazy idea. He returns home to his apartment and finds a woman there. She takes him to Preston B. Whitmore, an old friend of his Grandfathers. He gives him the shepherds journal, a submarine and a 5 star crew. They travel through the Atlantic ocean, face a large lobster called the Leviathan, and finally get to Atlantis. But does the Atlantis crew have a lust for discovery, or something else?

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Plot Keywords:

atlantis | expedition | studio logo segues into film | altered version of studio logo | journal | 

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Taglines:

Atlantis is waiting...

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Claudia Christian described her character as "sensual" and "striking". She was relieved when she finally saw what her character looked like, joking, "I'd hate to, you know, go through all of this, and find out my character is a toad."

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Goofs

Despite holding a naval officer's rank, Commander Rourke is seen wearing a green uniform and Stetson hat more in line with a US Army officer (which is apparently his background according to supplementary material). Possibly justified because he's actually a mercenary, and can presumably call himself whatever he wants.

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Quotes

[first lines]
On Screen Text: [the text that appears on screen] "... in a single day and night of misfortune, the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea." - Plato, 360 B.C.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits.

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Alternate Versions

On the DVD version, there is an alternate prologue in which Vikings from Iceland attempt to find Atlantis but are destroyed by the Leviathan.

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Connections

Followed by Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)

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Soundtracks

Atlantis 2002
Performed by No Angels and Donovan
For the German release of the movie

User Reviews

Amazing movie!

I thought this movie was very well put together. The voice-overs were also great. I liked how they all overcame their conflicts and reached their goals. I would recommend this movie to anyone. It was definitely worth the time and money to watch it. Atlantis has some comic scenes that made me laugh. Other scenes made me sad. And others made me glad. It is a movie any age can enjoy. From the moment Milo is the crazy "profesor" or until he gathers the crew up for the fantastic voyage under the sea. After I watched the movie, I read the book. It was good as well, but the movie puts better pictures in your mind. It is just like the book. But go ahead and watch this movie!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

15 June 2001 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Atlantis: L'empire perdu

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$329,011, 10 June 2001

Gross USA:

$84,056,472

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$186,053,725

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1