CyberWorld (2000)

While our host hunts for destructive computer bugs, various shorts and clips of computer animation are featured.

Directors:

Colin Davies, Elaine Despins

Writers:

Hugh Murray (story), Charlie Rubin (screenplay)

Stars:

Jenna Elfman, Matt Frewer, Rob Smith

Cast

Credited cast:
Jenna Elfman	...	Phig (voice)
Matt Frewer	...	Frazzled (voice)
Rob Smith	...	Buzzed / Wired (voice) (as Robert Smith)
Dave Foley	...	Hank the Technician (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Woody Allen	...	Z-4195 (voice) (archive footage)
Hank Azaria	...	Police Chief Clancy Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice) (archive footage)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice) (archive footage)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Abraham 'Grampa' Simpson (voice) (archive footage)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice) (archive footage)
Chris Lowe	...	(archive footage)
Cara Pifko	...	Computer (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice) (archive footage)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice) (archive footage)
Sylvester Stallone	...	Weaver (voice) (archive footage)
Sharon Stone	...	Princess Bala (voice) (archive footage)

Storyline

Phig takes us on a tour of CyberWorld, a museum of 3-D exhibits. The "exhibits" (i.e., earlier 3-D productions) include the bar sequence from Antz (1998); the "Homer³" segment of The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VI (1995), and the shorts Monkey Brain Sushi, Flipbook, Out of the Box, Liberation (a Pet Shop Boys music video), Krakken, and Joe Fly and Sanchez.

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Plot Keywords:

the simpsons | computer animation | compilation | 3 dimensional | imax | 

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Taglines:

The biggest motion picture experience just got better

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official page on IMAX website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Кибермир

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$278,199, 8 October 2000

Gross USA:

$11,253,900

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,653,900

Company Credits

Production Co:

IMAX Sandde Animation, IMAX, Intel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

IMAX 6-Track

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was premiered at the Universal Citywalk IMAX Theater on October 1, 2000.

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Quotes

Homer Simpson: Holy Macaroni!

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Connections

Spoofs Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Soundtracks

Liberation
Written by Neil Tennant (uncredited) and Chris Lowe (uncredited)
Performed by the Pet Shop Boys

User Reviews

Not perfect, but still great entertainment!

Cyberworld is truly unique in the sense that it not only provides the animation content in 3D, but it also provides the movie experience in 3D thanks to IMAX's incredible technology.

Here's a brief synopsis of the movie: You enter into a surrealistic 3D gallery where the host guides you through several unreal samples of 3D animation. Unfortunately, the gallery is being destroyed by computer bugs and it is up to the host to stop them before the entire gallery collapses.

From the technological point of view, this movie is astounding. The animation is realistic and in some cases, surrealistic. The artists who helped to compose this movie have really pushed the limits of the software and hardware capacities available to create a movie that is stunning to the eye.

From the creative point of view, this movie has a few flaws. The galleria bridge between each sequence was very well thought out, but the transition between some of the sequences seemed a little abrupt at times. Not to mention that there was a rather heavy emphasis on the theme of bugs.

Overall though, this is a truly unique experience in movies that is well worth discovering. Never been to an IMAX movie before? Maybe it's time you find out what IMAX is all about by seeing this movie...