IMDb RATING
7.8/10
50K
YOUR RATING
A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
50K
YOUR RATING
- Directors
- Shin'ichirô Watanabe
- Tensai Okamura(Western segment)
- Hiroyuki Okiura(opening scene)
- Writers
- Keiko Nobumoto(screenplay)
- Hajime Yatate(based on the story by)
- Stars
- Beau Billingslea(English version)
- Melissa Fahn(English version)
- Nicholas Guest(English version)
- Directors
- Shin'ichirô Watanabe
- Tensai Okamura(Western segment)
- Hiroyuki Okiura(opening scene)
- Writers
- Keiko Nobumoto(screenplay)
- Hajime Yatate(based on the story by)
- Stars
- Beau Billingslea(English version)
- Melissa Fahn(English version)
- Nicholas Guest(English version)
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Beau Billingslea
- Jet Black
- (English version)
- (voice)
Melissa Fahn
- Edward Wong
- (English version)
- (voice)
Nicholas Guest
- Rachid
- (English version)
- (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera
- Spike Spiegel
- (voice)
Unshô Ishizuka
- Jet Black
- (voice)
Aoi Tada
- Edward Wong
- (voice)
Yûsaku Yara
- Hoffman
- (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
- Shadkins
- (voice)
Jûrôta Kosugi
- Harris
- (voice)
Kinryû Arimoto
- Captain
- (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
- Colonel
- (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
- Murata
- (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
- Steve
- (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
- Elektra Ovirowa
- (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima
- Carlos
- (voice)
- Directors
- Shin'ichirô Watanabe
- Tensai Okamura(Western segment)
- Hiroyuki Okiura(opening scene) (uncredited)
- Writers
- Keiko Nobumoto(screenplay)
- Hajime Yatate(based on the story by)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the series
- GoofsNumerous grammatical and spelling errors on computer screens (this was a loose translation by the Japanese crew).
- Quotes
Vincent: Why don't you shoot?
Spike: What?
Vincent: What's wrong? Lose your nerve? You started out so fearlessly. Go on. Pull the trigger.
Spike: I don't think so. I blow the bounty if I blow you away.
Vincent: I have no fear of death. It just means dreaming in silence. A dream that lasts for eternity.
Spike: [sarcastically] You're an original, aren't you?
- Crazy creditsAfter the closing credits we are taken back to the Bebop living room. Spike naps on the couch. Spike: He was just all alone. He couldn't enjoy a game with anyone else. Like living in a dream... That's the kind of man he was... He spots a butterfly in the air and grabs it. He opens his hand. Nothing is there. TEXT: ARE YOU LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD?
- Alternate versionsIn the American theatrical release prints, a Samuel Goldwyn logo was displayed after the Destination Films logo in the beginning of the film. The logo is missing from subsequent DVD and television versions seen in the US.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Featurettes (2003)
Featured review
an extended jam on an established theme, with improvisations
I'll try to avoid echoing other comments here and cut straight to the chase: This is not perfect, but MAN it's so close. I had some trouble with the pacing, which seemed a bit slow to me--as if they weren't quite sure how to work with a feature-length timeframe; I'm still a bit hazy on just how the villain's threat was resolved, which I'm usually not after a CB episode; and gosh, *why* isn't "Tank!" on the soundtrack? Songs with words just don't cut it in a CB score. --But honestly, those seem like such small problems next to everything that's wonderful about this movie. It has all the stuff you love about Bebop the series: the brilliant, flashing action and fight sequences, the character interaction, Spike's nicotine jones =), the gorgeous cinematic visuals, and the dreamlike melancholy that underlies even the funniest moments. The villain, his grip on the fantasy/reality divide completely erased after a genetic experiment on Titan, makes a neat counterpoint to Spike, forever haunted by his dreams of the perfect future he once believed in. Jet's protective concern for his reckless teammates was never better painted than in a scene where he blusters about how much happier he was without any of them and couldn't care less where they are, only to pounce on the phone's first ring like a worried mom on date night. There's just a *little* more of Faye's skin for the fanboys (but only a very little bit more, honest! we're not talking topless here! x my heart!), Ed has a trick-or-treat encounter that would never make it to American TV, and even the Big Shot duo put in an appearance (despite having absolutely nothing to say).
It's not intended as a wrap-up or finale to CB the series; it occurs in between episodes and should be thought of that way, as an experimental episode both different from and similar to the original sessions. Kind of like an extended jam on an established theme, with improvisations, in the true bebop style.
It's not intended as a wrap-up or finale to CB the series; it occurs in between episodes and should be thought of that way, as an experimental episode both different from and similar to the original sessions. Kind of like an extended jam on an established theme, with improvisations, in the true bebop style.
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- angelynx-2
- Jul 3, 2002
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,000,045
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $234,429
- Apr 6, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $3,007,903
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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