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Igor

  • 20082008
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
23K
YOUR RATING
Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, Sean Hayes, and Molly Shannon in Igor (2008)
This is the teaser trailer for Igor, directed by Anthony Leondis.
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  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Family
Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
23K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tony Leondis
  • Writers
    • Chris McKenna
    • Tony Leondis(additional screenplay material)
    • John Hoffman(additional screenplay material)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack(voice)
    • Molly Shannon(voice)
    • Steve Buscemi(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tony Leondis
  • Writers
    • Chris McKenna
    • Tony Leondis(additional screenplay material)
    • John Hoffman(additional screenplay material)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack(voice)
    • Molly Shannon(voice)
    • Steve Buscemi(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 83User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Igor: Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
    Igor: Teaser Trailer

    Photos48

    Molly Shannon in Igor (2008)
    Arsenio Hall and Jay Leno in Igor (2008)
    John Cusack and Molly Shannon in Igor (2008)
    John Cusack in Igor (2008)
    John Cusack in Igor (2008)
    Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, and Sean Hayes in Igor (2008)
    John Cusack and Jay Leno in Igor (2008)
    John Cusack in Igor (2008)
    Steve Buscemi in Igor (2008)
    John Cusack in Igor (2008)
    Steve Buscemi in Igor (2008)
    Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, and Sean Hayes in Igor (2008)

    Top cast

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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Igoras Igor
    • (voice)
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Evaas Eva
    • (voice)
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Scamperas Scamper
    • (voice)
    Myleene Klass
    Myleene Klass
    • Dr. Holzwurmas Dr. Holzwurm
    • (voice)
    Robin Howard
    • Dr. Holzwurm's Igoras Dr. Holzwurm's Igor
    • (voice)
    Matt McKenna
    • Dr. Herzschlagas Dr. Herzschlag
    • (voice)
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Dr. Glickensteinas Dr. Glickenstein
    • (voice)
    Sean Hayes
    Sean Hayes
    • Brainas Brain
    • (voice)
    Jess Harnell
    Jess Harnell
    • Announceras Announcer
    • (voice)
    • …
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard
    • Dr. Schadenfreudeas Dr. Schadenfreude
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Coolidge
    Jennifer Coolidge
    • Jaclynas Jaclyn
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jay Leno
    Jay Leno
    • King Malbertas King Malbert
    • (voice)
    Zoë Bright
    • Blind Womanas Blind Woman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sophia Eraklis
    • Blind Orphan #1as Blind Orphan #1
    • (voice)
    A. Cheron Hall
    • Blind Orphan #2as Blind Orphan #2
    • (voice)
    • …
    Alexander Leondis
    • Blind Orphan #3as Blind Orphan #3
    • (voice)
    Juliana Leondis
    • Blind Orphan #5as Blind Orphan #5
    • (voice)
    Michael Leondis
    • Blind Orphan #6as Blind Orphan #6
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Tony Leondis
    • Writers
      • Chris McKenna
      • Tony Leondis(additional screenplay material)
      • John Hoffman(additional screenplay material)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      'Schadenfreude' is a German word meaning a feeling of pleasure caused by something bad happening to another person.
    • Goofs
      When Igor takes Eva to the "Brain Wash", she's put in carriage/booth #12. Brian/Brain gets his own brain cleaned in #04. However, both of these are not only next to each other, but by the end, they both appear to be getting out of the same carriage #04, next to #03.
    • Quotes

      Igor: Only one thing left to do...

      Brain: Ha-ha, he said "do."

      Igor: [shouts] Pull the switch!

      [Igor's "switch!" echoes several times. Nothing happens. He looks over at Scamper, standing by the switch]

      Scamper: Do *not* yell at me.

      Igor: Oh, I-I'm sorry. I just... pull the switch?

      [No response]

      Igor: Please pull the switch.

      Scamper: That's better.

    • Crazy credits
      Production Top Dog: Simba
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Summer Special 2008/09 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Pennies From Heaven
      Written by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston

      Performed by Louis Prima

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews83

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A cute animated film, with some scary moments (but nothing serious)
    I enjoyed "Igor" because its messages, humour, the characters, the cast chosen and the CGI was terrific. The messages explain that we all can be evil, but we do not have to be evil and can make our own decisions - an incredibly good message that all too few people in this world seem to grasp. The humour can be dark and slapsticky some of the time, but there are a great deal of very entertaining one-liners. The characters are all likable, even the baddies (the most featured baddie, voiced by Eddie Izzard, is extremely good and mainly because of Izzard). All of them are well-planned and have an important part in the film. The cast chosen were very good, including the comics Eddie Izzard (mentioned earlier) and John Cleese (he hardly appears, but is an important character). The CGI is almost always dark, a sort of creepy purplish colour. All of the characters, objects and places in the film are well- animated. While they do not look realistic, they still look impressive.

    In "Igor" (which is based on Frankenstein), we come to the kingdom of Malaria, where everything is evil and the sun never shines. In the kingdom are a group of evil scientists who make evil, destroying inventions each year for the annual evil science fair. The scientists have hunchbank servants, all called Igor. There is one Igor who is slightly different from the rest. He wants to be more than just another "Igor", he wants to be an evil scientist. He has already created an immortal rabbit (who does not want to live) and a robot with a big brain - a rather idiotic brain, I hasten to add. Will Igor manage to live up to his dreams, and create an invention to win the science fair..?

    I recommend this fun, watchable film to people over the ages of 8 (this may look like a children's' film, but some children might be scared easily by this film, as there are a few gruesome bits), to people who like madcap creepy fantasy films and to people who like CGI animation. Enjoy "Igor!" :-)
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    • Mightyzebra
    • Jan 17, 2009

    FAQ3

    • Is "Igor" based on a book?
    • Who is "Igor"?
    • Was Tim Burton involved in the making of "Igor"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bác Học Điên Igor
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Exodus Film Group
      • Exodus Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,528,602
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,803,347
      • Sep 21, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,893,885
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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