9 (2009)

A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.

Director:

Shane Acker

Writers:

Pamela Pettler (screenplay by), Shane Acker (story by)

Stars:

Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover

9 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Christopher Plummer	...	#1 (voice)
Martin Landau	...	#2 (voice)
John C. Reilly	...	#5 (voice)
Crispin Glover	...	#6 (voice)
Jennifer Connelly	...	#7 (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	#8 / Radio Announcer (voice)
Elijah Wood	...	#9 (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Scientist (voice)
Tom Kane	...	Dictator (voice)
Helen Wilson	...	News Caster (voice)

Storyline

In a world destroyed in a war between man and machine, a hand-stitched doll with the number 9 written on its back comes to life. The world he has awakened in is frightening, but he quickly learns that he is not alone and that there are others like him, also with a single digit written on their back. The first one he encounters is 2 who tells him something of what happened to the world. 2 is also thrilled with the disk 9 is carrying, one with three unique symbols on the front. 9 soon learns that the disk and some of the other dolls who are prepared to die for the good of humankind may be the last hope for man's salvation.

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Plot Keywords:

post apocalypse | alternate history | character name as title | machine | cgi animation | 

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Taglines:

When our world ended their mission began.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Like other post-apocalyptic films The Terminator (1984), The Matrix (1999) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) the film takes place in a post apocalyptic future where robots have taken over the world.

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Goofs

Once 2 places the voice box into 9, the zipper remains open. However, in the next shot, 9's zipper is closed. The following shot has the zipper open again. 9 is later shown zipping his zipper closed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Scientist: We had such potential. Such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending. But life must go on.

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Crazy Credits

Some of the end credits emerge from 9's talisman.

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Connections

Referenced in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)

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Soundtracks

Over the Rainbow
Written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Judy Garland
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Not Super, But A Decent Film With Good Animation

I don't know how much of a market there is for animated films like this but as someone who appreciates good artwork and computer animation, I enjoyed it. Yeah, the story is only so-so but the characters keep your attention - both good and bad guys, and it is deceptively involving.

The "good guys" in here are burlap-looking sewn puppets. Why they are who they are is explained near the end of the movie. The "bad guys" are the machines. Yes, this is familiar "Terminator" country, theme-wise, but the machines in this movie are brutal and scary. This movie is definitely not for little kids!

If you keep your expectations in the "fair" range, and watch it on Blu-Ray, you should enjoy it. As mentioned, the story draws you in. On the other hand, if you are looking for something fantastic, you might be disappointed.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Australia]

Country:

USA Luxembourg Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

9

Filming Locations:

Attitude Studios, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,740,446, 13 September 2009

Gross USA:

$31,749,894

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$48,428,063

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, Relativity Media, Arc Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1