The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Hergé (based on "The Adventures of Tintin" by), Steven Moffat (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 62 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Bell	...	Tintin (voice)
Andy Serkis	...	Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Daniel Craig	...	Sakharine / Red Rackham (voice)
Nick Frost	...	Thomson (voice)
Simon Pegg	...	Thompson (voice)
Daniel Mays	...	Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
Gad Elmaleh	...	Ben Salaad (voice)
Toby Jones	...	Silk (voice)
Joe Starr	...	Barnaby (voice)
Enn Reitel	...	Nestor / Mr. Crabtree (voice)
Mackenzie Crook	...	Tom / Pirate Flunky #2 (voice)
Tony Curran	...	Lieutenant Delcourt (voice)
Sonje Fortag	...	Mrs. Finch (voice)
Cary Elwes	...	Pilot (voice)
Phillip Rhys	...	Co-Pilot / French Medic (voice)

Storyline

Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound off a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin - accompanied by his marvellous dog Snowy - to join him and his gang as they sail to Morocco on an old cargo ship. Sakharine has bribed the crew to revolt against the ship's master, drunken Captain Haddock, but Tintin, Snowy and Haddock escape, arriving in Morocco at the court of a sheikh, who also has a model of the Unicorn. Haddock tells Tintin that over three hundred years earlier his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock was forced to scuttle the original Unicorn when attacked by a piratical forebear of Sakharine but he managed to save his treasure and provide clues to its location in three separate scrolls, all of which were secreted in models of the Unicorn. Tintin and Sakharine have one each and the villain intends to use the glass-shattering top Cs of operatic soprano the ...

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Plot Keywords:

tintin | ship | treasure | captain | dog | 

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Taglines:

This year, discover how far adventure will take you.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [France] Official site

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Filming Locations:

Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$135,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,705,000, 23 December 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$77,591,831

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$373,993,951

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poster showcasing "The Milanese Nightingale" in Bagghar has an emerald in place of the "o" of Bianca Castafiore's name. This is a nod to volume twenty-one of the Tintin comics titled "The Castafiore Emerald" which also depicts the title in the same way.

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Goofs

When Tintin returns from the library to find his 'Unicorn' missing, the sofa is back to normal position. It was upturned before he left, when Snowy was chasing the cat.

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Quotes

Captain Haddock: I thought you were an optimist.
Tintin: You were wrong, weren't you? I'm a realist.
Captain Haddock: Ah, it's just another name for a quitter.
Tintin: You can call me what you like. Don't you get it? We failed.
Captain Haddock: Failed. There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A fool. A loser. A hopeless souse. Don't you ever say it of yourself. You send out the wrong signal, that is what people pick up. Don't you understand? You care about something, you fight for it. You hit a wall, you push through it. There's something you ...

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Crazy Credits

At one point in the opening credits, a running Tintin and Snowy are highlighted against a searchlight. This is a homage to the opening credits of The Adventures of Tintin (1991).

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best 3D Movies (2014)

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Soundtracks

Loch Lomond
Traditional
Performed by Andy Serkis

User Reviews

Visually stunning, perfectly done & thoroughly entertaining

I never saw the original Tintin cartoons and before this film new nothing about it.

I watched this film this evening, two years after its release .. and i'm left thinking, why did I not watch this film before now?!

This was such an enjoyable film, it was much, much better than i thought it was going to be, there are so many great things about this movie:

THE VISUALS: Easily one of the most visually stunning films I have ever seen, i wish i had watched this at the cinema - especially in 3d. The animation is perfect. it's bright, colourful and scarily lifelike. The characters, scenery and landscapes all look incredible and so creative. Even the opening credits look fantastic! I can't stress how good the visuals are in this film.

THE DIRECTION: Spielberg has done an incredible job here, nothing could have been improved in this aspect. The way the movie flows and the way the scenes intertwine and change is beautiful. There are scenes where it switches from past to present and back again in such a way that you just get lost in it.. you will understand what i mean when you see the movie. There are scenes of fights and chases which are so creative and so imaginative, the way he uses angles and the way everything links on is a real joy to watch. Its hard to explain, watch the film and you will know exactly what I mean.

However, the film is not just a visual feast like many films are. It has a good solid story with likable, interesting characters - I found the story line kept my attention throughout. A very original adventure/quest film, searching for hidden treasure and defeating the bad guys along the way!

I cannot recommend this film enough, i was so surprised by just how good it was. As i said earlier I am sorry I didn't go and see this in the cinema as it really would have been a fantastic experience.

Watch it!