Wonder Woman (2009)

A modern man's trespass of the island of the Amazons enables an imprisoned war god to escape and Princess Diana wins the responsibility to recapture him.

Director:

Lauren Montgomery

Writers:

William Moulton Marston (characters), Gail Simone (story)

Stars:

Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keri Russell	...	Wonder Woman (voice)
Nathan Fillion	...	Steve Trevor (voice)
Alfred Molina	...	Ares (voice)
Rosario Dawson	...	Artemis (voice)
Marg Helgenberger	...	Hera (voice)
Oliver Platt	...	Hades (voice)
Virginia Madsen	...	Hippolyta (voice)
Skye Arens	...	Little Girl (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Deimos (voice)
Julianne Grossman	...	Etta Candy (voice)
Vicki Lewis	...	Persephone (voice)
David McCallum	...	Zeus (voice)
Jason Charles Miller	...	Thrax (voice) (as Jason Miller)
Rick Overton	...	Slick (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	President's Advisor (voice)

Storyline

In antiquity, the Amazons defeat the war god, Ares, and Zeus charges them to hold him prisoner as eternally young warriors on the hidden island of Themyscira. Centuries later, US Air Force pilot Steve Trevor is lured to crash land on the island and the distraction of that trespass allows Ares to escape. In response, Princess Diana wins the responsibility to both take Trevor home and recapture the fugitive god. Steve Trevor offers to help and together this disparate pair must not only overcome Ares' efforts to achieve a bloody revenge, but also reconcile their own conflicting world views in an adventure that would be the first for the greatest of the female superheroes.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | warning food will get cold | hippolyta character | greek deity | gender in title | 

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Taglines:

Courageous Princess. Fierce Warrior. Legendary Superhero.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence throughout and some suggestive material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Voice director Andrea Romano says they like to use a lot of name actors for these projects and joked that fans can often tell what she's watching on TV and in the movies by who she casts. She says, for example, she liked very much the film "Waitress (2007)," which played a role in her casting Keri Russell as Wonder Woman. Russell was right for the part because she can convey both strength and the vulnerability the character needs as she adjusts to living in the world of men.

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Goofs

When Ares increases his power, he boasts he is as strong as Hercules. That is the Roman name of the demigod while all other mythical figures in the film are identified by the proper Greek names of Greek mythology. Though technically the proper name of Heracles would have applied, the source material of the comics has a long of intermixing the names of Roman and Greek deities in The Pantheon.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ares: You seem as eager to meet me on the battlefield as you once did in the bedroom, Hippolyta.
Hippolyta: I only hope you prove more skilled in this arena, Ares.
[swordfight ensues]
Ares: [standoff] You need not worry for me. This carnage feeds my soul. Every arrow shot and life wasted strengthens me so that not even a woman scorned will save mankind from my wrath.
[enraged, Hippolyta charges at him]
Ares: For you may be the Queen of the Amazons, but I am the God of War.

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Connections

Version of Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? (1967)

User Reviews

Watch out, Hollywood, this is what WW should looks alike!

Like many other viewers before, I didn't really cared about the character of Wonder Woman before the movie. She seemed to be pretty much an relict from the early days (1940's) of the upcoming feminism movement and therefore irrelevant or even "boring" (to state a overrated Hollywood pretty-face). But that movie really sold me, not just because of the wonderful, old-school animation the big, amazing fight scenes (Amazons vs. Monsters of the Greek mythology, Amazons vs. Zombie Amazons and so on), the cool mythological background and story that progresses out of it but mostly because of the characterization of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor. Hell, even the bad guys and evil doers had their reasons and motivations and that's just good storytelling. However, Wonder Woman is portrayed as a kind hearted, sometimes naive, lovable female who's also a absolute bad ass 'cause of her heritage, if she needs to. I also loved that the movie didn't took itself too serious and fooled around with some of the more ridiculous things regarding the WW character (like WW considering Heels, Amazons referred as "armed supermodels", invisible missiles and pretty much everything with the lasso). I can't talk about the original voice cast 'cause I've seen that movie German dubbed (but IMO the German cast was spot on!). My only complaint is, that this movie was just too short. However, if DC should finally be able to produce a Wonder Woman-movie for the big screen, this is what it should feel and look alike!!!

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wonder Woman: Commemorative Edition

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Premiere

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1