The Lego Movie (2014)

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Directors:

Christopher Miller, Phil Lord

Writers:

Phil Lord (screenplay by), Christopher Miller (screenplay by)

Stars:

Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 72 wins & 66 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Arnett	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Elizabeth Banks	...	Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
Craig Berry	...	Blake / Additional Voices (voice)
Alison Brie	...	Unikitty (voice)
David Burrows	...	Octan Robot / Additional Voices (voice)
Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO (voice)
Charlie Day	...	Benny (voice)
Amanda Farinos	...	Mom (voice)
Keith Ferguson	...	Han Solo (voice)
Will Ferrell	...	Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs (voice)
Will Forte	...	Abraham Lincoln (voice) (as Orville Forte)
Dave Franco	...	Wally (voice)
Morgan Freeman	...	Vitruvius (voice)
Todd Hansen	...	Gandalf / Additional Voices (voice)
Jonah Hill	...	Green Lantern (voice)

Storyline

The LEGO Movie is a 3D animated film which follows lead character, Emmet a completely ordinary LEGO mini-figure who is identified as the most "extraordinary person" and the key to saving the Lego universe. Emmet and his friends go on an epic journey to stop the evil tyrant, Lord Business.

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Plot Keywords:

lego | good cop bad cop | based on toy | construction worker | computer animation | 

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Taglines:

The story of a nobody who saved everybody

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lord Business constantly mispronounces popular products either intentionally or because of obscured letters (Nail Polish Remover is "the remover polish of Naile", X-Acto Knife is "The Sword of Exact 0", and Krazy Glue is "Kragle" because of letters scratched off the tube.

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Goofs

Also, on the film's Academy Ratio/Open Matte (1.37:1) version, some of the Security Footage text has been cropped off instead of being repositioned into the intended 1.85:1 area.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Vitruvius: He's coming. Cover your butt.

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Crazy Credits

When the movie is shown on YouTube throughout Brick Friday 2018 (November 23rd, 2018) as an promotional advertisement for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), the words "Based on" in the "Based on LEGO Construction Toys" credit is absent.

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Alternate Versions

This film was rendered in both "Scope" (2.39:1) and "Academy ratio/Flat" (1.37:1, non-wide-screen), the latter of which was intended for 1.85:1 (1.78:1 for Amazon Prime version with bonus features) exhibition for use in theaters that did not use anamorphic lens projection. Each time a shot was completed for the scope version, the animators had to render another take for the "flat" version. Warner Bros. has released on Amazon Prime Video both the "anamorphic" and "spherical" versions, the latter of which also has bonus features after the film. Other CGI films also rendered in both aspect ratios included Cars, The Incredibles and A Bug's Life.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Bobbling and Streaming (2020)

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Soundtracks

Everything is Awesome (Unplugged)
Written by Shawn Patterson
Performed by Shawn Patterson and Sammy Allen
Courtesy of Hamhock Studios

User Reviews

Strong story in a very creative way

If you watch the trailer and you think its just gonna be a fun stop-motion animated Lego movie, you were wrong. The Lego Movie is beyond fun. its creative and it brings back a lot childhood memories. The story was amazing, the jokes were hilarious, and they have great intention in details.

But, the most important thing, the movie remind us to be creative. Because sometimes, As we grow up, in someway, we stop being creative and just follow the rules and instruction. For adults, this movie will bring back your childhood memories and how you used to play randomly with those Lego. And for a kids, you'll just love this movie, and definitely makes you want to play with your own Lego.

totally worth watching movie! even your grandparents will enjoy this movie! 9/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Twitter

Country:

USA Denmark Australia

Language:

English Turkish

Release Date:

7 February 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lego: The Piece of Resistance

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$69,050,279, 9 February 2014

Gross USA:

$257,760,692

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$468,060,692

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Mono (spherical version)

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1