Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

Directors:

Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier (as Michael Thurmeier)

Writers:

Michael Berg (screenplay), Jason Fuchs (screenplay)

Stars:

Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aziz Ansari	...	Squint (voice)
Joy Behar	...	Eunice (voice)
Christopher Campbell	...	Creature Siren / Various (voice)
Alain Chabat	...	Silas (voice)
Ester Dean	...	Female Siren (voice)
Peter Dinklage	...	Captain Gutt (voice)
Karen Disher	...	Scratte (voice)
Drake	...	Ethan (voice)
Jason Fricchione	...	Dumb Mammoth / Various (voice)
Nick Frost	...	Flynn (voice)
Josh Gad	...	Louis (voice)
Ben Gleib	...	Marshall (voice)
George Jacobs	...	Beaver (voice)
Queen Latifah	...	Ellie (voice)
Denis Leary	...	Diego (voice)

Storyline

When Scrat accidentally provokes a continental cataclysm with a storm, Manny is separated from Ellie and Peaches on an iceberg with Diego, Sid and Granny but he promises that he will find a way to return home. While crossing the ocean, they are captured by the cruel pirate Captain Gutt and his crew. However they escape and Manny plots a plan to steal Captain Gutt's ship and return to his homeland in a dangerous voyage through the sea. But the cruel pirates seek revenge against Manny and his family and friends.

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Plot Keywords:

iceberg | sid character | scrat character | manny character | diego character | 

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Taglines:

Stingy and naughty.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild rude humor and action/peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last Blue Sky Studios film to feature the 2004-2012 same logo.

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Goofs

After Manny pulls down the mast the "pirate ship" breaks in half and sinks. This is impossible because the "ship" is an iceberg and ice floats.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Manny: [upon hearing an earthquake] What, what was that? Ellie, did you hear that?
Ellie: I heard it, Manny; whatever it is, it's miles away.
Manny: Peaches, you all right? Where is she, no teenager is ever up early.
Ellie: Whoa! Easy, warden. She's not on lockdown.

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Crazy Credits

Like the previous Ice Age movies, there are no opening credits in the film, beyond the production logos and the title.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.172 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

Ice Age 4-A worthy sequel

I loved Ice Age the first one to death when I first watched it. I own it and every once and awhile I go to my DVD cupboard and pick it up and watch it. I disliked the sequel, Ice Age: Meltdown. The second sequel i hated too. They added new characters and I missed the chemistry and the funny lines that happened between just Sid the sloth, Manny and Diego the sabre tooth tiger. They added new characters which were sometimes funny but I missed the same three from the first one. In this third sequel the team must have realized this by splitting Sid, Manny and Diego with Sid's funny, odd grandma sloth away from the others on a race to get back to the herd and to get rid of these pirates. The pirates are entertaining as ever and very funny, the monkey played by Peter Dinklage is really good and the main plot flies along at a terrific pace. The jokes are fresh (most of them) and funny and you can't help liking this film. The side plots can get a bit cliché but I ignored them.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Spain]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ice Age 4

Filming Locations:

Chicago Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$95,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$46,629,259, 15 July 2012

Gross USA:

$161,321,843

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$877,244,782

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Sky Studios, FortyFour Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Datasat Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1