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Planet 51

  • 20092009
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
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Planet 51 (2009)
The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home.
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An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit wit... Read allAn alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
55K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,842
1,008
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    • Directors
      • Jorge Blanco
      • Javier Abad
      • Marcos Martínez
    • Writers
      • Joe Stillman(script by)
      • Javier Abad(original idea by)
      • Jorge Blanco(original idea by)
    • Stars
      • Dwayne Johnson(voice)
      • Seann William Scott(voice)
      • Jessica Biel(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Jorge Blanco
      • Javier Abad
      • Marcos Martínez
    • Writers
      • Joe Stillman(script by)
      • Javier Abad(original idea by)
      • Jorge Blanco(original idea by)
    • Stars
      • Dwayne Johnson(voice)
      • Seann William Scott(voice)
      • Jessica Biel(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 85User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Dwayne Johnson in Planet 51 (2009)
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    Top cast

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    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Captain Charles T. Baker
    • (voice)
    Seann William Scott
    Seann William Scott
    • Skiff
    • (voice)
    Jessica Biel
    Jessica Biel
    • Neera
    • (voice)
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Lem
    • (voice)
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • General Grawl
    • (voice)
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Professor Kipple
    • (voice)
    Freddie Benedict
    • Eckle
    • (voice)
    Alan Marriott
    Alan Marriott
    • Glar
    • (voice)
    Mathew Horne
    Mathew Horne
    • Soldier Vesklin
    • (voice)
    James Corden
    James Corden
    • Soldier Vernkot
    • (voice)
    Lewis Macleod
    Lewis Macleod
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Emma Tate
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Rupert Degas
    Rupert Degas
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Pete Atkin
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Rebecca Front
    Rebecca Front
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Laurence Bouvard
    Laurence Bouvard
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Vincent Marzello
    Vincent Marzello
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Brian Bowles
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Jorge Blanco
      • Javier Abad
      • Marcos Martínez
    • Writers
      • Joe Stillman(script by)
      • Javier Abad(original idea by)
      • Jorge Blanco(original idea by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The dog in the movie is called Ripley (shown by the name on the doghouse), with the appearance close to that of the Xenomorph from Alien (1979), and is obviously an homage to Ellen Ripley, the protagonist from the Alien franchise.
    • Goofs
      In every instance except one, the city/town is spelled "Glipforg". On the hardware store sign, it's spelled "Glipfrog".
    • Quotes

      Skiff: [looks at Chuck who is naked] That's a funny place for his antenna.

    • Crazy credits
      There is an additional scene halfway through the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      On the UK DVD and Blu-ray release of the film, it cuts straight to the Ilion Animation Studios logo despite TriStar Pictures being mentioned in the opening and closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Jessica Biel/Super Dave Osborne/John Fogerty (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
      Performed by The Crew Cuts

      Courtesy of Island Def Jam

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Limited

      Written by Jesse Belvin (as Belvin) / Gaynel Hodge (as Hodge) / Dootsie Williams (as Williams)

      © Dootsie Williams Publications

      All rights administered by Warner / Chappell Music Publishing Ltd

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    7/10
    Funny and appealing adventures starred by an astronaut and an extraterrestrial in a far planet
    In this successful Spanish picture there are humor , rip-roaring adventures , action , thrills and many other things . It deals with an American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker (Voice by Dwayne Johnson) lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders like Chuck. But on this alien planet the media has tagged spacemen as brain-eating, zombie-creating monsters, causing Baker to run . The planet is set in the 50s and even though much on the alien planet is round in design, nothing has wheels . There Chuck meets Lem (the name voiced by Justin Long, is also the abbreviation for Lunar Excursion Module. NASA's LEM was used as part of the Apollo program to land astronauts on the moon) , an average teenager working on getting the girl named Neera (Jessica Biel's voice) and furthering his career at the local planetarium . While , Chuck's command module called Odyssey (this is the same name of the command module used in the Apollo 13 mission) is orbiting the planet .

    Fabulous and amusing C.G. animated film , lavishly produced and achieving a big success . Gorgeous and astounding animated picture with outstanding and fantastic starring , an astronaut called Chuck and his good friend , Lem . Fun story of outland space plenty of adventures , bemusing situations , fights , chuckles , emotion , and action . Entertaining and solid retelling from Atresmedia Cine , the film division of DeAPlaneta's broadcasting group Atresmedia or Antena 3 , co-produced Planet . The whole piece of adventure teems with excitement , thrills , humor , astral atmosphere and being pretty amusing . The movie was originally going to be called "Planet One" but the owners of Planet One, who make children's and teen TV programs in the USA, threatened to sue . The film's producers chose to call the movie Planet 51 (2009), acknowledging Area 51, the supposed center of UFO investigation in America. Spain's animation output is now knocking on global market doors, boosted by the growing commitment of private broadcasters such as Antena 3 TV . Ilion Animation Studios' $60 million Planet 51, a Sony U.S. pickup, paved the way by scoring $105.7 million worldwide in 2010 . Formerly , the great producer , Julio Fernandez from Fantastic factory had produced successful animated pictures such as ¨El Raton Perez I and II¨ or "The Hairy Tooth Fairy", ¨Donkey Xote¨ , ¨Gisaku¨ , ¨El Cid : the legend¨ by Jose Pozo and ¨Goomer¨. Two of Spain's more anticipated releases — the $28.6 million-budgeted "Justin and the Knights of Valour," produced by Antonio Banderas, and Argentinian Juan Jose Campanella's $20 million Foosball are animated features.

    The motion picture was compellingly realized by a trio of perfect filmmakers as Jorge Blanco , Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez ,with a high budget of $70 million, this is the most expensive movie produced in Spain . Production lasted 16 months, roughly half the amount of time it takes to make a Pixar movie. Rating : Above average , worthwhile watching .
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Portugal)
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Hành Tinh 51
    • Filming locations
      • Kingman, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Ilion Animation Studios
      • HandMade Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,194,060
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,286,129
      • Nov 22, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $105,647,102
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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