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With Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover. A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.
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- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Shane Acker
- 2009-09-09
9 is a 2009 animated science fiction film directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler and produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Dana Ginsburg. Set in an alternate version of the 1940s, the film follows a rag doll labeled "9" who awakens shortly after the end of mankind following the uprising of machines.
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Synopsis
When 9first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All of humanity is wiped out, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the Earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first plac...
Setting
The time period that the movie takes place is ambiguous and the history presented doesn9;t correspond clearly to events in actual history. The Fabrication Machine and the machines that it creates are technologically advanced, but primitive electronics are also shown. When 3 and 4 hold up a newspaper the date reads “Saturday May 16 1930.” When 4 projects a movie, it9;s in grayscale, to which the hologram of The Scientist is also in grayscale. The music that the stitchpunks listened to, after the...
Stitchpunks
Each stitchpunk has a component of The Scientist's soul. 1. 1 (Christopher Plummer) 2. 2 (Martin Landau) 3. 3 & 4 4. 5 (John C. Reilly) 5. 6 (Crispin Glover) 6. 7 (Jennifer Connelly) 7. 8 (Fred Tatasciore) 8. 9 (Elijah Wood)
Humans
1. The Scientist (Alan Oppenheimer) - An old yet kind man who is the creator of the B.R.A.I.N., the Talisman, and the stitchpunks while also formerly a toymaker, which he takes pride in. 2. The Chancellor (Tom Kane) was responsible for the Fabrication Machine turning against humanity. 3. Radio announcer(Fred Tatasciore) - The radio announcer is a typical announcer who usually gives out daily news. 4. Newscaster(Helen Wilson) - A newscaster who releases news of the world/nations.
Machines
1. Fabrication Machine- The primary antagonist of the film. It is powered by the B.R.A.I.N. and was used by the government and the Chancellor to help the country prosper. When the Chancellor declared war on other struggling countries, he stressed the Machine hard onto making more war machines in order to win. Unfortunately, the Machine snaps under pressure, betrays the humans, and reprogrammed its machines to kill all humanity. 2. Cat BeastThe big cat-like machine create by the Fabrication Ma...
9 (2009 film) was produced in part by Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Jim Lemley, and released on September 9, 2009. Animation began in Luxembourg at Attitude Studio, but subsequently moved to Starz Animation in Toronto, Canada. The film was released by Focus Features. Shane Acker directed the film and wrote the story. Pamela Pettler and Ben Gluc...
Critical
9 has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with its visuals being the most highly praised aspect. Based on 112 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall "Rotten" approval rating of 56% from critics, with the Top Critics ranking it slightly lower, giving it a "Rotten" rating of 50% and the film having an average score of 6/10. The rating from the RT Community has been slightly higher, with a rating of 73%. On Metacritic, it currently holds a score of 60 out of 1...
Box Office
On its opening day (September 9, 2009), the film made #1 with $3,115,775 and its opening weekend landed the film at #2 behind I Can Do Bad All By Myselfwith approximately $10,856,000 and $15,264,000 for its 5-day opening. As of October 8, 2009, it has grossed US$39,432,162; and as of November 29, 2009, the film has grossed US$41,859,395 worldwide.
Home DVD release
According to Focus Features, 9was released on BluRay and DVD on December 29, 2009 in US (Region 1) and February 22, 2010 in Europe (region 2).
No plans for a sequel have been made, but possibilities were mentioned via the film's 2009 DVD commentary. Director Acker has also mentioned the possibility of a sequel being made because of the lack of darker animated films, claiming that everything is G- and PG-rated with little to no dark elements. In 2009 he said that he will continue to make d...
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- Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War, Animation
- PG-13
