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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. With Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Michael J. Fox, James Garner. A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Jim Varney, Florence Stanley, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, and Corey Burton.
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Many centuries ago, an accidental weapons discharge would cause a titanic tsunami that threatens to destroy the capital city of Atlantis. The giant crystal that powers the city, known as the Heart of Atlantis, calls upon the Queen and pulls her up so that they would be bonded in order to save the city. Her young daughter, Kidagakash, watches in tea...
Michael J. Fox voiced Milo James Thatch, a linguist and cartographer who has followed his grandfather's footsteps in studying the Atlantean culture and learned to translate the Atlantean language.
Dubbing år: 2001
1. Milo Thatch: Christian Damsgaard 2. Prinsesse Kida: Stine Stengade 3. Preston Whitmore: Esper Hagen 4. Kongen af Atlantis: William Rosenberg 5. Rourke: Søren Spanning 6. Helga Sinclair: Andrea Vagn Jensen 7. Cookie Farnworth: Lars Knutzon 8. Vince: Lars Kaalund 9. Moliere: Ole Thestrup 10. Audrey: Anne O. Pagh 11. Dr. Sweet: Morten Staugaard 12. Mrs. Packard: Margrethe Koytu 13. Hr. Harcout: John Hahn-Petersen
Additional Voices
1. Donald Andersen 2. Thomas Mørk 3. Henrik Koefoed 4. Mads M. Nielsen 5. Lars Lippert 6. Peter Zhelder
Development
The idea for the film that would ultimately become Atlantis: The Lost Empire took place during lunch between Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Don Hahn, and Tab Murphy at a Mexican restaurant in Burbank, California on October 1996. Just months earlier, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released, upon which all four worked on. Based on a desire to keep as much of the crew they had on Hunchback together, they started throwing around story ideas and the notion of doing an adventure film came to mind. In...
Writing
Aside from Plato's account, Tab Murphy and the directors drew inspiration from Edgar Cayce in the development of the story. Cayce's belief of Atlantis having a mother-crystal with provided power, healing, and longevity to the Atlanteans provided a crucial plot device. With the Atlanteans having forgotten their past culture, the directors took note of Egypt when Napoleon wandered the country with its people not knowing of the meanings to the artifacts found. Murphy developed the idea of the Sh...
Animation
Atlantis was one of the few Disney animated films to be presented in the anamorphic widescreen format of 2.35:1. Others in this format include Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, The Black Cauldron, and later Brother Bear. This was done to the nostalgia of the film's action-adventure setting. In order to prevent the need to purchase and implement larger animation desks, longer animation paper, and so fourth, the production team managed to figure out how to work within a smaller frame on the...
Promotion
Atlantis: The Lost Empirewas one of the first Disney films to utilize internet marketing for promotion. Among these was through Kellogg's, who created a website that featured mini games based on the film while also giving away a free video game through the redemption of UPC labels from specially marked cereals. The film was also Disney's first attempt at marketing through wireless carriers and allowing users to download games based on the film. At the time of the film's release, Disney mainta...
Soundtrack
1. Main article: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Soundtrack) The soundtrack to the film was released on May 23, 2002. It consisted primarily of James Newton Howard's score along with the end credits song "Where the Dream Takes You" written by Dianne Warren and performed by Mýa. A "limited edition" of the soundtrack was released containing a unique 3-D album cover insert depicting the Leviathan, 20,000 copies of which having been produced. A rare "promo" edition was also made, intended only for mem...
Print
Dark Horse Comics was commissioned to print a graphic novel that covered the entirety of the film. It was published on June 6, 2001 and was written by Greg Ehrbar using the script, pencils by Claudio Sciarrone, inks by Sonia Matrone, and cover art by Mike Mignola. The 56-page comic also contained some of Mignola's production designs for the film with his comments on their development. Disney would print additional comics through the Disney Adventures Magazine leading up to the film's release....
Box Office
Atlantis: The Lost Empire opened #2 on its debut weekend, earning $20.3 million in 3,011 theaters. The film faced difficulty is being released within the same screening period of DreamWorks' CG-animated feature Shrek and Paramount's action-adventure Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Furthermore, the interest in traditional hand-drawn animated features was starting to dwindle as CG-animated features were on the rise and attracted audiences more. After a 25-week theatrical run, the film would gross a wo...
Home Release
The film was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002. It would be among the last Disney films to be released on VHS, upon which it was presented in its original theatrical ratio of 2.35:1. During the first month of release, it led in VHS sales and was third in combined VHS and DVD sales. Overall sales of the VHS and DVD releases have, to date, accumulated $157 million in revenue. The film received two DVD editions. The single-disc release contained the option to view the film either in it...
Reception
Atlantis: The Lost Empire garnered mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has 49% of 140 professional critics giving the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.5 out of 10. The site's consensus writes, "Atlantisprovides a fast-paced spectacle, but stints on such things as character development and coherent plot." Another review aggregator in Metacritic weighted the film with an average score of 52 out of 100 based on 29 reviews from mainstream critics. A Ci...
In the years since the film's release, Atlantis: The Lost Empire has developed a cult following. In large part due to the influence of Mike Mignola's art style being implemented into the design of the characters, other aspects of the film's art have been recognized. The film has also been considered an underrated classic, recognizing the strong voi...
The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into the mysteries of the sea.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation —the first science fiction film in the Animated Canon and the 41st overall.
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Jun 15, 2001 · Overview. The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into the mysteries of the sea. The underwater expedition takes an unexpected turn when the team's mission must switch from exploring Atlantis to protecting it.
