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Robots (90 min)
Synopsis: Heading for the big city to pursue his dreams of helping robots everywhere with his talent for invention, a small town robot named Rodney Copperbottom embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. With the help of his misfit mechanical friends--Cappy, a beautiful, dynamic and savvy bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten; Bigweld, a master inventor who has lost his way; and a group of misfit 'bots known as the Rusties, led by Fender and Piper Pinwheeler. Rodney and his pals take on the evil corporate tyrant Ratchet to prove that "you can shine no matter what you're made of".
Cast: Ewan McGregor (Rodney Copperbottom), Halle Berry (Cappy), Robin Williams (Fender Pinwheeler), Mel Brooks (Bigweld), Greg Kinnear (Phineas T. Ratchet), Jim Broadbent (Madame Gasket), Amanda Bynes (Piper Pinwheeler), Drew Carey (Crank Casey), Jennifer Coolidge (Aunt Fanny), Harland Williams (Lugnut), Alan Rosenberg (Jack Hammer), Stanley Tucci (Herb Copperbottom), Dianne Wiest (Lydia Copperbottom), Chris Wedge (Wonderbot), Natasha Lyonne (Loretta Geargrinder), Paul Giamatti (Tim), Dan Hedaya (Mr. Gunk), Brian Scott McFadden (Trashcan Bot), Jay Leno (Fire Hydrant), Lucille Bliss (Pigeon Lady), Paula Abdul (Wristwatch #1), Randy Jackson (Wristwatch #2), Al Roker (Mailbox), Marshall Efron (Lamp Post, Toilet Bot, Bass Drum, and Microphone), Randall Montgomery (Zinc), Will Denton and Crawford Wilson (Rodney as teenager), Jansen Panettiere (Rodney as child)
Directed by Chris Wedge
US Release Date: March 11, 2005 (Premiered on March 6 at Westwood Village Theatre)
US Home Media Release Dates: September 27, 2005 (VHS/DVD); March 22, 2011 (Blu-ray)
Trivia:
• Original score by John Powell
• The second animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox
• The first 20th Century Fox film that was released on the same day on IMAX and conventional 35mm screens
• Development on the film began in 2000, when Wedge and children's author William Joyce failed to adapt Joyce's 1993 children's book Santa Calls, thus scrapping the idea and instead doing a story on robots.
• The film was the first to feature the new trailer for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith; it was reported that Star Wars fans went to see the movie just to see the trailer.
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Robots (90 min)
Synopsis: Heading for the big city to pursue his dreams of helping robots everywhere with his talent for invention, a small town robot named Rodney Copperbottom embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. With the help of his misfit mechanical friends--Cappy, a beautiful, dynamic and savvy bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten; Bigweld, a master inventor who has lost his way; and a group of misfit 'bots known as the Rusties, led by Fender and Piper Pinwheeler. Rodney and his pals take on the evil corporate tyrant Ratchet to prove that "you can shine no matter what you're made of".
Cast: Ewan McGregor (Rodney Copperbottom), Halle Berry (Cappy), Robin Williams (Fender Pinwheeler), Mel Brooks (Bigweld), Greg Kinnear (Phineas T. Ratchet), Jim Broadbent (Madame Gasket), Amanda Bynes (Piper Pinwheeler), Drew Carey (Crank Casey), Jennifer Coolidge (Aunt Fanny), Harland Williams (Lugnut), Alan Rosenberg (Jack Hammer), Stanley Tucci (Herb Copperbottom), Dianne Wiest (Lydia Copperbottom), Chris Wedge (Wonderbot), Natasha Lyonne (Loretta Geargrinder), Paul Giamatti (Tim), Dan Hedaya (Mr. Gunk), Brian Scott McFadden (Trashcan Bot), Jay Leno (Fire Hydrant), Lucille Bliss (Pigeon Lady), Paula Abdul (Wristwatch #1), Randy Jackson (Wristwatch #2), Al Roker (Mailbox), Marshall Efron (Lamp Post, Toilet Bot, Bass Drum, and Microphone), Randall Montgomery (Zinc), Will Denton and Crawford Wilson (Rodney as teenager), Jansen Panettiere (Rodney as child)
Directed by Chris Wedge
US Release Date: March 11, 2005 (Premiered on March 6 at Westwood Village Theatre)
US Home Media Release Dates: September 27, 2005 (VHS/DVD); March 22, 2011 (Blu-ray)
Trivia:
• Original score by John Powell
• The second animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox
• The first 20th Century Fox film that was released on the same day on IMAX and conventional 35mm screens
• Development on the film began in 2000, when Wedge and children's author William Joyce failed to adapt Joyce's 1993 children's book Santa Calls, thus scrapping the idea and instead doing a story on robots.
• The film was the first to feature the new trailer for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith; it was reported that Star Wars fans went to see the movie just to see the trailer.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.
![WALL-E - Trailer #3 [HD] (March 11, 2008)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/avyHPi945v4/mqdefault.jpg "WALL-E - Trailer #3 [HD] (March 11, 2008)
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WALL•E (98 min)
Synopsis: What if mankind had to leave Earth 700 years in the future, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for, cleaning the trash-covered planet, but he discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to the luxury spaceship Axiom to report her findings to the humans, who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion an exciting adventure.
Cast: Ben Burtt (WALL•E), Elissa Knight (Eve), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright, who also appears in the film), Jeff Garlin (Captain), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).
Songs: Down to Earth
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008 (after an invitational premiere at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park on June 21, and a release in Bolivia and Chile on June 26)
U.S. Home Media Releases: November 18, 2008 (DVD/BR); March 3, 2020 (4K);
Trivia:
• The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the song “Down to Earth.”
• The soundtrack includes two songs from Hello Dolly (Fox, 1969), on a videotape that WALL•E repeatedly watches.
• Filmed in CinemaScope.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five more Oscar nominations for Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.")
![WALL-E - Trailer #2 [HD] (December 17, 2007)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bIDx5DZonZo/mqdefault.jpg "WALL-E - Trailer #2 [HD] (December 17, 2007)
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WALL•E (98 min)
Synopsis: What if mankind had to leave Earth 700 years in the future, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for, cleaning the trash-covered planet, but he discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to the luxury spaceship Axiom to report her findings to the humans, who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion an exciting adventure.
Cast: Ben Burtt (WALL•E), Elissa Knight (Eve), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright, who also appears in the film), Jeff Garlin (Captain), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).
Songs: Down to Earth
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008 (after an invitational premiere at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park on June 21, and a release in Bolivia and Chile on June 26)
U.S. Home Media Releases: November 18, 2008 (DVD/BR); March 3, 2020 (4K);
Trivia:
• The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the song “Down to Earth.”
• The soundtrack includes two songs from Hello Dolly (Fox, 1969), on a videotape that WALL•E repeatedly watches.
• Filmed in CinemaScope.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five more Oscar nominations for Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.")
