series unfortunate events series unfortunate events american black comedy fantasy film directed film adaptation series unfortunate events covering books bad beginning room wide window film stars jim villainous count adopts wealthy orphan siblings attempts steal late parents fortune nickelodeon movies purchased film rights daniel book series soon began development film barry attached direct adapted screenplay courted jim count eventually left budget concerns january took robert gordon rewrote script principal photography started november series unfortunate events entirely shot sound stages paramount_pictures studios film received generally favorable reviews critics grossed approximately million worldwide won academy_award best makeup plot law documenting whereabouts children inside clock tower violet emily intelligent brother baby sister sunny orphaned mysterious fire destroys house kills parents charge fortune closest relative count jim wants money makes harsh day receives custody drives gas station claiming buying turns parked car children inside directly railroad crossing gas station hope getting hit train violet able throw nearby switch tracks causing train miss arrives scene mistakenly thinking sunny driving car takes children away promises find taken stay uncle montgomery montgomery billy kind caring lonely children came planning children study peru arrives disguise italian scientist named violet tries tell truth thinks snake called incredibly deadly found dead following morning authorities tricked thinking responsible sunny able prove actually friendly harmless creature takes children live aunt afraid woman obsessed proper grammar shopping market violet encounter disguised sailor named captain pretends romantically interested home shopping gone hurricane approaching note left discovers cave hurricane children discover secret room people investigating fires children escape house falls lake children sail lake finding reach civilization boat attacked appears takes children away boat eaten alive placed custody rescued violet immediately involved play called marriage involves characters married set performance actual legal marriage law states relatives married entitled money help neighbor justice catherine perform play marriage explains violet sunny held hostage cage violet lines finds sunny fall death ceremony goes planned reveals marriage legal horror judge audience escapes finds secret estate adjusting eye shaped window realizes caused family mansion catch fire uses window burn marriage certificate count plans tried action sentenced hardships caused children life sentence prison jury peers sentence escapes violet sunny allowed visit old home time letter lost mail finally arrives inside announcing family secret society recounts despite children making fortunate cast film featured uncredited appearances jane lynch carter critic author daniel initially viewed count james mason type familiar book series cast fan series books bold original way tell children story actor explained attracted role despite self parody concerns director open idea improvisation scenes especially captain alter prosthetic makeup comfortable easier apply shaved head bald actor inspiration voice combining voices emily cast violet auditioned casting australia sent original script barry planning direct screen tested english accent actor cast took character accent changed american fan books reading original script production development nickelodeon movies purchased film rights series unfortunate events book series paramount_pictures owner nickelodeon movies agreed finance scott directors including terry roman interested making film author daniel favorite candidates guy june barry hired direct chosen previously collaborated black comedy directing style family family values referred books favorite children stories director hired write script intention making musical cast jim count september film suffered setbacks development december left unfortunate events budget concerns remained admitted skeptical paramount million budget studio decided changing shoot hollywood wilmington north_carolina expensive april start date pushed paramount eventually settled situation january enlisting help finance film vacated director position involvement film afterward credited executive producers remained approval hiring director signed direct february familiar book series approached quickly read books excited hollywood taking chance million adapt inventive children books screen wrote drafts script replaced robert gordon approved changes original screenplay offered credit film writers guild america continued didn didn write felt like insult guy filming filming set begin october pushed principal photography series unfortunate events began november sound stages paramount studios hollywood director avoided digital key effects wanted younger actors feel working realistic environment mansion occupied sound stages graveyard ruins mansion constructed paramount lot weeks shooting paramount production moved studios nasa facility california weeks housed circular railroad crossing set complete forced perspective scenery newly constructed water tank complete million gallons water water tank instrumental filming scenes set beach lake dock cave filming series unfortunate events ended design production designer costume designer aimed film setting ambiguous giving timeless feel added designs period contribute setting hired cinematographer impressed trio work hollow compared cinematic similarities hollow notably look films chose specific color palette backdrop series unfortunate events story episodic picked different color scheme section example continued count house lot blacks house uncle lot bit yellow house aunt blues blacks railroad crossing set constructed ambitious art department elements house special effects paintings visual effects industrial light magic supervised created film visual effects shots filmmakers digital effects possible train smoke railroad crossing scene entirely created computer animation color grading techniques lake scene required complete animation digital animators studied footage atlantic hurricane season accurately depict hurricane ambitious use computer generated imagery cgi film productions designed opening animated sequence modeling stop motion animation completing computer animation snakes uncle house combination real snakes primarily incredibly deadly reference models later enhanced cgi working risky producing film scenes involving sunny required cgi motion capture technology shot sunny hanging table teeth catching mouth scene incredibly deadly animation supervisor baby daughter motion capture recording remote controlled sunny designed kevin release marketing october nickelodeon movies hired actually partnership create film tie video game agreement included options sequels director delivered cut film studio august fearing original version dark paramount conducted test screenings film edited family concerns given december release film marketing campaign criticized deliberately anti holiday comedy like taking cheer christmas joy premiere series unfortunate events held dome december square foot tent display vine street decorated pieces film sets home media series unfortunate events released dvd vhs april portuguese labeled region blu ray released american region blu ray released september reception box office film released united_states canada december theaters earning opening weekend run series unfortunate events managed stay number position week facing competition meet aviator coach carter film eventually grossed totals coming worldwide total highest grossing film nickelodeon movies banner surpassed adventures secret teenage turtles movie water critical response series unfortunate events received generally positive reviews rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reads nasty edges source material series unfortunate events gothic visual treat features turn jim evil count metacritic gave film score based critics indicating generally favorable reviews robert elder chicago_tribune praised production design jim having balanced performance scene elder called film exceptionally clever subversive washington_post reasoned fellow film characterization count villain book amusing like counter let boring expensive role inventive inspired particularly liked passing imitation dinosaur writing boston_globe observed director essentially tim burton movie weird shafts adolescent pain time hack like chris columbus inspired harry potter films film masterpiece hands people know movie like books children innate sense world perfect place insists trying sell deal million hollywood picture telling happy meals internet reviewer james felt film foremost fantasy dark currents running beneath surface credit allowing swallow film series unfortunate events manages remain witty roger_ebert gave mixed review jim count suppose character named count definition liked film tell think tune series trial run figure works needs original spider man disappointment team came spider man best superhero movie scott variety gave negative review criticizing filmmakers sacrificing storyline favor visual elements set design cinematography wrote series unfortunate events suggests mary looked like tim burton directed surprisingly burton longtime production designer responsible sets ace burton hollow contributed lighting schemes awards makeup designer reilly bill won academy_award best makeup production designer set art direction costume design composer thomas newman original music score nominated work academy_awards film lost saturn award best fantasy film spider man honored dvd special edition release reilly nominated saturn award best lost cancelled franchise future paramount_pictures pictures nickelodeon movies hoped film franchise like harry potter film series jim thought character good basis film franchise allow dive new role don deal sequel wouldn mind characters actor explained december mean fun fun bad actor playing character producer said paramount interested pursuing going talking october daniel said sequel works paramount corporate led delay course plans hollywood come assured film someday june confirmed talked project suggested sequel stop motion film lead actors grown old odd way best thing actually audience okay film mere actors afraid going real thing november talks creating online television series books barry original talks direct film direct series set released online patrick harris cast play count video game video game based books film film plot elements seen movie book seen released games playstation gamecube xbox game boy advance series unfortunate events player plays points game encounters characters uncle aunt villains count hook handed man white faced women bald headed man game like movie follows books series mentioned game references level package delivered fast delivery service note attached package 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stupid stupid chinese pinyin literally children stupid comedy film lives struggles adventures primary pupils placed academically inferior stream written directed jack neo produced pictures movie stars richard low tan lee released cinemas february stupid earned million second highest grossing film satirical criticism education system social attitudes singapore sparked public discussions parliamentary debates led reforms education system sequel stupid released plot film storyline revolves lives families students academic stream terry pin lee terry rich family boy mother tan businessman father richard low pin pushed school mother shows talent art academics family mother struggle ends meet running small stall lack father figure places high value loyalty friends boys bullied stupid stream eventually leads fight accidentally injured principal office pin explain happened terry declines testify behalf following mother instructions mind business friends causes trouble boys terry father gets fight man turns pin father jack neo parking space company client firm advertising agency new found causes select marketing campaign john american john ideas totally incompatible chinese customs business suffers customers driven away boys deal problems new teacher school helps inspiring mathematics reaching boys pin continues struggle help cheat preliminary examinations caught unable face mother pin attempts suicide fails finally tells tries punish collapses doctor later tells pin die bone end year approaches mathematics exam boys manage pin marginally contrary pin fears mother satisfied tried best visiting hospital teacher announces pin drawings won second prize international competition moment overshadowed rush save life passes test refuses donate discovering intended recipient enemy wife eventually revealed mix terry suitable donor despite protests parents insists undergoing operation success grateful offers help business proposal result business enemies good friends film ends terry bullied beginning movie time stands fights political satire stupid aspects modern culture including streaming education system authority stereotypes film read society protagonist narrator terry mother affluent father terry intellectual lead placed inferior stream driving force storyline subsequent stigma placed narrator illustrates education system promotes academic students lower streams looked inferior making harder catch realise potential effect necessarily stupid mentality puts mounting pressure protagonists film attempt improve standing reputation society judges worthless terry mother stand singapore government mother knows best mentality meaning strips children freedom demands total obedience repeated lines know lucky good responsible mother good parody singapore government efforts convince government policies actions best interests nation uses position power buy rebellion charges gifts bribes pointed criticism government social policies characters film comment relationship instance scene states difficult catch fish singapore fish singapore like open mouths fun trait obedience respect authority film touches issues including chinese self companies regard western inherently superior local workers suicide use differences english chinese production jack neo inspiration film iranian movie children heaven neo wife moved holding hands crying seeing love shared children motivated movie youth speaking parents order find topics discuss film neo learned problems education system specifically streaming students face considerable academic emotional stress problem formed core film called stupid reference social stigma streaming places students neo drew dissatisfaction felt way school system promoted authority self reliance wanted film tell youth don want change difference won exploring ideas neo spent years researching editing script checking scenes accuracy facts drafting dialogue altogether work went thirteen different revisions saw children audition lead roles neo decided send stupid production production carried pictures budget sponsored bee sunshine production crew included daniel executive producer david producers cinematographer music supervisor addition writing directing neo composed theme song sung actual filming took place secondary school primary school period days film found distribution pictures united international pictures reception stupid earned limited sneak preview run prompting pictures embark massive publicity campaign including teachers discuss film showing months screens movie earned million second highest grossing movie money following success singapore stupid released malaysia hong_kong taiwan mainland china movie screened international film festival tokyo international film festival international film festival singapore season cultural exhibition london stupid sold sole distributor declared selling singapore claim disputed alliance entertainment said money sold called comparison inaccurate money mature title new release awards stupid won include best chinese film golden awards best chinese humanitarian film taiwan golden torch awards movie nominated best asian film hong_kong film awards losing sassy girl critics praised film humour noting touched raw nerve example wrote stupid covers variety subjects maintains light comedic touch jack neo makes film clever crafted social commentary damn good film boot reviewers described stupid greatest cinematic feats pleasure experiencing displaying simple excellent execution contrast reviewer found shocking singapore actually allowed film place despite political satire film received positive response government singapore prime minister singapore commended jack neo creative talent national day rally address august neo local film maker receive national day award october dick lee pop culture artists receive cultural singapore highest arts award movie sparked public discussion parliamentary debate negative effects streaming ministry education decided merge streams september announced stream scrapped


monsters inc monsters american computer animated comedy film directed pete directorial debut produced animation studios released disney pictures john andrew served executive producers film directed lee david stars voices john billy crystal steve james film centers monsters employed titular monsters inc james sullivan john eyed partner best friend mike billy crystal monsters employees generate city power targeting children afraid children child enters mike return began developing film wrote story jeff fellow director andrew wrote screenplay screenwriter daniel characters went incarnations film year production process technical team animators found new ways render fur cloth film newman composed music prior films returned compose fourth monsters praised critics proved major box office success release november generating million worldwide monsters saw release theaters december years later prequel monsters university directed dan released june plot parallel city inhabited entirely monsters powered electricity generated screams human children monsters factory skilled individuals called access human world closet doors children scare children harvest screams considered dangerous work human children believed toxic monsters energy production falling children difficult scare company chairman henry determined find solution james sullivan organization fierce rivalry like monster day discovers left door activated small girl entered factory desperate failed attempts takes home best friend mike date girlfriend chaos child discovered mike escape child detection agency gradually discover little girl actually toxic grows attached names factory attempt send home discovers tries kidnap instead kidnaps mike reveals built large machine named scream attempt extract possible screams captured human children help company production problems mike machine reports secretly league instead mike taken tells nearby village enable return factory heads frustrated mike refuses follow scream saves destroying machine sends capture mike returns reconcile thinks ignoring invisible attacking temporarily flees mike pursues speed factory riding doors heading giant vault millions doors stored laughter doors allows pursuit pass human world attempts kill attacks mike trap human world trailer park residents beat mike find door sends mike confronts argues reveals working kidnap kids use scream company going business stop failing energy production arrests discovering recorded confession leader revealed worked undercover half years trying expose plot mike goodbye return home door subsequently prevent escapes factory shut comes way end company production problems promoted new ceo monsters inc monsters enter children laugh laughter times powerful screams energy crisis mike takes aside revealing rebuilt door needs piece took enters happily reunites voice cast john james sullivan large blue monster horns purple spots children thoughtful nature film beginning best monsters months running billy crystal michael mike short round green monster single big limbs mike coach scare floor close friends mike charming generally organized prone ego leads dating calls bear makes cameo appearances finding cars wall toy story mary mary year old human girl monster assigned door believes large cat refers book based film gives real mary voice actress film drawings covered mary steve purple legged monster like ability change skin color blend completely surroundings character makes rival mike scream collection james henry monster crab like lower body ceo monsters inc job passed family generations acts mentor holding great faith like monster eye like legs monsters mike girlfriend bob like monster voice reminiscent diamond mike work end movie revealed number agent worked undercover monsters years john aka white monster banished inspired bass animated special red frank jeff fungus red skinned eyed assistant generally incompetent bullied dan goofy adolescent monsters cracking voices work operate door required pair generally seen mike steve jerry red seven monster manages scare floor good friend hunt flint female monster trains new monsters scare children jeff monsters inc samuel lord black george monster sole horn head running gag film involves george repeatedly making contact artifacts human clothing like fur static prompts scare coach trigger incidents resulting shaved bald charlie george assistant sea green skin limbs friend george mike quick drop hat joe pete claws ward blue monster razor sharp claws breath production development idea monsters conceived lunch attended john pete andrew joe production toy story ideas came session film monsters making toy story said everybody came said hey totally believed toys came life left room disney asked films wanted tap notion similar knew monsters coming closet kid said hey let film monsters began work film monsters focused bug life toy story code hidden city named favorite restaurant point richmond early february drafted treatment jeff bore resemblance final film pitched story disney initial artwork february year story team left suggestions hand returned pitch refined version story pitch meeting longtime disney animator joe grant work stretched snow white seven suggested title monsters inc play title gangster film murder inc stuck writing initial concept film went changes found notion monsters living world appealing original idea featured year old man dealing monsters drew book child coming bother adult monster represented fear conquering fears caused monsters eventually disappear scrapped initial concept year old terrified monsters decided buddy story monster child titled simply monsters monster character known stage johnson workplace company purpose scare children eventual sidekick mike added lead monster child went radical changes story evolved story continued develop child varied age gender ultimately story team decided girl best counterpart feet tall star girl settled character continued undergo changes point ireland time african american character originally character little girl known mary fearless seven year old years older brothers stark contrast johnson nervous possibility losing job boss monsters announces way feels later company performer drafts johnson occupation went forth working area company worker final incarnation best monsters inc johnson originally planned feet caused problems early animation tests idea later largely rejected thought audiences distracted mary age differed draft draft writers settled age found younger dependent said eventually johnson renamed sullivan suggested animator attended texas university inspired texas historic icons lawrence sullivan ross nicknamed students sullivan planned wear glasses film creators found dangerous idea eyes perfectly clear way expressing character personality idea rejected idea monster buddy lead monster emerged april story summit burbank employees disney term coined story summit crash exercise yield finished story days character group agreed lead monster talk development artist drew concept sketch rounded eyed monster concept character generally receptive named character mike father friend frank director performer jeff jason story boarded test mike helps choose tie work mike soon vital character film originally mike arms use legs technical difficulties arms soon added screenwriter dan joined worked film filmmakers daily basis years considered experience writing feature film explained sit pete david talk scene tell looking suggestions write sequence review hand story artist collaborative process kicked board artist work liberties suggest idea making joke work better visually scene moved animation animators plus material casting bill murray considered voice role james sullivan screen tested role interested pete unable contact took voice role went john longtime star comedy series regular films brothers interpreted character monster equivalent national_football_league player like seasoned tenth year career said time totally dedicated total pro billy crystal having regretted turning buzz years prior accepted mike eyed best friend scare assistant casting steve rival saw reunion john previously worked big animation november early production monsters inc packed moved second time years company approximately employees spread buildings separated busy highway company moved point richmond bigger campus designed steve jobs production monsters differed earlier features main character lead animator john andrew gordon mike dave found quality voice provided exceptionally good fit character faced difficult challenge dealing sheer mass traditionally animators conveyed figure giving slower movement concerned approach central character film sluggish feel like came think football player enabled quickly spite size help animators large monsters arranged university california berkeley expert heavy mammals lecture subject adding appearance intense effort technical team rendering fur production houses tackled realistic fur notably rhythm polar bear commercials talking animals faces monsters inc required fur far larger scale standpoint engineers quest fur posed significant challenges huge numbers hairs reasonably efficient way making sure hairs cast shadows hairs self fur hair takes unrealistic flat colored look hair andy sister seen opening sequence toy story example hair self fur test sullivan run obstacle course results satisfactory objects catch fur stretch extreme motion similar test unsuccessful fur going objects eventually set simulation department created new fur simulation program called short physics tool shot animated simulation department took data shot added fur allowed fur react natural way moved fur automatically react movements taking account effects wind gravity program controlled movement clothing provided breakthrough simple sounding task cloth challenge hundreds automatically occurred clothing moved meant solving complex problem cloth passing parts intersect applied system clothes fur animated simulation department apply shirt body moved clothes react movements natural manner solve problem cloth cloth collisions michael senior scientist joined monsters david andrew developed called global intersection analysis handle problem complexity shots monsters inc including elaborate sets door vault required computing power render earlier efforts combined render farm place monsters sun compared toy story toy story release film premiered october theatre hollywood california theatrically released november united_states australia december united_kingdom february theatrical release accompanied short animated film birds bug life toy story montage performance company play included end credits film later success release lion king disney released monsters december home media monsters released vhs dvd september released blu ray november blu ray february reception box office monsters ranked number box office opening weekend grossing north_america film small drop second weekend earning weekend film experienced larger decline placing second position harry potter philosopher stone fourth weekend increase making weekend combined total million eighth biggest fourth weekend film film north_america territories worldwide total film ninth highest grossing film worldwide sixth north_america time film surpassed toy story second highest grossing animated film time lion king ireland malta earned total marking sixth highest grossing animated film time country thirty second highest grossing film time japan earning opening ranking second lord rings fellowship ring weekend moved place subsequent weekends exceptionally small decreases increases dominated weeks box office finally reached standing highest grossing film largest animated feature time country toy story finding critical reception review aggregator rotten_tomatoes gives film score based reviews average score critical consensus clever funny delightful look monsters delivers example elevated bar modern ages animation review aggregator metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics calculated score based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews charles taylor stated funny adults kids surprised find having pretty good time mitchell new_york_times gave positive review praising film use creative energy hasn film years use creative energy efficiently monsters inc mike clark usa_today thought comedy inspired viewer emotions rarely touched notable degree thought film visually inventive predecessors film critic james gave film stars wrote monsters rare family films parents enjoy endure kids roger_ebert film critic chicago_sun-times gave film stars called film cheerful high energy fun like movies running supply gags references aimed lisa film critic entertainment_weekly giving film praised film animation stating animation studios cutting edge computer animation outfit looks terrific liberated block accolades monsters won academy_award best original song newman previous nominations didn animated films nominated best animated feature lost nominated best original score lost lord rings fellowship ring best sound editing lost pearl harbor kid choice awards nominated favorite voice animated movie billy crystal lost eddie murphy american_film_institute nominated didn afi years songs category film nominated afi animated film category music monsters newman fourth feature film collaboration end credits song didn sung john billy crystal album nominated academy_award best original score grammy award best score soundtrack visual media score lost awards lord rings fellowship ring sixteen nominations song didn finally won newman academy_award best original song won grammy award best song written visual media songs written composed newman chart positions lawsuits shortly film release sued children songwriter madrid wyoming stating company stolen ideas poem boy closet madrid poem publishers october notably chronicle books turning local stage musical august seeing trailer monsters inc madrid concluded chronicle books passed work film based work october filed suit chronicle books disney federal court wyoming lawyer asked court issue preliminary injunction disney releasing film suit pending hearing november day film scheduled release screens theaters country judge refused issue injunction june ruled film common poem november stanley mouse filed lawsuit alleged characters mike based drawings excuse dust film tried sell hollywood lawsuit stated story artist visited mouse discussed mouse work disney responded saying characters monsters developed independently disney pictures creative teams case ultimately settled undisclosed terms prequel prequel titled monsters university released june john billy crystal steve reprised roles mike dan directed film prequel plot focuses mike studies monsters university start rivals soon best friends media animated short mike new car main characters car mike bought film screened theaters included home video releases monsters inc dedicated shorts dvd august manga version monsters distributed comic magazine japan manga published english went print series video games including multi platform video game created based film video games included monsters inc monsters inc scream team monsters inc scream arena game titled monsters inc run released app store iphone touch december entertainment toured monsters edition disney world ice skating tour monsters inspired attractions disney theme parks world monsters inc mike rescue opened resort disney california adventure anaheim california monsters inc laugh floor opened disney world resort magic kingdom lake florida replacing nature features opportunity guests interact monster submit jokes text message monsters inc ride seek opened tokyo disney resort tokyo japan boom studios produced monsters comic book mini series ran issues storyline takes place movie focuses mike daily struggles operate monsters new laughter focused company policy time work revenge schemes human child indirectly revealed phillips toy story franchise company closet door technology commit string toy human world


american computer animated fantasy comedy film directed andrew directorial debut features voices mike eddie murphy cameron john loosely based william fairy tale picture book somewhat serves parody film targeting films adapted numerous children fantasies mainly animated disney films film soundtrack includes music smash mouth joan jason wade men john covering rights books originally bought steven_spielberg founding thought making traditionally animated film based book john williams convinced bring film time studio founded film quickly active development rights bought studio originally cast chris voice title character recording dialogue died finish mike brought work character recording decided record voice scottish accent film originally planned motion captured poor results studio decided help final computer animated look film grossed million worldwide box office estimated million tickets sold received promotion food chains promoting film dvd release king acclaimed animated film worthy adult interest adult oriented jokes themes simple plot humour appeal children won academy_award best animated feature nominated academy_award best adapted screenplay film nominated british academy film television arts awards including bafta award best actor supporting role eddie murphy voice performance won bafta award best adapted screenplay film main title character awarded star hollywood walk fame established animation prime competitor feature film animation particularly computer animation film success prompted create sequels forever holiday specials halls scared spin film boots fifth film planned series cancelled announcement fourth film conclude series film success inspired merchandise video games stage musical comic book dark horse comics plot green loves swamp finds life interrupted characters exiled order lord tells ask send brings talking creature knows way man giving location remaining creatures guards rush searching magic mirror asks mirror kingdom told king king marry princess given options chooses princess locked castle tower guarded lava dragon mirror tries mention little thing happens night unsuccessful arrive palace end tournament winner gets privilege rescuing marry easily defeat knights wrestling match fashion accepts offer creatures swamp rescues travel castle split find encounters dragon sweet talks beast learning female dragon takes liking carries chambers finds appalled lack leave saves caught dragon tender forces chase castle thrilled rescued quickly disappointed reveals journey urges camp night sleeps cave tells stories great says build wall swamp returns asks says judges knowing feels better despite admission immediately judge met way find common fall love trio night shelters hears strange noises coming finds turned explains childhood curse transforms night locked away true love kiss return love true form confess feelings partly mistakes disgust transformation ugly beast disgust makes promise tell morning brought lord couple return hurt angrily leaves friendship returns vacated swamp remembering said despite privacy devastated misses furious comes swamp says conversation keeps promise tells talking accepts apology tells getting married soon urging action gain love travel quickly thanks dragon escaped confines followed wedding kiss tells true love marrying king sun sets turns church causing surprised fully understand outraged orders killed detained dragon bursts love share kiss light curse broken surprised thought beautiful replies beautiful marry swamp leave honeymoon rest celebrate singing believer cast mike eddie murphy cameron princess john lord vincent robin hood man chris miller magic mirror cameron little pigs simon smith blind mice christopher knights blind mice warner big bad wolf jim captain guards freeman old woman owner andrew mascot man dressed suit looks like lord bobby block baby bear bears michael peter pan additional voices production development time founded producer john williams got hold book children brought caught attention studio decided film inspiration making film williams said development deal starts pitch pitch came collaboration pre school brother second reading started quoting large segments book pretending read adult thought outrageous gross lot fun great movie character search movie buying rights film quickly active development november steven_spielberg thought making traditionally animated film adaption book bought rights book founding bill murray play steve martin play beginning production director andrew refused intimidated argument film appeal adults wanted audiences found ideas adding sexual jokes guns roses music soundtrack bit outrageous kelly joined direct film left year later work film spirit stallion replaced story artist decided work film half crew know specific detail questions film sequences ended lot said kinda control wanted early sketches house sketches showing living garbage dump near human village called creek thought time lived parents kept rotting fish bedroom modeled born known perry real miniature park alto california supervising animator stated wasn based real person different sketches sculptures directors chose final design early development art directors visited castle inspiration art director douglas rogers visited plantation charleston south_carolina inspiration swamp planned characters film include sleeping beauty casting cage initially offered role turned want look like cage explained furthermore drawn way says children going care chris planned voice recorded according brother tom dialogue character died completing project story reel featuring sample recorded dialogue leaked public august cast voice role mike insisted complete script rewrite leave traces version according wanted voice character reasons wanted opportunity work book great story accepting completed providing voice character film production asked record lines scottish accent similar mother told stories roles films married axe murderer austin powers spy according dvd commentary tried country canadian accents hearing alternative agreed scenes film saying good took worth animation point disputes saying didn cost studio millions dollars rumored meant instead going sessions went sessions got paid voicing character ideas began come story points gags comedy bits got letter caring character said said scottish accent improved movie person planned voice character film set star alongside princess fired project little explanation years later stated told fired assume sound like man don know told know movie didn cares animation originally set live action animation hybrid background plate miniature sets main characters scene motion captured computer graphics hires falcon camera system capture apply realistic human movement characters sizable crew hired run test year half test finally screened results satisfactory stating looked terrible didn work wasn funny didn like studio turned production partners began production studio helped final computer animated look time production studio effects supervisor asked warner start development similar previous films software like fluid animation system animated movies elements took advantage powerhouse animation software market particularly true maya dynamic cloth animation hair lot work character set kept changing set animation noted facial system gave facial muscles skin applied body pay attention talks opens jaw forms double chin fat muscles underneath kind detail took long time right difficult parts creating film making fur flow smoothly didn look like pet fell hands animators flow controls complex provide fur attributes ability change directions lie flat etc job visual effects group led fur react environment conditions technology mastered able applied aspects movie including grass moss threads making human hair realistic different fur requiring separate rendering system lot attention lighting visual effects teams sequences shots sequence total warner said creators envisioned magical environment includes separate film locations world film claimed previous computer animated feature film locations finalized demonstrated past animated movies color mood importance music animated film film series harry williams team john compose score chicken run john left compose scores later films williams conflict score recorded abbey road studios nick mixing media ventures sullivan handling mastering introduced new element film unique feel film pop music story forward covers songs like road try little integrated film score film completed suggested filmmakers film ending big laugh instead ending film closing ride sunset decided add song believer covered smash mouth creatures film version song appeared soundtrack album john version appeared film radio interview suggested version appear film glass ceiling hitting sexuality alternate explanation artist john licensing issues prohibited version appearing soundtrack album despite having filmmakers wanting version appear film cultural references places film references classic movies predominantly disney bell falls says fly people including little pigs fly fly reference disney peter pan scene reference disney film says flying seen house fly maybe super fly bet ain seen fly scene singing blue bird reference snow white seven transformation scene end film strongly references disney beauty beast crosses bridge castle says reference movie scene princess fighting merry men lengthy reference film matrix end film man end leg says god reference tiny tim christmas carol scene magic mirror gives lord option marry parodies popular american television dating game featuring snow white addition lord theme park style kingdom heavily far famous small world musical ride scene singing release marketing released branded large screen theaters compilation film featured conversions animated shorts sequences including bar sequence impressed technology sequence translation studio decided plan big screen version film released christmas season following summer conventional release release included new sequences alternate ending plans dropped creative changes instituted resulted loss million profit million radio disney told allow ads film air station stating recent initiatives disney company asked align new release stations accept spot dollars individual markets restriction later relaxed allow ads film soundtrack album network king began promotions film giving selection exclusive candy based characters big kids meal kids meal orders ice cream chain ran week promotion film selling products hot combination cream ice cream hot crushed chocolate cream worms freeze frame cake featuring image framed support film dvd vhs release home media film released vhs dvd november releases included swamp karaoke dance party minute musical short film takes right ending film characters performing medley modern pop songs released video day monsters hit theaters videos traditionally released disney executives receive saying like attempt film steam responded simply shifted release friday event predicted studios frequently important films monsters earned weekend million breaking record animated film video release million eventually biggest selling dvd time million sales version film released blu ray december sequels films sold separately july film distribution rights purchased animation transferred 20th century fox reception critical response review aggregator rotten_tomatoes reports critics given film positive review based reviews weighted average score critical consensus simultaneously embracing fairy tales manages disney nose provide moral message children offer viewers funny fast paced ride metacritic film rating based reviews indicating universal acclaim roger_ebert praised film giving stars possible describing wicked filled sly jokes possessing heart usa_today susan praised eddie murphy performance stating gives comic performance career aided sensational digital slightly richard time enjoyed murphy role stating funnier murphy peter new_york magazine liked script stating animation directed andrew level script human characters princess lord interesting animals creatures common animated films types peter rolling_stone wrote world class seduce academy hands official animation oscar year james gave film half stars saying guilty pleasure sophisticated movie purely simply pleasure kenneth los_angeles_times wrote witty fractured fairy tale solid base clever writing lisa entertainment_weekly gave film saying kind palace coup shout defiance coming age jay orlando sentinel wrote pleasure able report movie captures expands book playful spirit denver post wrote pictures proves trust imaginative funny animated movies delight kids adults equally susan stark detroit news gave film stars saying swift sweet spirited writing voice work splendid design new_york_post gave film stars saying fat green disposition worse manners sort unlikely hero love sees hip hilarious animated delight bernard new_york_daily_news gave film stars saying brilliance voice work script direction animation serve infectious work true rodriguez gave film stars calling fractured fairy tale cynical mitchell new_york_times gave film stars saying beating disney new rarely demolition derby william author original book wife enjoyed film stating went sort expecting hate thinking hollywood loved afraid cute instead bill thought wonderful witty job john anderson newsday wrote kind movie entertain age probably ages come john seattle times gave film stars saying movie helped immensely cast carry early sluggish scenes murphy movie gets good lines murphy hits jay boston_globe wrote era film old new fresh clever stephen hunter washington_post gave film stars saying despite high tech human constructions tale told true joe sacramento bee wrote isn fractured spoof disney actually flick kids kids ages andrew new_york observer wrote gives special artistic distinction witty sassy dialogue delivered vocally charismatic performers voices remind stellar screen live action movies lisa chicago reader wrote romantic fantasy roles beauty beast making hard guess form sensitive resolution joe wall_street_journal wrote based children book william far jokes adults mixed review came mark chicago_tribune gave film half stars compared film toy story saying higher jokes laughs ratio demonstrate evoke heartfelt emotions negative michael village_voice said desperately avoiding risk half second said movie wall window door noise jokes minute sees gag hard sell shotgun spray associated_press described minute onslaught jokes said heart message beauty coming message rings hollow anthony lane new_yorker said despite film rendering surfaces flat digital look pleasure rises main romance quick incidental gags box office opened screens theaters showed film digitally possible division time shown films digitally film earned day opening weekend topping box office weekend averaging theaters second weekend memorial day weekend holiday film gained percent day weekend resulting overall percent gain despite film finished second place pearl harbor average expanding sites weekend film retreated percent average expanding theaters film closed december grossing domestically overseas worldwide total produced million budget film huge box office smash fourth highest grossing film harry potter philosopher stone lord rings fellowship ring monsters inc film sold estimated tickets north_america highest grossing animated film released australia passing mark set lion king united_kingdom regained spot british box office beaten previous week tomb earning million opening accolades academy_awards won academy_award best animated feature beating monsters jimmy boy genius entertainment_weekly end decade best list saying prince charming millennium decade fairy tale fans princess fell fat progress nominated golden globe award best motion picture musical comedy nominated bafta awards including bafta award best film eddie murphy actor receive bafta nomination voice performance film nominated best visual effects best sound best film music won bafta award best adapted screenplay nominated dozen annie awards hollywood won including best animated feature outstanding individual achievement directing animated feature production june american_film_institute revealed best films classic american film genres polling people creative community acknowledged eighth best film animated genre non disney film ranked second channel_4 poll greatest family films losing spot extra terrestrial came sixth channel_4 greatest cartoons poll simpsons tom jerry south_park toy story family guy november character lord listed ign fantasy villains ranked funniest films list american_film_institute recognition afi years heroes villains nominated hero afi years songs believer nominated afi years movies 10th anniversary edition nominated afi animated film festivals film entered cannes film festival animated film disney peter pan receive honour influence previous films shows fractured fairy tales princess bride parodied traditional fairy tale noticeably influenced current generation mainstream animated films particularly animated films began incorporate pop culture references end film musical numbers elements seen films like robots chicken little inspired number computer animated films fairy tales related story genres including adult oriented humor nearly successful happily media video game adaptations film published game console platforms including castle extra large super party included bonus character video game tony hawk underground dark horse comics released issue mini series comic book adaptation written mark collected trade paperback musical version based film music book lyrics david opened broadway december closed january running total performances starred brian james title role foster princess christopher lord daniel breaker john broadway production recorded released dvd blu ray digital media north american tour opened july chicago london production opened west end june musical received tony award nominations won tony award best costume design received award nominations including best new musical sequels spin offs sequels forever received similar acclaim critics movies receive critical acclaim box office hits holiday specials entitled halls scared spin boots prequel series exploring origin story life meeting shorts fifth feature film planned release later cancelled decided forever originally titled goes fourth film series


mask light mask light stylized mask light movie direct video science fantasy action film based toy series created set universe filled mechanical beings allied classical element themed tribes story follows friends fire based village quest find owner mask light mystical artifact potentially defeat evil entity threatening island story based half narrative project proposed original run contacted multiple writers project including original contributors bob thompson hollywood writers henry production began taking approximately year complete major graphical design adjusting characters work human like ways resembling original toys music composed orchestral tribal elements create score voice casting handled setting mind multiple studios involved development distribution mask light produced create film developed creative entertainment post production handled studios post released september home video dvd distributed films home entertainment release film reached high positions vhs dvd charts received generally positive reviews journalists following mask light films based released plot mask light takes place tropical island universe according legend great spirit created island masked inhabitants sent coma spirit brother began reign terror island guardians known freed island regime alongside leaders live element themed regions island events mask light takes place half narrative film starts fire village called discover great mask power participate multi tribal game island national sport match reveals developing tensions fire water end match mask accidentally revealed recognize powers announce arrival seventh destined defeat sent quest find seventh guided mask meantime sends sons retrieve mask attack destroys village poisoned causing increasingly erratic strained relationship journey receive aid air ice temporarily trapping frozen lake threatened attempt shield releases attack earth village arrives arrive help earth stone battle corrupted goes insane forcing capture flee decides rejoin purge poison resulting reconciliation arriving great temple island centre confronted mount united offensive defeat surviving attacks sacrifices protect final words prompt don mask light mask transforms light defeating final craft powered worm like creatures inside guide traveling beneath hold contest island fate bidding gather chamber witness merging form single powerful dominant raises gate leading deeper beneath island gathered people flee gate collapses proceed mask light turn film ends discovering long dormant city original home characters jason portrayed disguised light destined light andrew francis captain guard designated herald seventh scott fire wise earth ash bear beast domain wilson air leader water lee main antagonist created merging pet racing crab christopher gaze leader leader michael ice player friendly stone close friend julian wilson guard vocal effects mechanical sons driven fragments harris announcer production concept movie based proposed early unexpected commercial success idea originally inspired fact advertised movie received inquiry licensing requests multiple film studios deciding movie retaining creative control began discussing potential partners knowing film needed come large public consciousness eventual partner production entity create film initial partnership set created development assets went round animation studios find develop film narrowed studios creative entertainment creative convinced employ producing received short animated segment featuring creative principles directors terry shakespeare david producer sue took respective roles film production deal reportedly worth million later interview shakespeare referred film aesthetic primary colors coded areas saying younger feel compared sequel referred film intimate organic film began production projects type took months complete development team completed film months project budget later estimated million addition creative studio created animation time overseas rarity cgi movies end production film ran minutes raw footage stage studios brought handle post production entailed cutting film length minutes according studios president billy jones hardest deciding pieces needed cut impressed produced studios created opening title ending credit sequences partnered distribute film developing future feature length theatrical film different people involved creation film story script executive producer bob thompson original creators writers martin hollywood writers henry script writing process began involved meeting thompson enjoyed working script greatly admired draft scripts originally created write better script time constraints script accepted ideas included difficult task creating dialogue needed account thompson interpretations majority fans thought sounds like end attempted stay true original portrayals giving voice actors unique work needed balance portrayals needed chance shine script different drafts final version far seeing projects planning stages lot time devoted characters interacted cited example style speaking behaviour traits film characters distinction depth needed avoid putting context pop culture references fit setting world character development expressions unique world created cited example saying lava bones narrowly escapes killed flood lava design characters portrayed ways multiple media including official comics flash animations online videos cgi commercials sets team decided use models cgi commercials working base film models commencing designing characters team went denmark headquarters received lessons design process team originally going alter characters needed necessitated redesign step creating character models skeleton adding muscle pods skeleton muscle gave characters appearance added shoulders abdomen chest cavity character given heart light light chest character stationary shot adjusted eyes making shallower sets giving glow team consulted original staff determine materials characters muscles compared rubber bones described carbon armour general outer shells remained unchanged sets visible gears removed armour fitted backs little compared sets feats believable viewers external features redesigned movie including introduction mouth allow human character mechanical tongue look like dolls characters lights masks form mouth movement particular emphasis placed lips characters main change original models inclusion hands necessity character performances realistic character custom texture maps created character appear unique addition old characters team created original character designs staff briefly comics web animations created principle taking parts pieces multiple sets create ultimate villain original creations included pet crab bird designed transport described bob thompson like hunting mask light created comic writer grant helped develop characters designed appear machine like rest cast design strongly inspired mechanical artworks audio music composed preferred composition style grand orchestra electronica film producers looking initially ignorant universe explored official website getting job composer better context music discussions staff helped creation specific themes overall style grand orchestral includes elements electronic tribal music elements african eastern european music communicate fact island incorporated music action leaving standalone element scenes voice casting managed chose voice actors suit certain roles voiced young adults voiced older actors voice actors performances chosen sound like came specific area world instead sound like came belonged universe notable event recording scenes incident francis originally cast respective roles came recording session state began reading lines mistake francis came read lines staff heard favourably impressed actors permanently switched roles voice acting project dialogue recorded additional dialogue recording approximately final film dialogue audio music post production handled post company president tim served sound supervisor mask light time media characters spoke release mask light announced april release september following year media later create film early project based original characters storylines direct video production initially released september home video dvd went release different countries weeks released home entertainment label home entertainment prior release film received world premiere california september premiere featured huge mosaic built special effects addition special guests characters following year film received television premiere cartoon network program block release film ranked high multiple sales charts kid video complied billboard came close charts release release film ranked vhs best seller list coming vhs release lord rings towers according financial report game selling vhs release united_states week ranked similar list compiled hollywood reporter premiere dvds year game rental sales high placed animated direct video charts totalling million revenue october according animation magazine film considered commercial success critical reception entertainment_weekly gave film favourable ranking calling constructed cgi adventure saying understand story enjoy effects action sequences don houston generally positive film additional content called visuals exceptionally crisp clear compared films type gave high praise voice acting noting darker themes film main criticism relied heavily earlier storylines sci praised film design visuals felt film short echoed houston criticism need said politically correct compared films like movie digital views daily said story designed children mind praised visuals despite seeing animations poorly environmental effects generally positive dvd audio visual quality houston noted known films including lord rings raiders lost works ray legacy mask light won golden reel award best visual effects dvd premiere movie december addition won best dvd release award saturn awards mention movie retrospective history movie industry year radio_times ranked best movies based toys developers better average job translating appeal toys screen mask light promoted new toys based film characters video game based story released film movies confirmed prior release mask light second direct video feature theatrical release second movie legends released movie web shadows released direct dvd feature films produced creative team mask light fourth film different studio legend released universal pictures home entertainment episode television series based set begin airing quarter


artificial intelligence artificial intelligence known american science fiction drama film directed steven_spielberg screenplay based screen story watson short story super toys summer long brian film produced kennedy curtis stars law connor william hurt set futuristic post climate change society tells story david android uniquely programmed ability love development originally began producer director stanley early 1970s hired series writers mid-1990s including brian bob watson film protracted development years partly felt computer generated imagery advanced create david character believed child actor convincingly portray handed film gain momentum death remained close watson film treatment screenplay film greeted generally positive reviews critics grossed approximately million nominated academy_awards academy_awards best visual effects best original score john williams film dedicated stanley plot late 21st century global warming flooded coastlines coastal cities amsterdam venice new_york_city drastically reducing human population new class robots called advanced capable thoughts emotions david prototype model created new_jersey designed resemble human child display love human owners test creation employees henry sam wife connor son martin jake thomas placed suspended animation cure found rare disease initially frightened david eventually activate protocol causes david enduring love befriended jack angel robotic bear takes care david cure found martin brought home recovers clear want sibling soon makes moves cause issues david attempts choose likes makes david promise return martin tell loves new brother making love promise david makes middle night cut lock hair parents particularly henry fears weapon warns robot programmed love able hate pool party martin friends unintentionally david self protection programming knife david grabs martin apparently protection fall pool david martin martin saved drowning henry mistakes david fear pool incident hate martin henry persuades return david destroyed bring instead david forest hide david captured anti flesh fair event obsolete destroyed cheering crowds david nearly killed crowd fear plea lives believing human escapes joe law male prostitute run framed murder client client husband set find blue fairy david remembers story adventures convinced blue fairy transform human boy allowing love home joe david way city las_vegas esque resort information answer engine called know robin williams eventually leads center flooded ruins manhattan david meets identical copy believing special filled anger destroys copy david meets human creator professor allen hobby william hurt tells david finding test demonstrated reality love desire david learns namesake image professor hobby deceased son copies david female versions called manufactured sadly realizing unique david attempts commit suicide falling ocean joe rescues stolen david tells joe saw blue fairy underwater wants moment joe captured authorities use sets david fairy turns statue submerged attraction island david trapped wonder wheel falls vehicle believing blue fairy real david asks turned real boy repeating wish end ocean ice age internal power source drains away thousand years later humans extinct manhattan buried feet glacial ice highly advanced evolved intelligent based form project study humans believing key understanding meaning existence find david discover original knew living humans making pair special unique david revived walks frozen blue fairy statue cracks collapses touches having downloaded memories advanced use reconstruct home explain david interactive image blue fairy impossible human david insistence recreate dna lock hair saved warns david clone live single day process repeated morning david reunited spends day life tells david loves loved sleep time david lies closes eyes goes place dreams born climbs bed watches david lie peacefully cast david innovative created programmed ability love adopted henry sibling rivalry son martin comes suspended animation choice role avoided eyes perfectly portray character programmed good posture realism law joe male prostitute programmed ability mimic love like david different sense prepare role law studied acting fred gene kelly connor david adopted mother reads adventures displeased david home soon starts loving sam henry employee husband david adopted father henry eventually sees david dangerous family jake thomas martin henry son placed suspended animation david adopted brother martin comes convinces david cut lock hair william hurt professor allen hobby responsible creation david resides new_york_city crippled effects global warming functioning headquarters david modeled hobby son named david died young age lord johnson johnson owner master ceremonies flesh fair scott jane voices jack angel david android bear ben specialist uncredited narrator robin williams know answer engine cameo blue fairy cameo chris rock comedian destroyed flesh fair cameo production development began development adaptation super toys summer long early 1970s hiring short story author brian write film treatment brought longtime friend steven_spielberg board produce film jan warner agreed finance cover distribution duties film development hell fired creative differences bob served writer briefly leaving weeks demanding work schedule watson hired new writer march later remarked fire hired enemy watson instead handed watson adventures inspiration calling robot version weeks later watson gave story treatment concluded work treatment pages joe originally conceived watson suggested changing male prostitute joked guess lost market meantime dropped work film adaptation wartime lies feeling computer animation advanced create david character release park innovative use computer generated imagery announced november production begin dennis worked park visual effects displeased expense hiring industrial light magic pre production early film pre production christopher baker concept artist assisting story gave feminist fairy tale focus said referred film chris new visual effects supervisor work seen dvd work director chris aside considering computer animation joseph screen test lead role helped assemble series little robot type humans david character tried construct little boy rubber face look appealing producer jan reflected total failure looked awful brought technical consultant thought closer steven_spielberg director handed position chose direct projects convinced remain director film hold commitment eyes wide shut filmmaker death march approached director position november writing screenplay based watson page story treatment solo screenplay credit close encounters kind remained close watson treatment removed sex scenes joe pre production briefly halted february directing projects harry potter philosopher stone minority report memoirs following month announced project minority report follow decided fast track brought chris baker concept artist filming original start date july filming delayed august aside couple weeks shooting location regional park oregon shot entirely sound stages warner studios spruce dome long beach south house constructed stage stage city sets copied secretive approach filmmaking refusing complete script cast crew banning press set making actors sign agreements social expert served technical consultant production law applied prosthetic makeup daily attempt look robotic costume designer bob batman studied pedestrians las_vegas strip influence city extras found post production difficult simultaneously preparing shoot minority report soundtrack film soundtrack released warner sunset records original score composed john williams featured singers songs film score limited release official consideration academy promo complete score issue land records band ministry appears film playing song song appear official soundtrack album release marketing warner alternate reality game titled beast promote film websites created atomic pictures new_york_city kept online including website series video games xbox video game console followed storyline beast went undeveloped avoid audiences family film action figures created released talking following film release june november production video dubbed placed craft services truck film set queen mary dome long beach california steven_spielberg producer kennedy production personnel visited camera interacted fans course days premiere venice film festival box office film opened theaters united_states june earning opening weekend went gross million totals million foreign countries coming worldwide total million critical response film received generally positive reviews based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes critics gave film positive notices score website described critical consensus film curious seamless amalgamation warm hearted optimism film word fascinating comparison metacritic collected average score based reviews considered favorable producer jan stated applauded final film widow enjoyed brian admired film thought inventive intriguing ingenious involving film flaws suppose personal long wrote film ending wondered directed film film history ending indicates adding sugar wine actual ending overly sympathetic overtly engineered plot device bear brilliant piece film course phenomenon contains energies talents brilliant filmmakers richard heavily praised direction cast visual effects roger_ebert awarded film stars saying technically challenging moving gives film positive review movie guide giving stars writing intriguing story draws thanks exceptional performance takes wrong turns ultimately doesn work rewrote adaptation stanley commissioned brian short story super toys summer long result curious uncomfortable hybrid calls john williams music score striking compared praised proposing direct project respect intentions making profoundly personal work film critic white new_york press praised film noting david journey sexual final devastation profoundly philosophical cinema thoughtful speculative artists filmmaker billy hailed film past years british filmmaker russell saw film ending gave largely negative review exhibits creators bad traits good end slow motion combined dubbing boring movie believed robots end film aliens compared joe useless praised robin williams portrayal futuristic albert peter gave mixed review concluding live darker future film list year best movies david new_yorker criticized closely concept character responded criticisms film stating called sentimental elements including ending fact darker elements worked project 1990s claimed reasons started production hard time making ending work james found film consistently involving moments near brilliance far masterpiece fact long awaited collaboration ranks disappointment film highly debated finale claimed doubt concluding minutes outstanding question vision left began screenwriter watson speculated worldwide successful 4th highest year didn america film told intellectual general american tastes plus critics america misunderstood film thinking instance style beings final minutes aliens robots future evolved robots earlier film thinking final minutes sentimental addition scenes exactly wrote stanley exactly wanted filmed told film critic joe people pretend think know stanley think know don know funny parts people assume stanley parts people accuse stanley bear stanley minutes movie completely stanley minutes film stuff house word word stanley screenplay stanley vision eighty percent critics got mixed obviously lot movies people cried sentimental accused hard core material fact stanley parts guy dark center movie flesh fair wanted movie place said closer film years release bbc film critic mark apologized interview january getting wrong film viewed believes film enduring masterpiece accolades visual effects dennis stan michael scott nominated academy_award best visual effects john williams nominated best original music score steven_spielberg law williams received nominations golden globe awards visual effects department nominated 55th british academy film awards successful saturn awards screenplay visual effects department williams performance younger actor won respective categories film won best science fiction film dvd release connor director nominated american_film_institute lists afi years film scores nominated afi nominated science fiction film


identity film identity american german spy action thriller film adaptation robert novel stars matt jason man suffering extreme memory loss attempting discover true identity amidst clandestine conspiracy central intelligence agency cia film features chris cooper owen julia brian cox film series followed supremacy ultimatum legacy jason film directed adapted screen tony william blake robert died credited film producer alongside frank marshall universal pictures released film theatres united_states june received positive critical public reaction plot mediterranean_sea italian fishermen rescue unconscious american matt floating gunshot wounds tend wounds man wakes find suffers amnesia memory identity retains speech finds capable advanced combat skills languages finds tiny laser man hip activated gives number safe deposit box landing man heads investigate box arriving bank man finds box contains large sum money numerous identity cards picture man takes gun leaves opting use american passport jason departure bank employee contacts operation cia black program head alexander chris cooper contacts cia deputy director ward brian cox warns cia agent assigned silent assassination exiled african dictator attempt failed dealt agents russell levy professor owen issuing local police capture attempts evade swiss police passport enter american discovered guards capture leaves embassy gives german woman marie drive address paris listed french driving license address apartment hits phone reaches hotel names learning john michael kane registered died weeks prior car crash apartment gets upper hand instead allowing interrogated throws window death finds wanted posters agrees continue help approaches police attempt life having anticipated planted body paris appear threatens report professor orders posing kane learns yacht shot twice escape considers refuge french countryside home lover tim children tracks position sends professor shoots twice shotgun mortally wounding professor reveals shared connection dying sends children away protection contacts professor phone arrange meeting rooftop near arranged location paris sees brought backup meeting uses opportunity place tracking device car leading safe house breaks holds logistics technician parsons julia gunpoint starts recall fully assassination attempt successive flashbacks kane working orders yacht bring kill children present instead fled shot escape announces resigning followed agents descend safe house fights way free leaves safe house killed ordered terminate reports oversight committee decommissioned discussion turns new project final scene finds renting tourists reunite cast matt jason marie chris cooper alexander owen professor brian cox ward julia parsons hamilton research tech research tech maria tim russell levy production development director said fan source novel robert read high school near end production previous film decided develop film adaptation novel years securing rights book warner year screenplay development screenwriter tony film went years production universal pictures acquired film rights books hopes starting new film franchise william blake brought rewrite script inner workings fictitious organization inspired father job national security agency ronald_reagan particular inspiration father memoirs involvement investigation iran affair aspects alexander character based father oliver north admitted content novel central premise order material conform beliefs united_states foreign policy careful political views audience throat initial concerns film possible overall reception aftermath september attacks concerns proved casting approached wide range actors role including turned star spy game russell arnold tom cruise eventually cast found understood appreciated identity share action focus primarily character plot played physically demanding role insisted performing stunts stunt choreographer nick underwent months extensive training stunt work use weapons boxing eventually performed significant number film stunts including hand hand combat climbing safe house walls near film conclusion filming onset filming difficulties studio slowed film development caused rift director universal pictures executives unhappy film pacing emphasis small scale action sequences general relationship suspicious direct studio involvement number late development plus scheduling problems delayed film original release target date september june took budget initial budget million screenwriter tony elements screenplay entire duration filming particular point contention regard original script scenes set farmhouse near film conclusion matt fought scenes film act rewrite insisted studio argued scenes low key integral audience understanding character film central themes farmhouse sequence consequently went original incarnation inclusion final product issues included studio desire substitute montreal prague paris order lower costs insistence use french speaking film crew poor test audience reactions film paris finale required late return location order shoot new action oriented conclusion paris story arc addition paris filming took place prague rome scenes set filmed prague described production struggle citing early conflicts studio denied overtly difficult process stating hear people saying production nightmare like nightmare shooting hard finished directorial method hands times operated camera order create believed intimate relationship material actors felt connection lost simply observed recording monitor mindset developed background small scale indie film maker acclaimed car chase sequence filmed primarily second unit director alexander unit shot locations paris filming main story arc city finished footage eventually edited create illusion coherent journey confessed knows paris find locations car chase actually connect took shots notable chase sequence shots matt inside car reception critical response film received positive reviews film review collection website rotten_tomatoes gave film approval rating based reviews collected average score site consensus reads blending genre formula bursts unexpected wit identity action thriller delivers roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars praised ability absorb viewer ability focused sincere concluding film unnecessary walter film freak central praised film pacing action sequences describing fair intelligent packaged moment crucial creation tension movie understood clever genre charles taylor acclaimed film entertaining handsome gripping identity big budget summer thriller brains feeling story character spectacle praised giving film tough gives way slant_magazine noted restrained approach material matt strong chemistry ultimately concluded film smart smart village_voice dismissed film disappointment compared previous indie releases owen criticised film handheld staging disguise aaron gave particular praise film central car chase described exciting action highlight best realized genre box office opening weekend identity took theaters film grossed north_america total worldwide gross accolades home media january universal pictures released identity vhs dvd formats single disc collector edition single disc screen collector edition contain supplemental materials including making documentary commentary director deleted scenes july universal released new dvd film preparation sequel cinema debut dvd came formats single disc extended edition single disc screen extended edition contain supplemental materials including interviews matt deleted scenes alternative opening ending documentary fight information features cia amnesia alternate ending dvd collapsing search marie waking standing getting offer return cia contain commentary tracks present collector edition film released sony playstation portable august dvd july release ultimatum dvd new dvd identity included boxed set supremacy ultimatum boxed set entitled jason collection trilogy set released blu ray january soundtrack score identity composed john bought replace carter composed recorded traditional orchestral score film director rejected lot music budget spent recording rejected score score initially conceived entirely non orchestral making extensive use percussion guitars electronics studio techniques string section later overdubbed cues cinematic quality identity original motion picture soundtrack released june addition score film featured songs extreme ways southern sun ready steady paul soundtrack won award sequels identity followed sequel supremacy received similar positive critical public reception received criticism hand held observers argued action sequences difficult supremacy directed paul matt reprising role jason film ultimatum released directed paul starred matt like supremacy ultimatum received generally positive critical public reception received similar criticism camera work fourth film franchise legacy released involved


deal film deal british television film directed stephen script peter morgan based rivals james film stars david gordon brown michael tony blair depicts blair brown deal documented pact blair brown brown stand labour leadership election blair clear run leader party prime minister film begins june blair brown elected parliament concludes restaurant location supposed agreement brief epilogue following leadership contest film proposed morgan late taken television itv agreed direct cast signed itv pulled fears political sensitivity affect corporate merger channel_4 picked production filming carried weeks film broadcast september weekend prior labour_party annual party conference film critically praised received considerable praise winning royal television society award playing brown nominated outstanding directorial achievement television movie serial directors guild great_britain film nominated international emmy best movie miniseries later reunited morgan producer reprise role blair queen depicts aftermath death princess diana august reprised role special relationship chronicles special relationship blair president bill_clinton inauguration clinton successor george bush broadcast bbc united_kingdom hbo north_america plot prologue opening shows gordon brown david taking telephone tony blair michael arrange meeting restaurant narrative shifts wake war prime minister margaret conservative government enjoy huge public popularity general election approaches labour radical election manifesto loses key voters brown elected new member parliament east london shown office houses parliament john smith frank kelly senior labour introduces brown blair new office mate new blair makes brown brown initially impressed friends smith soon introduces pair peter paul director communications shortly blair assistant treasury spokesman brown turns promotion scottish office hoping better position come blair discuss political agree brown better leader party labour unable significant conservative majority general election promotes smith shadow chancellor brown number years later prime minister conservative leadership election decided ballot despite contrary predictions conservatives led john major win general election blair tells brown new approach needed brown stand party leadership brown refuses stand smith friend mentor privately suggests brown blair stand leader brown idea smith elected years labour gains support scandals rock government blair shadow home secretary tough crime tough causes crime wake murder james smith tells brown sees blair natural successor leader party year later smith suffers fatal heart attack blair encouraged wife elizabeth decides stand leadership contest later meets tell received support key labour previously supporter brown switches allegiance blair brown furious blair gone agreement smith funeral passes blair camp sure brown run charlie balls matt blair advise brown receive support significant trade unions blair decides arrange meeting brown blair tells brown run leadership return offers brown unprecedented power chancellor win election brown asks blair plan labour second term blair tells step offer support brown prime minister brown agrees prepares statement brown alterations leadership contest won blair production writing film commissioned itv head drama nick encouraged peter morgan aside projects start work script soon possible initially producing company executive chairman chief executive charles allen simon respectively believed blair forced resign prime minister impending war iraq consequently leaving story outdated project believed cerebral attempts persuade morgan develop television series replace cold feet production john andy convinced allen citing history producing ground breaking drama film reasons deal itv director channels david supported production resigned december replaced shared concerns allen peter morgan wrote script draft weeks preceding christmas recent events foot mouth outbreak contention surrounding september believe perceived brown blair longer public consciousness opinion changed watched labour_party conference saw expression brown face bill_clinton praised blair speech morgan realised rivalry draft extremely sympathetic brown focusing morgan called gordon heartbreak subsequent toned approach brown remained main character relationship brown blair depicted script based aaron tom characters portrayed albert brooks william hurt broadcast news morgan wanted set entire film days following death john smith time frame widened labour_party disastrous result general election absolutely crucial relationship motives main characters morgan moment blair decided aim leader party morgan producers engaged lengthy research process script writing editing interviewing brown blair closest friends advisors aides involved elections significantly facts film based chapters james book rivals intimate portrait political marriage film briefly adopted rivals working title soon reverted deal title considered based line speech given blair scenes set house_of_commons chamber committee rooms use actual words recorded scenes morgan utilised dramatic licence conceding evidence suggest lines spoken film said real life relationship brown blair received thematic morgan likened brown story tragedy qualified labour_party probably felt time leader despite quote head film referring kid likened brown blair butt head producer alluded biblical themes painting brown blair casting time commissioning douglas daniel considered parts brown blair respectively david michael eventually announced leads march gained stone role hair dyed researched brown background travelling brown grew reviewing numerous biographies information treasury comparison preparation bbc thriller state play discovered politicians wanted help research turned journalists jon snow simon director stephen unfamiliar previous work convinced production staff cast worked accent coach effectively mimic blair speech style avoided simple men played cited smith title performance ali basis despite playing real life figure treated role character film debut mary reilly unsure minor role burned brain confirmed remembered casting director approached audience play inviting appear love story tony blair gordon brown informal meeting scheduled end cast blair paul studied biography peter gained appreciation politician work northern_ireland peace process sexuality portrayed loyalty identified remain ing loyal blair brown representation compared people associated blair brown appear film hunter blair assistant played morrison journalist mcdonald played sue brown assistant played filming march shortly filming began itv abandoned plan screen film citing fears politically sensitive film affect corporate merger government competition commission hours channel_4 backed production million budget assigned film filming postponed accommodate rehearsal schedule play ended shooting day leave set time appear play warehouse shoot scheduled weeks set design carried michael longtime production designer house played house owned lord certain personal effects characters familiar public added sets prologue climactic scene restaurant shot location restaurant subdued performance avoid portraying lady figure scene encourages blair stand leadership stand camera editing post production went september historical events sheffield rally footage general election costly archive footage instead adam curtis assisted editing archive footage release john recommissioned film channel_4 scheduled tony blair season deal aired september day labour_party conference began despite heavy media attention broadcast seen million viewers film received screening san_francisco film festival following interview peter morgan international rights north_america purchased channel_4 international company sold american cable network hbo hbo screened deal november channel_4 released region dvd brand genius products imprint company released deal region dvd july region edition features audio commentary morgan interview ending film changed american release closing read gordon waiting leadership replaced says brown prime minister thirteen years meeting despite changes copyright date film remains hbo promoted new movie makers queen dvd marketed prequel queen film originally released queen reception reviews film following press screening generally positive guardian published number reviews politicians political aides charlie called enjoyable entirely accurate complaining portrayed comparison peter prince darkness highly complimentary performance criticised morgan script portraying brown publicly perceived michael secretary state defence time blair leader opposition wrote positive account film review platform recall events surrounding general election tim blair deputy press secretary years called cracking stuff highlighting leads performances fact based nature script mark davies political reporter bbc news online criticised script bias brown apparently negative performance michael plays blair style image david steel puppet far superior colleague like eager actor later transforms blair sinister cynical think critics davies admired performance actor grasp brown physical daily express james singled balance drama humour broadcast united_states retrospect queen boston_globe matthew gilbert called tightly written effectively acted plays like creation glimpse tension gilbert wrote brings depth brown moody private passion ideas performing public drama won british academy television award best single drama won programme award male actor nominated category best single drama international emmy award category best movie miniseries nominated outstanding directorial achievement television movie serial category inaugural directors guild great_britain awards follow ups queen clause contract allowed direct sequels success deal prompted production team consider new film possibly surrounding britain commitment war iraq production announced follow produced theatrical film release queen weeks following death princess diana august described film direct sequel reunited creative team special relationship second follow written morgan special relationship chronicles special relationship blair president bill_clinton film proposed morgan chapter blair trilogy shortly queen released blair resignation covered blair special relationship clinton george bush early speculation left bank pictures bbc films involved production morgan promised script andy december announced kennedy producing morgan directing march announced dennis play role clinton hope davis portray wife morgan pulled directing film june replaced richard filming location london ran july september film films production hbo films bbc films broadcast hbo networks north_america possible brown film radio interview kate august andy spoke early plans television film brown exit explained film years away