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| Title: | Planet 51 |
| Director: | Jorge Blanco; Javier Abad; Marcos Martínez |
| Writers: | Jorge Blanco; Javier Abad; Marcos Martínez and Ignacio Pérez Dolset |
| Producers: | Mercedes Gamero; Peter Graves; Albie Hecht; Stephen Margolis; Albert Martinez-Martín; Patrick Meehan; Ignacio Pérez Dolset; Javier Pérez Dolset; Juan Antonio Pérez Ramirez; José A. Rodriguez Diaz; Mercedes Rey; Michael Ryan; Ricardo García Arrojo; Guy Collins |
| Composer: | James Brett |
| Editors: | Alex Rodriguez |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | TriStar Pictures |
| Released: | November 14th, 2009 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 91 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Planet 51 is an American animated family film of the science fiction and adventure genres. It was co-directed by Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad & Marcos Martínez with a script written by Joe Stillman, based on an original idea by Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez and Ignacio Pérez Dolset. It was presented and distributed through TriStar Pictures, and premiered in Westwood, California on November 14th, 2009. It opened to wide release on November 20th, 2009.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Johnson | Captain Charles T. Baker |
| Jessica Biel | Neera |
| Justin Long | Lem |
| Gary Oldman | General Grawl |
| Seann William Scott | Skiff |
| John Cleese | Professor Kipple |
| Freddie Benedict | Eckle |
| Alan Marriott | Glar |
| Matthew Horne | Soldier Vesklin |
| James Corden | Soldier Vernkot |
| Lewis Macleod | Additional voices |
| Emma Tate | Additional voices |
| Rupert Degas | Additional voices |
| Pete Atkin | Additional voices |
| Rebecca Front | Additional voices |
| Laurence Bouvard | Additional voices |
| Vincent Marzello | Additional voices |
| Brian Bowles | Additional voices |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Originally, the film was going to be titled Planet One, but changed names so as to not be confused with a children's television production company of the same name.
- There are a total of eighteen credited voice actors in this film; ten of whom play named characters.
- Production on Planet 51 began on January 31st, 2007. It concluded on July 10th, 2009.
- A video game adaptation of Planet 51 was released by Pyro Studios and Sega of America in 2009.
- Planet 51 grossed $12,286,129 over its opening weekend and was screened in 3,035 theaters.
- Planet 51 remained in release for a total of fifty-eight weeks (407 days).
- Planet 51 closed out of theaters on March 14th, 2010.
- Planet 51 was released on DVD by Sony Pictures on March 9th, 2010.
- The name Planet 51 is a reference to Area 51, which is name of a classified military base located in Nevada. Area 51 has given rise to numerous urban legends and conspiracy theories about its function in relation to alien artifacts and other U.F.O. phenomena.
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