Ice Age
They came. They thawed. They conquered.
Country
Production
Budget
$59 000 000
Box office
$383 257 136
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Lori Forte, Chris Meledandri
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Brian McEntee, Marcin Jakubowski, Galen T. Chu
Audition
Editing
John Carnochan, Michael Feder
Whole Team (162)
Whole Team (162)
Short description
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims.
What's left behind the scenes
- The scene featuring Scrat the squirrel was included in the film to justify the movie's title, as ice does not first appear until the 37th minute of the action.
- The programmers worked with a 3 terabyte system.
- All the voice actors were allowed to improvise to their heart's content in order to give the animation a certain element of spontaneity.
- James Earl Jones and Wing Rames were considered to voice Manny.
- The first drawings in the cave (before the characters enter the large hall with mammoth drawings) are copies of the earliest cave paintings known to mankind. The cave containing these drawings is located in Lascaux, in southern France. The paintings are approximately 15,000–17,000 years old.
- The first drawings in the cave (before the characters enter the large hall with mammoth drawings) are copies of the earliest cave paintings known to humankind. The cave with these drawings is located in Lascaux, in southern France. The drawings are approximately 15,000-17,000 years old.
- Before the animators began their work, there was an extensive preparation phase for the project's launch that lasted about a year.
- "Scrat's Lost Adventure" can be found on DVD.
- John Leguizamo, who voices Sid, tried various intonations and speech patterns for his character until he realized that he was best at lisping.
- The film's director, Chris Wedge, voiced the squirrel named Scrat. Many viewers highlight Scrat as their favorite character, even though he barely participates in the development of the main storyline. It was thanks to the audience's reaction during test screenings that the decision was made to include his presence in some scenes of the cartoon.
- The animated film was originally intended to be a drama; however, the studio agreed to greenlight the project only if the genre was changed to a family comedy, which was subsequently done.
- The child's name is Roshan, his mother's name is Nadia, his father's name is Runar, and the names of the saber-toothed tigers are Soto, Zeke, Oscar, and Lenny. A wife and child of Manny are drawn on the wall in the cave. All this information can be found in the original film script.
- The first film released in 2002 to surpass the 100 million mark.
- Initially, the cartoon was supposed to be a drama, however, the studio agreed to greenlight the project only if the genre was changed to a family comedy, which was then done.
- The only objection from consultants at the "American Museum of Natural History," who worked on the cartoon, was that they demanded the removal of dinosaurs from the film, as they became extinct long before the events depicted in the movie.
- The initial script included a character named Sylvia, who was supposed to be Sid the sloth's friend.
- Initially, Blue Sky Animation was a small division of 20th Century Fox that spent 15 years developing and refining technologies for creating computer-generated characters. For example, their developments formed the basis for the special effects in the films 'Alien Resurrection' (1997) and 'Joe's Apartment' (1996).
- The drawings seen in the closing credits belong to the animators' children.
- John Leguizamo, who voiced Sid, experimented with various intonations and speech patterns for his character until he realized that a lisp worked best.
- Scrat was deliberately deprived of a voice to add a comedic effect to the action.
- The scene with the squirrel Scrat was included in the film to justify the title of the cartoon, as ice first appears only at the 37th minute of the action.
- Initially, Blue Sky Animation was a small division of "20th Century Fox" that spent 15 years developing and refining technologies for creating computer characters. For example, their developments formed the basis for the special effects in the films "Alien Resurrection" (1997) and "Joe's Apartment" (1996).
- The original script included a character named Sylvia, who was intended to be a love interest for Sid the sloth.
- James Earl Jones and Ving Rhames were considered to voice Manny.
- All voice actors were encouraged to improvise fully to add an element of spontaneity to the animation.
- The creators originally wanted to cover the 20th Century Fox logo in ice (this version of the logo can be seen in the trailers), but during the final edit, they decided to keep the standard emblem.
- Before the animators began work, there was a long preparation period to launch the project, which lasted about a year.
- Initially, the creators of the cartoon wanted to cover the "20th Century Fox" company logo with ice (this version of the logo can be seen in the trailers), but during final editing, they decided to leave the standard emblem.
- None of the human characters in the cartoon utter a single word throughout the entire film.
- The drawings that can be seen during the end credits were created by the animators’ children.
- The child's name is Roshan, his mother's name is Nadya, his father's name is Runar, and the saber-toothed tigers are named Soto, Zeke, Oscar, and Lenny. Manny's wife and child are depicted in the cave paintings. All of this information can be found in the film's original screenplay.
- The only objection from the consultants at the American Museum of Natural History who worked on the film was their demand to remove the dinosaurs, as they had gone extinct long before the events depicted in the movie.
- The first film, released in 2002, managed to surpass the 100-million mark.
- The film's director, Chris Wedge, voiced a squirrel named Scrat. Many viewers cite Scrat as their favorite character, despite the fact that he barely participates in the development of the main plot. It was specifically due to audience reactions during test screenings that the decision was made to include him in several scenes of the movie.
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