Ice Age

Story

Just as A Bug's Life was a computer-animated comedy inspired by Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, the funny and often enthralling Ice Age is a digital re-imagining of the Western Three Godfathers. The heroes of this unofficial remake (set 20,000 years ago, during the titular Paleolithic era) are a taciturn mastodon named Manfred (voiced by Ray Romano), an annoying sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo), and a duplicitous saber-toothed tiger, Diego (Denis Leary). The unlikely team encounters a dying, human mother who relinquishes her chirpy toddler to the care of these critters. Hoping, against all odds, to return the little guy to his migrating tribe, Manfred and his associates need to establish trust among themselves, not an easy thing in a harsh world of predators, prey, and pushy glaciers. Audiences that have become accustomed to the rounded, polished, storybook look of Pixar's house brand of computer animation (Monsters, Inc.) will find the blunt edges and chilly brilliance of Ice Age--evoking the harsh, dangerous environment of a frozen world--a wholly different, and equally pleasing, trip. Recommended for ages 4 and up. --Tom Keogh

DVD Features

• Audio Commentary from director Chris Wedge and co-director Carlos Saldanha
  
• 6 deleted scenes with optional audio commentary: Paying Toll With Aardvarks
  
• Sylvia And Sid Intro
  
• Sabre Stake Out
  
• No More Fruit For You
  
• Sid And The Ladies
  
• Sid And Sylvia
  
• HBO 'Behind the Scenes Special' (20 mins approx.)
  
• 6 featurettes looking at Blue Sky, the award winning animation studio behind the movie: Making A Character
  
• The Art Of Rigging
  
• Animators Acting
  
• The Art Of Effects
  
• Lighting And Materials
  
• Using 2D In A 3D World
  
• 'Behind The Scenes Of Ice Age' documentary (30 mins)
  
• 'Scrat's New Adventure': an exclusive all-new animation based on the movies lynchpin character
  
• Multi-angle comparison sequences
  
• Trailers
  
• Interactive menu

Theatrical International release dates:
Europe: Mar 22, 02
Japan: Aug 3, 02
Australia: Mar 21, 02

Movie Details

Cast:

Jack Black
Queen Latifah
Denis Leary
John Leguizamo
Stephen Root
Goran Visnjic
Seann William Scott
Joseph Bologna
Tara Strong
Ray Romano
Chris Wedge
Josh Peck

MPAA Rating: PG
Running time: 81 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85 : 1

International rating:

Europe: U
Australia: G

DVD International release dates:
North America: Oct 1, 03