WALL·E (2008)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Andrew Stanton

Writers:

Andrew Stanton (original story) &
Pete Docter (original story) ...

Release Date:

27 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An Adventure Beyond the Ordinar-E

Plot:

In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.

Plot Keywords:

28th Century | Boot | Laser Cutter | Stowaway | Launch

Awards:

3 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Ben Burtt	...	WALL•E / M-O (voice)
Elissa Knight	...	EVE (voice)
Jeff Garlin	...	Captain (voice)
Fred Willard	...	Shelby Forthright - BnL CEO
MacInTalk	...	AUTO (voice)
John Ratzenberger	...	John (voice)
Kathy Najimy	...	Mary (voice)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ship's Computer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kim Kopf	...	Hoverchair Mother (voice)

Also Known As:

WALL-E (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Ireland:G | Australia:G | UK:U | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:Livre | South Africa:A | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Québec) | Iceland:L | Singapore:G | Malaysia:U | USA:G (certificate #44354) | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | France:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Mexico:AA | Denmark:7 | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Germany:o.Al.

Company:

Pixar Animation Studios

Trivia:

The makers consulted with a live-action director of photography, Roger Deakins, to learn how Deakins would light and shoot a scene if it were a live-action movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: Eve's facial dirt markings disappear and re-appear. Eve gets several dirty markings on her otherwise pristine white exterior while in the garbage hold. A long dark stain runs down the right side (her left) of her 'eye screen'. When she flies WALL•E and M-O out of the garbage hold into the corridor, and is photographed aiming her weapon at the steward robot, and in shot when locking the steward away, the marking is clearly gone. Immediately after, as she is flying down the corridor, followed by a growing group of faulty robots, the mark reappears. During the battle with the large contingent of steward robots, in the beginning when she shoots a steward, the mark is gone, but as she shields herself when the 'massage' robot is let loose, the mark reappears.

Quotes:

Voice in commercial: Too much garbage in your place? There is plenty of space out in space! BnL StarLiners leaving each day. We'll clean up the mess while you're away.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

BNL

Pixar's still producing the best movies out there

We went to the San Francisco Film Institute's first public screening at their campus in Emeryville. Everyone's sworn to secrecy, but for a film with little dialog, it carries more of an emotional punch and has a richer story than any live-action movie this year. The tone and style of the film is completely different for Pixar, and Disney haven't tried to override the darker thematic elements at all, making the story surprisingly three-dimensional.

This will end up being the animated film of the year and I had the same 'wow' feeling as after seeing Ratatouille. Considering that animated films have always played second-fiddle to live-action, and have been aimed at kids, it's ironic that once again Pixar produces a film that rivals any live action on every level. Bravo!