October 8, 2009 (Hong Kong)
October 10, 2009 (Japan)
October 23, 2009 (United States)
Astro Boy is a 2009 computer-animated superhero film loosely based on the manga series of the same name by the Japanese writer and illustrator Osamu Tezuka. Produced by the Hong Kong-based company Imagi Animation Studios, it was directed by David Bowers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Timothy Hyde Harris. The film stars Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Bill Nighy, Matt Lucas, Eugene Levy, Nathan Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron, and Donald Sutherland.
The film was first released in Hong Kong on October 8, 2009, and in the United States on October 23, 2009. It received generally mixed reviews from film critics and was a box office bomb, earning $42 million worldwide against its $65 million budget. As a result of the film's financial failure, Imagi shut down on February 5, 2010, and Astro Boy became the last film produced by the studio.
Storyline
Also See
- Astro Boy (1963 TV Series)
- Astro Boy (1980 TV Series)
- Astro Boy (2003 TV Series)
- Little Astro Boy
- Go Astro Boy Go!
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Car Alarm 4 SS013804
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
- Hollywoodedge, Long Tire Skid CRT055202 (shortened)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Swish By Wligh CRT053907/Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHIZZ - QUICK ZING 02
- Hollywoodedge, Rubber Squeaks 3 High AC012601 (2nd squeak)
- Hollywoodedge, Shings High PitchedM PE286701 (1st and 2nd shing only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Small Hinge Squeak Hv PE188401
- Hollywoodedge, Sm Heavy Metal Door Sl PE185001
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Clanks Heavy Si FS031101
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Clanks Heavy Si FS031102
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Draw From Sheat FS032701
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Draw From Sheath FS032702
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - ROBOTS FOOTSTEPS
- Sony, Arcade Chirp 08
- SoundDogs, Metal, Rip, Crush, Hit, Glass/Sound Ideas, METAL, HIT - METAL IMPACT: SHARP RIPPING CRUNCH 02
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, ELECTRONIC - GENERAL WARNING SYSTEM: SHORT CONSTANT BEEPS 01
- Sound Ideas, BORK, CARTOON - LOW BORK
- Sound Ideas, CAMERA, FLASH - ELECTRONIC FLASH: FLASH POP AND CHARGING WHINE
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST ZIP BY 02 (Heard from the TV.)
- Sound Ideas, DISHES, BOWL - PICK UP SINGLE BOWL FROM STACK
- Sound Ideas, DOG, MIXED BREED - MEDIUM DOG, GROWLING, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 01
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, VERY LARGE, ELECTRICAL
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL SWISH 03
- Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - THROAT GARBLE, SHORT (Heard from the TV.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT (Heard from the TV.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HEAVY TIMP RISE (Heard in a low volume from the TV.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SOLID TIMP RISE (Heard twice during the song "Alright" by Supergrass.)
- Sound Ideas, ROBOT, MOTOR - ROBOT SERVO MOTOR 03
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID (cut-short)
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, COMPUTER - SPACE SHIP CONSOLE: BEEP, ELECTRONIC, SCI FI 02
- Sound Ideas, TANK, MILITARY - TANK, MILITARY HATCH: OPEN OR CLOSE CLANK 01 (low volume)
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WAFFLE TUBE TAKE (Heard once in a low volume.)
- Sound Ideas, TELEMETRY - COMPUTER TELEMETRY: FUNCTION BEEP, SCI FI, ELECTRONIC 09/Sound Ideas, TELEMETRY - SHORT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER FUNCTION BEEP 26
- Sound Ideas, TELEMETRY - SHORT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER FUNCTION BEEP 31
- TECHNICOLOR GLASS SHATTER 01
- Wilhelm Scream