Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (1996) (V)

Director:

Emory Myrick

Writers:

Diane M. Fresco (writer) &
Mark Hoffmeier (writer) ...
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Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Andrew Hawkes	...	Siegfried (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Roy (voice)
Charles Adler	...	Loki / Additional Voices (voice)
Rocky Carroll	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Samantha Eggar	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dorian Harewood	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Billie Hayes	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Tony Jay	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Iona Morris	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Barry Pearl	...	Rumpelstiltskin / Additional Voices (voice)
Dee Dee Rescher	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Kevin Richardson)
Neil Ross	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Susan Silo	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Pamala Tyson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David Warner	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siegfried Fischbacher	...	Himself (uncredited)
Roy Horn	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Emory Myrick		(as Ron Myrick)

Writing credits
Diane M. Fresco		(writer) &
Mark Hoffmeier		(writer) &
Sean Roche		(writer)

Produced by
Ritza Brown	....	co-producer
André Djaoui	....	co-producer
Sergio Gobbi	....	co-producer
Valerie Hawke	....	associate producer
Andy Heyward	....	executive producer: DIC
Robby London	....	executive producer: DIC
Michael Maliani	....	executive producer: DIC
Emory Myrick	....	producer (as Ron Myrick)
Sean Roche	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Wang

Casting by
Brenda Frank
Marsha Goodman

Production Management
Stacey Gallishaw	....	production supervisor
Tracy Hansen	....	assistant production supervisor
Tonda S. Lark	....	post-production supervisor
Brian A. Miller	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Pat Agnasin	....	storyboard cleanup (as Patricia R. Agnacin)
Pat Agnasin	....	storyboard revisions (as Patricia R. Agnacin)
Kelly Akins	....	storyboard cleanup
Kelly Akins	....	storyboard revisions
Andrew Austin	....	storyboard cleanup
Andrew Austin	....	storyboard revisions
Del Barras	....	storyboard artist (as Dell Barras)
Del Barras	....	storyboard cleanup (as Dell Barras)
Del Barras	....	storyboard revisions (as Dell Barras)
Manuel De Leon	....	storyboard cleanup
Manuel De Leon	....	storyboard revisions
Guy Donovan	....	prop designer
Guy Donovan	....	storyboard cleanup
Guy Donovan	....	storyboard revisions
Kevin Gollaher	....	storyboard artist
Elaine Hultgren	....	storyboard artist
Scott Jorgenson	....	storyboard artist
Emory Myrick	....	storyboard cleanup (as Ron Myrick)
Emory Myrick	....	storyboard revisions (as Ron Myrick)
Emory Myrick	....	storyboard slugger (as Ron Myrick)
Judith Niver	....	storyboard cleanup
Judith Niver	....	storyboard revisions
Mark Page	....	storyboard cleanup
Mark Page	....	storyboard revisions
Ken Roskos	....	storyboard cleanup
Ken Roskos	....	storyboard revisions
Mark Teague	....	storyboard cleanup
Mark Teague	....	storyboard revisions
Todd White	....	storyboard cleanup
Todd White	....	storyboard revisions

Sound Department
Michael J. Cowan	....	dialogue editor
Michael J. Cowan	....	supervising sound editor
Heather Elliott	....	dialogue editor
Alan Howarth	....	sound designer
Alan Howarth	....	sound re-recording mixer
Darrin Mann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lisa McGee	....	foley artist
Tom Mgrdichian	....	sound engineer
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	sound effects editor
Katie Rowe	....	foley artist (as Katherine Rowe)
Mark A. Tracy	....	assistant dialogue editor (as Mark Tracy)
David A. Whittaker	....	sound effects editor (as David Whittaker)

Animation Department
Marzette Bonar	....	color backgrounds
Ra Nae Bonella	....	color key artist (as RaNae Bonella)
John Cataldi	....	sheet director
Ruben Chavez	....	color backgrounds
Vincent Davis	....	sheet director
Zeon Davush	....	sheet director
Denis Deegan	....	overseas animation supervisor
Aaron Garcia	....	color backgrounds
Andrew Gentle	....	background designer
Mark Glamack	....	sheet director
Steven E. Gordon	....	character designer (as Steve Gordon)
Scott Heming	....	clean-up artist
Mike Hodgson	....	background designer
Christopher Hooten	....	color key artist
Shahen Jordan	....	color backgrounds
Don Judge	....	sheet director (as Donald Judge)
Walt Kubiak	....	animation timing director
Hector Martinez	....	color backgrounds
Marlene Robinson May	....	sheet director (as Marlene May)
Gary Mouri	....	background designer
Emory Myrick	....	character designer (as Ron Myrick)
Emory Myrick	....	sheet director (as Ron Myrick)
Carie Nouribekian	....	cel painter
Jeanette Nouribekian	....	color key artist
Jane Nussbaum	....	color backgrounds
Brenda Piluso	....	dialogue sheet director
Colene Riffo	....	color backgrounds (as Colene L. Riffo)
Leonard Robledo	....	color backgrounds
Ron Roesch	....	background designer (as Ronald Roesch)
Ron Roesch	....	color backgrounds (as Ronald Roesch)
Ken Roskos	....	clean-up artist
Jennifer Stillwell	....	character designer
Jennifer Stillwell	....	clean-up artist
Bob Tyler	....	sheet director
Lin Hua Zheng	....	color backgrounds
Richard Ziehler-Martin	....	color backgrounds

Editorial Department
Brad Bair	....	assistant to editor
Bunta Bell	....	post-production assistant
Mark Deimel	....	assistant editor
Michael L. DePatie	....	assistant editor (as M.L. DePatie)
Kris Gilpin	....	assistant editor
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen	....	picture editor
Mark Intravartolo	....	on-line editor
Chris Jones	....	on-line editor
Tom Manahan	....	assistant to editor
Kevin McLaughlin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Stephen Nakamura	....	colorist
Kathleen Mary O'Hara	....	post-production coordinator
Miriam L. Preissel	....	picture editor
Judith Reilly	....	post-production assistant
Kett M. Robbins	....	post-production assistant
Ted Supa	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stuart Goetz	....	music editor
Zoe Seals	....	assistant music supervisor (as Zoë Seals)
Karyn M. Ulman	....	music supervisor (as Karyn Ulman)

Other crew
Fifun A. Amini	....	video post supervisor
Lori Crawford	....	script supervisor
Kevin Donohue	....	assistant script supervisor
Marsha Goodman	....	voice director
Andy Heyward	....	creative supervisor
Scott Jeffers	....	electronic graphic artist
Penny Lee	....	assistant script supervisor
Keith Lesser	....	production coordinator
Michael Maliani	....	creative supervisor
Stephanie McCorkle	....	talent coordinator
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director
Laurie Resnick	....	electronic graphic artist
Stu Rosen	....	voice director
William A. Ruiz	....	assistant script supervisor
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Renee Toporzysek	....	director of research
Julie Wong	....	electronic graphic artist

Production Companies

• DiC Enterprises

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Other Companies

• DiC Productions L.P.  copyright holder (1996)
• Irvin Feld & Kenneth Feld Productions Inc.  copyright holder (1996)
• Ivy Sound Studios  home to post sound
• Post Sound  music post-production
• Sunrise Animation Inc.  animation production

MPAA:

Rated PG for some fantasy violence and scary images.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

DiC Enterprises

The most insanely fast and incoherent plot I've ever seen in an animated movie

Many people know Siegfried and Roy as a very odd couple. They are commonly known as magicians, but they prefer to be called entertainers. Thus, as entertainers, not magicians, what is so wrong with making an animated movie with main characters based on yourself?This is the only train of thought I can follow that leads me to understand why this movie was produced.

Siegfried and Roy are two muscular, noble, and valiant do-gooders who team up to fight the evil forces, called Titans, of their magical fantasy land. The plot features many, many snippets of old stories and Greek/Roman myths, crudely put together in a way that makes your head spin. For instance, Siegfried and Roy travel with an elfish companion named Rumplestiltskin, Loki is the main villain, and the king is Midas, and all of them follow their traditional mythological story, just in an awful way (except for Rumplestiltskin, he's there for comic relief, oddly enough). The plot moves through each of these stories so ridiculously fast that you quickly lose track of what's going on.

This movie is probably one to see if you're a fan of cheesy movies. The idea of Siegfried and Roy as warriors in a fantasy setting should be enough to get most people chuckling, but there's more. Siegfried has one of the cheesiest battle cries I've ever heard, and he uses it often. He will boast that "the magic is back!" before going into action. He uses it so often that it seems he would yell it to do ordinary things like getting on his carriage or opening a door. There are also some cheesy special effects they try to put into the movie, which is already skewered by generic character designs and animation. Fans of Siegfried and Roy will not be disappointed in knowing that they also have a white tiger companion in the movie, who is powerful and magical.

"Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible" really does ask you to do the impossible- follow the most rushed and incoherent plot starring the alter-egos of two odd entertainment icons. As a movie meant for kids, it's simply awful. Otherwise, you'll probably get some laughs from it, especially watching it with a group of friends. Just remember, the magic is back!