Gen 13 (1999) (V)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Kevin Altieri

Writers:

J. Scott Campbell (creator)
Jim Lee (story) ...

Genre:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Caitlin Fairchild, a teenager offered a place in an institute for gifted children. She soon learns that the school isn't really a school...

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Superhero | Super Power | Mentor | Teen | Based On Comic

Cast

Alicia Witt	...	Caitlin Fairchild (voice)
John de Lancie	...	Colonel John 'Jack' Lynch (voice)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Freefall / Roxy Spaulding (voice)
Flea	...	Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	Threshold / Matthew Callahan (voice)
Lauren Lane	...	Ivana Baiul (voice)
Cloris Leachman	...	Helga (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John DeMita	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as John De Mita)
Julia Fletcher	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Julia De Mita)
Debi Derryberry	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dave Fennoy	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Alex Fernandez	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jamie Hanes	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John Hostetter	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Runtime:

73 min | Germany:87 min | Mexico:90 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:LH | Australia:M | Germany:16

Company:

Aegis Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#25.10)" (2001)

R-Rated WB Cartoon

This Gen-13 movie is less a feature length movie, and more a hour long cartoon special that would have introduced a Gen-13 cartoon series. However, the language and gore suggests that this series might have aired on HBO or Cinemax. It seems logical. This movie was made at the height of South Park's fame, and other cable channels were scrambling to try and find their own crude kids show.

Gen-13 is only for fans of the defunct comic book. My complaints about this film are the same as past reviews. Grunge's dialog makes Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure sound like Shakespeare. And at times the sound quality dips to below average. However, this movie is only available on bootlegs, so don't expect great quality.

Also, many video outlets push the fact that the uncut version of this film features nude scenes of Catlin. Needless to say, I have seen this movie, and the "nude" scenes are a disappointment. The first scene of nudity is with Catlin and Roxy in the shower. Perhaps the version I saw was not really uncut, because the screen was so covered with white (I guess it was supposed to be steam) you could not see a thing. It would have been a better idea to cut this scene altogether rather than include it in it's white washed condition. The second scene of nudity is when Catlin gets her powers. She grows bigger and taller, and her clothes become ripped. It you are quick with the pause button, you will see the upper parts of Catlin's nipples, which have been turned flesh colored, so they have been censored a little.

The storyline is rather hackneyed, and the animation reminds me a lot of Batman the Animated Series, but it is still good. However, if you are like me, and you only wanted to watch this movie for all the wrong reasons, you will be disappointed.