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Ice Age (2002) -- Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.
Ice Age (2002) -- Scrat tries to hide his acorn high up in a tree during a thunderstorm (not a good idea).
Ice Age (2002) -- Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.
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Ice Age (2002) -- Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   63,388 votes
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Directors:
Chris Wedge
Carlos Saldanha (co-director)
Writers:
Michael J. Wilson (story)
Michael Berg (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 March 2002 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Coolest Event In 16,000 Years. more
Plot:
Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 23 nominations more
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(225 articles)
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User Comments:
CGI fun for all. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ray Romano ... Manfred (voice)

John Leguizamo ... Sid (voice)

Denis Leary ... Diego (voice)

Goran Visnjic ... Soto (voice)

Jack Black ... Zeke (voice)

Cedric the Entertainer ... Carl (voice)

Stephen Root ... Rhino / Start (voice)

Diedrich Bader ... Saber-Toothed Tiger (voice)

Alan Tudyk ... Oscar / Dab the Dodo (voice)
Lorri Bagley ... Female Sloth (voice)

Jane Krakowski ... Female Sloth (voice)
Peter Ackerman ... Dodo / Macrauchenia (voice)
P.J. Benjamin ... Dodo (voice)
Josh Hamilton ... Dodo / Aardvark (voice)
Chris Wedge ... Dodo / Scrat (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Ice Age (Canada: English title) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild peril.
Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Blue Sky has engineers on its staff who understand the physics of sound and light and how these elements will affect movement in characters. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Sid steps in poop with the first step he takes, but in the previous shot, there is nothing within two steps of him. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Freaky Mammal: Well, why don't they call it The Big Chill? Or The Nippy Era? I'm just sayin', how do we know it's an Ice Age?
Freaky Mammal: Because... of all the ice.
Freaky Mammal: Well, things just got a little chillier.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Levels (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Send Me on My Way more

FAQ

What type of animal is Scrat?
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47 out of 60 people found the following comment useful:-
CGI fun for all., 19 September 2002
9/10
Author: SILV3R from London, England

This is obviously aimed at the same market as Monsters Inc and Shrek, but is different in its less cartoony feel (despite the deliberately cartoony characteristics of the lead creatures). The story is not one that had a massive in your face moral at the end (its more like its tugging at your shirt sleeves) but chooses just to tell a story about relationships between different "animals." You know the outcome, but you can't help being drawn in.

The characters themselves are far more than their voices (the advantage of less famous actors doing the voices), unlike most Disney movies. They are well rounded and completely believable, strangely. The group dynamics are brilliantly well presented and the character revelations and quirks are subtle and enjoyable. You will find yourself rooting for them far sooner than you would like to think.

The animation is brilliant, as you would expect, and you will be praying for the opportunity to go on the ice slide in the movie. You will fall in love with the characters, especially the comic relief of the prehistoric squirrel and its desperate attempts to bury its nuts. I came out wanting the obligatory merchandise, especially the sloth toy, only to be disappointed the next day when I couldn't find anything vaguely related.

Which, strangely, makes the movie all the more pure.

Better than Monsters Inc or Shrek.

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