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The Animatrix (2003) -- The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the "Matrix" universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.
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The Animatrix (2003) -- In the world of a Samurai training program, Cis, a soldier of Zion, must choose between love and his comrades of the real world.
The Animatrix (2003) -- The crew of the Osiris must relay a message to the rebel city of Zion. The sentinels are on their way...Prelude to The Matrix.
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Overview

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Writers:
Andy Wachowski (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
3 June 2003 (USA) more
Plot:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Akio Ôtsuka ... Thadeus (voice)

Clayton Watson ... Michael Karl Popper AKA The Kid (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Pamela Adlon ... Jue (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Hedy Burress ... Cis (segment "Program") / Yoko (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Terrence 'T.C.' Carson ... Clarence (voice) (as T.C. Carson)
Melinda Clarke ... Alexa (segment "Matriculated") (voice)

Olivia d'Abo ... Rox (segment "Matriculated") (voice)

Dane A. Davis ... 01 Versatran Spokesman (segment "The Second Renaissance, Part II") (voice)
William R. Dean ... Additional Voices (voice)

John DeMita ... Teacher (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)

Debi Derryberry ... Kid (segment "The Second Renaissance, Part II") (voice)
John Di Maggio ... Crew Man (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser (segment "Program") (voice)

Alex Fernandez ... Tom (segment "World Record") (voice)
Jack Fletcher ... Townsperson (segment "Beyond") / Sandro (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Julia Fletcher ... The Instructor (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Narrator (segment "World Record") / Townsperson (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Bette Ford ... Old Woman (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)

Rick Gomez ... Pilot (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)
Tom Kenny ... Operator (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") (voice)

Phil LaMarr ... Duo (segment "Program") (voice)
Tress MacNeille ... Housewife / Kenny (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Matt McKenzie ... Agent #1 (segment "World Record") / Agent (segments "Beyond" and "A Detective Story") (voice)

Carrie-Anne Moss ... Trinity (segments "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)

Keanu Reeves ... Neo (segment "Kid's Story") (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson ... Thadeus (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Cop (segment "Kid's Story") / Agent #2 (segment "World Record") (voice)

Rodney Saulsberry ... Chyron (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
Dwight Schultz ... Townspeople, Policeman, Exterminators (segment "Beyond") / Nonaka (segment "Matriculated") / Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Part I&II") (voice)

Allison Smith ... Reporter (segment "World Record") (voice)
Kath Soucie ... Pudgy / Masa / Sara (segment "Beyond") (voice)

Tara Strong ... Crew Woman (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Nurse (segment "World Record") / Misha (segment "Beyond") (voice)
Jill Talley ... Mother / Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Townsperson (segment "Beyond") (voice)

James Arnold Taylor ... Additional voice (segments "The Second Renaissance, Parts I&II") / Miscellaneous (segment "Kid's Story") / Ash (segment "A Detective Story") / Raul (segment "Matriculated") (voice)

John Wesley ... Dan's Dad (segment "World Record") (voice)
Victor Williams ... Dan (segment "World Record") (voice)
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Directed by
Peter Chung (segment "Matriculated")
Andy Jones (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris")
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (segment "Program")
Takeshi Koike (segment "World Record")
Mahiro Maeda (segments "The Second Renaissance Part I" and "The Second Renaissance Part II")
Kôji Morimoto (segment "Beyond") (as Koji Morimoto)
Shinichirô Watanabe (segments "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story")
 
Writing credits
Andy Wachowski (screenplay "The Matrix") (as The Wachowski Brothers) &
Larry Wachowski (screenplay "The Matrix") (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Andy Wachowski (written by) (segments "The Final Flight of the Osiris", "The Second Renaissance Part I", "The Second Renaissance Part II" and "Kid's Story") &
Larry Wachowski (written by) (segments "The Final Flight of the Osiris", "The Second Renaissance Part I", "The Second Renaissance Part II" and "Kid's Story")

Yoshiaki Kawajiri (written by) (segments "Program" and "World Record")

Kôji Morimoto (written by) (segment "Beyond") (as Koji Morimoto)

Shinichirô Watanabe (written by) (segment "A Detective Story")

Peter Chung (written by) (segment "Matriculated")

Produced by
Michael Arias .... producer
Spencer Lamm .... producer
Phil Oosterhouse .... associate producer
Steve Richards .... co-producer
Joel Silver .... executive producer
Andy Wachowski .... producer
Larry Wachowski .... producer
 
Original Music by
Don Davis 
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Film Editing by
Christopher S. Capp (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
 
Casting by
Jack Fletcher 
 
Costume Design by
Veronique Garcia 
 
Production Management
Jessica Alan .... post-production supervisor
 
Sound Department
Richard Adrian .... sound effects designer
Thom Brennan .... supervising foley editor
William R. Dean .... assistant sound editor
Paul Hackner .... assistant sound editor
Michael Edward Johnson .... sound effects designer
Eddie Kim .... sound effects designer
Andrew Lackey .... sound effects editor
Eric Lewis .... assistant dialogue recordist
Noel McIntosh .... adr assistant
Joe Milner .... sound re-recording mixer (except "Final Flight of the Osiris")
James Azizi Penny .... group adr
Eryne Prine .... sound editor
David S. DiPietro .... group adr (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Kevin Bjorke .... 3D render/light pipeline supervision: final flight of the osiris
Sergio Garcia Abad .... senior modeler (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
Kory Juul .... lighting artist & digital compositor (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
Takumi Kimura .... lead lighting artist
Greg Lev .... lead lighting artist
Bo Mosley .... modeling and texturing supervisor: SquareUSA (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris, The")
Adam Moura .... lighter & compositor: SquareUSA
Jake Rowell .... digital character artist
Suan Ching Tan .... modeler
Suan Ching Tan .... texture artist
Joanne Thiel .... visual effects
Roger Kupelian .... conceptual artist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Dino Herrmann .... composer: additional music
Junkie XL .... composer: additional score
Mark Kilian .... composer: additional music
Larry Mah .... music scoring mixer
Christopher Mann .... composer: additional music (as Chris Neilman)
Rupert Parkes .... composer: additional music
Julie Pearce .... music editor
David Sherr .... orchestra contractor
David Sherr .... orchestrator
Kip Smedley .... assistant to composer
Jed Smith .... programmer: music audio
 
Other crew
Jack Fletcher .... voice director
Anthony Weintraub .... additional dialogue
Anthony Weintraub .... story consultant
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
DNA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
There is a reference to the Visual Effects Supervisor for the Matrix films, John Gaeta, during "The Second Renaissance Part II." As the human army gathers in the trenches, preparing for Operation Dark Storm, a male voice on the P.A. system announces, "Lt. Gaeta, please report to the Ops Center. Lt. Gaeta to Ops Center." more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The word "scanning" is misspelled as "scaning" on a monitor. more
Quotes:
Duo: I wanted to go back with you, I love you. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Anime: Drawing a Revolution (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
MARTENOT WAVES more

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If you want to understand "The Matrix" you don't want to miss this, 1 January 2009
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Author: Attila Duka (MatrixG) from Romania

Born from the directors(Larry and Andy Wachowski)of "The Matrix" ,this 9 part great animated movie tell's the story of what happened whit mankind before the time that "The Matrix" takes place.

Here are the titles of the nine part of The Animatrix: 1.Final Flight of the Osiris 2.Kid's Story 3.The Second Renaissance Part I 4.The Second Renaissance Part II 5.Beyond 6.A Detective Story 7.Program 8.World Record 9.Matriculated

In the first part of The Animatrix "Final Flight of the Osiris" we find out that the Osiris is the ship who informs Zion that the machines are digging direct to it.

If you don't watch the "Kid's story" you will not be able to understand what does the kid is talking about to Neo in "The Matrix Reloaded"

But the most important parts of The Animatrix are the The Second Renaissance Part's in which is told the story between man and machine.

The movie is the necessary introduction of "The Matrix", don't miss it

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