Bolt (2008)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Byron Howard
Chris Williams

Writers:

Dan Fogelman (screenplay)
Chris Williams (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A hero is unleashed 2008.

Plot:

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Plot Keywords:

Superpower | Hamster | Dog | Cat | Alley Cat

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Bolt (voice)
Miley Cyrus	...	Penny (voice)
Susie Essman	...	Mittens (voice)
Mark Walton	...	Rhino (voice)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Calico (voice)
James Lipton	...	The Director (voice)
Greg Germann	...	The Agent (voice)
Diedrich Bader	...	Veteran Cat (voice)
Nick Swardson	...	Blake (voice)
J.P. Manoux	...	Tom (voice)
Dan Fogelman	...	Billy (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Mindy (voice)
Chloe Moretz	...	Young Penny (voice)
Randy Savage	...	Thug (voice)
Ronn Moss	...	Dr. Forrester (voice)

Also Known As:

American Dog (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and peril.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44841) | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Ireland:G | South Africa:10M | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | Australia:G | UK:PG | Chile:TE | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:Livre | Germany:6 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:GP | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Sweden:7 | Norway:7 | Czech Republic:U | Mexico:AA

Company:

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Trivia:

First film to be released on Blu-Ray before DVD.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Bolt refers to Dr. Calico as ''the Green-eyed man''. Although a great percentage of people think the opposite, dogs are not actually colorblind. They do however see colors differently than how humans do. Dogs don't seem to be able to see reds or greens very well, so their world probably exists in various shades of yellow and blue. Because of this, there is no way that he could recognize Calico's eye as green. However, he would have heard Penny calling him "the green-eyed man" a lot and is likely to have repeated this.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Young Penny: [points to puppy Bolt, decisively] That one.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Dog-Face Boy

A VERY fun movie for old and young alike

Its an animated movie about a dog. GIVEN, its a 'kids' movie. Unlike many animated movies, the dialog isn't full of innuendos or 'hidden' humor that only adults would 'get'. Its easily understood by kids, the animation is top-rate (as would be expected) and the characters are engaging and easy to enjoy. I admit that even though I love animation, I went to this sneak preview with a few misgivings. The trailers didn't look all that exciting, and I didn't expect to see anything I hadn't already seen. On one hand, I was right. The animation WAS very good, but nothing that hadn't been done before. But on the other hand I was pleasantly wrong. The formula works perfectly for Bolt. It was fun, didn't have any 'dull' spots, and while my theater was filled with a fairly consistent mix of children and young teens, and a relative smattering of adults, everyone seemed to enjoy it. Laughter was pretty consistent among the old and young, and at the end of the flick I heard something I rarely get to experience in theaters these days: applause. Granted, the adults were the ones applauding, and I joined in enthusiastically. The wife and I agree that this was one movie where we felt we got more than our dollars' worth. Thats a rare treat. Bolt did not disappoint on any level -and will find a spot in our library when the DVD eventually hits market. I fully expect this movie to do very well.