The Last Mimzy (2007)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Robert Shaye

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay) and
Toby Emmerich (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future is trying to tell us something.

Plot:

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!

Plot Keywords:

Toy | Teacher | Blackout | FBI | Mandala

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Chris O'Neil	...	Noah Wilder
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn	...	Emma Wilder
Joely Richardson	...	Jo Wilder
Timothy Hutton	...	David Wilder
Rainn Wilson	...	Larry White
Kathryn Hahn	...	Naomi Schwartz
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Nathanial Broadman
Kirsten Williamson	...	Sheila Broadman
Irene Snow	...	Teacher in Meadow
Marc Musso	...	Harry
Nicole Muñoz	...	Kid with Braces
Scott E. Miller	...	School Guard (as Scott Miller)
Megan McKinnon	...	Wendy
Randi Lynne	...	Julie the Babysitter
Tom Heaton	...	Future Scientist
John Burnside	...	Future Scientist's Co-Worker
Sam Polin	...	Armed Cyborg (as Samuel Polin)
Phillip Brooks	...	Armed Cyborg
Daniel Bacon	...	Technician
Carlo Fanella	...	Technician
Paul Jarrett	...	Technician
Jerry Wasserman	...	Utilities Commisioner
Camyar Chai	...	Stu
Fred Keating	...	Police Captain
Dagmar Midcap	...	Newscaster
John Shaw	...	Dr. Rose
Patrick Gilmore	...	FBI Task Force Agent
Chad Cole	...	FBI Task Force Agent
Kaaren de Zilva	...	CPS Officer
David Joshi	...	FBI Video Technician
Bruce Harwood	...	Scientist
Kathleen Duborg	...	Scientist
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Scientist
Brian Greene	...	Intel Scientist
Curtis Caravaggio	...	Army Officer
Mackenzie Hamilton	...	Teenage Cyborg
Calum Worthy	...	Teenage Cyborg
Elias Calogeros	...	Child in Meadow
Caleb Kemble	...	Child in Meadow
Joanna Coons	...	Child in Meadow
Grace Walker	...	Child in Meadow
Evan Leeson	...	Child in Meadow
Eliana MacFarlane	...	Child in Meadow
Sophia Wik	...	Child in Meadow
Amanda Wik	...	Child in Meadow
Elora Penner	...	Child in Meadow
Sawyer Nicholson	...	Child in Meadow
Tamatea Westby	...	Child in Meadow
Julia Arkos	...	Kindergarten Teacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erica Jones	...	Little Girl (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Shaye		(as Bob Shaye)

Writing credits (WGA)
Bruce Joel Rubin		(screenplay) and
Toby Emmerich		(screenplay)
James V. Hart		(screen story) &
Carol Skilken		(screen story)
Henry Kuttner		(short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves") (as Lewis Padgett) &
C.L. Moore		(short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves") (as Lewis Padgett)

Produced by
Samuel J. Brown	....	development executive
Justis Greene	....	executive producer
Michael Phillips	....	producer
Sara Risher	....	executive producer
Robert Shaye	....	executive producer (as Bob Shaye)
Jonna Smith	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
J. Michael Muro		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alan Heim

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Barry Chusid

Art Direction by
Ross Dempster

Set Decoration by
Shannon Gottlieb

Costume Design by
Karen L. Matthews

Makeup Department
Ken Culver	....	prosthetic technician
Megan Davies	....	first assistant makeup artist
Monica Huppert	....	key makeup artist
Keith Lau	....	fabricator
J.P. Mass	....	fabricator
Robert A. Pandini	....	key hair stylist (as Robert Pandini)
Nicholas Podbrey	....	special effects makeup coordinator
Dean Scheck	....	first assistant hair stylist
Bill Terezakis	....	organic props builder
Maureen Terezakis	....	producer organic props building
Vince Yoshida	....	fabricator

Production Management
Heather Meehan	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adrian Diepold	....	third assistant director
Cindy Smith	....	second assistant director
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Andrei Andrianko	....	set designer
Tony Beck	....	lead dresser
Martin P. Blaine	....	scenic carpenter
Peter Bodnarus	....	set designer
Adam Catt	....	set dresser
Jason Claridge	....	co-paint coordinator
Trevor Curley	....	scenic helper
Max Daly	....	art department researcher
Nelson Dewey	....	storyboard artist
Kerri Elliott	....	graphic designer
Terry Foerster	....	lead carpenter
Harvey Gibbons	....	lead carpenter
Andrew Glavina	....	signwriter
Liz Goldwyn	....	assistant art director
Jane Groves	....	set decorator coordinator
Doug Hardwick	....	construction coordinator
Haida Harper	....	assistant property master
Jan Holmsten	....	construction buyer
Doran Holowachuk	....	construction laborer
Duncan Bell Irving	....	scenic carpenter
Jamie Jonasson	....	set decorator buyer
Robert M. Kalafut	....	illustrator
Herminio Kam	....	paint coordinator
Sayuri Katayama	....	scenic carpenter
Philip Keller	....	storyboard artist
Bryan Korenberg	....	property master
Carmen Lee	....	art department assistant
Dan MacDougall	....	scenic helper
Kim Magee	....	scenic carpenter
Jules Mann	....	concept designer
Mike McLeod	....	construction foreman
Marc Messenger	....	storyboard artist
John Panozzo	....	lead metal fabricator
Mark Rathgeber	....	lead carpenter
Wil Rees	....	production illustrator
Steve Reintjes	....	scenic artist
Nina Ross	....	assistant art director
Rob Schwenk	....	scenic carpenter (as Robert Schwenk)
Macleod Sinclaire	....	on-set dresser
Tonya Soules	....	buyer
Mark Stainthorpe	....	construction foreman
Miles Teves	....	concept artist
Faye Thorp	....	set decorator buyer
David Turgeon	....	set decorator buyer
Carie Wallis	....	art department coordinator
David Weber	....	on-set carpenter
Neil Westlake	....	illustrator
Grant Wildi	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Donald D. Brown	....	boom operator
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
William R. Dean	....	co-supervising sound editor
Julia Evershade	....	supervising adr editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Stephanie Flack	....	supervising dialogue editor
David Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Jon Greasley	....	sound recordist: commentary
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael McGee	....	production sound mixer
Dennis Rogers	....	sound recordist
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Andrew Troy	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson	....	special effects buyer
Alex Burdett	....	special effects supervisor
Joe Gomez	....	mold technician
Kai Hirvonen	....	stunt rigger
Alan McFarland	....	animatronic electronics
Dan Rebert	....	creature effects supervisor
Adam Tayler	....	special effects technician
Chris Wolters	....	mechanical designer: Masters FX

Visual Effects by
Will Anielewicz	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Robert Barker	....	systems engineer: The Orphanage
Bela Brozsek	....	digital effects artist: The Orphanage
Jeff Bruneel	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Daniela Calafatello	....	modeler: The Orphanage
Diane Caliva	....	post supervisor: The Orphanage
Owen Calouro	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Josh Cardenas	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Nicholas Cerniglia	....	digital artist: RotoFactory, Inc.
Can Chang	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Mike Chapman	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Steve Cho	....	compositor: The Orphanage
YouJin Choung	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Tony Clark	....	visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures
Ian Cope	....	visual effects coordinator: Rising Sun Pictures
Johanna D'Amato	....	visual effects coordinator
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects executive producer: Eden FX
Adam de Bosch Kemper	....	previs artist
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	3D laser scanning
Stephen DeLuca	....	digital compositor: The Orphanage
Paul DeOliveira	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Ross DeYoung	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Tim Dobbert	....	matchmove supervisor: The Orphanage
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Rony Edde	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Adam J. Ely	....	digital artist: Giant Killer Robots
Nathan Fariss	....	senior digital artist: The Orphanage
Landis R. Fields IV	....	digital matte painter: Giant Killer Robots
William Gammon	....	compositor: Rising Sun Picture
Scott Gaynos	....	digital artist: RotoFactory
Rob Gennings	....	digital modeler: Technicolor
Tau Gerber	....	compositor: Giant Killer Robots
Kevin Gillen	....	senior digital artist: The Orphanage
Alex Gitler	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Greg Gladstone	....	visual effects: Giant Killer Robots
Kyle Goodsell	....	digital effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures
Christina Graff	....	visual effects producer
Paul Graff	....	compositing supervisor
Scott Hale	....	digital compositor: Tweak Films
Matthew Hendershot	....	computer graphics supervisor: The Orphanage
Amy Hollywood Wixson	....	senior visual effects producer: The Orphanage
Sunghwan Hong	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
George Hull	....	conceptual designer
Nathaniel Hunter	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Michael Larry Hutchinson	....	editorial HD manager: The Orphanage
Steve Jaworski	....	compositor: The Orphanage (as Stephen)
Christian Kaestner	....	compositor: The Orphanage
John Karner	....	digital artist
Mike Kelleher	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Karen Kelly	....	production coordinator: The Orphanage
Michael Kennen	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Kareem K.H.	....	digital compositor
Carsten Kolve	....	research and development technical director: Rising Sun Pictures
Heath Kraynak	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Martin Krol	....	lead modeller: Technicolor Vfx
Ryan Kuba	....	visual effects coordinator: Technicolor Creative Services
Brian Kulig	....	pipeline software developer: The Orphanage
Brian Kulig	....	technical director: The Orphanage
Jessica Lai	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Ivan Landau	....	visual effects editor: The Orphanage
Shandy Lashley	....	visual effects coordinator
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: Laser Pacific
Soyoun Lee	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Woei Lee	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Michael Lester	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Fred Lewis	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra	....	visual effects coordinator: Eden FX
Aidan Mackesy	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Douglas R. MacMillan	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Stuart T. Maschwitz	....	visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Heather McCann	....	visual effects coordinator
Kyle McCulloch	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Yvette Memory	....	digital producer: The Orphanage
Steven Messing	....	digital matte painter: Digital Backlot
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
Mark Moore	....	concept artist
Michael Morreale	....	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels
Sean Murphy	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Aaron Muszalski	....	visual effects supervisor: RotoFactory
C. Andrew Nelson	....	digital effects artist: RotoFactory, Inc.
Jordan Nieuwland	....	matte painter: Technicolor
Natalie Nolan	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Peter Oberdorfer	....	visual effects
Sean O'Hara	....	compositor
Michael Oregon	....	systems engineer: The Orphanage
Alex Orzulak	....	resource technical assistant: The Orphanage
Phillip Palousek	....	visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc.
JaeWook Park	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Fred Pienkos	....	visual effects supervisor: Eden FX
Alex Prichard	....	compositing supervisor: The Orphanage
Ralph Procida	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Vikas Rajput	....	matchmove/animation artist: The Orphanage
Nicole Ratcliffe	....	visual effects editor
Persis Reynolds	....	visual effects producer: Technicolor Toronto
Aaron Rhodes	....	roto/paint supervisor: The Orphanage
Grover Richardson	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Rachel Roberts	....	visual effects producer: Rising Sun Pictures
Corey Rosen	....	model supervisor: The Orphanage
Jesse Russell	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Marc Sadeghi	....	executive visual effects producer: The Orphanage
Barry Safley	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Joe Sambora	....	production assistant: Giant Killer Robots
Jared Sandrew	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Charles Schwartz	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Sean M. Scott	....	digital effects artist
Emmanuel Shiu	....	matte painting supervisor: The Orphanage
Shobanbabu	....	cg supervisor
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Cameron Sonerson	....	character animator: Rising Sun Pictures
Mark G. Soper	....	visual effects producer
David Stern-Gottfried	....	resource technical assistant: The Orphanage
Benjamin Stokes	....	compositor: The Orphanage
Robert Stromberg	....	matte painting supervisor
James Sweeney	....	match move artist
Bee Jin Tan	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage
Radley Teruel	....	digital artist: RotoFactory
Eric Texier	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Brian Tolle	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Rene Tougeron	....	visual effects producer: RotoFactory, Inc.
Greg Tse	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage
Alexander Vegh	....	concept artist
Patrick Waas	....	compositor: The Orphanage (as Patrick Wass)
Jun Watanabe	....	effects animator: The Orphanage
Ken Wesley	....	digital artist: The Orphanage
Amber Wong	....	executive producer: Giant Killer Robots
Sarah Wormsbecher	....	visual effects production manager: Technicolor
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific
Tiffany Wu	....	matchmove/roto coordinator: The Orphanage
Jeremy Yabrow	....	software programmer: The Orphanage
Shuichi Yoshida	....	digital artist: RotoFactory
Bethany Young	....	production coordinator: The Orphanage
David Zbriger	....	I/O supervisor: Giant Killer Robots
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor
Durai Babu	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Govardhan Bakthavachalam	....	roto artist (uncredited)
Dhiraj Brahma	....	roto artist (uncredited)
Brendan Coffey	....	software programmer: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Stéphane Cros	....	modeler: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Greg Dunn	....	systems engineer: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Daniela Giangrande	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
David Gladstein	....	software programmer: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Rich Grande	....	digital artist: RotoFactory (uncredited)
Heather Han	....	rotoscope artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Eloisa Honrada	....	roto/paint artist (uncredited)
Michelle Kater	....	roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
SeungJang 'Jack' Kim	....	modeler: The Orphanage (uncredited)
S. Gopi Krishna	....	digital paint artist (uncredited)
E. Suresh Kumar	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
David Huynh Lam	....	resource technical assistant: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Michael Lester	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Todd Lindo	....	resource manager: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Manikandan	....	roto artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Dan McNamara	....	vice president of technology: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Timothy Mueller	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Luke O'Byrne	....	head of production: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Alexander Pouchkarev	....	modeler: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Sandesh Ramdev	....	roto artist (uncredited)
V. Samundeswari	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Sankarasubramanian	....	roto artist: imageworks india (uncredited)
Nick Sinnott	....	matchmove artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Sukumaran Lalithambika Vijin	....	roto artist: imageworks india (uncredited)
Brent Villalobos	....	software programmer: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Stuart Willis	....	visual effects coordinator: Rising Sun Pictures (uncredited)

Stunts
Brin Alexander	....	stunt double
Joanna Coons	....	stunt double
Marny Eng	....	stunt coordinator
Andrew Hedge	....	stunt driver
Cody Laudan	....	stunt double
Gerald Paetz	....	blind stunt driver
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken W. Anderson	....	best boy electric
Donnie Armstrong	....	company grip
Roger Bailey	....	generator operator
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Lee Blasingame	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Rob Brady	....	lighting technician
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip
Mark Cohen	....	assistant camera
Mark Cohen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Cary Cooper	....	film loader
Douglas Craik	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Travis Demeyer	....	best boy rigging electrician
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Gil Forrester	....	dolly grip
Dana Gonzales	....	additional director of photography
Rick Guenther	....	best boy rigging grip
April Hall	....	camera trainee
Shane Harvey	....	still photographer
Ken Hemphill	....	company grip
Ken Hemphill	....	grip
Laura Hyvarinen	....	camera trainee
Randy A. Jablonka	....	lighting technician
Dave Joshi	....	digital video assist coordinator
Dave Klassen	....	best boy rigging electrician (as David R. Klassen)
Josh Lovig	....	rigging grip
Álex Martínez	....	second assistant camera
Álex Martínez	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Todd Martin	....	lighting board operator
Michael Mayo	....	rigging gaffer
Kevin McCloy	....	key rigging grip
Shawn Milsted	....	lamp operator
Dayton Nietert	....	gaffer
Craig Nix	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Brian Rose	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rick Stadder	....	best boy grip
Mike West	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Aaron Wik	....	company grip
Aaron Wik	....	grip
Carrie Wilson	....	assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician: Wescam camera

Animation Department
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist
Gary Hebert	....	title animator

Casting Department
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting: Canada
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada
Tawny Gurrola Dicce	....	casting assistant (as Tawny Gurrola)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Justine Hempe	....	search casting
Kevin Kuffa	....	casting assistant
Lisa Ratke	....	extras casting
Danny Stoltz	....	extras casting
Lynette Therrien	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Janice MacIsaac	....	assistant costume designer
Anthea Mallinson	....	costume textile artist
Heather Rupert	....	costume dyer/breakdown

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jim Flynn	....	associate editor (as James Flynn)
Caroline Hardon	....	assistant editor: Canada
Heather Holty	....	digital intermediate producer
Bryan Irving	....	post-production assistant
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: Efilm
Marc Lulkin	....	digital color assist
Brad McLaughlin	....	apprentice editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Tom Reiser	....	colorist assist: Efilm
Mike Sowa	....	digital preview colorist

Music Department
Yvan Bing	....	music assistant engineer
Lee Blaylock	....	music clearances
Jim Bruening	....	music coordinator
Junah Chung	....	musician
Tony Finno	....	music preparation
Alan Frey	....	music production coordinator
Chris Jennings	....	music assistant engineer
Hyomin Kang	....	music assistant engineer
Jeff Kirby	....	music assistant engineer
Greg Laporta	....	electronic score programmer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Jen Monnar	....	music editor: score
Jeffrey Potokar	....	assistant music editor
Jesse Pynigar	....	assistant score engineer
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Jonathan Schultz	....	score editor
Tim Starnes	....	music editor
Mark Willsher	....	score editor

Transportation Department
David Holm	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Irvine	....	transportation coordinator
Ronnie King	....	transportation

Other crew
Jill Anderson	....	payroll accountant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Judy Blinick	....	post-production accountant
Adrian Bojidar	....	production office assistant
Jeff Bonny	....	on-set rigger
Dave Brolin	....	helicopter pilot
Ken Brooker	....	prep assistant location manager
Ron Buck	....	police technical advisor
Jeny Cassady	....	puppeteer
Tom Chen	....	computer playback operator
Jody Chow	....	second assistant production coordinator
Joe Colwell	....	laboratory technician
Jon Davidson	....	production controller
Brett Davies	....	production coordinator
Grace Doig	....	animal wrangler
Ian Doig	....	animal coordinator
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Terry Edinger	....	production accountant
Brian Greene	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Brian Greene)
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Wendy Herron	....	studio teacher
Krista Huppert	....	accounting clerk
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	acting coach
Carol Jensen	....	payroll accountant
Catou Kearney	....	location manager
Brynn Kinnee	....	background coordinator
Sue Kittler	....	location scout
Peter Klassen	....	prep assistant location manager
Cohl Klop	....	voice-over
Natalie Lapointe	....	assistant: Mr. Shaye
Joy Mann	....	assistant: Mr. Shaye
Nancy Elizabeth McKenzie	....	production coordinator (as Nancy McKenzie)
Jill McQueen	....	second assistant production coordinator
James Melia	....	production assistant
Barbara Mercer	....	first assistant accountant
Lucy Mukerjee	....	assistant to producer
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Laurent Piche	....	set production assistant
Nicholas Podbrey	....	puppeteer
Paul Prokop	....	executive in charge of finance
Samantha Quinn	....	assistant accountant
Jennessa Rose	....	additional voice
Julianna Rose	....	additional voice
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Carmen Siegers	....	assistant: Mr. Greene
Magdalena Sikorska	....	assistant: Mr. Phillips
Julie Slater	....	assistant location manager
Dr. Susan Smalley	....	technical advisor
Matthew Tingey	....	production assistant
Matthew Topoozian	....	production assistant
Tracy Young	....	script supervisor
Alan McFarland	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Susan Croome	....	thanks

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• Eyetronics USA
• Michael Phillips Productions

Distributors

• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• New Line Cinema (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• SF Norge A/S (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Medyavizyon (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• New Line Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• MastersFX (alien character effects)
• Orphanage, The (visual effects and animation)
• Rising Sun Pictures (additional visual effects)
• Technicolor Creative Services (additional visual effects)
• Eden FX (additional visual effects)
• Amoeba Proteus (additional visual effects)
• Giant Killer Robots (additional visual effects)
• Amalgamated Pixels (additional visual effects)
• Tweak Films (additional visual effects)
• Fidi FX (additional visual effects)
• Digital Backlot (additional matte paintings)
• Eyetronics USA (cyber scanning)
• Gentle Giant Studios (cyber scanning)
• RotoFactory (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Danetracks  sound design & editorial
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Legacy Recording Studios  soundtrack
• New Line Records  soundtrack
• PIC Agency  titles
• Park Entertainment, The  post-production facilities
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Runway  post-production
• Scarlet Letters  end crawl
• Silva Screen Records  soundtrack
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild peril and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | USA:96 min (HBO Print) | Germany:94 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Hong Kong:I | Philippines:G | Germany:6 | Norway:7 | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Roberts Creek, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The first scene of Noah's science class starts at 02:03 by zooming out from the balding spot on Rainn Wilson's head. Director Robert Shaye "wanted to indicate he was an aging hippie."

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene (from 04:32 to 05:55 on the DVD) where Noah Wilder is in his bedroom, wearing pajamas and playing a video game, his father comes home late and visits with him. In one shot when Noah throws his video game controller down, you can see he is bare-foot. In the very next shot from a different angle, as his father is talking to him, Noah is wearing slippers. (Note: This is a "full-frame-only goof", not visible in the wide screen versions, because their frames were made by cropping 41.7% of the height of the spherical 35 mm film negative frames, cutting Noah's bare feet out of the frame, although his slippers can still be seen at 04:41. The full height of the negative is shown in the full frame version, leaving Noah's bare feet in their frames.)

Quotes:

Girl with Braces: [entering Seattle Elementary, the Metal Detector goes off] It must be my braces, I am not a terrorist.
School Guard: We will see about that, take empty your pockets.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (#32.14)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Hello (I Love You)

A Great Family Film

There are not many movies you can take the whole family to see these days. Our ten year old son really wanted to see The Last Mimzy so we went to a sneak screening last Saturday night. I was very pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the film as much as I did. My wife liked it even better. Our two other kids (daughter 12, youngest son 7) along with our son had a great time.

Kids will really be able to identify with the brother and sister in the movie. They seemed very real. The kids' lives at school and their relationships with their parents and teacher seemed true. This is a story about a regular family with all the ups and downs of everyday regular life.

Then, the story takes off. I don't want to give away anything about the plot because the surprises that gently unfold are what you and your family will enjoy about the movie. There are elements of science fiction and fantasy with nothing extremely intense to scare the kids. It's an interesting story told well with characters you care about. The visual effects are well done.

I liked that the movie does not talk down to kids to get its ideas across. My wife and I also liked that the language and situations were truly appropriate for a family film. My kids all want to see the movie again and the movie is definitely good enough to see a second time.