The Animatrix (2003)
Overview
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $68,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 26.358 |
Directed By
Koji Morimoto
Peter Chung
Shinichiro Watanabe
Mahiro Maeda
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Takeshi Koike
Andrew R. Jones
Crew
Shinichiro Watanabe
Don Davis
Koji Morimoto
Lilly Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Peter Chung
Shinichiro Watanabe
Koji Morimoto
Eiko Tanaka
Photek
Mahiro Maeda
Joel Silver
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Hiroaki Takeuchi
Lana Wachowski
Phil Oosterhouse
Machine Head
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Peter Chung
Lilly Wachowski
Takeshi Koike
Michael Arias
Spencer Lamm
Steve Richards
Christopher S. Capp
Andrew R. Jones
Lana Wachowski
Lilly Wachowski
Jack Fletcher
TOP CAST
Keanu Reeves
Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Clayton Watson
The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
Melinda Clarke
Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
John DiMaggio
Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
Tom Kenny
Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Rick Gomez
Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Tara Strong
Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
Bette Ford
Old Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Julia Fletcher
The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
Dane A. Davis
01 Versatran Spokesman ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Debi Derryberry
Kid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Jill Talley
Mother ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Dwight Schultz
Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")
James Arnold Taylor
Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Ash ("A Detective Story") / Raul ("Matriculated")
John DeMita
Teacher ("Kid's Story")
Hedy Burress
Cis ("Program") / Yoko ("Beyond")
Phil LaMarr
Duo ("Program")
Victor Williams
Dan ("World Record")
John Wesley
Dan's Dad ("World Record")
Alex Fernandez
Tom ("World Record")
Allison Smith
Reporter ("World Record")
Matt McKenzie
Agent #1 ("World Record") / Agent ("Beyond") / Agent ("A Detective Story")
Tress MacNeille
Housewife ("Beyond") / Kenny ("Beyond")
Kath Soucie
Pudgy ("Beyond") / Masa ("Beyond") / Sara ("Beyond")
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Clarence ("A Detective Story")
Rodney Saulsberry
Chyron ("Matriculated")
Olivia d'Abo
Rox ("Matriculated")
Jack Fletcher
Sandro ("Matriculated")
Akio Otsuka
Thadeus (voice)
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