The Polar Express

The Polar Express (2004)

Released: 2004-11-10 Duration: 1hr 40min
Rating 6.7
This holiday season... believe.

Overview

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Production Companies

Golden Mean
Golden Mean
Playtone
Playtone
ImageMovers
ImageMovers
Castle Rock Entertainment
Castle Rock Entertainment
Shangri-La Entertainment
Shangri-La Entertainment

Additional Info

Budget $165,000,000.00
Revenue $310,634,054.00
Original Language en
Popularity 140.636

Directed By

Robert Zemeckis

Crew

Director of Photography
Robert Presley
Casting
Scot Boland
Costume Design
Joanna Johnston
Executive Producer
Chris Van Allsburg
Set Decoration
Karen O'Hara
Producer
William Teitler
Executive Producer
Jack Rapke
Screenplay
Robert Zemeckis
Producer
Steve Starkey
Original Music Composer
Alan Silvestri
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Production Design
Doug Chiang
Production Design
Rick Carter
Executive Producer
Tom Hanks
Producer
Robert Zemeckis
Director of Photography
Don Burgess
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Sound Recordist
Brian Magerkurth
Associate Producer
Debbie Denise
Co-Producer
Steven J. Boyd
Associate Producer
Josh McLaglen
Associate Producer
Peter M. Tobyansen
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Guitteau
Digital Effects Supervisor
Sean Phillips
Sound Effects Editor
David C. Hughes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson
Assistant Art Director
Andrew L. Jones
Assistant Art Director
Jim Wallis
Digital Effects Supervisor
Rob Bredow
Art Department Coordinator
Diana Goodwin
Camera Operator
Patrick B. O'Brien
Still Photographer
François Duhamel
Assistant Art Director
Mike Stassi
Animation Supervisor
David Schaub
Digital Effects Supervisor
Mark Lambert
Art Direction
Tony Fanning
Script Supervisor
Luca Kouimelis
Choreographer
John Carrafa
Costume Supervisor
Pamela Wise
Supervising Sound Editor
Dennis Leonard
Hair Designer
Kathryn Blondell
First Assistant Editor
Alison Learned Wolf
Art Direction
James Hegedus
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randy Thom
Construction Coordinator
John Villarino
Art Direction
Alicia Maccarone
Art Department Coordinator
Erin Collins Butler
Art Direction
Norman Newberry
Assistant Art Director
Scott Herbertson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennis S. Sands
Assistant Art Director
John P. Goldsmith
Visual Effects Producer
Craig Sost
Digital Effects Supervisor
Alberto Menache
Visual Effects Art Director
Martin A. Kline
Unit Production Manager
Josh McLaglen
Second Assistant Director
Rick Kelly
Set Designer
Jeffrey Beck
Set Designer
Kenneth A. Larson
Set Designer
Todd Cherniawsky
Set Designer
Masako Masuda
Set Designer
Cathlyn Marshall
Sound Designer
Randy Thom
Set Designer
Smokey Stover
Set Designer
Jackson Bishop
Set Designer
Kseniya Hoppe
Visual Effects Art Director
George Denes Suhayda
Digital Producer
Chris Juen
First Assistant Editor
Alex Olivares
First Assistant Director
Josh McLaglen
Character Designer
Vladimir Todorov
Key Makeup Artist
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Visual Effects Editor
Timothy Eaton
Assistant Editor
Ryan Chan
Chief Lighting Technician
Steven C. McGee
Layout
Corey Hels
Key Hair Stylist
Audrey L. Anzures
Property Master
Robin L. Miller
Orchestrator
William Ross
Production Sound Mixer
William B. Kaplan
Boom Operator
Cary Weitz
Transportation Coordinator
Randy Cantor
Foley Editor
Sue Fox
Color Timer
Terry Hager
Makeup Artist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Lantieri
Unit Publicist
Jane E. Russell
Casting Assistant
Josh Einsohn
Sound Design Assistant
Will Files
Dialogue Editor
Jonathan Null
Production Coordinator
Gabriela Ríos
Key Grip
Michael J. Coo
Foley Editor
E. Larry Oatfield
Music Editor
Kenneth Karman
Orchestrator
Conrad Pope
Propmaker
Richard Robinson
Lighting Artist
Glen Gustafson
Art Department Assistant
Ryan Cosgrove
Set Costumer
Anthony Almaraz
Sequence Supervisor
Jep Hill
Set Dressing Artist
Scott Owen
Post Production Assistant
Dana Gong
Rigging Grip
Ronald A. Miller
Stunt Coordinator
Allen Robinson
Best Boy Electric
Edward J. Cox
Digital Compositors
John E. Sasaki
Visual Effects Coordinator
Timothy Loughran
Video Assist Operator
Samuel R. Harrison III
Casting Associate
Susan Fried
Executive In Charge Of Production
Mark Scoon
Animation
Martin L'Heureux
Hairstylist
Ketty Gonzalez
Sound Mixer
William B. Kaplan
Software Engineer
Christopher Burdorf
Visual Effects
Oscar G. Castillo
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Berney
Construction Foreman
Brian Feola
Creative Producer
Enfys Dickinson
Set Production Assistant
Ken C. Wu
Storyboard
Maureen Beatty
Dolby Consultant
Gene Radzik
Production Accountant
Daryl C. Lefever
Production Office Coordinator
Gabriela Ríos
Production Supervisor
Sande Scoredos
Production Illustrator
Oliver Scholl
Motion Capture Artist
Tom Armbruster
Sound Recordist
Ronald G. Roumas
Animation
Alex Tysowsky
Camera Operator
David Howard
Additional Editing
W. Layne Mcdonald
Animation
Keith Paciello
Animation
Marco Marenghi
Animation
Seth Hippen
Animation
Jon L. Hooper
Animation
Danny Wawrzaszek
Animation
Denis Samoilov
3D Artist
Michael Condro
Animation
Jeff Lin
Costume Illustrator
Robin Richesson
Digital Effects Supervisor
Rob Engle
Key Hair Stylist
Roxane Griffin
Camera Operator
Matt Cohen
Lighting Artist
Frances Kumashiro
Digital Producer
Daniel Kuehn
Lighting Artist
Ben Radcliffe
Hairstylist
Scott Parrish
Character Modelling Supervisor
Edward Taylor IV
Makeup Artist
Leo Corey Castellano
Key Costumer
Diana Wilson
Musician
Eric Bradley
Sequence Supervisor
Adrian Iler
Driver
Joey Freitas
Makeup Artist
Tegan Taylor
Musician
M.B. Gordy
Software Engineer
Min-Zhi Shao
Executive In Charge Of Production
Zane Weiner
Foley
Jana Vance
Musician
James Thatcher
Makeup Artist
Angie Wells
Modeling
Dean Wolcott
Modeling
Kim Smith
Negative Cutter
Gary Burritt
Orchestrator
Joel McNeely
Musician
Wade Culbreath
Special Effects
Kevin Gillen
Makeup Artist
Cinzia Zanetti
Makeup Artist
Karen Westerfield
Makeup Artist
Nadege Schoenfeld
Modeling
Mark Krentz
Makeup Artist
Bill Myer
Musician
Andrew Bain
Musician
George Doering
Motion Capture Artist
Mark Lipsmeyer
Lighting Artist
Mark Hamilton
Makeup Artist
Nacoma Whobrey
Modeling
Dustin Zachary
Key Hair Stylist
Tyler Ely
Makeup Artist
Jane English
Makeup Artist
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist
Robert Ryan
Modeling
Tony Bohorquez
Modeling
Marc Steinberg
Negative Cutter
Mo Henry
Sequence Supervisor
Robert Winter
Makeup Artist
Dale Condit
Musician
Kevin Connolly
Makeup Artist
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
Makeup Artist
Lisa Buono
Animation
Jordan Harris
Animation
Paul Jessel
Modeling
Jeff Frost
Sequence Supervisor
David Parrish
Software Engineer
Brian Hall
Software Engineer
J. Robert Ray
Visual Effects
Hae-Jeon Lee
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jarrod Nesbit
Visual Effects Technical Director
Daniel James Weber
Visual Effects Coordinator
Chris McLeod
Visual Effects
Len White
Visual Effects
Nick Gray
VFX Artist
Ergin Kuke
Visual Effects
Kyudon Choi
Visual Effects
Lori Smallwood
Visual Effects
Brian C. Davis
Stunts
Jeff Evans
Visual Effects Producer
John Clinton
Visual Effects Technical Director
Quentin Frost
VFX Artist
Dan Kessler
Visual Effects Coordinator
Rocco Pucillo
VFX Supervisor
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects
Sandra Warren
Hairstylist
Avneet Kaur
Motion Capture Artist
Michael Len
Foley Artist
Ellen Heuer
Assistant Camera
Steven Cueva
Additional Casting
Judith Bouley
Digital Compositor
Brian Ducharme
Second Assistant Accountant
Dakau Jackson
Foley Recordist
George Peterson Jr.
Digital Intermediate Producer
C. Marie Davis
Conductor
Alan Silvestri
First Assistant Accountant
Christian Feldhaus
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Patrick Ballin
Best Boy Grip
Craig Kohtala
Compositing Lead
J.D. Cowles
Set Buyer
Ann Knight
Foley Mixer
Frank Rinella
CG Artist
Pete Billington
ADR Mixer
Michael Miller
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Karen Brocco
Payroll Accountant
Angela Randazzo
Second Unit Director
Steve Starkey
Stunt Double
Dane Farwell
Key Set Production Assistant
Heather Wusterbarth
Matte Painter
Thomas Esmeralda
Storyboard Artist
Stefan Dechant
ADR Editor
Jonathan Null
Second Assistant Camera
Antony Diamond
Assistant Editor
James Andrykowski
ADR Recordist
David Lucarelli
Special Effects Technician
Joel Mitchell
Layout Supervisor
Andrew Titcomb
Colorist
Jan Yarbrough
Senior Animator
Kelvin Lee
Production Executive
Zane Weiner
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Jerome Chen
Visual Effects Editor
James Andrykowski
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Beth Tyszkiewicz
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Paul McGhee
Production Assistant
Josh Ernstrom
Motion Capture Artist
Steve Guevara
Head of Layout
James C.J. Williams
Concept Artist
Marc Gabbana

TOP CAST

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks

Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Leslie Zemeckis
Leslie Zemeckis

Sister Sarah / Mother

Eddie Deezen
Eddie Deezen

Know-It-All

Nona Gaye
Nona Gaye

Hero Girl (voice)

Peter Scolari
Peter Scolari

Billy - Lonely Boy

Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter

Smokey / Steamer

Daryl Sabara
Daryl Sabara

Hero Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett
Jimmy Bennett

Lonely Boy (voice)

Brendan King
Brendan King

Pastry Chef

Andy Pellick
Andy Pellick

Pastry Chef

Josh Eli
Josh Eli

Waiter

Jon Scott
Jon Scott

Waiter

Sean Scott
Sean Scott

Waiter

Gordon Hart
Gordon Hart

Waiter

Chris Coppola
Chris Coppola

Toothless Boy / Elf

Julene Renee
Julene Renee

Red Head Girl / Elf

Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer

Elf General

Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler

Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Dante Pastula
Dante Pastula

Little Boy

André Sogliuzzo
André Sogliuzzo

Smokey / Steamer (voice)

Isabella Peregrina
Isabella Peregrina

Sister Sarah (voice)

Eric Newton
Eric Newton

Acrobatic Elf

Aidan O'Shea
Aidan O'Shea

Acrobatic Elf

Aaron Hendry
Aaron Hendry

Acrobatic Elf

Kevin C. Carr
Kevin C. Carr

Acrobatic Elf

Bee Jay Joyer
Bee Jay Joyer

Acrobatic Elf

Jena Carpenter
Jena Carpenter

Acrobatic Elf

Karine Mauffrey
Karine Mauffrey

Acrobatic Elf

Bill Forchion
Bill Forchion

Acrobatic Elf

Devin Henderson
Devin Henderson

Acrobatic Elf

Sagiv Ben-Binyamin
Sagiv Ben-Binyamin

Acrobatic Elf

Ashly Holloway
Ashly Holloway

Sister Sarah

Hayden McFarland
Hayden McFarland

Lonely Boy

Connor Matheus
Connor Matheus

Toothless Boy

Evan Sabara
Evan Sabara

Young Boy

Jack Angel
Jack Angel

Wolves (uncredited)

Rodger Bumpass
Rodger Bumpass

Wolves (uncredited)

Dylan Cash
Dylan Cash

Boy (voice) (uncredited)

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