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 $318,432,432.00
Original Language en
Popularity 27.696

Directed By

Robert Zemeckis

Crew

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

Josh Hutcherson
Josh Hutcherson

Hero Boy (motion capture)

Daryl Sabara
Daryl Sabara

Hero Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett
Jimmy Bennett

Lonely Boy (voice)

Tinashe
Tinashe

Hero Girl (motion capture)

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)

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