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 128.053

Directed By

Robert Zemeckis

Crew

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