Bolt (2008)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Directors:

Byron Howard
Chris Williams

Writers:

Dan Fogelman (screenplay) &
Chris Williams (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

21 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A hero is unleashed 2008.

Plot:

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Plot Keywords:

Superpower | Dog | Cat | Hamster | New York

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Bolt (voice)
Miley Cyrus	...	Penny (voice)
Susie Essman	...	Mittens (voice)
Mark Walton	...	Rhino (voice)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Calico (voice)
James Lipton	...	The Director (voice)
Greg Germann	...	The Agent (voice)
Diedrich Bader	...	Veteran Cat (voice)
Nick Swardson	...	Blake (voice)
J.P. Manoux	...	Tom (voice)
Dan Fogelman	...	Billy (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Mindy (voice)
Chloe Moretz	...	Young Penny (voice)
Randy Savage	...	Thug (voice)
Ronn Moss	...	Dr. Forrester (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Penny's Mom (voice)
Sean Donnellan	...	Penny's TV Dad (voice)
Lino DiSalvo	...	Vinnie (voice)
Todd Cummings	...	Joey (voice)
Tim Mertens	...	Bobby (voice)
Kelly Hoover	...	Ester (voice) (as Kellie Hoover)
Brian Stepanek	...	Martin (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Lloyd (voice)
Daran Norris	...	Louie (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Saul (voice)
Jenny Lewis	...	Assistant Director (voice)
Stephen J. Anderson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
June Christopher	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Christin Ciaccio Briggs	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David Cowgill	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Terri Douglas	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jackie Gonneau	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Forrest Iwaszewski	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Nathan Greno	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Holly Kane	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Daniel Kaz	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Anne Lockhart	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dara McGarry	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jonathan Nichols	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Paul Pape	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Lynwood Robinson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Karen Ann Ryan	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Pepper Sweeney	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joe Whyte	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Chris Williams	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Directed by
Byron Howard
Chris Williams

Writing credits
Dan Fogelman		(screenplay) &
Chris Williams		(screenplay)
Byron Howard		(additional screenplay material) and
Jared Stern		(additional screenplay material)

Produced by
John Lasseter	....	executive producer
Lisa M. Poole	....	associate producer
Clark Spencer	....	producer
Makul Wigert	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Powell

Film Editing by
Tim Mertens

Casting by
Curtis A. Koller

Art Direction by
Paul A. Felix		(as Paul Felix)

Production Management
Christin Ciaccio Briggs	....	production department manager: editorial
Dale K. Brodt	....	production department manager: lighting (as Dale Brodt)
Audrey Ellen Clark	....	production department manager: layout (as Audrey Ellen Geiger)
Brent W. Hall	....	post-production supervisor
Jason Hintz-Llopis	....	production manager (as Jason Hintz Llopis)
Susan Jones	....	production department manager: story
Tom Meredith	....	department manager: publicity
Maria R. Morgan	....	department manager: sweatbox
Tim Pauer	....	general production department manager
Gennie Rim	....	production department manager: animation
Berenice Robinson	....	post-production executive (as Bérénice Robinson)
Carolyn Soper	....	vice president of production
Jennifer Christine Vera	....	senior production department manager: animation
Debbie Vercellino	....	production department manager: effects animation

Art Department
James Finn	....	visual development artist (as Jim D. Finn)
Billy George	....	visual development artist (as Mac George)
Jim Martin	....	visual development artist
Kelly McGraw	....	visual development artist
Gregory C. Miller	....	visual development artist (as Gregory Miller)
Kevin Nelson	....	visual development artist
Bill Perkins	....	visual development artist
Jean-Christophe Poulain	....	visual development artist (as Jean Christophe Poulain)
Dan Read	....	visual development artist
David Womersley	....	visual development artist

Sound Department
Frank Clary	....	foley recordist
Colette Dahanne	....	re-recording foley mixer
Brian Dinkins	....	mix technician
Sean England	....	foley mixer
Frank E. Eulner	....	supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner)
Andre Fenley	....	assistant supervising sound editor
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recording mixer
J.R. Grubbs	....	sound effects editor
Scott Guitteau	....	sound effects editor
Gabriel Guy	....	original dialogue mixer
Matthew Hartman	....	assistant dialogue editor (as Matt Hartman)
Bill Higley	....	original dialogue mixer
Doc Kane	....	original dialogue mixer
Leff Lefferts	....	assistant sound designer
Scott R. Lewis	....	sound recordist
James Likowski	....	foley editor (as Jim Likowski)
Frank Rinella	....	foley mixer
Tony Sereno	....	mix technician
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor
Ronald G. Roumas	....	machine room operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Brad Achorn	....	effects assistant technical director
Brett Boggs	....	effects animator
Ian J. Coony	....	effects animator
Patrick Dalton	....	effects animator
Peter DeMund	....	effects animator
James DeValera Mansfield	....	effects animator (as James DeV. Mansfield)
Mark Empey	....	CG supervisor
Frank Hanner	....	simulation lead
David Hutchins	....	effects animator
Michael Kaschalk	....	effects lead
Ted Kierscey	....	effects animator
Bill Konersman	....	effects animator
Kevin Lee	....	effects animator (as Kevin K. Lee)
Sonserae Leese	....	texture map painter
Dale Mayeda	....	effects supervisor
Dara McGarry	....	effects assistant technical director
Tim Molinder	....	effects animator (as Timothy Molinder)
John Murrah	....	visual effects supervisor
Dan Naulin	....	effects animator
Mike Navarro	....	effects animator
Simon O'Connor	....	effects animator
Susan Polk Little	....	cloth/hair lead (pre-production ) (as Suzi Hammon)
Robert Rosenblum	....	effects animator
Kee Nam Suong	....	effects animator
Erich Turner	....	effects animator (as D. Erich Turner)
Cesar Velazquez	....	effects animator
Bruce Wright	....	effects animator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Booth	....	digital camera operator
Michael Fitzgerald	....	epk photographer
Reza Kasravi	....	digital camera operator
Ernest Petti	....	lighting supervisor (as Ernest J. Petti)

Animation Department
Douglas Addy	....	lighting assistant technical director
Jon Aghassian	....	matte painting layout artist
Jason Anastas	....	animator
Stephen J. Anderson	....	additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
Cinzia Angelini	....	animator
Virgilio John Aquino	....	character technical director
Mark Anthony Austin	....	supervising animator
Janet Heerhan Bae	....	look development technical director (as Ju Hee Kwon)
Kathleen M. Bailey	....	character technical director
James Baker	....	animator
Thomas Baker	....	layout artist
Maurice Bastian	....	lighter
Scott Beattie	....	layout lead
Mike Belzer	....	animator (as Michael Belzer)
Doug Bennett	....	animation supervisor
Allen Blaisdell	....	layout artist
Brian Blasiak	....	lighting assistant technical director
Erik J. Borzi	....	lighter
Joe Bowers	....	animator
Edward Derian Boyke	....	layout finaling assistant technical director (as Edward Ted Boyke)
Paul Briggs	....	additional story artist
Philippe Brochu	....	modeler
Darrin Butters	....	animator
Carlos Cabral	....	character technical director
Tony Cabrera	....	fix & additional animator
Jesus Canal	....	character technical director
Keanan Cantrell	....	lighting assistant technical director
Britt Carducci	....	production assistant: animation
Jesse Carlson	....	character technical director
Bevin Carnes	....	fix & additional animator
Lauren Carr	....	character technical director (as Lauren Carr Kirby)
Katie Carter	....	production assistant: animation
Craig Caton	....	character technical director (as Craig Caton-Largent)
Chen-Yi Chang	....	character designer
Katie Cheang	....	animator
Kevin Chesnos	....	animator
Youngjae Choi	....	animator
Simon Christen	....	animator
Tracy Lee Church	....	look development artist
Glen Claybrook	....	character technical director
Charles Colladay	....	look development artist
Allen Corcoran	....	look development technical director
Christopher Cordingley	....	animator
Lisa Dackermann	....	lighter (as Lisa Tse)
Bob Davies	....	animator
Lino DiSalvo	....	supervising animator
Chris Doehling	....	look development trainee (as Christopher Doehling)
Renato Dos Anjos	....	supervising animator
Kathryn Dowler	....	look development trainee
Ryan Duncan	....	look development artist
Adam Dykstra	....	animator
Colin Eckart	....	supervising painter
Kelly Eisert	....	production assistant: animation
Doug Engalla	....	animation research library
Erik Eulen	....	layout assistant technical director
Brian Ferguson	....	animator
Chadd Ferron	....	animator
James Finn	....	matte painter (as Jim D. Finn)
Darren P. Fisher	....	lighter (as Darren Fisher)
Cory Rocco Florimonte	....	layout artist
Edwin Fong	....	look development artist
Heidi Friese	....	lighting assistant technical director
Mike Gabriel	....	additional story artist
Andy Garcia	....	lighter
Robert Garcia	....	lighting assistant technical director
Adam Garza	....	lighter
Billy George	....	matte painter
Maribeth Glass	....	lighting assistant technical director
Sean Goldman	....	layout finaling assistant technical director (as Sean Joel Goldman)
Paula Goldstein	....	lighter
Dave Gottlieb	....	animator
Adam Green	....	animator
Jim Green	....	lighter
Nathan Greno	....	head of story
Josh Gridley	....	fix & additional animator
Michael Guttman	....	layout finaling assistant technical director
Mike Harris	....	lighting technical director
Geoffrey Harvey	....	lighter (as Geoff Harvey)
Mark Henley	....	layout artist
Jason Herschaft	....	animator
Brent Homman	....	animator
Stephen Hoogendyk	....	animator
Daniel Hu	....	layout artist
Earl Huddleston	....	lighter
John Huikku	....	lighter
Ethan Hurd	....	animator
Roger Huynh	....	lighter
Stephen V. Hwan	....	lighter
Adrian Iler	....	lighter
Iva S. Itchevska	....	lighter (as Iva Itchevska-Brain)
Hiroki Itokazu	....	modeler
Alessandro Jacomini	....	sequence lead
Amindra Jayasinghe	....	layout finaling assistant technical director (as Amindra 'AJ' Jayasinghe)
Brian Jefcoat	....	modeler
Sean Jenkins	....	look and render supervisor (as Sean D. Jenkins)
Darrell W. Johnson	....	assistant animation supervisor (as Darrell Johnson)
Jongo	....	lighter
Byung Gun Jung	....	look development artist
John Kahrs	....	animator
Mohit Kallianpur	....	sequence lead
William D. Kastak	....	character technical director
Eryn Katz	....	modeler
Avneet Kaur	....	character technical director
Clay Kaytis	....	supervising animator
Hans-Joerg Keim	....	lighter
Mark Kennedy	....	additional story artist
Sean Kenny	....	look development artist
Anthea Kerou	....	animator
Ben Kerr	....	fix & additional animator
Scott Kersavage	....	render lead
Brian Kesinger	....	layout artist
Jennifer Kesinger	....	layout artist
Tamara Khalaf	....	animation research library
Joan Kim	....	lighter (as Joan Anastas)
Sang-Jin Kim	....	character designer (as Jin Kim)
Andrew Kinney	....	look development technical director
Noah Klabunde	....	lighter
Dave K. Komorowski	....	facial/technical animation lead
Kevin Koneval	....	lighter
Ginka Kostova	....	lighter
Neil Krepela	....	layout artist
Frances Kumashiro	....	lighter
Alex Kupershmidt	....	animator
Joe Kwong	....	modeler
Michael LaBash	....	story artist
Tal Lancaster	....	look development technical director
Nathaniel Lane	....	lighting assistant technical director
Claire Lawrence-Slater	....	character technical director
Amy Lawson	....	animator (as Amy Lawson Smeed)
Brian Leach	....	sequence lead
Kira Lehtomaki	....	fix & additional animator
Scott Lemmer	....	animator (as Scott C. Lemmer)
C.J. LePage	....	animation shot support technician (as Carl 'CJ' LePage)
Michael Leung	....	lighter
Sam J. Levine	....	additional story artist (as Sam Levine)
Hal Lewis	....	modeling lead
Vicky Yu-tzu Lin	....	look development artist (as Vicky Yutzu Lin)
Richard Liukis	....	lighter
Christopher J. Logan	....	lighting assistant technical director
Kimberly Lorang	....	character technical director (as Kim Lorang)
Andrea Lösch	....	look development artist (as Andrea Losch)
Adolph Lusinsky	....	director of look and lighting
Jason MacLeod	....	lighter
Jeff MacNeill	....	character technical director
Sam Marin	....	animator
Alex Mark	....	animator (as Alexander Mark)
Greg Martin	....	modeler
Jim Martin	....	matte painter
Kent Martin	....	character technical director (as Kent F. Martin)
Joseph Mateo	....	story artist (as Joe Mateo)
Marcie Matsui	....	layout artist (as Marci Matsui)
Will McCrate	....	lighter (as William McCrate)
Kelly McGraw	....	matte painter
Eric McLean	....	look development artist
Peter Megow	....	character technical director (as Pete Megow)
Brian Menz	....	animator (as Brian F. Menz)
Steven J. Meyer	....	animator
Robert L. Miles	....	sequence lead
Candice Miller	....	character technical director
Gregory C. Miller	....	matte painter (as Gregory Miller)
Mark Mitchell	....	supervising animator
Terry Moews	....	layout supervisor
Raymon Montoya Vozmediano	....	look development technical director
Rick Moore	....	layout artist
David B. Mooy	....	modeler (as David Mooy)
Darren Mortillaro	....	character technical director
Joseph C. Moshier	....	character designer (as Joe Moshier)
Kevin Nelson	....	matte painter
Robert Neuman	....	stereoscopic supervisor
Neth Nom	....	fix & additional animator
Marlon Nowe	....	animator
Jorge Obregon	....	lighter
Joe Oh	....	animator
Yuko Okumura	....	lighter
David Olivares	....	animation shot support technician
Patrick Osborne	....	animator
Hyrum Osmond	....	animator (as Hyrum Virl Osmond)
Adrienne Othon	....	look development technical director
William Otsuka	....	layout artist
Keith Paciello	....	animator
Jiwon Paik	....	animation technical director
Dustin Pappas	....	layout artist
Irene Parkins	....	animator
John Edgar Park	....	character technical director
Cara Paul	....	lighter
Joshua Perez	....	animation shot support technician
Rebecca Perez	....	animator
Bill Perkins	....	matte painter
Amy Pfaffinger	....	lighter
Dan Platt	....	modeler
Jean-Christophe Poulain	....	matte painter (as Jean Christophe Poulain)
Elkeer Zaldumbide Pratt	....	layout finaling assistant technical director
Alan Precourt	....	lighter
Heather Pritchett	....	look development technical director
Nik Ranieri	....	animator
Dan Read	....	matte painter
Aurian Redson	....	story artist
Ricky Rieckenberg	....	animation technical director
Olun Riley	....	sequence lead
Roman Robbins	....	lighter
Clarence Robello	....	animator (as Clarence 'Boola' Robello)
Ryan Roberts	....	rigging lead
Scott Robideau	....	animator
Michelle Lee Robinson	....	look development artist
Leonard Robledo	....	look development artist
K.C. Roeyer	....	animator
Merrick Rustia	....	layout artist
Jeff Sadler	....	lighting technical director
Leo Sanchez Barbosa	....	modeler
Joe Sandstrom	....	animator
Amol Sathe	....	lighting assistant technical director
Wally Schaab	....	lighter
Erik Chr. Schmidt	....	animator (as Erik Schmidt)
York N. Schueller	....	character technical director (as York Naylor Schueller)
Lopsie Schwartz	....	look development artist
Samy Segura	....	modeler
Yuriko Senoo	....	animator
Amy Shimano	....	character technical director
Mike Show	....	animator (as Michael Show)
Lewis Siegel	....	lighting technical director (as Lewis N. Siegel)
Mark Siegel	....	lighter
Brian Silva	....	lighting technical director
Tony Smeed	....	animator
Andrew Smith	....	animation shot support technician
Russell L. Smith	....	character technical director
Mitchell Allen Snary	....	look developement artist
Mitchell Allen Snary	....	look development artist
Pamela Spertus	....	look development artist
Chris Springfield	....	sequence lead
James Stapp	....	modeler (as James E. Stapp)
Josh Staub	....	lighter
Brock J. Stearn	....	lighter
Chad Stubblefield	....	modeler
Yun-Chen Sung	....	lighting technical director
Arthur Sutherland	....	layout finaling assistant technical director
Dan Tanaka	....	modeler
David Tanner	....	lighter
Charles Tappan	....	look development artist (as Chuck Tappan)
Umakanth Thumrugoti	....	lighter
Pragya Tomar	....	lighting assistant technical director
Timothy Tompkins	....	character technical director (as Timmy Tompkins)
Katie Tucker-Fico	....	lighter (as Katie A. Fico)
Wayne Unten	....	supervising animator
Chris Ure	....	story artist
Jimmy Valladao	....	lighter
Lindsay VanderGalien	....	animator (as Lindsay Vander Galien)
Raffaello Vecchione	....	character designer
Fernanda Veloso	....	fix & additional animator
Sondra Verlander	....	lighter
Wayne Vincenzi	....	lighter
Chris Wahl	....	animator
David Wainstain	....	layout artist
Doug Walker	....	layout artist
Eric Walls	....	animator
Kristi Hansen Walvoord	....	lighter
Danny Wawrzaszek	....	animator (as Dan Wawrzaszek)
Dean Wellins	....	additional story artist
Kathy White	....	lighter
Joe Whyte	....	modeler
Dougg Williams	....	animator
Rebecca Wilson Breese	....	animator (as Rebecca Wilson Bresee)
Mark A. Wilson	....	lighter
David Womersley	....	matte painter
Amy W. Wong	....	lighter (as Amy Edwards)
John Wong	....	animator
Larry Wu	....	look development artist
Jeannie Yip	....	matte painting layout artist
John Yoon	....	character technical director: pre-production
Hidetaka Yosumi	....	character technical director
Jennifer Yu	....	lighting assistant technical director
Dick Zondag	....	animator
Ralph Zondag	....	animator
Phil Zucco	....	modeler

Casting Department
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting
Phoebe Rosenberg	....	additional casting
Jen Rudin	....	additional casting

Editorial Department
Robert Bagley	....	digital imaging manager (as Robert H. Bagley)
Paul Bronkar	....	digital intermediate colorist
Gilbert Carreras	....	film color timer
David J. Chung	....	assistant editor (as Dave Chung)
Glenn Dakake	....	digital intermediate assistant
Kristen Kolada	....	production assistant: editorial
Brian Millman	....	post-production coordinator
Anthony F. Rocco	....	assistant editor (as Anthony Rocco)
Karen Ann Ryan	....	production assistant: editorial (as Karen Ryan)
Hermann H. Schmidt	....	dialogue reader
Shannon Stein	....	associate editor
John W. Wheeler	....	assistant editor (as John Wheeler)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Beth Caucci	....	scoring assistant
Ashley Chafin	....	music production coordinator
David Channing	....	scoring editor
Donna Cole-Brule	....	music business affairs
George Doering	....	musician: guitar
Bruce Dukov	....	concert master
Koji Egawa	....	technical score consultant
Michael Fisher	....	musician: hand percussion
Germaine Franco	....	orchestrator
Earl Ghaffari	....	music editor
Mark Graham	....	head of music preparation
Jill Heffley	....	executive music assistant
Randy Kerber	....	orchestrator
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Daniel Lerner	....	additional score recordist (as Dan Lerner)
Tom MacDougall	....	music supervisor
James McKee Smith	....	additional music arranger
James McKee Smith	....	composer: additional music
James McKee Smith	....	music programmer
James McKee Smith	....	orchestrator: MIDI
Dave Metzger	....	orchestrator
Michael John Mollo	....	digital score production
Chris Montan	....	executive music producer
Paul Mounsey	....	additional music arranger
Paul Mounsey	....	composer: additional music
Paul Mounsey	....	music programmer
Paul Mounsey	....	orchestrator: MIDI
Adam Olmsted	....	music digital recordist
Andrew Page	....	music production director
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Siobhan Sullivan	....	music production assistant
John Ashton Thomas	....	additional music arranger
John Ashton Thomas	....	composer: additional music
John Ashton Thomas	....	music programmer
John Ashton Thomas	....	orchestrator: MIDI
John Ashton Thomas	....	supervising orchestrator
Reggie Wilson	....	music contractor: songs
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Other crew
Brett Achorn	....	animation technology strike team
Patricia Adefolayan	....	film & digital services coordinator
David A. Aguilar	....	animation technology strike team (as David Aguilar)
Eileen Aguirre	....	assistant to producer and directors
Querquia Backman	....	production assistant: effects animation
Mark Barnes	....	technology supporter: technical support
Rik Bomberger	....	systems administrator
Cathleen Brown	....	clearances
Justin Brunett	....	production assistant: sweatbox
Brent Burley	....	animation technology strike team
Mark T. Carlson	....	cloth simulator
Vicki Case	....	administration manager
Stephanie Anne DeJohn	....	assistant to production
Elena Driskill	....	animation technology strike team
Hank Driskill	....	technical supervisor
Brendan Duncan	....	animation technology strike team
Eric Elrod	....	production assistant: story
Bill Fadness	....	film & digital services supervisor (as William Fadness)
Yun-Po Paul Fan	....	animation technology strike team
Lara Filbert	....	production assistant: layout
Regan Forman	....	consumer products
Michael M. Fukumoto	....	technology supporter: technical support
Christopher W. Gee	....	film technical supervisor
Evan Goldberg	....	animation technology strike team
Jill Elizabeth Goldman	....	production assistant: model development
Karl 'Krash' Goldshmidt	....	software developer: Shot Finaling Tools
Lauren Henry	....	animal consultant
Paul Hildebrandt	....	animation technology strike team
Kitt Hirasaki	....	software engineer
Mike Huang	....	production assistant: lighting
James P. Hurrell	....	software engineer: tools and technology
Rachel Illowsky	....	production assistant: look development
Joe Jiuliano	....	film & digital services director
Ronald L. Johnson	....	senior systems engineer
Tony Kaap	....	animation technology strike team
Tanja Knoblich	....	manager: production resources
Catherine Lam	....	animation technology strike team
Matthew E. Levine	....	animation technology strike team
Ying Liu	....	animation technology strike team
Joseph M. Lohmar	....	animation technology strike team
John Longhini	....	animation technology strike team
Chris Lozano	....	technical supporter
Mary Meacham	....	end titles designer (as Mary Meacham Hogg)
Erick Miller	....	technology manager: animation technology strike team
Thaddeus P. Miller	....	animation technology strike team
Andy Milne	....	senior software engineer: dynamics
Olivier Mouroux	....	international publicity
Uri Okrent	....	senior software engineer
Alan A. Patel	....	technology supporter: production engineering
Tina M. Pedigo	....	animation technology strike team (as Tina Pedigo Brooks)
John Robert Perry	....	animation technology strike team
Dmitriy Pinskiy	....	animation technology strike team
Bardo S. Ramirez	....	production finance lead
Marlin Rowley	....	senior software engineer
Renee Russo	....	post-production sound accountant
Matthew F. Schnittker	....	animation technology strike team (as Matthew Schnittker)
Todd Scopio	....	animation technology strike team
Steven Seed	....	senior systems engineer
Maryann Simmons	....	animation technology strike team
Roland Sonnenburg	....	animal consultant
Eugene Strulyov	....	animation technology strike team
Kelsi Taglang	....	administration manager: production resources
Wendy M. Tam	....	animation technology strike team
Leanne K. Tanizawa	....	general production assistant
Scott S. Terek	....	technology supporter: production engineering
San Thach	....	production assistant: rigging set-up & technical animation
Roy Turner	....	animation technology strike team
Tamara Valdes	....	animation technology strike team
Kevin Waldvogel	....	human resources
Justin Walker	....	software engineer
Brian Wherry	....	senior software engineer
Howard Wilczynski	....	software developer: Production Pipeline Tools
Matt Wilson	....	production assistant: visual development & design
Terence Worley	....	senior software engineer
Kristin Yadamec	....	production assistant: layout (as Kristin Leigh Yadamec)
Suzy Zeffren	....	assistant manager: film & digital services (as Suzy Zeffren-Rauch)
Aohan Zhao	....	animation technology strike team

Thanks
Sharon Calahan	....	special thanks
Ron Clements	....	special thanks
Don Hahn	....	special thanks
Glen Keane	....	special thanks
Kellie D. Lewis	....	special thanks
Maggie Malone	....	special thanks
Colin King Miller	....	special thanks
John Musker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Saturn Enternainment (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Sound  sound services
• Ignite Creative  title design
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Service)
• Skywalker Sound  sound services
• The Hollywood Studio Orchestra  score performed by
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

American Dog (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and peril.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44841) | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Ireland:G | South Africa:10M | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | Australia:G | UK:PG | Chile:TE | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:Livre | Germany:6 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:GP | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Sweden:7 | Norway:7 | Czech Republic:U | Mexico:AA | Japan:G

Company:

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Trivia:

Look and lighting director Adolph Lusinsky and his team traveled to several of the film's "real-life locations" such as an Ohio trailer park, the San Francisco docks, New York streets and the desert surrounding Las Vegas to study how the light in those places interacted with the scenery.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Near the beginning of the film, Calico is sitting with a cat on his right shoulder. Their reflection is shown in the glasses of a man directly opposite. The reflection shows Calico and the cat in the same position instead of being reversed, as a reflection would be.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Young Penny: [points to puppy Bolt, decisively] That one.

Movie Connections:

Features "Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Barking At The Moon

Easily my favorite Disney film, and perhaps my absolute favorite movie of all time

The 2000s have not been very kind to Walt Disney Animation. While there has been the occasional Emperor's New Groove or Lilo and Stitch, the majority of their films from this decade have been rather mediocre (most notably 2005's Chicken Little, which - ironically - remains the studio's highest-grossing film of the 2000s). With that said, I initially had some doubts about Bolt, despite hearing that it would be Disney Animation's first film supervised by Pixar founder John Lasseter. The surprisingly positive reviews posted shortly before the film's release convinced me to buy a ticket. Thankfully, I was forced to eat my words; welcome back, Disney.

The film revolves around Bolt, a white German Shephered who has spent his entire life on the set of a TV show in which he portrays a "superdog". As a result, he believes that the events on film (and his super powers) are real. When he is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he embarks on a cross-country journey to reunite with his owner and co-star, Penny. Along the way, Bolt teams up with a jaded alley cat named Mittens and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino who also happens to be an extreme Bolt fanboy.

First of all, the effects in this movie are unbelievable. Everything in the movie looks so realistic and yet doesn't contradict with the animated cartoon-esquire characters. Also, while Bolt is obviously the star of the movie, the real comedy comes from his unlikely companions. In fact, my favorite character of the bunch is Mittens the cat, voiced excellently by Susie Essman. Very seldom do I hear/see a character and say "I can't imagine anybody doing a better job playing him/her", but Essman really brings a lot to this already memorable character. And though I found him to be pretty irritating at first, some of the best lines in the movie come from Rhino the hamster.

Lastly, in one of the opening scenes we see Bolt as he is in the TV Show to set the understanding of Bolt's world. Seriously, that was made of awesome. The scene was action packed and full of excitement. I would watch the show that Bolt is in. If I had to have a complaint, it would be that it takes some ideas from several other films (such as Homeward Bound, Toy Story, and The Truman Show). That said, it still manages to feel like its own film, and with grace.

With terrific animation, an incredibly heartwarming story, and some of the most endearing characters I've ever seen on film (animated or otherwise), Bolt has not only become my favorite Disney film (Pixar included), but perhaps my absolute favorite movie of all time. It feels strange saying that, especially considering that I didn't even expect to like the film, but I simply can't think of a movie that I've loved more. It's also one of the very few films that manages to bring me to tears every time that I watch it, and when a movie is able to affect me on that kind of level, it automatically becomes a winner.