Planet 51 (2009)

Directors:

Jorge Blanco
Javier Abad (co-director)

Writer:

Joe Stillman (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Something strange is coming to their planet...Us!

Plot:

American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck!

Plot Keywords:

Digit In Title | Scene During End Credits | Number In Title

Cast

Dwayne Johnson	...	Captain Charles T. Baker (voice)
Jessica Biel	...	Neera (voice)
Justin Long	...	Lem (voice)
Gary Oldman	...	General Grawl (voice)
Seann William Scott	...	Skiff (voice)
John Cleese	...	Professor Kipple (voice)
Freddie Benedict	...	Eckle (voice)
Alan Marriott	...	Glar (voice)
Mathew Horne	...	Soldier Vesklin (voice)
James Corden	...	Soldier Vernkot (voice)
Lewis Macleod	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Rupert Degas	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Rebecca Front	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Vincent Marzello	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Emma Tate	...	Additional Voice (voice)

Also Known As:

Planet One (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

Spain | UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #45479) | Singapore:G | Australia:PG | UK:U | South Africa:PG | Ireland:G | New Zealand:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Brazil:Livre | Portugal:M/4 (Qualidade) (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) (original version) | Denmark:7

Company:

Ilion Animation

Trivia:

All the female aliens are wearing dresses, the male ones have the "Donald Duck" no pants look.

Goofs:

Continuity: A lander only has enough fuel to take off once from the planet, not twice. We don't see Chuck fuel the spaceship before taking off again.

Quotes:

Glar: The times... they are a different.

Movie Connections:

References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Soundtrack:

Lollipop

Fun!

Forget all the bad reviews you may have read.This is a fine comedy-adventure that scores. Duane{The Rock} Johnson voices the American astronaut who lands on the title planet-a tongue-in-cheek reference to the legendary Area 51, only to find out that he is the alien on their planet that is inhabited by green people. The people speak English,drive hovercraft that resemble 1950s Detroit cars, live in suburban settings, go to drive-in restaurants and listen to a new kind of music called Rock'n Roll! In other words their entire society is based on nifty 50s American pop culture. This is a fun idea that could have been developed a little better, but it succeeds due to its obviously love of '50s culture and a keen sense of humor that adults will seem to get. The kids won't be too bored either. There are a few stereotypes like the gung ho ,lets get the aliens military me that are a staple of most all all sci-fi invasion films like Invaders From Mars ,The War of The Worlds The Day The Earth Stood Still, etc, but since they are fun characters you won't care. Should please lovers of 50's sci-fi, TV shows, comic books and those great grade b monster and drive-in style movies.A true fun film that the family will enjoy. There are a few toilet humor jokes, but they are funny rather than being offensive.Film also makes a subtle suggestion that even though people-including aliens and humans may be different, there is no reason why they shouldn't put asside their prejudices and get to know one another. Believe it or not, this is light years ahead of James Cameron's intergalactic turkey Avatar and the vastly over rated Wall-E. CGI movies seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but this one rises to the occasion and stares down the competition. Planet 51 is worth visiting. See it!