The Animatrix
2003
Free your mind.
Directed by Andrew R. Jones, Koji Morimoto, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe, Takeshi Koike, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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Intensity
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
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- Directors
- Andrew R. Jones, Koji Morimoto, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe, Takeshi Koike, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Written by
- Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Koji Morimoto
- Produced by
- Eiko Tanaka, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Lana Wachowski
- Composers
- Don Davis, Machine Head, Photek
- Editor
- Christopher S. Capp
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- Japan, United States, South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- A Detective Story, Animatrix, Beyond
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (1,839 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (81,882 votes)
Cast
Keanu Reeves
Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Clayton Watson
The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
Melinda Clarke
Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
John DiMaggio
Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
Tom Kenny
Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Rick Gomez
Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Tara Strong
Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
Bette Ford
Old Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Julia Fletcher
The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
Dane A. Davis
01 Versatran Spokesman ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Debi Derryberry
Kid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Jill Talley
Mother ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Dwight Schultz
Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")
James Arnold Taylor
Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Ash ("A Detective Story") / Raul ("Matriculated")
John DeMita
Teacher ("Kid's Story")
Crew
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