Movie Description
Set on Mars in the year 2071, COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE is based on the much-loved animated television series by Japanese director Shinichiro Watanabe. (The show airs on the Cartoon Network in the U.S.) As the film begins, Spike (Steven Jay Blum) and his gang of gypsy vigilantes are roaming the city, looking for trouble when Faye (Wendee Lee) witnesses a bioterrorist attack. Hovering above the city in her spaceship, she sees a man fleeing the scene. Over 500 people die in the attack, and the city offers a monetary reward for any information. The gang jumps at the opportunity. They decide to branch out, each using their own tactics to research the tragedy. Spike slinks through Chinatown, being led by shady underground characters. Faye traces the image of the man she saw back to military files. And the young Ed (Mellisa Fahn) and her dog Ein do some handy computer research. Meanwhile Jet (Beau Billinglsea), holds down the fort, worried about the gang. When the criminal Vincent (Daran Norris), is identified, with a connection to Spike's love interest Elektra (Jennifer Hale), the real action begins.
COWBOY BEBOP is a visually dramatic film that combines several styles of illustration into one beautiful, cohesive animated environment. The Mars of this film is a combination of cities: New York, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and many more. Viewers are compelled to identify monuments and familiar structures, while the terrorist theme hits fearfully close to home.
| Credits | | Producer: | Mashiko Minami, Masuo Ueda, Minoru Takanashi, Yutaka Maseba |
| Details | | Edition: | Special Edition |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Featurettes (6)
Music Videos - 1. "Ask DNA"
2. "Gotta Knock A Little Harder"
Storyboard Comparisons
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
Conception Art
In-Depth Character Profiles, IN THEATRES: AUGUST 30, 2002 (NY, World Premiere)
APRIL 4, 2003 (LA/NY)
Editorial Reviews
"...[The] full-speed animation is potent....[The] range of moods expressed by drawing and colors fill the eye..."
Variety - p.39-45 - Robert Koehler
"...This is a cool movie..."
Box Office - p.55 - Tim Cogshell
"...The movie soars when the characters lighten up. The verbal pas de deux between Spike and his female nemesis is as challenging as their hand-to-hand combat..."
Chicago Sun-Times - p.32 - Roger Ebert
"...COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE demonstrates how exciting and vital contemporary animated filmmaking is in Japan....The story unfolds with a sinister grace that any live-action director might envy..."
Los Angeles Times - p.C12 - Charles Solomon
"...[With] superbly detailed backgrounds..."
Total Film - p.101 - Leslie Felperin
"...COWBOY BEBOP succeeds as a stylish, enjoyable blend of genres and formats..."
Sight and Sound - Andrew Osmond (09/01/2003)
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