Ice Age - 2 Disc Special Edition

Animation, Comedy, Family

John Leguizamo	Sid
Denis Leary	Diego
Diedrich Bader	Saber-Toothed Tiger
Lorri Bagley	Female Sloth
Jack Black	Zeke
Ray Romano	Manfred
Stephen Root	Rhino/Start
Alan Tudyk	Saber-Toothed Tiger/Dodo/Freaky Mammal
Goran Visnjic	Soto
Cedric The Entertainer	Rhino
Peter Ackerman
P.J. Benjamin
Denny Dillon
Josh Hamilton
Jane Krakowski

Director	Carlos Saldanha; Chris Wedge
Producer	Lori Forte; John C. Donkin
Writer	Michael J. Wilson; Michael Berg

Just as A Bug's Life was a computer-animated comedy inspired by Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, the funny and often enthralling Ice Age is a digital re-imagining of the Western Three Godfathers. The heroes of this unofficial remake (set 20,000 years ago, during the titular Paleolithic era) are a taciturn mastodon named Manfred (voiced by Ray Romano), an annoying sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo), and a duplicitous saber-toothed tiger, Diego (Denis Leary). The unlikely team encounters a dying, human mother who relinquishes her chirpy toddler to the care of these critters. Hoping, against all odds, to return the little guy to his migrating tribe, Manfred and his associates need to establish trust among themselves, not an easy thing in a harsh world of predators, prey, and pushy glaciers. Audiences that have become accustomed to the rounded, polished, storybook look of Pixar's house brand of computer animation (Monsters, Inc.) will find the blunt edges and chilly brilliance of Ice Age--evoking the harsh, dangerous environment of a frozen world--a wholly different, and equally pleasing, trip. Recommended for ages 4 and up. --Tom Keogh --This text refers to the Theatrical Release edition.