The RRP Crew completes their dive into the 2000's Matrix movies with the animated stories from this cyberpunk universe.
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In this Episode:
- 00:05:34 ROUNDTABLE: We play the TV spot for The Animatrix and give an overview of the technical specs of this collection of short film
- 00:08:25 LIKES: The stories from this collection that hold up well today
- 00:25:58 TRIVIA & SOCIALIZE: Trivia from and feedback on The Animatrix from our listeners via Facebook Group, Twitter, and Instagram
- 00:28:28 DISLIKES: Elements of this series of animations that are flat in more ways that one
- 00:45:16 FINAL RATING: Tragic (Disputed)
- 00:49:39 FEEDBACK & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Show announcements, and how to contact us
🎬 The Animatrix Technicals, Cast, and Crew
- Released: June 3, 2003
- Runs: 1h 40m
- Rated: Unrated
Directors
- Peter Chung (segment "Matriculated")
- Andrew R. Jones (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris")
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri (segment "Program")
- Takeshi Koike (segment "World Record")
- Mahiro Maeda (segments "The Second Renaissance Part I", "The Second Renaissance Part II")
- Kôji Morimoto (segment "Beyond") (as Koji Morimoto)
Writers
- Shin'ichirô Watanabe (segments "Kid's Story", "A Detective Story")
- "The Final Flight of the Osiris", "The Second Renaissance Part I", "The Second Renaissance Part II", "Kid's Story" were Written by The Wachowski
- "Program", "World Record" were written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- "Beyond was written by Koji Morimoto
- "A Detective Story" Shin'ichirô Watanabe
- "Matriculated" Peter Chung
With the lead stars being: Kevin Michael Richardson, Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio
And Music composed by: Don Davis
While no official budget for The Animatrix has been released, some sources within the animation industry place it at around $15 Million. It was straight to video, and sold 2.7 million copies, grossing $68 million
