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Overview
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Release Date:
10 November 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Journey Beyond Your Imagination more
Plot:
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home. full summary | full synopsis
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North Pole
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Christmas Eve
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Christmas
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Train
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Gift
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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14 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Should become a holiday classic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Hanks | ... | Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus | |
| Leslie Zemeckis | ... | Sister Sarah / Mother | |
| Eddie Deezen | ... | Know-It-All | |
| Nona Gaye | ... | Hero Girl | |
| Peter Scolari | ... | Lonely Boy | |
| Andy Pellick | ... | Pastry Chef | |
| Josh Eli | ... | Waiter | |
| Mark Mendonca | ... | Waiter | |
| Rolandas Hendricks | ... | Waiter | |
| Mark Goodman | ... | Waiter | |
| Jon Scott | ... | Waiter | |
| Gregory Gast | ... | Waiter | |
| Sean Scott | ... | Waiter | |
| Gordon Hart | ... | Waiter | |
| Michael Jeter | ... | Smokey / Steamer |
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Also Known As:
The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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Runtime:
99 min
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2.00 : 1 more
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Certification:
Indonesia:SU |
South Korea:All |
Portugal:M/4 |
Canada:G (all jurisdictions) |
Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
USA:PG (Special Edition DVD) |
USA:TV-PG (TV rating) |
USA:G (certificate #41220) |
New Zealand:G |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Brazil:Livre |
Chile:TE |
Czech Republic:U |
Finland:S |
Germany:6 |
Ireland:G |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:7 |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:G |
Singapore:G |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) |
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Hero Boy has a pennant on his bedroom wall of the Milwaukee Beers. The Beers are the main team from BASEketball (1998).
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Goofs:
Factual errors: Know-It-All states that the train is a Baldwin 2-8-4 locomotive built in 1931. The Polar Express was modeled from plans of Pere Marquette 1225 which is a 2-8-4 type built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941.
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Quotes:
The Conductor:
[singing] Here we only got one rule / Never, ever let it cool / Keep it cooking in the pot / Soon we got hot chocolate!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: The Polar Express (#11.21)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Rockin' on Top of the World
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FAQ
What is the name of the instrument the Hobo is playing on the roof of the train?What are the various formats on DVD?
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A simple story . . . beautifully told . . . magnificently visualized.
The IMAX experience was stunning.
I did not expect to enjoy the story as much as I did. Simple but quite heartwarming.
Although it started a bit slow, it continued to gain momentum (no train analogy intended) through its conclusion. I was not a great lover of the animation of the human characters, but the other animation, whether it be the train, the scenery, the reindeer, or the elves (are elves human?) was quite well done.
Perhaps the best review I can provide is that after I watched the Polar Express, I just felt happier.