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7.0/10
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An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature.An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature.An evil force begins to destroy the idyllic paradise of Gandahar, where the citizens are in perfect harmony with nature.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Glenn Close
- Ambisextra
- (English version)
- (voice)
Christopher Plummer
- Metamorphis
- (English version)
- (voice)
Catherine Chevallier
- Airelle
- (voice)
Georges Wilson
- Métamorphe
- (voice)
Anny Duperey
- Ambisextra
- (voice)
Jean-Pierre Ducos
- Blaminhor
- (voice)
Christine Paris
- Porte-parole
- (voice)
Dominique Maurin
- Transformés
- (voice)
- (as Dominique Maurin-Collignon)
Jean Saudray
- Transformés
- (voice)
Frédéric Witta
- Transformés
- (voice)
Philippe Noël
- Transformés
- (voice)
Philippe Duclos
- Transformés
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film is based on the 1969 novel "Les Hommes-machines contre Gandahar" (The Machine-Men versus Gandahar) by Jean-Pierre Andrevon.
- Alternate versionsThe Miramax Dubbed version is edited from the original French release. Most of the editing is from the first 36 minutes from the film. In the Miramax cut there is a new introduction of a quote by Issac Asimov, and an extended ending using footage from earlier in the film. The French cut ends with the head floating through the air. The French version contains roughly 6 minutes and 37 seconds more footage than the Miramax version(not including the Opening Titles and Credits). A lot of this is dialogue and more intimate scenes between Sylvain and Airelle in the nest and on the ship to Métamorphe. There is also a sequence cut of the black robots which is also shown in a montage inside Métamorphe later in the film.
- ConnectionsEdited into The History of the Hands (2016)
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I noticed this movie at a local rental place the other week and thought, 'What on Earth is THIS?'
My dad has a book with 17,000 movie reviews--just reviews ranging from a sentence to a couple of paragraphs--and they gave it 2 1/2 stars--3 being good--so it was almost good (to them). They chastised the almost non-existent characterizations, which I agree; we're given a character, we're given about half a minute background on them, and then this is what the character has to do. I was surprised that they didn't mention the almost non-existent voice "acting" (note the quotes), as everyone just pretty much mumbled their lines...even such a big talent as Glenn Close (playing the queen) didn't help.
However, please note these are VERY minor gripes. I would've given the movie three stars myself. It's not the typical sci-fi, with the stupidity of childhood geniuses and robots with feelings abound (and I don't think the stereotypes of "oh no, it's sci-fi AND a cartoon!" help either). It's very imaginative, but pretty dark and apocalyptic; probably not for kids under the age of 6, if not 8.
And on a side note, there was some pretty good music in it, too, and a lot of it.
My dad has a book with 17,000 movie reviews--just reviews ranging from a sentence to a couple of paragraphs--and they gave it 2 1/2 stars--3 being good--so it was almost good (to them). They chastised the almost non-existent characterizations, which I agree; we're given a character, we're given about half a minute background on them, and then this is what the character has to do. I was surprised that they didn't mention the almost non-existent voice "acting" (note the quotes), as everyone just pretty much mumbled their lines...even such a big talent as Glenn Close (playing the queen) didn't help.
However, please note these are VERY minor gripes. I would've given the movie three stars myself. It's not the typical sci-fi, with the stupidity of childhood geniuses and robots with feelings abound (and I don't think the stereotypes of "oh no, it's sci-fi AND a cartoon!" help either). It's very imaginative, but pretty dark and apocalyptic; probably not for kids under the age of 6, if not 8.
And on a side note, there was some pretty good music in it, too, and a lot of it.
- darrylb500
- Jan 31, 2001
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $370,698
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,665
- Jan 31, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $370,698
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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