9 (2009 animated film)

For the original short film, see 9 (2005 film).
Not to be confused with Nine (2009 live-action film).

9
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShane Acker
Screenplay byPamela Pettler
Story byShane Acker
Based on9
by Shane Acker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKevin R. Adams[1]
Edited byNick Kenway[1]
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release date
  • September 9, 2009 (2009-09-09)[4]
Running time
79 minutes[5]
Countries
  • United States[6]
  • Luxembourg[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[4]
Box office$48.4 million[4]

9 is a 2009 animated science fiction film directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler and produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Dana Ginsburg. Set in an alternate version of the 1940s, the film follows a rag doll labeled "9" who awakens shortly after the end of mankind following the uprising of machines. The film features the voices of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover, with Martin Landau and Fred Tatasciore.[1][7][8]

The film is based on Acker's 2005 CG-animated, Academy Award-nominated short film of the same name created at the UCLA Animation Workshop.[9] Focus Features released it theatrically on September 9, 2009. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, earned $48.4 million on a $30 million budget and received an Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures nomination in 21st Producers Guild of America Awards. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29, 2009.

  1. ^ a b c d "9". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "9 (2009)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lux Animation S.A." BFI. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference bom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "9 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 21, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "9 (2009)". Allmovie. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Shane Acker's 9". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  8. ^ "Strong cast lines up for animated 9". The Film Asylum. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.
  9. ^ Dennis Michael (July 26, 2005). "Burton Votes for 9". filmstew. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2008.