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by Alison L. Roberts
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Theatrical Release: July 11, 2001
Home Video Release (DVD & VHS):
October 23, 2001
Presented by
Columbia Pictures and Square Pictures
Original story by Hironobu Sakaguchi
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Co-director: Motonori Sakakibara
Producers: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Jun Aida & Chris Lee
Original screenplay: Al Reinert & Jeff Vintar
Animation Director: Andy Jones
Staging Director: Tani Kunitake
Original music: Elliot Goldenthal
Vocal Cast: Ming-Na (Aki), Alec Baldwin (Gray), Donald Sutherland (Dr. Sid), James Woods (General Hein), Steve Buscemi (Neil), Peri Gilpen (Jane) and Ving Rhames (Ryan).
Special Edition DVD Features
Disc 1:
- Feature-length commentaries:
- In Japanese (subtitled) by Motonori Sakakibara (co-director), Hiroyuki Hayashida (sequence supervisor), Tatsuro Maruyama (sets and props supervisor) and Takao Noguchi (phantom supervisor). - In English by Andy Jones (animation director), Chris S. Capp (editor) and Tani Kunitake (staging director). - An isolated score and commentary by composer Elliot Goldenthal.
- A feature-length storyboard/playblast feature that allows viewers to see the evolution of the work, plus the additional option of a filmmaker commentary and "pop-up" facts/trivia.
- Both the teaser trailer and full-length theatrical trailer for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
- A sneak preview trailer for the Final Fantasy X video game, due in 2002 for the Playstation 2.
- Theatrical trailers for other CG-enhanced films including: Men in Black, Starship Troopers and the upcoming anime release Metropolis.
- Interactive menus with custom, CGI intros by Square Pictures, and scene selection options.
- Production notes.
FINAL FANTASY:
THE SPIRITS WITHIN
© 2001 Final Fantasy Partners, Square Pictures and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. All rights reserved.
Images used with permission.
Official Movie Site:
Final Fantasy.com |
Disc 2:
- Original documentary, The Making of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within with the option to view in-depth segments about animation, compositing, lighting and including face wraps of Aki and Dr. Sid.
- Interactive, in-depth profiles of the main characters.
- Vehicle scale comparisons.
- Final Fantasy Shuffler.
- Commentary/featurette about the creation of the teaser and theatrical trailers.
- A segment on "The Gray Project," an early attempt by Square at theatrical-style CG-animation.
- Additional "boards and blasts."
- Matte art exploration.
- Joke outtakes.
- Composite builds.
- Alternate opening sequence.
- Mini-movie: "Aki's Dream."
- DVD-ROM features including: the complete screenplay, a virtual tour of Square Pictures, a screensaver and Web links.
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