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"The animated House Musical."

2003 1h 8m EN

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 545

AnimationScience FictionMusicAdventure

Synopsis

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Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.

“The animated House Musical.”

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Cast

Romanthony
Octave (singing voice)
Thomas Bangalter
Shep (singing voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Writers: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Cédric Hervet
Languages: No Language
Countries: France, Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi, shot by Fumio Hirokawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shigeru Nishiyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Romanthony and Thomas Bangalter carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Kazuhisa Takenouchi directs. Fumio Hirokawa behind the camera. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo scores. Shigeru Nishiyama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, Japan. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 23 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Japan.
5Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi, shot by Fumio Hirokawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shigeru Nishiyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Romanthony and Thomas Bangalter carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The animated House Musical.".
10IMDB entry: tt0368667 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "rescue", "spaceman", "musical", "record producer".
12Released under 21 different titles around the world.