Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip

"It's about time."

1999 0h 50m EN

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7.5

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7.4

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★7.5TMDB · 126★7.4IMDB · 2,124

AnimationComedyFamilyScience FictionTV MovieActionDrama

Synopsis

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After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They declare that they are here to destroy the one who saved the future, and make ready to attack Dexter. Dexter easily destroys them with the use of various tools and gadgets from his lab. However, news that he is "The One Who Saved the Future" intrigues him, and he decides to travel through time to discover how cool he is. In the first time period he visits, Dexter finds a tall, skinny, weak version of himself working in office-designing cubicles, with Mandark as his rich, successful boss. The child Dexter unwittingly reveals the existence of blueprints regarding the "Neurotomic Protocore", and Mandark steals it after the two Dexters move forward in time.

“It's about time.”

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Cast

Christine Cavanaugh
Dexter / D22 / Old Man Dexter (voice)
Eddie Deezen
Mandark / Executive Mandark / Overlord Mandark / Braindark (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Mandark Robot / Dad / Robot #1 / Officer 9412 (voice)
Kath Soucie
Mom / Head Secretary (voice)
Kat Cressida
Dee Dee (voice)
Tom Kenny
Curator / Village Man / Robot #2 / Computer / Man (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Writers: Chris Savino, David P. Smith, Paul Rudish
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Christine Cavanaugh and Eddie Deezen and Jeff Bennett carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's about time.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0293092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Genndy Tartakovsky directs. Thomas Chase scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Thomas Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Christine Cavanaugh and Eddie Deezen and Jeff Bennett carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's about time.".
8IMDB entry: tt0293092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.