Ice Age is a 2002 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios (in its debut film) and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by Chris Wedge (in his feature directorial debut) and co-directed by Carlos Saldanha from a screenplay by Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson and Peter Ackerman and a story by Wilson, and features the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Višnjić, and Jack Black. Set during the days of the Pleistocene ice age, the film centers around three main characters—Manny (Romano), a no-nonsense woolly mammoth; Sid (Leguizamo), a loudmouthed ground sloth; and Diego (Leary), a sardonic saber-toothed cat—who come across a human baby and work together to return it to its tribe. Additionally, the film occasionally follows Scrat, a speechless "saber-toothed squirrel" voiced by Wedge, who is perpetually searching for a place in the ground to bury his acorn.
Ice Age was originally intended as a 2D animated film developed by Fox Animation Studios, but eventually became the first full-length animated film for the newly-reformed Blue Sky, which had been reshaped from a VFX house to a computer animation studio. Focus shifted from making an action-adventure drama film to a more comedy-oriented one, and several writers, such as Berg and Ackerman, were brought on to bring out a wittier tone.
The film was released in the United States on March 15, 2002. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and was nominated at the 75th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. It was a box office success and grossed over $383.2 million, marking it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2002 and the highest-grossing animated film of 2002. It started the Ice Age franchise, being followed by four sequels: Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and Ice Age: Collision Course. A sixth installment, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, was produced by Walt Disney Pictures without the involvement of Blue Sky Studios and released as a direct-to-streaming film on Disney+ in 2022. Two holiday specials were also released: 2011's Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (taking place between Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Continental Drift) and 2016's Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (taking place between Continental Drift and Collision Course). Several Ice Age short films were also released between 2002 and 2022.
Storyline[]
Back when the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and animals were scurrying to save themselves from the upcoming Ice Age, a sloth named Sid, a woolly mammoth named Manny, and a saber-toothed tiger named Diego are forced to become unlikely heroes. The three reluctantly come together when they have to return a human child to its father while braving the deadly elements of the impending Ice Age.
Also See[]
- Ice Age (2002) (Trailers)
- Ice Age (2002) (TV Spots)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- Gone Nutty (2002)
- No Time for Nuts (2006)
- Surviving Sid (2008)
- Cosmic Scrat-Tastrophe (2015)
- Scrat: Spaced Out (2016) (Shorts)
- The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
- Ice Age: Scrat Tales
Sound Effects Used[]
Final Film[]
- 20TH CENTURY FOX BABY CRYING SOUND (Used for Roshan when he cries.)
- H-B SQUEAK, CARTOON - SINGLE RUB SQUEAK 04
- H-B TEETH, CARTOON - TEETH CHATTER
- Hollywoodedge, Bell Bonk Ring PE941004/OMI, Cartoon FX - Bell and Horn Bonk
- Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031902
- Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031903
- Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screams AT050301
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201
- Hollywoodedge, Crowd Med Shock PE961301/Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
- Hollywoodedge, Dog Doberman Growls AT021001
- Hollywoodedge, Dog German Shepherd AT021101
- Hollywoodedge, Dog Large Angry Barks PE023801
- Hollywoodedge, Dry Skids Long Squeal PE297001
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Growl Singl AT044004
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Single Clas AT043701
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpet Gro AT044301
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion Large Shar PE097801
- Hollywoodedge, Fart 2 Short Fart Clos PE139001
- Hollywoodedge, Fart 8 Comical Highpi PE139601
- Hollywoodedge, Fart 9 Wet Squish Coul PE139701
- Hollywoodedge, Groin Crunches Short FS043402 (Heard once in a slightly lower volume when one of the Dodos bites Manny's tail.)
- Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601
- Hollywoodedge, Heart Beat Slow 63 Bea PE146601
- Hollywoodedge, Human WhistlewolfW CRT059203
- Hollywoodedge, Leopard Snarl Fast CU AT012201
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
- Hollywoodedge, Lincoln Town Car In Sk PE073501
- Hollywoodedge, Lion Roar Snarl Growl AT013501
- Hollywoodedge, Lion Roar Snarl Growl AT013601
- Hollywoodedge, Low Pitched Squeak CRT049301
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Crowd AdultsY PE142901
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE141401
- Hollywoodedge, Object Being Squashe PE105201
- Hollywoodedge, Punch Body Hit 3 Sharp PE101001
- Hollywoodedge, Thin Metallic Pot Or CRT031202
- Hollywoodedge, Thunder Crack Impac PE1006401
- Hollywoodedge, Tiger Growls Classic AT018601
- Hollywoodedge, Tiger Growl Sharp Thr AT019401
- Hollywoodedge, Two Body Fall Gravel PE106301 (1st bodyfall only.)
- MGM Roar/SoundDogs, Animals - Lion - C U - Roar
- SKYWALKER, BIRD - SINGING CHIRP SOUND 01
- SKYWALKER CONCRETE BREAKING SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, CORK - CORK POPPING
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - LIGHTNING BOLT POWER 03
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLODING FIRE CRACKER
- SKYWALKER SMALL POPPING SOUND (Heard once during the opening sequence scene when Scrat gets stucked and squished from the ice.)
- SKYWALKER, VOLCANO - VOLCANO ERUPTING
- SKYWALKER, WHISTLE - CARTOON FALL WHISTLE
- SKYWALKER, WHISTLE - FALL DOWN, HIGH PLACES
- SKYWALKER, WIND SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ELECTRONIC JUMP (debut)
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE SWISH
- SoundDogs, Winds - Strong Icy Wind - Ext - Strong Gusts With Howls & Whistles, Ice Particle Movement, Storm Wind
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - BRAKE SKID, TIRE 01
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, TAWNY OWL - TAWNY OWL, STRIX ALUCO, BIRD, DIGIFFECTS
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP (Heard once during a battle between the humans and the Sabre-tooth tigers.)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - DOINK 03 (Can be heard briefly.)
- Sound Ideas, BUBBLES, MUD - HEAVY, THICK MUD POT BUBBLES, BOIL
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOINK - VOCAL BOINK
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - HEAVY METALLIC CLANK
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - METALLIC SMACK (Heard once when one of the Dodo get hit in the head with the last melon before Sid catches it.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT HORN TOOT, LOW
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT HORN TOOT, MEDIUM
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TEETH - RAPID TEETH CHATTERING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, LONG
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FAST ZIP BY
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - LONG ZIP BY
- Sound Ideas, CAT, TIGER - GROWLS, C.U. GROWLS, SNARLS, ROARS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE COW MOO, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - KEN'S BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
- Sound Ideas, DOG, PANTING - HEAVY PANTING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 01
- Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - PINGY HEAD SHAKE
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT BONK
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, EATING - APPLE: FAST BITE (Heard once in a slightly lower volume when Sid bites into the apple he has before throwing it away and bumping into Manny.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SNEEZE - SNEEZE: FEMALE 04
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HEAVY CORK SQUEAK AND POP
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HOYT'S POP
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, ROCKS, EARTHQUAKE - RUMBLE, CREAKS, CRASHES, TUMBLING, AVALANCHE
- Sound Ideas, ROCKS, LANDSLIDE - SHORT, LONG, BOULDER & MIXED, AVALANCHE
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - FUNNY HEAD SCRATCH SQUEAKS
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - TUBE TAKE
- Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG
- Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - METALLIC RULER VIBRATE
- Sound Ideas, WIND - WIND, STRONG, HOWLING, DIGIFFECTS
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP OUT
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT
Bonus Features Only[]
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CRYING (Used for Roshan in the multi-language clip found on the 2-disc DVD. The sound effect is cut from the final film, as Tara Strong provided vocal effects for Roshan and the 20th Century Fox baby crying sound was used instead in the final film.)