August 15, 2008 (United States)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 computer-animated epic space opera feature film produced by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm Animation, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and released on August 15, 2008 (making it the only Star Wars film so far to be distributed by that company). The film is set in the Star Wars universe during the three-year time period between the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Set during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker is assigned an apprentice, Ahsoka Tano. Jabba the Hutt enlists them to rescue his kidnapped son Rotta in exchange for an alliance. Anakin and Ahsoka track the kidnapper to a planet where they are ambushed by Count Dooku's apprentice Asajj Ventress and discover that Dooku hopes to frame the Jedi for Rotta's kidnapping.
The film premiered on August 10, 2008 at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, followed by a wide release on August 14, 2008 across Australia and on August 15 in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Clone Wars served as the pilot to the television series of the same name, which debuted on October 3, 2008 on Cartoon Network. The film received largely negative reviews, becoming the worst reviewed theatrically released Star Wars film. Critics panned the writing, animation, tone, and dialogue, however Kevin Kiner's score, the character of Captain Rex, and Christopher Lee's performance were well received by some. Despite negative reviews, the film was a box office success, having grossed $68.3 million worldwide against an $8.5 million budget.
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Storyline
After the Republic's victory on Christophsis, Anakin and his new apprentice Ahsoka Tano must rescue the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt. Political intrigue complicates their mission.
Also See
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (Trailers)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (TV Spots)
Movie Trailer
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 5 Woman Short PE133901
- Hollywoodedge, Synth Gun Shot Ricoch PE206601/Sound Ideas, GUN, LASER - LASER GUN: SINGLE SHOT 01
- SKYWALKER, ALARM - AIRCRAFT WARNING SIGNAL
- SKYWALKER, ALARM - REPUBLIC SIREN
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - CANNON BLAST AND CANNONBALL WHOOSH, GUN (blast part only)
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - LONG TRACER WHIZ BY AND AWAY
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - PROBE DROID BLASTER, SCI-FI
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - SHORT TRACER WHIZ BY AND AWAY
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - SMALL HIGH-PITCHED RICOCHET (normal and +12 pitch)
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - PULSE SHRIEK 01
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - THE FORCE WHINE
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG, SHORT, DRY BLAST 02
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MASSIVE INFERNO ROARING (Higher-pitched)
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SMALL EXPLOSION
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - THERMAL DETONATOR: CHARGE 02
- SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY 01
- SKYWALKER, HISS - MECHANICAL EJECT HISS
- SKYWALKER, JET - ARTOO'S ROCKET THRUSTERS
- SKYWALKER, JET - FAST PASS BY 01
- SKYWALKER LASER BLAST SOUND (Heard for explosion SFX cluster)
- SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND
- SKYWALKER MACHINE GUN 01
- SKYWALKER, METAL - QUICK DOUBLE SQUEAK 02
- SKYWALKER, METAL - PROTOCOL DROID MOVING
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI - ELECTRONIC WARBLE
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - ION CANNON GUN
- SKYWALKER, SPACECRAFT - LAAT IDLE
- SKYWALKER, SPACECRAFT - LAAT PASS BY
- SKYWALKER, SPIN - SINGLE SPIN
- SKYWALKER, VACUUM - HELEN'S VACUUM CLEANER; RUN; STOP
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 02
- Sound Ideas, Electric - Sparks & Hum - C U - Series Of Amazingly Creaky Sparks And Reverberant Decay
- Sound Ideas, WIND - WIND MACHINE: CLEAN, ARTIFICIAL BREATHY WHISTLES
- Unknown Sound Effects Library, Metal Creaking
- Wilhelm Scream (Heard twice; once in low pitch, and once in normal pitch)
