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Thunderbirds is a 2004 science fiction-adventure film based upon the Thunderbirds television series of the 1960s, directed by Jonathan Frakes. The movie, written by William Osborne and Michael McCullers, was released on July 24, 2004 in the UK, with later dates for others. The film uses live-action actors playing the Tracy brothers rather than the Supermarionation marionettes used in the television series. The film did fairly poorly at the box-office and critical response was mainly negative. The film's soundtrack features songs by British band Busted, including the single "Thunderbirds" which reached number one in the UK charts. Thunderbirds Movie Poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and David Xanatos on Disneys Gargoyles. ...
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Gerry Anderson (MBE), born 14 April 1929, is a British producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called Supermarionation. His first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh childrens series The Adventures of Twizzle. ...
Sylvia Anderson (née Thamm) (born 25 March 1937) is a British voice artist and producer, most notable for her collaborations with her ex-husband Gerry Anderson. ...
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Brains Thunderbirds is a mid-1960s Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television show which used a form of puppetry called Supermarionation. Cast, crew, and production notes Thunderbirds was the fourth and by far the most successful of the childrens series made by AP Films (APF) for the British television company...
Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and David Xanatos on Disneys Gargoyles. ...
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Plot The year is 2010. Teenager Alan Tracy (Brady Corbet), sent off to a distant boarding school, is the youngest of the sons of Jeff Tracy, a retired American astronaut (Bill Paxton). Jeff, a widower, has formed International Rescue, and raised his sons to act as a secret, volunteer organization which uses highly advanced technology to save lives worldwide. Jeff and his older sons (John, Virgil, Scott, and Gordon, who like Alan were named after the Mercury Seven astronauts) are joined in this effort by Lady Penelope and her butler/chauffeur Parker (a man whose "checkered past" comes in handy). Their futuristic hardware is largely developed by a genius scientist known as Brains (Anthony Edwards), who lives at the International Rescue base on Tracy Island, somewhere in the Pacific. Corbet in Thunderbirds, 2004 Brady James Monson Corbet (17 August 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American actor. ...
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Alan joins the other Tracy brothers Alan is eager to join his family in their work, but his older brothers still see him as just their kid brother; not ready for duty. Alan is befriended by Brains' son Fermat (Soren Fulton) and has a budding romance with Tintin (Vanessa Hudgens), adolescent daughter of Tracy Island's caretaker, Kyrano (Bhasker Patel), and the cook, Onaha. The Tracy family in the Thunderbirds Movie File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Ben Kingsley portrays the arch-villain known as The Hood, a character introduced in the first episode of the television series, brother of Kyrano. Bitter over having been abandoned and presumed dead by the Thunderbirds in an early rescue attempt, he has come to destroy them and take their machines to use in a daring raid on the Bank of England (renamed Bank of London, for the film) vaults. He launches a missile to wreck Thunderbird 5, the orbiting communications station. The Tracys except, of course, for Alan - launch into space aboard Thunderbird 3 to rescue John Tracy, who is manning the station when it is hit, and The Hood takes over the secret island base. Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE, (born December 31, 1943) is a British actor. ...
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Using his mental powers to overcome Brains' resistance, The Hood takes control of the Thunderbirds home base, aided by his criminal counterpart Transom (Rose Keegan) and strongman Mullion (Deobia Oparei). He also disables the control systems, stranding the rescuers aboard the disintegrating Thunderbird 5. Alan, Tintin and Fermat, having observed the invasion of the Hood and his minions, then hearing his plans, launch a hasty resistance. Fermat disables heavy-lifter Thunderbird 2 as they retreat from the base, then flee to the mountaintop radio transmitter site. They make contact with Jeff Tracy, who tells them to wait for Lady Penelope to come and take charge. However, the impulsive Alan leads the other two teenagers into ill-planned action, resulting in their capture. Lady Penelope and Parker are likewise captured, and Alan is forced to give Thunderbird 2's missing guidance processor to the Hood. The island's defenders all end up locked in the walk-in freezer while The Hood, Transom and Mullion head off to London. For other uses, see Mind (disambiguation). ...
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Escaping the freezer, the first order of business is to rescue Thunderbird 5 and the Tracys. Reporting The Hood's scheme, Alan gets his chance to go to work. He, Fermat and Tintin launch for London in Thunderbird 1, chaperoned by Lady Penelope.
The Hood and his accomplices, having arrived in London, use International Rescue's drilling machine The Mole to begin tunneling toward the vaults at the Bank, in the process damaging the support pylons for a public-transit monorail, which falls into the River Thames. The pursuing Alan, Tintin and Fermat land next to Thunderbird 2, then begin their rescue of the submerged monorail and its passengers. Alan turns over piloting duties to Fermat, then launches in the Thunderbird 4 rescue submarine. When Alan and Fermat are unable to connect the lifting cable, Tintin dives into the water, swims down to the stricken monorail where she secures the cable, then joins Alan aboard Thunderbird 4. Jeff and his other sons arrive just in time to see the successful rescue, then Jeff, Alan, Tintin and Fermat rush to the bank, where they are joined by Parker. This article is in need of attention. ...
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Lady Penelope has been captured, and Jeff is soon imprisoned with her. Fermat and Parker keep Mullion at bay, while Tintin evades (then traps) Transom. She arrives on the scene just in time to see The Hood - her uncle - wiping the floor with Alan. She then proves that she has mental powers similar to her uncle's, which results in the evil Hood falling into mortal danger.
The Hood is soon rescued from the deadly predicament in which he is trapped by the newly-arrived other members of International Rescue, who then overpower him. With the evil-doers turned over to police custody, the Tracys return home, where the three young heroes are inducted into International Rescue. Custody can refer to: Child custody Police custody (Arrest) Custody account, see either Custodian bank or Clearing house (finance) Banking) Category: ...
Cast This is the second film with Vanessa Hudgens and Brady Corbet. The other being 13. Thunderbirds is basicly a film about a organization called international rescue. Until when the team has to go and save thunderbird 5 pilot john tracy and when they get there the door jams shut to leave them starnded until back on the island the bad guys know as the hood and his team of three take over the facilitys and take allen,tintin and fermat and the family hostage. But back on thunderbird 5 they have 4 hours to get back to the island before they run out of oxygen. meanwhile on the island the hoodand the team take thunderbird 2 to rob the largest banks in the world starting with the bank of london. Allen has to rescue his family and the rest in thunderbird 5 and stop the the hood before he robs all 10 banks. But luckily in the end allen rescues the whole family and stop the hood. Basicly in the end allen,tintin,and fermat become part of the team. But before the movie ends they have a mission to do. == cast==*[bradyley crobet] as allen *[bill paxton]as jeff *[Ben kingsley] as the hood *[sophia myles] as lady penolope *[Vanessa hudgens] as tintin *[Anthony edwards] as brains *Philip winchester as scott *lex shrapnel as john *Dominic colenso as vrgil *Ben torgerson as gordon *Soren fulton as fermat *Ron cook as parker *Bhasker patel as kyrano. Corbet in Thunderbirds, 2004 Brady James Monson Corbet (17 August 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American actor. ...
William Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. ...
Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE, (born December 31, 1943) is a British actor. ...
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Corbet in Thunderbirds, 2004 Brady James Monson Corbet (17 August 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American actor. ...
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Reaction The movie is essentially a science fiction adventure aimed at the very young, but with a great number of "in jokes" and references for the older generation which grew up with the original series, including visible strings on a character's hand in one scene and the Hood's mind powers causing Brains to walk like his original puppet counterpart. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
By August 2004, the film had taken a relatively low worldwide total of about $21m (£11m). It cost $42m (£22m) to produce. The film received a poor critical response and was the subject of vociferous complaints from longtime fans.[weasel words] Those familiar with the series tended to be more negative in their views, accusing the filmmakers of abandoning the concepts of the original series in favor of the Spy Kids angle, with reviewers dubbing it "Thunderbirds Are NO!"[attribution needed] (a riff on the catchprase from the original series, "Thunderbirds are GO!"). Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Fans of the original series directed heavy criticism at the film through the Internet even before its release.
One of the few aspects of the film to receive positive acclaim (other than the special effects) was Sophia Myles' performance as iconic superspy Lady Penelope, a portrayal in a style identical to that of her television counterpart. The Thunderbirds craft, as well as Tracy Island, were also seen to be very close to the style of the original designs. Purists disliked the fact that FAB-1, Lady Penelope's car, was a Ford rather than a Rolls-Royce. However, this was because the producers could not reach a suitable agreement with Rolls-Royce; the car manufacturers insisting that only an actual production model could be used. Ford stepped in with special version of their Thunderbird model, duplicating the six-wheel system on the Supermarionation Rolls. FAB-1 steers with the four front tires. Sophia Myles (IPA: ) (born March 18, 1980) is an English film and television actress. ...
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The Ford Motor Company supplied a number of vehicles to the production, including an advanced off-road vehicle which prominently sported the Ford logo as well as many Ford C-MAX and Ford F-150s in various locations, leading to jeers over the too-obvious level of product placement by the car manufacturers - a sentiment actually shared by director Jonathan Frakes, as revealed in the DVD audio commentary. “Ford†redirects here. ...
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Differences with the original There are notable changes from the original. The most obvious difference is the updated effects and new designs of the Thunderbirds. Most of them are now sleeker and look more modern; however, most of them are still based on their original designs, with Thunderbirds 2 & 4 deviating the most from their original designs. Tracy Island had a major overhaul and FAB-1 changed from a Rolls Royce to a Ford. The organisation is also referred to as Thunderbirds instead of International Rescue.
Also the plot was changed dramatically by making the younger Tin-Tin, Alan Tracy and Fermat Hackenbacker, who is depicted as being Brains' son, the main characters. In the original however Alan Tracy does tend to sometimes have a larger role than the others and certainly a more emotional storyline (especially in the Thunderbirds Are Go! movie), but he's never been the main character. Alan and Tin-Tin were in fact much closer to the age of the rest of the Tracy brothers, in fact Alan is captain of Thunderbird 3 from the very first episode. Fermat Hackenbacker was only seen in this movie, because there's no mention of Brains ever having a son. Also in the original, Jeff Tracy never flew any of the Thunderbirds craft and there has never been an instance where he went off to the danger zone (with the exception of the episode "Brink of Disaster" because he was caught in the accident).
Like Fermat, the character of Onaha is not from the original TV series, where Kyrano was a single parent – and presumably, like Jeff Tracy, a widower. In addition, Kyrano was the family name, with Kyrano's first name never being revealed in the TV series. Jeff's mother (known simply as Grandma in the TV series) does not feature or get mentioned during the film.
The movie deviates a lot from the original canon. First of all this movie is set in 2010 whilst the original is set in 2065 with 2065 being the year of their debut (as in "Trapped in the Sky"). It's also stated by the Hood that he was left for dead in one of International Rescue's earlier missions, but in "Trapped in the Sky" he was already trying to get IR's technology, which he knew the existence of via Kyrano.
Film history This was in fact the third theatrical release based upon the series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. It was preceded by Thunderbirds Are GO! in 1966 and Thunderbird 6 in 1968, both films using the Supermarionation production techniques of the series. Gerry Anderson had no involvement in the making of this film as his ex-wife Sylvia owns the film rights to the characters.[citation needed] Gerry Anderson (MBE), born 14 April 1929, is a British producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called Supermarionation. His first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh childrens series The Adventures of Twizzle. ...
Sylvia Anderson (née Thamm) (born 25 March 1937) is a British voice artist and producer, most notable for her collaborations with her ex-husband Gerry Anderson. ...
Thunderbirds Logo Thunderbirds is a mid-1960s Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television show which used a form of puppetry called Supermarionation. Cast, crew, and production notes Brains Thunderbirds was the fourth childrens action-adventure series made by AP Films (APF) for the British television company ATV, and it remains...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
Thunderbird 6 was a British science fiction-adventure motion picture released in 1968. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Thunderbirds was dedicated to the memory of Stephen Lowden.
Timed to coincide with the theatrical release of Thunderbirds, the two prior films were released to video. The DVD versions of all three films include a number of extra features, including historical and production information.
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