9 (2009)
| Release Date | 19 August 2009 |
| Budget | $33,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $32,000,000 |
| Tagline | (7) To Defend Us... |
| Genre | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Language | English |
| Color | Color |
9 is a 2009 American computer-animated science fantasy film directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. The film stars the voices of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer. It is based on Acker's Academy Award-nominated 2005 short film of the same name. The screenplay for the film was written by Pamela Pettler, with casting by Mindy Marin, production design by Robert St. Pierre and Fred Warter, and art direction by Christophe Vacher.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Helen Wilson
Newscaster
Director
Shane Acker
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Writer
Pamela Pettler
Shane Acker
Producer
Mary Clayton
consulting producer
Dana Ginsburg
producer
Jinko Gotoh
co-producer
Marci Levine
co-producer
Graham Moloy
associate producer
Matthew Teevan
animation production
Original Music
Deborah Lurie
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Editor
Nick Kenway
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Casting Director
Mindy Marin
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Production Designer
Robert St. Pierre
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Fred Warter
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Art Director
Christophe Vacher
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Production Manager
Nadir Benhassaine
assistant production manager
Mary Bills
assistant production manager
Solenn Colas
post-production manager
Chris DiGiovanni
production manager
Allison Gardner
assistant production manager
Alexandra Gunter
production manager
Gregor Hutchison
post-production supervisor
Catherine A. Jones
production manager
Jason McKenzie
assistant production manager
Lisa M. Poole
production manager
Susan Reichert Sullivan
assistant production manager
Charlie Sweitzer
story department manager
Matthew Voynovich
assistant production manager
Art Department
Tohru Patrick Awa
concept designer
Callan Brunker
storyboard artist
Kevin Chen
concept artist
Nathan Chew
storyboard artist
Jung-Soo Choi
prop artist
David Chow
3D set designer
Aaron Clark
storyboard artist
Aldina Dias
property designer
Jun Falkenstein
storyboard artist
Jim Feeley
character ortho artist
Stephan Franck
storyboard artist
Alex Hill
storyboard artist
George Hull
visual development artist
Shih-Ting Hung
production intern
Warren Leonhardt
storyboard artist
Angelo Libutti
storyboard artist
Pierre Lorenzi
artist
Franck Louis-Marie
2-D set designer
Mark Nelson
look development artist
Troy Quane
storyboard artist
Stephen Schirle
painter
Michael Verano
art coordinator
Eric Hanson
3D set designer
Sound Department
Marco Alicea
digital transferer
Jeremy Bowker
supervising sound assistant
John Countryman
digital transferer
Luke Dunn Gielmuda
sound effects editor
Sean England
adr recordist, foley mixer, foley recordist
Will Files
sound re-recording mixer , supervising sound editor, sound designer
Pascal Garneau
sound effects editor, foley editor
Pete Horner
sound effects editor
Jessica Lemes Da Silva
foley recordist
David Peacock
dialogue recordist
Jill Purdy
dialogue editor
Trent Richmond
assistant dialogue editor
Gary Rizzo
sound re-recording mixer
Ronald G. Roumas
sound recordist
Clint Smith
sound recordist
Carlos Sotolongo
original dialogue mixer
Daniel Sperry
dolby film sound consultant
Larry Winer
original dialogue mixer
Visual Effects
Belma Abdicevic
lead lighting artist, lead compositing artist
Ran Avigad
technical director
Jeff Bell
visual effects supervisor: Starz Animation
Nadir Benhassaine
assistant visual effects production manager: effects animation
Herve Bizira
technical director
Dean Blaser
visual effects artist, effects animator
Mark Bodanis
technical supervisor, lighting technical director
Kenneth Brain
visual effects research and development
Yiqun Chen
visual effects, effects animator
Brian Cooper
additional lighting and compositing artist
Gregory Culp
lead final layout artist
Robert Dale
lighting and compositing artist
James Deschenes
lighting technical director
Luke De Souza
lighting and compositing artist
Paul Dobson
lighting and compositing artist
Sean Eckols
digital artist
Alexander Feigin
effects animator, digital effects artist
Jos'h RL Fuller
technical director: lighting and compositing
Simon Fung
lead lighter & compositor
Heather Gagnier
surfacing lead
Laurent Gapaillard
digital artist
Thierry Grizard
supervisor
Ali Hamdan
lighting technical director: Attitude studio
Jennifer Hendrich
rigger
Inna Itkin
lighter & compositor
Avi Katz
shot prep and finaling supervisor
Alan Kennedy
post production supervisor: Starz Animation
Tibor Kovacs
additional lighting and compositing artist
Keren Kurtz
lighting and compositing artist
Warren Lawtey
effects supervisor
Kang Sub Lee
lighting and compositing artist
So Hyeon Lee
lighting and compositing artist
Joe Levac
render wrangler
Jing Jing Liu
lighting and compositing
Pierre Lorenzi
digital artist
Zachary V. Lowe
surfacing lead
Juliana Machado
visual effects artist: Starz Animation, effects animator
Norbert Maier
digital artist
Benoit Maillochon
digital artist
Hubert Maston
CG supervisor, generalist td
Jason McKenzie
assistant visual effects production manager: lighting and compositing
Bahador Mehrpouya
visual effects artist, effects animator
Jamie Minett
lighting and compositing artist
David Mitrovic
lighting and compositing artist
Sean Montgomery
lighting lead
Daniel A. Murray
lighting technical director
Mark Neysmith
modeling supervisor
Edwin Ng
lead rigger
Ken Nielsen
lighting lead
Zebulon Pike
lighting and compositing artist
Christel Pougeoise
character animator
Ryan Quaglia
lighting and compositing artist
Jenny Riutta
additional modeling
Ruben Salazar
digital compositor, lighting artist
Gourdal Sebastien
digital artist
Ralph Sevazlian
effects animator
Laurent Solignac
lighting and compositing artist
Marc Souliere
modeler
Anja Stitic
lead lighter & compositor
Paul Stodolny
lighting lead
Marie-Eve Tetrault
final layout artist
Ben Tillmann
lighting and compositing artist
Anne Wagner-Lopez
lead compositing artist, lead lighting artist
Andrew Woodhouse
lead matte painter
Kyung Hoon Woo
lighting and compositing artist
Dan Wrightsell
effects animator
Neil Yamamoto
visual effects technical director
Boogab Youn
lighting and compositing artist
Bryan C. Uren
lighting and compositing artist
Camera and Electrical Department
Giles Keyte
still photographer
Animation Department
Drew Adams
animator
Kevin Altieri
story artist
David Baas
animation department head
Marc-André Baron
animator
Nev Bezaire
animator
Gaëtan Brizzi
story artist
Paul Brizzi
story artist
Sebastien Bruneau
animator
Regis Camargo
story artist
Laurent Caneiro
character animator: Attitude Studio Paris
Aaron Clark
story artist
Gérald Clévy
lead animator
Regina Conroy
story artist
Romain Côte
facial shapes modeler: Attitude studio
Mike Dharney
animator
Ken Duncan
supervising animator
Rob Gennings
animator
Carlo Giesa
lead rigging td
Ben Gluck
head of story
Derek Gowland
animator
George Hull
artist
Scott Johnston
animator
Tom Judd
animator
Aaron Kirby
animator
Joe Ksander
animation director
Kevin Labanowich
animator
Alexander K. Lee
animator
Jesse Lickman
animator
Jean Lin
animator
Joel MacDonald
production coordinator: animation
Armen Melkonian
layout artist
Ho Moon
animator
Eric Murray
layout artist
Guido Muzzarelli
animator
Praveen Nadaraju
animator
Ryan O'Loughlin
story artist
Darcy Reno
project manager: technology
Alan Rogers
animator
Fabrice Senia
animator
Rob Silvestri
animator
Kristin Solid
supervising animator
Benjamin Su
animator
Danny Tesconi
animator
Oskar Urretabizkaia
animator
Christophe Vacher
art director: animation
Emmanuel Vergne
lead animator
Archie Villaverde
animator
Ed Wou
animator
Boogab Youn
lighter/compositor
Samy Fecih
animator
Casting Department
Terri Douglas
additional voice casting
Kara Lipson
casting associate
Russell Scott
casting associate
Editorial Department
Peter Armstrong
digital intermediate producer: Deluxe Toronto
Gilad Carmel
first assistant editor
Hal Cohen
digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Adam Garner
first assistant editor
Michael Hatzer
digital intermediate colorist: Efilm
Lynn Hobson
additional editor
Mhairi Kerr
assistant editor
Marc Lulkin
digital color assist, assistant digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
Cam McLauchlin
assistant digital intermediate editor, digital intermediate assistant: Deluxe Toronto
Harry Muller
color timer
Dave Muscat
digital intermediate editor
Harold Parker
assistant editor
Robert E. Phillips
digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM
Lorraine Samuel
post-production coordinator
Rosanna Server
editorial coordinator
Bill Steinberg
assistant editor
Music Department
Bill Abbott
additional music editor
Dallas Aimer
additional orchestrator
Carlos José Alvarez
additional music arranger, score coordinator
Chris Barrett
score recordist
Christine Bergren
music legal and clearance
Thomas Bowes
orchestra leader
Gavin Greenaway
conductor
Benoit Grey
additional orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Todd Haberman
additional musical score arrangements
Philip Klein
additional orchestrator
Penka Kouneva
orchestrator
JJ Lee
additional orchestrator
Matt Lewkowicz
additional arrangements
T.J. Lindgren
additional musical score arrangements
Gerard K. Marino
additional music arranger
Charlotte Matthews
assistant orchestra contractor
Jenny O'Grady
choirmaster
Shie Rozow
music editor
Casey Stone
music scoring mixer
Junko Tamura
copyist
Thanh Tran
music preparation, music librarian
Other Crew
Musa Brooker
production intern
Jessica M. Broughton
story coordinator
Jennifer M. Byrne
assistant production accountant
Simon Chang
senior systems administrator
Sofie Dejus
assistant to producer
Gareth Elliott
project manager: production staff
Ekaterina Ermakova
legal advisor: promotion video team
D.R. Farquharson
project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Joshua Lou Friedman
production assistant: pre-production
Ambroise Gayet
location manager
Sara Geimer
story production assistant
Sergei Gratchev
legal advisor: promotion video team
Patricia Kavanaugh
production intern
Yuriy Korchuganov
legal advisor: promotion video team
Mike Lane
client services
Daisy Lin
production intern
Michelle Lopes
production intern
Bridget McManus
assistant to producer
Carlos Mena
production assistant
Jessica Meunier
production coordinator
Marie Michel
story production assistant
Josh Morgan
technical manager
Geneva Peschka
department coordinator
Vincent Philbert
production team: Attitude Studio
Emily Rice
production accountant
Dan St. Pierre
production consultant
Kathleen Switzer
assistant: Timur Bekmambetov
Ben Urquhart
post production executive
Production Company
Focus Features
Relativity Media
Starz Animation
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Tim Burton Productions
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Distribution Company
Focus Features
GAGA Communications
Hollywood Classic Entertainment
SND
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Shaw Organisation
Showtime
Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais
A-Film Home Entertainment
,
Madman Entertainment
Odeon
Panasia Films
PlayArte Filmes
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
,
Special Effects
Starz Animation
Miscellaneous
Air Lyndhurst Studios
music recorded at
DeLuxe Toronto
digital intermediate
E1 Entertainment
soundtrack
EFilm
digital intermediate
Film Finances
completion guarantor
London Session Orchestra, The
orchestra
Metro Voices
choir
Oncore Productions
continuity script
Rice Gorton Pictures Ltd.
production accounting
Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services
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