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Igor (2008)

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Reviews Counted:85

Fresh:30

Rotten:55

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: With an animation style that apes Tim Burton, and a slew of cultural references that aren't clear enough to reach the crowds, Igor's patched together antics make it hard to see who the film is trying to please.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language.

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $19,420,496

Synopsis: In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you’re born with a hunch on your back? You become an Igor. A hilarious twist on the classic monster movie, "Igor"... In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you’re born with a hunch on your back?

You become an Igor.

A hilarious twist on the classic monster movie, "Igor" tells the story of one Igor who's sick of being a lowly lab assistant with a Yes Master's degree and dreams of becoming a scientist. When his cruel master kicks the bucket a week before the annual Evil Science Fair, Igor finally gets his chance.

With the help of two of his experimental creations - Brain, a brain in a jar who's a little light on brains, and Scamper, a cynical bunny brought back from being road kill, Igor embarks on building the most evil invention of all time, a huge, ferocious monster. Unfortunately, instead of turning out evil, the monster turns out as Eva, a giant aspiring actress who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Just when the load on his back can't get any heavier, Igor and his band of monstrous misfits uncover an evil plot that threatens their world. Now, they must fight to save it and prove that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

Featuring the voice talents of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, James Lipton, Molly Shannon and Christian Slater, "Igor" is the must-see family comedy of the fall.

Igor is directed by award-winning animation veteran Tony Leondis (Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch) and written by Chris McKenna ("American Dad!"). Exodus Film Group CEO John D. Eraklis produces along with seasoned animation executive and Exodus president Max Howard who has collaborated on such animated blockbusters as Disney's Lion King and Aladdin, and Warner Bros.' Space Jam and The Iron Giant. --© MGM [More]

Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge

Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, James Lipton, Molly Shannon, Christian Slater

Director: Tony Leondis

Director: Tony Leondis
Screenwriter: Chris McKenna
Producer: John D. Eraklis, Max Howard
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Studio: MGM

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  • This hilarious animated twist on the classic monster movie is must-see family fun! Determined to prove he can create his own diabolical invention, a mad scientist's (John Cleese) nice-guy assistant Igor (John Cusack) creates a female Franken-monster. But his creation, Eva (Molly Shannon), is sweet and sings show tunes! That is, until she falls into the clutches of Dr. Schadenfreude (Eddie Izzard) and his shape-shifting girlfriend (Jennifer Coolidge). Now it's up to Igor and his sidekicks (Steve Buscemi and Sean Hayes) to save Eva - and their country - from real evildoers, including sneaky Prince Malpert (Jay Leno)!
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    There's a lurking feeling that somewhere along the production line, nervous studio types ordered changes to make the movie more commercial.

    Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | comment Comment
    05/12/09
    James White
    James White
    SFX Magazine
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    04/23/09
    Mark Bazer
    Mark Bazer
    Boston Phoenix

    Director Anthony Leondis needs to go back to the lab.

    Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
    03/25/09
    Simon Weaving
    Simon Weaving
    Screenwize

    As far as goes its ability to stifle the young imagination, Igor has no recent competitor.

    Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
    01/20/09
    Rob Humanick
    Rob Humanick
    Projection Booth

    A fun time-killer for kids aged tween and up...

    Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
    01/16/09
    Jim Schembri
    Jim Schembri
    The Age (Australia)

    Igor celebrates a defiantly adolescent and suitably caricatured vision of mortality with the potential to have adults and special young malcontents in stitches.

    Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
    01/15/09
    Eddie Cockrell
    Eddie Cockrell
    Sydney Morning Herald

    Igor sends up all sorts of cliches, but -- by degenerating into a mawkish romance and a boring race against time -- it also becomes one.

    Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
    01/08/09
    Mark Demetrius
    Mark Demetrius
    FILMINK (Australia)

    If you are the type that wishes filmmaker Tim Burton still put his name to funky animated monstrosities like The Nightmare Before Christmas, then Igor will fit the bill just nicely.

    Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) | comment Comment
    01/08/09
    Leigh Paatsch
    Leigh Paatsch
    Daily Telegraph (Australia)

    It’s a strange, dark little film with suicidal rabbits and brains in jars, stunted heroes and Frankenstein-like objects of love.

    Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
    12/19/08
    Margaret Pomeranz
    Margaret Pomeranz
    At the Movies (Australia)

    With a curly twist on the mad scientist concept, this subversively inventive animation bubbles over with originality and amusing dialogue.

    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    12/19/08
    Louise Keller
    Louise Keller
    Urban Cinefile

    I just didn’t think there were anywhere close to enough laughs in this movie and that ultimately, as a comedy, is what it’s got to deliver.

    Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
    11/06/08
    Ben Mankiewicz
    Ben Mankiewicz
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    It is not visually stimulating.

    Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
    11/06/08
    Ben Lyons
    Ben Lyons
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    I look forward to making it part of my regular Halloween movie viewing for many years to come.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 1 Comment
    10/18/08
    Eric Campos
    Eric Campos
    Film Threat

    It is a pale impostor lacking in the three dimensional feel of Burton’s animated classics.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Jonathan W. Hickman
    Jonathan W. Hickman
    Entertainment Insiders

    Like most acts of cruel mediocrity committed in the name of entertaining children, Igor presumably seemed like a good idea at the time.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Production values are first rate considering the budget is much less than the kind Pixar or DreamWorks Animation routinely work with.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Pete Hammond
    Pete Hammond
    Boxoffice Magazine

    But there’s not much form to the plot which develops in fits and starts. Nevertheless, those kids that weren’t confused appeared to enjoy it, so there you go.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    10/17/08
    Derek Adams
    Derek Adams
    Time Out

    Igor's leaden plotting, miscast voiceovers and tasteless one-liners are likely to leave every member of the family wishing this creation had never been born.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    10/17/08
    Simon Jordan
    Simon Jordan
    Channel 4 Film

    You do feel that, with it’s knowing one-liners and classic movie references, Igor is trying terribly hard to amuse an adult audience, possibly at the expense of children it should be entertaining.

    Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
    10/17/08
    Wendy Ide
    Wendy Ide
    Times [UK]

    This film is outclassed by the Pixar stable, but it's entertaining stuff for the children.

    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    10/17/08
    Peter Bradshaw
    Peter Bradshaw
    Guardian [UK]
     
     
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