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Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back

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Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:3

Rotten:17

Average Rating:2.2/10

Consensus: Audiences other than children will find very little to entertain them.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: The first major motion picture from the Pokemon empire is sure to keep children coming back for more. When a scientist clones a Pokemon named Mew, the resulting clone, Mewtwo, begins cloning... The first major motion picture from the Pokemon empire is sure to keep children coming back for more. When a scientist clones a Pokemon named Mew, the resulting clone, Mewtwo, begins cloning Pokemons as well. Enter Ash Ketcham, who travels to the evil island with a group of friends to battle the clones and attempt to restore normalcy to the planet. A definite plus is that the film ends on a moral note, with the realization that fighting is wrong and pointless. [More]

Starring: Ted Lewis, Veronica Taylor, Ikue Otani

Starring: Ted Lewis, Veronica Taylor, Ikue Otani

Director: Michael Haigney, Kunihiko Yuyama

Director: Michael Haigney, Kunihiko Yuyama
Screenwriter: Michael Haigney, Norman J. Grossfeld, John Touhey, Takeshi Shudo
Producer: Norman J. Grossfeld, Tomoyuki Igarashi, Choji Yoshikawa, Takemoto Mori
Composer: Manny Corallo, Ralph Schuckett

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