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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspecr Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Music Video, Featurettes, Trailers, English, Spanish, French
Take off with the Thunderbirds! Armed with the latest high-tech vehicles and gadgets, the Tracy family tackles global rescue operations on a daily basis. But when their archenemy, “The Hood” (Ben Kingsley), sabotages the Thunderbirds as part of his master plan to rob the world’s richest banks, it’s up to Alan, the youngest Tracy, to spring into action before disaster strikes. Loaded with non-stop thrills, you’ll love the full-throttle family adventure that has fans cheering…Thunderbirds are GO!
Editor's Note
Based on the cult British television show from the 1960s, THUNDERBIRDS explodes into the 21st Century with this thrilling live-action version of the franchise. Drawing on similar themes and familiar characters, director Jonathan Frakes (STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT) sticks closely to the spirit of the original show while making use of the new technology available to him 40 years after the program first aired to give the film a modern look. The International Rescue organization--a team of highly organized law enforcers--is the focal point for the movie. International Rescue is based on a remote desert island location, and is called into action whenever the world's sinister masterminds threaten to disturb the balance of society. Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) heads up the team, and employs his sons to help him out. Teenager Alan Tracy (Brady Corbet) is a little too young to join, and is constantly frustrated by his lack of opportunity to join the brothers on their missions. But when the evil villain known as The Hood (Ben Kingsley) traps the International Rescue team in outer space, it seems Alan's time has come. The Hood steals one of the many spacecrafts designed by International Rescue, and executes an outlandish scheme to rob the Bank of England. Alan and his pal Fermat (Soren Fulton) attempt the double-whammy of rescuing the trapped family and stopping The Hood, by drawing on help from the sultry detective Lady Penelope (Sophia Myles), her butler Parker (Ron Cook), and a few gadgets and vehicles courtesy of International Rescue. With comic references to the original show scattered liberally throughout the movie, and a sense of fun and adventure, this is a film that should appeal to both old and new fans of these popular crime-fighting characters.
| Features | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Fun And Stunts Featurette | | Audio Commentary with Director Johnathan Frakes | | Trailers | | Widescreen Presentation | | Fab1: More Than a Car Featurette | | Lady Penelope's Pink World Featurette | | Busted Music Video | | Creating the Action Featurette | | Tracy Island Revealed Featurette | | Lady P. and Parker Lose Their Cool Featurette |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 12/26/2005 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 23844 | | UPC: 00025192384424 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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