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The Polar Express - Tom Hanks, Eddie Deezen, Michael Jeter, Robert Zemeckis

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Movie propaganda

Journey beyond your imagination.

A young boy refuses to denounce his belief in Santa Claus despite what the rest of his family says, and his faith is rewarded when a train called the Polar Express pulls up in front of his house on Christmas Eve. The conductor (Tom Hanks) informs the boy he's going to take him and some other children to the North Pole to meet the big guy in red.

Persons of interest

Tom Hanks .... Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge, Santa Claus
Leslie Harter Zemeckis .... Sister Sarah, Mother
Eddie Deezen .... Know It All
Nona M Gaye .... Hero Girl
Michael Jeter .... Smokey, Steamer
Peter Scolari .... Lonely Boy
Chris Coppola .... Toothless Boy, Elf
Josh Hutcherson .... Hero Boy
Connor Matheus .... Toothless
Julene Renee .... Red Head Girl, Elf
Chris Van Allsburg .... Author
William Broyles Junior .... Screenwriter
Malia Scotch Marmo .... Screenwriter
Robert Zemeckis .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The Polar Express official movie site
The Polar Express production notes
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Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2005: Nominated: Best Original Song - Believe, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2004: Nominated: Best Original Song - Motion Picture (Believe - Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri)
International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards 2004: Nominated: Motion Picture - Animated Or Mixed Media, Original Song (Believe - Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri)
Visual Effects Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture - Steamer (Michael Jeter, David Schaub, Renato Dos Anjos, Roger Vizard)

Studios and distributors:

Castle rock Entertainment * Imax * Warner Bros * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The Polar Express is fine as a diverting animated movie about kids, Chrissie Decos and the Meaning Of Christmas™, but The Grinch it ain't. Tom Hanks' whiny voice is annoying, too. The kids will like this flick but you'll all prefer Ice Age.