Fantastic Four (2005)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tim Story

Writers (WGA):

Mark Frost (written by) and
Michael France (written by) ...

Release Date:

8 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.

Plot:

A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom

Plot Keywords:

Radiation | Astronaut | Space Station | Fire | Fantastic Four

Awards:

11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	7:30 PM	FX
Thur. Nov. 12	5:30 PM	FX

Cast

Ioan Gruffudd	...	Reed Richards
Jessica Alba	...	Sue Storm
Chris Evans	...	Johnny Storm
Michael Chiklis	...	Ben Grimm
Julian McMahon	...	Victor von Doom
Hamish Linklater	...	Leonard
Kerry Washington	...	Alicia Masters
Laurie Holden	...	Debbie McIlvane
David Parker	...	Ernie
Kevin McNulty	...	Jimmy O'Hoolihan
Maria Menounos	...	Sexy Nurse
Michael Kopsa	...	Ned Cecil
Andrew Airlie	...	Compound Doctor
Pascale Hutton	...	Nightclub Girlfriend
G. Michael Gray	...	Nightclub Boyfriend

Also Known As:

Fantastic 4 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Fantastic Four (Germany)
Les quatre fantastiques (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Los 4 fantásticos (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Fantastic Four (Greece) [el]
Fantasticna cetvorka (Croatia) [hr]
Fantasticna cetvorka (Serbia) [sr]
Fantastik dörtlü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I fantastici 4 (Italy) [it]
Los cuatro fantásticos (Spain) [es]
Quarteto Fantástico (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.

Runtime:

106 min | USA:125 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:GP | Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41765) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Mexico:B | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:11 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG (re-rating on appeal) | Mexico:A | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Norway:11 | Brazil:10 | Australia:PG (re-rating) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Jason Schombing, who plays the suicidal man, was recommended by his good friend, Michael Chiklis (the Thing, who rescues him).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Thing and Doom fall through the pool into the hallway, the guy with the champagne glasses appears and disappears between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ben Grimm: Typical of Victor Von Doom to build a 30 foot statue of himself.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2005" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Come On, Come In

Stunned At How GOOD It Is!

This movie is a true rarity this year. It's a summer movie that doesn't try and depress you in to loving it or becoming emotionally involved. Parents don't die; Jedi's aren't slaughtered nor is the earth is decimated by aliens. FF takes itself seriously but it still manages to be fun. Even minus the dark tragedy, it's bigger, badder, smarter, and definitely more fun then anything I've seen so far this summer.

For those going into this flick expecting a lot of fun, prepare to enjoy-- although fun's not the only piece of this pie. In fact, I think movie fans of all ages will be stunned at how many levels this movie delivers upon. This is a smart and surprisingly funny film that really delivers.