Thunderbirds Are Go!

[MacGuffin]

Trailer






Release Date: August 6th, 2004 (wide)

Cast: Bill Paxton (Jeff Tracy), Ben Kingsley (Aristotle Spode, AKA The Hood), Brady Corbet (Alan Tracy), Anthony Edwards (Brains), Sophia Myles (Lady Penelope), Dominic Colenso (Virgil Tracy), Ron Cook (Parker), Naomie Harris, Lex Shrapnel (John Tracy), Ben Torgeson (Gordon Tracy), Philip Winchester (Scott Tracy)

Director: Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: First Contact, Clockstoppers, Star Trek: Insurrection)

Screenwriter: William Osbourne (cowriter of The Scorpion King, Twins, The Real McCoy, Ghost in the Machine, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde)

Based Upon: The British 1964-1966 TV series, "Thunderbirds", that used a process called Supermarionation that combined marionettes, models and special effects to create the illusion of live-action actors (and a much larger budget than they actually had).

Premise: Set in the year 2065, this is the story of ex-astronaut and USAF Colonel Jeff Tracy (Paxton) and his five sons who form a rescue team called International Rescue (nicknamed "The Thunderbirds") that uses a fleet of vehicles, from rockets to boats, to race into action whenever their unique services are required. Helping the Tracys are Brains (Edwards), a technological genius who invented the amazing rockets used by International Rescue; Jeff's assistant Kyrano and his daughter Tin-Tin; the lovely Lady Penelope (Dahl), and her driver, Parker. In this adventure, Tracy Island is attacked by an evil mastermind, Aristotle Spode, AKA The Hood (Kingsley), who wants to use the International Rescue vehicles to commit acts of crime. The emphasis of the story will be on Alan (14-year-old Corbet), the youngest of the clan at 12, who will have to rescue his father and brothers from Spode's villainous clutches, with the help of two of his friends.

[Kal]

This could be really entertaining or total lame... I'm still not sure

[©brad]

looks like a made-for-tv power rangers movie. paxton needs a new agent.

[cine]

No strings attached, so no thank you.

[cowboykurtis]

fucking garbage

[Pubrick]

do americans know about the original thunderbirds?

they were kinda cool.

[MacGuffin]

do americans know about the original thunderbirds?

they were kinda cool.

My brother was into them, but I never could. The marionettes kinda freaked me out.

[Ghostboy]

They tried a revival of them on afternoon kids' programming a while back, back when I still watched cartoons after school. I thought they were groovy.

[Kal]

My brother was into them, but I never could. The marionettes kinda freaked me out.

me too!!!

[Myxo]

Screenwriter: William Osbourne (cowriter of The Scorpion King, Twins, The Real McCoy, Ghost in the Machine, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde)

Boy, those are some hefty screenwriting credits.



Hey, he got Kingsley to do it. Perhaps it will be good.

Kingsley is the fuckin man.

[grand theft sparrow]

My brother was into them, but I never could. The marionettes kinda freaked me out.

me too!!!

That makes three of us.  The way they bobble about... yikes.

[cine]

My brother was into them, but I never could. The marionettes kinda freaked me out.

me too!!!

That makes three of us.  The way they bobble about... yikes.

Hm, thats funny because I always laughed and mocked them.

[El Duderino]

paxton needs a new agent.

so true...he hasnt made a good movie since.....apollo 13

[cine]

paxton needs a new agent.

so true...he hasnt made a good movie since.....apollo 13

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[mogwai]

nah nah nah

weird science, man...