Episode 147 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Welcome back to another magical episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys, once again, find themselves tackling an early 2000’s Walt Disney animated film. This time, it’s the 2001 adventure film- Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Both a financial and critical flop, Atlantis: The Lost Empire is noted for an amazing voice cast and its mixture of traditional animation and CGI. Does Atlantis: The Lost Empire. stand the test of time? Were the critics correct with their initial assessment? Listen and find out!
Timestamps: Intro - (1:10), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (16:38), Behind the Camera - (27:24), Voice Cast - (30:31), Production and Development - (42:16), Commercial Break - (49:34), Atlantis Discussion - (51:34), Is it a Bomb? - 84:27, and Outro - (93:11)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and stars Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, and Leonard Nimoy.
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