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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Set in futuristic Metro City. When a brilliant scientist's young son dies, he secretly creates a powerful robot boy he names Astro Boy. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, Astro Boy embarks on a journey in search of acceptance. Along his way he experiences betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him
Based on the original comic strip series by Osamu Tezuka
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009
Special features: "Drawing a hero" featurette; "The real Metro City" featurette; "Inside the recording booth" featurette; "Getting the Astro Boy look" featurette
Director of photography, Pepe Valencia ; editor, Robert Anich Cole ; music, John Ottman
Voices: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Nicolas Cage
MPAA rating: PG; for some action and peril, and brief mild language
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual layer
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing