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Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

PG  |   |  Animation, Action, Adventure  |  31 March 2006 (USA)
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Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the Ice Age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the wooly mammoths.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Manny (voice)
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Sid (voice)
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Diego (voice)
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Crash (voice)
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Eddie (voice)
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Ellie (voice)
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Fast Tony (voice)
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Scrat (voice)
Peter Ackerman ...
Dung Beetle Dad (voice)
Caitlin Rose Anderson ...
Connor Anderson ...
Rhino Boy / Beaver Boy (voice)
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Mr. Start (voice)
Jack Crocicchia ...
Elk Boy (voice)
Peter DeSève ...
Condor Chick (voice)
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Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger, and the hapless prehistoric squirrel/rat known as Scrat are still together and enjoying the perks of their now melting world. Manny may be ready to start a family, but nobody has seen another mammoth for a long time; Manny thinks he may be the last one. That is, until he miraculously finds Ellie, the only female mammoth left in the world. Their only problems: They can't stand each other--and Ellie somehow thinks she's a possum! Ellie comes with some excess baggage in the form of her two possum "brothers"-- Crash and Eddie, a couple of daredevil pranksters and cocky, loud-mouthed troublemakers. Manny, Sid and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: A huge glacial dam holding off oceans of water is about to break, threatening the entire valley. The only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley. So our three heroes, along with Ellie, Crash and Eddie, form the most unlikely ... Written by gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com)

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Rated PG for some mild language and innuendo | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,176,639 (Chile) (31 March 2006)

Gross:

$195,329,763 (USA) (1 September 2006)
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Trivia

Surprisingly, animals similar to the horned beavers did exist. Ceratogaulus was a horned rodent, with the horns likely used for defence. However, it was not closely related to beavers, belonging to a separate and now-extinct family, and lacked the large, flat tail which it has in the movie. It more closely resembled a marmot or gopher. See more »

Goofs

Given the implied size of he bowl, water would not have drained out of the crack so quickly at the end. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Start: Oy, this global warming is "killing" me!
Mrs. Start: This is too "hot", the Ice Age was too "cold", what will it take to make you happy? Aahhh!
[the ice that she is sitting on cracks and she falls into the water]
Mr. Start: "This" I like!
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The names of Blue Sky Production Babies - who were born during the production of the film - are listed towards the end. It is similar to the babies' names who are listed in Disney/Pixar movies. See more »

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Follows Ice Age (2002) See more »

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Adagio from Spartacus
Written by Aram Khachaturyan (as Aram Khachaturian)
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9 April 2006 | by (California, United States) – See all my reviews

I wanted to take my older kids to the movies for some family time. We went and saw Ice Age Meltdown really for lack of something better to see. (Looks like a bad year for movies again- on the bright side, we'll save a couple hundred bucks.) I am pleased to say, I loved this movie. I laughed so much and found it very enjoyable. It was much better than the first one and I don't know if I've EVER said that about a movie. The characters are witty and entertaining and Scrat gets a lot more screen time in his plight for the great acorn. If you liked the first Ice Age then seeing the sequel is completely risk free. A great film for young and old alike. Enjoy! =)


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