DVD

Ice age. The meltdown / 20th Century Fox Animation ; 20th Century Fox ; Blue Sky Studios ; produced by Lori Forte ; story by Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow ; screenplay by Peter Gaulke, Jim Hecht, Gerry Swallow ; directed by Carlos Saldanha.

Saldanha, Carlos. (Added Author). Romano, Ray. (Added Author). Leary, Denis. (Added Author). Leguizamo, John. (Added Author). Queen Latifah, 1970- (Added Author). Scott, Seann William. (Added Author). Powell, John. (Added Author). Gaulke, Peter. (Added Author). Swallow, Gerry. (Added Author). Hecht, Jim. (Added Author). Melledandri, Christopher. (Added Author). Wedge, Chris, 1958- (Added Author). Forte, Lori. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

While Scrat the Saber-toothed Squirrel is still trying to find his precious acorn, the misfit trio of Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-tooth Tiger have settled down in an isolated valley with numerous other animals. However, the trio soon discover that the ice wall surrounding the valley is barely holding back a massive body of water behind it and the melting state threatens to break the wall and flood the valley. With their one chance of survival being a boat at the other end of the valley, the trio make a desperate exodus there. Along the way, they meet Ellie, a female mammoth who is convinced that she is an opossum like her brothers. While the strange group continues their trek across the valley, they must learn to get along. Manny struggles to find some connection to Ellie, who may be the only other one of his kind.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen edition.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: "No time for nuts": an all new Scrat short; All new Crash & Eddie stunts - 3 short shorts; Crash and Eddie blooper; Commentaries by director Carlos Saldanha, producer Lori Forte and the production team; The animation director's chair including storyboard, animation, finals fro "Play dead," "Fish story," "Nuts," "Family," "Face off," and "Drain"; Intro into new characters: "Meet Ellie" and "Meet Crash and Eddie"; Lost historical films on the Ice Age period: The Sloth "Nature's lovable lisper," The wooly mammoth "Nature's beast of burden," The saber-tooth squirrel "Nature's nutty buddy," The saber-tooth tiger "Nature's fearsome feline," The vulture "Nature's cleaners," The possum "Nature's spunky spectacles"; Sloth dancing to Sid's sing-a-long; Set top games include "Factoid meltdown", "Scrat's piranha smackdown," "Sid soccer game," "Personality match game" and Vivendi Universal game memory challenge; Silly Sid & John Leguizamo: a featurette; Marketing of 'Ice Age': Scrat on 'Family guy' footage, Sid hosting 'Domination Line up'; Inside look on "Simpsons, the movie"; Cross promo trailers; DVD-ROM content contains link to website games. Includes bonus disc with never-before-seen material, and a preview of "Horton hears a Who."
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Art director, Thomas Cardone ; music, John Powell.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, Chris Wedge.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for mild language, innuendos.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Annie Awards, 2007: Best Animated Effects); Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production; Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production; Best Music in an Animated Feature Production; Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production.