The Illusionauts | |
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Directed by | Eduardo Schuldt |
Written by | Abraham Vurnbrand |
Produced by | Mitch Budin Richard Goldberg Norman J. Grossfeld Lise Romanoff Hugo Rose Abraham Vurnbrand |
Edited by | Alvaro Iparraguirre |
Production companies | Aronnax Animation Studios Televix Entertainment |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Peru |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | $3 million [1] |
Box office | $888 041 [2] |
The Illusionauts (Spanish: Los ilusionautas; released in Spain as La patrulla increíble, lit. 'The Incredible Patrol'; also known in English as Freedom Force or Fantastic Force (stylized as either 4antastic Force or Fantastic 4orce) in the United Kingdom) is a 2012 Peruvian animated science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Eduardo Schuldt and written by Abraham Vurnbrand. [3] It features the voices of Giovanni Ciccia, Connie Chaparro and Bruno Ascenzo in its original version, [4] and in the English dubbing is Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christopher Lloyd, among others. [5] It premiered on January 26, 2012, in Peruvian theaters. [6]
A group of children with special powers and their faithful dog are sent on a journey through time, their goal is to restore famous stories, while the crazy president and the Minister of Cultural Affairs try to alter them. They have to deal with a lot of difficulties to do their job well and not mix anything up. [7]
The Illusionauts sold 214,679 theater tickets ($740,000), becoming the most successful Peruvian film of 2012. [8] [9] [10]