Cruise Control

Cruise Control

August 23, 2003 TV Episode X-Men Evolution

Studio
Film Roman Productions.
Distributor
Marvel Productions, Ltd.

Synopsis

Kitty finally turns 16 and gets her driver's license. Strangely, she has developed a power to erase people's memory, and when she gets on the road, Kitty uses her phasing power and her new skill more than ever. Can the X-Men pull her out of this weird behavior, and can the professor get rid of this new skill that she has developed? Everyone hopes for the best. Meanwhile, taking a break from superhero duty, the X-Men take a pleasure cruise. However, Magma becomes violently ill, literally suffering from earth withdrawal. When Boom-Boom transfers her to an island, she accidentally triggers a volcano. When the volcano threatens to explode again, Magma dives into its heart to silence it once and for all.

Characters

Cyclops/Scott Summers, Venus Terzo (Jean Grey), Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Magma/Amara Aquilla, Iceman/Robert "Bobby" Drake, Multiple Man/Jamie Madrox, Boom Boom/Tabitha Smith

Credits

Directing

Director
Gary Graham

Producing

Producer
Boyd Kirkland
Executive Producers
Avi Arad, Stan Lee, Rick Ungar
Animation Producer
Mike Wolf
Executive Producers, Animation
John W. Hyde, John Bush

Writing

Writer
Steve Granat, Cydne Clark
Story Editor
Greg Johnson
Executive Story Editors
Greg Johnson, Bob Forward

Voices

Voice
Kirby Morrow (Cyclops/Scott Summers), Venus Terzo (Jean Grey), Brad Swaile (Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner), Kirsten Alter (as Kirsten Williamson) (Storm/Ororo Munroe), Alexandra Carter (Magma/Amara Aquilla), Andrew Francis (Iceman/Robert "Bobby" Drake), David Kaye (Multiple Man/Jamie Madrox), Megan Leitch (Boom Boom/Tabitha Smith)

Animation

Animation Timers
Karen Peterson, Richard Bowman
Lip Sync
Erik Peterson

Art Department

Storyboard Artists
Eric Wight, Gary Graham, Kuni Tomita, Matt Youngberg, Rick Farley, Rick Hoberg
Character Designers
Steven E. Gordon, Kimberly Bowles
Background Supervisor
Ted Blackman
Prop Designers
Chuck Puntuvatana, Ed Klautky
Background Designers
Alan M.W. Simmons, Christian Lignan, George W. Stokes
Background Painters
Lin Zheng, Eric Semones, Natasha V. Liberman
Colour Key Designer
Stacy L. Inness

Editing

Editor
Mark T. Collins
Symphony Editor
Mark Needham

Sound

Track Reader
Laurie A. Wetzler
Sound Recordist
Michael Iske
Assistant Sound Recordist
James Corrigall
Dialogue Editors
Michael Iske, Eric Leblanc

Casting

Casting
Randi Riediger
Voice Director
Karl Willems

Production Management

Post Production Supervisor
Patrick Inness
Director Of Post Production
Sandy Kumashiro
Post Production Assistant
Carrie Wassenaar

Crew

Colourist
Joe Cook
Finishing Supervisor
Jim Cerrotta

Companies and other credits

  • Casting: Inter Pacific Productions
  • Picture Finishing: Vitello Productions
  • Sound Recordist: The Ocean Group
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  • All Rights Reserved

Production notes

You think high school's hard enough? Try adding mutant abilities into the mix! In a world that rejects mutantkind, Professor Xavier takes in alienated mutant teenagers to his Institute for gifted youngsters and teaches them how to wield their special abilities and assimilate into high school at the same time. But it's not all football games and cheerleading for these teenage X-Men, on top of homework and crushes saving the world from Magneto and the evil Brotherhood of mutants in between third and fourth periods is no cakewalk. Spanning four full epic seasons totaling over 52 episodes, it's no surprise that X-Men Evolution snagged two Emmy Awards. The acclaimed animated series takes the beloved X-Men comic book mythos and reinvents it in the bubble of high school life. Teenage Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler and others trade punches with the likes of Magneto and Apocalypse whilst surviving class with professors like Wolverine, Storm and Beast- needless to say things get a little hairy. So if you thought high school was rough enough, try being an X-Man!