Bolt
Also known as: American Dog (Working Title)
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Animation studio
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Distributor
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Synopsis
For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue- at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet- a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions- a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino- Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.
Characters
Bolt, Penny, Mittens, Rhino, Dr. Calico, The Director, The Agent, Veteran Cat, Blake, Tom, Billy, Mindy, Young Penny, Thug, Dr. Forrester, Penny's Mom, Penny's TV Dad, Vinnie, Joey, Bobby, Ester, Martin, Lloyd, Louie, Saul, Assistant Director, Porch Pigeons
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Producing
- Producer
- Clark Spencer
- Associate Producers
- Lisa M. Poole, Makul Wigert
- Executive Producer
- John Lasseter
Writing
- Writer
- Dan Fogelman, Chris Williams
- Story
- Chris Sanders
Animation
- Animator
- Cinzia Angelini, Michael Belzer Mike Belzer, Joe Bowers, Darrin Butters, Youngjae Choi, Christopher Cordingley, Adam Dykstra, Brian Ferguson, Chadd Ferron, Jason Herschaft, Brent Homman, Alex Kupershmidt, Scott Lemmer, Brian Menz, Steven J. Meyer, Marlon Nowe, Keith Paciello, Rebecca Perez, Clarence Robello, Scott Robideau, Dougg Williams, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag
- Animation Supervisor
- Doug Bennett
- Lead Animator
- Lino DiSalvo
- Supervising Animator ("Rhino")
- Clay Kaytis
- Character Designer
- Sang-Jin Kim
- 3D Layout Artist
- Thomas Baker
Voices
- Voice
- John Travolta (Bolt), Miley Cyrus (Penny), Susie Essman (Mittens), Mark Walton (Rhino), Malcolm McDowell (Dr. Calico), James Lipton (The Director), Greg Germann (The Agent), Diedrich Bader (Veteran Cat), Nick Swardson (Blake), J.P. Manoux (Tom), Dan Fogelman (Billy), Kari Wahlgren (Mindy), Chloe Moretz (as Chloë Moretz) (Young Penny), Randy Savage (Thug), Ronn Moss (Dr. Forrester), Grey DeLisle (Penny's Mom), Sean Donnellan (Penny's TV Dad), Lino DiSalvo (Vinnie), Todd Cummings (Joey), Tim Mertens (Bobby), Kelly Hoover (as Kellie Hoover) (Ester), Brian Stepanek (Martin), Jeff Bennett (Lloyd), Daran Norris (Louie), John Di Maggio (Saul), Jenny Lewis (Assistant Director), Scott Menville (Porch Pigeon #2). Stephen J. Anderson (as Stephen Anderson), June Christopher, Christin Ciaccio Briggs, David Cowgill, Terri Douglas, Jackie Gonneau, Nathan Greno, Forrest Iwaszewski, Holly Kane, Daniel Kaz, Phil LaMarr, Anne Lockhart, Dara McGarry, Jonathan Nichols, Paul Pape, Lynwood Robinson, Karen Ann Ryan (as Karen Ryan), Tara Strong, Pepper Sweeney, Joe Whyte, Chris Williams
Music
- Music
- John Powell
- Music Editor
- Thomas A. Carlson
Editing
- Editor
- Tim Mertens
- First Assistant Editor
- David J. Chung
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Brian Millman
- Editorial Production Assistant
- Karen Ann Ryan
Production notes
Released in digital 3D.
Release date is that of Hollywood premiere; general release date was November 21, 2008.
Bolt began life as American Dog, and was to be written and directed by Chris Sanders. Some of the earlier voice cast members announced included Woody Harrelson (Rhino), Mario Cantone (Cat), Jennessa Rose (Ruthie), Liv Hutchings (Sarah), Thomas Haden Church, Bernie Mac and Bruce Greenwood. Then, in 2006, a rough cut of the film was shown to John Lasseter. Based on that viewing, Lasseter removed Chris Sanders as writer/director because, "...he couldn't take it to the place it had to be."
Chris Williams and Byron Howard were brought in, with Dan Fogelman helping on the writing tasks. They were tasked with creating a whole new film from the ground up in eighteen months.
Disney developed new technology in non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) to give the film a special visual appearance. The designers aimed for a soft Americana look to the movie, and were inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the films of Hungarian-American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond.
Bolt was not based on any specific breed of dog. He was modeled on the American White Shepherd breed of dog, with other dog characteristics mixed in.
The budget for this film was almost 150 million dollars. Its theatrical release brought in over 300 million.
This was the 48th film in the official Disney list of animated films.
Release date is that of Hollywood premiere; general release date was November 21, 2008.
Bolt began life as American Dog, and was to be written and directed by Chris Sanders. Some of the earlier voice cast members announced included Woody Harrelson (Rhino), Mario Cantone (Cat), Jennessa Rose (Ruthie), Liv Hutchings (Sarah), Thomas Haden Church, Bernie Mac and Bruce Greenwood. Then, in 2006, a rough cut of the film was shown to John Lasseter. Based on that viewing, Lasseter removed Chris Sanders as writer/director because, "...he couldn't take it to the place it had to be."
Chris Williams and Byron Howard were brought in, with Dan Fogelman helping on the writing tasks. They were tasked with creating a whole new film from the ground up in eighteen months.
Disney developed new technology in non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) to give the film a special visual appearance. The designers aimed for a soft Americana look to the movie, and were inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and the films of Hungarian-American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond.
Bolt was not based on any specific breed of dog. He was modeled on the American White Shepherd breed of dog, with other dog characteristics mixed in.
The budget for this film was almost 150 million dollars. Its theatrical release brought in over 300 million.
This was the 48th film in the official Disney list of animated films.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Animated Feature, 2009.
Nominee, Best Animated Feature, Golden Globes, 2009.
Nominee, Best Animated Feature, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Individual Achievement in Animated Effects, Kevin Lee, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Individual Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production, Paul Felix, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Individual Achievement in Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production, Joe Mateo, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production, Mark Walton, Annie Awards, 2008
Nominee, Best Animated Feature, Golden Globes, 2009.
Nominee, Best Animated Feature, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Individual Achievement in Animated Effects, Kevin Lee, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Individual Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production, Paul Felix, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Individual Achievement in Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production, Joe Mateo, Annie Awards, 2008.
Nominee, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production, Mark Walton, Annie Awards, 2008
