Fantastic Planet
Seen it?1973 | 72 min | Animation, Science Fiction
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it was a solid box office hit. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Planet of the Apes or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1973: an older pace and style.
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerStrong
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 195K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by René Laloux
- Gérard HernandezMaster Taj (voice)
- Jean ValmontAdult Terr / Narrator (voice)
- Jennifer DrakeTiwa (voice)
- Yves BarsacqOm (voice)
- Jeanine ForneyTerr's Bride (voice)
- Éric BauginYoung Terr (voice)
- Jean TopartMaster Sinh (voice)
- William CorynTeenager Terr (voice)
- Sylvie LenoirAdditional Voices (voice)
- Philippe OgouzAdditional Voices (voice)