
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip
Seen it?1999 | 50 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, TV Movie, Action, Drama
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Mitchells vs. the Machines, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They declare that they are here to destroy the one who saved the future, and make ready to attack Dexter. Dexter easily destroys them with the use of various tools and gadgets from his lab. However, news that he is "The One Who Saved the Future" intrigues him, and he decides to travel through time to discover how cool he is. In the first time period he visits, Dexter finds a tall, skinny, weak version of himself working in office-designing cubicles, with Mandark as his rich, successful boss. The child Dexter unwittingly reveals the existence of blueprints regarding the "Neurotomic Protocore", and Mandark steals it after the two Dexters move forward in time.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
- Christine CavanaughDexter / D22 / Old Man Dexter (voice)
- Eddie DeezenMandark / Executive Mandark / Overlord Mandark / Braindark (voice)
- Jeff BennettMandark Robot / Dad / Robot #1 / Officer 9412 (voice)
- Kath SoucieMom / Head Secretary (voice)
- Kat CressidaDee Dee (voice)
- Tom KennyCurator / Village Man / Robot #2 / Computer / Man (voice)