Digimon: The Movie

Digimon: The Movie is the first Digimon film to be released in the North American market. Released in October 2000, it is an adaptation of the first three Japanese films, , Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!, and the two-part film, Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals. The three originally-separate movies were rewritten to link them into a single, cohesive plot in order to make them suitable for North American cinema release, which resulted in removing over forty minutes of screentime present in the originals. 
In 2023, a collection titled Digimon: The Movies was announced. This contains an HD remaster of Digimon: The Movie, as well as separate re-dubs of the three Japanese movies with all of their original footage restored, using their original Japanese scores, and dubbed over with most of the original English voice actors returning. This collection is planned to release December 17, 2024.Crunchyroll store page
==Plot==
===Digimon Adventure===
The first story focused on Taichi "Tai" Kamiya and Kari Kamiya four years before their adventure in the Digital World. It shows their first encounter with Digimon and what happened to them (as well as the other children) when they participated in their first Digimon battle after raising a quickly growing .
In the story, a young Kari sees an egg on the computer screen in their house, which turns out to be a Digi-Egg, which later hatched into . Kari claims that Willis receives his own Digi-Egg at this point. Botamon later digivolves into Koromon and then , who then goes out and unintentionally destroys a good part of the neighborhood with Kari riding on his back. A second Digi-Egg appears in the sky to reveal an evil Digimon, . Agumon then Digivolves to but isn't strong enough to beat Parrotmon and is knocked out. Tai grabs Kari's whistle and wakes up Greymon, who defeats the Parrotmon and then they both disappear back to the Digital World.
===Our War Game!===
Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi discovers a virus on the internet infecting a Digi-Egg. At the same time, Tai is trying to apologize to Sora Takenouchi for getting her a hairclip for her birthday in an e-mail. Izzy arrives at Tai's house out of breath, telling Tai about the newly-hatched Digimon. Tai and Izzy use Tai's dad's computer to monitor the Digimon until Gennai appears in a transmission from the Digital World. He sends and to help stop the corrupted Digimon. They put up a good fight until digivolves to and defeats them. Tai tries furiously to contact and alert the rest of the DigiDestined and ends up getting only Yamato "Matt" Ishida and his brother Takeru "T.K." Takaishi who are at their grandma's in the country. They find a computer in a barber shop and upload and onto the net.
Infermon Digivolves to after Agumon and Gabumon warp digivolve to and but then they slow down because of the massive amount of e-mails being sent to Tai and Izzy, including an apology from Willis and a spam e-mail from Infermon himself. Tai slaps the computer and freezes it leaving WarGreymon frozen and defeated. When Izzy discovers this, he reprimands Tai for it, causing him to confess to what happened with Sora. Diaboromon then starts multiplying and sets up a timer for 10 minutes as he forces to launch two nuclear s: one headed for Colorado, the other for Tai's neighborhood.
WarGreymon wakes up and he and MetalGarurumon race to defeat Diaboromon, only to find over a million copies of him. Every single copy opens fire and blasts them until they lie defeated. Tai and Matt mysteriously enter their computers and talk to their Digimon. WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon DNA digivolve to , who easily defeats all, but the original Diaboromon. At one minute to go, Diaboromon is still too fast for them to hit, but then Izzy forwards him the e-mails, slowing him like it did to the other Digimon. At the very final second, Omnimon stabs Diaboromon through the head, stopping the timer for the detonator on the ICBMs, and Diaboromon is destroyed. However, the virus tracks down Willis and infects .
===Hurricane Touchdown===
This part features the characters in the second season and Willis is the main character. T.K. and Kari are in New York City taking a picture but are having trouble then Kari senses something. The attention turns to Willis and Terriermon, who engages in a battle with , who keeps telling Willis to "go back," and loses. Willis and Terriermon journey to Colorado while Kari e-mails Davis Motomiya to inform him of Willis. After taking planes and taxis, they end up meeting Willis in a truck while Kari and T.K. literally get derailed by Endigomon, who says "don't interfere," just like Diaboromon. Willis tries to get Davis, Yolei Inoue and Cody Hida a lift on a pizza truck to his house. The ride leaves without Willis and Davis, who encounter Endigomon which leads to a battle between him, and , Terriermon's Champion form. Before anyone is defeated, Endigomon disappears, repeating his cryptic message, "go back." Left without a ride, Veemon armor digivolves to , and Davis and Willis meet up with Yolei and Cody who told Davis that Kari And T.K. aren't here, much to Davis' disappointment. Willis doubts that they'll come at all if Endigomon interfered.
After the kids question his knowledge about Endigomon, Willis reveals he created him but regrets saying so and storms off, while being followed by Davis. Willis reveals the story about Endigomon, how he became infected and reveals that he was the one who created Diaboromon. Davis offers to help with the rest of the kids and their Digimon. Terriermon overhears the conversation and offers to help. Willis refuses his help out of concern for his safety but Terriermon talks him into letting him. At Willis's home, Endigomon reappears, as expected, but digivolves to . He swiftly evades the attacks of Gargomon, Flamedramon, and and throws all the Digimon around like rag dolls. Antylamon sinks into the lake and rises again as . He then de-digivolves all the Digimon. However, they still try to fight, but to no avail, as Kerpymon grabs them and is about to eat them when and cut off his arms and T.K. and Kari show up.
Kerpymon changes the scenery again and de-ages the DigiDestined, revealing that he wanted Willis to "go back" in time to when the virus attacked him. Angewomon and Angemon digivolve to their Mega forms, and , to release two Golden Digi-Eggs for Willis and Davis. Veemon and Terriermon golden armor digivolve to and who get sucked into Kerpymon. Inside they see Endigomon who tells them to destroy the virus. Doing so purifies Kerpymon, who soon dies. After saying goodbye to his new friends, Willis and Terriermon walk back home, and notice the Digi-Egg that will hatch into Conomon , Kokomon's Fresh form. Some time later, Willis relaxes watching the reborn Eendigomon dancing.
==Rating==
In America, this film was rated by the for action violence. In the United Kingdom, the film was rated PG by the for frequent mild violence and horror.
==Soundtrack==
==Cast==
===2000 dub===
Actor 	Role
Lara Jill Miller 	Kari/Young Kari
Joshua Seth 	Tai/Young Tai
Bob Papenbrook 	Red Greymon
David Lodge 	Parrotmon
Dorothy Elias-Fahn 	Tai's Mom
Michael Sorich 	MikoBig Agumon
Peggy O'Neal 	
Colleen O'Shaughnessy	SoraMale Student
Brianne Siddall 	
Jeff Nimoy 	Truck Driver 1Phone Voice 1Floyd The BarberBarneyCabbieKid 3
Bob Buchholz 	Truck Driver 2Male CustomerPhone Voice 2Voice Mail OperatorUncle AlSquad Leader
Philece Sampler 	MimiCodyMatt's Grandma
Mona Marshall 	Izzy
Michael Lindsay 	Joe
Michael Reisz 	Matt
Wendee Lee 	Young TKLittle Girl 1Party Girl 1
Elizabeth Rice 	Boy 1Sora's MomOperatorKid 2
Anna Garduno 	Boy 2Aunt BeaLady Truck DriverKid 1
Neil Kaplan 	Twin Boy 1Computer Voice 2Professor
Doug Erholtz 	TK
Tifanie Christun 	Birthday GirlGrocery GirlYolei
Ralph Garman 	Newsman
Paul St. Peter 	
Tom Fahn 	
Michael Reynolds 	Gennai
Kirk Thornton 	(Shared)
Laura Summer 	
R. Martin Klein 	
Edie Mirman 	Recorded Operator
Steven Jay Blum 	Computer Voice 1
Joseph Pilato 	
Lex Lang 	(Shared)
Bob Glouberman 	Young Willis/Willis
Brian Donovan 	Davis
Dave Mallow 	
Derek Stephen Prince 	Pizza Guy
Robert Axelrod 	
===2024 re-dub===
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-29/discotek-to-release-3-digimon-films-with-new-uncut-english-dub-featuring-classic-cast/.200803
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|-|M1=
Tai Kamiya: Joshua Seth
Kari Kamiya: Lara Jill Miller
Izzy Izumi: Mona Marshall
Matt Ishida: Michael Reisz
T.K. Takaishi (Young): Wendee Lee
Sora Takenouchi: Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Mimi Tachikawa: Elsie Lovelock
Joe Kido: Eli Farmer
Botamon: Peggy O'Neal
Koromon: Brianne Brozey
Big Agumon, Miko: Michael Sorich
Red Greymon: Bryce Papenbrook
Parrotmon: David Lodge
Yuuko Kamiya: Dorothy Fahn
Susumu Kamiya: Doug Erholtz
Truck Driver 1: Jeff Nimoy
Truck Driver 2: Bob Buchholz
Little Boy 1A: Marissa Lenti
Little Boy 1B: Anna Garduno
Little Girl 1A: Cherami Leigh
Additional voices include: Kayleigh McKee, Valory Pierce, Michelle Marie, and Peggy O'Neal.
|-|M2=
Tai Kamiya: Joshua Seth
Izzy Izumi: Mona Marshall
Matt Ishida: Michael Reisz
T.K. Takaishi (Young), Noriko (AKA Party Girl 1), Girl 2A: Wendee Lee
Kari Kamiya: Lara Jill Miller
Sora Takenouchi: Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Mimi Tachikawa, Kinu Ishida (AKA Matt and T.K.'s Grandmother): Elsie Lovelock
Joe Kido: Eli Farmer
Agumon: Tom Fahn
Greymon, MetalGreymon: Bradley Gareth
WarGreymon, Omnimon: Lex Lang
Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Omnimon: Kirk Thornton
Tentomon, Kabuterimon, MegaKabuterimon, Floyd, Elderly Husband 2A: Jeff Nimoy
Patamon: Laura Summer
Biyomon, Female Employee 2B, Little Girl 2C: Cherami Leigh
Gatomon, Recorded Operator: Edie Mirman
Gomamon, Male Neighbor 2A: R. Martin Klein
Palmon, Yasuko (AKA Aunt Bea): Anna Garduno
Kuramo, Little Girl 2D: Brianne Brozey
Keramon, Infermon, Diaboromon: Paul St. Peter
Yolei Inoue: Jessica Peterson
Yuuko Kamiya: Dorothy Fahn
Toshiko Takenouchi, Grocery Girl, Little Girl 2B: Marissa Lenti
Gennai, Newsman: Jason Marnocha
Miko: Michael Sorich
Sho (AKA Uncle Al / Andy): Bob Buchholz
Chisato (AKA Birthday Girl): Madeline Dorroh
Female Employee 2C, Little Boy 2A: Valory Pierce
Female Neighbor 2A: Peggy O'Neal
Female Shopper 2A, Little Boy 2B: Kayleigh McKee
Female Shopper 2B, Little Brother 2A: Molly Zhang
Professor, Little Boy 2C: Neil Kaplan
Little Girl 2A: Michelle Marie
Male Elderly Neighbor 2B: David Lodge
Older Brother 2A: Bryce Papenbrook
Additional voices include: Kayleigh McKee, Valory Pierce, Michelle Marie, Peggy O'Neal, Clifford Chapin, Mark Allen Jr., Alexis Tipton, Molly Zhang, R. Martin Klein, Bryce Papenbrook, Tom Fahn, and Eli Farmer.
|-|M3=
Willis, Willis (Young): Bob Glouberman
Davis Motomiya: Brian Donovan
Yolei Inoue: Jessica Peterson
Cody Hida: Madeline Dorroh
Kari Kamiya: Lara Jill Miller
T.K. Takaishi: Doug Erholtz
Terriermon, Gummymon, Izzy Izumi: Mona Marshall
Gargomon: Michael Sorich
Rapidmon: Lex Lang
Kokomon, T.K. Takaishi (Young): Wendee Lee
Lopmon: Cherami Leigh
Wendigomon, Cherubimon: Paul St. Peter
Veemon, DemiVeemon: Derek Stephen Prince
Flamedramon, Raidramon, Magnamon, Poromon: Steve Blum
Hawkmon, Halsemon: Neil Kaplan
Armadillomon, Upamon: Wayne Grayson
Digmon: Tom Fahn
Gatomon, Angewomon, Magnadramon: Edie Mirman
Patamon: Laura Summer
Angemon, Seraphimon: Bradley Gareth
Tai Kamiya: Joshua Seth
Matt Ishida: Michael Reisz
Sora Takenouchi: Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Mimi Tachikawa: Elsie Lovelock
Joe Kido: Eli Farmer
Boy Soccer Player 3A: Bryce Papenbrook
Little Boy 3A: Michelle Marie
Little Boy 3B: Anna Garduno
Little Boy 3C: Alexis Tipton
Male Bandmember 3A: Clifford Chapin
Male Bandmember 3B: Mark Allen Jr.
Male Driver 3A: Jeff Nimoy
Additional Voices: Clifford Chapin, Mark Allen Jr., Alexis Tipton, and Molly Zhang
</tabber>
==Development==
After the first two Pokémon films, Fox wanted to replicate its success by producing a theatrical feature for Digimon. Unfortunately, Toei Animation had no feature-length films for Digimon, but instead had animation fairs every spring and summer with featurettes showcasing their current animated titles. The only films produced for Digimon by that time were (1999), Our War Game! (2000), and Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals (2000), with the first two directed by Mamoru Hosoda and the final by Shigeyasu Yamauchi.
As the three films were twenty, forty, and sixty minutes long, respectively, their footage was condensed to under eighty five minutes. The third film, Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals was heavily cut because Saban Entertainment lacked funding to produce a full two-hour movie. Furthermore, "culturally awkward" Japanese elements are removed, and many North American jokes were written into the script.
Jeff Nimoy noted that the first cut of the movie consisted of just the first two films and had plans to release the third film separately as a television movie or direct-to-video, but the idea was overruled. In order to connect the stories of the different movies together, the adapting screenwriters rewrote Our War Game! to include Willis being involved in Diaboromon's creation. Additionally, the subplot of the older DigiDestined being captured by Endigomon was cut out altogether. Originally, Nimoy had Tai narrate the movie, but as Tai did not make an appearance in the third part of the movie, he changed it to Kari instead. The budget of the film production was estimated to be five million dollars.
==Videos==
File:Digimon The Movie - Official Trailer (2000)
==Trivia==
==Notes and references==
==See also==
*Digimon
*Digimon Adventure
*Digimon Adventure 02
Category:Digimon Adventure
Category:Movies