History Island

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## History Island

### Produced by

Mark Wilson
Roy Kobayashi

### Screenplay by

Tab Murphy
Bob Tzudiker
Noni White
John August
Phillip Melton

### Story by

Phil Anderson
Jim Chapman
Drew Cohen
Tab Murphy

### Starring

Zooey Deschanel
Matt Damon
Kate Winslet
Brendan Fraser
Nathan Lane
Jack Nicholson
Bonnie Hunt

### Release date

April 11, 2004
(Grauman's Chinese Theatre)
April 16, 2004
(United States)

### Preceded by

*Mice Tales*
*Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever*

### Followed by

*The Alaina Gleen Movie*
*Puppet Pals*

***History Island*** is a 2004 American animated fantasy adventure film produced by Fox Feature Animation. The film was directed by Phil Anderson and written by Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, John August, and Phillip Melton from a story by Jim Chapman, Murphy, and Drew Cohen and stars the voices of Zooey Deschanel, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jack Nicholson, Brendan Fraser, Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, Bonnie Hunt, Alfre Woodard, Alan Rickman, and Wayne Knight.

*History Island* premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 11, 2004, and was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on April 16. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its animation, score, and performances, but criticized its story and writing. Due to the film's lackluster box office performance, Fox suffered an $80 million loss for the film, which led its Century City animation studio to abandon traditional animation for computer animation. In recent years, the film has garnered a cult following.

## Plot

In the town of Milford Bay, a five-year-old girl named Audrey Martinez is amazed by stories of the mysterious "History Island" and the legendary treasures and creatures being kept at the island, where she wishes to find the mysterious island one day. Fifteen years later, having losing her father when she was still young, Audrey has grown into an isolated troublemaker.

*More to be added*

## Voice cast

* Zooey Deschanel as Audrey Martinez, a young woman who longs to explore the island of historical treasures.
* Matt Damon as Jack Burrows, an explorer who helps Audrey on her adventure.
* Kate Winslet as Captain Emily, the captain of the S.S. Tiderider.
* Jack Nicholson as Rupert Silverlock, an mysterious pirate leads the mutiny on the S.S. Tiderider.
* Brendan Fraser as Dr. Herbert Haynes, an professor who helps Audrey on her adventure.
* Nathan Lane
* Stanley Tucci
* Alfre Woodard
* Wayne Knight
* Bonnie Hunt as Claire Martinez, Audrey's mother.
* Alan Rickman

### Additional Voices

* Jack Angel
* Michael Bell
* Bob Bergen
* Susan Blu
* Corey Burton
* Rodger Bumpass
* Jane Carr
* Lara Cody
* Jennifer Darling
* Paul Eiding
* Bill Farmer
* Kim Mai Guest
* Jess Harnell
* Misty Lee
* Sherry Lynn
* Danny Mann
* Mickie McGowan
* Alec Medlock
* Diane Michelle
* Laraine Newman
* Phil Proctor
* Jan Rabson
* James Kevin Ward
* April Winchell

## Marketing

* The teaser trailer was released in July 2003, and was shown with *Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever*.
* The official trailer was released in December 2003, and was shown with *Cheaper by the Dozen*.

### Video game

*Main article: History Island (video game)*
*History Island* games were released in April 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and PC.

## Release

*History Island* was originally going to be released on November 7, 2003; however, in July 2002, the date was changed to April 16, 2004. The North American theatrical release was accompanied by the *Twentieth Toons* short film *Mind Mix-Up*, while theatrical international prints were accompanied by the *Ice Age* short *Gone Nutty*.

### Home media

*History Island* was released on VHS and DVD on September 28, 2004. During the first month of its home release, the film led in VHS sales and was third in combined VHS and DVD sales. On May 23, 2012, the film was released on Blu-ray.

## Transcripts

### Main

To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailers

To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.

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