9 (2009)

File:9 (2009) Poster.jpg  **​​​​​9** is a 2009 adult computer-animated science fiction film that was directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler and produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Dana Ginsburg. In the film, Elijah Wood voices a small ragdoll-like robot who awakens shortly after the end of mankind, and must find eight other robots to figure out the mystery behind humanity's destruction while tangling with the vicious creations of a massive soul-stealing machine. The film also features the voices of John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover, with Martin Landau and Fred Tatasciore.

The film is based on Acker's 2005 CG-animated, Academy Award-nominated short film of the same name created at the UCLA Animation Workshop. Focus Features released it theatrically on September 9, 2009. The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics and earned $48.4 million on a $30 million budget. It also received an Annie Award nomination for Best Animated Effects in a Feature Production. The film would then be released on DVD and Blu-ray 3 months later on December 29, 2009.

## Storyline

When 9 (Elijah Wood) springs to life, it finds itself in a post-apocalyptic world where humans no longer exist, and the only signs of life are sentient rag dolls like itself and the machines that hunt them. Though it is the youngest of the group, 9 convinces comrades that the only way to survive against the machines is to stop hiding, go on the offensive, and find out why the machines want to destroy them. As 9 and the group learn, civilization hinges on their success or failure.

## Sound Effects Used

The film used sound effects from Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., Cartoon Trax Volume 1, The General Series 6000, Series 4000 and The Premiere Edition Volume 1.

### Original Mix

* Disney - V.I.N.CENT. BEEPS
* Famous Studios Cartoon Fall Sound
* Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Lever Pull PE365801
* Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801/Hollywoodedge, Hawk Screech Single AT082901 (An edited and pitched up version of this sound is used as the screams of the Winged Beast.)
* Hollywoodedge, Bullet Impact Sweete PE115201
* Hollywoodedge, Glass Crash Sustaine PE112901
* Hollywoodedge, Hammer Hitting An Anv TE037904
* Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
* Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1103601
* Hollywoodedge, Small Hinge Squeak Hv PE188401 (Heard once in a higher pitch.)
* Hollywoodedge, Sword Shing With Sword PE103301
* Pro Sound Effects, Ambience, Elevator Shaft, Object Fall
* SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
* SKYWALKER ELECTRICAL BUZZ SOUND
* SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - BIG VARIOUS SPARKINGS
* SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - FORCE LIGHTNING
* SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - LIGHTNING BOLT POWER 03
* SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SPIELBERG "HEAT RAY" ZAP
* SKYWALKER, ENGINE - LARGE ENGINE POWER DOWN (Heard both in its regular variant and a reversed variant.)
* SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07 (Can be heard as a processed variant.)
* SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 11 (Heard once in a fairly low volume during the intro as the Scientist is creating 9.)
* SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - CRACKLING EXPLOSION, MEDIUM 01
* SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - INCREDIBLE EXPLOSION
* SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - PAC-MAN CHOMPING
* SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SMALL EXPLOSION
* SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - OMNIDROID FOOTSTEPS (Used as the footstepping sounds of the Steel Behemoths and B.R.A.I.N. after the factory's destruction.)
* SKYWALKER GRENADE LAUNCHING SOUND
* SKYWALKER, HORROR - SEAMSTRESS HYPNOTIZER BEAM
* SKYWALKER HUGE METAL IMPACT SOUND
* SKYWALKER HYPERDRIVE FAILURE SOUND
* SKYWALKER, INDUSTRY - HUGE MECHANICS PUMPING
* SKYWALKER METAL, SQUEAK - BIG METAL SQUEAK WITH HINGE
* SKYWALKER, METAL - ABRUPT JERKING CLANK (Heard once when the Cat Beast's body hits the ground after it had been beheaded by 7.)
* SKYWALKER, METAL - AT-AT LEG ROAR
* SKYWALKER, METAL - LID CLOSING
* SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE CLANK
* SKYWALKER, METAL - METAL CLANG OR HIT
* SKYWALKER, METAL - OMNIDROID GROANING
* SKYWALKER, METAL - TRANSFORMER CLANGING
* SKYWALKER, MONSTER - SNARL (An edited version is heard as the Winged Beast falls to its death.)
* SKYWALKER, MOTOR - OMNIDROID HEAD SPINNING
* SKYWALKER POWERLINE SNAPPING SOUND
* SKYWALKER PROPELLER SPINNING SOUND
* SKYWALKER, ROAR - GODZILLA-LIKE ROAR
* SKYWALKER, ROAR - STARRO SCREAM
* SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - LUKE'S BLASTER GUN
* SKYWALKER, SIREN - AIR RAID SIREN
* SKYWALKER, STRUCTURE - UNSTABLE GROAN
* SKYWALKER, TOY - LENNY FOOTSTEPS
* SKYWALKER, WATER - SINGLE SPLASH
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - BIG WHOOSH ELEMENTS
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - INDY'S WHIP CRACKS
* SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - METALLIC PIECES FLY BY
* SKYWALKER, WIND SOUNDS
* SoundDogs, Sparks, Explosive, Zaps, Violent
* SoundDogs, Train: Trains - Freight Cars Coupling Impact - MCU - Bg Engine Noise, Also Rattles, Clunks, Squeaks, & Creaks, All Coupling Related, Several Ambiance Changes (The 2nd impact is heard once in a very low pitch when the Fabrication Machine's body hits the ground after 9 kills it.)
* Sound Ideas, BAT - SQUEALS, ANIMAL (The 2nd squeak is heard once in a flashback when the Fabrication Machine's head gets put on its body.)
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
* Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02 (Heard once in a low pitch.)
* Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE
* Sound Ideas, SCI FI, DOOR - FAST HATCH WITH AIR NOISE
* Sound Ideas, WIND - STORMY WIND, WEATHER
* WB SCI FI - MARVIN THE MARTIAN'S LASER GUN, SWOOSH

### With Cartoon SFX

* Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057903
* Hollywoodedge, Bang Whonk CRT032404
* Hollywoodedge, Big Crunchy Bite CRT026401
* Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501
* Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
* Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
* Hollywoodedge, Descending Whistle CRT057802
* Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801
* Hollywoodedge, Girl Screams Long Hi CRT028201
* Hollywoodedge, Low Pitched Squeak CRT049301
* Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140401
* Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501
* Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE141401
* Hollywoodedge, Old Car Horns Single CRT021302
* Hollywoodedge. Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501
* Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057502
* Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503
* Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057504
* Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505
* Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057506
* Hollywoodedge, School Bell Long Ring PE193201
* Hollywoodedge, School Bell Long Ring PE193401
* Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601
* Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052303
* Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP
* Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG SHARK BITE
* Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
* Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BIG, LONG BOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOING AND SPRING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOINK AND WIGGLE
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GONG BOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 01
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 02
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - RIPPLE BOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SINGLE TIMP DOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - THIN WOOD BOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TROMBOING
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - WARBLE
* Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - WINNIE'S SPELL
* Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01
* Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOINK
* Sound Ideas, CAMERA - 35 MM SLR WITH AUTO WINDER: SINGLE SHOT
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON - CHARACTER TAKE OFF AND RUN OVER SECOND CHARACTER, CRASH
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON - QUICK SHUFFLE AND TAKE OFF, RUN
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEWS HARP BOING
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 01
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - BIG ANVIL HIT
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - HEAD HIT ON PIPE
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - METALLIC SMACK
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SLIDE - SHORT VIOLIN SLIDE DOWN
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SLIDE - SHORT VIOLIN SLIDE UP
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SLIDE - SHORT WARBLY VIOLIN SLIDE, DOWN
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - SMALL HORN BONK 01
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - SMALL HORN BONK 02
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - WOBBLING TWANG
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, LONG
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, MEDIUM 01
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, SHORT
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FAST ZIP BY
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - LONG ZIP BY
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SIREN WHISTLE
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE, DOWN
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE, DOWN, LONG
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: LONG SLOW WARBLE DOWN
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: LONG WARBLE UP
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE, UP
* Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE, UP, LONG
* Sound Ideas, CLOCK, ALARM - LARGE ALARM CLOCK: BELL RINGING
* Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 01
* Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02
* Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - CRAZY BASS DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 02
* Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - KEN'S BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
* Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - SOLID BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01
* Sound Ideas, DOOR, BELL - ELECTRONIC DOORBELL: DING DONG
* Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 01
* Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 02
* Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, THREE TIMES, ANIMAL
* Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SEQUENCE OF FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION
* Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - PINGY HEAD SHAKE
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BIG HEAD BONK
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BILP
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - COCONUT HIT 01
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - COCONUT HIT 02
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLBONK
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HEAVY TIMP RISE
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HOLLOW METALLIC HEAD KONK AND HORN
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABONG
* Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - TEMPLE BLOCK KONK 01
* Sound Ideas, PICK, CARTOON - FIDDLE PICK AND RISE, HIGH 01
* Sound Ideas, PICK, CARTOON - FIDDLE PICK AND RISE, LOW
* Sound Ideas, PICK, CARTOON - FIDDLE PICK AND RISE, MEDIUM 01
* Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
* Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - VAROOP
* Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - FOOF
* Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HOYT'S POP
* Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PIP POP
* Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - SQUISH POP
* Sound Ideas, RAT - RAT SQUEAKS, ANIMAL, RODENT
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - BOW STRING RICCO
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 02
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 04
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 05
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 06
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 07
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - EXPLOSIVE RICCO
* Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - GUN SHOT RICCO OUT
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - BLOP GALLOP, LONG/SHORT
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - FAST RUN, LONG/SHORT
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - SMURF TAKE OFF
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - TEMPLE BLOCK GALLOP, LONG/SHORT
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - TEMPLE BLOCK RIOT, LONG/MEDIUM/SHORT
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - TEMPLE BLOCK RUN UP 01
* Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT
* Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BENT SKID
* Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BIG LONG SKID
* Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FAST SLIDE UP AND DOWN 01
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FAST SLIDE UP AND DOWN 02
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE DOWN 01
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE DOWN 02
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE DOWN, SHORT
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP 01
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP 02
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP, SHORT 01
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP, SHORT 02
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - QUICK SLIDE DOWN
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - QUICK SLIDE UP AND DOWN
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SLIDE DOWN
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SLIDE UP
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT STRING SLIDE 02
* Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SILLY SLIDE UP
* Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - LITTLE SQUISH
* Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - FUNNY RUN UP TAKE
* Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - SILLY SPRINGY TAKE
* Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - TUBE TAKE
* Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WHISTLE TAKE
* Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG/SHORT
* Sound Ideas, THUMP, CARTOON - TUBE THUNK 01
* Sound Ideas, TIP TOE, CARTOON - XYLOPHONE TIP TOE, LONG/MEDIUM/SHORT
* Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - BOWANG
* Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG
* Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - METALLIC RULER VIBRATE
* Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING IN
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - HOYT'S ZIP
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP DOWN
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP, HIGH
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP WHISTLE ZIP
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP ZIP
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - TAKE ZIP
* Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - ZURUP