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Igor

Igor

Animation · Comedy · Family · 2008

A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.

Movie details

Igor

“All men aren't created Evil.”

2008 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 27m

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Tony Leondis

Written by

Tony Leondis · John Hoffman · Dimitri Toscas · Chris McKenna

John Cusack

John Cusack

Igor (voice)

Myleene Klass

Myleene Klass

Dr. Holzwurm (voice)

R

Robin Walsh

Dr. Holzwurm's Igor (voice)

M

Matt McKenna

Dr. Herzschlag (voice)

John Cleese

John Cleese

Dr. Glickenstein (voice)

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Scamper (voice)

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Brain (voice)

Court is in session

Put Igor on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.