Titanic: The Legend Goes On
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Titanic: The Legend Goes On ( or Titanic: La leggenda continua; also known as Titanic: The Animated Movie or just Titanic Animated) is a 2001 Italian animated film about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
chartered boat train
, boarding passengers to the RMS Titanic. A poor girl named Angelica, treated as a servant by her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters, dreams of finding both love and her missing mother, with only a blue locket as a clue to the mother's identity. At the same time, an upper-class boy named William boards with his Nanny (despite appearing to be an adult) - who laments the loss of her daughter years ago - and his secretary Gaston. Other passengers include the gold-digging Winnie, a failing banker named Jeremy McFlannel, a jewel thief named Corynthia Meanstreak, her two henchmen Kirk and Dirk, a detective named Sam Bradbury who has been sent to pursue them and is visually based on Sherlock Holmes
, and Molly, a gorgeous singer. Also boarding in the cargo hold are a group of animals, including a family of Yiddish mice, some geese, a dog named Fritz, a magpie named Hector, and a band of Mexican Mice. After Fritz saves the mice from a cat he begins rapping on an unrelated topic. Throughout the voyage, the various passengers meet and interact. William and Angelica fall in love at first sight in a corridor while Winnie and Jeremy fall for each other after Winnie's dog Flopsy trips him. Gaston meanwhile attempts to woo Molly with Angelica's locket, which he found after she unknowingly dropped it. Sam goes undercover to find Cornynthia while Kirk and Dirk make several unsuccessful attempts to steal jewelry from Winnie, but are foiled by her dog.
The film reaches its climax at a reception held in the honor of the passengers. Angelica is able to attend with William, after her cabinmate Victoria loans her a suitable dress. Meanwhile, the Yiddish mouse child Maxie discovers that Angelica is missing her locket and recruits the other animals to help search for it, finding it in time for her to wear to the reception. Upon seeing the locket being worn by Angelica and hearing the (correct) implication from one of the ship's officers that it was stolen when she received it, Molly promptly slaps Gaston and leaves him. When Gertrude, Bernice and Hortense attempt to break up Angelica and William, Maxie scares them off. Kirk and Dirk manage to successfully steal a pearl choker from Winnie, but learn that it is a fake - Winnie is not in fact rich and uses fake jewelry to lure in rich men.
The Titanic hits the iceberg
and begins to sink as the passengers rush for the lifeboat
s. All of the animals escape on floating crates, rescuing the ship's cook in the process and being led to safety by dolphins. Winnie chooses to stay behind with Jeremy, who reveals to her that he is not the rich man she thought he was - he was on his way to America to be bailed out after his bank failed. Despite learning this, Winnie still loves him and they die together. Molly also chooses to remain behind on the ship, singing with the band and dies along with them. On one of the lifeboats, Angelica discovers that William's Nanny is actually her mother and the two are reunited. After the ship goes down they search for William, rescuing Sam from the water in the process. Eventually, William is rescued and reunited with Angelica. An epilogue reveals that the two were married and lived "happily ever after". The epilogue also portrayed Detective Sam Bradbury (who was said to have finally put Corynthia behind bars) as a parody of Kojak
as he was seen as a bald man holding a lollipop
(it was explained Sam Bradbury promised stop smoking once he finally caught Corynthia and the lollipops were to help him with that promise). Corynthia's henchmen, Kirk and Dirk, married Angelica's foster sisters, who believed their husbands to be wealthy. William's secretary, Gaston, married a wealthy socialite
hoping to live off her money but ended up in charge of her home's household chores.
One common criticism among reviewers was the inclusion of a rapping dog, who performed a song titled "Party Time".
On its DVD release, Canada's Waterloo Region Record newspaper said of the film: "Talk about boneheaded revisionism: A feature length cartoon version of the Titanic story is a bad enough idea."
Criticism includes the bad animation, historical inaccuracies, many of the scenes were ripped off from James Cameron
's Titanic
, as well as multiple scenes from Disney movies such as 101 Dalmatians
and Cinderella
, Don Bluth
's An American Tail
and Anastasia
and even the character Sherlock Holmes
. The movie was also criticized for the racism
included, such as the Mexican mice band.
The portrayal of William McMaster Murdoch
was also criticized, for it portrays him as a selfish man, only looking out for himself, while in the James Cameron's Titanic, it portrays him committing suicide upon realising his own cruelty after shooting someone.
Plot
The movie begins on a White Star LineWhite Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
chartered boat train
Boat train
A boat train is a passenger train which connects with a passenger ship, such as a ferry or ocean liner. Through ticketing is normally available. -Notable named boat trains:*The Flèche d'Or Paris Gare du Nord to Calais...
, boarding passengers to the RMS Titanic. A poor girl named Angelica, treated as a servant by her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters, dreams of finding both love and her missing mother, with only a blue locket as a clue to the mother's identity. At the same time, an upper-class boy named William boards with his Nanny (despite appearing to be an adult) - who laments the loss of her daughter years ago - and his secretary Gaston. Other passengers include the gold-digging Winnie, a failing banker named Jeremy McFlannel, a jewel thief named Corynthia Meanstreak, her two henchmen Kirk and Dirk, a detective named Sam Bradbury who has been sent to pursue them and is visually based on Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
, and Molly, a gorgeous singer. Also boarding in the cargo hold are a group of animals, including a family of Yiddish mice, some geese, a dog named Fritz, a magpie named Hector, and a band of Mexican Mice. After Fritz saves the mice from a cat he begins rapping on an unrelated topic. Throughout the voyage, the various passengers meet and interact. William and Angelica fall in love at first sight in a corridor while Winnie and Jeremy fall for each other after Winnie's dog Flopsy trips him. Gaston meanwhile attempts to woo Molly with Angelica's locket, which he found after she unknowingly dropped it. Sam goes undercover to find Cornynthia while Kirk and Dirk make several unsuccessful attempts to steal jewelry from Winnie, but are foiled by her dog.
The film reaches its climax at a reception held in the honor of the passengers. Angelica is able to attend with William, after her cabinmate Victoria loans her a suitable dress. Meanwhile, the Yiddish mouse child Maxie discovers that Angelica is missing her locket and recruits the other animals to help search for it, finding it in time for her to wear to the reception. Upon seeing the locket being worn by Angelica and hearing the (correct) implication from one of the ship's officers that it was stolen when she received it, Molly promptly slaps Gaston and leaves him. When Gertrude, Bernice and Hortense attempt to break up Angelica and William, Maxie scares them off. Kirk and Dirk manage to successfully steal a pearl choker from Winnie, but learn that it is a fake - Winnie is not in fact rich and uses fake jewelry to lure in rich men.
The Titanic hits the iceberg
Iceberg
An iceberg is a large piece of ice from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice...
and begins to sink as the passengers rush for the lifeboat
Lifeboat (rescue)
A rescue lifeboat is a boat rescue craft which is used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crewmen and passengers. It can be hand pulled, sail powered or powered by an engine...
s. All of the animals escape on floating crates, rescuing the ship's cook in the process and being led to safety by dolphins. Winnie chooses to stay behind with Jeremy, who reveals to her that he is not the rich man she thought he was - he was on his way to America to be bailed out after his bank failed. Despite learning this, Winnie still loves him and they die together. Molly also chooses to remain behind on the ship, singing with the band and dies along with them. On one of the lifeboats, Angelica discovers that William's Nanny is actually her mother and the two are reunited. After the ship goes down they search for William, rescuing Sam from the water in the process. Eventually, William is rescued and reunited with Angelica. An epilogue reveals that the two were married and lived "happily ever after". The epilogue also portrayed Detective Sam Bradbury (who was said to have finally put Corynthia behind bars) as a parody of Kojak
Kojak
Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
as he was seen as a bald man holding a lollipop
Lollipop
A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavors and shapes.- Types :Lollipops are available in a number of colors and...
(it was explained Sam Bradbury promised stop smoking once he finally caught Corynthia and the lollipops were to help him with that promise). Corynthia's henchmen, Kirk and Dirk, married Angelica's foster sisters, who believed their husbands to be wealthy. William's secretary, Gaston, married a wealthy socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
hoping to live off her money but ended up in charge of her home's household chores.
Original Italian Version
- Francesca Guadagno - Angelica
- Francesco PezzulliFrancesco PezzulliFrancesco Pezzulli is an Italian voice actor. He has voiced many cartoon characters, most notably Inuyasha from the series with the same name, and has also voiced several film characters, such as Anakin Skywalker...
- William - Valeria Perilli - Geltrude
- Claudia Pittelli - Berenice
- Eliana Lupo - Ortensia
- Stefania Romagnoli - Amalia
- Lucio Saccone - Gaston
- Luigi Ferraro - Kirk
- Diego Reggente - Dirk
- Mino Caprio - Sam
- Stefano MondiniStefano MondiniStefano Mondini is an Italian professional football player who currently plays in the Serie B for A.C. Mantova.-External links:*...
- Stockard - Pieraldo Ferrante - Capitano
- Antonella Giannini - Molly
- Letizia Ciampa - Pablito
- Graziella Polesinanti - Victoria
- Bobby SoloBobby SoloBobby Solo is an Italian singer and musician.Solo was born in Rome.In 1964, he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una lacrima sul viso" , but he was disqualified for singing with playback which was contrary to the festival regulations. The song, however, became a global hit...
- Fritz (singing voice only)
English Version
- Lisa Russo - Angelica
- Mark Thompson-Ashworth - William
- Caroline Yung - Maxie The Mouse Swedish Mouse
- Gregory SnegoffGregory SnegoffGregory Snegoff is an American voice actor, writer and dialogue director who frequently works on English anime-dubs, known for providing the voice of Scott Bernard in Robotech, Taki Renzaburo in Wicked City and Master Roshi in Dragon Ball . He is also known by the names Greg Snegoff, Gregory Snow,...
- Fritz / Geoffrey - Giselle Matthews - Gertrude
- Silva Benton - Bernice
- Bianca Alessandra Ara - Hortense
- Veronica Wells - Corynthia
- Clive Riche - Kirk
- Doug Meakin - Dirk
- Jacques Stany - Gaston
- Mickey KnoxMickey Knox (actor)Abraham "Mickey" Knox is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. He is associated with the Hollywood blacklist when he was forced to move to Italy to work. As an actor, he currently has 78 listed credits. Quentin Tarantino named his lead character after him in the film...
- Sam - Edmund PurdomEdmund PurdomEdmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom was a British actor.-Early life:Purdom was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England and educated at St. Augustine's Abbey School, Ramsgate, then by the Jesuits at St. Ignatius Grammar School and Welwyn Garden City Grammar School...
- Jeremy McFannel - David Brandon - Stockard
- Kenneth Belton - Captain Edward J Smith
- Pat Starke - Molly
- Jill Tyler - Victoria
- Susan Spifford - Angelica's Mother (uncredited)
Reception
The film was universally panned by both critics and movie goers. The movie is considered by many the worst animated movie of all time.One common criticism among reviewers was the inclusion of a rapping dog, who performed a song titled "Party Time".
On its DVD release, Canada's Waterloo Region Record newspaper said of the film: "Talk about boneheaded revisionism: A feature length cartoon version of the Titanic story is a bad enough idea."
Criticism includes the bad animation, historical inaccuracies, many of the scenes were ripped off from James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
's Titanic
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
, as well as multiple scenes from Disney movies such as 101 Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith...
and Cinderella
Cinderella (1950 film)
Cinderella is a 1950 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault. Twelfth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film had a limited release on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. Directing credits go to Clyde Geronimi,...
, Don Bluth
Don Bluth
Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated films such as The Secret of NIMH , An American Tail ,The Land Before Time , and All Dogs Go to Heaven ,...
's An American Tail
An American Tail
An American Tail is a 1986 American animated adventure film directed by Don Bluth and produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios and Amblin Entertainment. The film tells the story of Fievel Mouskewitz and his family as they immigrate from Russia to America for freedom. However, Fievel gets lost and must...
and Anastasia
Anastasia (1997 film)
Anastasia is a 1997 American animated musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was the first feature film to be released by Fox Animation Studios....
and even the character Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
. The movie was also criticized for the racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
included, such as the Mexican mice band.
The portrayal of William McMaster Murdoch
William McMaster Murdoch
Lieutenant William "Will" McMaster Murdoch RNR was a Scottish sailor who died on board the , where he was employed by the White Star Line, serving as First Officer...
was also criticized, for it portrays him as a selfish man, only looking out for himself, while in the James Cameron's Titanic, it portrays him committing suicide upon realising his own cruelty after shooting someone.