Astro Kid

Astro Kid (French: Terra Willy, planète inconnue) is a 2019 French computer-animated science-fiction film directed and written by Éric Tosti with the participation of the co-writers David Alaux and Jean-François Tosti. The plot concerns ten-year-old Willy, who, after the destruction of his ship, gets separated from his parents and lands on an unexplored planet, where he must survive until the arrival of a rescue mission.[5][6]

Not to be confused with Astro Boy.
Astro Kid
Film poster
FrenchTerra Willy, planète inconnue
Directed byÉric Tosti
Written byDavid Alaux
Éric Tosti
Jean-François Tosti
Produced byJean-François Tosti
Starring
  • Timothé Vom Dorp
  • Édouard Baer
  • Barbara Tissier
  • Marie-Eugénie Maréchal
  • Guillaume Lebon
Edited byJean-Christian Tiassy
Hélène Blanchard
Music byOliver Cussac[1]
Production
companies
TAT Productions
Master Films
France 3 Cinema
Logical Pictures
France Televisions
Ocs
Cine+
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • April 2019 (2019-04) (Beijing International Film Festival)[2]
Running time
90 minutes[3]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$4.3 million[4]

Synopsis

Following the destruction of their ship, young Willy is separated from his parents with whom he traveled through space. His rescue capsule lands on a wild and unexplored planet. With the help of Buck, a survival robot, he will have to hold on until the arrival of a rescue mission. Meanwhile, Willy, Buck and Flash, an dog-like alien in which they befriended, are discovering the planet, its fauna, its flora but also its dangers.

Voice cast

English Dub
  • Landen Beattie as Willy
  • Jason Canning as Buck
  • Susan Myers as Probe
  • Laura Post as Willy's Mother
  • Keith Sliverstein as Willy's Father

French Dub
  • Timothé Vom Dorp as Willy
  • Édouard Baer as Buck
  • Barbara Tissier as Probe
  • Marie-Eugénie Maréchal as Willy's Mother
  • Guillaume Lebon as Willy's Father

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics,[6][7] and on Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 100% from 11 reviews.[8]

See also

References
  1. Toulouse. Olivier Cussac, as de la musique de film, 11 July 2018. ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 13 March 2021. (in French)
  2. Le paysage du cinéma français à l’honneur au 9e Festival du Film de Beijing. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. Astro Kid at the British Board of Film Classification. bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. Astro Kid at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. Morain, Odile (1 June 2018) "Terra Willy", le petit frère des "As de la jungle" en gestation à Toulouse. Culturebox. Retrieved 13 March 2021. (in French)
  6. Felperin, Leslie (21 August 2019) Astro Kid review – little boy lost on a planet far far away. The Guardian.
  7. Astro Kid review — lost in space with only a red robot to hear you scream. TheTimes.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. "Terra Willy". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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