A young boy is recruited by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl to help save their planet.A young boy is recruited by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl to help save their planet.A young boy is recruited by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl to help save their planet.
- Awards
- 1 win & 12 nominations
Chloe Chung
- Classroom Kid
- (uncredited)
Mackenzie Fitzgerald
- Playground Kid
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe story was conceived by Robert Rodriguez's then seven-year-old son Racer Rodriguez, who receives an on-screen "Story By" credit. Max is named after Racer's middle name (Racer and Robert also provide the audio commentary for the DVD and Blu-ray together).
- GoofsIn the classroom scene just before Sharkboy and Lavagirl appear, Max throws his dream journal at Linus. In the next shot the dream journal is back on Max's desk.
- Crazy creditsOther than the studio logos and the movie's title, there are no opening credits.
- Alternate versionsDVD contains a 3D & 2D version (for those without 3D glasses.)
- SoundtracksDream, Dream, Dream, Dream (Dream, Dream)
Written by Robert Rodriguez
Performed by Sharkboy and The Lavagirls
Vocals by Taylor Lautner
Produced by Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel
Featured review
Postmodern Masterpiece
The Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl
This film is absolutely not for children. But is a postmodern masterpiece. It is a surrealistic nightmare on par with Eraserhead, as a young boy uses dreams to escape from the ennui of average suburban life. The purposely amateurish CGI work is an obvious satire of the blatant overuse of computer generated imagery in modern films. Additionally, the 3D work is a subtle undermining of the corporate film industry's reliance on this gimmicky technique. It is a psychedelic and stylistic tour de force, by far Rodriguez's best film. The script is a powerful exercise in stream-of-consciousness writing. You must see this film, but put the kids to bed first!
A+
This film is absolutely not for children. But is a postmodern masterpiece. It is a surrealistic nightmare on par with Eraserhead, as a young boy uses dreams to escape from the ennui of average suburban life. The purposely amateurish CGI work is an obvious satire of the blatant overuse of computer generated imagery in modern films. Additionally, the 3D work is a subtle undermining of the corporate film industry's reliance on this gimmicky technique. It is a psychedelic and stylistic tour de force, by far Rodriguez's best film. The script is a powerful exercise in stream-of-consciousness writing. You must see this film, but put the kids to bed first!
A+
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- Release date
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- Official sites
- Sprache
- Also known as
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,177,684
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,500,000
- Jun 12, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $71,992,655
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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