Igor is a 2008 computer animated family comedy film about the stock character Igor. The plot revolves around the grotesque title figure Igor and his dreams of winning first place at the Evil Science Fair. The movie was released on 2300 screens, September 19, 2008 by MGM and sold to over 30 foreign countries/territories through the Weinstein Company. It subsequently aired on Showtime Networks, in 2010 and ABC Family, 2011. The film features the voices of John Cusack as the title character, along with John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, Molly... Shannon, Christian Slater and Steve Buscemi. To date, it has grossed over $50m worldwide, across all revenue streams, with a $25m budget. In the kingdom of Malaria, the economy was once based on agriculture until a mysterious climate change killed their crops. The new King, Malbert , restructured the economy based on "Evil Inventions" - to wit, blackmailing the rest of the world to pay Malaria not to unleash the various bizarre doomsday devices invented by a ruling class of Evil Scientists.
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| Release date: | September 19, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Anthony Leondis |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 87 Minutes |
| Producer: | John D. Eraklis, Max Howard |
| Editor: | Hervé Schneid |
| Music by: | Patrick Doyle |
| Screenplay by: | Chris McKenna, Dimitri Toscas, Anthony Leondis, John Robert Hoffman |
| Estimated budget: | $25,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy |