Bolt [Blu-ray] [2 Discs]

Overview

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes Bolt, the tale of a superstar TV pup (voiced by John Travolta) who gets plopped in the middle of America with seemingly no way back to the glam and glitz of Hollywood. Thanks to his starring role on a hit television show, Bolt the pooch has become a household name. But Bolt has bought into his own heroic image, now believing that he really possesses the super-canine powers of his fictional television series. When he's accidentally shipped from Hollywood to New York City, he must rely on the help from his two newfound friends -- an abandoned house cat named Mittens (voiced by Susie Essman) and a television-addicted hamster named Rhino (voice of Mark Walton) -- as he embarks on a cross-country quest to get back to his owner (and co-star), Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus).

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2017
UPC:	0786936852851
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	5,367

Special Features

Super Rhino - Animated Short Film (G); In Session With John Travolta and Miley Cyrus - Behind-the-Scenes Feature; Music Video - "I Thought I Lost You" Performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta; A New Breed of Directors: A Filmmaker's Journey; Deleted Scenes - With Optional Introductions By The Directors ; Act, Speak! The Voices Of Bolt - Join The Voice Cast in Session; Creating The World Of Bolt - Discover How The Filmmakers Designed the Look of the Film; Bolt's Be-Awesome Mission Game - Help Bolt Defeat the Green-Eyed Man; Bolt Art Gallery - A Peek at the film's early concepts

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Travolta	Bolt
Malcolm McDowell	Dr. Calico
Mark Walton	Rhino
Miley Cyrus	Penny
Susie Essman	Mittens
James Lipton	The Director
Greg Germann	The Agent
Diedrich Bader	Veteran Cat
Randy Savage	Thug
Nick Swardson	Blake
J.P. Manoux	Tom
Dan Fogelman	Billy
Kari Wahlgren	Mindy
Chloë Grace Moretz	Voices
Joe Whyte	Actor
Tara Strong	Actor
Lynwood Robinson	Actor
Paul Pape	Actor
Jonathan Nichols	Actor
Scott Menville	Actor
Dara McGarry	Actor
Anne Lockhart	Actor
Phil LaMarr	Actor
Daniel Kaz	Actor
Nathan Greno	Actor
Christian Tramitz	Voices
Luisa Wietzorek	Voices
Axel Stein	Voices
Vera Teltz	Voices
Borys Szyc	Voices
Sonia Bohosiewicz	Voices
Tomasz Karolak	Voices
Wojciech Paszkowski	Voices
Krzysztof Stelmaszyk	Voices
Izabela Kuna	Voices
Chris Williams	Oaken
Ronn Moss	Dr. Forrester
Grey DeLisle	Penny's Mom
Sean Donnellan	Penny's TV Dad
Lino Disalvo	Vinnie
Todd Cummings	Joey
Tim Mertens	Bobby
Kellie Hoover	Ester
Brian Stepanek	Martin
Jeff Bennett	Lloyd
Daran Norris	Louie
John DiMaggio	Saul
John Powell	Composer

Technical Credits

Chris Williams

Dan Fogelman

Jared Stern

Byron Howard	Director
Chris Williams	Director,Screenwriter
Clark Spencer	Producer
Dan Fogelman	Screenwriter
John Lasseter	Executive Producer
Jared Stern	Screenwriter
Curtis A. Koller	Casting
Randy Thom	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Sometimes a story is so beautifully simple that it's impossible to muck it up, and the animated 3-D Bolt is a perfect example. The premise: A cute little dog named Bolt (John Travolta) and his loving tween-girl owner, Penny (Disney It Girl Miley Cyrus), are the stars of a hit action TV show about a small white German shepherd with superpowers. The producers of the show believe the program's success stems from Bolt's realistic "acting," so to that end, they never let the canine star in on the fact that he's on a TV show, hiding all the cameras and crew so that Bolt grows up thinking he really does have heat vision, a super bark, and the ability to stop trucks with his head. One day, thanks to a series of misunderstandings and misfortunes, Bolt accidentally gets mailed to New York City, sending him on an adventure-filled cross-country journey back to Penny in Hollywood. During his trek, Bolt learns the truth about himself, and makes new friends in the form of a streetwise alley cat and an overly enthusiastic hamster. The opening of the movie brilliantly establishes the TV show's fictional world -- the one Bolt thinks is real -- with a superb ten-minute action sequence straight out of a family-friendly Jerry Bruckheimer movie. Bolt, with his super speed, and Penny, atop her tricked-out scooter, evade helicopters, motorcyclists, and a ticking time bomb, all while speeding along a busy California freeway. There is a kinetic pop to the whole scene, especially when the occasional slow-mo shot lets you see exactly how much time is left before the bomb explodes. This opening does such a good job of setting the fun and snappy tone for the rest of the movie (not to mention taking thrillingly full advantage of the 3-D format) that the generic family-movie elements that come later on don't feel so tedious to grownups or boring to kids. And as the story unfolds, Bolt's slow acceptance that he doesn't have special powers provides twists on the old finding-your-way-back-home plot, so the movie amuses both those who make up the film's target audience and the parents along for the ride. This winning mix of exciting action, heart-tugging sentiment, and gentle character comedy makes Bolt yet another solid addition to Disney's history of family-friendly fare.