Astro Boy (1988 film)

Astro Boy is a Japanese/American Animated Science-fiction film directed by Carl Andy, Based on the Manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka, the film is an updated retelling with an All-star cast, consisting of Ralph Macchio, Dan Akroyd, Michael Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, and others with animation by Toei Animation (ironically not Tezuka Productions)

the film was released by MGM/UA, where it received Mixed reviews and bombed at the Box office but eventually gained a Cult following, especially from Astro Boy and Tezuka fans.

Cast

 * Ralph Macchio as Astro/Astor Boyton
 * Dan Akroyd as Dr. Bill Boynton
 * Michael Douglas as Skunk Quaserman
 * Ernest Borgnine as Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun
 * Peter Cullen as ZOG, an abandoned construction robot who is resurrected by Astro's power
 * Molly Ringwald as Carrie Deborah, a teenage punk girl who lives in the surface land
 * Todd Bridges as Mike, an African-American Boy who is later revealed to be a robot like Astro
 * Billy Crystall as George Mustachio, Tenma's Balding butler
 * Dustin Hoffman as Peter "Hamegg" Cacciatore, a Cruel Circus owner who forces Astro and Mike to fight other robots in the circus and eventually each other
 * Howard Cosell as Circus Fighting announcer (Cameo)

Trivia

 * Carl Andy was added as a last minute replacement after original director George Scribner quit due to Creative differences, Scribner would later direct Disney's Oliver & Company the same year
 * This is Andy's only animated film.
 * Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka reportedly left during a screening of the film in Japan, Andy, a friend of Tezuka's gave him an apology card after the release.

Home Media

 * 1989 CBS/Fox VHS
 * 1996 MGM/UA VHS
 * 2003 MGM DVD
 * 2018 Scream Factory Blu-ray (Under license from MGM)