Fallout (2007 film)

Fallout is a 2007 adult-animated post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by Nora Twomey, based on the video game series of the same name, the first installment of the Fallout film series. It was produced by Tomm Moore, Twomey, Paul Young and executive produced by Christopher Weaver, and written by Alex Garland. The film features an ensemble cast including Ryan Gosling, Zachary Quinto, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais, James McAvoy, Anthony Mackie, Seth Rogen, James Franco and Robert De Niro. It is followed by Fallout: Uprising, Fallout: Radioactive, Fallout: Nuclear and Fallout: The Final Chapter. Set in 2277, 200 years after World War 3, which caused catastrophic nuclear devastation across the planet. The film follows Nate Shepard, a man who emerges from a long-term cryogenic stasis in Vault 111, an underground nuclear fallout shelter. As he explores the now dilapidated world throughout the wasteland in search of the green place, the only place on Earth untouched by the bombs. The film was nominated an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and other nominations. The film was rated R by the MPAA for its violence, gore, and excessive swearing.

Plot
In the mid-21st century, a worldwide conflict is brought on by global petroleum shortage. Several nations enter Resource Wars over the last of non-renewable commodities, namely oil and uranium from 2052 to 2077. China invades Alaska in the winter of 2066, causing the United States to go to war with China and using Canadian resources to supply their war efforts, despite Canadian complaints. Eventually, the United States violently annexes Canada in February 2076 and reclaims Alaska nearly a year later. After years of conflict, on October 23, 2077, a global nuclear war occurs. It is not known who strikes first, but in less than two hours most major cities are destroyed. The effects of the war do not fade for the next hundred years, and as a consequence, human society has collapsed leaving only survivor settlements barely able to eke out a living in the barren wasteland, while a few live through the occurrence in underground fallout shelters known as Vaults. One of these, Vault 111, where Nate Shepard wakes up from cryostasis emerges from the Vault to find Boston in ruins. He then meets a talking dog named Dogmeat.

Cast
Ryan Gosling as Nate Shepard

Zachary Quinto as Adam

Bill Hader as Nick

Ricky Gervais as Dogmeat

James McAvoy as Codsworth

Anthony Mackie as Okward

Seth Rogen as Max

James Franco as Rick

Robert De Niro as Ross

Credits
Fallout/Credits

Music
The film's score was composed by Klaus Badelt.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92%. The site's consensus reads: "Dark, gritty, gorey, emotional and with a futuristic upgrade, Fallout is an adrenaline-fueled ride from beginning to end."

Trivia

 * This is an animated film adaptation of the video game series of the same name
 * It is the first successful video game movie.
 * It is the first video game movie to be nominated an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
 * The film is rated R for its violence, gore and excessive swearing.