Pokémon: The First Movie (movie 1)
Alternative title:
Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo Strikes Back
Pocket Monsters: Myuutsuu no Gyakushuu (Japanese)
Pokemon : Mew vs. Mewtwo (French)
Pokémon De Film: Mewtwo tegen Mew (Dutch)
Pokemon Filmen: Mewtwo slår tillbaka (Swedish)
Pokémon il film - Mew contro Mewtwo (Italian)
Pokèmon il film - Mewtwo colpisce ancora (Italian)
Pokémon The First Movie Mewtwo Strikes Back
Pokemon the Movie: Mew vs. Mewtwo
Pokémon, O Filme: Mewtwo Contra-Ataca (Portuguese)
Pokemon: Film Pierwszy (Polish)
Pokémon: La Película (Spanish)
Pokemon: Mewtwon vastaisku
ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 (Japanese)
神奇寶貝 超夢の逆襲 (Chinese (Taiwan))
극장판 포켓몬스터 : 뮤츠의 역습 (Korean)
Themes:
battles,
clone,
cloning,
coming of age,
duels,
equal rights,
forgiveness,
friendship,
friendship,
mutants,
psychic,
psychic powers,
science,
scientist,
supernatural power
Objectionable content:
Mild
Plot Summary:
A team of scientists use the DNA of a rare Pokemon, Mew, to create the world's strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be used as an experiment, Mewtwo uses its psychic powers in a violent rage to destroy the scientists who created it. Mewtwo then tries to learn how to focus his powers with the aid of Giovanni, the man who funded the scientists' operations, but discovers that it is being used again. So Mewtwo decides to find its own purpose in life, and carry out its revenge on humans by destroying life on earth by using a deadly storm. Ash Ketchum and a group of other Pokemon Trainers are summoned by Mewtwo to have a battle with it, but they soon discover that they're only being invited so Mewtwo can clone their Pokemon for it's own purposes. Ash then tries to find a way to stop Mewtwo's plot before it can be carried out.
User Ratings:
1936 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
96 minutes
Production cost:
¥300,000,000
Vintage:
1998
2007-03-02 (Cartoon Network Latin America)
2016-09-11 (Colombia - Canal RCN)
Premiere date:
1998-07-18 (Japan)
1999-11-10 (United States)
1999-12-25 (Mexico)
2000-01-14 (Colombia)
2000-03-19 (Portugal)
2000-12-23 (South Korea)
Release dates: We have 6
Opening Theme:
"Mezase Pokemon Master '98" by Rica Matsumoto
"Natsu Yasumi Fan Club" by Pokemon Kids
"Pokemon Theme" by Billy Crawford
"Vacation" by Vitamin C
Ending Theme:
"(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" by Emma Bunton
"Don't Say You Love Me" by M2M
"If Only Tears Could Bring You Back" by Midnight Sons
"Kaze to Issho ni" by Sachiko Kobayashi
"PikaPika Massai Chu" by Pokémon Kids & Unshō Ishizuka
"We're A Miracle" by Christina Aguilera
Insert song:
"Brother My Brother" by Blessid Union of Souls [English Version]
Official website:
神奇寶貝專區《超夢の逆襲》 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Trivia: We have 9
Comment:
The movie was accompanied by the short "Pikachu's Summer Vacation" (Pikachuu no Natsuyasumi)
With a total box office earning of over US$172 million, Pokemon: The First Movie is the highest grossing anime film in the U.S., France, and Germany. It is also the first Japanese film to hit No. 1 in the U.S. box office.
Review:
Pokemon: The First Movie DVD (Jan 1, 1970)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| Pokémon: The First Movie / Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (Dub.Blu-ray) 2021-11-16 (from $19.99) |
| Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection (Dub.Blu-ray) 2018-10-02 (from $20.23) |
| Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection [Limited Edition SteelBook] (Dub.Blu-ray) 2016-02-09 (from $32.99) |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| Pokémon: The First Movie [Mini] (DVD) 2005-04-26 |
| Pokémon Mix 2 Pack - Pokémon: The First Movie / Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (Dub.DVD) 2001-09-11 |
| Pokémon Mix 3 Pack - Movies 1-3 (Dub.DVD) 2001-08-21 |
| Pokémon: The First Movie (Dub.DVD) 2000-03-21 (from $3.71) |
| Pokémon: The First Movie (Dub.DVD) 2016-02-09 (from $8.89) |
| Pokémon: The First Movie / Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (Dub.DVD) 2021-11-16 (from $15.99) |
| Pokémon: The First Movie / Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie (Dub.DVD) 2006-10-10 |
| Pokémon: The First Three Movies (Dub.DVD) 2009-04-07 (from $39.15) |
| Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection (Dub.DVD) 2018-10-02 (from $13.99) |
| VHS |
| Pokémon: The First Movie (Dub.VHS) 2000-03-21 (from $8.00) |
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