Ice Age

Ice Age is a feature-length computer-animated film created by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox in 2002. It was directed by Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge from a story by Michael J. Wilson. Its sequels are called Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and Ice Age 3 (2009).

The characters are all prehistoric animals with the exception of some early humans (who bear some Neanderthal-like facial features, yet are not shown conversing, only grunting or yelling, and possess technology that is much more sophisticated). The animals can talk to and understand each other and are voiced by a variety of famous actors. What can also be noted is that, like many films of prehistoric life, the rules of time periods apply very loosely, as many of the species shown in the film never actually lived in the same areas, let alone the same time periods.

• Manfred aka Manny (Mammoth) — Ray Romano
• Sid (ground sloth) — John Leguizamo
• Diego (Smilodon) — Denis Leary
• Soto (Smilodon) — Goran Visnjic
• Zeke (Smilodon) — Jack Black
• Oscar (Smilodon) — Diedrich Bader
• Lenny (Smilodon) — Alan Tudyk
• Scrat (Saber-toothed squirrel) — Chris Wedge
• Carl (Brontops) — Cedric the Entertainer
• Frank (Brontops) — Stephen Root
• Rachel (Female ground sloth) — Jane Krakowski
• Jennifer (Female ground sloth) — Lorri Bagley

Ice Age: The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown in some international releases, or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 film sequel to the computer-animated 2002 film Ice Age and the . It was produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and premiered in BelgiumPhilippines on March 29, 2006. It was eventually released in 70 countries, with the last release being in China, on June 9, 2006.[1] It was directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the original Ice Age, and the music is done by Robots composer, John Powell.

This film was originally rated G by the MPAA, but was re-rated PG by the MPAA for some mild language and innuendo. The working title was Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, but for the movie's final release, the creators decided to remove the number 2, calling it Ice Age: The Meltdown, as the movie follows the same characters as the first one, starting where the first ended. However, in the UK, Ireland, Mexico, and Australia, its title is promoted as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. Also, most of the sponsors of the movie had the 2 in their packaging after the name change (they however did edit the 2 out of their TV ads).