The Polar Express 20 years old

This holiday season... believe.

The Polar Express

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Credits

The Polar Express Cast

Name Character
Tom Hanks He was 48, now 68 years old as Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus (voice)
Jimmy Bennett He was 8, now 28 years old as Lonely Boy Billy (voice)
Josh Hutcherson He was 12, now 32 years old as Hero Boy (additional motion capture)
Daryl Sabara He was 12, now 32 years old as Hero Boy (voice)
Nona Gaye She was 30, now 50 years old as Hero Girl (voice)
Eddie Deezen He was 47, now 67 years old as Know-It-All (voice)
Ed Gale He was 41, now 61 years old as Elf
Debbie Lee Carrington She was 44, 58 years old when she died as Elf
Michael Jeter He was 52, 50 years old when he died as Smokey / Steamer (voice)
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak He was 8, now 28 years old as Know-it-all Kid (additional motion capture)
Chris Coppola He was 42, now 62 years old as Toothless Boy (voice)
Peter Scolari He was 49, now 69 years old as Lonely Boy Billy (voice)
Julene Renee as Red Head Girl (voice)
Mark Povinelli He was 33, now 53 years old as Elf
André Sogliuzzo He was 38, now 58 years old as Smokey and Steamer (voice)
Evan Sabara He was 12, now 32 years old as Young Boy
Leslie Zemeckis She was 35, now 55 years old as Sister Sarah / Mother (voice)
Phil Fondacaro He was 46, now 66 years old as Elf
Aaron Hendry as Acrobatic Elf
Tinashé She was 20, now 40 years old as Hero Girl (motion-capture modelling)
Charles Fleischer He was 54, now 74 years old as Elf General (voice)
Ashly Holloway as Sister Sarah (additional motion capture)
Gregory Gast as Waiter
Andy Pellick as Pastry Chef
Dylan Cash He was 9, now 30 years old as Boy on Train (voice)
Elisabeth P. Carpenter as Acrobatic Elf
Aerosmith was 34, now 54 years old as Elf Lieutenant (voice)

The Polar Express Crew

Name Department
William Broyles, Jr. as Screenplay. He was 60 (now 80) years old Writing
Steven C. McGee as Chief Lighting Technician. Lighting
Tom Johnson as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 4 (now 24) years old Sound
Cary Weitz as Boom Operator. Sound
Dennie Thorpe as Foley. Sound
Jana Vance as Foley. Sound
Brian Magerkurth as Sound Recordist. Crew
Oliver Scholl as Production Illustrator. He was 40 (now 60) years old Art
Jim Berney as Visual Effects Supervisor. He was 4 (now 24) years old Visual Effects
William Ross as Orchestrator. He was 56 (now 76) years old Sound
Dennis Leonard as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 53 (now 73) years old Sound
James Hegedus as Art Direction. Art
Dana Gong as Post Production Assistant. Crew
Robin L. Miller as Property Master. Art
Robert Presley as Director of Photography. Camera
Jeremiah O'Driscoll as Editor. Editing
Tegan Taylor as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Nacoma Whobrey as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Deborah La Mia Denaver as Key Makeup Artist. She was 4 (now 24) years old Costume & Make-Up
Leo Corey Castellano as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Jerome Chen as Senior Visual Effects Supervisor. He was 85 (now 105) years old Visual Effects
Peter M. Tobyansen as Associate Producer. Production
Debbie Denise as Associate Producer. Production
Sean Phillips as Digital Effects Supervisor. He was 39 (now 59) years old Crew
Chris Juen as Digital Producer. Crew
Martin A. Kline as Visual Effects Art Director. Crew
Scott Herbertson as Assistant Art Director. Art
Chris Van Allsburg as Executive Producer. He was 55 (now 75) years old Production
Chris Van Allsburg as Book. He was 55 (now 75) years old Writing
William Teitler as Producer. Production
Steven J. Boyd as Co-Producer. Production
R. Orlando Duenas as Editor. He was 44 (now 64) years old Editing
Scot Boland as Casting. Production
Joel McNeely as Orchestrator. He was 45 (now 65) years old Sound
Ronald G. Roumas as Sound Recordist. Sound
Robert Zemeckis as Director. He was 52 (now 72) years old Directing
Robert Zemeckis as Producer. He was 52 (now 72) years old Production
Robert Zemeckis as Screenplay. He was 52 (now 72) years old Writing
Steve Starkey as Second Unit Director. He was 4 (now 24) years old Directing
Steve Starkey as Producer. He was 4 (now 24) years old Production
Tom Hanks as Executive Producer. He was 48 (now 68) years old Production
Rick Carter as Production Design. He was 52 (now 72) years old Art
Ellen Heuer as Foley Artist. Sound
Richard Blake Wester as Set Dresser. Art
David Lucarelli as ADR Recordist. Sound
Zane Weiner as Executive In Charge Of Production. He was 41 (now 61) years old Production
Zane Weiner as Production Executive. He was 41 (now 61) years old Production
Josh McLaglen as First Assistant Director. He was 46 (now 66) years old Directing
Josh McLaglen as Associate Producer. He was 46 (now 66) years old Production
Josh McLaglen as Unit Production Manager. He was 46 (now 66) years old Production
William B. Kaplan as Production Sound Mixer. He was 4 (now 24) years old Sound
William B. Kaplan as Sound Mixer. He was 4 (now 24) years old Sound
Daniel C. Striepeke as Makeup Artist. He was 74 (88) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Karen O'Hara as Set Decoration. She was 4 (now 24) years old Art
Jack Rapke as Executive Producer. Production
Doug Chiang as Production Design. He was 42 (now 62) years old Art
Gary Goetzman as Producer. He was 52 (now 72) years old Production
Jonathan Null as Dialogue Editor. Editing
Jonathan Null as ADR Editor. Sound
Glen Ballard as Songs. He was 51 (now 71) years old Sound
Randy Thom as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 4 (now 24) years old Sound
Randy Thom as Sound Designer. He was 4 (now 24) years old Sound
Ken Ralston as VFX Supervisor. He was 50 (now 70) years old Visual Effects
Conrad Pope as Orchestrator. He was 4 (now 24) years old Sound
Joseph Sullivan as Driver. He was 17 (now 37) years old Crew
Michael Lantieri as Special Effects Coordinator. He was 50 (now 70) years old Crew
Richard Robinson as Propmaker. Crew
Michael Len as Motion Capture Artist. Crew
James C.J. Williams as Head of Layout. Camera
Stefan Dechant as Storyboard Artist. Art
Todd Cherniawsky as Set Designer. He was 36 (now 56) years old Art
Norman Newberry as Art Direction. Art
Dean Wolcott as Modeling. Visual Effects
Jordan Harris as Animation. Visual Effects
George Doering as Musician. Sound
Jeff Evans as Stunts. He was 44 (now 64) years old Crew
Daryl C. Lefever as Production Accountant. Production
Enfys Dickinson as Creative Producer. Writing
The Polar Express poster
The Polar Express (20 years)

This holiday season... believe.

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 10, 2004
  • Runtime: 100 minutes
  • Budget: 165000000.00
  • Revenue: 310634054.00