The Animatrix
Free your mind.
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Director Andrew R. Jones, Mahiro Maeda, Takeshi Koike
Trailer
Cast
James Arnold Taylor
Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Ash ("A Detective Story") / Raul ("Matriculated")
Allison Smith
Reporter ("World Record")
Tress MacNeille
Housewife ("Beyond") / Kenny ("Beyond")
Melinda Clarke
Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
Julia Fletcher
The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
Akio Otsuka
Thadeus (voice)
Bette Ford
Old Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Debi Derryberry
Kid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Hedy Burress
Cis ("Program") / Yoko ("Beyond")
Olivia D'Abo
Rox ("Matriculated")
Tom Kenny
Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Tara Strong
Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
Pamela Adlon
Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
John DiMaggio
Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
Dwight Schultz
Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")
John DeMita
Teacher ("Kid's Story")
Kath Soucie
Pudgy ("Beyond") / Masa ("Beyond") / Sara ("Beyond")
Rodney Saulsberry
Chyron ("Matriculated")
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
Rick Gomez
Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Jill Talley
Mother ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Victor Williams
Dan ("World Record")
Alex Fernandez
Tom ("World Record")
Matt McKenzie
Agent #1 ("World Record") / Agent ("Beyond") / Agent ("A Detective Story")
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Clarence ("A Detective Story")
Keanu Reeves
Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Clayton Watson
The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Phil LaMarr
Duo ("Program")
John Wesley
Dan's Dad ("World Record")
Jack Fletcher
Sandro ("Matriculated")