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