Plague 99

Plague 99 is a 2000 American animated fantasy film directed by Mark Dindal, written by Elana Lesser and Cliff Ruby, based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Jean Ure and it was produced by Timothy Campbell. It stars Ryan Phillippe, Melissa Joan Hart and Edward Furlong. The music's score was composed by Steve Goldstein. The film also contains elements of two sequel novels Come Lucky April and Watchers at the Shrine.

It was produced by New Line Animation and it was released by New Line Cinema on August 11, 2000, and it grossed $394.6 million over a $52 million budget, making it the highest grossing animated film of 2000 of all time, outlasting Paramount's George's Marvelous Medicine and Disney's Dinosaur.

Plot
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Cast

 * Ryan Phillippe as Harriet
 * Melissa Joan Hart as Fran
 * Edward Furlong as Shahid

Production
It was reported that in 1995 that New Line obtained the rights of the Plague 99 story by Jean Ure, and turned into an animated fantasy film. New Line officials said it would stay true to the novel, and wished to obtain a "PG" rating from the MPAA. It is announced that in 1998 that Ryan Phillippe was cast in the lead as Harriet.

Release
The film was originally released on August 11, 2000 by New Line Cinema and it outgrossed George's Marvelous Medicine to become the highest grossing animated film ever.

Marketing
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Home media
The film was first released on VHS and DVD on March 13, 2001 with both full-screen and widescreen versions on one disc and an audio commentary by the filmmakers. It also included, a sneak preview of Osmosis Jones among other stuff. It was later rereleased as a Special Edition DVD on May 11, 2004 with all-new special features on top of what was already available on the previous DVD release. On June 8, 2009, the film became available for the first time on Blu-ray Disc.

Box office
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Critical reception
Plague 99 received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 95% based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads, TBD. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 91 out of 100 points, based on 63 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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Accolades
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Video game
A video game based on the film was developed by Heavy Iron Studios and KnowWonder and released by THQ for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows. The game received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, praising it for its atmosphere and soundtrack.

Main
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Trailers
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