Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996)

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Scrape your knuckles. Catch some tails.

Sonic's arch nemesis Dr. Robotnik has been banished from the Land of Darkness by an evil Metal Robotnik. The devious doctor tells Sonic that the Robot Generator has been sabotaged and will blow Planet Freedom to kingdom come. But it's not until the President's beautiful daughter Sara turns on the charm that Sonic springs into action.

• Released: 1996-01-26
• Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Action
• Runtime: 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 82 votes

Directed by Kazunori Ikegami.

Top cast

• Masami Kikuchi as Sonic the Hedgehog / Metal Sonic (voice)
• Hekiru Shiina as Miles "Tails" Prower (voice)
• Junpei Takiguchi as Dr. Eggman/Robotnik (voice)
• Yasunori Matsumoto as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
• Mika Kanai as Sara (voice)
• Chafurin as Old Man Owl (voice)
• Yuzuru Fujimoto as President (voice)
• Akimitsu Takase as President's Aide (voice)

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