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Macintalk makes his screen debut?
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kman42
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Jun 26, 2008, 06:29 PM
 
I was just reading a review of WALL-E, the new Pixar movie and noticed the following in the credits:
WITH THE VOICES OF: Ben Burtt (Wall-E/M-O), Elissa Knight (Eve), Jeff Garlin (Captain), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright/BnL C.E.O.), Macintalk (Auto), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary) and Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).

Did they really credit the Mac's voice synthesizer? And before Sigourney Weaver?
     
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Jun 26, 2008, 06:47 PM
 
Wow, nice catch
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Jun 26, 2008, 07:39 PM
 
Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you?
     
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Jun 26, 2008, 08:01 PM
 
No Victoria?

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Jun 26, 2008, 09:58 PM
 
Sigourney Weaver is a relic of the 80s.

As for her voice acting, she's not very recognizable. I was quite surprised to find out she was the ship in Futurama.
     
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Jun 27, 2008, 06:51 AM
 
voice credits are usually listed in the order of most "screen time"; not by how big the star is/was.
     
   
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