Thunderbirds

"Climb into the driver's seat of the most advanced rescue vehicles on the planet."

Jul 30 2004 PG 1h 35m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll soon discover that the Thunderbirds won't go down.

Plot

The year is 2010. Teenager Alan Tracy, sent off to a distant boarding school, is the youngest of the sons of Jeff Tracy, a retired American astronaut. Jeff, a widower, has formed International Rescue, and raised his sons to act as a secret, volunteer organization which uses highly advanced technology to save lives worldwide. Jeff and his older sons John, Virgil, Scott, and Gordon, who like Alan were named after the Mercury Seven astronauts are joined in this effort by Lady Penelope and her butler/chauffeur Parker. Their futuristic hardware is largely developed by a genius scientist known as Brains, who lives at the International Rescue base on Tracy Island, somewhere in the Pacific.

Written by

Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, Peter Hewitt

Directed by

Jonathan Frakes

Cast

Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Ben Kingsley

Crew

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Production Countries

France, United Kingdom

Production Companies

StudioCanal, Tracy Films, Working Title Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
Thunderbirds Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
14,958
Average Rating
4.3 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
NA