Iké Boys
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- Eric McEver
- Jeff Hammer
- Jeff Hammer
- Brion Hambel
- Paul Jensen
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 Film poster by Bob Eggleton | |
| Directed by | Eric McEver |
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| Story by | Eric McEver |
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| Cinematography | Ed Wu |
| Music by | Rob Tunstall |
| Distributed by | Shout! Factory |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Japanese |
Iké Boys is a 2021 American mixed media fantasy film directed by Eric McEver and starring Quinn Lord, Ronak Gandhi, and Christina Higa as three teenagers who acquire superpowers from a magical anime film. Billy Zane, Yumiko Shaku, and Ben Browder are featured in supporting roles.[1]
Best friends Shawn Gunderson and Vikram ‘Vik’ Kapoor escape from the drudgery of high school life in Oklahoma through their obsession with all things Japanese. When a mysterious anime film transforms them into its superhuman characters, they at first think that their wildest fantasies have come true. But when ancient monsters threaten to unleash the apocalypse on New Year's Eve of 1999, Shawn and Vik must look to each other to become the heroes they were always meant to be. Joining their adventure is Miki, a Japanese exchange student whose determination to go on a Native American vision quest puts her on a collision course with both Shawn and Vik and their foes... and whose destiny may determine the fate of the world.
Cast
- Quinn Lord as Shawn Gunderson
- Ronak Gandhi as Vikram "Vik" Kapoor
- Christina Higa as Miki Shimizu
- Billy Zane as Newt Grafstrom
- Yumiko Shaku as Reiko Grafstrom
- Ben Browder as Wayne Gunderson
- Gary England as Weatherman
- Saylor Curda as Bethany
Production
Production took place in Oklahoma at the beginning of 2020, with postproduction conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed] The original 2D animation was produced by teams in France and Taiwan, paying stylistic homage to Japanese anime of the 1980s and 1990s.[2] The climactic battle was produced by a team of Japanese tokusatsu veterans, with explosives detonated using the same pyrotechnics rig as in Godzilla.[3]