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The Polar Express

Movie (2004)

"Journey Beyond Your Imagination."

This is the story of a young hero boy on Christmas Eve who boards on a powerful magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home. What unfolds is an an adventure which follows a doubting boy, who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole; during this ride, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery which shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who ...

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Released:	Oct 21st, 2004
Budget:	$165,000,000.00
Revenue:	$305,875,730.00

The Polar Express Main Cast

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Tom Hanks
plays Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / H…

Leslie Zemeckis
plays Sister Sarah / Mother

Eddie Deezen
plays Know-It-All

Nona Gaye
plays Hero Girl

Peter Scolari
plays Lonely Boy

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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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Santa's reflection can be seen in the sleigh bell for just a few seconds, when it is shown in close-up, after Hero Boy places the bell on the table, at the film's end.
Movie Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Know-It-All states that the train is a Baldwin 2-8-4 locomotive built in 1931. The Polar Express was modeled from plans of Pere Marquette 1225 which is a 2-8-4 type built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1941.
Movie Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): The moment the train crosses the Arctic Circle at 66 degrees and 33 minutes North it arrives at the "North Pole" which is located an additional 23.45 degrees north (A fairly lengthy distance). This is not important, as the place can be called North Pole with poetic license, as it's close enough.
A close examination of all the ticket numbers reveals that they all contain the number "1225" in them. Pere Marquette No. 1225 was used as a model for the Polar Express locomotive. 12-25 also refers to the date of Christmas - December 25th.

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