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Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) More at IMDb Pro »

• As an additional marketing ploy a special "anti-cell" spot was created with Syd complaining to the audience about a ringing cellular phone. The same was done for Brother Bear (2003), Robots (2005) and I, Robot (2004).
  
  
• Animation took a relatively speedy eight months.
  
  
• Some of the Scrat sequences (e.g., the fight with the piranha, the encounter with the baby bird) were originally conceived for the opening sequence of this film, but were cut for time.
  
  

• Improvements in fur simulation made since the first film required subtle changes in the original character models. Sid, in particular, look fatter with the more natural fur.
  
  
• Crash and Eddie, the possum brothers, bear a strong resemblance and similar demeanor to Pip and Pop, the twin otter brothers in Bear and the Big Blue House.
  
  
• John Leguizamo prepared for his role by learning everything he could about sloths. He came up with the voice of Sid when he learned that sloths store food in their cheeks.
  
  

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