Thunderbirds

Year: 2004

Runtime: 95 min

Language: English

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Budget: $57M

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When astronaut Jeff Tracy launches a rescue mission, his home on Tracy Island is attacked by the sinister Hood. Seeking to control the island’s advanced technology for his own plans, the villain puts the Tracy family in danger. It falls to young Alan Tracy to find the courage to confront his father’s enemy and protect his family and the island’s powerful arsenal.

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Location

Tracy Island, Wharton Academy (Massachusetts), London (Bank of England, Thames)

Tracy Island is the hidden base of International Rescue in the South Pacific, a high-tech sanctuary where the team plans and launches daring rescues. Wharton Academy in Massachusetts provides a contrast to island life, framing Alan's teenage world and friendships. London becomes the urban epicenter of the Hood's plot, with key events unfolding around the Bank of England and the River Thames.

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