The film was Blue Sky Studios' first feature-length project, showcasing advanced CGI for the time, particularly in rendering fur and ice environments.

The original English version features Ray Romano (Manny), John Leguizamo (Sid), and Denis Leary (Diego). Critical and Commercial Impact La era del hielo (2002) - IMDb

Set 20,000 years ago during the onset of the Paleolithic ice age, the story follows an unlikely trio of prehistoric animals: , a cynical woolly mammoth; Sid , a talkative ground sloth; and Diego , a Machiavellian saber-toothed tiger.

The plot centers on their journey to return a lost human infant named Roshan (or "Pinky") to his tribe. While Manny and Sid genuinely want to protect the child, Diego initially plans to lure them into a trap to deliver the baby to his pack leader, Soto. Throughout the trek, the trio forms a deep bond, leading Diego to eventually choose loyalty to his new "herd" over his pack. Production and Style

(titled Ice Age in English) is a 2002 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox . Directed by Chris Wedge and co-directed by Carlos Saldanha, it marked the beginning of one of the most successful animated franchises in cinema history.

A recurring character, Scrat , a "saber-toothed squirrel," appears in wordless vignettes throughout the film. His desperate, slapstick quest to bury an acorn often inadvertently triggers massive geological events, providing a comedic parallel to the main plot.

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