'Igor is a 2008 computer animated film created by Exodus Productions and distributed by The Weinstein Company. The film is based on the original 1939 movie entitled Son of Frankenstein. The story revolves around Igor, a hunchback lab assistant of a mad scientist, who has a dream of becoming a mad scientist. He plans to reach the dream of his by winning a science fair.
John Cusack takes on the role of Igor the lab assistant. John Cleese stars as Dr. Glickenstein while Eddie Izzard assumes the role as Dr. Schadenfreude. Jay Leno stars as King Malbert and Steve Buscemi portrays Scamper in this animated film. The cast is rounded out by Sean Hayes as Brain, Jennifer Coolidge as Jaclyn and Molly Shannon assumes the role as Eva.
In this animated film Igor, the labs assistants all gather for the 51st science fair and the winner gets to be the next evil scientist. Igor is a hunchback lab assistant and this film details his adventures as he tries to live out his dream of becoming an evil scientist. Igor lives in a village called Malaria who just recently got a new King. King Malbert who is played by Jay Leno tries to convince the town’s people they can be a successful town once more if they create many evil inventions. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465502/synopsis
Anthony Leondis directed this movie, which was written by Chris McKenna. John Hoffman adapted the screenplay for the big screen with the help of Anthony Leondis and Dimitri Toscas.