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Episode Studies by Clayton Barr

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The Matrix: World Record The Matrix
"World Record"
Animatrix
Written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Directed by Takeshi Koike
2003

 

A professional sprinter unknowingly manipulates the Matrix in his determination to beat his own athletic best.

 

Read the story summary at the Matrix Wiki

 

Didja Know?

 

"World Record" was an animated short that appeared on the Animatrix video relased in 2003 with seven other animated shorts.

 

Characters appearing or mentioned in this story

 

The Instructor

Dan Davis

Agents

Mr. Davis (Dan's father)

Tom

reporter

nurse

Aunt Daisy (mentioned only)

 

Didja Notice?

 

The female voice heard introducing this story is the Instructor, the computer program that is the voice of the Zion Archive as seen in "The Second Renaissance".

 

The Agents in this story are dressed rather oddly!

Agents

 

Memorable Dialog

 

a new world record.mp3

 

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