You didn’t think that Robert Zemeckis put that flux capacitor in the engine room for no reason, did you? Then again, maybe he did, because apart from the three Back to the Future Easter eggs, I didn’t spot a lick of time travel in The Polar Express.
—Michael Main
Boy: (blowing train whistle) I’ve wanted to do that my whole life!

Variants

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  1. The Polar Express by Robert Zemeckis and William Broyles, Jr., directed by Robert Zemeckis (Chicago International Film Festival, 21 October 2004).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Robert Zemeckis
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    Chris Van Allsburg (based on a work by)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by Robert Zemeckis

Previous Works
based on The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1985)

Indexer Notes

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  1. Release—both the IMDb and Wikipedia indicate that the initial release was at the Chicago International Film Festival, but only the IMDb has a date (21 October 2004) that matches the Chicago Tribune notice.
  2. Back to the Future—Easter eggs.