Alpha and Omega (2010)

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Directors:

Anthony Bell
Ben Gluck

Writers:

Chris Denk (screenplay)
Ben Gluck (additional screenplay)
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Release Date:

17 September 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

A Pawsome 3D Adventure

Plot:

Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.

Plot Keywords:

Park | Idaho | Geese | National Park | Arranged Marriage

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Justin Long	...	Humphrey (voice)
Hayden Panettiere	...	Kate (voice)
Dennis Hopper	...	Tony (voice)
Danny Glover	...	Winston (voice)
Larry Miller	...	Marcel (voice)
Eric Price	...	Paddy / Mooch (voice)
Vicki Lewis	...	Eve (voice)
Christina Ricci	...	Lilly (voice)
Chris Carmack	...	Garth (voice)
Brian Donovan	...	Salty (voice)
Kevin Sussman	...	Shakey (voice)
Maya Kay	...	Bear Cub (voice) (as Maya Feltheimer)
Christine Lakin	...	Reba (voice)
Marilyn Tokuda	...	Claws / Janice (voice)
Eric Lopez	...	Can-do (voice)
Paul Nakauchi	...	Hutch (voice)
Bitsie Tulloch	...	Sweets (voice)
Mela Lee	...	Candy (voice)
Nika Futterman	...	Porcupine (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Garn (voice)
Mindy Sterling	...	Debbie (voice)
Steve Vinovich	...	Park Ranger (voice)
Marcelo Tubert	...	Max (voice)
Toby Huss	...	Truck Stop Employee (voice)
Jason Ortenberg	...	Squirrel #1 (voice)
Andrew Ortenberg	...	Squirrel #2 (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aziz Ansari	...	Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Gluck	...	Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Oliver Grainger	...	Wolves#14 (uncredited)
John Todd	...	Dancer (voice) (uncredited)
Ayn Olivia Vaughan	...	Outhouse Lady (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Anthony Bell
Ben Gluck

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Denk		screenplay
Ben Gluck		additional screenplay
Ben Gluck		original story
Steve Moore		original screenplay and story

Produced by
Anthony Bell	....	executive producer
Noah Fogelson	....	executive producer
Ken Katsumoto	....	producer
A.K. Madhavan	....	executive producer (as Max Madhavan)
Steve Moore	....	producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Priyank Raj	....	line producer
Richard Rich	....	producer
Vinod Sawant	....	line producer
Timothy Yoo	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Chris Bacon		(as Chris P. Bacon)

Film Editing by
Scott Anderson
Joe Campana

Casting by
Baker Bloodworth
Dominique Monfery
Bernie Van De Yacht

Art Direction by
Donald Towns

Production Management
Daniel Engelhardt	....	production manager: Lionsgate
Meryl Friedenthal	....	production supervisor: Lionsgate
Rebecca Palatnik	....	production manager

Art Department
Steven E. Gordon	....	storyboard artist
Mahesh Holla	....	BG Texturing TL
Mike Inman	....	matte painter
Chakravarthy Kocherla	....	BG Texturing TL
Satish Kutan	....	models: sets and props
Manmath Matondkar	....	set modeler
Prasad Posam	....	modeller
Pallav Putatunda	....	set dresser
Dasgupta Rahul	....	surfacing supervisor
Brian Sebern	....	assistant art director
Mark Sonntag	....	storyboard artist
Todd Waterman	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Paula Fairfield	....	sound designer
Paula Fairfield	....	supervising sound editor
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Eric Lewis	....	dialogue recording engineer: Studiopolis, Inc.
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound mix technician
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Carla Murray	....	sound designer
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
Tim Rakoczy	....	foley editor
Bernie Van De Yacht	....	loop group coordinator
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Jin Choung	....	stereoscopic engineer
Harjit Singh Hans	....	lighting artist
Gaurav Hingne	....	shot lighting artist
Rohan Jadhav	....	digital compositor
Ashutosh Jayakar	....	stereoscopic supervisor
Punit Joshi	....	cg lighting artist
Shitikantha Mishra	....	set shading lead
Praveen Pai	....	visual effects lead
Shailesh Surve	....	compositor
Michelle Winze	....	visual effects producer (as Michelle Jacobs)

Animation Department
Sushant Acharekar	....	lighting artist
Habeeb Ahmed	....	character modeler
Jin Choung	....	layout artist
Rathod Dilip	....	background supervisor
Jagadeesh Gajapathy	....	lighitng lead (as Jagadeesh Gajapathi)
Hemant Gandhi	....	Stereoscopic animator
Ahmed Habeeb	....	character designer
Ahmed Habeeb	....	character modeler
Makeshwar Harshal	....	animator
Gandhi Hemant	....	animator
Wasif Hossain	....	background artist
Mishra Jhalak	....	animation sequence lead
Kedar Khot	....	lighting supervisor
Aram Lakhotia	....	animator
Dominique Monfery	....	animation director
Ganesh Poojari	....	senior character modeler
Gupta Pushpranjan	....	background artist
Mistry Rupal	....	layout supervisor
Stéphane Sainte-Foi	....	supervising animator
Thokade Satish	....	animation director
Chris Sherrod	....	lead layout artist
Ed Shurla	....	main character modeler
Robert Sledge	....	storyboard artist (2008)
Inampudi Srinivasarao	....	CG Hair/Fur Artist
Seepa Suneel	....	background sequence lead
Satish Thokade	....	animation director
Gavas Ulhas	....	surfacing artist
Siddhesh Vengurlekar	....	senior character modeler
Suraj VenkataRaman	....	character designer
Suraj VenkataRaman	....	character modeler
Vineet Verma	....	animator
Vineet Verma	....	layout artist
Todd Waterman	....	storyboard artist
Harinarayan Rajeev	....	animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Joshua Alan Baca	....	on-line editor
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer
Trevor Joyce	....	digital cinema producer
Allyse Manoff	....	digital intermediate producer
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor
Dan Williams	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Nikki Anders	....	vocal soloist
Alvin Chea	....	vocalist
Randy Crenshaw	....	vocalist
Tim Davis	....	vocalist
Monique Donnelly	....	vocal soloist
Sally Dworsky	....	vocalist
Cleto Escobedo III	....	vocal soloist (as Cleto Escobedo)
Jay Faires	....	music supervisor
Joel Iwataki	....	music scoring mixer
Teresa James	....	vocalist
Bryan Lawson	....	music editor
Rick Logan	....	vocal soloist
Haim Mazar	....	musician
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
David Sabee	....	music contractor
Greg Vines	....	score assistant
Gad Emile Zeitune	....	composer: additional music
Sean Osborn	....	clarinet (uncredited)

Other crew
G.K. Bowes	....	adr voice
C.C.srinivasan	....	digital compositor
Girish Haryani	....	digital compositor
Jina Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Paseornek
Gregory J.M. Kasunich	....	production assistant
Brittney Lewis	....	production assistant
Matthew Lloyd	....	production coordinator
Vishal Mishra	....	programmer: data saving
Tim Palen	....	Co-President, Theatrical Marketing: Lionsgate
Jagadish Kumar Patnala	....	technical artist
Kennedy Phillips	....	additional support
Pallav Putatunda	....	production assistant
Steve Tcherchian	....	systems administrator
Shajy Thomas	....	head of technology
Ayn Olivia Vaughan	....	assistant accountant
Lavan Kumar Venkata	....	production assistant
Matt Wells	....	production assistant
Shauna Brianne Wong	....	business & legal affairs
Jen Yim	....	business & legal affairs

Thanks
Dennis Hopper	....	in memory of
Seemha Ramanna	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Lions Gate Family Entertainment (as Lionsgate) (presents)
• Crest Animation Productions (as Crest Animation)
• Relativity Media (presents)

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2010) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2010) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• CJ CGV Viet Nam (2010) (Vietnam) (theatrical)
• Filmopolis (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2010) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2010) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Imagem Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Inter-Film (2010) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Leeding Media (2010) (China) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2011) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Tatrafilm (2010) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Germany) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• Central Partnership (2010) (Russia) (all media)
• Digital Content (2011) (Mongolia) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2010) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Leeding Media (2011) (China) (all media)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Monolith (2010) (Poland) (all media)
• Pancinema (2011) (South Korea) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Wide Pictures (2011) (Spain) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)

Other Companies

• Digital Post Services  digital asset servicing
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Lionsgate Records  soundtrack
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facility
• Studio DNA  dubbing
• Studiopolis  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Alpha and Omega in 3D" - USA (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for rude humor and some mild action

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Canada | India

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:G | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #45887)

Company:

Lions Gate Family Entertainment

Trivia:

The actors, directors and crew would actually act out the performances themselves and then send out the footage to the main studio in Mumbai, India to be fully animated.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The wolves chase large caribou herds in Jasper National Park, but in actuality caribou are almost extinct in the park. According to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, fewer than 30 are still in the park.

Quotes:

Eve:[to the eastern pack] I just want to say one thing, if any of you wolves have hurt my daughter I will personally rip out your eyes and shove them down your throat so you can see my claws tearing your carcass open!
[All the eastern wolves back away in fear]
Lilly:Uhh... mom?
Eve:Not now dear, mommy's in a rage.
Lilly:Well, well since Kate 'stood up' Garth, I could show him around until she gets back.
Garth:[Scoffs] I wouldn't say stood up.
Tony:[Off screen] Garth!
Garth:[Gulps] Sounds good to me.
Lilly:Well come on Garth.
Eve:[Growls at Garth] Aw, isn't that sweet? She gets it from me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Alpha and Omega (#3.6)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

If Only

Yawn

I went to this movie not expecting much and it lived up to my expectations. None of the wolves have any real character development or character for that matter. The plot is quite bland and offers very little in the way of surprises. The trip back to Jasper Park comes a bit too easily. This would have been a perfect time to develop the two main characters a bit better or perhaps allow them some self realization. Granted this is a kid's movie, but so are all the gems that Pixar generates. This film gives no characters to cheer on, no conflict with any level of complex resolution and it just has an overall bland quality to it.