The Lorax (2012)

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Directors:

Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda

Writers:

Ken Daurio (screenplay), Cinco Paul (screenplay),

Stars:

Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny DeVito	...	The Lorax (voice)
Ed Helms	...	The Once-ler (voice)
Zac Efron	...	Ted (voice)
Taylor Swift	...	Audrey (voice)
Betty White	...	Grammy Norma (voice)
Rob Riggle	...	Mr. O'Hare (voice)
Jenny Slate	...	Ted's Mom (voice)
Nasim Pedrad	...	Once-ler's Mom (voice)
Joel Swetow	...	1st Marketing Guy (voice)
Michael Beattie	...	2nd Marketing Guy (voice)
Dave B. Mitchell	...	1st Commercial Guy (voice)
Dempsey Pappion	...	2nd Commercial Guy (voice)
Elmarie Wendel	...	Aunt Grizelda (voice)
Danny Cooksey	...	Brett / Chet (voice)
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Uncle Ubb (voice)

Storyline

In the walled city of Thneed-Ville, where everything is artificial and even the air is a commodity, a boy named Ted hopes to win the heart of his dream girl, Audrey. When he learns of her wish to see a real tree, Ted seeks out the Once-ler, a ruined old businessman outside of town in a stark wasteland. Upon hearing of how the hermit gave into his greed for profits and devastated the land over the protests of the Lorax, Ted is inspired to undo the disaster. However, the greedy Mayor of Thneed-Ville, Aloysius O'Hare, has made his fortune exploiting the environmental collapse and is determined to stop the boy from undermining his business.

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Plot Keywords:

tree | walled city | environmental | money falling through the air | mother son relationship | 

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Taglines:

From the creators of Despicable Me.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$70,217,070 (USA) (2 March 2012)

Gross:

$213,949,505 (USA) (20 July 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original name of the town in the movie is Greenville (as can be seen in the scene where the Once-ler is selling his thneeds in the town center, "Greenville Circle") before the commercial success of the product changed the name to Thneedville.

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Goofs

After O'Hare is done telling Ted to never leave the city again, he gets in his car. When he gets in his car is on one side of the tunnel, and when he drives away, it's on the other side.

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Quotes

Mr. O'Hare: You've got a beautiful town here, Ted! I can't think of any reason you'd want to leave town... ever again.

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Connections

Spoofed in Robot Chicken: Butchered in Burbank (2012)

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Soundtracks

"The Hustle"
Written by Van McCoy
Performed by Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Courtesy of Amherst Records, Inc. and Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Much, much better then I was expecting. Great for kids, fun for adults. Fun for all ages. A must see family movie. I say A

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not." Ted (Efron) is just like any boy. Rides around on his bike trying to impress the love of his life Audrey (Swift). Her dream is to see a real live tree. The city they live in is made of plastic and air is sold in bottles. When Ted's grandma (White) tells him of a man called the Once-ler (Helms) he risks everything to go and talk to him. I have to admit the only reason I really watched this is because my daughter wanted to see it. I am actually glad she forced me to go because I really enjoyed it. There is enough adult stuff mixed in to make it enjoyable for everyone and not just kids. Danny DeVito being cast as the Lorax is genius and actually makes it funnier. I expected this to be a total "Save the world from humans" type movie but while the message was there it didn't seem preachy and was more funny then anything. If you are looking for a good family movie this is one of the best ones to come out in a while. Overall, much, much better then I expected and one of the best family movies in the last few years. I give it an A, my daughter gives in an A+.