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The Lorax (2012) 6.3
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6.3/10 from 44,685 users
Metascore: 46/100
Reviews: 170 user | 219 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com 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. |
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Cast
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| Danny DeVito | ... |
The Lorax
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| Ed Helms | ... |
The Once-ler
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| Zac Efron | ... |
Ted
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Audrey
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| Betty White | ... |
Grammy Norma
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| Rob Riggle | ... |
Mr. O'Hare
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| Jenny Slate | ... |
Ted's Mom
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| Nasim Pedrad | ... |
Once-ler's Mom
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| Joel Swetow | ... |
1st Marketing Guy
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| Michael Beattie | ... |
2nd Marketing Guy
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Dave B. Mitchell | ... |
1st Commercial Guy
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| Dempsey Pappion | ... |
2nd Commercial Guy
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| Elmarie Wendel | ... |
Aunt Grizelda
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| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... |
Uncle Ubb
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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. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords:
tree | walled city | environmental | money falling through the air | mother son relationship |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 March 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax See more »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
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[Once-ler screams and falls backwards]
The Lorax: Did you chop down this tree?
Once-ler: Uhh... No.
The Lorax: Who did it?
Once-ler: [gasps] What's that?
[the Lorax looks back and Once-ler drops his ax on Pipsqueak the Bar-ba-loot]
Once-ler: I think he did it.
The Lorax: [growls] Leave! Vacate the premises! Take your ax and get out!
Once-ler: And who are you?
[...]
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Written by John Powell, Cinco Paul
Performed by Randy Crenshaw, Fletcher Sheridan, Edie Lehmann (as Edie Lehmann Boddicker), Monique Donnelly, Ty Taylor, The 88 and Ed Helms
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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. See more »Quotes
The Lorax: [first meets Once-ler] Hey![Once-ler screams and falls backwards]
The Lorax: Did you chop down this tree?
Once-ler: Uhh... No.
The Lorax: Who did it?
Once-ler: [gasps] What's that?
[the Lorax looks back and Once-ler drops his ax on Pipsqueak the Bar-ba-loot]
Once-ler: I think he did it.
The Lorax: [growls] Leave! Vacate the premises! Take your ax and get out!
Once-ler: And who are you?
[...]
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Soundtracks
"Everybody Needs a Thneed"Written by John Powell, Cinco Paul
Performed by Randy Crenshaw, Fletcher Sheridan, Edie Lehmann (as Edie Lehmann Boddicker), Monique Donnelly, Ty Taylor, The 88 and Ed Helms
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I'm a little dumbstruck as to why the ratings for "The Lorax" are so low. I usually decide on which movies to watch based on their IMDb ratings, and so unfortunately only got around to watching it a couple of days ago. In a number of reviews I had read previously, there were smacks of political overtones, blah, blah, blah. Are you serious?!
Take the movies at face value and enjoy it! The songs were brilliant, the plot was fast-moving and didn't allow for a dull moment. I watched it with my 4-year-old daughter, and she has an eye for good movies. She watched "The Lorax" for the 5th time yesterday.
I like bloody TV series like Dexter, the overly sarcastic "Doctor House" and the sexually explicit "Game of Thrones"... and I absolutely love(d) "The Lorax". Give me more of the same. It was freaking funny, entertaining and endearing all in one.
Put aside your preconceived socio political notions and what you think the movie should be about... and watch it for its entertainment value. Nothing more, nothing less.