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A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.

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Ralph (voice)
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Vanellope (voice)
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Felix (voice)
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Calhoun (voice)
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King Candy (voice)
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Markowski (voice)
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Mr. Litwak (voice)
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Gene / Zombie (voice)
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Wynnchel (voice)
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Storyline

Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix. Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes... so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun, Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan -- win a medal -- but soon wrecks everything, and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz, a young troublemaking "glitch" from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade? Written by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor and mild action/violence | See all certifications »

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2 November 2012 (USA)  »

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Ralph, el demoledor  »

Box Office

Budget:

$165,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$49,038,712 (USA) (2 November 2012)

Gross:

$189,412,677 (USA) (26 April 2013)
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Trivia

Sonic the Hedgehog appears in the movie when Ralph is first walking through in Game Central Station as an announcer on the screen monitors warning video game characters not to die outside their own game. Sonic is also at the party celebrating Fix-it Felix's 30th anniversary and is seen briefly getting hit by Ralph's escape pod as it barrels uncontrollably through Game Central Station, aswell as a guest of the wedding at the end. See more »

Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, as the camera rolls away from the Fix-It Felix Jr. cabinet, the Street Fighter cabinet, 3 cabinets to the left, displays a title screen for Street Fighter II. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Wreck-It Ralph: My name's Ralph, and I'm a bad guy. Uh, let's see... I'm nine feet tall, I weigh six hundred and forty three pounds, got a bit of a temper on me. My passion level's very near the surface, I guess, not gonna lie. Anyhoo, what else, uh... I'm a wrecker. I wreck things, professionally. I mean, I'm very good at what I do. Probably the best I know. Thing is, fixing's the name of the game. Literally. Fix-It Felix Jr. So yeah, naturally, the guy with the name Fix-It Felix is the good guy....
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Crazy Credits

The movie fades to black with an old arcade screen power-off animation. See more »

Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Oreo guards in this film reference the guards at the Witch's Castle in The Wizard of Oz. See more »

Soundtracks

"Sugar Rush"
Written by Yasushi Akimoto
Music by Jamie Houston
Performed by AKB48
Produced by Yasushi Akimoto and Jamie Houston
Mixed by Brian Malouf
AKB48 appears courtesy of KING RECORDS Co., Ltd.
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Fantastic!
2 November 2012 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I was supposed to be be seeing either Flight or Argo today, but to my disappointment I missed both showtimes, and I was in a tight time frame where I could see anything. So my friend really convinced me to check this one out. Boy, what a great time it was.

Wreck-It Ralph is really wonderfully created. Its visual design is brilliant and its action pieces pretty amazing. The world it builds, and all of the little details from various video games, is pretty wonderful to look at and experience. Even some characters move in the precise way they actually do in video games. But what makes this gloriously colorful spectacle of a world work is the screenplay. The jokes hit all the right places, the characters are all lively and written with skill that goes beyond what we have come to expect from a simple kids' film like this. The few commercials and trailers I saw had been sure to let audiences know just how "pretty" this film looked, but what makes it a truly great film is that it has a great story and great dialogue to back up the visuals. The voice performances are pretty incredible, and perhaps because I recognized such people like Reily, Silverman, McBrayer, and Lynch, but even others did wonders with their characters.

Overall, the film follows a clear pattern and formula for kids, but the real surprise is that none of it made me roll my eyes or cringe. It's incredibly entertaining and enjoyable for anyone. Pretty much everything is done in a very respectable manner, and the film hits greatness in the writing, direction, voice performances, and visual design. The only real flaw in it that I gathered was the inclusion of a Rihanna song, which really took me out of the world the film created and kinda put a plaster on it from pop culture. Or maybe it's because I hate the song... Still, this is another truly great animated film that does stand out from others this year in its own way, and one that's admirable and satisfying in all the best ways. I loved it. Highly recommended.


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