The Smurfs (2011)

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City.

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers:

J. David Stem (screenplay by), David N. Weiss (screenplay by)

Stars:

Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hank Azaria	...	Gargamel
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Patrick Winslow
Jayma Mays	...	Grace Winslow
Sofía Vergara	...	Odile Anjelou
Tim Gunn	...	Henri
Madison McKinley	...	Model
Meg Phillips	...	Model
Julie Chang	...	Newscaster
Roger Clark	...	Newscaster
Mark Doherty	...	Bluetooth Businessman
Minglie Chen	...	Young Woman
Sean Kenin	...	Guy in Plaid Shirt
Victor Pagan	...	Bum
Mahadeo Shivraj	...	Cabbie
Adria Baratta	...	Anjelou Employee

Storyline

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic book | taxi | candle | blanket | jail | 

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Taglines:

Smurfalicious (Smurfette poster)

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild rude humor and action

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third live-action/animated hybrid film of 2010s, after Yogi Bear (2010) and Hop (2011).

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Goofs

In the restaurant, Gargamel throws a plate with bread up in the air with Azrael, it falls and a breaking sound is heard. However, seconds later, the plate and the bread are on the same place as if untouched.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator Smurf: There is a place. A place that knows no sadness, where even feeling blue is a happy thing. A place inhabited by little blue beings three apples high. It lies deep within an enchanted forest, hidden away beyond the medieval village. Most people believe this place is made up, only to be found in books or children's imagination. Well, we beg to differ.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: There is a scene in the closing credits: Gargamel and Azrael, stuck in New York, moan their fate. Gargamel then notices the viewer and attacks the camera with his wand.

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Alternate Versions

Also shown in 3D version.

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Chick: The Addams Family (2013)

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Soundtracks

Holiday
Written by Chris Baio (as Christopher Baio), Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig and Chris Tomson (as Christopher Tomson)
Performed by Vampire Weekend
Courtesy of XL Recordings Limited

User Reviews

No matter how others think, I loved it!!!!

Maybe I am biased, as I am a super fan of smurfs, but I still want to give my nod for this movie for three reasons: VERY GOOD 3D: At some point, both I and my friend felt that we are really in the scene. We never really felt this way from other 3D movies even we paid up to view the effect. And they have made efforts even to the final credits. They are enjoying playing around 3Ds. I enjoy it too!

VERY TOUCHING STORY: I cannot disclose much here, but i was in my tears towards the end of the story. Several good points about how we should treat life, treat the people around us and treat ourselves have been mentioned. To some extent, this movie is probably more suitable for grown-ups who are trapped by the modern life and got lost from what they really want.

JUST VERY SMURF: if you are like me, grown up with the company of the SMURFs, the connection is there. They are alive now on the screen!

Of course some parts need to be improved, so I am looking forward to the SMURF 2 in 2013.

Details

Country:

USA Belgium Canada France

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Smurf'd

Filming Locations:

Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,611,637, 31 July 2011

Gross USA:

$142,614,158

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$563,749,323

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Kerner Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1