Furry Vengeance (2010)

In the Oregon wilderness, a real-estate developer's new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protestors: local woodland creatures who don't want their homes disturbed.

Director:

Roger Kumble

Writers:

Michael Carnes, Josh Gilbert

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ricky Garcia

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brendan Fraser	...	Dan Sanders
Ricky Garcia	...	Frank
Eugene Cordero	...	Cheese
Patrice O'Neal	...	Gus
Jim Norton	...	Hank
Brooke Shields	...	Tammy Sanders
Matt Prokop	...	Tyler Sanders
Billy Bush	...	Drill Sergeant
Ken Jeong	...	Neal Lyman
Angela Kinsey	...	Felder
Samantha Bee	...	Principal Baker
Alice Drummond	...	Mrs. Martin
Toby Huss	...	Wilson
Skyler Samuels	...	Amber
Gerry Bednob	...	Mr. Gupta

Storyline

Hoping to make enough money through an overseas employer to live comfortably, Real Estate Developer Dan Sanders manages to convince his son, Tyler, and wife, Tammy, to re-locate in a remote corner of Oregon. Tyler does seem content after he meets with lovely Amber, but Tammy is concerned about her husband when he near-hysterically claims that local creatures, including beavers, ravens, bears, fox, etc. have joined forces to sabotage his project.

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Plot Keywords:

barefoot male | nightmare | close up of eyes | close up of lips | close up of mouth | 

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Taglines:

He came. He saw. They conquered.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor, mild language and brief smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steve Carell and Jeremy Piven were both attached to play the lead role at various times before Brendan Fraser was eventually cast.

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Goofs

this movie takes place in Oregon, but in one scene Dan Sanders is seen holding Byrne dairy milk, which is a family owned upstate NY dairy.

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Quotes

Riggs: Give a hoot. Don't Pollute!
[laughs]
Riggs: Whatever!

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Connections

References This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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Soundtracks

Le Freak
Written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Performed by Chic
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields elevate this film to a watchable status... But it's otherwise pretty terrible...

Ah, "Furry Vengeance"... this is a classic case of a terribly-made film, with terribly-likable actors. Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields lead the cast with good performances, and the film does have some fun, quirky characters played well by actors including Ken Jeong, Rob Riggle and Angela Kinsey.

The film is your basic "save the rainforest" kids movie, where cute animals torment our main character (Fraser as Dan Sanders), whom is plowing down parts of a forest to make room for urban development. Shields (gorgeous and talented, and surprisingly good in this movie considering the material she has to work with) plays his wife, while Matt Prokop plays his son, whom doesn't like what he is doing.

The script is quite a mess. It's essentially "Home Alone" with animals, as Fraser, who looks like he's having fun in his role, is hit with various almost Rube-Goldberg-like traps set by the animals. It is very cartooney and outlandish.

The film also sports some abysmal special effects. The CGI for the animals is cheap and unpolished, and the animations look like generic tests. It was like the studio ripped the film away from the CG artists halfway through making the effects- they look unfinished.

I dunno... the script is awful, the effects are bad, the direction is generic, the jokes are often unfunny. But somehow, I can't give this a 1 out of 10 as I should, because I really liked the cast, and they made it just bearable to sit through.

I'm giving this a 4 out of 10. Bad movie, great cast and just a few laughs that worked.

Details

Country:

UK USA United Arab Emirates Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Furry Vengeance

Filming Locations:

Breakheart Reservation, 177 Forest Street, Saugus, Massachusetts,USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,627,564, 2 May 2010

Gross USA:

$17,630,465

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,351,945

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Participant, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1