Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

The time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created.

Director:

Rob Minkoff

Writers:

Jay Ward (based on the series produced by), Craig Wright (screenplay)

Stars:

Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert

2 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ty Burrell	...	Mr. Peabody (voice)
Max Charles	...	Sherman (voice)
Lauri Fraser	...	Marie Antoinette / Egyptian Woman (voice)
Guillaume Aretos	...	Robespierre (voice)
Pat Musick	...	Teacher (voice) (as Patrice A. Musick)
Ariel Winter	...	Penny Peterson (voice)
Karan Brar	...	Mason (voice)
Joshua Rush	...	Carl (voice) (as Josh Rush)
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Principal Purdy (voice)
Allison Janney	...	Ms. Grunion (voice)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Judge (voice)
Stephen Colbert	...	Paul Peterson (voice)
Leslie Mann	...	Patty Peterson (voice)
Zach Callison	...	King Tut (voice)
Steve Valentine	...	Ay (voice)

Storyline

Mr. Peabody is a business titan, inventor, scientist, gourmand, two-time Olympic medalist and genius...who also happens to be a dog. Using his most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman hurtle back in time to experience world-changing events first-hand and interact with some of the greatest characters of all time. But when Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, our two heroes find themselves in a race to repair history and save the future, while Mr. Peabody may face his biggest challenge yet - being a parent.

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Plot Keywords:

inventor | time travel | talking dog | father son relationship | george washington character | 

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Taglines:

History is catching up with them

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and brief rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the fourth film based on the Rocky and Bullwinkle franchise. The previous three were Boris and Natasha (1992), Dudley Do-Right (1999), and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000). This is also the first fully animated film among those entries.

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Goofs

In the second "Einstein on the Beach" scene, Mrs. Peterson's cocktail has a green umbrella. But when Sherman and Penny call Mr. Peabody, Mrs. Peterson's glass has a pink umbrella in it. Then, in the shot over Sherman's shoulder, when Mr. Peabody jumps down from his chair, Mrs. Peterson's umbrella is green again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Peabody: Our story begins high over New York City, in the luxurious penthouse apartment of perhaps the most unlikely genius the world has ever known.
[Camera pans to Peabody in an upside-down position]
Mr. Peabody: Oh. Sorry. You caught me doing my yoga. You were expecting downward dog, perhaps?
[Jumps into upright position]
Mr. Peabody: My name is Mr. Peabody.

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Crazy Credits

Mr. Peabody and Sherman are shown in the credits in their original drawn design, and shown at the very end walking towards the vanishing point of the screen.

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Alternate Versions

The closing credits in the UK version feature a song entitled 'Kid', written and performed by Peter Andre.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: Trolls (2020)

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Soundtracks

Aquarela do Brasil
Written by Ary Barroso

User Reviews

Dreamworks' latest animation about a time-travelling dog and his adopted son - how could you resist?

So I went to see this with not much expectation at all, the one trailer I had seen didn't really grab me but I decided to see it anyway and was pleasantly surprised. Mr. Peabody is this extremely intelligent dog who can talk and his adopted son Sherman is a 7-year-old boy who is a sponge for facts but quite slow practically. They go on adventures through time to learn about history. The movie sets that up in the first 15 minutes, which by the way it was done it looked like the movie was going to be some kids documentary about history but when it actually got into the story it was really fun. The comedy made me laugh, the visuals are stunning, I wish I could've seen it in 3D, the story is quite unique but also had similar elements of other movies, I got a Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure vibe and you get some pretty generic characters that you've seen in quite a lot of animated movies but the plot was't boring; I was interested to the end. The voice acting is pretty average but the way Mr. Peabody says things do add a certain something to the film. 8 out of 10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Box Office

Budget:

$145,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,207,057, 9 March 2014

Gross USA:

$111,506,430

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$275,698,039

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bullwinkle Studios, Classic Media Productions, DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 SDDS Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1