Yogi Bear (2010)

A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo and Ranger Smith.

Director:

Eric Brevig

Writers:

J.R. Ventimilia (as Jeffrey Ventimilia), Joshua Sternin

Stars:

Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Aykroyd	...	Yogi Bear (voice)
Justin Timberlake	...	Boo Boo (voice)
Anna Faris	...	Rachel
Tom Cavanagh	...	Ranger Smith
T.J. Miller	...	Ranger Jones
Nate Corddry	...	Chief of Staff
Andrew Daly	...	Mayor Brown
Josh Robert Thompson	...	Narrator (voice)
David Stott	...	Mayor's Tailor
Greg Johnson	...	Dirty Shopper
Christy Qulliam	...	Stylist (as Christy Quillam)
Patricia Aldersley	...	Elderly Purse Lady
Tim McLachlan	...	Purse Snatcher
Hayden Vernon	...	Security Guard
Dean Knowsley	...	Security Guard

Storyline

Jellystone Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary, however it may be for the last time, because attendance is down and Mayor Brown wants to close the park and sell the land. If the park is closed, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo will lose their home. They join forces with Ranger Smith to save Jellystone from closing forever. Yogi must really prove in this endeavor that he is "smarter than the average bear".

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Plot Keywords:

park | bear | mayor | sabotage | documentary filmmaker | 

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Taglines:

All great things come in Bears.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

El oso Yogi

Filming Locations:

Woodhill Forest, Woodhill, Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,411,322, 19 December 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$100,246,011

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$201,584,141

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Sunswept Entertainment, De Line Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bill Murray were considered for the role of Yogi Bear.

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Goofs

After a stage falls when Ranger Smith leans on it, a farther shot shows him reaching to grab his head in frustration. However, in the next close-up shot, he is standing with a stoic expression, without having his arms anywhere near his head.

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Quotes

Ranger Smith: We got a bear disturbance!
Ranger Jones: All units, lock the park! I repeat, lock down the park!
Ranger Smith: You know I'm the only other ranger here, right?

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros logo is made of wood and partly painted green.

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Alternate Versions

Also released in a 3D version.

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Connections

References Wally Gator (1962)

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Soundtracks

Nothin' But a Good Time
Written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille (as Bruce Johannesson), Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett (as Rikki Rocket)
Performed by Poison
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Not smarter than your average animation

In the new animation Yogi Bear even the voices of Dan Aykroyd as Yogi and Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo aren't able to take a lumbering script and make it less than soporific for adults. But, then, this movie is for youngsters about 5 years old, no older, so it has found an audience that might be mildly amused, as mine was.

In this derivation from the once popular TV series, a documentary filmmaker, Rachel (Anna Farris), falls in love with Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) while she witnesses his struggle with nefarious forces that threaten the future and ecology of Jellystone National Park. Yogi and Boo are not a help even though they'd like to be because Yogi regularly disproves his boast that he's "smarter than the average bear." This comedy, magnified but not improved, by 3-D is not smarter than the average animation.