Norm of the North (2016)

When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.

Director:

Trevor Wall

Writers:

Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere

Stars:

Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Schneider	...	Norm (voice)
Heather Graham	...	Vera (voice)
Ken Jeong	...	Mr. Greene (voice)
Bill Nighy	...	Socrates (voice)
Colm Meaney	...	Grandfather (voice)
Loretta Devine	...	Tamecia (voice)
Michael McElhatton	...	Laurence, the Actor (voice)
Maya Kay	...	Olympia (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias	...	Stan / Pablo (voice)
Salome Jens	...	Councilwoman Klubeck (voice)
Charlie Adler	...	Forebear (voice)
G.K. Bowes	...	Female Tourist (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Daughter (voice)
Ben Diskin	...	Chef Kozawa (voice)
Keith Ferguson	...	Human Tourist (voice)

Storyline

Norm the polar bear is the son of the king of the Arctic. In his youth, he develops the ability to speak to humans, a trait shared by his grandfather. Because of this, he is made an outcast from the other animals, only being accepted by Socrates, a wise bird, and Elizabeth, a female polar bear whom Norm is in love with. Years later, Norm's grandfather has disappeared and human tourists are filling the Arctic. Socrates shows Norm and three Arctic lemmings a luxury condo that has been installed on the ice. Inside this condo is Vera, a representative for wealthy developer Mr. Greene. After Norm saves Vera from an avalanche, Mr. Greene tells her to find an actor to play a polar bear for their campaign. Socrates convinces Norm and the lemmings to stow away on a ship to New York City..

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Plot Keywords:

norm of the north character | new york city | mascot | crooked land developer | chase | 

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Taglines:

Before he can save the Arctic... he'll need a little help.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild rude humor and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA India Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Norm y los Invencibles

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,675,000, 17 January 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,017,118, 13 March 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Assemblage Entertainment, Lionsgate, Splash Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chicago comedian Matt Bryne did a performance art piece claiming he directed this movie, until he received a cease and desist letter.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Olympia: Hmmm, so let's see. You're approximately 500 kilograms, exact skull and nose proportions.
Norm: I don't know what you're talking about. I only weight 149 pounds, just like the average American male.
Olympia: Please, i know exactly what you're doing, Norm.
Norm: Huh?
Olympia: You're saving the arctic, you're home! So i'm thinking, maybe we can work together... and you can save MY home in the process.
Mr. Greene: [angrily to Vera] ... you and me, i'll tell ya...
[starts screaming in gibberish]

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Alternate Versions

The UK release replaces Michael McElhatton as the voice of Laurence with James Corden.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: Balto (2017)

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Soundtracks

Dessert
Written by Dawin (as Darwin Polanco)
Performed by Dawin featuring Silento
Courtesy of Casablanca Records / Republic Records
under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Beary bad

Norm of the North is painfully bad, with stilted dialogue and a palpable sense throughout that the writers were struggling to fill up 90 minutes. It seems to operate on the premise that animation, cute madcap antics by furry animals and an inspiration-ish story line are enough to make a good movie. The product is the very definition of "mailing it in", and by the end I felt that the producer must have had actual contempt for the viewers. Awful.