Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

After a humiliating commando performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.

Director:

Elizabeth Banks

Writers:

Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin (based on the book by)

Stars:

Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld

9 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Kendrick	...	Beca
Rebel Wilson	...	Fat Amy
Hailee Steinfeld	...	Emily
Brittany Snow	...	Chloe
Skylar Astin	...	Jesse
Adam Devine	...	Bumper (as Adam DeVine)
Katey Sagal	...	Katherine
Anna Camp	...	Aubrey
Ben Platt	...	Benji
Alexis Knapp	...	Stacie
Hana Mae Lee	...	Lilly
Ester Dean	...	Cynthia Rose
Chrissie Fit	...	Flo
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen	...	Kommissar (as Birgitte Hjort-Sørensen)
Flula Borg	...	Pieter Krämer

Storyline

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an International competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood, and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams once again.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | sequel | a cappella | reference to manila | reference to philippines | 

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Taglines:

We're Back, Pitches

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for innuendo and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

15 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

2

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$70,300,000, 17 May 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$184,296,230

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$287,506,194

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brownstone Productions (II), Gold Circle Films, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Becca's boss routinely calls her by the wrong name. One name he calls her is Reggie. Keegan-Michael Key, who plays her boss, performs a Key & Peele skit on Comedy Central where as a substitute teacher he mispronounces the names during roll call.

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Goofs

When she is apologizing for her exposure, Fat Amy's name is listed underneath her as Patricia (Fat) Amy. In the first Pitch Perfect film, Amy states that her real name is Fat Patricia, not Fat Amy, suggesting that Patricia is her real first name. The way her name is presented in this film suggests that her first name is Patricia and her last name is Amy.

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Quotes

Beca's Boss: Any ideas? Because I...
Dax: Okay, um, hear me out. We can remove the sleigh bells, and put in kalimba... You know, the finger thing.
Beca's Boss: I know what a kalimba does. I know how it's operated, okay?
Dax: Kalimba...
Beca's Boss: Don't say it again. Go in the corner. Go eat your lunch in the corner.
Dax: But what am I gonna do with my Sriracha?
Beca's Boss: Say one more hipster thing and I'm gonna shove you in your vintage bassoon case.

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Crazy Credits

David Cross is not billed under his real name in the end credits but instead as Sir Willups Brightslymoore.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Express: #676 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Written by Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
Performed by Anna Kendrick (uncredited) and Snoop Dogg (uncredited)

User Reviews

Pitching Perfect

I wouldn't call myself a fan of musicals, but I do love my "pitches" (term used by the characters of this movie just in case you were unaware of that). And I did miss them while they were gone. And it looks like this one was so successful, they will be back. And while most male actors here (even those who "survived"/came back from the first movie) are nothing more than a filler (you could argue they are having cameos), the executive for whom Kendricks character is working is pure gold (you might have seen some comedy skits of his).

Other than that, we get a great mixture of female bonding together, fights in the family, a new member, a new "villain" ("ze Germans" this time around) and a lot of Acapella. Well of course we do. One of the funniest skits is when towards the end we get that while trying to cross the street ... you'll either laugh or feel annoyed by it. For me it was the former. Same can be applied to the rest of the movie. And while I loved this one too (as I did the first one), I'm not sure a third one is/was necessary ... but I sure will Aca-watch it!