The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)

Following the events of the first movie, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City's Mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park.

Director:

Cal Brunker

Writers:

Scott Bindley, Cal Brunker

Stars:

Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Cannavale

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Arnett	...	Surly (voice)
Maya Rudolph	...	Precious (voice)
Bobby Cannavale	...	Frankie (voice)
Bobby Moynihan	...	Mayor Muldoon (voice)
Isabela Moner	...	Heather (voice)
Peter Stormare	...	Gunther (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias	...	Jimmy (voice) (as Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias)
Jeff Dunham	...	Mole (voice)
Sebastian Maniscalco	...	Johnny (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Jamie / Additional Voices (voice)
Jackie Chan	...	Mr. Feng (voice)
Katherine Heigl	...	Andie (voice)
Julie Lemieux	...	Lil' Chip / Additional Voices (voice)
Dwayne Hill	...	Police Officer / Additional Voices (voice)
Josh Robert Thompson	...	Construction Foreman / Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

Surly and his friends, Buddy, Andie, and Precious, discover that the mayor of Oakton City is cracking one big hustle to build a giant amusement park, which in turn will bulldoze their home. The animals must stop the mayor, his daughter, and a mad animal control officer in order to take back the city park.

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Plot Keywords:

mayor | second part | numbered sequel | number 2 in title | chewing gum | 

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Taglines:

Get ready. Get set. Get nuts!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action and some rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Korea Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Nut Job 2

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,342,311, 13 August 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$28,370,522

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$65,146,020

Company Credits

Production Co:

ToonBox Entertainment, Redrover Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In The Nut Job (2014), Surly and Andie shared a platonic relationship as seen with the two sharing a hug in the end of The Nut Job (2014), but in this movie, Surly and Andie share a quick kiss and even hold hands (or paws) around the end.

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Quotes

Mr. Feng: [punches someone] DON'T... Call Me CUTE!

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Crazy Credits

In the bloopers, Mr. Feng is shown messing up takes by laughing, sneezing, etc.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Jasmine's Song and Mulan's No Songs (2018)

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Soundtracks

At Last (Instrumental)
Written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
Performed by Hot 100
Courtesy of Seventh City Inc.
Arranged by The Orchard

User Reviews

nothing like the original and i loved it

I recently went to see this movie I had terrible expectations due to the fact that I hated the original movie however I was delighted by this one it had what the other missed some class a sense of humor and just fun you seriously cant skip on this one you will miss a hug4e treat if you do just plane old fashioned fun