Animal Crackers (2017)

A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

Directors:

Tony Bancroft, Scott Christian Sava

Writers:

Dean Lorey, Scott Christian Sava

Stars:

Emily Blunt, Danny DeVito, John Krasinski

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Blunt	...	Zoe (voice)
Danny DeVito	...	Chesterfield (voice)
John Krasinski	...	Owen (voice)
Ian McKellen	...	Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
Raven-Symoné	...	Binkley (voice)
Sylvester Stallone	...	Bullet-Man (voice)
Patrick Warburton	...	Brock (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Talia (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Buffalo Bob (voice)
Lydia Rose Taylor	...	Mackenzie (voice) (as Lydia Taylor)
Wallace Shawn	...	Mr. Woodley (voice)
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Mario Zucchini (voice)
Harvey Fierstein	...	Esmerelda (voice)
Kevin Grevioux	...	Samson the Strongman (voice)
Tony Bancroft	...	Stabby (voice)

Storyline

Owen Huntington's life is one continuous loop of work, eat, and sleep. A loop that keeps him from ever seeing his wife Zoe, or his three year old daughter MacKenzie. A loop that is sure to kill him. Then, one day, Owen discovers a long lost Uncle passed away - and left his Circus to Owen. What could have been a blessing - soon unfolds into a curse. The circus is broke. The animals are all gone. And most of the crew are too old to be of any use. It's a disaster. But something magical happens. Owen discovers Buffalo Bob's secret. A box of Animal Crackers that gives the bearer the ability to become any animal in the box. Suddenly - there's hope. If Owen can use the box to become these animals and perform people will come. He'll be rich. But Owen forgot one thing. Buffalo Bob had a brother. Horatio P. Huntington. Owner of the largest chain of circuses in the world. And Horatio would stop at nothing to get his hands on the Magical Animal Crackers.

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Plot Keywords:

biscuit | cgi animation | circus | animal crackers | computer animation | 

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Taglines:

Oh, crumbs

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA Spain China South Korea

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Křupaví mazlíčci

Filming Locations:

Paterna, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,600,000 (China), 21 July 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Dream Studios,Blue Dream Studios Spain,Beijing Wen Hua Dong Run Investment Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shakira, Joan Cusack, Drew Barrymore, Tina Fey, Uma Thurman, Gwen Stefani, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Beckinsale, Mindy Kaling, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Lambert were all once considered for the role of Zoe.

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Quotes

Horatio P. Huntington: Now FLY, you FOOL! And don't come back until you have those Animal Crackers... and clothes that don't smell of manure.

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Connections

References Back to the Future (1985)

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Soundtracks

We're In This Together
Written, Composed, and Arranged by Howard Jones
Performed by Howard Jones featuring the Michael Bublé Band
Mixed by Robbie Bronnimann
Published by Howard Jones Music Ltd.
Administered by Kobalt Music Group

User Reviews

Disappointing..

A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington. Animal Crackers has an amazing and talented cast of actors such as Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Ian McKellen, Sylvester Stallone, Danny DeVito and Tara Strong and yet somehow? it fails to deliver actually. The characters were very boring, the storyline was really dull and the overall animation although good? It seems like the director does not understand what the word "animation" truly means. (3/10)