Playmobil: The Movie (2019)

Animated feature film inspired by the Playmobil brand toys.

Director:

Lino DiSalvo

Writers:

Michael LaBash (story consultant), Lino DiSalvo (story by)

Stars:

Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anya Taylor-Joy	...	Marla Brenner
Jim Gaffigan	...	Del (voice)
Gabriel Bateman	...	Charlie Brenner
Adam Lambert	...	Emperor Maximus (voice)
Kenan Thompson	...	Bloodbones (voice)
Meghan Trainor	...	Fairy Godmother (voice)
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Rex Dasher (voice)
Paloma Rodriguez	...	Valera (voice) (as Paloma M. Rodriguez)
Maddie Taylor	...	Glinara (voice)
Lino DiSalvo	...	Robotitron (voice)
Ryan S. Hill	...	6-Year-Old Charlie Brenner (as Ryan Hill)
Mariah Inger	...	Police Officer 1
Annakin Slayd	...	Police Officer 2
Harry Standjofski	...	Security Guard
Dino Andrade	...	Scurvy Pete (voice)

Storyline

When her younger brother Charlie unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of PLAYMOBIL®, unprepared Marla must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home. As she sets off on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds, Marla teams up with some unlikely and heroic new friends - the smooth-talking food truck driver Del, the dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher, a wholehearted misfit robot, an extravagant fairy-godmother and many more. Through their vibrant adventure, Marla and Charlie realize that no matter how life plays out, you can achieve anything when you believe in yourself.

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Plot Keywords:

secret agent | cgi animation | based on toy | brother sister relationship | death of parents | 

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Taglines:

Let's get epic.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action/peril and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marla's passport has an issuance date of June 14, 2015 and lists her date of birth as July 11, 1996. In the opening scene, she sings that she's 18-years-old. This means that the opening scene takes place between June 14th and July 11th, 2015 during Marla's last month of being 18-years-old. The rest of the movie takes place "four years later", with the banner outside the toy fair specifically dating it as June 7-9, 2019.

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Quotes

[first lines]
6-Year-Old Charlie Brenner: What's In Your Pocket?

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Crazy Credits

In a mid-credits, a security guard finds Maximus in his cage and places his on Mount Olympus. The scene ends with the sound of Maximus' laughter.

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Alternate Versions

The North American printing adds the 2019 MPA logo to the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Greatest Animated Underdog Story (2020)

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Soundtracks

Rex Dasher
Written by Anne Preven, Heitor Pereira, and Lino DiSalvo
Dialogue by Blaise Hemingway (uncredited) and Greg Erb (uncredited), and Jason Oremland (uncredited)
Performed by Caitlin Notey and Anne Preven

User Reviews

Better than expected

Was surprised when I saw the crazy low critics score, its really not too bad. As a parent I have had to endure so many bad childrens movies and I must say this was quite entertaining at times. I would say even more entertaining than lego movie 2.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [Japan]

Country:

France UK Germany China Canada USA Spain

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

6 December 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Playmobil: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

EUR63,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$656,530, 8 December 2019

Gross USA:

$1,115,008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,349,303

Company Credits

Production Co:

DMG Entertainment, M6, Pathé

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1