Trolls Holiday (2017)

When the Queen of the Trolls, Poppy, finds out that the Bergens do not have holidays, she enlists help from her friends, Branch and the Snack Pack, to help her bring holidays to the Bergens.

Director:

Joel Crawford

Writers:

Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener

Stars:

Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Anna Kendrick	...	Poppy (voice)
Justin Timberlake	...	Branch (voice)
Zooey Deschanel	...	Bridget (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	King Gristle (voice)
James Corden	...	Biggie (voice)
Ron Funches	...	Cooper (voice)
Aino Jawo	...	Satin (voice)
Caroline Hjelt	...	Chenille (voice)
Kunal Nayyar	...	Guy Diamond (voice)
Walt Dohrn	...	Cloud Guy / Smidge / Spider (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Mr. Dinkles (voice)
Curtis Stone	...	Todd (voice)
Mike Mitchell	...	Chad (voice)

Storyline

When the Queen of the Trolls, Poppy, finds out that the Bergens do not have holidays, she enlists help from her friends, Branch and the Snack Pack, to help her bring holidays to the Bergens.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

DreamWorks Animation's first project to be distributed by NBCUniversal.

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Quotes

Cloud Guy: Welcome aboard the Cater-Bus... Express-ess-ess-ess!
Branch: Oh, no...
Cloud Guy: Hey, guys. Captain No-Slappy.
[Branch scowls]
Cloud Guy: Queen Poppy!
Poppy: Cloud Guy!
Cloud Guy: Please put away all electronics, safely stow your carry-ons, and hold onto your Dinkles. Thank you for choosing the Cater-Bus, the safest way to travel... unless we go into a wormhole.
Branch: I'm sorry, did... did you just say "wormhole"?
Cloud Guy: Now sit back, relax, and feel the love!

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Connections

Followed by Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018)

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Soundtracks

Holiday
Written by Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens
Performed by Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, James Corden, Ron Funches, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, and Kunal Nayyar

User Reviews

Not exactly memorable, but cute and charming enough

I'll admit, when I saw Trolls on Netflix last year, I thought it would end up being a disappointment, but it turned out to be much better than the trailers. Sure, it didn't do anything new with it's story and the villain was pretty forgettable, but the main leads were likeable enough, the animation was cute, and the songs were good too.

So, when I heard that DreamWorks was going to make a holiday short, I was interested and hoped that it would be as good as the other holiday shorts like Gift of the Night Fury and the Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special. From what I got, it was decent enough and it's cute and charming in places. However, it's not exactly memorable as there are some problems that held Trolls Holiday back.

The story did feel predictable and at times a bit repetitive at parts, although I do admire it's attempt to stick to the holiday theme. Then, there's the pacing, which felt a bit rushed there wasn't enough time to breath and there's one song number that felt quite unnecessary (I'm not going to spoil to those who haven't seen it yet).

That being said, everything else is good. The animation is even more cute, the most of the song numbers are fine, the characters are charming like they were in the movie, and the voice work is spot on with Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake continuing to shine with their chemistry. Oh, and there are some funny moments which gave me a chuckle or two.

So, overall, not exactly as strong as Gift of the Night Fury and the Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, but still cute and charming for kids to see. :)

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trolls Holiday

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD