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5.8/10
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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.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.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.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Emily Blunt
- Zoe
- (voice)
Danny DeVito
- Chesterfield
- (voice)
John Krasinski
- Owen
- (voice)
Raven-Symoné
- Binkley
- (voice)
Sylvester Stallone
- Bulletman
- (voice)
Patrick Warburton
- Brock
- (voice)
Tara Strong
- Talia
- (voice)
Lydia Rose Taylor
- Mackenzie
- (voice)
- (as Lydia Taylor)
Wallace Shawn
- Mr. Woodley
- (voice)
Harvey Fierstein
- Esmerelda
- (voice)
Tony Bancroft
- Stabby
- (voice)
Anthony Sava
- El Diablo
- (voice)
Brendan Sava
- Young Owen
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film almost never came out because it was held up for almost a year due to a lawsuit by a Seattle fisherman named Rodger May who claimed he owned the copyright to the film. The lawsuit was eventually withdrawn. All records of the lawsuit are public and can be found by a search for "Mayday vs. Animal Crackers".
- Quotes
Chesterfield: They say a circus is a lot like a family, but every family needs that special something that holds it all together.
- Crazy creditsHeffalump, Smurfette, Tom and Jerry and Fozzie Bear are credited towards the end. These characters were referenced during the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies That No One Asked For (2020)
- SoundtracksWelcome
Written by John Adair
Arranged by Jeff Hoeppner
Produced by Bear McCreary
Performed by Ian McKellen
Featured review
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend: probably better for younger audiences.
This is a very good example of a family movie that tries to be for the entire family without being too obvious about it. It takes the serious bits and makes them palatable for a younger audience, and takes the magical bits and makes them more complex for older audiences.
The voice casting was excellent, they managed to stack the cast with celebrity voice actors (normally a death sentence as they don't all play well together) without me noticing, which is a sign of a good voice actor: that they feel natural in the character.
The writing actually seemed to be pretty decent, if formulaic, but I would have preferred a different antagonist scenario. The movie is all about family, born or chosen, and how great it is to be together, but both Mr. Woodley and Horatio embody the opposite of that so while it makes sense from a literary standpoint, it didn't feel intuitive for this movie. A scenario where it is all about working together to overcome someone / something (like a chief investor in the circus or a rival circus) would have been preferable, but both story lines were resolved in the expected manner.
This isn't going to be a deep movie, but it was certainly fun to (mostly) turn my brain of for a bit and enjoy it.
This is a very good example of a family movie that tries to be for the entire family without being too obvious about it. It takes the serious bits and makes them palatable for a younger audience, and takes the magical bits and makes them more complex for older audiences.
The voice casting was excellent, they managed to stack the cast with celebrity voice actors (normally a death sentence as they don't all play well together) without me noticing, which is a sign of a good voice actor: that they feel natural in the character.
The writing actually seemed to be pretty decent, if formulaic, but I would have preferred a different antagonist scenario. The movie is all about family, born or chosen, and how great it is to be together, but both Mr. Woodley and Horatio embody the opposite of that so while it makes sense from a literary standpoint, it didn't feel intuitive for this movie. A scenario where it is all about working together to overcome someone / something (like a chief investor in the circus or a rival circus) would have been preferable, but both story lines were resolved in the expected manner.
This isn't going to be a deep movie, but it was certainly fun to (mostly) turn my brain of for a bit and enjoy it.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Bánh Quy Thú: Gánh Xiếc Phép Thuật
- Filming locations
- Paterna, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain(Blue Dream Studios Spain)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $19,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $13,285,512
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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