The Bad Guys

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Frank Welker (uncredited) as the Kitty, an orange tabby cat who befriends Wolf after being rescued from a palm tree. Davis, Clayton (December 15, 2022). "A24's Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads HCA Film Awards Total Nominations With 16". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022 . Retrieved February 18, 2023. Even though it's based on a popular series of children's books, if you've seen Zootopia, you've seen the better version of The Bad Guys. As far as entertainment aimed at the wee ones, you can certainly do worse. It's brisk, silly, and the animation is quite enjoyable, adding hand-drawn overlays and accents that really make the images pop and provide additional, gratifying textures. The story, on the other hand, is the same old-same old. We have a group of "scary animals" in a world where anthropomorphized creatures walk side-by-side with humans. These spooky creatures get a bad rap because people fear them, so they lean into social prejudices and become a notorious criminal gang. Except now they might want to go good because being good feels better than being bad. Thematically, it's the same territory that Zootopia trod and with better world-building. We have "bad animals" that are tired of being looked as bad because people wrongly interpret them as scary threats. It's the predator/prey dynamic but without the depth. Having an all-animal heist crew provides some creative entertainment and Ocean's 11-style moments of frothy fun; I especially enjoyed that the giant shark is the team's master of disguise and always very obvious. The character arcs, supposed betrayals, redemption, and plot should be familiar and predictable, which means much of the movie must coast on the appeal of the animation, vocal actors, and general sense of humor. The comedy can be amusing but too often falls upon cheap gags, like the piranha's defining trait of being a nervous farter. The Bad Guys is suitable for animation aficionados, fans of the book series, and people who have never seen Zootopia, and if that's you, then just watch Zootopia. This is the only DreamWorks Animation film to feature "Universal Pictures Presents" in the opening credits. Vlessing, Etan (March 9, 2018). "Etan Cohen Adapting 'The Bad Guys' Books for DreamWorks Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019 . Retrieved December 13, 2019.

DreamWorks Animation's second film distributed by Universal Pictures to not be a sequel to an already existing film after Abominable (2019). Alex Borstein as Police Chief Misty Luggins, the hot-tempered human chief of police who is determined to arrest The Bad Guys at any cost. a b " The Bad Guys (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC . Retrieved November 13, 2022. This is the third DreamWorks Animation film to have assistance from Jellyfish Pictures, after Spirit Untamed and The Boss Baby: Family Business. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2022). " Bad Guys, The Northman& Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent Look To Provide Breadth At Weekend Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022 . Retrieved April 21, 2022.

The twentieth DreamWorks Animation film to be produced in 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek Forever After, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, The Croods, Turbo, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, Trolls, The Boss Baby, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Trolls World Tour, The Croods: A New Age, Spirit Untamed, and The Boss Baby: Family Business. While most of the animation for the film was provided by DWA Glendale, Jellyfish Pictures, who previously worked with DreamWorks on How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Spirit Untamed and The Boss Baby: Family Business, handled the additional asset production services using proprietary softwares like Premo and Moonray, along with a new tool called Doodle – created for the 2D effects and for allowing the animators to move the lines around the character rigs. The film's opening diner scene, inspired by the similar opening scene from Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, is the longest one-shot in DreamWorks Animation history – it lasts two minutes, 25 seconds and seven frames. [19] [20] Music [ edit ] Kroll, Justin (March 9, 2018). "Etan Cohen and DreamWorks Animation Developing 'Bad Guys' Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019 . Retrieved December 13, 2019.

Devise The Plan: Making The Bad Guys (HD, 7 Mins.) - The cast and crew explore the original books, the characters, the big heist scenes, '70s style, tone, and more. A year later, the Bad Guys are released from prison in light of their good behavior, partnering up with Foxington as they begin their new crime-fighting careers.In the novel, Professor Marmalade is actually revealed to be an alien prince named "Kdjfloerhgcoinwerucgleirwfheklwjfhxalhw" underneath a guinea pig disguise. Domestic 2022 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022 . Retrieved May 17, 2022.

Mr. Shark mentions, "My cousin got hit on the head with an anchor, and after that, he only swam in a circle." This is possibly an allusion to how Frankie dies in Shark Tale. Moore, Roger (April 23, 2022). "Movie Review: An "Ocean's" caper for kiddies — "The Bad Guys" ". Movie Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Assemble the Crew (HD, 7 Mins.) - The voice cast of the movie talk about their characters and what they brought to the role, along with some clips of them in character.

Moon, Mariella (July 14, 2021). "Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022 . Retrieved July 14, 2021. Giardina, Carolyn (February 16, 2023). " Avatar 2 Sweeps Visual Effects Society Awards Feature Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023 . Retrieved March 5, 2023. The Bad Guys: Domestic Weekend". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022 . Retrieved June 28, 2022. Ide, Wendy (April 3, 2022). "The Bad Guys review – Looney Tunes meets the Oceans in animated crime caper". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022 . Retrieved May 21, 2022.

Leston, Ryan (April 21, 2022). "The Bad Guys Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022 . Retrieved May 21, 2022.

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The Bad Guys". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022 . Retrieved April 25, 2022. However, it is worth noting that Sing 2 took three months to go from theaters to DVD. We could see this one taking that long to make it to DVD and Blu-ray. Domestic 2022 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022 . Retrieved April 26, 2022. a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 7, 2019). "DreamWorks Animation & Universal To Release 'Spirit Riding Free' & 'The Bad Guys' In 2021". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019 . Retrieved December 13, 2019.