Open Season Release
Date:
September 29, 2006 (conventional theaters and IMAX 3D) Studio: Columbia Pictures Director: Roger Allers, Jill Culton
Screenwriter: Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, Nat Mauldin Starring: Martin Lawrence,
Ashton Kutcher, Gary Sinise, Debra Messing, Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau,
Patrick Warburton, Jane Krakowski, Gordon Tootoosis, Georgia Engel Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family MPAA Rating: PG (for some rude humor, mild action and brief language) Official Website:
SonyPictures.com
Plot Summary: Columbia Pictures Presents Sony
Pictures Animation's first full-length feature film, the animated
action-adventure comedy "Open Season," in which Boog (Martin Lawrence), a
grizzly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world turned upside-down
when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a scrawny, fast-talking wild mule deer.
When Elliot convinces Boog to desert his idyllic existence living in a garage
decked out with all the comforts of home, and try the "wild" life, things
quickly spiral out of control. With open season upon them, and the hunters
arriving in force, Elliot must help Boog get in touch with his inner grizzly to
unite the woodland creatures and take the forest back!
"Open Season" is based on the humor of cartoonist Steve Moore ("In the
Bleachers") who, along with John Carls, serves as executive producer. The film
is directed by Roger Allers (director of "The Lion King") and Jill Culton
("Monsters, Inc." and "Toy Story 2") and co-directed by Anthony Stacchi ("Antz").
The producer is Michelle Murdocca ("Stuart Little" and "Stuart Little 2").
Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg is creating original songs and, with
Ramin Djawadi, score. The CG animation is by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Works
Like a Charm Kit Bown: Hollywood.com After months of
dreary, brain-addled kiddie flicks, finally one that makes you laugh...more
The
Humor is Weak Daniel M. Kimmell: eWorcester.com
The humor is
weak with a heavy reliance on bathroom humor: Boog is toilet
trained, making it hard to go in the woods. It's not hard to
get a 6-year-old to laugh at a poop joke, but somehow Walt
Disney made animation for several decades without relying on
them....more
"Animated
'Open Season' is more than just bearable. Kathy Jakicic: Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel
What elevates Season is the wit and enthusiasm
of its voice actors -- particularly Kutcher and
Sinise. They both sound like they're having a fantastic
time, and it's hard not to be swept along with them...more
Open
Season is just tired. Pam Grady:
Reel.com
The anthropomorphized animals are overly familiar. That Sony
wants to break into feature animation may be an admirable
goal, but unless future efforts are fresher than this, it
begs the question, why bother...more
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Release
Date:
September 29, 2006 (conventional theaters and IMAX 3D)
Works
Like a Charm
The
Humor is Weak
