Racing Donkey

Racing Donkey is a 2013 British-France South African computer animated drama adventure comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, Jill Culton, George Miller and Carlos Saldanha, produced by Bernie Goldman, Lloyd Phillips and George Miller. This film features Jay Baruchel, Jack Black, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Richard E. Grant, Lena Headey, Catherine Tate, Joanna Lumley, David Wenham and Rupert Everett. The movie is similar to Racing Stripes, Happy Feet, Zambezia and Khumba.

Summary
Hiccup, Po and Whistler go on an adventure with Donkey, McSquizzy, Ermintrude and Digger to find the waterhole in the Karoo.

Plot
In Berk, also known as the watering hole, has a place for people to let in fences. Redfeather (Lee Evans) tells Stoick (Gerard Butler) that Hiccup is born. Val (Lena Headey) is giving birth to a boy half body from pink to white, Everyone gasps at his side and they all laugh and pick on him including Snotlout (Jonah Hill), Astrid's big bullying brother, Linda (Leslie Mann), Calhoun(Jane Lynch), and Spitelout(Dominic West). Stoick tells Hiccup than half a kid will become a jockey than racehorse.

A few days later, the racetrack was built and Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Astrid (America Ferrera) were racing and playing around the rocks. Stoick tells Mildew (Stephen McHattie) if the water runs out then Hiccup will get banished by the elders, led by Charming (Rupert Everett). Whistler the hybrid duck-egret pelican (Richard E. Grant) lands towards the farm and meets Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Ermintrude (Joanna Lumley), Steve and Ashley the goose (Rowan Atkinson and Edie McClurg), Ms Potato Head (Estelle Harris) and Jeffrey the goat (Vincent Regan). Stoick tells Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro) to wait for the rains and maybe their rash in the water. While the water was full for the elders, Hiccup gets picked on by Snotlout, along with the elders Skark (Andrew Tiernan), Bones (Tyrone Benskin) and Pezulu(Matthew W. Taylor), while laughing at him and Astrid tells him off. Po (Jack Black) cheers his best friend and introduces him. Astrid sees Po and introduces him too, only the sun rising up the branch and Hiccup is no longer different than the last kid in the world they want to see.

Hiccup lets the Royal guards (Andrew Pleavin and Hans Matheson) in so his father told him to stay a long, long, long full time, so did Gothi(Julie Walters) is weak because of the heat only helps Hiccup with the water. This enrages Spitelout and the rest of the elders about letting them in was Hiccup, and disgraced the fences so they cannot keep their premeter safe against the water this enrages Spitelout again, so he heard Stoick said to Royal Guards to stay and become part of the tribe.

Val was training Hiccup how to Race with a Donkey, but he doesn't listen when he keeps speeding too much around the track. Stoick teaches both how to run faster than ever to save their water.

At evening, Po sees the water was become empty if Hiccup races with a donkey which causes the elders to laugh and the rest of the tribe.

The next morning, a cricket like mantis named Jeff drew Hiccup a map how to race with a Donkey and get their stripes so will rain around the place. Po told the elders than if he banish Hiccup, he knock them out. At Evening, Val's party was started after Hiccup was racing with Donkey, Everybody was celebrating, but was interrupted by alarm, the water is running out. Charming is the first to race with Hiccup with Donkey. Much to the elders laughter and Val's warnings, Hiccup gets thrown off the saddle up in the sky and landing into the ground.

The next morning, Val, angered, disowns Hiccup and Donkey by disowning their team and kicked off, much to everyone's laughter. Hiccup was trained by Stoick with Donkey to race with him, being told by Whistler, Po cheers him up again. He races Donkey in the morning, Evening, afternoon and night, which Hiccup wins. The next morning, while Jeff is relaxing on a rock, there was shout coming from behind, the water is gone and everyone is cross and starved. Val, Charming and the Elders blames Hiccup for the drought he caused for all the racing. Everyone shouts and augers that the water is gone than everyone will die. Hiccup is hurt and angry banished by these people. He leaves by himself while Stoick is sad cheering up by Mildew, while Val scoffs at her nation.

Hiccup is leaving the fences behind in faithless, hopeless and worried boy to leave his home while Hiccups friends were coming to find a watering hole were Po, Whistler, Donkey, Ermintrude, Jeff and Digger. While crossing the Karoo, they meet some Gemsboks, Springboks, Animals at the park and Mr Bunny (Jon Stewart). On their way to the south place, They meet McSquizzy (Billy Connolly) who helps him on his journey and Jackrabbits (Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Frank Welker) who come along to following Hiccup and his friends behind. After crossing the Craigs of Death, Hiccup meets The White Eagle (Hugo Weaving) and tells him where to go. The eagle tells Hiccup to go to The Winds of Storm, The Valley of Desolation, The Abandoned Farm, The Salt Pan and The Water hole is too far for a boy to go.

Val disowns Stoick that she'll never be her husband and he clearly have no forgiveness for what a family is, he and Hiccup cannot be part of hers. While crossing The Winds of Storm, they cross the cliff, the southern east of Pilgrims Rest, the forest cliffs, The migrating animals, and The Valley of Desolation. While crossing path, a chicken (Diedrich Bader) warns them if the sheep chases them, they'll leave on their path. While crossing up the hill, they were chased away by Nora (Catherine Tate), a merino sheep. While Hiccup races with Donkey like his mother warn him not to, He accidentley flings Hiccup up in the sky landed on the ground, but instead of a ground It's Nora's dam sending water bursted all over it and send the three washed away. Po and Whistler, along with Ermintrude and Digger, went to help but they are washed away too. after Donkey and Hiccup was washed away, Buddy the procupine stuck on Donkey and frees himself, The Cricket stands next to Buddy and Donkey, as Hiccup saw those tracks but it was washed away.

Everyone is very angry at Hiccup for wrecking Noras farm by washing all away, Hiccup blames Donkey for lying to him how the wateringhole is there for leading them and he is better off alone, The animals, inculding Nora, Ermintrude, Po and Whister is disowned By Hiccup that they have no problem that all and left his companions behind, all alone by himself.

As Hiccup go to waterhole by himself, he crosses the salt pan and tiredly sees no waterhole left, he goes back cross himself, At Berk, Astrid comforts Stoick than half a kid was Hiccup than Stoick know how long he could keep him here. After a few days, Hiccup was tiredly crossing the salt pan searching for a watering hole. The animals leave Nora's farm and argued about Hiccup leaving us never wanting us anymore. Po tells them if Hiccup come the water will return

A Few days later, the skuas were standing on top arriving to Berk, Everyone sees Hiccup returned and Astrid sees him, shes not happy for Hiccup abandoned her for leaving. Hiccup sees his friends arriving and he apolgizes to them. Val and the rest of the elders arriving to see Hiccup is alive and forgives him for all the trouble he caused. His father, the farm animals reunited Hiccup and he forgives Donkey for not looking the direction.

Jeff tells everyone that Hiccup is racing with a donkey

Cast

 * Jay Baruchel as Hiccup
 * Jack Black as Po
 * America Ferrera as Astrid
 * Gerard Butler as Stoick The Vast
 * Richard E. Grant as Whistler
 * Lena Headey as Val
 * Catherine Tate as Nora
 * Joanna Lumley as Ermintrude
 * Rupert Everett as Charming The Elder
 * Rodrigo Santoro as Tulio
 * Stephen McHattie as Mildew
 * David Wenham as Digger
 * Eddie Murphy as Donkey
 * Geoffrey Rush as Nigel
 * Estelle Harris as Mrs Potato Head
 * Leslie Mann as Linda
 * Jane Lynch as Calhoun
 * Jonah Hill as Snotlout
 * Lee Evans as Redfeather
 * Billy Connolly as McSquizzy
 * Vincent Regan as Jeffrey the Goat
 * Jon Stewart as Mr Bunny
 * Rowan Atkinson as Jeff
 * Dominic West as Spitelout
 * Peter Mensah as Rocky the Rhino
 * Jeff Bennett as Jeff the Cricket, Elder 1,
 * Andrew Pleavin as Royal Guard 1
 * Hans Matheson as Royal Guard 2
 * Julie Walters as Gothi The Elder
 * Andrew Tiernan as Skark The Elder
 * Matthew W. Taylor as Buddy, Deni, Pezulu The Elder, Royal Guards
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Lizar The Elder
 * Sam Riegel as Teri The Elder
 * Roger L. Jackson as Bob, Mildew's friend
 * Joey Richter as Kins The Elder
 * Nik Rabinowitz as Old Elder, Gemsbok 1, Pelican
 * Jim Cummings as Rezlu the Pelican, Jackrabbit 1, Springbok 1, Springbok 8.
 * Jeffrey Garcia as Springbok 3
 * Calos Alazraqui as Rico the Penguin, Gemsbok 7
 * Hugo Weaving as The White Eagle
 * Bob Peterson as Rooster
 * Snoop Dogg as Larry
 * Edie McClurg as Ashley
 * Phil LaMarr as Nek The Elder
 * Deep Roy as Tiel The Elder
 * Greg Ellis as Rein the Elder, Elder Viking 1
 * Mona Marshall as Skunk 1
 * Tress MacNeille as Skunk 2
 * Patrick Sabongui as Jock
 * Tyrone Benskin as Bones
 * Jon Olson as Gemsboks, Lizard, Oxpecker, Insect, Squirrel, Jackrabbits, hummingbirds
 * Hope Levy as Linda's two girlfriends cheerleaders.
 * Giovanni Antonio Cimmino as Young Hiccup
 * Julianna Rose as Amy The Elder and Ms. Turkey
 * Stephanie Sheh and Kelly Craig as Viking Elders
 * Kathryn Cressida as Cheerleader Viking
 * Frank Welker as Sheeps, Birds, Chamelon, Chickens, Springboks
 * Marshall Efron as Springbok 2, Edgar the Chicken, Viking Elder

Production
In July 2011, StudioCanal has to make Racing Donkey a computer Animated movie relased in 2013 for its own release. In November 2011, Jay Baruchel, Jack Black, Richard E. Grant, Stephen McHattie and Leslie Mann were annoucned to voice Hiccup, Po, Whistler, Mildew and Linda for the film. in March 2012, Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, America Ferrera, Catherine Tate and Juile Walters were also announced to voice Stoick, Val, Astrid, Nora and Gothi for the film.

Songs

 * 1.It Ain't over yet - Bryan Adams
 * 2.Way-Oh - Bryan Adams
 * 3.Life around the track - Owl City
 * 4.Ostracized - Richard E. Grant
 * 5.Wild as I wanna be - Cody Simpson & Deathray
 * 6.The Real Me - Zolani Mahola and Loyiso Bala
 * 7.Forget You - Cee Lo Green and Shaggy
 * 8.Get Up - Zolani Mahola
 * 9.Song of Heart - Prince
 * 10.Taking the Inside Rail - Sting
 * 11.Love you in the fall - Paul Westerberg
 * 12.I Belong - Pete Yorn
 * 13.Sister Rosetta - Alabama 3
 * 14.Wherever The Trail May Lead - Tim McGraw
 * 15.Will The Sun Ever Shine Again - Bonnie Raitt
 * 16.Bridge of Light - Pink
 * 17.Find Yourself - Brad Paisley
 * 18.Sticks and Stones - Jonsi

Score

 * 1.A Star is born
 * 2.Diffrent
 * 3.How to race
 * 4.New Friends
 * 5.Farm Animals
 * 6.Whistler
 * 7.Friend or two
 * 8.Cricket knows the way
 * 9.Too Good for words
 * 10.Race
 * 11.Training
 * 12.In Danger
 * 13.Kicked Off
 * 14.Never Learn
 * 15.Hiccup races
 * 16.The water is gone/Confrontation/Banished
 * 17.Following to waterhole
 * 18.Journey to the Karoo
 * 19.Never be one of us
 * 20.The Game Park
 * 21.The White Eagle
 * 22.The Farm
 * 23.Nora
 * 24.The Water Wreckage/The Waterslide/Flood
 * 25.No problem at all
 * 26.All Alone
 * 27.Voices in his head
 * 28.Salt Pan
 * 29.Commit Madness
 * 30.Never Here
 * 31.Reunited
 * 32.The Race Begins/Winners
 * 33.The Champion
 * 34.The End

DVD release
Racing Donkey was released on DVD and Blu Ray in July 23, 2013 in the US and February 10, 2014 in the UK while there is a Hiccup riding on Donkey toy and a storybook as well.

Triva

 * In the film, Donkey can run faster than a racehorse, in real life, donkeys are slower than faster.
 * This was the second film to star Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rorigo Santoro, Peter Mensah and Stephen McHattie. The first film is 300.
 * The way Stoick slaps Spitelout can be a referfence to Queen Gorgo slaps Theron in 300.
 * Rocky the Rhino lives in the farm for the film, but in real life Rhinos live in africa, not in Berk farm.
 * Giovanni Antonio Cimmino played Young Hiccup in the film who played Plestarchus in 300.
 * Hugo Weaving, Geoffrey Rush and David Wenham previously starred in Legend of the Guardians The Owls of Gahoole in 2010.
 * Rodrigo Santoro had to voice Tulio in the film before working commitments on 300 Rise of an Empire and Rio 2 in 2014.
 * This was an animation film to star Snoop Dogg in this film, the first is Racing Stripes.
 * Jeffrey Garcia, Carlos Alazraqui and Hugo Weaving previously starred in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two.
 * This was the second film to star Estelle Harris and Edie McClurg, the first is Home on the Range in 2004.
 * Richard E. Grant and Phil LaMarr previously starred in Khumba and Zambezia.
 * In the film, The White Eagle teaches Hiccup to find a direction, mostly eagles do.