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Critters
Burrows and Lemy

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Elliot M. Bour
Saul Andrew Blinkoff
Produced by Audrey Wells
Stephen Swofford
John A. Smith
Screenplay by David Reynolds
Story by Elliot M. Bour
Saul Andrew Blinkoff
David Reynolds
Starring James Corden
Dakota Fanning
Jason Segel
William H. Macy
Kristoff St. John
M. Night Shyamalan
John Rhys-Davies
Zach Galifianakis
Andy Dick
Russi Taylor
Music by Hans Zimmer
John Powell
Cinematography Navneet Verma
Edited by William J. Caparella
Production
companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Dice Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date April 28, 2017
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $90--100 million
Box office $597 million


Critters is a 2017 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Dice Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Elliot M. Bour and Saul Andrew Blinkoff from a screenplay by David Reynolds, the film features the voices of James Corden, Dakota Fanning, Jason Segel, William H. Macy, Kristoff St. John, M. Night Shyamalan, John Rhys-Davies, Zach Galifianakis, Andy Dick, and Russi Taylor. In its story, after a group of critters are captured by a merciless crocodile who plans to take over Critter Woods, a ring-tailed lemur, fruit bat, and a meerkat team up with a wise bald eagle to rescue their friends and foil his plans.

Critters was released theatrically in the United States on April 28, 2017, and proved to be a box office success, earning $597 million worldwide on a $90--100 million budget. Critics acclaimed the film for its animation, story, characters, songs, voice acting, and humor. Two sequels, titled Critters 2 and Critters 3, were released on November 8, 2019 and January 30, 2026, both of which were also critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Plot[]

In Critter Woods, a civilized world fully inhabited by talking critters and other animals, the king, Kuku the sulphur-crested cockatoo, announces that Lemy the ring-tailed lemur will be the next king. Lemy surprises his best friend, Burrows the meerkat with a present for his birthday, but Burrows idolizes the city's hero, Power the Panda, and longs for a real quest. That night, Lemy and his his friends celebrate Burrows' birthday, but Burrows focuses on his dream of a quest and reveals it to his friends. The next morning, Lemy reveals that his girlfriend Batty the fruit bat planned a road trip to Main Street, much to Burrows' excitement. Lemy, Burrows, and their friends pack up their things and head out.

That night, a mysterious tail flings Lemy and Burrow out of the moving motor home. Lemy and Burrows follow footprints and a Velociraptor named Razazuki lets them into the cave. When they learn of three riddles needed to stop the raptor from defeating Power, they ask for the first riddle, he refuses to give it to them and reveals himself as the raptor who flung them out of the motor home. Lemy and Burrows narrowly escape with the riddle, with help from Power. In the motor home, Batty figures out what happened to Burrows and Lemy and rallies up Chipper the chipmunk, Bext the beaver, Park the parrot, and Hissy the snake to help her rescue them.

Lemy, Burrows, and Power grab the second riddle in Main Street; Batty is wrapped up by Officer, a bat looking for Razazuki, and Chipper, Bext, Park, and Hissy mistake him for Batty on a tour by Tour Guide Bunny. Lemy, Burrows, and Power find the last riddle in Flower Garden. They create a wand out of the three riddles. At that moment, Razazuki adbucts Power, and the wand is destroyed. Batty arrives and tries to get Lemy and Burrows to return home, but Lemy explains that Burrows' dream is coming true and convinces his friends to help him rescue Power.

They drive an old truck in pursuit of Razazuki and Power. Razazuki fights off Power and is about to kill him, but Lemy, Burrows, Batty, Chipper, Bext, Park, and Hissy subdue him with bright lights and throw him into a pit where he is crushed by a falling tree. When the critters bid Power a farewell and return home, Lemy and Burrows are praised for their bravery and Lemy becomes the new king of Critter Country.

Cast[]

  • James Corden as Lemy, a ring-tailed lemur and the soon-to-be-king of Critter Country.
  • Dakota Fanning as Batty, a fruit bat and Lemy's friend.
  • Jason Segel as Burrows, a meerkat and Lemy's other friend.
  • William H. Macy as Edwin Ezekiel Eagle, a serious, wise and good-hearted bald eagle who helps Lemy, Batty, and Burrows save their captured friends from Razazuki.
  • M. Night Shyamalan as Grandall, a tye-dye colored Zen chameleon and one of Lemy's friends. Later, he is revealed to have sold out his friends after capture to save himself from becoming a carnivore's meal.
  • Kristoff St. John as Razazuki, a sadistic crocodile who plans to eliminate all critters.
  • John Rhys-Davies as Park, a confident-yet-grumpy great green parrot.
  • Zach Galifianakis as Bext, a nervous beaver.
  • Andy Dick as Hissy, a stretchy, long, flexible blue snake.
  • Russi Taylor as Chipper, an optimistic chipmunk.
  • Philip Baker Hall as Kuku, a wise old Emperor tamarin who has been king of Critter Country for decades.

Box office[]

In the United States, Critters was released alongside Arrival, Shut In, and Almost Christmas, and was projected to gross $105 million in its opening weekend. The film grossed $271 million in the United States and Canada, and $326 million in other territories. It ended its theatrical run on August 27, 2017, after playing in theaters for five months. Its worldwide total was $597 million. Produced on a budget of $90---100 million, it was a box-office success.

Critical response[]

Critters received acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% approval rating based on 158 reviews. The consensus reads, "The perfect excuse to make the next Toy Story, Critters boasts impressive animation and an all-star voice cast". On Metacritic, it has a score of 97 out of 100 based on 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

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