Vanellope & Friends: 4th Of July

Disney In The House: 4th Of July is a 2017 American live-action/animated comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Wonder Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to Disney In The House: Introduction and the second film in the classic Disney In The House franchise, it was directed by Bradley Raymond and former Disney CEO Bob Iger (the latter in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Gary Marsh, Gary Krisel, Iger, and Evan Spiliotopoulos. John Lasseter returned as executive producer. Hans Zimmer composed the film's music. The film centers on Vanellope, Piglet, Judy, and Hank being swept away from Disneyville Beach in their ensuing race to get home before the Disneyville Fireworks Show at midnight on the 4th of July while dealing with a pandemic caused by Piglet's power. In the film's ensemble cast, Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ed O'Neill, Tom Hanks, Michael J. Fox, Owen Laramore, Frank Welker, and Helena Bonham Carter reprise their roles from the first film while Travis Oates reprises his role of Piglet from Winnie The Pooh media, with Elizabeth Banks joining them in the role of a plush doll named Martha Martha.

Disney In The House: 4th Of July
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bradley Raymond Bob Iger
Produced by	Jenni Magee-Cook Gary Marsh Gary Krisel
Written by	Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Gary Marsh Gary Krisel Bob Iger Evan Spiliotopoulos
Starring	Sarah Silverman Ginnifer Goodwin Ed O'Neill Travis Oates Elizabeth Banks
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Cinematography	Caleb Deschanel
Edited by	H. Lee Peterson
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Wonder Studios Reel FX
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	July 4, 2017
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$117 million
Box office	$503 million

The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 4. This was the first Walt Disney Wonder Studios film to be presented in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who commended its humor, visual effects, music, and performances, although some said it was not as "fresh" as the first film. The film has grossed $503 million worldwide on a $117 million budget.

It was followed by six sequels: Disney In The House: Christmas, Disney In The House: Wild Wild West, Disney In The House: Off To Adventure Camp, Disney In The House: Time Travel, Disney In The House: Return To Adventure Camp, and Disney In The House: World Animals on December 26, 2017, December 25, 2018, March 3, 2019, June 13, 2019, September 23, 2019, and December 23, 2019.

Plot

On Independence Day, Vanellope von Schweetz wakes up and finds that the Disneyville Fireworks Show is at midnight at Disneyville Beach. She and her friends Judy Hopps and Hank help rehearse for the show. A small Disney character named Piglet is scared of the kids at the beach laughing at him, but with some encouragement from her next-door neighbor Marka, Vanellope takes it upon herself to help Piglet get used to the party.

At 1:00 PM in the afternoon, Piglet's fears are confirmed when he fails to make his stunt right, dropping his ball in the process. Seeing the ball as something that makes kids laugh at Piglet, Vanellope tries to dispose of it through a portal tube, but a struggle causes the summer supplies to be taken away by the tube, which then abducts Vanellope, Piglet, Judy, and Hank off the beach and into a hiking forest. The supplies scatter around, triggering a pink pandemic.

Vanellope and the gang try to cross a suspension bridge to the beach, but the July 1st Statue gradually causes it to fall into the Forgotten River, an abyss where things are gone forever. Vanellope, Piglet, Judy, and Hank walk into the forest, but by 4:00 PM, they run into an anthropomorphic plush doll named Martha Martha (July 4th's former mascot), who suggests taking the train to the beach. On a tour throughout a carnival, the July 2nd Statue and Martha Martha's flying broomstick (which runs on the Martha Martha theme song) fall into the Forgotten River. Martha Martha starts crying, but Piglet is able to cheer her up, which Vanellope is surprisingly unacquainted with.

At 6:00 PM, Vanellope, Piglet, Martha Martha, Judy, and Hank need $37.85 to get a train ride, since each ticket costs $7.57. They head to a nearby marketplace to earn the money they need by offering a bake sale in a zebra costume. Suddenly, the zebra costume rips in half, blowing their cover and causing the owner to think they are scaring kids, so she sets off the alarm and calls the police. Vanellope, Piglet, Martha Martha, Judy, and Hank narrowly escape the police and board the train en route to the beach, to which a giant pink snake chases them later on. They try to escape the snake, but he destroys the July 3rd Statue, and the group jumps before it pulls the train into the Forgotten River, thus killing itself. In desperation, Vanellope abandons Piglet and tries to ride a portal tube back to the beach, but the ground beneath the tube collapses, breaking it and plunging Vanellope and Martha Martha into the Forgotten River.

In the Forgotten River, Vanellope begins to lose hope and breaks into tears. She notices the pink ball she tried to throw away and finally understands Piglet's true purpose: to use his power to turn things pink as a way of entertaining those who need help. Martha Martha and Vanellope try to fly the broom out of the Forgotten River, but on the first two times, the broom falls short due to Martha Martha being too heavy. On a third time, Martha Martha jumps off the broom to allow Vanellope to escape, then dies. Vanellope reunites with Judy and Hank, but Piglet feels that he is a danger to Disneyville and flees them, as the carnival is being turned pink by his powers. Vanellope, Judy, and Hank climb up a ferris wheel and jump on the top of a merry-go-round, catching him in the air.

Mr. Ziploc, Iggy, Woody, and Lawrence Pierce, having to have looked all over for them, open their helicopter door and let their friends on board the helicopter, which is turning pink. To the surprise of the others, Vanellope hands to controls over to Piglet, who is able to unturn the carnival pink and fly the helicopter back home. The kids praise Piglet as a hero for saving Disneyville, and he uses his power to bring back the Independence Islands. He joins the Disneyville Fireworks Show celebration, and fireworks shoot up into the sky as Katy Perry's "Firework" plays.

In a post-credits scene, Vanellope and the gang win a giant prize from a claw machine at the carnival. However, the size of the prize prevents the prize bin from opening, much to Vanellope's disappointment.

Cast

• Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz, a resident of Disneyville. She is the film's main protagonist.
• Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a resident of Disneyville and Vanellope's best friend. She is the film's tetartagonist.
• Ed O'Neill as Hank, Disneyville's greatest septopus.
• Travis Oates as Piglet, a fearful resident of Disneyville who can turn things pink as a way of entertaining those who need help. He is the film's deuteragonist.
• Elizabeth Banks as Martha Martha, an anthropomorphic plush doll and the former July 4th mascot. She is the film's tritagonist.
• Tom Hanks as Woody, a resident of Disneyville who often visits Vanellope's house.
• Michael J. Fox as Mr. Ziploc, an anthropomorphic plastic blow and the news messenger of Disneyville.
• Owen Laramore as Lawrence Pierce, the mayor of Disneyville. Laramore also voices Nemo in this film, replacing Hayden Rolence.
• Frank Welker as Iggy, an iguana and Vanellope's pet
• Helena Bonham Carter as Marka, Vanellope's next-door neighbor.
• Dee Bradley Baker as Agent P, a citizen of Disneyville. Baker also voices the Little Green Men, citizens of Disneyville.
• Jim Cummings as Tigger, a resident of Disneyville.
• Clint Howard as Ticket man
• Andy Dick as Conductor
• Patricia Valesquez as Marketplace owner

Box office

The film opened on July 4, 2017, and was projected to gross anywhere around $85-90 in its opening weekend. It ended its theatrical run on September 5, 2017 after playing in theaters for 63 days, having to have grossed $208 million in the United States and Canada, and $295 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $503 million.

Critical response

The film has a 79% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 199 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Although its convoluted plot makes it unable to recapture the Oscar-nominated charm of its predecessor, Disney In The House: 4th Of July still sends the right message to children". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, calculated a score of 74 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Frank Lovece of Film Journal International gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "fun family entertainment" and praising the Hans Zimmer score. Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times gave the film "Two Thumbs Up". Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune felt that the freshness and originality meant for the film was gone. Yolanda Machado of TheWrap said the film had plenty of characters to spare and praised the performance of Elizabeth Banks as Martha Martha. Kyle Smith of the New York Post gave the film a negative review, saying, "This inferior sequel rips off Inside Out, with a bad plot and a lack of new characters".