Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt | |
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Directed by | Karey Kirkpatrick |
Produced by | Stephen Swofford |
Screenplay by | J. David Stern David N. Weiss |
Story by | Karey Kirkpatrick J. David Stern David N. Weiss |
Starring | Sarah Silverman Jennifer Saunders Russell Brand Frances McDormand Constance Wu Owen Laramore Giselle Eisenberg Ginnifer Goodwin Ed O'Neill Reese Witherspoon |
Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
Edited by | Mark Everson |
Production companies |
Walt Disney Pictures Dice Productions |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Release date | April 16, 2021 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $75--90 million |
Box office | $256 million |
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt is a 2021 American animared musical comedy film produced by Dice Productions and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It serves as the sequel to 2020's Vanellope & Friends: In the Ocean and the tenth installment in the Vanellope & Friends film series. Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, it features Sarah Silverman, Owen Laramore, Giselle Eisenberg, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Ed O'Neill reprising their roles from the previous films, with newcomers including Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Frances McDormand, Constance Wu, and Reese Witherspoon. In the film, Vanellope von Schweetz and the gang go on the search for Easter Eggs hidden and scattered all over a village inhabited by purple rabbits, only for their chief to strictly declare "Spring Cleaning Day" instead of Easter. It is the first Dice film to be animated with a new proprietary animation system, called Alakazam!.
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt was released on April 16, 2021, simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ through Premiere Access, due to the negative impact on movie theaters caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic, the film was a box office success, grossing $256 million worldwide against a $75--90 million budget and becoming the first animated film since the start of the pandemic to cross $100 million at the North American box office. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Vanellope & Friends: Basketball, was released on February 11, 2022.
Cast[]
- Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz, a resident of Disneyville.
- Jennifer Saunders as Garlic, Rabbit Village's chief and Cotton's single mother who despises Easter and strictly declares Spring Cleaning Day instead, ever since the death of her husband.
- Russell Brand as Cotton, a teenaged purple rabbit who is Garlic's daugther and dreams of becoming the Easter Bunny.
- Frances McDormand as Ax, a noble but pompous duck who is the Easter Bunny.
- Owen Laramore as Ryan Oliver West, Beth's boyfriend and one of Vanellope's friends.
- Giselle Eisenberg as Bethany Hayden Banks, Ryan's girlfriend and one of Vanellope's friends.
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a bunny who wears a police uniform and is one of Vanellope's friends.
- Ed O'Neill as Hank, an East Pacific red octopus who is a stuntman and one of Vanellope's friends.
- Constance Wu as Carrotcake, Rabbit Village's ribbon dancer and Cotton's love interest.
- Reese Witherspoon as the Easter Fairy, a wise Easter Eggs fairy wings and the Goddess of Easter.
- Christian Convery as Carlos, Cotton's younger brother.
- Flula Borg as Flip, Ax's sidekick.
- Riki Lindhome as Lal, Flip's sister and Ax's other sidekick.
- Charlyne Yi as Mrs. Eggs, the owner of the Easter Store.
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Big Duck, Ax's lawyer and bodyguard.
- Miriam Margolyes as Grape, Cotton's grandmother and Garlic's mother.
- Gabriel Iglesias as Fluff Hug Love, a rabbit in Rabbit Village who is fun-loving and likes warm hugs.
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Pic, Rabbit Village's chief of police.
Reception[]
Box office[]
In the United States and Canada, Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt was released alongside In the Earth, and was projected to gross $30 million in its opening weekend. The film grossed $111 million in North America and $145 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $256 million, against a $75 million production budget. It was the first animated film to cross $100 million in North America since its predecessor, and the first family film in general since 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog to do so, yet the lowest-grossing Vanellope & Friends film to date.
Critical response[]
Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 90% approval rating based on reviews from 158 critics. The site's consensus reads, "Vanellope & Friends: Easter Egg Hunt is an agreeably fantastic Easter celebration, boasting colorful animation, a good story, tremendous heart and humor, and a skillful cast". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.