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− | '''''Disney In The House: Introduction''''' is a 2017 American [[live-action/animated]] |
+ | '''''Disney In The House: Introduction''''' is a 2017 American [[Live-action/animation|live-action/animated]] comedy-drama fantasy film directed by [[Chris Bailey (animator)|Chris A. Bailey]] and [[Rob Renzetti]] in their [[List of directorial debuts|feature directorial debuts]] from a screenplay penned by Vixi Anderson and writing duo [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski|Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszweski]]. [[John Lasseter]] served as the film's executive producer. The film stars [[Sarah Silverman]], [[Ginnifer Goodwin]], [[Ed O'Neill]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Dakota Fanning]], [[Spencer Breslin]] (both from archive recordings of their child voices), [[Owen Laramore]], [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Max Casella]], [[Chris Rock]], and [[Billy Connolly]]. The film's score was composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[John Powell]]. |
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+ | {{Infobox|Box title = ''Disney In The House: Introduction''|image = [[File:Dith introduction.jpg|thumb|293x293px]]|caption = Theatrical release poster|Row 1 title = Directed by|Row 1 info = [[Chris Bailey (animator)|Chris A. Bailey]]<br />[[Rob Renzetti]]|Row 2 title = Produced by|Row 2 info = [[Gary Marsh]]<br />Gary Krisel|Row 3 title = Screenplay by|Row 3 info = [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszweski|Scott Alexander]]<br />[[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszweski|Larry Karaszweski]]<br />Vixi Anderson|Row 4 title = Story by|Row 4 info = Gary Marsh<br />Gary Krisel<br />Vixi Anderson<br />Scott Alexander<br />Larry Karaszweski|Row 5 title = Starring|Row 5 info = [[Sarah Silverman]]<br />[[Ginnifer Goodwin]]<br />[[Ed O'Neill]]<br />[[Tom Hanks]]<br />[[Dakota Fanning]]<br />[[Spencer Breslin]]<br />[[Owen Laramore]]<br />[[Michael J. Fox]]<br />[[Max Casella]]<br />[[Chris Rock]]<br />[[Billy Connolly]]|Row 6 title = Music by|Row 6 info = [[Hans Zimmer]]<br />[[John Powell]]|Row 7 title = Cinematography|Row 7 info = [[Newton Thomas Sigel]]|Row 8 title = Edited by|Row 8 info = Jhoanne Reyes<br />[[Jennifer Lame]]|Row 9 title = Production company|Row 9 info = [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br />[[Walt Disney Wonder Studios]]<br />[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]|Row 10 title = Distributed by|Row 10 info = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Walt Disney Studios<br />Motion Pictures]]|Row 11 title = Release date|Row 11 info = January 9, 2017|Row 12 title = Running time|Row 12 info = 107 minutes|Row 13 title = Country|Row 13 info = United States|Row 14 title = Language|Row 14 info = English|Row 15 title = Budget|Row 15 info = $175 million|Row 16 title = Box office|Row 16 info = $984 million}} |
⚫ | Produced by [[Walt Disney Wonder Studios]] as its first film, it was released theatrically in the United States on January 9, 2017 by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. The film grossed $984 million worldwide and received critical acclaim for its plot, humor, screenplay, CGI effects, and the performances (particuarly those of Silverman, Hanks, Fanning and Laramore). The film also has a rare [[list of films with a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes|100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes]] and received four [[Academy Award]] nominations including [[Academy Award for Picture|Best Picture]]. |
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− | It was confirmed in November 2012 that Disney had began development on a live-action/animation hybrid film where humans and Disney characters co-exist in peace. Marsh and Krisel wrote a script that originally centered on Vanellope von Schweetz and Woody as rivals. However, in January 2015, the script turned out disastrous, and Marsh and Krisel better-reflected the plot Disney desired. [[Disneytoon Studios]] was originally set to do animation, but after poor results, Disney decided to hire [[Reel FX Creative Studios]] to complete the computer animation in the final cut. |
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⚫ | The film's success led to eight sequels: ''[[Disney In The House: 4th Of July]]'', ''[[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]]'', ''[[Disney In The House: World Animals]]'', and ''[[Disney In The House: Oceans]]'' on July 4, 2017, December 26, 2017, December 25, 2018, March 3, 2019, June 13, 2019, September 23, 2019, December 23, 2019, and February 25, 2020. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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− | Humans and Disney characters co-exist in harmony in Disneyville, the most magical star in the sky. Mayor Lawrence Pierce and Mr. Ziploc take Vanellope von Schweetz and her pet iguana Iggy on a history tour and introduce them to Judy Hopps, Hank, Woody, Agent P, and the Little Green Men. When they build shelter for Woody, Vanellope tells them her sad backstory of when poachers |
+ | Humans and Disney characters co-exist in harmony in Disneyville, the most magical star in the sky. Mayor Lawrence Pierce and Mr. Ziploc take Vanellope von Schweetz and her pet iguana Iggy on a history tour and introduce them to Judy Hopps, Hank, Woody, Agent P, and the Little Green Men. When they build shelter for Woody, Vanellope tells them her sad backstory of when poachers arrested her former friend Banana; Vanellope has been wanting to make her own family ever since. A knight named Murray hitches them on a ride to the Hader's Kingdom. |
− | King Marcus, the ruler of the Hader's Kingdom, greets the gang. After introducing them to his son, Conrad, |
+ | King Marcus, the ruler of the Hader's Kingdom, greets the gang. After introducing them to his son, Conrad, they spy on Conrad's sister Sally's singing about longing to marry her brother. Vanellope comforts her by saying Conrad would never abandon her. Woody admonishes Vanellope for delibrately bringing bad luck on her family (saying Sally is too young to be married), and laments that he has not been anywhere since a dragon killed his neighbor. Woody finally agrees to help Sally marry Conrad. After the successful date at the kingdom's pizza place, the group helps a spy named Agent Gadget retrieve three gems out of the hands of a murderous outlaw couple named Ginny and Alan. |
− | + | By the time they arrive at Ginny and Alan's lair, the dragon chases them, but they narrowly escape when the dragon gets caught on a chandelier. Conrad takes Sally for a rowboat ride across a lagoon, and the two kiss. While looking for a way back to the Hader's Kingdom, Vanellope comes across Banana. Banana reveals he faked his death and that his plan was to lure her to the poachers to be arrested, as revenge for abandoning him when the poachers killed him. After a few pleas from her next-door neighbor Marka, Vanellope turns herself in to the poachers and becomes discouraged. In jail, a skeleton named Skull Housetown informs Vanellope that the dragon is headed for the Hader's Kingdom. Realizing Banana intended to destroy Disneyville all along, Vanellope escapes jail, with help from Woody. Vanellope, Judy, Hank, Woody, Sally, Conrad, Gadget, Mr. Ziploc, Lawrence, Iggy, Agent P, and the Little Green Men return to the Hader's Kingdom to tell Marcus about the situation. |
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− | + | The dragon arrives at that moment, under Banana's commands. Gadget is reprimanded by Banana and inadvertently reveals his duplicity to Vanellope and the others. As Vanellope and her family turn hostile towards him, Gadget asks for their trust, having had a change of heart. Enraged, Banana closes in on Vanellope to kill her, but she throws him into a kitchen where forks fall, injuring and instantly killing him. Using Sally as bait, Vanellope and Gadget lure the dragon to his death. The bridge crumbles, and Vanellope grabs the rope Sally and Gadget are holding. Gadget resigns himself to his fate, lets go of the rope to sacrifice himself, and dies, giving Vanellope the advantage to save Sally. |
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− | Three days after Conrad and Sally finally marry, the bridge is rebuilt, and Vanellope and the gang head home. Judy, Hank, Mr. Ziploc, and Lawrence move in with Iggy |
+ | Three days after Conrad and Sally finally marry, the bridge is rebuilt, and Vanellope and the gang head home. Judy, Hank, Mr. Ziploc, and Lawrence move in with Iggy and Vanellope. Everyone in Disneyville celebrates with the song "''We Are Family''", and the film ends. |
== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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− | * [[Sarah Silverman]] as Vanellope von Schweetz, a resident of Disneyville. She is the film's protagonist. |
+ | * [[Sarah Silverman]] as Vanellope von Schweetz, a resident of Disneyville with a New York accent. She is the film's protagonist. |
* [[Ginnifer Goodwin]] as Judy Hopps, a resident of Disneyville and Vanellope's new best friend. |
* [[Ginnifer Goodwin]] as Judy Hopps, a resident of Disneyville and Vanellope's new best friend. |
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* [[Ed O'Neill]] as Hank, Disneyville's greatest septopus. |
* [[Ed O'Neill]] as Hank, Disneyville's greatest septopus. |
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* [[Dakota Fanning]] as Sally Hader, the princess of the Hader's Kingdom and Conrad's younger sister. She is the film's tritagonist. |
* [[Dakota Fanning]] as Sally Hader, the princess of the Hader's Kingdom and Conrad's younger sister. She is the film's tritagonist. |
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* [[Spencer Breslin]] as Conrad Hader, the prince of the Hader's Kingdom and Sally's older brother. He is the film's tetartagonist. |
* [[Spencer Breslin]] as Conrad Hader, the prince of the Hader's Kingdom and Sally's older brother. He is the film's tetartagonist. |
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− | * [[Chris Rock]] as Agent Gadget, a super spy. |
+ | * [[Chris Rock]] as Agent Gadget, a super spy. He is later turned out to be duplicitous, but he is actually nice and careful. |
* [[Michael J. Fox]] as Mr. Ziploc, an anthropomorphic plastic bowl and the news messenger of Disneyville. |
* [[Michael J. Fox]] as Mr. Ziploc, an anthropomorphic plastic bowl and the news messenger of Disneyville. |
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− | * [[Owen Laramore]] as Lawrence Pierce, the mayor of Disneyville. |
+ | * [[Owen Laramore]] as Lawrence Pierce, an easygoing and optomistic know-it-all and the mayor of Disneyville. |
* [[Frank Welker]] as Iggy, Vanellope's pet iguana. |
* [[Frank Welker]] as Iggy, Vanellope's pet iguana. |
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* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as The Little Green Men, residents of Disneyville who are the most excited about Vanellope's dream. Baker also voices Agent P, a citizen of Disneyville and a platypus who is good partners with the Little Green Men. |
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as The Little Green Men, residents of Disneyville who are the most excited about Vanellope's dream. Baker also voices Agent P, a citizen of Disneyville and a platypus who is good partners with the Little Green Men. |
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* [[Samantha Morton]] and [[Sam Elliott]] as Ginny and Alan, a murderous outlaw husband and wife couple. |
* [[Samantha Morton]] and [[Sam Elliott]] as Ginny and Alan, a murderous outlaw husband and wife couple. |
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− | * [[Anthony Anderson]] as a hideous dragon who killed Marcus' wife. |
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* [[Billy Connolly]] as Marcus III Hader, the optimistic ruler of the Hader's Kingdom. |
* [[Billy Connolly]] as Marcus III Hader, the optimistic ruler of the Hader's Kingdom. |
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− | * [[Miguel Ferrer]] as Murray, a knight |
+ | * [[Miguel Ferrer]] as Murray, a knight. |
* [[Max Casella]] as Banana, Vanellope's former friend who was killed by poachers. He is later revealed to be a ghost plotting to destroy Disneyville as revenge. Banana is the film's main antagonist. |
* [[Max Casella]] as Banana, Vanellope's former friend who was killed by poachers. He is later revealed to be a ghost plotting to destroy Disneyville as revenge. Banana is the film's main antagonist. |
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* [[Sam Shepard]] as Commander, the leader of the illegal poachers. |
* [[Sam Shepard]] as Commander, the leader of the illegal poachers. |
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* [[Helena Bonham Carter]] as Marka, a British-accented woman and Vanellope's next door neighbor. |
* [[Helena Bonham Carter]] as Marka, a British-accented woman and Vanellope's next door neighbor. |
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− | * [[Andy Dick]] as Skull Housetall, a skeleton who warns Vanellope about Banana's evil plan |
+ | * [[Andy Dick]] as Skull Housetall, a skeleton who warns Vanellope about Banana's evil plan |
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+ | * [[Tracey Ullman]] as Quinn, the owner of Quinn's Pizza Place. |
− | * [[Tracey Ullman]] as Quinn, the owner of Quinn's Pizza Place |
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− | * [[John Ratzenberger]] as Sir, the Hader's kingdom's marriage officiant. |
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− | The film has cameos of different Disney characters like Tiger Lily ([[Alicia Silverstone]]), Oswald the Lucky Rabbit ([[Danny Mann]]), Aladdin, Scrooge McDuck, Kaa (all three voiced by [[Derek Stephen Prince]]) Joy ([[Amy Poehler]]), Sadness ([[Phyllis Smith]]), Fear, ([[Bill Hader]]), Anger ([[Lewis Black]]), and Disgust ([[Mindy Kaling]]). |
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== Box office == |
== Box office == |
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Revision as of 05:04, 2 August 2020
Disney In The House: Introduction is a 2017 American live-action/animated comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Chris A. Bailey and Rob Renzetti in their feature directorial debuts from a screenplay penned by Vixi Anderson and writing duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszweski. John Lasseter served as the film's executive producer. The film stars Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ed O'Neill, Tom Hanks, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin (both from archive recordings of their child voices), Owen Laramore, Michael J. Fox, Max Casella, Chris Rock, and Billy Connolly. The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell.
Disney In The House: Introduction | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Chris A. Bailey Rob Renzetti |
Produced by | Gary Marsh Gary Krisel |
Screenplay by | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszweski Vixi Anderson |
Story by | Gary Marsh Gary Krisel Vixi Anderson Scott Alexander Larry Karaszweski |
Starring | Sarah Silverman Ginnifer Goodwin Ed O'Neill Tom Hanks Dakota Fanning Spencer Breslin Owen Laramore Michael J. Fox Max Casella Chris Rock Billy Connolly |
Music by | Hans Zimmer John Powell |
Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Edited by | Jhoanne Reyes Jennifer Lame |
Production company | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Wonder Studios Reel FX Creative Studios |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Release date | January 9, 2017 |
Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $175 million |
Box office | $984 million |
Produced by Walt Disney Wonder Studios as its first film, it was released theatrically in the United States on January 9, 2017 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film grossed $984 million worldwide and received critical acclaim for its plot, humor, screenplay, CGI effects, and the performances (particuarly those of Silverman, Hanks, Fanning and Laramore). The film also has a rare 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
The film's success led to eight sequels: Disney In The House: 4th Of July, 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, Disney In The House: World Animals, and Disney In The House: Oceans on July 4, 2017, December 26, 2017, December 25, 2018, March 3, 2019, June 13, 2019, September 23, 2019, December 23, 2019, and February 25, 2020.
Plot
Humans and Disney characters co-exist in harmony in Disneyville, the most magical star in the sky. Mayor Lawrence Pierce and Mr. Ziploc take Vanellope von Schweetz and her pet iguana Iggy on a history tour and introduce them to Judy Hopps, Hank, Woody, Agent P, and the Little Green Men. When they build shelter for Woody, Vanellope tells them her sad backstory of when poachers arrested her former friend Banana; Vanellope has been wanting to make her own family ever since. A knight named Murray hitches them on a ride to the Hader's Kingdom.
King Marcus, the ruler of the Hader's Kingdom, greets the gang. After introducing them to his son, Conrad, they spy on Conrad's sister Sally's singing about longing to marry her brother. Vanellope comforts her by saying Conrad would never abandon her. Woody admonishes Vanellope for delibrately bringing bad luck on her family (saying Sally is too young to be married), and laments that he has not been anywhere since a dragon killed his neighbor. Woody finally agrees to help Sally marry Conrad. After the successful date at the kingdom's pizza place, the group helps a spy named Agent Gadget retrieve three gems out of the hands of a murderous outlaw couple named Ginny and Alan.
By the time they arrive at Ginny and Alan's lair, the dragon chases them, but they narrowly escape when the dragon gets caught on a chandelier. Conrad takes Sally for a rowboat ride across a lagoon, and the two kiss. While looking for a way back to the Hader's Kingdom, Vanellope comes across Banana. Banana reveals he faked his death and that his plan was to lure her to the poachers to be arrested, as revenge for abandoning him when the poachers killed him. After a few pleas from her next-door neighbor Marka, Vanellope turns herself in to the poachers and becomes discouraged. In jail, a skeleton named Skull Housetown informs Vanellope that the dragon is headed for the Hader's Kingdom. Realizing Banana intended to destroy Disneyville all along, Vanellope escapes jail, with help from Woody. Vanellope, Judy, Hank, Woody, Sally, Conrad, Gadget, Mr. Ziploc, Lawrence, Iggy, Agent P, and the Little Green Men return to the Hader's Kingdom to tell Marcus about the situation.
The dragon arrives at that moment, under Banana's commands. Gadget is reprimanded by Banana and inadvertently reveals his duplicity to Vanellope and the others. As Vanellope and her family turn hostile towards him, Gadget asks for their trust, having had a change of heart. Enraged, Banana closes in on Vanellope to kill her, but she throws him into a kitchen where forks fall, injuring and instantly killing him. Using Sally as bait, Vanellope and Gadget lure the dragon to his death. The bridge crumbles, and Vanellope grabs the rope Sally and Gadget are holding. Gadget resigns himself to his fate, lets go of the rope to sacrifice himself, and dies, giving Vanellope the advantage to save Sally.
Three days after Conrad and Sally finally marry, the bridge is rebuilt, and Vanellope and the gang head home. Judy, Hank, Mr. Ziploc, and Lawrence move in with Iggy and Vanellope. Everyone in Disneyville celebrates with the song "We Are Family", and the film ends.
Cast
- Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz, a resident of Disneyville with a New York accent. She is the film's protagonist.
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a resident of Disneyville and Vanellope's new best friend.
- Ed O'Neill as Hank, Disneyville's greatest septopus.
- Tom Hanks as Woody, a resident of Disneyville. He is the film's deuteragonist.
- Dakota Fanning as Sally Hader, the princess of the Hader's Kingdom and Conrad's younger sister. She is the film's tritagonist.
- Spencer Breslin as Conrad Hader, the prince of the Hader's Kingdom and Sally's older brother. He is the film's tetartagonist.
- Chris Rock as Agent Gadget, a super spy. He is later turned out to be duplicitous, but he is actually nice and careful.
- Michael J. Fox as Mr. Ziploc, an anthropomorphic plastic bowl and the news messenger of Disneyville.
- Owen Laramore as Lawrence Pierce, an easygoing and optomistic know-it-all and the mayor of Disneyville.
- Frank Welker as Iggy, Vanellope's pet iguana.
- Dee Bradley Baker as The Little Green Men, residents of Disneyville who are the most excited about Vanellope's dream. Baker also voices Agent P, a citizen of Disneyville and a platypus who is good partners with the Little Green Men.
- Samantha Morton and Sam Elliott as Ginny and Alan, a murderous outlaw husband and wife couple.
- Billy Connolly as Marcus III Hader, the optimistic ruler of the Hader's Kingdom.
- Miguel Ferrer as Murray, a knight.
- Max Casella as Banana, Vanellope's former friend who was killed by poachers. He is later revealed to be a ghost plotting to destroy Disneyville as revenge. Banana is the film's main antagonist.
- Sam Shepard as Commander, the leader of the illegal poachers.
- Helena Bonham Carter as Marka, a British-accented woman and Vanellope's next door neighbor.
- Andy Dick as Skull Housetall, a skeleton who warns Vanellope about Banana's evil plan
- Tracey Ullman as Quinn, the owner of Quinn's Pizza Place.
Box office
The film opened on January 9, 2017, and was projected to gross $100 million in its opening weekend. It grossed $484 million in the United States and Canada, and $514 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $984 million at the end of the theatrical run on June 24, 2017, ten days before Disney In The House: 4th Of July was released. It was Walt Disney Wonder Studios' highest-grossing film before being surpassed by Disney In The House: Time Travel in 2019. With a theatrical run lasting for five months, it has had the longest theatrical run of any Walt Disney Wonder Studios film before being surpassed by Disney In The House: Time Travel (which ran in theaters for six months) in December 25, 2019.
Critical response
Disney In The House: Introduction was universally loved by critics and audiences alike. It has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 200 reviews. The consensus reads, "Full of classic family entertainment, eye-popping CGI effects, a few musical numbers, and a thrilling cast, Disney In The House: Introduction marks a successful film debut for Walt Disney Wonder Studios". Metacritic signed the film to a score of 93 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.
Ty Burr of The Boston Globe gave the film 5 out of 5 stars, saying, "Disney In The House: Introduction is the greatest movie of all-time. It is capable of captivating kids". Alison Willmore of Vulture called the film "surprisingly sensational". According to Sarah Silverman's performance of Vanellope von Schweetz, Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times gave the film "Two Thumbs Up" and wrote, "There's no protagonist better than Vanellope". Anthony Lane of New Yorker wrote, "Using Dakota Fanning's child voice from archive recordings is just a nicer idea than I can ever imagine". Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight called the film "clever and laugh-out-loud funny". Tim Grierson of Paste wrote, "Disney In The House: Introduction is irresistible".