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Disney In The House: Oceans is a 2020 American live-action/animated fantasy musical film produced by Walt Disney Wonder Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to Disney In The House: World Animals and the ninth and final installment in the studio's classic Disney In The House franchise, the film was directed by Sarah Jane Cunningham and Suzie V. Freeman in their directorial debuts. The plot centers on Vanellope von Schweetz on an adventure underwater to save the Mermaid Kingdom by defeating an evil mermaid who plots to destroy it. In the film's ensemble cast, Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dakota Fanning (from archive recordings of her child voice), Ed O'Neill, Frank Welker, Michael J. Fox, and Owen Laramore reprise their roles from the previous eight films. Andy Dick, who played numerous characters in the first eight films, played Hax the Hammerhead Shark in this film. The returning cast is joined by Iris Apatow, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kirsten Dunst, Whoopi Goldberg, and Brian d'Arcy James, who play the new characters introduced.

Disney In The House: Oceans
Dith oceans

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sarah Jane Cunningham
Suzie V. Freeman
Produced by Gary Marsh
Gary Krisel
Screenplay by Roger S.H. Schulman
Gary Marsh
Gary Krisel
Story by Sarah Jane Cunningham
Suzie V. Freeman
Gary Marsh
Gary Krisel
Bob Iger
Derek Stephen Prince
Starring Sarah Silverman
Iris Apatow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Ginnifer Goodwin
Whoopi Goldberg
Owen Laramore
Dakota Fanning
Kirsten Dunst
Ed O'Neill
Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography Owen Roizman
Moria Morel
Edited by William J. Caparella
Production company Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Wonder Studios
Reel FX Creative Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date February 25, 2020
Running time 85 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million
Box office $175 million


The film was released theatrically across the United States on February 25, 2020. It was also the fifteenth and final film produced by the studio. Even though it received generally positive reviews from critics and won two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects, Disney In The House: Oceans was a box office bomb, which caused the bankruptcy of Walt Disney Wonder Studios in repsonse to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. A reboot series was acquired by Olaramore04, starting with a 2021 reboot film.

Plot

By the end of summer in Disneyville, Vanellope Von Schweetz, Judy Hopps, Beth Pierce, Hank, Iggy, Mr. Ziploc, and Lawrence Pierce make a trip to Disneyville Beach. Vanellope tries to get across the ocean to prove the water is warm, but is washed away to shore. They hitch a submarine ride under the sea with its driver, Roger Redford. A young teenage mermaid named Lily and her dolphin friend Blowhole spot the submarine and meets Vanellope and the others. At that moment, a hammerhead shark named Hax chases them to the surface. While Blowhole holds off the shark, Lily gives Vanellope a magic crown, which transforms Vanellope into a mermaid. Without Hax noticing, Vanellope and Lily dive into the ocean.

Merci, the queen of the mermaid kingdom and Lily's mother, reveals she has three missing sea creature cases and assigns each mermaid one. When she comes to Vanellope, she puts her in charge of her daughter. Vanellope is disappointed, but Lily and decide to help her solve all three cases. An evil mermaid named Marina O'Malley who was banished from the kingdom by Merci for her evildoing and is also Hax's master, plots to get revenge on Merci. Meanwhile, Judy decides they should search for Vanellope. Suddenly, the submarine fills up with water, and Judy, Beth, Lawrence, Iggy, Mr. Ziploc, Hank, and Roger escape and get to the surface before it explode, bringing a life raft in the process.

After saving a sea turtle and a yellow tang fish, the trio comes across a Siamese fighting fish. Hax comes towards the fish, but Vanellope, and Lily rescue the fish and scare away Hax. Although they save the fish, Lily gets into an argument with Vanellope and unintentionally hurts her feelings. Upset and dissillusioned by Lily's words, Vanellope accuses her of being a terrible mermaid princess and swims off, and they go their separate ways. O'Malley, having to have watched their entire argument, captures Lily. Blowhole witnesses Lily's capture and informs Vanellope of O'Malley's evil plan. Vanellope and Blowhole follow O'Malley and then they find her.

Merci appears and demands Lily's release, but, because her shield is inviolable, she agrees to take her daughter's place as O'Malley's prisoner, giving up her trident and losing her power over the Mermaid Kingdom. O'Malley turns Merci into a helpless sea creature and takes the trident and tries to kill Vanellope and Lily, but Judy, Beth, Hank, Lawrence, Iggy, Mr. Ziploc, and Roger appear. On the surface, O'Malley retrieves the crown, turning Vanellope back to herself. She tries to kill Vanellope, but Lily intervenes, causing O'Malley to inadvertently kill Hax. Vanellope steals the trident and turns Merci back into a mermaid. Merci regains her power and defeats O'Malley, and Lily and Vanellope reconcile.

With O'Malley gone, the Mermaid Kingdom goes back to normal. At sunrise, Vanellope gives Lily the crown, and Lily presents Vanellope with a seashell necklace, The two share a hug and bid each other a heartfelt farewell. Back on the beach, Vanellope, Judy, Beth, Hank, Iggy, Mr. Ziploc, and Lawrence say goodbye to Roger and decide to go to the Disneyville Aquarium.

In a mid-credits scene, the gang is at the aquarium and see a shark chewing on a dead fish, which scares Vanellope and Judy.

Cast

  • Sarah Silverman as Vanellope, a resident of Disneyville. She is the film's protagonist.
  • Iris Apatow as Lily Polliwogs, Merci's teenage daughter and the princess of the Mermaid Kingdom. She is the film's deuteragonist.
  • Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a resident of Disneyville and one of Vanellope's best friends.
  • Dakota Fanning as Beth Pierce, Lawrence's younger sister and one of Vanellope's friends.
  • Ed O'Neill as Hank, Disneyville's greatest septopus and one of Vanellope's friends.
  • Frank Welker as Iggy, an iguana and Vanellope's pet.
  • Michael J. Fox as Mr. Ziploc, an anthropomorphic plastic bowl and the news messenger of Disneyville.
  • Owen Laramore as Lawrence Pierce, the mayor of Disneyville and Beth's older brother.
  • Gwyneth Paltrow as Mariana O'Malley, an exiled evil mermaid, who plots to destroy the Mermaid Kingdom to make a home for her sharks. She is the film's antagonist.
  • Kirsten Dunst as Blowhole, a dolphin and Lily's best friend. She is the film's tritagonist.
  • Whoopi Goldberg as Merci Polliwogs, the queen of the Mermaid Kingdom and Lily's mother. She is the film's tetartagonist.
  • Brian d'James Arcy as Roger Redford, a submarine driver.
  • Andy Dick as Hax, a hammerhead shark who chases the submarine.

Box office

The film opened on February 25, 2020, and grossed $70 million in its opening weekend. It has earned $77 million in the United States and Canada, and $98 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $175 million. Produced on a $150 million budget, it failed at the box-office, causing the closure of Walt Disney Wonder Studios. At the same month it was closed, it was speculated that the gross for Disney In The House: Oceans was significantly affected by the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.

Critical response

Despite the box-office failure, Disney In The House: Oceans received positive reviews, with an 84% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus reads, "Even though Disney In The House: Oceans can't quite keep this franchise from ending, it still has screen-accurate visuals, colorful cinematography, and an awesome cast". On Metacritic, The film has a score of 71 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating, "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Asher Luberto of The Playlist gave the film a positive review, saying, "The visual aspects of mermaids in this film are really screen-accurate". Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times gave the film "Two Thumbs Up". David Ansen of Newsweek gave the film a positive review, saying, "As directed by Sarah Jane Cunningham and Suzie V. Freeman, Disney In The House: Oceans delivers great cinematography, humor, visuals, writing, music, and performances, with potentially good results". Rene Rodriguez of The Hiami Herald gave the film a positive review, saying, "As always, Vanellope is just as funny as she was in the previous eight movies".

Antonio Quirke of Londing Evening Standard gave the film a negative review, saying, "While it's no melody, it may irritate young viewers who are not fans of the franchise".

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