Disney In The House: Wild Wild West is a 2018 American live-action/animated Western comedy film produced by Walt Disney Wonder Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to Disney In The House: Christmas and the fourth installment in the classic Disney In The House franchise, It was directed by Victor Cook from a screenplay by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White. The film stars Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Tom Hanks reprising their roles, with Joan Cusack reprising her role of Jessie from Toy Story media alongside newcomers Kyle MacLachlan, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Amy Adams, Anthony LaPaglia, and Albert Brooks. The plot centers on Vanellope von Schweetz, Judy Hopps, Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye being transported to the Old West on an adventure with a heroic cowboy and his family to save a prospector from a greedy bandit.
| Disney In The House: Wild Wild West | |
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| Directed by | Victor Cook |
| Produced by | Andrew Gunn Gary Marsh Gary Krisel |
| Written by | Bob Tzudiker Noni White Gary Marsh Gary Marsh |
| Starring | Sarah Silverman Ginnifer Goodwin Tom Hanks Joan Cusack Kyle MacLachlan Alyvia Alyn Lind Amy Adams Anthony LaPaglia Albert Brooks |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki Bradford Young |
| Edited by | Joel Cox |
| Production company | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Wonder Studios Gunn Films Reel FX |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release date | December 25, 2018 |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $161 million |
| Box office | $783 million |
The film was released theatrically in the United States on December 25, 2018 and received universal acclaim, with critics praising as an improvement over its predecessor as well as its awe-inspiring story and Christophe Beck's musical score. It was also commercially successful, grossing $783 million worldwide on a $161 million budget. It received three Academy Award nominations: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Best Original Score. It was the last Walt Disney Wonder Studios film to be executive-produced by John Lasseter before his departure from Disney six days later.
It was followed by four sequels: 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 March 3, 2019, June 13, 2019, September 13, 2019, and December 23, 2019.
Plot
Vanellope von Schweetz, Judy Hopps, Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye discover a magic wooden box and read a book about the Wild Wild West. Vanellope wishes they could go there for just one adventure, causing the book to transport the box containing Judy, Vanellope, Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye there. In the Wild Wild West, they witness a mysterious bandit threatening to kill a child if she does not tell him where Cowboy Bulb Shandling is. Vanellope, Jessie, Woody, Bullseye, and Judy draw the bandit away to protect the child. As a result, they are welcomed into the West and meet Bulb and his wife, Cowgirl Janet Shandling, and learn the child they saved is his daughter, Kennedi.
Vanellope, Judy, Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, Bulb, Janet, and Kennedi learn from Janet's friend Ms. Noble that the bandit that threatened Kennedi earlier was a bank robber named Krei Overkill, who kidnapped Kropps the prospector. Vanellope, Judy, Bulb, Kennedi, Janet, Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye follow his tracks. His goons arrive and battle them, ripping Judy's cowgirl hat to shreds and capturing Bullseye in the process, but Vanellope, Judy, Bulb, Kennedi, Janet, Woody, and Bullseye escape the crumbling cliffside just in time to get back onto Krei's path. They follow a shortcut--only to encounter a series of traps including snakes and gunshots, but Bullseye breaks free and saves them.
In Krei's hideout, Krei almost kills Kropps but Vanellope tells him not to hurt him. Bulb punches Krei. Krei destroys the train bridge to turn Kropps into rattlesnake food. Vanellope tries to stop the train, but is unable to do so, and inadvertently breaks the train brake lever. Judy becomes Super Judy and, in seconds, saves the train from total disaster. Back in town, Vanellope forces Krei to surrender, and he and his goons are arrested. Praised as heroes by the people of the Wild Wild West, Vanellope, Judy, Jessie, Woody, and Bullseye pull out the Wild Wild West book and wish to go back home, causing the magic box to bring them back to Disneyville. Back home, Vanellope, Judy, Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye tell their amazing story about their Wild Wild West adventure at Disneyville Library.
Cast
- Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz, a resident of Disneyville. She is one the film's two co-protagonists, with Judy being the other.
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, a resident of Disneyville and Vanellope's best friend. She is one of the film's two co-protagonists, with Vanellope being the other.
- Joan Cusack as Jessie, a resident of Disneyville.
- Tom Hanks as Woody, a resident of Disneyville.
- Kyle MacLachlan as Bulb Shandling, a cowboy and the hero of the Wild Wild West. He is the film's deuteragonist.
- Amy Adams as Janet Shandling, a cowgirl and Bulb's wife. She is the film's tetartagonist.
- Amy Hill as Mrs. Noble, an elderly, overworked, and intelligent cowgirl who is a friend of Janet's
- Anthony LaPaglia as Krei Overkill, a bandit and Bulb's nemesis.
- Albert Brooks as Kropps, a prospector and Bulb's partner in crime.
- Alyvia Alyn Lind as Kennedi Shandling, Bulb and Janet's daughter. She is the film's tritagonist.
Additionally, Ed O'Neill, Michael J. Fox, Owen Laramore, and Frank Welker reprise their roles of Hank, Mr. Ziploc, Lawrence Pierce in the Disneyville Library sequence. Also in the film, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Dick, and Alan Cumming appear as goons who work for Krei.
Box office
The film opened on December 25, 2018, alongside Holmes and Watson. It finished ahead of Holmes & Watson, grossing $365 million in the United States and Canada, and $418 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $783 million. It is the fourth highest-grossing Walt Disney Wonder Studios film.
Critical response
The film has a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 133 reviews. The consensus reads, "Disney In The House: Wild Wild West is better than its predecessor, with more consistent humor and a high amount of originality". Metacritic calculated a score of 88 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.
Bilge Ebiri of Vulture gave the film four stars for being an improvement over its predecessor, saying, "Christmas was bad. Uggh. But I was captivated by the even better Wild Wild West". Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film "Two Thumbs Up". A.O. Scott of The New York Times was also positive about the film, praising the humor, visual aspects, Christophe Beck's musical score and the performance of Kyle MacLachlan as Bulb Shandling.