Boonie Bears: To the Rescue
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| Boonie Bears to the Rescue | |
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| Directed by | Leon Ding |
| Written by | Fuyuan Liu |
| Based on | Boonie Bears |
| Produced by | Fantawild Animation Inc. Le Vision Pictures |
| Starring | Rick Jay Glen Justin J. Wheeler Paul "Maxx" Rinehart Toni Thompson Siobhan Lumsden |
Production company | Fantawild Animation Inc. |
| Distributed by | Mr. Cartoon Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin, English and Russian |
| Box office | CN¥248 million (US$40 million)[1] |
Boonie Bears to the Rescue (Chinese: 熊出没之夺宝熊兵) is a 2014 Chinese animated comedy adventure family film based on the animated television series Boonie Bears.[2] It centers around Vick, Briar and Bramble's lives being intertwined with the fate of orphaned toddler Lola. A second film, Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter, was released in 2015.
Plot[edit]
On a night of thunder and lightning and heavy rain, two vicious bad guys, Big Monkey and Er Gou, were driving a car on a small road in the middle of the forest. On the back seat was a mysterious box that they valued very much. Unexpectedly, an accident happened halfway through the journey, their car was crashed, and the box flew to the center of the forest. At the same time, Bald Qiang got a set of super advanced logging tools from Boss Li. He braved the heavy rain to go to the forest to work, but was obstructed by Big Bear and Second Bear. The two bears snatched the toolbox, and Bald Qiang hurried to catch up. In the chaos, the toolbox was mixed up with Big Monkey and the others, and was taken home by Bald Qiang by mistake. The next morning, Bald Qiang suddenly found that there was a little girl in the house. It turned out that this was the child kidnapped by Big Monkey and Er Gou. Bald Qiang, who was completely unaware of it, took the girl out and was chased by the police on the way. The chaos began.
Characters[edit]
Vick[edit]
A failing lumberjack, Vick was pressured constantly by work but also pestered by local fauna hostile to his efforts. He strives to survive but often makes little progress.
Lola[edit]
An orphaned, innocent, mute and illiterate toddler adopted by a kind old man.
Briar[edit]
The brains of the bear brothers and protector of the forest. The benevolent Briar leads a peaceful life with his brother, displaying force when his loved ones come under threat.
Bramble[edit]
The brawn of the bear brothers. Though dim-witted and gluttonous, Bramble terrorizes his foes with brute force and works with his older brother in their endeavors.
Tiki[edit]
A self-proclaimed ruler of the forest barely recognized by other creatures.
Babu[edit]
Tiki's loyal monkey servant.
Lola's Grandfather[edit]
The benevolent deceased father of the current CEO. Implied to seek wealth as much as his son in the past, Lola renewed his perspective and brought benevolence back to him yet again.
Lola's Uncle[edit]
The CEO of his corporation and son of his predecessor. Bonding well with his father in the past, their relations deteriorated in the pursuit of fortune. He is bent on retaking his lost fortune with the help of Maurice and Arnold, of which he believed belongs to him rightfully.
Policeman[edit]
A recurring officer who comically and ironically fails at his job.
Arnold[edit]
Maurice' brutish and menacing sidekick that often unsuccessfully helps Maurice.
Maurice[edit]
A cunning gangster roaming with Arnold as henchmen for hire.
Box office[edit]
The film had grossed RMB 103 million (US$17 million) at the Chinese box office three days after being released. It had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Chinese animated film and the third highest-grossing opening day for any animated film at the Chinese box office.[3] More than a week after being released, it had grossed CN¥183 million (US$30.3 million). It is the highest grossing Chinese animated film in the country, beating the record previously held by Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail.[4]
English dub[edit]
- Rick Jay Glen as Briar / Ted Marshall Jr. / Ted Marshall Sr. / Arnold / Babu / Vick's Father / additional voices
- Justin J. Wheeler as Bramble / Policeman / additional voices
- Paul "Maxx" Rinehart as Logger Vick / Tiki / Mr. Lee
- Toni Thompson as Maurice / Vick's Mom / additional voices
- Siobhan Lumsden as additional voices
References[edit]
- ^ "Weekly box office". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "熊出没之夺宝熊兵 Boonie Bears: To the Rescue (2014)". movie.mtime.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (20 January 2014). "Boonie Bears sets China animation record". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (28 January 2014). "Boonie Bears atop China B.O. for second weekend". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
