Furry Vengeance
| Furry Vengeance | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Roger Kumble |
| Written by | Michael Carnes Josh Gilbert |
| Produced by | Robert Simonds Brendan Fraser Keith Goldberg Ira Shuman |
| Starring | Brendan Fraser Brooke Shields Matt Prokop Ken Jeong |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Edited by | Lawrence Jordan |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Summit Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million[1] |
| Box office | $35,958,025 [2] |
Furry Vengeance is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Roger Kumble. It stars Brendan Fraser, Matt Prokop, and Brooke Shields.
Plot
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It all started when a prairie dog screams after Riggs' (Rob Riggle) car passes by it and throwing a cigar, not minding about the environment ("'give a hoot, don't pollute!' Whatever...") . This caused an unnamed raccoon to let a mink release a boulder to push Riggs' car down the cliff. After that, the raccoon throws the cigar back to Riggs, which he calls it, "you're a bad raccoon" before the raccoon blows the car down the cliff.
Riggs quits from Mr. Lyman's company, so a real estate developer from Chicago, Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser), is given the task to develop a forest into a development by his boss, Neal Lyman (Ken Jeong), much to the objections of Dan's son, Tyler (Matt Prokop), who knew later that Rocky Springs is a forest reserve, and also that "many tried to conquer it but failed", and his wife, Tammy (Brooke Shields), who miss Chicago life. Unfortunately, the animals, led by the raccoon, who live in the forest do not intend to watch their forest getting chopped, instead decide to turn the tables on Dan by disturbing him, interrupting his meetings, and humiliating him.
Tammy is planning an "eco-friendly" fair and Lyman's company decide to sponsor it. The Sanders family later find out that Lyman and his company are not eco-friendly and want to cut down the forest to build houses and a shopping mall "with a forest theme", so Dan later releases the animals, thanks to the help of Tyler. The raccoon and his friends wreak havoc on the eco-fair, causing the guests and entertainers to flee, while Lyman accidentally tranquilizes Mr. Gupta, who decides to (unsuccessfully) break the deal. He flees into a "worm tunnel" while the beasts pursue and attack him, and a bear drives the golf cart (containing him) away into a bush.
Three months later, the forest is reclaimed as a nature preserve. Dan is a ranger, fining anyone one million dollars for violating this ruling.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser as Dan Sanders
- Brooke Shields as Tammy Sanders
- Matt Prokop as Tyler Sanders
- Angela Kinsey as Felder
- Rob Riggle (uncredited) as Riggs
- Skyler Samuels as Amber
- Ricky Garcia as Frank
- Ken Jeong as Neal Lyman
- Jim Norton as Hank
- Patrice O'Neal as Gus
- Toby Huss as Wilson
- Wallace Shawn as Dr. Christian Burr
- Gerry Bednob as Mr. Gupta
- Samantha Bee as Principal Baker
- Dee Bradley Baker as Animal Vocal Effects
Production
Summit Entertainment and Participant Media were involved in the development of the film. It was filmed in and around Boston, Saugus, and Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Steve Carell and Jeremy Piven were considered for the role eventually given to Brendan Fraser.
Music
1. Gavotte – Jeff Cardoni and Katisse Buckingham 2. Frank & Beans – Chad Fischer [version by Count Smokula] 3. Insane In The Brain – Transcenders [original version by Cypress Hill 4. We Got It All – Right The Stars 5. A-Punk – Vampire Weekend 6. Surrender – Ben Lee 7. Don’t Bring Me Down – Jeff Lynne [version by Electric Light Orchestra (Lynne was the lead singer)] 8. Le Freak – Chic 9. The Saddest Song – Transcenders [version by Morphine] 10. Beautiful Morning – Transcenders 11. Washington Post March – John Philip Sousa 12. Cotton Eyed Joe – The Goodtime Stringband [version by Asleep at the Wheel]
Original music for Furry Vengeance by Edward Shearmur
Marketing
The trailer is available on the film's official website, Apple's Movie Trailers website and was attached to The Spy Next Door and Tooth Fairy.[3]
Reception
Furry Vengeance was panned by critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 8% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 80 reviews with an average score of 2.4/10.[4] It was the lowest rated film of 2010 until the release of Vampires Suck, which has received a 5% rating. Another review aggretator, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average based on reviews based on mainstream critics, calculated a "generally unfavorable" score of 23% based on 21 reviews.[5]
Box office
The film debuted at #5 at the box office with an estimated $6.5 million during its opening weekend. At the end of its run, it came up with only $32 Million, going against a $35 million budget. However, it has earned 3 million with DVD-Sales so far, barely matching its budget.[6]
References
- ^ Fritz, Ben (April 29, 2010). "Movie projector: 'Nightmare' to rule at home with $30 million while 'Iron Man 2' explodes to $100 million-plus overseas". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
Independent distributor Summit Entertainment is releasing the film, which it co-financed with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi for about $35 million.
- ^ "Furry Vengeance". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Furry Vengeance". Apple. 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Furry Vengeance - Trailers - Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "Furry Vengeance reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
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