Wreck-It Ralph + Aladdin (2012) (The Underdog Clever Comedy)

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Wreck-It Ralph

Directed by: Rich Moore
Produced by: Clark Spencer
Screenplay by: Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee
Story by: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, Jim Reardon
Starring: Skylar Astin, Adam Carolla, Kevin Deters, John DiMaggio, Jamie Elman, Tucker Gilmore, Jess Harnell, Rachael Harris, Dennis Haysbert, Kyle Hebert, Martin Jarvis, Phil Johnston, Mindy Kaling, Brian Kesinger, Maurice LaMarche, Reuben Langdon, Katie Lowes, Jane Lynch, Tim Mertens, Jack McBrayer, Edie McClurg, Rich Moore, Ed O'Neill, Raymond S. Persi, John C. Reilly, Gerald C. Rivers, Jamie Sparer Roberts, Horatio Sanz, Brandon Scott, Stefanie Scott, Sarah Silverman, Roger Craig Smith, Josie Trinidad, Joe Lo Truglio, Alan Tudyk, Cymbre Walk
Music by: Henry Jackman
Edited by: Tim Mertens
Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Theatrical release dates: October 29, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre), November 2, 2012 (United States)
DVD/Blu-Ray release date: March 5, 2013
Running time: 101 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $165 million
Box office: $471.2 million
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Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy film, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 52nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It shares the similiary with Aladdin as The Underdog Modern Comedy in the Renaissance/Revival. The film was directed by Rich Moore (Zootopia & Tinker Bell's NeverZootropolis Legend), who has directed episodes of The Simpsons and Futurama, and the screenplay was written by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee (Frozen & Muppets & Fairies' Wintery Secret, Frozen Fever w/ Never Muppetational Pirate) from a story by Moore, Johnston and Jim Reardon. John Lasseter (Toy Story, Cars, A Bug's Life) served as the executive producer. The film tells the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and ultimately must eliminate a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade and one that Ralph himself unintentionally started. The film features the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch. Henry Jackman composes the film.
Wreck-It Ralph premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on October 29, 2012, and went into general release on November 2. The film has earned $471 million in worldwide box office revenue, $189 million of which was earned in the United States and Canada; it was met with critical and commercial success, winning the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 5, 2013.
A sequel, Wreck-It Ralph 2 is scheduled for release on March 9, 2018.
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Plot in Wreck-It Ralph
When Litwak's Family Fun Center & Arcade closes at night, the various video-game characters leave their normal in-game roles and are free to travel to other games. Within the game Fix-It Felix, Jr., the characters celebrate its titular hero but ostracize the game's villain character, Wreck-It Ralph. At a support group for video-game antagonists, Ralph reveals his desire to stop being the bad guy. Back home, Ralph finds the other characters celebrating their game's 30th anniversary without inviting him. Felix reluctantly invites Ralph to join them, but the others isolate him. They tell him that if he won a medal, as Felix does in their game, they would respect him.
At Tapper's root beer game, Ralph learns he can win a medal in the first-person shooter Hero's Duty. Ralph enters the game and encounters Sergeant Calhoun, its leader. Between game sessions, Ralph climbs the game's central beacon and collects the medal, accidentally hatching a Cy-Bug, one of the game's enemies. It clings to Ralph as he stumbles into an escape pod that launches him out of the game. Meanwhile, with Ralph missing, a girl reports to arcade-owner Litwak that Fix-It Felix, Jr. is malfunctioning. Since broken games get unplugged, leaving their characters homeless, Felix searches for Ralph.
Ralph crash-lands in Sugar Rush, a kart-racing game. As he searches for his medal, he meets Vanellope von Schweetz, a glitchy character who takes the medal and uses it to buy entry into a race. King Candy and the other racers refuse to let Vanellope participate, claiming she is not really part of the game. Ralph helps Vanellope build a kart. At her home in Diet Cola Mountain, an unfinished racing course, he discovers she is a natural racer.
Back in Hero's Duty, Felix meets Calhoun, who warns that the Cy-Bugs can take over any game they enter. As the pair searches for Ralph and the Cy-Bug in Sugar Rush, they separate when Felix, enamored with Calhoun, inadvertently reminds her of her fiancé, who had been killed by a Cy-Bug in her backstory. Calhoun finds hundreds of Cy-Bug eggs underground, and Felix becomes imprisoned in King Candy's castle.
Desperate, King Candy hacks the game's code to retrieve Ralph's medal and offers it to Ralph, explaining that letting Vanellope race would be disastrous for both her and the game. Fearing for Vanellope's safety, Ralph wrecks the kart and returns to his own game, but finds that everyone has evacuated, expecting the game to be unplugged in the morning. Discovering Vanellope's image on the side of a Sugar Rush cabinet, Ralph realizes she is an intended part of the game, not a glitch.
Ralph returns to Sugar Rush, finds Felix and Vanellope and asks Felix to fix the wrecked kart. As the race proceeds, the hatched Cy-Bugs attack and Felix, Calhoun, and Ralph battle them. When Vanellope catches up to King Candy, her glitching reveals that he is actually Turbo, a rogue character from an old game, Turbo Time, who sabotaged a newer game out of jealousy, causing both to be unplugged. Vanellope escapes from Turbo, who is consumed by a Cy-Bug. The group flees the doomed game, but Vanellope finds she cannot pass through the exit. Calhoun says the game cannot be saved without a beacon to attract and kill the Cy-Bugs.
Ralph heads to Diet Cola Mountain, where he plans on collapsing its Mentos stalactites into the cola at the bottom, causing a blinding eruption that would attract the bugs. Before he can finish, Turbo, merged with the Cy-Bug that had consumed him, attacks and carries Ralph away. Ralph breaks free and dives toward the mountain, intending to sacrifice himself to start the eruption on impact. Vanellope, in turn, uses her glitching abilities to save Ralph. The eruption starts and draws the Cy-Bugs and Turbo to their destruction. Vanellope crosses the finish line, restoring her memory and status as Princess Vanellope, the game's ruler and lead character while keeping her advantageous glitching ability. Felix and Ralph return to their game in time for Litwak to see that it still works, sparing it from being unplugged. Calhoun and Felix marry, and the characters of Fix-It Felix, Jr. gain a new respect for Ralph.
Plot in Aladdin
A peddler sets up shop in the fictional sultanate of Agrabah, offering to tell the audience about the story of an oil lamp in his possession. Jafar, the Grand Vizier of the Sultan, and his parrot Iago, seek the lamp hidden within the Cave of Wonders but is told that only a “diamond in the rough” may enter. Jafar identifies a street urchin named Aladdin as worthy. Aladdin and his pet monkey Abu cross paths with Princess Jasmine, who has run away from the palace, unwilling to be betrothed to yet another snobbish suitor. Aladdin and Jasmine become friends and fall in love, but Jafar has Aladdin apprehended, tricking Jasmine into thinking that he has been decapitated.
Disguised as an old man, Jafar frees Aladdin and Abu, taking them to the Cave and promises to reward them if they retrieve the lamp. Inside, Aladdin befriends a magic carpet. Abu greedily tries to steal a jewel, despite the Cave’s request, and it collapses. Trapped in the Cave, Aladdin rubs the lamp, releasing the Genie trapped inside, who explains Aladdin has become his master and will grant him three wishes. Aladdin tricks the Genie into freeing them from the Cave without wasting a wish, and then uses his first to become a prince to be near Jasmine. Jafar, on Iago’s suggestion, plots to become Sultan by marrying Jasmine, but Aladdin parades into the city as “Prince Ali of Ababwa”. However, Jasmine is unimpressed with Aladdin’s bravado.
Despite his friends advising him to tell Jasmine the truth, Aladdin refuses, believing she would never fall “for some street rat”. He takes Jasmine on a worldwide flight on the carpet, where she deduces his identity, though Aladdin says that he dresses as a peasant to escape the stresses of royal life, which convinces her. Aladdin returns Jasmine home, only to be attacked by the palace guards on Jafar’s orders and nearly drowned, until the Genie rescues him using his second wish. Jafar tries to hypnotize the Sultan into agreeing to his marriage to Jasmine, only for Aladdin to appear and expose Jafar’s schemes. Jafar flees, but notices Aladdin has the lamp, realizing who he is.
Learning he will become Sultan, Aladdin has second thoughts about freeing the Genie, believing that without him, he would not be able to keep up appearances. Iago steals the lamp, and Jafar becomes the Genie’s new master. He uses his first two wishes to usurp the Sultan and become the world’s most powerful sorcerer, exposing Aladdin’s lies and exiling him, Abu, and the carpet to a frozen wasteland, though they escape death and return to the palace. Jafar orders the Genie to brainwash Jasmine into falling in love with him, but the Genie reveals he is unable to grant the wish. Jasmine feigns interest to distract Jafar and allow Aladdin to get the lamp, but he is cornered.
Jafar transforms himself into a giant cobra and ensnares Aladdin, saying he is the most powerful being in the world. However, Aladdin points out the Genie is more powerful, inspiring Jafar to use his last wish to become a genie, only to be sucked into his own lamp as part of the genie’s nature, dragging Iago in with him. The Genie throws Jafar’s lamp into the Cave of Wonders, and suggests Aladdin to use his third wish to regain his royal title so the law will allow him to stay with Jasmine. However, Aladdin knows he cannot keep pretending to be something he is not, and decides to keep his promise and frees the Genie. Learning of Aladdin and Jasmine’s love, the Sultan alters the law to allow his daughter to marry whom she chooses. The Genie leaves to explore the world, while Aladdin and Jasmine celebrate their engagement.
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Scenes
1. Opening Titles
2. 30 Years
3. Hero's Duty
4. Sugar Rush
5. The Glitch
6. Going Turbo
7. Making a Car
8. Driving Lessons
9. King Candy's Secret
10. Out of Order
11. Every Day of My Life
12. The Race
13. Cy-Bug Invasion
14. Can't Leave the Game
15. One Game at a Time
16. End Credits

Scenes in Aladdin
1. "Arabian Nights"
2. It Begins on a Dark Night
3. Aladdin on the Run / "One Jump Ahead"
4. Princess Jasmine
5. Jasmine Runs Away
6. Jafar Discovers His Diamond in the Rough
7. Jasmine Confronts Jafar
8. Aladdin at the Cave of Wonders
9. A Narrow Escape
10. Trapped!
11. "A Friend Like Me" 00:37:01.0040000
12. The Sultan Upbraids Jafar
13. Aladdin Contemplates His Three Wishes
14. Jafar's Solution to the Problem
15. "Prince Ali"
16. Prince Ali Appears on Jasmine's Balcony
17. A Ride on the Magic Carpet / "A Whole New World"
18. Aladdin Almost Drowns
19. Aladdin's Dilemma
20. A Royal Announcement
21. The Genie's New Master
22. Jafar in Power
23. Jafar the Snake
24. Back to Normal
25. End Credits / "A Whole New World"
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Cast (in credits order)
John C. Reilly – Ralph
Sarah Silverman – Vanellope
Jack McBrayer – Felix
Jane Lynch – Calhoun
Alan Tudyk – King Candy
Mindy Kaling – Taffyta Muttonfudge
Joe Lo Truglio – Markowski
Ed O'Neill – Mr. Litwak
Dennis Haysbert – General Hologram
Edie McClurg – Mary
Raymond S. Persi – Gene / Zombie
Jess Harnell – Don
Rachael Harris – Deanna
Skylar Astin – Roy
Adam Carolla – Wynnchel
Horatio Sanz – Duncan
Maurice LaMarche – Root Beer Tapper
Stefanie Scott – Moppet Girl
John DiMaggio – Beard Papa
Rich Moore – Sour Bill / Zangief
Katie Lowes – Candlehead
Jamie Elman – Rancis Fluggerbutter
Josie Trinidad – Jubileena Bing Bing
Cymbre Walk – Crumbelina DiCarmello
Tucker Gilmore – Sugar Rush Announcer / Turtle
Brandon Scott – Kohut
Tim Mertens – Brad
Kevin Deters – Clyde
Gerald C. Rivers – M. Bison
Martin Jarvis – Satine
Brian Kesinger – Cyborg
Roger Craig Smith – Sonic the Hedgehog
Phil Johnston – Surge Protector
Reuben Langdon – Ken
Kyle Hebert – Ryu
Jamie Sparer Roberts – Yuni
Additional Voices: Ava Acres, Isabella Acres, Bob Bergen, David Boat, Reed Buck, Michael Carlsen, David Cowgill, Jim Cummings, Elizabeth Daily, Debi Derryberry, Will Deters, Terri Douglas, Sandy Fox, Eddie Frierson, Tyler Ganus, Earl Ghaffari, Emily Hahn, Jennifer Hale, Daniel Kaz, Dave Kohut, Lauren MacMullan, Mona Marshall, Scott Menville, Laraine Newman, Paul Pape, Cooper Reed, Lynwood Robinson, Trenton Rogers, Jadon Sand, Kath Soucie, April Stewart, Fred Tatasciore, Jennifer Christine Vera.
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Birthdays (2012)
John C. Reilly: Date of Birth: May 24, 1965 [age 47] at Illinois, USA
Sarah Silverman: Date of Birth: December 1, 1970 [age 41] at New Hampshire, USA
Jack McBrayer: Date of Birth: May 27, 1973 [age 39] at Georgia, USA
Jane Lynch: Date of Birth: July 14, 1960 [age 52] at Illinois, USA
Alan Tudyk: Date of Birth: March 16, 1971 [age 41] at Texas, USA
Mindy Kaling: Date of Birth: June 24, 1979 [age 33] at Massachusetts, USA
Joe Lo Truglio: Date of Birth: December 2, 1970 [age 41] at New York, USA
Ed O'Neill: Date of Birth: April 12, 1946 [age 66] at Ohio, USA
Dennis Haysbert: Date of Birth: June 2, 1954 [age 58] at California, USA
Edie McClurg: Date of Birth: July 23, 1951 [age 61] at Missouri, USA
Raymond S. Persi: Date of Birth: February 17, 1975 [age 37] at California, USA
Jess Harnell: Date of Birth: December 23, 1963 [age 48] at New Jersey, USA
Rachael Harris: Date of Birth: January 12, 1968 [age 44] at Ohio, USA
Skylar Astin: Date of Birth: September 23, 1987 [age 25] at New York, USA
Adam Carolla: Date of Birth: May 27, 1964 [age 48] at California, USA
Horatio Sanz: Date of Birth: June 4, 1969 [age 43] at Santiago, Chile
Maurice LaMarche: Date of Birth: March 30, 1958 [age 54] at Ontario, Canada
Stefanie Scott: Date of Birth: December 6, 1996 [age 15] at Illinois, USA
John DiMaggio: Date of Birth: September 4, 1968 [age 44] at New Jersey, USA
Rich Moore: Date of Birth: May 10, 1963 [age 49] at California, USA
Katie Lowes: Date of Birth: September 22, 1981 [age 31] at New York, USA
Jamie Elman: Date of Birth: July 5, 1976 [age 36] at New York, USA
Josie Trinidad
Cymbre Walk
Tucker Gilmore
Brandon Scott
Tim Mertins
Kevin Deters
Gerald C. Rivers
Martin Jarvis: Date of Birth: August 4, 1941 [age 71] at Gloucestershire, England
Brian Kesinger
Roger Craig Smith: Date of Birth: August 11, 1975 [age 37] at California, USA
Phil Johnston
Reuben Langdon: Date of Birth: July 19, 1975 [age 37] at USA
Kyle Hebert: Date of Birth: June 14, 1969 [age 43] at Louisiana, USA
Jamie Sparer Roberts
Brave (2012)
Kelly Macdonald: Date of Birth: February 23, 1976 [age 36] at Glasgow, Scotland
Billy Connolly: Date of Birth: November 24, 1942 [age 69] at Glasgow, Scotland
Emma Thompson: Date of Birth: April 15, 1959 [age 53] at London, England
Julie Walters: Date of Birth: February 22, 1950 [age 62] at West Midlands, England
Robbie Coltrane: Date of Birth: March 30, 1950 [age 62] at Rutherglen, Scotland
Kevin McKidd: Date of Birth: August 9, 1973 [age 38] at Moray, Scotland
Craig Ferguson: Date of Birth: May 17, 1962 [age 50] at Glasgow, Scotland
Sally Kinghorn
Eilidh Fraser
Peigi Barker
Steven Cree
Steve Purcell: Date of Birth: 1961 [age 50-51] at Northern California, USA
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Patrick Doyle: Date of Birth: November 21, 1986 [age 25] at Dublin, Ireland
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 65] at Connecticut, USA
Tangled Ever After (2012)
Megan Hilty: Date of Birth: March 29, 1981 [age 31] at Washington, USA
Brenda Song: Date of Birth: March 27, 1988 [age 24] at California, USA
Mae Whitman: Date of Birth: June 9, 1988 [age 24] at California, USA
Jason Dolley: Date of Birth: July 5, 1991 [age 21] at California, USA
Tiffany Thornton: Date of Birth: February 14, 1986 [age 26] at Texas, USA
Zendaya: Date of Birth: September 1, 1996 [age 16] at California, USA
Lucy Liu: Date of Birth: December 2, 1968 [age 43] at New York, USA
Raven-Symoné: Date of Birth: December 10, 1985 [age 26] at Georgia, USA
Angela Bartys
Pamela Adlon: Date of Birth: July 9, 1966 [age 46] at New York, USA
Jeff Bennett: Date of Birth: October 2, 1962 [age 50] at Texas, USA
Rob Paulsen: Date of Birth: March 11, 1956 [age 56] at Michigan, USA
Jane Horrocks: Date of Birth: January 18, 1964 [age 48] at Lancashire, England
Jesse McCartney: Date of Birth: April 9, 1987 [age 25] at New York, USA
Anjelica Huston: Date of Birth: July 8, 1951 [age 61] at California, USA
Kari Wahlgren: Date of Birth: July 13, 1977 [age 35] at Kansas, USA
Jessica DiCicco: Date of Birth: June 10, 1980 [age 32] at California, USA
Dan Curtis Lee: Date of Birth: May 17, 1991 [age 21] at Mississippi, USA
Pinocchio (1940)
Dickie Jones: Date of Birth: February 25, 1927 [age 12] at Texas, USA
Cliff Edwards: Date of Birth: June 14, 1895 [age 44] at Missouri, USA
Christian Rub: Date of Birth: April 13, 1886 [age 53] at Bavaria, Germany
Walter Catlett: Date of Birth: February 4, 1889 [age 51] at California, USA
Charles Judels: Date of Birth: August 17, 1882 [age 57] at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Evelyn Venable: Date of Birth: October 18, 1913 [age 26] at Ohio, USA
Frankie Darro: Date of Birth: December 22, 1917 [age 22] at Illinois, USA
Mel Blanc: Date of Birth: May 30, 1908 [age 31] at California, USA
Don Brodie: Date of Birth: May 29, 1899 [age 40] at Ohio, USA
Melody Time (1948)
Roy Rogers: Date of Birth: November 5, 1911 [age 36] at Ohio, USA
Dennis Day: Date of Birth: May 21, 1916 [age 32] at New York, USA
The Andrews Sisters
Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians: Date of Birth: June 9, 1900 [age 47] at Pennyslvania, USA
Freddy Martin: Date of Birth: December 9, 1906 [age 41] at Ohio, USA
Ethel Smith: Date of Birth: November 22, 1910 [age 37] at Pennsylvania, USA
Frances Langford: Date of Birth: April 4, 1913 [age 35] at Florida, USA
Bob Nolan: Date of Birth: April 13, 1908 [age 40] at Manitoba, Canada
Sons of the Pioneers
The Dinning Sisters
Bobby Driscoll: Date of Birth: March 3, 1937 [age 11] at Iowa, USA
Luana Patten: Date of Birth: July 6, 1938 [age 9] at California, USA
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bob Hoskins: Date of Birth: October 26, 1942 [age 45] at Suffolk, England
Charles Fleischer: Date of Birth: August 27, 1950 [age 37] at Washington D.C., USA
Christopher Lloyd: Date of Birth: October 22, 1938 [age 49] at Connecticut, USA
Kathleen Turner: Date of Birth: June 19, 1954 [age 34] at Missouri, USA
Joanna Cassidy: Date of Birth: August 2, 1945 [age 42] at New Jersey, USA
Alan Tilvern: Date of Birth: November 5, 1918 [age 69] at London, England
Stubby Kaye: Date of Birth: November 11, 1918 [age 69] at New York, USA
Lou Hirsch: Date of Birth: February 27, 1955 [age 33] at New York, USA
David Lander: Date of Birth: June 22, 1947 [age 41] at New York, USA
Fred Newman: Date of Birth: May 6, 1952 [age 36] at Georgia, USA
June Foray: Date of Birth: September 18, 1917 [age 70] at Massachusetts, USA
April Winchell: Date of Birth: January 4, 1960 [age 28] at New York, USA
Richard LeParmentier: Date of Birth: July 16, 1946 [age 41] at Pennsylvania, USA
Joel Silver: Date of Birth: July 14, 1952 [age 35] at New Jersey, USA
Mel Blanc: Date of Birth: May 30, 1908 [age 80] at California, USA
Richard Williams: Date of Birth: March 19, 1933 [age 55] at Ontario, Canada
Joe Alaskey: Date of Birth: April 17, 1952 [age 36] at New York, USA
Wayne Allwine: Date of Birth: February 7, 1947 [age 41] at California, USA
Tony Pope: Date of Birth: March 22, 1947 [age 41] at Ohio, USA
Russi Taylor: Date of Birth: May 4, 1944 [age 44] at Massachusetts, USA
Cherry Davis
Tony Anselmo: Date of Birth: February 18, 1960 [age 28] at Utah, USA
Mae Questel: Date of Birth: September 13, 1908 [age 79] at New York, USA
Mary T. Radford
Les Perkins
Pat Buttram: Date of Birth: June 19, 1915 [age 73] at Alabama, USA
Jim Cummings: Date of Birth: November 3, 1952 [age 35] at Ohio, USA
Jim Gallant
Frank Sinatra: Date of Birth: December 12, 1915 [age 72] at New Jersey, USA
Peter Westy
Frank Welker: Date of Birth: March 12, 1946 [age 42] at Colorado, USA
Oliver & Company (1988)
Joey Lawrence: Date of Birth: April 20, 1976 [age 12] at Pennsylvania, USA
Billy Joel: Date of Birth: May 9, 1949 [age 39] at New York, USA
Cheech Marin: Date of Birth: July 13, 1946 [age 42] at California, USA
Richard Mulligan: Date of Birth: November 13, 1932 [age 56] at New York, USA
Roscoe Lee Browne: Date of Birth: May 2, 1925 [age 63] at New Jersey, USA
Sheryl Lee Ralph: Date of Birth: December 30, 1956 [age 31] at Connecticut, USA
Dom DeLuise: Date of Birth: August 1, 1933 [age 55] at New York, USA
Natalie Gregory: Date of Birth: October 20, 1975 [age 13]
Bette Midler: Date of Birth: December 1, 1945 [age 42] at Hawaii, USA
Robert Loggia: Date of Birth: January 3, 1930 [age 58] at New York, USA
Taurean Blacque: Date of Birth: May 10, 1941 [age 47] at New Jersey, USA
Carl Weintraub: Date of Birth: March 27, 1946 [age 42]
William Glover
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Tom Hulce: Date of Birth: December 6, 1953 [age 42] at Michigan, USA
Demi Moore: Date of Birth: November 11, 1962 [age 33] at New Mexico, USA
Kevin Kline: Date of Birth: October 24, 1947 [age 48] at Missouri, USA
Tony Jay: Date of Birth: February 2, 1933 [age 63] at London, England
Jason Alexander: Date of Birth: September 23, 1959 [age 36] at New Jersey, USA
Charles Kimbrough: Date of Birth: May 23, 1936 [age 60] at Minnesota, USA
Mary Wickes: Date of Birth: June 13, 1910 [aged 85] at Missouri, USA
Paul Kandel: Date of Birth: February 15, 1951 [age 45] at New York, USA
David Ogden Stiers: Date of Birth: October 31, 1942 [age 53] at Illinois, USA
Home on the Range (2004)
Roseanne Barr: Date of Birth: November 3, 1952 [age 51] at Utah, USA
Judi Dench: Date of Birth: December 9, 1934 [age 69] at Yorkshire, England
Jennifer Tilly: Date of Birth: September 16, 1958 [age 45] at California, USA
Cuba Gooding, Jr.: Date of Birth: January 2, 1968 [age 36] at New York, USA
Charles Haid: Date of Birth: June 2, 1943 [age 60] at California, USA
Randy Quaid: Date of Birth: October 1, 1950 [age 53] at Texas, USA
Sam J. Levine: Date of Birth: November 8, 1973 [age 30] at New York, USA
Charles Dennis: Date of Birth: December 16, 1946 [age 57] at Ontario, Canada
Richard Riehle: Date of Birth: May 12, 1948 [age 55] at Wisconsin, USA
G.W. Bailey: Date of Birth: August 27, 1944 [age 59] at Texas, USA
Carole Cook: Date of Birth: January 14, 1924 [age 80] at Texas, USA
Joe Flaherty: Date of Birth: June 21, 1941 [age 62] at Pennsylvania, USA
Estelle Harris: Date of Birth: April 4, 1928 [age 75] at New York, USA
Charlie Dell: Date of Birth: October 31, 1943 [age 60] at Texas, USA
Bobby Block
Ross Simanteris
Keaton Savage
Marshall Efron: Date of Birth: February 3, 1938 [age 66] at California, USA
Lance LeGault: Date of Birth: May 2, 1935 [age 68] at Illinois, USA
Mark Walton: Date of Birth: October 24, 1968 [age 35] at Utah, USA
Steve Buscemi: Date of Birth: December 13, 1957 [age 46] at New York, USA
Dennis Weaver: Date of Birth: June 4, 1924 [age 79] at Missouri, USA
Ann Richards: Date of Birth: September 1, 1933 [age 70] at Texas, USA
Patrick Warburton: Date of Birth: November 14, 1964 [age 39] at New Jersey, USA
Mary Poppins (1964)
Julie Andrews: Date of Birth: October 1, 1935 [age 28] at Surrey, England
Dick Van Dyke: Date of Birth: December 13, 1925 [age 38] at Missouri, USA
Karen Dotrice: Date of Birth: November 9, 1955 [age 8] at Channel Islands, England
Matthew Garber: Date of Birth: March 25, 1956 [age 8] at London, England
David Tomlinson: Date of Birth: May 7, 1917 [age 47] at Oxfordshire, England
Glynis Johns: Date of Birth: October 5, 1923 [age 40] at Pretoria, South Africa
Elsa Lanchester: Date of Birth: October 28, 1902 [age 61] at London, England
Hermione Baddeley: Date of Birth: November 13, 1906 [age 57] at Shropshire, England
Reta Shaw: Date of Birth: September 13, 1912 [age 51] at Maine, USA
Reginald Owen: Date of Birth: August 5, 1887 [age 77] at Hertfordshire, England
Don Barclay: Date of Birth: December 26, 1892 [age 71] at Oregon, USA
Ed Wynn: Date of Birth: November 9, 1886 [age 77] at Pennsylvania, USA
Alma Lawton: Date of Birth: August 17, 1896 [age 68] at London, England
Marjorie Eaton: Date of Birth: December 5, 1901 [age 62] at California, USA
Marjorie Bennett: Date of Birth: January 15, 1896 [age 68] at York, Australia
Arthur Malet: Date of Birth: September 24, 1927 [age 36] at Lee-on-Solent, England
Jane Darwell: Date of Birth: October 15, 1879 [age 84] at Missouri, USA
Arthur Treacher: Date of Birth: July 23, 1894 [age 70] at Sussex, England
Jimmy Logan: Date of Birth: April 4, 1928 [age 36] at Glasgow, Scotland
Daws Butler: Date of Birth: November 16, 1916 [age 47] at Ohio, USA
Paul Frees: Date of Birth: June 22, 1920 [age 44] at Illinois, USA
Bill Lee: Date of Birth: August 21, 1916 [age 48]
Sean McClory: Date of Birth: March 8, 1924 [age 40] at Dublin, Ireland
Dallas McKennon: Date of Birth: July 19, 1919 [age 45] at Oregon, USA
Alan Napier: Date of Birth: January 7, 1903 [age 61] at West Midlands, England
Marni Nixon: Date of Birth: February 22, 1930 [age 34] at California, USA
J. Pat O'Malley: Date of Birth: March 15, 1904 [age 60] at Lancashire, England
George Pelling: Date of Birth: October 25, 1914 [age 49] at Salisbury, South Rhodesia
Thurl Ravenscroft: Date of Birth: February 6, 1914 [age 50] at Nebraska, USA
Ginny Tyler: Date of Birth: August 8, 1925 [age 39] at Washington, USA
The Incredibles (2004)
Craig T. Nelson: Date of Birth: April 4, 1944 [age 60] at Washington, USA
Holly Hunter: Date of Birth: March 20, 1958 [age 46] at Georgia, USA
Samuel L. Jackson: Date of Birth: December 21, 1948 [age 55] at Washington D.C., USA
Jason Lee: Date of Birth: April 25, 1970 [age 34] at California, USA
Sarah Vowell: Date of Birth: December 27, 1969 [age 34] at Oklahoma, USA
Spencer Fox: Date of Birth: May 10, 1993 [age 11] at New York, USA
Brad Bird: Date of Birth: September 24, 1957 [age 47] at Montana, USA
Elizabeth Pena: Date of Birth: September 23, 1959 [age 45] at New Jersey, USA
Wallace Shawn: Date of Birth: November 12, 1943 [age 60] at New York, USA
John Ratzenberger: Date of Birth: April 6, 1947 [age 57] at Connecticut, USA
Eli Fucile
Maeve Andrews
Jean Sincere: Date of Birth: August 16, 1919 [age 85] at New York, USA
Bud Luckey: Date of Birth: August 27, 1934 [age 70] at Montana, USA
Bret Parker
Teddy Newton: Date of Birth: March 3, 1964 [age 40] at California, USA
Michael Bird
Kimberly Adair Clark
Dominique Louis
Wayne Canney
Lou Romano: Date of Birth: April 15, 1972 [age 32] at California, USA
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Birthday Months + Death Months

• Richard Hunt (August 16, 1951 — January 7, 1992) (The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock)
• Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 — January 23, 1992) (Pollyanna, Dick Tracy)
• Jose Ferrer (January 8, 1912 — January 26, 1992) (The Little Drummer Boy)
• Ian Abercrombie (September 11, 1934 — January 26, 2012) (Seinfeld, Army of Darkness, Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
• Laurie Main (November 29, 1922 — February 8, 2012) (The Great Mouse Detective, Welcome to Pooh Corner)
• Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 — February 11, 2012) (The Bodyguard)
• Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 — March 5, 2012)
• Campbell Grant (November 7, 1909 — March 24, 1992) (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)
• Nancy Walker (May 10, 1922 — March 25, 1992) (The Muppet Show)
• Andres Bossard (August 9, 1944 — March 25, 1992) (The Muppet Show)
• Andy Russell (September 16, 1919 — April 16, 1992) (Make Mine Music)
• Paul L. Smith (June 24, 1936 — April 25, 2012) (Popeye, Dune, Maverick)
• Digby Wolfe (June 4, 1929 — May 2, 2012) (The Jungle Book, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
• George Lindsey (December 17, 1928 — May 6, 2012) (Robin Hood, The AristoCats, The Rescuers, The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D., Hee Haw)
• Robert Morley (May 26, 1908 — June 3, 1992) (The Great Muppet Caper)
• Bob Sweeney (October 19, 1918 — June 7, 1992) (Toby Tyler, Son of Flubber, Moon Pilot)
• Ann Rutherford (November 2, 1917 — June 11, 2012)
• Ernest Borgnine (January 24, 1917 — July 8, 2012) (Marty, McHale's Navy, From Here to Eternity, SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Ginny Tyler (August 8, 1925 — July 13, 2012) (Davey and Goliath, The Sword in the Stone, Fantastic Four, Space Ghost)
• Larry Roberts (September 28, 1926 — July 17, 1992) (Lady and the Tramp)
• Norman Alden (September 13, 1924 — July 27, 2012) (The Sword in Stone, Back to the Future, Ed Wood, Tora! Tora! Tora!)
• Geoffrey Hughes (February 2, 1944 — July 27, 2012) (Coronation Street, Yellow Submarine, Keeping Up Appearances)
• Phyllis Diller (July 17, 1917 — August 20, 2012) (A Bug's Life, The Pruitts of Southampton)
• Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 — August 23, 2012) (The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock)
• Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 — September 3, 2012) (Kung Fu Panda, Brother Bear, The Green Mile, Armageddon, Daredevil)
• Lance LeGault (May 2, 1935 — September 10, 2012) (Home on the Range, The A-Team, Magnum, P.I.)
• Andy Williams (December 3, 1927 — September 25, 2012)
• Marjorie Lane (February 21, 1912 — October 2, 2012) (Born to Dance, Rosalie)
• Ken Sansom (April 2, 1927 — October 8, 2012) (Winnie the Pooh, Transformers, The Chipmunk Adventure)
• John Clive (January 6, 1933 — October 14, 2012) (A Clockwork Orange, The Italian Job, Yellow Submarine)
• Russell Means (November 10, 1939 — October 22, 2012) (Pocahontas, The Last of the Mohicans)
• Roger Miller (January 2, 1936 — October 25, 1992) (Robin Hood)
• Lucille Bliss (March 31, 1916 — November 8, 2012) (Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, Crusader Rabbit, The Smurfs, Invader Zim)
• Sterling Holloway (January 4, 1905 — November 22, 1992) (Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book, Dumbo, The AristoCats, Alice in Wonderland, Bambi)
• Mel Shaw (December 19, 1914 — November 22, 2012) (Fantasia, Bambi, The Fox and the Hound, The Lion King)
• Joan Gardner (November 16, 1926 — December 10, 1992) (Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town)
• Charles Durning (February 28, 1923 — December 24, 2012) (The Muppet Movie, Evening Shade, Rescue Me, The Sting)

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Wreck-It Ralph
100+ matches: Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz
92 matches: Fix-It Felix, Jr.
72 matches: King Candy
60 matches: Sergeant Calhoun
24 matches: Sour Bill
21 matches: Gene
16 matches: Taffyta Muttonfudge
10 matches: Markowski, Wynnchel, Surge Protector
9 matches: Mary
8 matches: Moppet Girl
7 matches: Duncan
6 matches: General Hologram, Clyde
5 matches: Mr. Litwak, Brad
4 matches: Roy
3 matches: Zombie, Deanna, Tapper, Zangief, Candlehead, Kohut, Satine
2 matches: Rancis, Turtle, M. Bison, Cyborg
1 match: Don, Beard Papa, Jubileena, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ken, Ryu, Yuni

20 matches: Wreck-It Ralph
14 matches: Announcer
6 matches: Vanellope von Schweetz
5 matches: Fix-It Felix, Jr.
4 matches: King Candy
3 matches: Sergeant Calhoun, Clyde, Nicelanders, Announcer Over PA
2 matches: Norwood, Player 1, Player 2
1 match: Mr. Litwak, General Hologram, Wynnchel, Sour Bill, Zangief, Kohut, M. Bison, Sonic the Hedgehog, Male Reporter, Female Announcer On PA, Officer, Soldiers, Officers, Female Announcer
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Brave
???+ matches: Merida, King Fergus
?? matches: Queen Elinor
?? matches: Lord Dingwall
?? matches: Lord MacGuffin, Lord Macintosh
?? matches: The Witch
?? matches: Young Merida
?? matches: Maudie
?? matches: The Crow, Young MacGuffin
?? matches: Young Macintosh
?? matches: Wee Dingwall
?? matches: Gordon, Martin

17 matches: King Fergus
13 matches: Merida
5 matches: Lord MacGuffin
4 matches: Queen Elinor
3 matches: Lord Dingwall, Lord Macintosh
2 matches: Handmaid
1 match: Witch, Maudie, Gordon
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
14 matches: Marty
12 matches: Melman, Skipper
11 matches: Gloria, King Julien
7 matches: Alex
6 matches: Stefano
5 matches: Vitaly
3 matches: Croupier
2 matches: Kowalski, Dubois, French Policeman
1 match: Rico, Private, Freddie, Jonesy, Dog 1, Dog 2, Levant, Comandante, Mayor, Recorded Voice, Italian Policeman
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Voice cast
John C. Reilly – Wreck-It Ralph, a large hillbilly brute who is the villain of the game Fix-It Felix, Jr.
Sarah Silverman – Vanellope von Schweetz, a racer/glitch in Sugar Rush.
Jack McBrayer – Fix-It Felix, Jr., a repairman who is the hero of Fix-It Felix, Jr.
Jane Lynch – Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun, the lead character of Hero's Duty.
Alan Tudyk – King Candy, the ruler of Sugar Rush. He is secretly Turbo, the former star racer of TurboTime. King Candy/Turbo's vocal stylings are based on comedian Ed Wynn, and his physical mannerisms are modeled from Wynn's Mad Hatter character in Alice in Wonderland.
Mindy Kaling – Taffyta Muttonfudge, a racer in Sugar Rush.
Joe Lo Truglio – Markowski, a soldier from Hero's Duty that Ralph meets in Tapper.
Ed O'Neill – Mr. Stan Litwak, owner of Litwak's Family Fun Center & Arcade.
Dennis Haysbert – General Hologram, a holographic general in Hero's Duty.
Adam Carolla – Wynnchel, a Long John who is a member of the Sugar Rush police department.
Horatio Sanz – Duncan, a doughnut who is a member of the Sugar Rush police department.
Rich Moore – Sour Bill, King Candy's sour ball henchman.
The cast also includes the Fix-It Felix, Jr. Nicelanders, Edie McClurg as Mary, Raymond S. Persi as Mayor Gene, Jess Harnell as Don, Rachael Harris as Deanna, and Skylar Astin as Roy; Katie Lowes as Candlehead, Jamie Elman as Rancis Fluggerbutter, Josie Trinidad as Jubileena Bing-Bing, and Cymbre Walk as Crumbelina DiCaramello, racers in Sugar Rush; Phil Johnston as Surge Protector, Game Central Station security; Stefanie Scott as Moppet Girl, a young arcade-game player; John DiMaggio as Beard Papa, the security guard at the Sugar Rush candy-kart factory; Raymond Persi as a Zombie, Brian Kesinger as a Cyborg (based on Kano from Mortal Kombat) and Martin Jarvis as Saitine, a devil-like villain, who attends the Bad-Anon support group; Tucker Gilmore as the Sugar Rush Announcer; Brandon Scott as Kohut, a soldier in Hero's Duty; and Tim Mertens as Dr. Brad Scott, a scientist and Sgt. Calhoun's deceased fiancé in Hero's Duty (voiced by Nick Grimshaw in the UK version but not in the UK home release).
The film features several cameos from real-world video game characters including: Root Beer Tapper (Maurice LaMarche), the bartender from Tapper; Sonic the Hedgehog (Roger Craig Smith); Ryu (Kyle Hebert), Ken Masters (Reuben Langdon), M. Bison (Gerald C. Rivers), and Zangief (Rich Moore) from Street Fighter II; Clyde (Kevin Deters) from Pac-Man; and Yuni Verse (Jamie Sparer Roberts) from Dance Dance Revolution.
A character modeled after dubstep musician Skrillex makes an appearance in Fix-It Felix, Jr. as the DJ at the anniversary party of the game.
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Video game cameos and references
The "Bad-Anon" villain meeting features various well-known video game characters, including Bowser, Clyde, Doctor Eggman, M. Bison, Neff, and Zangief.
In addition to the spoken roles, Wreck-It Ralph contains a number of other video game references, including characters and visual gags. The video game villains at the support meeting, in addition to those mentioned above, include: Bowser from the Mario franchise, Doctor Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog, and Neff from Altered Beast. Additionally, the game cabinet of the Fix It Felix, Jr. arcade game is stylized to strongly resemble the cabinet of the original Nintendo Donkey Kong arcade game, with Ralph and Felix taking similar poses as Donkey Kong and Mario, respectively. The Hero's Duty game is a reference to the hugely successful first-person shooter games Halo and Call of Duty. Characters from Q*bert, including Q*bert, Coily, Slick, Sam, and Ugg, are shown as "homeless" characters and later taken in by Ralph and Felix into their game (Q*bert also speaks to Felix at one point using the signature synthesized gibberish and word-balloon symbols from his game, called Q*bert-ese). Scenes in Game Central Station and Tapper's bar include Chun-Li, Cammy and Blanka from Street Fighter, Pac-Man, Blinky, Pinky, and Inky from Pac-Man, the Paperboy from Paperboy, the two paddles and the ball from Pong, Dig Dug, a Pooka, and a Fygar from Dig Dug, The Qix from Qix, Frogger from Frogger, and Peter Pepper from BurgerTime. Additionally, Lara Croft and Mario are referenced, but not seen.
Additional references are based on sight gags. The residents of Niceland and the bartender from Tapper are animated using a jerky motion that spoofs the limited animation cycles of the sprites of many eight- and sixteen-bit arcade games. King Candy uses the Konami Code on an NES controller to access the programming of Sugar Rush. Throughout Game Central Station is graffiti that includes "Aerith lives" (referencing the character of Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII), "All your base are belong to us" (an Engrish phrase popularized from the game Zero Wing), "Sheng Long Was Here" (referencing an April Fool's joke around a made-up character Sheng Long from Street Fighter), and "Jenkins" (a nod to the popular Leeroy Jenkins meme from World of Warcraft). There is also a reference to the Metal Gear series when Ralph is searching for a medal in Tapper's Lost and found, finding first a Super Mushroom from the Mario franchise, and then Metal Gear's "Exclamation point" (with the corresponding sound effect from the game). Mr. Litwak wears a black and white striped referee's shirt, a nod to the iconic outfit of Twin Galaxies founder Walter Day. One of the songs in the credits is an original work from Buckner and Garcia, previously famous for writing video game-themed songs in the 1980s. The Walt Disney Animation Studios opening logo is animated in an 8-bit pixelated fashion, whereas the Walt Disney Pictures closing production logo appears in a glitched state, a reference to the kill screen from many early arcade games such as Pac-Man.
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Production
The concept of Wreck-It Ralph was first developed at Disney in the late 1980s, under the working title High Score. Since then, it was redeveloped and reconsidered several times: In the late 1990s, it took on the working title Joe Jump, then in the mid-2000s as Reboot Ralph.
John Lasseter, the head of Walt Disney Animation Studios and executive producer of the film, describes Wreck-It Ralph as "an 8-bit video-game bad guy who travels the length of the arcade to prove that he's a good guy." In a manner similar to Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the Toy Story films, Wreck-It Ralph featured cameo appearances by a number of licensed video-game characters. For example, one scene from the film shows Ralph attending a support group for the arcade's various villain characters, including Clyde from Pac-Man, Doctor Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog, and Bowser from Super Mario Bros. Rich Moore, the film's director, had determined that for a film about a video-game world to feel authentic, "it had to have real characters from real games in it." Moore aimed to add licensed characters in a similar manner as cultural references in Looney Tunes shorts, but considered "having the right balance so a portion of the audience didn't feel they were being neglected or talked down to." However, Moore avoided creating the movie around existing characters, feeling that "there's so much mythology and baggage attached to pre-existing titles that I feel someone would be disappointed," and considered this to be a reason why movies based on video game franchises typically fail. Instead, for Ralph, the development of new characters representative of the 8-bit video game was "almost like virgin snow," giving them the freedom to take these characters in new directions.
Before production, the existing characters were added to the story either in places they would make sense to appear, or as cameos from a list of characters suggested by the film's creative team, without consideration if they would legally be able to use the characters. The company then sought out the copyright holders' permissions to use the characters, as well as working with these companies to assure their characters were being represented authentically. In the case of Nintendo, the writers had early on envisioned the Bad-anon meeting with Bowser as a major character within the scene; according to Moore, Nintendo was very positive towards this use, stating in Moore's own words, "If there is a group that is dedicated to helping the bad guy characters in video games then Bowser must be in that group!" Nintendo had asked that the producers try to devise a scene that would be similarly appropriate for Mario for his inclusion in the film. Despite knowing they would be able to use the character, the producers could not find an appropriate scene that would let Mario be a significant character without taking away the spotlight from the main story, and opted to not include the character. Moore debunked a rumor that Mario and his brother character Luigi were not included due to Nintendo requesting too high a licensing fee, stating that the rumor grew out of a joke John C. Reilly made at Comic-Con. Dr. Wily from Mega Man was going to appear, but was cut from the final version of the film. Overall, there are about 188 individual character models in the movie as a result of these cameo inclusions.
An earlier draft of the screenplay had Ralph and Vanellope spending time going around the game world to collect the pieces for her kart for Sugar Rush, and at times included Felix traveling with the pair. During these scenes, Ralph would have lied to Felix regarding his budding relationship with Calhoun, leading eventually to Ralph becoming depressed and abandoning his quest to get his medal back. At this point, a fourth game world, Extreme Easy Living 2, would have been introduced and was considered a "hedonistic place" between the social nature of The Sims and the open-world objective-less aspects of Grand Theft Auto, according to Moore. Ralph would go there to, wallowing in his depression, and would find happiness by gaining "Like It" buttons for doing acceptable actions in the party-like nature of the place. Moore stated that while it was difficult to consider dropping this new game world, they found that its introduction in the second half of the film would be too difficult a concept for the viewer to grasp. They further had trouble working out how a social game would be part of an arcade, and though they considered having the game be running on Litwak's laptop, they ultimately realized that justifying the concept would be too convoluted. Line art sketches and voice over readings of the scene were included on the home media release of the film.
The film introduced Disney's new bidirectional reflectance distribution functions, with more realistic reflections on surfaces, and new virtual cinematography Camera Capture system, which makes it possible to go through scenes in real-time. To research the Sugar Rush segment of the film, the visual development group traveled to trade fair ISM Cologne, a See's Candy factory, and other manufacturing facilities. The group also brought in food photographers, to demonstrate techniques to make food appear appealing. Special effects, including from "smoke or dust," looks distinct in each of the segments.
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Release
Disney promoted the film at the 2012 E3 convention using a mock arcade cabinet.
The film was originally scheduled for a release on March 22, 2013, but it was later changed to November 2, 2012 due to it being ahead of schedule. The theatrical release was accompanied by Disney's animated short film, Paperman.
Marketing
The first trailer for Wreck-It Ralph was released on June 6, 2012, debuting with Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Rock of Ages. This also coincided with the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, for which Disney constructed a mock aged arcade cabinet for the fictional Fix-It Felix, Jr. game on display on the show floor. Disney also released a browser-based Flash-based version of the Fix-It Felix, Jr. game as well as iOS, Android and Windows Phone versions, with online Unity-based versions of Sugar Rush and Hero's Duty. A second trailer for the film was released on September 12, 2012, coinciding with Finding Nemo 3D and Frankenweenie.
To promote the home media release of Wreck-It Ralph, director Rich Moore produced a short film titled Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives. Set within the movie's universe, the mockumentary film was designed as a parody of The King of Kong.
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Home media
Wreck-It Ralph was released on Blu-ray Disc (2D and 3D) and DVD in North America on March 5, 2013 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film was made available for digital download in selected regions on February 12, 2013. Wreck-It Ralph debuted at #1 in Blu-ray and DVD sales in the United States.
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Reception
Box office
Wreck-It Ralph grossed $189.4 million in North America and $281.8 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $471.2 million. It was the 14th-highest-grossing film of 2012, and the fourth-highest-grossing 2012 animated film.
In North America, the film debuted with $13.5 million, an above-average opening-day gross for an animated film released in November. During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $49 million, making it the largest opening for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time.
Outside North America, Wreck-It Ralph earned $12 million on its opening weekend from six markets. Among all markets, its three largest openings were recorded in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($7.15 million), Brazil ($5.32 million with weekday previews), and Russia and the CIS ($5.27 million). In total grosses, the three largest markets were the UK, Ireland and Malta ($36.2 million), Japan ($29.6 million), and Australia ($24.0 million).
Critical response
Wreck-It Ralph received generally positive reviews from critics. The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 86% "Certified Fresh" of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 171 reviews with an average score of 7.5/10. The site's consensus reads: "Equally entertaining for both kids and parents old enough to catch the references, Wreck-It Ralph is a clever, colorful adventure built on familiar themes and joyful nostalgia." At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 72 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The film earned an "A" from audiences polled by CinemaScore.
Rating
The film was rated PG: "Parental Guidance Suggested." (for some rude humor and mild action/violence) by the Motion Picture Association of America.
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
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Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Henry Jackman. The soundtrack also features original songs by Owl City, AKB48, Skrillex, and Buckner & Garcia. Early in the development process, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote an original song for the film; it was later cut out.
When Can I See You Again? – Owl City
Dig Down Deeper – Zendaya
Wreck-It, Wreck-It Ralph – Buckner & Garcia
Celebration – Kool & the Gang
Sugar Rush – AKB48
Bug Hunt (Noisia Remix) – Skrillex (featuring John C. Reilly)
Shut Up and Drive – Rihanna
Wreck-It Ralph
Life in the Arcade
Jumping Ship
Rocket Fiasco
Vanellope von Schweetz
Royal Raceway
Cupcake Breakout
Candy Vandals
Turbo Flashback
Laffy Taffies
One Minute to Win It
Vanellope's Hideout
Messing with the Program
King Candy
Broken-Karted
Out of the Penthouse, Off to the Race
Sugar Rush Showdown
You're My Hero
Arcade Finale
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Video games
In addition to the Flash version of the Fix-It Felix, Jr. game, Disney released a tie-in side-scrolling platform game called Wreck-It Ralph for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo DS, to mostly negative reviews. The arcade style side-scrolling game was produced in collaboration between Disney Interactive and Activision and serves as a "story extension" to the film. Taking place following the events of the film, players may play as Wreck-It Ralph or Fix-It Felix, causing or repairing damage, respectively, following another Cy-Bug incident. Game levels are based on the locations in the film like the Fix-It Felix, Jr., Hero's Duty, and Sugar Rush games as well as Game Central Station. It was released in conjunction with the film's release, in November 2012.
In October 2012, Disney released fully playable browser-based versions of the Hero's Duty and Sugar Rush games on the new official film site. A mobile game titled Wreck-it Ralph was released in November 2012 for iOS and Android systems, with a Windows Phone 8 version following almost a year later. Initially, the game consisted of three mini-games, Fix-it Felix Jr., Hero's Duty and Sweet Climber, which were later joined by Turbo Time and Hero's Duty: Flight Command. The game was retired on August 29, 2014.
Ralph also appears in Sega's Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed as a playable guest character. Ralph and Vanellope appear as playable characters in Disney Infinity as well (voiced by Brian T. Delaney and Silverman, respectively); the Disney Store released their individual figures on January 7, 2014. A combo "toy box pack" of the two figures with Sugar Rush customization discs was released April 1, 2014 from the Disney Store.
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Sequel
In an interview on October 25, 2012, director Rich Moore said that he and Disney have ideas about a sequel that would bring the characters up to date and explore online gaming and console gaming. Moore stated that many of the crew and voice cast are open to the sequel, believing that they have "barely scratched the surface" of the video game world they envisioned. He also stated that he plans to include Mario and Tron in the sequel. In a 2014 interview, the film's composer Henry Jackman said that a story for the sequel is being written. In July 2015, John C. Reilly said he had signed on to reprise his role of Ralph in a projected sequel.
On March 24, 2016, Rich Moore stated that a sequel is still being planned. Moore also hopes to specifically include an appearance from Mario, citing a "good relationship with Nintendo". On June 30, 2016, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that a sequel would be released on March 9, 2018, with Reilly, Moore and writer Phil Johnston attached, and that it would focus on "Ralph leaving the arcade and wrecking the Internet". Official concept art was also released.