Get Squirrely
{{short description|2015 film by Ross Venokur}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Get Squirrely!
|image = Get Squirrely poster.jpg
|caption = Theatrical Release poster
|director = Ross Venokur
|producer = Dan Krech
|writer = Lenore Venokur
|starring = Jason Jones
Will Forte
John Leguizamo
Samantha Bee
Victoria Justice
John Cleese
Jim Cummings
|music = Marcelo Quinonez
|cinematography = Kyran Kelly
|studio = Vanguard Animation
|distributor = Viva Pictures
|released = {{Film date|2016|11|04}}
|country = United States
|language = English
|gross = $1.2 million{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=UK&id=_fGETSQUIRRELYANI01|title=Get Squirrely|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 29, 2018}}
}}
Get Squirrely (also distributed as A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crack Down) is a 2016 American animated heist comedy film produced by John H. Williams (through Vanguard Animation{{cite web |work=Cartoon Brew |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/get-squirrely-trailer-gives-animation-fans-want-shit-jokes-123900.html |title='Get Squirrely' Trailer Gives Animation Fans What They Want |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |last=Amidi |date=30 November 2015 |quote=John H. Williams, the producer of four Shrek movies, shows how it's done with the trailer for his new film Get Squirrely: Produced through Williams' Vanguard Films and directed by Ross Venokur}}) and Dan Krech{{cite web |work=Screen International |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/buyers-get-squirrely-for-john-h-williams-animation/5100058.article |title=Buyers 'Get Squirrely' for John H. Williams animation |first=Andreas |last=Wiseman |date=10 February 2016 |quote=The Canadian feature was produced by John H. Williams (Shrek) of Vanguard Films and Dan Krech of Awesometown Entertainment. Ross Venokur directs.}} and directed by Ross Venokur. Released on November 4, 2016, the film was Vanguard Animation's first theatrically released feature film since 2010's Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back to avoid competition with 2014's The Nut Job. However, the film received mixed reviews.
Plot
Frankie (Jason Jones), a smooth-talking squirrel, finds out that acorns are being stolen by the evil A.C.O.R.N.S. Corporation. Now he must assemble a rag-tag team of forest animals with only three days to pull off their biggest heist yet.
Voice cast
- Jason Jones as Frankie
- Will Forte as Cody
- John Leguizamo as Fly Boy/Liam
- Samantha Bee as Raitch
- Victoria Justice as Lola
- John Cleese as Mr. Bellwood
- Jim Cummings as Bear/Edsy
- Denise Oliver as Floor Guard
Development
The film was first announced in 2011 under the original title The Nut House.{{Cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/people/arc-vanguard-team-nut-house-toon|title=Arc, Vanguard Team on Nut House Toon {{!}} Animation World Network|last=DeMott|first=Rick|date=October 26, 2011|website=awn.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325065642/https://www.awn.com/news/arc-vanguard-team-nut-house-toon|archive-date=March 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2011/05/vanguard-makes-three-picture-deal-with-authorscribe-ross-venokur-130141/|publisher=Deadline|accessdate=February 7, 2022|title=Vanguard Makes Three-Picture Deal With Author/Scribe Ross Venokur|date=May 10, 2011|author=Mike Fleming}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2097333}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|acorns_operation_crackdown}}
{{Vanguard Animation}}
Category:2016 computer-animated films
Category:2010s American animated films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:Animated films about squirrels
Category:Animated films about talking animals
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