Kung-Fu Magoo
{{short description|2010 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kung-Fu Magoo
| image = KungFuMagooposter.jpg
| alt =
| caption = U.S. DVD cover
| director = Andrés Couturier
| producer = Kevin Gamble
José C. García de Letona
John Baker
| screenplay = Emmy Laybourne
Sam Laybourne
| story = Emmy Laybourne
Sam Laybourne
Rob Sosin
Bob Mittenthal
| based_on = {{based on|Mr. Magoo|Millard Kaufman & John Hubley}}
| starring = Jim Conroy
Dylan Sprouse
Alyson Stoner
Lloyd Floyd
Chris Parnell
Maile Flanagan
Rodger Bumpass
Cole Sprouse
Jim Ward
Kenny Mayne
Tom Kenny
| music = Daniel Ingram
Steffan Andrews
| cinematography =
| editing = Antonio Gallardo
David Váquez
| studio = Classic Media
Ánima Estudios
Santo Domingo Films
Motion Toons
IMCINE{{Cite web |url=http://www.imcine.gob.mx/sites/536bfc0fa137610966000002/content_entry537f86cf93e05abc5500009f/537f881093e05abc550005d2/files/CinemaMexico_2011.pdf# |title= Catálogo Cinema México Producciones 2009-2011 |access-date=2014-08-20 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062501/http://www.imcine.gob.mx/sites/536bfc0fa137610966000002/content_entry537f86cf93e05abc5500009f/537f881093e05abc550005d2/files/CinemaMexico_2011.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |website=Imcine |url-status=dead |language=es-MX }}
| distributor = Vivendi Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2010|5|11}}
| runtime = 79 minutes
| country = United States
Mexico
Canada
Ireland
| language = English
| budget = $2.6 million
| gross =
}}
Kung-Fu Magoo is a 2010 animated action comedy film based on the Mr. Magoo character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley.{{cite news|last=O'Boyle|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/news/anima-classic-to-do-magoo-1117980804/ |title=Anima, Classic to do 'Magoo'|date=12 February 2008|access-date=21 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232807/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980804.html|archive-date=July 5, 2008|publisher=Variety}} This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films.{{cite news |last=López Aguirre |first=Sergio |date=10 October 2008 |title=Mr Magoo listo para el Kung Fu |trans-title=Mr. Magoo ready for Kung Fu |url=http://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/mr-magoo-listo-para-el-kung-fu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235618/http://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/mr-magoo-listo-para-el-kung-fu.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=10 March 2014 |newspaper=Cine Premiere |language=es-MX}} It was also produced by Motion Toons, a new, short-lived animation studio created in conjunction with Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan.
The first animated feature featuring Mr. Magoo in more than three decades, and the first U.S.-Mexico co-production for Ánima Estudios,{{cite news |date=28 December 2009 |title=Mexicanos dibujarán a Gaturro |url=https://www.informador.mx/Entretenimiento/Mexicanos-dibujaran-a-Gaturro-20091228-0218.html |access-date=21 January 2010 |work=El Informador |publisher= |language=es-MX |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183503/https://www.informador.mx/Entretenimiento/Mexicanos-dibujaran-a-Gaturro-20091228-0218.html |url-status=live }} it is written by Emmy Laybourne, Sam Laybourne, Rob Sosin, and Bob Mittenthal and directed by Andrés Couturier.{{cite news |date=April 11, 2009 |title=Mr. Magoo toma forma |url=http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/93946/6/mr-magoo-toma-forma.htm |access-date=11 May 2014 |newspaper=El Informador |location=Guadalajara, Jalisco |language=es-MX |publication-place= |archive-date=13 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012407/http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/93946/6/mr-magoo-toma-forma.htm |url-status=live }}
The film was first released direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 11, 2010, before making its television premiere the following year on Disney XD on February 7, 2011.{{cite web |last=Beck |first=Jerry |author-link=Jerry Beck |date=28 January 2010 |title=Kung Fu Magoo emerges on DVD |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/kung-fu-magoo-emerges-on-dvd-20236.html |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Cartoon Brew |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235645/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/kung-fu-magoo-emerges-on-dvd-20236.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news|last=DeMott|first=Rick|title=Disney XD Picks Up 'Kung Fu Magoo' Feature|url=http://www.awn.com/news/disney-xd-picks-kung-fu-magoo-feature|access-date=10 March 2014|newspaper=Animation World Network|date=12 October 2010|archive-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311014952/http://www.awn.com/news/disney-xd-picks-kung-fu-magoo-feature|url-status=live}}
Plot
{{More plot|date=November 2014}}
The world's most notorious bad guys are invited to the island fortress of super-villain Tan-Gu (Lloyd Floyd) to compete in an Olympic-style tournament of evil, called the Evilympics. Mr. Quincy Magoo (Jim Conroy) and his 12-year-old nephew Justin (Dylan Sprouse) fight giant robot spiders, ninjas on jet skis, and Tan-Gu's "Beasteen" mutants, as representatives of the anti-evil task force.
Voice cast
- Jim Conroy as Mr. Quincy Magoo, the title character
- Dylan Sprouse as Justin Magoo, Quincy's nephew
- Lloyd Floyd as Tan Gu, the founder of the Evilympics
- Chris Parnell as Cole Fusion, a famous actor/secret agent/good guy who competes at the Evilympics, before deciding that he likes being evil.
- Alyson Stoner as Lorelei Tan Gu, Justin's love interest and daughter of Tan Gu
- Cole Sprouse as Brad Landry, a school bully who picks on Justin
- Rodger Bumpass as General Smith, an army general who plans to launch an attack on the island
- Jim Ward as General Bonkopp, an army general who is against General Smith's launch plan
- Jeff Bennett as Sid, Justin's best friend
- Kenny Mayne as himself
- Tom Kenny as Dr. Malicio
- Maile Flanagan as Orangu-Tammy
- Candi Milo as Gor-Illiana
- Ryan Bollman as Corporal Hayes
- April Stewart as Was-Elizabeth
- Jennifer Hale as Agent L / Leslie Destructo
Additional characters were provided by Wally Wingert, Bob Joles, Fred Travalena, Michael Stanton, Susan Boyajian, and Hope Levy.
Production
=Animation=
The film's animation was produced by Ánima Estudios in Mexico,{{cite web |title=Producciones cinematográficas Mexico: Kung Fu Magoo |url=http://www.sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=produccion_cine&table_id=3790 |access-date=3 May 2014 |work=Sistema de Información Cultural |publisher=Secretaria de Cultura (Mexico) |language=es-MX |archive-date=4 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504015339/http://www.sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=produccion_cine&table_id=3790 |url-status=live }} while the additional animation was provided by Studio B Productions (now WildBrain) in Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljbio|title=Paul Johnson - LinkedIn (Kung Fu Magoo section)|website=Linkedin.com|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=20 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120205301/https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljbio|url-status=live}} and Boulder Media in Ireland.{{cite news |year=2008 |title=2008 News Archive ('Boulder' section) |url=http://www.animationireland.com/events-archive-2008.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329213202/http://www.animationireland.com/events-archive-2008.htm |archive-date=29 March 2010 |access-date=15 July 2014 |work=Animation Ireland |publisher=Animation Ireland |url-status=live }}
Release
The project had an early screening at MIPCOM at Cannes, France, in 2008.{{cite news |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=9 October 2008 |title=Kung Fu Magoo Debuts at MIPCOM |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9041 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012215433/https://www.animationmagazine.net/article/9041 |archive-date=12 October 2008 |access-date=21 January 2010 |publisher=Animation Magazine |url-status=live }} On May 11, 2010, the English-language version of the film was released on DVD in the United States through Vivendi Entertainment. The film was also originally set for a theatrical release in Mexico in 2009, distributed by Videocine,{{cite news |last=Huerta |first=César |date=29 October 2010 |title=Disney compra filme mexicano animado |url=https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/101075.html |access-date=25 March 2014 |newspaper=El Universal |language=es-MX |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133419/http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/101075.html |url-status=live }} but there was no further information regarding this, to date. It instead had its Mexican premiere on Cartoon Network in 2011.{{cite news |last=Cortés |first=Joel |date=24 April 2014 |title=Animación Mexicana 12: Kung Fu Magoo |url=https://chulavista.mx/cultura/arte/animacion-mexicana-12-kung-fu-magoo-51344/ |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504033158/http://chulavista.mx/animacion-mexicana-12-kung-fu-magoo-51344 |archive-date=2014-05-04 |access-date=3 May 2021 |newspaper=Chulavista |language=es-MX}} The film was dedicated to Alfredo Harp Calderoni, the film's executive producer and son of Mexican businessman, Alfredo Harp Helú, who died after production in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2009/08/03/falta-de-harp-destapa-fallas-de-empresas|title=Falta de Harp destapa fallas en empresas|website=Cnnexpansion.com|date=4 August 2009|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232641/http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2009/08/03/falta-de-harp-destapa-fallas-de-empresas|url-status=usurped}}{{cite news|title=Falta de Harp destapa fallas en empresas|url=http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2009/08/03/falta-de-harp-destapa-fallas-de-empresas|access-date=20 August 2014|work=CNN Expansion|publisher=CNN Mexico|date=4 August 2009|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232641/http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2009/08/03/falta-de-harp-destapa-fallas-de-empresas|url-status=usurped}}
=U.S. broadcasting=
On 12 October 2010, the film was acquired by Disney XD for channel transmission and premiered in the United States on 7 February 2011. Produced in Mexico, this marked the first time Disney XD acquired a Latin American animated production for channel transmission.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/animaestudios/photos/a.229965453684509.75210.209025339111854/894424593905255/?type=1&relevant_count=1|title=Ánima Estudios|website=Facebook.com|access-date=28 December 2017}}
Reception
The film was panned by critics.{{cite web|url=http://filmfather.blogspot.com/2013/05/kung-fu-magoo-2010.html|title=FilmFather: Kung Fu Magoo (2010)|date=23 May 2013|website=Filmfather.blogspot.com|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112515/http://filmfather.blogspot.com/2013/05/kung-fu-magoo-2010.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/kung-fu-magoo|title=Kung-Fu Magoo - Movie Review|website=Commonsensemedia.org|date=9 July 2010|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112856/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/kung-fu-magoo|url-status=live}} S. Jhoanna Robledo of Common Sense Media gave this film 2 out of 5 stars, saying that "the plot, as it were, is nearly nonsensical, but that has always been Mr. Magoo's charm. Though he wreaks havoc with his obliviousness -- he often walks into a dangerous situation simply because he literally walks into one -- he successfully extricates himself and saves the world in the process. On the face of it, it's a nostalgic trip to cartoon history -- Magoo {{sic|fir|st|nolink=y}} debuted in the late '40s, and the special effects are certainly pre-CGI -- and it's a welcome relief from the relentlessness and inanity of current fare. But if one must be a stickler, it's also kind of mean, what with all the jokes at an elderly person's expense."
=Ratings=
When it aired on Disney XD on 2 April 2011, it was viewed by 1.6 million viewers among Kids 6-11 (0.5 million/2 rating).{{cite web|url=http://www.toonzone.net/forums/disney-pixar-forum/278065-disney-channel-disney-xd-ratings-thread.html|title=Disney Channel & Disney XD Ratings Thread|website=Toonzone.net|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214351/http://www.toonzone.net/forums/disney-pixar-forum/278065-disney-channel-disney-xd-ratings-thread.html|url-status=live}} In a recent airing, the film was viewed by 254,000 viewers among ages 2 and over, with a 0.2 household rating.{{cite web|url=http://sonofthebronx.blogspot.com/2014/02/disney-channel-disney-junior-and-disney.html|title=Son of the Bronx: Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD ratings (January 27-February 2, 2014)|website=Sonofthebronx.blogspot.com|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222080005/http://sonofthebronx.blogspot.com/2014/02/disney-channel-disney-junior-and-disney.html|url-status=live}}
Broadcast history
As of 2018, Kung-Fu Magoo has been broadcast on the following networks:
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100422/http://78.136.27.54:8080/programming/article_1142.asp Kung-Fu Magoo] on Classic Media
- {{IMDb title|1186365}}
{{Mr. Magoo}}
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