Monster High: Boo York, Boo York

{{short description|2015 animated musical film}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox film

| name =

| image = Monster High Boo York, Boo York (Poster).jpg

| alt =

| caption = DVD cover

| director = William Lau

| writer = Keith Wagner

| producer = {{ubl|Kyrsti R. Schwartz|Margaret M. Dean|Tina Chow}}

| based_on = The Monster High fashion doll line by Mattel

| starring = {{ubl|Karen Strassman|Celeste Henderson|Wendee Lee|T.J Smith|America Young|Rachel Staman|Laura Bailey|Lauren Weisman|Erin Fitzgerald|Kate Higgins|Audu Paden|Sue Swan|Cindy Robinson}}

| music = Steven Argila

| editing = M.J. Offen

| studio = {{ubl|Mattel Playground Productions|Nerd Corps Entertainment}} (credited as DHX Studios Vancouver)

| distributor = Universal Pictures Home Entertainment{{cite web|title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York|url=https://uphe.com/movies/monster-high-boo-york-boo-york|website=Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|access-date=1 November 2015}}

| released = {{Film date|2015|09|29}}

| runtime = 72 minutes

| country = {{plainlist|

  • United States
  • Canada}}

|language = English

}}

Monster High: Boo York, Boo York, also titled Boo York Boo York: A Monsterrific Musical!, is a 2015 CGI-animated musical adventure fantasy children's film released on home video on September 29{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/617637-september-29-blu-ray-dvd-digital-hd|title=September 29: Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD|first=Silas|last=Lesnick|date=September 28, 2015|work=Comingsoon.net|access-date=June 20, 2018}} and broadcast on Nickelodeon as a television special on October 25.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/nickelodeon-special/listings/|title=Nickelodeon Specials Listings|website=The Futon Critic|access-date=June 20, 2018}}

Directed by William Lau and written by Keith Wagner, who also provided its story and screenplay, the film is the 9th in the list of CGI-animated films and the 12 animated film overall based on the Monster High doll franchise by Mattel. The soundtrack charted on Billboard's US Kid Albums and US Soundtracks.

Plot

Cleo de Nile's father Ramses invites his daughters to attend a fancy gala in Boo York featuring the showing of the Comet Crystal and heralding the arrival of a comet from outer space. Cleo invites her boyfriend Deuce and classmates Frankie, Clawdeen, Draculaura, Operetta, and Catty Noir, the last of whom has been struggling to come up with a new original song. They meet aspiring performer Luna Mothews, robotic DJ Elle Eedee, and ballerina Mouscedes King. They also bump into Toralei, who was invited by Cleo's sister Nefera. Ramses and Nefera conspire to take over Boo York by trying to set up Cleo with the gala patron Amuncommon Ptolemy's son Seth, where, if Cleo and Seth make a promise under the comet's power, the promise cannot be unbroken. Meanwhile, back at Monster High, Ghoulia discovers the comet seems to be on a collision course to Earth, and tries to stop it before it blows up the entire world.

Voice cast

Cast listing from closing credits:{{cite web

| url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Monster-High-Boo-York-Boo-York/side-by-side/

| title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York

| work=Behind The Voice Actors

| access-date=June 20, 2018

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014231315/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Monster-High-Boo-York-Boo-York/side-by-side/

| archive-date=October 14, 2015

| at=Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}

Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Monster High: Boo York, Boo York

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Monster High

| cover =

| alt =

| released = September 25, 2015

| recorded = United States

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Children's music, soundtrack

| length = 28:06

| label = Universal

| producer = Mattel

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

=Track listing=

{{Track listing

| total_length = 28:06

| title1 = Love Is Like a Storm Tonight

| note1 = featuring Catty Noir

| length1 = 3:15

| title2 = Search Inside

| note2 = featuring Catty Noir

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Fright Lights, Big City

| length3 = 2:03

| title4 = Empire

| note4 = featuring Nefera de Nile & Ramses de Nile

| length4 = 2:56

| title5 = It Can't Be Over

| note5 = featuring Cleo de Nile & Deuce Gorgon

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = Boo York, Boo York

| note6 = featuring Pharaoh & Catty Noir

| length6 = 2:42

| title7 = Steal the Show

| note7 = featuring Toralei Stripe, Luna Mothews & Catty Noir

| length7 = 3:41

| title8 = Shooting Stars

| note8 = featuring Astranova, Pharaoh & Catty Noir

| length8 = 3:22

| title9 = We Are Monster High

| length9 = 2:20

| title10 = Monster High Fright Song

| length10 = 2:49

}}

=Charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (2015)

! Peak
position

US Kid Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York – Kid Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Monster%20High%3A%20Boo%20York%20Boo%20York%3A%20A%20Monster%20Musical%21%22&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A329&refine=1 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=March 21, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170512093354/http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Monster%20High%3A%20Boo%20York%20Boo%20York%3A%20A%20Monster%20Musical%21%22&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A329&refine=1 | archive-date=2017-05-12 | url-status = dead }}

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US Soundtracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York – Soundtracks|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Monster%20High%3A%20Boo%20York%20Boo%20York%3A%20A%20Monster%20Musical%21%22&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A337&refine=1 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=March 21, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170512081454/http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Monster%20High%3A%20Boo%20York%20Boo%20York%3A%20A%20Monster%20Musical%21%22&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A337&refine=1 | archive-date=2017-05-12 | url-status = dead}}

| align="center"|12

Merchandise

Several doll lines were developed from Boo York, Boo York: City Ghouls, City Schemes, Gala Ghoulfriends, Frightseers, Comet-Crossed Couple, and Out-of-Tombers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/boo-york-dolls/s?page=1&rh=i:aps,k:boo%20york%20dolls|title=Amazon.com: boo york dolls|website=www.amazon.com|access-date=June 20, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://thedollprincess.com/monster-high-boo-york-dolls/|title=Monster High Boo York Dolls|date=March 26, 2016|work=The Doll Princess|access-date=June 20, 2018|language=en-US}}

Author Perdita Finn released a junior novel for the book ({{ISBN|9780316301190}}) which was published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/monster-high-perdita-finn/1122567502|title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York: The Junior Novel|first=Perdita|last=Finn|website=Barnes & Noble|access-date=June 22, 2018}} a Passport to Reading book titled Catty Finds Her Voice{{cite book|title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York: Catty Noir Finds Her Voice|date=September 1, 2015|publisher=LB Kids|isbn=978-0316301169}} and a kids book called Welcome to Boo York.{{cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/monster-high-perdita-finn/1122151754|title=Monster High: Boo York, Boo York: Welcome to Boo York|first=Perdita|last=Finn|website=Barnes & Noble|access-date=June 22, 2018}}

References

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