fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

Gaturro: The Movie (or simply Gaturro) is a 3D Argentine-Mexican-Indian CGI animated comedy film based on the popular Argentine comic book of the same name created by Cristian Dzwonik. The film is produced by Illusion Studios, Toonz Animation, and co-produced by Mexico's Ánima Estudios.[5] This film is the first Indian-Latin American animated co-production.[6]

Gaturro: The Movie
Official logo
Directed by	Gustavo Cova
Screenplay by	Cristian Dzwonik Esteban Garrido Adriana Lorenzón Mariano Podesta Belén Wedeltoft Valeria Gómez
Based on	Gaturro created by Cristian Dzwonik
Produced by	Fernando de Fuentes Jose C. Garcia de Letona Ruiz de Velasco Gonzalo P. Jayakumar José Luis Massa Yadira Pascault Orozco[1]
Starring	Mariano Chiesa Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik Agustina Crulink Pablo Gandolfo Leto Dugakin Gustado Dardés Ándres Sala Rigler Mimicha René Sagastume Gustavo Bonfigli Lucila Gómez Mara Campanelli
Edited by	Andrés Fernández
Production companies	Illusion Studios Toonz Entertainment Ánima Estudios
Distributed by	Distribution Company S.A.
Release date	September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Argentina India Mexico
Languages	Spanish English
Budget	$3.5 million[2]
Box office	AR$8.3 million (US$2.9 million)[3][4]

It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010 in Argentina, where it was a major commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million pesos (est. $0.4 million).[3]

The film was later released in Mexico on April 27, 2012 and was a huge box-office disappointment.[7]

The film was released direct-to-video in the United States, distributed by Viva Pictures, on 16 February 2016.[8]

Synopsis

This Section contains content that is written like Is written as an advertisement. (February 2021)

Gaturro is always getting into trouble and his master doesn't know what to do with him. Gaturro's heart belongs to Agatha, the most unpleasant cat of the town. His several attempts to conquer her love disappear when she stumbles across Michou, a young handsome cat from an aristocratic background. Gaturro accidentally becomes famous but finds that fame and success bring other problems with them. With the help of a little mouse named Rat Pitt, they come up with a plan to prevent Agatha from marrying Michou the aristocrat and coolest cat in the town.

Voice cast

Spanish cast

• Mariano Chiesa as Gaturro
• Agustina Cirulnik as Agatha
• Pablo Gandolfo as Rat Pit
• Leto Dugatkin as Max
• Valeria Gómez as Katy Kit
• Gustavo Dardés as Federico Michou
• Ándres Sala Rigler as Mimicha
• René Sagastume as Alplato
• Gustavo Bonfigli as Daniel
• Lucila Gómez as Luz
• Mara Campanelli as Agustín

English cast

• Todd Doldersum as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
• Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
• Marty Stelnick as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
• Victoria Shepherd as Katy Kit / Mimicha / Stylist

The English-language version was found in the special features in the Argentine and Mexican DVD releases.

Cultural references

This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.[7]

Animation

The character designs and post-production services were done by Toonz India Ltd based in Trivandrum, India, while the majority of the animation was done by Illusion Studios in Argentina.[9] The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by Ánima Estudios in Mexico.[10] An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.[11] He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.

Release

This film was released in 2D and 3D in Argentina on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in Mexico on April 27, 2012.[7]

Box office

It became a box office success in Argentina, opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos ($460,098 USD). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Argentinian cinema history [6] The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 pesos ($2,097,910 USD).[12]

In Mexico, however, this film was a was an enormous box-office disaster, and the worst financial loss for the economy. It earned $1,725,000 on its first day, for a weekend total of $6,825,000.[13][14] This is the 22nd-worst opening of all time.[15] Adjusted for inflation, considering the total net loss of money (not the profit-to-loss ratio), it was still the fourth-largest box office recession in history.[16][17] In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box-office writedowns of all time.

On 16 April 2015, Animation World Network has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a United States release.[8] Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, “The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like Speed Racer and Gaturro along with visually stimulating animation."[8]

References

External links

• Gaturro (2010) at IMDb

---