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Re-Animated is a television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006. It was the first original production on the genre for the network.[1] It was released on DVD on September 11, 2007,[2] and serves as a pilot for the follow-up series Out of Jimmy's Head, which premiered on September 14, 2007. It was universally panned by both critics and audiences upon release.

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Re-Animated
Created by	Adam Pava Tim McKeon
Written by	Adam Pava Tim McKeon
Directed by	Bruce Hurwit
Starring	Dominic Janes Matt Knudsen Bil Dwyer Eunice Cho Micah Karns Rachel Quaintance Rhea Lando Fred Willard
Voices of	Paul Reubens Ellen Greene Tom Kenny Brian Posehn
Theme music composer	Johnny Colt
Opening theme	"Re-Animated", performed by Johnny Colt
Ending theme	"Re-Animated" (Extended)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Michael Ouweleen Bruce Hurwit Adam Pava Tim McKeon Ashley Postlewaite (for Renegade Animation)
Producers	Evan W. Adler Ramsey Ann Naito (co-producer) Greg Hemstreet (line producer)
Cinematography	Collin W. Davis
Editors	Michael Kelly, ACE
Running time	78 minutes
Production companies	Renegade Animation Turner Studios (credited as "Appleday Pictures")
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
Chronology
Followed by	Out of Jimmy's Head

The film's animation was produced by Renegade Animation, which previously produced Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi for Cartoon Network.

Plot

Middle school student Jimmy Roberts is often taken advantage of by his peers. During his class trip to Gollyworld, an amusement park themed around animated cartoon characters created by the deceased animator Milt Appleday, Jimmy misses out on many of the attractions. The popular students then, on the suggestion of Jimmy's best friend Craig, tell Jimmy to search for Appleday's frozen brain in the ride "Tux's Arctic Adventure". Jimmy unwillingly goes there bumps into Milt's middle-aged, clumsy son Sonny, who is attempting to retrieve the brain. Jimmy quickly flees and accidentally runs onto the path of another oncoming attraction: "Crocco's Train". He is sent to an on-premises hospital, where Milt's brain is transplanted into his head. He survives the operation with his personality intact, but he can now see all of Appleday's characters in real life, while no one else can.

With the help of his crush, Craig's sister Robin, Jimmy learns that Sonny unwittingly ruined the characters' popularity through his own ideas. When Jimmy is hired as the new president of Appleday Pictures, replacing Sonny, mascot character Golly Gopher believes Jimmy can quickly make him a star again. With Milt's creativity and imagination, Jimmy becomes immensely popular but no longer has time for school or his friends.

Meanwhile, Sonny deceives Jimmy's father into letting him rent out a room in Jimmy's house. Sonny has dinner with the Roberts family while scheming to remove Milt's brain from Jimmy's head. He devises a plan to modify Crocco's Train to include several dangerous devices that will decapitate Jimmy. However, he yells this plan out loud, and Yancy, Jimmy's alien sister, catches on.

Robin attempts to point out to Jimmy that the cartoons are taking advantage of him, but he denies this. He leaves for his television debut, and Sonny takes her hostage. At the studio, Jimmy tells Golly that being the president of Appleday Studios hasn't gotten him what he really wanted. Furious, Golly scolds him for being a pushover. Jimmy realizes Robin was right and denounces his position as president on-air. He then finds out Sonny has tied Robin to the train tracks. Golly apologizes for his anger and temporarily changes Jimmy into a cartoon "Knight in shining armor". Jimmy goes inside the train and destroys the engine, saving Robin. Jimmy dresses up as Milt to momentarily distract Sonny by appealing to his affection for his father. Yancy teleports Jimmy to safety. Robin and Jimmy return to Craig's house, and they mend their "friendship". However, since the partygoers there were watching Jimmy's announcement and saw him talk about the importance of friendship over popularity, they leave.

In an epilogue, while Jimmy is leaving for school, Sonny almost succeeds at extracting Jimmy's brain with a crane-like device but misses.

Cast

Live-action cast

• Dominic Janes as Jimmy Roberts, a student who has an animator’s preserved brain transplanted into his head, enabling him to experience and interact with visions of cartoon characters.
• Matt Knudsen as Sonny Appleday, the scheming son of the late Milt Appleday, who is determined to claim his father’s brain for himself.
• Bil Dwyer as Ken Roberts, Jimmy and Yancy’s father.
• Eunice Cho as Robin Yoshida, Craig’s sister and Jimmy’s crush.
• Micah Karns as Craig Yoshida, Robin’s brother and Jimmy’s "best friend".
• Rhea Lando as Yancy Roberts, Jimmy’s adopted older sister from an alien planet.
• Rachel Quaintance as Louisa Roberts, Jimmy and Yancy’s mother.
• Tom Kenny as Appleday Board Member.
• Fred Willard as Milt Appleday, a deceased animator who founded Appleday Pictures and created the characters Jimmy sees. He is loosely based on animator Walt Disney.
• Stephanie Courtney as Donna.

Voice cast

• Paul Reubens as Golly Gopher, an energetic gopher and Milt Appleday’s most famous character. He is loosely based on Disney character and mascot Mickey Mouse.
• Ellen Greene as Dolly Gopher, Golly’s female counterpart and love interest. She is loosely based on Disney character Minnie Mouse.
• Tom Kenny as Tux, a penguin who enjoys performing stand-up comedy despite his inability to tell jokes. He is loosely based on Disney character Donald Duck.
• Brian Posehn as Crocco, a bumbling but outgoing alligator. He is loosely based on Disney character Goofy.

Two nonverbal cartoon characters, Prickles and Pickles (a porcupine and a pickle, respectively), also appear. They are loosely based on Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse, stars of the Tom and Jerry animated franchise.

Songs

Reception

Re-Animated was universally panned by critics and audiences, with the writing, humor, characters, acting, plot and the blend of animation with live action receiving the most criticism. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media called it a "brain-swap tale [that] will have tweens' eyes rolling".[3]

References

External links

• Re-Animated at IMDb
• Re-Animated at the Big Cartoon DataBase

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