Open Season (film series)
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The Open Season film series from Sony Pictures Animation
consists of a number of films including: Open Season
(2006), Open Season 2
(2008), and Open Season 3
(2010), along with a short film, Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
.
) has his perfect world turned upside down after he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher
), a one-horned mule deer. They both ended up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and it's up to them to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters.
), a slightly aged Elliot (Joel McHale
)'s road to the altar takes a slight detour when his friend Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron
) is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Elliot (who leads the way), a slightly aged Boog (Mike Epps
) (who also leads the way), Giselle, McSquizzy (Billy Connolly
) (who is referred to as "The Squizzmeister" by Elliot), Buddy (Matthew W. Taylor), and Serge (Danny Mann
) and Deni (Matthew W. Taylor) go on a long, epic journey to rescue Weenie. However, the pets lead by a short-tempered toy poodle named Fifi (Crispin Glover
) will not let Weenie go without a fight.
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation is an American computer-animated film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, founded in May 2002. It is working closely with Sony Pictures Imageworks, which takes care of the digital production...
consists of a number of films including: Open Season
Open Season (film)
Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Anthony Stacchi, and production designed by Michael Humphries...
(2006), Open Season 2
Open Season 2
Open Season 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2006 computer animated film Open Season, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan....
(2008), and Open Season 3
Open Season 3
Open Season 3 is an American 2010 computer-animated direct-to-video comedy film, the sequel to Open Season 2 and Open Season, and the third installment in the Open Season franchise. It is directed by Cody Cameron...
(2010), along with a short film, Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run is a computer animated short film from Sony Pictures Animation. As a spin-off of the animated film Open Season, Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run was released on the Open Season DVD and Blu-ray on January 30, 2007.-Plot:Bob and Bobbie leave the trailer to go...
.
Open Season (2006)
In the tranquil town of Timberline, a 900-pound grizzly bear named Boog (Martin LawrenceMartin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House...
) has his perfect world turned upside down after he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
), a one-horned mule deer. They both ended up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and it's up to them to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters.
Open Season 2 (2008)
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle (Jane KrakowskiJane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski is an American actress and singer. She is most well known for her performance of Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and for her current role as Jenna Maroney on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, for which she has been nominated for three Emmy...
), a slightly aged Elliot (Joel McHale
Joel McHale
Joel Edward McHale is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community....
)'s road to the altar takes a slight detour when his friend Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron
Cody Cameron
Cody Cameron is an American voice actor, writer, animator, director, artist, and screenwriter, best known for voicing Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, and an Ogre Baby in the Shrek series.-Career:...
) is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Elliot (who leads the way), a slightly aged Boog (Mike Epps
Mike Epps
Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps is an American stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer, singer, and rapper. He is best known for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and the sequel-to-the-sequel, Friday After Next, and also starring alongside Ice Cube in All About the Benjamins...
) (who also leads the way), Giselle, McSquizzy (Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin...
) (who is referred to as "The Squizzmeister" by Elliot), Buddy (Matthew W. Taylor), and Serge (Danny Mann
Danny Mann
Daniel "Danny" Mann is an American voice actor, writer, singer, musician, and production manager. He is best known for his voice of Hector from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in Transformers, Backwoods Beagle in DuckTales, Kaltag in Balto, Ferdinand from Babe,...
) and Deni (Matthew W. Taylor) go on a long, epic journey to rescue Weenie. However, the pets lead by a short-tempered toy poodle named Fifi (Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover
Crispin Hellion Glover is an American film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher, and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in Rubin and Ed, the...
) will not let Weenie go without a fight.
Open Season 3 (2010)
Boog (Matthew J. Munn) thinks that Elliot (Matthew W. Taylor) has distanced from himself since he started a family with kids of his own. In search for real friends, Boog stumbles upon a circus in Russia where he meets a talented female bear named Ursa (Melissa Sturm) (whom he falls madly in love with) and a devious look-a-like named Doug (Matthew J. Munn), whom Boog switches places with while Doug escapes. When Elliot and the other wilds find out about Boog's disappearance from Doug (as well as Fifi and the other pets who must put aside their differences), they all go on a rescue mission to save Boog and Ursa, with Elliot being the leader once again.Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run is a short film featured on the Open Season DVD.Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Revenue | Rank (Domestic) | Budget | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Outside United States | Worldwide | |||||
| Open Season Open Season (film) Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Anthony Stacchi, and production designed by Michael Humphries... |
$85,105,259 | $112,203,768 | $197,309,027 | #600 | $85,000,000 | ||
| Open Season 2 Open Season 2 Open Season 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2006 computer animated film Open Season, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan.... |
$8,716,950 | $8,716,950 | |||||
| Open Season 3 Open Season 3 Open Season 3 is an American 2010 computer-animated direct-to-video comedy film, the sequel to Open Season 2 and Open Season, and the third installment in the Open Season franchise. It is directed by Cody Cameron... |
$7,399,925 | $7,399,925 |
Critical reaction
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| Overall | Cream of the Crop | |||
| Open Season | 47% (99 reviews) | 54% (52 reviews) | 49% (18 reviews) | C (11 reviews) |
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Cast and characters
- Italics indicate a transition to a minor role, such as an extended flashback, after the initial appearance.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.
| Character | Open Season films and short films | |||
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| Open Season Open Season (film) Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Anthony Stacchi, and production designed by Michael Humphries... (2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... ) |
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run is a computer animated short film from Sony Pictures Animation. As a spin-off of the animated film Open Season, Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run was released on the Open Season DVD and Blu-ray on January 30, 2007.-Plot:Bob and Bobbie leave the trailer to go... (2007) |
Open Season 2 Open Season 2 Open Season 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2006 computer animated film Open Season, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan.... (2008 2008 in home video -Industry milestones:* 31 October - The last major United States supplier of pre-recorded VHS tapes, Distribution Video Audio Inc. of Palm Harbor, Florida, ships its final truckload..-Movie releases:... ) |
Open Season 3 Open Season 3 Open Season 3 is an American 2010 computer-animated direct-to-video comedy film, the sequel to Open Season 2 and Open Season, and the third installment in the Open Season franchise. It is directed by Cody Cameron... (2010 2010 in home video The following movies, television shows, and miniseries were released on Blu-ray Disc and / or DVD on the following dates in 2010 in the United States and Canada.-Film Releases:-January–March:-April–June:-July–September:-October - December:... ) |
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| Boog | Martin Lawrence Martin Lawrence Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House... |
Mike Epps Mike Epps Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps is an American stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer, singer, and rapper. He is best known for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and the sequel-to-the-sequel, Friday After Next, and also starring alongside Ice Cube in All About the Benjamins... |
Matthew J. Munn | |
| Elliot | Ashton Kutcher Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show... |
Joel McHale Joel McHale Joel Edward McHale is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community.... |
Matthew W. Taylor | |
| Giselle | Jane Krakowski Jane Krakowski Jane Krakowski is an American actress and singer. She is most well known for her performance of Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and for her current role as Jenna Maroney on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, for which she has been nominated for three Emmy... |
Jane Krakowski | Melissa Sturm | |
| Mr. Weenie | Cody Cameron Cody Cameron Cody Cameron is an American voice actor, writer, animator, director, artist, and screenwriter, best known for voicing Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, and an Ogre Baby in the Shrek series.-Career:... |
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| McSquizzy | Billy Connolly Billy Connolly William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin... |
Billy Connolly | ||
| Serge | Danny Mann Danny Mann Daniel "Danny" Mann is an American voice actor, writer, singer, musician, and production manager. He is best known for his voice of Hector from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in Transformers, Backwoods Beagle in DuckTales, Kaltag in Balto, Ferdinand from Babe,... |
Danny Mann | ||
| Deni | Matthew W. Taylor | Matthew W. Taylor | ||
| Buddy | Matthew W. Taylor | Matthew W. Taylor | ||
| Ian | Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton Patrick John Warburton is an American actor of television, film, and voice. He is best known for his several TV roles, including the title role of The Tick, David Puddy on Seinfeld, the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect... |
Matthew W. Taylor | ||
| Rosie and Maria | Nika Futterman Nika Futterman Nika Futterman is an American actress, singer, voice artist, and comedienne.She did the vocals "Give it to me, baby" in The Offspring hit single "Pretty Fly ."-Animated Series:... (Rosie) Michelle Murdocca (Maria) |
Nika Futterman (Rosie) Michelle Murdocca (Maria) |
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| Reilly | Jon Favreau Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and comedian. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Rudy, Swingers , Very Bad Things, and The Break-Up. His notable directorial efforts include Elf, Iron Man and its sequel, and Cowboys & Aliens... |
Jon Favreau | ||
| O'Toole | Fergal Reilly | |||
| Rabbits | Frank Welker Frank Welker Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:... |
Frank Welker | ||
| Bob and Bobbie | No voice actor (Bob) Georgia Engel (Bobbie) |
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| Beth | Debra Messing Debra Messing Debra Lynn Messing is an American actress, voice artist, and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for her role as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace and as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife.... |
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| Shaw | Gary Sinise Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, film director and musician. During his career, Sinise has won various awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George Milton in the successful film adaptation of... |
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| Gordy | Gordon Tootoosis | |||
| The Furry Tail Clan | Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. His voice-over work includes the role of Bobbi Fabulous on Phineas and Ferb, the Taco Bell chihuahua, Denzel Q... |
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| Fifi | Crispin Glover Crispin Glover Crispin Hellion Glover is an American film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher, and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in Rubin and Ed, the... |
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| Roberto | Mentioned Only | Steve Schirripa Steve Schirripa Steven R. "Steve" Schirripa is an American actor, voice artist, producer, and comedian, best known for playing Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos.... |
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| Stanley | Fred Stoller Fred Stoller Frederick "Fred" Stoller is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist, best known for his frequent guest starring as Gerard on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond... |
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| Roger | Sean Mullen | |||
| Rufus | Diedrich Bader Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's... |
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| Charlene | Olivia Hack Olivia Hack Olivia Hack is an American actress and voice actress, best known for providing the voice of Rhonda Wellington Lloyd in Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!, and for playing Cindy Brady in the 90's theatrical Brady Bunch films. She has also done voices for Fillmore!, Bratz as Cloe, Family Guy, Blood+ and... |
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| Fifi's Owner | Jacquie Barnbrook | |||
| Nate | Cody Cameron | |||
| Doug | Matthew J. Munn | |||
| Ursa | Melissa Sturm | |||
| Alistair | Dana Snyder Dana Snyder Dana Snyder is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for playing Master Shake on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force show, and the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, both part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim franchise.- Early life :Dana Snyder was born in... |
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| Gisela | Karley Scott Collins | |||
| Giselita | Ciara Bravo Ciara Bravo Ciara Quinn Bravo is an American actress, voice artist, singer, and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Katie Knight on Big Time Rush.... |
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| Elvis | Harrison Fahn | |||