| Animals United | |
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English theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Reinhard Klooss Holger Tappe |
| Produced by | Reinhard Klooss Holger Tappe |
| Written by | Oliver Huzly Reinhard Kloos |
| Starring | James Corden Stephen Fry Joanna Lumley Dawn French Andy Serkis Jim Broadbent Vanessa Redgrave Jason Griffith Bella Hudson |
| Music by | David Newman |
| Studio | Constantin Film |
| Release date(s) | April 30, 2010 (Austraila) May 7, 2010 (United States) |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200 million[1] |
Animals United is a 2010 3-D computer animated film starring James Corden, Stephen Fry, and Jason Griffith.
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The annual flood has failed to arrive in Africa's Okavango Delta and water is scarce and fiercely fought over. Wanting to prove to his son, Junior (Mischa Goodman), Billy the meerkat (James Corden) sets out to find water with his best friend, a disillusioned lion called Socrates (Stephen Fry). On their journey, they meet a motley crew of animals searching for a new home after their habitats have been destroyed by fire, oil spills and or other man-made disasters. Billy discovers the reason for the lack of water in the delta: a dam has been constructed to supply energy for a luxury resort. Socrates is captured and caged and while he awaits transit to a Las Vegas casino, the animals befriend Toto (Jason Griffith), a chimpanzee who is dressed like a human and entrusted to carry out maintenance tasks at the resort. Despite being hunted by the hotel's head of security, the animals not only break Socrates free but break down the dam that is holding back their water supply. The film ends with the animals marching on New York to let the world know that the animal kingdom is under threat from man.
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 29% of critics have given the film a positive review. [3]
Animals United comes out on Blu-Ray & DVD November 16, 2010.
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