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Puffy's Big Break (known in some countries as just Puffy 2) is an American 3D computer-animated road comedy film produced by Paramount Animation. The sequel to the 2014 film Puffy and the second feature film in the franchise. It is the 72nd feature film produced by the studio. The film was directed by Julie Young and Doug Sweetland from a screenplay by David N. Weiss, Tom Wheeler, Dan Fogelman, and John Hamburg. Voice cast Amber Frank, Mindy Kaling, Jason Drucker, Kari Wahlgren, Jake T. Austin, Patrick Warburton, Skai Jackson, and the rest of the cast members reprise their roles from the first film, along with new additions including While new additions including Max Charles, Alan Tudyk, Matt Damon, and Kristin Chenoweth. The film takes place three month after the first film, Puffy and her friends Carsen, Leanna, and Trevin, along with the rest of their family, as they spend a summer vacation on the road in order to reconnect with each other, with initially disastrous results. During the trip, they meet exchange student Karter and tomboyish tough girl Anika.
Development on a Puffy sequel began in June 2014, following the critical and commercial success of the first film. Young and Sweetland, who directed the first film, agreed to return to direct the second film on the condition that he would be allowed to turn it into a saga. The new installment went through three different scripts before the filmmakers settled on the final plot. This film is dedicated to Stephen Hillenburg (creator of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants), who passed away on November 2018.
Puffy's Big Break was released in the United States on July 26, 2019 by Paramount Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics, who commended its humor, characters, screenplay, animation, and the vocal performances of Frank, Kaling, and Drucker. The film made $227.9 million in its opening weekend, setting the record for best debut for an animated film, and grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide over a $350 million budget, making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the second highest-grossing film of 2019, the fifth highest-grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada, the eighth highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, and Paramount Animation's highest-grossing film of all time. A third and final film, titled Puffy's Years, is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022 on Paramount+.
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A years after the events of the first film, Puffy and her friends were excited for school out for summer vacation. Puffy was expected to hang out with her friends, but Carsen, Leanna and Trevin already planned their summer vacation with their parents. Disappointed, Puffy heads back home, and ask her adoptive parents, Katie and Jim, about that they can spend time together as a family. Katie then tells her daughter that someday they will spend each other together. Meanwhile, Tessa tried to make her date prefect with her boyfriend, Jace. But, he tells her that they will dating tomorrow. The next day, Katie and Jim decided to going on a road trip, much to Puffy's surprise and Tessa's dismay. Before they leave town, Tessa manages to stop by Jace's house to call off their date, but when the heartbroken Jace mentions going with someone else, leaving Tessa heartbroken.
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Cast[]
- Amber Frank as Puffy Huff, a pink-headed 13-year old girl who is Katie and Jim's adoptive daughter, Tessa and Rachel's adoptive sister, and Carsen's love interest.
- Mindy Kaling as Tessa Huff, a 18-year old teenage girl who is Katie and Jim's daughter, and Puffy and Rachel's older sister.
- Ali Louise Hartman as Rachel Huff, a 1-year old baby girl who is Katie and Jim's daughter, and Puffy and Tessa's little sister.
- Jason Drucker as Carsen Garner, a cool boy who is Puffy's friends and her boyfriend.
- Kari Wahlgren as Leanna Garrett, a cute girl who is one of Puffy's friends.
- Jake T. Austin as Trevin Blevins, a energetic boy who is one of Puffy's friends.
- Max Charles as Karter Andyson, a troublemaker who going on the trip with his family.
- Alan Tudyk as Layne Bennett, an enemy of Karter's who had been suffering his unbearable pranks.
- Matt Damon and Kristen Chenoweth as Mr. & Mrs. Andyson, Karter's parents.
- Kate Beckinsale as Katie Huff, Puffy and Tessa's mother.
- Regan Burns as Jim Huff, Puffy and Tessa's fun-loving father.
- Ariel Winter as Anika, a tomboyish tough girl.
- Brooklynn Prince as Celeste, Anika's friend
- Lisa Kudrow as Mrs. Lane, a teacher.
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Production[]
Development[]
After the success of the first film, Paramount Animation announced the sequel on June 14, 2014, with director Julie Young, producers Dallas Sharp and Nadia Hanson, and writer David N. Weiss returning. On August 20, 2014, Young confirmed that the script was being written. On September 26, 2014, it was reported that Amber Frank was willing to reprise her role as Puffy Huff in the sequel. It was also reported that Mindy Kaling might return to reprise her role as Tessa Huff but had not decided yet. In December 2014, it was reported that Tom Wheeler, Dan Fogelman, and John Hamburg had been hired to rewrite the script. In January 2015, it was announced Amber Frank, Mindy Kaling, Kari Wahlgren, Jake T. Austin, Patrick Warburton, and Skai Jackson will reprise their roles for the sequel. In June 2016, it was announced that Zachary Gordon, will not return (possibly due to he going to college). It was announced that Jason Drucker will voice Carsen Garner in the sequel.
On October 20, 2016, Paramount Pictures announced that the sequel would be released on November 2, 2018, Doug Sweetland, the first film's co-director, is also returning after he wrapped up work on Warner Bros.' Storks. At the CinemaCon in April 2017, it was revealed that the sequel would focus on "Puffy and her family are going on the trip".
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Animation[]
Paramount Animation decided to use a new and more animation system for its films starting with this one, raising the budget to $200 million, bigger than any previous Paramount Animation film.
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Release[]
Puffy's Big Break was originally scheduled for release on November 2, 2018, but in April 2017, the film was pushed back to May 17, 2019. In June 2018, Paramount pushed back the release date two months later to July 3, 2019. In May 2019, the film was moved up by three weeks to July 26, 2019 to avoid competition with Spider-Man: Far from Home. On June 15, 2019, Paramount announced it would hold one-day advanced previews for the film in 500 theaters in the United States and were held two days later.
Marketing[]
A teaser trailer of Puffy's Big Break was released on July 20, 2018 and was shown alongside Agent Alondra. It received 122 million views in its first 24 hours, becoming the most viewed trailer for an animated film, dethroning Incredibles 2 and the 7th most-viewed trailer overall. An interview with the cast was released on July 31, 2018, which revealed the 3 undisclosed characters' names voiced by Alan Tudyk, Ariel Winter, and Isabella Niems. The second trailer (and official trailer) of the film was released on January 16, 2019, and was shown alongside Retro. A sneak peek of the film was released on April 18, 2019. The third and final trailer was released on May 1, 2019, and was shown alongside UglyDolls.
Paramount will partner with more than 100 licensing and promotional partners to market the film including Sprint Corporation, which will give customers free movie tickets when they buy a free smartphone and switch, McDonald's, and Ziploc.
Home media[]
Puffy's Big Break was released by Paramount Home Entertainment on digital on October 18, 2019, and was released on Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on November 5, 2019. On March 4, 2021, the film, along with the first film and other Paramount Animation films, became available on Paramount+.
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Sequel[]
- Main article: Puffy's Years
In January 2019, in an interview with CNN, Young hinted that a third film would be possible, saying, "we would like to show more stories featuring these unique and special characters. But we may have to focus on the relationship between Puffy and her friends." By August 2019, Paramount Animation then-president Mireille Soria has confirmed that the development of Puffy 3 is underway.
On September 17, 2019, it was announced that Puffy 3 will be released on April 8, 2022. On November 2019, Sweetland announced he will not direct the film due to his focus on directing Virtual Journey: Game Changer.
Transcripts[]
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