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The Movie of a Teenage Robot is a 2008 American 3D computer-animated superhero science-fiction comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series My Life as a Teenage Robot created by Rob Renzetti. Directed by Renzetti from a screenplay by Renzetti, Scott Peterson, Heather Martinez and Reza Memari, it stars the voices of Janice Kawaye, Candi Milo, Chad Doreck, Audrey Wasilewski, and Quinton Flynn, and introduces Matt Damon, Diego Luna, and Seth Rogen. In the film, teenage robot Jenny Wakeman was alerted by her mother, Nora, that a planned attack by the villainous Lord Crazy -with his henchmen The Clown and The Jester- would be initiated by Friday. With only five days before the Doomsday upon Tremorton, it is up to Jenny to stop Lord Crazy and his henchmen from pursuing with his plans of mass destruction.
Production on a Teenage Robot film began in 2004, during the first season of the show. Series creator Rob Renzetti pitched the script to Paramount Pictures, and the film was given the green light in July. Originally proposed to be animated by Rough Draft Studios, the animation was instead produced by Reel FX Creative Studios. The film's score was composed by Christopher Lennertz. The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Frederator Incorporated, in association with Legendary Pictures.
The Movie of a Teenage Robot premiered on July 25, 2008 at the Kodak Theater, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 2008 by Paramount Pictures in 3D and RealD 3D, becoming the first Nickelodeon film to be released in 3D. It received acclaim upon release, with praise for its animation, design, musical score, action sequences, voice cast, visual effects, pacing, plot, screenplay and faithfulness to the source material. It was a box office success, grossing $296 million worldwide against its budget of $60 million.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Janice Kawaye as Jenny Wakeman / XJ-9
- Candi Milo as Dr. Nora Wakeman
- Chad Doreck as Brad Carbunkle
- Audrey Wasilewski as Tuck Carbunkle
- Quinton Flynn as Sheldon Lee, Don Prima
- Matt Damon as Lord Crazy
- Diego Luna as The Clown
- Seth Rogen as The Jester
- Zoe Saldaña as Queen Vexus[a]
- Moira Quirk and Cree Summer as Brit and Tiff Crust
- Thora Birch as Vega
- Steven Blum as Smytus
- Tim Ward as Krackus
- Adam Sandler as Dr. Phineas Mogg[b]
Production[]
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Animation and design[]
The animation for the film was produced at Reel FX Creative Studios in Dallas, Texas. Originally wanting to go with 2D animation from Rough Draft Studios, the series' main animation provider, Rob Renzetti opted for CGI animation after seeing that other traditionally-animated films -such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Teacher's Pet (2004), Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005), and Curious George (2006)- underperformed at the box office.
Music[]
- Main article: The Movie of a Teenage Robot (soundtrack)
The film's score was composed by Christopher Lennertz. John Debney was originally interested to compose the score for the film. However, he dropped from the project to compose the music for other films at the time, such as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Chicken Little and Zathura: A Space Adventure (all 2005). John Powell was also interested in composing the film's score, but also dropped out to compose the music for films such as Happy Feet (2006) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Eventually, Christopher Lennertz was signed to compose the score, who previously composed the score for Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007).
The album was released on Interscope Records and Virgin Records on July 1, 2008.
Release[]
The Movie of a Teenage Robot had its official premiere at the Kodak Theater on July 25, 2008. It was then theatrically released on August 2, 2008 by Paramount Pictures. It was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "frenetic superhero action, some violence, mild language, and suggestive themes".
Home media[]
The Movie of a Teenage Robot was released on DVD on October 29, 2008, and on Blu-ray on August 9, 2010 by Paramount Home Entertainment.
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Critical response[]
Based on 181 professional critic reviews, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of those reviews were positive, with an average rating of 7.55/10. On the website, the critics' consensus reads, "Blasting with stunning 3D visuals, The Movie of a Teenage Robot doesn't need any batteries; it's all powered by the well-engineered story." Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.