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Gaturro: The Movie
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Wikipedia article
'Gaturro: The Movie' (or simply 'Gaturro') is a 3D Argentine-Mexican-Indian CGI animated comedy film based on the popular Argentine comic book of the same name created by Cristian Dzwonik. The film is produced by Illusion Studios, Toonz Animation, and co-produced by Mexico's nima Estudios. This film is the first Indian-Latin American animated co-production.
It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010 in Argentina, where it was a major commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million pesos (est. $0.4 million).
The film was later released in Mexico on April 27, 2012 and was a huge box-office disappointment.
The film was released direct-to-video in the United States, distributed by Viva Pictures, on 16 February 2016.
Plot
Gaturro is always getting into trouble and his master doesn't know what to do with him. Gaturro's heart belongs to Agatha, the most unpleasant cat of the town. His several attempts to conquer her love disappear when she stumbles across Michou, a young handsome cat from an aristocratic background. Gaturro accidentally becomes famous but finds that fame and success bring other problems with them. Gaturro is sad and lonely. With the help of a little mouse named Rat Pitt, they come up with a plan to prevent Agatha from marrying Michou the aristocrat and coolest cat in the town.
Voice cast
;Spanish cast
* Mariano Chiesa as Gaturro
* Agustina Cirulnik as Agatha
* Pablo Gandolfo as Rat Pit
* Leto Dugatkin as Max
* Valeria Gmez as Katy Kit
* Gustavo Dards as Federico Michou
* ndres Sala Rigler as Mimicha
* Ren Sagastume as Alplato
* Gustavo Bonfigli as Daniel
* Lucila Gmez as Luz
* Mara Campanelli as Agustn
;English cast
* Todd Doldersum as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
* Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
* Marty Stelnick as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
* Victoria Shepherd as Katy Kit / Mimicha / Stylist
The English-language version was found in the special features in the Argentine and Mexican DVD releases.
Cultural references
This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.
Animation
The character designs and post-production services were done by Toonz India Ltd based in Trivandrum, India, while the majority of the animation was done by Illusion Studios in Argentina. The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by nima Estudios in Mexico. An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes. He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.
Release
This film was released in 2D and 3D in Argentina on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in Mexico on April 27, 2012.
Box office
It became a box office success in Argentina, opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos ($460,098 USD). The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 pesos ($2,097,910 USD).[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm GATURRO, LA PELICULA]In Mexico, however, this film was a huge disappointment at the Mexican box office, opening at #18 and only earning $1.5 million pesos ($0.9 million USD).[https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/mexico/?yr=2012&wk=17¤cy=local&p=.htm Mexico Box Office - April 2729, 2012] This was due to poor marketing, an unsuccessful competition with the Mexican releases of more-successful blockbusters such as 'The Avengers' and 'The Lorax' and the fact that the Mexican audience were unfamiliar with the comic book series as a whole.
On 16 April 2015, Animation World Network has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a United States release. Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like 'Speed Racer' and 'Gaturro' along with visually stimulating animation."
References
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