''Gaturro: The Movie'' (or simply ''Gaturro'') is a
3D Argentine
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CGI animated comedy film
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based on the popular
Argentine
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comic book
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of the same name created by
Cristian Dzwonik
Cristian Dzwonik (born 18 March 1971 in Buenos Aires), better known as Nik, is a cartoonist from Argentina, creator of Gaturro, and current cartoonist in the paper La Nación. He received the 2002 Konex Platinum Award for Best cartoonist, and f ...
. The film is produced by
Illusion Studios
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,
Toonz Animation
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, and co-produced by
Mexico
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's
Ánima Estudios. This film is the first
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Latin America
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n animated co-production.
It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010 in
Argentina
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, where it was a major commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million
pesos
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(est. $0.4 million).
The film was later released in
Mexico
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on April 27, 2012 and was a huge
box-office disappointment.
The film was released
direct-to-video
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in the
United States
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, distributed by Viva Pictures, on 16 February 2016.
Synopsis
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. 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 Gómez as Katy Kit
* Gustavo Dardés as Federico Michou
* Ándres Sala Rigler as Mimicha
* René Sagastume as Alplato
* Gustavo Bonfigli as Daniel
* Lucila Gómez as Luz
* Mara Campanelli as Agustín
;English cast
*
Todd Doldersum
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as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
* Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
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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
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based in
Trivandrum
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,
India
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, while the majority of the animation was done by
Illusion Studios
Illusion Studios S.A. (styled as ILLUSIONSTUDIOS) is an Argentine entertainment company. It produces content for children and young people and is known for creating '' Top Cat: The Movie (Don Gato y su Pandilla)'', ''Gaturro'', and ''Peter Punk' ...
in
Argentina
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. The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by
Ánima Estudios in
Mexico
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. 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
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on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in
Mexico
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on April 27, 2012.
Box office
It became a box office success in
Argentina
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, opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos ($460,098 USD). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Mexican cinema history
The film grossed a total of $10,342,696
pesos
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($2,097,910
USD).
In
Mexico
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, however, this film was a was an enormous
box-office disaster, and the worst financial loss for the economy. It earned $1,725,000 on its first day, for a weekend total of $6,825,000. This is the 22nd-worst opening of all time. Adjusted for inflation, considering the total net loss of money (not the profit-to-loss ratio), it was still the fourth-largest box office recession in history.
In 2014, the ''Los Angeles Times'' listed the film as one of the most expensive box-office writedowns of all time.
On 16 April 2015,
Animation World Network has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a
United States
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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."][
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References
External links
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{{Illusion Studios
Animated films based on comics
Films based on Argentine comics
2010 3D films
2010 films
Argentine animated films
Mexican animated films
2010 computer-animated films
2010 comedy films
Ánima Estudios films
3D animated films
2010s Mexican films
2010s Argentine films