''Izzie's Way Home'' is a 2016 American

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produced by

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. It is The Asylum's first animated feature, and is a

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of the 2016

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''.

Plot

Izzie is a fish who lives with her father Harold in an aquarium, and is frequently bullied by the other fish in the vicinity. Harold tries to protect Izzie from being returned to the ocean by the human who maintains the aquarium, as that very event is what separated them from Izzie's mother. Izzie and Harold do end up being returned to the sea, and are separated during the eruption of an underwater volcano. A boat holding the aquarium tips over, causing the other fish to spill into the waters. Izzie befriends the other fish as she and her father search for one another.

Cast

Bonnie Dennison Bonnie Dennison (born February 15, 1989) is an American actress. She was born in New York City. From 2002 to 2005, she played Emily Yokas on the NBC television show ''Third Watch''. In 2007, she joined the cast of the long-running CBS daytime dr ...

as Izzie a young female purple queen anthias *

Tom Virtue Tom Virture (born November 19, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ''Even Stevens'' (2000–2003) and ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' (often ...

as Harold Izzie's father, and Jimmy the

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Tori Spelling Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', beginning in 1990. She has appeared in made for television films, including ''A Friend to Die For' ...

as April a canary rockfish *

Zack Ward Zacharias Ward (born August 31, 1970) is a Canadian actor. Early life Ward was born on August 31, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, the son of actress Pam Hyatt. Career He is best known for his character Dave Scovil (Titus's stoner half-brother) on the ...

as Thurston a British-accented silver moonfish *

Joey Fatone Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr. (born January 28, 1977) is an American singer, dancer, actor, and television personality. He is best known as a member of the boyband NSYNC, in which he sang baritone. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC realit ...

as Carl the

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as Ginger / Carmel / Marcie an trio of

goldfish The goldfish (''Carassius auratus'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have ...

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as Clara Izzie's mother and Beatrice a

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* Camille Licate as June a pot-bellied seahorse and Mona an elderly

green moray The green moray (''Gymnothorax funebris'') is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from New Jersey, Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths down to . Its length is up to . The common name ...

* Paul M. Walker as Seymour a blobfish * Kim Little as Kristin a sunset anthias

Reviews

Dove found the movie to be appropriate for all ages. CG Animated Review considered while the film wasn't great, it was better than expected, and a good effort for the Asylum's first animated film.CG Movie Review
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References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, izzies_way_home_2016, Izzie's Way Home 2016 computer-animated films The Asylum films American computer-animated films Films about cephalopods Animated films about fish Mockbuster films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films