''Monster Island'' (released as ''Isla Calaca'' in Mexico) is a 2017 English-language Mexican computer animated horror comedy film directed by Leopoldo Aguilar. The film was produced by Ánima Estudios and animated by India's Discreet Arts Production. In Spanish. The film was first released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2017, and later in Mexico on 14 September 2017. In Spanish. The film was released in the United States on 1 September 2017 on home media and VOD platforms.

Plot

A teenage boy journeys to a monstrous-like island to find his true form after discovering he's not a human being.

Voice cast

Spanish-language cast

* Memo Aponte as Lucas In Spanish. * Octavio Rojas as Nicolas * Pepe Toño Macías as Norcutt *

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as Veronica *

Ángela Villanueva Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ange ...

Vargas as Carlotta * Luis Daniel Ramírez as Fergus * Ricardo Tejedo as Giraldo * Alan F. Velazquez & Gerardo Alonso as Shiro and Kuro

English-language cast

Phillip Adrian Vasquez Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who populariz ...

as Lucas * Roger L. Jackson as Nicolas *

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as Norcutt *

as Veronica * Katie Leigh as Carlotta / Patrick's Mom * Eric Larsen as Peter / Ant Monster *

Michael Robles Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

as Cameron * Nancy Sullivan as Dina / Old Lady / Teacher *

Jenifer Beth Kaplan Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People * Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and telev ...

as Melanie / Cameron's Mom / Patrick * Joey Camen as Shiro / Fergus / Mayor's Assistant * Wally Wingert as Kuro / Lagoon Monster *

Chuck Kourouklis Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * ...

as Durgo / Dock Master * Erik Brada as Giraldo / Mongo *

Luis Daniel Ramírez Santiago Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

as Watson * Anthony Budai as Mayor

Production

In an interview with El Universal, director Leopoldo Aguilar said the purpose of the film's story is to help the audience understand their roots and learn to accept them. In Spanish. "Lucas is a teenager who lives this path, ndhe makes a trip to accept himself as the monster he is," Aguilar stated. "I think everyone at that age went through that process - to know what place we occupy in the world and try to discover ourselves," he added. Producer and Ánima COO José C. García de Letona mentioned about the film's "comedy and action" tone, in comparison to the ''Leyendas'' franchise. "It has elements to differentiate from the ''Leyendas'', and this one, since it is a film designed for something global and ..the public that we want to reach, there's not much suspense," stated Aguilar.

Animation

The film was animated entirely in

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, done by India's Discreet Arts Productions which has previously collaborated with Anima Estudios' previous films including '' Guardians of Oz'' and ''

Top Cat Begins ''Top Cat Begins'' (also known in Spanish as ''Don Gato: El Inicio de la Pandilla'', ''Top Cat: The Start of the Gang'') is a 2015 computer-animated comedy film, produced by Ánima Estudios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in Mexico. B ...

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Music

The film's original music was composed by Kevin Smithers.

Release

To date, the film has been released in Mexico, United States, and the United Kingdom, as well as Asian territories including

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and South Korea. The release in China marked a new first for production company Ánima Estudios, to which Leopoldo Aguilar stated that the film's story was created for a global setting, and not Mexico where the film was produced. "Narratively we wanted a funny story ..that walks a lot without locating it in a place in Mexico can be anywhere in the world ..that already gives another face to the production," said Aguilar.

Box office

The film debuted at #3 in Mexico, grossing $6.86 million (est. US$0.4 million) on its opening weekend. It grossed a total of $18.9 million pesos.

Reception

The film was met with negative reviews upon its release. In Spanish.

Awards & nominations

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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IMCINE profile
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