Re-Animated

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Re-Animated
Created by	Adam Pava Tim McKeon
Written by	Adam Pava Tim McKeon
Directed by	Bruce Hurwit
Starring	Dominic Janes Matt Knudsen Bil Dwyer Eunice Cho Micah Karns Rachel Quaintance Rhea Lando Fred Willard
Voices of	Paul Reubens Ellen Greene Tom Kenny Brian Posehn
Theme music composer	Johnny Colt
Opening theme	"Re-Animated", performed by Johnny Colt
Ending theme	"Re-Animated" (Extended)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Michael Ouweleen Bruce Hurwit Adam Pava Tim McKeon Ashley Postlewaite (for Renegade Animation)
Producers	Evan W. Adler Ramsey Ann Naito (co-producer) Greg Hemstreet (line producer)
Cinematography	Collin W. Davis
Editors	Michael Kelly, ACE
Running time	78 minutes
Production companies	Renegade Animation Turner Studios (credited as "Appleday Pictures")
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
Chronology
Followed by	Out of Jimmy's Head
External links
Website

Re-Animated is a television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006. It was the first original production on the genre for the network.^[1] It was released on DVD on September 11, 2007,^[2] and serves as a pilot for the follow-up series Out of Jimmy's Head, which premiered on September 14, 2007.

The film's animation was produced by Renegade Animation, which previously produced Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi for Cartoon Network.

Plot[]

Jimmy Roberts (Dominic Janes) is a 12-year-old boy who can't seem to say "no" to anybody, and as a result, ends up getting taken advantage of on a regular basis, even by his best friend Craig (Micah Karns). This problem continues during his class trip to Gollyworld, an amusement park themed around animated cartoon characters created by the deceased cartoonist Milt Appleday (Fred Willard). Jimmy misses out on many of the rides because Craig tells the popular kids that Jimmy will hold their items for them. The popular kids then, on Craig's suggestion, tell Jimmy to search for Appleday's frozen brain, which supposedly is hidden somewhere in the ride "Tux's Arctic Adventure". As usual, Jimmy unwillingly gives in, and once there, bumps into Milt's middle-aged, clumsy son Sonny (Matt Knudsen), who is attempting to retrieve the brain from underneath the ice. After being spotted by Sonny, Jimmy quickly flees and during his escape, accidentally runs onto the path of an oncoming train and is sent to an on-premises hospital staffed by park staff who are also secretly certified physicians, where Milt's brain (which one of the doctors keeps in his lunch cooler) is transplanted into his head. He survives the operation with his personality intact (explained by the doctors salvaging his "personality gland"), but he can now see all of Appleday's characters in real life, while no one else can.

With the help of his crush, Robin (Eunice Cho), who is also Craig's sister, Jimmy and the characters learn that the reason they've lost their popularity is thanks to Sonny, who unwittingly ruined their cartoons through his own ideas, especially Golly Gopher, who is crushed to learn that his top spot as most popular cartoon character in the world has been reduced to nothing, but he figures with Jimmy now at the helm, he can quickly make him a star again, now that he's president of Appleday Pictures (Sonny was fired by the Chairman of the Board). Jimmy is immensely popular, but no longer has time for school or his friends.

Meanwhile, Sonny has rented out a room in Jimmy's house and now lives with his family because Jimmy's dad allows him when Sonny is deceiving the family. Sonny has dinner with them and meets Jimmy's alien sister, Yancy (Rhea Lando), all the while constantly scheming to get Milt's brain out of Jimmy's head and for himself. And without the brain, Jimmy would die. He devises a plan to modify Crocco's train to include several dangerous devices on it that will decapitate Jimmy and get him what he wants. However, he says this plan out loud (yelling it at the top of his lungs) and Yancy catches on.

Eventually, Robin attempts to point out to Jimmy that the cartoons are walking all over him just like everybody else used to, but he denies this, adding that the only reason Robin even liked him was because of him having Milt's brain. He takes off for his television debut, leaving her behind to encounter Sonny, who says that since she knows his plan, he'll have to do away with her. At the studio, Jimmy tells the ego-maniac Golly that all that the Presidency of Appleday Studios has gotten him isn't what he really wanted, which drives Golly to get angry at him and shout at him that it is impossible for him to say no to anybody. Jimmy finally realizes Robin was right and denounces his position as president on-air. Sonny, however, still wants the brain, and has tied Robin down to the train tracks, forcing Jimmy and the characters (even Golly, who apologizes along the way) to go save her. Golly temporarily changes Jimmy into a cartoon "Knight in shining armor".

Robin is saved from being run over after Jimmy goes inside the train and destroys the engine. Sonny's plan is foiled. Jimmy dresses up as Milt to hide from Sonny, and Sonny is momentarily distracted by his affection for his father. Yancy saves Jimmy just in time by using her power of teleportation. Robin and Jimmy return to Craig's house, where he was planning to throw a party with Jimmy as the guest of honor, and everything is patched up between them. However, since the partygoers were watching the show he was on, and saw him talk about the importance of friendship, they figured Jimmy wasn't cool, and instead just stupid at giving up all that fame, and leave the party.

In an epilogue, Jimmy is leaving for school. Sonny still wants the brain and is seen hiding behind a curtain. He has a device that can grab his head. Sonny almost succeeds, but the crane misses its target. He laughs evilly in the end, with Yancy telling him to shut up.

"Golly Gopher: Hero in Train-ing"[]

It is an exclusive animated short produced by Renegade Animation which is included as a bonus on Re-Animated DVD; an extract was shown in the movie itself but only after the intro. Its main protagonists are Golly Gopher, Dolly Gopher, Crocco the crocodile, and Tux the penguin.

The plot consists of Golly saving Dolly from an approaching train driven by Crocco.

Cast[]

Live-action cast[]

• Dominic Janes as Jimmy Roberts, a student who has an animator’s preserved brain transplanted into his head, enabling him to experience and interact with visions of cartoon characters.
• Matt Knudsen as Sonny Appleday, the scheming son of the late Milt Appleday, who is determined to claim his father’s brain for himself.
• Bil Dwyer as Ken Roberts, Jimmy and Yancy’s father.
• Eunice Cho as Robin Yoshida, Craig’s sister and Jimmy’s crush.
• Micah Karns as Craig Yoshida, Robin’s brother and Jimmy’s best friend.
• Rhea Lando as Yancy Roberts, Jimmy’s adopted older sister from an alien planet.
• Rachel Quaintance as Louisa Roberts, Jimmy and Yancy’s mother.
• Tom Kenny as Appleday Board Member.
• Fred Willard as Milt Appleday, a deceased animator and theme park founder who created the characters Jimmy sees. He is loosely based on animator Walt Disney.
• Stephanie Courtney as Donna.

Voice cast[]

• Paul Reubens as Golly Gopher, an energetic gopher and Milt Appleday’s most famous character. He is loosely based on Disney character and mascot Mickey Mouse.
• Ellen Greene as Dolly Gopher, Golly’s female counterpart and love interest. She is loosely based on Disney character Minnie Mouse.
• Tom Kenny as Tux, a penguin who enjoys performing stand-up comedy despite his inability to tell jokes. He is loosely based on Disney character Donald Duck.
• Brian Posehn as Crocco, a bumbling but outgoing alligator. He is loosely based on Disney character Goofy.

Two nonverbal cartoon characters, Prickles and Pickles (a porcupine and a pickle, respectively), also appear. They are loosely based on Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse, stars of the Tom and Jerry animated franchise.

Songs[]

Reception[]

The film was negatively reviewed by both critics and viewers. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media called it a "brain-swap tale [that] will have tweens' eyes rolling".^[3]

References[]

External links[]

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