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In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
2020 · Directed by Dan Scanlon · 102 min · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Screenplay in the scene database · 13 frames
Tagline
Their quest beginneth.
Plot
Long ago, in a world inhabited by mythical creatures, magic was commonplace, although it was difficult to master. As technology progressed over the centuries, magic became obsolete and eventually fell out of use.
In the modern day, Ian Lightfoot is a teenage elf struggling with self-confidence; his older brother Barley is an enthusiastic and impulsive role-playing gamer. Their father Wilden died shortly before Ian's birth, and their mother Laurel has a new boyfriend, centaur police officer Colt Bronco, whom the brothers dislike. On Ian's 16th birthday, Laurel gives the boys a gift from Wilden: a magical staff, a rare Phoenix gem, and a letter describing a "visitation spell" that can resurrect Wilden for one day. Ian succeeds in casting the spell but is interrupted by Barley before completing it; consequently, only the lower half of Wilden's body reforms before the gem disintegrates. The brothers embark on a quest to acquire another gem and finish the spell before sunset, taking Barley's beloved van "Guinevere". Laurel discovers the boys have gone missing and sets out after them.
Seeking a map to the gem, the brothers visit the Manticore's Tavern with Wilden in tow. The tavern, once a gathering place for would-be adventurers, is now a family restaurant managed by the Manticore ("Corey"). During an argument with Ian over the map, Corey realizes how mundane her life has become and drives out her customers in a fit of rage, accidentally setting fire to the map and the restaurant. The only remaining clue to the gem's location is a children's menu suggesting Raven's Point, a nearby mountain. Soon after the boys leave, Laurel arrives and befriends Corey; Corey warns her that the brothers' journey may awaken a curse that can only be defeated by her special sword, which the women steal from a pawn shop.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Jason Headley, Dan Scanlon, Keith Bunin
- Cinematography: Sharon Calahan, Adam Habib
- Edited by: Catherine Apple
- Music: Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna
- Production design: Noah Klocek
- Produced by: Kori Rae
Cast
- Tom Holland as Ian Lightfoot (voice)
- Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot (voice)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
- Octavia Spencer as The Manticore (voice)
- Mel Rodriguez as Officer Colt Bronco (voice)
- Kyle Bornheimer as Wilden Lightfoot (voice)
- Lena Waithe as Officer Spector (voice)
- Ali Wong as Officer Gore (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Dewdrop (voice)
- Tracey Ullman as Grecklin (voice)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar
- Budget: $200,000,000
- Box office: $141,888,276
- Themes: elves, magic, dead father, dead parent, fantasy world, teenage protagonist, brother brother relationship, 3d animation, ambiguous, amused
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