Antonio and the Great Escape

Antonio and the Great Escape! is a American animated musical comedy-adventure film that would've been released on May 8, 2004. Produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies and this film will be rated G. This has a lesson in courage.

Plot
Have you ever felt like the Lord was your strength and that you wanted to do what is right? When a miscommunication by Antonio Spain sends him, Stephen Spain and Travis Spain into an alternate universe that's home to the coast of Ninaborough - located in the outer Fiesta Fun! quadrant, they discover that the mayor, the rich tycoon Mr. Marigold, and his mighty minions have arrived and wanted to make the people of the town their slaves, steal Antonio, Stephen and Travis's hometown, and take their property values. This band of brutes don't like Antonio's music! None of them are willing to buy any of their songs! They just force people to work hard! Discover how Antonio and his two companions make the point that we don't have to be scared to do what's right, even in the face of the slavery apocalypse! Right in between a little history video of how Ninaborough came to be, being brave enough to knock a guard, who is threatening one of the mayor's relatives, off a canyon that's still in construction (which is funny since the story itself took place three days after September 11, 2001!), a fierce rainstorm, a nasty encounter with a shark, a bridge machine, an energy stealer, and throwing an innocent shipmaster overboard for stealing hygiene, and along with a kind girl named Barry, a businessman who is longly and truly rumored to be Mr. Marigold's father - named Mr. Pickle Engine/Picklesheimer, some pirates, a variety of French cowboys, and more, Antonio embarks on a life-changing journey, in this blast-from-the-past extravaganza that takes us from being stranded on an island in the Philippines to a quadrant that is the home to a town of endless fun, and asks the question on your lips - "How can I become a brave person?"!

Cast

 * Wayne Brady - Antonio Spain
 * Kellie Pickler - Antonio Spain (Hatless)
 * Terry Crews - Stephen Spain
 * Rob Paulsen - Travis Spain
 * Joan Cusack - Barry, Rainbow, Raspberry
 * Tress MacNeille - Gingy, Sweet Demon, Amber, Boo-Berry, Pirate 2
 * Frank Welker - Mr. Pickle Engine, Mr. Marigold, Mayor James, Reuben, Scribe
 * Tom Hanks - Pirate 1, Dustin Spain, Judah
 * Chuck Norris - Mr. Malab, Pirate Captain, Mayor James's Assistant
 * Max Neuwirth - Mayor James's Great-Grandson
 * Mike Myers - Gavin the Grumpy
 * Craig T. Nelson - Siriwat the Happy
 * Jim Cummings - Wilfred the Obnoxious
 * Cam Clarke - Harold the Sleepy
 * Justin Timberlake - Alex the Anxious
 * Annie Potts - Eleanor the Relentful
 * Si Robertson, Tim Allen, Jeff Garcia, Jeff Bennet, Cam Clarke - Mr. Marigold's Henchmen
 * Tom Hanks, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Tom Kenny, James Street, Jeff Garcia, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Russell Brand, Jack McBrayer, Steve Whitmore - People of Ninaborough

Trivia

 * There are a few shots in where Antonio is seen without his red baseball hat.
 * Antonio, Travis and Stephen were just the same models of the Chipmunks, that were used for the cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks.
 * In the VHS and theatrical version of the scene where Antonio tells Stephen and Travis that the Marigolds had the people of Ninaborough cooped up for more than two years, Stephen and Travis look around and blink more. But in the DVD and Blu-Ray version of the same scene, Stephen and Travis look around and blink less, and appear to be looking at the courtyard of a palace more rather than at Antonio.

Production
Early on, since the film was first announced in 2002, it was determinedly rumored that it would be a princess story. Yet it seemed the rumors were false. The high-concept of the production came around before Merry Larry and the Unexpected Twist of the Spring Valley Mall was scripted. Even though it's compared to girl-themed stories like Sleeping Beauty, A Little Princess, and Beauty and the Beast, the story is paced out to be told, as a setup similar to The Princess Bride whereas Antonio visits a McDonald's-type restaurant in Victorian England; on a stormy night, and tells the employees that work there something that happened in his past and they were not all that interested, and to have three boys plan to, along with a whole boatload of new people, go on an adventure to save the world from a slavery apocalypse; which lasted more than two years, from a rich tycoon. This had references to The Prince of Egypt and It's a Wonderful Life.

Music
The music was composed by John Debney, featuring songs arranged by Quincy Jones.

Soundtrack

 * 1) "I Won't Go On to Creative Minds"
 * 2) "Antonio's Protest Song"
 * 3) "The Journey of a New World"
 * 4) "What's Up with My Girlfriend?"
 * 5) "Being Courageous"
 * 6) "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri

Score

 * 1) Opening Titles
 * 2) The Land of Ninaborough
 * 3) The Marigold Bullies
 * 4) The Plan
 * 5) Canyon Guarding
 * 6) "Guys! The Storm! We Should Head Back!"
 * 7) Gavin the Grumpy
 * 8) The Great Battle of the Marigold Losers
 * 9) Your Genius Has Spoken

Home media
This should have been released on VHS and DVD in August 12, 2004. In August 12, 2009, it was rereleased for its fifth anniversary. A Blu-Ray release of this may have been released March 13, 2014. The VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray had never-before-seen outtakes and a fun extended ending called "Friend or Foe?". This, along with MacLarry in: Pompous Strikes Back! and Merry Larry and the Unexpected Twist of the Spring Valley Mall!, was released in a triple DVD pack called Adventures of the Good Guys! released October 12, 2010.