Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture

Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture is a 2016 American animated comedy film, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and Kelly Asbury, with music score by Randy Newman, his first Warner Bros. animated film to compose and based on the 1990 animated series of the same name. The film has proved to be a huge success, both critical and financial. The film takes place after the show's series finale, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Entertainment and making it the first and only theatrical Tiny Toon Adventures film to hit the big screen as Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation was just a direct-to-video film. The film was released theatrically in movie theaters for the United States and Canada on February 19, 2016, by Warner Bros. Pictures. In theaters, a Pinky and the Brain short entitled The Brain Power was shown prior to the film.

The film is starring the voice talents from John Kassir (succeeding from Charlie Adler respectively), Tress MacNeille, Jason Marsden (replacing the late Joe Alaskey respectively), Jeff Bergman (replacing the late Mel Blanc, the late Greg Burson and the late Joe Alaskey respectively), Billy West (replacing the late Don Messick respectivley), Cree Summer, Candi Milo, Kath Soucie, Gail Matthius, Danny Cooksey, Rob Paulsen, Bob Bergen, Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker, Jim Cummings, Edie McClurg and Corey Burton.

The film received positive reviews from critics and was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide against a $45 million budget, making it the first Warner Bros. animated film to gross over $100 million in the United States, and also beating out Bambi 's record for highest-grossing hand-drawn animated film of all time and the highest-ever grossing film based on an animated television series.

Plot Summary
A super villain named Master X is planning to take over ACME Acres and have everybody line up to eat at his fast food restaurant, Burger of Darkness, and Buster, Plucky and Hamton must find King Cedric's missing golden crown and save the universe, and Babs, Fifi, Shirley, Fowlmouth, Montana Max, Elmyra, Dizzy, Winnie, Wade, Roger, Maria, the professors of ACME Looniversity (except Professor Bugs), Uncle Stinky, Furrball, Byron, Barky Marky, Gogo, Calamity, Li'l Beeper, Mona, George, Nancy (Babs's mother), Bubbie and Pappy from being Master X's mind control zombie slaves.

Voice Cast Members

 * John Kassir as Buster Bunny (voice, succeeding from Charlie Adler respectively)
 * Tress MacNeille as Babs Bunny, Maria Duck and Granny (voices, taken over 1 character from June Foray respectively)
 * Jason Marsden as Plucky Duck (voice, sounding like a mix between Daffy Duck in the Looney Tunes series and Danger Duck in Loonatics Unleashed, replacing the late Joe Alaskey respectively)
 * Jeff Bergman as Professor Bugs, Professor Daffy, Professor Elmer, Coach Sam and Ralph Duck (voices, replacing the late Mel Blanc, the late Greg Burson and the late Joe Alaskey respectively)
 * Billy West as Hamton Pig (voice, replacing the late Don Messick respectively)
 * Cree Summer as Elmyra Duff and Mary Melody (voices)
 * Candi Milo as Sweetie Bird (voice)
 * Kath Soucie as Fifi La Fume, Li'l Sneezer and Professor Lola (voices)
 * Gail Matthius as Shirley the Loon (voice)
 * Danny Cooksey as Montana Max (voice)
 * Rob Paulsen as Fowlmouth, Banjo Possum and Arnold the Pit Bull (voices)
 * Bob Bergen as Professor Porky (voice)
 * Maurice LaMarche as Dizzy Devil (voice)
 * Charlie Adler as King Cedric (voice, ever since Mr. Bighead's voice in the Rocko's Modern Life franchise)
 * Rachael MacFarlane as Princess Katrina (voice)
 * Richard Horvitz as King Cedric's Squire (voice)
 * Frank Welker as Gogo Dodo, Furrball, Barky Marky, Calamity Coyote, Byron Bassett, Uncle Stinky and Li'l Beeper (voices)
 * Jim Cummings as Principal Taz, Wade Pig and Pappy Pig (voices, taken over 1 character from the late Jonathan Winters and the late Joe Alaskey respectively)
 * Edie McClurg as Winnie Pig (voice)
 * Corey Burton as Master X (voice)

Whale's Tales

 * When Buster wakes up 1st thing in the morning, a picture poster of the baby whale and the mother whale can be seen hanging on his bedroom wall.

Grandma's Dead

 * Mrs. Hinkle appears in the entire crowd during the opening ceremony of school president.

Going Up/The Potty Years/Minister Golf

 * A picture of Plucky Duckling can be seen on Plucky's night stand.

Animaniacs (1990s cartoon animated show)

 * Yakko, Wakko and Dot (along with Mr. Skullhead) appear in the crowd where they are about to take down Master X.

Pinky and the Brain and Freakazoid

 * Pinky and the Brain appear along with Freakazoid in a picture at Crazy Carrot Stick's Ice Cream and Fruit Bar.

The Horn Blows at Lunchtime

 * The bugle that looks just like Li'l Sneezer's bugle begins playing the reveille.

To Bleep or Not to Bleep

 * Fowlmouth keeps his promise and is super careful not to swear and curse in public places.

How I Spent My Vacation

 * Winnie, Wade and Uncle Stinky appear in the entire crowd as Master X's mind controlled zombie slaves.
 * Johnny Pew also appears as 1 of Master X's mind control zombie slaves.

Spring Break Special and How I Spent my Winter Vacation

 * Bubbie and Pappy also appear in the entire crowd as Master X's mind controlled zombie slaves.

Rating
Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture is Rated PG for Parental Guidance.

Development
Production started in 1995, it was originally gonna release on October 12, 1997, and gonna be the series finale, and there was gonna be a fourth season in September 1996. But on June 1, 1996, it was moved to August 5, 2001 and they cancelled the fourth season idea. But on December 1, 2000, it was moved to June 30, 2004 and on July 1, 2003, it was moved to December 1, 2007. But, that was moved to April 2, 2011, and that was moved to February 19, 2016.

Warner Bros. Animation had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $100 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera (Warner Bros. Animation's in-name only division), Cartoon Network and Turner Entertainment (also both Time-Warner divisions) among others and included The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time, Cow and Chicken, and more, of course, Codename: Kids Next Door. Cartoon Network had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release a Tiny Toon Adventures film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Creator Tom Ruegger agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, he and his co-writers Steven Spielberg and Charlie Adler intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Scarface and The Dark Knight having the core inspirations for the film.

Animation
The feature animation was handled by Wang Film Productions in Xindian, Taipei and Los Angeles, California. The crew used the same processes from the original television series in the making of the film, most notably the 'skroutlines', which was a seamless blend of a more traditional screenplay with a more simple outline which resembled strong short stories and gave the storyboard artists such as Jim Fletcher, Barry Caldwell, and Byron Vaughns all the creative and aesthetic freedom neccessary. Ruegger and Spielberg themselves provided the film's animatics.

Fellow storyboard artists Douglas McCarthy, Eddie Fitzgerald and Chris Otsuki, and animation veterans Margot Allen, Tony Anselmo and Eric Goldberg also provided the film's storyboards. James Baxter helped on the character designs and special effects work on the film. Another animation veteran Allison Abbate also worked with Tom Ruegger on the character designs of the film.

The bulk of the animation work was done on Wacom Cintiq tablets, which allowed drawings to be done directly on screen to facilitate production using programs Toonz, DigiCel FlipBook and Toon Boom Studio. Pencilled key animation sequences would be digitally inked-and-painted, enhanced and composited into backgrounds using Toon Boom Harmony. Additional pre-production work was done at Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, California where the series' pilot episode was produced. Animation was done at Wang Film's facilities on both Xindian and Los Angeles, with clean-up work done at the main Xindian studio. The final animation was also provided by Akom Production Company in Seoul, South Korea and Mook Animation and TMS Entertainment in Tokyo, Japan. Computer animation was done at Munich Animation Film in Munich, Germany, with digital ink and paint services provided by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa, Canada.

Sound and music
Randy Newman composed the soundtrack for the film with Steven Bernstein and John Debney serving as the soundtrack producers. In addition to using the original series' music work from Bruce Broughton, Steven Bernstein, Steven Bramson, Don Davis, Albert Lloyd Olson, William Ross, Arthur B. Rubinstein, Fred Steiner, Morton Stevens, Richard Stone, Stephen James Taylor, Mark Watters and John Debney on the film, he also composed themes for the Tiny Toons and the Looney Tunes. Buster, Plucky and Hampton's adventure score was the major focus and he also composed themes for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, King Cedric, Princess Katrina and King Cedric's Squire, and Master X. The music score was recorded and mixed at Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank. The score is orchestrated and conducted by Alan Silvestri.

The sound design work was done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California and Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank, California.

Marketing
The teaser trailer was released on July 8, 2015, posted on the Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channels. A second teaser trailer was released on December 15, 2015. McDonalds released Happy Meal toys to promote the film. On January 11, 2016, promotional tie-ins on every channel consist of bumpers with Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck and Hamton Pig in a movie theater announcing the film. In addition, they host the entire line-up, in intermissions between commercial break.

Theatrical release
The movie was released theatrically in movie theaters for the United States and Canada on February 19, 2016, by Warner Bros. Pictures, on the same year as Warner Bros. Animation's next film, The Animaniacs Movie. The film was presented in a 1.85:1 format, rather than Warner Animation Group's standard 2.39:1 format on its upcoming titles. The film's theatrical release was preceded by The Brain Power, a short film based on the 1995 animated television series Pinky and the Brain.

Home media
The film was released on Digital on April 26 and Blu-Ray and DVD on May 16, 2016. It contains the deleted scenes, a Pinky and the Brain short film The Brain Power, the 18-minute featurette, the behind-the-scenes look at Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture, featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew, animatics, the pilot episode, the audio commentaries and the sneak peek of The Animaniacs Movie.

Box office
Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture has grossed $106 million in the United States and Canada, and $164 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $270 million, against a production budget of $45 million.

In the United States and Canada, Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture was released alongside both Snowtime! and Risen, and was initially projected to gross around $50 million from 3,202 theaters in its opening weekend, with a chance to go as high as $100 million. Therefore, Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide, making it the first Warner Bros. animated film to gross over $100 million in the United States, and also beating out Bambi 's record for highest-grossing hand-drawn animated film of all time and the highest-ever grossing film based on an animated television series.

Critical response
Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 90% approval rating based on the 105 reviews, and its average rating is 8.9/10. The critical consensus reads, "Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture is so awesome because it is so cartoony, entertaining and colorful for kids. Plus, it should please the audience and Looney Tunes fans." Metacritic, assigns the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore gives the film a "A" on its A+ to F scale.

Trivia Notice

 * The film marks the first time a theatrical Warner Bros. Animation film isn't produced by Warner Animation Group since the group's formation in 2013.
 * The movie will be Rated PG for Parental Guidance.
 * This is the first ever feature film of the series.
 * This is the first animated Tiny Toon Adventures movie to hit theaters.
 * This is also the first ever Tiny Toon Adventures movie in general to hit theaters. The previous Tiny Toon Adventures film (Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation) was just a direct-to-video film.
 * This is the third theatrical movie based on a Cartoon Network show. The others being "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 14 years prior and   Teen Titans: The Movie   released 4 years prior.
 * Although, Teen Titans and Tiny Toon Adventures are only aired by both Kids' WB and Cartoon Network, and they’re made by Warner Bros.
 * The film uses a combination of hand-drawn animation and CGI, much like fellow Warner Bros. Animation film The Iron Giant, which was released 17 years back.
 * All of the original voice cast reprises their roles from the television series.
 * This is the next theatrical 2D animated movie in 18 years after Quest for Camelot (1998) and 17 years after The Iron Giant (1999).
 * This marks as Warner Bros.' next 2D animated theatrical film. Warner Bros. had its original feature animation division, which produced 2D animated films.
 * Before the movie, a short film called "The Brain Power" based on the 1995 animated television series Pinky and the Brain was played.
 * This is Warner Bros.' second traditionally animated film to be released theatrically, after  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 12 years prior.
 * This is the second theatrical Warner Bros. film to rely solely on hand-drawn animation mixed with CGI Animation instead of Flash Animation.
 * The is the third theatrical Looney Tunes film after "Space Jam" released 20 years prior and   Looney Tunes: Back in Action   released 13 years prior, but also the first film to be a fully 2D-animated film, but is done in hand-drawn animation mixed with CGI animation.
 * In total, the film took 21 years to complete. This is because Warner Bros. greenlit the project back in 1995.
 * This is the third Warner Bros. animated film to be released in February, after  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 12 years prior and  The Lego Movie   released 2 years prior.
 * This is Kath Soucie 's first Warner Bros. animated film since  Clifford's Really Big Movie  released 12 years prior.
 * Charlie Adler, the previous voice artist for Buster Bunny  in the original classic Tiny Toon Adventures is to voice Princess Katrina's father,  King Cedric  in this animated film.
 * Jason Marsden is to voice Plucky Duck in this movie by using a mix between Daffy Duck's voice and Danger Duck's voice, replacing the late Joe Alaskey respectively.
 * The film bears a few similarities to Nickelodeon's 2004 animated film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
 * Buster, Plucky and Hamton travelling to Dark City to find King Cedric's missing golden crown and save the universe is a possible reference to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.