The Randy Rabbit Movie

The Randy Rabbit Movie is a 2002 American animated comedy film based on The WB animated series, Randy Rabbit. It was written, produced and directed by series creator Conner Jones, co-produced by Phil Roman, and co-written by J. Stewart Burns and David N. Weiss. The film stars the regular television cast of Phil LaMarr, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Tom Kenny and Kath Soucie as well as guest voices Ray Liotta, Linda Cardellini, Mariah Carey, Owen Wilson, Katherine Heigl, Pamela Anderson, and Aaron Carter. In the film, Randy and his friends learn that Forestville isn't an official city and they must travel to human territory in order to find the Forestville deed within 72 hours, or else their beloved town will torn down by loggers ordered by businessman Hank Beckleman. The film takes place after the events of season 6 and served as the series finale until Conner Jones announced a revival of the series, which premiered on TBS and Cartoon Network in 2021.

Produced by Blue Dolphin Productions (currently known as Spirit Animal Studios), the film was released into theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 9, 2002. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $394 million in the box office.

A sequel titled The Randy Rabbit Movie: Hare Out of the Forest is scheduled for theatrical release on August 16, 2024.

Plot
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Cast

 * Phil LaMarr as Randy Rabbit
 * Cam Clarke as Benny Beaver
 * Rob Paulsen as Sky Squirrel
 * Tom Kenny as Quincy Quacks
 * Kath Soucie as Lydia Lop
 * Ray Liotta as Hank Beckleman, a money hungry man who plans on tearing down Forestville.
 * Linda Cardellini as London Lop, Lydia's older sister
 * Mariah Carey as Mandy Chips, a female squirrel that is Sky's love interest.
 * Owen Wilson as Paul Lewis
 * Katherine Heigl as Dawny Deer
 * Charles Kimbrough as Archard Smithson, Beckleman's British assistant and butler who also acts as Beckleman's voice of reason ala Jiminy Cricket.
 * Grey DeLisle as Dannie
 * Ashley Johnson as Raela
 * Pamela Adlon as Samantha Skunk

Development
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Animation
Like the series, The Randy Rabbit Movie, was mainly animated by Film Roman and it was done using digital ink and paint, just like seasons 4-6. Additional animation for the film was done by Rough Draft Studios.

Release
The Randy Rabbit Movie was released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 9, 2002.

Marketing
A teaser trailer was released online on December 16, 2001, and the official trailer was released on April 21, 2002.

Home media
The film was released on VHS and DVD on December 9, 2002 by Warner Home Video.

Box office
The Randy Rabbit Movie grossed $134.2 million in the United States and Canada and $160.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $294.5 million.

The film made $44.6 million in it's opening weekend in a close first place finish and dropped -57% in it's second weekend while falling to second place.

Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 79% of 91 critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 7.1/10. The site's consensus states: "The Randy Rabbit Movie brings the beloved character to the big screen in a funny and adventurous finale." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper both praised the film and gave it “Two Thumbs Up” on their television show.

Sequel
In 2003, following the success of Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City and The Randy Rabbit Movie, it was announced that a sequel was in production and scheduled for a release in 2006. However in 2004, the plans for a sequel were scrapped due to the recent box office bombs by Warner Bros. Feature Animation which stalled plans for a sequel and was cancelled in favor of Lamby Lights: The City of Silver. In August 2012, the 10th anniversary of the release of the film, series creator Connor Jones revealed in an interview that he was set to write and direct during the late development of the sequel but it did not happen due to the restructuring of Warner Bros. Pictures and their commitmment to the then in production The Lego Movie. Jones also revealed in the interview that the sequel's plot would have been "TBA". In August 2017, near AT&T's acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara was in talks with Jones and Brad Bird to possibly bringing back Randy Rabbit and Rickey the Wicked for revivals including theatrical films and a series.

In November 2018, Phil LaMarr expressed interest in reprising his role as Randy if a sequel or revival gets announced.

On October 7, 2020, Conner Jones announced that the series will return with new episodes on TBS and Cartoon Network, starting with a 25th anniversary special, which is titled The Return of Randy Rabbit, which premiered on May 24, 2021, and a seventh season which premiered on September 25, 2021. In November 2021, it was officially announced that a second Randy Rabbit movie was in development at Warner Bros. Animation following the success of the 25th anniversary special as well as the huge cult following the character gained since the series' premiere. It is scheduled to be released on August 16, 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures theatrically.

Transcript
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