Little Lily (film)

Little Lily is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and based on the Fox Interactive/Electronic Arts video game series of the same name. The film was written and directed by Mike Bell and co-directed by Jared Brady (in their feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Don Rhymer, Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Lorne Cameron, and David Hoselton, and features the ensemble voice cast of Sarah Silverman, Mandy Moore, Josh Hutcherson, Garry Shandling, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kristin Chenoweth, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera, John Oliver, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman, Russell Brand, and Martin Short. Set in a Pliocene-like environment, Lily, a little girl must embark on a long journey along with her fellow companions Oliver, Princess Naomi and Chester, who must stop an evil group of giant monsters called the Musbirks from overthrowing their world as well as rescuing the other villagers from being eaten.

The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater on March 17, 2012, and was released in the United States on March 30. It received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the voice performances, visual style, and musical score, but criticized its screenplay and story. However, the film underperformed at the box office, grossing only $252 million against a $122 million budget, forcing a write-down of $70 million.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Sarah Silverman as Little Lily, a little girl who always tends to have a thirst for adventure.
 * Josh Hutcherson as Oliver, a sarcastic survivalist.
 * Mandy Moore as Princess Naomi, a optimistic but naïve princess.
 * Michelle Pfeiffer
 * Kristin Chenoweth
 * Garry Shandling as Chester, an subterranean troll-like creature who is Lily's mentor/caregiver.
 * Craig Robinson as Quinn
 * Michael Cera as Jasper
 * Sam Rockwell as Cowboy Clifford
 * John Oliver as Dr. Richbeard
 * William H. Macy as Frank, Lily's biographical father.
 * Marisa Tomei as Scarlett, Lily's biographical mother.
 * Russell Brand as Philip
 * John Goodman as King Roland, the king of the village and Naomi's father.
 * Ian McKellen
 * Martin Short as Pip, a wise-cracking monkey-like creature.
 * Ozzy Osbourne
 * Alan Tudyk
 * Mike Bell as Mr. Squishy / Vinny / Tim / Todd
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Spider
 * Jared Brady as Mr. Guzzle
 * Mark Walton as Steve

Additional Voices

 * Steve Alterman
 * Rajia Baroudi
 * Susan Boyajian
 * Ranjani Brow
 * Edita Brychta
 * William Calvert
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Wendy Hoffmann
 * Karen Huie
 * Sean Kenin
 * Ashley Lambert
 * Marcella Lentz-Pope
 * Heidi Brook Myers
 * Jacqueline Piñol
 * Moira Quirk
 * Alix Wilton Regan
 * Darren Richardson
 * Cindy Robinson
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Stephanie Sheh
 * Matthew Wolf
 * Ruth Zalduondo

Production
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Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Christopher Lennertz, and its soundtrack was released on March 20, 2012 by Epic Records.

Release
Little Lily was initially scheduled to be released on October 21, 2011, but was pushed forward to March 23, 2012, switching places with Crystal: Coming of Darkness. The film would be moved forward a week later to March 30, 2012, to avoid Lionsgate's The Hunger Games. The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2012, and received a general release in theaters on March 30.

The film was originally planned to have a IMAX 3D release, but was cancelled in favor of Warner Bros' Wrath of the Titans taking over the IMAX screenings.

Marketing
A teaser trailer of the film was shown exclusively before select theatrical screenings of Rio on April 15, 2011. It was later released online two weeks later on April 28, 2011. The film's official trailer was released on August 24, 2011, and was attached into Swan Dream Pool in theaters two days later. The film's final trailer which included The Who song "Baba O'Riley", debuted on November 1, 2011, and was attached into theatrical screenings of Crystal: Coming of Darkness.

Tie-ins with McDonald's, Airheads, Fisher-Price, Ziploc, and Best Buy, were used to promote the film. A balloon themed after Little Lily debuted at the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Publishers Dalmatian Press and Ape Entertainment released books tied to the film.

Home media
Little Lily was released in the United States and Canada on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on September 25, 2012, with a standalone single-disc DVD release being released on that same day.

Box office
Little Lily grossed $121.1 million in the United States and Canada and $131.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $252.3 million.

In North America, Little Lily opened on Friday, March 30, 2012, with 3,874 theaters, grossing $7.6 million on its first day. It ended up opening to $26.6 million, finishing third at the box office behind Wrath of the Titans and The Hunger Games.

Deadline Hollywood reported that before the film's release, Fox was hoping that Little Lily would duplicate the opening box office successes of Alaina Gleen and Crystal. The film's opening was the lowest debut for a Fox Animation Century City film since the theatrical release of History Island back in 2004. Due to its high production budget and marketing costs, the studio was forced to take an $70 million write-down. As a result of this, in June 2012, the studio announced it was laying off at least 100 employees.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 156 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10, making it the lowest-rated film produced by Fox Animation Century City to date. The website's critical consensus reads, "Little Lily may be entertaining enough for younger audiences and some hardcore fans of the games, but it ends up losing its colorful creativity by relying on a tired storyline and a sluggish script." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned a score of 42 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Main
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Trailers
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