The Diablos

The Diablos is a 2005 American computer-animated western comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Megamation and distibuted by Sony Pictures Releasing. It was directed by Owen Briggs from a screenplay by Briggs and David Reynolds. The film stars the voices of David Spade, Will Arnett, Justin Long, Tracy Morgan, Sam Elliott, Bruce Dern and Willem Dafoe. The film follows the titular group as they go on a journey to get the last supply of water the save their town before a mad baron gets it first.

The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater on June 15, 2005 and was released in the United States on July 1 by Columbia Pictures and was met with positive reviews from critics who praised its story, humor and action sequences. The film grossed $393.4 million dollars at the box office.

Voice cast

 * David Spade as Dusty MacDonald
 * Will Arnett as Colorado Smith
 * Justin Long as Austin Arlington
 * Tracy Morgan
 * Sam Elliott as Mayor Trudge
 * Bruce Dern
 * Willem Dafoe as Baron Richard Wealthy

Additional voices

 * Jack Angel
 * Michael Bell
 * Bob Bergen
 * Steven Jay Blum
 * Clancy Brown
 * Rodger Bumpass
 * Corey Burton
 * Brian Cummings
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Paul Eiding
 * Jess Harnell
 * Clyde Kusatsu
 * David L. Lander
 * Sherry Lynn
 * Danny Mann
 * Mickie McGowan
 * Phil Proctor
 * Jan Rabson
 * Peter Renaday
 * Pete Sepenuk
 * Lloyd Sherr
 * Lauren Tom

Home media
The film was released on VHS and DVD on November 22, 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The DVD release features an audio commentary, cast interviews, deleted scenes and more.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on June 24, 2005, for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Gamecube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft Windows.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 80% based on 194 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "With a worthwhile journey filled with high octane action and a quirky sense of humor, The Diablos is a modern western classic ." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gave a score of 68 based on 47 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.