M.I.S.S.I.O.N.

M.I.S.S.I.O.N. is a 2007 American computer-animated spy action-comedy film produced by Frenzy Animation for Paramount Pictures with CGI animation done at Starz Animation. It was directed by Matt Gullahorn from a screenplay by Joe Stillman, David Lindsay-Abaire, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, and Colin Clayton and a story by Jill Culton, and stars the voices of Zach Tyler Eisen, Gary LeRoi Gray, Avril Lavigne, Stanley Tucci, Wally Kurth, and Patrick Warburton. The film follows middle school student Louis DeMinsky, who is recruited along with his fellow academic adepts Mort Soberman and Tiana Croson into a secret agency based underneath the school grounds. Their assignment is to battle an out-of-control geological terrorist organization who plans to use their technology to scramble the Earth's continents.

The film was released in the United States on October 12, 2007 and received mixed reviews from critics. Grossing $178 million at the box office against its $60 million budget, the film had underperformed disappointingly at the box office, forcing a writedown of $20 million for Paramount.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Zach Tyler Eisen as Louis DeMinsky, a 12-year-old "one-of-a-kind" student who is the main member of M.I.S.S.I.O.N.
 * Gary LeRoi Gray as Mort Soberman, the second-in-command member of M.I.S.S.I.O.N. who is Louis' best friend.
 * Avril Lavigne as Tiana Croson, the tomboyish third-in-command member of M.I.S.S.I.O.N. who masters martial arts.
 * Stanley Tucci as Clariborn Holmes, the commanding officer of M.I.S.S.I.O.N. and the former principal of Elstree Middle School.
 * Wally Kurth as Macksey Skee, the boss of the S.C.H.E.M.E. organization.
 * Patrick Warburton as Biggie-B, a member of the S.C.H.E.M.E. organization.
 * Dakota Fanning as Laura DeMinsky, Louis's 8-year-old sister.
 * Caroline Dhavernas as Mrs. DeMinsky, Louis's mother.
 * John DiMaggio as Mr. DeMinsky, Louis's father.
 * Lauren Tom as Mrs. Teckleski, Louis's teacher.
 * Danny Mann as Wilbert Rluck, the current principal of Elstree Middle School.
 * Chris Parnell as Police Officer #1.
 * Matt Gullahorn as Janitor / Police Officer #2

Additional voices

 * Carlos Alazraqui
 * Jack Angel
 * Susan Blu
 * Rodger Bumpass
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Paul Eiding
 * Bill Farmer
 * Jessie Flower
 * Aaron Fors
 * Jess Harnell
 * Mickie McGowan
 * Alec Medlock
 * Jan Rabson
 * Daryl Sabara
 * Mindy Sterling
 * Joe Stillman

Production
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Release
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. was originally scheduled to be released on September 28, 2007, but on October 3, 2006, its release date was moved up two weeks later on October 12, 2007, to avoid competition with 20th Century Fox's Kate & Chris.

Marketing
Coinciding with the film's release, A video game adaptation was released on the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and on the Nintendo DS. The film's teaser trailer was released on December 20, 2006 and was attached into theatrical screenings of The Princess and the Pied Piper. The full official trailer was released on May 14, 2007, and was attached into Shrek the Third four days later. Its second trailer was released on July 10, 2007, and was later attached to The Alpha Squad: Magic Mayhem.

Home media
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. was released on Blu-ray, HD-DVD, and DVD on February 12, 2008.

Soundtrack
On October 9, 2007, the M.I.S.S.I.O.N.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande. Harry Gregson-Williams composed the film's score.

Track listing
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Gallery
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Critical reception
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. has a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 5.9/10 based on 146 reviews. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 57 based on 39 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office
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Main
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Trailers
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