Cuddles: The Rabbit Movie

Cuddles: The Rabbit Movie is a 2014 American-Czechia traditionally animated comedy adventure drama film produced by PatMat Film in Czechia at the following of the 2014/2016 film Pat & Mat: In the Movie. The film features the voices of Jeff Bergman, Tress MacNeille, Eric Bauza, Travis Oates, Bud Luckey, Kath Soucie, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, Bruno Campos, Ashley Tisdale, Clancy Brown, Dee Bradley Baker, Susanne Blakeslee, Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, Patrick Warburton, and John Goodman. The film follows with the 2018 animated film Sandy: The Rabbit Movie.

The film was released in Czechia and United States on May 9, 2014, The Netherlands first released the film on May 2 of that year.

Premise
Cuddles (Jeff Bergman) gets sent to North Pole with his new chew toy, and was given as the Christmas gift to Czechia owner named Pat. Cuddles has settled for his life and journey to reach his memory with his co-owner grandmother Lucy, and new friends has his thoughts to reach the world.

Voice cast

 * Jeff Bergman as Cuddles, a Croatian Polish-English Spot rabbit with Czech accent who is named after the Croatian doll.
 * Lara Jill Miller as Baby Cuddles, Lara Jill Miller also voiced Cuddles’ siblings.
 * Max Charles as Young Cuddles
 * Tress MacNeille as Mother Rabbit, a Polish Rabbit who is a mother of Cuddles.
 * Eric Bauza as Spot, Cuddles’ friend who is a squirrel.
 * Travis Oates as Father Rabbit, an English Spot rabbit who is a father of Cuddles.
 * Bud Luckey as The Santa Claus (recorded between 2011-2013)
 * Kath Soucie as Mrs. Horvat, Cuddles’ old owner.
 * Craig Ferguson as Pat’s father
 * Kristen Anderson-Lopez as Pat’s mother
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Mrs. Marić
 * Mr. Lawrence as Dr. Matić, a veterinarian who gives Cuddles some medicine treatment.
 * Bruno Campos as Mac, a cat who is Cuddles’ enemy.
 * Ashley Tisdale as Mrs. Kovačević
 * Clancy Brown as Mr. Domova
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Marek Miler
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Grandma Lucy
 * Tom Kenny as Pat, Cuddles’ new owner who lived in Prague, Czechia.
 * Jim Cummings as Mat, Pat’s neighbor and friend.
 * Patrick Warburton as The Czech Driver
 * John Goodman as Billie Q. Hare, Cuddles’ friend.

Development
In 2010, Darrell Van Citters has set up the new film called “Cuddles: The Rabbit Movie”. the script was completed by May 24, 2012, the movie was animated and was filmed between 2012-2013. the writers has made to complete the film by January 11, 2014, the film was considered set up with characters and settings.

Animation
Darrell Van Citters has made the storyboard of the film, he said that it will be “traditionally animated”. the budget was given $96 million.

Music
In 2013, It was announced that John Powell will be scoring the film’s music.

On June 22, 2013, it was announced that Petr Skoumal will be also scoring the film’s music along with John Powell.

Release
The film was released on May 9, 2014 in United States and Czechia, it was first released in The Netherlands and Belgium on May 2 of that year.

Marketing
Teaser trailer and poster was released on June 23, 2013, and it was attached to Monster’s University and Epic. The official trailer was released on September 4, 2013, and it was attached to The Smurfs 2, Turbo, Frozen and Despicable Me 2. the official poster was released on September 11, 2013 at the following.

Home media and streaming
Cuddles: The Rabbit Movie was released on digital on August 5, 2014, and it was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 26 of that year in the following. On May 18, 2021, the 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD has released the said film by said company.

On February 2, 2022, the film became available on Disney+.

Box office
Cuddles: The Rabbit Movie hits $350 million box office on May 9-July 28, 2014 in United States and Canada. the film was represented of hitting more box office than others, and received $350 million.

Critical response
The film was given to approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on its 76 reviews, the film has received grade “A+”. The critic reads “The film has been a better viewing than Free Birds, the film has focused on the rabbit Cuddles’ memory sending his life and long journey to his imagination.” when Metacritic had assigned the film’s score of 100 out of 100 based on 98 critics, resulting the “most favorable reviews”.