Pat & Mat: The Truck Problem

Pat & Mat: The Truck Problem is a 2005 Czechia-American animated comedy buddy action adventure film produced by PatMat Film in Czech Republic. It was a fifth and final installment of the film series before the continuation of the film. It features the voices with the American and British voice casts of Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, June Foray, Carolyn Lawrence, Ken Sansom, Patrick Warburton, John Fiedler, April Winchell, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Tara Strong, Jeff Bennett, Brad Garrett, Rodger Bumpass, and Clancy Brown. It was a sequel to Pat & Mat: Journey Into Space.

The film was released on February 25, 2005 in North America.

Premise
Pat & Mat are on the road when the truck goes missing from the truck owner’s parking garage, they must find the truck before it gets destroyed.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Tom Kenny as Pat
 * Jim Cummings as Mat
 * June Foray as Grandmother Lucy
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy B. Cuddly
 * Ken Sansom as Mr. Kubíček, the main antagonist who is a truck thief that steals truck.
 * Patrick Warburton as Lubomír Miler
 * John Fiedler as Mr. Zdeněk
 * April Winchell as Mrs. Beneš
 * Ralph Fiennes as Petr Deitch
 * Peter Sallis as Samuel McDean, a worker who worked with the cars which having to be coming from England.
 * Helena Bonham Carter as Helena Jiránek
 * Tara Strong as Lori Lou
 * Jeff Bennett as The Czech Police Officer
 * Brad Garrett as The Vehicle Owner
 * Rodger Bumpass as Terry Bleu
 * Clancy Brown as Lubomír Beneš, the co-creator of Pat & Mat which he made a cameo appearance since dedicated to the memory of him who passed away in 1995.
 * Frank Welker as Tabby Cat, Poodle, and Bulldog
 * Sat was also voiced by the dog who makes barking and whining sounds.

Production
In 2004, Toby Bluth has an idea of making the fifth film about two handymen that goes on the road to find the truck. Phil Roman decided to join the group of making the film for the final movie, as the film’s continuation has shown the story of the golden mansion that was rumored in this film.

Release
The film was released on February 25, 2005 in North America. As the film was released in United Kingdom on June 25, 2005 for the advertising company named Pearl & Dean as seen for SpongeBob  variant, Czech Republic has the same release date as the British release of the film.

Marketing
Teaser trailer was released on July 24, 2004 as it was attached to the other film in theaters. official trailer was released on November 16, 2004 as it was attached to The Incredibles and The Little Mole.

The merchandise products has plush toys, figurine sets, puzzles, books, video games, and apparels as well.

Home media
On June 8, 2005, the DVD and VHS of the film was released on that year by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment as it was received. On July 2009, it was released on DVD and Blu-ray by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in North America.

In 2022, it was announced that Disney+ released the first five Pat & Mat films on March 23 of that year. it was digitally remastered when 20th Century Studios produced the 2021 remake of the original film, however 2009 film was also streamed on Disney+. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 28 of that year according to Disney Movie Club.

Box office
Pat & Mat: The Truck Problem hits $821.2 million in United States and Canada, the film also hits box office in the cinemas as $884.9 million in other countries outside US.

Critical response
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film received the approval of “100%” rating which for “10.8/10” based on its 139 reviews. The critic reads “the film is mostly better than The Cat in the Hat as the film went very well done and stunning where Pat & Mat are the good problem solvers, but they were very inventive.” as the film has received grade “A+” in early 2006.