Pat & Mat 3: Adventure in London

Pat & Mat 3: Adventure in London is a 1997 American-Czechia animated comedy fantasy family film based on the characters by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. Produced and directed by Phil Roman and Don Bluth, the film features the voice of Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, Peter Sallis, June Foray, John Hurt, Carolyn Lawrence, Paul Winchell, Ken Sansom, Rob Rackstraw, Mr. Lawrence, Tara Strong, Jeff Bergman, Billy Crystal, and Dave Foley. It was a sequel to Pat & Mat 2: Traffic Jam.

It was released in United States on July 24, 1997. The film was also released in Czech Republic and Slovakia on October 5, 1997.

Premise
After the events of Pat & Mat 2: Traffic Jam, Pat and Mat goes to London with grandmother Lucy and the pet rabbit Cuddles. all of the sudden as the arch enemy approaches in England, they have to stop him before it’s too late.

Plot
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Cast

 * Tom Kenny as Pat
 * Jim Cummings as Mat
 * Peter Sallis as King Arthur
 * June Foray as Grandma Lucy and Mrs. Davison
 * John Hurt as Cuddles the Rabbit
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Queen Elizabeth I
 * Paul Winchell as Pauli A. Logan
 * Ken Sansom as Dr. Henderson
 * Rob Rackstraw as Rupert McCoy, main antagonist who is an arch enemy to Pat and Mat.
 * Mr. Lawrence as David McHare
 * Tara Strong as Charlie Davison, Mrs. Davison’s son.
 * Jeff Bergman as Chris Elbert
 * Billy Crystal as Thomas Donat
 * Dave Foley as Terry Tanner
 * Frank Welker as Sat

Production
In 1994, Don Bluth and Phil Roman looked for clues for the movie about Pat and Mat going to London. Bluth went for clue about the script and filming which highly animated, Roman decided that he wanted to make the film. the production was made to be concept and it became more for Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin which made by Disney, however 20th Century Fox has made to have the third movie.

Release
Pat & Mat 3: Adventure in London was released on July 24, 1997 in United States and Canada by 20th Century Fox. it was also released in Czech Republic and Slovakia on October 5, 1997 in cinemas. The short which remained to be called The Cowboy Dog which was attached to the film.

Marketing
Teaser trailer was released on November 24, 1996 and it was attached to Space Jam in theaters, the official trailer was released on March 27, 1997 and was attached to Cats Don’t Dance in theaters. the posters were released in the year of 1996 to 1997.

The merchandise includes plush items, toys, and puzzles. a video game and book adaptations were given by the company of Czech Republic in later 1998, along with coloring and activity book.

Home Media
The film was released on VHS by Family Home Entertainment on December 6, 1997 in United States, it was released on VHS in 1998 by Krátký Film Praha a.s. in Czech Republic. It was later released on DVD on March 2002 along with first two films including the bonus shorts, also it was released on DVD on November 2003 by the unknown distributor in Czech Republic.

The DVD was formerly released on July 28, 2009 along with the second movie by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 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+.

Box Office
Pat & Mat 3: Adventure in London hits $756.4 million box office in United States and Canada. it received total $894.2 million as the higher budget.

The film hits box office in the cinema which it’s $879.9 million in international countries, and it was received total $900.2 million budget in the country.

Critical Response
The film was given an approval of “100%” on the rating for “10/10” according to Rotten Tomatoes, the film was received grade “A+”. The critic reads “the third movie was received approval as Thumbelina, the film takes place in London, UK. as the film fits with the wide nature, and concept. Pat and Mat creators will love it.” as the audiences chose the poll since it got grade “A+” again in 2018.