Pat & Mat: The Movie

Pat & Mat: The Movie is a 2021 Czechia-American animated comedy adventure film produced by 20th Century Animation and PatMat Film. The film was involved with Pat & Mat are solving problems until it went wrong. The voice cast features with Tom Kenny, Jim Cummings, Susanne Blakeslee, Jeff Bergman, Ben Whitehead, John C. Reilly, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Hader, Owen Wilson, Peter Capaldi, Brad Garrett, John Ratzenberger, Lori Alan, and Grey Griffin. It was a traditional animated remake of the original 1989 animated film Pat & Mat.

It was released on July 30, 2021 in North American theaters.

Premise
Pat and his grandmother Lucy were moved to their new house where the neighbors lived, he met his new friend who is a neighbor named Mat. they have to solve problems when they try to fix the problem, but something went wrong. Pat and Mat have to stop the angry dogs from chasing them, and save the day before it’s too late.

Plot
The day before meeting the new friend Mat, however Pat and his grandmother Lucy were moving to the new house with their pet rabbit named Cuddles. they put him in the pet carrier as they decided to put it in the truck, then they sell the house to move on.

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Cast

 * Tom Kenny as Pat
 * Antonio Raul Corbo as Young Pat (in flashback)
 * Jim Cummings as Mat
 * Jack Gore as Young Mat (in flashback)
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Grandma Lucy
 * Jeff Bergman as Cuddles
 * Ben Whitehead as Thomas Lionheart
 * John C. Reilly as Carl McJohnson
 * Bill Fagerbakke as Paul Davidson
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Selina Davidson
 * Larry the Cable Guy as Daniel Peterson
 * Bill Hader as Eddie Louis
 * Owen Wilson as Huey Williams
 * Peter Capaldi as Chris Johnson
 * Brad Garrett as Marty Robinson
 * John Ratzenberger as Robert McPill
 * Lori Alan as Susan Bleu
 * Grey Griffin as Emily Shawarma
 * Frank Welker as The angry dogs

Development
In 2014 during the days of making of The Tom and Jerry Show, Darrell Van Citters plans to make two projects Pat & Mat: The Movie and its sequel series. the suggestion was given by the viewers, the script and filming was planned for in 2017-2020 while producing The Tom and Jerry Show and its series Tom and Jerry in New York. he gave out many different ways to make several animations for the next television series and films that he is going to be making, then he wanted to make the actual film about two handymen. 20th Century Studios announced for the movie was scheduled to be released on July 30, 2021.

Animation
In 2019, the storyboard was done by animators which it’s about the scene where Pat & Mat try to cook food, but the house exploded. however the traditional animated film was animated completely by 2017-2020 for the first time, Darrell Van Citters said that animation is completely good and have the budget $90 million. according to 20th Century Animation, the film became popular in both of United States and Czech Republic, Citters said that the sequel will come out in 2023 as it will film it between 2022-2023.

Sequel
in 2022, Darrell Van Citters has this sequel in development, which it was filmed between 2022-2023. the sequel will probably come out on December 1, 2023, which it is a second installment to the said film.

Release
The film was released on July 30, 2021 in North America, it was originally released on June 23 of that year in Czechia cinemas. the short named The Little Cat Friends was premiered in theaters on the same day as the said film. on May 12, 2021, the film was first released in The Netherlands and Belgium. which simply called “Buurman en Buurman” which it came out with the promotional Dutch movie title.

Marketing
Teaser trailer was released on September 23, 2020 along with its teaser poster. the official trailer was released on February 21, 2021 along with the official poster.

The merchandise has the plush items, toys, and accessories.

Home media
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 30, 2021 in United States and Canada along with its 4K Ultra HD.

The film was streamed on Disney+ on December 14, 2021. It was released in Czech Republic on December 23, 2021 as for DVD and Blu-ray which featured with the bonus shorts of the said series. The DVD and Blu-ray will release the film on May 9th of that year as the double feature collection, which was announced by Disney Movie Club as well.

Box office
Pat & Mat: The Movie hits $800.88 million box office in United States and Canada for the next highest box office. The said film hits $830.99 million box office in other countries outside United States.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has given approval of “100%” rating based on its 98 reviews and the rating has served “10.5/10”. the film has received grade “A+” as the critic reads “the film is currently better than Tom & Jerry: The Movie, the film shows about Pat and Mat solving problems as they’re extremely clumsy. “…and That’s It!” is a best quote in the film to be featured in the Academy Award.” as it gave the same “Two Thumbs Up!” on the DVD cover.