Reksio (2001 film)

Reksio (UK title: Rex: The Little Dog) is a 2001 Polish-American animated adventure comedy family film based on the cartoon of the same name by Lechosław Marszałek. The film has featured the stars with Brendan Fraser, Tom Kenny, Michael Bell, Tress MacNeille, Julia Sawalha, Richard Kind, and Tara Strong. This is a Polish cartoon’s first feature full length theatrical film featuring Reksio and his animal friends.

It was released on May 13, 2001 in Poland, and it was also released on July 3, 2001 in United States. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb grossing $100 million against a $90 million budget.

Plot
Reksio (Brendan Fraser) lost his old home, he decided that his new owner finding his new home. he met his new animal friends, hens, cats, and other dogs that he would find himself going on the adventure.

Cast

 * Brendan Fraser as Reksio, a friendly piebald terrier dog.
 * Tom Kenny as Reksio’s new owner
 * Michael Bell as The Cats #1
 * Tress MacNeille as The Chickens
 * Bill Fagerbakke as The Dogs #1
 * Julia Sawalha as The Cats #2 and The Rabbit


 * Richard Kind as The Mole, Reskio’s friend who is a grey mole with glasses on.
 * Tara Strong as The Dogs #2 and The Ferret
 * Carolyn Lawrence as The Bear and The Mouse
 * Gregory Smith as The Badger and The Hare
 * Roger Bumpass as The Weasel and The Roosters
 * Rob Rackstraw as The Raccoon and The Lynx
 * Lara Jill Miller as The Squirrel and The Shrew
 * Mel Gibson as The Fox and The Hedgehog
 * Ken Sansom as The Wolf, a main antagonist who tried to attack Reskio an his friend Mole.
 * Jim Cummings as The Deer and The Lemming
 * John Goodman as The Wolverine and The Orange Cat

Development
In 1992, Universal Pictures announced that the film based on the Polish cartoon was planned to be screened, scripted and filmed by 1993-1997. Don Bluth as the way after the 1994 film “Thumbelina” announced that he could film it around 1995-1997, the idea came up with the new characters as well. the script was done and the filming was changed and finished properly, the production continued around until completed in 1997.

Releases
Reksio was scheduled to be released on May 5, 2001 by Universal Pictures, but it was delayed to July 3 of the same year as the film hasn’t been released. Sony Pictures Releasing and Columbia Pictures took over in North America, and released it on July 3, 2001. as the result, Universal Pictures released the film internationally starting with Poland on May 13 of the same year.

Marketing
Teaser trailer and teaser poster was both released on February 11, 2000 and it was attached to The Tigger Movie, and the official trailer was released on June 4, 2000 and November 15 of the same year.

The merchandise has puzzles, plush items, toys, and keepsakes.

Home Media
Reksio was released on VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video on October 30, 2002 in United States and Canada. The film was also released on VHS and DVD by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on September 23, 2001 in United Kingdom.

Box Office
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Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 94 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.4/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 63 critics, indicating "generally mixed reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.