Ed and Buddy (film)

Ed and Buddy (also known as Best Ed: The Movie in Canada) is a 2007 Canadian-American animated slapstick comedy film directed by Gary Chapman and written by Mike White, Tony Leondis, Daniel R. Altiere, Steven M. Altiere, and Malcolm T. Goldman. The cast of the television series reprises their roles from the series.

The film was released on January 19, 2007 by 20th Century Fox and received mixed reviews from critics with some praising the humor but criticizing the plot calling it basic and having a lack of stakes in the film. The film became a modest success grossing $68 million worldwide against it's $20 million budget.

A sequel, titled Ed and Buddy 2, is scheduled to be released on June 2, 2023 exclusively on Disney+ under Walt Disney Pictures.

Plot
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Cast

 * Sean Cullen as Ed, a yellow dog.
 * Pat McKenna as Buddy / Doug, an orange squirrel.
 * Kedar Brown as Mr. Thursty (Thurston Plumtickler III), a large, brown dog.
 * Carolyn Scott as Miss Fluffé, a yellow hamster.
 * Elias Koteas as Monga, a rude Dog who is the main antagonist of the film.
 * Sarah Comisso and Tessa Marshall as the The Kitten Twins (Betsy and Buster)
 * Al Tuck as Yellowey, a hyperactive kitten
 * Jamie Watson as Dr. Quacken
 * Damon Papadopoulos as Heiny

Production
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Marketing
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Home Media
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Critical Reception
Rap Island has a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 4.5/10 based on 146 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the film has good chemistry in the cast, the plot itself lacks substance along with repetitive toilet humor which kids will enjoy" Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 41, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews." However, audiences reacted to the film more positively as opening day audiences that were polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office
Ed and Buddy has grossed $31.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $37 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $68.1 million.

Sequel
A second installment and stand-alone sequel, Ed and Buddy 2 is scheduled to be released on June 2, 2023 exclusively on Disney+ under Walt Disney Pictures and without the involvement of Rick Marshall, J.D. Smith, Joel Silver, 9 Story Entertainment, and Teletoon. The television series cast reprises their roles along with newcomers Eliott Page, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Emily VanCamp, Kiefer Sutherland, and Alessia Cara.