Pets (2016)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Pets |
| Original title | The Secret Life of Pets |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Chris Renaud , Yarrow Cheney |
| script |
Brian Lynch , Cinco Paul , Ken Daurio |
| production |
Chris Meledandri , Janet Healy |
| music | Alexandre Desplat |
| cut | Ken Schretzmann |
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Pets (Original title: The Secret Life of Pets ) is an American computer animation film released by Illumination Entertainment in 2016. The film by directors Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney is about the adventures that some pets have in the big city.
The film premiered on June 16, 2016 at the Festival d'Animation Annecy and was released in German cinemas on July 28, 2016.
action
Max, a Jack Russell Terrier , lives in Manhattan with his owner Katie . There he meets frequently with other pets, such as the tabby - cat Chloe, the Pomeranian Lady Gidget, the pug Mel, the dachshunds Buddy or the parakeet Sweetpea. When Katie one day brings a second dog, the Newfoundland mongrel Duke, home from the shelter, Max quickly becomes envious of the new roommate. Duke and Max run downtown together, where the two are attacked by several street cats. After the cats remove their collars from the dogs, Max and Duke are kept by animal hunters for street dogs and taken to be brought to the shelter.
However, they are rescued by the rabbit Snowball, the leader of the "Discarded Pets" group. Snowball and his group have all been abused and abandoned by humans and have therefore developed a hatred of them. Max and Duke pretend to hate people too and are invited to join the group. However, after the street cats reveal to Snowball that they are actually pets , Snowball swears revenge and begins to hunt Max and Duke. Meanwhile, they visit Duke's former owner, Fred. When they arrive at his house, they find out that Fred has passed away, which makes Duke sad and angry. He barks at the new residents of the house and is then picked up to be brought back to the shelter. Max tries to save him, but is attacked by Snowball on the way. Snowball's group members are also captured meanwhile. So he decides to team up with Max to save his friends and Duke together.
The Pomeranian girl Gidget, neighbor and secret admirer of Max, organized during which a rescue operation, one in which, among other things, the air reconnaissance capabilities Rotschwanzbussards come to fruition, who as Beizvogel is held by an old man in a wooden shack on the roof of a skyscraper.
Max and Snowball steal a city bus with which they ram the transporter in which Duke and the other animals are. The members of the "Discarded Pets" managed to break free, but the van with Max and Duke fell into the water. Snowball jumps after Max to give Max the keys to the transporter, with which he and Duke can finally save themselves.
Snowball is then adopted by a little girl and puts aside all the hatred he had against people. Max and Duke also return home, where they are finally reunited with their owner Katie.
synchronization
The German synchronization was based on the dialogue script and dialogue direction by Frank Schaff on behalf of Interopa Film .
| role | English speaker | German speaker | Species / race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Louis CK | Jan Josef Liefers | Jack Russell Terrier |
| Duke | Eric Stonestreet | Dietmar Bear | Mixed breed dog (similar to Newfoundland dog mix) |
| Snowball | Kevin Hart | Fahri Yardım | Rabbits |
| Gidget | Jenny Slate | Jella Haase | German Spitz |
| Katie | Ellie Kemper | Stefanie Heinzmann | human |
| Mel | Bobby Moynihan | Mario Barth | pug |
| Chloe | Lake Bell | Martina Hill | Domestic cat |
| Pops | Dana Carvey | Dieter Hallervorden | Basset Hound |
| Buddy | Hannibal Buress | Frederick Lau | dachshund |
| Ozone | Steve Coogan | Ralf Richter | Sphynx cat |
| Tiberius | Albert Brooks | Uwe Ochsenknecht | Falcon |
| Sweetpea | Tara Strong | Budgie | |
| Norman | Chris Renaud | Florian "LeFloid" Dietrich | House guinea pigs |
| Tattoo | Michael Beattie | Olaf Reichmann | Domestic pig |
| Reginald | Steve Coogan | Christian Gaul | cat |
| Maria | Sandra Echeverría | Julia Alice Ludwig | human |
| Fernando | Jamie Camil | human |
reception
criticism
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.
On Rotten Tomatoes , he holds a 74% rating based on 156 reviews and an average rating of 6.2 / 10. The bottom line was that Pets is “a fast-paced, fun film that has also been blessed with talented voice actors. It represents a wonderfully animated [...] change for the whole family. "Andreas Staben von Filmstarts awarded 3/5 stars and found the film to be an" action-packed, funny and well-animated city adventure with a tough plot. "
Gross profit
On the opening weekend, the film landed at number one on the cinema charts in the United States and grossed over 104 million US dollars, which was the sixth best start of the year to date (as of November 20, 2016). In the meantime, revenues there are over 368 million US dollars (as of December 29, 2016), which makes it the fourth most successful film of 2016 in the USA . In Germany, with over 1.1 million visitors in the opening week, they also reached first place in the cinema charts. With over 3.8 million moviegoers, Pets is the fourth most popular film of the year in Germany (as of April 23, 2017). The film grossed over 875 million US dollars at box offices worldwide, making it sixth among the most successful films of the year (as of May 4, 2017).
The film is currently at number 70 (as of August 8, 2020) in the list of the most successful films of all time .
continuation
A sequel entitled Pets 2 came to German cinemas on June 27, 2019.
Web links
- Pets in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for pets . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Age rating for pets . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ a b Pets. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Pets bei Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ↑ Critique of the filmstarts.de editorial team on filmstarts.de, accessed on July 30, 2016.
- ↑ The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ 2016 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ 2016 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b The most successful films in Germany 2016. In: www.insidekino.de. April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016 .
- ↑ 2016 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. In: www.boxofficemojo.com. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Top Lifetime big things. Box Office Mojo, accessed August 8, 2020 .