Sonic the Hedgehog (film)
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| German title | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Original title | Sonic the Hedgehog |
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| Country of production | USA , Japan |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeff Fowler |
| script |
Worm Miller , Patrick Casey , Oren Uziel |
| production | Neal H. Moritz |
| music | Junkie XL |
| camera | Stephen F. Windon |
| cut |
Debra Neil-Fisher , Stacey Schroeder |
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Sonic the Hedgehog is an American film starring the computer game character Sonic . It was released in theaters in Germany on February 13, 2020 and in the United States a day later.
action
Sonic is a 15 year old blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who loves chillidogs and car chases. Nobody can run as fast as Sonic, who can reach supersonic speeds. In his world he was hunted by an ant urchin clan, whereupon his protector Longclaw helped him to escape to earth. Ten years later, Sonic lives happily on earth in the small town of Green Hills, Montana . Still, the hedgehog longed for a real friend. After realizing how lonely he is, he becomes depressed and starts running around a baseball field. This creates tremendous energy and paralyzes electricity throughout the Pacific Northwest. The authorities then hire the mad scientist Dr. Robotnik to investigate this anomaly.
In search of a safe place, he meets the small town police officer Tom Wachowski, who paralyzes him with a sedative out of fear. Sonic stumbles through it and his portal rings end up in San Francisco . When Sonic later wakes up, Tom helps him escape because Dr. Robotnik broke in and threatened both him and Sonic. Robotnik finds a sting from Sonic and declares Tom a criminal. Tom and Sonic embark on a trip to San Francisco to retrieve the rings, always followed by Dr. Robotnik's destructive machines. Despite their differences, the two soon become friends and Tom finds out that Sonic has always wanted a real boyfriend. Sonic, on the other hand, confronts Tom with the fact that he wants to leave Green Hills to do a real police job in San Francisco. Sonic accuses Tom of leaving his real friends. After being attacked by Robotnik, Sonic passes out.
Tom brings Sonic to his wife Maddie Wachowski, who Tom helps Sonic to help. The three reach the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, where Sonic's rings are located. The three are confronted by Robotnik, which leads to Tom and Maddie being pushed from the house by Sonic. Sonic then saves her with a portal ring and runs away. Robotnik, who has now also reached supersonic speed thanks to Sonic's sting, follows him all over the world. Soon they are back in Green Hills, where Robotnik defeats Sonic. Tom tries to stop Robotnik and calls Sonic a friend, whereupon he stands up with his bare strength and regains the strength that Robotnik had stolen from him. After a final battle, Tom and Sonic transport Robotnik through a portal ring to a planet made of mushrooms. After Robotnik is defeated, Tom and Maddie decide to stay in Green Hills and take Sonic in as a new member of the family. Robotnik, on the other hand, survived his fall on the mushroom planet and is planning his revenge.
In a mid-credits scene, Tails, a two-tailed fox from Sonic's world, finds a way to earth.
publication
Sonic the Hedgehog was originally scheduled to be released in 2018 by Sony Pictures Release under the Columbia Pictures label. In February 2018, shortly after taking over the rights, Paramount Pictures planned the release for November 15, 2019. Due to complaints from many fans about the design of Sonic , the release of Paramount Pictures was postponed again to February 2020 January 2020 there was a fan screening in the USA in Los Angeles, where Jim Carrey was also present. Another screening took place three days later in Berlin, also in the presence of Carrey. The DVD and Blu-Ray for the film were released on June 25, 2020.
Criticism of Sonic's design
In early May 2019, after the trailer for the film was posted on YouTube , many Sonic fans felt that Sonic's design looked too human. Some of them put edited versions of the trailer, in which they built in the Sonic known from computer games, online on YouTube. On May 2, 2019, the film's director Jeff Fowler announced on Twitter that Sonic would be redesigned in response to audience complaints. The release date of the film initially remained unchanged, leading to concerns that reworking the protagonist could overwhelm the visual effects. On May 24, 2019, Fowler announced on Twitter that the film would be postponed to February 14, 2020.
reception
Gross profit
With a budget of 85 million US dollars, worldwide income from cinema shows is 306.77 million US dollars, of which the film grossed 146.07 million in North America alone. This puts it in second place (as of August 8, 2020) among the financially most successful films of 2020 . In Germany, the film recorded a total of 1,188,697 moviegoers, through which it was able to generate 8.53 million euros and is number 3 in the 2020 annual charts .
Reviews
On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film was able to convince around 62 percent of the 231 critics. The film even made a positive impression on around 93 percent of the “normal audience”.
Film music
Track list
- Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio (feat. LV)
- Supersonic - JJ Fad
- Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
- Friends - Hyper Potions, Chi-Chi
- Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
- Flight of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
- White Lightning - Tennessee River Crooks
- All Fired Up - The Lazys
- I'm turning '' em Up - Wyley Randall
- Bad News - Ghost Hounds
- BOOM - X Ambassadors
- Love In The City - John Christopher Stokes
- Where Evil Grows - The Poppy Family
- Catch Me I'm Falling - Kelly Finnigan
- Green Hill Zone - Jon Batiste
- Speed Me Up - Wiz Khalifa , Ty Dolla $ ign , Lil Yachty & Sueco the Child
- Gotta Go Fast - Chizzy Stephens (not used in the film)
synchronization
The German dubbing was directed by Marius Clarén based on a dialogue book by Tobias Neumann on behalf of Interopa Film .
| role | Actor / original speaker | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Ben Schwartz | Julien Bam |
| Dr. Ivo Robotnik | Jim Carrey | Stefan Fredrich |
| Tom Wachowski | James Marsden | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Maddie Wachowski | Tika Sumpter | Britta Steffenhagen |
| Agent Stone | Lee Majdoub | Marius Clarén |
| Major Bennington | Neal McDonough | Peter Flechtner |
| Air Force Chief of Staff | Michael Hogan | Uli Krohm |
| Commander Walters | Tom Butler | Kaspar Eichel |
| Rachel | Natasha Rothwell | Elisa Bannat |
| calf | Adam Pally | Tommy Morgenstern |
| Crazy Carl | Frank C. Turner | FGM Stegers |
| Longclaw | Donna Jay Fulks | Arianne Borbach |
| Sonic the Hedgehog (Young) | Benjamin L. Valic | Carlo Clarén |
continuation
At the end of May 2020 it was announced that a sequel to the film was being planned. With this to Jeff Fowler direct the film again, Patrick Casey and Josh Miller will write the script and Neal H. Moritz , Toby Ascher and Toru Nakahara will act as producer. The US theatrical release is scheduled for April 8, 2022.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Sonic the Hedgehog in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sonic the Hedgehog on Metacritic
- Sonic the Hedgehog on Rotten Tomatoes
- Sonic the Hedgehog on Box Office Mojo
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Sonic the Hedgehog . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ https://www.radiohamburg.de/VIP/VIP-News/Film-und-Fernsehen/2019/Mai/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-Filmfigur-nach-Kritik-ueberarbeiten
- ↑ https://www.spindash.de/sonic-film-exklusives-fan-screening-in-berlin-mit-stargaesten/27124
- ↑ https://www.amazon.de/Sonic-Hedgehog-Blu-ray-Ben-Schwartz/dp/B084P55182/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95% C3% 91 & keywords = Sonic + the + Hedgehog + Film & qid = 1584318048 & sr = 8-3
- ↑ https://www.amazon.de/Sonic-Hedgehog-Ben-Schwartz/dp/B084NYXLR7/ref=tmm_dvd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584318048&sr=8-3
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: The lousy design is a boon for the movie. November 16, 2019, accessed February 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog In: Box Office Mojo , accessed July 20, 2020.
- ↑ 2020 Worldwide Box Office. In: Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Top 100 Germany 2020 In: insidekino.de, accessed on July 20, 2020.
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). Accessed August 5, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog in the German dubbing index
- ↑ Justin Kroll: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works (EXCLUSIVE). In: Variety . May 28, 2020, accessed May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro: 'A Quiet Place II' & 'Top Gun: Maverick' Moving To 2021. In: Deadline.com . July 23, 2020, accessed July 24, 2020 .