Timmy Flop: Failure across the board

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Movie
German title Timmy Flop: Failure across the board
Original title Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2020
length 99 minutes
Rod
Director Tom McCarthy
script Stephan Pastis
production Jim Whitaker
music Rolfe Kent
camera Masanobu Takayanagi
cut Tom McArdle
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Timmy Flop: Failure all along the line (Original title: Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made ) is a youth and detective film by Tom McCarthy , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and was included in the Disney + program on February 7, 2020 has been. The film is based on the book series of the same name by Stephan Pastis .

action

The 11-year-old Timmy Flop (Original: Timmy Failure ) believes to be the best detective in town and runs the "total flop detective agency" With his partner Total, a 1,500 pound polar bear, and his buddy Rollo Tookus, Timmy tries that Making streets of Portland safer and solving seemingly unsolvable puzzles like locating lost backpacks. At school, Timmy has to compete with his teacher and archenemy Mr. Crocus. While he is working on a case, the "floppo-mobile", his mother's Segway scooter and his main source of transportation, disappears. He interprets the theft as part of a secret plan of his opponents and begins a search that leads him through a series of misadventures and ultimately threatens the continued existence of his detective agency.

production

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The film is based on the book series of the same name by Stephan Pastis

The film is based on the seven-volume book series of the same name by Stephan Pastis , which was published between 2013 and 2018. In Mistakes Were Made , the first volume in the series and title key to the film, is the first book of the American comic artist for younger readers. The book series tells of the heroic deeds of a young detective and his polar bear friend Total, who solve crimes in their neighborhood. Pastis also adapted his book for the film.

As it became known in April 2017, it was directed by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy .

Cast and filming

The title role of Timmy Flop was cast with Winslow Fegley . Ophelia Lovibond plays his single mother Patty. Ai-chan Carrier took on the role of Timmy's opponent Corrina Corrina.

From June 27, 2018, filming took place in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, including the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. One movie set was a border crossing between the United States and Canada. Filming continued in Portland, Oregon from late July to early September 2018.

Film music and publication

The film music was composed by Rolfe Kent , who also conducted the recording. The soundtrack album with a total of 19 tracks was released on February 7, 2020 by Walt Disney Records as a download.

The film was first shown on January 25, 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival . On February 7, 2020, he was inducted into the Disney + program.

reception

The film has so far received a positive rating from 88 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 7.5 out of a possible 10 points.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. In: sundance.org. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Justin Kroll: 'Spotlight' Director Tom McCarthy Eyeing 'Timmy Failure' at Disney. In: Variety, April 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/4299757/new-border-crossing-surrey/
  4. ↑ Samantha Anderson: Disney's live-action Timmy Failure adaptation filming at Cloverdale Fairgrounds. In: surreynowleader.com, July 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/06/disney_movie_shooting_in_portl.html
  6. ↑ 'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made' soundtrack details. In: filmmusicreporter.com, February 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ 2020 Sundance Film Festival: 118 Feature Films Announced. In: sundance.org, December 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/timmy-failure-mistakes-were-made-movie-review-disney-comes-to-sundance.html/
  9. ↑ Timmy Flop: Failure all along the line. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 24, 2020.