Yogi Bear (film)
- This article is about the live-action film. For the character, see Yogi Bear (character). For other uses, see Yogi Bear.
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Production company | Sunswept Entertainment De Line Pictures |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | December 17, 2010 |
Starring | Dan Aykroyd Justin Timberlake Anna Faris Tom Cavanaugh T.J. Miller Nate Corddry Andrew Daly |
Executive producer(s) | Andrew Haas James Dyer Lee Berger |
Producer(s) | Donald De Line Karen Rosenfelt Tim Coddington |
Music composed by | John Debney |
Screenplay by | Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin and Brad Copeland |
Storyboard artists | Doug Lefler |
Director(s) | Eric Brevig |
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Yogi Bear is an American-New Zealand live-action comedy film produced by Sunswept Entertainment and De Line Pictures, based on Hanna-Barbera's animated segments of the same name, which aired in syndication from 1959 to 1961, and again in 1988. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 17, 2010. It was written by Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin, and Brad Copeland, produced by Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt, and directed by Eric Brevig.
Yogi teams up with Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park after the former's dangerous stunt causes it to be shut down by the power-hungry mayor, who wants nothing better to do than get rid of it, believing it to bleeding the city dry of funds.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
- Stone Creek Logging Co.
- Leontti Construction
- Franklin City Fire Department
- Franklin City Police Department
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Montana
- Franklin City
- Franklin County
- Jellystone Park
- Ranger station
- Yogi's residence
- Lookout Mountain
- Jellystone Station
- Jelly Jarring Rapids
- Franklin City Hall
- Evergreen Park
- Jellystone Park
- Franklin County
- Franklin City
- Alaska (mentioned)
- Montana (mentioned)
- Montana
- Asia (indirectly mentioned)
- Finland (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
Vehicles
- The Armadillo
- Rachel's truck
- Baskit Nabber 2000
- Mayor Brown's limo
- Ranger Smith's truck
Production
Development
Casting
Filming
Aftermath
A sequel was also reported as being in development in October 2012. Jay Chandrasekhar was announced as the director, and both Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia were tapped once again to write the film.[1] However, given the lack of further updates and the amount of time that passed since this announcement, it's likely this project too was canceled.
Music
- Main article: Yogi Bear (album)
The music was composed by John Debney, with musical supervision from Julianne Jordan.
Songs
- "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-a-Lot
- "Lasagna" - Weird Al Yankovic
- "Rhythm of Love" - Plain White T's
- "The Sound of Sunshine" - Michael Franti & Spearhead
- "William Tell Overture" - Orchestral Academy of Los Angeles
- "Also Sprach Zarathrustra" - Richard Strauss
- "Rachel's Song" - Tom Cavanaugh
- "Runnin' Wild" - Airbourne
- "Nothin' But a Good Time" - Poison
- "Superman Theme" - John Williams
- "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
- "My Best Friend" - Weezer
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 17, 2010
Behind the scenes
- In theatres, it was accompanied by the Looney Tunes theatrical short Rabid Rider.
- Justin Timberlake used to do Boo Boo's voice as a kid to get better at singing which is why his Boo Boo voice is sacredly accurate.
Errors
Legacy
- A live-action Hong Kong Phooey movie was in production around the same time as this film. But due to this movie's box office bomb, Hong Kong Phooey was silently canceled.
- Shortly before the release of the film on December 13, 2010, animator Edmund Earle uploaded a video titled "Yogi Bear Alternate Ending: Booboo Kills Yogi," which depicts Boo Boo shooting and killing Yogi with a shotgun. After it went viral, Warner Bros. contacted Earle to put a disclaimer that the video was a parody and not affiliated with the series.[2]
- Homer Simpson, from The Simpsons, made an official Twitter post about the embarrassment of having paid to see this movie, and was hoping to move forward now that it was a new year in 2011.[4]
- In the November 16, 2016 episode of Jeopardy!, for the category for "Entertaining Animals" with a $600 question regarding this movie, which was, "In a 2010 movie, Justin Timberlake voiced this sidekick to Yogi Bear."
Marketing and promotion
- Main article: Yogi Bear (film)/Marketing campaign
Critical reception
Box office
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- March 22, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on DVD.
- March 22, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on Blu-ray Disc.
- March 22, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on Blu-ray Disc/DVD/digital copy.
- March 22, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray Disc/DVD/digital copy.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- June 27, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on DVD.
- June 27, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on Blu-ray Disc.
- June 27, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Yogi Bear on Blu-ray Disc/DVD/digital copy.
Trailers
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References
- ^ (October 2, 2012) "Jay Chandrasekhar to Direct Yogi Bear Sequel". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy (December 13, 2010). "Warner Bros. Won't Demand Removal of Booboo Killing Yogi Bear Video". Forbes. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Saltydkdan (Jun 20, 2020). " Boo Boo the Bear gets cancelled on twitter.com ". YouTube. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Simpson, Homer (January 6, 2011). "I'm glad it's a new year. I did something embarrassing last year I'm trying to move past - I paid to see Yogi Bear.". Twitter. Retrieved June 6, 2023.