Open Season 2

Open Season 2 is a 2008 American computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2006 film Open Season, produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It was directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, co-directed by Todd Wilderman, and produced by Kirk Bodyfelt and Matthew O'Callaghan. It was released theatrically in other countries starting in South Africa on September 24, 2008, and direct-to-video in the United States on January 27, 2009. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $8.7 million worldwide.

Open Season 2
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Directed byMatthew O'Callaghan
Todd Wilderman
Produced byKirk Bodyfelt
Matthew O'Callaghan
Written byDavid I. Stern
Based onCharacters by
Steve Moore
StarringJoel McHale
Mike Epps
Cody Cameron
Jane Krakowski
Billy Connolly
Crispin Glover
Danny Mann
Steve Schirripa
Fred Stoller
Olivia Hack
Music byRamin Djawadi
Edited bySteven Liu
Jimmy Sandoval
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) (South Africa)
  • January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27) (North America)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$8.7 million

Plot

Elliot the deer has grown giant new antlers and is marrying Giselle. Elliot's new antlers are cracked off which upsets him. Luckily, his best friend, Boog the bear, and the others manage to cheer Elliot up by having a rabbit fight. Elliot feels reluctant to marry Giselle. Mr. Weenie finds a dog biscuit trail that his previous owners left behind and follows it. At the climax of the wedding, Elliot witnesses Mr. Weenie being taken away by his old owners, Bob and Bobbie. Elliot tells an exaggerated story to the other forest animals (in order to get out of marrying Giselle) and decides to make a rescue mission to save him. The other animals that go on Elliot's rescue mission are Boog, Giselle, squirrel McSquizzy, Buddy the porcupine, and ducks Serge and Deni.

Meanwhile, the other pets meet. There is Fifi, a toy poodle and his basset hound companion Roberto, two cats named Stanley and Roger, and two Southern dogs named Rufus and Charlene. Fifi discusses his hatred for wild animals. He then tries to maul a nearby rabbit, until he's stopped by his owner. Meanwhile, the wilds find Weenie, much to Elliot's dismay, who does not want to marry Giselle. They try to free him while his owners stop at a gas station. They free him from his chains, but accidentally leave him stuck in the RV along with Buddy. Elliot and Giselle have an argument, and eventually leave Elliot to search for Mr. Weenie himself, while Serge and Deni fly to look for him.

The owners reach the pet camp with Mr. Weenie and Buddy. The other pets meet with Weenie, and Fifi tries to revert Weenie back into his pet state, but Weenie resists. Buddy helps Weenie escape and Buddy tries to free Weenie from his shock collar. During the chase, Fifi gets shocked by the collar and gets the fur on his forehead burned, causing him to lose most of his sanity and vow revenge.

Meanwhile, Serge and Deni return and explain they found Weenie and Buddy at a pet camp, which they already escaped from. Boog and the others set up camp, and Boog fails to convince Giselle that Elliot is a good person and that they belong together. The wilds realize that they have gone to a resort called "Pet Paradiso", a vacation spot for pets. Weenie and Buddy find Elliot in the woods and convince him to go to Pet Paradiso to save his friends.

The wilds and try to sneak into Pet Paradiso by disguising themselves as pets, with Giselle as a dalmatian and McSquizzy as a chihuahua. Boog attempts to sneak in as a cat, but gets the idea to be a sheepdog. Elliot also disguises himself as Boog's human owner. Giselle and McSquizzy walk around Pet Paradiso looking for Mr. Weenie, but their cover is blown and are kidnapped by Fifi and the other pets and taken to their secret lair. Elliot, Buddy and Mr. Weenie attempt to go inside to save Giselle and McSquizzy, but Mr. Weenie, missing being a pet again, goes to play on a waterslide, leaving the rest to be captured by Fifi.

Fifi tries to kill them all with a pile of shock collars. As Boog tries to stop Mr. Weenie from going down the waterslide, his cover is blown and security attempts to tranquilize him. Before Fifi shocks the wilds into submission, Elliot tries to profess his love for Giselle. As Fifi is about to kill them, Boog, via the waterslide, enters the pets' lair, and the water from the waterslide forces everyone out of the lair.

A battle between the wilds and pets ensues, with the Pet Paradiso security focused on tranquilizing the wilds. While Boog tricks security into tranquilizing themselves, Elliot saves Giselle, accidentally placing all the shock collars on himself. He wrestles Fifi in the pool for the shock collar remote; Fifi eventually grabs the remote and activates the collars, but then realizes that Elliot put all the collars on him. Fifi survives, but the electricity causes him to lose all his fur, humiliating him. The pets and the wilds settle their differences and decide to become friends. Mr. Weenie, wanting to be a pet again, decides to join the pets and returns to his owners in rejoice. Elliot finally professes his true feelings for Giselle, and they get married.

Cast
  • Joel McHale as Elliot, a mule deer who was supposed to marry Giselle, but abandoned her due to new emotions.
  • Mike Epps as Boog, a grizzly bear who leads the rescue mission to save Mr. Weenie.
  • Cody Cameron as Mr. Weenie, a German dachshund who was captured by Fifi and the pets, causing Boog, Elliot, and the other wilds to rescue him.
  • Jane Krakowski as Giselle, Elliot's fiancée who is scared of getting married.
  • Billy Connolly as McSquizzy, a Scottish squirrel who joins in the mission to save Weenie.
  • Crispin Glover as Fifi, an ill-tempered toy poodle who is often annoyed by his companion, Roberto. Fifi has a deep hatred over wild animals and slowly begins to lose his sanity after his forehead gets burned during a chase.
  • Matthew W. Taylor as Deni/Buddy/Ian. Except for Ian, they join in the mission to save Mr. Weenie.
  • Steve Schirripa as Roberto, Fifi's dim-witted friend who usually annoys him.
  • Fred Stoller as Stanley, a cat who is constantly annoyed by Roger.
  • Sean Mullen as Roger, an intellectually disabled cat who often annoys his best friend Stanley.
  • Diedrich Bader as Rufus, a Southern dog who is Charlene's boyfriend.
  • Olivia Hack as Charlene, a Southern dog who is Rufus' girlfriend.

Production

Sony announced a sequel to Open Season in September 2007. Although the original grossed $85.1 million in the United States and $115.7 million in foreign countries, Sony felt the film performed much better on DVD, thus, making a direct-to-DVD sequel. Sony Pictures Digital president said that "the studio will keep Open Season 2's costs low by utilizing Imageworks' satellite facilities in India and New Mexico".[1]

Release

Although Open Season 2 was released direct-to-video in the United States and the United Kingdom, it was released theatrically in some countries. In South Africa on its opening day, the film grossed $84,244 from 26 screens with an $2,081 average. In Russia, it opened with $2,835,600 from 360 screens with a $7,877 average. In Poland, it opened with $194,339 from 75 screens with an $2,591 average. In total, the film grossed $8,716,950.[2]

Theatrical releases:[2]

Reception

Critic at DVD Verdict claimed, "Open Season 2 is no classic (neither was the original), but it's a competent check-your-brain-at-the-door comedy for children of all ages. The animation and storytelling may not stack up against Pixar's (whose does?), but the flick offers something that Pixar movies generally don't: old cartoon slapstick and sight gags in the mold of Bugs Bunny".[3]

Home media

Open Season 2 was released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and PSP UMD on January 27, 2009.[4]

Sequels
Main articles: Open Season 3 and Open Season: Scared Silly

The sequel Open Season 3 premiered in theaters in Russia on October 21, 2010 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in United States on January 25, 2011.[5] Open Season: Scared Silly premiered in theaters in Turkey on December 18, 2015, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States and Canada on March 8, 2016.[6] It serves as a standalone sequel, acknowledging the events of the original movie but not those of the second and third.

References
  1. Fritz, Ben (2007-09-06). "Sony Animation goes direct-to-DVD". Variety. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  2. "Open Season 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  3. Mancini, Dan (2009-01-29). "DVD Verdict Review - Open Season 2". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  4. McCutcheon, David (January 8, 2009). "Open Season's Second Coming". IGN. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  5. Calonge, Juan (2010-11-15). "Open Season 3 Blu-ray Announced". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  6. Sony Pictures Animation (June 10, 2015). "OPEN SEASON is Back with a Brand New Comedy Adventure!" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
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