House in the Pop

House in the Pop is a 2001 American-Russian traditionally animated comedy film produced by Sensation Animation and Kinofilm Studios for Miramax Films and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Steve Samono and Terry Ward, and produced by Henri Dosclz, Steve Samono, and Mala Miles.

The film is set in the white human universe and centers on goops named Pop, who lived in Goop Land, a land of gumdrop-like creatures, goops. He finds a white human man named Rick McGollins who lives at 111 Green Street. Until then, a villain named Banie Bano plans to destroy Goop Land, and it's up to Pop, Rick, and the other goops to stop him.

House in the Pop was released in theaters on July 26, 2001, and received generally positive reviews, and proved to be a success, with a prequel film, Blue Ball, released in 2003, and a direct-to-video sequel, House in the Pop 2, released in 2005.

Plot
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Cast

 * Billy West as Pop, a friendly goop who likes humans
 * Phil LaMarr as Rick McGollins, a man who lives at 111 Green Street
 * Tom Kenny as Stick, Pop's best friend
 * Grey DeLisle as Pen, Pop's girlfriend

Development
The idea for House in the Pop was conceived by director Terry Ward in 1996. He developed the film at Sensation Animation. The two pitched the film to various studios, but several turned it down. Ward and Miles were able to get a distribution from Paramount, but Ward stated: "to wait". Disney picked up the film through division Miramax, whereas Paramount had international rights.

Animation
The film was contracted to Pilot Studio in Moscow and Sae Hahn Productions in Korea. Additional animation was outsourced to Wang Film Productions in Taiwan, Toon City Animation in the Philippines, various uncredited studios in Japan, and Bardel Entertainment in Canada.

Release
The film was originally set for a release in December 2000, Miramax moved it to a March 2001 release, before settling for a July release.

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Reception
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