Greenuts

Greenuts is a 2003 Irish-American computer-animated comedy film based on the original short film of the same name, produced by Maloing Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Jake Sharratt, Greenuts was the first theatrical film produced by Maloing Entertainment. The film features the voices of Dave Foley, Neil Patrick Harris, John Cleese, Jodi Benson, Seth Green, Christopher Lee, Max Casella and Sharratt as BallCone.

Greenuts originated as a poem by Jake Sharratt in 1994, when he conceived a traditionally animated short film based on the poem. However, Yonathan Ashad convinced him to make a film based on the short film in 2001, and the film was put quickly into active development by Sharratt after the rights were bought by the studio in April 14, 2001.

The film was released in theaters on November 26, 2003 in the United States and Canada. The film was met with acclaim, and grossed over $383 million worldwide against a budget of $59 million. Greenuts was followed by two sequels, Greenuts 2 in 2007 and Greenuts 3: Shape Revolution in 2010.

Plot
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Cast

 * Dave Foley as Cube Greenut, a grey cube
 * Neil Patrick Harris as Blockhead, a cube-shaped figure
 * John Cleese as Mr. Cube, Cube's British uncle
 * Jodi Benson as Sally Greenut, a human caretaker of the shapes and Tommy's wife
 * Seth Green as Tommy Greenut, a human and Sally's husband
 * Mae Whitman as Emma Greenut, Tommy and Sally's daughter
 * Jake T. Austin as Lucas Greenut, Tommy and Sally's son
 * Christopher Lee as King Frankie, the king of Shape Gardens
 * Max Casella as Edwin, a tot
 * Kelsey Grammer as The Evil Camera, a security camera who hates shapes
 * Jake Sharratt as Benny Greenut
 * Tony Jay as Narrator

Production
On July 10, 1994, as director Jake Sharratt's upbringing in New York was associated with the feeling of solitude, the filmmaker was largely fascinated by holidays during his childhood. Sharratt wrote three-page poem titled Greenuts. It caught Chris Jones' attention and the studio decided to make it into a movie. After buying the rights to the film, Sharratt quickly put the film in active development on April 1, 2001.

On May 2, 2001, Maloing Entertainment announced the start of production of its first CGI animated film Greenuts. Sharratt had thought about making a computer-animated film of the poem and the short film when the short film was originally released in 1990.

Music
The score was composed by John Powell.

Marketing
Upon its release, McDonald's had a promotional tie-in with five toys including Cube, Blockhead, Mr. Cube, BallCone, and King Frankie with paid Happy Meal orders. A video game based on the film was released in 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nokia N Gage, PC, and mobile phones.

Books
In September 2003, ten books related to the movie were published: Greenuts: The Junior Novel, Meet the Greenuts, Greenuts: The Original Storybook, The Revenge of the Evil Camera, Little Shape, Big Shape, Friends in Need, The Art of Greenuts, Greenuts (Look & Find), Greenuts: Game Book and Greenuts: Coloring & Activity Book.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released in North America and Europe on November 28, 2003, for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PC, and Mac. The game was published by Activision.

Home media
The film was released on August 3, 2003, on VHS and DVD. The DVD release included a short film, titled Shoe. Greenuts was released a second time on October 27, 2011. The release included an audio commentary by Sharratt, a 28-minute making-of documentary, a gallery of concept art, storyboards, test footage, and deleted scenes. Sharratt's short films Greenuts (2000), Ball (2001) and Shoe (2004) were also included.

On July 17, 2013, Paramount Home Media Distribution released the film on Blu-ray to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Greenuts franchise. The release is a 3-disc combo pack including a Blu-ray 3D disc, Blu-ray Disc, and a reprint of the 2003 DVD that includes both a DVD and digital copy of the film.

Critical reception
Greenuts has received universal acclaim from critics; the Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 77% based on 463 reviews, with an average score of 8.3/40.

Box office
The film made $46 million on its opening weekend debuting at #1 at the box office in November 2003. It made $176 million domestically and $206 million elsewhere for a worldwide total of $383 million worldwide. It became the 18th highest-grossing film of the year behind The Cat in the Hat.

Awards
Greenuts received 28 nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.