Ayesha Kundi Who remembers sitting in front of the telly, eyes peeled, watching this legendary cat-mouse chase?
I do! It was always such a joy watching and waiting for how Tom reacted to Jerry’s mischiefs.
This film’s bonus is the other animated characters that I absolutely missed watching. Spike shows up, mostly putting Tom in his place and even though he doesn’t particularly chases Jerry, he doesn’t have a soft spot for him either.
The chase begins when a prominent hotel is preparing to host a big fat Indian wedding like no other! They hire Kayla, played by Chloë Grace Moretz, to help with the preparations. She plans for Tom to get rid of Jerry, who has had the hotel management and guests distressed.
Tom walks the halls in his hat and a badge giving him an official place at the Royal Gate Hotel, thanks to the ‘new recruit’ Kayla. However Kayla who has next to no experience heading a hotel team finds herself in a tiff with the current manager Terrance played superbly by Micheal Peña.
The couple, Ben and Preeta, show up in their flamboyant and fancy style with their beloved pets Spike and Tootes who add trouble to the hotel’s already mismanaged issues.
When Tom finally gets rid of Jerry, they give him a praise and a permanent place at the Royal Gate Hotel. In the meantime, Spike gives Tom a hard time. However, Jerry comes back to the hotel.
Jerry has something precious that is lost at the hotel and upon seeing this Kayla gives him another chance. Tom and Jerry join teams but before they know they are put in a sticky situation where, once again, they become rivals.
They show up at the same time at the hotel where the wedding is taking place, not knowing that they were made to go against one another by the same person! Once again we see a crazy cat- mouse chase, but this time it involves the whole wedding exotic animal recession with peacocks, elephants and a tiger!
To find out what happens next, “Tom & Jerry The Movie”, is available to rent at home from March 25th.
THE BIGGEST CAT-AND-MOUSE BATTLE HAS ARRIVED TOM & JERRY THE MOVIE
“Tom & Jerry The Movie”, is available to rent at home from March 25th
One of the most beloved rivalries in history is reignited when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him, in director Tim Story’s “Tom & Jerry.” The ensuing cat and mouse battle threatens to destroy her career, the wedding and possibly the hotel itself. But soon, an even bigger problem arises: a diabolically ambitious staffer conspiring against all three of them.
An eye-popping blend of classic animation and live action, Tom and Jerry’s new big-screen adventure stakes new ground for the iconic characters and forces them to do the unthinkable… work together to save the day.
“Tom and Jerry” stars Chloë Grace Moretz (“Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” “The Addams Family”), Michael Peña (“Cesar Chavez,” “American Hustle,” “Ant-Man”), Colin Jost (“How to be Single,” “Saturday Night Live”), Rob Delaney (“Deadpool 2,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”), Pallavi Sharda (“Lion”), Jordan Bolger (“Peaky Blinders”), Patsy Ferran (“Darkest Hour”), Nicky Jam (TV’s “Nicky Jam: El Ganador”), Bobby Cannavale (“The Irishman,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp”), Lil Rel Howery (upcoming “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Angry Birds Movie 2”), and Ken Jeong (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “The Hangover,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”).
The film is directed by Tim Story (“Fantastic Four,” “Think Like a Man,” “Barbershop”) and produced by Chris DeFaria (“The LEGO Movie 2,” “Ready Player One,” “Gravity”).
It is written by Kevin Costello, based on characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Serving as executive producers are Tim Story, Adam Goodman, Steven Harding, Sam Register, Jesse Ehrman, and Allison Abbate. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Alan Stewart, production designer James Hambidge,
editor Peter S. Elliot, and costume designer Alison McCosh. The music is composed by Christopher Lennertz.
A Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group presentation, a Tim Story Film, “Tom & Jerry” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Tom & Jerry The Movie”, is available to rent at home from March 25th.
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MOVIE FUN FACTS
- From stars Tom and Jerry to a host of extras including fish, butterflies and elephants, all the animals in the new film “Tom & Jerry The Movie” are animated and living in a live-action world.
- To help the human stars of “Tom & Jerry The Movie” interact with their still-to-be-animated co-stars, puppeteers were hired to act out their performances – a very useful strategy, except it turned out that Jerry’s puppeteer was named Tom! In the thick of the action it was quite confusing. The filmmakers searched far and wide for a puppeteer named Jerry but had no luck.
- “Tom & Jerry The Movie” is the first feature-length film featuring the famous cat and mouse duo to combine animation with live action.
- In “Tom & Jerry The Movie”, Tom’s trademark scream was sourced from the original animated series, performed by co-creator William Hanna.
- Principal photography wrapped in September of 2019, just a few months before the pandemic. After proactively closing our postproduction facility in London, the crew was up and running with a virtual workflow in less than three days.
PROPERTY FUN FACTS
- Audiences first met Tom and Jerry on the big screen in the MGM cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot”. An immediate hit, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons, and launched a timeless series of conflict, comedy and camaraderie that continue to entertain fans everywhere.
- In addition to Tom and Jerry, the MGM cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot” introduced a range of supporting characters, including toothy bulldog Spike, who always lays down the law; alley cat Butch, Tom’s constant competitor; and pampered feline fatale Toots – all three of whom factor into the fun of the new movie “Tom & Jerry The Movie”.
- Tom and Jerry fought their hilarious, never-ending battles through 114 cartoons in their original theatrical run and have been part of the culture ever since, transitioning between the big screen and TV screens everywhere, through numerous new series and movies, before making Warner Bros. their home in 2001. The Tom and Jerry legacy of laughs has grown a library of 250 individual shorts… and the chase continues!
- Overall, “Tom & Jerry The Movie” cartoons received 13 Oscar nominations in the Short Subject, Cartoon category, and took home seven wins.
- The new movie “Tom & Jerry The Movie” is the first animated/live-action film in which the duo headline, but it isn’t the first time they have played cat and mouse with human co-stars. Jerry appeared in a musical number with Gene Kelly in the feature film “Anchors Aweigh”, and he and Tom later dove into the pool with Esther Williams in “Dangerous When Wet”.
- Since human characters in the cartoons were traditionally seen from the point of view of Tom or Jerry, the top half of their bodies hardly ever appeared.
- Tom and Jerry understand human language, can read and write, and they can talk…although, they very rarely need to. Their communication and slapstick comedy is mostly physical and 100% universal.
