Kung Fu Magoo

Kung Fu Magoo
U.S. DVD cover
Directed by	Andrés Couturier
Produced by	Kevin Gamble Jose C. Garcia de Letona John Baker
Screenplay by	Emmy Laybourne Sam Laybourne
Story by	Emmy Laybourne Sam Laybourne Rob Sosin Bob Mittenthal
Based on	Mr. Magoo by Millard Kaufman & John Hubley
Starring	Dylan Sprouse Jim Conroy Alyson Stoner Lloyd Floyd Chris Parnell Maile Flanagan Rodger Bumpass Jim Ward Kenny Mayne Tom Kenny
Music by	Daniel Ingram Steffan Andrews
Edited by	Antonio Gallardo David Váquez
Production company	Classic Media Ánima Estudios Santo Domingo Films Motion Toons IMCINE
Distributed by	Vivendi Entertainment
Release dates	May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States Mexico
Language	English Spanish
Budget	$2.6 million

Kung Fu Magoo is a Mexican-American animated action-comedy film, based on the Mr. Magoo character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. This film was also produced by Motion Toons, a new animation studio created in conjunction of Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan.

It was the first animated feature, featuring Mr. Magoo in more than three decades, and the first U.S.-Mexico co-production for Ánima Estudios. This film was written by Emmy Laybourne, Sam Laybourne, Rob Sosin, and Bob Mittenthal and directed by Andrés Couturier.

The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 11, 2010. It later had its television premiere on Disney XD on February 7, 2011. It was rated TV-G.

Plot

The world's most notorious bad guys are invited to the island fortress of super-villain Tan-Gu (Lloyd Floyd) to compete in an Olympic-style tournament of evil, called the Evilympics. Mr. Magoo (Jim Conroy) and his 12-year-old nephew Justin (Dylan Sprouse) fight giant robot spiders, ninjas on jet skis, and Tan-Gu's mutant "Beasteens", as representatives of the anti-evil task force.

Voice cast

• Dylan Sprouse as Justin Magoo, Quincy's nephew
• Jim Conroy as Quincy Magoo, the title character
• Lloyd Floyd as Tan Gu, the founder of the Evilympics
• Chris Parnell as Cole Fusion, a famous actor/secret agent/good guy who competes at the Evilympics, before decinding that he likes being evil.
• Alyson Stoner as Lorelei Tan Gu, Justin's love interest and daughter of Tan Gu
• Cole Sprouse as Brad Landry, Justin's bully
• Rodger Bumpass as General Smith, an army general who plans to launch an attack on the island
• Jim Ward as General Bonkopp, an army general who is against General Smith's launch plan
• Jeff Bennett as Sid, Justin's best friend
• Kenny Mayne as Himself
• Tom Kenny as Dr. Malicio
• Maile Flanagan as Orangu-Tammy
• Candi Milo as Gor-Illiana
• Ryan Bollman as Corporal Hayes
• April Stewart as Was-Elizabeth
• Jennifer Hale as Agent L / Leslie Destructo

Additional characters were provided by Robert Tinkler, Wally Wingert, Bob Joles, Fred Travalena, Michael Stanton, Susan Boyajian, and Hope Levy.

Production

Animation

The film's animation was done and produced by Ánima Estudios in Mexico, while the additional animation was provided by Studio B Productions (now DHX Media/Vancouver) in Canada, and Boulder Media Limited in Ireland.

Release

The project had an early screening at MIPCOM at Cannes, France in 2008. On May 11, 2010, the English-language version of the film was released on DVD in the United States, distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The film was also originally set for a theatrical release in Mexico in 2009, distributed by Videocine, but there was no further information regarding this, to date. It instead had its Mexican premiere on Cartoon Network in 2011. The film was dedicated to Alfredo Harp Calderoni, the film's executive producer and son of Mexican businessman, Alfredo Harp Helú, who died after production in 2009.

U.S. broadcasting

On 12 October 2010, the film was acquired by Disney XD for channel transmission and premiered in the United States on 7 February 2011. Produced in Mexico, this marked the first time Disney XD acquired a Latin American animated production for channel transmission.

Reception

This film has received mixed reviews from critics. S. Jhoanna Robledo of Common Sense Media gave this film 2 out of 5 stars, saying that "the plot, as it were, is nearly nonsensical, but that has always been Mr. Magoo’s charm. Though he wreaks havoc with his obliviousness -- he often walks into a dangerous situation simply because he literally walks into one -- he successfully extricates himself and saves the world in the process. On the face of it, it’s a nostalgic trip to cartoon history -- Magoo first debuted in the late '40s, and the special effects are certainly pre-CGI -- and it's a welcome relief from the relentlessness and inanity of current fare. But if one must be a stickler, it's also kind of mean, what with all the jokes at an elderly person's expense."

Ratings

When it aired on Disney XD on 2 April 2011, it was viewed by 1.6 million viewers among Kids 6-11 (0.5 million/2 rating). In a recent airing, the film was viewed by 254,000 viewers among ages 2 and over, with a 0.2 household rating.

Broadcast History

As of 2014, Kung Fu Magoo has been broadcast on the following networks:

Region	Network(s)
Argentina	Cartoon Network
Brazil	Cartoon Network
Canada	Teletoon Teletoon Retro
Chile	Cartoon Network
Colombia	Cartoon Network
Germany	Disney XD / Disney Cinemagic
Italy	Disney XD
Malaysia	Cartoon Network
Mexico	Canal 5 / Cartoon Network
USA	Disney XD
Venezuela	Cartoon Network

External links

• Kung Fu Magoo on Classic Media
• Kung Fu Magoo on Ánima Estudios
• Kung Fu Magoo at IMDb
• Kung Fu Magoo on Rotten Tomatoes