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Gnomeo & Juliet
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Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 animated film directed by Kelly Asbury. The movie is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and features voice acting by James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, and Jason Statham. It was produced by David Furnish and executive produced by Elton John, who also served as a composer alongside James Newton Howard and Chris Bacon. The film was created using computer animation by Touchstone Pictures, Starz Animation, and Rocket Pictures.
The romantic comedy and musical film originates from the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ in video on demand format. The runtime is 84 minutes, and the original language is English. The film has a budget of 36000000 and generated revenue of 189712432.
Audience ratings vary across platforms, with an average of 5.902 from 2071 votes on TMDb and 5.9 from 64023 votes on IMDb. The film was released on January 13, 2011, according to TMDb, with other recorded dates in February and March 2011. It is followed by Gnomeo and Juliet 2: Sherlock Gnomes.
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Film · TMDB
5.9A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Cast
- James McAvoy as Gnomeo (voice)
- Emily Blunt as Juliet (voice)
- Michael Caine as Lord Redbrick (voice)
- Maggie Smith as Lady Bluebury (voice)
- Julie Walters as Lady Montague (voice)
- Jim Cummings as Featherstone (voice)
Themes
- garden
- villain
- forbidden love
- kiss
- based on play or musical
- orchid
- love
- animate statue
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kelly Asbury
- Screenplay by
- Andy Riley Kevin Cecil Mark Burton Emily Cook Kathy Greenberg Steve Hamilton Shaw Kelly Asbury
- Story by
- Rob Sprackling John Smith Andy Riley Kevin Cecil Kelly Asbury Steve Hamilton Shaw
- Based on
- Romeo and Juliet , by William Shakespeare
- Produced by
- Baker Bloodworth Steve Hamilton Shaw David Furnish Elton John
- Starring
- James McAvoy Emily Blunt Michael Caine Maggie Smith Jason Statham Patrick Stewart Ashley Jensen Stephen Merchant Matt Lucas Jim Cummings Julie Walters Richard Wilson Ozzy Osbourne Dolly Parton Hulk Hogan
- Edited by
- Catherine Apple
- Music by
- James Newton Howard Chris Bacon
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures Rocket Pictures Starz Animation
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Select territories) Entertainment One Films , (United Kingdom and Canada)
- Release dates
- January 23, 2011 ( 2011-01-23 ) ( El Capitan Theatre ) February 11, 2011 ( 2011-02-11 ) (United Kingdom and United States)
- Running time
- 84 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States Canada
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $36 million
- Box office
- $193.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- animated film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Gnomeo and Juliet 2: Sherlock Gnomes
- Based on
- Romeo and Juliet
- Director
- Kelly Asbury
- Screenwriter
- William Shakespeare
- Composer
- Chris Bacon
- Producer
- David Furnish
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Narrative location
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 791922
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.gnomeoandjuliet.com
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- publication date
- 2011-03-24
- title
- Gnomeo & Juliet
- executive producer
- Elton John
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- William Shakespeare
- fabrication method
- computer animation
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 55%
- Commons category
- Gnomeo & Juliet
- capital cost
- 36000000
- box office
- 99967670
- has characteristic
- 3D film
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 animated musical fantasy gnomantic comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury. It is loosely based on the play Romeo and Juliet, and features the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Jason Statham, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Matt Lucas, Jim Cummings, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dolly Parton, and Hulk Hogan in his final film. The story follows Gnomeo and Juliet, a pair of garden gnomes who fall in love, but due to the feud between their respective families, they must find a way to keep their blossoming romance a secret.
Gnomeo & Juliet premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on January 23, 2011, and was theatrically released on February 11 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the Touchstone Pictures label. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing over $193 million on a $36 million budget. It received nominations for four Annie Awards. The song "Hello Hello" by Elton John and Lady Gaga was gnominated for the Golden Globe award, the Satellite Award, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Original Song. A sequel, Sherlock Gnomes, was released in 2018.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gnomeo & Juliet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.