# Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (retitled Gracie and Pedro: Mission Impossible in the UK), also known as Gracie and Pedro's Not So Awesome Adventure, is a 2024 animated buddy musical comedy adventure film directed by Kevin Donovan and Gottfried Roodt and produced by Amy Katherine Taylor, with a screenplay by Jaisa C. Bishop, Bruce A. Taylor, and Kelly Peters from a story by Bishop and Taylor. An international co-production between Canada, South Africa and the United States, the film features voice actors including Claire Alan, Cory Doran, Bianca Alongi, Bill Nighy, Susan Sarandon, Alicia Silverstone, Brooke Shields, and Danny Trejo. The story follows family pets Gracie and Pedro, as they go on a cross-country journey from California to Utah after their owners lose them while flying from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City.
Produced by Second Chance Productions, Polycat Animation and Storywarrior Media Capital, Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue was first released theatrically in Russia on May 23, 2024, followed by Mexico on August 15, 2024, and the United States on October 18, 2024.

## Plot

Gracie is a pampered show dog who goes with her best friend, a cat named Pedro who sent home with Grandpa Gramps. The family find a pet goldfish. She's finds the family ready for breakfast, the girl wants to do, his boy did it, and father was happy.
Gracie and Pedro import on a cross-country adventure, meeting his new animals, including Conrad, a condor who is very useful. She then meets Shades, a rabbit with a pair of sunglasses.
As Gracie and Pedro leaves in the airport they destroy it leaving the pets lost and unknown families.
Gracie and Pedro meets Willow, a horse who wants to do it. Detective Doyle and Sherlock the ferret walks across the line. They met his rats Wade and Rasputin. Evenly going to the desert to find the snake duo Sissy-Chrissy.
Gracie and Pedro are very happy to see all the pets are now at his life.

## Voice cast

* Claire Alan as Gracie, a female pampered Cocker Spaniel who is Pedro's sister
* Cory Doran as Pedro, a male British Shorthair who is Gracie's brother
* Bill Nighy as Conrad, a sadistic condor
* Susan Sarandon as Shades, a friendly bunny who wears a pair of glasses
* Alicia Silverstone as Sissy-Chrissy, a ring-necked snake duo who love Reggaeton and singing
* Danny Trejo as Laurence, a fearless goldfish with dentures who lived in a portable fish tank
* Brooke Shields as Willow, a Thoroughbred horse
* Al Franken as Gramps, the family grandfather
* Bianca Alongi as Sophie, a young teenage girl and Gracie’s person
* James Kee as Doyle, a detective and Sherlock’s person
* Mike Nadajewski as Sherlock, a ferret who is Doyle's pet
* Ron Pardo as Wade, a skinny rat, and Rasputin’s best friend
* John Stocker as Rasputin, a chubby rat, who is Wade's best friend

## Production

The film was confirmed in a draft in 2022, and it was completed in November 2023 with casting being announced.
The film was featured in the European Film Market in February 2024.

## Release

In April 2024, an official trailer for the film was released.
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue was theatrically released in Russia on May 23, 2024, serving as the world premiere for the film. In the United Kingdom, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution acquired the rights to the film; it was released in the British cinemas on August 9, 2024. It premiered in Mexico, Brazil and Portugal on August 15, 2024.
The film was given a PG rating by the MPA for mild action/peril and rude material. It was released in the United States on October 18, 2024.

## Reception

The Guardian stated, "By-the-numbers animation does nothing to lift cliched tale that squanders the talents of A-list actors including Bill Nighy and Susan Sarandon". The website Blazing Minds was also very critical of the film. A review on the independent website LouReviews, although less negative, mentioned various flaws and inconsistencies in the plot and animation, while The Peach Review wrote, "The film relies heavily on Gracie and Pedro’s tumultuous relationship which isn’t healthy or humorous. Their insult-laden coexistence doesn’t bode well for viewing and, when coupled with C- animation, makes for a difficult experience to sit through for close to 90 minutes." Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film zero out of four stars and wrote, "Shrill, frantic, and hideous to look at, Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue isn't just one of the worst animated movies of the year—it's one of the worst movies of the year, period."
Review website ItGirl World UK was more positive, writing, "It’s a lively action-packed film, with real wholesome family values at its core."