Detective Jenny: The Fifth Movie (Johnsonverse)

Detective Jenny: The Fifth Movie is a 2005 American animated hybrid film written by Tammy Jo Johnson, produced by Johnson and Timothy Hill, and directed by Craig Johnson, and the fifth in the Detective Jenny franchise. It stars Tara Strong, Alanna Ubach, Hynden Walch, Cree Summer, Kristen Schaal, Melissa Fahn, Jessica DiCicco, Sujata Day, Alia Shawkat, Erica Luttrell, Shane Rimmer, Patti Yasutake, Ben Stein, and Mako Iwamatsu.
The plot involves Team Jenny attempting to stop Black Scorpion from spreading a new virus in its latest scheme for world domination. This was one of Jerry Orbach's final performances before his passing in December 2004, six months before the film's release; the film is dedicated to his memory.
The film began production in 2003, shortly after the release of The Fourth Movie. It premiered at the San Jose Theatre on June 10, 2005 and was officially released on June 24 that year, receiving praise from critics for its voice acting, screenplay, animation, action, and visual effects. It won six Academy Awards for Best Animated Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Design, Best Director (for Tammy Jo Johnson), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.
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==Plot==
Since al-Salam's attempt to take over the world was foiled by Team Jenny and Black Scorpion in 2003, Black Scorpion has been suspiciously quiet. Team Jenny (especially Jenny and Makayla) have kept a close watch for any suspicious activity from Onizuka, Kuromiya or any other Black Scorpion member. They get a tip from Macy Duncan, a UN mole and another Project Hercules inductee, that Black Scorpion has been working on a secret project to spread packages containing an unidentified virus to various locations around the world in a bid to assassinate President Bush and other key cabinet members, cause a massive stock market crash, and seize control of the US, with the virus being dangerous enough that no known medical tools are available to control it; they also learn that Onizuka plans to orchestrate a massive crash using the virus, destroying the world economy, and then use the virus to overthrow other key world leaders, seizing control of the world. The team's assignment is to seize the virus packages before Black Scorpion can use them.
Joe, Michele, and Leonard provide the team with equipment before they begin their assignment, with Jenny and Makayla acting as spies, and Kristen and Louise as pilots. The four fly aboard Silver Bullet to the Japanese Isles. Upon arrival, Jenny and Makayla put on their Black Scorpion disguises, and sneak into Black Scorpion's base. They walk along a hallway until they come across a door with a sign reading "研究所 - 指紋識別" (Laboratory - Fingerprint Identification), which they both understand due to being fluent in Japanese. Jenny takes out her tranquilizer gun and knocks out a nearby goon, using his fingerprint to enter the lab. There, they enter into a computer using a password they also got from the goon, and discover information about the virus. Just then, they are caught by Ai Suzuki, one of Onizuka's most trusted subordinates. She is about to arrest the two, but gets knocked out by Makayla. When Ai wakes up, she sees that the two have left, and alerts Onizuka. 
Jenny and Makayla manage to go back on Silver Bullet after evading several Black Scorpion goons. As it flies off, they relay the information to the other members, revealing that the virus packages are secretly being sent through helicopters to various destinations around the world. They fly to the first destination, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and spot the first package, intended to be sent to the Australian prime minister and government. Jenny and Makayla take the package and get back aboard Silver Bullet. They fly to the second destination, Shanghai, South China. Back at Black Scorpion's base, Onizuka and his top henchmen have a discussion on how to deal with Team Jenny. Kuromiya suggests sabotaging the United Nations headquarters, while Kenji suggests sending a squadron of jets. Onizuka decides to send his henchmen to various locations in case Team Jenny tries to stop them. 
At the next destination, in Monaco, Team Jenny ends up meeting Benjiro. Jenny and Makayla prepare to fight him while the rest of the team try to stop the virus from spreading. All three pull out their respective swords, and begin their fight as the other team members build a tent to contain people who have caught the virus. When Jenny is brought down, Makayla stabs Benjiro, before pulling Jenny back up. They decide to get to the remaining locations as quickly as possible. Eventually, they wind up in London, where the entire British royal family has been held hostage. Queen Elizabeth II remains defiant towards Black Scorpion as Daigo threatens to have them beheaded by his sword. Jenny shoots Daigo as he makes his threat, only to be contacted by Onizuka. Jenny threatens to destroy her Subspace Storage Cube unless the royal family are freed, and Onizuka orders Daigo to free them. Once Daigo does so, Onizuka declares he'll be back. 
After arriving back at Hills Beach, the team prepares to rest. Suddenly, they get another call from their superiors notifying them of another dangerous threat. 
==Voice cast==
*Tara Strong as Jenny G. Denver and Aurora
*Alanna Ubach as Makayla Gómez
*Hynden Walch as Terry Clampett-Jones
*Cree Summer as Kristen Smith
*Kristen Schaal as Louise Savage
*Melissa Fahn as Ronnie Hinton
*Jessica DiCicco as Malia Vincenetti
*Sujata Day as Ojasvi Ati Malhotra
*Alia Shawkat as Emily Hadid
*Erica Luttrell as Sandra Thomas
*Shane Rimmer as Joe Quill
*Patti Yasutake as Dr. Michele Yamashita
*Ben Stein as Dennis Leonard
*Mako Iwamatsu as Onizuka
*Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Kuromiya Itō
*Pat Morita as Kenji Yamamoto
*Devon Aoki as Ai Suzuki
*George Takei as Benjiro Nakamura
*Sab Shimono as Daigo Ueda
*Lacey Chabert as Macy Duncan
*Jerry Orbach as Michael Williamson
*Tress MacNeille as Janet Wallis
*James Cromwell as George W. Bush and Prince Philip
*Christian Bale as Dick Cheney
*Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II
*Alex Jennings as Prince Charles
*Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
*Dino Andrade as Carlos
*Tress MacNeille as Claire
*Lauren Tom as Luci
*Maurice LaMarche as Mark
*Phil LaMarr as Mike
*Kyla Pratt as Tosha
*Marc Elliott as Aabharan 
*Seth MacFarlane as Bob
*Lacey Chabert as Maddie
*Artt Butler, Erika Ishii, Mia Korf, Jodi Long, Ken Narasaki, Masi Oka, Yuji Okumoto, Garret T. Sato, and Tamlyn Tomita as Black Scorpion members
*Dee Bradley Baker, Eric Bauza, Dan Castellaneta, Cathy Cavadini, Debi Derryberry, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Candi Milo, Masasa Moyo, Kyla Pratt, Phil Proctor, Stephanie Sheh, Dana Snyder, Kath Soucie, Cree Summer, Lauren Tom, Kari Wahlgren, Billy West, and Mae Whitman as civilians
*Jeff Bennett, Chris Diamantopoulos, Tiffany Grant, Mark Hamill, Tom Kane, David Kaufman, Tress MacNeille, Spike Spencer, and Frank Welker as Secret Service agents
*Jack Angel, Grey DeLisle, Nika Futterman, Michael J. Gough, Janice Kawaye, Phil LaMarr, Chris Latta, Gary Owens, Grace Park, Neil Ross, and Catherine Taber as UN agents
*Rupert Degas, Teresa Gallagher, Kate Harbour, Neil Morrissey, Rob Rackstraw, Ben Small, David Tennant, and Keith Wickham as Queen's Guard members
== Production ==
=== Development ===
Shortly before the release of The Fourth Movie in 2003, Tammy Jo Johnson and Timothy Hill began work on the fifth and sixth Detective Jenny films. The two began laying out story outlines in October 2003, and in January 2004, the final draft screenplay for the fifth film was completed, followed by the sixth film's screenplay in May of that year.
=== Casting ===
All Black Scorpion members are voiced by either actors from the Japanese isles or actors of Japanese descent, while all members of the Queen's Guard are voiced by British actors. Voice recording took place from March to August 2004, with Craig Johnson as voice director.
=== Animation ===
Toei Animation provided animation for the characters, in their third Detective Jenny film overall (after the first and third films).
=== Live action filming ===
Filming for the live-action model sequences took place from May to September 2004, at Soundstages 33 and 40 in the Johnson Studios lot.
=== Soundtrack ===
Cal Johnson composed the film's original score; stock music cues from Johnson, Johnny Douglas, John Williams, and Barry Gray are used as well.
== Release ==
Detective Jenny: The Fifth Movie premiered at the San Jose Theatre on June 10, 2005, with several members of the Johnson family, Hill, Strong, Ubach, other cast and crew members, and other celebrities in attendance. Two weeks later, on June 24, it began its nationwide rollout.
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
The film received positive reviews upon its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, it received a score of 97% on the Tomatometer and a 99% audience score, with its critic consensus stating "Team Jenny shines yet again". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Detective Jenny: The Fifth Movie is a thrilling masterpiece I'd watch a hundred times". Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune wrote "Team Jenny shines in another solid installment". Both gave the film "two thumbs up" on Siskel & Ebert. 
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=== Box office ===
During its opening weekend, the film grossed over $110 million at the domestic box office. Its earnings increased to $220 million during its second weekend.
=== Accolades ===
At the 77th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Design, Best Director (for Craig Johnson), Best Original Screenplay (for Tammy Jo Johnson), and Best Film Editing, and won all of them. At the TBA, TBA. At the TBA, TBA.
== Home media ==
In November 2005, the film was released on DVD (including a commentary track from Tammy Jo Johnson, Craig Johnson, Hill, Strong, and Ubach, deleted scenes, storyboards, interviews, and a behind-the-scenes documentary) and VHS. In April 2006, it became one of the first launch titles on Blu-ray and HD-DVD. In 2013, it became one of the first USD launch titles, along with the other Detective Jenny films released at the time. It was released on 4K Blu-ray in July 2017, as part of the franchise's 25th anniversary.
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