Ruby and the Gemstones

Ruby and the Gemstones is a 2010 American live-action/animated jukebox musical comedy film directed by Kim Pill from a screenplay by Justin Shortman, Jill McGregor and Martin Hiscardi, based on the characters of the same name created by Loss Oagdasarian Sr.. The film stars Justice and Jesley Collins, Havid Ross and Dameron Disneyson, while Micheal and Cary Huang, Thomas Anderson and Jessica Rachealson voice the titular Gemstones. The film follows the Gemstones (Ruby, Jasper and Asbalt), who move in with struggling songwriter John Parker after they lose their home. When John discovers they have rare singing talent, he has them perform in front of KETT Records executive Ian Galps, who then plans to trick them into living with him to profit off their success with a world tour.
Ruby and the Gemstones was released in the United States on January 15, 2010, Paramount Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's humor and "rehashed kids' movie formula". However, it grossed over $473 million worldwide against a $70 million budget and was the seventh-best-selling DVD of 2011 in United States.
The film was followed by three sequels: Ruby and the Gemstones: The Sequel] (2011), Ruby and the Gemstones: Shipwrecked (2014), and Ruby and the Gemstones: The Road Trip (2018).
==Plot==
Three talking gems Ruby, Jasper, and Asbalt reside in a box alone, after their parents left them to fend for themselves. The box is taken by someone and driven to Miami after KETT Records purchases it as a box for Amazon. Struggling songwriter and composer Jack Parker has his latest demo rejected by their chief executive, Jessica Gawke who was his college roommate. Gawke suggests that Jack quit writing songs. The gems hop into a box of Cheetos that Jack stole from one of Ian's co-workers and follow Jack home.
Jack discovers the gems in his home. He forces them to leave, but then he hears them sing "Only You (And You Alone)" and "Funkytown". Jack makes a deal with the gems to sing songs that he writes in exchange for shelter. The next day, Jack and the gems start practicing singing, however, when Jack tries to present the gems to Ian, they fail to sing because of stage fright. The day worsens as Jack is dismissed from his advertising job due to the gems having unknowingly ruined his presentation boards by drawing and writing on them. While hosting dinner with former girlfriend Flower from BFDI, Jack struggles to hide the gems after Ruby attempts to create a romantic atmosphere, making Flower uncomfortable and causing her to leave. As an apology to Jack, the gems go to Ian's lavish mansion, where they sing Jack's song, prompting Ian to sign a record deal.
The gems quickly become an international success. Jack, concerned for their well-being, insists that the gems are too young to handle fame, but Ian convinces them that Jack is reducing their success. After a misunderstanding and after reading a letter he wrote about them going back to the forest, the gems choose to live with Ian, whose only interest is profiting off the gems' success as they set off on a nationwide cross-country tour. Ian exploits their naïveté by overworking them constantly. When Jessica's plan to take the gems on a twelve-month international tour is revealed on the news, Jack decides to infiltrate their concert at the Orpheum Theatre to retrieve them.
Before their tour can begin, a BFDI contestant veterinarian explains to Jessica that the gems' voices have been worn out due to exhaustion and suggests that they take a long rest. Unwilling to cancel the concert and issue refunds, Jessica advises the gems to lip-sync. Jack sneaks into the concert with help from Flower; the gems hear Jack calling and realizing that Jessica has tricked them, they decide to sabotage the show by causing chaos onstage. Jack is stopped by security, and Jessica catches the gems, locks them in a cage, and prepares to take them on their world tour. Jack tries to convince Ian to let the gems go by saying they need a real life but Jessica refuses. He then escapes in his limousine with Jack in pursuit. When he loses Jessica, the gems unexpectedly show up in his car. As Jack and the gems reconcile, Jessica uncovers the escape, which costs him both his career and his fortune.
Category:2010 films
Category:2010
Category:Jukebox musical films
Category:Comedy films
Category:Live-action films
Category:Animated films
Category:Paramount Pictures