The Brooke McDonald Movie (2003 film)

The Brooke McDonald Movie is a 2003 animated film directed by Liam Benton. It was released on September 3rd, 2003. It is the first film in the Brooke McDonald franchise. A sequel, The Brooke Movie: Into The Beach, was released on June 15th, 2011. A prequel, The Brooke Movie: A Mermaid's Beginning, was released on January 29th, 2019.
The film was dedicated to Julie 'Shack' Trop, who died in a freak car accident on August 2nd, 2002.
== Plot ==
In the underwater world of Lagoon Above, a merman boss named James Neil is opening a second location of the Burger Lounge, next door to the original. It is planned to be called Burger Lounge 2. His mermaid fry cook, Brooke McDonald, hopes to be made manager of her second establishment, however Mr Neil instead chooses a tempered merman cashier named Truman McCune, explaining to Brooke that as a "kid", she is too immature to handle the job. Feeling extremely heartbroken, Brooke heads over to the original Burger Lounge, where she breaks down in tears and weeps over her loss. In tears, she says she wishes that Truman was not made manager. Her merman friend, Dan Wright, finds Brooke, comforts her, and tells her that someday, Brooke will be made manager. Brooke then orders a burger to make her feel better.
Meanwhile, an evil merman ruler named King Aretha tells his computer robot assistant, Chloe, that for over 20 years, Aretha had stolen a special orb that tells about mermaids. He intends to use the orb to destroy Lagoon Above. Back at the original Burger Lounge, Brooke and Dan learn from a mermaid princess named Princess Klasky that a human surfer named Michael lives in the human world, and could possibly defeat King Aretha. Determined to stop King Aretha, Brooke and Dan go to the human world to find Michael. To their surprise, Michael happens to be lounging at the beach. Micheal tells Brooke and Dan that he can 'take out' King Aretha with his surfboard. Dan also buys the orb, which says that it can defeat King Aretha.
Arriving back at Lagoon Above with Michael, now a merman, Brooke and Dan head to Burger Lounge 2 and discover that Mr Neil and Truman, along with Princess Klasky, have become frozen due to King Aretha's powers. King Aretha and Chloe arrive, intending to freeze Brooke, Dan, and Michael next. However, using the orb that Dan bought earlier, Dan freezes Aretha and Chloe instead, defeating them. This unfreezes Mr Neil, Truman, and Princess Klasky, who hail Brooke as a 'queen saver'. Brooke is made manager at Burger Lounge 2, much to her happiness. After that, Burger Lounge 2 opens, and everyone can now live in harmony, including Michael, who has chosen to stay in Lagoon Above.
In a post-credits scene, the Lagoon Above police arrest King Aretha and Chloe.