Dash and Dot's Next Adventure

Dash and Dot's Next Adventure is a 2013 American animated adventure comedy film based on the PBS Kids mascots of the same name, and directed by Norton Virgien from a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and a story by Brian Lynch. The film is the sequel to Dash and Dot's Wild Ride. The movie stars Colin Ford and Grace Rolek as the two title characters, and are joined by Chris Parnell, Allison Janney, and newcomer Reese Witherspoon as a new character. In the film, Dash (Ford) gets kidnapped, and its up to his sister Dot (Rolek), his parents Dennis (Parnell) and Denise (Janney) to save him. Along the way, they meet a new friend named Julie (Witherspoon), who has short-term memory loss.
Produced by Universal Animation Studios and Imagine Entertainment in association with PBS, the film was released in the United States on August 23, 2013 after its premiere screening at San-Diego Comic-Con on July 19, 2013. The film received mixed reviews, with critics mostly praising the voice acting (especially Ford's), animation, story, humor, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical score, while some criticized many dark moments and the 100 minute run. Grossing over $700 million against a $400 million budget, the film was somehow successful. It is currently PBS Kids's highest grossing film ever in the box office.
In the DVD release of the film, it included a short film called Road Trip! and bonus features like behind-the-scenes clips, never-before-seen footage, and animated bloopers.
== Plot ==
Sometime after the events of the first film, Dennis and Denise become overprotective of their children: 7-year-old Dash and 4-year-old Dot. On the two's first school trip, Dennis and Dash have a heated argument regarding Dennis's parental approach. Dash defiantly walks toward a truck and is captured by a mysterious entity. Dennis, Denise, and Dot pursue the truck in vain. They meet Julie, a little girl with short-term memory loss, who offers to help them. TBA
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