Tim Burton's Family Dog and Gizmo

Family Dog and Gizmo is a 1990 American animated comedy adventure family drama fantasy horror film directed by Barry Cook and Stephen J. Anderson, Animation Directors Simon Wells and Chris Buck, executive producers Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg and character designers by Jorgen Klubien, David Cutler, Phil Nibbelink, Uli Meyer, Dale and Jane Baer. An animated sequel of Amazing Stories: Family Dog created by Brad Bird and animated follow-up to Gremlins 2: The New Batch which was bring two films together. While working pre-production of Disney’s stop motion full-length film The Nightmare Before Christmas in June 1991 at the Walt Disney Company, California, even he and Spielberg pre-production delayed of prime-time ten episodes series of Family Dog in Canadian animation house Nelvana
==Film Summary==
The second conclusion opens that night, after Billy, Kate, Gizmo and all Clamp center group defeating all Gremlins and save New York City, N.Y. Meanwhile the dog trying to stop robbers as an K9 terror (Amazing stories) When Billy and Kate Peltzer going out dating while female teenage pet sitter takes care with gizmo who causing spilled by glass of water before newer batch’s escapes from the apartment of NYC with Gizmo and Binford’s dog Jonah, Once in a shore and woods in West Coast Canada, Jonah faces becoming handsome and brave bull-terrier to fighting off the wolves and junkyard dog and defending with his true love chihuahua Katie with her pregnant from some of canine pack predators. When duo old enemies Gerta LeStrange and Brain Gremlin to deal while Mutant Gremlins and all the Gremlin groups conquers Binfords, Mahoneys, and Peltzers. Its up to Peltzers mogwai Gizmo, Skip’s missing son Billy and little orphan girl Julia to rescuing Peltzers, Binfords and Mahoneys.
==Plot==
== Voices and Characters ==
* Family Dog/The Dog (voice effects Frank Welker)
* Gizmo (Howie Mandel)
* Katie (voice effects Mary Kay Bergman)
* Family Cat/The Cat (voice effects Frank Welker)
* Peter Binsford (11 year old Boy) (voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas)
* Irena Rose (11 year old Girl) (voiced by Thora Birch)
* Skip Binsford (Father) (voiced by Kevin Sorbo)
* Beverly Binsford (Mother) (voiced by Lucy Lawless)
* Billy Binsford (Son) (voiced by Edan Gross)
* Buffy Binsford (Daughter) (voiced by Tara Strong)
* Al (voiced by Nathan Lane)
* Greta Gremlin (voiced by Mary Kay Bergman)
* Martin Mahoney (voiced by Hal Smith)
* Trish Mahoney (voiced by B.J. Ward)
* Emperor (voiced by Michael Rye)
* Mall Santa Claus (voiced by Tom Bosley)
* Family Dog's Parents (Emperor's owners)
* All the Emperor's Critters of Santani (voice effects Frank Welker and Danny Mann)
* Kilowatt, Carmen, Wheems, Jetsam and Flotsam and all the Emperor's Fix-It's robots
* M.J (Martin Junior)
* T.J (Trish Junior)
* Gerte LeStrange (Binsford's and Mahoney's enemy) (voiced by Joan Gerber)
* Brain Gremlin (Binsford's and Mahoney's enemy) (voiced by Christopher Plummer)
* Mohawk / Spike and other Gremlins (Binsford's and Mahoney's enemy) (voice effects Frank Welker, Fred Tatasciore, Alan Oppenheimer, Danny Mann and Joe Dante)
* Wolves (voice effects Frank Welker)
* Kronka (voiced by Neil Ross)
* Angel (voice effects Danny Mann)
==Production==
Five years after the success of the original film at Amazing Stories episode, the animated full-length feature film based on the episode/short film was produced by Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton (who was involved in the story's production and character designs). The animation production was The Baer Animation Company, Amblimation and Warner Bros. Feature Animation and distributors Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment for a U.S.A. and Canada domestic release.The production begins in August 1990 - April 1991 before animation full-length feature film were finally finished from the Kroyer Films, The Baer Animation Company and Amblimation animation house in U.K.. The film was released in November 25, 1992. In March 28, 1991, The animation production was wrapped and completed on the full-length feature film.
==Box Office==
Ultimately, Family Dog and Gizmo grossed a total of $60,267,898 domestically. Family Dog and Gizmo, having to face competition from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Disney's Aladdin.
==Reception==
The film received generally mixed reviews from critics. Critical response aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 40% of critics gave positive reviews based on 159 reviews with an average score of 5.5/10.
==Music==
There is a list of musical numbers for the film:
"Welcome Christmas/Trim Up the Tree": sung by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nathan Lane and Chorus
"I Had a Deal to Kill Family Dog and Gizmo": sung by Christopher Plummer and Joan Gerber
"Up on Santa's Lap": sung by Lorenzo Music, Bridget Fonda, Corey Burton, B. J. Ward, Nathan Lane and Chorus
"Where Are You Christmas": sung by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Thora Birch
"I Had a Deal to Kill Family Dog and Gizmo Reprise": sung by Christopher Plummer and Linda Hunt
"Welcome Christmas/Where Are You Christmas Reprise": sung by Chorus
==Video game==
A video game based on the film was released in November 17, 1992 for Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
==Trivia==
==Transcripts==
===Main Transcript===
===Trailer transcripts===
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