Starfy & Company

Starfy & Company is a 2022 American animated musical film and was theatrically released in the United States on November 18, 2022.
==Plot==
On 2nd Street in San Francisco, specifically somewhere near the headquarters of book publisher Chronicle Books, an orphaned starfish named Starfy is left abandoned after his friends are adopted by passersby. Wandering the streets by himself in search of someone to adopt him, Starfy meets a pair of laid-back sisters known as Clare and Starline who assist the starfish in stealing vegan hot dogs from a vendor named Vandal Savage. Clare and Starline then flee the scene without sharing their bounty with Starfy. Starfy follows Clare and Starline all throughout the streets of San Francisco until they eventually arrive at one of the boats in Fisherman's Wharf, where Clare and Starline share their meal with their fellow siblings: Onion, Jerry, Chris, Waluigi Jr., Mario Jr., and Emily. Starfy sneaks inside and is discovered by the kids. After a moment of confusion, he is received with a warm welcome. The boat's owner, Waluigi (the father of his eight kids who is usually seen with Annie the Toad, Retro the Shy Guy, and Yobert the Yoshi), is indebted to Darx, a nefarious juvenile-aged loan sharking supervillain accompanied by his witch girlfriend Cazi and the Dark Koopa Duo known as Ben and Len. Darx gives Waluigi an ultimatum of repaying the money he had borrowed within three days under the threat of imminent violence.
Waluigi and his kids, now including Starfy, as well as Annie, Retro, and Yobert hit the streets the next morning to carry out items they should buy so that Waluigi may pawn the purchased items for money. Through a theatrical ruse, the kids manage to stop a luxurious limousine owned by a wealthy family. The attempt to pillage the limousine fails and Starfy finds himself in the embrace of the family daughter Jelly, who adopts Starfy to assuage the loneliness brought about by the absence of her vacationing parents. Starfy makes himself at home in Jelly's house, much to the disgust of Tutu, the family's pompous and pampered superhero ballerina companion. Clare, Starline, and the others manage to steal Starfy from Jelly's household and return him to the boat. Waluigi, Annie, Retro, and Yobert recognize from Starfy's new badge that he had been adopted by a wealthy family and desperately decide to hold Starfy for ransom. Their anonymously written ransom note reaches Jelly, who sets out to get Starfy back at the pier.
Jelly meets with Waluigi, Annie, Retro, and Yobert who are shocked that they had been dealing with a little girl. Bothered by their conscience after seeing Jelly distraught over losing Starfy, Waluigi, Annie, Retro, and Yobert give Starfy back freely. Darx, whom Waluigi had informed of the deal beforehand and was watching from the shadows, drives by and kidnaps Jelly, intending to ransom her and declaring Waluigi's debt paid. Clare and Starline rally Starfy, Waluigi Jr., Onion, Emily, Mario Jr., Jerry, Chris, and Tutu to rescue Jelly from Darx, but the ten friends are confronted by Darx, Cazi, and the Dark Koopa Duo after they free her. Waluigi, Annie, Retro, and Yobert save the group with his scooter and Cazi ends up ditching Darx and the Dark Koopa Duo by joining the group. A chase then ensues throughout the streets and into the Muni Metro subway tunnels. Starfy, Clare, and Starline attempt a rescue and struggle with Ben and Len, who fall off the car and are electrocuted on the third rail of the subway. Darx is vanquished when his car drives straight into the path of an oncoming Muni train. Later, Jelly celebrates her birthday with the ten friends, Cazi (who is now living with Jelly), Waluigi, Annie, Retro, Yobert, and the family butler Orvus, who receives a phone call from Jelly's parents saying that they will be returning from Paris, France the next day. Starfy opts to stay with Jelly and Cazi, but he promises to remain in contact with Clare, Starline, and their siblings.
==Cast and characters==
* Cristina Milizia as Starfy, a yellow orphaned starfish who is looking for a home. He joins Waluigi's eight children before being taken in by Jelly.
* Grey DeLisle as Clare T. Wario, a carefree, charismatic 9-year old girl. She and Starline claim to have considerable "street savoir-faire." She and Starline lead Waluigi's children, and are the first two acquaintances of Starfy, as well as his eventual best friends and bodyguards.
** DeLisle also voices Jelly, a kind-hearted, pale purple-skinned rich girl who adopts Starfy.
* Tara Strong as Starline G. Wario, a carefree, charismatic 2-year old girl. She and Clare claim to have considerable "street savoir-faire." She and Clare lead Waluigi's children, and are the first two acquaintances of Starfy, as well as his eventual best friends and bodyguards.
* Kath Soucie as Onion, a smelly, passionate 5-year old girl. She has a fiery temper for her scent, and rapidly develops her interest on Tutu (although she is instantly repulsed by her).
* Kari Wahlgren as Jerry, a tall-sized 7-year old girl with long pink hair. She is considered the shyest of the group.
* Scott Menville as Chris, a 15-year old teenage boy with a goatee who is the oldest of Waluigi's children.
* Jennifer Hale as Emily, a 12-year old girl. She appreciates sports, particularly basketball. She also detests anyone abbreviating her name as "Em" or "Emmy" (which Onion frequently does).
* Debi Derryberry as Mario Jr., an 11-year old boy who like to go on adventures with his sister Emily.
* Richard Steven Horvitz as Waluigi Jr., a 10-year old boy. He is street-wise and takes Starfy under his wing.
* Charles Martinet as Waluigi, a plumber who lives in a boat on Fisherman's Wharf with his eight children as well as with his friends consisting of Annie, Retro, and Yobert. He desperately needs money to repay his debt with Darx. Because of his economic situation, he is forced to assign his kids to purchase items they should buy, but in truth he is well-meaning and genial most of the time.
** Martinet also voices Orvus, a wise old Zoni who is the bumbling but loyal butler of Jelly's family.
* April Stewart as Annie, a blonde-haired Toad who helps Waluigi repay his debt to Darx.
* Matt Jones as Retro, a yellow Fly Guy who helps Waluigi repay his debt to Darx.
* Billy West as Yobert, a gray Yoshi who helps Waluigi repay his debt to Darx.
* Rob Paulsen and Jeff Bennett as Ben and Len, respectively: Darx's vicious Ninja Koopa henchmen who have a hostile history with Clare, Starline, and their siblings. Ben is the apparent leader, while Len seems to be the dumb but slightly savage of the two.
* Eric Bauza as Darx, a cold-hearted, immoral juvenile-aged loan sharking supervillain/shipyard agent who lent a considerable sum of money to Waluigi and expects it paid back.
* Nika Futterman as Cazi, a red-haired witch who is Darx's girlfriend. She eventually ditches Darx and the Dark Koopa Duo and later joins Waluigi, Annie, Retro, Yobert, Clare, Starline, Waluigi Jr., Onion, Emily, Mario Jr., Jerry, Chris, Jelly, and Tutu before becoming Jelly's adoptive sister.
* Candi Milo as Tutu the Superina, the prize-winning superhero ballerina companion of Jelly's family. Vain and spoiled, she becomes jealous of Starfy but eventually accepts him and Waluigi's children.
* David Kaye as Vandal Savage, an aggressive bad-tempered supervillain who works as a hot dog vendor. He appears early in the film when Starfy, Clare, and Starline steal his vegan hot dogs. He is described by Clare and Starline as "a well-known enemy of the juvenile-aged world", meaning that he hates children, either humans or animals.
Category:Animated Films
Category:Crossover films
Category:Musical films
Category:2022 films