Detective Jenny: The Fourth Movie (Johnsonverse)

Detective Jenny: The Fourth Movie is a 2003 American live action/animated hybrid film written by Tammy Jo Johnson, produced by Johnson and Timothy Hill, and directed by Craig Johnson, and the fourth in the Detective Jenny franchise. It stars Tara Strong, Alanna Ubach, Hynden Walch, Cree Summer, Kristen Schaal, Melissa Fahn, Jessica DiCicco, Sujata Day, Alia Shawkat, Erica Luttrell, Shane Rimmer, Patti Yasutake, Ben Stein, Mako Iwamatsu, and Ghassan Massoud. The plot involves Team Jenny inducting four new members in an effort to crack down on a new, large-scale terrorist group. It is the first film in the franchise released since the television series' end in 2001.
Production on the film began in April 2001, after the series' original run wrapped up production. The film was released on November 7, 2003, and received praise from critics for its voice acting, visual effects, animation, action, and screenplay.
==Plot==
The film opens on the morning of September 11, 2001, with actual footage of the attacks. In Hills Beach, Louisiana, Kristen and Louise scramble to Bluestreak, and pick up Terry and Ronnie, before speeding to Bergman Manor. They plan to take Silver Bullet, Silver Bullet, and the Megatank to Afghanistan and indiscriminately massacre civilians until the Taliban gives up Osama bin Laden. When they arrive, though, they find that Jenny and Makayla have barricaded the entrance to the base under the manor, having correctly assumed that the less-levelheaded team members would be all too willing to do something that violates the Geneva Conventions. Dejected, the four return to their homes, while Jenny and Makayla receive a phone call from Onizuka, who states he is 100% willing to cooperate with Team Jenny to end the terrorist threat.
Since the attacks, the United States government has started cracking down on terrorists and terrorist groups in a campaign known as the War on Terror, and President George W. Bush has declared war on Afghanistan. Despite this, one Syria-based terrorist group named al-Salam has arrived in the States, and its leader, Omar Abboud, videotapes a message at an undisclosed location in which he expresses his intent to destroy America, install a new radical Islamic government, and use the American nuclear arsenal to hold the world hostage until they surrender; various members are shown blowing up government buildings, among other criminal actions, as Omar's narration continues playing.
Back at Bergman Manor, Jenny and Makayla are briefed by Joe, Dr. Yamashita, and Leonard on the threat posed by al-Salam. They have come to the conclusion, with the agreement of Secretary-General Michael Williamson, that the time has come to recruit more members into Delta Squad (the official designation of Team Jenny). Jenny is about to call up Ronnie to start the search, but Joe says that four candidates have already been found, one of them a "wildcard".
The first member (and the "wildcard" Joe mentioned) is Malia Vincenetti, daughter of Vincenetti Crime Family Underboss Stefano Vincenetti. Having had enough of the mafia lifestyle, Malia sends a file containing Vincenetti secrets and evidence to the FBI. The next day, the FBI arrests many key members and a UN agent disguised as a Vincenetti goon takes Malia away, driving her to the UN's headquarters. Before Stefano is sent to jail, both he and his brother Albert vow revenge on her, furious that she would betray her own family.
The second member is Ojasvi Ati Malhotra, who is hiding in an alley, traumatized from her entire family being killed in an explosion by several al-Salam members during her thirteenth birthday party. She is discovered by a UN agent and driven into the UN's headquarters.
The third member is Emily Hadid, an orphan whose parents were killed in one of the al-Salam terrorist attacks. She manages to track down said terrorists using the DNA evidence and uses martial arts moves to knock them unconscious, before killing them all with one of their machine guns.
The fourth and final member is Sandra Thomas, whose parents were recently killed in an explosion set off by another, unknown terrorist group. She is also taken in by a UN agent.
After all four new members undergo the Project Hercules process offscreen, they arrive at Bergman Manor to begin orientation and training. Jenny and Makayla show them the ropes, and provide them with starter weapons and target dummies to help them practice. Of the four, Emily drops her weapon and kicks the dummy using karate moves, and Malia manages to blow the dummy's limbs off. Impressed, Jenny and Makayla, along with Joe, Dr. Yamashita and Leonard, heartily welcome them to the team, and the four begin their first assignment: to interrogate a captured al-Salam member for answers regarding its operations.
Inside a prison cell, the captured al-Salam member explains to Malia, Ojasvi (who waterboards him to get him to speak), Emily, and Sandra that al-Salam operates a building in Qastal Ma'af, that they're unaffiliated with al-Qaeda or the Taliban, and that they import poor-quality counterfeit weapons from Khyber Pass. The four then leave the room, but not before Ojasvi (who harbors a personal grudge against al-Salam) kicks the man.
The four report back to Jenny and Makayla, who are satisfied at their interrogation skills. Just then, their superiors call them again, asking if they got the knowledge. Jenny and Makayla tell them that the new recruits were able to get enough information from the prisoner. The superiors, with the knowledge, send the team to Syria to arrest Omar.
Team Jenny lands at Qastal Ma'af, Syria from Silver Bullet, where they are greeted by a team of al-Salam members. They (especially Louise, who uses particularly gruesome methods) proceed to mow down the terrorists, before arriving at al-Salam's headquarters. However, Omar isn't inside. Suddenly, he calls them on Jenny's wrist communicator, revealing that he and his best men have managed to overthrow the United States government while Team Jenny was away, and says that America is doomed.
The team, however, is determined to stop Omar, and come back aboard Silver Bullet. Jenny makes the decision to cooperate with Black Scorpion to take down al-Salam. They fly to Black Scorpion's base in the Japanese Isles, where Onizuka greets them. He informs them that he, too, is out to stop al-Salam from taking over the US and interfering with his plans for world domination, and begins training Jenny on the art of swordfighting.
Meanwhile, Omar sends a message to all American citizens from the White House, whose American flag comes down and is replaced by an al-Salam flag, and says that every religion other than Islam is banned, and that every American citizen must convert to Islam or be killed; George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and other government officials are shown tied to chairs.
Back at Black Scorpion's base, the team gets a message from their superiors (who are staying in the US in an act of defiance, and correctly guess that Team Jenny has partnered with Black Scorpion, knowing that desperate times call for desperate measures), who inform them that various UN countries are providing the team with weapons to assist them in the effort.
Team Jenny and Black Scorpion arrive at Washington D.C. and Jenny and Onizuka enter the White House with the other members entering the Capitol Building. Inside the Oval Office, Jenny and Omar have a swordfight, using the sword given by Onizuka. After Omar loses, Jenny decides to hand him over to the FBI, and unties Bush, Cheney, and the others from their chairs; Onizuka, expressing his gratitude to Team Jenny for taking out the terrorists and for allowing him to resume his plans for world domination, flies back to Black Scorpion's base. Meanwhile, the other Team Jenny members arrest the al-Salam terrorists and allow the politicians to resume their duties.
Bush announces that each member of Team Jenny will be given a medal for their heroics in a ceremony. A couple weeks later, the ceremony is held at the White House. After all members are given their medals, Jenny and Makayla give an acceptance speech on the rest of the team's behalf, with everyone else applauding the team. After the ceremony, Jenny, Makayla, Terry, Kristen, Louise, and Ronnie all thank Malia, Ojasvi, Emily, and Sandra for proving to be capable members.
At Black Scorpion's base, Onizuka announces to his subordinates that his plan has just begun...
==Voice cast==
* Tara Strong as Jenny G. Denver and Aurora
* Alanna Ubach as Makayla Gómez
* Hynden Walch as Terry Clampett-Jones
* Cree Summer as Kristen Smith
* Kristen Schaal as Louise Savage
* Melissa Fahn as Ronnie Hinton
* Jessica DiCicco as Malia Vincenetti, the daughter of Stefano Vincenetti, the first new member of Team Jenny and a weapons builder.
*Sujata Day as Ojasvi Ati Malhotra, the second new member and an engineer
* Alia Shawkat as Emily Hadid, the third new member and a martial arts expert
* Erica Luttrell as Sandra Thomas, the fourth new member and a demolitions expert
* Shane Rimmer as Joe Quill
*Patti Yasutake as Dr. Michele Yamashita
* Ben Stein as Dennis Leonard
*Mako Iwamatsu as Onizuka
*Ghassan Massoud as Omar Abboud
*Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Kuromiya Itō
*James Cromwell as George W. Bush
*Christian Bale as Dick Cheney
*Steve Buscemi as Stefano Vincenetti
*Frank Vincent as Albert "Lips" Vincenetti
*Jerry Orbach as Michael Williamson
*John Kassir as a captured al-Salam member
*Lauren Tom as Luci
*TBA as Black Scorpion members
*Gregg Berger, Janice Kawaye, and Dana Snyder as UN agents
== Production ==
=== Development ===
=== Casting ===
=== Animation ===
Animation services are provided by TMS Entertainment.
== Release ==
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== Home media ==
Category:Johnsonverse