We Bare Bears: The Movie

We Bare Bears: The Movie is a 2020 animated TV movie based on the Cartoon Network series, We Bare Bears. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, it was released on North American digital theater platforms by Cartoon Network on June 30, 2020. Directed by series creator Daniel Chong from a story by Mikey Heller and Kris Mukai. This film serves as the series finale of We Bare Bears.
The film had its television premiere on Cartoon Network on September 7, 2020. Upon its release, This film received a positive response from film critics, who praised the film's relevant presentation of its themes. Following the conclusion of the series and the film, a spin-off television series titled We Baby Bears, which follows the bears as cubs, released on January 1, 2022.
==Plot==
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==Cast==
*Eric Edelstein as Grizzly "Grizz", a grizzly bear and the eldest of the Bear brothers. Highly sociable yet socially inept, he among the Bears had the most desire to be accepted and loved by society and cares deeply for the well-being of his younger siblings.
**Sam Lavagnino as Baby Grizz.
*Bobby Moynihan as Panda, a panda bear and the middle brother. A hopeless romantic, he often changes his online personality to be perceived as a "cool guy".
**Max Mitchell as Baby Panda.
*Demetri Martin as Ice Bear, a polar bear and the youngest of the Bear brothers. Monotonous and stoic, he always speaks in third person and one-liners and has a variety of skills which prove to be useful in situations.
**Mitchell as Baby Ice Bear.
*Marc Evan Jackson as Agent Trout, a Wildlife Control agent, intent on capturing the Bears and separating them from human society and themselves, who is later defeated and arrested by Officer Murphy.
*Keith Ferguson as Officer Murphy, who is adamant about punishing the Bears for their antics. Ferguson also voices additional characters in the film.
*Jason Lee as Charlie, a Bigfoot friend of the Bears, who is also a yoga instructor and helped free the bears from Trout after some help from Brenda and his animal friends.
*Patton Oswalt as Nom Nom, an internet sensation koala.
*Charlyne Yi as Chloe Park, a collegiate child prodigy and a friend of the Bears.
*Mel Rodriguez as Darrell Saragosa, a friend of the Bears who works at a computer mouse shop.
*Cameron Esposito as Ranger Dana Tabes, a friend of the Bears who works as a park ranger near their home.
*Ellie Kemper as Lucy, a friend of the Bears who sells and delivers fresh produce.
*Travina Springer as Dramatic Cow, an internet-famous animal.
*Sarah Sobole as Angry Kitty, an internet-famous cat.
*Josh Cooley as Painting Elephant, an internet-famous elephant.
*Amber Liu as Jojo Raccoon, an internet-famous racoon.
*Jimmy O. Yang as Joey Raccoon, an internet-famous racoon and Jojo's brother.
*Fabrizio Guido as Pizza Rat, an internet-famous rat desperate for followers.
*James Trevena-Brown as Jacked Kangaroo, an internet-famous kangaroo.
*Brian Stevenson as Southern Owl, an internet-famous owl.
*Peter Jessop as the Canadian Border Guard
*Erin Fitzgerald as the Canadian poutine truck seller
*Additional Voices: Daniel Chong, Travina Springer, Josh Cooley, Ben Diskin, Keith Ferguson, Erin Fitzgerald, Ace Gibson, Grey Griffin, Manny Hernandez, Maggie Lowe, Edi Patterson, Kevin Michael Richardson, Stephanie Sheh, Rick Zieff
==Production==
According to We Bare Bears series creator Daniel Chong, he was approached by the Cartoon Network staff with an idea for a feature film based on the series in 2018.
==Release==
Cartoon Network announced the film on May 30, 2019, after the conclusion of the series' fourth season finale and final episode, alongside an untitled spin-off series focusing on the Bears as cubs. In January 2020, a short preview of the film was shown during the 2020 SF Sketchfest. On May 21, 2020, the film's trailer was presented by the series' lead voice actors Eric Edelstein, Bobby Moynihan, and Demetri Martin through a Zoom conference. Originally scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on June 8, 2020, We Bare Bears: The Movie was released in select North American digital viewing platforms on June 30, 2020 (Amazon Prime Video had accidentally released the movie on the original date before pulling it until the intended date shortly after), and premiered on Cartoon Network on September 7, 2020.YouTube The DVD was released on September 8, 2020. Bonus features includes an Audio commentary, animatics, deleted scenes and more. When the film released on Cartoon Network, it was watched by 458,000 viewers.
In Southeast Asia, the film was released on Cartoon Network on September 12, 2020 and it was simulcast on Boomerang, Oh!K, Warner TV, HBO, and HBO Family.
===Critical response===
Covering the film for SF Weekly, Grace Li summarized the film as "sweet and fun" and a perfect summation for four seasons of adventures. Though expressing regret over the series' unresolved story lines, she complimented its zany sense of humor and its ultimate message, which to her was that "you can always choose your family". Shamus Kelley of Den of Geek gave the film a five out-of five star rating and praised it as an excellent film; one that feels relevant without losing the fun that made the show a fan favorite. Commending the relationship of its main characters, whose fight against intolerance he said infuses every moment of the film with more power and relevance than any other story the show has done before. Rollin Bishop of ComicBook.com awarded the film a four out of five-star rating. Though describing it as poorly paced, he praised its decision to include the heavy themes, which were exacerbated by current events.
==See also==
Animated films exploring similar themes:
*Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, whose main characters are being pursued by Animal Control.
*Zootopia, exploring discrimination whose anthropomorphic animals coexist within a society.
*The Road to El Dorado, where two con artists who, after winning the map to El Dorado, escape from Spain.
*The Simpsons Movie, where Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie escape Springfield after it was imprisoned under a dome.
*Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, where Pooh and his friends on a journey to find and rescue their friend Christopher Robin from the "skull".
*The Land Before Time, where Littlefoot flees famine and upheaval to search for the Great Valley, an area spared from devastation.
*Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, tells the story of Jimmy Neutron, an 11-year-old schoolboy with super-genius intelligence, who must save all of the parents of his hometown from a race of egg-like aliens known as the Yolkians.
*Babar: The Movie, where young Babar, King of the Elephants, must save his homeland from certain destruction by Rataxes and his band of invading rhinos.
*Rango, tells a story about Rango, a chameleon who accidentally ends up in the town of Dirt, an outpost that is in desperate need of a new sheriff.
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