Open Season (movie series)

The series of ***Open Season*** movies from Sony Pictures Animation includes four films: *Open Season* (2006), *Open Season 2* (2008), *Open Season 3* (2010), *Open Season: Scared Silly* (2015), as well as a short movie called ''Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run* (2006). A video game based on the first movie was released on many platforms.

## Movie series
### *Open Season* (2006)
A 900-pound grizzly bear named Boog living in the town of Timberline (Martin Lawrence) meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a one-horned mule deer. They end up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and they have to beat the hunters with the help of all the other animals. In the end, Boog decides to stay in the forest and says goodbye to his owner Ranger Beth (Debra Messing).

### *Open Season 2* (2008)
Elliot (Joel McHale) falls in love with Giselle (Jane Krakowski). However, his friend Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron) is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Elliot (who leads the way), Boog (Mike Epps) (who also leads the way), Giselle, McSquizzy (Billy Connolly), Buddy (Maddie Taylor), and Serge (Danny Mann) and Deni (Maddie Taylor) go on a long journey to rescue Weenie. However, the pets, lead by a poodle named Fifi (Crispin Glover), insist on fighting for Weenie. In the end, Mr. Weenie decides to go back to his owners and leave the wild.

### *Open Season 3* (2010)
Boog (Matthew J. Munn) thinks that Elliot (Maddie Taylor) has not been as close a friend since he started a family with kids of his own. In search for real friends, Boog stumbles upon a circus in Russia where he meets a talented female bear named Ursa (Melissa Sturm) (whom he falls madly in love with) and a clever bear who looks like him, named Doug (Matthew J. Munn). Boog switches places with Doug while so Doug can escape. When Elliot, Mr. Weenie, and the pets and other wild animals realize Boog is missing, they all get together and set up a plan to get Boog back. In the end, Ursa decides to live with Boog and his friends.

### *Open Season: Scared Silly* (2015)
When an unknown creature gets mistaken for a werewolf, former hunter Shaw (Trevor Devall) reopens open season. With the animals of Timberline National Forest being at risk, Boog (Donny Lucas), Elliot (Will Townsend), and Mr. Weenie (Will Townsend) set out to uncover the mystery of the werewolf, and get open season closed.

## Short film
### *Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run* (2007)
A short movie, *Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run*, was released in 2007 and is featured on the *Open Season* DVD and Blu-ray.

## TV series
### *Open Season: Call of Nature* (2023-present)
A television series program focuses about Boog and Elliot discovered an abandoned camp and reveal to live free in the wild.

## Releases
### Box office performance
### Critical reception
## Cast and characters
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=99%
|-
! rowspan="3" width="10%" | Characters
! colspan="4" | Main films
! colspan="1" | Short films
|-
! width="10%" | *Open Season*
! width="10%" | *Open Season 2*
! width="10%" | *Open Season 3*
! width="10%" | *Open Season: Scared Silly*
! width="10%" | *Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run''
|-	
! 2006	
! 2008	
! 2010	
! 2015	
! 2007
|-
! Boog
| colspan="1" | Martin Lawrence
| colspan="1" | Mike Epps
| colspan="1" | Matthew J. Munn
| colspan="1" | Donny Lucas
| colspan="1" | Martin Lawrence
|-
! Elliot
| colspan="1" | Ashton Kutcher
| colspan="1" | Joel McHale
| colspan="1" | Maddie Taylor
| colspan="1" | Will Townsend
| colspan="1" | Ashton Kutcher
|-
! Giselle
| colspan="2" | Jane Krakowski
| colspan="2" | Melissa Sturm
| rowspan="9" style="background-color:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Mr. Weenie
| colspan="3" | Cody Cameron
| colspan="1" | Will Townsend
|-
! McSquizzy
| colspan="2" | Billy Connolly
| colspan="1" | André Sogliuzzo
| Lee Tockar
|-
! Serge
| colspan="3" | Danny Mann
| Peter Kelamis
|-
! Deni
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" | Maddie Taylor
| 
|-
! Buddy
| Lee Tockar
|-
! Ian
|Patrick Warburton
| colspan="2" | Maddie Taylor
| Brian Drummond
|-
! Rosie
| colspan="3" | Nika Futterman
| Shannon Chan-Kent
|-	
! Maria
| colspan="4" | Michelle Murdocca
|-
! Reilly
| colspan="3" | Jon Favreau
| Maddie Taylor
| 
|-
! Bobbie
| colspan="3" | Georgia Engel
| Kathleen Barr
| Georgia Engel
|-
! Bob	
| 
| 
| colspan="3" 
|-
! Beth
| Debra Messing
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" |
| 
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Shaw
| Gary Sinise
| Trevor Devall
|-
! Sheriff Gordy
| Gordon Tootoosis
| Lorne Cardinal
| Gordon Tootoosis
|-
! Fifi
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | Crispin Glover
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Roberto
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | Steve Schirripa
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Stanley
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | Fred Stoller
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Roger
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | Sean Mullen
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Nate
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Frank Welker (uncredited; cameo)
| Cody Cameron
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Rufus
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Diedrich Bader
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Charlene
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Olivia Hack
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-	
! Fox Jaw
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Jacquie Barnbrook
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Doug
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Matthew J. Munn
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Ursa Major
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Melissa Sturm
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Alistair
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Dana Snyder
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Gisela
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Karley Scott Collins
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Giselita
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Ciara Bravo
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Elvis
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Harrison Fahn
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Ed
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Garry Chalk
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Edna
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Kathleen Barr
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Wailing Wampus Werewolf
| colspan="3" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Trevor Devall
| style="background-color:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;

## References