Violetward

***Violetward*** is a 2011 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Studio 4 Animation, FilmDistrict and DisneyToon Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second film in the The Incredibles franchise, despite not being produced by them, it is a spin-off of Pixar's The Incredibles. And the final animated film from Studio 4 and the first theatrical CGI animated film by DisneyToon Studios. The film was directed posthumously by Michael Brannon, produced by Mireille Soria, and written by Michael Brannon, Lauren Faust, Adam Beechen and Peter Gaffney.

The film follows Violet, Tony and their friends receiving a journey to his remote island and a sunken city he lives in, but with Louise hatching his evil plans with their ghouls and Red, they make a plan to thwart his plans until they go loose.

The film was first pitched to Michael Eisner and Brannon in March 2005 with a tentative December 2010 release date before being delayed to September 2011 as the first DisneyToon film without having an opposed direct-to-video release, making The Incredibles the first Pixar film to spawn a spin-off before Cars spawned Planes (2013), as well as becoming a franchise. Danny Elfman and Heitor Pereira composed the film's score replacing Michael Giacchino, with musicians like Stephanie Economu and David Buckley contributing additional tracks for the film and overcoming challenges to make it sound more different and modern compared to The Incredibles, Not only was it the final Studio 4 film to date, but much of the cast of the original film were all replaced.

Violetward premiered in the El Capitan Theatre on August 15, 2011, unlike many of Disneytoon's films, it was instead theatrically released on September 2, 2011, in the Disney Digital 3D and RealD 3D formats, as well as traditional two-dimensional and IMAX formats. The film had received majorly catastrophic backlash from critics and audiences for its animation, humor, writing, the way Elastigirl is depicted, musical score and losing the charm The Incredibles had, it became a major box office disappointment, grossing less than a fifth of its production budget of $50 million, It has since been frequently discussed as the worst animated film of all time, outdoing infamous future animated films, for example The Rodfellows Movie (2020) that are considered this topic, It was then re-released on YouTube on April 6, 2012 and on home media (including Disney+) on November 12, 2019.

At the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards, the film was nominated for Worst Picture, losing to Jack and Jill.

## Plot

One day at the Incredibles' family home in the summer of 1963, Violet and Tony were preparing for a vacation with the other students, including Voyd and the two rats, Rappie and Widower, while Bob is looking after Dash at home and Helen was on acid willing to drive overseas to stalk Luca, which caught Tony off guard, Voyd arrives to pick up Violet and Tony, before they go, Violet asks her father why Jack-Jack is absent, Bob mentions he joined an army full of babies who are just as powerful, if not more, they drove to the target were the students are, with a giant portal built, sending them to a remote island Tony had built.

After arrival, Violet and Tony then entered their own room, which then Tony shares a story why he is hiding his super life from everyone, they started shared their superpowers with each other and tells another tale when he, the second time met Violet, Louise then saw that superheroes were back in the public, caused him to throw a tantrum, before making a plan with Red about stopping them, sending Jimgame for a special job in an attempt to kill them in a few days.

Helen was still racing in the highway, she stopped at her tracks, realizing the sun is going down, she continued as she jumped off the highway to the cliff and sacrificed her motorcycle to plunge to the water, she then extends her arms and legs for a safe landing, she then encounters Luca, she torn her shoulder piece on her super-suit which Luca had her regular super-suit which he also stole it out of Helen’s nose.

The duo then approaches a ball of blood and tested it out to see if it was explosive, then realise it was, Violet then hallucinates it was a carcass of her father, but then they shrug it off, calling it a day, they ask the others out to see where he actually lives.

They then head to his hometown which was revealed to have been underwater, thanks to his overpowered status, but he is unsure on how to use it, since that could destroy earth, but they went back to what are they doing, they and the students started exercising at the gym with scuba suits, minus the trio and went back to the surface, Lousie later stalks The Incredibles' family home and kills Bob, Voyd comes to the rescue to save Dash from becoming a victim, Violet was creating a super suit for Tony which she tested out to change color based on what they are feeling, after it was created, they went for a chat outside during a full moon, they get dressed to their civilian clothing when it was bed.

When it was morning, when the main duo wake up, Jimgame attempts to stalk them, which he almost kills Tony, but then he scares Jimgame away with thunder, Jimgame comes back to Louise, but Louise forced his henchmen to tape him into a chair and get his head punched into oblivion, as punishment for failure, he then sets up a plan to capture the rest of the people on the island, he then captures the entire students, minus Violet, Tony, Voyd and Dash and as the former to rush out in a attempt to save them, Louise puts them out cold, but then they wake up to a cave with Violet, Tony, Voyd, Dash, He-Lectrix, the rats, the coyote, the honey badger and the parrots, laying their eyes on them, to see if they are doing fine, Voyd starts to suffer a bit of anxiety, memorizing her hypnotization, but learns to be grateful that she was kind after he first memory of Dash at Nomanisan Island saving him from drowning after doing a 100-mile dash, they make a plan to save the students.

Lousie had falsely imprisoned the seven students out of pre-meditation, before the quartet came in to save the day, they go their separate ways, divided, Dash tries to fight the ghouls before being cornered, he screams, Voyd then drives into rage, killing the ghouls in a malicious brawl, before hopping on a chandelier, Violet and Tony then encounter Red in a fight, Lousie reveals his plan on why he knocked out Violet and Tony out cold, he reveals that he killed Rick Dicker to steal his assets, and modified the machine that erases certain memories to a knocking out machine, before Voyd comes in, then kills Louise with a sucker punch to his face and he was sent flying in the air, and he was then struck by the ground as he shatters to pieces, revealing he was a robot, she frees the rest of the captured students, except Stacey was still being electrocuted un-freed. He-Lectrix called Tony to pull the lever off after the five escaped, in shock, Stacey was still in it, she fell to the floor, limp, He-Lectrix then realized he lost his hope, ghosts of Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, the parrots came to see He-Lectrix breaking down in tears, the students, especially the adult Voyd, comforted him to tell she will be in their hearts, with help from a girl, she called the ambulance.

The battle with Red still ensued with her attempting to overpowering Violet and Tony, but Voyd, Dash, He-Lectrix, Rappie, Widower, Lenny and Bouche come in to save the day, then they escape the ship, Red sinks along with the ship, because of the exposure of the core that controls it explodes, Violet shields her crew during the blaze.

They survived and onlookers came to the island and praised their heroism after discovering the head of Louise, Tony asks them he was a robot disguised human with good publicity, but then Louise was now forever known, as the Karma Houdini with a good reputation, turned to a bad reputation, they then travel back to Metroville, where they celebrated their victory, after being freed from Louise’s plans, Simon laters digs up with a drill he used, was revealed to have been the real Underminer, he falls to the road and gets cornered by everyone else, then he is arrested.

Voyd then falls to a conversation with He-Lectrix, they then started a plan to adopt Dash after his real parents became past tense, Violet and Tony then get married, during that, He-Lectrix, Carmen, Penny, Sal, Ben & Scott arrives to a paraplegic Stacey, alive and well. retires her career in the Purple Air Force League to become a young therapist. The same organization waves goodbye to the two. which they sail of to the same island on an indestructible inflatable swan, everyone goes home while someone was climbing up on the roof, which then he was slammed by the window which sent him falling down to the church floor, in between the chairs, Pingu makes a surprise cameo as he opens the door, laughs and closes the door abruptly.

## Voice cast

* Amber Lee Connors as Violet Parr, the eldest child of the Parr’s and equal founder of the Purple Air Force League who doesn’t bother to have any personality, alongside Tony, has her maiden name changed to Rydinger after the marriage scene.
* Josh Grelle as Tony Rydinger, the most powerful child and the only being on earth that breaks the rules of the solar system, despite being shy to reveal his superhero life but overcomes it at the end, founder of the Purple Air Force League, alongside Violet equally, and also her love interest turned soulmate.
* Max Charles as Dash Parr, Violet’s brother and a visitor to the league.
* Jeannie Tirado as Karen Fields / Voyd, a 22-year old superheroine who is Tony’s protective cousin who defends said character and Violet, especially her brother Dash, speaking of Dash, she and He-Lectrix later adopt Dash at the end.
* Chris Cason as Sal Rogers, the chubby, sleepy yet warm hearted 15-year old who cares about people around him.
* Bryce Papenbrook as Ben Farmador,
* John Krasinski as Scott Crestin, a wary 15-year old who is prone to sneezing and normally attempts to not affect those around him.
* Lucy Liu as Carmen Pudowski.
* Amy Poehler as Cory Hendricks.
* Jada Pinkett Smith as Penny Griffin, a young dark-skinned woman who doesn’t need a boyfriend, but still stands herself as unique.
* Tina Fey as Stacey Chan, the bustiest one of them all who Louise attempted to auction her as his sex slave, despite being knocked out cold by the electric torture but still is fine.
* Ben Stiller as Louise, an antagonistic AI machine disguised as a human with malicious intent combined with no personality, despite receiving good publicity.
* Christina Vee as Red, Louise’s girlfriend.
* Jemaine Clement as Simon, Louise’s most trusted and gifted out of rest of his henchmen and the closest one to which he cares about.
* Seth McFarlane as Hartle, a second-in-command of his henchmen.
* Bobby Cannavale as Broostoll, a marble animal hybrid who has been close friends with Hartle and Simon.
* Chuck Huber, John Sparkes, Gilbert Gottfried, J. Michael Tatum and Billy West (uncredited) as Louise’s ghouls.
* Damon Harriman as Jimgame, one of Louise’s henchmen who was also an outcast.
* Roger Bumpass as Xerek, the owner of the island until he was killed.
* Richard McGonagle as Bob Parr, Violet and Dash's father.
* E. G. Daily as Helen Parr, Violet and Dash's mother.
* Zooey Deschanel as Rose,
* Craig Robinson as Rappie Rat, a duo who is a twin to the one below.
* Will Arnett as Widower Rat.
* Hugh Laurie as Tony’s father.
* Jay Leno as Lenny L. Leroy, a coyote.
* Josh Peck as Bouche B. Boss, a honey badger.
* Gregory Smith as He-Lectrix, Voyd becomes his girlfriend at the end and Dash's adopted father.
* Bill Fagerbakke, Tim Allen, Mel Gibson and John Leguizamo as The Parrots.
* Fred Tatascoire as Jimone the Ghoul (uncredited)
* Bernardo de Paula as Lurker (uncredited)

Sarah Vowell and Michael Bird were originally set to reprise their roles for the main duo for the flashback scene. but was turned down, Jim Hanks and Pat Fraley play Woody and Buzz at one stage, even though blacklisted, as well with Carlo Bonomi, Pingu also appears at the end laughing at Lurker after being knocked out.

## Release

### Theatrical

Violetward premiered at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on August 16, 2011, and was theatrically released on September 2, 2011 with formats like Disney Digital 3D and RealD 3D, as well as still being screened in traditional two-dimensional and IMAX formats. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 25, 2011, in July 2007. But in December 2010, following the film’s quick rendering, the release date was moved to its current September 2 date. This was the first Disneytoon Studios film released theatrically in North America since Pooh's Heffalump Movie six and a half years earlier in 2005, and the first to be presented in CinemaScope, but screened for only twelve days due to the reception.

The first thirty minutes of the film was screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on September 3, 2010.

### Home media and streaming

Violetward was opposed for a release on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, but cancelled due to competition with Kung Fu Panda 2's home media sales, release and controversy, but a year later, It was released digitally onto the Internet Archive and YouTube on April 6, 2012.

Violetward was released to Disney+, DVD, Blu-Ray and Ultra HD Blu-Ray by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment via Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on November 12, 2019, which only earnt $500,577 for home media sales.

## Reception

### Critical reception and controversy

Infamously, *Violetward* was perceived as the worst animated film of all time, pinned with cataclysmic reviews from critics and audiences.

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