Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie

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***Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie*** is a 2009 American animated action-adventure comedy film based on the Cartoon Network animated television series *Codename: Kids Next Door*. The film was produced by Curious Pictures and Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was directed by series creator Mr. Warburton (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay written by himself and Mo Willems. The film takes place after the show's series finale. It is the third film adaptation of *Kids Next Door*, first being *Operation: Z.E.R.O.*, and second being *Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.*. The film stars the regular television cast of Ben Diskin, Lauren Tom, Dee Bradley Baker, Cree Summer, Jennifer Hale, Rachael MacFarlane and Maurice LaMarche. They are joined by newcomers James Woods and Gina Torres.

It is the first theatrically-released animated film from Curious Pictures, and the most recent traditionally animated theatrical film from Warner Bros. until 2015's *Regular Show: The Movie*. Production began in July 2006 with Mr. Warburton announcing that Cartoon Network wanted to create a new film that would "transcend generations". The film employs a notable blend of traditional animation and CGI scenery and objects that make up 20% of its environment. The soundtrack was composed by Brian Tyler.

The film was released in theaters in the United States on May 8, 2009. In theaters, a *Sheep in the Big City* short entitled *A Sheepy Vacation* was shown prior to the film. The film was widely promoted by Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network, with tie-in promotions made by McDonald's, Go-Gurt, WayForward Technologies, and IDW Publishing, which published an official comic book adaptation of the film. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $165 million worldwide against a $30 million budget.

## Plot

Set a year after the events of the series finale "Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.", Numbuh 1 returned home to Earth to reunite with his friends and family. Feeling happy to be back home, everyone threw Numbuh 1 a welcome home party to celebrate his return. After the party, he reinstated himself as the leader of "Sector V", with Numbuh 5 being named the co-leader of "Sector V". A few weeks later, there was trouble brewing up in Gallaghar, as Dr. Cornelius Mann is causing trouble in the neighborhood city town, and Big Bad Brian, Cherry R. Freeze, Princess Madness, Baxter and Dr. Radiation are joining him along with the main super villains including: Father, the Delightful Children from Down the Lane, the Interesting Twins from Beneath the Mountain, Principal Smelling, Principal Sauerbraten, Count Spankulot, Gramma Stuffum, the Crazy Old Cat Lady, Big Brother, Chef Pierre, the Common Cold, Knightbrace, Vin Moosk, Professor Triple Extra Large, King Sandy, Chester, Stickybeard, Mr. Wink and Mr. Fib. It's up to the Kids Next Door operatives to take them down 1 by 1.

## Voice cast

### Main Characters

* Ben Diskin as Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2 and the DCFDTL
* Lauren Tom as Numbuh 3, Genki and the DCFDTL
* Dee Bradley Baker as Numbuh 4, Tommy Gilligan, Joey Beetles, Sid Beetles, the Toilenator and the DCFDTL
* Cree Summer as Numbuh 5, Cree Lincoln and the DCFDTL
* Jennifer Hale as Numbuh 86, Nancy Uno and the Treehouse Computer Screen
* Rachel MacFarlane as Numbuh 362
* Maurice LaMarche as Father
* Tom Kenny as Mr. Wink, the Common Cold, Chester and Knightbrace
* Grey DeLisle as Gramma Stuffum, Lizzie Devine and the Crazy Old Cat Lady
* Candi Milo as Betty Gilligan and Grandma Lydia
* Tara Strong as Mushi and other characters
* Daran Norris as Count Spankulot and Big Brother
* Jeff Bennett as Mr. Beetles, Principal Sauerbraten, Mr. Fib
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Lincoln
* Keone Young as Kani
* Frank Welker as Monty Uno, Professor Triple Extra Large and Mr. Twinkletoes
* Janice Kawaye as Numbuh 83 and Numbuh 84
* Matt Levin as Numbuh 60
* Jason Harris as Numbuh 274
* Khary Payton as Maurice
* Joe Alaskey as Principal Smelling
* Mark Hamill as Stickybeard
* Jim Cummings as Vin Moosk
* Scott Menville as Numbuh 85
* James Arnold Taylor as King Sandy
* Amber Hood as Jessica/Numbuh 623,624
* Billy West as Numbuh 13
* Charlie Schattler as Numbum 20,000
* Greg Cipes as Numbuh 679,670
* Ogie Banks as Numbuh 453,454
* Kath Soucie as Numbuh 238,239
* Jason Marsden as Numbuh 80
* Hynden Walch as Numbuh 436, Numbuh Rebecca
* Carlos Alazraqui as The Kid
* Rob Paulsen as Numbuh 735,736
* Tom Kane as Mr. Jefferson, the owner of the Gallagher Comic Shop
* John DiMaggio as Big Bad Brian
* Roger L. Jackson as Clownfather
* Josh Peck as Numbuh 50 Million B.C.
* Richard Horvitz as Numbuh 864,865
* Dave Wittenberg as Numbuh 74.239
* Jess Harnell as Chef Pierre
* Chris Edgerly as Numbuh 727,728
* Phil LaMarr as Numbuh 328,329, Numbuh Infinity

### New Characters

* Danny Cooksey as Numbuh 325,326
* Chloë Grace Moretz as Holly Biggins/Numbuh 237
* Jeremy Shada as Numbuh 532,461
* Ashley Johnson as Numbuh 275,872
* Bailee Madison as Numbuh 238,239
* Mila Kunis as Roxy/Numbuh 166
* Carolyn Lawrence as Nicki/Numbuh 192
* Nancy Cartwright as Numbuh 25
* Yeardley Smith as Numbuh 712
* Cheryl Chase as Numbuh 26
* E.G. Daily as Numbuh 4343
* Selena Gomez as Numbuh 29
* James Woods as Dr. Cornelius Mann
* Dan Castellaneta as Principal Jones, the new school principal
* Justin Shenkarow as Numbuh 165,166
* Francesca Marie Smith as Numbuh 588,876
* Wally Wingert as Numbuh 751,876
* Cameron Boyce as Numbuh 394,395
* Jerry Trainor as Numbuh 964,292
* Judy Greer as Numbuh 490,904, Cherry R. Freeze
* Nathan Kress as Numbuh 276,277
* Gina Torres as Pay Day
* Toran Caudell as Numbuh 767,768
* Miranda Cosgrove as Numbuh 534,442, Emily Seibert
* Allison Janney as Ms. Gloria
* Debi Derryberry as Numbuh 1.0
* Lacey Chabert as Numbuh 745
* Jeannie Elias as Olivia
* Nick Cannon as Numbuh 187/John Madison
* Bryan Cranston as Soldier
* Yvette Nicole Brown as Tyra
* Gary Anthony Williams as Train Conductor
* Seth Green as Robert
* Diedrich Bader as Gerald
* Mindy Kaling as Numbuh 8.5x11, Sarah McRoy
* Rodger Bumpass as Duncan
* Kimberly Brooks as Princess Madness
* Patton Oswalt as Marcus Smith
* Daveigh Chase as Numbuh 359
* Clancy Brown as Baxter
* Nika Futterman as Dr. Radiation

## Production

### Development

The production staff had considered a third film adaptation of *Codename: Kids Next Door* since early in the series. Only this time, it would now be a feature-length theatrical movie. The voice cast was signed on to do the film in 2005, and work then began on the script during production of *Operation: Z.E.R.O.*.

The film was announced on July 11, 2006, with Cartoon Network Studios being involved with the production. Work continued on the screenplay from 2006 onwards, taking place at Curious Pictures where Warburton first pitched *Codename: Kids Next Door* in the 2000s, before the series premiered in 2002. The writers spent six months discussing a plot, and each of them offered sketchy ideas. Willems suggested Numbuh 1 being the main character to be focused on as he leads the Kids Next Door operatives, but with the help of their new friends, to stop their new foe, Dr. Cornelius Mann, and thwart his plans. Warburton really like this idea, as he felt that it was about time the Kids Next Door took on new villains and new challenges rather than just their original foes.

Having eventually decided on the basic outline of the plot for the film, the writers then separated it into seven sections. Warburton, Willems, Alison Wilgus, Andy Rheingold and Kim Arndt wrote 25 pages each, and the group met one month later to merge the seven sections into one "very rough draft". The film's script was written in the same way as the television series: the writers sitting around a table, pitching ideas, and trying to make each other laugh. The script went through over 10 revisions, and at one point the film was a musical. However, the film started using pop songs for its soundtrack and the idea was dropped. Warburton described his desire to also make the film dramatically stronger than a TV episode, saying that he wanted to "give you something that you haven't seen before".

### Casting

The initial Warner Bros. announcement listed the principal voice cast of *Codename: Kids Next Door* – Ben Diskin, Lauren Tom, Dee Bradley Baker, Cree Summer, Jennifer Hale and Rachel MacFarlane – reprising their roles alongside actor Danny Cooksey as a new character. On January 12, 2007, it was announced that Chloë Grace Moretz and Jeremy Shada joined the voice cast. This is Jeremy Shada's first animated feature film role. By March 21, 2007, actors Ashley Johnson and Bailee Madison were in negotiations to join the cast. On April 16, *Family Guy* stars Mila Kunis and Seth Green, as well as *The Simpsons* stars Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith were confirmed additions to the cast.

At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2007, former *Rugrats* stars Cheryl Chase and E.G. Daily, as well as Selena Gomez and James Woods were announced to be portraying new characters. On September 5, 2007, it was reported by *Variety* that Carolyn Lawrence, Justin Shenkarow, Francesca Marie Smith and Wally Wingert had joined the cast. On February 12, 2008, it was announced that *iCarly* stars Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor were confirmed additions to the cast. By March 2008, the rest of the guest-starring cast was announced, including Judy Greer, Toran Caudell, Gina Torres, Allison Janney, Debi Derryberry, Lacey Chabert, Jeannie Elias, Nick Cannon, Bryan Cranston, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gary Anthony Williams, Diedrich Bader, Mindy Kaling, Rodger Bumpass, Kimberly Brooks, Patton Oswalt, Daveigh Chase, Clancy Brown and Nika Futterman. In September 2008, 9-year-old Cameron Boyce was confirmed a newcoming addition to the cast.

### Animation

The film was animated in-house by Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California and Curious Pictures in New York City, New York. The crew decided that they should distinguish themselves to stick to what 2D is good at, which gave the storyboard artists such as Maurice Fontenot, Abigail Nesbitt and Guy Moore all the creative and aesthetic freedom neccessary. Warburton and Willems themselves provided the film's animatics. There are 250 film crews with a team of about 60 devoted to the animation. Their biggest challenge was creating high-quality theatrical 2D animation that didn't lose the sense of the series. Famed comic book artists Tracy Yardley and Dev Madan, and newcomer Ben Bates, as well as animation veterans Art Mawhinney, Aluir Amancio and Airon Barreto also provided the film's storyboards. Michel Gagné helped on the character designs and special effects work on the film. Another animation veteran Dan Haskett also worked with Mr. Warburton on the character designs of the film. According to executive producer Susan Holden, CGI animation was used to create the environments for 20 percent of the film, including the town scenes, in order to allow objects to move in 3D space.

Toon Boom Animation's Toon Boom Harmony software was used as the main software package for the production of the film. The Harmony software was augmented with a number of plug-ins to provide USAnimation-like effects such as shading on cheeks and smoke effects. The reinstated traditional unit's fifth production, a Sheep in the Big City cartoon short entitled *A Sheepy Vacation*, which screened alongside the film, was partly animated without paper by using Harmony and Wacom Cintiq pressure-sensitive tablets. The character animators found some difficulty with this approach, and decided to use traditional paper and pencil drawings, which were then scanned into the computer systems, for *Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie*. The character animation was done on paper by going through the clean-up animation department, and scanned directly into Harmony. The artwork was then enhanced to affect the appearance of painted strokes and fills, and combined with backgrounds, using Adobe After Effects.

The visual effects and backgrounds for the film were created digitally using Cintiq tablet displays. Gagné, one of Cartoon Network's veteran animation visual effects supervisors, says about the production; "Those guys had this bright idea to continue the legacy of hand-drawn animation, but everything had to be started again from the ground up. One of the first things we did was focus on producing shorts, to help us re-introduce the 2D pipeline. I worked as vfx supervisor on the Sheep in the Big City short, *A Sheepy Vacation*. It was a real plus for the effects department, so we went paperless for *Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie*." The backgrounds were painted digitally using Adobe Photoshop. Much of the clean-up animation, digital ink-and-paint, and compositing were outsourced to sixteenth-party companies in Glendale, California and Seoul, South Korea (Rough Draft Studios), Taipei, Taiwan (Wang Film Productions), Copenhagen, Denmark (A. Film A/S), Pasadena, California (James Baxter Animation), Ontario, Canada (Yowza! Animation and Mercury Filmworks), Seoul, South Korea (Sunwoo Entertainment), Simi Valley, California (July Films), Manila, Philippines (Toon City Animation), Phoenix, Arizona (Fat Cat Animation), Madrid, Spain (Milimetros Dibujos Animados and SPA Animagic), Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (Lightstar Studios), Orlando, Florida (Premise Entertainment), and Paris, France (Neomis Animation). CGI animation was produced by both Curious Pictures and Rough Draft Studios using Autodesk Maya, Weta Digital's Massive, Pixar Animation Studios' Renderman and Sony Pictures Imageworks' Arnold. Industrial Light & Magic also played a role in the stereoscopic 3D conversion.

### Sound and music

The film's music is scored by Brian Tyler in his first animated film project, with Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe serving as the executive music producers. In addition to using the original series' music work from Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker on the film, he also composed themes for each KND operative. Numbuh 1's action score was the major focus and he also composed themes for Numbuh's 2, 3, 4, 5, 86 and 362, and Cree Lincoln. The music score was recorded at Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank, and Abbey Road Studios and AIR Studios in London, and mixed at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood and Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica.

The sound design work was done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California.

## Soundtrack

 Released
 Recorded
 Genre
 Length
 Label
2. "Follow My Lead"Released: 2008
3. "What a Kid's Gotta Do"Released: 2009

An original soundtrack for the film was released on May 5, 2009, on CD and digital download by Zomba Music, Jive Records, and Cartoon Network Records. The executive producer was Jonathan McHugh. Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC, Bow Wow and Miguel's "Take That Chance", written for the film, was released as a single. It went on to reach number 50 on the US *Billboard* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

### Track listing

**Note:** The theme from *Mission: Impossible* was also included in the movie, but not on the soundtrack. The former not being included due to it being a rearrangement of the original song used for the film.

## Release

*Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie* was originally going to be released in May 2008; however, in May 2007, the date was changed to 2009. This happened because Cartoon Network released *Camp Lazlo The Movie* in July 2008, thus pushing *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* to May 2009.

*Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie* premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on May 3, 2009, and was theatrically released on May 8, 2009, in the United States and Canada, in Australia on June 4, 2009, and in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2009. The film's theatrical release was preceded by *A Sheepy Vacation*, a *Sheep in the Big City* short.

### Marketing

* The film's first teaser trailer was released with *Journey to the Center of the Earth* on July 11, 2008, and was also shown before *Camp Lazlo The Movie*, *Space Chimps*, *The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2*, *Beverly Hills Chihuahua*, *Igor*, *City of Ember*, and *High School Musical 3: Senior Year*.
* The first theatrical trailer was attached on November 7, 2008, and was shown before *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa*, *Bolt*, *Inkheart*, *The Tale of Despereaux*, *Bedtime Stories*, *Marley & Me*, *Paul Blart: Mall Cop*, and *Hotel for Dogs*.
* A second theatrical trailer was attached on February 6, 2009, and was shown before *Coraline*, *Race to Witch Mountain*, *Monsters vs. Aliens*, and *Hannah Montana: The Movie*.
* TV Spots began to air between April and June 2009.

The film was backed by a large marketing campaign, with various merchandise becoming available throughout 2009, Such as:

* McDonald's, having put 9 toys for their Kids' Meal in the US and UK. The toys are Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2, Numbuh 3, Numbuh 4, Numbuh 5, Numbuh 86, Numbuh 362, Father, and Count Spankulot.
* IDW published an official comic book adaptation of the film written by Tom Warburton and Mo Willems and penciled by Ben Bates.
* Go-Gurt promoted the film with the sweepstakes for the film, including winning free movie tickets to go to the film's premiere.

### Home media

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*Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie* was released in the United States on DVD on September 15, 2009. The DVD included the "What a Kid's Gotta Do" music video by Bowling for Soup, a Sheep in the Big City short film titled *A Sheepy Vacation*, audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, music videos, production notes, interactive games, and trailers and television spots. The film was released on Blu-ray on February 18, 2014, to promote the 13th anniversary of the show.

### Video game

A platformer video game based on the film by Wayforward Technologies was released on PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PS3, Windows and mobile devices to coincide with the film's theatrical release, although the story was not based on the film.

## Reception

### Critical reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 103 reviews, with an average score of 7.21/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "*Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie* make the world with stylized animation quality, great characters, a spectacular voice cast, and slick writing that will make some of today's animated movies look awesome." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.

### Box office

*Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie* grossed to $53.8 million, and topped *Anastasia*'s record for a 2D animated film opening and was the fourth highest opening for a 2D-animated film behind *The Simpsons Movie*, *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*, and *The Lion King*, and the third highest for a fully-2D movie. Despite the strong start, the film fell 60% in its second weekend. The film grossed $97 million domestically and made $165 million worldwide. Domestically, it is the fifth highest-grossing animated film based on a television series, behind *The Simpsons Movie*, *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*, *Horton Hears a Who!*, and *The Rugrats Movie*, as well as the fifth highest-grossing 2D-animated film not released by Disney (behind *The Simpsons*, *SpongeBob SquarePants*, *The Prince of Egypt*, and *Rugrats*). It failed to out-gross Summer family competitors *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009) ($413,106,170) and *Up* (2009) ($735,099,102), but was still profitable for distributor Warner Bros. Pictures and producer Cartoon Network Studios.

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## Trivia Notice

* This is the first ever feature film of the series.
* This is the first animated *Kids Next Door* movie to hit theaters.
	+ This is also the first ever *Kids Next Door* movie in general to hit theaters. The previous *Kids Next Door* films (*Operation: Z.E.R.O.* and *Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.*) were both made-for-T.V. releases.
* This is the fourth theatrical film with a wide release to be based on a Cartoon Network TV series, after *The Powerpuff Girls Movie* released 7 years prior, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* 6 years prior, and *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie* 5 years prior.
* This is the first feature film by Curious Pictures.
* In theaters, a *Sheep in the Big City* short entitled *A Sheepy Vacation* was shown prior to the film.
* The fifteenth Warner Bros. animated film of 2000s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after *Pokémon: The Movie 2000*, *Pokémon 3: The Movie*, *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, *Clifford's Really Big Movie*, *Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light*, *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie*, *Mike, Lu & Og: Journey Back to Manhattan*, *Class of 3000*, *Corpse Bride*, *The Ant Bully*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*, *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*, and *Camp Lazlo The Movie*.
* This is the seventeenth Warner Bros. animated film of 2000s to be rated PG by the MPAA, after *Osmosis Jones*, *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, *Looney Tunes: Back in Action*, *Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light*, *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie*, *Mike, Lu & Og: Journey Back to Manhattan*, *Class of 3000*, *Corpse Bride*, *The Ant Bully*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*, *Happy Feet*, *TMNT*, *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*, *Camp Lazlo The Movie*, and *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*.
* Christina Aguilera and Tevin Campbell recorded a cover version of the 1980s hit single "Friends and Lovers" for the end credits of the movie, which serves as a tribute to Numbuh's 1 and 362.
* James Woods' 6th theatrically released animated film, after Hercules (1997), Recess: School's Out (2001), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and Surf's Up (2007).
* The twenty-first Warner Bros. animated film to be rated PG by the MPAA, after *Twice Upon a Time*, *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm*, *Space Jam*, *The Iron Giant*, *Osmosis Jones*, *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, *Looney Tunes: Back in Action*, *Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light*, *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie*, *Mike, Lu & Og: Journey Back to Manhattan*, *Class of 3000*, *Corpse Bride*, *The Ant Bully*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*, *Happy Feet*, *TMNT*, *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*, *Camp Lazlo The Movie*, and *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*.
* Most scenes are fully hand-drawn animated, while some scenes also incorporate 3D computer animation.
* Danny Cooksey, best known as the voice for Montana Max on *Tiny Toon Adventures*, voices Numbuh 325,326 in this movie.
* Second PG rated film to star James Woods and Diedrich Bader, the other being Surf's Up (2007).
* Dominic Janes, Nolan Gould and Caden Michael Gray also appeared together in the Cartoon Network original series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007).
* Nathan Kress' 2nd theatrically released animated film after Chicken Little (2005).
* Is the 2nd collaboration between experienced voice actresses Hynden Walch (Starfire) and Tara Strong (Raven) in a theatrically released animated film, after The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) 7 years prior as minor human characters, which is also based off an animated show.
* Brian Tyler's first theatrical score for an animated film.
* Greg Cipes' 2nd theatrically released animated film. His first was *The Wild* released 3 years prior.
* This was a succeeded attempt by Warner Bros. Pictures to revive traditional 2-D hand-drawn animation theatrically.
* The film reunites Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove and Jerry Trainor from the hit Nickelodeon show *Drake & Josh*.
* VirtualMagic's UNIX-based USAnimation digital scanning, ink-and-paint, and compositing system was dismantled following the box-office failure of The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002). This, as well as the twenty-year old system being outdated, led Cartoon Network to create a new animation pipeline based around customized installations of Toon Boom Harmony, a retail software solution already in use for many other 2-D productions from other studios. Character animation was done traditionally on paper and scanned into the computer system, while effects animation was input directly into Harmony using Wacom Cintiq pressure-sensitive tablet displays.
* Daveigh Chase's 4th theatrically released animated film after Spirited Away (2001), Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2003).
* The last theatrically released hand-drawn animated film to not be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature up until Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018).
* Chloë Grace Moretz, Daveigh Chase, and Selena Gomez are Disney Channel stars. Josh Peck, Bailee Madison, Paul Butcher, Jerry Trainor, Nathan Kress, Miranda Cosgrove, and Nick Cannon are Nickelodeon stars. Dominic Janes, Nolan Gould, Max Burkholder, and Caden Michael Gray are Cartoon Network stars.
* Nick Cannon's second animated film, after Monster House (2006).
* The first animated feature film of Jeremy Shada, Bailee Madison, Mila Kunis, Judy Greer, Seth Green, Mindy Kaling, Cameron Boyce, Logan Grove, Bryan Cranston and Gina Torres.
* This is the eighth Cartoon Network theatrical film to have a box office success.
* The unnamed girl who has long blond hair, wears a pink bow, and is one of the members of the DCFDTL, is now voiced by Lauren Tom in this movie.

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