On the Sunny Side of Nathan

***On the Sunny Side of Nathan*** is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Supreme Entertainment for Paramount Pictures. Directed by Adrian Hancock, it was the third feature film from Supreme. The plot follows Nathan Frye (Luke Benward), whose eyes are fused with a pair of fried eggs in a cooking accident. Nathan tries to explore his complicated new life through orange-tinted blurry visions which he received from the eggs' yolks.

The film was released in theaters on November 25, 2009. It grossed over $170.2 million worldwide on its $62 million budget, making it the eighth highest-grossing animated film of 2009.

## Voice Cast

* Luke Benward as Nathan Frye, a pre-teen who accidentally plastered his eyes with fried eggs while attempting to flip them with a pan. His eyes eventually became the eggs.
* Jonathan Lipnick as Keefe Covert, Nathan's punk neighbor and the only friend he has. He usually gives advice on how to solve life problems.
* Mona Marshall as Mrs. Marilyn Frye, Nathan's mother.
* Jason Lee as Mr. Chase Reeves, Nathan's stepfather.
* Fred Tatasciore as Mr. Wit Silver, Nathan's fifth grade teacher.
* John DiMaggio as Doctor Bracken
* Jim Cummings as Howell Pendleton
* Anne Hathaway as Allison Dunz, an ice cream cone-horned girl who keeps donuts strapped to her eyes in order to cover her blindness and begins to develop an understanding for Nathan.
* William Shatner as Ferrel Beauchamp, the owner of the Pinchas Creek boarding school which he tries to persuade Nathan's family to send him to.
* Andy Samberg as Wallis Sangster, Rock Hill's toughest bully and the leader of the Giants gang.
* Jess Harnell as Mick Ninnon, the tallest of the Giants gang.
* Carlos Alazraqui as Hamnet Shang, the chubbiest of the Giants gang.

### Additional Voices

* Bob Bergen
* John Cygan
* Debi Derryberry
* Bill Farmer
* Teresa Ganzel
* Jason Harris
* Danny Mann
* Mickie McGowan
* Laraine Newman
* Jan Rabson
* Jeremy Shada
* Ariel Winter

## Marketing

* The film's teaser trailer was released on June 10, 2009 alongside theatrical showings of *Imagine That*, and was shown before other films of the summer such as *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs*, *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*, *Aliens in the Attic*, *Julie & Julia*, *Ponyo*, and *G-Force*.

* The first official theatrical trailer was released on September 16, 2009, and was shown before films such as *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs*, *Bright Star*, *Fame*, *Where the Wild Things Are*, *Good Hair*, and *Astro Boy*.

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## Release

### Box Office

The film grossed $25,260,887 on its opening weekend, leaving it #2 during the weekend behind *Avatar*. By the end of its theatrical run, it got to earn a worldwide gross of $170,257,122.

### Critical Response

Based on 187 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 91% with an average score of 8.5/10, with the consensus on the website stating: "*On the Sunny Side of Nathan* busts through the cinematic grounds with its refreshingly colorful and warm-hearted peak at disabilities, and how they introduce us to a whole new course." On another review aggregator, Metacritic, the film has an average score of 80 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

### Home Media

*On the Sunny Side of Nathan* was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 6, 2010.

## Transcripts

### Main

To see the main transcript for the film, click here.

### Trailers

To see the transcripts for the trailers of the film, click here.