Zappacosta

## **OVERVIEW**

Zappacosta is the 11th film of Warner Bros. Films. The Film tells the story how Shadow and his friends first met and move to a new home, Mexico before the evil queen, Narissa, stops them.

## **THE PLOT**

The Film Begins where Shadow the Hedgehog lives a simple life in a forest. One day, he plays his guitar and sings "One Jump Ahead", and is approached by Bernie, a talent agent who encourages Shadow to pursue a career in show business. Inspired by the idea of "making millions of people happy", Shadow sets off on a cross-country trip to Mexico, but he is soon pursued by Charmcaster and her assistant Ichy, who attempt to convince Shadow to be the new spoke hedgehog of Charmcaster's struggling French-fried hedgehog legs restaurant franchise. Unwilling to accept Shadow's refusal, Charmcaster resorts to increasingly forceful means of persuasion.

Shadow meets PB, who is working as a hapless stand-up comedian, and Shadow invites on his journey. The two set out in PB's 1951 Studebaker. In an old church, they meet the rock band Tom Cat and The Electric Mayhem, and the band's manager Mike Wazowski, and they give a copy of the script to the band. Driving on, they meet and are joined by Iago and Tweety Bird. They trade in their failing vehicle at a used car lot, where they meet Wan Shi Tong. They invite Wan Shi Tong to come with them, but he runs away. The others drive away, only for Wan Shi Tong to emerge and reveal that he had only gone to pack his things.

The group meets Meechee at a county fair. When Shadow and Meechee meet for dinner that night, Charmcaster and Ichy kidnap Meechee as bait to lure Shadow. When Shadow arrives at the designated location, mad scientist Professor Krassman tries to brainwash Shadow into performing in Charmcaster's advertisements, but an enraged Meechee knocks out Charmcaster's henchmen and causes Krassman to be brainwashed by his own device. However, immediately after the fight and saving Shadow, Meechee receives a job offer and promptly abandons a devastated Shadow.

Joined by Wally Gator and reunited with Meechee, the gang continue their journey to Mexico, but their car breaks down in the desert. Sitting at a campfire, the group sadly realizes that they will likely miss the audition the next day. Shadow wanders off, ashamed for bringing his friends on a fruitless journey, but some personal reflection restores his commitment. He returns to camp, where he discovers the Electric Mayhem have come to their rescue, having learned of their plight by reading ahead in the script. The Mayhem offer to drive the entire group the rest of the way in their bus.

The group is warned by Ichy that Charmcaster has hired an assassin, Dil, to kill Shadow. Shadow decides to face his aggressor and proposes a Western-style showdown in a nearby ghost town. There, they find Mumble and Hamm. Shadow confronts Charmcaster with an appeal to Charmcaster's own hopes and dreams, but Charmcaster is unmoved and orders her henchmen to kill Shadow and his friends. They are saved when one of Mumble's inventions, "insta-grow" pills, temporarily enlarges Mayhem drummer Kurama, who frightens away Charmcaster and her henchmen for good.

Once the gang reach the Mexico, they finally found a new home, which is Chapultepec Castle and they sangs for the celebration "Overload" and the film ends.

## **CHARACTERS**

* Shadow
* P.B.
* Eema
* Tweety Bird
* Astro
* Iago
* Kiara
* The Missing Link
* Figment
* Erik
* Sulley
* Dave
* Kurama
* Ursula
* Ichy and Dil
* Miguel Rivera
* Luisa Rivera
* Enrique Rivera
* Abuelita
* Mama Coco
* Héctor
* Imelda

## **VOICE TALENT**

* D.B. Sweeney as Shadow
* Alec Baldwin as PB
* Whoopi Goldberg as Eema
* Eric Bauza as Tweety
* Frank Welker as Astro
* Gilbert Gottfried as Iago
* Zendaya as Kiara
* Will Arnett as The Missing Link
* Rob Paulsen as Figment
* Pierce Gagnon as Erik
* John Goodman as Sulley
* Keegan-Michael Key as Dave
* Paul St. Peter as Kurama
* Pat Carroll as Ursula
* Jeff Glen Bennett as Ichy
* Tress MacNeille as Dil
* Anthony Gonzales as Miguel Rivera
* Ana Ofelia Murguia as Mama Coco
* Renée Victor as Abuelita
* Jaime Camil as Enrique Rivera
* Sofía Espinosa as Luisa Rivera
* Willem Dafoe as Narrator

## **OPENING CREDITS**

Based On Characters Created by:

Lee Unkrich

Executive Producer:

Sam Register

Produced by:

Matthew Aldrich

Associate Producer:

Darla K. Anderson

Music by:

Paul Intson

Score Composed by:

Michael Giacchino

Casting And Voice Direction by:

James Frawley

Edited by:

Christopher Greenbury

Story by:

Jack Burns

Written by:

John Edwards

Directed by:

Darrell Van Citters

## **SONGS**

01. **One Jump Ahead**

Performed by: D.B. Sweeney.

02. **Team Mates**

Performed by: D.B. Sweeney, Alec Baldwin.

03. **You'll Never Find Another Love Like Home**

Performed by: D.B. Sweeney, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Bauza, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Zendaya, Will Arnett, Rob Paulsen, Pierce Gagnon, John Goodman, Keegan-Michael Key, Paul St. Peter.

04. **Creation Song**

Performed by: D.B. Sweeney, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Bauza, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Zendaya, Will Arnett, Rob Paulsen, Pierce Gagnon, John Goodman, Keegan-Michael Key, Paul St. Peter.

05.**Together We'll Make A Promise**

Performed by: Zendaya, Whoopi Goldberg.

06. **Can Somebody Tell Me Who I Am?**

Performed by: D.B. Sweeney.

07. **Remember Me (Lullaby)**

Performed by: Anthony Gonzales & Ana Ofelia Murguía.

08. **Overload**

Performed by: D.B. Sweeney, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Bauza, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Zendaya, Will Arnett, Rob Paulsen, Pierce Gagnon, John Goodman, Keegan-Michael Key, Paul St. Peter.

## **TRIVIA**

* This film was based on *The Muppet Movie.*
* This was the eleventh film of Warner Bros. Pictures.
* Shadow is the eleventh main protagonist of Warner Bros. Pictures.
* Ursula is the eleventh main antagonist of Warner Bros. Pictures.