A Pairs Mystery

Gregory Perler

***A Pairs Mystery*** is a 2006 American computer-animated romantic mystery comedy film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Valentina Animation, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the second installment in the *Love of Pairs* film franchise and the sequel to 2002's *Love of Pairs*. The film was directed by Lorena Valentina and Juliette Baker and co-directed by Carley Ritter and written by John Requa and Gleen Ficarra from a story by Lorena Valentina, Baker, Requa, Ficarra and Karey Kirkpatrick. Matthew McConaughey, Debra Messing, Frank Welker, Dee Bradley Baker, Jennifer Aniston, Kimmy Robertson, Andy Dick, Burt Reynolds, Nathan Carlson, and Robin Williams reprised their respective roles, joined by John Travolta, Matthew Broderick, Anne Hathaway and Sandra Bullock. The film takes place following the events of the first film, with Jack and Madelle discovered all of the toys were missing all over Pairs. So, they has to team up with the famous detectives Hans and Johnny to saving all toys and stop an evil mastermind from putting them in danger.

Development of *A Pairs Mystery* began in 2003, shortly after the success of *Love in Pairs*. Valentina and Baker, who both directed the first film, agreed to return to direct the sequel. Valentina, Baker and the story team developed the plot for the sequel over a weekend in November 2004, envisioning the idea of Jack and Madelle finding a mystery. Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna also returned to compose the original score for the sequel.

*A Pairs Mystery* premiered at the Fox Village Theater on January 19, 2006, and was released in the United States on February 3, 2006. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it was a box office success, grossing $867 worldwide on its $77 million budget, making it the highest-grossing animated film of 2007 and the fifth highest-grossing film of the year; it was the highest-grossing film from Valentina Animation and Shield Animation. A sequel, titled *A Pairs Journey*, was released on June 3, 2011.

## Voice cast

* Matthew McConaughey as Jack, a male figure who is Madelle's husband.
* Debra Messing as Madelle, a female figure who is Jack's wife.
* John Travolta as Hans, a brave detective who helps Jack and Madelle to finds their friends.
* Matthew Broderick as Johnny, Hans' best friend and partner.
* Anne Hathaway as Annette, Hans' ex-girlfriend.
* Sandra Bullock as Stella Blues, a mastermind who is Hans' nemesis.
* Frank Welker as Mark, a armadillo toy who is Jack's best friend.
* Dee Bradley Baker as Mini, a cat toy who is Madelle's best friend.
* Robin Williams as Stuffy, a stuffed Teddy bear who served as the narrator of the story, from the beginning and the end.
* Jennifer Aniston as Aurelia, a beautiful female figure who is a singer.
* Kimmy Robertson as Clarissa, a female figure who is a maid.
* Andy Dick as Raul, a fun-loving mouse.
* Burt Reynolds as Maxim, a shaggy and arrogant yet well-meaning dog.
* Nathan Carlson as Gearz, a helping robot.

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## Production

### Development

In November 2002, at the time of the release of *Love of Pairs*, Valentina Animation founder and CEO and the first film's director Lorena Valentina confirmed that a sequel was in the works, and by early January 2003, it was tentatively scheduled for a February 3, 2006 release date. Over the weekend in early March 2003, a story team consisting of Valentina, Juliette Baker, John Requa, Gleen Ficarra, and Karey Kirkpatrick was assembled, and came up with an idea of the sequel, conceiving the idea of how Jack and Madelle finding the mystery around pairs. Requa and Ficarra then wrote an initial treatment for the screenplay.

*More coming soon!*

### Music

*Main article: A Pairs Mystery/Soundtrack*
Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, who previously composed the first film, returned to compose the score of *A Pairs Mystery*.

## Release

### Theatrical

In the United States, it premiered on January 19, 2006 at the Fox Village Theater. Warner Bros. Pictures released the film widely in the United States on February 3, 2006, in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2006, and in Australia on April 6, 2006. When released in theaters, the film was accompanied by *Tom and Jerry* short *The Karate Guard*.

### Marketing

On April 6, 2005, an early teaser trailer was released online, and was later attached to *Steampunk's Life*, which went into theaters two days later. The trailer featured footage not presented in the final film, similar to the teaser trailer of its predecessor. Another teaser trailer was released on September 14, 2005 and was later attached into *Corpse Bride* a week later. On December 7, 2005, the film's full trailer was released in front of *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*, *Meerkats* and *Cheaper by the Dozen 2*.

The film was backed by a large marketing campaign, with various merchandise becoming available throughout 2007. A video game based on the film was released for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, JeremyVast, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Jeremy Gear, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. For Wii, it was released on November 19, 2006, together with the console's launch.

### Home media

*A Pairs Mystery* was released on DVD and HD DVD on June 6, 2006, on Blu-ray on October 10, 2006, and on Blu-ray 3D on July 7, 2015. A 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version was released on September 14, 2018. In April 2020, the film's distribution rights were purchased by JeremyWorks Entertainment from Warner Bros. and transferred to Universal Pictures and Entertainment One.

## Sequel

*Main article: A Pairs Journey*
*Coming soon!*

## Transcripts

### Main

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

### Trailers

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