Flash & Dash

***Flash & Dash*** is a 1995 American animated supernatural comedy film written and directed by Jake Sharratt and starring the voices of Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Chris Farley, Charlie Sheen, Julia Roberts, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Lopez, Gilbert Gottfried, Ian Richardson, Burt Reynolds, and Jennifer Aniston. The film follows a young teenage boy who unleashed the two ghosts who are both trapped in the box for years. With their help, the trio must save the town from haunting ghosts.

*Flash & Dash* was produced by Turner Feature Animation and released on October 27, 1995 in the United States by New Line Cinema, with Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International handling international distribution. The film grossed over $324.5 million, becoming Farley's highest-grossing film in his lifetime, and his only animated voice role. It is the first fully animated feature produced by Turner Feature Animation. A direct-to-video sequel, titled *Flash & Dash II*, was released on February 6, 2001.

## Cast

* Jason Biggs
* Christina Ricci
* Chris Farley
* Charlie Sheen
* Julia Roberts
* Dan Aykroyd
* Jennifer Lopez
* Gilbert Gottfried
* Ian Richardson
* Burt Reynolds
* Jennifer Aniston

## Production

During a late stage in the production of *Jetsons: The Movie* in 1990, Jake Sharratt, a fan of *Tales from the Crypt*, wrote a treatment for a new film inspired by *Crypt* and immediately pitched it to Hanna-Barbera which they ended up green-lighting. Production began in early 1991 under the title *Flash n' Dash*.

In late 1991, while developing the project, Hanna-Barbera was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System, and Sharratt was allowed to transfer to the new Turner Feature Animation studio to direct *Flash & Dash*.

## Release

### Theatrical

*Flash & Dash* was originally set to be distributed worldwide by Columbia Pictures and was scheduled for a December 1994 release. However, due to production difficulties, the release date was pushed back to October 1995 and New Line Cinema purchased the distribution rights in North America, while Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International obtained the foreign distribution rights.

### Home media

*Flash & Dash* was released by New Line Home Video on VHS and LaserDisc on April 9, 1996 in the United States and Canada, and internationally by Columbia TriStar Home Video in different countries throughout the 1990s. The film later re-released on VHS and DVD on November 13, 2001 by Warner Home Video. Then it was released in 2005 as part of a 10th anniversary special edition DVD and later on Blu-ray in October 27, 2015 as part of the film’s 20th anniversary with the film digitally transferred.

### Merchandise

The film led to many video games such as TBD.

## Reception

### Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an average grade of 53%, based on 89 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has an average grade of 58 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

## Television series and sequel

A television series of the same name based on the film was made and ran from 1997 to 1999.

In 1994, Jake Sharratt stated that a sequel would immediately be made after the first film was released and production immediately started in November 1995 due to the huge box office success of the film. *Flash & Dash II* was released direct-to-video on February 6, 2001.

## Transcripts

### Main

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

### Trailers

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