Camp Lazlo The Movie

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***Camp Lazlo The Movie*** is a 2008 American animated comedy film based on the Cartoon Network television series *Camp Lazlo*. The film was directed by Joe Murray, Sue Mondt (art), Brian Sheesley (supervising) and Mark O'Hare. The film marks the first appearance of Lazlo's little brother, Milo and his father, Dad. The film stars the regular television cast of Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Glen Bennett, Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence, Jodi Benson, Jill Talley and Steve Little, along with guest stars Grey DeLisle, Russi Taylor, Seann William Scott, Paul Greenberg, Tress MacNeille and Frank Welker. The film takes place after the show's series finale. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

In theaters, a *Johnny Bravo* short titled *Little Suzy's Dog* was shown prior to the film. The film was theatrically released on July 18, 2008 with mixed reviews from critics despite being well received by fans of the series. However, the film was a box office success, grossing $98.5 million worldwide against an $10 million budget.

## Story/Plot

Set a year later after the events of "Lumpus' Last Stand", the real scoutmaster has regrew his fur and restarted/reopened Camp Kidney after calling in a lot of people to clean up Lumpus' dirty work over the Summer. During the grand reopening, Lazlo waited for next year to come and it came because he was so happy to be with his friends again after last year.

Meanwhile, Lumpus, former scoutmaster and deranged lunatic, has broken out of his sell at the mental asylum to get revenge on the real scoutmaster who got him arrested by the cops and on the campers who felt so blind that Scoutmaster Lumpus was an impostor. Back at Camp Kidney, everything's changed after Lumpus was arrested.

Because now, Camp Kidney has a swimming pool, a waterslide, a huge lake, a big mansion and newer cabins for the campers, plus there are new campers. Until the next morning, the real scoutmaster got hurt from a speedboat accident and was taken to a hospital, so he called in a substitute scoutmaster to take over while he's in the hospital.

Therefore, the substitute scoutmaster was none other than Lumpus in disguise. Lazlo felt suspicious about this substitute scoutmaster making summer camp a nightmare, so he and his friends decided to come up with a plan and set traps all around the camp to see who he really is. So, will they succeed or will their plan backfire and fail?

## Voice cast

### Main characters

* Carlos Alazraqui as Lazlo / Clam
* Jeff Glen Bennett as Raj / Samson
* Tom Kenny as Cow Scoutmaster / Slinkman / Scoutmaster Lumpus
* Mr. Lawrence as Edward / Dave and Ping Pong
* Jodi Benson as Jane Doe / Patsy Smiles / Almondine
* Jill Talley as Nina / Gretchen / Miss Mucus
* Steve Little as Chip and Skip / The Lemming Quadruplets

### New characters

* Grey DeLisle as Abby, a Red-Headed Woodpecker who is the new member of the Squirrel Scouts and Sarah's friend.
* Russi Taylor as Sarah, a Striped Skunk who is the new member of the Squirrel Scouts. She is a fan of the Bean Scouts.
* Seann William Scott as Matt, a Field Mouse who is the new member of the Bean Scouts.
* Paul Greenberg as Dookie, a Field Mouse the new member of the Bean Scouts, and Matt's brother.
* Tress MacNeille as Old Lady Jeannie, Navy Turtle's neighbor.
* Frank Welker as Randy, the Cow Scoutmaster's new co-assistant.

### Recurring characters

* Carlos Alazraqui as Norman
* Steve Little as Gordon / Ted / Sheldon
* Tom Kenny as Larrison / Ignatious / Wilbert
* Mick Wingert as Chase
* Wayne Grayson as Victor
* Charlie Adler as Cory / Linky
* S. Scott Bullock as Kirkpatrick / Walter
* Tom Kenny as Lemuel / Navy Turtle
* Jeff Glen Bennett as Harold / Bill / Tyler
* Michael Richards as Lazlo and Milo's Dad
* Karl Wiedergott as Jay the Bus Driver
* Joshua Seth as Milo
* Tara Strong as Amber / Toodie / Honey
* Jill Talley as Suzie / Frieda
* Dan Castellaneta as Jim / Medic #2 / Horse Cop
* Mr. Lawrence as Nurse Leslie
* Jim Conroy as Mal / Doctor / Medic #1
* Linda Wallem as Lisa, a green gecko who is the new member of the Squirrel Scouts.
* Roger Craig Smith as Barley / Spencer / Cody
* Carlos Alazraqui as Chef Heimlich McMuesli / Owl Cop / No-Neck the Lifeguard
* Jeff Glen Bennett as Commander Hoo-Ha / Pierre the Lifeguard
* Steve Little as Mayor Pothole McPucker
* Bob Glouberman as Chris
* Eric Bauza as Roy
* Veronica Taylor as Anton
* Gregg Berger as Security Guard #1
* Rainn Wilson as Security Guard #2

## Production

### Development

The same production staff that produced the animated television series *Camp Lazlo* also produced *Camp Lazlo The Movie*. The film was being developed in 2004 while production of *Camp Lazlo* began. In May 2005, Variety reported that Joe Murray and Mark O'Hare would direct in their directorial debut on an animated comedy film based on the television series. Production began in October 2005.

In February 2006, it was revealed that the film would be produced by Janet Dimon and Shareena Carlson, with Joe Murray, Steve Little and Merriwether Williams writing the film's screenplay. In July 2006, it was announced that Mark O'Hare would also be added as a story writer.

### Casting

In January 2006, it was announced that voice actors Carlos Alazraqui and Jeff Glen Bennett was cast, reprising their roles as Lazlo and Clam, and Raj and Samson. By October 2006, it was later announced that Tom Kenny would return to reprise his roles as Cow Scoutmaster, Slinkman, and Lumpus. The rest of the cast was announced in March 2007.

### Animation and design

Like the series, the animation for the film was mainly done at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California. Animation for the film began in January 2007 and ended in May 2008. There are 240 film crews with a team of about 50 devoted to the animation. Their biggest challenge was creating high-quality theatrical 2D animation that didn't lose the sense of the series. A blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery was used in the scenery and objects that make up 20% of its environment. The characters were animated with the animation software Toon Boom Harmony, and the compositing was done using Adobe After Effects.

The production crew used 3D modeling in Autodesk Maya, which gave the directors a unique "virtual camera" for complicated shots within the film. The pre-visualization crew were able to use the software to place the characters inside the 3D world and create water effects established by Maya, helping to speed up the production. The film's animation was outsourced to Rough Draft Studios in both Glendale, California and Seoul, South Korea, with CGI animation provided by Pacific Data Images in Redwood City, California.

### Music

Andy Paley alongside John Debney composed the score for the film. Paley and Debney were tasked to capture the music and leitmotifs to stay accurate to the original series.

## Soundtrack

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An original soundtrack was released on July 15, 2008 by Hollywood Records. It includes New Kids on the Block's 2008 single "Summertime", new tracks by Hollywood Records artists including Miley Cyrus, Allstar Weekend, Jesse McCartney and Hayden Panettiere, and modified remakes of classic songs by big names such as Aerosmith and Rascal Flatts.

*Variety* magazine's Anthony D'Alessandro notes that the use of soundtracks as "launch pads" for new Disney artists is a common practice.

The following is a list of songs that appear on the *Camp Lazlo The Movie* soundtrack.

### Track list

**Note:** Other featured song not on the soundtrack include the eponymous theme song from the television show *Peter Gunn* composed by Henry Mancini. "We Are Family" by Nobody's Angel was played in the trailer advertising the movie's theatrical release on TV, but was not used in the film or the soundtrack.

## Marketing

### **Promotional tie-ins**

McDonald's released eight toys in their Happy Meals to promote the film.

## Release

### Theatrical release

The film was theatrically released in theaters on July 18, 2008. In theaters, a *Johnny Bravo* short titled *Little Suzy's Dog* was shown prior to the film.

### Home media

The film was release on DVD on November 1, 2008, in widescreen and full screen editions, by Warner Bros. Entertainment. It contains an 18-minute featurette, a *Johnny Bravo* short titled *Little Suzy's Dog*, *The Making Of Camp Lazlo The Movie*, featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew; a 20-minute animatic segment featuring scenes from the film with dialogue by the original artists the film's trailer.

## Reception

### **Box office/Commercial reception**

*Camp Lazlo The Movie* was released on July 18, 2008, originally planned to open earlier that spring. With heavy competition and little promotion, the film grossed $98.5 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million.

### **Critical reception**

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Based on 96 reviews, the film has received a 56% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with its consensus reading, "*Camp Lazlo The Movie* has some spot-on comedy and humor, but the franchise has now gone from fresh to formulaic and predictable." On Metacritic, the film achieved a rating of 44 out of 100, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".

## Trivia

* This is the first ever feature film of the series.
* This is the first animated *Camp Lazlo* movie to hit theaters.
	+ This is also the first ever Camp Lazlo movie in general to hit theaters. The previous Camp Lazlo film *(Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?)* was a made-for-T.V. release.
* This is the seventh Cartoon Network theatrical film.
* The eighth Warner Bros. animated film to be released in July, after *Treasure Island*, *Oliver Twist*, *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, *A Scanner Darkly*, *The Ant Bully* and *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*.
* The twelfth 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*, *The Ant Bully*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2* and *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*.
* This is the tenth Warner Bros. animated film of 2000s to be rated PG by the MPAA, after *Osmosis Jones*, *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, *Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light*, *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie*, *Mike, Lu & Og: Journey Back to Manhattan*, *Class of 3000*, *The Ant Bully*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2* and *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*.
* The fourteenth 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*, *Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light*, *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie*, *Mike, Lu & Og: Journey Back to Manhattan*, *Class of 3000*, *The Ant Bully*, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2* and *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*.
* The film was released on DVD on November 13, 2007, by Warner Home Video.
* In theaters, a Johnny Bravo short entitled *Little Suzy's Dog* was shown prior to the film.
* Roger Craig Smith's first non-anime voice acting appearance.
* Most scenes are fully hand-drawn animated, while some scenes also incorporate 3D computer animation.
* This is the seventh Cartoon Network theatrical film to have a box office success.
* Voice acting debut of Rainn Wilson.

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