Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie

Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie (called The Wiregrass Movie in the UK) is an 2020 CelAction2D children's comedy film based on the school. The film stars the school (Steven Williams, Erin Ipock, Katie Galletta, and more) who returned to reprise their roles from the school. The film was announced in 2018 at SDCC, and was produced by WTSP Films, He Shoots, He Scores Productions, and Dan Price Productions, and was distributed by Screen Cold Pictures. It is the first film in the Pasco County Schools film trilogy.

The film had its premiere on April 3, 2020 in the United Kingdom and was released on May 3, 2020 in the United States. It had also been released in Singapore on July 18, 2020, by Mediacorp Studio Pte Ltd and Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed over $23 million dollars worldwide. Two sequels, titled Lost Toys and Holiday Resort, were released on May 12, 2019 and January 13, 2020 respectively, and a spin-off of Steven Williams was released on June 13, 2020.

## Plot

Steven Williams is at a cinema, cueing for a popcorn and a drink. The clerk says it's $10, which makes Steven shocked. A ticket line shows up, and everyone gave the nice black lady tickets for Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie. We then cut to a theater place, where Hamlin said that the Wiregrass staff are going to be on the big screen, but Abbott said that they wanted a movie about herself.

We zoom into the screen where we see Ipock's house, and she and Bailey wake up and have breakfast, and then she tells Bailey the staff are going to the museum. Meanwhile at the dinosaur room, Ipock runs into Hamlin looking at the roaring dinosaur, and he tells her not to stand on the X, and then he says it's not gonna roar, but then the dino roared, blowing Ipock out of the museum to Mr. Rugg, but Hamlin is a bit surprised, and then Mebane comes and tells Ipock that there's a new cake in the cafe, and then White smells it and it just disappears in the cafe.

Williams starts flying through Russia but returns to the museum, and the Ipock family goes home and eats dinner and sleeps. Ipock invites White, Hamlin, Steinmetz, Kinsman, and Strigler to come to Italy with her.

In Italy, Ipock decides to get a pizza, but it is only to reveal that Steinmetz craves for not only sleep, but pizza. So when they get a 10" pizza, Steinmetz starts to munch the pizza all the way, but Kinsman asked if Steinmetz was gonna save some for them, but went nevermind when Steinmetz got confused why. The people then leave Italy and get home on the plane.

After they return to their homeland, Florida, all the children are taken to Wiregrass, where they meet Ms. Kelly Nellany (The Math Wizard), who tells all her classmates that they are going to be drawing pictures to submit into the Today show. After they finish drawing, Nellany goes to the Today studios and tells Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to show her children's pictures tomorrow.

The next day, Ipock and Bailey are sleeping in their rooms until the theme and announcer of Today is heard. Ipock's children tells them to come downstairs and watch Today. During the show, Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager shows a bunch of submitted drawings that the teachers' class drew yesterday. After Today, Ipock (wearing a red dress she changed earlier), the kids (plus Bailey), go to Grandma and Grandpa's house for lunch. At their house, Grandma and Grandpa have prepared the food. After lunch break, the children go on a ride in Cassie, Grandpa's mini toy train.

Meanwhile, the other children are driving with their parents until they see Cassie. All of the children tell about Cassie and they get out of the vehicles and ask Ipock's grandpa for a ride.

During the ride, Mebane appears and makes fun of Grandpa's train, which causes Grandpa to say that she is a mini toy-train, not a real vehicle. They leave from Mebane and the children are taken back to their homes. Back at the Ipock family home, the children are put into bedtime and sleep. During the next day, they go to Nickelodeon World, and the other people around town see this and join in too. The film ends with Ipock's children and herself kissing.

In a mid-credits scene, the children are still in a movie theater until a bunch of truck horns beeping to tell that they have to leave.

## Cast

Steven Williams as Himself

Erin Ipock as Herself

Katie Galletta as Herself

Jenna Bush Hager as Herself

Hoda Kotb as Herself

Tim Hamlin as Himself

* Hamlin also voices Mr. Rugg.

Melanie White as Herself

Tara Steigler as Herself

Marlene Mebane as Herself

Kelly Nellany as Herself

Julie Abbott as Herself

Stephanie Steinmetz as Herself

Erica Kinsman as Herself

Erin Ipock's grandma and grandpa as Themself

and more

## Production

After Dan Price and his partner Jerry Oldham (the creators of the Pasco County film trilogy), finished off the Easter Egg Hunt, they decided to do a feature film based on the school. In 2017, the film was greenlit, and all the staff at Wiregrass Elementary reprised their roles from the school. The film's title was The Wiregrass Movie in the UK, and Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie, in other countries.

The film was going to be released on April 6, 2019, but it was delayed to May 3, 2020, to give the film more time. Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie is the first CelAction2D film ever made.

## Release

Wiregrass Elementary Movie: The Movie had its premiere on April 3, 2020 in the UK and was released on May 3, 2020 in the US.

### Home media

Wiregrass Elementary Movie: The Movie was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 18, 2020. The Blu-Ray includes an extra which is behind-the-scenes making of the film.

## Reception

### Critical response

Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 45%, the site's critical consensus says "While younger audiences may enjoy it, it's a little too basic for what it's based on".

### Box office

Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie opened on May 3, 2020, along with Onward and Shirley on its opening weekend. Behind Scoob!, the film grossed over $2,000 million. The budget for the movie was $6,000 million, meaning that the film bombed at the box office. Due to its release date, the movie had competition with another animated film based off a block company, The Lego Batman Movie.

## Sequel and spin-off

On April 17, 2019, the creators of the Pasco County Schools film trilogy announced a sequel that was released on May 12, 2019. Ipock and Williams return to reprise their roles as themselves respectively. New cast members include Charlotte Carter as herself, among others, along with Seth Meyers as Jack.

A third film, titled Holiday Resort, was announced on December 13, 2019 and was released on January 13, 2020.

A spin-off starring Steven Williams was announced on January 3, 2020. The film was directed by Richard W. Hughes, with Jef Turner and Gerge Boyce producing. The film was released on June 13, 2020.

## *Wiregrass Elementary School: The Movie*

### Written by

Bridget MorrisDavid Perry FlowersBenjamin McCarreyBrayden Ross BarnettErin IpockMark C. WilliamsonDavid S. MurrayJames Howardson