Arriving at Hollywood

***Arriving at Hollywood*** is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Sonia Landry Studios, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Sonia Landry and Tim Johnson, and written by Landry and Michael J. Wilson and a story by Landry, and stars the voices of Debra Messing, Josh Peck, Christine Baranski, John Travolta and James Woods. Taking place in year 1954, the film follows a young woman who arrived at Hollywood as she need to reach her goals to be a movie star. In order to do that, she must have a deal with the studio to archive it.

*Arriving at Hollywood* was released in the United States on October 9, 2009 in 2D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D. The film was originally intended for release in 2006, and has had several additional release dates since it was first announced. The film received positive reviews from critics, praising its animation, voice acting, writing, musical score, and character development. It was a box office success, grossing $414 million worldwide against a budget of $160 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing animated film of 2009. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, losing to *Up*.

A television series based on the film aired on Nickelodeon from June 2010 to May 2015.

## Cast

* Debra Messing as Malia Booker
* Josh Peck as Easton Carney

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## Production

The idea for a film about a Hollywood story set in 1950s was proposed by Sonia Landry during the production of Universal Pictures' 1991 animated film *An American Tail: Fievel Goes West*. *Arriving at Hollywood* was initially set up in the mid-1990s at Amblin Entertainment's animation division Amblimation (now Amblin Animation) and later Paramount Feature Animation.

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## Soundtrack

*Main article: Arriving at Hollywood/Soundtrack*
The film's soundtrack, featuring the original score by Hans Zimmer, was released on October 6, 2009, by Sony Classical. Originally, John Powell was set to co-compose the score with Zimmer, as had been done with DreamWorks' previous films, *The Road to El Dorado*, *Adyora Focus 2* and *Kung Fu Panda*, but Powell left out the project due to scheduling conflicts.

## Release

*Arriving at Hollywood* was theatrically released in the United States on October 9, 2009. It was originally set to be released in November 2006, before being delayed to November 2007, to avoid *Shrek 3*, and then to November 2008, to avoid *Bee Movie*. It was delayed to March 27, 2009, with *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* taking its November 2008 slot, and was later pushed back to October 9, 2009, switching places with *Monsters vs. Aliens*.

### Video game

*Main article: Arriving at Hollywood (video game)*
### Home media

*Arriving at Hollywood* was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 16, 2010, accompanied with an all-new short titled *Light, Camera, Cut!*.

## Television series

*Main article: Arriving at Hollywood (TV series)*
## Transcripts

### Main transcript

To see the transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailer transcripts

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

## Notes

1. In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Studios in 2018.