Geo's Epic Adventure

***Geo's Epic Adventure*** is a 2002 American animated comedy-adventure film produced by Bear Bones Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures, based on the *Geo* series. It was directed by Mala Miles and Steve Samono, and produced by Adam Stephenson Miller. *Geo's Epic Adventure* is the first film based on the *Geo* series, since *Geo's Book Stories* in 1973. The film centers on Geo and Reo, who embark on a quest to save Josie from Gree and his evil balloons.

The film has been in development since 1996, originally planned to be released in 2000 under the codename *Geo 2000*. In addition, one of the film's working titles are *The Adventure of Geo and Reo*. Then later in 1999, Geo LTD. announced that the film would be retitled *Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever* with a 2002 release. The film, along with *Lollos*, marks the first time that Bear Bones Productions has released two feature films in the same year.

The film premiered on August 9, 2002 in Australia, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 13, 2002, and received critical acclaim and was released onto home media on October 15, 2003. The film was a box office success, gaining $357 million worldwide. The film was also a critical success by both fans and critics, with most critics praising its storyline and humor.

## Cast

*See also: List of Geo characters*
* Billy West as Geo
* Jason Marsden as Reo
* Tara Strong as Claire and Neo
* Carlos Alazraqui as Gree
* Tom Kenny as Dr. One Eye
* Dee Bradley Baker as Bob and Ralph

## Production

### Development

Bear Bones Productions announced on May 14, 1996, that another film based on the *Geo* series, codenamed *Geo 2000*, was in development for a 2000 release.

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### Animation

At the time of the film's development, Geo said that the animation would be reminiscent of his animated series, to which the films animation was produced by Wang Film Productions in Taiwan. The animation was lead Vincent Liu (overseas art director) Bunis Young (overseas animation director) Alice Hou (lead animation director) and Fang Ding (overseas supervisor).

## Release

*Geo's Epic Adventure* was released into theaters on September 13, 2002, its yellow-carpet world premiere was at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia on August 9, 2002.

The film was accompanied by the *Blob* short *The Blob and the Cookie* for its theatrical and home media releases.

### Marketing

A teaser trailer was released on January 16, 2002, and the theatrical trailer for the film was released on May 21, 2002.

### Home media

*Geo's Epic Adventure* was released on DVD and VHS by Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Bear Bones Home Entertainment on May 15, 2003. The film was later released on Blu-ray by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on June 28, 2011. The film was re-released on Blu-ray again by Universal on May 12, 2015.

## Reception

### Box office

On it's opening weekend, the film grossed $64,631,943 being released in 4,375 theaters, leaving it #2 during the weekend behind *Barbershop*. On it's second weekend, it remained in it's #2 spot for the weekend, grossing $36,934,538. The film grossed $843,983,900 worldwide, making the film a box office success.

### Critical reception

The film gained critical acclaim from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a rating of 84%. Richard Corliss of *TIME*, gave the film a positive review, calling it "The Year's Funniest Movie". *New York Daily News*, gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, saying "*Geo's Epic Adventure* is fantastic and funny for all ages".

## Video game

*Main article: Geo's Epic Adventure (video game)*
A video game was released before the film's release in the United States. It was developer by A2M and published by Bear Bones Interactive and THQ.

## Reboot

*Main article: Geo (film)*
A long-awaited CGI-animated reboot, simply titled *Geo*, was released on October 4, 2013. It was directed by Geo G. and Tim Miller, and written by Al Shier and Jeff Fowler. It features the voices of James Arnold Taylor, Jason Marsden and Dakota Fanning.