The Croods (2013)

After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.

Directors:

Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders

Writers:

Chris Sanders (screenplay), Kirk De Micco (screenplay),

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone

Cast

Cast overview:
Nicolas Cage	...	Grug (voice)
Emma Stone	...	Eep (voice)
Ryan Reynolds	...	Guy (voice)
Catherine Keener	...	Ugga (voice)
Cloris Leachman	...	Gran (voice)
Clark Duke	...	Thunk (voice)
Chris Sanders	...	Belt (voice)
Randy Thom	...	Sandy (voice)

Storyline

The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever.

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Plot Keywords:

Cave | Caveman | Journey | Puppet | Father Daughter Relationship | 

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Taglines:

Meet the first modern family.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some scary action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crood Awakening

Box Office

Budget:

$135,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$43,639,736 (USA) (22 March 2013)

Gross:

$101,037,548 (USA) (3 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Atmos) 12-Track Digital Sound (Auro 11.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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Goofs

When the family goes out hunting for breakfast in "breakfast formation", Eep starts out on her fathers left side but is on his right side in the next shot. If it's a formation, you stay in position.

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Quotes

Grug: Three days is not a long time!
Eep: It is with this family.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, three prehistoric mice come on screen and play music.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: The Croods (2013)
movie is reviewed

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Soundtracks

"Tusk"
Written by Lindsey Buckingham
Performed by Alan Silvestri and the USC Trojan Marching Band
Arthur C. Bartner (as Dr. Arthur C. Bartner), Music Director

User Reviews

Joyous fun

In my life as a parent of a 10 and 12 year old, I have been to see a lot of animated kids movies, some of them quite painful to sit through. This one ranks at the top. The action, the humor, the characters, the plot, all rolled up in to a big ball of fun. I was belly laughing with my kids the whole way through it. And the message is lovely to boot. Excellent casting...the chemistry between the characters stood out in a way I never thought a cartoon could, no doubt due to the talent of the actors and standout animation (not something that I'm usually all that dazzled by.) It was the interaction, along with thoughtful humor of what is important in life, that really put this over the top for me. The complete implausibility of the plot didn't even mildly annoy me, the way stories of this genre sometimes do.

I could actually stand to watch this a second time. Well done Hollywood, please put this level of thought in to more children's movies.