Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars
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Directed by | Bill Kopp |
Written by | Bill Kopp |
Based on | Tom and Jerry by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
Produced by | Tom Minton |
Starring |
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Edited by | Ken Solomon |
Music by | Julie Bernstein Warner Home Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars is a 2005 American
The film was released on DVD and VHS on January 18, 2005, and on Blu-ray on October 16, 2012.[2] Alongside Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (also written and directed by Bill Kopp), the release of the film coincided with the 65th anniversary of the cat-and-mouse team's debut in 1940.[1] It is Joseph Barbera's first solo Tom and Jerry work without his partner William Hanna, who died on March 22, 2001.
Plot
In the aftermath, Tom and Jerry are rewarded with a Hummer by the U.S. President for saving Earth from being destroyed by the Invince-a-tron. Before they could even drive it, however, they are attacked once again by a newly repaired Invince-a-tron controlled by Spike, who vows revenge on them for the destruction of his bone. Peep flies back to Earth with the flying saucer and rescues Jerry, but leaves Tom behind to be chased by the Spike-controlled Invince-a-tron. In the epilogue, Biff and Buzz are cleaning the mess as punishment for lying that there is no life on Mars, they soon start to argue and fight about it as a horrified Tom is still being pursued by the Spike-controlled Invince-a-tron into the sunset.
Voice Cast
- Bill Kopp as Tom Cat & Press Guy #1
- Kathryn Fiore as Peep & Press Girl
- Frank Welker as Spike the Bulldog & Ubu
- Jeff Bennett as Dr. Gluckman, Martian Guard #1 & President
- Corey Burton as Martian Scientist, Court Attendant & Eyes At The Gate
- Brad Garrett as Commander Bristle & Martian Guard #3
- Jess Harnell as Buzz Blister, Martian General & Worker #3
- Tom Kenny as Grob, Martian Guard #2 & Gardener #1
- Rob Paulsen as Computer Voice, Boy, Worker #1 & Worker #2
- Billy West as Biff Buzzard, King Thingg & Gardener #2
Production
According to Bill Kopp, the film's director and writer, the film was conceived and scripted in 2003 alongside Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry;[3] the film was announced by Business Wire on November 22, 2004.[1] the film was animated by Toon City in Philippines.
Widescreen
This was the first Tom and Jerry film to be filmed in widescreen and the first one to be filmed in the
Reception
The film received a negative review from Radio Times, which gave the film a two-star review and said "the characters are drawn a little too sharply, and the running time is just too long for the pacing that made the original shorts so perfect".[4] Screen Rant has listed the film as one of the worst Tom and Jerry movies ever made saying "The plot is fairly convoluted with the journey to and the journey from Mars feeling like they could have been made into two separate films which is likely why it received a lower score".[5] Writing in 2016 in the book "Mars in the Movies: A History", Thomas Miller described it as "utterly pointless".[6]
Internationally, the film was also reviewed poorly. The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet said that "the first five minutes of this movie, in which Tom & Jerry ravage a regular kitchen, are much better than the trip to Mars with all its consequences".[7] The German film review website MDPress gave the film 6/10, criticising the film's lack of logic even in the context of a children's cartoon.[8]
Conversely, Renee Schonfeld of Common Sense Media gave it a positive review, rating it 3 out of 5 stars and saying "This franchise entry is funnier than some and has a wittier, more well-developed story than most."[9]
Follow-up film
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry was released on October 11, 2005.
References
- ^ a b c Warner Home Video (November 22, 2004). "Tom and Jerry's All-New Feature-Length Movie! Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars, Featuring the Voice Talents of Everybody Loves Raymond Star Brad Garrett" (Press release). Business Wire. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. September 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars. DVD/Blu-ray. Warner Home Video, 2005.
- ^ Thompson, Rose. "Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars". Radio Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Olsen, Carly (11 January 2020). "The 5 Best Tom & Jerry Films (& The 5 Worst) According To IMDb". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ISBN 978-1476626260. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Wandrup, Fredrik (26 May 2005). "Tom & Jerry - Blast Off To Mars". Dagbladet. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Fankhauser, Philipp (7 September 2005). "Tom und Jerry - Abenteur auf dem Mars". MDPress. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Schonfeld, Renee. "Tom & Jerry: Blast Off to Mars". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
External links
- Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars at IMDb