Garfield Gets Real
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Garfield Gets Real is a 1999 CGI movie starring Garfield. It was produced by Paws, Inc. in cooperation with Davis Entertainment
and The Animation Picture Company
and distributed by 20th Century Fox
. It was written by Garfield's creator Jim Davis
, who started working on the script in the fall of 1996. This was the first fully animated Garfield film since the last Garfield and Friends
TV episode aired in 1995, and the first to be written by Davis since the 1991 television special Garfield Gets a Life. The movie was released in theaters August 9, 1999, and the DVD was shipped to stores on November 20, 2007. Gregg Berger
, an actor from the original series, reprises his role of Odie, but Garfield is now voiced by veteran voice actor Frank Welker
(the original actor Lorenzo Music
died in 2001). It has two sequels: Garfield's Fun Fest
and Garfield's Pet Force.
) lives with canine Odie (Gregg Berger
) and Jon (Wally Wingert) in a what appears to be a suburban town inhabited by cartoon characters (known as Comic Strip World). Garfield and the gang work at Comic studios with other comic characters. The comic strip is made in Comic Strip world, and sent to “The Real World” where it is put in the newspaper. Garfield is tired of the same old jokes his friends crack and is bored with his work and life in Comic Strip World and longs to go to The Real World. The Comic Strip's script requires a bone for Odie, but Odie does not want to give back the bone after they finish the strip, and looks for a place to hide but fails. He finds a room which he is not allowed to go in, and he accidentally makes the bone go through the screen in the studio and it is sucked into a patch.
The danger alarm is rung, and everyone panics. Eli (Greg Eagles
), the Head Technician of Comic Studios explains to the comic characters that the screen separates Comic Strip World and The Real World, with no way back. Garfield sees his chance to go to The Real World and goes through the screen without anyone noticing. Later on, the comic characters realize Garfield is in the real world, and Eli blocks the patch in the screen that separates the real world by using special tape on it. Odie also winds up in the Real World. Garfield tries to throw Odie back to Comic Strip World, but to no avail. Odie gets his bone back and he and Garfield go find some dinner. Garfield meets a cat named Shecky(Gregg Berger
again), who invites Garfield and Odie to dinner and a show. As they chat, Odie is chased by a gang of Chihuahuas who want his bone. Garfield goes to save Odie, and eventually defeats the Chihuahuas. Shecky and the duo head to a fence(which is known as Club Shecky) where the dinner and show is, where they meet two other pets, Waldo and Sheila. Shecky gets dinner by performing a "show" for the people who live in a building. The people who are trying to sleep get annoyed and they start throwing leftover foods at Shecky, and Waldo catches the food with a baseball glove. After dinner, Shecky brings Garfield and Odie to their new home, an abandoned hotel called Hotel Muncie.
The next day, Garfield finds a newspaper in the trash, and realizes that his comic will be cancelled unless he returns. Garfield finds an article in the newspaper asking people to audition and replace Garfield. Garfield and Odie head for the place where they are doing try-outs. The judges are not impressed by the others auditioning. Garfield and Odie also fail. The judges are more impressed in Hale and Hardy, a muscular dog and a muscular cat. One of the judges, Sid, decides to give Garfield one more chance: If Garfield does not make it back to the paper in twenty four hours, Hale and Hardy will replace them. Garfield has an idea of building a bigger version of a concertina Wally (Neil Ross
),another comic strip character, had invented (which has the ability to steal cookies) that can go through the screen back in Comic Studios and shares the idea with his friends back in Comic Strip world. Wally and the other comic strip characters then start building the giant concertina according to Wally's blueprints.
Later that night, Garfield and Odie return to Hotel Muncie. Hale and Hardy sneak in the hotel and go into Garfield, Odie and Shecky's room and tie them up and taunt them before leaving. As they close the door, a candle is knocked over and and it sets fire to a newspaper, causing the entire hotel to go on fire. Eli decides to see what Garfield is doing and turns on the screen and sees Garfield, Odie and Shecky tied up in the burning building. Eli then calls everyone to the screen. Wally and the others complete the finishing touches to the giant concertina. Wally then asks for two volunteers to come with him to save Garfield, Odie and Shecky. Billy Bear(Fred Tatasciore
), another comic strip character who shares a strip with Randy Rabit, and Jon volunteer to go with Wally to save the three friends, and go through the screen by going into the giant concertina-tunnel built by Wally which he names the "Bonitanator", named after his wife Bonita(Jennifer Darling
) because the shape of the blade at the front of the contraption reminds him of his wife's "big, honking" nose. They enter the burning hotel through a small hole in the wall and free the three friends, and prepare to escape, but the entire hotel is in flames and the ceiling begins to collapse, blocking the exits. Luckily, Shecky finds a trash cart that they can ride in(Shecky assures the gang that it is fireproof.) Jon, Wally, Odie, Garfield and Shecky jump in and Billy Bear is about to push the cart when Odie realizes his bone is missing and finds the bone lying on a chandelier. Billy Bear pushes the cart and jumps in too and they go down the staircase. Garfield winds up on the chandelier too. The others eventually save Garfield and Odie(technically it was Garfield who saved them, because he had grabbed Jon's hand, causing the cart to swing in the air as well) The chandelier collapses causing the cart and the chandelier to fall to the ground. The six duck as the cart crashes out of the hotel. The cart's wheel get wrecked, causing the cart to fling the six into the "Bonitanator" and the door of the tunnel closes and disappears and they are transported back to Comic Strip World. The comic characters dance and celebrate the return of Garfield . Unknown to the comic characters, the chiuauas have also gone through the "Bonitanator", and the film ends with them chasing Odie.
Davis Entertainment
Davis Entertainment is an American independent film production company, founded by John Davis in 1985.-Selected filmography:* Brewster's Millions * "Crocodile" Dundee * Predator * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace...
and The Animation Picture Company
The Animation Picture Company
The Animation Picture Company is an American animation producing studio company located in 13400 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, California, 91423 USA. It was founded in late 2006 by Dan Chuba, John Davis, Mark A.Z...
and distributed by 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
. It was written by Garfield's creator Jim Davis
Jim Davis (cartoonist)
James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comic strip Garfield, which he signs as Jim Davis. He has also worked on other strips: Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, U.S. Acres and a strip about Mr...
, who started working on the script in the fall of 1996. This was the first fully animated Garfield film since the last Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The show was produced by Film Roman, in association with United Feature Syndicate and Paws, Inc., and ran on CBS Saturday mornings from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994, with...
TV episode aired in 1995, and the first to be written by Davis since the 1991 television special Garfield Gets a Life. The movie was released in theaters August 9, 1999, and the DVD was shipped to stores on November 20, 2007. Gregg Berger
Gregg Berger
Greggory "Gregg" Berger is an American voice actor, who is known for his longtime role as Odie the dog from the Garfield franchise...
, an actor from the original series, reprises his role of Odie, but Garfield is now voiced by veteran voice actor Frank Welker
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
(the original actor Lorenzo Music
Lorenzo Music
Lorenzo Music was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician. His best-known roles include voicing the animated cartoon cat Garfield, and Carlton the doorman on the CBS sitcom Rhoda...
died in 2001). It has two sequels: Garfield's Fun Fest
Garfield's Fun Fest
Garfield's Fun Fest is a 2008 CGI movie starring Garfield. It was produced by Paws, Inc. in cooperation with The Animation Picture Company and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. It was written by Garfield's creator Jim Davis as a sequel to Garfield Gets Real in 1999. The DVD...
and Garfield's Pet Force.
Plot
Garfield (Frank WelkerFrank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
) lives with canine Odie (Gregg Berger
Gregg Berger
Greggory "Gregg" Berger is an American voice actor, who is known for his longtime role as Odie the dog from the Garfield franchise...
) and Jon (Wally Wingert) in a what appears to be a suburban town inhabited by cartoon characters (known as Comic Strip World). Garfield and the gang work at Comic studios with other comic characters. The comic strip is made in Comic Strip world, and sent to “The Real World” where it is put in the newspaper. Garfield is tired of the same old jokes his friends crack and is bored with his work and life in Comic Strip World and longs to go to The Real World. The Comic Strip's script requires a bone for Odie, but Odie does not want to give back the bone after they finish the strip, and looks for a place to hide but fails. He finds a room which he is not allowed to go in, and he accidentally makes the bone go through the screen in the studio and it is sucked into a patch.
The danger alarm is rung, and everyone panics. Eli (Greg Eagles
Greg Eagles
Greg Eagles is an American voice actor whose talents have been used for numerous TV shows and video games...
), the Head Technician of Comic Studios explains to the comic characters that the screen separates Comic Strip World and The Real World, with no way back. Garfield sees his chance to go to The Real World and goes through the screen without anyone noticing. Later on, the comic characters realize Garfield is in the real world, and Eli blocks the patch in the screen that separates the real world by using special tape on it. Odie also winds up in the Real World. Garfield tries to throw Odie back to Comic Strip World, but to no avail. Odie gets his bone back and he and Garfield go find some dinner. Garfield meets a cat named Shecky(Gregg Berger
Gregg Berger
Greggory "Gregg" Berger is an American voice actor, who is known for his longtime role as Odie the dog from the Garfield franchise...
again), who invites Garfield and Odie to dinner and a show. As they chat, Odie is chased by a gang of Chihuahuas who want his bone. Garfield goes to save Odie, and eventually defeats the Chihuahuas. Shecky and the duo head to a fence(which is known as Club Shecky) where the dinner and show is, where they meet two other pets, Waldo and Sheila. Shecky gets dinner by performing a "show" for the people who live in a building. The people who are trying to sleep get annoyed and they start throwing leftover foods at Shecky, and Waldo catches the food with a baseball glove. After dinner, Shecky brings Garfield and Odie to their new home, an abandoned hotel called Hotel Muncie.
The next day, Garfield finds a newspaper in the trash, and realizes that his comic will be cancelled unless he returns. Garfield finds an article in the newspaper asking people to audition and replace Garfield. Garfield and Odie head for the place where they are doing try-outs. The judges are not impressed by the others auditioning. Garfield and Odie also fail. The judges are more impressed in Hale and Hardy, a muscular dog and a muscular cat. One of the judges, Sid, decides to give Garfield one more chance: If Garfield does not make it back to the paper in twenty four hours, Hale and Hardy will replace them. Garfield has an idea of building a bigger version of a concertina Wally (Neil Ross
Neil Ross
Theodoric Neilson "Neil" Ross is an English voice actor and announcer, born in London, England and now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous...
),another comic strip character, had invented (which has the ability to steal cookies) that can go through the screen back in Comic Studios and shares the idea with his friends back in Comic Strip world. Wally and the other comic strip characters then start building the giant concertina according to Wally's blueprints.
Later that night, Garfield and Odie return to Hotel Muncie. Hale and Hardy sneak in the hotel and go into Garfield, Odie and Shecky's room and tie them up and taunt them before leaving. As they close the door, a candle is knocked over and and it sets fire to a newspaper, causing the entire hotel to go on fire. Eli decides to see what Garfield is doing and turns on the screen and sees Garfield, Odie and Shecky tied up in the burning building. Eli then calls everyone to the screen. Wally and the others complete the finishing touches to the giant concertina. Wally then asks for two volunteers to come with him to save Garfield, Odie and Shecky. Billy Bear(Fred Tatasciore
Fred Tatasciore
Frederick "Fred" Tatasciore is an American voice actor who portrays secondary characters as well as monstrous-looking types...
), another comic strip character who shares a strip with Randy Rabit, and Jon volunteer to go with Wally to save the three friends, and go through the screen by going into the giant concertina-tunnel built by Wally which he names the "Bonitanator", named after his wife Bonita(Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling
Jennifer Darling is an American actress and voice actress. While her body of work as a voiceover artist greatly eclipses that of her on-stage career, she is, perhaps, nevertheless known best to most people as Peggy Callahan, the secretary to Oscar Goldman in the television series The Six Million...
) because the shape of the blade at the front of the contraption reminds him of his wife's "big, honking" nose. They enter the burning hotel through a small hole in the wall and free the three friends, and prepare to escape, but the entire hotel is in flames and the ceiling begins to collapse, blocking the exits. Luckily, Shecky finds a trash cart that they can ride in(Shecky assures the gang that it is fireproof.) Jon, Wally, Odie, Garfield and Shecky jump in and Billy Bear is about to push the cart when Odie realizes his bone is missing and finds the bone lying on a chandelier. Billy Bear pushes the cart and jumps in too and they go down the staircase. Garfield winds up on the chandelier too. The others eventually save Garfield and Odie(technically it was Garfield who saved them, because he had grabbed Jon's hand, causing the cart to swing in the air as well) The chandelier collapses causing the cart and the chandelier to fall to the ground. The six duck as the cart crashes out of the hotel. The cart's wheel get wrecked, causing the cart to fling the six into the "Bonitanator" and the door of the tunnel closes and disappears and they are transported back to Comic Strip World. The comic characters dance and celebrate the return of Garfield . Unknown to the comic characters, the chiuauas have also gone through the "Bonitanator", and the film ends with them chasing Odie.
Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Darling Jennifer Darling Jennifer Darling is an American actress and voice actress. While her body of work as a voiceover artist greatly eclipses that of her on-stage career, she is, perhaps, nevertheless known best to most people as Peggy Callahan, the secretary to Oscar Goldman in the television series The Six Million... |
Bonita, Bobby, Rusty, Mother |
| Pat Fraley Pat Fraley Patrick "Pat" Fraley is an American voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones and numerous other characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... |
Sid, Deliverly Gnome |
| Jason Marsden Jason Marsden Jason Christopher Marsden is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.-Early life:... |
Nermal |
| Neil Ross Neil Ross Theodoric Neilson "Neil" Ross is an English voice actor and announcer, born in London, England and now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous... |
Wally, Charles |
| Audrey Wasilewski Audrey Wasilewski Audrey Wasilewski is an American actress and voice actress.-Life and career:Wasilewski's first role came in the 1994 Japanese animated film Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko, where she was one of the additional voices dubbed in English... |
Arlene, Zelda, Betty, Ashley |
| Frank Welker Frank Welker Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:... |
Garfield Garfield (character) Garfield is a fictional character and the title protagonist from the comic strip Garfield created by Jim Davis.-Personality:Garfield is an anthropomorphic ginger cat. He loves eating , and sleeping. He is teased about being overweight. He is also selfish... , Hardy, Keith, Prop Boy, Two Headed Guy, Goth Boy |
| Wally Wingert Wally Wingert Wallace E. "Wally" Wingert is an American actor and voice artist. He is originally from Des Moines, Iowa but he currently works and lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the current announcer for the second incarnation of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the current voice of Jon Arbuckle in... |
Jon Arbuckle Jon Arbuckle Jonathan Q. Arbuckle is a character from the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis. He has also appeared in the animated television series Garfield and Friends, the computer-animated The Garfield Show, and two live-action feature films.... , Mike |
| Gregg Berger Gregg Berger Greggory "Gregg" Berger is an American voice actor, who is known for his longtime role as Odie the dog from the Garfield franchise... |
Odie Odie Odie is a fictional character in the Jim Davis comic strip Garfield. He has also appeared in Garfield and Friends, The Garfield Show, two live-action feature films, and 3 CGI films.... , Shecky, Hale |
| Stephen Stanton Stephen Stanton Stephen Stanton is an American voice actor, impressionist and visual effects artist. He is well known as an "audio double" or "voicematch" for actors: Alec Guiness, John Cusack, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Nicolas Cage, Robert Downey Jr., and Peter Cushing among many others... |
Randy Rabbit, Father |
| Greg Eagles Greg Eagles Greg Eagles is an American voice actor whose talents have been used for numerous TV shows and video games... |
Eli |
| Fred Tatasciore Fred Tatasciore Frederick "Fred" Tatasciore is an American voice actor who portrays secondary characters as well as monstrous-looking types... |
Billy Bear, Waldo, Eric |
| Rajia Baroudi | Sheila, Concertina Girl |
| Harold Perrineau | Husband |
| David Mitchie | Tape Holder |