Horrid Henry the Movie
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Horrid Henry: The Movie is a 3D family
comedy film
based on the fictional character Horrid Henry
. The first British film for children to be shot in 3D, its UK release date was 29 July 2011. The film is directed by Nick Moore
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) promptly puts him in detention.
It is revealed that Ashton Primary, the school Henry attends, is to be closed and Vic Van Wrinkle (Richard E. Grant
), the headmaster of Brick House School, stands to make a fortune from the resulting influx of pupils. With the help of his worst arch-enemy Moody Margaret (Scarlett Stitt), Henry comes up with a plan to save the school, to avoid having to deal with the new school fees.
First, he decides to enter a Talent Contest with his 'Zero Zombies' Band (even though they were banned by Miss Oddbod (Rebecca Front
)which he reckons that they'll become 'famous enough' that they won't want to shut the school down. During their performance in front of Ed Banger (Noel Fielding
) and the Killer Boy Rats, Soggy Sid (David Schneider
) tries to ruin the Performance but Margaret and her friends manage to stop him. After winning the show, Henry is found out that he was on the show and Miss Oddbod explains to him that his theory was wrong and that he should of thought about stopping the school closing down before he started being 'horrid'.
Sitting in his bedroom in dispair, Henry is called into his fort where Margaret and Peter explain he has been invited onto '2 Cool 4 School' where he can win a Cash Prize if he wins. After completing some challenges, the Presenters (Richard McCourt
) and (Dominic Wood
) show him confiscated toys in the Confiscated Cupboard but Henry insists on the Cash Prize where he has to meet a 'Terrible Teacher' which is revealed to be Miss Battle-Axe. Miss Battle-Axe congratulates Henry and gives him the Cash Prize and Henry hurries with Margaret to Miss Oddbod.
Meanwhile, Vic Van Wrinkle holding Miss Lovely (Parminder Nagra
) and Peter and his friends hostage in his School office. But Miss Lovely tricks him into explaining his plan while Miss Lovely has her Mobile Phone out so that Miss Oddbod can hear on her Phone and stops writing the Contract she was given. Henry and Margaret manage to get to Miss Oddbod and offers her the money but she explains she heard Vic Van Wrinkle's Plan and doesn't need the money. After seeing Vic himself, he attempts to escape but is caught by the Police and is arrested as well as his partners.
The next day, Henry's Family and friends congratulate him for saving the school and are all proud of him and celebrate with a Party where Henry does a high-five which shows the 'Purple-Hand Gang Logo'.
reports that 12% of 17 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.7 out of 10.
and Mr. Popper's Penguins
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Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
based on the fictional character Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...
. The first British film for children to be shot in 3D, its UK release date was 29 July 2011. The film is directed by Nick Moore
Nick Moore (film director)
Nick Moore is a film director. He directed the 2011 British Movie Horrid Henry: The Movie. He directed the 2008 Wild Child , and other previous work included editing the 1997 The Full Monty for which he was nominated for a BAFTA award, the 2002 About a Boy for which he was nominated for the...
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Plot
Horrid Henry (Theo Stevenson) is too busy dreaming about being a rock star and fending off his little brother Perfect Peter (Ross Marron) to do his homework. Naturally, this gets him into all kinds of trouble. His teacher, Miss Battle-Axe (Anjelica HustonAnjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston is an American actress. Huston became the third generation of her family to win an Academy Award, for her performance in 1985's Prizzi's Honor, joining her father, director John Huston, and grandfather, actor Walter Huston. She later was nominated in 1989 and 1990 for her acting in...
) promptly puts him in detention.
It is revealed that Ashton Primary, the school Henry attends, is to be closed and Vic Van Wrinkle (Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant is a Swaziland-born British actor, screenwriter and director. His most notable role came in the film Withnail and I. He holds dual British and Swazi citizenship.-Early life:...
), the headmaster of Brick House School, stands to make a fortune from the resulting influx of pupils. With the help of his worst arch-enemy Moody Margaret (Scarlett Stitt), Henry comes up with a plan to save the school, to avoid having to deal with the new school fees.
First, he decides to enter a Talent Contest with his 'Zero Zombies' Band (even though they were banned by Miss Oddbod (Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front is a BAFTA Award–winning English comedian and actress best known for her performances in The Thick of It in the late 2000s, and series of critically acclaimed satirical comedies in the early 1990s: On The Hour, The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You...with Alan Partridge...
)which he reckons that they'll become 'famous enough' that they won't want to shut the school down. During their performance in front of Ed Banger (Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding is a British artist, comedian and actor. He is known for his roles as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-writes with comedy partner Julian Barratt, and as team captain on the music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.-Stand-up comedy:Noel Fielding performed regularly as a...
) and the Killer Boy Rats, Soggy Sid (David Schneider
David Schneider
David Schneider may refer to:*David Schneider , English actor and comedian*David Schneider , American film writer , director and actor*David Schneider , former pro tennis player...
) tries to ruin the Performance but Margaret and her friends manage to stop him. After winning the show, Henry is found out that he was on the show and Miss Oddbod explains to him that his theory was wrong and that he should of thought about stopping the school closing down before he started being 'horrid'.
Sitting in his bedroom in dispair, Henry is called into his fort where Margaret and Peter explain he has been invited onto '2 Cool 4 School' where he can win a Cash Prize if he wins. After completing some challenges, the Presenters (Richard McCourt
Richard McCourt
Richard "Dick" McCourt is an English actor and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the comic duo Dick and Dom, with the other being Dominic Wood...
) and (Dominic Wood
Dominic Wood
Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt....
) show him confiscated toys in the Confiscated Cupboard but Henry insists on the Cash Prize where he has to meet a 'Terrible Teacher' which is revealed to be Miss Battle-Axe. Miss Battle-Axe congratulates Henry and gives him the Cash Prize and Henry hurries with Margaret to Miss Oddbod.
Meanwhile, Vic Van Wrinkle holding Miss Lovely (Parminder Nagra
Parminder Nagra
Parminder Kaur Nagra is an English actress of Indian descent. She came to international prominence in 2002 after starring in Bend It Like Beckham. She starred as Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the Emmy Award-winning American medical drama series ER for six years until the series ended on 2 April 2009...
) and Peter and his friends hostage in his School office. But Miss Lovely tricks him into explaining his plan while Miss Lovely has her Mobile Phone out so that Miss Oddbod can hear on her Phone and stops writing the Contract she was given. Henry and Margaret manage to get to Miss Oddbod and offers her the money but she explains she heard Vic Van Wrinkle's Plan and doesn't need the money. After seeing Vic himself, he attempts to escape but is caught by the Police and is arrested as well as his partners.
The next day, Henry's Family and friends congratulate him for saving the school and are all proud of him and celebrate with a Party where Henry does a high-five which shows the 'Purple-Hand Gang Logo'.
- Theo Stevenson as Horrid Henry
- Scarlett Stitt as Moody Margaret
- Ross Marron as Perfect Peter
- Helena Barlow as Sour Susan
- Nethra Tilakumara as Singing Soraya
- Frank Kauer as Spotless Sam
- Ela Warburton as Lazy Linda
- Joshua-James Thomas as Goody Goody Gordon
- Lloyd Howells as Rude Ralph
- Jack Sanders as Aerobic Al
- Reuben Lee as Brainy Brian
- Conor O'Mara as Beefy Bert
- Siobhan HayesSiobhan HayesSiobhan Hayes is an actress best known for her role as Abi Harper in the British television series My Family.Hayes portrayed Abi Harper as a dimwitted and clumsy student in the British sitcom My Family, a role she has reprised since 2002 to 2008 when the character was written out of the programme...
as Mum - Mathew HorneMathew HorneMathew Frazer Horne is an English actor, stand-up comedian, television presenter and narrator best known for appearing on several BBC sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably Gavin & Stacey portraying Gavin Shipman, The Catherine Tate Show, Teachers and Horne and Corden.-Early life:Horne was born...
as Dad - Anjelica HustonAnjelica HustonAnjelica Huston is an American actress. Huston became the third generation of her family to win an Academy Award, for her performance in 1985's Prizzi's Honor, joining her father, director John Huston, and grandfather, actor Walter Huston. She later was nominated in 1989 and 1990 for her acting in...
as Miss Battle-Axe - Richard E Grant as Vic Van Winkle
- Rebecca FrontRebecca FrontRebecca Front is a BAFTA Award–winning English comedian and actress best known for her performances in The Thick of It in the late 2000s, and series of critically acclaimed satirical comedies in the early 1990s: On The Hour, The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You...with Alan Partridge...
as Miss Oddbod - David SchneiderDavid Schneider (actor)David Schneider is an English actor and comedian.Schneider studied modern languages at the University of Oxford, and studied for a DPhil in Yiddish Drama. During his time at university, Schneider performed a predominantly physical comedy act that contrasted with the trend towards stand-up comedy...
as Soggy Sid - Parminder NagraParminder NagraParminder Kaur Nagra is an English actress of Indian descent. She came to international prominence in 2002 after starring in Bend It Like Beckham. She starred as Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the Emmy Award-winning American medical drama series ER for six years until the series ended on 2 April 2009...
as Miss Lovely - Richard McCourtRichard McCourtRichard "Dick" McCourt is an English actor and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the comic duo Dick and Dom, with the other being Dominic Wood...
as TV Presenter (credited as 'Dick') - Dominic WoodDominic WoodDominic Simon "Dom" Wood is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt....
as TV Presenter (credited as 'Dom') - Jo BrandJo BrandJosephine Grace "Jo" Brand is a BAFTA winning British comedian, writer, and actor.- Early life :Jo Brand was born 23 July 1957 in Wandsworth, London. Her mother was a social worker. Brand is the middle of three children, with two brothers...
as The Demon Dinner Lady - Noel FieldingNoel FieldingNoel Fielding is a British artist, comedian and actor. He is known for his roles as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he co-writes with comedy partner Julian Barratt, and as team captain on the music panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.-Stand-up comedy:Noel Fielding performed regularly as a...
as Ed Banger - Helen LedererHelen LedererHelen Lederer is a Welsh comedienne, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s.-Career:...
as Rich Aunt Ruby - Tyger Drew-Honey as Stuck-Up Steve
- Prunella ScalesPrunella ScalesPrunella Scales CBE is an English actress, known for her role as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife in the British comedy Fawlty Towers and her award-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth II in the British film A Question of Attribution.-Career:Throughout her long career, Scales has usually been cast...
as Great Aunt Greta - Kimberley WalshKimberley WalshKimberley Jane Walsh is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, television presenter and actress. She is best known for being a member of girl group Girls Aloud, formed through ITV's reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals...
as Prissy Polly
Critical reception
The film received negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reports that 12% of 17 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.7 out of 10.
Box office
Despite negative reaction the films opened at number five in the U.K Box Office with £1.3 million, but was knocked down to number seven by Super 8Super 8 (film)
Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction action film written and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Kyle Chandler and was released on June 10, 2011 in conventional and IMAX theaters...
and Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins (film)
Mr. Popper's Penguins is a live-action family comedy film distributed by 20th Century Fox starring Jim Carrey, based on the children's book of the same name. The film was originally slated for a release on August 12, 2011, but was moved up to June 17, 2011....
.
Track Listing
| Track | Song | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Cool for School | Theo Stevenson |
| 2 | Everybody Dance Everybody Dance (song) "Everybody Dance" is the second single from the first album Chic by the Chic. It features Norma Jean Wright on lead vocals. Luther Vandross appears on background vocals... |
Kimberley Walsh |
| 3 | Boys and Girls Boys and Girls (Pixie Lott song) "Boys and Girls" is a song by English recording artist Pixie Lott, released as the second single from her debut album, Turn It Up. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2009 by Mercury Records as an iTunes EP, followed by an iTunes single on 6 September and a physical... |
Pixie Lott |
| 4 | Party Rock Anthem Party Rock Anthem "Party Rock Anthem" is a song performed by American electro recording duo LMFAO , featuring English singer Lauren Bennett and GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011. It interpolates lyrics from Rick Ross' song "Hustlin"... |
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock |
| 5 | (Gonna Be a) Rockstar | Killer Boy Rats |
| 6 | Beat of My Drum Beat of My Drum "Beat of My Drum" is a song by British recording artist Nicola Roberts. It was released on 3 June 2011, via Polydor Records, as the first single from Roberts's debut solo album, Cinderella's Eyes. It had an on-air, on-sale release date which meant originally it received no prior promotion,... |
Nicola Roberts |
| 7 | One Time | Justin Bieber |
| 8 | Shine a Light Shine a Light (McFly song) "Shine a Light" is the second single from Engish band McFly's fifth studio album Above the Noise. The single features vocals from singer Taio Cruz. The single was released on 7 November 2010 via Digital Download, with a physical release following the next day. A free download will be available for... |
Mcfly Feat. Taio Cruz |
| 9 | When I'm King | Horrid Henry ,Perfect Peter ,Dad and Mum |
| 10 | Get Down | Twenty Twenty |
| 11 | Special Brew | Bad Manners |
| 12 | Horrid Homework Haze | Killer Boy Rats |
| 13 | I Gotta Feeling I Gotta Feeling "I Gotta Feeling" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album The E.N.D., produced by the French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on May 21, 2009 and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 27, 2009, behind the group's "Boom Boom... |
The Black Eyed Peas |
| 14 | Rock Down | Free Amigos |
| 15 | Ego Ego (The Saturdays song) "Ego" is the second official single from girl group The Saturdays' second studio album, Wordshaker, and their seventh single overall. The song is a strong electropop song. The song was written by Steve Mac and co-written by Ins Wrolsen and Rhys Barker, who has previously worked on the bands... |
The Saturdays |
| 16 | Underdog Underdog (You Me at Six song) -Chart performance:"Underdog" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 49 on 14 February 2010, narrowly missing out of the Top 40, but marking the band's third most successful single behind "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss And Tell" which peaked at number 33 and 42 in May and September 2009... |
You Me at 6 |
| 17 | Monster | The Automatic |
| 18 | Dynamite Dynamite (Taio Cruz song) "Dynamite" is the fourth single from English recording artist Taio Cruz's second album Rokstarr. It was written by Cruz, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, and Dr. Luke, and produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco for the international version of Rokstarr. In the UK, the song was released as the first single... |
Taio Cruz |
| 19 | All the Small Things All the Small Things "All the Small Things" is a song by American pop punk band Blink-182. It was the second single released from the band's third album Enema of the State... |
Jedward |
| 20 | I'm Horrid Henry | Killer Boy Rats |