ToonMarty: The Movie

ToonMarty: The Movie is a 2017 Canadian animated film produced by Sardine Productions and distributed by Teletoon. It was released on May 1, 2017 in Canada.

The film follows the adventures of Marty, the mascot of ToonMart who becomes alive when a billboard is hit by lightning. Together, he and his friends Burnie and Holly have fun in Toonville under the supervision of Marty's boss, Jack. However, their fun is cut short when they discover that Toonville is being threatened by an evil corporation called Mega Mart who wants to destroy it and build a new Mega Mart in its place. In order to save Toonville, Marty must find a way to stop Mega Mart from destroying it.

ToonMarty: The Movie was directed by Mark Ackland and written by Steve Westren. The film's voice cast includes Brian Froud as Marty, Mike Patterson as Burnie, Holly Gauthier-Frankel as Holly, Brett Schaenfield as Jack, Erin Agostino as Suki, Carly McKillip as Carly, Andrew Sabiston as Super Simon, Adrian Truss as Chef , Scott McCord as Chicken , Kevin McDonald 	as Hobo Jeb , Ellen Kennedy as Grizelda , Bruce McCulloch as Punchy McKnuckles and Lorne Cardinal as Lenny.

The film's soundtrack was composed by Heitor Pereira.

The film was animated by Sardine Productions.

ToonMarty: The Movie received positive reviews from critics.

Plot
Marty, the mascot of ToonMart, becomes alive when a billboard is hit by lightning. Together, he and his friends Burnie and Holly have fun in Toonville under the supervision of Marty's boss, Jack. However, their fun is cut short when they discover that Toonville is being threatened by an evil corporation called Mega Mart who wants to destroy it and build a new Mega Mart in its place. In order to save Toonville, Marty must find a way to stop Mega Mart from destroying it.

Distributed
Teletoon

Soundtrack
Heitor Pereira

Animation
Sardine Productions

Trailers:
ToonMarty The Movie - Trailer 1 (2017) HD

ToonMarty The Movie - Trailer 2 (2017) HD

Production
Steve Westren, Mark Ackland, Brian Froud, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Mike Patterson, Brett Schaenfield

Development
Sardine Productions began development on ToonMarty in 2015. The film was originally going to be a television series but was later developed into a feature-length film. Casting for the film began in 2016 and the film's voice cast was announced in early 2017. Production on the film began in 2016 and was completed in early 2017.

Release:
Theatrical release - May 1, 2017 (Canada) Home media release - TBA (Canada) Screening - April 30, 2017 (Toronto), May 5-7 & 12-14th(Vancouver),May 19-21st(Calgary), June 2nd & 3rd(Halifax).

Reception
ToonMarty: The Movie received positive reviews from critics.

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 7.5/10.

On Metacritic, the film has a score of 74 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Box office
ToonMarty: The Movie grossed $1 million in Canada and $5 million worldwide.

Accolades
ToonMarty: The Movie won the Best Animated Feature Film at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards.

Legacy
ToonMarty: The Movie was released on home media in Canada on May 1, 2017.