The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture is a 2017 American animated mystery comedy film, based on the 1995 animated television series The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries. The film follows the titular duo trying to help their owner solve an important case. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The film was released theatrically in movie theaters for the United States and Canada on January 13, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film will be directed by Karl Toerge and Rob Minkoff and it takes place after the show's series finale.

The film is starring the voice cast members: Jeff Bergman (replacing the late Joe Alaskey respectively), Kristin Chenoweth (replacing June Foray respectively), Frank Welker, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Kaprielian, Seth MacFarlane, Jodi Benson, Will Arnett, Tom Kenny, Keith Ferguson, Dee Bradley Baker, John Mariano, Maurice LaMarche, Bernadette Peters and Rob Paulsen. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing over $179 million worldwide against a $35 million budget, making it the first highest-grossing hand-drawn animated film of 2017 and the highest-ever grossing film based on an animated television series.

Synopsis
Granny, Sylvester, Tweety and Hector are on a Summer Vacation in San Francisco, California where the four settle in a 7 Star Expensive Hotel to stay they for the month after a hard days' work in Solving Mysteries. Upon Arriving in the Hotel, Granny sees her nephew, Billy running the Hotel as it's Manager. Billy got stunned when he saw Granny and greets her well just before Granny introduces her Pets. In the lobby, Upon finding a room to stay in, Sylvester attempts to capture Tweety while he was staring at a female canary bird just a few meters away from him. There are even moments when Hector the Dog gets involved by trying to keep Tweety alive. Meanwhile, trouble rises with valuables start disappearing around town and Granny returns to her old job as a detective to solve the intriguing mystery. Now, the iconic duo must somehow coexist to keep their owner out of harm's way. Maybe they can accomplish that before they rip each other to pieces.

Voice Cast

 * Jeff Bergman as Tweety Bird and Sylvester the Cat
 * Kristin Chenoweth as Granny
 * Frank Welker as Hector and Runt
 * Robert De Niro as Rocky
 * Al Pacino as Mugsy
 * Joe Kaprielian as Billy (Granny's nephew)
 * Seth MacFarlane as Mr. Stewart (Billy's boss)
 * Jodi Benson as Katie Stewart (Mr. Stewart's wife)
 * Will Arnett as Detective John
 * Tom Kenny as Police Officer #1
 * Keith Ferguson as Police Officer #2
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Pesto
 * John Mariano as Bobby
 * Maurice LaMarche as Squit and the Brain
 * Bernadette Peters as Rita
 * Rob Paulsen as Pinky

Rating
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture is Rated PG for Parental Guidance.

Announcement
On March 21, 2016, it was announced that there will be a Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries animated feature being developed at Warner Bros. and its release date of January 13, 2017 was also announced, with most of the cast members reprising their roles from the previous Looney Tunes films. Karl Toerge, who directed the show, is directing the film, alongside Rob Minkoff (the director of The Lion King (along with Roger Allers), along with directing Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, The Haunted Mansion, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman) and Tom Minton, James T. Walker and Michael Gerard are going to be producing the film. A month later, the film's title and teaser poster debuted, and it was announced that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino had joined the cast. The film marks the third time a theatrical Warner Bros. Animation film isn't produced by Warner Animation Group since the group's formation in 2013.

On May 16, 2016, it was announced that Henry Danger actor Joe Kaprielian and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane were part of the cast, as Billy (Granny's nephew) and Mr. Stewart (Billy's boss), respectively, with Jodi Benson and Will Arnett revealed as Katie Stewart (Mr. Stewart's wife) and Detective John the same day. Tom Kenny and Keith Ferguson were announced to voice the Police Officers in the film and Dee Bradley Baker, John Mariano, Maurice LaMarche, Bernadette Peters and Rob Paulsen were also announced to reprise their roles as Rita, Runt, and the Goodfeathers in the film.

Development
Warner Bros. Animation had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $100 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera (Warner Bros. Animation's in-name only division), Cartoon Network and Turner Entertainment (also both Time-Warner divisions) among others and included The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time, Cow and Chicken, and more, of course, Codename: Kids Next Door. Cartoon Network had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release a Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Creators Tom Minton and James T. Walker agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, they and their co-producer Michael Gerard and executive producers Jean MacCurdy and Sam Register intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Scarface and The Dark Knight having the core inspirations for the film.

Music
Richard Stone composed the soundtrack for the film. In addition to using the original series' music work on the film, he also composed themes for all of the Looney Tunes.

Theatrical Release
The film was released theatrically in movie theaters for the United States and Canada on January 13, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film will be presented in a 1.85:1 format, rather than Warner Animation Group's standard 2.39:1 format on its previous titles. The film's theatrical release will be preceded by School Boxing, a short film based on the animated television series ¡Mucha Lucha!.

Marketing
The teaser trailer releases on June 8, 2016, posted on the Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channels. A second teaser trailer will release on November 8, 2016. McDonalds is to release Happy Meal toys to promote the film. On December 5, 2016, promotional tie-ins on every channel consist of bumpers with Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat and Hector in a movie theater announcing the film. In addition, they host the entire line-up, in intermissions between commercial break.

Home Media Release
The film was released on Digital on March 21 and Blu-Ray and DVD on April 11, 2017. It contains the deleted scenes, a ¡Mucha Lucha! short film School Boxing, the 18-minute featurette, the behind-the-scenes look at The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture, featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew, animatics, the first episode from Season 1 and the audio commentaries.

Critical
Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 91% approval rating based on the 99 reviews, and its average rating is 6.35/10. The critical consensus reads, "The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture is packed with a lot of comedy and some mystery that kids won't be able to figure out." Metacritic, assigns the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore gives the film an "B+" on its A+ to F scale.

Box office
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture has grossed $86 million in the United States and Canada, and $93 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $179 million, against a production budget of $35 million.

In the United States and Canada, The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture was released alongside Monster Trucks, and was initially projected to gross around $44 million from 4,218 theaters in its opening weekend, with a chance to go as high as $100 million. Therefore, The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries: The Motion Picture has grossed over $179 million worldwide against a $35 million budget, making it the first highest-grossing hand-drawn animated film of 2017 and the highest-ever grossing film based on an animated television series.

Trivia

 * The film is meant to be a spoof of various detective films.
 * For the most part, the story is narrated by Sylvester.
 * Rocky and Mugsy are the main villains of the film.
 * Rita, Runt, and the Goodfeathers from The Animaniacs Movie appear in the film. It is revealed that Sylvester knows Rita and Tweety knows the Goodfeathers.
 * Pinky and the Brain make a surprise appearance after the events of The Animaniacs Movie.
 * This is the third film to have some of the Looney Tunes make surprise appearances.
 * Kristin Chenoweth replaces June Foray as the voice of Granny in the film.

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