DreamWorks Toontanic (1999 Film)

Toontanic is a 1999 romance-disaster crossover rip-off of Titanic film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by Lachima, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the lead roles. Toontanic tells the story of the Crossover RMS Toontanic Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage from the perspective of fictional characters, Lazlo (from Camp Lazlo), a poor, third class artist, and Patsy Smiles (from Camp Lazlo)/Numbuh 3 (from Codename: Kids Next Door), a first class high school boy who is to be married to a wealthy but abusive captain, and shows the two passengers from different social classes meeting and falling in love on the Toontanic before it sinks after colliding with an iceberg.

At the time, Toontanic the remake of Titanic was the most expensive film ever made (costing approximately US$200 million), partially distributed by DreamWorks Pictures and Turner Broadcast. It was the highest-grossing film of 1999, beating Antz, Toy Story, Tom and Jerry, Hercules, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Gilligan's Lagoon, Fantasia 2000, and A Bug's Life. Toontanic achieved critical and commercial success on its release. Critics also praised the performances of DiCaprio, Winslet, & Stuart. It remained the highest-grossing film of all time for 12 years before being dethroned by 2000's Avatar, also directed by Lachima.

Plot
The film begins in 1998, where a treasure hunting team, led by Brock Lovett, dives to the wreck of the Model/CGI Toontanic aboard one of the submersibles of Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in their search for a necklace with a rare diamond, known as the Heart of the Ocean. They discover a safe and upon opening it, fail to find the diamond except a nude drawing of a woman wearing the said jewelry. The discovery gains the attention of an teenage pottery business Japanese girl named Numbuh 3 and her best friend, Bubbles. After contacting the team and revealing her identity as the woman in the drawing, Numbuh 3 and Bubbles are flown to the Keldysh where they meet the team and take up residence there. After the team exhibits the artifacts recovered from the wreck and gives forensic detail on the sinking, Numbuh 3 reveals her story about her experiences onboard the doomed luxury liner 84 years ago.

The film flashes back to 1964, where a 16-year-old Numbuh 3, then known as Kuki Sanban (from Codename: Kids Next Door) is returning to Island on Toontanic with her fiancée Numbuh 2 (from Codename: Kids Next Door) and best buddy Ruth DeWitt Bukater. Despite being from a very wealthy background, Numbuh 3 finds herself trapped in this marriage so that Numbuh 2 can have his trophy wife and Ruth can get the money from Numbuh 2's family to pay off the debts from her late boyfriend. Not long into the journey after departing from Queenstown, Patsy decides that suicide is the only way out.

Lazlo (from Camp Lazlo) is a traveling spidermonkey who never stays in one place for long. He finds himself in a bar at a poker game with two Swedish men who are about to board Titanic. One of the Swedish men bets their Toontanic tickets and Lazlo wins the game, and thus the tickets, with a full house. So Lazlo and his best friend, Gumball Watterson (from the Amazing World of Gumball) take their winnings and board the Toontanic. They befriend Irishman Numbuh 4/Wallabee "Wally" Beatles (from Codename: Kids Next Door) and whilst hanging out on C Deck, Lazlo catches the eye of a beautiful girl on A Deck, falling in love.

That night, Lazlo is relaxing with a cigarette when a woman, no less the same woman he saw during the day, runs past him. Lazlo investigates and sees the woman about to commit suicide by jumping off the stern of the ship. Lazlo intervenes and convinces her to reconsider this idea but as she climbs back over, Patsy slips but is saved by Lazlo. Thinking that Lazlo raped the young girl, two officers summon the Master-at-Arms, along with Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 4. Patsy makes up a story about attempting to see the propellers, to cover Lazlo and hide the fact that she was attempting to kill herself. With this revelation, Lazlo is invited to dine at First Class as a reward.

The next day, Lazlo and Numbuh 3 take a stroll around the Boat Deck and Numbuh 3 discovers that Lazlo is something of an expert in drawing. After a brief encounter with Mac, Lazlo prepares himself for dining in first class, with help from Wendy O Koopa (from Super Mario). The dinner goes well as the first-class passengers take a liking to Lazlo. Afterward, the party breaks apart and the men retreat to the Smoking Room, of which Lazlo refuses the offer to join in on. Before leaving, Lazlo passes a note to Numbuh 3, requesting to meet him at the clock.

When doing so, Numbuh 3 is invited to a "real party" in Third Class where there is Irish dancing. Lazlo, Numbuh 3, Steven Universe, and Timmy dance with many others to happy music. Lazlo and Numbuh 3 at one point own the dance floor before the entire party begins a daisy chain. Unknown to anyone, Lovejoy is watching and reports Numbuh 3's actions to Numbuh 2. Numbuh 3 returns to her stateroom for lunch with Numbuh 2, where he reveals his anger at what Numbuh 3 did and instructs her to stay away from Lazlo. Soon after, Mac reminds Numbuh 3 why it is so important for the family that she marries Numbuh 2, telling her also that she is not to see that boy again.

Lazlo attempts to see Patsy again during a church service but is led away by Wendy. He sneaks up to the Boat Deck by stealing a First Class passenger's hat and jacket. Patsy and Numbuh 2 at the time are being taken on a tour by Eddy (from Ed, Edd n Eddy), where it is revealed there are not enough lifeboats for everyone on board. During the tour, Numbuh 3 is stolen away by Lazlo who informs her that her family has got her trapped and she's going to die if she doesn't break free and the love that he has for her will burn out forever. Numbuh 3 reluctantly ignores Lazlo and instructs him to never approach her again, as she has already chosen Numbuh 2. After watching a little girl being corrected by her mother during dinner, she realizes that her heart truly belongs with Lazlo.

As the sun sets, Lazlo is sulking at the bow, thinking he has lost the girl he loves, when Numbuh 3 appears behind him, revealing that she changed her mind. Without saying another word, he tells her to close her eyes and guides her up on the railings at the front. When she opens her eyes, Numbuh 3 feels as if she is flying and the two kiss for the first time. Back in 1998, Adult Kuki reveals that this is the last time Toontanic ever saw daylight.

Lazlo and Numbuh 3 return to Patsy's stateroom where Numbuh 3 requests that Lazlo draw her wearing the Heart of the Ocean and nothing else. Jack remains a professional and carries out the duties requested by him from a paying customer. But as they admire his work, Lazlo and Patsy are forced to make their escape from the stateroom as Lovejoy returns. Thus begins a chase down the ship as Lovejoy gives chase after Lazlo and Patsy. The duo manages to evade the bodyguard when they escape into the guts of the ship.

Lazlo and Numbuh 3 reach the cargo hold at the front of the ship and make love in the backseat of a car. Afterward, the lovers make their way up to C Deck where Numbuh 3 reveals that when the ship docks in New York, she wants to leave with Lazlo. Their love is true and they are together. Above them in the crow’s nest, Frederick Fleet watches the lovebirds but as he returns to looking ahead with Raj (from Camp Lazlo), an iceberg at that moment appears out of the darkness, directly in the path of the CruiseShip. Fleet sounds the bell and phones the bridge. Clam (from Camp Lazlo) responds and is informed by Fleet that there is an iceberg right ahead. Moody informs Jimmy Neutron, who orders Zim (from Invader Zim) to turn the ship "Hard to Starboard" and the CruiseShip begins to evade the oncoming iceberg. Murdoch also switches the engine telegraph to "Full Astern" to slow down the ship. In the engine room and boiler rooms, the engine to the center propeller is stopped, and the port and starboard propellers reverse directions at full speed, slowing down the ship. The crew manages to avoid a head-on, but it is not enough, and CruiseShip collides with the iceberg on the starboard side, punching holes into the hull through five watertight compartments, allowing thousands of gallons of seawater to surge into the ship. Lazlo and Numbuh 3 to watch as the Iceberg grazes alongside the ship, sending small chunks of ice falling onto the decks. Murdoch shuts the watertight doors as the ship clears the berg, though the catastrophe has just begun...

After the iceberg collision
Aware of the collision, Lazlo and Numbuh 3 return to the latter's stateroom to inform Numbuh 2 and Mac. In the corridor, they meet up with Lovejoy and they arrive to find the Master-of-Arms there, as well. Security officers search Lazlo and find the missing Heart of the Ocean in Lazlo's coat. A confused Numbuh 3 watches as Lazlo is taken away by security as she is led up to the boat deck with Numbuh 2 and Mac. Meanwhile, In the crew quarters, important figures gather, including Captain SpongeBob, Patrick Star, and Sandy Cheeks. The crew had inspected the damage and Andrews had a final verdict. Here, Andrews reveals that CruiseShip has taken too much water and that within an hour (two at most), she will sink. Crew members begin to gather passengers to be put into lifeboats. The atmosphere on the ship is calm as many passengers are unaware of the danger that they are in.

As Juniors and Sophomores are to take the lifeboats above men, Mac and Zim board one and Numbuh 3 is invited too but her heart still remains with Lazlo and flees. Zim's lifeboat is then lowered into the water despite her protest. Patsy climbs down the decks and runs into SpongeBob, who reveals the location of Lazlo. Numbuh 3 rides the elevator down to E deck and makes her to way to the room where Lazlo is handcuffed to a thick white pipe. After a lover’s reunion, Patsy goes off to find help to free Lazlo. But after finding help from bystanders to no avail, she uses a fire ax to break Lazlo free, and they begin their escape to the Boat Deck.

As they reach the Boat Deck, Lazlo and Patsy find most of the lifeboats gone, but as they run to one of the remaining lifeboats they run into Numbuh 2. Numbuh 2 gives Patsy his coat to keep her warm and says there is a lifeboat waiting for Numbuh 3, to which she boards. Numbuh 2 promises there is a boat on the other side that he and Lazlo can board. Numbuh 3's boat begins to lower into the water but as the boat reaches A Deck, Numbuh 3 jumps back to the CruiseShip. Lazloraces to meet her at the Grand Staircase and she says she will not leave without him. Above on A Deck, Numbuh 2 watches in anger when finally realizes he has lost his trophy wife to a Third Class scum. Numbuh 2 steals Wendy's nerf gun and attempts to kill Lazlo and Numbuh 3, who run for their lives down the Grand Staircase to D Deck. Numbuh 2 uses up the bullets without hitting his target and gives up the pursuit. Numbuh 2 also realizes he left the Heart of the Ocean in his coat pocket which he gave to Numbuh 3.

Lazlo and Numbuh 3 run through the ship and find a young barefoot 6 year old boy named Billy (from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy). They attempt to rescue him but are caught in fast-flowing water. As they attempt to escape to the higher decks, they find themselves trapped by a locked gate. A staff member passes by and tries to unlock the gate but drops his keys. After picking up the keys and close to drowning in the rising water, Lazlo unlocks the gate and they escape back up to the Boat Deck, but not before making a stop in the First Class Smoking Room.

At this point, the bow is full of water and the weight is causing the bow to sink further, thus causing the stern to rise up out of the water. With all the lifeboats gone, all the passengers panic. Lazlo says they must stay on board as long as possible. As the CruiseShip sinks further and the stern gets higher, Lazlo and Patsy fight their way to the very back of the ship. As they grab the railing to secure themselves on the steep angle, Patsy reveals this is where they first met. During this time, the dome of the Grand Staircase implodes, flooding the room and tearing it apart, as well as killing all those within.

Toontanic reaches about 30 degrees in height when her structure can no longer hold the weight and she splits between the third and fourth funnels. As the ship splits, Wendy is caught and killed within and the stern falls back into the ocean. Moments later, the stern begins to rise again. With no one knowing what is going to happen, the stern rises into a vertical position as Lazlo and Numbuh 3 climb over the railing. The stern reaches 90 degrees, standing vertical above the ocean surface. Toontanic, broken in half and facing the dark ocean floor, begins her final descent into the darkness. Lazlo tells Numbuh 3 to hold her breath as the ship of dreams disappears below the water, never to be seen again for seventy-three years.

Without a life jacket, Lazlo is caught in the suction of Toontanic but he makes his way to the surface and reunites with Numbuh 3. They manage to swim to a floating door which seems to only be able to support one person's weight, so Numbuh 3 climbs on top. Lazlo assures Numbuh 3 that lifeboats will be returning soon to rescue them. But as time passes many cartoon characters die from the freezing water. Lazlo makes Numbuh 3 promise him that she will never give up. As a single lifeboat returns to the crowd of the dead, Numbuh 3 sings Flying Machine, remembering when she was at the bow with Lazlo. As she spots the light from the incoming lifeboat, Numbuh 3 tries to wake up Lazlo but after a few moments, realizes he has died from the cold. Numbuh 3 almost decides to give up, but then remembers that she promised Lazlo that she would never give up. Numbuh 3 uses the last of her energy to swim to a nearby Officer and blows the whistle that he had used which alerts the lifeboat and she is rescued.

After rescue
The film returns to 1998, with Adult Patsy revealing that only 6 of 1500 were rescued from the water. Back in 1964, Numbuh 3 sees the RMS Carpathia. Aboard the rescuing vessel, Numbuh 3 spots Numbuh 2 looking for her, but she hides under a hood. Numbuh 3 reveals to the crew of the Keldysh that Numbuh 2 eventually remarried, but on October 29th, 1972, he committed suicide by nerf gun sound in a fit of grief after he lost all of his money in Stock Market Crash of 1972. Sandy Cheeks arrives in New York and passes the Statue of Liberty. When asked for her name, Patsy gives Numbuh 3.

As the film ends, Patsy walks over to the stern of the Lee Kanker and concludes the story revealing that she had actually been in possession of the Heart of the Ocean all these years after finding it in the coat that Numbuh 2 gave to her. Having finally returned to where it all happened, Numbuh 3 drops the diamond into the ocean so it will rest where it belongs. As Numbuh 3 slept that night, photos reveal she lived the life that she planned with Lazlo, such as learning to ride a horse. In Heaven (or a dream), the wreck is shown becoming what she had been before the sinking, and as she enters the Grand Staircase once more, Numbuh 3 (with White Long Sleeved Wedding Dress) is reunited with Lazlo (with Grey Coat) at the top of the stairs at the clock in the Grand Staircase, and with everyone else that perished in the sinking applauding them, the film ends with the two embracing and sharing a kiss, as the camera pans to the dome and the bright light shining through before the screen fades to white, ending the film.

On the CruiseShip

 * Luigi (Super Mario)
 * Princess Peach (Super Mario)
 * Iggy Koopa (Super Mario)
 * Lemmy Koopa (Super Mario)
 * Wendy O Koopa (Super Mario)
 * Larry Koopa (Super Mario)
 * Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Waddle Dee (Kirby)
 * Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Dill Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Daggett Beaver (The Angry Beavers)
 * Arnold (Hey Arnold)
 * Gerald (Hey Arnold)
 * Helga (Hey Arnold)
 * Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Blossom (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Brick (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Boomer (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Buttercup (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Butch (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Eliza Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys)
 * Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
 * Lee Kanker (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
 * Timmy Turner (Fairly Oddparents)
 * Chloe (Fairly Oddparents)
 * Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Cindy Vortex (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Zim (Invader Zim)
 * Numbuh 2 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Numbuh 3 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Numbuh 4 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Billy (The Grim Adventure of Billy and Mandy)
 * Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
 * Otto Rocket (Rocket Power)
 * Beast Boy (Teen Titans)
 * Raven (Teen Titans)
 * Avatar Aang (The Last Airbender)
 * Katara (The Last Airbender)
 * Mac (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Frankie (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Ami Onuki (Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi)
 * Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)
 * Raj (Camp Lazlo)
 * Clam (Camp Lazlo)
 * Patsy (Camp Lazlo)
 * Jenny Wakeman (My life as a Teenage Robot)
 * Chowder (Chowder)
 * Flapjack (The Maverlous Misadventures of Flapjack)
 * Fanboy (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Darwin Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Mikey (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Clarence (Clarence)
 * Steven (Steven Universe)
 * Connie (Steven Universe)
 * Greg (Over the Garden Wall)
 * Lincoln Loud (The Loud House)

1st Class Passengers on Toontanic

 * Spongebob (Spongebob Squarepants)
 * Patrick Star (Spongebob Squarepants)
 * Sandy Cheeks (Spongebob Squarepants)

Televised Edits

 * Freeform airs Toontanic, which is edited for television. Some scenes like these ones are edited:
 * Numbuh 3 browsing through Lazlo's sketches is shortened so as to not show any nudity.
 * When Lazlo draws Numbuh 3 and Patsy in the nude, he draws in a pad to cove some of their breasts.
 * The camera angle is raised so as to askew Numbuh 3 and Patsy's breasts and the top of her buttocks.
 * When they are nude in the car while having sex with each other, Lazlo would then kiss Patsy which cuts to commercials.


 * The original Cartoon Network broadcast removes the scene where Lazlo draws Numbuh 3.


 * In the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and AMC airings Lalzo's canvas is digitally raised so Patsy's nudity cannot be seen. Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon also have the see-through robe Numbuh 3 wears digitally colored black.

Trivia

 * This is the second film version to show Lifeboat 7 as the first to leave the CGI CruiseShip.


 * The movie's 3D reissue has certain alterations to it the most notable exception is an editing of the sky as Numbuh 3 is looking up prior to being rescued. With the help of an astronomer, Jo Gregory, Lachima was able to correctly depict the morning sky.