Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time (2019 film)

The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time is a 2019 American computer-animated space-time odyssey action-comedy film, loosely based on Plants vs. Zombies 2 (formerly known as Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time), the sequel to the award-winning videogame with the same name, co-produced by DreamWorks Animation and PopCap Animation, and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to The Plants vs. Zombies Movie. The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and co-directed by Walt Dohrn, from a screenplay by the writing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film features an ensemble cast starring the returning voices from the first film including Dan Aykroyd, Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Faris, Ryan Reynolds, Tom Kenny, Steve Buscemi, Ed O'Neill, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Bill Nighy, Sean William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Jane Lynch, Nick Frost, Owen Wilson, Josh Gad, Freddie Highmore, Ewan McGregor, Alecia Moore (Pink), Idris Elba, Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Lee, Bill Hader, J.K. Simmons, Hugh Jackman, Clancy Brown, Alan Tudyk, Dan Fogler, Jack Black, Ben Affleck, Nick Offerman, Wayne Knight, Alec Baldwin, Jonah Hill and Patrick Stewart as the narrator of the film, with newcomers including Tara Strong, Steve Carell, Ken Jeong, Hayden Rolence, Stephen Root, Tony Hale, Terry Crews, Geoffrey Rush, Brad Garrett, Hannibal Buress, Brad Pitt, Chris Pratt, Jace Norman, Emma Stone, Patton Oswalt, Seth MacFarlane, Ian McKellen, Danny DeVito, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Hart, Dwight Schultz, Diedrich Bader, George Clooney, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Zoe Saldana, Anne Hathaway, John Goodman, Dane Cook, Charlie Day, Michael Keaton, Johnny Depp, Kristen Wiig, John Cleese, Nicolas Cage, Snoop Dogg, Jack Griffo, Mindy Kaling, Keegan Michael-Key, Jordan Peele, Drake Bell, Will Smith, Rob Zombie, T.J. Miller, Britney Spears, Kelsey Grammer, Halle Berry, Dennis Haysbert, Jon Hamm, Amy Adams, Max Charles, Chloë Grace Moretz, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans. The film centers in Crazy Dave time travelling to find his taco and eat it once again with the help of his plants and his new partner Penny, the time machine, and face new zombies from different times and find new plants for the Plant Herd.

The film was theatrically released on June 28, 2019 by DreamWorks Animation. It was a commercial success, grossing over $1.9 billion worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2019 surpassing The Lion King (live-action), and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.

Plot/Synopsis
One month after the events of the first film, where Crazy Dave and the plants defeated Dr. Zomboss and was arrested by the law, the zombies once again attack in the front yard with Zomboss officially released from jail, Crazy Dave and the plants must stop them again and later they are all defeated by the plants. He found a lunch taken by the last defeated zombie and there was a newly cooked taco with hot sauce. Crazy Dave ate his taco with hot sauce, and wanting to eat the taco again, he wants to time travel and calls Penny, a supercar that can time travel, for find and eat again his taco and they, along with the plants, start to time travel to find the taco. Unfortunately, they went back to Ancient Egypt, revealing that they time traveled 4500 years into the past.

Rest of the plot coming soon...

In the mid credits scene, Crazy Dave shows his three new plants: Sweet Pea, Chilly Pepper and Shamrock, to the other plants and they welcome them to the Plant Herd. Five years later, in the post credits scene, Crazy Dave was watching an episode of The Walking Dead that was broadcasting on Fox Channel while eating his taco meal and drinking Diet Coke at home, and was enjoying it until it was interrumpted by an urgent news about a zombie apocalypse in Suburbia caused by Dr. Zomboss, and Crazy Dave was very surprised about that! Then is cell phone rang and he picked up the call, and Burt told him through the cell phone that there's a zombie attack out there in the city of Suburbia. So Crazy Dave advertised the plants about the zombie attack in the city, they left home and went to his best friend's house.

Locations
In the game, the world order used to be AA>PS>WW>FF>DA>BWB>FC>LC>NMT>JM>MD, but it was changed from easiest to hardest in the 5.3 update. Here, unlike the game, it keeps the pre-5.3 world order during the events of the film.
 * Crazy Dave's house, Suburbia (2013) (present time in the film)
 * Ancient Egypt (2491 BC)
 * Pirate Seas (1679)
 * Wild West (1850)
 * Far Future (2323)
 * Dark Ages (948)
 * Big Wave Beach (1962)
 * Frostbite Caves (37991 BC)
 * Lost City (1913)
 * Neon Mixtape Tour (1984)
 * Jurassic Marsh (145000001 BC)
 * Time Twister (replacing Modern Day)

Cast
In the post credits scene, Burt from the discontinued Facebook tower defense videogame Plants vs. Zombies Adventures was voiced by Mick Wingert as a stand-in for Jack McBrayer in the third film.
 * Dan Aykroyd as Crazy Dave, the main protagonist of the film.
 * Jim Cummings as Crazy Dave's singing voice, except for "My Way", which is sung by Dan Aykroyd
 * Tara Strong as Penny the time machine. She is Crazy Dave's smart, serious and intelligent partner who speaks in a robotic voice. She is a 1959 Cadillac car modified into a RV with the ability of time traveling.
 * Steve Buscemi as Dr. Zomboss. He is the main antagonist of the film and the leader of the Zombie Herd.
 * Patrick Stewart as the Narrator

Plants
In the mid credits scene, three plants from Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, Sweet Pea, Chilly Pepper and Shamrock were voiced by Tara Strong, Phil LaMarr and Eric Bauza respectively as a stand-in for Anna Kendrick, Damon Wayans Jr. and Ed Helms in the third film.
 * Neil Patrick Harris as Peashooter. He is the leader of the Plant Herd, Sunflower's love interest, Wall-nut's best friend and Repeater's younger brother.
 * Harris also voices Threepeater, the right head of Split Pea, Pea Pod and the upper head of Pea-nut.
 * Anna Faris as Sunflower. She is Peashooter's love interest.
 * Faris also voices Twin Sunflower
 * Ryan Reynolds as Wall-Nut. He is Peashooter's best friend and Tall-nut's younger brother.
 * Reynolds also voices Infi-nut, a weaker walnut hologram who slowly restores himself his health after the zombies eat him, and the lower head of Pea-nut.
 * Tom Kenny as Potato Mine
 * Kenny also voices Stunion, Escape Root and Primitive Potato Mine, P.M.'s jurassic counterpart.
 * Jason Lee as Cabbage-pult.
 * Steve Carell as Bloomerang, a bloom flower plant with boomerangs for petals who can fire them to three targeted zombies twice. He is Bonk Choi's best friend.
 * Ken Jeong as Bonk Choy, a bok choy fighter who can punch zombies fast and knock-out them. He is Bloomerang's best friend.
 * Hayden Rolence as Iceberg Lettuce, a lettuce who can freeze zombies when he is in contact with them. He is the replacement for Ice-shroom.
 * Owen Wilson as Repeater. He is Peashooter's elder brother.
 * Keith Ferguson as Repeater's singing voice
 * Wilson also voices the left head of Split Pea.
 * Simon Pegg as Snow Pea
 * Bill Hader as Kernel-pult
 * Hader also voices Spore-shroom.
 * Stephen Root as Snapdragon, a dragon plant who can attack by spraying fire ahead of them, hitting multiple zombies at once with flames.
 * Root also voices Cold Snapdragon
 * Tony Hale as Spring Bean
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Spikeweed (vocal effects)
 * Baker also provides the vocal effects of Spikerock.
 * Terry Crews as Coconut Cannon, a coconut for a cannon who fires large coconuts for cannonballs that heavily damage zombies.
 * Dustin Hoffman as Squash
 * Fred Tatasciore as Squash's singing voice
 * Sean William Scott and Josh Peck as Cherry Bomb
 * Alan Tudyk as Chili Bean, a red bean who makes zombies faint and fart to death everytime they eat him.
 * J.K. Simmons as Torchwood
 * Hannibal Buress as Lightning Reed, an electric and eccentric reed who quickly deals light damage to multiple zombies at a time. He is Magnifying Grass' love interest and Electric Blueberry's closer friend.
 * Phil LaMarr as Lightning Reed's singing voice
 * Jim Carrey as Jalapeño. He is Doom-shroom's closer friend.
 * Nick Offerman as Melon-pult
 * Offerman also voices Winter Melon.
 * Hugh Jackman as Tall-nut. He is Wall-nut's older brother.
 * Conrad Vernon as Imitater
 * Brad Pitt as Laser Bean, a green bean who fires laser beams down the entire line he is in, dealing damage at all zombies at once. He is Citron's best friend.
 * Kari Wahlgren as Blover
 * Chris Pratt as Citron, a citrus who charges up his attack and gets larger. When recharged, he will shoot a powerful ball of plasma. He is Laser Bean's best friend.
 * Jace Norman as E.M.Peach, a peach who disables all robotic and zombies with machinery for a few seconds in a 3x3 area.
 * Nick Frost as Starfruit
 * Emma Stone as Magnifying Grass, a grass made out of glass who shoots energy bolts. She is Lightning Reed's love interest and Electric Blueberry's best friend.
 * Patton Oswalt as Tile Turnip. He is Rotobaga's closer friend.
 * Alecia Moore (Pink) as Hypno-shroom. She is Doom-shroom's love interest.
 * Freddie Highmore as Sun-shroom
 * Josh Gad as Puff-shroom
 * Ewan McGregor as Fume-shroom
 * James Arnold Taylor as Fume-shroom's singing voice
 * Seth MacFarlane as Sun Bean
 * Ben Affleck as Magnet-shroom
 * Idris Elba as Doom-shroom
 * Bill Nighy as Chomper.
 * Ryan Reynolds, Alan Tudyk and Patrick Warburton as Bowling Bulb, a trio of three onion bulbs who bounce between zombies, crossing lanes, similar to Wall-nut in Wall-nut Bowling.
 * Reynolds voices the aquamarine bulb, the weakest one.
 * Tudyk voices the blue bulb, the middle-strenght one.
 * Warburton voices the orange bulb, the strongest one.
 * Will Arnett as Homing Thistle, a grumpy thistle who attacks shooting spikes to zombies near to Crazy Dave's house.
 * Dwight Schultz as Guacodile, a guacamole who shoots guacamole seeds at zombies and run away everytime he is in contact with other zombie.
 * Kevin Hart as Banana Launcher, a dumb but intelligent banana who fires explosive bananas to zombies at targeted areas.
 * George Clooney as Hurrikale, a kale who chills and pushes all zombies in his lane back up to approximately 5 tiles.
 * Grey DeLisle-Griffin as:
 * Hot Potato
 * Toadstoll
 * Stallia
 * Willem Dafoe as Pepper-pult, a grumpy bell pepper who throws flaming peppers that deal splash damage at zombies.
 * Bruce Willis as Chard Guard, a grumpy chard who hurls all zombies directly in front of him back a certain distance. However, he can do this action three times, losing one leaf each time. After exhausting his leaves, he becomes a defensive plant and slowly grows new leaves.
 * Zoe Saldana as Fire Peashooter, a Peashooter plant who throws flaming peas. She is Snow Pea's love interest.
 * Anne Hathaway as Rotobaga, a rutabaga who attacks by projecting rutabagas in four different directions whenever a zombie is in her line of fire, also she is able to fly unlike many other plants since her leaves serve as the rotors of a helicopter. She is Tile Turnip's closer friend.
 * Gary Anthony Williams as Lava Guava
 * Dane Cook as Red Stinger, a torch ginger flower who can fire petals at zombies when close to Dave's house and becomes more defensive further from here. He is A.K.E.E.'s best friend and Endurian's closer friend.
 * Charlie Day as A.K.E.E. (acronym for Autonomous Katapulting Ejectomatic Emitter), an ackee who can fire seed bullets that bounce from zombie to zombie in his lane. He is Red Stinger's best friend and Endurian's closer friend.
 * Michael Keaton as Endurian, a durian who is also a defensive plant like Wall-nut, but he also uses his spikes to damage zombies that are trying to eat him. He is Red Stinger's closer friend along with A.K.E.E.
 * Tara Strong as:
 * Gold Leaf
 * Perfume-shroom
 * Jane Lynch as Cactus
 * Snoop Dogg as Phat Beet, a phat who loves listening to music and attacks sending shockwaves to zombies that deal damage at them in a 3x3 line.
 * Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele as Celery Stalker, a celery duo who hides underground and waits until a zombie passes over it. At that point, he resurfaces and quickly attacks the zombie from behind
 * Key voices the large celery, who attacks the zombies from behind.
 * Peele voices the short celery, who shields himself to waste the other zombies' time.
 * Jack Griffo as Thyme Warp, a thyme who returns all zombies to their start line and restores their health.
 * Mindy Kaling as Electric Blueberry, a distracted but responsible blueberry who can create a thundercloud that targets a zombie and electrocutes it with a blast of lightning damage. Her thundercloud has a 55% chance to target a normal zombie, 40% clance to target a unique zombie and 5% chance to target a Gargantuar. She is Magnifying Glass' best friend and Lightning Reed's close friend.
 * Jack Black as Garlic
 * Drake Bell as Intensive Carrot, a careful carrot who brings defeated plants back to life.
 * Kelsey Grammer as Primitive Peashooter, an ancient Peashooter who can shoot stunning and rocky peas that push back zombies by a tile. He is Peashooter's primitive version, Primitive Wall-nut's best friend and Primitive Sunflower's husband.
 * Dennis Haysbert as Primitive Wall-nut, an ancient walnut who is much stronger than the other defensive plants and stands three Gargantuar smashed. He is Wall-nut's primitive version and Primitive Peashooter's best friend.
 * Josh Peck as Grapeshot, a pair of grapes who explode in a 3x3 area like Cherry Bomb and leaves some bouncing grapes ricocheting up over five times in a similar manner to Bowling Bulb's projectiles.
 * Halle Berry as Primitive Sunflower, an ancient sunflower who produces bigger suns than her normal version. She is Sunflower's primitive version and Primitive Peashooter's wife.
 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Shrinking Violet, a tiny purple flower who shrinks zombies in a 3x3 area.
 * Amy Adams as Moonflower, a blue morning glory who powers herself and up to eight shadow plants and serves as a sun-producing plant. She is the first leader and queen of the Shadow Family, Nightshade's wife and Sunflower's close friend and former rival.
 * Jon Hamm as Nightshade, a solanaceae who slaps any zombies with his leaves but can only do this three times and can only do so at a close range and slowly grows new leaves. When powered by Moonflower, he will fire his leaves at any zombies three times and recharges his leaves a little bit faster after losing all of them. He is the second leader and king of the Shadow Family, Moonflower's husband and Peashooter's close friend and former rival.
 * Max Charles as Shadow-shroom, a poisonous mushroom that makes the zombies poison everytime they eat him. When powered by Moonflower, he will throw poison at the zombies that deal toxic damage and can only do so at a close range. He is a member of the Shadow Family.
 * Scarlett Johansson as Dusk Lobber, a cactus-like plant who lobs explosive buds at zombies in her lane. When powered by Moonflower, she lobs buds into the lanes next to her in a similar manner to Threepeater. She is a member of the Shadow Family and Grimrose's girlfriend.
 * Chris Evans as Grimrose, an evening primrose whose ability is to immobilize the targeted zombie and take it underground to its death, but he can do this once as he hides himself and disappear. When powered by Moonflower, he does the same process but three times. He is a member of the Shadow Family and Dusk Lobber's boyfriend.

Zombies

 * Conrad Vernon as:
 * Basic Zombie
 * Flag Zombie
 * Conehead Zombie
 * Buckethead Zombie
 * Backup Dancer Zombie
 * Balloon Zombie
 * Prospector Zombie
 * Beach Flag Zombie
 * Cave Zombie
 * Cave Flag Zombie
 * Cave Conehead Zombie
 * Cave Buckethead Zombie
 * Blockhead Zombie
 * Adventurer Zombie
 * Flag Adventurer Zombie
 * Conehead Adventurer
 * Buckethead Adventurer
 * Jurassic Zombie
 * Jurassic Flag Zombie
 * Jurassic Conehead
 * Jurassic Buckethead
 * Amberhead Zombie
 * Megazombot World Transformer
 * Chris Miller as:
 * Mummy Zombie
 * Flag Mummy Zombie
 * Conehead Mummy
 * Buckethead Mummy
 * Camel Zombies
 * Pirate Zombie
 * Flag Pirate Zombie
 * Conehead Pirate
 * Buckethead Pirate
 * Cowboy Zombie
 * Flag Cowboy Zombie
 * Conehead Cowboy
 * Buckethead Cowboy
 * Lost Pilot Zombie
 * Alec Baldwin as Gargantuar
 * Baldwin also voices Hair Metal Gargantuar
 * Jonah Hill as Imp
 * Hill also voices Yeti Imp, Impunk and Super-Fan Imp.
 * Jim Cummings as:
 * Mummified Gargantuar
 * Cowboy Gargantuar
 * Eric Bauza as
 * Imp Mummy
 * Imp Pirate
 * Bull Rider Imp
 * Bug Bot Imp
 * Imp Monk
 * Imp Mermaid
 * Lost City Imp
 * Imp Porter
 * James Patrick Stuart as:
 * Ra Zombie
 * Tomb Raiser Zombie
 * Swashbuckler Zombie
 * John DiMaggio as:
 * Explorer Zombie
 * Hunter Zombie
 * Excavator Zombie
 * Jess Harnell as Pharaoh Zombie
 * Christopher Knights as:
 * Seagull Zombie
 * Snorkel Zombie
 * Frank Welker provides the noises of Zombie Seagull and Zombie Chicken.
 * Dan Fogler as Barrell Roller Zombie
 * Geoffrey Rush as Pirate Captain Zombie
 * Frank Welker as Zombie Parrot
 * Brad Garrett as:
 * Gargantuar Pirate
 * Gargantuar Prime
 * Jurassic Gargantuar
 * Maurice LaMarche as Pianist Zombie
 * Alan Tudyk as Poncho Zombie
 * Mick Wingert as Chicken Wrangler Zombie
 * Dee Bradley Baker provides the sounds and noises of:
 * Zombie Bull
 * Ice Weasel
 * Zombie Dragonfly


 * Stephen Kearin as:
 * Future Zombie
 * Future Flag Zombie
 * Future Conehead Zombie
 * Future Buckethead Zombie
 * Jetpack Zombie
 * 8-Bit Zombie
 * 8-Bit Conehead Zombie
 * 8-Bit Buckethead Zombie


 * Mike Mitchell as Robo-Cone Zombie


 * Nolan North as Shield Zombie
 * North also voices Mecha-Football Zombie


 * Tom McGrath as:
 * Peasant Zombie
 * Peasant Flag Zombie
 * Conehead Peasant
 * Buckethead Peasant
 * Knight Zombie
 * Seth MacFarlane as Jester Zombie
 * Ian McKellen as Wizard Zombie
 * Maurice LaMarche provides Sheep Zombie's noises.
 * Danny DeVito as King Zombie Zombie
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Dark Thief Gargantuar
 * Tom Kenny as:
 * Announcer Imp
 * Dodo Rider Imp
 * Jurassic Imp
 * Roger Craig Smith as:
 * Pompadour Zombie
 * Conehead Pompadour
 * Buckethead Pompadour
 * Surfer Zombie
 * Neon Zombie
 * Neon Flag Zombie
 * Neon Conehead
 * Neon Buckethead
 * Lexi Medrano as:
 * Bikini Zombie
 * Bikini Conehead
 * Bikini Buckethead
 * Fred Tatasciore as Octo Zombie
 * Tatasciore also provides Zombie Octopus' grumbles and gibberish.
 * Diedrich Bader as Deep Sea Gargantuar
 * Walt Dohrn as Fisherman Zombie
 * Clancy Brown as Zombie Yeti
 * Jeff Bennett as Zombie Dodo
 * Patrick Warburton as Troglobite
 * Warburton also voices Jurassic Bully
 * John Goodman as Sloth Gargantuar, a woolly Gargantuar with ground sloth coat who throws three Yeti Imps everytime he suffers damage.
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Weasel Hoarder
 * Kristen Wiig as Parasol Zombie
 * John Cleese as Turqoise Skull Zombie
 * Johnny Depp as Relic Hunter Zombie
 * Nicolas Cage as Porter Gargantuar
 * Will Smith as MC Zom-B
 * Rob Zombie as Punk Zombie
 * Greg Cipes as Breakdancer Zombie
 * Britney Spears as Glitter Zombie
 * T.J. Miller as Boombox Zombie
 * Ed O'Neill as Newspaper Zombie
 * Will Arnett as All-Star Zombie. He is Super-Fan Imp's idol.
 * Arnett also voices Arcader Zombie.
 * Will Ferrell as Disco Zombie
 * Ferrell also voices Disco-tron 3000 and Disco Jetpack Zombie.


 * Wayne Knight as Digger Zombie

Bosses

 * Zombot Sphinx-inator (Ancient Egypt)
 * Zombot Plank Walker (Pirate Seas)
 * Zombot War Wagon (Wild West)
 * Zombot Tomorrow-tron (Far Future)
 * Zombot Dark Dragon (Dark Ages)
 * Zombot Sharktronic Sub (Big Wave Beach)
 * Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC (Frostbite Caves)
 * Zombot Aerostatic Gondola (Lost City)
 * Zombot Multi-stage Masher (Neon Mixtape Tour)
 * Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur (Jurassic Marsh)
 * Megazombot World Transformer (Time Twister) (It is an all-new Zombot from Time Twister that mixes the 10 previous Zombots)

Release
The film was theatrically released in USA on June 28, 2019.

Marketing

 * The film's teaser trailer debuted on July 13, 2018, and was shown in front of screenings of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation and Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
 * A first trailer debuted on September 28, 2018, and was shown in front of screenings of Smallfoot, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Grinch and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
 * A second trailer debuted on December 14, 2018, and was shown in front of screenings of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.
 * A third teaser trailer debuted on February 22, 2019, and was shown in front of screenings of How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World, Captain Marvel and Wonder Park.
 * The final trailer debuted on April 26, 2019, and was shown in front of screenings of Avengers: Endgame, UglyDolls, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Aladdin, The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Toy Story 4.
 * Eleven individual TV spots for Crazy Dave, Peashooter, Sunflower, Dr. Zomboss, Wall-nut, Snow Pea, Starfruit, Gargantuar, Bloomerang, Bonk Choy and All-Star Zombie were released between May 10 and 24, 2019.

Home media
The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time was released on Digital HD on September 10, 2019, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 24, 2019, from the first day of the release to March 2020 it became the most sold DVD on the market. The Wal-Mart exclusive Blu-Ray + DVD Combo release has nine individual plushies featuring Crazy Dave, Peashooter, Sunflower, Wall-nut, Dr. Zomboss, Browncoat Zombie, Gargantuar (with Imp), Bonk Choy and Coconut Cannon. Since November 2019, the film is available on Netflix, and it became the most watched film from November 2019 to June 2020.

Critical response
Critical response aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 55% based on 174 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time has a little bit cliched story in general and some references to famous films, but apart of that, it uses the concept of time travelling through different historical moments in a charming way with suitable plants and zombies for each world". Metacritic gives the film scored a 57/100. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film was released on June 25, 2019 and was composed by Hans Zimmer.

Original Soundtrack

 * 1) A New Adventure Begins (from The Plants vs. Zombies Movie)
 * 2) Back to the Future Theme Song
 * 3) A Report from Zomboss
 * 4) Ancient Egypt (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwaves and Final Wave)
 * 5) Dr. Zomboss Arrives Again
 * 6) Ultimate Battle (Ancient Egypt)
 * 7) Pirate Seas (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 8) Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song
 * 9) Ultimate Battle (Pirate Seas)
 * 10) Wild West (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 11) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme Song
 * 12) Pianist Zombie's Theme Song (includes SFX of Pianist Zombie's piano being destroyed as the ending line for the score)
 * 13) Zomboss' Lair
 * 14) The Big Chase
 * 15) Ultimate Battle (Wild West)
 * 16) Far Future (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 17) Ultimate Battle (Far Future)
 * 18) Dark Ages (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 19) Ultimate Battle (Dark Ages)
 * 20) Big Wave Beach (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 21) Peashooter looks for a Hawaiian Flower to bring it to Sunflower
 * 22) Jaws Theme Song
 * 23) Frostbite Caves (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 24) Migration (from Ice Age)
 * 25) Campfire Stories (from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs)
 * 26) Seeing the Stars
 * 27) The Dodo March (from Ice Age)
 * 28) The Waterpark (from Ice Age: The Meltdown)
 * 29) Ultimate Battle (Frostbite Caves)
 * 30) Lost City (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 31) Indiana Jones Theme Song
 * 32) Another Campfire Night
 * 33) The Misery Jungle
 * 34) Ultimate Battle (Lost City)
 * 35) Neon Mixtape Tour
 * 36) Breakdancing Challenge
 * 37) Plants vs. Zombies Theme Song (8-bit Remix)
 * 38) Jurassic Park Theme Song
 * 39) Jurassic Marsh (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 40) Smash and Grab (feat. USC Marching Band) (from The Croods)
 * 41) Afternoon in the Dino Paradise
 * 42) Primitive Peashooter tells the Origin of the Plants
 * 43) Zomboss' Time Twister Project Presentation
 * 44) Midnight Snack/What was that Noise?
 * 45) A Huge Dinosaur Stampede is Approaching
 * 46) Ultimate Battle (Jurassic Marsh)
 * 47) Time Twister
 * 48) The Shadow Family
 * 49) Zomboss' New Report for his Time Twister Project
 * 50) Modern Day (complete version: it mixes Choose Your Seeds, First Wave, Midwave A, Midwave B and Final Wave)
 * 51) Loonboon (Plants vs. Zombies 2 Remix)
 * 52) Ultimate Battle (from The Plants vs. Zombies Movie)
 * 53) Megazombot World Transformer's Introduction/Final Battle
 * 54) Penny's Greetings
 * 55) Zomboss' Next Demonic Plan

Music

 * 1) Wabby Wabbo - Cray-Z
 * 2) We Are Number One - sung by Steve Buscemi (Dr. Zomboss) (original version from LazyTown sung by Robbie Rotten)
 * 3) Horticulture Teamwork - sung by Jim Cummings (Crazy Dave), Tara Strong (Penny), Neil Patrick Harris (Peashooter), Anna Faris (Sunflower) Ryan Reynolds (Wall-nut), Tom Kenny (Potato Mine), Jason Lee (Cabbage-pult), Steve Carell (Bloomerang) and Ken Jeong (Bonk Choi)
 * 4) Master of the Seas (Zomboss' Sea Shanty) - sung by Steve Buscemi (Dr. Zomboss), Geoffrey Rush (Pirate Captain Zombie), Brad Garrett (Gargantuar Pirate), Eric Bauza (Pirate Imp) and Dan Fogler (Barrell Roller Zombie), and a few sung by Stephen Root (Snapdragon), Tony Hale (Spring Bean) and Terry Crews (Coconut Cannon) (original version from Ice Age: Continental Drift sung by Captain Gutt, Shira, Flynn, Squint, Gupta, Raz, Silas, Manny, Sid and Diego)
 * 5) Kung Fu Fighting - Bus Stop version feat. Carl Douglas
 * 6) Copacabana (At the Copa) - Barry Manilow
 * 7) Heroes, Villains, Plants and Zombies - sung by Jim Cummings (Crazy Dave), Steve Buscemi (Dr. Zomboss), Neil Patrick Harris (Peashooter), Keith Ferguson (Repeater), Ryan Reynolds (Wall-nut), Jim Carrey (Jalapeño), Steve Carell (Bloomerang), Ken Jeong (Bonk Choy), Fred Tatasciore (Squash), J.K. Simmons (Torchwood), Jim Cummings (Cowboy Gargantuar), Eric Bauza (Bull Rider Imp), Maurice LaMarche (Pianist Zombie), Alan Tudyk (Poncho Zombie) and chorus (zombies from Wild West)
 * 8) Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
 * 9) Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
 * 10) Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory
 * 11) Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
 * 12) Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
 * 13) Bad - Michael Jackson
 * 14) Back in Black - AC/DC
 * 15) Low Rider - War
 * 16) Love Never Felt So Good - Michael Jackson (2013 new version) (Peashooter and Sunflower's love song)
 * 17) Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
 * 18) I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
 * 19) In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
 * 20) Shingalín en Panamá - Orquesta Los Embajadores
 * 21) Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba) - Pitbull
 * 22) A Little Less Conversation (Junkie XL Remix) - Elvis Presley
 * 23) Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
 * 24) Under Pressure - Queen
 * 25) Sh-Boom - The Chords
 * 26) My Way (Crazy Dave's taco missing song) - sung by Dan Aykroyd (originally sung by Frank Sinatra)
 * 27) Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * 28) Fireball - Pitbull feat. John Ryan
 * 29) Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses
 * 30) Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
 * 31) Horticulture Teamwork (reprise) - sung by Jim Cummings (Crazy Dave), Tara Strong (Penny), Neil Patrick Harris (Peashooter), Anna Faris (Sunflower), Ryan Reynolds (Wall-nut), Tom Kenny (Potato Mine), Jason Lee (Cabbage-pult), Jim Carrey (Jalapeño), Steve Carell (Bloomerang), Fred Tatasciore (Squash), J.K. Simmons (Torchwood), Ken Jeong (Bonk Choy), Brad Pitt (Laser Bean), Chris Pratt (Citron), Bruce Willis (Chard Guard), Simon Pegg (Snow Pea), Nick Frost (Starfruit), James Arnold Taylor (Fume-shroom), Hugh Jackman (Tall-nut), Idris Elba (Doom-shroom), Pink (Hypno-shroom), Dane Cook (Red Stinger), Bill Hader (Kernel-pult), Charlie Day (A.K.E.E.), Stephen Root (Snapdragon), Terry Crews (Coconut Cannon) and Phil LaMarr (Lightning Reed)
 * 32) Fire - U2 (Punk Zombie's theme song)
 * 33) Like a Virgin - Maddona (Glitter Zombie's theme song)
 * 34) Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot (MC Zom-B's theme song)
 * 35) Don't Stop the Party - Pitbull feat. TJR
 * 36) Like a Boss - The Lonely Island
 * 37) You Gotta Move - Aerosmith (Hair Metal Gargantuar's theme song)
 * 38) Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
 * 39) Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol
 * 40) You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
 * 41) In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel (Boombox Zombie's theme song)
 * 42) Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
 * 43) 24K Magic - Bruno Mars
 * 44) X Gon' Give It to Ya - DMX
 * 45) We Will Rock You - Queen
 * 46) We Are the Champions - Queen
 * 47) Walk the Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)
 * 48) Bamboléo - Gypsy Kings
 * 49) Heroes, Villains, Plants and Zombies (reprise) - sung by Jim Cummings (Crazy Dave), Steve Buscemi (Dr. Zomboss), Neil Patrick Harris (Peashooter), Keith Ferguson (Repeater), Ryan Reynolds (Wall-nut), Jim Carrey (Jalapeño), Steve Carell (Bloomerang), Hugh Jackman (Tall-nut), Simon Pegg (Snow Pea), Nick Frost (Starfruit), Bill Hader (Kernel-pult), Brad Pitt (Laser Bean), Chris Pratt (Citron), Snoop Dogg (Phat Beet), Jack Black (Garlic), Ken Jeong (Bonk Choy), Terry Crews (Coconut Cannon), Bruce Willis (Chard Guard), George Clooney (Hurrikale), Willem Dafoe (Pepper-pult), Idris Elba (Doom-shroom), Kelsey Grammer (Primitive Peashooter), Dennis Haysbert (Primitive Wall-nut), J.K. Simmons (Torchwood), Ed O'Neill (Newspaper Zombie), Will Ferrell (Disco Zombie), Will Arnett (All-Star Zombie), Patrick Warburton (Troglobite), Dan Fogler (Barrell Roller Zombie), Maurice LaMarche (Pianist Zombie), Alec Baldwin (Hair Metal Gargantuar), Jonah Hill (Impunk) and chorus (zombies from different worlds)
 * 50) Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb (Disco Zombie's theme song)
 * 51) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
 * 52) Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
 * 53) Macarena - Los del Río
 * 54) Livin' la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
 * 55) Zombie Time - Will Smith feat. DJ Khaled

Sequel
On November 1, 2019, four months and four days after the premiere of The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg officially confirmed that there was going to be a third Plants vs. Zombies film scheduled for a spring 2022 release, bringing the film series to be a trilogy. Five months later, on April 2020, the production was shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Later, on January 5, 2022, Katzenberg confirmed that the production was officially restored and the filmmakers started producing the film. On March 9, 2022, Katzenberg confirmed that Mike Mitchell will be the director of the film, Chris Meledandri will be the producer of the film with Rebecca Huntley being the co-producer, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will be the screenplayers, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger will be the writers for the story and Nick Fletcher will be the editor. On June 2022, the writers had been started writing the full transcript for the film and brainstorming ideas for it. Three months later, on September 2022, DreamWorks Animation announced that MCU Spider-Man co-stars Tom Holland and Zendaya and Ghostbusters co-star Bill Murray had joined the cast of the film, while Dan Aykroyd and Steve Buscemi revealed the story, which follows Crazy Dave teaming up with his nephews Nate Timely and Patrice Blazing, his best friend and the other neighbors he knows to survive a zombie apocalypse in Suburbia and they must stop Dr. Zomboss before he rules Earth and make people to be zombies permanently. A few weeks later, on December 15, 2022, it was confirmed that Bryce Dallas Howard, Jack McBrayer, Angela Bassett, Tom Hanks, Paul Bettany, John Ratzenberger and Dick Van Dyke had joined the cast. A day after this announcment, DreamWorks Animation revealed the film's official title, The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 3: Suburban Apocalypse.

On March 15, 2023, Michael Giacchino was confirmed to compose the score for The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 3: Suburban Apocalypse, replacing Hans Zimmer from the first two films. On May 5, 2023, it was confirmed that Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was originally cast as the voice of Chard Guard in The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time, finally had joined the cast to replace the now retired Bruce Willis as the brawling chard plant from the second film; a day later, Schwarzenegger confirmed that he had taken Bruce Willis' place because he had revealed on April of last year that Willis had been retired from acting due to health problems.

Differences from the game

 * Modern Day is the only area that does not exist in this film, instead being replaced by Time Twister, with a totally new Zombot that mixes every Zombot from different worlds visited during the film named Megazombot World Transformer. Surely it's because, according to the DVD commentary, the producers and directors of the film said that they thought Modern Day is considered one huge wasted potential, with the "bosses" being just harder versions of the other ten bosses in the game and became a scrapped area in the film.
 * In the game, Starfruit is a limited-time premium plant since the 7.9.3 update. Here, unlike the game, he is a world obtainable plant.
 * In the game, Marigold returns from the first game as a Zen Garden-exclusive plant. But here, unlike the game, she does not return from the first film.
 * In both versions of the game, Doom-shroom does not return from the first game. Here, he returns from the first film with Idris Elba reprising his role as him.
 * In the chinese version of the game, Digger Zombie returns from the first game, but not in the international version. Here, he returns from the first film with Wayne Knight reprising his role as him.
 * Here, the premium plants (Snow Pea, Power Lily, Squash, Torchwood, Jalapeño, Imitater, Starfruit, Hypno-shroom, Pea-nut, Chomper, Homing Thistle, Hurrikale, Fire Peashooter, Lava Guava, Toadstoll, Cactus, Electric Blueberry, Grapeshot, Cold Snapdragon, Shrinking Violet and Escape Root) appear to be world-obtainable plants.
 * Limited time plants (Pumpkin, Explode-O-Nut, Ghost Pepper, Sweet Potato, Sap Fling, Dandelion, Strawburst, Jack O' Lantern and Blooming Heart), homeless plants (starting with Gold Bloom) and power mints are the only plants from Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time that do not appear in the film because, according to the DVD commentary, the producers and directors said that those plants were scrapped from the film because said plants would not fit very well in the movie as supporting characters and found them useless characters, especially the power mints.
 * In the game, the primitive versions of Peashooter, Sunflower, Wall-nut and Potato Mine are called Primal plants. Here, they are called Primitive plants.

Trivia (production)

 * One week after the premiere of the first film in the United States, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that there was going to be a sequel for the film based on Plants vs. Zombies 2, sequel of the award-winning videogame, and was scheduled for a 2018 release.
 * The production for this sequel has been going on since the ending of 2016 and ended closer to the beginning of 2019.
 * The writing of the script for this sequel has been going on since middle 2017 and ended closer to the ending of 2018.
 * On September 2016, it was announced that The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time was scheduled for general release on October 26, 2018, but it was rescheduled to March 8, 2019 because the filmmakers needed more time to produce the sequel. Later on December 2017, the film was rescheduled to June 7, 2019 to avoid competition with Captain Marvel (2019). Finally on April 2018, three months before the release of the Teaser Trailer, the film was finally rescheduled to June 28, 2019 to avoid competition with The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019).
 * Marigold was originally planned to return from the first film, with her voice actress Alison Brie reprising her role as her. But she became a scrapped character, despite making an appearance in the teaser poster along with Crazy Dave and the plants. The reason why this character was scrapped from the film was that the filmmakers thought that this plant was in the game only to appear to be a Zen Garden exclusive plant and as a cameo for the loading screen instead of being planted in-game.
 * Benjamin Bratt was considered for the role of Torch Zombie.
 * Hugo Weaving was considered for the roles of Snapdragon and Cold Snapdragon.
 * Before Terry Crews was cast as the voice of Coconut Cannon, Danny McBride, Don Cheadle, Jamie Foxx and Timothy Olyphant were on the list by DreamWorks to play the part.
 * Ludacris was originally cast as the voice of Lightning Reed, but his voice sounded too eccentric for his role and finally Hannibal Buress took over.
 * Zach Galifianakis was considered for the role of Jester Zombie.
 * Mel Brooks was considered for the role of King Zombie.
 * Djimon Hounsou was considered for the role of Dark Ages Gargantuar.
 * Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally cast as the voice of Chard Guard.
 * Before Kelsey Grammer was cast as the voice of Primitive Peashooter, Bryan Cranston, Denis Leary, Gary Oldman and Mel Gibson were on the list by DreamWorks to play the part.
 * Cedric the Entertainer was originally cast as the voice of Primitive Wall-nut, but his voice sounded too comedic for his role and finally Dennis Haysbert took over. According to a interview with Cedric the Entertainer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he told that his voice role as Primitive Wall-nut from The Plants vs. Zombies Movie 2: It's About Time would be similar to Maurice from the Madagascar franchise and Leadbotton from Disney's Planes.
 * During casting for the film, Amy Poehler was originally cast as the voice of Moonflower, but her voice did not fit very well to her role and finally Amy Adams took over.
 * Kongfu World, the chinese version exclusive world for Plants vs. Zombies 2, was originally planned to appear in this film, but it also became a scrapped area. Besides, some of the considered actors were casted to voice the following plants and zombies characters:
 * Jackie Chan as Resistant Radish
 * Benedict Wong as Fire Gourd
 * Lucy Liu as Heavenly Peach
 * Keanu Reeves as Bamboo Shoot
 * Conrad Vernon as:
 * Kongfu Zombie
 * Flag Kongfu Zombie
 * Conehead Kongfu Zombie
 * Buckethead Kongfu Zombie
 * Peter Dinklage as Hammer Zombie
 * James Patrick Stuart as:
 * Monk Zombie
 * Flag Monk Zombie
 * Conehead Monk Zombie
 * Buckethead Monk Zombie
 * Nolan North as:
 * Torch Kongfu Zombie
 * Gong Zombie
 * Exploding Zombie
 * Keone Young as Qigong Zombie
 * Roger Craig Smith as:
 * Drinking Zombie
 * Torch Monk Zombie
 * Nunchaku Zombie
 * Andy Serkis as Drinking Monk Zombie
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Swordsman Zombie
 * Eric Bauza as Imp Monk
 * John DiMaggio as Han Bronze
 * Jim Cummings as Xiake Bronze
 * Maurice LaMarche as Qigong Bronze
 * Ben Kingsley as Blade-Wielding Hero


 * Some of the limited time plants were originally planned to appear in this film, but they also became scrapped characters until a possible third Plants vs. Zombies film. Besides, the following voice actors were casted to voice some of the following seasonal plants:
 * Ryan Reynolds as Explode-O-Nut
 * Kelly Clarkson as Missile Toe
 * Jason Segel as Sap-fling
 * Megan Fox as Blooming Heart
 * Seth Green as Dandelion
 * Jim Broadbent as Jack O'Lantern
 * Kenan Thompson as Strawburst
 * Don Cheadle as Hot Date
 * Christina Hendricks as Sweet Potato
 * Jillian Bell as Ghost Pepper
 * Rob Paulsen as Holly Barrier
 * James McAvoy as Parsnip
 * Roger Craig Smith as Caulipower
 * Kathryn Hahn as Witch Hazel
 * Pumpkin is voiceless

Trivia

 * It is the longest-length DreamWorks Animation film so far.
 * It is the seventeenth DreamWorks Animation film to be filmed in 2.35:1 aspect ratio after Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train your Dragon, Shrek Forever After, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, The Croods, Turbo, How to Train your Dragon 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3, The Plants vs. Zombies Movie, Trolls, The Boss Baby and How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World.
 * It is the sixteenth animated sequel to be filmed in 2.35:1 aspect ratio after Rugrats Go Wild, Shrek Forever After, Kung Fu Panda 2, Cars 2, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Rio 2, How to Train your Dragon 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, Ice Age: Collision Course, Cars 3, Despicable Me 3, Incredibles 2, Ralph Breaks the Internet, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World and Toy Story 4.
 * Scaredy-shroom, Ice-shroom, Sea-shroom, Pumpkin, Coffee Bean, Umbrella Leaf, Marigold, Gatling Pea, Gloom-shroom, Cattail, Cob Cannon and Explode-O-Nut are the only plants that do not return from the first film.
 * Lily Pad is the only plant that does not speak a single word during the film.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Amy Adams.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Anne Hathaway.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Brad Garrett.
 * This is the third DreamWorks Animation film to star Brad Pitt, the first two being Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) and Megamind (2010).
 * This is the second and last DreamWorks Animation film to star Bruce Willis before his retirement from acting on 2022, the first being Over the Hedge (2006).
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Charlie Day.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Chris Pratt.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Danny DeVito.
 * This is the fourth DreamWorks Animation film to star Dennis Haysbert, the first two being Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014).
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Dwight Schultz.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Geoffrey Rush.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star George Clooney.
 * This is the second DreamWorks Animation film to star John Goodman, the first being Bee Movie (2007).
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Johnny Depp.
 * This is the third DreamWorks Animation film to star Ken Jeong, the first two being Turbo (2013) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014).
 * This is the second DreamWorks Animation film to star Kevin Hart, the first being Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017).
 * This is the second DreamWorks Animation film to star Ian McKellen, the first being Flushed Away (2006).
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Kelsey Grammer.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Michael Keaton.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Mindy Kaling.
 * This is the third DreamWorks Animation film to star Patrick Warburton, the first two being Bee Movie (2007) and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Rob Zombie.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Seth MacFarlane.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Scarlett Johansson.
 * This is the second DreamWorks Animation film to star Steve Carell, the first being Over the Hedge (2006).
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Terry Crews.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Tony Hale.
 * This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to star Willem Dafoe.
 * Endurian is the fourth animated character to be voiced by Michael Keaton, the first three being Chick Hicks in Cars (2006), Ken in Toy Story 3 and Walter Nelson in Minions (2015).
 * This is the third animated film to co-star Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele together, the first two being Storks (2016) and Toy Story 4, which came out the same year.
 * Moonflower is the second computer-animated character to be voiced by Amy Adams, the first being Polly in Disney's Underdog (2007).
 * Nightshade is the third animated characted to be voiced by Jon Hamm, the first two being Brogan the ogre in Shrek Forever After (2010) and Herb Overkill in Minions (2015).
 * Relic Hunter Zombie is the first and only villainous animated character to be voiced by Johnny Depp.
 * It is the second DreamWorks Animation movie to be released on 2019, after How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World.
 * It is the third animated movie to be released on June 2019 after The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Toy Story 4.
 * Bruce Willis and Steve Carell previously appeared in Over the Hedge (2006), another DreamWorks Animation film.
 * Cedric the Entertainer, Stephen Root, Jack Black, Diedrich Bader and Alan Tudyk previously appeared in Ice Age (2002).
 * Steve Buscemi and Patrick Warburton previously appeared in Home on the Range (2004).
 * This is the third film to co-star Brad Garrett and Will Arnett together after Ratatouille (2007) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
 * This is the third film to co-star John Goodman and Steve Buscemi after Monsters, Inc. (2001), Monsters University (2013) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).
 * This is the third film to co-star John Goodman and Patrick Warburton after The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Kronk's New Groove (2005) and Bee Movie (2007).
 * This is the fourth film to co-star Patrick Stewart and Patrick Warburton after Chicken Little (2005) and the two Ted films (2012-2015).
 * Owen Wilson and Michael Keaton previously appeared in Cars (2006).
 * Ian McKellen and Bill Nighy previously appeared in Flushed Away (2006).
 * Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt previously appeared in Megamind (2010), another DreamWorks Animation film.
 * Jack Black and Jackie Chan previously co-starred in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008-current).
 * Jon Hamm and Jane Lynch previously appeared in Shrek Forever After (2010).
 * Steve Carell, John Goodman and Jonah Hill previously appeared in Evan Almighty (2007).
 * Jon Hamm and Michael Keaton previously appeared in Minions (2015).
 * Brad Garrett and Geoffrey Rush previously appeared in Finding Nemo (2003).
 * Hayden Rolence and Ed O'Neill previously co-starred in Finding Dory (2016).
 * Greg Cipes and Patrick Warburton previously appeared in The Wild (2006).
 * Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling previously appeared in Inside Out (2015).
 * Steve Carell and Will Arnett previously appeared in Despicable Me (2010).
 * Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway previously appeared in Get Smart (2008).
 * Kelsey Grammer and Wayne Knight previously appeared in Toy Story 2 (1999).
 * Alec Baldwin and Scarlett Johansson previously appeared in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).
 * Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry previously appeared in Robots (2005).
 * Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry and Kelsey Grammer previously appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
 * Ewan McGregor and John Cleese previously appeared in Valiant (2005).
 * Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway previously appeared in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
 * Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush previously co-starred in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003-current).
 * Dan Fogler and Johnny Depp previously appeared in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), which came out seven months before than this film.
 * Freddie Highmore and Johnny Depp previously appeared in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
 * Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds previously appeared in The Croods (2013).
 * Ryan Reynolds and Snoop Dogg previously appeared in Turbo (2013).
 * Alecia Moore and Brad Pitt previously appeared in Happy Feet 2 (2011).
 * Jason Lee and Amy Adams previously appeared in Underdog (2007).
 * Dustin Hoffman and Snoop Dogg previously appeared in Racing Stripes (2005).
 * Chris Pratt, Will Arnett and Charlie Day previously co-starred in the two LEGO films (2014-2019).
 * Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana previously co-starred in the Guardians of the Galaxy films (2014-present).
 * Alec Baldwin and Michael Keaton previously appeared in Beetlejuice (1988).
 * Halle Berry and John Cleese previously appeared in Die Another Day (2002).
 * It is the second 2019 animated film to feature the song Holding Out For a Hero after The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and the second DreamWorks Animation film to feature said song after Shrek 2 (2004).
 * It is the third animated film to feature the song Shake Your Groove Thing, the first two being An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) and Shrek Forever After (2010).
 * The film's own western song "Heroes, Villains, Plants and Zombies" is slightly similar to "Heroes, Villains and Cows", a scrapped western song from Disney's "Home on the Range" (2004) that serves as the alternative opening of said film.