Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: R.E.V.E.N.G.E. is a 2019 American animated action-adventure comedy film based on Cartoon Network's original series Codename: Kids Next Door. The film serves as a sequel to 2016's Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E. and 2018's Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A. Series creator Tom Warburton, alongside the rest of the crew from the series and the first film, returned to direct and produce the third and final installment. The film takes place after the events of the second film, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. The film was released theatrically in movie theaters on May 24, 2019 in the United States and Canada, by Warner Bros. Pictures. This makes it the third and final theatrical Kids Next Door Operative film to hit the big screen. In theaters, a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends short entitled Camp Night was shown prior to the film.
The film stars the show's regular voice cast who returned to reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous film, which includes: Ben Diskin, Lauren Tom, Dee Bradley Baker, Cree Summer, Jennifer Hale, Rachael MacFarlane, Maurice LaMarche, Jeff Bennett, Jason Harris, Tom Kenny, Mark Hamill, Grey Griffin, Candi Milo, Kevin Michael Richardson, Daran Norris, Frank Welker, Dave Wittenberg, Tara Strong, Khary Payton, Josh Peck, Phil LaMarr, Danny Cooksey, Jeremy Shada, Ashley Johnson, Bailee Madison, Justin Shenkarow, Francesca Smith, Wally Wingert, Cameron Boyce (in his last feature film role before his death on July 6, 2019), Jerry Trainor, Nathan Kress and Lane Toran reprising their roles from the first film, featuring guest stars Mila Kunis, Carolyn Lawrence, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Cheryl Chase, E.G. Daily, Kath Soucie, Selena Gomez, Miranda Cosgrove, Allison Janney, Debi Derryberry, Lacey Chabert, Jeannie Elias, Nick Cannon, Patton Oswalt, Judy Greer, Bryan Cranston, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gary Anthony Williams, Seth Green, Diedrich Bader, John DiMaggio, Daveigh Chase, Mae Whitman, Scarlett Johansson and Jennette McCurdy.
The film received positive reviews from critics and was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $342 million worldwide against a $80 million budget, making it the next Cartoon Network animated film to gross as high as $100 million in the United States, beating out The Hunchback of Notre Dame's record for highest-grossing 2D-animated film of all time and making it the highest-ever grossing film based on an animated television series.
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Synopsis
Following the events of the second film, Nigel Uno (Numbuh 1), leader and head operative of Sector V, and Rachel T. McKenzie (Numbuh 362), supreme leader of the KND Moon Base, start a relationship. All goes well until their romantic connection starts to attract the attention of Roxy (Numbuh 166) and Nicki (Numbuh 192), the long lost KND operatives, who are hoping that they would have what it takes to infiltrate the teen organization. So, will Numbuh 166 and Numbuh 192 succeed, or will Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 362 kiss?
Characters and Cast
Main Characters
- Numbuh 1 / Nigel Uno (voiced by Ben Diskin)
- Numbuh 2 / Hogarth "Hoagie" Pennywhistle Gilligan, Jr. (voiced by Ben Diskin)
- Numbuh 3 / Kuki Sanban (voiced by Lauren Tom)
- Numbuh 4 / Wallabee "Wally" Beatles (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Numbuh 5 / Abigail "Abby" Lincoln (voiced by Cree Summer)
Supporting Characters
- Numbuh 86 / Fanny Fulbright (voiced by Jennifer Hale)
- Numbuh 362 / Rachel McKenzie (voiced by Rachael MacFarlane)
- The Delightful Children from Down the Lane / Sector Z (voiced by Ben Diskin, Dee Bradley Baker, and Cree Summer)
- Father / Benedict Uno (voiced by Maurice LaMarche in Father mode and Jeff Bennett in Benedict mode)
- Mr. Boss (voiced by Jeff Bennett)
- Numbuh 11 / Cree Lincoln (voiced by Cree Summer)
- Numbuh 274 / Chad Dickson (voiced by Jason Harris)
- Knightbrace / Jasper Jelly (voiced by Tom Kenny)
- Stickybeard (voiced by Mark Hamill)
- Toiletnator / Lou Pottingsworth III (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Crazy Old Cat Lady (voiced by Grey Griffin)
- Grandma Stuffum (voiced by Grey Griffin)
- Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb / John Wink and Timothy Fibb (voiced by Tom Kenny and Dee Bradley Baker)
- Henrietta "Heinrich" Von Marzipan (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker and Candi Milo)
- Ice Cream Men (voiced by Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Daran Norris)
- Senior Citizen Squad (voiced by Candi Milo, Tom Kenny and Dee Bradley Baker)
- Numbuh 0 /Montgomery "Monty" Uno (voiced by Frank Welker in adult mode and Dave Wittenberg in Numbuh 0 mode)
- Numbuh 49(-Temporary)/Numbuh Vine /Elizabeth "Lizzie" Devine (voiced by Grey Griffin)
- Numbuh T/Trillion/ Thomas "Tommy" Gilligan (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Mushi Sanban (voiced by Tara Strong)
- Maurice (voiced by Khary Payton)
- Numbuh 50 Million B.C. (voiced by Josh Peck)
- Numbuh 74.239 (voiced by Dave Wittenberg)
- Numbuh Infinity (voiced by Phil LaMarr)
Guest Stars
- Numbuh 166 (aka: Roxy) (voiced by Mila Kunis)
- Numbuh 192 (aka: Nicki) (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence)
- Numbuh 25 (voiced by Nancy Cartwright)
- Numbuh 712 (voiced by Yeardley Smith)
- Numbuh 26 (voiced by Cheryl Chase)
- Numbuh 4343 (voiced by E.G. Daily)
- Numbuh 8.5x11 (voiced by Kath Soucie)
- Numbuh 29 (voiced by Selena Gomez)
- Cherry R. Freeze (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove)
- Emily Seibert (voiced by Allison Janney)
- Numbuh 1.0 (voiced by Debi Derryberry)
- Numbuh 745 (voiced by Lacey Chabert)
- Olivia (voiced by Jeannie Elias)
- Numbuh 187/John Madison (voiced by Nick Cannon)
- Duncan (voiced by Patton Oswalt)
- Sarah McRoy (voiced by Judy Greer)
- Soldier (voiced by Bryan Cranston)
- Tyra (voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown)
- Train Conductor (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams)
- Robert (voiced by Seth Green)
- Gerald (voiced by Diedrich Bader)
- Baxter (voiced by John DiMaggio)
- Numbuh 359 (voiced by Daveigh Chase)
Additional Voices
- Numbuh 325,326 (voiced by Danny Cooksey)
- Numbuh 238,239 (voiced by Mae Whitman)
- Numbuh 532,461 (voiced by Jeremy Shada)
- Numbuh 275,872 (voiced by Ashley Johnson)
- Numbuh 842,843 (voiced by Bailee Madison)
- Numbuh 165,166 (voiced by Justin Shenkarow)
- Numbuh 588,876 (voiced by Francesca Smith)
- Numbuh 751,876 (voiced by Wally Wingert)
- Numbuh 394,395 (voiced by Cameron Boyce)
- Numbuh 964,292 (voiced by Jerry Trainor)
- Numbuh 276,277 (voiced by Nathan Kress)
- Numbuh 490,904 (voiced by Scarlett Johansson)
- Numbuh 767,768 (voiced by Lane Toran)
- Numbuh 534,442 (voiced by Jennette McCurdy)
Production
Animation
Despite shutting down their animation studio in New York in 2014 and moving their only remaining small office to Pittston, Pennsylvania in 2017, the department was briefly dug out of retirement for this movie. Curious Pictures stepped back in as the co-producer, while Stretch Films stepped back in as additional animation. Animation was produced by Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California and Seoul, South Korea. Warburton and Dilworth wanted this film to have the same visual consistence from the series, the first film and the second film. Maurice Fontenot and Kim Arndt returned again to work on the third and final sequel, having served as storyboard artists from both the show, the first film and the second film. Series animation directors Joanna Romersa, Maurice Joyce, Guy Moore, Karen Villarreal, Kevin Petrilak, Randy Myers, Karl Fischer, Yvette Kaplan and Gordon Kent provided the third film's exposure sheets. The bulk of the character layout and animation crew are from both Codename: Kids Next Door and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Titmouse's New York-based unit once again provided some animated fantasy sequences. The film also has some CGI animated portions.
Sound & Music
Henry Jackman returned to compose the film score and soundtrack. The music score was recorded at Warner Bros. soundstages in Burbank and mixed at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood and Remotre Control Productions in Santa Monica.
The sound design work was done at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California and Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California.
The Music from the film is also recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
Rating
Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: R.E.V.E.N.G.E. is Rated PG for Parental Guidance.
Release
Theatrical release
The movie was theatrically released in movie theaters on May 24, 2019 in the United States and Canada, by Warner Bros., on the same year as Cartoon Network's previous film Ben 10: The Movie. The film was 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 was preceded by Camp Night, a short film based on Cartoon Network's animated television series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Home media
The film was released on Digital on August 6 and Blu-Ray and DVD on August 27, 2019. It contains the deleted scenes, a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends short film Camp Night, the 18-minute featurette, the behind-the-scenes look at Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: R.E.V.E.N.G.E., featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew, animatics, the audio commentaries and a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's next film Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls.
Reception
Box office
Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: R.E.V.E.N.G.E. has grossed $142 million in the United States and Canada, and $200 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $342 million, against a production budget of $80 million.
In North America, Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: R.E.V.E.N.G.E. was released alongside Aladdin, and was initially projected to gross around $85 million from 3,975 theaters in its opening weekend, with a chance to gross over $100 million. Therefore, Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: R.E.V.E.N.G.E. was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $342 million worldwide against a $80 million budget, making it the next Cartoon Network animated film to gross as high as $100 million in the United States, beating out The Hunchback of Notre Dame's record for highest-grossing 2D-animated film of all time and making it the highest-ever grossing film based on an animated television series.
Critical response
Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 75% approval rating based on the 130 reviews and its average rating is 6.48/10 on IMDb. The critical consensus reads, "That action movie was so awesome, we all wish KND didn't have to end like this". Metacritic, assigns the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore gives the film a "B+" on its A+ to F scale.
Transcripts
Main Transcript
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Trailer Transcripts
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Soundtrack
- In the Kitchen by White Dave ft. Young T and Kells
- Firm Biz by The Firm ft. Dawn Robinson
- Gone by JR JR
- Never by Heart
- Take My Breath Away by Berlin
- On Our Own by Bobby Brown
- Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
- My Baby by Lil' Romeo
- Still In Love by Brian McKnight
- Let's Get Married by Jagged Edge
- One Love by Whodini
- Crazy by Seal
- Lose Yourself by Eminem
- Ready To Go (Get Me Out of My Mind) by Panic! at the Disco
- She Ain't You by Chris Brown
- I'll Be There for You by Bon Jovi
- Here We Go Again by Portrait
- Love Don't Cost a Thing by Jennifer Lopez
- You're The One by SWV
- Pump It Up by Joe Budden
Gallery
Trivia
- This is the third and final feature film of the series.
- This is the third and final animated Kids Next Door Operative movie to hit theaters.
- The film marks Curious Pictures' return as the co-producer.
- The movie is Rated PG.
- This was one of the successful films of 2019.
- This is Cartoon Network's tenth original program to get a theatrical release, after "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 17 years prior, ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' released 11 years prior, ''Regular Show: The Movie'' released 4 years prior, "Tiny Toon Adventures: The Motion Picture" released 3 years prior, ''The Lego Ninjago Movie" released 2 years prior, ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'', ''Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo'', ''The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie'' and ''Clarence's Big Break'' all released a year before and ''Rick and Morty: The Movie'' released this year.
- Although, Tiny Toon Adventures, Teen Titans Go! and Ninjago are only aired by CN, and they’re made by Warner Bros. As well, Rick and Morty is an Adult Swim show.
- The original cast reprised their roles in the movie.
- This is the next theatrical 2D animated movie in 21 years after Quest for Camelot (1998), 20 years after The Iron Giant (1999) and 3 years after The Animaniacs Movie (2016).
- This marks as Warner Bros.' next 2D animated theatrical film. Warner Bros. had its original feature animation division, which produced 2D animated films.
- Before the movie, a short film called "Camp Night" based on Cartoon Network's animated television series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was played.
- This is Warner Bros.' twenty-eighth traditionally animated film to be released theatrically, after ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' released 15 years prior.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between Lacey Chabert, Mae Whitman and Tara Strong. Their first was ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' released 17 years prior.
- This is Grey Griffin's fifteenth Warner Bros. animated film, after "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 17 years prior, "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Movie" released 16 years prior, ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' released 15 years prior, "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2: The Movie" released 13 years prior, "Camp Lazlo The Movie" released 11 years prior, ''Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.'' and ''The Animaniacs Movie'' both released 3 years prior, ''Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A.'', ''Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo'', ''The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie'', ''WordGirl: The Movie'' and ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Movie'' all released a year before and ''Unikitty! The Movie'' and ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' both released this year.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between E.G. Daily, Tara Strong, Kath Soucie, Nancy Cartwright, Cheryl Chase and Lacey Chabert. Their first was ''Rugrats Go Wild'' released 16 years prior.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith. Their first was "The Simpsons Movie" released 12 years prior.
- This is Debi Derryberry's seventh animated film, after "Toy Story" released 24 years prior, "Toy Story 2" released 20 years prior, "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" released 18 years prior, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" released 13 years prior, "Horton Hears a Who!" released 11 years prior and ''The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie'' released a year before.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between Debi Derryberry and Carolyn Lawrence. Their first was "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" released 18 years prior.
- This is Nancy Cartwright's seventh animated film, after ''My Little Pony: The Movie" released 33 years prior, ''The Chipmunk Adventure" released 32 years prior, ''Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw" released 31 years prior, ''Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland" and ''The Little Mermaid'' both released 30 years prior, ''Rugrats Go Wild'' released 16 years prior, "The Simpsons Movie" released 12 years prior and ''The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie'' released a year before.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between Debi Derryberry, Tara Strong and Tom Kenny. Their first was "The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie'' released a year before.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between E.G. Daily, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, Jennifer Hale, Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Kevin Michael Richardson and Frank Welker. Their first was "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 17 years prior.
- This is Yeardley Smith's third animated film, after ''We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' released 26 years prior and ''The Simpsons Movie" released 12 years prior.
- This is the 4th collaboration between Grey Griffin and Kath Soucie. Their first was ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' released 15 years prior, their second was ''Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.'' released 3 years prior and their third was ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' released this year.
- This is Mark Hamill's sixth Warner Bros. animated film, after ''Regular Show: The Movie'' released 4 years prior, ''Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.'' released 3 years prior, ''Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: W.O.N.K.A.'' and ''Regular Show: The Movie II'' released a year before and ''Unikitty! The Movie'' released this year.
- This is Kath Soucie's seventh Warner Bros. animated film, after ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' released 15 years prior, ''Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E.'' released 3 years prior, ''Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie" released 2 years prior and ''Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Movie'' and ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' both released this year.
- Kath Soucie, Judy Greer and Miranda Cosgrove previously voiced Numbuh 238,239, Numbuh 490,904 and Numbuh 534,442 in the first film.
- Kath Soucie, Judy Greer and Miranda Cosgrove were replaced by Mae Whitman, Scarlett Johansson and Jennette McCurdy for the roles of Numbuh 238,239, Numbuh 490,904 and Numbuh 534,442, due to them being casted as Numbuh 8.5x11, Sarah McRoy and Cherry R. Freeze for the third and final film.
- This is Nick Cannon's first animated film since Monster House (2006).
- The film was in Normal 3D Real D 3D IMAX 3D Digital 3D & XD 3D.
- This is Daveigh Chase's first animated film since Lilo & Stitch (2002).
- This is the twenty-first theatrical Warner Bros. film to rely solely on hand-drawn animation mixed with CGI animation instead of Flash animation.
- This is the 2nd collaboration between Mila Kunis, Seth Green, and Lacey Chabert. Their first was Fox's animated television series ''Family Guy'', which premiered on January 31, 1999.
- This is Mila Kunis' third animated film, after ''Hell and Back'' released 4 years prior and ''Wonder Park" released this year.
- This is Lacey Chabert's fifth animated film, after ''Babes in Toyland'' and ''Anastasia'' both released 22 years prior, ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' released 17 years prior and ''Rugrats Go Wild'' released 16 years prior.
- This is Cameron Boyce's final film performance as Numbuh 394,395 released in his lifetime, before he died on July 6, 2019 at the age of 20 due to a complication of epilepsy.
- This is Allison Janney's fifth Warner Bros. animated film, after "Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation: M.O.T.I.O.N.-P.I.C.T.U.R.E." released 3 years prior, ''Adventure Time: The Kingdom of Ooo'' and ''Regular Show: The Movie II'' both released a year before and ''Unikitty! The Movie'' released this year.
- This is Warner Animation Group's twenty-eighth traditionally animated film.
- The film was animated by Rough Draft Studios.
- The is the fifth theatrical Cartoon Network film to be a fully 2D-animated film, after "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" released 17 years prior, ''Regular Show: The Movie'' released 4 years prior, ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' and ''The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie'' both released a year before, but is done in hand-drawn animation mixed with CGI animation.
Credits
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