Hop Review

Hop


Release Date: 7th April 2011 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Relativity Media (in association with)
Illumination Entertainment

Distribution
Universal Studios Australia


Genre: Family/Comedy

Rating: G

Runtime: 95 minutes


Budget: $63,000,000

Box Office Gross: $184,367,145 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
E.B. is the son of the Easter Bunny, who wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps and become a drummer instead. He runs away from home and is injured when an unemployed slacker named Fred accidentally runs him over and must take him in as he recovers. But E.B. soon takes advantage of his hospitality and becomes the worst house guest, which is too much for Fred to handle. Both will learn what it takes to grow up.


Live Action Cast
James Marsden - Fred O'Hare
Coleton Ray - Young Fred
Kaley Cuoco - Samantha "Sam" O'Hare
Gary Cole - Henry O'Hare
Elizabeth Perkins - Bonnie O'Hare
Tiffany Espensen - Alex O'Hare
David Hasselhoff - Himself
Chelsea Handler - Mrs. Beck
Russell Brand - Production Assistant (Cameo)

Voice Cast
Russell Brand - E.B.
Django Marsh - Young E.B.
Hugh Laurie - Mr. Bunny
Hank Azaria - Carlos & Phil
Hugh Hefner - Voice at Playboy
Mansion (Cameo)


Crew
Director - Tim Hill
Story/Screenplay - Cinco Paul and

Ken Daurio
Screenplay - Brian Lynch
Executive Producer - John Cohen
Producer - Christopher Meledandri

Producer/Unit Production Manager -

Michele Imperato

Production Designer - Richard Holland

CG Set & Prop Lead Designer- Philip A. Cruden

Illustrators - James Hegedus,

Patrick Von Janice and Carol Police

Art Director - Charlie Daboub
Character Designer - Peter DeSeve

Designer: "Young E.B."/Animation Supervisor -

Chris Bailey

Set Decorator - Don Diers

Property Master - Emily Ferry

Costume Designer - Alexandra Welker
Director of Photography - Peter Lyons Collister

First Assistant Director - Michele Panelli-Venetis

Second Unit Director/Director of

Photography - Thomas E. Ackerman

Stunt Coordinator - John Moio
Special Effects Supervisor - Alan E. Lorimer
Visual Effects Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -
Raymond Chen

Digital Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues - Michael Conelly

Animation Supervisors: Rhythm & Hues -
Ryan O'Donoghue, Kevin Jackson,

Rebecca Ruether, Chad Shattuck, Adam Yaniv
and Matt Shumway

Senior Animation Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -

Andrew Arnett

Crowd Animation Lead - C.J. Sarachene

Animation Layout Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -

Colbert Fennelly
Previsualisation & Layout Supervisor -

Pepe Valencia

Sequence Supervisors: Rhythm & Hues -

Harry Brutsche IV, Walt Jones, Perry Kass,

Yogesh Lakhani, Josh Saeta and Jeff Wells

Editors - Peter S. Elliot and Gregory Perler

First Assistant Editor - Matthew Schmidt

Supervising Sound Editor - Richard L. Anderson

Sound Designer - Ann Scibelli

Sound Editors - Mike Chock and John Dunn

Re-Recording Mixers - Tom Johnson

and Gary A. Rizzo

Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker and

Catherine Ross

Music - Christopher Lennertz

Music Supervisor - Julianne Jordan

Additional Music & Arrangements/

Choir Conductor - Philip White

Review
Nearly a perfect family movie in the season, HOP did a decent job of bringing the Easter Bunny to the big screen. It manages to have some of the humour sugar-coated if it's entertaining for young adults. While this movie could have been better without the live-action integration, the animation is fantastic. E.B. steals the show, especially when he plays the drums. The voice of E.B. is Russell Brand, who also does a live-action cameo.

Who needs the first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie when the director's latest film, HOP, is way better than the other feature? Young people must watch this Easter film, available on Blu-ray or DVD.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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