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{{Infobox film
| name       = Gaturro: The Movie
| name           = Gaturro: The Movie
| image       = GaturroTheMovie.png
| image         = Gaturro, The Movie poster.jpeg
| border      = no
| caption       = Theatrical release poster
| caption     = Official logo
| director       = [[:es:Gustavo Cova|Gustavo Cova]]
| director   = Gustavo Cova
| producer       = Fernando de Fuentes S.<br>José C. García de Letona<br>P. Jayakumar<br>José Luis Massa
| producer   = Fernando de Fuentes<br>Jose C. Garcia de Letona<br>Ruiz de Velasco Gonzalo<br>P. Jayakumar<br>José Luis Massa<br>[[Yadira Pascault Orozco]]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2116466/</ref>
| screenplay     = Hernán Dzwonik<br>Esteban Garrido<br>Adriana Lorenzón<br>Mariano Podesta<br>Belén Wedeltoft<br>Valeria Gómez
| screenplay = Cristian Dzwonik<br>Esteban Garrido<br>Adriana Lorenzón<br>Mariano Podesta<br>Belén Wedeltoft<br>Valeria Gómez
| based_on       = ''[[Gaturro]]'' by [[Cristian Dzwonik|Nik]]
| based_on   = ''[[Gaturro]]'' created by [[Cristian Dzwonik]]
| starring       = Mariano Chiesa<br>Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik<br>Agustina Crulink<br>Pablo Gandolfo<br>Leto Dugakin<br>Gustado Dardés<br>Ándres Sala Rigler<br>Mimicha René Sagastume<br>Gustavo Bonfigli<br>Lucila Gómez<br>Mara Campanelli
| starring   = Mariano Chiesa<br>Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik<br>Agustina Crulink<br>Pablo Gandolfo<br>Leto Dugakin<br>Gustado Dardés<br>Ándres Sala Rigler<br>Mimicha René Sagastume<br>Gustavo Bonfigli<br>Lucila Gómez<br>Mara Campanelli
| editing       = Andrés Fernández
| editing     = Andrés Fernández
| music          = Eduardo Frigerio<br>Lolo Micucci<br>Federico San Millán
| studio     = [[Illusion Studios]]<br>[[Toonz Entertainment]]<br>[[Ánima Estudios]]
| studio         = Toonz Entertainment<br>[[Illusion Studios]]<br>[[Ánima Estudios]]<br>[[Voltage Pictures]]
| distributor = Distribution Company S.A.
| distributor   = Distribution Company S.A.
| released   = {{Film date|2010|9|9}}<!--- Original date from the film's primary country of origin only --->
| released       = {{Film date|2010|9|9}}<!--- Original date from the film's primary country of origin only --->
| runtime     = 87 minutes
| runtime       = 87 minutes
| country     = Argentina<br>India<br>Mexico
| country       = Argentina<br>India<br>Mexico
| language   = Spanish<br>English
| language       = Spanish<br>English
| budget     = $3.5 million<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhushan|first=Nyay|title=Toonz ties with Illusion for 'Gaturro'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toonz-ties-illusion-gaturro-84406|access-date=29 March 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 May 2009}}</ref>
| budget         = $3.5 million<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhushan|first=Nyay|title=Toonz ties with Illusion for 'Gaturro'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toonz-ties-illusion-gaturro-84406|access-date=29 March 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 May 2009}}</ref>
| gross       = AR$8.3 million<br>(US$2.9 million)<ref name="box-office-argentina-feb-2011">{{cite web|title=Argentina Box Office, February 3-6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date")|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/argentina/?yr=2011&wk=5&currency=local&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaturro, la pelicula (2010)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref>
| gross         = AR$8.3 million<br>(US$2.4 million)<ref name="box-office-argentina-feb-2011">{{cite web|title=Argentina Box Office, February 3-6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date")|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/argentina/?yr=2011&wk=5&currency=local&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaturro, la pelicula (2010)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305205957/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=00&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Gaturro: The Movie''''' (or simply ''Gaturro'') is a [[3D film|3D]] [[Argentina|Argentine]]-[[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[India]]n [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[Animation|animated]]  [[comedy film]] based on the popular [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[comic book]] [[Gaturro|of the same name]] created by [[Cristian Dzwonik]]. The film is produced by [[Illusion Studios]], [[Toonz Animation]], and co-produced by [[Mexico]]'s [[Ánima Estudios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technoparktoday.com/toonz-making-final-touches-for-gaturro/ |title=Toonz making final touches for 'Gaturro' 3D animation Movie |publisher=Technopark Today |date= |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref> This film is the first [[India]]n-[[Latin America]]n animated co-production.<ref name="calcuttatube">{{cite web |url=http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ |title=Gaturro-First Indo-Latin American animation film tops Argentina box-office |publisher=Calcutta Tube |date=2010-09-21 |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026041456/http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ |archive-date=2010-10-26 }}</ref>
'''''Gaturro: The Movie''''' (''Gaturro'') is a 2010 animated comedy film based on the popular [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[comic book]] [[Gaturro|of the same name]] created by [[Hernán Dzwonik]]. The film is produced by [[Illusion Studios]], Toonz Animation, and co-produced by [[Mexico]]'s [[Ánima Estudios]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.technoparktoday.com/toonz-making-final-touches-for-gaturro/ |title=Toonz making final touches for 'Gaturro' 3D animation Movie |publisher=Technopark Today |date= |access-date=2012-05-05 |archive-date=2012-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318012942/http://www.technoparktoday.com/toonz-making-final-touches-for-gaturro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This film is the first [[India]]n-[[Latin America]]n animated co-production.<ref name="calcuttatube">{{cite web |url=http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ |title=Gaturro-First Indo-Latin American animation film tops Argentina box-office |publisher=Calcutta Tube |date=2010-09-21 |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026041456/http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ |archive-date=2010-10-26 }}</ref>


It was released in theaters 9 September 2010 in [[Argentina]], where it was a major commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million [[Argentine peso|pesos]] (est. $0.4 million).<ref name="box-office-argentina-feb-2011"/>
It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010, in [[Argentina]], where it was a major critical and commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million [[Argentine peso|pesos]] (est. $0.4 million).<ref name="box-office-argentina-feb-2011"/>


The film was later released in [[Mexico]] on 27 April 2012 and was a huge [[box-office bomb|box-office disappointment]].<ref name="yahoomoviesmx">{{cite news|title=Llega "Gaturro. La película" a salas de cine de la Ciudad de México|url=http://es-us.mujer.yahoo.com/llega-gaturro-pel%C3%ADcula-salas-cine-ciudad-m%C3%A9xico-013400426.html|access-date=18 March 2014|date=27 April 2012}}</ref>
The film was later released in [[Mexico]] on April 27, 2012, and became a huge [[box-office bomb|box-office disappointment]].<ref name="yahoomoviesmx">{{cite news|title=Llega "Gaturro. La película" a salas de cine de la Ciudad de México|url=http://es-us.mujer.yahoo.com/llega-gaturro-pel%C3%ADcula-salas-cine-ciudad-m%C3%A9xico-013400426.html|access-date=18 March 2014|date=27 April 2012|archive-date=19 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319013249/http://es-us.mujer.yahoo.com/llega-gaturro-pel%C3%ADcula-salas-cine-ciudad-m%C3%A9xico-013400426.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The film was released [[direct-to-video]] in the [[United States]], distributed by Viva Pictures, on 16 February 2016.<ref name=awn-aviators>{{cite news|last1=Wolfe|first1=Jennifer|title=Imira Entertainment's 'The Aviators' Flies to North America|url=http://www.awn.com/news/imira-entertainment-s-aviators-flies-north-america|access-date=17 April 2015|work=Animation World Network|publisher=Animation World Network|date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
The film was released [[direct-to-video]] in the [[United States]], distributed by Viva Pictures, on February 16, 2016.<ref name=awn-aviators>{{cite news|last1=Wolfe|first1=Jennifer|title=Imira Entertainment's 'The Aviators' Flies to North America|url=http://www.awn.com/news/imira-entertainment-s-aviators-flies-north-america|access-date=17 April 2015|work=Animation World Network|publisher=Animation World Network|date=16 April 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040812/http://www.awn.com/news/imira-entertainment-s-aviators-flies-north-america|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Synopsis==
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Gaturro, an anthropomorphic cat, tries multiple attempts to win the affection of Agatha, the most unpleasant cat in Gaturro's neighborhood, who falls in love with an aristocratic cat called Max. But when Gaturro accidentally becomes famous, he and a mouse called Rat Pitt devise a plan to prevent Agatha marrying Max.
Gaturro is a mischievous cat that wants to conquer Agatha, the kitten of his life, but every time he tries to conquer, Max stands. Agatha is impressed with Max because Max has things are better than they have Gaturro. Agatha asks Gaturro how the cat in his life and imagines him, Max always wins. Then Agatha tells Gaturro that marrying Max and it did not please Gaturro.
 
After Gaturro thought to impress Agatha ought to be on television. After Michou, the cat that acts as a superhero on TV, resignation so the producer had to find a replacement, then when Gaturro saw that ad was auditioning, she met a mouse named Rat Pit, who sang to solve their problems and to help him in the audition, but it ruined Max throwing Gaturro dog fleas because he did not want to come out on TV so they do not impress Agatha. But after the producer came up with an idea and Gaturro hired to make a superhero on TV and that made him famous, but fame so could not spend much time with Agatha and greatly saddened that Gaturro, but Max exploded with joy.
 
Agatha After also began to miss Gaturro but Max told him that when the wedding will be among them, but Agatha did not know if he wanted to marry. Once was with Agatha, Gaturro to hang out at the park, but the producer had found him and took him to a company in Cosmogatilan. There, a sexy cat named Gatalina Yoli and kisses Gaturro on the cheek. Agatha sees it and gets frustrated, so she decided to make the wedding. He gave invitations to Max, but Max hid the invitation to Gaturro, and just the day of the wedding, was OSCAT Awards and has nominated Gaturro.
 
Later in the day of the OSCAT Awards, Gaturro asked Rat Pit to bring your collar but Max tried to grab a Rat Pit. Fortunately, Max could not grab him and escaped Rat Pit. Then, Rat Pit told Gaturro about the wedding of Agatha and Max the owner of Michou, Mimicha, has kidnapped Gaturro because his fame stole Michou. After seeing that she is carrying him in a bag, Rat Pit calls Gaturro's friends for help. Later, Mimicha left Gaturro locked in his house and he meets Gaturro Michou, so the two work together to escape. After Gaturro and his friends jump to the car on the tow truck, Mimicha sees them and goes after them on a pizza motorcycle, but could not reach them.
 
Then when Agatha was about to marry Max, Gaturro comes and interrupts the wedding. Gaturro tries to convince Agatha not to marry Max and Agatha did not know what to say. But after Agatha found out that Max had kept Gaturro's invitation, Gatalina shows up and reveals to the audience that Max paid her to kiss Gaturro and then Agatha longer wanted to marry, but Max had not surrendered because he did appear a mechanical robot, which Gaturro and his friends manage to destroy the remote that controls it.
 
After Max is defeated, Gatalina's brother takes away Max. The next day, Gaturro manages to help Rat Pit become famous again, and finally, Gaturro said if Agatha accepts his love and ends everywhere with Gaturro surprised and happy off-screen, with Agatha saying, "I hope I don't change my mind tomorrow", and Gaturro crashes into the screen.


==Voice cast==
==Voice cast==
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;English cast <!--- Mexican DVD credits --->
;English cast <!--- Mexican DVD credits --->
* [[Todd Doldersum]] as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
* Todd Doldersum as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
* Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
* Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
* [[Marty Stelnick]] as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
* [[Marty Stelnick]] as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
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This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.<ref name="yahoomoviesmx"/>
This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.<ref name="yahoomoviesmx"/>


==Animation==
==Production==
The character designs and post-production services were done by [[Toonz India Ltd]] based in [[Trivandrum]], [[India]], while the majority of the animation was done by [[Illusion Studios]] in [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Toonz Animation woos global audience|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/toonz-animation-woos-global-audience/article593064.ece|access-date=29 March 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 August 2010}}</ref> The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by [[Ánima Estudios]] in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/165961/6/mexicanos-dibujaran-a-gaturro.htm|title=Mexicanos dibujarán a ''Gaturro''|date=28 December 2009|publisher=Informador|language=Spanish|access-date=21 January 2010}}</ref> An animator who worked in 2008 on the film, confirmed there was no script for the movie at the moments and the animators had to work in how the film would looked with a script outline, although he said the film was "Visually correct" for kids. He criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.<ref name="Gaturro_2">{{cite news|url=https://www.otroscines.com/nota?idnota=4612|title=''Gaturro, avance técnico, retroceso narrativo''|date=9 September 2010|publisher=Otros Cines|language=Spanish|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
The character designs and post-production services were done by [[Toonz India Ltd]] based in [[Trivandrum]], [[India]], while the majority of the animation was done by [[Illusion Studios]] in [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Toonz Animation woos global audience|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/toonz-animation-woos-global-audience/article593064.ece|access-date=29 March 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 August 2010|archive-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329221030/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/toonz-animation-woos-global-audience/article593064.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by [[Ánima Estudios]] in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/165961/6/mexicanos-dibujaran-a-gaturro.htm|title=Mexicanos dibujarán a ''Gaturro''|date=28 December 2009|publisher=Informador|language=Spanish|access-date=21 January 2010|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082246/http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2009/165961/6/mexicanos-dibujaran-a-gaturro.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.<ref name="Gaturro_2">{{cite news |date=9 September 2010 |title=''Gaturro, avance técnico, retroceso narrativo'' |language=Spanish |publisher=Otros Cines |url=https://www.otroscines.com/nota?idnota=4612 |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125105304/http://www.otroscines.com/nota?idnota=4612 |url-status=live }}</ref> He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.


==Release==
==Release==
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===Box office===
===Box office===
It became a box office success in [[Argentina]], opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos ($460,098 USD).<ref name="calcuttatube"/> The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 [[Argentine peso|pesos]] ($2,097,910 [[USD]]).<ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm GATURRO, LA PELICULA]</ref>
It became a box office success in [[Argentina]], opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos (US$460,098). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Argentinian cinema history <ref name="calcuttatube"/> The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 [[Argentine peso|pesos]] ($2,097,910 [[USD]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm |title=GATURRO, LA PELICULA |access-date=2020-04-28 |archive-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806013220/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In [[Mexico]], however, this film was a huge disappointment at the Mexican box office, opening at #18 and only earning $1.5 million [[Mexican peso|pesos]] ($0.9 million [[United States dollar|USD]]).<ref name="canacine-mexico-animation-bo">{{cite web |title=Películas Animadas 2000 – 2018 |url=http://canacine.org.mx/peliculas-animadas-2000-2018/ |website=Canacine |publisher=Canacine |access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/mexico/?yr=2012&wk=17&currency=local&p=.htm Mexico Box Office - April 27–29, 2012]</ref> This was due to poor marketing, an unsuccessful competition with the Mexican releases of more-successful blockbusters such as ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', and the fact that the Mexican audience were unfamiliar with the comic book series as a whole.


On 16 April 2015, [[Animation World Network]] has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a [[United States]] release.<ref name=awn-aviators/> Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, “The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like ''[[Speed Racer]]'' and ''[[Gaturro]]'' along with visually stimulating animation."<ref name=awn-aviators/>
On 16 April 2015, [[Animation World Network]] has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a [[United States]] release.<ref name=awn-aviators/> Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, "The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like ''[[Speed Racer]]'' and ''[[Gaturro]]'' along with visually stimulating animation."<ref name=awn-aviators/>


==References==
==References==
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Gaturro: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGustavo Cova
Produced byFernando de Fuentes S.
José C. García de Letona
P. Jayakumar
José Luis Massa
Screenplay byHernán Dzwonik
Esteban Garrido
Adriana Lorenzón
Mariano Podesta
Belén Wedeltoft
Valeria Gómez
Based onGaturro by Nik
StarringMariano Chiesa
Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik
Agustina Crulink
Pablo Gandolfo
Leto Dugakin
Gustado Dardés
Ándres Sala Rigler
Mimicha René Sagastume
Gustavo Bonfigli
Lucila Gómez
Mara Campanelli
Music byEduardo Frigerio
Lolo Micucci
Federico San Millán
Edited byAndrés Fernández
Production
company
Distributed byDistribution Company S.A.
Release date
  • September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryArgentina
India
Mexico
LanguageSpanish
English
Budget$3.5 million[1]
Box officeAR$8.3 million
(US$2.4 million)[2][3]

Gaturro: The Movie (Gaturro) is a 2010 animated comedy film based on the popular Argentine comic book of the same name created by Hernán Dzwonik. The film is produced by Illusion Studios, Toonz Animation, and co-produced by Mexico's Ánima Estudios.[4] This film is the first Indian-Latin American animated co-production.[5]

It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010, in Argentina, where it was a major critical and commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million pesos (est. $0.4 million).[2]

The film was later released in Mexico on April 27, 2012, and became a huge box-office disappointment.[6]

The film was released direct-to-video in the United States, distributed by Viva Pictures, on February 16, 2016.[7]

Synopsis

Gaturro, an anthropomorphic cat, tries multiple attempts to win the affection of Agatha, the most unpleasant cat in Gaturro's neighborhood, who falls in love with an aristocratic cat called Max. But when Gaturro accidentally becomes famous, he and a mouse called Rat Pitt devise a plan to prevent Agatha marrying Max.

Voice cast

Spanish cast
  • Mariano Chiesa as Gaturro
  • Agustina Cirulnik as Agatha
  • Pablo Gandolfo as Rat Pit
  • Leto Dugatkin as Max
  • Valeria Gómez as Katy Kit
  • Gustavo Dardés as Federico Michou
  • Ándres Sala Rigler as Mimicha
  • René Sagastume as Alplato
  • Gustavo Bonfigli as Daniel
  • Lucila Gómez as Luz
  • Mara Campanelli as Agustín
English cast
  • Todd Doldersum as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
  • Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
  • Marty Stelnick as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
  • Victoria Shepherd as Katy Kit / Mimicha / Stylist

The English-language version was found in the special features in the Argentine and Mexican DVD releases.

Cultural references

This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.[6]

Production

The character designs and post-production services were done by Toonz India Ltd based in Trivandrum, India, while the majority of the animation was done by Illusion Studios in Argentina.[8] The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by Ánima Estudios in Mexico.[9]

An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.[10] He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.

Release

This film was released in 2D and 3D in Argentina on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in Mexico on April 27, 2012.[6]

Box office

It became a box office success in Argentina, opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos (US$460,098). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Argentinian cinema history [5] The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 pesos ($2,097,910 USD).[11]

On 16 April 2015, Animation World Network has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a United States release.[7] Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, "The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like Speed Racer and Gaturro along with visually stimulating animation."[7]

References

  1. Bhushan, Nyay (21 May 2009). "Toonz ties with Illusion for 'Gaturro'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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