The Smurfs -2011: Work
The Smurfs (2011) — Informative Overview
Basic info
- Title: The Smurfs
- Release year: 2011
- Format: Live-action/CGI hybrid family comedy film
- Running time: 103 minutes (approx.)
- Director: Raja Gosnell
- Screenplay: J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn (story credit to Peyo’s original characters)
- Main cast (live-action): Neil Patrick Harris (Patrick Winslow), Hank Azaria (Gargamel), Jayma Mays (Grace Winslow), Sofia Vergara (Odile), Tim Gunn (Dr. Eric Winslow)
- Voice cast (Smurfs): Jonathan Winters (Papa Smurf), Katy Perry (Smurfette), Alan Cumming (Gutsy Smurf), Fred Armisen (Brainy Smurf), George Lopez (Gargamel’s Gargamel-created twin? — cameo voice roles among others)
The Smurfs are befriended by Patrick Winslow (Neil Patrick Harris) and his pregnant wife, Grace (Jayma Mays), who help them navigate the human world. Key Characters & Cast
The 2011 release of The Smurfs marked a massive turning point for the iconic blue characters created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. While the franchise had been a staple of Saturday morning cartoons in the 1980s, the 2011 film brought Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and the rest of the gang into the modern era using a hybrid of live-action and 3D computer animation. The Plot: From the Enchanted Forest to the Big Apple
Global Success: The film was a massive hit, grossing over $563 million worldwide The Numbers. 💡 Smurfy Fun Facts the smurfs -2011
The 2011 Film: A Faithful Adaptation
Title: Blue Moon Over Manhattan: Revisiting ‘The Smurfs’ (2011), The Strangest Hybrid of the 2010s The Smurfs (2011) — Informative Overview Basic info
The Voice Cast (The Smurfs)
The film focused on a core group of Smurfs rather than the entire village:
The film successfully reintroduced Peyo’s creations to a generation of children who had never seen the 1980s Hanna-Barbera cartoon. For better or worse, it replaced the classic image of the Smurfs (with their single-wide village) with a glitzy, dimension-hopping action-comedy. Title: The Smurfs Release year: 2011 Format: Live-action/CGI
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