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Directed by | Gary Chapman |
Written by | Jordan Katz |
Produced by | John H. Williams |
Starring | Ewan McGregor Ricky Gervais Tim Curry John Cleese John Hurt Jim Broadbent Hugh Laurie Rik Mayall |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Canada) Alliance Films (Canada, theatrical) |
Release dates | March 25, 2005 (UK) August 19, 2005 (US) |
Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | US$35,000,000[1] |
Box office | US$61,746,888[1] |
Valiant is a 2005 computer-animated film. Set in May of the year 1944, it tells the story of a group of war pigeons during World War II. The film was produced by John H. Williams and co-produced by Vanguard Animation and Odyssey Entertainment. Reviews toward Valiant were mixed and largely poor. The film is based on a story by Jordan Katz, George Webster, and George Melrod, and inspired by true stories of hundreds of pigeons that helped the soldiers in the war. At the end of the film, it says that of the 54 Dickin Medals awarded to animals, 32 of them went to pigeons. The film took two years to complete and used more than 200 animators from 16 countries.
Plot
Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war. At camp, they meet two wisecracking burly pigeon twins, Toughwood and Tailfeather, and a regal red pigeon named Lofty. They go under serious training by Sergeant Montegue, who gives them a good workout and giving them the name squad F. While there, Valiant falls in love with a nursing dove named Victoria, who seems to have feelings for him as well. Suddenly, the founder of the RHPS, Gutsy, informs Montegue that his troops, Squad F, have to leave for France immediately to get a message even though their training isn't finished. Their plane is shot down in France, and Gutsy presumed dead. Valiant and company enlist the help of two French mice, Charles de Girl and Rollo, to get them into German territory and help them defeat the evil pigeon-hunting Nazi falcon general Von Talon. When the pigeons split up trying to deliver the message, Bugsy is captured by the falcons. The team reunites, along with Gutsy, who barely made it out of the plane. Valiant rescues Bugsy and Mercury from Von Talon's bunker, and in the process, gets the message back. Valiant defeats Von Talon with the help of his family and friends and delivers the message. We learn that the message was telling allied commanders to perform the D-Day operation at Normandy. He is awarded a Dickin medal and reunites with Victoria.
Reception
Valiant received a 32% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 5/10, and 13% in the top critics division.[2] The film did business of $19,478,106 in the U.S. and $42,268,782 internationally. This gives it a worldwide total of $61,746,888, which is considered successful, but low by CGI film standards.[citation needed] The film held the record for lowest box office of a CGI animated film, until its record was later beaten in 2006 by Doogal, the re-dubbed version of The Magic Roundabout.[1]
Cast
English voice cast
- Ewan McGregor - Valiant
- Ricky Gervais - Bugsy
- Pip Torrens - Lofty Thaddeus Worthington
- Dan Roberts - Tailfeather
- Brian Lonsdale - Toughwood
- John Cleese - Mercury
- Olivia Williams - Victoria
- John Hurt - Felix
- Annette Badland - Elsa
- Jim Broadbent - Sergeant
- Hugh Laurie - Wing Commander Gutsy
- Tim Curry - General Von Talon
- Rik Mayall - Cufflingk
- Michael Schlingmann - Underlingk
- Sharon Horgan - Charles De Girl
- Buckley Collum - Rollo
- Sean Samuels - Jacques
Spanish voice cast
- Paco León - Valiant
- Florentino Fernández - Bugsy
- José Luis Gil - Mercury
- Ramón Langa - General Von Tuerten
- Julio Nuñez - Félix
- Salvador Aldeguer - Sargento (Sergeant)
- Luis Bajo - Capitán Valor
- Mar Bordallo - Victoria
Mexican voice cast
- José Antonio Macías - Valiant
- Javier Rivero - Bugsy
- Pedro D'Aguillon Jr. - Mercury
- Mario Sauret - General Von Tuerten
- Carlos Segundo - Félix
- Armando Réndiz - Sargento
- Humberto Solórzano - Capitán Valor
- Dulce Guerrero - Victoria
French voice cast
- Ramzy Bedia : Vaillant
- Éric Judor : Bugsy
- Richard Darbois : "Guénéral" von Griffes
- Patrice Dozier : Cufflingk
- Henri Guybet : Underlingk
- Claire Guyot : Victoria
- Emmanuel Jacomy : Commandant James Courage
- Bernard Métraux : Sergent Mortimer Monty
- Christian Pelissier : Félix
- William Coryn : Snoby
- Michel Prudhomme : Mercury
- Boris Rehlinger : Tango et Charlie
- Céline Monsarrat : Charles De Girl
References
- ^ a b c "Valiant (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/valiant/