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Maurice, a streetwise cat, has the perfect money-making scam. He’s found a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe, and his very own horde of rats – rats who are strangely educated, and literate, so Maurice can no longer think of them as “lunch”. And everyone knows the stories about rats and pipers... However, when Maurice and the rodents reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, their little con goes down the drain. For someone there is playing a different tune. A dark, shadowy tune. Something very, very bad is waiting in the cellars. It’s not a game anymore. It’s a rat-eat-rat world down there and the educated rats must learn a new word...EVIL. | Maurice, a streetwise cat, has the perfect money-making scam. He’s found a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe, and his very own horde of rats – rats who are strangely educated, and literate, so Maurice can no longer think of them as “lunch”. And everyone knows the stories about rats and pipers... However, when Maurice and the rodents reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, their little con goes down the drain. For someone there is playing a different tune. A dark, shadowy tune. Something very, very bad is waiting in the cellars. It’s not a game anymore. It’s a rat-eat-rat world down there and the educated rats must learn a new word...EVIL. | ||
==Cast== | ==Creative Team== | ||
* Hugh Laurie | ===Crew=== | ||
* Screenplay by Terry Rossio | |||
* Additional material written by Robert Chandler and Toby Genkel | |||
* Directed by Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann | |||
* Produced by Julia Stuart (Sky), Emely Christians (Ulysses), Andrew Baker and Robert Chandler (Cantilever Media) and [[Rob Wilkins]] (Narrativia) | |||
===Cast=== | |||
* Hugh Laurie as Maurice<ref name="germandub">Some sources also credit Bastian Pastewka as Maurice and Jerry Hoffmann as Keith; they are from the German language dub.</ref> | |||
* Emilia Clarke as Malicia Grim | * Emilia Clarke as Malicia Grim | ||
* David Thewlis as Boss Man | * David Thewlis as Boss Man | ||
* Himesh Patel | * Himesh Patel as Keith<ref name="germandub"/> | ||
* Gemma Arterton as Peaches | * Gemma Arterton as Peaches | ||
* Hugh Bonneville as The Mayor | * Hugh Bonneville as The Mayor | ||
* [[David Tennant]] as Dangerous Beans | * [[David Tennant]] as Dangerous Beans<ref>Tennant previously played Dangerous Beans in the 2003 BBC radio adaptation.</ref> | ||
* [[Ariyon Bakare]] as Darktan | * [[Ariyon Bakare]] as Darktan<ref>Bakare also reads the new Penguin audiobook of the novel, released in October 2022 ahead of the film.</ref> | ||
* Rob Brydon as The Pied Piper | * Rob Brydon as The Pied Piper | ||
* Julie Atherton as Nourishing | * Julie Atherton as Nourishing | ||
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| 2022-12-24 || {{MYF}} || Hogswatch 2022: “Mildly Fantasy Threatened” || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2022/12/24/hogswatch-2022-the-amazing-maurice-movie-mildly-fantasy-threatened/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | |||
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| 2023-01-18 || ''[https://lcj.podbean.com/ LCJ Q&A Podcast]'' || “Guest: ‘The Amazing Maurice’ Director Toby Genkel” || [https://lcj.podbean.com/e/guest-the-amazing-maurice-director-toby-genkel/ podbean.com] | |||
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| 2023-02-04 || ''[https://anchor.fm/screennerdspodcast Screen Nerds Podcast]'' || “Quick Screen: The Amazing Maurice” || [https://anchor.fm/screennerdspodcast/episodes/Quick-Screen-The-Amazing-Maurice-e1ucemi anchor.fm] | |||
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| 2023-02-05 || {{UAP}} || “The Amazing Maurice (film review)” || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/The-Amazing-Maurice-film-review-e1ug1kl anchor.fm] | |||
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| 2023-03-04 || ''[https://movieguide.org/ Movieguide® Radio]''<ref>For context, this is the podcast of the “Christian and Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment”, so set your expectations accordingly. The episode is also only two minutes long.</ref> || “The Amazing Maurice” || [https://soundcloud.com/movieguide/the-amazing-maurice soundcloud.com] | |||
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| 2023-06-26 || {{WWTW}} || “Believe in Yourself” || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/4576ab01/believe-in-yourself-the-amazing-maurice-2022- pinecast.co] | |||
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| 2023-10-24 || ''[https://foerderverein-kinderfilm.de/werkstattgespraeche/ Podcast KinderFilm]''<ref>In German.</ref> || “Maurice der Kater” || [https://cnsin8.podcaster.de/podcast-kinderfilm/media/Podcast_Kinderfilm_12_Maurice_der_Kater.mp3 podcaster.de] (mp3) | |||
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| 2024-06-11 || {{DCP}} || “BONUS: The Amazing Maurice (film review feat. Nero Villagallos O’Reilly)” || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/BONUS-The-Amazing-Maurice-film-review-feat--Nero-Villagallos-OReilly-e2knulh spotify.com] | |||
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| 2024-08-01 || ''[https://www.creatorssociety.net/animation-podcast The Creators Society Animation Podcast]'' || “The Amazing Maurice - A CG Feature on what budget?! With Producer Andrew Baker” || [https://www.creatorssociety.net/animation-podcast-blog/amazing-maurice-andrew-baker creatorssociety.net] | |||
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| 2023-02-06 || ''[http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net/ Critically Acclaimed]'' || “The Amazing Maurice, Baby Ruby, Viking Wolf, Knock at the Cabin” || [https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-v2cmc-16acb15f podbean.com] | |||
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| 2023-03-20 || ''[https://stillloveit.libsyn.com/ Will You Still Love It Tomorrow]'' || “Episode 57 - The Amazing Maurice” || [https://stillloveit.libsyn.com/episode-57-the-amazing-maurice libsyn.com] | |||
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== External links == | |||
* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10473036/ The Amazing Maurice]'' at the Internet Movie Database | |||
* ''[[lspace:TV and Film:The Amazing Maurice|The Amazing Maurice]]'' at the L-Space wiki | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:25, 8 August 2024
The Amazing Maurice is a 2022 animated feature film adapting The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents - the first produced feature film adaptation of Terry Pratchett's work. It's produced by Cantilever Media and Ulysses Filmproduktion for Sky Cinema, in conjunction with Narrativia.
Blurb
Maurice, a streetwise cat, has the perfect money-making scam. He’s found a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe, and his very own horde of rats – rats who are strangely educated, and literate, so Maurice can no longer think of them as “lunch”. And everyone knows the stories about rats and pipers... However, when Maurice and the rodents reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, their little con goes down the drain. For someone there is playing a different tune. A dark, shadowy tune. Something very, very bad is waiting in the cellars. It’s not a game anymore. It’s a rat-eat-rat world down there and the educated rats must learn a new word...EVIL.
Creative Team
Crew
- Screenplay by Terry Rossio
- Additional material written by Robert Chandler and Toby Genkel
- Directed by Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann
- Produced by Julia Stuart (Sky), Emely Christians (Ulysses), Andrew Baker and Robert Chandler (Cantilever Media) and Rob Wilkins (Narrativia)
Cast
- Hugh Laurie as Maurice[1]
- Emilia Clarke as Malicia Grim
- David Thewlis as Boss Man
- Himesh Patel as Keith[1]
- Gemma Arterton as Peaches
- Hugh Bonneville as The Mayor
- David Tennant as Dangerous Beans[2]
- Ariyon Bakare as Darktan[3]
- Rob Brydon as The Pied Piper
- Julie Atherton as Nourishing
- Joe Sugg as Sardines
- Janin Ullmann as Nahrhaft
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this film.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-24 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | Hogswatch 2022: “Mildly Fantasy Threatened” | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2023-01-18 | LCJ Q&A Podcast | “Guest: ‘The Amazing Maurice’ Director Toby Genkel” | podbean.com |
| 2023-02-04 | Screen Nerds Podcast | “Quick Screen: The Amazing Maurice” | anchor.fm |
| 2023-02-05 | Unseen Academicals | “The Amazing Maurice (film review)” | anchor.fm |
| 2023-03-04 | Movieguide® Radio[4] | “The Amazing Maurice” | soundcloud.com |
| 2023-06-26 | Who Watches the Watch | “Believe in Yourself” | pinecast.co |
| 2023-10-24 | Podcast KinderFilm[5] | “Maurice der Kater” | podcaster.de (mp3) |
| 2024-06-11 | Disc Coverers | “BONUS: The Amazing Maurice (film review feat. Nero Villagallos O’Reilly)” | spotify.com |
| 2024-08-01 | The Creators Society Animation Podcast | “The Amazing Maurice - A CG Feature on what budget?! With Producer Andrew Baker” | creatorssociety.net |
Other appearances
Episodes where the film is discussed, but not as the main topic.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-06 | Critically Acclaimed | “The Amazing Maurice, Baby Ruby, Viking Wolf, Knock at the Cabin” | podbean.com |
| 2023-03-20 | Will You Still Love It Tomorrow | “Episode 57 - The Amazing Maurice” | libsyn.com |
External links
- The Amazing Maurice at the Internet Movie Database
- The Amazing Maurice at the L-Space wiki
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Some sources also credit Bastian Pastewka as Maurice and Jerry Hoffmann as Keith; they are from the German language dub.
- ↑ Tennant previously played Dangerous Beans in the 2003 BBC radio adaptation.
- ↑ Bakare also reads the new Penguin audiobook of the novel, released in October 2022 ahead of the film.
- ↑ For context, this is the podcast of the “Christian and Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment”, so set your expectations accordingly. The episode is also only two minutes long.
- ↑ In German.