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Greenuts
Greenuts
Creator Geo Animation Studios
Films and television
Films Greenuts
Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins
Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film
Greenuts 4: A New Beginning
Greenuts: Partner's in time
Animated series Greenuts
The Adventures of BallCone
Theatrical presentations
Plays Greenuts Live!
Games
Video games Greenuts
Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins
Greenuts: BallCone's Quest
Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film
many more
Audio
Soundtracks Greenuts
Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins
Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film
Miscellaneous
Short films Greenuts
Shoe
Greenuts: The Second Short
Television specials Greenuts: A Very Special Christmas

 

Greenuts is a computer-animated franchise of animated films produced by Geo Animation Studios, a division of Paramount Pictures, and featuring the voices of Tom Kenny, Tara StrongTim Hill, Tom Kane, Jake Sharratt, Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Seth Green, and Craig McCracken. Three films have been released in the series thus far, Greenuts in 1993, Greenuts 2: the 2nd Film Begins in 1997 and Greenuts 3: the 10th Geo Animation Studios film in 2007. A fourth film, Greenuts 4: A New Beginning, is set to be released on November 26, 2015. Four shorts, Greenuts in 1990, Shoe in 1994, Greenuts: A Very Special Christmas in 1996 and Greenuts: The Second Short in 2011, were also released. A television series for CBS television network, Greenuts, aired from 1994 and its spin-off television series titled The Adventures of BallCone was aired on CBS on January 7, 2014.

Films

Greenuts
Directed by Jake Sharratt (short, 1, 2, 4)
Alex Bulkley (3)
Chris Jones (2, reboot)
Produced by Jake Sharratt (short)
Nina Rappaport (short)
Tim Hill (1, 4)
Chris Jones (1)
Ruairi Robinson (2)
Rachel MacFarlene (2)
Ruairi Robinson and Chris Jones & Seth MacFarlene (3)
Written by Craig McCracken (1)
Rachel MacFarlene (1)
Seth MacFarlene (2)
Seth Green & Chris Jones (3)
Jake Sharratt (short, 4)
Voices Tom Kenny
Tara Strong
Tim Hill
Tom Kane
Jake Sharratt
(more)
Music by Tom Waits (short)
Randy Newman (1)
John Powell (2, 3)
Alan Silvestri (4)
Studio Geo Animation Studios
Distributed by Jakelsm Home Entertainment (1990-1993)
Paramount Pictures (1993-present)
Release date(s) November 24, 1990 - present
Country United States
Language English

Greenuts (1993)

Main article: Greenuts (film)

Greenuts (also known as The Greenuts Movie) is a 1993 computer-animated comedy film based on the Original Short Film, the film made by Geo Animation Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jake Sharratt and Seth MacFarlene and is the first installment in the series.

Greenuts 2: the 2nd Film Begins (1997)

Main article: Greenuts 2: the 2nd Film Begins

Greenuts 2: the 2nd Film Begins (also known as Greenuts: the 2nd Film Begins or just simply Greenuts 2) is the sequel to Greenuts. The film was produced by Geo Animation Studios and released by Paramount Pictures on November 29, 1997.

Greenuts 3: the 10th Geo Animation Studios film (2007)

Main article: Greenuts 3: the 10th Geo Animation Studios Film

Greenuts 3: the 10th Geo Animation Studios film is the third installment in the Greenuts series. It was produced by Geo Animation Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. It was released in March 13, 2007.

Greenuts 4: A New Beginning (2015)

Main article: Greenuts 4: A New Beginning

A fourth installment was first announced on April 16, 2010 titled Greenuts 4: A New Beginning, which it is currently in development for a November 26, 2015 release. Jake Sharratt is set to direct the film. The main cast members will reprise their roles for the film.

Reboot

A direct-to-video film the series reboot had been in the works since 2005, When A Midnight film had been released, with a release date planned for 2009. In March 2011, it was announced that the franchise would be rebooted with a new director, Chris Jones.

Future

In November 2012, Jake Sharratt has said that it is possible that the series could see 10 more sequels after Greenuts 4: A New Beginning, bringing it to a fourteen-film series.

Television series

Greenuts (1994-2005)

Main article: Greenuts (TV Series)

In 1994, Paramount Television and Geo Animation Studios aired a TV show titled Greenuts that ran from 1994.

The Adventures of BallCone (2014)

Main article: The Adventures of BallCone

In 2011, it was announced that Jake Sharratt said BallCone would be given his own TV show and set for 2014. In June 2013, Geo Animation Studios announced a new title for the show, The Adventures of BallCone. In August 2013, Geo Animation Studios announced an air date for January 7, 2014.

Television special

Main article: Greenuts: A Very Special Christmas

Greenuts: A Very Special Christmas is a 22 minute television special, set shortly after the events of the first Greenuts film (and before the events of Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins), that premiered on the American television network CBS on Wednesday, December 25, 1996.

Short films

Greenuts (1990)

Main article: Greenuts (short)

Greenuts was the first short film produced by the newly formed Geo Animation Studios. It released on November 24, 1990.

The short was re-issued in 1993 and shown before screenings of Greenuts film.

Shoe (1994)

Main article: Shoe

Shoe is a short film released in 1994 and originally released on the Greenuts VHS. In this short, BallCone found a flying shoe in his room.

Greenuts: The Second Short (2011)

Main article: Greenuts: The Second Short

Greenuts: The Second Short is the 16th Geo Animation Studios short film and the second Greenuts short film. It was released on July 6, 2011.

Cast and crew

Cast

For a full list, see List of Greenuts characters.
Character Main films Short films Specials TV shows
Greenuts Greenuts 2:
The 2nd Film Begins
Greenuts 3:
The 10th Geo Animation Studios film
Greenuts 4:
A New Beginning
Greenuts Shoe Greenuts:
The Second Short
Greenuts:
A Very Special Christmas
Greenuts The Adventures of BallCone
Cube Tom Kenny Tom Kenny
Andrew Sharratt (as a child)
Tom Kenny Character is mute Tom Kenny
Blockhead Tim Hill Tim Hill
Mr. Cube Tom Kane Tom Kane
BallCone Jake Sharratt
King Frankie Dan Castellaneta Dan Castellaneta
Sally Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright
Tommy Seth Green Seth Green
Edwin Craig McCracken Craig McCracken
Limon Tom Kenny Tom Kenny
Limea Tara Strong Tara Strong
The Evil Camera Character is mute Mentioned only Character is mute
Dave Character is mute Silent Cameo
Sattie Character is mute
Nio Character is mute
Bob Frank Welker
Rob Jim Cummings
Kyle Andy Dick
ConeBall Jake Sharratt
Liz Grey DeLisle
Befimo Martin Short
Uno Matt Stone
Looie Chris Jones
Uoie Seth MacFarlene
Slimie Tom Kenny
Kevin the Evil Madness Man Steve Coogan
Santa Claus Jim Cummings
Blik Jake Sharratt
Chuck Ruairi Robinson
Lel Matt Stone
Boomer Phil LaMarr
Sinichle Jim Wise
Denath Candi Milo
Leo Chris Jones
Jimmy John Goodman
Mikey Tom Kane
Conehead Chris Jones
Luce Tom Kenny
Conea Tara Strong
Note: A gray cell indicates character did not appear in that medium.

Crew

Film Director Producer Writer Composer Editor
Greenuts Jake Sharratt
co-directed by:
Seth MacFarlene
Tim Hill
Chris Jones
Eric Towner
Geoff Johns
Craig McCracken
Rachel MacFarlene
Randy Newman Tony Leech (uncredited)
Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins Jake Sharratt
co-directed by:
Chris Jones
Ruairi Robinson
Rachel MacFarlene
Seth MacFarlene John Powell Tony Leech
Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film Alex Bulkley Ruairi Robinson
Chris Jones
Seth MacFarlene
Seth Green
Chris Jones
John Carnochan
Greenuts 4: A New Beginning Jake Sharratt
co-directed by:
Chris Jones
J.J. Abrams
Tim Hill
J.J. Abrams
Jake Sharratt
J.J. Abrams
Alan Silvestri N/A

Release

Box office performance

The film series has grossed a total of $1,529,1,101,540, with an average of $563,836,493 per film, making the Greenuts franchise the seventh highest grossing animated franchise behind (behind Shrek, Ice Age, Toy Story, Madagascar, Despicable Me and Kung Fu Panda).

Film Release date Box office revenue Box office ranking Budget Reference
United States Foreign Worldwide All time domestic All time worldwide
Greenuts November 17, 1993 $383,257,136 $352,700,000 $724,832,913 #331 #822 $59,000,000
Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins November 29, 1997 $655,388,158 $732,700,000 $587,863,495 #842 #931 $80,000,000
Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film March 13, 2007 $874,456,246 $832, 700,000 $783,928,382 #123 #66 $90,000,000
Greenuts 4: A New Beginning November 26, 2015
Total $1,529,1,101,540 $19,16,700,000 $2,094,2,623,17,90 $229,000,000

Critical reaction

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Greenuts 77% (463 reviews) 63% (92 reviews)
Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins 57% (263 reviews) 59% (163 reviews)
Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film 66% (732 reviews) 82% (832 reviews)
Greenuts 4: A New Beginning N/A N/A
Average ratings 200% 204%

Video games

Main article: List of Greenuts video games

Live shows

Greenuts Live!

Main article: Greenuts Live!

Theme park attractions

Greenuts Land is one of the children's areas at Paramount Canada's Wonderland (now Canada's Wonderland). It opened in 1995 and it consists of many locations from the Greenuts franchise, including Home of Shapes.

In 2008, it was officially announced that Greenuts: The Fun Ride, a simulator ride, would be implemented into the Universal Studios Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida. It was opened on August 19, 2009.

Chronology

In order of the Greenuts franchise history:

  1. Greenuts (1990)
  2. Greenuts (1993)
  3. Shoe (1994)
  4. Greenuts (TV series) (1994)
  5. Greenuts: A Very Special Christmas (1996)
  6. Greenuts 2: The 2nd Film Begins (1997)
  7. Greenuts 3: The 10th Geo Animation Studios Film (2007)
  8. Greenuts: The Fun Ride (2009)
  9. Greenuts: The Second Short (2011)
  10. The Adventures of BallCone (2014)
  11. Greenuts 4: A New Beginning (2015)
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