Open Season (movie series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Open Season movie series |
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| Directed by | Jill Culton Roger Allers Anthony Stacchi (Co-director) (1) Matthew O'Callaghan Todd Wilderman (Co-director) (2) Cody Cameron (3) David Feiss (4) |
| Produced by | Michelle Murdocca Amy Jupiter Steve Moore John B. Carls (1) Kirk Bodyfelt Matthew O'Callaghan Michelle Murdocca (exec.) Andrea Miloro (exec.) (2) Kirk Bodyfelt (3) John Bush (4) |
| Written by | Steve Bencich Ron J. Friedman (1) David I. Stern (2 & 3) Carlos Kotkin (4) |
| Starring | Martin Lawrence Ashton Kutcher Debra Messing Gary Sinise Jon Favreau (More) |
| Music by | Paul Westerberg (1) Ramin Djawadi (1 & 2) Jeff Cardoni (3) Rupert Gregson-Williams Dominic Lewis (4) |
| Editing by | Ken Solomon Pamela Ziegenhagen-Shefland (1) Steven Liu Patrick J. Voetberg Jimmy Sandoval (2) Nancy Frazen Arthur D. Noda Jimmy Sandoval (3) Maurissa Horwitz |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Animation (1-4) Reel FX Creative Studios (2 and 3) Rainmaker Entertainment (4) |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (1) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2-4) |
| Release date(s) | 1: September 29, 2006 2: September 24, 2008 3: October 21, 2010 4: December 18, 2015 |
| Running time | 322 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Open Season movie series is a fun collection of animated films from Sony Pictures Animation. It features four main movies: Open Season (2006), Open Season 2 (2008), Open Season 3 (2010), and Open Season: Scared Silly (2015). There's also a short movie called Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2006). A video game based on the first movie was also made for many different gaming systems.
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Meet the Movies
Open Season (2006)
This is where it all began! Boog (Martin Lawrence) is a huge grizzly bear. He lives a comfy life in a town called Timberline. One day, he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a skinny mule deer with only one antler. They get into some trouble and end up stuck in the wild. It's hunting season, so they must work with other animals to outsmart the hunters. In the end, Boog decides to stay in the forest. He says goodbye to his owner, Ranger Beth (Debra Messing).
Open Season 2 (2008)
In this movie, Elliot (Joel McHale) falls in love with Giselle (Jane Krakowski). But then, their friend Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron) gets taken! A group of spoiled house pets kidnaps him. They want to return him to his human owners. Elliot and Boog (Mike Epps) lead a rescue mission. Giselle, McSquizzy (Billy Connolly), Buddy (Maddie Taylor), and Serge (Danny Mann) and Deni (Maddie Taylor) join them. They go on a long journey to save Mr. Weenie. The house pets, led by a fancy poodle named Fifi (Crispin Glover), try to stop them. In the end, Mr. Weenie chooses to go back to his human family.
Open Season 3 (2010)
Boog (Matthew J. Munn) feels a bit lonely in this film. His best friend Elliot (Maddie Taylor) is busy with his own family now. Boog wants to find new friends. He stumbles upon a traveling circus from Russia. There, he meets a talented female bear named Ursa (Melissa Sturm). He also meets a clever bear named Doug (Matthew J. Munn), who looks just like him! Boog and Doug switch places. Doug gets to escape into the wild. When Elliot and the other animals realize Boog is missing, they team up. They make a plan to bring Boog back home. In the end, Ursa decides to live with Boog and his friends in the forest.
Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
A mysterious creature is spotted in the forest. People mistake it for a werewolf! This makes the former hunter Shaw (Trevor Devall) reopen hunting season. The animals of Timberline National Forest are in danger. Boog (Donny Lucas), Elliot (Will Townsend), and Mr. Weenie (Will Townsend) decide to solve the mystery. They want to find out what the creature really is. Their goal is to get hunting season closed again.
Short Film Fun
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run (2007)
This short movie is a fun extra! It was released in 2007. You can find it on the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the first Open Season movie.
Meet the Voices: Cast and Characters
| Characters | Main films | Short films | |||
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| Open Season | Open Season 2 | Open Season 3 | Open Season: Scared Silly | Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | |
| 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2015 | 2007 | |
| Boog | Martin Lawrence | Mike Epps | Matthew J. Munn | Donny Lucas | Martin Lawrence |
| Elliot | Ashton Kutcher | Joel McHale | Maddie Taylor | Will Townsend | Ashton Kutcher |
| Giselle | Jane Krakowski | Melissa Sturm | |||
| Mr. Weenie | Cody Cameron | ||||
| McSquizzy | Billy Connolly | André Sogliuzzo | Lee Tockar | ||
| Serge | Danny Mann | Peter Kelamis | |||
| Deni | Maddie Taylor | N/A | |||
| Buddy | Lee Tockar | ||||
| Ian | Patrick Warburton | Maddie Taylor | Brian Drummond | ||
| Rosie | Nika Futterman | Shannon Chan-Kent | |||
| Maria | Michelle Murdocca | ||||
| Reilly | Jon Favreau | Maddie Taylor | Brian Drummond | ||
| Bobbie | Georgia Engel | Kathleen Barr | Georgia Engel | ||
| Bob | Character is mute | N/A | Character is mute | ||
| Beth | Debra Messing | Silent role | |||
| Shaw | Gary Sinise | Trevor Devall | |||
| Sheriff Gordy | Gordon Tootoosis | Lorne Cardinal | Gordon Tootoosis | ||
| Fifi | Crispin Glover | ||||
| Roberto | Steve Schirripa | ||||
| Stanley | Fred Stoller | ||||
| Roger | Sean Mullen | ||||
| Nate | Frank Welker (uncredited; cameo) | Cody Cameron | |||
| Rufus | Diedrich Bader | ||||
| Charlene | Olivia Hack | ||||
| Fox Jaw | Jacquie Barnbrook | ||||
| Doug | Matthew J. Munn | ||||
| Ursa Major | Melissa Sturm | ||||
| Alistair | Dana Snyder | ||||
| Gisela | Karley Scott Collins | ||||
| Giselita | Ciara Bravo | ||||
| Elvis | Harrison Fahn | ||||
| Ed | Garry Chalk | ||||
| Edna | Kathleen Barr | ||||
- Note: A dark gray cell means the character is not in that movie.
Video Game Fun
- The Open Season video game came out on September 18, 2006. It's based on the first movie. Ubisoft released it for many systems. These include PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360, Xbox, and Nintendo DS. A Wii version was released later, on November 30, 2006.
