Ratchet & Clank (film) facts for kids

Ratchet & Clank
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kevin Munroe
Produced by	Kylie Ellis Brad Foxhoven Kim Dent Wilder David Wohl
Written by	T.J. Fixman Kevin Munroe Gerry Swallow
Starring	Paul Giamatti John Goodman Bella Thorne Rosario Dawson James Arnold Taylor David Kaye Sylvester Stallone
Music by	Evan Wise
Cinematography	Anthony Di Ninno
Editing by	Braden Oberson
Distributed by	Gramercy Pictures Focus Features
Release date(s)	April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Hong Kong Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Money made	$14.4 million

Ratchet & Clank is a fun computer-animated science fiction comedy film from 2016. It was made by Rainmaker Entertainment and given to audiences by Gramercy Pictures. The movie is based on the popular video game series by Insomniac Games.

Kevin Munroe directed the film, with Jericca Cleland as co-director. Many famous actors lent their voices to the characters. These include Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Bella Thorne, Rosario Dawson, and Sylvester Stallone. The main characters, Ratchet and Clank, are voiced by James Arnold Taylor and David Kaye, who also voice them in the games.

The movie tells a new story that is loosely inspired by the first Ratchet & Clank video game from 2002. The story was written by Kevin Munroe, Gerry Swallow, and T.J. Fixman. Insomniac Games, the creators of the games, helped with the movie. They worked on character ideas, the script, and the animation. The film came out on April 29, 2016.

The Story of Ratchet & Clank

The movie starts in the Solana Galaxy. A bad guy named Chairman Drek (Paul Giamatti) uses a giant space station called the Deplanetizer. He destroys planet Tenemule and three other planets mysteriously disappear. The Galactic Rangers, who keep the peace, decide to investigate.

Ratchet's Dream and Clank's Arrival

The Rangers visit planet Veldin to find new members. A young spaceship mechanic named Ratchet (James Arnold Taylor) wants to join. But Captain Qwark (Jim Ward), the leader of the Rangers, says no. He thinks Ratchet is too small and has a tricky past.

Meanwhile, Chairman Drek is making warbots on his home planet, Quartu. He works with his tough robot helper, Victor Von Ion (Sylvester Stallone), and his smart but sneaky scientist, Dr. Nefarious (Armin Shimerman). A power cut at the factory causes a small, smart robot (David Kaye) to be made by mistake. This robot learns about Drek's evil plans.

The robot tries to escape to planet Kerwan to warn the Rangers. Victor damages his ship, forcing him to crash-land on Veldin. Ratchet finds the broken robot and takes him in. He names him Clank.

Becoming Galactic Rangers

Ratchet and Clank fly to Kerwan. They save the Rangers from an army of warbots led by Victor. Victor manages to get away. Reporters put pressure on Captain Qwark. So, Qwark makes Ratchet and Clank honorary Rangers. But Qwark soon gets jealous of their new fame.

The Rangers find out that Drek is taking pieces of the destroyed planets. These pieces have famous landmarks on them. Drek plans to build a new home planet called New Quartu from these pieces. His old planet, Quartu, is too polluted to live on. Ranger Cora Veralux (Bella Thorne) helps them learn that the next target is planet Novalis.

Qwark's Betrayal and Nefarious's Plan

Qwark meets Drek, who offers to make Qwark more popular than Ratchet and Clank. Qwark agrees, as long as Drek promises not to hurt the Rangers. But Drek tricks him. Qwark disables the Rangers' weapons during an attack on the Deplanetizer.

Victor gets onto the Rangers' main ship and attacks Clank. Clank uses a rainstorm weapon to make Victor rust solid. Ratchet gets onto the Deplanetizer, but Drek captures him. Ratchet sees Qwark standing by and realizes Qwark has betrayed them.

Drek destroys Novalis. This shocks Qwark. Ratchet feels guilty and goes back to Veldin. Qwark confronts Drek, but Dr. Nefarious shows up. Nefarious scolds Qwark for selling out the Rangers. Qwark is surprised to see Nefarious, as he thought Nefarious died in a prison break.

After Qwark leaves, Nefarious turns Drek into a sheep and sends him away. Nefarious then takes control of the Deplanetizer. Clank and the Rangers convince Ratchet to return. They learn that Nefarious plans to destroy planet Umbris. Umbris has a very unstable core. If it's destroyed, all other planets in the galaxy would be wiped out.

Saving the Galaxy

The Rangers attack the Deplanetizer again. But Qwark stops them and fights Ratchet and Clank. Ratchet begs Qwark to stop. Qwark realizes he was used by Drek and Nefarious. The three of them then face Nefarious.

Nefarious reveals he used to be a Ranger. He left because Qwark treated him badly. He plans to destroy the galaxy for revenge. Nefarious fires the laser. But the Rangers move it away from Umbris and aim it at New Quartu. This also destroys Drek.

Nefarious tries to disintegrate Qwark. But Ratchet stops him. Nefarious falls into the Deplanetizer's laser chamber and is disintegrated. Ratchet, Clank, and Qwark escape through a teleporter as the Deplanetizer falls towards Umbris.

Nefarious's plan is stopped. The Rangers return to Kerwan as heroes. Qwark is demoted to a lower rank. Ratchet and Clank meet again on Veldin. Ratchet promises to help the Rangers if they need him.

In a short scene after the credits begin, Nefarious appears from the wreckage on Umbris. He is now in his robot form, like in the games.

After all the credits, a character called the Plumber talks to the audience. He tells them to go home, as if he knows they are watching a movie.

Voice Cast

See also

In Spanish: Ratchet & Clank (película) para niños