Sing (2016 American film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Garth Jennings |
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| Written by | Garth Jennings |
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| Music by | Joby Talbot |
| Editing by | Gregory Perler |
| Studio | Illumination Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 11, 2016 (TIFF) December 21, 2016 (United States) |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Money made | $634.2 million |
Sing is a fun computer-animated musical comedy movie that came out in 2016. It was made by Illumination Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures. The film was written and directed by Garth Jennings. It features the voices of many famous actors like Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, and more!
The story is set in a world where animals act like people. A koala named Buster Moon owns a theater that is in big financial trouble. To save his beloved theater, he decides to hold a huge singing competition. The movie shows how this competition changes the lives of the animals who enter it, as they chase their dreams and face personal challenges.
"Sing" features more than 60 popular songs from famous artists. It also includes an original song called "Faith" by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The movie first showed at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 and was released in the United States on December 21, 2016. It earned over $634 million worldwide. A sequel, Sing 2, was released a few years later.
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Story of the Singing Competition
The movie takes place in a city called Calatonia, where all the animals are like people. Buster Moon, an optimistic koala, owns a theater that is struggling. To save it, he plans a big singing competition. However, a mistake by his elderly iguana assistant, Miss Crawly, accidentally adds two extra zeroes to the prize money on the flyers. These flyers then blow out into the street.
Auditions and New Friends
Animals from all over the city gather to audition for the show. The chosen contestants include:
- Rosita, a busy pig who is a housewife and mother to 25 piglets.
- Ash, a punk-rock porcupine.
- Johnny, a gorilla whose dad is involved in a crime group.
- Mike, a small mouse who is a street musician.
- A singing and dancing frog trio named Ricki, Howie, and Kai.
- Pete, an opera-singing camel.
A shy teenage elephant named Meena tries out but is too scared to sing. Ash's boyfriend, Lance, is also dismissed from the contest. Rosita is paired with an energetic pig named Gunter for a dance routine. When Buster realizes the flyers promise a huge $100,000 prize, he visits his friend Eddie's grandmother, Nana Noodleman. Nana is a famous former opera singer. She is unsure about giving money but agrees to watch a private preview of the show.
Challenges and Setbacks
Meena, encouraged by her grandfather, tries to get another chance to perform, but instead becomes a stage helper for Buster. When the frog trio breaks up and Pete gets hurt, Meena is added to the show. Rosita struggles with her dance routine because she is worried about her many children at home. Ash finds out her boyfriend Lance has a new girlfriend, which makes her upset during her song.
Johnny faces a tough choice between rehearsing for the show and helping his dad's group. He tries to do both but misses picking up the group during a job, which leads to his dad and the others getting caught. Johnny's dad is disappointed that Johnny wants to be a singer. Meena still struggles with her stage fright. Mike, sure he will win the prize money, buys a fancy car to impress a female mouse. He also gets into trouble with a group of bears over a card game.
The Show Must Go On
On the day of the preview show, the bears from the card game interrupt, demanding money from Mike. Mike points to Buster, but the prize chest is empty. The lights, which are in a glass tank of glowing squids, break and flood the theater, causing it to collapse. Buster loses his theater and has to live with Eddie. The contestants try to cheer him up, but Buster is very sad. He tries to start over by opening a car wash.
Later, Meena goes to the ruined theater and sings "Hallelujah". Buster hears her and is inspired to bring the show back, but without any prize money. They set up a makeshift stage on the lot for Rosita and Meena's families. Rosita and Gunter perform Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", which finally makes Rosita's husband, Norman, notice her singing talent. More animals gather as the show is broadcast on the news. Johnny's performance of Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" impresses his dad, who manages to come and apologize to him. Despite an interruption, Ash sings her original rock song "Set It All Free," and her ex-boyfriend watches on TV, finally seeing her talent. Mike returns to the show and sings "My Way". Finally, Meena overcomes her fears and sings Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing", which is a huge hit.
The show is a big success and impresses Nana Noodleman, who was in the audience. She buys the lot, and the theater is rebuilt and reopened, better than ever!
Voice Cast
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- Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon, an optimistic koala who wants to save his theater by holding a singing competition.
- Reese Witherspoon as Rosita, a pig who gave up her music dreams to be a devoted wife and mother to 25 piglets.
- Seth MacFarlane as Mike, a white mouse street singer with a big voice and a bit of an arrogant attitude.
- Scarlett Johansson as Ash, a teenage crested porcupine punk rocker who sings in an alternative-rock duo.
- John C. Reilly as Eddie Noodleman, a sheep and Buster's friend who is unsure about the theater's future.
- Taron Egerton as Johnny, a teenage gorilla who loves to sing, even though his father wants him to follow in his footsteps.
- Tori Kelly as Meena, a teenage Indian elephant with an amazing voice but very bad stage fright.
- Jennifer Saunders as Nana Noodleman, a sheep and Eddie's grandmother who was a famous singer.
- Jennifer Hudson as Young Nana
- Garth Jennings as Miss Crawly, an elderly iguana with a glass eye who is Buster's assistant.
- Peter Serafinowicz as Big Daddy, a gorilla gang leader and Johnny's father.
- Nick Kroll as Gunter, an enthusiastic dancing pig who is partnered with Rosita.
- Beck Bennett as Lance, a crested porcupine and Ash's self-centered boyfriend.
- Jay Pharoah as Meena's Grandfather, an Indian elephant who encourages Meena to overcome her stage fright.
- Nick Offerman as Norman, a pig and Rosita's workaholic husband.
- Leslie Jones as Meena's Mother, an Indian elephant.
- Rhea Perlman as Judith, a brown llama from the bank who warns Buster about his theater being taken away.
- Laraine Newman as Meena's Grandmother, an Indian elephant.
- Adam Buxton as Stan, a gorilla in Big Daddy's group.
- Brad Morris as an unnamed Baboon whom Mike bothers for money.
- Bill Farmer as Bob, a dog and news reporter.
- Townsend Coleman as Bull Banker, a cattle who gives Mike a credit card.
- Jim Cummings as the Russian bears and a rhino cop.
- Tara Strong as:
- Becky, a crested porcupine and Lance's new girlfriend.
- Nancy, a female white mouse who becomes Mike's girlfriend.
Music
The film's official soundtrack album was released on December 21, 2016. It features many of the popular songs performed in the movie.
Sequel
A sequel to Sing, called Sing 2, was announced on January 25, 2017. The original writer/director Garth Jennings and producers Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, along with the main voice cast, all returned for the new film. Sing 2 was released on December 22, 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Sing (película) para niños
