Storks (film) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Storks
Theatrical release poster
Written by	Nicholas Stoller
Starring	Andy Samberg Katie Crown Kelsey Grammer Jennifer Aniston Ty Burrell Keegan-Michael Key Jordan Peele Danny Trejo
Music by	Mychael Danna Jeff Danna
Cinematography	Simon Dunsdon
Editing by	John Venzon
Studio	Warner Animation Group RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17) (Regency Village Theater) September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Money made	$183.4 million

Storks is a fun 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film from 2016. It was made by the Warner Animation Group and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie was directed by Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland. Nicholas Stoller also wrote the story.

The film features the voices of famous actors like Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of a stork named Junior and his human friend, Tulip. They work for a huge online store called Cornerstore.com.

Storks used to deliver babies, but now they deliver packages. Junior and Tulip accidentally create a baby in the old baby factory. They must go on an exciting journey to deliver the baby to her family. This happens before their boss, Hunter, finds out!

Storks first showed in Los Angeles on September 17, 2016. It was released to cinemas six days later. The movie got mixed reviews from critics. People liked the animation, the jokes, and the voice acting. However, some thought the story could have been better. The film earned $183 million around the world, costing $70 million to make.

Story of Storks: The Movie

For a very long time, storks on Stork Mountain delivered babies to families. But one stork, Jasper, tried to keep a baby girl for himself. He accidentally broke her address beacon, so she couldn't be delivered. Jasper then left the storks. The storks adopted the orphaned girl and named her Tulip. The stork CEO, Hunter, stopped delivering babies. Instead, he started a package delivery service called Cornerstore.com.

Eighteen years later, Tulip is a young adult. She tries to help Cornerstore with new ideas. But her ideas often cause problems and make the company lose money. Hunter sees her as a big problem. He tells Junior, the best delivery stork, to fire Tulip. If Junior fires her, he will become the new boss.

Junior can't bring himself to fire Tulip. So, he moves her to the mail room instead. Meanwhile, a lonely boy named Nate Gardner wants a younger sibling. His parents, Henry and Sarah, are always busy with work. Nate sends a letter to Cornerstore. Tulip finds it and puts it into the old baby-making machine. This machine suddenly creates a pink-haired baby girl!

Junior hurts his wing trying to stop the machine. He's afraid Hunter will be angry. So, Junior agrees to help Tulip secretly deliver the baby. They use a homemade flying machine Tulip built. They crash and meet a pack of wolves who fall in love with the baby. Junior and Tulip start to care for the baby, naming her Diamond Destiny. Nate's parents, Henry and Sarah, realize Nate needs a sibling. They start spending time with him, building a landing platform for the storks.

Junior and Tulip then meet Jasper, who has been following them. Jasper almost fixes Tulip's delivery beacon. He just needs one piece that Tulip has had for years. Junior admits he was supposed to fire Tulip. Sad, Tulip leaves with Jasper to find her family. Junior continues alone to deliver Diamond Destiny.

Cornerstore's pigeon employee, Toady, finds out about Diamond Destiny. He tells Hunter. Hunter changes the baby's address beacon and sets a trap for Junior. Hunter fires Junior and sends Diamond Destiny to live with penguins. This is to keep the baby a secret and stop the company's profits from dropping. Junior is tied up and left alone.

Tulip finds Junior and they return to Stork Mountain. A big event called Storkcon is happening. They go to save Diamond Destiny from the penguins. Hunter and the other storks corner them in the baby factory. Junior sends millions of old letters into the baby-making machine. This makes it produce lots of babies, distracting the storks. Hunter tries to destroy the factory with a giant crane. But Diamond Destiny and some helpful birds cause the Cornerstore building to collapse. Hunter, still in the crane, falls and is no longer a threat.

After Cornerstore.com is destroyed, Junior encourages all the storks to deliver the babies. Junior, Tulip, and Jasper deliver Diamond Destiny to the Gardners. Junior sees a vision of Diamond Destiny's future. Nate is happy to see his new sister's ninja skills. Tulip finally meets her own family. Junior and Tulip become co-bosses at Stork Mountain, continuing their work.

Voice Actors in Storks

Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, and Danny Trejo, are the respective voices of Junior, Tulip, Hunter, Alpha, Beta, and Jasper in the film.

• Andy Samberg as Junior: A white stork who is the best delivery stork at Cornerstore. He hopes to become the boss.
• Katie Crown as Tulip: An 18-year-old human who works at Cornerstore. She wants to find her birth family.
• Kelsey Grammer as Hunter: The CEO of Cornerstore. He is a golf-loving stork who stopped baby delivery years ago.
• Jennifer Aniston as Sarah Gardner: Nate's busy mother. She doesn't want another child at first but changes her mind.
• Ty Burrell as Henry Gardner: Nate's busy father. He learns to enjoy spending time with his son and likes the idea of another child.
• Anton Starkman as Nate Gardner: A 10-year-old boy whose parents are always working. This makes him feel lonely.
• Keegan-Michael Key as Alpha: The leader of a wolf pack. He is greedy but caring and wants to adopt the baby.
• Jordan Peele as Beta: Alpha's helper. The wolf pack loves the baby, Diamond Destiny, like she is one of their own.
• Danny Trejo as Jasper: A giant stork who used to work at Cornerstore. He wanted to keep Tulip when she was a baby.
• Stephen Kramer Glickman as Pigeon Toady: An awkward pigeon who works at Cornerstore. He tries to get attention and tells Hunter about Junior's actions.
• Christopher Nicholas Smith as Dougland: A chicken who cannot fly without a jet pack.
• Awkwafina as Quail

Other voices were provided by Ike Barinholtz, Amanda Lund, and Jorma Taccone.

Storks: The Movie Soundtrack

The music for Storks was created by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna. The soundtrack also includes a song called "Holdin' Out" by The Lumineers. This soundtrack was released on September 16, 2016, by WaterTower Music.

Some other songs were in the movie but not on the official soundtrack. These include "How You Like Me Now" by The Heavy, "And She Was" by Talking Heads, "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon, and "Fire and the Flood" by Vance Joy. A song called "Kiss the Sky" by Jason Derulo was made for the film's trailers but was not in the movie or on the soundtrack.

Track listing

All music composed by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna (except "Holdin' Out").

See also

In Spanish: Storks para niños