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Turbo is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated sports comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is based on an original idea by David Soren, who also directed the film in his feature debut. Set in Los Angeles, the film features an ordinary garden snail named Turbo whose dream of becoming the world's fastest snail comes true. The film was released on July 17, 2013. The film stars the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Luis Guzmán, Ben Schwartz, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Rodriguez and Samuel L. Jackson.
The film was met with mixed to positive reviews. Despite earning $282.5 million on a $127 million budget, the studio had to take a total of $15.6 million write-down on behalf of the film. A television series based on the film, titled Turbo Fast, with only Ken Jeong and Mike Bell reprising their roles, was put into production a year before the film's release, and it first aired on Netflix on December 24, 2013.
Voice cast
Ryan Reynolds as Theo/Turbo, the protagonist, a garden snail who dreams of becoming a racer and the next Indianapolis 500 champion and obtains superspeed during a car race.
Paul Giamatti as Chet, Turbo's older brother.
Samuel L. Jackson as Whiplash, the leader of the Starlight Plaza Snail crew.
Michael Peña as Tito Lopez, a "Dos Bros" taco truck driver who finds and befriends Turbo.
Luis Guzmán as Angelo Lopez, Tito's brother and a "Dos Bros" taco truck driver.
Bill Hader as Guy Gagné, a French-Canadian Indy 500 champion, and the main antagonist.
Snoop Dogg as Smoove Move, a flexible snail.
Maya Rudolph as Burn, a red snail.
Ben Schwartz as Skidmark, Whiplash's "feisty #2".
Mike Bell as White Shadow, a white snail.
Ken Jeong as Kim-Ly, an elderly manicurist at Starlight Plaza.
Michelle Rodriguez as Paz, a car mechanic at Starlight Plaza.
Richard Jenkins as Bobby, a shopkeeper at a hobby store in Starlight Plaza who makes custom snail shells.
Kurtwood Smith as Indianapolis Motor Speedway CE
Dario Franchitti as Scottish Anchor, Male Tourist
Will Power as Australian Anchor
Mario Andretti as Indianapolis Motor Speedway Traffic Director
Paul Page and Chris Parnell as Announcers
Paul Dooley as Snail Foreman
Chris Miller as Tour Bus Driver
Lloyd Sherr as Spanish DJ
Production
Turbo was directed by first-time director David Soren, who also came up with the idea for the film. The origins of the film lie in a competition DreamWorks Animation which based on the Disney Herbie Fully Loaded from the movie 2005, organized for all employees to pitch a one-page idea. The night before, Soren conceptualized Fast & Furious with snails, and won the competition. The studio bought the idea, and let it "simmer" for more than five years. When Soren and his family moved into a new home with a backyard infested with snails, he pushed for the idea and "got it back on the fast track." Soren explained why he chose snails: "For me, it was less about trying to make a racing movie and more about finding an underdog that I could really latch onto. I think that a snail is inherently an underdog. It's smashed, eaten by people, the butt of slow jokes around the world. It just seemed loaded with obstacles. Obviously, the opposite of slow is fast, and that's where racing came into the picture." For the racing side of the film, Soren was inspired by his six-year-old son's fascination with race cars.
DreamWorks Animation partnered with Hulman & Company, parent company of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League, LLC (the organisation that sanctions the IZOD IndyCar Series) to make the racing as authentic as possible. Dario Franchitti, four-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion, was a technical consultant on the film, giving advice how Turbo should navigate the speed and competition through the eyes of a snail.
Release
Turbo had its world premiere on May 20, 2013, at the CineEurope film distributors' trade fair in Barcelona, Spain. It was theatrically released in the United States on July 17th 2013. Turbo was originally scheduled for a July 19, 2013, release, but DreamWorks Animation moved the release up by two days.
In Chile, this film was the first feature film to play in the 4DX motion format, featuring strobe lightning, motion, wind, water sprays, and aroma effects, which premiered at a Cine Hoyts theater in La Reina.
Home media
Turbo was released digitally on October 22, 2013, having in its first week the highest box office to digital unit ratio for DreamWorks Animation. It was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on November 12, 2013. The Blu-ray and DVD both come with a wind-up Turbo toy. As of April 2015, 7.1 million home entertainment units were sold worldwide.
Critical response
Turbo received generally mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 67% approval rating based on 114 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "It's nowhere near as inventive as its off-the-wall premise might suggest, but Turbo boasts just enough colorful visual thrills and sharp voice acting to recommend as undemanding family-friendly fare." Another review aggregation website Metacritic calculated a score of 58 out of 100 based on 30 reviews. The film earned an "A" from general audiences polled by CinemaScore, and an "A+" from audiences under age 18.
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