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- As the End Credits begin to roll, pictures of the real life Jerry and Marge and their family, upon whose lives the movie is based, are shown.
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Jerry and Marge Go Large: Directed by David Frankel. With Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Rainn Wilson, Larry Wilmore. Based on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- David Frankel
- 2022-06-17
Jun 17, 2022 · 'Jerry and Marge Go Large' on Paramount+ is based on a true story. Here's how it became a movie.
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- Reception
In Manhattan, Tom Cat, who dreams of becoming a pianist, plays in Central Park, while his longtime rival Jerry Mouse is in search of a new home. During one of Tom's performances, Jerry picks a fight with him which ends with Tom's keyboard destroyed, followed by a chase. Kayla Forester, a street-smart young woman doing odd jobs while living by her w...
Main article: List of Tom and Jerry characters 1. Chloë Grace Moretz as Kayla, a young employee of the Royal Gate Hotel and a wedding planner who hires Tom to remove Jerry before the wedding. 2. Michael Peña as Terence, the no-nonsense turned scheming event manager of the Royal Gate Hotel and Kayla's boss. 3. Colin Jost as Ben, the groom of the wed...
Development
Plans for a live-action Tom and Jerry film were announced in 2009, after the success of Alvin and the Chipmunks, and would’ve followed Tom and Jerry's origins over a Chicago backdrop. The film would’ve been produced by Dan Lin, from a script written by Eric Gravning. On April 6, 2015, plans shifted from a live-action film to a fully animated film, that would stay "in the same vein as the source material". In October 2018, it was announced that Tim Story would direct a live-action/animated Tom...
Casting
In March 2019, it was reported that Zoey Deutch and Olivia Cooke were frontrunners for the lead live-action role of Kayla, "who teams up with Tom to stop the pesky Jerry from ruining an important event for herself." Additionally, Sofia Carson, Elle Fanning, Jennifer Lawrence, Ariel Winter, Naomi Scott, Meg Donnelly, Hailee Steinfeld, Yara Shahidi, Kelly Marie Tran, Becky G and Isabela Moner were all in consideration for the role. Later that month, it was reported that Peter Dinklage was being...
Filming
Principal photography began in July 2019 at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Hertfordshire, England. The film was shot by cinematographer Alan Stewart, on the Sony VENICE cinema cameras and Panavision Primo 70 and Primo Artiste Lenses. Animators were present during filming, allowing cast members to improvise while figures of the titular characters were handled by puppeteers. Filming ended before the industry's shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Theatrical and streaming
Tom & Jerry was released in the United States on August 5, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters and for a month streaming on HBO Max. The movie coincidentally released on Tex Avery's birthdate, in which the movie stars for a brief second one of Avery's characters, Droopy, in an animal shelter and on a Joker parody billboard. It is the first film to officially debut the new Warner Animation Group logo to match with the new shield that Warner Bros. debuted in August 2016. It was original...
Marketing
A float of the characters appeared in the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote the film. On February 10, 2021, it was announced that Australian toy company Moose Toys made a deal with Warner Bros. to make merchandise for the film along with the upcoming film Space Jam 3. On February 20, 2022, Warner Bros. released two new shorts onto HBO Max titled Tom and Jerry Special Shorts to honor the 82nd anniversary of Tom and Jerry, as well as to promote the film. These shorts share the styl...
Home media
The film will be rent on August 3, and released on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and Digital on August 8, 2021 by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment.
Box office
As of April 26, 2020, Tom & Jerryhas grossed $43.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $64.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $107.7 million. In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $4 million from 2,479 theaters on its first day of release. It went on to debut to $14.1 million, the second-best opening weekend of the pandemic behind Warner Bros.'s December release Wonder Woman 1984 ($16.4 million). The opening weekend audiences were 51% female and 46%...
Critical response
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 31% of 118 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.70/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "It isn't the worst of the long-squabbling duo's feature-length adventures, but Tom & Jerryis disappointingly short on the anarchic spirit of their classic shorts." According to Metacritic, which has assigned the film a weighted average score of 34 out of 100 based on 19 critics, the film received "generally unf...
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Jun 28, 2022 · Yes. As indicated at the top of the page, Rainn Wilson's character in the Jerry and Marge Go Large movie is based on Paul Mardas, the owner of Billy's Beverages in Sunderland, Massachusetts. The store was renamed Bill's Liquor Hut in the movie.
JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee, who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife,...
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- David Frankel
- PG-13
- Bryan Cranston
Feb 26, 2021 · Tom & Jerry is the latest blockbuster to release on HBO Max, so how do you know the main players? Here's a guide for the live-action and voice cast. Chloë Grace Moretz stars as Kayla Forester.
Tom & Jerry: Directed by Tim Story. With Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Tom, Jerry. A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.
