Movies › Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers 2017
Adventure comedyAnimatedChildren's comedy
A 2017 animated fantasy comedy film, Animal Crackers was created by Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft and written by Sava and Dean Lorey, inspired by the animal-shaped cookie and somewhat based on a graphic novel from Sava. The movie includes voices from John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Danny DeVito, Ian McKellen, Sylvester Stallone, Patrick Warburton, Raven-Symoné, Harvey Fierstein, Wallace Shawn, Gilbert Gottfried, Tara Strong, James Arnold Taylor, Kevin Grevioux, and Lydia Rose Taylor who makes her film debut here. The plot involves a family finding a box of magical animal crackers that transform anyone eating one into the corresponding animal, which then helps save their associated circus.
The film made its first appearance at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 12, 2017. It was shown in China on July 21, 2018. It had a release date of Netflix on July 24, 2020, receiving mixed-to-positive feedback from critics.
On November 8, 2024, news broke that a sequel, initially named Animal Crackers 2, was under development and planned for 2026. Then, on November 14, 2025, it was revealed the film would be retitled as Animal Crackers 2: The Next Batch and delayed to 2027.
Cast
- John KrasinskiOwen Huntington
- Brendan Sava portrays young Owen
- Emily BluntZoe Huntington
- Noelle Ellison Thomason portrays young Zoe
- Danny DeVitoChesterfield
- Ian McKellenHoratio P
- Sylvester StalloneBulletman
- Patrick WarburtonBrock
- Raven-SymonéBinkley
- Wallace ShawnMr. Woodley
- Harvey FiersteinEsmeralda
- Gilbert GottfriedMario Zucchini
- Tara StrongTalia
- James Arnold TaylorBuffalo Bob
- Kevin GreviouxSamson
- Lydia Rose TaylorMackenzie Huntington
- Tony BancroftStabby
- Anthony SavaEl Diablo
- Donna Lynne SavaPetunia
- Alyssa TramaGretchen
- Noelle Ellis ThomasGirl in Crowd
- Logan SavaKid in Crowd
- Kim SavaMom in Crowd
Crew
- Director
- Scott Christian Sava, Tony Bancroft
- Writer
- Scott Christian Sava, Dean Lorey
- Producer
- Scott Christian Sava, George Lee, Marcus Englefield, Jamie Thomason, Leiming Guan, Jaime Maestro, Nathalie Martinez, Ty Accornero
- Editing
- Ximo Romero
- Music
- Bear McCreary
Details
- Production
- Beijing Wen Hua Dongrun Investment Co., Blue Dream Studios, Exit Strategy, Mayday Movies, Odin's Eye Animation, Storyoscopic Films
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Budget
- $17 million
- Box office
- $14 million
