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Harold and the Purple Crayon 2024
Children's animatedChildren's comedyChildren's fantasy
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 American live-action animated fantasy comedy film that marks Carlos Saldanha's first time directing live-action. The screenplay was written by David Guion and Michael Handelman, adapting the 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. This movie blends live-action with animation, featuring Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel in starring roles. The story follows Harold, who comes to life after being drawn from his book into the real world, where he learns about life's realities.
The film was produced by John Davis under the banner of Davis Entertainment. It had its premiere in Culver City, Los Angeles, on July 21, 2024, before opening in U.S. theaters through Sony Pictures Releasing on August 2 via its Columbia Pictures label. Critics responded negatively to the film, and it failed commercially, earning $32.2 million against a $40 million production cost. It was also nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor, given to Levi.
Trailer
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Cast
- Zachary LeviHarold
- Lil Rel HoweryMoose
- Benjamin BottaniMel
- Jemaine ClementGary
- Tanya ReynoldsPorcupine
- Alfred MolinaNarrator
- Zooey DeschanelTerry
- Pete GardnerDetective Love
- Camille GuatyJunior Detective Silva
- Ravi PatelPrasad
- Grace JunotYasmin
Crew
- Director
- Carlos Saldanha
- Screenplay
- David Guion, Michael Handelman
- Producer
- John Davis
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Beristain
- Editing
- Tia Nolan, Mark Helfrich
- Music
- Batu Sener
Details
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Davis Entertainment
- Distributor
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $32.2 million
