Megamind: The Button of Doom

Megamind: The Button of Doom is a 2011 computer animated short film released on DVD/Blu-ray with Megamind on February 25, 2011, starring Will Ferrell and David Cross.[1]

Megamind: The Button of Doom
DVD cover
Directed bySimon J. Smith
Produced byMark Swift
Denise Cascino
Screenplay byAlan Schoolcraft
Brent Simons
StarringWill Ferrell
David Cross
Music byHans Zimmer
Lorne Balfe
Edited byMichelle Belforte Hauser
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Home Entertainment
Release date
  • February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25) (DVD/Blu-ray with Megamind)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

For their first day on the job as the new protectors of Metro City after the events of the first film, Megamind (Will Ferrell) and Minion (David Cross) are selling off their old gadgets from their evil lair as Megamind doesn't think that heroes should use devices made for evil purposes. All of their items get sold, except for the Death Ray which Megamind used to "kill" Metro Man in the original film. As for the Dehydration Gun, Megamind's weapon of choice used for turning people into small cubes, it gets sold to a boy named Damien, who accidentally uses it on his mother. After the auction is over, Megamind reveals a suit he created that copies all of Metro Man's powers, which he will wear to protect Metro City.

Minion finds a seemingly harmless button that had also not been sold. Not remembering what the button does, Megamind pushes it, revealing an AI of his former evil personality that eventually transfers itself into a giant robot called the Mega-Megamind (a previously unused evil plan). After scanning the suit, the robot thinks that Megamind is Metro Man and starts attacking him. Megamind fights Mega-Megamind with his new powers, but is defeated. He and Minion hide in the Invisible Car. Megamind decides that they should live in the car from then on, because he programmed Mega-Megamind to not stop until the hero (and his assistant) is destroyed. Minion reveals that he still kept the Spiderbot, a robot that Megamind wanted to throw away, suggesting that Megamind should try to be a hero in his own way rather than try to do the job the same way that Metro Man did it. Megamind plans to lure the Mega-Megamind to a spot where the Death Ray shoots: the abandoned observatory to which the real Metro Man was lured. However, Minion realizes that he cannot activate the Death Ray because the controls were smashed by Megamind's suit when he crash-landed. He then tries to find the Death Ray remote control, but Megamind does not remember what the remote looks like, so Minion frantically tries all the remotes (inadvertently allowing the Mega-Megamind to find Megamind). As the robot finds Megamind, Minion finally finds the correct remote and activates the Death Ray. Megamind and the Spiderbot get off Mega-Megamind, using the robot's arm-mounted shooter just before the ray fires, destroying Mega-Megamind.

The duo then recover their gadgets to use for good purposes, including the Dehydration Gun from Damien, who not only has refused to re-hydrate his mother but also used it on the parents of several other children, who are all now having a party to celebrate no longer having to do as they are told. Megamind then re-hydrates the parents with a glass of water to ensure that they will face punishment, much to the children's dismay. The short ends with Megamind and Minion seeing a signal in the sky (an obvious spoof of the Bat-Signal) and riding off in the Invisible Car as they are called to action.

Cast
  • Will Ferrell as Megamind and Mega-Megamind
  • David Cross as Minion, Megamind's assistant
  • Michelle Belforte Hauser as Concerned Mother
  • Jordan Alexander Hauser as Damien
  • Kevin N. Bailey as Kevin
  • Dante James Hauser as Nigel
  • Declan James Swift as Peter
  • Fintan Thomas Swift as Barney

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 25, 2011.[1]

References
  1. Calonge, Juan (2011-01-04). "Megamind Blu-ray Announced". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
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