Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest is a 2015 American computer animated action comedy film produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Despite the film being purposed for the Tom and Jerry franchise, it is a crossover between Tom and Jerry and Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest and served as a direct sequel to the original 1964 series.[2] It is also the first Jonny Quest entry produced without the assistance of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who died in 2001 and 2006 respectively.[3] It was originally released digitally on June 9, 2015, followed by a DVD release on June 23, 2015.[2] In this film, Jonny Quest's original voice actor, Tim Matheson, is involved.
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| Directed by | Spike Brandt[1] Tony Cervone[1] |
| Produced by | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
| Written by | Jim Krieg Heath Corson |
| Story by | Jim Krieg |
| Based on | Tom and Jerry by William Hanna Joseph Barbera Jonny Quest by Doug Wildey Characters from Hanna-Barbera Productions Droopy by Tex Avery |
| Starring | Spike Brandt Reese Hartwig Arnie Pantoja James Hong Michael Hanks Tia Carrere Tim Matheson Eric Bauza Greg Ellis Jess Harnell Richard McGonagle Joe Alaskey Grey DeLisle |
| Music by | Michael Tavera |
| Edited by | Kyle Stafford |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
Tom and Jerry have a relaxing day at the beach until Jonny Quest, Hadji and Bandit arrive. They have to help stop an evil cat army from stealing Dr. Benton Quest's newest invention for Dr. Zin.
Voice cast
- Spike Brandt as Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse, Tyke, Bandit (all four characters mentioned are uncredited) and Spike
- Reese Hartwig as Jonny Quest
- Eric Bauza as Dr. Benton Quest
- Michael Hanks as Race Bannon
- Tia Carrere as Jezebel Jade
- James Hong as Dr. Zin
- Joe Alaskey as Droopy
- Greg Ellis as Tin
- Jess Harnell as Pan
- Richard McGonagle as Alley
- Arnie Pantoja as Hadji
- Grey DeLisle as Carol
- Tim Matheson as The President
- Fred Tatasciore as Crab
Reception
The film received mixed reviews with many critics calling it an improvement from previous crossover films.
Follow-up film
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz was released on June 21, 2016.
References
- Beck, Jerry (March 24, 2015). "DVD TRAILER: Tom & Jerry Meet Jonny Quest in "Spy Quest"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- "TOM AND JERRY Team Up With JONNY QUEST in 'TOM AND JERRY: SPY QUEST'". Forces of Geek. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- Amazon.com: Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest: Various: Movies & TV
