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Trolls is a 2016 American computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film based on the "Good Luck Trolls" toys created by Thomas Dam and released as the 33rd animated film by DreamWorks Animation. During its production, DreamWorks Animation entered a co-licensing agreement with the owners of the Good Luck Trolls and became joint owners of the licensing alongside Dam Things and its current owner Niel Dam. The film is the first movie made by DreamWorks that is part of the "Good Luck Trolls" property as a result of the acquired licensing. The Trolls movie also marked the re-branding and re-introduction of the Good Luck Trolls franchise as a whole, after its decline since the early 1990s, being the first successful attempt to bring back the brand since the Troll Doll craze in 1992-1993 after the failure of Trollz in 2005, over a decade earlier.
The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and co-directed by Walt Dohrn, written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and based on a story by Erica Rivinoja. The film features the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, James Corden, and Gwen Stefani.
The film premiered on October 8, 2016, at the BFI London Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4, 2016, by 20th Century Fox. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $346 million worldwide against its $125 million budget. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Can't Stop the Feeling!", losing to "City of Stars" from La La Land.
A sequel, Trolls World Tour, was released on April 10, 2020, with the third film, Trolls Band Together, released on November 17, 2023.
Synopsis[]
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends from the evil Chef before it's too late. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
Plot[]
The Trolls are small, colorful creatures who live in an almost perpetual state of happiness, singing, dancing, hugging, and having fun all day. However, they are discovered by the Bergens, overweight, ugly, miserable creatures who can only feel happy by consuming a Troll. The Bergens imprison the trolls and eat them every year on a special occasion, called “Trollstice”. The Trolls, led by their king, King Peppy, with his infant daughter, Princess Poppy, escape through a series of tunnels on the day of Trollstice when Prince Gristle Jr. was going to eat his first Troll. Enraged, Gristle Jr.’s father, King Gristle Sr., banishes his Chef, who was in charge of preparing for Trollstice. Chef promises to leave and find the Trolls herself.
Twenty years later, the now-adult Poppy throws a party to celebrate the Trolls' escape, despite the warnings of the overly-cautious and nihilistic grey troll, Branch, that loud parties will attract the Bergens. A "Zen" troll named Creek arrives and tells Branch to start being happy, to which Branch refuses. At the party, Branch's warnings are confirmed when Chef sees the fireworks and kidnaps Poppy's friends Guy Diamond, Biggie, Mr. Dinkles, Fuzzbert, Smidge, Satin and Chenille, DJ Suki, and Cooper, along with Creek, despite Poppy trying to rescue him and King Peppy. Chef takes the kidnapped Trolls back to Bergen Town while secretly plotting a coup d'état against its monarchy as revenge for her exile.
Meanwhile, Poppy goes on a rescue mission alone, as no other troll is willing to venture towards Bergen Town. But later on, when Poppy gets into trouble, she is saved by Branch, who thinks she will not make it if she goes alone. Once inside the Bergen king's castle, Poppy and Branch witness the now-King Gristle Jr. seemingly eat Creek, but Poppy remains hopeful that Creek survived. Poppy and Branch find the rest of the captured Trolls being guarded by a scullery maid named Bridget. Poppy discovers that Bridget is secretly in love with King Gristle Jr. and offers to help her get a date with the king while trying to confirm if Creek is alive.
While setting Bridget up for the date with a musical number, Branch refuses to sing and reveals that as a child, his grandmother was captured and got eaten while trying to save him because his singing compromised his location to Chef. Branch's complete guilt over his grandmother's death caused his color to turn from blue to grey, as well as him adopting a much more pessimistic and misanthropic personality following. After Poppy comforts him with a hug, Branch decides to help Bridget and the trolls, though he still refuses to sing. Bridget, disguised under the name of "Lady Glittersparkles," gets her date with Gristle Jr. at a roller rink and arcade restaurant, and Gristle Jr. asks her to be his "plus one" at Trollstice. Poppy notices Creek being held captive inside the jewel adorning the king's mantle.
Having helped Bridget, the Trolls attempt to rescue Creek from Gristle's room and steal his jewel but discover that it is empty. The Trolls are then captured by Chef, and Poppy discovers that Creek was a spy who sold them out to the Bergens to spare himself from being eaten. Creek lures out every troll from Troll Village (via Poppy's cowbell), and they are captured by Chef and the other Bergen cooks; They are also thrown into a pot and are prepared to be eaten. Guilt-ridden and heartbroken by the consequences of her actions, Poppy loses hope and turns grey, regretting everything she's done as all the other Trolls turn grey. Branch tries to sing "True Colors" for Poppy to cheer her up, confessing his love for her. After regaining her colors, Poppy returns his feelings, and they restore all the trolls' colors, including Branch's.
Bridget saves the trolls, willing to sacrifice herself. Poppy can't bring herself to abandon Bridget and, with Branch and her friends, shows Gristle Jr. and the Bergens that Bridget is Lady Glittersparkles and that it is unnecessary to eat Trolls to be happy, and they, too, can find happiness within themselves. The vengeful Chef refuses to accept the peace and tries to kill the Trolls but is knocked into a serving cart that is sent rolling out of Bergen Town. Chef is set on fire with Creek, who was still in her pouch. Both species celebrate, bringing new life to the town. Poppy is then declared queen of the Trolls, and Poppy and Branch share a friendly hug.
In a mid-credits scene, Chef tries to eat Creek, but both are swallowed by a hill-shaped monster.
In the Main End Credit Crawl, it Ends Up with Scrapbook Illustrations about Characters Doing Dances.
Voice Cast[]
- Anna Kendrick as Poppy
- Justin Timberlake as Branch
- Zooey Deschanel as Bridget
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as King Gristle
- Christine Baranski as Chef
- Russell Brand as Creek
- Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki
- John Cleese ad King Gristle Sr.
- James Corden as Biggie
- Jeffrey Tambor as King Peppy
- Ron Funches as Cooper
- Aino Jawo as Satin
- Caroline Hjelt as Chenille
- Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond
- Quvenzhané Wallis as Harper
- Walt Dohrn as Smidge
- Rhys Darby as Bibbly
- Ricky Dillon as Aspen Heitz
- Meg DeAngelis as Moxie Dewdrop
- GloZell Lyneette Simon as Grandma Rosiepuff
- Kandee Johnson as Mandy Sparkledust
- Grace Helbig as Cookie Sugarloaf
- Curtis Stone as Todd
Additional Voices[]
- Mike Mitchell as Darius/Vinny the Phone/Capt. Starfunkle/Spider/Wedgie Bergen #1/Chad/Card
- Walt Dohrn as Fuzzbert/Cloud Guy/Mr. Dinkles/Tunnel Troll/Wedgie Bergen #2
- Iris Dohrn as Baby Poppy
- Liam Henry as Young Branch
- Nina Bakshi as Bini Troll/Nora Troll
- Zoé Crawford as McKenzie Troll
- Riley Crawford as Sean Troll
- Ollie Mitchell as Olley Troll
- Emmett Mitchell as Anxious Troll/Keith
- Phoebe Dohrn as Bergen Girl
Production[]
On June 23, 2010, DreamWorks Animation announced plans to create a film based on the toys, under the direction of Tim Hill. The brother–sister writing team of Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio were set to write the screenplay, and Dannie Festa of Festa Entertainment to executive produce. In June 2012, it was reported that Chloë Grace Moretz will voice the female lead, while the role of the male lead, Masklin, had been offered to Jason Schwartzman. In September 2012, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation announced that the film with the working title Trolls would be released on June 5, 2015, with Anand Tucker set to direct the film, written by Wallace Wollodarsky and Maya Forbes. Moretz and Schwartzman have also been confirmed to lend their voices. Peter Ramsey, the director of Rise of the Guardians, said that Trolls would be partially based on a Terry Pratchett novel.
By April 2013, DreamWorks Animation had acquired the intellectual property for the Trolls franchise from the Dam Family and Dam Things. Having DreamWorks Animation became the exclusive worldwide licensor of the merchandise rights, except for Scandinavia, where Dam Things remains the licensor. In May 2013, the film was pushed back for a year to November 4, 2016. The same month, DreamWorks Animation announced that Mike Mitchell and Erica Rivinoja have been hired as a director and screenplay writer to "reimagine" the film as a musical comedy, which will present the origin of the Trolls' colorful hair. On June 16, 2014, Anna Kendrick joined the cast to voice Poppy, a princess. On September 15, 2015, Deadline.com reported that Justin Timberlake will voice a character named Branch. The full cast announced their respective roles via announcements on Twitter on January 6, 2016. On January 28, 2016, a teaser trailer was released on YouTube. On June 29, 2016, the film's first trailer was released online.
Music[]
Timberlake serves as an executive producer for the film's music (no surprise there), and released the original song "Can't Stop the Feeling!" on May 6, 2016. The song reached No. 1 in 14 countries, including the United States and Canada. He has also confirmed that Ariana Grande and Gwen Stefani will contribute to the soundtrack.
Plastic Love is also used in the movie and become popular as a result.
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