An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Arichibald Snatcher.
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Release Date:
Friday, September 26, 2014 Nationwide
action, some peril and mild rude humor
Plot: What's the story about?
A comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright), since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.
official plot version from focusfeatures.com
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Who stars in The Boxtrolls: Cast List
Ben Kingsley ... Archibald Snatcher (voice)
Iron Man 3, Jules
Toni Collette ... (voice)
Mickey 17, xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage
Elle Fanning ... Winnie (voice)
The Nightingale, 20th Century Women
Isaac Hempstead Wright ... Eggs (voice)
Voyagers, The Blue Mauritius
Simon Pegg ... (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two, Ready Player One
Jared Harris ... (voice)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Lincoln
Nick Frost ... (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon, Ice Age: Continental Drift
Richard Ayoade ... (voice)
The Bad Guys 2, Soul (re-release)
Tracy Morgan ... (voice)
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Production: What we know about The Boxtrolls?
Key Facts
- As on the previous animation collaborations ParaNorman and Coraline, Focus will hold worldwide distribution rights to The Boxtrolls, and Universal Pictures International will release the movie overseas (with eOne Distribution handling Canada).
- A 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature based on Alan Snow's bestselling fantasy adventure novel Here Be Monsters.
Filming Timeline
- 2014 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2013 - July: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2013 - February: The film was set to Production status.
- 2010 - February: The film was set to Development status.
The Boxtrolls Release Date: When was the film released?
The Boxtrolls was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, September 26, 2014. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Laggies, The Equalizer and The Song. Additional information: 2D/3D.
The Boxtrolls DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Boxtrolls was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 .