Overview
An 8-bit video-game character attempts to shed his bad-guy image by escaping into a popular first-person shooter, but inadvertently wreaks havoc in the video-game universe by freeing a digital villain who can only be contained with the help of a most unlikely ally in this colorful animated adventure. Wreck-It Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) is the arch nemesis of Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer), one of the most beloved video-game icons of all time. In a noble bid to prove he is more than the sum of his programming, Ralph sneaks from his cozy retro home into a highly advanced combat game featuring battle-hardened soldier Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch), and strives to prove his bravery by winning a medal. In the process, however, Ralph accidentally frees the greatest threat the video-game world has ever seen. But all hope is not lost, because if Ralph can just convince unpredictable cart racer Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) to help set things right, perhaps he can finally unleash his inner hero and save the arcade from certain destruction.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Rich Moore - Director
John C. Reilly
Sarah Silverman
Jack McBrayer
Jane Lynch
Alan Tudyk
Gerald C. Rivers
Raymond S. Persi
Stefanie Scott
Mindy Kaling
Ed O'Neill
Details
- Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby)
- UPC: 786936823004
- Genre: CARTOONS & ANIMATION
- Rating: PG (MPAA) (For Some Rude Humor and Mild action/Violence. Bonus material not rated.)
- Release Date: March 2013
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"The movie's subversive sensibility and old-school/new-school feel are a total kick." - 11/01/2012 Los Angeles Times
"It's a lovely pretext for dazzling visuals..." - 11/01/2012 Wall Street Journal
3 stars out of 4 -- "Wreck-It Ralph, who seems not a million miles separate from Shrek, makes a lovable guide through this arcade universe." - 10/31/2012 Chicago Sun-Times
"[With] inventive candy-colored fun and wicked humor....The dazzling, 3-D animated tale is set in the world of video arcades..." - 11/01/2012 USA Today
"[A] 93-minute blast of color, noise, ingenuity and fun." - 11/01/2012 New York Times
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Disney Animation has once again made magic from childhood obsessions, this time with a group of video arcade characters..." - 10/31/2012 Box Office
"It’s a wildly exciting ride, the fastest-moving, most enthusiastically kinetic kids’ action film since THE INCREDIBLES." -- Grade: A - 11/01/2012 A.V. Club
3 stars out of 4 -- "Moore brings a video junkie's passion to the movie game, and it's hilariously infectious." - 11/01/2012 Rolling Stone
"With a mix of retro eye-candy for grown-ups and a thrilling, approachable storyline for the tykes, the film casts a wide and beguiling net." - 10/25/2012 Hollywood Reporter
"[W]hile children gawp at the eye candy and laugh at jokes...there is more going on in WRECK-IT RALPH for older viewers than mere SCOTT PILGRIM-style gaming nostalgia..." - 02/01/2013 Sight and Sound
4 stars out of 5 -- "Director Rich Moore made his name on 'The Simpsons', and there’s a familiar zap to the in-jokes and sight gags..." - 02/01/2013 Empire
"Perkily voiced by Sarah Silverman, Schweetz cements the film’s themes of individuality and self-acceptance..." - 01/21/2013 Total Film