| Boonie Bears to the Rescue | |
| Director: | Leon Ding |
| Producer: | Fantawild Animation Inc. Le Vision Pictures |
| Based On: | Boonie Bears |
| Starring: | Rick Jay Glen Justin J. Wheeler Paul "Maxx" Rinehart Toni Thompson Siobhan Lumsden |
| Studio: | Fantawild Animation Inc. |
| Distributor: | Mr. Cartoon Pictures |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin, English and Russian |
| Gross: | CN¥248 million (US$40 million)[1] |
Boonie Bears to the Rescue is a 2014 Chinese animated comedy adventure family film based on the animated television series Boonie Bears.[2] It centers around Vick, Briar and Bramble's lives being intertwined with the fate of orphaned toddler Lola. A second film, , was released in 2015.
On a night of thunder and lightning and heavy rain, two vicious bad guys, Maurice and Arnold, were driving a car on a small road in the middle of the forest. On the back seat was a mysterious box that they valued very much. Unexpectedly, an accident happened halfway through the journey, their car was crashed, and the box flew to the center of the forest. At the same time, logger Vick got a set of super advanced logging tools from Boss Li. He braved the heavy rain to go to the forest to work, but was obstructed by briar and bramble. The two bears snatched the toolbox, and logger Vick hurried to catch up. In the chaos, the toolbox was mixed up with Maurice and the others, and was taken home by logger Vick by mistake. The next morning, logger Vick suddenly found that there was a little girl in the house. It turned out that this was the child kidnapped by Maurice and Arnold. logger Vick, who was completely unaware of it, took the girl out and was chased by the police on the way. The chaos began.
A failing lumberjack, Vick was pressured constantly by work but also pestered by local fauna hostile to his efforts. He strives to survive but often makes little progress.
An orphaned, innocent, mute and illiterate toddler adopted by a kind old man.
The brains of the bear brothers and protector of the forest. The benevolent Briar leads a peaceful life with his brother, displaying force when his loved ones come under threat.
The brawn of the bear brothers. Though dim-witted and gluttonous, Bramble terrorizes his foes with brute force and works with his older brother in their endeavors.
A self-proclaimed ruler of the forest barely recognized by other creatures.
Tiki's loyal monkey servant.
The benevolent deceased father of the current CEO. Implied to seek wealth as much as his son in the past, Lola renewed his perspective and brought benevolence back to him yet again.
The CEO of his corporation and son of his predecessor. Bonding well with his father in the past, their relations deteriorated in the pursuit of fortune. He is bent on retaking his lost fortune with the help of Maurice and Arnold, of which he believed belongs to him rightfully.
A recurring officer who comically and ironically fails at his job.
Maurice' brutish and menacing sidekick that often unsuccessfully helps Maurice.
A cunning gangster roaming with Arnold as henchmen for hire.
The film had grossed RMB 103 million (US$17 million) at the Chinese box office three days after being released. It had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Chinese animated film and the third highest-grossing opening day for any animated film at the Chinese box office.[3] More than a week after being released, it had grossed CN¥183 million (US$30.3 million). It is the highest grossing Chinese animated film in the country, beating the record previously held by .[4]