| Quest for Zhu | |
| Director: | Bob Douchette |
| Producer: | Laura Kurzu Bob Douchette Ashley Hornsby Meghan Hornsby |
| Based On: | Zhu Zhu Pets |
| Starring: | Mariah Wilkerson Shannon Chan-Kent Ian Corlett Sean Campbell Erin Mathews Jillian Michaels Jan Rabson Kathleen Barr |
| Music: | Michael Tavera |
| Editing: | Richard Finn |
| Studio: | MoonScoop Cepia LLC The Dream Garden Company Prana Studios |
| Distributor: | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | United States Canada |
| Language: | English |
Quest for Zhu is a 2011 American/Canadian direct-to-DVD animated action/adventure film and the first full-length feature film based on the Zhu Zhu Pets franchise. It stars Canadian voice actors Mariah Wilkerson, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ian James Corlett, Sean Campbell, Erin Mathews, Jillian Michaels, Jan Rabson, and Kathleen Barr. The film was released on DVD on September 27, 2011, then aired on Nickelodeon on December 4, 2011.
After an argument with her owner Katie, Pipsqueak (Shannon Chan-Kent) is transported to the Zhuniverse and meets Mr. Squiggles (Ian Corlett), Chunk (Sean Campbell), and Num Nums (Erin Mathews). Together with them, she sets out to find Zhu Fu (Jan Rabson), the ruler of Zhu, and return home. To do so, they must defeat Mazhula (Kathleen Barr), an evil snake sorceress who has captured Zhu Fu.
The film's soundtrack was released on November 21, 2011.[1]
Coinciding with the film's release, a video game adaptation for the Nintendo DS was released.[2]
In 2011, Quest for Zhu was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form, but lost to Megamind: The Button of Doom.
There were supposed to be three films, with a second full-length feature film,[3] [4] The Power of Zhu, which had a trailer released, potentially being released on DVD sometime in 2012, as well as a third film, The Secret of Zhu, that featured the voices of Brad Garrett and Ken Jeong, and Journey to GloE.[5] However, as of February 2014, these plans were unrealized, although The Power of Zhu was completed and "secretly distributed" to TV stations in France and Brazil under the title Amazing Adventures of Zhu.[6] [7]