Un rescate de huevitos explained

Little Eggs: An African Rescue
Music:Zacarías M. de la Riva
Distributor:Videocine
Runtime:89 minutes
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish
Budget:$1.15 million[1]
Gross:$4.52 million[2] [3] [4]

Little Eggs: An African Rescue (released in Mexico, Latin America and the United States as Un rescate de huevitos; formerly Huevitos en fuga[5]) is a 2021 Mexican animated adventure comedy film produced by Huevocartoon Producciones.[6]

The Spanish voice cast returned to reprise their respective roles, joined by new cast members including Jesús Ochoa, Mauricio Barrientos, Mara Escalante, and comedian duo Freddy and Germán Ortega.[7]

The fourth film in the Huevos franchise, as well the second CG installment following Un gallo con muchos huevos and a soft reboot, it was released in Mexico on August 12, 2021.[8] [9] It was followed by a limited theatrical release in the United States a few weeks later on August 27, 2021 by Pantelion Films.[10] [11] [12]

Upon its release, the film received acclaim, with praise towards the animation and positive messages, with many favorable comparisons to DreamWorks Animation.[13] It grossed $50 million pesos (US$2.43 million) in its theatrical run in Mexico.[14] [15] [16]

Plot

On a peaceful morning at the "Granjas el Pollon", Toto is starting his morning routine when Tocino informs him that Di has given birth to their new eggs, Max and Uly. Their golden appearance leads La Abuelita to submit them for a ranch contest, catching the attention of La Duchess, a Russian egg collector. At first, Toto is excited until the children express desire to play in the outdoors, causing Toto to worry and immediately become over protective. He eventually allows them to play under Bibi's supervision, but uses many protective procedures along the way. Just then, two opossums Tlacua and Cuache, disguised as chickens, sneak into the farm in an attempt to eat chickens when Perro Fidencio locks them up in an empty farmhouse. This causes more concern for Toto, but after Di's advice, he promises his children playtime after the contest.

The following day, Max and Uly are declared winners at the egg contest for their golden appearance, as Duquesa offers Abuelita $200 dollars but refuses and pays her back instead. Outraged, she orders the two bandit brothers, Panzovich and Gordimitri to track the "Granjas el Pollon" farm. Meanwhile, on the way home, Toto once again becomes worried for his children after Duquesa's encounter and tears up their winning ribbons, making them afraid of him. Later that night, the remorseful Toto sits by the pond when the Russian collectors send hunting moles in mind-controlled helmets to track and kidnap Max and Uly. Bibi and Willy track down one of the moles, named Toporocho, who thanks them for freeing him from the helmet. In return, he helps Toto and his family board the cargo plane to Congo. They track the plane down and board inside.

Inside the plane, the egg children meet a variety of fellow-snatched eggs inside named jars, including those of a peacock, a Golden eagle, a parrot, a roadrunner, a quail, and returning characters including Coco, Iguano, Serp, Torti, Lagartijo, Manotas, and Huevo de Halcón. Toto and company then make it into the cargo room when a fight between the bandit brothers breaks out. Toto and Di were eventually thrown off the plane, and Willy, Bibi, Bacon, and Toporocho saved them with a parachute. As Duquesa and the bandit brothers drive off, Toto and his company were underground, splashed to river where a trio of hippopotamus give them a ride.

Upon arrival at Barón's mansion, Duquesa presented Max and Uly to the Master Chef, which he ordered all the eggs be refrigerated for two days. After introducing themselves to one another, the eggs get into an argument when Max and Uly, thanks to Di's loosening of their jar, freed them all. They then find a way to control the temperature, at which Manotas only lowered it further. This led to Serp being used to open the lock with his rattle.

Meanwhile, as Toto's group were riding on the hippopotamus, two monkeys take them to a talent show audition. Back at Barón's mansion, the escaping eggs finally unlocked the cage and the roadrunner egg raised the temperature up again. Afterwards, the eggs make up a plan to hide as plant rocks. At the talent show, many performing animals led by the lion king "Leonidas I". Toto dressed as a clown, and Di were locked up in cages before the next performance. Toto was downed when Di encouraged him to perform and stand up to Leonidas.

Barón Roncovich later arrived at his mansion, and the Master Chef's crew take the plants to the dining hall where Duquesa hosted a dinner auction. The Chef's crew later discover the eggs' disappearance; however, he found them on the plants they were hiding and ordered the crew to gather them. Just then, Toto and his crew, along with animals he recruited, battle against the guests and the bandits. After claiming victory and rescuing the eggs, Toto and Di were finally reunited with Max and Uly, where Toto apologized to his children for the ribbon incident. Suddenly, a huge gas leak-triggered fire broke out and Toto and Di managed to escape alive with their eggs.

They board on a plane back home after bidding goodbye to their animal friends. However, Duquesa found her way inside and locked all the doors, in attempt to steal back the eggs for her own plans. An idea came to Max and Uly and they tried to enter the cargo room when Toto briefly held them back before agreeing to trust them. As they fought back against Duquesa, Huevo de Águila Real hatched into a newborn eagle and sent her flying out of the plane with a parachute. Following another victory, the entire crew sang and danced. Meanwhile, Duquesa complained about studying as she landed at a river. Toto's family and friends finally made it back with Max and Uly to the "Granjas", continuing the dance party as the roadrunner egg ends the film.

In the mid-credits scene, Tlacua and Cuache were paddling from inside their cage when they fall down a waterfall.

Voice cast

Spanish cast

English Cast

Production

The film utilized full computer-generated imagery animation for the second time, following Un gallo con muchos huevos with about an expected overall increase of fifteen percent of image quality up to the fifth installment, which was in development at the time. Like Un gallo, while being produced in Mexico, the film is intended for an international outreach. "We wanted to make this film very international, without losing the Mexican identity. It has jokes and positive messages," said co-producer Ignacio Casares. The film has been in development during the COVID-19 pandemic in which many crew members, around 80 people, were working remotely from their homes.[9] A total of 350 people from all departments have worked on the film, with an average worktime taking one month per minute.[33]

The film's overprotective theme for Toto's father character came from co-director Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste's own parenting experience with his daughter, Dione, who voiced Uli in the film.[34] Rodolfo also explained that the theme of collecting eggs and endangered animal species for expensive food served as the basis for the screenplay, after he and his brother Gabriel read articles on the topic.[35]

Casting

Before the animation process, much of the actors had recorded their lines for adaptation.[33]

Music

Zacarías M. de la Riva, a Spanish composer who previously worked on Un gallo con muchos huevos, has returned to compose this film with a 75-piece orchestra performance in Bratislava.[36] [37]

As with Un gallo, Zacarías has faced challenges in composing music in animated films, as it required the balancing of adventure, drama and comedy. Despite this, he called it "a great joy" and "truly [marvelous] to [be working] again with directors Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva-Palacio." The composer added that the film reused some music pieces from his work in Un gallo.[36]

Soundtrack

The film's score soundtrack album was released digitally by MovieScore Media on August 13, 2021.[38] [36]

Un rescate de huevitos (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:Film score
Artist:Zacarías M. de la Riva
Released:August 13, 2021
Genre:Film score
Label:MovieScore Media
Prev Title:Superagente Makey (Banda Sonora Original de la Película)
Prev Year:2020

Release

The film was originally planned for a 2019 release in Mexico, and then August 2020, but has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [13] The film's first poster was released in March 2020, followed by teaser trailer was released on 10 April later that year.[9] [39]

It was officially released in theaters in Mexico on 12 August 2021.[8] Co-director and co-writer Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste told an interviewer at M2 that being able to make four films is a "surprise", reflecting on the release of the franchise's first film released in 2006.[35]

The film was later released in the United States in limited release on 27 August 2021 through Pantelion Films.[10] [12] [9] The film's directors Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva have expressed that they will "compete against the United States" and are "capable".[9] The film was dedicated in memory of voice actors Pepe Lavat and Lulu Morán, who died in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

Internationally, the film was released as Little Eggs: An African Rescue.[2]

Critical reception

The film opened mixed to favorable reviews in Mexico, with many praising its improving animation, humor, faithfulness to the franchise, and its messages. On Tomatazos, it has a 100% rating of positive critic reviews.[13] Meanwhile, the film has a score of 60% "Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews.[40]

Monique Jones of Common Sense Media rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the film's story and themes behind it, calling it "well made", while divided over its humor.[41]

Cath Clarke of The Guardian rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, calling it "a dismal film full of garish visuals and unfunny gags".[42]

Box office

Upon its release in Mexico, the film debuted in #3 at the box-office, grossing around MX$15 million (US$0.75 million) with an audience count of 239,400.[43] In its second weekend, it dropped to the #4 position, earning an additional MX$8.6 million (US$0.4 million) and 147,600 audience count. Its ticket sales have made the Huevos franchise Mexico's highest-viewed film series in the national industry, surpassing the numbers of the No Manches Frida films with 11.75 million at the time.[44] The film remained successful at its third weekend, grossing MX$5.6 million (US$0.28 million) at its #5 position and 100,200 viewers.[45] In September, the film earned MX$3.4 million with 60,600 audiences, remaining at #4.[46] On its fifth weekend, the film grossed MX$2.5 million pesos (US$0.12 million) with an audience count of 43,900.[14] On its sixth, it has grossed MX$1.1 million pesos (US$0.05 million) at the #10 place, with an audience count of 41,200.[47] [48] To date, it has grossed MX$50 million pesos ($2.43 million) and had an audience count of over 900,000.[15] [49]

In the United States, the film has grossed $430,000 on its opening weekend with an average gross of $1,300 per screening in 320 locations at the time.[50]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineesResult
202117th Premios CanacineMejor Película de AnimaciónGabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
[51]
202264th Ariel AwardsMejor Largometraje de Animación[52]

Sequel

See main article: Huevos (film series). A fifth installment, titled Huevitos congelados, was released on December 14, 2022 on Vix+.[53] [54] [55] [9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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    • MXN budget: $20,000,000.00
    • Referred as "Huevitos en fuga"
  2. News: Macnab . Geoffrey . Odin's Eye launches sales on Mexican animation 'Little Eggs: An African Rescue' (exclusive) . 2 November 2021 . Screen Daily . Media Business Insight Limited . 29 October 2021.
  3. Web site: An Egg Rescue . Box Office Mojo . Amazon, Inc. . 29 September 2021.
  4. Web site: An Egg Rescue . The Numbers - Financial Information . Amazon, Inc. . 29 September 2021.
  5. News: "Huevitos en fuga", la nueva película de huevos. 10 February 2018. Publimetro Mexico. Metro International. 21 April 2016.
  6. News: Revista Encuadres on Twitter: "Y para seguir con los próximos estrenos de @Videocine esperen #TodosCaen con @MiriHigareda @OMARCHAPARRO @marthahigareda @claudiaalvarezo; Un papá pirata con @mikyroda @natdupeyron; y Un Rescate de Huevitos, de Gabriel y Rodolfo Riva Palacio @huevocartoon #Encuadres" . 24 May 2019 . Twitter . Twitter . 22 May 2019.
  7. News: Ellos presentarán su voz a Huevitos en Fuga . 14 June 2019 . Sector Cine . sectorcine.com, Inc. . 13 May 2019 . es .
  8. Web site: Un Rescate de Huevitos - Tráiler Final . YouTube . Videocine . 2 August 2021 . Spanish. Upload date: July 23, 2021.
  9. News: Un Rescate de Huevitos, nueva película del hit fílmico una Película de Huevos . 12 April 2020 . Show! . El Debate . 1 April 2020 . es.
  10. News: Lecca . Luis . Watch The Final Spanish Trailer For "Un Rescate de Huevitos" . 4 August 2021 . Nuke the Fridge . Nuke the Fridge . 1 August 2021.
  11. News: Pantelion Films on Twitter: "Este 27 de agosto prepárate para una ... . 4 August 2021 . Twitter . Twitter Inc. . 28 July 2021.
  12. News: Perez Jr . Ruben . Pantelion's "UN RESCATE DE HUEVITOS" Se Estrena el 27 de Agosto en Cines . 4 August 2021 . Entertainment Rocks . Word Press . 2 August 2021.
  13. News: Belén Izurieta Barreto . María . Un rescate de huevitos, ya tiene calificación de la crítica . 28 August 2021 . Tomatazos . BuscaTodo.com S de RL de CV . 14 August 2021.
  14. News: Apanco . Edgar . Taquilla México: Shang-Chi, dos semanas en la cima . 16 September 2021 . Cine Premiere . g21 Comunicación . 14 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Resultados definitivos 2021 . Canacine . 19 January 2022 . Spanish.
  16. News: Cordero . Rosy . 'Un Rescate De Huevitos': A Rarity In Specialty Box Office Rakes In Over $1K Per Screening . 30 August 2021 . Yahoo! Movies Canada . Yahoo! . 29 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Videocine on Twitter: "Con ustedes, la pareja más hermosa y perfecta d... . Twitter . Videocine . 4 September 2021 . Spanish. Date: 10 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Videocine on Twitter: "¡Cómo olvidar al sargento Willy! ¿Quién por aquí y... . Twitter . Videocine . 4 September 2021. Date: 4 August 2021.
  19. Web site: Videocine on Twitter: "La hueva más intrépida que hemos visto en ... . Twitter . Videocine . 4 September 2021 . Spanish. Date: 2 August 2021.
  20. Web site: Huevocartoon.com on Twitter: "Toda historia tiene un villano y ésta no e... . Twitter . Huevocartoon.com . 5 September 2021 . Spanish. Date: 16 August 2021.
  21. Web site: Videocine on Twitter: "Conocerán a estos pequeñines frescos y doradit... . Twitter . Videocine . 4 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Huevocartoon.com on Twitter: "Sacrebleu, esos huevos me ... . Twitter . Huevocartoon.com . 5 September 2021 . Spanish. Date: 8 July 2021.
  23. Web site: Huevocartoon on Twitter: "Cada vez falta menos para conoce... . Twitter . @huevocartoon . 28 August 2021 . Spanish. Published: August 8, 2021.
  24. Web site: Huevocartoon on Twitter: "¡No te pierdas esta divertida actuación ... . Twitter . @huevocartoon . 28 August 2021.
  25. Web site: Videocine on Twitter: "Carnalitos, esta semana se va a poner buena ... . Twitter . Videocine . 5 September 2021 . Spanish. Date: 9 August 2021.
  26. Web site: Videocine on Twitter: "¿Qué tienen en común estos 4 personajes de ... . Twitter . Videocine . 4 September 2021.
  27. Web site: Huevocartoon on Twitter: "Éste nuevo integrante de la saga le hará... . Twitter . @huevocartoon . 28 August 2021 . Spanish. Published: August 6, 2021.
  28. Web site: "Déjate enamorar por #Pavi una huevita llena de amor y encanto." . Facebook . Huevocartoon . 4 September 2021.
  29. News: Garibay . Arturo . Entrevista.— Ximena de Anda vive una aventura vocal en UN RESCATE DE HUEVITOS . 4 September 2021 . Top Cinema . Top Cinema . 12 August 2021.
  30. Web site: Huevocartoon on Twitter: "¡No te pierdas la maravillosa actuación ... . Twitter . @huevocartoon . 28 August 2021 . Spanish. Published: June 17, 2020.
  31. Web site: Doblaje Mexicano on Twitter: #InMemoriam #voceseternas un ... . Twitter . @ytadobmex . 28 August 2021.
  32. Web site: Huevocartoon on Twitter: "¿Recuerdan a #LaAbuelita? Está de... . Twitter . @huevocartoon . 28 August 2021.
  33. News: Martínez . Xochitl . 10 datos curiosos de "Un rescate de huevitos" . 3 September 2021 . Informador.mx . Unión Editorialista, S.A. de C.V. . 18 August 2021 . Spanish.
  34. News: Calderon . Lucero . 'Un rescate de huevitos', una evolución en la animación mexicana . 3 September 2021 . Excelsior . Imagen Digital . 13 August 2021 . Spanish.
  35. News: Salgado . Ivett . 'Una película de huevos' celebra sus 15 años con 'Un rescate de huevitos' . 3 September 2021 . Milenio . Grupo Milenio . 13 August 2021.
  36. Web site: Un rescate de huevitos (Zacarias M. de la Riva) . MovieScore Media . MovieScore Media Sweden / Carlsson Bjarnegård AB . 4 September 2021.
  37. Web site: Huevocartoon.com on Twitter: "Ya pueden encontrar en diferentes... . Twitter . Huevocartoon.com . 4 September 2021 . Spanish. Date: 16 August 2021.
  38. News: 'Un Rescate De Huevitos' Soundtrack Released . 26 August 2021 . Film Music Reporter . Film Music Reporter . 13 August 2021.
  39. Web site: Un Rescate De Huevitos (Teaser). . YouTube . Google, Inc. . 12 April 2020. Published: 10 April 2020. Uploaded by: huevocartoon. In Spanish.
  40. Web site: An Egg Rescue . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . 13 April 2024.
  41. News: Jones . Monique . Un Rescate De Huevitos Movie Review . 3 September 2021 . Common Sense Media . Common Sense Media . 1 September 2021.
  42. News: Clarke . Cath . Little Eggs: An African Rescue review – a head-scrambling animated ordeal . 10 May 2023 . The Guardian . Guardian News & Media Limited . 27 March 2023.
  43. News: Luna . Mishel . El Escuadrón Suicida y Free Guy lideran la taquilla mexicana . 26 August 2021 . Tomatazos . BuscaTodo.com S de RL de CV . 16 August 2021 . Spanish.
  44. News: Apanco . Edgar . Taquilla MX: Récord animado para el cine mexicano . 26 August 2021 . Cine Premiere . g21 Communication . 25 August 2021.
  45. News: Apanco . Edgar . Taquilla MX: Por una nariz ganan a Ryan Reynolds . 10 September 2021 . Cine Premiere . g21 Comunicación . 1 September 2021.
  46. News: Apanco . Edgar . Taquilla México: Shang-Chi le da oxígeno a los cines . 11 September 2021 . Cine Premiere . g21 Comunicación . 7 September 2021.
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  49. News: Taquilla México on Twitter: "11 #TheForeverPurge 1.5M 12 ... . 13 October 2021 . Twitter . @MxTaquilla . 11 October 2021.
  50. News: Cordero . Rosy . 'Un Rescate De Huevitos': A Rarity In Specialty Box Office Rakes In Over $1K Per Screening . 30 August 2021 . Deadline . Penske Business Media, LLC. . 29 August 2021.
  51. Web site: CANACINE on Twitter: "#Canacine felicita a #UnRescateDeHuevitos po... . Twitter . @CANACINE . 11 December 2022 . Spanish. Publish date: December 10, 2021.
  52. Web site: AMACC on Twitter: "El Comité decidió otorgar el #Ariel2022 como... . Twitter . @AcademiaCineMx . 11 December 2022 . Spanish. Publish date: October 11, 2022.
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