Moon Castle: The Space Adventure

Moon Castle: The Space Adventure
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Chinese	喜羊羊与灰太狼之兔年顶呱呱
Directed by	Chung Chi Hang Yu Tak Wai Deng Shikang Huang Xiaoxue Chen Hui Yan
Written by	Shi Jianna Zhong Zhengliang Mai Zhicheng
Based on	Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf by Huang Weiming
Produced by	Chen Liang Lou Wing Keng Yu Jie Li Lisi Xing Ying
Edited by	Zhang Heng
Music by	Tomy Wai
Production companies	Toonmax Media Creative Power Entertaining UYoung Culture & Media
Distributed by	China Film Group Corporation Shanghai Film Group Polybona Films Mei Ah Entertainment Intercontinental Film Distributors (H.K.) Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release dates	January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Mainland China) April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01) (Taiwan) April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21) (Hong Kong and Macau)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Mainland China
Languages	Mandarin Cantonese
Budget	CN¥20 million
Box office	CN¥139.25 million

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Moon Castle: The Space Adventure (喜羊羊与灰太狼之兔年顶呱呱 Xǐ Yáng Yáng yǔ Huī Tài Láng zhī tùnián dǐngguāguā "Pleasant Goat and Grey Wolf's Excellent Year of the Rabbit") is a 2011 Chinese animated comedy film directed by Sung Pong Choo^[1] and part of the film series based on the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf animated television series. The film was released on January 21, 2011. It is preceded by Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Tiger Prowess (2010) and is followed by Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail (2012).

Plot

The plot follows the goats, who go to the Moon in a candy-shaped spaceship in order to assist the Queen of the Moon. The Bitter Gourd King and his gourd troopers are attacking the World of Sweetness with bitter juice, and the Queen needs the help of the goats. Wolfie and his family come with the goats by accident. At one point the Gourd King kidnaps Wolfie's family, and Weslie comes to tears upon seeing his parents.^[2]

The movie also references Yang Liwei, a Chinese astronaut in the early part of the movie.

Voice cast

• Lin Zhang^[1]
• Yuting Deng^[1]
• Ying Liang^[1]
• Hongyun Liu^[1]
• Quansheng Gao^[1]
• Na Zhao^[1]

The Cantonese version of the film has a voice cast including Michael Tse, Kate Tsui and Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching.^[3]

Production

The film emphasizes importance of family. Yu said "Unlike the mostly fun plots in the previous two sequels, we play up the love theme this time."^[3]

Release

The film was scheduled to be released on Friday January 28, 2011, in Mainland China. Yu Tak-wai, the creative director of Creative Power Entertaining, stated that the film was scheduled to be released in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan later during the year 2011. It was released in China on January 21, 2011,^[4] during the Chinese New Year.

Reception

Box office

A 2011 China Daily article stated that the film was predicted to make over 150 million yuan ($25 million US).^[3] The film earned CN¥139.250 million at the Chinese box office.^[4]

Awards

In 2011, the movie was shortlisted for the Magnolia Award at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival.^[5]

References

1. 喜羊羊与灰太狼之兔年顶呱呱 (2011). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
2. "iflix - Genuine HD Video Online Watching Platform | Chinese series, Korean series, Comic, etc". www.iflix.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
3. Li, Wenfang. "Family in focus in third installment of goat and wolf saga." (Alternate, Archive) China Daily. January 24, 2011. Retrieved on August 12, 2012.
4. 喜羊羊与灰太狼之兔年顶呱呱（2011）. cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 9, 2015.
5. "第17届上海电视节"白玉兰"奖入围名单揭晓_影音娱乐_新浪网" [The 17th Shanghai TV Festival “Magnolia” Award finalists announced_Video Entertainment_Sina.com]. ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

External links

• Moon Castle: The Space Adventure at IMDb
• Moon Castle: The Space Adventure at Box Office Mojo
• Moon Castle: The Space Adventure at Douban (in Chinese)
• Moon Castle: The Space Adventure at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)

• Moon Castle: The Space Adventure (in Chinese) (SWF)