Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 25 nominations
Lyric Ross
- Kat
- (voice)
Keegan-Michael Key
- Wendell
- (voice)
Jordan Peele
- Wild
- (voice)
Angela Bassett
- Sister Helley
- (voice)
James Hong
- Father Bests
- (voice)
Sam Zelaya
- Raul
- (voice)
Tamara Smart
- Siobhan
- (voice)
Seema Virdi
- Sloane
- (voice)
Ramona Young
- Sweetie
- (voice)
Ving Rhames
- Buffalo Belzer
- (voice)
Michele Mariana
- Sister Daley
- (voice)
- …
Tantoo Cardinal
- Ms. Hunter
- (voice)
Gary Gatewood
- Delroy Elliot
- (voice)
Gabrielle Dennis
- Wilma Elliot
- (voice)
David Harewood
- Lane Klaxon
- (voice)
Maxine Peake
- Irmgard Klaxon
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJack Skellington from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" makes a brief cameo during the credits. In the scene going down in the ground, Jack's skull appears among other skulls. He is also seen as a topper on the antenna of the juvenile justice van.
- Crazy creditsIn a post-credits scene, an animator working in the middle of the night films on his camera the model of Kat coming to life and is amused by it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Mushroom Kingdom, Here We Come! (2022)
- SoundtracksMa and Pa
Written by Kendall Jones (as Kendall Rey Jones) and Angelo Moore (as Angelo Christopher Moore)
Performed by Fishbone
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Featured review
Messy Structure & Muddled Storytelling Brings It Down
From the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas & Coraline, Wendell & Wild is yet another stop-motion animation offering that brims with originality, creativity & imagination and packs a thematically-rich premise overflowing with ideas but the film as a whole still required more fine-tuning with the script, for the messy structure & muddled storytelling only brings the ride down.
Co-written by Jordan Peele & directed by Henry Selick, the story addresses guilt, trauma, loss, death, resurrection & even prison-industrial complex through its 13-year old protagonist but it fails to properly juggle the various subplots that are unfolding all at once and lacks a firm grip necessary to keep the drama riveting. It tries to tackle too many things & overstuffs the plot in the process.
The stop-motion craftsmanship on display remains top-notch from the get-go and the world it renders on screen has the director's macabre feel to it. Also uplifting the animation wizardry is the excellent use of camera, colour & lighting. Editing however is a mixed bag, for the narrative flow is a bit inconsistent and never truly gathers momentum. Voice acting is fine but the drama isn't compelling enough.
Overall, Wendell & Wild begins on a promising note and is admirable for its ambitious attempt but it needed a more tightly-knitted plot, polished script & better balance between its multiple plot lines to deliver the desired goods. The hand-crafted magic is commendable no doubt but it's the convoluted writing that hinders the film from realising its full potential. In short, Selick's latest is no match to his finest efforts.
Co-written by Jordan Peele & directed by Henry Selick, the story addresses guilt, trauma, loss, death, resurrection & even prison-industrial complex through its 13-year old protagonist but it fails to properly juggle the various subplots that are unfolding all at once and lacks a firm grip necessary to keep the drama riveting. It tries to tackle too many things & overstuffs the plot in the process.
The stop-motion craftsmanship on display remains top-notch from the get-go and the world it renders on screen has the director's macabre feel to it. Also uplifting the animation wizardry is the excellent use of camera, colour & lighting. Editing however is a mixed bag, for the narrative flow is a bit inconsistent and never truly gathers momentum. Voice acting is fine but the drama isn't compelling enough.
Overall, Wendell & Wild begins on a promising note and is admirable for its ambitious attempt but it needed a more tightly-knitted plot, polished script & better balance between its multiple plot lines to deliver the desired goods. The hand-crafted magic is commendable no doubt but it's the convoluted writing that hinders the film from realising its full potential. In short, Selick's latest is no match to his finest efforts.
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- Also known as
- ويندل ووايلد
- Filming locations
- Portland, Oregon, USA(Studio)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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