He is wandering through the desert, having escaped the clutches of a hawk, when he stumbles into the town of Dirt.
The female lizard Beans gives a ride to the lizard up to an old western town called Dirt and he goes to the bar expecting to drink water.

He is the wheelchair-bound tortoise mayor of Dirt, where there is a major water shortage. to himself and doesn't even know his own name, causing him to create his own identity.

Co-produced by Verbinski with Graham King and John B. Carls, the film stars the voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root and Ned Beatty. [5] A two-minute film trailer was released June 29, 2010. "[44], The Sacramento, California-based anti-smoking organization Breathe California regards the film a "public health hazard"; it said there were at least 60 instances of smoking in the film. But when the evil Rattlesnake Jake arrives in town, Rango assumes that he is a coward and quits his position. [3], Rango premiered at Westwood on February 14, 2011, and was released in the United States on March 4, 2011 by Paramount Pictures. Rango returns to the road where he fell from the car, crosses to the other side amidst the heavy traffic, and passes out, taken away by a multitude of pill bugs. There's no gory violence or swearing, of course, but there sure is a film buff's parade of great movie moments. What happened to the Ralph Bakshis of the world? Occupation Sooner Rango finds that water is missing in town and the Major has a suspicious behavior. Rango is an ordinary pet chameleon with a passion of acting, who ends up in Dirt after a series of unfortunate events. Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. Rango is chased by the hawk until he accidentally knocks down an empty water tower which crushes the hawk to death. [23], The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 15, 2011. I think at that cost, yes. We're all sitting here talking about family entertainment.

[14] Verbinski has also cited El Topo as an influence on the film.[15]. BlackWounded BirdBalthazarSpirit of the WestRattlesnake Jake He then tries to shoot Jake with Rango's gun, intending to kill him along with the rest of the Old West, but Rango has taken the gun's only bullet, which he uses to shatter the vault's glass door, freeing himself and Beans. Will he really find the water and become the hero that the folks of Dirt think he is, or will he reveal his identity and break their trust?


He also came across three bank robbers and mistakes them for miners, then actually gives them a prospecting permit and gives them directions to the Bank of Dirt. Rango is a 2011 film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy and others.The film is an ode to Spaghetti Westerns and is also Industrial Light and Magic's first feature-length animated film. [32] It topped the overseas box office two times in March 2011.



After being humiliated by Rattlesnake Jake, Rango shamefully leaves Dirt but after a pep talk from the Spirit of the West and uncovering Mayor Tortoise John's true plan, he returned to Dirt and showed true bravery and made an alliance with Balthazar's family, then confronted Jake who he was able to outsmart and then return the water to Dirt, becoming a legend of the people. Rango is chased by the hawk until he accidentally knocks down an empty water tower which crushes the predator. "[36] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Beans takes him to Dirt, an Old West town populated by anthropomorphic animals, where Roadkill said on Wednesdays water comes in through a mysterious rite.

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Though at first Rango only role-plays, a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters forces him to become a real hero.

Unknown (he may not even have one) In his self-contained world, Rango's 'friends' tell him that even though he fancies himself a hero, he needs a challenge. Sheriff of Dirt/Mud Moans and sobs of pre-teen fright whenever Rattlesnake Jake slithered into view, threatening murder.

What this town needs the most is water, but they also need a hero and a sheriff. "[40] Bob Mondello of National Public Radio observed that "Rango's not just a kiddie-flick (though it has enough silly slapstick to qualify as a pretty good one). Rango is a pet chameleon always on the lookout for action and adventure, except the fake kind, where he directs it and acts in it. During production, the actors and actresses received costumes and sets in order to "give them the feel of the Wild West"; star Johnny Depp had 20 days in which to voice Rango; and the filmmakers scheduled the supporting actors to interact with him. However, he actually believes he has friends and a very active social life only to be corrected by Roadkill claiming him to be a very lonely lizard. It is then that he discovers that the town has a massive water shortage. The likeness of Benicio del Toro is briefly used to represent his character of Dr. Gonzo from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in a cameo appearance, alongside Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke.

The extended version adds a final scene in which the flooded town is now a beach resort renamed Mud and Rango rides out to deal with news that Bad Bill is causing trouble elsewhere. After discovering Dirt's water reserves (the town is in the midst of a drought)—stored in the town bank inside a water cooler bottle—to be near empty, a skeptical Beans demands Rango investigate where the water has gone. Friends/Allies

The chameleon presents himself to the townsfolk as a tough drifter named Rango. [1] On March 26, 2011, it became the first film of 2011 to cross the $100 million mark in North America. After chasing down some outsiders who robbed the bank, it appears the reason for the shortage may be due to intentional interference, and may be close to home. Meanwhile, the townsfolk worry that with the hawk dead, the gunslinger Rattlesnake Jake, who fears the hawk, will return. Rango confronts the mayor about his buying of the land around Dirt, but the mayor denies any wrongdoing and shows Rango that he is building a modern city with the purchased land. Goals Afterwards, the town of Dirt became the town of Mud and had a water park built in it. Rango is the titular main protagonist of Nickelodeon's 23rd feature film with the same name. Hobby The movie respects the tradition of painstakingly drawn animated classics, and does interesting things with space and perspective with its wild action sequences. [29] It is the 23rd-highest-grossing film of 2011 worldwide. Rango was also cowardly, as was shown during the desert when he caught the eye of a hawk and than ran away screaming in terror. Rango, being the talented actor that he is, poses as the answer to their problems. The only living creature in his 'environment,' Rango has fancied himself as an actor, with several inanimate object as his friends and fellow thespians. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? [55], CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, The DVD director's commentary track mentions, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, International Film Music Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, "Movie Projector: 'Rango' expected to shoot down the competition", "Posters: Introducing: Johnny Depp as a Western Chameleon in Rango! [33][34] Although the film did not double its budget, it was declared a success by Paramount which subsequently announced the formation of its own animation department. Despite this, Rango is intuitive and intelligent, as is shown when him and his posse captured Balthazar and his family and he was able to realise that something ominous was happening in Dirt and believed that they found the empty jug of water and didn't murder anybody, and when the Spanish Daggers were seen walking like the legends told they do towards water and he discovered Las Vegas where he realised that the Mayor's true plan was to buy up all the land and then bring back the water when Dirt was washed away. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rango_(2011_film)&oldid=986316068, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Animated Effects in an Animated Production, Best Original Score for an Animated Feature, Best Sound Editing in an Animation Feature Film, Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie Lynch, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Frank Gravatt, Kevin Martel, Brian Paik, Steve Walton, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Colin Benoit, Philippe Rebours, Nelson Sepulveda, Nick Walker, Jose Hernandez, Anthony Zuniga, Robert Lopez, Hans Zimmer / Hans Zimmer / FirstCom Music / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Alex Manugian as Spoons, a mouse prospector, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 02:47. I am here to answer your questions, AMA! The robbers profess that they found it empty, but the posse brings them to town to put them in jail while the citizens want to lynch them.

[18] It depicted an open desert highway and an orange, wind-up plastic fish floating slowly across the road.

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