Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike
| Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Dave Kim Rex Piano |
| Produced by |
Dave Kim Rex Piano |
| Written by | Martin Olsen |
| Starring |
Joe Alaskey Sean Hart Tom Kenny |
| Music by | Chris Anderson |
| Edited by | Dave Kim |
Production company |
Film Brokers International Great Highway Company |
| Distributed by |
Screen Media Ventures Film Brokers International |
Release dates | October 2, 2007 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country |
United States South Korea (outsourced) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,500,000 |
Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike is an American computer animated film based on the game Elf Bowling. The film was outsourced in South Korea for its animation department and visual effects and it was directed by Dave Kim with Rex Piano as co-director.[1] It received mixed, but mostly negative reviews.
Synopsis
Santa Claus and his brother, Dingle, are pirates roaming the open sea. After getting kicked off their ship by their own crew, they become trapped in ice and float until they wash ashore at the North Pole. There, they meet elves who recognize Santa as the prophesied "white beard" and they thaw him and Dingle out. Shortly afterwards, they ask Santa to lead their factory. The elves already had been making toys, but they didn't have anything to do with them, so they kept them in storage. Santa had the idea of giving the toys to the world's children, and thus, Christmas is born. After 1600 years, Santa becomes sick of his brother Dingle loafing around in his apartment and insists that he leave. This upsets Dingle, so he plots against Santa in order to take over Christmas from him. He challenges Santa to a game of Elf Bowling, but after the elves discover he cheated, his plan is foiled. He then tricks Santa into getting frozen, and writes a fake note about how Santa hates the elves and is leaving. This upsets the elves, and Dingle uses the opportunity to make them follow him on a trip to Fiji. After Santa's wife finds him, Santa must get back to the elves in order to save Christmas. While Dingle hypnotized the elves, Santa figured out a way to reverse the process, thwarting Dingle's plan and saving Christmas.
Voice cast
- Joe Alaskey as Santa Claus
- Sean Hart as Lex the Elf
- Tom Kenny as Dingle Kringle
- Jill Talley
Reception
Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike received generally negative reviews from critics and audiences, even worse than Foodfight! over the years.[2]