Upside Mystery

Upside Mystery is a 2007 computer-animated fantasy detective film produced by Spyglass Entertainment and Starz Animation. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson from a script by Michael J. Wilson and stars John Travolta, Christian Slater, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jennifer Saunders.

The film was released in the United States on August 17, 2007, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot
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Cast

 * John Travolta as Hans Truman, a shy but brave detective who was shocked by the fantastical scale
 * Christian Slater as Jason Truder
 * Michelle Rodriguez as Stella Lee
 * Jennifer Saunders as Becky Brutal, a mastermind who affects the city with some strange fantastical scale.

Development
In October 2003, while co-writing Shark Tale, Michael J. Wilson developed and pitched an idea where a detective found out that the city has been affected by some fantastical scale. On November 12, 2004, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced that it would be developing a computer-animated movie titled Upside Mystery with Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum producing through Spyglass Entertainment. By 2005, Barber announced that Shrek and Shark Tale director Vicky Jenson had been hired to direct the film while also receiving a scheduled August 2007 release date.

Casting
In September 2005, it was announced that Broken Arrow stars John Travolta and Christian Slater have joined the cast alongside Michelle Rodriguez and Jennifer Saunders with the latter voicing the villain.

Animation
Starz Animation (originally known as IDT Entertainment) was announced to be animating the film on February 8, 2006.

Marketing
MGM released a teaser trailer and poster on June 8, 2006. On December 21, 2006, another teaser poster was released, followed by the film's first full trailer in the following day.

Box office
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Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 143 reviews, with an average rating of 5.78/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".