Alaina Gleen: EXTREME Party Elephant

Alaina Gleen: EXTREME Party Elephant is a 2019 computer-animated short film from 20th Century Fox Animation. It was written and directed by Dave Stewart and produced by John Cohen. Featuring characters from the Alaina Gleen franchise, the short was released in theaters on November 22, 2019 in front of Disney's Frozen II. The short features Kristen Bell, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph, and Bill Hader reprising their roles from the CGI reboot films with guests Kevin Hart and Nick Offerman joining the cast in the short. The short was re-released on February 21, 2020 and played before the film The Call of the Wild in selected theaters in USA. Reception has been positive, praising the humor and animation. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2020, losing to Hair Love. The short involves Eddie Elephant and Alaina Gleen trying to throw the ultimate party ever, but things awry when his partygoers takes things to the next level.

The short is a sneak preview of the upcoming fourth film Alaina Gleen: World's Most Wanted, which is releasing in July 2021.

Plot
Coming soon!

Voice cast

 * Andy Samberg as Eddie Elephant
 * Kristen Bell as Alaina Gleen
 * Bill Hader as Max Hat
 * Maya Rudolph as Sally Gleen
 * Kevin Hart as Mr. Duck
 * Nick Offerman as Whitebeard the Pirate
 * Bobby Moynihan
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Scott Menville

Release
The short was released alongside Disney's Frozen II on November 22, 2019 which was the first time an short film out of an Fox property preceded an Disney film since Fox was bought by Disney on March 20, 2019. This is reflected in the short's intro showing a silhouette of Mickey Mouse before transitioning to Alaina Gleen wearing an Mickey hat. The short was later released on the DVD/Blu-ray release of Spies in Disguise. The short was re-released in theaters on February 21, 2020 and was played before The Call of the Wild.