The Workers

The Workers is a 1987 American animated musical comedy film directed by Michael Wildshill. The film features the voices of Charlie Sheen, Meg Tilly, John Lithgow, Danny DeVito, and Shelley Long. It is set in a world of people wearing goggles in the future and tells the story of a young worker named Tark Workerson who hardly works and solves problems everyday in his entire life until he meets a beautiful worker named Kimmy Lou who helps him to be his assistant.

The film was produced by Michael Wildshill Productions, and was theatrically released on November 20, 1987 by Paramount Pictures. The Workers received mixed reviews and did not repeat the box-office success of Wildshill's previous film The Master of Colors, only grossing $9 million. It was the last Michael Wildshill film produced under the name Michael Wildshill Productions before the studio was renamed Multimedia Animation following its purchase by Multimedia three months prior. The rights were later reverted to Multimedia in the mid 1990s, only to get sold to Universal Pictures in 1996.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Charlie Sheen as Tark Workerson
 * Meg Tilly as Kimmy Lou
 * John Lithgow as Ninol Lommers
 * Danny DeVito as Chay May
 * Shelley Long as Vima
 * Charlie Adler as Pipo
 * Neil Ross as Jim
 * Paul Eiding as Lorn
 * Don Messick as Lonely Worker

Background Voices

 * Tom Abbott
 * Gary Boyd
 * Robert Carpenter
 * Rosa Cox
 * Carrie Craig
 * Geo G.
 * Ronald Garcia
 * William Jennings
 * John Madson
 * Cynthia Marion
 * Jay Mastori
 * Samuel Mokugusn
 * Wilbur Powers
 * Jack Reed
 * Terry Ward
 * Thalia Ward
 * Stan Webb
 * Michael Wildshill

Production
The Workers was in production from January 1984 to April 1986 at Michael Wildshill Productions in North Hollywood, California, even though principal recording and animation would not begin until early 1985.

Release
The Workers was released in the United States and Canada on November 20, 1987.

Marketing
Merchandising of the film were handled by Tyco Toys, who would later go on to create a spiritual successor The Incredible Crash Dummies.

Home media
The Workers was released on VHS and LaserDisc by Paramount Home Video on August 16, 1988. In 1996, MCA/Universal Home Video rereleased the film on home video. The film saw its first DVD release on November 13, 2001.

Box office
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Critical response
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Main transcript
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Trailer transcripts
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