Zina and the Vivid Crew

Zina and the Vivid Crew (released internationally as Zina Supermoon and the Vivid Crew: The Movie) is a 2004 American animated comic science fiction film based on the Gingo animated series Zina Supermoon, produced by Glass Ball Productions, O Entertainment and Gingo Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was written and directed by series creator Geo G., and stars the voices of series regulars Sarah Silverman, Hank Azaria, Richard Kind, Christopher Lloyd and Patrick Warburton, with Drew Barrymore, Molly Shannon and Clint Howard portraying new characters. The events of the film take place during the fifth season of Zina Supermoon. In the film, the title character forms a teamwork with Tab and Zipper from the Vivid Crew to stop the mysterious Rebel from stealing the Vooruian city's power energy and using it to wipe out the population.

Geo accepted an offer for a film adaptation of Zina Supermoon from Universal in 2001, after the series' fourth season was renewed and during the production of Geo's previous film The Gabriel Garza Movie (2002). He assembled a team from the show's writing staff, including Steve Oedekerk, Sarah Silverman, Erica Rivinoja, Tab Murphy, and Noni White, and they wrote several different stories before settling one in which Zina and the Vivid Crew work together, which typically does not happen in the series. Originally, the film was intended to serve as the series finale, but Gingo ordered more episodes of the series up until 2009 as it had become profitable akin to Gabriel Garza, so Geo resigned as showrunner, with series storyboard artist Chris Savino taking his place.

The film held its its pink-carpet premiere in New York City on December 1, 2004, and was released in the United States on December 17, 2004. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $293 million worldwide against a $70 million budget and became the highest-ever grossing Gingo film. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2005, ultimately losing to The Incredibles.

Plot
Coming soon!

Voice cast

 * Sarah Silverman as Zina Supermoon
 * Hank Azaria as Tab
 * Richard Kind as Zipper
 * Christopher Lloyd as Rebel
 * Drew Barrymore as Susie
 * Molly Shannon as Mom
 * Patrick Warburton as Larry
 * Richard Steven Horvitz as Sal
 * Tom Kenny as Bug
 * Megan Cavanaugh as Elly
 * Steve Oedekerk as Voop
 * Frank Welker as Zlurggy
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Mexican Food Dude
 * Gregg Berger as Morvis
 * Clint Howard as Tunner
 * Jim Cummings as Narrator, Announcer, Ape, Thug Gangster
 * Rob Paulsen as Robot
 * Geo G. as Bean
 * Jim Anderson as Joey

Additional Voices

 * David Arnott
 * Bob Bergen
 * Jason Broad
 * Corey Burton
 * Rodger Bumpass
 * Catherine Cavadini
 * Lanai Chapman
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Vicki Davis
 * John DeMita
 * Judi Durand
 * Bill Farmer
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Willow Geer
 * Jess Harnell
 * Jason Harris
 * Barbara Iley
 * Carlyle King
 * Daamen J. Krall
 * Danny Mann
 * Jason Marsden
 * Jeremy Maxwell
 * Tracy Metro
 * Laraine Newman
 * Levi Nunez
 * Jason Pace
 * Paige Pollack
 * David J. Randolph
 * Noreen Reardon
 * Vernon Scott
 * Jim Ward
 * Andreana Weiner
 * Debi Mae West
 * Ruth Zalduondo

Production
When Zina Supermoon was renewed for a fourth season in December 2001, series creator Geo G. (who was directing The Gabriel Garza Movie at the time) was approached by Gingo and Universal Studios with idea for a feature film based on the series, which was considered for either television, direct-to-video or a theatrical release. According to Geo, he wanted to make the film theatrically due to the success of competing Nickelodeon animated films such as the Rugrats films. This decision was also buoyed by the financial success of Hatty in the Big City: The Movie in 1999.

During the first week of writing in early 2002, a writing team consisting of Geo, Steve Oedekerk, Sarah Silverman, Erica Rivinoja, Tab Murphy, and Noni White from the show came up with several different ideas for the film before eventually coming up a story in which the titular protagonist teams up with Tab and Zipper from the Vivid Crew, and settled on that, as the three characters never met up on-screen together in the series. Geo said that "[they] wanted to make sure [they] had something new to say [about the characters]" while working on the film, but that didn't "violate any of the characters' set-ups and rules of their world". The team pitched the idea to Gingo CEO Michael Wildshill, who was "shockingly amazed" by the project, which led to it being greenlit shortly. The film's animation was produced by two animation studios: Rough Draft Studios in South Korea and Yowza! Animation in Toronto, while Skywalker Sound handled audio post-production services.

The series' regular voice actors: Silverman, Hank Azaria, Richard Kind, Christopher Lloyd, Patrick Warburton, Richard Steven Horvitz, Tom Kenny, Megan Cavanaugh, Oedekerk, Frank Welker and Jim Cummings, as well as semi-regular performers Carlos Alazraqui, Gregg Berger, Rob Paulsen and Geo, reprised their roles. In addition to the series' cast, it was reported on June 14, 2004 that Drew Barrymore and Molly Shannon would play new characters Susie and Mom, respectively. Clint Howard was later added to the cast as Tunner in October 2004. Debi Derryberry was originally set to reprise her role as the titular protagonist from Gabriel Garza, but she was ultimately left out due to time issues. However, Gabriel does still make a non-speaking cameo in the film.

When the film was completed, Geo wanted to end the series "so it wouldn't jump the shark". However, Gingo desired more episodes. As a result, Geo resigned as the series' showrunner, appointing writer, director, and storyboard artist Chris Savino to succeed him.

Music
Coming soon!

Release
The film premiered in New York City on December 1, 2004 with a pink carpet instead of the traditional red, and was released widely in theaters two weeks later on December 17. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 24, 2004, but in September 2003, the date was changed to December 22 to avoid competition with other family films released in November, before pushing back to its current release date of December 17. The film was released as Zina Supermoon and the Vivid Crew: The Movie in the United Kingdom and such in March 2005, succeeding the Computeropolis short Print 3D Errors.

Marketing
Coming soon!

Home media
The film was released on VHS and DVD on March 15, 2005 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The VHS release is known for being the last Gingo film to be released on the platform. The DVD release features an audio commentary, animatics, deleted scenes and more. The film was also released on Game Boy Advance Video in October 2005 and on UMD for the PlayStation Portable. It was released for the first time on Blu-ray on June 5, 2012, as a part of Universal's Universal 100th Anniversary releases.

Box office
Zina and the Vivid Crew grossed $146.4 million in North America and $147.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $293.5 million. The film grossed $47.1 million being the highest opening-weekend gross for Gingo at the time as well as the first film by Gingo to open at No. 1 at box office.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 80% based on 204 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "The story may feel too standard, but Zina and the Vivid Crew is a delightful production to pay homage to classic sci-fi movies combined with humor and to give fans faithfulness to the show." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gave a score of 62 based on 47 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Accolades
Zina and the Vivid Crew was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles.

Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.