The Witch's Quest

The Witch's Quest is a 2009 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Frenzy Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Tony Bancroft from a screenplay by Tab Murphy and Colin Clayton and stars the voices of Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage, Rosario Dawson, Bill Nighy, Tina Fey, and Dennis Quaid. It was Frenzy Animation's first feature film to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion, which added $10 million to the film's budget. Animation services were handled by Arc Productions.

The film tells the story of a young witch who sets off on a dangerous journey alongside a troubled young man to discover the origin of the witch's magical powers. However, along the way, the man and the witch must hide from the other villagers, who they are hunting her and other witches down for execution.

The Witch's Quest had its world premiere at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles on September 19, 2009, and was released into theaters on September 25 in the United States in RealD 3D, to mostly mixed reviews from critics. It has grossed over $229 million worldwide against a $65 million budget.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Zooey Deschanel as Lucy, a young friendly tomboyish witch.
 * Ryan Reynolds as Finn, a young man who helps Lucy find a safe place to prevent her from being hunted and killed.
 * Nicolas Cage as Chief Hugo, the ruthless chief of the village who despises witches.
 * Rosario Dawson as Clara, Lucy's mother.
 * Bill Nighy as Professor Ramson, a professor who is known for his knowledge of witches and their magic.
 * Tina Fey
 * Dennis Quaid
 * Ron Perlman

Additional Voices

 * Matt Adler
 * Ike Amadi
 * Edita Brychta
 * June Christopher
 * Cam Clarke
 * Lara Cody
 * David Cowgill
 * Holly Dorff
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Jason Harris
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Rif Hutton
 * Sondra James
 * Ray Iannicelli
 * Matthew Labyorteaux
 * Vanessa Lemonides
 * Anne Lockhart
 * Alex Mandelberg
 * Mary Matilyn Mouser
 * Christie Moreau
 * Charles Parnell
 * Peter Pamela Rose
 * Keith Silverstein
 * Krista Swan
 * Claudette Wells
 * Matthew Wolf
 * Lynnanne Zager

Production
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Home media
The Witch's Quest was released to DVD and Blu-ray in the United States and Canada on January 19, 2010 and on February 22, 2010, in the United Kingdom. On September 6, 2010, it was announced that a 3D version would be released on Blu-ray. The 3D Blu-ray was later released on December 21, 2010.

Box office
The film grossed $106 million in the United States and Canada and $123 million in international countries, with a worldwide total of $229 million.

On its opening weekend, the film was released in 3,670 theaters, grossing $5.2 million on its opening day (Friday, September 25, 2009) and $27.7 million over the weekend, finishing first at the box office.

Critical response
Based on 162 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, The Witch's Quest has an overall approval rating of 52%, with a average rating of 5.6/10. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 48 out of 100, based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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

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