Back to the Sea
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| Directed by | Thom Lu |
| Written by | Thom Lu James D. Mortellaro Calvin Yao |
| Produced by | Calvin Yao |
| Starring | Yuri Lowenthal Kath Soucie Tom Kenny Mark Hamill Tim Curry Christian Slater |
| Cinematography | Ono Yao |
| Edited by | Thom Lu |
| Music by | Gordon McGhie |
Production companies | Glory & Dream Entertainment Funimation |
| Distributed by | IndustryWorks Pictures Viva Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | China United States |
| Languages | Mandarin English |
Back to the Sea is a Chinese-American 3D traditional animated family comedy film. It was released on January 27, 2012, in Canada and November 16, 2012, in the United States.
Plot
Kevin the flying fish and his family and friends live happy and carefree life in the depths of Atlantic ocean. But Kevin has a cherished dream - to get to Barbados island, to the flying fish kingdom. Thirst for adventures leads him to the Rock of Fame where a family treasure - a huge pearl is hidden. Kevin gets captured by fishers and then finds himself in an aquarium of a popular Chinese restaurant. It seems that his fate is decided, but suddenly a small boy comes to the aid to Kevin.
Voice Cast
- Yuri Lowenthal as Kevin an blue flying fish, the main protagonist
- Kath Soucie as Shaobao
- Tom Kenny as Ben an green surgeonfish
- Mark Hamill as Bunker
- Matthew Yang King as Dabao
- Tim Curry as Eric
- Christian Slater as Jack
- Tara Strong as Sammy an female yellow canary rockfish
- James Sie as Cook Liu
- Sam Riegel as Short Seagull
- Fred Tatasciore as Fat Seagull
- Ali Hillis as Teaching Fish
- Chris Edgerly as Clean Fish
- John DiMaggio as Boss
- Annie Mumolo as Danny
- Nolan North as Farley
- Kate Higgins as Little Fish
- Ogie Banks as Richard
- Gwendoline Yeo as Waitress
- Hynden Walch as Tiny Fish
- Justin Cowden as Marvin
- Andrew Dolan as Pat Down Cop
Release
This film was released in theaters in Canada in 3D and regular "2D" formats on January 27, 2012. It got a limited release in the United States on November 16, 2012, distributed by Viva Pictures.
Music
The film's score is composed by Gordon McGhie. This film features the popular song What a Wonderful World from Louis Armstrong.
External links
- Back to the Sea at Rotten Tomatoes
- Back to the Sea at IMDb
- Back to the Sea on Behind the Voice Actors
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- Chinese films
- English-language films
- Chinese-language films
- 2010s American animated films
- 2012 animated films
- Animated adventure films
- Animated buddy films
- Animated comedy films
- Animated films about animals
- Animated films about fish
- 2010s children's adventure films
- 2010s children's animated films
- 2010s children's comedy films
- Chinese animated films
- Chinese children's films
- Fictional fish
- Films about animal rights
- Films set in New York City
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