PAW Patrol: The Movie is a 2021 Canadian computer-animated action comedy film based on the television series PAW Patrol created by Keith Chapman. The film was produced by Spin Master Entertainment, the toy company behind the series, with animation provided by Mikros Image. It was directed by Cal Brunker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Billy Frolick and Bob Barlen from a story by Frolick. It is the first of several planned films produced under the Spin Master Entertainment banner. In the film, Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
This is the second theatrical film based on a Nick Jr. show, with the first being Dora and the Lost City of Gold. It is the first theatrical film based on a Nick Jr. show to be animated. The film was produced almost entirely in Canada; according to Cal Brunker, "95 percent of everything" happened in Canada, with the exception being some audio recording. Several cast members from the original series reprised their roles, including Kingsley Marshall (as the voice of Marshall), Keegan Hedley (Rubble), Shayle Simons (Zuma), Lilly Bartlam (Skye), and Ron Pardo (voicing both Cap'n Turbot and Mayor Humdinger). They are joined by newcomers Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, Jimmy Kimmel, and Will Brisbin in his first acting role.
The film had its red carpet premiere at the Vue Leicester Square in London on August 8, 2021. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and Ireland one day later.[ and in both Canada and the United States on August 20, 2021. It was also made available on Paramount+ on the same day. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and became a box office success, grossing over $126.4 million worldwide against a budget of $26 million.
SYNOPSIS PAW PATROL : THE MOVIE
In Adventure Bay, a truck driver crashes and hangs over the town's suspension bridge. Cap'n Turbot comes across the scene and calls Ryder, who sends the PAW Patrol pups into action. Chase, the police pup, saves the truck driver.
Meanwhile, in nearby Adventure City, the PAW Patrol's archenemy, Mayor Humdinger, had recently been elected mayor (although it was later revealed he was the only candidate on the ballot). Knowing of Humdinger's infamous wrongdoings in Foggy Bottom, a dachshund named Liberty calls the team. Chase says he is not going due to him having a "history" in the city when he was a little puppy, but Ryder convinces him to go back. The team arrives and gets settled into their new headquarters. Meanwhile, Humdinger uses a device called a Cloud Catcher to clear up the weather so he can do his firework show. The show goes haywire and the team is alerted. They rush straight into a traffic jam, but Liberty arrives and guides them to the City Hall. They manage to take care of the situation but Chase fails to save some people who are then rescued by Marshall instead. An infuriated Humdinger tells his henchmen Butch and Ruben to get rid of the PAW Patrol by any means necessary.
A few days later, Humdinger builds an extension to the subway line with several inversions similar to a roller coaster. It breaks and traps the passengers upside-down. The pups rescue them, but Chase freezes when his fear gets the best of him, and is forced to be rescued by Skye. Ryder suggests Chase should take a break from his duties, but this greatly upsets him and causes him to run away after accusing Ryder of breaking his trust and giving up on him when things get hard but he soon gets captured by Humdinger's henchmen. The team discovers that several dogs have gone missing and Ryder links them to Humdinger. Liberty gets captured on purpose and is taken to an obedience school-turned-dog jail where she meets snooty valley girl poodle Delores and rescues Chase and the other dogs who then chase Ruben and Butch.
Ryder takes Chase to where he found him and tells him why he chose him was because he was the bravest dog that he met. Chase's collar is returned to him and he declares that he is back on the case. Meanwhile, the Cloud Catcher has gone critical, and the creator, Kendra Wilson confronts Humdinger. He destroys the remote and reveals his building called Humdinger Heights. The machine unleashes a week's load of bad weather. Kendra calls the team and Liberty is given her own vehicle and uniform, minus her collar and pup-tag, temporarily joining the team. The team drives to Humdinger Heights and forcing them to improvise. Chase managed to save the civilians, Marshall, Rubble, and Rocky worked to keep the civilians inside the building, Zuma and Liberty goes to the canals to save a family, and Skye flies to the air to stop the Cloud Catcher.
Ryder takes the elevator to the top office. Ryder saves Humdinger by forcing him on an elevator and dropping him faster to the ground floor. Ryder resorts to rappel down the elevator shaft, but the storm destroys the tower and he is trapped in the building when it falls down. Chase drives up to save him. Chase sees Ryder's light from the other side of the building. About to run to the other side, his pup pack malfunctions and he barked for it to be removed. Feeling like he can be brave, Chase takes a leap of faith and get to the other side, Chase sees Ryder pinned under the debris. Chase and Ryder work together to get him free. After that, they share a moment and later leave the building, while Skye destroys the Cloud Catcher in a kamikaze style attack. She ejects from her plane before it crashes and flies back down to the city.
After this the skies are clear again and sunny, Ryder and Chase gets out of the building and the pups are relieved to see them safe. Ryder is proud of his team, and the citizens emerged from the building congratulating for a job well done but Mayor Humdinger tried to escape. Chase puts him under arrest for the trouble he has caused to the city (gross negligence, public endangerment, and dognapping). Humdinger said that the pups will never arrest him and cannot arrest him because he's the mayor. He tries to run away as fast as possible, but Skye uses her mini drone to stop him. Mayor Humdinger is angry at the PAW Patrol, having humiliated him five times in one day.
The team is given the key to Adventure City in a major ceremony. Liberty becomes an official member, finally fulfilling her aspirations of doing so. Ryder begins to make a speech, but he is interrupted by a call from Harris, one of the dogs from the dog jail, saying there is trouble at the waterfront, leading the team to drive to the rescue while the theme song plays. Liberty now has her very own collar to go with her outfit as of now.
In the credits, Mayor Humdinger and the Catastrophe Crew are shown to have been apprehended and detained for their crimes throughout the film.
VOICE CAST
- Iain Armitage
- Marsai Martin
- Ron Pardo
- Yara Shahidi
- Kim Kardashian West
- Randall Park
- Dax Shepard
- Tyler Perry
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Will Brisbin
Edited by Ed Fuller
Music by Heitor Pereira
Production companies:
- Spin Master Entertainment
- Mikros Image
- Paramount Pictures
- Nickelodeon Movies
