Thompson creating one of my favorite references to a favorite movie. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Oct 16, 2017 rango behind the scenes breaking the rules. The driver and passenger of this car might reference johnny depp s and benicio del toros characters in fear and loathing in las vegas the matrix 1999 rango runs along a cliff wall the same way trinity did in the lobby shootout. Rango is a 2011 american computeranimated western comedy film coproduced with graham king and john b. These arent shreklike popculture references, but more verbinskis. Johnny depp gives voice to an animated, terrariumraised lizard who. The film plays out as a loving tribute to westerns of the past, taking its story. In an attempt to make the clearly kidcentric flick adultfriendly too, its creators riddled the script with a movie trivia pastiche that references everything from high noon to star wars to fear and loathing in las vegas. Rango is a 2011 film directed by gore verbinski, starring johnny depp, abigail breslin, isla fisher, alfred molina, bill nighy and others. Rango director gore verbinski reveals the top ten inspirations. The film allows johnny depp to play with the soul of his main character, using it to. He started his film career by playing glen lantz in the 1984 horror film a nightmare on elm street.
Til for the movie rango they had all the actors, including johnny depp, get together and act out each scene like a stage play in order to get a more organic animation reference. The movie follows a nameless pet chameleon voiced perfectly by johnny depp who thinks hes an actor in his own terrarium with a windup fish and a busted barbie doll as some of his props and characters. There are so many movie references in rango that its a mustsee for anybody thats a film buff. Rango is a kid flick thats chockfull of delights for movie nuts. How about rango, great fun with loads of sneaky film references. The movie allusions fly so fast and nefarious, i was sucking wind for all i. An animated feature that doesnt force you to like it the. Johnny depp as captain jack sparrow sails into vancouver to visit patients at bcch full video duration. Rango marches into the bank after its been robbed all right, folks.
Gore verbinskis sophisticated, extremely amusing cgi animated movie. As the scene proceeds we see that rango is alone with no real friends. List of awards and nominations received by johnny depp. Rango voice of johnny depp is a lizard living in a home aquarium until an accident strands beside a highway in the middle of a desert. Say what you may about johnny depp but the really gets this one right. Depp could do it rangos rousing speech to the animal citizens of dirt plays great. Mar 12, 2011 as delivered by johnny depp, rango the pet thespians.
The lone ranger is a train wreck of tonal clashes, with johnny depp both a cool and caricatured tonto. As delivered by johnny depp, rango the pet thespians opening lines. The driver and passenger of this car might reference johnny depp s and benicio del toros characters in fear and loathing in las vegas the matrix 1999. Rango is kind of a film within a film, packed full of movie references. Please reference error code 2121 when contacting customer service. In an attempt to make the clearly kidcentric flick adultfriendly too, its creators riddled the script with a movietrivia pastiche that references everything from high noon to star wars to fear and loathing in las vegas.
There are even some overt and indirect references to god, including the christian worldview that permeated the old west in the united states. Rango paramount pictures and nickelodeon movies present a blind winkgk films production rango voiced by johhny depp, i feel like this movie didnt get the love it deserved, i just watched it and i really liked it rango playing the guitar hola. The driver and passenger of this car might reference johnny depps and benicio del toros characters in fear and loathing in las. It is a film with great heart, moments of hilarity, breathtaking set.
Johnny guitar 1954 jake says, you aint got the nerve, to which rango responds, try me, by the way of emma and vienna. Watching just that small amount, maybe ten minutes, enticed me to grab a copy of it for my personal library. En espanol like the unnamed stranger who appears at the end of a dusty street in many a western, theres a new kid in animationville. Apparently, this was johnny depp voice actor for rango warming up for his role.
The only character design i had a problem with was beans. And its nicholson or the closest thing to it is the serapewearing clint eastwood, a linksloving spirit of the west who spoiler alert visits rango. Western movie buffs have had three big reasons to go to movie theaters in 2011. Seeking water, he strikes out into the forbidding territory and finds dirt the town of dirt, that is. Johnny depp is an american actor, painter, character actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, director, songwriter, author, screenwriter, film producer, art director, discjockey, rock bassist, and musician. Rango is inspired genre subversion arts the harvard crimson. For example, theres some mild flirting between rango and a headless barbie doll. Sheriff rango voiced by johnny depp rides into action in industrial light and magics first fully animated feature, rango. I always wanted to do an animated movie, verbinski said. Johnny depp fear and loathing totally looks like rango. Rango ultimately has a strong christian, redemptive worldview with a very strong moral sensibility. I found this movie to be a total hoot the very first time i watched it. Starring the voices of johnny depp, isla fisher, bill nighy, abigail breslin, alfred molina, harry dean stanton, ray winstone, timothy olyphant, stephen root and ned beatty, the film centers on rango, a chameleon who.
A few of the many many references in the film rango. Its so incredibly bizarre, as well as one of the coolest freakin things visually definitely check it out on bluray if possible. Rango is inspired genre subversion arts the harvard. Johnny depp rango collides with johnny depp hunter s. Dirt is a tough wild west town and rango pretends to be a tough drifter. Mar 08, 2011 although more scattershot in its references, rango is equally deft at hitting its targets on twin levels. Packed with references and loaded with zingers, rango is the first great film of 2011.
The film is an ode to spaghetti westerns and is also industrial light and magics first featurelength animated film. Johnny depp also voiced lars and raoul duke in a cameo appearance, reprising his role from fear and loathing in las vegas. Secure the parameter, dust for prints, check for fibers, scan for dna, i want a urine sample from everyone and get me a latte. Oct 27, 2011 johnny depp as captain jack sparrow sails into vancouver to visit patients at bcch full video duration. Although more scattershot in its references, rango is equally deft at hitting its. Rango director gore verbinski reveals the top ten inspirations of his. The driver, car, passenger, and location all are modeled after johnny depp s portrayal of hunter s. Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet, while facing a major identity crisis.
Rango, like many pgrated animated films, aims to amuse young children and also their parents, who buy the tickets. Rango voiced by johnny depp is a chameleon on a road trip with his owners when he is. Rango is the funniest western since blazing saddles but. Its mindflippy because johnny depp is the both the guy on the left and the lizard on the right. Mar 04, 2011 johnny depp provides the voice of the title character, center, in the animated film rango. The plot of the movie is simplistic and makes no sense whatsoever. Among his numerous competitive awards, he has won the screen actors guild award for outstanding actor in a leading role for pirates of the caribbean. Carls and directed by gore verbinski from a screenplay by john logan.
Rango is a pet chameleon always on the lookout for action and adventure, except the fake kind, where he directs it and acts in it. It won the oscar for best animated feature that year. Its the first but not the last of these metareferences within the movie. Isla fisher as beans, a hottempered but goodhearted desert iguana. The dusty cards of the old west are reshuffled into a winning hand in rango, a madly clever animated sagebrush saga with style and. Jun 11, 2018 i found this movie to be a total hoot the very first time i watched it. Recently i caught the end of this movie again on one of the commercial channels. Why rango is the perfect johnny depp movie see more. Johnny depp s voice performance is perfect in bringing spectacular life to the character same goes for the entire supporting cast, actually. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actor, producer, johnny depp throughout his acting career.
And its nicholson or the closest thing to it is the serapewearing clint eastwood, a linksloving spirit of the west who spoiler alert visits rango like some oscarstoting pale rider beckoning from beyond. He gets lost when his cage falls out of the family car while his owners are driving through the desert. Mar 04, 2011 like its bulgingeyed stream of consciousnessburbling protagonist, the movie rango tends to ramble about. Johnny depp is the voice of rango, a pet chameleon who finds himself stranded in the town of dirt. See how this unique movie was made with actual performances. This johnny depp fueled animated western toys with film history. Fans of johnny depp will enjoy his voice work as the nutty rango. Rango, fear and loathing and lots of johnny depp youtube.
The driver and passenger of this car might reference johnny depps and. Rango paramount pictures and nickelodeon movies present a blind winkgk films production rango voiced by johhny depp, i feel like this movie didnt get the love it deserved, i just watched it and i really liked it rango playing. As delivered by johnny depp, rango the pet thespians. Isla fisher supplies the voice of his romantic interest, a spirited frontier creature called beans. Aug 01, 2017 before the play he does some verbal exercises. Dec 24, 2010 johnny depp and the rest of the cast talk about voicing, and performing, in rango. Bc childrens hospital foundation recommended for you. Til for the movie rango they had all the actors, including. Mar 04, 2011 not all of the intentional allusions in rango point to classic westerns. Director gore verbinski, who worked with depp on the previous three pirates of the caribbean movies says rango is kind of a film within a film, packed full of movie references because rango. Its a miniature version of an old west frontier settlement for talking animals. Why rango is the perfect johnny depp movie disney pixar disney art johnny depp roles dreamworks johnny movie desert animals golden bear paramount pictures movie photo movies come and go so quickly here, dorothy gale might have said if shed stayed at home watching netflix instead of flying to oz.
I would classify it as a computeranimated action comedy western, a genre for everyone. But now rango is definitely one of my favorite animated movies ever. With a little bit of luck and a lot of lying, rango becomes sheriff of the town but runs into a lot of trouble when the water supply hits low and tensions start rising. With johnny depp, isla fisher, timothy olyphant, abigail breslin. The driver, car, passenger, and location all are modeled after johnny depps portrayal of hunter s. The main attraction of rango is the huge filmic references it contains. Apr 07, 2011 the movie follows a nameless pet chameleon voiced perfectly by johnny depp who thinks hes an actor in his own terrarium with a windup fish and a busted barbie doll as some of his props and characters. Although more scattershot in its references, rango is equally deft at hitting its targets on twin levels. Mar 01, 2011 johnny depp voices the title character in a clever, witty movie from his pirates of the caribbean director, gore verbinski, that employs a technique the filmmakers call emotion capture. Johnny depp plays the voice of rango in paramount pictures rango. In rango unchained rango is not an american slave but is instead a chameleon which is a subtle hint to the fact i definitely misheard my friend when he told me about this movie.
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of dirt, a lawless outpost in the wild west in desperate need of a new sheriff. Rango johnny depp is a chameleon that after a mishap inside his tank comes across a town full of desperation and hopelessness. Johnny depp as rango, an eccentric but intelligent and heroic chameleon. His actual name is unknown, but he calls himself rango throughout the movie. Rango the awesome cameleon screencap gallery for rango bluray, nickelodeon movies. Director gore veribinski has given us the very overrated pirates of the caribbean films, and he brought johnny depp in to play rango. There are visual references to other johnny depp movies, including fear and loathing in las vegas and i think.
Not all of the intentional allusions in rango point to classic westerns. He soon finds himself appointed as sheriff of the town and responsible for retrieving the towns stolen water. Although rango is a teller of very tall tales, his lies are eventually exposed. In rango, johnny depp voices a pet lizard who fancies himself an actor. Why rango is the perfect johnny depp movie disney pixar disney art johnny depp roles dreamworks johnny movie desert animals golden bear paramount pictures movie photo movies come and go so quickly here, dorothy gale might have said if shed stayed at. He wonders about all the things he could be referencing johnny depps previous roles such as an anthropologist or a romantic seducer. This johnny deppfueled animated western toys with film history. An interesting parallel of a real life actor playing an animated actor.
In the beginning of the film, rango lands on the windshield of a red convertible in the desert. Johnny depp voices the title character in a clever, witty movie from his pirates of the caribbean director, gore verbinski, that employs a technique the filmmakers call emotion capture. The curse of the black pearl 2003, and the golden globe award for best actor motion picture musical or comedy for sweeney. Johnny depp provides the voice of the title character, center, in the animated film rango. Rango is the funniest western since blazing saddles. Like its bulgingeyed stream of consciousnessburbling protagonist, the movie rango tends to ramble about. Rango is a loveable lizard with a noble cause, but his movies a little weird. Rango johnny depp in rango johnny depps voice is doing so much, but we already know that everything about mr. Johnny depp and the rest of the cast talk about voicing, and performing, in rango. This pastiche of movie westerns references john ford landscapes, high noon showdowns, fear and loathing in las vegas which also starred johnny depp and roman polanskis chinatown, with plenty of bonebleached noir and video game action in between. Gore verbinskis rango is a great film starring johnny depp.
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