PAW Patrol: The Movie
Short description
Ryder and his team of rescue dogs normally operate in their home community, but when their longtime rival Humdinger wins election as mayor of the nearby Adventure City, the pups head there to put a stop to the disruption he causes. Humdinger's schemes quickly escalate and throw the city into disarray, and the team has to step in before things get worse. One of the pups also has to reckon with memories of the city, and along the way the group gains a new member: Liberty, a resourceful dachshund. Equipped with fresh gadgets and gear, Ryder and the dogs work to protect Adventure City's residents.
PAW Patrol: The Movie is an animated family adventure directed by Cal Brunker, who wrote the screenplay with Bob Barlen and Billy Frolick. It is the third feature Brunker directed, following Escape from Planet Earth in 2013 and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature in 2017, and it came before PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie in 2023 and PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie in 2026. The voice cast includes Iain Armitage as Chase, Will Brisbin as Ryder, Marsai Martin as Liberty, Lilly Bartlam as Skye, Kingsley Marshall as Marshall and Keegan Hedley as Rubble, among 48 credited performers.
The film was produced by Paramount, Nickelodeon Movies, Mikros Image and Elevation Pictures on a budget of 26 million dollars, and it took 144 million dollars worldwide, a strong return on that investment. On IMDb it holds 6.1/10 from around 9,500 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7.3/10 from roughly 1,300 votes. A critics' rating of 6.3/10 from 50 reviews places it close to the IMDb audience figure, and both sit below the warmer TMDB score.
What's left behind the scenes
- Originally, it was planned that the film would begin airing on Paramount+ 45 days after its theatrical release, i.e., approximately October 4, 2021. Then it was announced that the film would be released simultaneously in both theaters and on Paramount+ on August 20, 2021, thus becoming the first project from Paramount Pictures (and the first project from the Nickelodeon channel) to be released on the same day in theaters and on Paramount+.
- Initially, Janine Garofalo was supposed to voice Dolores, but Kim Kardashian ended up voicing her.
- Unlike the series, the character voiced by Keegan-Michael Key is comedic. Director Cal Brunker suggested Key make up words for his character during recording, and several lines are indeed improvised.
- Over 1,000 young actors from the US and Canada auditioned for the voice role of Ryder, but the job ultimately went to Will Brisbin.
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