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Garfield's Pet Force

Garfield's Pet Forceis a 2009animatedsuperherocomedy filmbased on characters from theJim Daviscomic stripGarfieldand loosely based on thePet Forcenovel series. It is the third and final installment of the animated trilogy, followingGarfield Gets RealandGarfield's Fun Fest.Also, it is the fifth Garfield movie overall. It was released onDVDandBlu-ray Discin the United States on June 16, 2009, by20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,while it was pre-sold overseas by sales representative Velvet Octopus. It was written by Garfield creator Jim Davis. It was released theatrically in3-Din select countries such as Poland, Italy and Spain, and became the most profitable film in the trilogy. It is the lastGarfieldfilm to be distributed by20th Century Fox(who lost the film and television rights to theGarfieldfranchise shortly after the film's release), ten years prior toNickelodeon's acquisition ofPaws, Inc.in August 2019, as well as the 2024 filmThe Garfield Movie,distributed bySony Pictures Releasingunder theirColumbia Pictureslabel.

Garfield's Pet Force
DVD cover
Directed byMark A.Z. Dippé
Kyung Ho Lee
Written byJim Davis
Based onGarfield
byJim Davis
Produced byDaniel Chuba
John Davis
Ash R. Shah
StarringFrank Welker
Gregg Berger
Audrey Wasilewski
Jason Marsden
Wally Wingert
Vanessa Marshall
Edited byRob Neal
Tom Sanders
Music byKenneth Burgomaster
Production
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Distributed by20th Century Fox Home Entertainment(United States/Canada)
Velvet Octopus (International)
Release date
  • June 16, 2009(2009-06-16)
Running time
78 minutes
CountriesUnited States
South Korea
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11.4 million

Plot

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On the planet Dorkon, Professor Wally showsEmperor Jonhis new invention, the Moscram ray gun, a device powered by the Klopman crystal that can scramble inanimate objects and organisms into new creatures under the user's control, but the Emperor is more concerned about finding a wife to continue the royal line. Soon a warship led byVetvixlands outside the palace and Emperor Jon instantly falls in love with her, asking if he can marry her. She agrees, sensing an opportunity to steal the Moscram. Professor Wally summons the Pet Force against her:Garzooka,Odious,Abnermal,andStarlena,but Vetvix zombifies the Pet Force except Garzooka. Garzooka takes the Klopman and escapes with the Professor. The professor finds counterparts with DNA matches with the Pet Force and gives Garzooka and serums that will transform them into the Pet Force, who then takes off to the Comic World leaving Professor Wally & Vetvix behind.

The situation was revealed to be a comic book Nermal was reading. Garfield's friends go to the Comic Studios without him. Nermal gets the new Pet Force issue, and Garzooka jumps out of it. Nermal finds that the events that are happening to them are in the comic book, and the rest of the book is blank because they have not happened yet. Garzooka heads for Jon's house, and is told where Odie, Arlene, and Nermal are by Garfield. Garzooka gives Garfield the Klopman.

At the Comic Studios, Nermal, Arlene, and Odie notice Garzooka behind them after Nermal sees this in his comic book. Garzooka gives them the serums, but they don’t seem to work. However, it is time for Odie, Arlene, and Nermal to go to work and Garzooka follows. Vetvix captures the real Garfield, mistaking him for Garzooka, and takes the Klopman. Garfield escapes.

Back at Comic Studios, the gang is interrupted by Vetvix, who zombifies most of the characters at the studio with the Moscram. Nermal, Odie, Arlene, Jon, and Garzooka escape and meet up with Garfield. Nermal, Odie, and Arlene's serums finally transform them into their Pet Force counterparts. Garzooka and his team then go off to fight Vetvix, and head technician Eli saves Garfield, but Jon gets zombified. Vetvix zombifies all of Toon World. Eli and Garfield find survivors: inventor Wally Stegman, his wife, Bonita, and assistant director Betty. Zombies break into the tower, making the Pet Force escape to the top. Garfield and Wally trap the zombies. The real Garzooka and the Pet Force head to the antenna and use it to bring down Vetvix's ship, but Vetvix zombifies the Pet Force and creates a monster made from the town's buildings.

Emperor Jon and Professor Wally break free, and take over the ship, flying into the air, making Vetvix fall off. Professor Wally and Emperor Jon land near the Comic Studio and let Garfield enter the ship. Garfield seizes control of the Moscram, dezombifies the Pet Force, and destroys the monster. Upon returning to the studio, Garfield uses the Moscram to combine Vetvix with a happiness invention, turning her into a good guy. Eli uses the Moscram to reverse the zombification on everyone else. Vetvix sees Emperor Jon and apologizes for her behavior and accepts the emperor's marriage proposal for real this time. The Pet Force return to their original forms. Garzooka gives Nermal an Abnermal costume before leaving with Vetvix, Emperor Jon, and Professor Wally, the latter vowing to destroy the Moscram after reversing the damage on Dorkon.

After the Pet Force cast returns to their world, the Toon World residents start rebuilding their civilization and watch Emperor Jon and Vetvix's wedding. That evening, Garfield and Arlene have a heart to heart where Garfield decides to stop missing out on life so much and the two of them take off to the stars for a dance.

During the credits, while watching Emperor Jon's wedding, not only does Jon notice the real Pet Force in attendance, the gang see that Betty has stowed away on the ship to follow Garzooka, whom she is in love with, much to the shock of her husband. Arlene points out that Wally now needs a new assistant, a position Nermal is eager to take.

Cast

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Reception

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Box office

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The film opened in twenty countries. LikeGarfield's Fun Fest,the film's most profitable market was Brazil, where it took in more than $2.4 million. It opened third at the box office with $609,773, and dropped 53.5% to sixth in its sophomore weekend, grossing $283,558.[1]

Critical response

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Joly Herman ofCommon Sense Mediagave the film a 1 out of 5 star review, stating: "Kids who love Garfield are better off checking out the TV series or even the live-action movie".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Garfield's Pet Force".Box Office Mojo.Archivedfrom the original on September 13, 2024.RetrievedDecember 25,2020.
  2. ^"Garfield's Pet Force Movie Review".Common Sense Media.Archivedfrom the original on September 13, 2024.RetrievedDecember 25,2020.
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