G-Force

Overview

A group of government-sponsored mini-mammals genetically modified to act as American spies work to stop an evil billionaire's scheme to take over the world in this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced family film that mixes live action and computer effects. Former visual effects supervisor Hoyt Yeatman makes his directing debut from a script by the National Treasure husband-and-wife team of Cormac and Marianne Wibberley. Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Pen?lope Cruz, and Tracy Morgan provide voices for the pint-sized heroes, with Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, and Zach Galifianakis rounding out the live-action cast.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2009
UPC:	0786936787283
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nicolas Cage	Speckles
Sam Rockwell	Darwin
Jon Favreau	Hurley,Mouse
Penélope Cruz	Juarez
Steve Buscemi	Bucky
Tracy Morgan	Blaster
Dee Bradley Baker	Mooch
Bill Nighy	Saber
Will Arnett	Kip Killian
Zach Galifianakis	Ben
Kelli Garner	Marcie
Tyler Patrick Jones	Connor
Piper Mackenzie Harris	Penny
Gabriel Casseus	Agent Trigstad
Jack Conley	Agent Carter
Niecy Nash	Rosalita
Justin Mentell	Terrell
Loudon Wainwright	Grandpa Goodman
Chris Ellis Jr.	FBI Director
Hoyt Yeatman IV	Mouse
Travis Davis	Agent
James Huang	Agent
Corey Eubanks	Agent
Steve Kelso	Agent
Eddie Yansick	Agent
Troy Robinson	Agent
Mini Anden	Saber's Assistant
Cameron Engels	Skateboarder #1
Michael Papajohn	FBI Techie
Algerita Lewis	Traffic Cop
Bob Sherer	Colf Course Exterminator
Jennifer England	Falling Waitress
Jason Hellmann	Fireworks Tech
Nicholas L. Teta	SWAT Leader
Loudon Wainwright III	Grandpa Goodman
Trevor Rabin	Composer
Andrzej Zielinski	Voices
Jaroslaw Boberek	Voices
Anna Przybylska	Voices
Arkadiusz Jakubik	Voices
Grzegorz Pawlak	Voices
Cezary ¿ak	Voices
Tomasz Steciuk	Voices

Technical Credits

Cormac Wibberley

Tim Firth

Terry Rossio

Ted Elliott

Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr.	Director
Cormac Wibberley	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Jerry Bruckheimer	Producer
Mike Stenson	Executive Producer
Chad Oman	Executive Producer
Duncan Henderson	Executive Producer
David P.I. James	Executive Producer
Ronna Kress	Casting
Todd Arnow	Producer
David J. Barker	Special Effects
Randle Akerson	Sound Effects
Tim Firth	Screenwriter
Hoyt Yeatman	Director
Terry Rossio	Screenwriter
Ted Elliott	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Produced by action-meister Jerry Bruckheimer for Disney, G-Force has all the crazy chases and daredevil stunts of his typical films (National Treasure, Bad Boys, etc.), but they've been scaled down to be more kid-friendly. The setup involves a scientist (Zach Galifianakis), who has spent grant money from the Department of Homeland Security training animals into an elite special-forces unit. The trio of guinea pigs that form the heart of the crew consist of the leader, Darwin (voiced by Sam Rockwell); the flirty but tough Juarez (Penélope Cruz); and the fearless, crazy Blaster (a perfectly cast Tracy Morgan). All three work closely with a tech-whiz mole named Speckles (voiced by Bruckheimer regular Nicolas Cage). The team must stop a home appliance mogul (Bill Nighy) from turning his products into a robot army that will take over the world, all while they're being hunted by an FBI agent (Will Arnett) who wants the G-Force program shut down. As is often the case with Jerry Bruckheimer productions, the story is far less important than the spectacle, and while "spectacle" in one of his films usually means lots of explosions and cars flying through the air, G-Force is unique for having cute talking animals -- rather than muscle-bound alpha males -- leaping away in slow-motion from the fireballs. The action sequences aren't particularly memorable, but they're entirely competent and kids will certainly get a kick out of them. There's a paint-by-numbers moral about family that runs through the movie, but it's there more for parents than for anyone else -- children aren't going to expect (or want) to learn anything from a movie where a furry critter rides inside a remote-control car as it jumps over a line of toy trucks. Your ability to enjoy G-Force will correlate directly with how funny you find the idea of guinea pigs as action heroes, meaning the movie's core audience (and a handful of adults) will have a fun time, but it's going to seem awfully standard to parents who are more than familiar with the Bruckheimer formula.