March 27, 2015
Home is a 2015 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on Adam Rex's 2007 children's book The True Meaning of Smekday, the film was directed by Tim Johnson, from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, and stars the voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Jones. The story follows the shared adventures of a friendly alien who is shunned by the rest of his kind, and a teenage girl searching for her mother after they are separated during an invasion of Earth.
Storyline[]
A cowardly alien race known as the Boov, led by Captain Smek, commence their "friendly" invasion of the planet Earth. Relocating the humans, whom the Boov deem as simple and backwards, to the Australian Outback, the Boov inhabit their homes. Oh, an accident-prone, free-thinking Boov, decides to invite the other Boov to his apartment for a housewarming party, but no one comes. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Gratuity "Tip" Tucci and her Japanese Bobtail cat Pig drive around the city searching for Tip's mom Lucy, who was taken during the invasion.
Oh visits grumpy Boov traffic officer Kyle, to invite him to the party; however, Oh accidentally sends the invitation email to every alien race in the galaxy. This includes the hostile Gorg, who have been the Boov's longtime enemy ever since a failed peace meeting, during which Captain Smek stole an artifact the Boov call "the Shusher". Furious with Oh for revealing their new home to the Gorg, the Boov declare him a fugitive. Oh runs into a convenience store to hide, just as Tip crashes the car and enters the store in search of supplies. Tip attacks Oh on sight, and locks him in a freezer, until he promises to fix her car. He turns it into a flying craft named "Slushious".
To hide from the Boov, Oh promises to help Tip find Lucy. However, Oh secretly plans to abandon Tip and take himself to Antarctica, the only place on Earth with no Boovs. His attempt to leave Tip in a public restroom is thwarted by Kyle, who arrives to force Oh to give him his email password so Smek can cancel the invitation.
Escaping Kyle, Oh and Tip reach Paris and sneak into the Boov Command Centre. Oh cancels the invite before it reaches the Gorg; he then looks for Lucy, and the computer confirms she is in Australia. Trying to return to Slushious, Oh and Tip are cornered by Smek and many other Boov at the Great Antenna (Eiffel Tower). Smek orders Oh's execution, despite the invitation being stopped. Tip uses a Boov gravity device to turn the tower upside down, and she and Oh escape.
Oh informs Tip that he now believes Smek's propaganda about humans being simple and backward is wrong, and apologizes to her. They fly to Australia, but are suddenly surrounded by hundreds of Boov fleeing from Gorg drones, sent to search for them. Slushious is wrecked, but Oh finds a Gorg SuperChip in a crashed drone, and uses it to repair the car.
When they reach the human relocation camp, Oh realizes the other Boov are evacuating, and fears that the Gorg will take vengeance on Earth when they cannot find the Boov. He tries to convince Tip to flee with them, but she refuses. Oh joins the Boov, but runs back towards the Gorg to use the SuperChip to power the Boov mothership, which then easily outpaces the Gorg. Impressed at his bravery, the other Boov listen as Oh berates Captain Smek for his lies, and the other Boov for their cowardice. Moved, Kyle takes the Shusher from a horrified Smek and decrees that Oh should be the new captain. Oh reluctantly accepts, turns the ship around, and returns to Earth. He helps Tip reunite with Lucy, fulfilling his promise.
Realizing from a chance remark of Tip's that the Gorg are actually chasing the Shusher and not the Boov, Oh locks Tip and Lucy inside Slushious, and faces the approaching Gorg ship alone. Tip and Lucy escape and try to stop him. The Gorg ship hits the brakes, only just avoiding crushing Oh. He returns the Shusher, revealed to be an egg containing the entire next generation of Gorg. The lone Gorg inside the ship happily accepts the egg; being the last of his kind, he had been desperately searching for his children.
After the Gorg leave, the Boov relocate their colony to the moon. Many Boov visit Earth and mingle with the humans, who are restored to their original homes. Oh moves in with Tip and Lucy; many other aliens, invited by Oh, come to visit earth and attend his parties.
Also See[]
- Home (2015) (Trailers)
- Home (2015) (TV Spots)
- Almost Home (2014)
- Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh
Movie Trailer[]
Sound Effects Used[]
The film used sound effects from Skywalker Sound, Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., Cartoon Trax Volume 1, The Premiere Edition Volume 1 and Series 4000.
- H-B TEETH, CARTOON - TEETH CHATTER
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (Pig was put through this a lot)
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Meowing Clos PE022401
- Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
- Hollywoodedge, Department Store Pag PE191801
- Hollywoodedge, Frying Pan Impacts FS010701
- Hollywoodedge, Gooey Splat CRT052405
- Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk Whorn 3 Typ CRT032401
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015802
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001
- Hollywoodedge, Rapid Metallic Warb CRT041204
- Hollywoodedge, Ricochet CRT2014403/RICOCHET - LONG DESCENDING SHELL SCREAM RICCO/Sound Ideas, Explosions - One long ricochet
- Hollywoodedge, Toilet Flush 2 Old Typ PE167401
- Hollywoodedge, Whistle Wbulb Horn CRT020801
- SKYWALKER, BALLOON - SQUEAKY-LIKE DEFLATING (A small portion of this sound is heard once when Captain Smek's horns finish deflating after he uses his inhaler.)
- SKYWALKER CAMERA FLASHING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, CAR - VARIOUS TIRE SCREECHING
- SKYWALKER CONCRETE BREAKING SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - OH'S FOOTSTEPS (debut)
- SKYWALKER SPOTLIGHT FLASHING SOUND
- Sound Ideas, BELL, FIGHT - ONE RING, BOXING, SPORTS 01
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - EARS DRUM BOUNCE or Hollywoodedge, Wheezy Honk Cymbal PE941302
- Sound Ideas, BUZZER, ARENA - ARENA SCOREBOARD BUZZER: GOING OFF
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - BICYCLE HORN, THREE QUICK TOOTS
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - PARTY HORN, WARBLY
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - SMALL POP 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - WOBBLING TWANG
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST ZIP UP
- Sound Ideas, CAT - DOMESTIC: SINGLE MEOW, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, BELL - ELECTRONIC DOORBELL: DING DONG
- Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - THROAT GARBLE, LONG or WB CARTOON, HEAD SHAKE - TROMBONE GOBBLE
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - ZIP AND HEAVY THUMP
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BURP - SMALL BURP 02