Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise published by Sega. Directed by Jeff Fowler (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, it stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, alongside James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and Jim Carrey. The film follows Sonic (voiced by Schwartz), a blue hedgehog who can run supersonic speeds, who teams up with a town sheriff, Tom Wachowski (Marsden), to stop the mad scientist Dr. Robotnik (Carrey).
Development for a Sonic film began in the 1990s but did not leave the planning stage until Sony Pictures acquired the rights in 2013. Fowler was brought in to direct in 2016. After Sony put the project in turnaround, Paramount Pictures acquired it in 2017. Most of the cast signed on by August 2018, and principal filming took place between September and October that year in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. Following the negative reaction to the first trailer in 2019, Paramount delayed the film by three months to redesign Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog premiered at the Paramount Pictures studio lot on January 25, 2020, before being theatrically released in the United States on February 14, 2020, by Paramount Pictures. It set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a video game film in the United States and Canada and grossed $319.7 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2020, and is the highest-grossing video game film adaptation of all time in North America. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, Sonic's charm, and Schwartz, Marsden and Carrey's performances, but criticized its screenplay and product placements.. A sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, was released on April 8, 2022. A third film and a spin-off series starring Knuckles are in development.
Storyline[]
Also See[]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) (Trailers)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) (TV Spots)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Sound Effects Used[]
Final Film[]
- Hollywoodedge, Doppler Horn By LeftT PE079801
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501 (Heard once in a low volume when Sonic plays baseball.)
- Hollywoodedge, Two Single Knuckle Cr PE108101
- Hollywoodedge, Warning Buzzer Indus PE194401
- IOS Camera Sound
- IOS Marimba Ringtone Sound
- Luxo Jr. Squeaking
- MAC Sounds
- Pro Sound Effects, Ship Horn, Giant, Low End Blast, Phat/TECHNICOLOR TUG BOAT HORN 01
- PUNCH WITH BELL DING
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - MULTIPLE SWIRLING RICOCHETS
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - RICOCHET SCREAM WITH DECAY
- SKYWALKER, CAR - VARIOUS TIRE SCREECHING
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - BIG VARIOUS SPARKINGS
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SINGLE SPARK CHIRP 02
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 16
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH (Heard once in the modified version when Sonic accidentally knocks the power outage after he was speeding around in circle.)
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT (Briefly heard; need verifications.)
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - SONIC'S RUNNING SOUNDS (Used for Sonic the Hedgehog when he runs super fast.)
- SKYWALKER PUNCHING SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI - ROBOT PROBE'S EYE SENSOR
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - EVE'S LASER GUN
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE SWISH
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SONIC'S SPEED-BY (debut)
- Sonic Death Sound
- Sonic Ring
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, HORN DOPPLER - AUTO PASSING BY AT MEDIUM SPEED, THREE HORN BLASTS
- Sound Ideas, COIN, GOLD - LARGE GOLD COIN: HIT AND RING 01
- Sound Ideas, COMPUTER, MOUSE - COMPUTER MOUSE, SINGLE CLICK, OFFICE 01
- Sound Ideas, COW - TWO MOOING, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, FART - LARGE FART, HUMAN 02
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, WIND - FOREST WIND, LEAVES STIR, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, WIND - WIND PANS & FADES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WEATHER
- Tails Flying
- TECHNICOLOR GLASS SHATTER 01
Deleted Scenes[]
Image Gallery[]
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)/Image Gallery