February 21, 2022 (Everyman Borough Yards)
March 1, 2022 (El Capitan Theatre)
March 11, 2022 (United States)
Turning Red is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by Domee Shi, in her feature directorial debut, written by Shi and Julia Cho, and produced by Lindsey Collins. It stars the voices of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, and James Hong. It is Pixar's 25th animated feature film.
Set in Toronto, Ontario, in 2002, Turning Red follows Meilin "Mei" Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who, due to a hereditary curse, transforms into a giant red panda when she expresses any strong emotion. Inspired by Shi's experiences growing up in Toronto, the film began development in 2018 after she pitched it to Pixar in October 2017. It is the first Pixar film solely directed by a woman and the second to feature an Asian lead character after Up.
Special screenings of Turning Red took place in London at Everyman Borough Yards on February 21, 2022, and in Toronto at TIFF on March 8. The film had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on March 1, and was released on the Disney+ streaming service on March 11, along with simultaneous limited runs at the El Capitan Theatre, AMC Empire 25, and Grand Lake Theatre in the United States and Showcase Cinema de Lux in the United Kingdom. It was released theatrically in most countries without Disney+, and received critical acclaim.
Storyline
Set in Toronto between 2002 and 2003, the film centers around Meilin "Mei" Lee, a confident 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian who is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she "poofs" into a giant red panda.
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Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Cash Register Antiqu BB043701 (Bell only)
- Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010501
- Hollywoodedge, Home Doorbell Rings 1 PE192301
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
- Hollywoodedge, School Bell Long Ring PE193201
- Luxo Jr. Squeaking
- Sound Ideas, BELL, SCHOOL - SCHOOL BELL: EXTERNAL: SINGLE RING
- Sound Ideas, CABLE CAR - EXTERNAL: BELL CLANGING
- Sound Ideas, CASH REGISTER - BELL RINGING
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC BURST/Sound Ideas, SCI FI - FUTURE CHICK BURST (Heard once in the 4★Town commercial.)
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, GUN SHOTS - LASER GUN SHOT, GALACTIC, SCI FI 01
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - CELLULAR FLIP PHONE: RINGING
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL FLIP PHONE: FUNCTION BUTTON BEEP 02
- Sound Ideas, TELEPHONE, CELLULAR - DIGITAL FLIP PHONE: VIBRATION MODE, SINGLE RING
- Sound Ideas, TRIANGLE - SINGLE HIT, MUSIC, PERCUSSION, IDEA 01
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE - PEA WHISTLE: MEDIUM BLOW, POLICE (shortened)
- Sound Ideas, WOOD, DOOR - VERY CREAKY SOLID WOOD DOOR WITH WOODEN HINGES: OPEN, FAST 01
