The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

September 26, 2014 Theatrical Laika Entertainment

Also known as: Box Trolls, Here Be Monsters (Original Title)

Studio
Laika Entertainment, Focus Features
Animation studio
Laika Entertainment
Distributor
Universal Pictures International

Synopsis

A comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that's the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells.

The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs, since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher, who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.

Characters

Eggs, Archibald Snatcher, Winnie

Credits

Directing

Director
Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable

Producing

Producer
David Ichioka, Travis Knight

Writing

Writer
Alan Snow (Book)

Production notes

Announced by Laika Entertainment as an intended production, originally titled Here Be Monsters. A 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature.

Awards

Academy Award Nominee, Best Animated Feature Film, 2014.
Winner, Annie Award, Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production- Ben Kingsley, 2015.
Winner, Annie Award, Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production- Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure, August Hall, 2015

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