100% Wolf

2020 film February 2023 100% Wolf 100%WolfFilmPoster.jpg Theatrical release poster Alexs Stadermann Alexia Gates-Foale Barbara Stephen Fin Edquist 100% Wolf Jayne Lyons Jai Courtney Samara Weaving Magda Szubanski Rhys Darby Ilai Swindells Akmal Saleh Rupert Degas Jane Lynch Ash Gibson Greig Heidy Villafane Simon Klaebe Flying Bark Productions Studio 100 Film y 2020 05 29 https://www.screenwest.com.au/news-events/2020/05/100-wolf-transfigures-small-screen-masterpiece/ 100% Wolf on Premium Video on Demand from. May 2020 28 May 2020 19 June 2020 October 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201003192313/https://www.screenwest.com.au/news-events/2020/05/100-wolf-transfigures-small-screen-masterpiece/ dead 96 minutesAnimated family feature 100% Wolf receives production funding :Media centre https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2018/01-17-100-wolf-receives-production-funding 2020-06-18 Screen Australia Screen Australia, Government of Australia Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20190409095857/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2018/01-17-100-wolf-receives-production-funding 2019-04-09 live Australia100% Wolf https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/100-wolf-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mjkzmjy British Board of Film Classification 9 February 2023 100% WOLF is an Australian animated adventure in which a teenager from a family of werewolves discovers that his own transformation powers turn him into a poodle. February 9, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230209012508/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/100-wolf-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mjkzmjy dead English $9.8 million 100% Wolf is a 2020 Australian animated adventure fantasy comedy film directed by Alexs Stadermann and produced by Alexia Gates-Foale and Barbara Stephen.100% Wolf (2019) – The Screen Guide – Screen Australia https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/100--wolf-2019/34581/ 2020-06-18 www.screenaustralia.gov.au Screen Australia, Government of Australia Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20200228213737/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/100--wolf-2019/34581 2020-02-28 liveHall Sandra 2020-05-27 Spirited tale of a wolf in poodle's clothing https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/spirited-tale-of-a-wolf-in-poodle-s-clothing-20200527-p54wxq.html 2020-06-18 The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20200615032049/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/spirited-tale-of-a-wolf-in-poodle-s-clothing-20200527-p54wxq.html 2020-06-15 liveFlying Bark Productions Starts Work on '100% Wolf' https://www.awn.com/news/flying-bark-productions-starts-work-100-wolf 2020-06-18 Animation World Network Animation World Network https://web.archive.org/web/20190714145014/https://www.awn.com/news/flying-bark-productions-starts-work-100-wolf 2019-07-14 live It is adapted from Jayne Lyons' 2009 novel of the same name. It features the voices of Jai Courtney, Samara Weaving, Magda Szubanski, Rhys Darby, Ilai Swindells, Akmal Saleh, Rupert Degas, and Jane Lynch. The film follows a teen boy who is part of a werewolf family, but when his first transformation turns him into a poodle, he sets out on an adventure to prove he belongs. 100% Wolf was produced by Flying Bark Productions and released on May 29, 2020, by Studio 100 Film. It received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed $8.1 million worldwide. A sequel, 200% Wolf, was released in August 2024. Plot Freddy Lupin is the young heir to a werewolf pack that has been protecting their local town for years and does not get along with dogs. When he attempts to follow his family during their nightly patrol using a magical moonstone, he loses the moonstone to an ice cream man called Foxwell Cripp, and his father Flashheart apparently dies after falling from a cliff while trying to save Cripp. Freddy's uncle, his father's brother, Hotspur, becomes the new pack leader. Six years later, the time comes for Freddy to experience his first wolf transformation, but despite the encouragement of long-term housekeeper Mrs. Mutton, he is humiliated when he turns into a poodle instead. Faced with the disdain of his pack, Freddy is challenged to prove his wolf status by moonrise the next day or risk being banished. Freddy decides to retrieve the moonstone from Cripp, who has become obsessed with proving that werewolves exist. While searching in town, Freddy befriends Batty, a mixed-breed stray dog also known as 'Houndini' for her ability to escape the dog catchers consistently. Batty leads him to Cripp and they manage to retrieve the moonstone. They are later both caught by dog catchers and placed in the Coldfax Dog Pound, which is actually run by Hotspur and meet three dogs: Hamish the Scottish Terrier, Bruno the Blue Heeler, and Twitchy the Chihuahua. Hostpur incidentally learns by Cripp himself that a poodle stole the moonstone and is informed by online pictures of the dogs on his database that Coldfax has captured Freddy. He goes there pretending to be willing to adopt the stray poodle but takes the moonstone off Freddy and abandons his nephew to his fate. Freddy confesses to Batty and the others that he was meant to be a wolf and reveals the truth about his family. Meanwhile, Cripp figures out that the Lupins are werewolves. After an escape attempt goes wrong, Freddy is sent to a pit with 'the Beast', an unknown monster that supposedly eats dogs. Freddy discovers that the 'Beast' is actually Flasheart, whom the dog catchers captured after he was injured by the fall years before. He also learns that a jealous Hotspur left his brother in Coldfax with a silver bracelet to keep him trapped in his wolf state. Batty and the other dogs escape into the vents. They help Freddy free his father and learn that Hotspur is planning to turn all the dogs into wigs. As they escape, the Coldfax guards ambush them. However, Mrs. Mutton, realizing Hotspur's betrayal, arrives to fight. Twitchy and Mrs. Mutton stay behind while the others flee. Freddy, now back in his human form, leads Flasheart and the dogs home where they confront Hotspur. Cripp arrives and attacks the wolves with silver concentrate, but Freddy stops Cripp's attack. Hotspur activates the wig-making machine while the wolves are weakened by the silver, but Mrs. Mutton and Twitchy free the remaining Coldfax dogs and destroy the machine. The dogs get the wolves to safety, and Freddy lures his uncle to the mansion roof. Transforming back into a poodle in the moonlight and accepting his form, Freddy lets out a loud roar to affirm his status as an alpha wolf, sending Hotspur falling back into the mansion. Sometime later, Freddy's reflections reveal that not only have werewolves and dogs gotten on better terms, but the pack has also opened the mansion up to all dogs. Hotspur and his children are reduced to dog-walkers and caring for the dogs. Coldfax is shut down and the commander is arrested. Cripp has started selling ice cream at the mansion. Flasheart returns to his old role as pack leader, but he assures Freddy that he is proud of him and believes he will be a good leader when the time comes. Voice cast Ilai Swindells as Freddy Lupin Jerra Wright Smith as young Freddy Lupin Samara Weaving as Batty Jai Courtney as Flasheart Lupin Rupert Degas as Hotspur Lupin Jane Lynch as The Commander Rhys Darby as Foxwell Cripp Magda Szubanski as Mrs. Mutton Akmal Saleh as Hamish Loren Gray (US United States) and Sarah Harper (AUS Australia) as Twitchy Michael Bourchier as Lord Hightail Kate Hall as Lady Hightail Adriane Daff as Harriet Liam Graham as Chariot Alexs Stadermann as Cerberus and Bruno Jenna Suffern as Dolph James Marsh as Stu the Dogcatcher Cam Ralph as Steve the Dogcatcher Jessica Window as Street Hawker Dog Reception Box office 100% Wolf received mixed-to-positive from critics and earned a total of $7.7 million worldwide.https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt8774798/ 100% Wolf Box Office Mojo June 4, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101183919/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt8774798/ livehttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/100-Percent-Wolf-(2020-Oz)#tab=summary 100% Wolf The Numbers June 4, 2021 February 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210215003923/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/100-Percent-Wolf-(2020-Oz)#tab=summary live Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 69% based on reviews from 16 critics, with an average rating of 5.8/10.100% Wolf (2020) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/100_wolf Rotten Tomatoes 2020-10-20 August 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200801143747/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/100_wolf live A 2 stars out of 5 review Common Sense Media, however, found the film included "mild peril, slapstick violence, scenes inspired by classic horror movies, and potty humor" and had entertaining value but lacked educational content.Movie & TV reviews for parents 100% Wolf Movie Review Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/100-wolf#:~:text=by%20Jayne%20Lyons.-,It%20has%20mild%20peril,%20slapstick%20violence,%20scenes%20inspired%20by%20classic,lost%20amid%20its%20misjudged%20tone. 2024-10-06 www.commonsensemedia.org en A 3 stars out 5 review for The Hollywood News stated "100% Wolf capitalises on familiar narrative threads to ensure that family fun is maintained. So get ready for familiar story elements from iconic films including The Lion King, How to Train Your Dragon and just a smattering of The Corpse Bride . By borrowing these elements, it ensures that it gets the young audience on board more easily."Hughes Kat 2020-07-28 '100% Wolf' Review: Dir. Alexs Stadermann https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2020/07/28/100-wolf-review-dir-alexs-stadermann/ 2024-10-06 The Hollywood News en-GB While giving the film a similar rating, Tyler Collins, of Oakville News, was much more critical and concluded, "There's no audience who'd get anything of value from seeing 100% Wolf unless you want to be 100% weirded out."2020-10-10 100% Wolf is 100% Weird: Review https://www.oakvillenews.org/columns/reviews/100-wolf-review-8486785 2024-10-06 Oakville News en Cath Clarke, in her review for The Guardian, wrote, "Do dog pounds exist anywhere outside kids movies any more? Maybe not, but Freddy's incarceration gives the film its best characters, including a pugnaciously chippy chihuahua and a doberman with a Werner Herzog accent. There's also a funny moment where Freddy, who has been adamant he won't urinate like a dog, can't hold it in any longer and lets rip mid action scene, spraying pee like machine gunfire."Clarke Cath 2020-07-29 100% Wolf review – werepoodle is more fluff than stuff https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/29/100-wolf-review-werepoodle-is-more-fluff-than-stuff 2024-10-06 the Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 "100% Wolf has all the right elements to it, it just heavily borrows moments and characters from other bigger budget hits. This feels at best an ode to such animations, and at worse aping and unimaginative. Albeit the film is readily consumable because of the former, but a pink-haired werepoodle alone does not make things intriguing enough – even if likeable Freddy wins us all over in the end and prompts calls for Freddy the werepoodle toys from the kids.", commented Lisa Giles-Keddie on HeyUGuys.Giles-Keddie Lisa 2020-07-31 100% Wolf review https://www.heyuguys.com/100-wolf-review/ 2024-10-06 HeyUGuys en-GB The Globe and Mail offered a similar appraisal, criticising the film's predictability.2020-10-07 Review: Australian animated film 100% Wolf is 100% predictable https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-australian-animated-film-100-wolf-is-watchable-enough-but-10/ 2024-10-06 The Globe and Mail en-CA A positive review in The Curb, however, stated, "While the Freo-centric iconography may not be the first thing across every viewers mind, the localised jokes and vernacular will ensure you notice the Aussie-infused charm of 100% Wolf, helping make the distinctly non-Australian story feel comfortably ocker."2020-12-31 100% Wolf Review – A Howling Great Time of an Aussie Animation Treat - The Curb https://www.thecurb.com.au/100-wolf-review-a-howling-great-time-of-an-aussie-animation-treat/ 2024-10-06 en-AU Other media Television series A 26-episode TV series spin-off, 100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone, screened on ABC ME on December 28, 2020, produced by Flying Bark Productions and Studio 100 Animation.https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/12/airdate-100-wolf.html/ Airdate: 100% Wolf December 26, 2020 David Knox tvtonight.com.au September 19, 2021 February 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210208200858/https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/12/airdate-100-wolf.html live Season 2 (The Book of Hath) aired on ABC ME on May 1, 2023. Sequel A sequel titled 200% Wolf was announced in July 2022.https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/200--wolf-2023/40314/ 200% Wolf (2023) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia July 9, 2022 July 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709203842/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/200--wolf-2023/40314/ live On April 28, 2024, Flying Bark Productions announced via social media that the film would be released on August 8 in Australian cinemas and on August 23 in the United States.https://www.facebook.com/share/v/dKKJaddXhPkJy24T/?mibextid=WC7FNe Flying Bark Productions' 200% Wolf release date announcement Facebook April 28, 2024 References Frater Patrick 2018-01-18 'Go Karts,' '100% Wolf' Head Funding Slate for Screenwest, Screen Australia https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/go-karts-100-wolf-head-funding-slate-for-screenwest-screen-australia-1202668020/ 2020-06-18 Variety Variety.com https://web.archive.org/web/20200220030020/https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/go-karts-100-wolf-head-funding-slate-for-screenwest-screen-australia-1202668020/ 2020-02-20 live External links main 2020s Film Australia Animation Category:2020 films Category:2020 Australian films Category:2020 computer-animated films Category:2020 English-language films Category:2020s Australian animated films Category:2020s Australian animated television series Category:2020 children's animated films Category:Animated films about dogs Category:Animated films about father–son relationships Category:Animated films about friendship Category:Animated films about shapeshifting Category:Animated films about talking animals Category:Animated films about werewolves Category:Australian animated comedy films Category:Australian animated feature films Category:Australian children's animated films Category:Australian computer-animated films Category:Australian werewolf films Category:Films adapted into television shows Category:Films directed by Alexs Stadermann Category:Flying Bark Productions films Category:Screen Australia films Category:Studio 100 Film films