Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)
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Original work | Wreck-It Ralph (2012) |
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Wreck-It Ralph is an American media franchise primarily consisting of an animated comedy film series produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The series tells the story of the eponymous arcade game villain named Wreck-It Ralph, who rebels against his "bad guy" role and dreams of becoming a hero. The series has grossed $1 billion worldwide.
The series is also notable for featuring cameos of characters from licensed properties including video games and various Disney franchises.[1][2]
Contents
Premise
Wreck-it Ralph takes places within the arcade machines at Litwak's Arcade. After hours, the various characters in the games are able to gather via their shared power strip and mingle and hang out in other games. However, these characters know they cannot stray far from their games when the arcade reopens, or else the game will be considered broken and sent off for disposal by Mr. Litwak. This had happened to a racing character known as Turbo years earlier, affecting both Turbo's game and the one he infected. The titular character is Wreck-it Ralph, from a game called Fix-It Felix, Jr.. In his game, Ralph is the villain of the game and aims to wreck an apartment skyscraper, but is always stopped by the game's titular hero and playable character, Fix-It Felix, Jr.. Through events in the first film, Ralph is introduced to Vanellope von Schweetz, one of the playable racers from the game Sugar Rush, while Felix becomes romantically attached to Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun, from the shooting game Hero's Duty.
Films
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
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Ralph, desiring to be the hero, sneaks into Hero's Duty to steal the hero medal there, but inadvertently fires himself off in an escape ship with one of the game's cybernetic bugs, also known as cy-bugs for short, through the power strip, and into Sugar Rush, where he meets Vanellope for the first time. Vanellope is a glitch within the game but who wants to become a playable character, and Ralph helps her along, forming a bond between them. Felix and Calhoun team up to find Ralph before Fix-It Felix, Jr. is to be unplugged, and before the cy-bug can damage Sugar Rush, also dooming that game. Ralph discovers that the population of Sugar Rush has been suppressed by King Candy, who is really Turbo; not only had he managed to escape into Sugar Rush, but also rewrote part of Vanellope's code, denying her her proper right as the game's star character. Ralph, Vanellope, Felix, and Calhoun work together to finally stop Turbo/King Candy, remove the cy-bugs from Sugar Rush, and saving both Sugar Rush and Fix-It Felix, Jr. from the cy-bug invasion and being unplugged, respectively. Ralph is finally recognized as a hero, and happily returns to his duties in his game, while Vanellope enjoys her new popularity among the arcade players.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
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Six years after the events of the first film, Sugar Rush's racing wheel is damaged, and due to the company that produced Sugar Rush being defunct years ago, Mr. Litwak plans to take the game away for spare parts. Ralph and Vanellope learn of a replacement wheel from eBay, and use a new Internet router in the arcade to travel to the Internet to get it, while the recently-married Felix and Calhoun stay to make sure the other Sugar Rush racers have a temporary home. Ralph and Vanellope successfully win the auction but do not have the funds to get it, and look for job opportunities. When Ralph finds a way to earn all the funds by becoming a viral video star with the help of Yesss, he discovers that Vanellope may want to stay in the gritty racing game world of Slaughter Race and not return to the arcade thanks to Shank, one of the drivers here. This prompts Ralph to use a dark web virus to shut down the game and save Vanellope, only for the virus to turn on Ralph's own insecure feelings and start propagating through the Internet and destroying it. Ralph, Vanellope, and their newfound allies are able to stop the virus in time after Ralph accepts the fact that Vanellope wants to move on. The two say their goodbyes and Ralph returns to the arcade alone, just as Sugar Rush is plugged back in. The two keep in contact, however, and Vanellope promises that she will eventually return to the arcade once Shank has taught her every trick she can use in Sugar Rush.
Future
Directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston said that a Ralph Breaks the Internet spin-off film focusing on the Disney Princesses could be made depending on the audience's response and "if there's a good story to be told".[3] Also, John C. Reilly says that he has an idea for a second sequel, which would see Ralph and Vanellope "beaming themselves right out into space".[4]
Video games
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
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A 2012 video game of the same name was also released, featuring the title character Wreck-It Ralph, voiced by actor Brian T. Delaney.
Wreck-It Ralph: Ralph Breaks VR (2018)
A VR arcade experience called Wreck-It Ralph: Ralph Breaks VR opened at The Void locations in 2018, along with the second film.[5]
Other miscellaneous titles
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
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Wreck-It Ralph appears as a playable character in the 2012 video game Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, voiced by actor Brian T. Delaney in English and Kōichi Yamadera in Japanese.
Disney Infinity series
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Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope feature in the 2013 toys-to-life video game Disney Infinity. The characters are playable via toys available in both single packs and a "Toy Box" pack that adds locations and elements from the original film to the game's "Toy Box" mode. The toys are also compatible with the game's sequels, 2014's Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes and 2015's Disney Infinity 3.0. Sarah Silverman returns to voice Vanellope, while Ralph is voiced by Brian T. Delaney.
Kingdom Hearts series
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Wreck-It Ralph appears in the 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III as a Link. When summoned, he will place explosive blocks and destroy them, causing damage to nearby enemies.[6] A world based on Wreck-It Ralph was added to the 2017 mobile game Kingdom Hearts Union χ as part of an update in April 2019.[7]
Cast
Characters | Films | ||
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Wreck-It Ralph | Ralph Breaks the Internet | ||
2012 | 2018 | ||
Wreck-It Ralph | John C. Reilly | ||
Vanellope von Schweetz | Sarah Silverman | ||
Fix-It Felix Jr. | Jack McBrayer | ||
Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun | Jane Lynch | ||
Mr. Litwak | Ed O'Neill | ||
Sour Bill | Rich Moore | ||
Taffyta Muttonfudge | Mindy Kaling | Melissa Villaseñor | |
Duncan | Horatio Sanz | ||
Winchell | Adam Carolla | Uncredited actor | |
Turbo / King Candy | Alan Tudyk | ||
Moppet Girl | Stefanie Scott | ||
Markowski | Joe Lo Truglio | ||
Shank | Gal Gadot | ||
Yesss | Taraji P. Henson | ||
J.P. Spamley | Bill Hader (uncredited) |
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KnowsMore | Alan Tudyk | ||
Arthur | John DiMaggio | ||
John C. Reilly (Ralphzilla form) |
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Double Dan | Alfred Molina | ||
Cinderella | Jennifer Hale | ||
Princess Anna | Kristen Bell | ||
Queen Elsa | Idina Menzel | ||
Moana | Auliʻi Cravalho | ||
Snow White | Pamela Ribon | ||
Tiana | Anika Noni Rose | ||
Merida | Kelly Macdonald | ||
Fa Mulan | Ming-Na Wen | ||
Princess Ariel | Jodi Benson | ||
Aurora | Kate Higgins | ||
Pocahontas | Irene Bedard | ||
Belle | Paige O'Hara | ||
Princess Jasmine | Linda Larkin | ||
Rapunzel | Mandy Moore |
Note: A dark grey cell indicates that the character does not appear in the film.
Crew
Year | Film(s) | Director(s) | Producer | Screenwriter(s) | Story | Executive Producer(s) | Composer | Editor | Cinematographer(s) |
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2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Rich Moore | Clark Spencer | Phil Johnston Jennifer Lee |
Rich Moore Phil Johnston Jim Reardon |
John Lasseter | Henry Jackman | Tim Mertens | Rob Dressel |
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Rich Moore Phil Johnston |
Phil Johnston Pamela Ribon |
Rich Moore Phil Johnston Jim Reardon Pamela Ribon Josie Trinidad |
John Lasseter Jennifer Lee Chris Williams |
Jeremy Milton | Nathan Warner (Layout)
Brian Leach (Lighting) |
Reception
Box office
Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref(s) | |||
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Other territories |
Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide |
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Wreck-It Ralph | November 2, 2012 | $189,422,889 | $281,800,000 | $471,222,889 | #216 | #216 | $165 million | [8] |
Ralph Breaks the Internet | November 21, 2018 | $201,091,711 | $328,109,742 | $529,201,453 | #201 | #189 | $175 million | [9] |
Total | $390,514,600 | $609,909,742 | $1,000,424,342 | $350,000,000 | ||||
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Critical and public response
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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Wreck-It Ralph | 87% (186 reviews)[10] | 72 (38 reviews)[11] | A[12] |
Ralph Breaks the Internet | 88% (265 reviews)[13] | 71 (43 reviews)[14] | A-[12] |
Accolades
Both films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but the first film lost to Brave, while the second film lost to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.[15] [16]
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