The Gabriel Garza Movie

The Gabriel Garza Movie is a 2002 American animated adventure comedy film based on the CBS animated television series Gabriel Garza, and is produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. Written for the screen and directed by George Graham in his feature directorial debut, it stars Debi Derryberry as the voice of the titular character, and features an ensemble voice cast of Rob Paulsen, E.G. Daily, Kath Soucie, Billy West, Doug Lawrence, Charlie Adler, Jim Cummings, and Jeff Bennett. In the film, Gabriel sets out along with Roge, Leno, Cole, Loy, the Elves, Jan, and their new friend Laura to foil an emerging plan by Vio to imprison all of Sinking Spring.

Originally, the film was set for a direct-to-video release by Columbia TriStar Home Video. However, Columbia Pictures changed the plans for it to be theatrically released instead. The film premiered on July 2, 2002 at the El Capitan Theatre, before it was theatrically released on July 31, 2002 in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received mixed reviews and was a modest box office success, grossing $105 million against its $60 million budget. A sequel was conceived, but never came to fruition, and was later rebooted into a computer-animated film, titled Gabriel Garza, released on July 8, 2011.