Twist City

Twist City is a 2008 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Splash Animation for Paramount Pictures. The second feature film from Splash Animation, it was directed by Adrian Hancock (in his directorial debut) and written by Hancock, Laurie Craig, and Leslie Dixon, and stars the voices of Josh Keaton, Jonah Hill, Kay Hanley, Dan Castellaneta, Jon Lovitz, Hank Azaria, Ben Stiller, Willem Dafoe, and Danny McBride. The film centers on an amusement park employee named Evan MacClature (Keaton), who tries to uncover the flaws in his hometown's democratic government while teaming up with his fellow park employees against control of the city by mayor wannabe Taube Hoolobis (Dafoe).

The film was released in the United States on November 26, 2008 and received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its humor, cast, animation, music, and themes. It grossed over $362.7 million worldwide over its $62 million budget, making it the fifth highest-grossing animated film of 2008, as well as the highest-grossing film from Splash Animation.

Plot
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Voice cast
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 * Josh Keaton as Evan MacClature
 * Jonah Hill as Caesar Applegate
 * Kay Hanley as Kayla Mobeus
 * Dan Castellaneta as Beefburger Bason
 * Jon Lovitz as Four-Story Simeon
 * Hank Azaria as Mr. Pro Moe
 * Ben Stiller as Nezzer Cray Chicken
 * Willem Dafoe as Taube Hoolobis
 * Danny McBride as Mayor Twitzer
 * John Hodgman as Evan's cloud father
 * Ashleigh Ball as Evan's cloud mother
 * Fred Stoller, Matt Frewer, Jeffrey Garcia and Bill Murray as Evan's cloud brothers Lamar, Geri, Javier, and Benjie

Additional voices

 * Isabella Acres
 * Lori Alan
 * Bob Bergen
 * John Cygan
 * Bill Farmer
 * Greg Finley
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Teresa Ganzel
 * Adrian Hancock
 * Jess Harnell
 * Jaclyn Linetsky
 * Sherry Lynn
 * Danny Mann
 * Mona Marshall
 * Anndi McAfee
 * Mickie McGowan
 * Laraine Newman
 * Jan Rabson
 * Will Shadley
 * John Venzon
 * Jim Ward
 * Ariel Winter

Production
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Trailers

 * The teaser trailer was released on May 13, 2008, and was attached to films such as   Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kung Fu Panda, WALL-E, and Swapped.
 * The first theatrical trailer was released on July 18, 2008, and was attached to films such as The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Heroball, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
 * The second theatrical trailer was released on September 17, 2008, and was attached to films such as Igor and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on November 25, 2008 on Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox 360.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 97% "Certified Fresh" approval rating based on 152 reviews, along with the given consensus: "Twist City's enthusiastic visual quirk is backed up with a smartly crafted story that covers the issue of dominance, while providing enough heart and laughs to keep families in their front row seats."

Box office
The film grossed $188,306,411 in North America and $174,419,860 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $362,726,271, making it the highest-grossing Splash Animation film to date.

The film placed second in North America's box office with $18.1 million on its opening day (Wednesday, November 26, 2008), behind last week's Twilight. During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it grossed $72.9 million, topping North America's box office during the weekend, and remaining #1 on the second weekend. This also marked the biggest opening for an original non-Disney animated film, a record which was overtaken by Paradoria in 2015.

Home media
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 10, 2009.

Soundtrack
The film's original soundtrack album was released on November 11, 2008 through Atlantic Records. The songs for the film were composed by Marc Shaiman, while the score was composed by Danny Elfman and Christopher Lennertz. Along with the film's musical numbers, some original recordings by musicians including Spoon and The 88 were contributed to the soundtrack as well.

Track listing

 * 1) Twist City (Barbershop Intro) - The Twist City Singers
 * 2) Twist City - The Twist City Singers
 * 3) Living in a Downtown Crowd - Spoon
 * 4) Vanilla Soul - Jonah Hill
 * 5) Here's Your Chance - The Cloud Family Choir
 * 6) Here's Your Chance (Reprise) - Josh Keaton and the Cloud Family Choir
 * 7) Easy Lessons - Spoon
 * 8) I Won't Ever Steal a Soul - Castellaneta, Lovitz, Azaria, and Stiller
 * 9) I Come from Cream to Sugar - Kay Hanley
 * 10) That's Where You're Going Today - Willem Dafoe
 * 11) Twist City (Finale) - Keaton and the Twist City Singers
 * 12) It Ain't Over Till the End of the Day - Spoon
 * 13) Kayla Don't Cry - The 88
 * 14) To Work
 * 15) Evan and Caesar
 * 16) Hoolobis
 * 17) Soul Parade
 * 18) The Competition
 * 19) Cloud Family
 * 20) The Park Closes
 * 21) Send Out the Heart Bandits
 * 22) Hoolobis Screws Up
 * 23) Second Thoughts
 * 24) Towerquake
 * 25) Cloud Nine
 * 26) Final Confrontation
 * 27) Evan's Speech

Main
To see the transcript for the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the film's trailers, click here.