Operation Blue

"The only secret they keep is a top secret."

- The film's tagline

Operation BLUE is a 1994 American animated spy action film written and directed by TjsWorld2011 (in his directorial debut) and co-written and produced by Ntpockets and Pyro R. The debut film from TjsWorld2011 Entertainment, it was originally released in theaters on May 13, 1994 by 20th Century Fox. Its story follows a young girl (Tara Strong) who is recruited into a secret organization and learns that the recent presidential election was in fact rigged by a foreign adversary; the organization's team is thus assigned the mission to thwart its assault on the United States before the new forced president's inauguration.

Production on the film began not long after Tj's production company was founded in January 1993. Tj and Nt had both expressed that a spy film was the first film they wanted to produce for the company. Tj also expressed his desire to animate the entirety of the film's characters in the style of his close friend Craig McCracken's 1992 short Whoopass Stew! A Sticky Situation, due to him describing the style as having potential to become "something of an underground art movement". Nt was at first reluctant about this choice, fearing possible legal repercussions that would come with it, but eventually agreed after McCracken "unemphatically" gave them permission to do so. At the time of production, TW2011 Entertainment was a small studio with few employees; thus Operation BLUE was co-produced with animation studio Film Roman, with Tj describing the partnership as "giving our studio a jumpstart".

Upon its release, Operation BLUE was a critical and commercial success, grossing $140.7 million worldwide on a $48 million budget. Critics praised its style, animation, and its differentiation from most animated films at the time. The film was later released on October 11, 1994 on VHS and LaserDisc, on DVD on April 10, 2001, and on Blu-ray on February 8, 2011. It was re-released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 13, 2014 to commemorate its twentieth anniversary.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Tara Strong as Isabella
 * Matthew Broderick as Mark
 * E.G. Daily as Emily
 * Rob Paulsen as Isaac

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Development
When he graduated from CalArts in December 1992, TjsWorld2011 was encouraged by his friend and colleague Ntpockets to start a production company; they thus founded the studio TjsWorld2011 Entertainment the next month, at an unoccupied building in Central Los Angeles, California.

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Music

 * Further info: Operation BLUE: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Operation BLUE: Original Motion Picture Score

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Trailers

 * A teaser trailer was released on October 2, 1993, and was shown before films such as Mr. Nanny, Rudy, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
 * The first theatrical trailer was released on February 12, 1994, and was shown before films such as My Girl 2, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, and D2: The Mighty Ducks.
 * The second theatrical trailer was released on April 1, 1994, and was shown before films such as Holy Matrimony, Clifford, and With Honors.

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Box office
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Critical reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics; on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 83%.

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Home media
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