Yogi Bear (film)

This article is about the 2010 film. For the 1964 film, see Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! For other uses, see Yogi Bear (disambiguation).
Yogi Bear
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEric Brevig
Written by
Based onThe Yogi Bear Show
by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byJosh Robert Thompson
CinematographyPeter James
Edited byKent Beyda
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 11, 2010 (2010-12-11) (Westwood)
  • December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17) (United States)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[2][1]
Box office$200 million[1]

Yogi Bear is a 2010 American live-action/animated comedy film directed by Eric Brevig and written by Brad Copeland, Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia. Based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Yogi Bear Show,[3] the film stars Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh, T.J. Miller, Nate Corddry and Andrew Daly, alongside the voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake. The film centers on Ranger Smith as he teams up with his girlfriend Rachel Johnson, Yogi Bear, and Boo-Boo Bear to stop their home, Jellystone Park, from being logged. Production on the film took place in New Zealand in October 2008.

Produced by Donald De Line's De Line Pictures and Karen Rosenfelt's Sunswept Entertainment, Yogi Bear premiered at Westwood on December 11, 2010 and was theatrically released in the United States six days later on December 17 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Upon release, the film was met with largely negative reviews from critics and audiences for its writing, humor and lack of originality, though they praised the visual effects, vocal performances, particularly Timberlake's, and faithfulness to the source material. Despite its negative reception, the film was a box office success, having grossed $200 million worldwide against an $80 million budget.

  1. ^ a b c "Yogi Bear". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Fritz, Ben (December 16, 2010). "Movie projector: 'Tron: Legacy' will dominate 'Yogi Bear' and weak 'How Do You Know'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HollywoodReporter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).