Home (2015 film)

Home
Oh, a purple alien with Pig, a cat, sitting on top of his head. The film's tagline, "WORLDS COLLIDE", is displayed along the top. "HOME" is written in the top middle, between the tagline on the top and the release date "MARCH 27" on the bottom.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTim Johnson
Screenplay by
  • Tom J. Astle
  • Matt Ember
Based onThe True Meaning of Smekday
by Adam Rex
Produced by
Starring
Edited byNick Fletcher
Music byLorne Balfe[1]
Stargate
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07) (BIFF)
  • March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$135 million[3]
Box office$386 million[3]

Home is a 2015 American animated science fiction comedy film[4] produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on Adam Rex's 2007 children's book The True Meaning of Smekday, the film was directed by Tim Johnson from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, and stars the voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Jones. The story follows the shared adventures of a friendly alien who is shunned by the rest of his kind, and a teenage girl searching for her mother after they are separated during an invasion of Earth.

The film premiered at the Boulder International Film Festival on March 7, 2015, and was released in theaters on March 27, 2015.[5] Home was promoted with the release of a four-minute short film titled Almost Home, which was shown in theaters before DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Blue Sky Studios' Rio 2 in 2014. Rihanna created a concept album of the same name. The soundtrack also includes guest vocals from Jennifer Lopez, among others, and was supported by two singles, "Towards the Sun" and "Feel the Light". Home received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $386 million worldwide.

A traditionally animated Netflix original series was released on July 29, 2016, with the elements of its plot taking place after the events of the film. With the exception of Matt Jones, none of the original cast reprised their roles for the series.

  1. ^ "Lorne Balfe Scoring DreamWorks Animation's 'Home'". Film Music Reporter. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "HOME [2D] (U)". British Board of Film Classification. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Home (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Spangler, Todd (March 31, 2016). "Netflix Orders 'Home' Alien-Buddy Comedy TV Series From DreamWorks Animation". Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Slate2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).