Kung-Fu Magoo

Kung-Fu Magoo
U.S. DVD cover
Directed byAndrés Couturier
Screenplay byEmmy Laybourne
Sam Laybourne
Story byEmmy Laybourne
Sam Laybourne
Rob Sosin
Bob Mittenthal
Based onMr. Magoo
by Millard Kaufman & John Hubley
Produced byKevin Gamble
José C. García de Letona
John Baker
StarringJim Conroy
Dylan Sprouse
Alyson Stoner
Lloyd Floyd
Chris Parnell
Maile Flanagan
Rodger Bumpass
Cole Sprouse
Jim Ward
Kenny Mayne
Tom Kenny
Edited byAntonio Gallardo
David Váquez
Music byDaniel Ingram
Steffan Andrews
Production
companies
Classic Media
Ánima Estudios
Santo Domingo Films
Motion Toons
IMCINE[1]
Distributed byVivendi Entertainment
Release date
  • May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
Running time
79 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Mexico
Canada
Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.6 million

Kung-Fu Magoo is a 2010 animated action comedy film based on the Mr. Magoo character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley.[2] This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films.[3] It was also produced by Motion Toons, a new, short-lived animation studio created in conjunction with Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films.[3] English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan.

The first animated feature featuring Mr. Magoo in more than three decades,[4] and the first U.S.-Mexico co-production for Ánima Estudios,[5] it is written by Emmy Laybourne, Sam Laybourne, Rob Sosin, and Bob Mittenthal and directed by Andrés Couturier.[6]

The film was first released direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 11, 2010, before making its television premiere the following year on Disney XD on February 7, 2011.[7][4]

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