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Faster Bike is a 2020 American live-action computer-animated adventure science fiction action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and was produced by Movie Land Animation Studios and Blumhouse Productions. The film stars Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg, Jamie Chung, Ben Stiller, Tom Kenny, Sarah Vowell, Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez who had leading the voice roles. The film tells a story about Christopher who loves to ride a bike, then Chris should be racing in the bicycle challenge.

Faster Bike was released in the United States on September 18, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures via its Movie Land Animation Studios label. It was a critical and commercial success, earning $232.2 million worldwide on a budget of $80 million. Critics praised the film's entertainment value, casting, story and dark themes. A sequel, A New Motors, is scheduled for release on February 2, 2024.

Plot[]

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Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

Movie Land Animation Studios had already begun the process of starting development of movies with budgets of around $320 million. The intellectual property for these films was meant to be supplied by Movie Land Animation Studios among others and included Penguinopolis, Smash of Claws, The Animals in the Attic and Stickman 2: Larry's Adventure had been approaching the original crew from the television series to make a high-profile, animated theatrical feature-length film adaptation and had long wanted to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures to release the film given the network's extraordinary legacy in the world of animation, including some of the most enduring characters on cable television history.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller agreed to make a feature film version of the show with the promise it would be the first of a planned trilogy. During development stages of the film, he and his co-director Gary Rydstrom intended to revisit some of the greatest films of the time, with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs having the core inspirations for the film.

Casting[]

In May 2018, Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg and Jamie Chung were cast in the film, with Pratt set to star as Christopher. The film would get heavy special effects work from MLDPS UK and MLDPS India. In August 2018, Ben Stiller and Tom Kenny joined the cast. In September, Steven Yeun, Sarah Vowell and Danny DeVito were added to the cast. In October, Keegan-Michael Key, Tye Sheridan and Ed Helms joined the cast, with Ryan Potter and Martin Lawrence joining in November.

Filming[]

Principal photography on the film began in late-September 2018 in Los Angeles. The film was not shot on location, extensive use was made of CGI. Some of it was also shot on sets in Los Angeles and some exteriors in Santa Clarita, California. All-in-all the production spent $109 million filming in California, with the final budget reaching $125–150 million by the time post wrapped. Unlike the previous films, the animated sequences of the film will be entirely computer-animated.

Visual effects and animation[]

Visual effects were provided by Framestore, Method Studios and Movie Land Digital Production Services (MLDPS).

Music[]

Henry Jackman composed the film's musical score, while Skywalker Sound handled the film's sound services. The soundtrack was released for purchase digitally on June 16, 2020 and on CD on June 23, 2020 by WaterTower Music.

Release[]

Faster Bike was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on June 19, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was pushed to September 18, 2020.

Marketing[]

On June 22, 2018, it was reported that Ted V. Miller would be attending Warner Bros. Pictures' Movie Land Animation Studios presentation at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2018, and some footage from the film would be shown to promote it. The directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller attended the movie panel at SDCC on July 21, 2018, where a short clip of the film was shown.

On January 10, 2020, the teaser trailer was released in theaters and online. The official final trailer is on July 31, 2020, as well as the final poster.

Home media[]

Faster Bike was released on digital and HBO Max on November 24, 2020, with the Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD release on December 22, 2020.

Reception[]

Box office[]

Faster Bike grossed $232.2 million in total.

Critical responses[]

Based on 120 professional critic reviews, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 85% of those reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.35/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 110 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Accolades[]

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Sequels[]

Main article: Faster Bike: A New Motors

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References[]

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Filmography
Released Stickman: The Movie (2014) • Go Touching 8 (2014) • Reggie and the Penguin (2015) • Loppy the Dog (2016) • Birds (2017) • The Street of San Francisco (2017) • Major Lazer: The Movie (2018) • Penguinopolis (2018) • Smash of Claws (2018) • Stuart Little (2018) • Birds 2 (2019) • Stickman 2: Larry's Adventure (2019) • Loppy the Dog 2: The Second Movie (2019) • Sarcastics 2 (2019) • Ned's Newt (2020) • Twister (2020; produced with Panko and Panda Studios) • Technoville (2020) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: The Fate of the Tour (2020) • Faster Bike (2020) • Tom the Hand 4 (2020) • Krishna and the Last Lion (2021; produced with Kumar Coca) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 4: Friendship Vacation (2021) • The Chinese vs. The Korean (2021; produced with Panko & Panda Studios) • Go Touching (2021) • Sarcastics 3 (2021) • The Sarcastics Adventures of Alexa (2022; HBO Max original film) • Black vs. White (2022) • Jungle Tales (2022; produced with Kumar Coca) • Noodle and Bun (2022) • Spy Land (2022) • Krishna and the Twelve Elements (2023; produced with Kumar Coca) • Æon Flux (2023) • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2023) • Q-Force (2023; produced with Illumination) • Dex Hamilton (2023) • Yasmina (2023) • Sarcastics 4: A New Student (2023) • The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team (2023; produced with Panko & Panda Studios) • Teen Titans (2024) • Faster Bike: A New Motors (2024) • Kipo (2024; produced with DreamWorks Animation) • Loppy the Dog 3 (2024) • The Dragon Prince Movie (2024)
Sony's Movie Land Universe films The Animals in the Attic (2019) • Carmen Sandiego (2019) • Chocolate Fever (2019) • Spider-Gwen (2019) • Everest (2019; produced with Panko & Panda Studios) • Grossology (2019) • Bunny (2019) • Cool Girls (2020) • Las Vegas (2020) • Overwatch (2020) • Famous 5 (2021) • Animals vs. Monsters (2021) • Sushi (2021) • Marcos (2021) • Jerry and Will (2021) • Panko the Dragon (2021; produced with Panko & Panda Studios) • Totally Spies! (2021) • Carmen Sandiego 2 (2021) • 6teen (2021) • The Crown 2 (2021) • The Hollow (2021) • The Last Kids on Earth (2021) • Grossology 2 (2021) • Super Bowl (2021) • Tom the Hand 5 (2021) • Cool Girls 2 (2021) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania (2022) • Sally Bollywood (2022; produced with Kumar Coca) • The Animals in the Attic 2 (2022) • Red (2022; produced with Panko & Panda Studios) • League of Techs (2022) • Voltron (2022) • Bunny: The Rise of Dylan (2022) • Ghost in the Shell (2022) • Cuphead (2022) • Spider-Gwen 2 (2022) • Mira: A Hollow Story (2022) • Famous 5: A New Mystery (2022) • Tom the Hand 6 (2022) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming (2022) • Arcane (2022) • The Tibet Code (2023; produced with Panko & Panda Studios) • The Pencilmation Movie (2023) • Animals vs. Monsters: Most Wanted (2023) • Carmen Sandiego 3 (2023) • Need for Speed (2023) • The Hollow: A New World (2023) • Techs-Mas (2023) • Grossology: The Final Chapter (2023) • Final Fantasy (2023) • Mech Cadets (2023) • Birds 3 (2024) • Tom the Hand 7 (2024) • Baywatch (2024) • Welcome to Mumbai (2024; produced with Kumar Coca) • Bubbles (2024; co-produced with Alcon Entertainment) • Tomb Raider (2024) • Raise the Bar! (2024)
Upcoming Agent Elvis (2024) • Kena: Bridge of Spirits (2024) • Famous 5: Mystery Together (2024) • Coffee Run (2024) • Cool Girls in Mexico (2025) • Smash of Claws 2 (2025) • Carmen Sandiego 4 (2025)
Upcoming Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Part Two (2025)
Produced with Aardman Animations The JH Movie Collection Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • The JH Movie Collection Movie: The Fate of the Tour (2020)
As Ted-LaPai Productions A Bird's Tale (1994) • The Secret of Ace (1995) • Cycle Throughout the World (1996) • Life of Animals (1996) • Power Up (1997) • One Little Rabbit (1997) • El Fuego (1997) • A Trip to Denmark (1998) • The Secret of Ace 2 (2000) • Yeti (2000) • A Bird's Tale 2 (2000) • Life of Animals 2 (2001) • Two Little Rabbits (2001) • Magnus (2002) • Los Altos (2002) • Street Racers (2002) • Bunnies on the Streets (2003) • Go Touching (2003) • Power Up 2 (2004) • Let's Get It On (2005) • Kevin the Lost Dog (2006) • A Trip to Los Angeles (2007) • The Dragon Deluxe (2008) • Zoos of America (2008) • Go Touching 2 (2008)
As Movie Land Productions Two Foxes (2010) • Go Touching 3 (2011) • Go Touching 4 (2012) • The Hindus vs. The Droids (2013) • Go Touching 5 (2013) • Go Touching 6 (2013) • Go Touching 7 (2014) • Mr. Mango (2014)
Associated productions The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018) • Gwen and Dan (2019) • Gwen and Dan: Level Two (2021) • Makoo 2 (2023)
Franchises Stickman (2014-2019) • Loppy the Dog (2016-2025) • The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018-2022) • Sony's Movie Land Universe (2019-present) • Tom the Hand (season 3; 2016, 2019-present) • Cool Girls (2020-present)
Television series
Current The Tom the Hand Show (2021-present) • JH Movie Collection: League of Visions (2021-present) • Sarcastics: The Series (2022-present) • JH Movie Collection: The Great Outdoors (2022-present) • Cool Girls: A Very, Merry Cool Year (2022; television film) • Toon Chaos (2023-present) • Agent Marcos (2023-present)
Ended Stickman: The Series (2016-2019) • Tom the Hand (2016-2021) • All Hail Loppy the Dog (2017-2021) • How Penguins Goes to Kansas (2017; television film) • The JH Movie Collection Show (2018-2021) • The Christopher the Stickman Show (2020-2021) • Junior and Friends (2021)
People
Directors Ted V. MillerRobert ZemeckisStephen HeneveldMike MitchellDon HallPhil Lord and Christopher MillerChris WilliamsChris MillerJenny HarderBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanTom McGrathWilliam RenschenElla RayDominic FormellaAlejandro MunozMarcos Rivera
Producers Chris MeledandriKristina ReedBonnie ArnoldRoy ConliRoy LeePhil Lord and Christopher MillerJordan KernerDon HahnDarla K. AndersonDan LinJohn LasseterAvi AradAmy PascalWilliam RenschenElla RayDominic FormellaAlejandro MunozMarcos Rivera
Writers Karey KirkpatrickNicholas StollerRodney RothmanPhil Lord and Christopher MillerJordan RobertsJohn DavisPeter LordNick ParkWilliam Renschen
Executives/Associated figures Ted V. MillerMichael LaPaiMonty LaBuenoGeorge MacGuffinChristopher MacGuffinChris Meledandri
Animators and visual/special effects artists Gal GadotJamie ChungBex Taylor-KlausJeffrey KatzenbergRich MooreRoy ConliGary TrousdalePhil Lord and Christopher MillerSteven SpielbergDuncan RouleauSteven T. SeagleSteven YeunJenny HarderHailee SteinfeldShiyoon KimPanat ThamrongsombutsakulJohn KnollCraig HammackSimon J. SmithSamik Roy ChoudhuryErik-Jan de BoerCedric Nicolas-TroyanEmilio Ruiz del Río
Signature voice actors/actress Ben StillerAdam SandlerJim CarreyGal GadotHailee SteinfeldJamie ChungBex Taylor-KlausMichael J. FoxAndy SambergKeegan-Michael KeyRihannaJohn DiMaggioTenzing Norgay TrainorShameik MooreJake Johnson
Signature musicians Henry JackmanJames Newton HowardLorne BalfeRupert Gregson-WilliamsJunkie XLDaniel Pemberton
Signature character designer Monty LaBuenoRonnie del CarmenJin KimShiyoon Kim
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists Dante EriksenCody CameronAndrew StantonShiyoon KimJin KimGeoff JohnsRonnie del Carmen
Related topics
Related media and projects Panko and Panda StudiosKumar CocaMovie Land Animation Studios CanadaLa Femme Rouge EntertainmentRedCrackle VFX
Defunct Birdy AnimationTouchstone Animation StudiosSphere Ball StudiosShank FilmsHands StudioThe Bellas VFX Studios
Miscellaneous Warner Bros. films (Unproduced Warner Bros. projectsWAG filmsWarner Bros. animated filmsWarner Bros. Animation franchises and productions) • Movie Land and LGBT representation in animationAcquisition of Movie Land by Sony Pictures
See also Movie LandMovie Land EntertainmentWarner Bros. AnimationWarner Animation GroupSony Pictures AnimationColumbia Pictures
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Films directed Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) • 21 Jump Street (2012) • The Lego Movie (2014) • 22 Jump Street (2014) • Tom the Hand 3 (2019) • Faster Bike (2020)
Films produced Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) • Storks (2016) • Brigsby Bear (2017) • The Lego Batman Movie (2017) • The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (accolades) • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • Gwen and Dan (2019) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • Chocolate Fever (2019) • Spider-Gwen (2019) • Ghost in the Shell (2019) • Everest (2019) • Las Vegas (2020) • The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) • Cocaine Bear (2023) • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2023) • Strays (2023) • Backrooms (2023)
Television series created Clone High (2002–2003)
Television series produced The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018) • Son of Zorn (2016–2017) • Making History (2017) • Unikitty! (2017–2020) • The JH Movie Collection Show (2018–2021) • Bless the Harts (2019–2021)
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