The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming is a 2022 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by George Gipson and written by Rodney Rothman, Adele Lim, Carlos López Estrada, Qui Nguyen and Nicholas Stoller, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Movie Land Animation Studios, based on the television series and characters created by Stephen Heneveld, and the sequel to The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania. It stars Brian Hull returning as the voice of Tom Miller with the rest of the cast consisting of Jim Carrey, Christina Hendricks, Andy Samberg, James Corden, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Charlet Chung, Gal Gadot, Tom Cruise and Daryl Sabara. It is the sixth and final installment in the JH Movie Collection Movie series and the third installment to be distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, after Jerry and Will and The JH Movie Collection Movie: Friendsformania, which Sony acquired the film rights to the JH Movie Collection Movie franchise.
The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming premiered in Southeast Asia on November 11, 2022, making it the first film not to be banned for some reason especially the LGBT scene, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 25, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was acclaimed by critics for its animation, voice acting, slow motion and action sequence, themes, characters, humor, and LGBT representation, and became a major box-office success, in sharp contrast to the box-office failures of Strange World, Bones and All, The Fabelmans and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, grossing $521.3 million worldwide against its $90 million budget.
An extended version of the film, subtitled Everybody is Hot Edition was released on December 22, 2023, while a spin-off film focusing on Officer Jaffe is in development and it is set to feature Christina Hendricks and to be released in November 2024.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Brian Hull as Tom Miller
- Jim Carrey as Mark Miller
- Christina Hendricks as Officer Jaffe
- Andy Samberg as Junior the Stork
- James Corden as Christopher
- Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Jin
- Charlet Chung as Echo
- Gal Gadot as Shank
- Tom Cruise as William, Jerry's best friend.
- Daryl Sabara as Jerry H.
- Nina Dobrev as Bethany "Jessica" Pearl, Will's love interest.
- Amanda Seyfried as Lyla, Jerry's love interest who was in high school.
- Charlyne Yi as Mai Su
- Cathy Ang as Fei Fei
- Maya Erskine as Jessica, Jerry's ex-girlfriend. She has black hair and ensures that their rides look great.
Production[]
Development[]
In September 2020, Sony and Movie Land announced that the next chapter was in development. George Gipson returned to direct the film, while Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, Jordan Kerner, Roy Conli, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller returned to the JH Movie Collection Movie series production. The project began on June 2, 2021, and concluded on February 22, 2022. In March 2021, the film's title was revealed to be The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming and was confirmed that it would be the final film in the franchise. William Renschen was not involved due to his high-school graduation, but Movie Land Animation Studios confirmed that he was served as an executive producer anyway, alongside Bret Haaland and Stephen Heneveld. Production took place remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and the project began on June 4, 2021.
On April 18, 2022, Adele Lim and Carlos López Estrada were hired to write the film.
Casting[]
Voice actors, such as Brian Hull, returned from Friendsformania to voice as Tom Miller, Jim Carrey, Christina Hendricks, Andy Samberg, James Corden, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Charlet Chung, Gal Gadot, Tom Cruise and Daryl Sabara reprised their roles in August 2021. On April 8, 2022, Maya Erskine was hired to voice as Jessica.
Animation[]
Movie Land Digital Production Services (MLDPS) in San Francisco returned to animate the characters and settings, having previously provided the animation for the first five installments, with a help from its Canadian subsidiary in Vancouver and Kumar Coca in India. The production team used the CGI animation style similar to Fast & Furious Spy Racers, Scoob!, Raya and the Last Dragon and so as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and to design the characters. The film takes place in Venice, Los Angeles, and so as Indiana and Illinois, as confirmed by a production designer, Mingjue Helen Chen, in December 2021. On March 24, 2022, Gipson unveiled that the film's settings would be set in some water park locations and some beaches in Illinois and Indiana between the late May and early August 2022.
Like Ghost in the Shell, the film was shot with Phantom Flex cameras for the Slo-Mo sequences, producing 1,000 to 10,000 frames per second. Since January 2023, Movie Land has a partnership with Vision Research's Phantom that has been active.
Music[]
Henry Jackman, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Lorne Balfe and Tom Holkenborg, Movie Land's frequent composer of The Fate of the Tour, returned to compose the film's music score. "Lose Your Love", performed by Gryffin and Matt Maeson, was featured in the film's end credits. The soundtrack album for the film was released on November 22, 2022 by Monstercat, while the film's music score was released the same day by Sony Classical Records.
Marketing[]
The teaser poster was revealed at the San Diego Comic Con on February 28, 2022, while a teaser trailer was released on March 28, 2022. The first official trailer was released on June 20, 2022. The final trailer was released on October 6, 2022. The cool toys were released from McDonald's as part of the McDonald's Happy Meal.
Release[]
The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming premiered in Southeast Asia on November 11, 2022, making it its first film not to be banned in Southeast Asia as part of the inclusion of some LGBT characters, and was theatrically released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States on November 25, 2022. It was previously scheduled for the December 2022 release, but on April 19, 2022, the film was pushed forward to November 11, 2022. Due to Raya becoming a princess on August 19, 2022,[1][2][3] it was delayed two weeks to November 25, 2022.
An extended cut of the film, subtitled "Everybody is Hot Edition", was announced following the acquisition of Movie Land by Sony Pictures on August 25, 2023. The re-release features approximately 20 minutes of additional, deleted and super slow mo scenes, with a total amount of 149 minutes. The "Everybody is Hot Edition" was released on December 22, 2023. The poster for the extended cut was considered an improvement from the original release's marketing, since it was able to feature all of the characters previously kept a secret leading up to the film's release. It is also the first Movie Land Animation Studios film to have an extended cut of the movie. While the theatrical version was rated PG, the extended cut was considered to be rated PG-13 from the MPA for "strong sexuality and brief mild action".
Home media[]
The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming was released for purchase on the VOD release on December 30, 2022. The film was released on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVD on February 21, 2023 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Reception[]
Box-office[]
In North America, The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming was projected to gross $30.5 million on its $90 million budget. Since March 12, 2023, the film grossed $258.6 in the United States and Canada, and $262.7 million in other territories, with a total amount of $521.3 million worldwide on its $90 million budget.
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Critical responses[]
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 120 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 9.7/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 94 out of 100, based on 110 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Accolades[]
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Future[]
In January 2021, Movie Land Animation Studios confirmed that a Officer Jaffe spin-off film is in development. In October 2022, the film was set for Thanksgiving 2024 release.
References[]
- ↑ Inside the Magic
- ↑ 2022 World Princess Week To Debut New Disney Princess (in en), wdw-magazine.com (August 19, 2022).
External links[]
- Official website
- The JH Movie Collection Movie: Homecoming at IMDb

