Tom the Hand: The Movie is a 2017 American live-action/computer-animated adventure action comedy film based on the TV series of its same name created by Ted V. Miller and Tom H. Zwick. It was directed by Chris Miller and was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Walden Media.
Tom the Hand: The Movie was theatrically released in the United States on December 22, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics for its visual effects, animation and action sequences. It became a box-office success, sets its records and gross over $433.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $74 million.
A sequel, Tom the Hand 2: Tom Returns, was released in September 2018.
Plot[]
This is a story about Tom and his best friend Mark was just the way beginning. The hands and the stuffed animals are planning to defeat the evil cat Warley, the iguana named Bracko and the apricot dog named Hunter Rourke. That's what they want to do with the stuffed animals and the hands.
Cast[]
- Ted V. Miller as Tom Miller
- Seth MacFarlane as Mark
- Ben Zwick as Robert, a puffin
- Will Ferrell as Kyle, a turkey
- Bill Hader as Milo, a pelican
- Andy Samberg as Todd, a blue jay
- Jamie Chung as Lucy
Production[]
Development[]
On December 2, 2014, Ted V. Miller announced an untitled Tom the Hand film by Warner Animation Group. Chris Miller was set to direct the film with the screenplay from J. David Stern, David N. Weiss, Glenn Berger, Michael Finnell, Peter S. Seaman and Robert Zemeckis. In December 2016, Warner Bros. announced that it would be scheduled to be released on September 22, 2017 in the United States.
Filming[]
TBA
Visual effects[]
The visual effects and animation were provided by Moving Picture Company (MPC), Movie Land Digital Production Services (MLDPS), and Pixomondo. It uses the computer animation and visual effects to animate the hands, creatures and animals.
Music[]
Henry Jackman provided the musical score for the film. The soundtrack was released on December 19, 2017, by WaterTower Music.
Release[]
Tom the Hand: The Movie will be release on December 22, 2017 in IMAX, RealD 3D, Digital 3D, Dolby Cinema and 2D by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Home media[]
Tom the Hand: The Movie was released for purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on April 4, 2018 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Reception[]
Box office[]
Tom the Hand: The Movie earned $210.4 in the United States and $223.5 in other territories with a total of $433.9 million on its $74 million budget.
In North America, Tom the Hand: The Movie was theatrically released on December 22, 2017 alongside Pitch Perfect 3, Downsizing and Father Figures, as well as the wide expansions of The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour, and was projected to gross $27–35 million from 3,447 theaters in its opening weekend.
Critical responses[]
Based on 130 professional critic reviews, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of those reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.9/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 100 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Accolades[]
TBA
Expanded franchise[]
Sequels[]
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Tom the Hand: The Movie at IMDb
- Tom the Hand: The Movie at Box Office Mojo
- Tom the Hand: The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
- Tom the Hand: The Movie at Metacritic
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| Television series | Tom the Hand | |
| Associated productions | The JH Movie Collection Show | |
| Films | Tom the Hand: The Movie (2017) • Tom the Hand 2: Tom Returns (2018) • Birds (2018) • Tom the Hand 3 (2019) • Tom the Hand 4 (2020) Tom the Hand 5 (2021) • Tom the Hand 6 (2022) • Tom the Hand 7 (2024) | |
| Associated productions | The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018) • The JH Movie Collection Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) • Jay the Blue Rabbit (2025) | |