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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
  • Genre: Family
  • Release Date: 2012-08-29 Nationwide
  • Running Time: 88 min.
  • Director: Matthew Diamond
  • Cast: Jaime Pressly, Cloris Leachman, Chazz Palminteri, Toni Braxton, Cary Elwes, Guistina Chirco, Malerie Grady, Kylie O'Brien, Taras Los, Sonya A. Avakian
  • Producers: Kenn Viselman, Gayle Dickie, Michael A. Chirco, Scot J. Moceri, David Schwarcz
  • Writers: Scott Stabile, Kenn Viselman
  • Distributor: Big Balloon Adventure Movies
  • Official Site: The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Official Site

The era of parents leaving children alone at theaters is long past, which means today's responsible adults will indeed have to stick around to watch the live-action The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure. It's the latest from Teletubbies distributor Kenn Viselman, described in the film's promo material as a "marketing maverick." Sure, why not? The maverick's new film is "interactive," encouraging the kids in the audience get up and dance and shout roughly 8 zillion different times. Making it somewhat palatable for those over the age of consent is the parade of recognizable stars each knocking out a song, including a scenery-devouring Cary Elwes doing what appears to be his best impression of In Living Color–era Jim Carrey, and a comparatively underplaying Toni Braxton performing a sultry, slinky ballad about sneezing and coughing, a sequence that actually borders on a kind of warped genius. And if today's youngsters grow up thinking of Christopher Lloyd as the old guy with the bongos from The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, at least they'll be thinking of Christopher Lloyd at all.

Sherilyn Connelly
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