His isolation in the swamp which prevented him from interacting with and/or being influenced by peers of his age is the most likely reason for this. Since then, she began to realize people avoided her and thus, decided she has no place to call home and began wandering around herself. Delighted, Arlo hugs his father and forgives him, but turns down living with him in favor of living with his friends instead, and accepts Bertie as a member of the group as well. Not only that, but the kid and his new friends are given a home at Seaside by the Seashore, where they take steps to bring it back to its former glory. Once inside, Edme gets out an old box which is a gift for Arlo; he refuses to open it though, unless it's his birthday today, despite his birthday was forty-two days ago. "I tend to write a lot through drawing . . See production, box office & company info, AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Last-Minute Setup: The Musical. Thanks to Arlo, the plans are cancelled and the boardwalk is restored instead. Ansel says this word-per-word after Arlo is captured by Ruff and Stucky, allowing him to realize the error of his ways and reveal his true self to save his son. In addition to creating Arlo, Crego also wrote the Arlo the Alligator Boy script and was director of the film. Arlo denies that, now that he has a whole group of friends with his dad coming into the picture soon, and Bertie makes a solemn promise that she'll get him to his dad no matter what, but once she does so, it'll be time for her to move on. To his surprise, the doorman is enamored by Arlo and allows him access, and the group quietly departs. Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). 2021 | Maturity rating: 7+ | 1h 32m | Kids. This shows he's become a shadow of his true self and feels it's too hard to conceal it any longer. Fifteen years prior to the events of the franchise, Arlo was born to Ansel Beauregard and an unnamed mother, at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Relatedly, the little boy who says that he'll pay good money to see an alligator boy spurs Ruff and Stucky to go along with capturing Arlo. Summary: Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. The film premiered on Netflix on April 16, 2021, and received positive reviews from critics. Played straight with Arlo, but averted with Bertie. Menu. Ultimately, everything about Arlo the Alligator Boy feels like a setup for something yet to come. Just before Arlo could break out his desire, Edme goes ahead of him and declares it's time to leave the swamp for his real home in the outside world. Ansel does it when he reveals his bird-man identity to the crowd. When Tony is making a deal with Arlo while toying with his webbed feet, Arlo's reply is, "I. After Arlo moves there and he and his friends restore it and reopen it, all the buildings and sky are now bright and vibrant. Arlo the Alligator Boy And the less said about their quirks, the better. Leaving his group after finding a way to talk to him, Arlo is told by Ansel that he is not his son. Arlo then reveals to Bertie what was missing from him the whole time: it was all the friends he made. This film marks the acting debut of singer Mary Lambert and. In an unknown part of the swamp, a hunter named Ruff and his partner Stucky are owning a failing museum called Gator X-Perience. Bertie wonders what Arlo's dad looked like, and Arlo begins losing hope as there's too many people in the city, just before an interview appears on the big screen of One Times Square. Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Follow Me Home (Lyric Video), Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Right There With You, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Beyond These Walls (Lyric Video), Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: More More More, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Beautiful Together, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: As Long As We Got Each Other (Lyric Video), Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Wash The Hurt Away, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Better Life, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Something's Missing, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: I Can Lift You Up. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a 2021 American 2D animated adventure musical film directed by Ryan Crego in his directorial debut. "I was a story artist and was drawing at the time. Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021) (8) Steven Universe (Cartoon) (3) She-Ra and the Princesses of . The movie is a fun, family-friendly musical which features some amazing voice talent! Edme was introduced slamming her door open suspiciously before cooing at the sight of baby Arlo. Done when Arlo is seeing New York City for the first time after getting off the bus. Boys: Arlo (nice), Marcellus (mean), and Tony (in-between), Girls: Bertie (nice), Furlecia (mean), and Alia (in-between), Edme refuses to accompany Arlo to New York because she has arrest warrants against her and she doesn't want to go back to prison. Just before Ruff and Stucky have hustled Arlo out the door, Ansel appears in the shadows, spreading bird wings, and flies down to save him. "Beyond These Walls" is another, more emotional example. Ansel mournfully tells Arlo that he is not his father, passing him off as a kid from the foundation after he is sent back down the elevator. Over thirty songs were written for the film before settling with the batch that made it into the final product. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. ", In "Wash the Hurt Away", Arlo says, "Now MY skin is thin, so let me in. She is a monster made out of moss with antler horns, is the ruler of the Heart of the Swamp and claims to have been a protector of Arlo ever since he was younger. But if you're still interested in the service, it's $14.99 per month, which gives you full access to the entire vault, and is also ad-free, or $9. However, Arlo is then captured by Ruff and Stucky. Jeromio's croaks sound deeper and more realistic, sounding almost like those of an actual bullfrog, and close to resembling fart noises. The first teaser even spoils the very last shot of the movie. Listening to Jeromio's advice, Arlo concludes he has to leave the swamp and go to New York to meet his birth father but is uncertain and curious all at once. 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Woodard as Arlo Beauregard, the. Disappointed and alone, Arlo enters a sewage drain and is later found by the rest of his group who then teaches them that no matter how different he is, his flaws are what makes him who he is. Viewers learn lessons about the importance self-love and acceptance, and they see the value in community as Arlo makes a family from a misfit group . Arlo the Alligator Boy follows the titular young alligator-human hybrid, who's been raised in the swamp by a lady named Edme (Annie Potts), but dreams of a world behind his bayou. Ansel becomes this near the end when he rescues Arlo again at the Met Gala. The lackey Tony calls to get Ansel's address is named Little Bitty Louie. Done by Ansel in "Better Life" just after the line "I rose up into me." Starring Taking him into his library, Ansel shows Arlo the project he is working on: Seaside by the Seashore, the boardwalk mentioned in the interview which also happens to be his old neighborhood, is going to be torn down and replaced with a city expansion. rickety-biscuit.". Ansel reveals his true self as a birdman, and Arlo is his son, whom he had forsaken. Just before Stucky could capture Arlo with her net, the hunters are punched into the air by a fist belonging to a giantess, Bertie, who stands them down and protects Arlo, fascinated by her. You'll know where you truly belong once you've seen it for yourself. Behind them, Ruff and Stucky are already searching the city for Arlo when they notice Ansel's video with his surname visible. "Arlo" consciously borrows from some of the most formulaic musical movies, such as the iconic "The Prince of Egypt," "The Little Mermaid," and even the almighty "Hercules." The protagonists of these movies all share . One evening, Arlo comes out of the shower to admire himself when he notices his skin peeling; as it turns out, it's time for his frequent skin shedding. When he tells her of his journey to meet his dad, he also invites her to come to New York with him which she's uncertain of at first. Once back onstage, he rips off his pants, revealing bird legs on perches attached to fake feet, and steps into the full light, revealing himself to be a birdman. [4] The film's soundtrack was released by Capitol Records on April 16, 2021. Edme understands his sadness, as it's all natural for people his age. Later on, Bertie says the same thing to Arlo to get Ansel to hear him out, just before "Something's Missing" begins. The guests at the Met Gala are all stereotyped as such. With no other choice, the opponent finally tells the hunters Arlo's name. During "Wash the Hurt Away", Arlo sustains the word "me" multiple times during the final chorus. At first Arlo is uncertain, not wanting to handle being rejected again, but his friends have the utmost confidence in him and promise to stick by his side. ", In "Something's Missing", Ansel says, "Or would it be hol-LOW?". This will be Michael J. Woodard's very first performance in both a feature film and animated program. Veteran animation filmmaker Ryan Crego reveals the long history bringing Arlo the Alligator Boy to life with a film and television series on Netflix. He gets it again when they capture him at the museum. When Arlo ends up with the bag of cash and introduces himself that he came from the swamp, they warm up to him since they thought he was one of them until Arlo points out that he originated from New York and they go back to being angry again. Just before the campfire scene, Sandra June and Bradley, the couple Arlo scared off after leaving the swamp, can be seen driving their car past them. It also foreshadows him getting trapped and hypnotized by the Bog Lady in the show's Season 1 finale. Ansel then asks Arlo to give him another chance and move back in with him. [7], Upon release, Arlo the Alligator Boy was met with generally positive reviews. It was first announced along with the pilot movie on November 12, 2020. Furlecia sees it and lets Arlo know the man being interviewed -- Ansel Beauregard -- shares Arlo's surname, and is the same man as written on Arlo's bracelet, which gets Arlo excited. After the song, Arlo spots a seashell in the sand and gives it to Bertie, calling it a "best friend rock"; when Bertie corrects him and opens it to reveal the pearl inside, he tosses that away and breaks the shell in half, now that they have matching ones, which she immediately loves. The film is led by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert in their debut acting roles as Arlo and Bertie respectively.. Instead of destroying it, he asks Arlo and his new gang of friends to build it back up and reopen it and make it their home. [5], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. In the last verse of "Something's Missing", Arlo is lit from the front by a spotlight, while Ansel is lit from behind, leaving his front side darkly shadowed. The suit that Ansel wears to the Met Gala contains a cloak coated with feathers, giving the impression of wings. Swimming. During the dance party on the bus after Marcellus is rescued and the main cast is completely assembled, Arlo suddenly asks about the aquarium, causing the fish man to go catatonic. He sheds himself, leaving behind a replica of . When Arlo finds it amusing to hear of a mother with no name, a petrified Edme feels it's not the time to mention that and launches into her birthday routine again. I had the pleasure of sitting down with the writer/director of the movie "Arlo the Alligator Boy" - Ryan Crego (Puss & Boots), and the two stars, Michael J. Woodard (American Idol) and Mary Lambert (singer) to ask them a few questions about this heartwarming animated musical, now out on Netflix. This resulted in him concealing himself and becoming a power hungry money tyrant. It serves as the pilot to I Arlo and it was presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. The possums yelling at Arlo, scaring him off the tree branch and into the alligator's mouth, foreshadows his first encounter with Ruff and Stucky. Arlo starts shedding tears at the end of the. Lawrence, the man from the auto shop who informs Ruff and Stucky about Arlo kicks off the entire conflict of the movie, despite appearing in just one scene and then never again. Just after Ansel ends his verse in "Something's Missing", the camera does a rotation around him as he. When Alia gets the flyer for the Met Gala, Arlo's clothes can be seen in the trash can she finds it in. Arlo the Alligator Boy. But when Bertie warns them that Arlo is still inside with the cash, Tony tells Alia to wait until the cash comes out. Released While traveling, Arlo is spotted by a person who contacts two alligator hunters, Ruff and Stucky, to retrieve him using a creature known as "the Beast". Ansel sings about being on a perch and later puts a feather on Arlo's hat. But because Ansel was concealing his bird-man appearance and feared Arlo would expose who he really is, he was forced to abandon him into the sewers, where he . Arriving in NYC, the group spots Ansel Beauregard, an entrepreneur who announces his plan to rebuild part of the city near the seashore. At the Met Gala that evening, Arlo and his friends break in but are secretly followed by Ruff, Stucky and the Beast. Follow Me Home. When he refuses, the Beast, acting as their associate, barges in and threatens more harm unless they tell. during "Beyond These Walls". Arlo the Alligator Boy: Directed by Ryan Crego. They're depicted as poor and uneducated, which plays into negative stereotypes of Southerners. Arlo eventually washes up on a beach near a boardwalk in Brooklyn somewhere, where his friends have spent the night. Ansel begins breaking down during his part of "Something's Missing" when he feels. It doesn't matter however you look like, whether you're a human, an animal, or half-animal whatsoever; it's what's inside you that counts. Arlo believes the same thing, bringing up the time he floated all the way to the swamp as a baby. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Ryan Crego as Jersey Shore Guy/Mailman/Businessman/Little Bittie Louie, Dee Bradley Baker as Seagull/Purple Shirt Guy, Fred Tatasciore as Jeromio/The Beast/Muscly Farmer/Barn Folk 1/Doorman, Michelle McMillan as Shirley Ray/Momma/Cabby, Eric Bauza as Bradley Alouicious/Barn Folk 2/Butler/Photographer, Katherine Palardy as Sandra June/NY Granny/Cat Lady, Phil LaMarr as Willow Button Guy/Gill/Barn Folk 3/Rich Man, Mark Whitten as Lawrence/Barn Folk 4/Robber/Flyer Man/Kid Bully 3, Eric Vesbit as Times Square Commercials/Gasper/Met Gala Announcer, Ana Ortiz as Stroller Mom/Michelle the Interviewer/Rich Woman, Atticus Shaffer as Ice Cream Kid/'Kids Things' Kid/Kid Bully 2. Arlo the Alligator Boy (Music From The Netflix Film) (2021) Various Artists 1. Leaving his group after finding a way to talk to him, Arlo is told by Ansel that he is not his son, but Arlo disagrees. The Journey Continues In The "I Heart Arlo" Series. Beyond These Walls 4. The crew then introduce themselves to Arlo and Bertie, with Alia adding she has her learner's permit and is practicing. Michael J. Woodard voices the character Arlo in the. . Furlecia sees them and manages to grab them aboard thanks to Alia's reckless driving. At first Arlo is content and enjoys Ansel's company, but when being hustled out, Arlo realizes Ansel was only trying to distract him from what's important and was trying to get him to change if he wants to fit in, as that's all the advice he can give him. In North Carolina, the bus pulls up before the aquarium where Marcellus is held. While Bertie is admiring the shell Arlo gave her, the background behind her changes from the beach to the bus interior with her in the same exact position and pose. 2021 | Maturity Rating: 7+ | 1h 32m | Family Movies. Arlo wakes up, dazed, Tony thinking he got bonked on the head before leaving them be. In the end, Arlo chooses to stay in New York with his father and friends, and they reopen Seaside by the Seashore together.

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