79-427: Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature directorial debut ) and produced by Clark Spencer , from a screenplay written by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee , and a story by Moore, Johnston, and Jim Reardon . John Lasseter served as the film’s executive producer. Featuring
158-723: A camp sensibility lay behind the successful Carry On films , while in America subversive independent film-maker John Waters made camp films for college audiences with his drag queen friends that eventually found a mainstream audience. The success of the American television show Saturday Night Live drove decades of cinema with racier content allowed on television drawing on the program's stars and characters, with bigger successes including Wayne's World , Mean Girls , Ghostbusters and Animal House . Parody and joke-based films continue to find audiences. While comedic films are among
237-527: A carbonated liquid , such as a soft drink . MythBusters concluded that the potassium benzoate , aspartame , and CO 2 gas contained in the Diet Coke, in combination with the gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos, all contribute to the formation of the foam. However, kinetic experiments with various candies have shown that the presence of gelatin and gum arabic in candies does not enhance
316-735: A liquorice -flavored sweet which can still be purchased in the Netherlands as "Drop Mentos". New flavors were initially test-marketed in the Netherlands and throughout Europe; however, most of the flavors have been available worldwide recently. Other flavors include green apple , cinnamon , strawberry, mixed fruit (which contains a mix of cherry, strawberry, orange, and lemon flavors), grape , wintergreen , grapefruit , peach , plum , spearmint , strawberry yogurt , lemon yogurt, pineapple (pine fresh), red apple, currant and two versions of black licorice -flavored Mentos. Two varieties of
395-535: A "story extension" to the film; it is the first Disney video game since Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure to be published by Activision. Taking place following the events of the film, players may play as Wreck-It Ralph or Fix-It Felix, causing or repairing damage, respectively, following another Cy-Bug incident. Game levels are based on the locations in the film like the Fix-It Felix Jr. , Hero's Duty , and Sugar Rush games as well as Game Central Station. It
474-598: A $ 165 million budget and winning the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature , as well as receiving nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . A sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet , was released on November 21, 2018. When Litwak's Arcade closes, the video game characters leave their in-game roles and socialize via a power strip called Game Central Station. Wreck-It Ralph,
553-525: A Cy-Bug inside and crash-lands in Sugar Rush , a confectionery-themed kart racing game . With Ralph gone, his game is labeled "out of order", putting it at risk of being unplugged. Fix-It Felix, Jr. himself leaves the game to find Ralph, allying with Sergeant Calhoun, the heroine of Hero's Duty . Calhoun tracks the Cy-Bug, as Cy-Bugs behave as a virus once outside their game. Felix worries Ralph will meet
632-627: A film about a video-game world to feel authentic, "it had to have real characters from real games in it." Moore aimed to add licensed characters in a similar manner as cultural references in Looney Tunes shorts, but considered "having the right balance so a portion of the audience didn't feel they were being neglected or talked down to." However, Moore avoided creating the movie around existing characters, feeling that "there's so much mythology and baggage attached to pre-existing titles that I feel someone would be disappointed," and considered this to be
711-550: A high-scoring hit on its hands in this brilliantly conceived, gorgeously executed toon, earning bonus points for backing nostalgia with genuine emotion." Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said, "The movie's subversive sensibility and old-school/new-school feel are a total kick," while Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "With a mix of retro eye-candy for grown-ups and a thrilling, approachable storyline for
790-451: A playable character, her glitching will lead to Sugar Rush being labeled out of order and unplugged, and Vanellope, unable to leave the game due to being a glitch, will die. Ralph decides he cannot allow Vanellope to race and destroys her kart. Meanwhile, Calhoun abandons Felix when he unintentionally reminds her of her late fiancé, who was eaten by a Cy-Bug. Felix is imprisoned by King Candy's assistant, Sour Bill, while Calhoun discovers that
869-507: A pure white with white tea extract. Sugar free versions are available, but these are rarer to find, usually only found in large supermarkets. Mentos gum holds a 4% market share of the UK gum market. A new Mentos 3 was launched in January 2011, in two flavors - mint and Strawberry/Apple/Raspberry, which are similar to Wrigleys' 5 in packaging. A new blackberry/kiwi/strawberry version was released into
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#1732798541163948-552: A race, the game will reset itself, deleting all of King Candy's changes. Ralph frees Vanellope and Felix from prison. Felix fixes Vanellope's kart. Vanellope belatedly enters the race, but the Cy-Bugs emerge and start destroying the game. Calhoun, Felix, and Ralph help evacuate the characters. Unaware of the Cy-Bugs, King Candy attempts to ram Vanellope off the track, causing them both to glitch. The glitching unmasks King Candy as Turbo, who secretly took over Sugar Rush after surviving
1027-430: A reason why movies based on video game franchises typically fail. Instead, for Ralph , the development of new characters representative of the 8-bit video game was "almost like virgin snow," giving them the freedom to take these characters in new directions. Before production, the existing characters were added to the story either in places they would make sense to appear or as cameos from a list of characters suggested by
1106-847: A scientist who is Sgt. Calhoun's deceased fiancé in Hero's Duty (voiced by Nick Grimshaw in the UK version but not in the UK home release). The film features several cameos from real-world video game characters including: Tapper ( Maurice LaMarche ), the bartender from Tapper ; Sonic the Hedgehog ( Roger Craig Smith ); Ryu ( Kyle Hebert ), Ken Masters ( Reuben Langdon ), M. Bison (Gerald C. Rivers), and Zangief (Rich Moore) from Street Fighter II ; Clyde (Kevin Deters) from Pac-Man ; and Yuni Verse (Jamie Sparer Roberts) from Dance Dance Revolution (specifically X2 ). A character modeled after dubstep musician Skrillex makes an appearance in
1185-490: A separate genre, but rather, provides a better understanding of the film. Mentos Mentos are a brand of packaged scotch mints or mint-flavored candies sold in many stores and vending machines . First produced in 1932, they are currently sold in more than 130 countries worldwide by the Italian-Dutch corporation Perfetti Van Melle . The mints are small oblate spheroids , with a slightly hard exterior and
1264-584: A soft, chewy interior. They are typically sold in rolls which contain 14 mint discs, although the "Sour Mix" variety contains only 11 discs per roll. Smaller versions also exist, which typically contain 4 to 6 discs per roll. Certain flavors are sold in boxes in Australia, the United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil and the United Kingdom. The current slogan of Mentos is "Stay Fresh", while
1343-568: A wide variety of beverage additives such as sugars, citric acid, and natural flavors also enhance fountain heights. In some cases, dissolved solids that increase the surface tension of water (such as sugars) also increase fountain heights. These results suggest that additives serve to enhance geyser heights not by decreasing surface tension, but rather by decreasing bubble coalescence. Decreased bubble coalescence leads to smaller bubble sizes and greater foaming ability in water. A Guinness World Record of 2,865 simultaneous geysers
1422-625: A young arcade-game player; John DiMaggio as Beard Papa , the security guard at the Sugar Rush candy-kart factory; Raymond Persi as a Zombie, Brian Kesinger as a Cyborg (based on Kano from Mortal Kombat ) and Martin Jarvis as Saitine, a devil-like villain, who attends the Bad-Anon support group; Tucker Gilmore as the Sugar Rush Announcer; Brandon Scott as Kohut, a soldier in Hero's Duty ; and Tim Mertens as Dr. Brad Scott,
1501-508: Is Mentos KIDZ, a bag with 12 boxes containing 10 miniature candies, in the flavors strawberry, orange, lemon, apple and blueberry. "Mentos Teens" is available in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. They come in a rectangular box. The mint is basically miniature Mentos roughly the size of Skittles , and they come in mixed flavors: white grape (green), lemon (yellow), strawberry (pink), orange (orange), raspberry (blue), and cherry (red). During
1580-562: Is a film genre that emphasizes humor . These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending , with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film, and it is derived from classical comedy in theatre . Some of the earliest silent films were slapstick comedies , which often relied on visual depictions, such as sight gags and pratfalls, so they could be enjoyed without requiring sound. To provide drama and excitement to silent movies, live music
1659-449: Is a glitch . Vanellope promises to get the medal back if Ralph helps her win; he helps her build a new kart and teaches her to drive inside Diet Cola Mountain. Meanwhile, Calhoun and Felix arrive in Sugar Rush , where they fall into " Nesquik - sand ", work together to escape, and begin to fall in love. King Candy hacks into Sugar Rush 's code and retrieves the medal, giving it back to Ralph. He claims that if Vanellope becomes
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#17327985411631738-466: The Toy Story films, Wreck-It Ralph featured cameo appearances by a number of licensed video-game characters. For example, one scene from the film shows Ralph attending a support group for the arcade's various villain characters, including Clyde from Pac-Man , Doctor Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog , and Bowser from Super Mario Bros. Rich Moore, the film's director, had determined that for
1817-407: The 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo , for which Disney constructed a mock aged arcade cabinet for the fictional Fix-It Felix Jr. game on display on the show floor. Disney also released a browser-based Flash -based version of the Fix-It Felix Jr. game as well as iOS, Android, and Windows Phone versions, with online Unity -based versions of Sugar Rush and Hero's Duty . A second trailer for
1896-669: The 2014 FIFA World Cup , a Brazilian team Mentos was released in Brazil to support the national team. The mint was green apple and orange flavors. In some countries, the Mentos Ice candy can be bought in flavors such as, cherry (red), green apple (green) and grape (purple). Ume , Fuji apple, and Pine Fresh (pineapple) Mentos are sold exclusively in Japan. Flavors only available in certain countries; Enigma (Czech Republic) Rainbow (UK and US) Ume (Japan) Fuji Apple (Japan) Pine Fresh (Japan) Ice (Canada) Part of Mentos's popularity in
1975-445: The Fix-It Felix Jr. Nicelanders, Edie McClurg as Mary, Raymond S. Persi as Mayor Gene, Jess Harnell as Don, Rachael Harris as Deanna, and Skylar Astin as Roy; Katie Lowes as Candlehead, Jamie Elman as Rancis Fluggerbutter, Josie Trinidad as Jubileena Bing-Bing, and Cymbre Walk as Crumbelina DiCaramello, racers in Sugar Rush ; Phil Johnston as Surge Protector, Game Central Station security; Stefanie Scott as Moppet Girl,
2054-446: The Sugar Rush segment of the film, the visual development group traveled to trade fair ISM Cologne, a See's Candy factory, and other manufacturing facilities. The group also brought in food photographers, to demonstrate techniques to make food appear appealing. Special effects, including from "smoke or dust," looks distinct in each of the segments. The film's score was composed by Henry Jackman . Three original songs were performed in
2133-496: The Walt Disney Pictures closing production logo appears in a glitched state, a reference to the kill screen from many early arcade games such as Pac-Man . The high score on the main screen of Fix-It Felix, Jr. , 120501, refers to the birthdate of Walt Disney , December 5, 1901. The concept of Wreck-It Ralph was first developed at Disney, in the late 1980s, under the working title High Score . Since then, it
2212-546: The game cabinet of the fictional Fix It Felix, Jr. arcade game is stylized to strongly resemble the cabinet of Nintendo 's original 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game, with Ralph and Felix taking similar poses as Donkey Kong and Mario , respectively. The Hero's Duty game is a reference to the hugely successful first-person shooter games Halo and Call of Duty . Characters from Q*bert are shown as "homeless" characters and later taken in by Ralph and Felix into their game (Q*bert also speaks to Felix at one point using
2291-410: The Cy-Bug has multiplied exponentially. Upon returning to Fix-It Felix, Jr. , which has been evacuated, Ralph notices an image of Vanellope on the Sugar Rush cabinet. He returns to Sugar Rush and interrogates Sour Bill, who reveals that King Candy damaged Vanellope's code. King Candy's edits to the code also have ensured no one but himself knows Vanellope's true role. However, if Vanellope completes
2370-438: The Cy-Bugs. Vanellope rescues Ralph and crosses the finish line. The game resets, revealing her as the true ruler of Sugar Rush , though she keeps her glitching ability, considering it an advantage. Ralph returns to his game, content with his role as a villain and finally respected by his fellow characters. Felix and Calhoun marry, and Ralph watches Vanellope become Sugar Rush 's favorite character. The cast also includes
2449-461: The Netherlands, Poland, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and recently, the United States in blisters and bottles, both in three different flavors. In the Netherlands, Mentos Gum is sold in blisters and bottles in six different varieties: Pure (four flavors), Fruit (four flavors), Regular (five flavors), Bubblegum, Cubes (four flavors) and White (three flavors). In August 2005, the variety of
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2528-413: The UK market in January 2012. In Greece, Mentos are very popular, and are available in the following flavors: Mini Mentos, somewhat smaller than ordinary Mentos, are available in the Netherlands in two varieties: Mini Mentos Fruitmix, which contains the flavors orange, lemon, strawberry and apple, and Mini Mentos Yoghurt, with the flavors strawberry yogurt, raspberry yogurt and blueberry yogurt. Also sold
2607-489: The US and Canada can be attributed to its campy TV commercials and catchy jingle, which debuted in late 1991 and were used well into 2001 on American and Canadian television. Individuals facing various day-to-day dilemmas consume Mentos and are subsequently inspired to solve their problems at hand in a creative, often-humorous fashion. For example, a job interviewee sits on a freshly painted bench, staining his suit, and then solves
2686-556: The United States. With 2,923,270 units sold ($ 55,095,767), Wreck It Ralph was the 4th best-selling DVD of 2013 in the United States. Wreck-It Ralph grossed $ 189.4 million in North America and $ 281.8 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $ 496.5 million. In North America, the film debuted with $ 13.5 million, an above-average opening-day gross for an animated film released in November. During its opening weekend,
2765-643: The amount of caffeine in two cups of coffee; "Fresh Cola"-flavored Mentos released in New Zealand, Australia and parts of Europe and Asia; and "AIR Mentos" containing menthol , which are sold primarily in Belgium and the Netherlands. In India, the major flavors available are mint, lemon, strawberry, orange, watermelon and cola . Mentos also make chewing gum, available in various flavors. It is available in Germany, Australia, Greece, China, Canada, Brazil, Turkey,
2844-500: The art design and color palette of Wreck-It Ralph permit unlimited sets, costumes, and rules, giving the movie tireless originality and different behavior in every different cyber world." A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote, "The movie invites a measure of cynicism —which it proceeds to obliterate with a 93-minute blast of color, noise, ingenuity and fun." Peter Debruge of Variety stated, "With plenty to appeal to boys and girls, old and young, Walt Disney Animation Studios has
2923-550: The bartender from Tapper are animated using a jerky motion that spoofs the limited animation cycles of the sprites of many eight- and sixteen-bit arcade games. King Candy uses the Konami Code on an NES controller to access the programming of Sugar Rush . Throughout Game Central Station is graffiti that includes "Aerith lives" (referencing the character of Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII ), " All your base are belong to us " (an Engrish phrase popularized from
3002-402: The concept would be too convoluted. Line art sketches and voice-over readings of the scene were included on the home media release of the film. The film introduced Disney's new bidirectional reflectance distribution functions , with more realistic reflections on surfaces, and new virtual cinematography Camera Capture system, which makes it possible to go through scenes in real time. To research
3081-475: The corresponding sound effect from the game). Mr. Litwak wears a black and white striped referee's shirt, a nod to the iconic outfit of Twin Galaxies founder Walter Day . One of the songs in the credits is an original work from Buckner and Garcia , previously famous for writing video game-themed songs in the 1980s. The Walt Disney Animation Studios opening logo is animated in an 8-bit pixelated fashion, whereas
3160-543: The fictional Fix-It Felix Jr. as the DJ at the anniversary party of the game. In addition to the spoken roles, Wreck-It Ralph contains a number of other video game references, including characters and visual gags. The video game villains at the support meeting, in addition to those mentioned above, include Bowser from the Mario franchise, Doctor Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog , and Neff from Altered Beast . Additionally,
3239-494: The film by Owl City , AKB48 , and Buckner & Garcia . The soundtrack also features the songs " Celebration ", "Bug Hunt" ( Skrillex and Noisia remix), and " Shut Up and Drive ". Early in the development process, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote an original song for the film; it was later cut out. A teaser trailer for Wreck-It Ralph was released on June 6, 2012, debuting with Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Rock of Ages . This also coincided with
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3318-515: The film industry due to their popularity. In The Screenwriters Taxonomy (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story, and therefore, the labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, his taxonomy argues that comedy is a type of film that contains at least a dozen different sub-types. A number of hybrid genres have emerged, such as action comedy and romantic comedy . The first comedy film
3397-502: The film topped the box office with $ 49 million, making it the largest opening for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time. The film fell 33% to $ 33 million in its second weekend, finishing second behind newcomer Skyfall . The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 87% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 194 reviews with an average score of 7.4/10. The site's consensus reads: "Equally entertaining for both kids and parents old enough to catch
3476-425: The film was released on September 12, 2012, coinciding with and attached to Finding Nemo 3D and Frankenweenie , along with its final updated movie poster. To promote the home media release of Wreck-It Ralph , director Rich Moore produced a short film titled Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives . Set within the movie's universe, the mockumentary film was designed as a parody of The King of Kong . The film
3555-471: The film's creative team, without consideration if they would legally be able to use the characters. The company then sought out the copyright holders' permissions to use the characters, as well as working with these companies to assure their characters were being represented authentically. In the case of Nintendo, the writers had early on envisioned the Bad-anon meeting with Bowser as a major character within
3634-410: The film. Despite knowing they would be able to use the character, the producers could not find an appropriate scene that would let Mario be a significant character without taking away the spotlight from the main story and opted to not include the character. Moore debunked a rumor that Mario and his brother character Luigi were not included due to Nintendo requesting too high a licensing fee, stating that
3713-571: The flavor was discontinued. The chocolate variant is still available in some Asian countries. In 2006, the citrus mango flavor was introduced to the Japanese market. In the Philippines, a "Dalandan Fresh" variant is available. Other varieties of Mentos include: Mentos Sours, which recently became available in the United States, featuring Watermelon, Green Apple, and Lemon flavors; caffeinated "Energy" Mentos, sold mainly in Germany , where one roll equals
3792-457: The fountain. Rather, it is the physical structure of candies that conveys the fountain effect. The structure of the Mentos is the most significant cause of the eruption due to nucleation . MythBusters reported that when fruit-flavored Mentos with a smooth waxy coating were tested in carbonated drink there was hardly a reaction, whereas mint-flavored Mentos (with no such coating) added to carbonated drink formed an energetic eruption, supporting
3871-636: The game Zero Wing ), "Sheng Long Was Here" (referencing an April Fool's joke around a made-up character Sheng Long from Street Fighter ), and "Jenkins" (a nod to the popular Leeroy Jenkins meme from World of Warcraft ). There is also a reference to the Metal Gear series when Ralph is searching for a medal in Tapper's Lost and found , finding first a Super Mushroom from the Mario franchise, and then Metal Gear Solid ' s "Exclamation point" (with
3950-1050: The line previously used extensively in the 1980s and 1990s was "The Freshmaker". Some Mentos packages describe the mints as "chewy dragées ". The typical Mentos roll is approximately 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter and weighs 38 grams (1.3 oz). "Mentos" is the singular form. Mint-flavored Mentos contain sugar, wheat glucose syrup , hydrogenated coconut oil , rice starch , natural flavors, gum arabic , sucrose esters of fatty acids, gellan gum , carnauba wax , and beeswax. Fruit-flavored Mentos contain sugar, wheat glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, citric acid, fruit juices from concentrate (strawberry, orange, lemon) (1%), rice starch, gum arabic, natural flavors, sucrose esters of fatty acids, gellan gum, carnauba wax, colors (beta-carotene, beetroot red), and beeswax. The formulation can vary based on country of manufacture. Mentos are available in several flavors including mint , mixed fruit, cola, bubble gum, and in an assortment of orange , strawberry , and lemon . Mentos first appeared as
4029-669: The mint flavor, known as "Mentos Strong" and "Air action Mentos" are sold in the Netherlands. Also available in the Netherlands is the Special Mix 4 pack, containing the flavors mint, fruit, berry mix, strawberry, banana, cherry, and mango orange. Two varieties of the mint flavor are also sold in China, known as "Mint" and "Strong Mint". Grape and 'N Cream (presumably Apples and Cream), Strawberry 'N Cream, and Banana 'N Cream are also marketed in Asia. Chocolate Mentos were produced in 1989, but
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#17327985411634108-659: The mint which comes in "mixed berries" and "cool mint" flavors was changed to be sweetened with sucralose . In the Netherlands the flavors mint, licorice and fruit are also available in the sugar-free variety. Australian varieties of Mentos are Fruit, Rainbow, Mint, Spearmint, Soft Drink and Smoothies. The UK has five current flavors of rolls: In the UK, Mentos Gum is also available in stick packs (peppermint, spearmint, pure white, air action (menthol) and fruit), Bottles (spearmint, peppermint and red fruit - which retails for approximately £0.99), as well as flip top boxes. Flavors include peppermint or spearmint with green tea extract, and
4187-754: The most popular with audiences at the box office, there is an 'historical bias against a close and serious consideration of comedy' when it comes to critical reception and conferring of awards, such as at the Academy Awards . Film writer Cailian Savage observes "Comedies have won Oscars, although they’ve usually been comedy-dramas, involved very depressing scenes, or appealed to stone-hearted drama lovers in some other way, such as Shakespeare in Love ." According to Williams' taxonomy , all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) sub-genres. This combination does not create
4266-464: The nucleation-site theory. According to MythBusters , the surface of the mint Mentos is covered with many small holes that increase the surface area available for reaction (and thus the quantity of reagents exposed to each other at any given time), thereby allowing CO 2 bubbles to form with the rapidity and quantity necessary for the "jet"-, "geyser"-, or "eruption"-like nature of the effusion. This hypothesis gained further support when rock salt
4345-562: The observer as an explanation for their actions. The ad campaign was parodied in multiple television shows and music videos, including the Foo Fighters' " Big Me ". First publicly demonstrated by chemistry teacher Lee Marek on the Late Show with David Letterman on September 14, 1999, and later popularized in a June 2006 viral Internet video by Eepybird , a Mentos mint expedites a rapid release of carbon dioxide when dropped into
4424-603: The pair. During these scenes, Ralph would have lied to Felix regarding his budding relationship with Calhoun, leading eventually to Ralph becoming depressed and abandoning his quest to get his medal back. At this point, a fourth game world, Extreme Easy Living 2 , would have been introduced and was considered a "hedonistic place" between the social nature of The Sims and the open-world objective-less aspects of Grand Theft Auto , according to Moore. Ralph would go there too, wallowing in his depression, and would find happiness by gaining "Like It" buttons for doing acceptable actions in
4503-438: The party-like nature of the place. Moore stated that while it was difficult to consider dropping this new game world, they found that its introduction in the second half of the film would be too difficult a concept for the viewer to grasp. They further had trouble working out how a social game would be part of an arcade, and though they considered having the game be running on Litwak's laptop, they ultimately realized that justifying
4582-401: The problem by rolling around on the bench until his suit has pinstripes. Another features a woman whose parked car is boxed in; she calls a crew of construction workers over who lift her car onto the road for her. These unusual behaviors are typically witnessed by nearby, sometimes antagonistic characters, and a roll of Mentos is boisterously displayed by the commercial's respective protagonist to
4661-530: The references, Wreck-It Ralph is a clever, colorful adventure built on familiar themes and joyful nostalgia." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "More than in most animated films,
4740-466: The rumor grew out of a joke John C. Reilly made at Comic-Con. Dr. Wily from Mega Man was going to appear but was cut from the final version of the film. Overall, there are about 188 individual character models in the movie as a result of these cameo inclusions. An earlier draft of the screenplay had Ralph and Vanellope spending time going around the game world to collect the pieces for her kart for Sugar Rush , and at times included Felix traveling with
4819-454: The same fate as Turbo, the protagonist of the racing game TurboTime , who grew envious of a new RoadBlasters cabinet's success and invaded it, resulting in both games being unplugged. In Sugar Rush , racer Vanellope von Schweetz steals Ralph's medal and uses it to buy her way into the nightly race that determines which characters will be playable the next day. King Candy, the ruler of Sugar Rush 's world, forbids her to race, as she
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#17327985411634898-483: The scene; according to Moore, Nintendo was very positive towards this use, stating in Moore's own words, "If there is a group that is dedicated to helping the bad guy characters in video games then Bowser must be in that group!" Nintendo provided feedback that Bowser's teacup should be held a certain way. Nintendo also asked that the producers try to devise a scene that would be similarly appropriate for Mario 's inclusion in
4977-727: The signature synthesized gibberish and word-balloon symbols from his game, called Q*bert-ese). Scenes in Game Central Station and Tapper's bar include Chun-Li , Cammy and Blanka from Street Fighter , Pac-Man , Blinky, Pinky, and Inky from Pac-Man , the Paperboy from Paperboy , the two paddles and the ball from Pong , Dig Dug, a Pooka, and a Fygar from Dig Dug , The Qix from Qix , Frogger from Frogger , and Peter Pepper from BurgerTime . Lara Croft and Mario are also mentioned. Additional references are based on sight gags . The residents of Niceland and
5056-542: The story of the world loosely follows the plot of the film, culminating with a boss battle against Turbo. Ralph, Vanellope, Calhoun and Felix appear in the mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode as characters. Ralph and Vanellope are the first unlocked characters. Ralph, Vanellope, Calhoun and Felix appear as playable characters to unlock for a limited time in Disney Magic Kingdoms , as well as Niceland as an attraction. Comedy film The comedy film
5135-471: The tykes, the film casts a wide and beguiling net." Conversely, Christopher Orr of The Atlantic found it "overplotted and underdeveloped." Ralph Breaks the Internet is the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph . The film follows Ralph and Vanellope as they travel to the Internet to get a replacement part for Sugar Rush and prevent Mr. Litwak from disposing of the game. The film was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios with Moore and Johnston directing. The film
5214-486: The unplugging of TurboTime . Vanellope flees as Turbo is devoured by a Cy-Bug, which fuses with him into an insectoid monster. As glitches cannot leave their games, Vanellope is unable to evacuate. Remembering from Hero's Duty that a beacon will draw and destroy the Cy-Bugs, Ralph battles Turbo who stalled him and collapses the Mentos roof of Diet Cola Mountain, creating a glowing eruption that lures and destroys Turbo and
5293-512: The use of comedy film to make social statements by building their narratives around sensitive cultural, political or social issues. Such films include Dr Strangelove, or How I Learned to Love the Bomb , Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and The Graduate . In America, the sexual revolution drove an appetite for comedies that celebrated and parodied changing social morals, including Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Fanny Hill . In Britain,
5372-470: The villain of platform game Fix-It Felix, Jr. , is frustrated with his assigned role. After being excluded from his game's 30th-anniversary party, Ralph decides to win a medal, convinced that it will earn him respect. Upon learning that the first-person shooter Hero's Duty awards medals, Ralph sneaks into Hero's Duty and obtains a medal after getting past insectoid monsters known as Cy-Bugs. Ralph accidentally launches himself in an escape shuttle with
5451-574: The voices of John C. Reilly , Sarah Silverman , Jack McBrayer , and Jane Lynch , the film tells the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his "bad guy" role and dreams of becoming a hero. Wreck-It Ralph premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on October 29, 2012, and went into general release on November 2. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $ 496 million worldwide against
5530-414: Was L'Arroseur Arrosé (1895), directed and produced by film pioneer Louis Lumière . Less than a minute long, it shows a boy playing a prank on a gardener. The most notable comedy actors of the silent film era (1895–1927) were Charlie Chaplin , Harold Lloyd , and Buster Keaton , though they were able to make the transition into “ talkies ” after the 1920s. Film-makers in the 1960s skillfully employed
5609-586: Was originally scheduled for a release on March 22, 2013, but it was later changed to November 2, 2012, due to it being ahead of schedule. The theatrical release was accompanied by Disney's animated short film, Paperman . Wreck-It Ralph was released on Blu-ray Disc (2D and 3D) and DVD in North America on March 5, 2013, from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment . The film was made available for digital download in selected regions on February 12, 2013. Wreck-It Ralph debuted at No. 1 in Blu-ray and DVD sales in
5688-417: Was played in sync with the action on the screen, on pianos, organs, and other instruments. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s, comedy films grew in popularity, as laughter could result from both burlesque situations but also from humorous dialogue . Comedy, compared with other film genres , places more focus on individual star actors, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to
5767-428: Was redeveloped and reconsidered several times: In the late 1990s, it took on the working title Joe Jump , then in the mid-2000s as Reboot Ralph . John Lasseter , the head of Walt Disney Animation Studios and executive producer of the film, describes Wreck-It Ralph as "an 8-bit video-game bad guy who travels the length of the arcade to prove that he's a good guy." In a manner similar to Who Framed Roger Rabbit and
5846-642: Was released April 1, 2014, from the Disney Store. Wreck-It Ralph is a playable world on the mobile game Disney Crossy Road . Ralph made his debut appearance in the Kingdom Hearts video game series in Kingdom Hearts III , serving as a Link summon. A world based on Wreck-It Ralph was added to the mobile game Kingdom Hearts Union χ as part of an update in April 2019. In the game,
5925-502: Was released November 21, 2018 by Walt Disney Pictures . In addition to the Flash version of the Fix-It Felix Jr. game, Disney released a tie-in side-scrolling platform game called Wreck-It Ralph for the Wii , Nintendo 3DS , and Nintendo DS , to mostly negative reviews. The arcade style side-scrolling game was developed by Pipeworks Software and published by Activision and serves as
6004-571: Was released in conjunction with the film's release, in November 2012. In October 2012, Disney released fully playable browser-based versions of the Hero's Duty and Sugar Rush games on the new official film site. A mobile game titled Wreck-it Ralph was released in November 2012 for iOS and Android systems, with a Windows Phone 8 version following almost a year later. Initially, the game consisted of three mini-games, Fix-it Felix Jr. , Hero's Duty and Sweet Climber , which were later joined by Turbo Time and Hero's Duty: Flight Command . The game
6083-549: Was retired on August 29, 2014. Ralph also appears in Sega 's Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed as a playable guest character. Ralph and Vanellope appear as playable characters in Disney Infinity as well (voiced by Brian T. Delaney and Sarah Silverman, respectively); the Disney Store released their individual figures on January 7, 2014. A combo "toy box pack" of the two figures with Sugar Rush customization discs
6162-696: Was set on 17 October 2010, in an event organized by Perfetti Van Melle (Philippines) at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, in Manila , Philippines. This record was afterwards beaten in November 2014 by another event organized by Perfetti Van Melle and Chupa Chups in Leon, Guanajuato , Mexico where 4,334 Mentos and soda fountains were set off simultaneously. The resulting geyser can shoot as high as 6 m (20 ft). The unofficial record, reached in MythBusters ,
6241-478: Was used as a "jump start" to the reaction. A paper by Tonya Coffey, a physicist at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, confirmed that the rough surface of the Mentos candy helps speed the reaction. Coffey also found that the aspartame in diet soda lowers the surface tension and causes a bigger reaction, but that caffeine does not accelerate the reaction. On the other hand, it has been shown that
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