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Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
Studio album by Miley Cyrus
Released
August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30)
Recorded
2014–2015
Genre
Experimental
psychedelic
Length
92:06
Label
Smiley Miley Inc.
RCA
Producer
Miley Cyrus (also exec.)
The Flaming Lips
Dennis Coyne
Mike Will Made It
Miley Cyrus chronology
Bangerz
(2013)Bangerz2013 Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
(2015) Younger Now
(2017)Younger Now2017
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz is the fifth studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus, which was independently released for free online streaming on SoundCloud on August 30, 2015. Opting for an album relying less on computerized elements than her previous release, Bangerz (2013), Cyrus began planning the project in 2013 before Bangerz was released. Work continued into 2014 and 2015, when she befriended and began collaborating with the Flaming Lips. In addition to the psychedelic rock band, Cyrus worked with producers Mike Will Made It and Oren Yoel (with whom she had collaborated on Bangerz). The album features guest vocals by Big Sean (who had appeared on Bangerz), Sarah Barthel of Phantogram and Ariel Pink.
Without previous promotion, Cyrus announced that Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz was available for free online streaming when she hosted the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, released independently. Critics were divided in their opinions of the album; some applauded Cyrus' ambition and experimentation, and others considered its production and overall finish lacking. Cyrus has promoted the album with music videos for "Dooo It!", "Lighter" and "BB Talk", performances of "Karen Don't Be Sad" and "Twinkle Song" when she hosted Saturday Night Live, and the Milky Milky Milk Tour in November and December 2015.
On April 10, 2017, the album was released commercially on iTunes and streaming platforms through RCA Records.[1]
Contents
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1 Background and production
2 Music and lyrics
2.1 Composition
2.2 Songs and lyrical content
3 Release
3.1 Reaction
3.2 Promotion
4 Critical reception
5 Track listing
6 Personnel
7 Release history
8 References
Background and production[edit]
On my last record, everything we did was with computers. But [The Flaming Lips are] real musicians – they can change keys on a whim. I've never seen anything like it. They've had me on this journey that's greater than anything I've been on. It's really deep.
— Cyrus, describing her artistic transition during the album's production[2]
On October 4, 2013, after the release of Bangerz, Cyrus announced that she was working on a follow-up album. She said, "I'm already at a different time than I was when I finished [Bangerz]" and was so removed from daily life because of her career that "I need something to work for".[3] Cyrus befriended Wayne Coyne and his band, the Flaming Lips; they joined her for performances during her Bangerz Tour, and Cyrus recorded cover versions of The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life" for the Flaming Lips' 2014 fifteenth studio album With a Little Help from My Fwends.
Fascinated by their live instrumentation and its contrast with Bangerz' computerized elements, Cyrus began writing material with the Flaming Lips for her then-untitled fifth studio album in May 2014 and expected to finish it after the Bangerz Tour later that year.[4] Producer Mike Will Made It, who collaborated with Cyrus on Bangerz, hinted in July that they were working on a new project[5] and said in December that they had recorded six unfinished tracks for her record.[6] That year Cyrus severed creative ties with producer Dr. Luke to pursue a "different direction musically",[7] and punk rock singer Kathleen Hanna offered to help her with a record "only [Cyrus is] daring enough to make".[8]
Music and lyrics[edit]
Composition[edit]
Wayne Coyne (pictured) influenced the production of Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz.
In its early conceptual stages, Cyrus called Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz "a little psychedelic, but still in that pop world".[9] Mike Will Made It described it as "like country Lana Del Rey backed by a choir, except it's Miley pouring her heart out".[6] The album is experimental and psychedelic,[10][11][12] with elements of psychedelic pop,[13][14] psychedelic rock,[15] alternative pop,[16] synthpop,[17] art pop[18] and space rock.[18]
Songs and lyrical content[edit]
The first half of Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz has "a healthy dose of the [Flaming Lips]' warm guitars and uniquely unsettling approach to melody"; in its second half, the band's "organic approach" is integrated with the "throbbing computer [pop]" of Mike Will Made It's production.[16] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard interpreted the album's drug and sexual references as Cyrus' way of "addressing the parents put off by her twerk-happy antics during her Bangerz run: You ain't seen nothin' yet!"[15] "Dooo It!" incorporates elements of hip hop and trap music as Cyrus sings, "Yeah, I smoke pot / yeah, I love peace / but I don't give a fuck / I ain't no hippie" in a style called reminiscent of "M.I.A.'s abrasive bravado".[17] "Karen Don't Be Sad" is a "hazy ballad" which has been described as a "lost track from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."[16] "The Floyd Song (Sunrise)" was written after the April 2014 death of Cyrus' dog, Floyd, while she was on the Bangerz Tour. The combination of "acoustic guitar, zapping electronics and warm synth pads" has been said to make Cyrus' vocals sound like she is "fronting a Flaming Lips cover band".[17]
Like "Karen Don't Be Sad", the acoustic "Something About Space Dude" has been compared to material from The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002).[19] In "Space Bootz" Cyrus expresses affection for a love interest who is "emotionally unavailable",[20] with a more "cosmic-pop" production and "interstellar whooshes and synths" than the lyrically-similar "Something About Space Dude".[18] "Fuckin Fucked Up" is a witch house-inspired interlude before "BB Talk";[21] in "BB Talk" Cyrus expresses distaste for public displays of affection from a love interest and a desire for him to "fuck [her] so [he stops] baby talking."[20] The "swaying, stoney, piano-based" "Fweaky" describes a sexual encounter after drinking and using drugs.[20] "Bang Me Box", a "raunchy electro R&B" song, expresses an explicit desire for lesbian sex.[20][22]
Cyrus sings the tenth song, "Milky Milky Milk", in a "robotic" voice over a "wiggy synth" beat.[23][24] It shares the lyrics "I feel like a slab of butter / that is melting in the sun / oppression melts away / now that you and me are one" with the next track, "Slab of Butter (Scorpion)", which features Sarah Barthel of Phantogram.[25][26] The "'80s robo-funk" interlude "I'm So Drunk" precedes "I Forgive Yiew", with its elements of "cartoonish funk-hop."[22] "I Get So Scared" is a "soulful" number about moving on from a former love interest,[27][28] and "Lighter" combines a Cyndi Lauperesque vocal with "percolating ’80s pop" experimentation.[22] "Tangerine" is a "spacey, acid dipped slow burner", with a verse by rapper Big Sean in the middle,[20] followed by the chime-heavy "Tiger Dreams" with Ariel Pink as a background vocalist.[13] The eighteenth track, "Evil Is But a Shadow", was compared to Portishead; when heard with "Tangerine" and "Tiger Dreams", it has "druggy" and "hypnotic" elements.[20]
In "Cyrus Skies", Cyrus sings "I’ve been alive but I’ve been a liar" in an exaggerated manner[23] over an "opulent pop" beat which "comes off like a horror movie Lana Del Rey."[13] "1 Sun" has been called a "Lady Gaga-Sky Ferreira hybrid" with an "industrial-electro-tinged" production and environmentally-conscious lyrics reminiscent of "Wake Up America" from Cyrus' second studio album, Breakout (2008).[13][22] According to Cyrus, she "passive aggressively" included "Miley Tibetan Bowlzzz" on the album as a demonstration of artistic control and independence when her team expressed concern that the album might be "too long". Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, recorded her playing the Tibetan bowls; she "[wanted] people to listen all the way through just once, because it’s a nice story".[29] "Pablow the Blowfish" is a piano-based ballad addressing Cyrus' grief for her pet fish, with "silly" and "endearing" lyrics (including "watching my friends eat my friends ruined my appetite", referring to a sushi outing).[20] Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz closes with "Twinkle Song", inspired by the death of her friend's cat;[30] Cyrus' vocal begins in a "controlled country-ballad voice" which becomes "powerful yelling."[31]
Release[edit]
At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, Cyrus said that Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (untitled at the time) "might take me five years" to finish: "I'll just work on it until I'm done". According to the singer, the album is "about music [and is] not about twerking".[9] In January 2015 Cyrus expressed her intention "to get this stuff out ASAP", adding that she was working on the album nearly every day.[32] Although Bangerz cost "a couple million" dollars to produce, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz cost about $50,000; she said that RCA Records, her label, did not hear the final product until she completed it.[33] The album does not count towards her multi-album recording contract with the label, but RCA said: "Miley Cyrus continues to be a groundbreaking artist. She has a strong point of view regarding her art and expressed her desire to share this body of work with her fans directly. RCA Records is pleased to support Miley's unique musical vision".[33]
Cyrus mentioned that the possibility of a free album in an August 2015 Marie Claire interview, with her manager adding that the singer was "prepared to buy herself out of the label" if RCA Records did not cooperate with her plan. That month, Cyrus was reportedly working on two albums simultaneously and considered releasing her project with the Flaming Lips for free.[34] On the red carpet for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30 (which she hosted), she said: "It's been kind of the most magical week of my life ... It feels like Christmas". Cyrus closed the show with a previously-unannounced performance of "Dooo It!" with Coyne, before telling the audience that Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz was available for free online streaming.[33] Vinyl pressings of the record were announced in October 2015, but have yet to be released.[35] In April 2017, the album was officially uploaded to iTunes and paid music subscription services like Apple Music and Spotify, after only being available for free on SoundCloud for almost 2 years.
Reaction[edit]
Dan Weiss of Spin found that the most interesting aspect of Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz was RCA Records' willingness to let Cyrus release the material outside her recording contract: "Before the era of the surprise free album, record companies would refuse to release an uncommercial record, or let it choke to death without promotion". According to Weiss, the label supported Cyrus' launch strategy when it determined that none of the material "was worth fighting Big Miley LLC over".[27] Chris DeVille of Stereogum said, "After a second straight year dotted by surprise drops by everyone from Drake to Death Grips to Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips" (after Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album in 2013), the practice ran the risk of becoming "standard". DeVille questioned the accuracy of the word "surprise", when the projects' existence had been extensively discussed by the media before their release.[36]
Joe Coscarelli wrote for The New York Times that, given the success and duration of her career, Cyrus earned the privilege of "[debuting] a different, decidedly noncommercial version of herself" and her "performative, post-Disney, anything-goes ethos is more than a retail strategy — it’s her all-encompassing aesthetic and lifestyle".[33] John Mayer called the album "a masterwork of whack genius" on Twitter, praising Cyrus' demonstration that "you can be one artist one year and the next discover some crazy light inside yourself and shine it everywhere".[37] Elton John commended the singer for her unorthodox collaboration with the Flaming Lips, which he called the "spur of the moment, out of leftfield stuff ... that would have happened during the '60s".[38]
Promotion[edit]
Before the announcement of Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Cyrus sang "Twinkle Song" at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida on December 7, 2014.[30] She and the Flaming Lips introduced "Tiger Dreams" during the Adult Swim upfront party at Terminal 5 in New York City on May 13, 2015.[39] After the album's release, Cyrus was the host and musical guest for the 41st-season premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 3. She and the Flaming Lips were introduced by U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for their performance of "Karen Don't Be Sad" in animal onesies; Cyrus "[stood] before the microphone wearing a blond beehive made of dreadlocks, tangled with string and sparkling things".[40][41] She soloed on "Twinkle Song" for the second performance, where she "[sat] down at a piano covered in photos of animals [and] small blue lights"; the performance ended with Cyrus "in tears [and] her voice breaking".[41] That night she announced her Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz Tour (later renamed the Milky Milky Milk Tour),[42] which visited eight North American clubs in November and December.[43] The Flaming Lips performed "Karen Don't Be Sad" and "Tiger Dreams" during an impromptu performance at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California on October 12; Wayne Coyne sang the lead vocal, explaining that Cyrus was "at home".[44] Music videos for "Dooo It!", "Lighter" and "BB Talk" were released on August 31,[45] November 21[46] and December 11, respectively.[47] After the video premieres, "Dooo It!" and "BB Talk" charted at 60th and 86th place on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[48]
Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source
Rating
Metacritic 60/100[49]
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic [50]
The A.V. Club C[22]
Billboard [15]
Consequence of Sound C–[51]
DIY [18]
Entertainment Weekly A–[16]
New York Daily News [14]
NME 8/10[13]
Pitchfork 3/10[21]
Rolling Stone [52]
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating (out of 100) to reviews from mainstream critics, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz received an average score of 60 ("mixed or average reviews") based on 21 reviews.[53] According to Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly, the project saw Cyrus "pulling 'a reverse Liz Phair' in that she [started] with the glossy pop stuff and [ended] up producing something as intense and naked as Exile in Guyville"; the record represented a "distillation of an artist’s soul that is both rare and wonderful".[16] Nick Levine of NME wrote that "1 Sun" and "I Get So Scared" were lyrically similar to Cyrus' earlier "Wake Up America" and "Adore You", which made the new album "[feel] like a wonderfully unexpected progression" instead of a "contrived bid for credibility".[13] Rob Sheffield called "Something About Space Dude" an album highlight in Rolling Stone, citing the line "our lips get me so wet / while I'm singing all the verses from the Tibetan Book of the Dead" from "Milky Milky Milk" as the project's best, although Cyrus attempted several "Coyne-like high notes that don't suit her lowdown voice".[52] The album was ranked 10th, 25th and 42nd, respectively, on Entertainment Weekly's,[54] Time Out London's[55] and NME's lists of the best albums of 2015.[56]
In a mixed review, Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club called the 92-minute album's unrefined production a "slog to get through", although it was "commendable for its devil-may-care bravery".[22] According to Jason Lipshutz of Billboard, the album should be enjoyed "as the work of an artist who ... will not be bound to the post-teen pop stardom she inherited less than two years ago"; although portions were "unlistenable", the overall project was "messy, imperfect, provocative and entertaining".[15] In DIY Kyle Macneill wrote that the tracks alternated between success and failure, praising Cyrus' "gigantic foam finger to industry constraints" and describing the album as "a dazzling insight into the twinkling mind of one of pop’s biggest stars".[18]
Jim Faber of the New York Daily News wrote that Cyrus' vocals sounded like "they were recorded through a bong"; the album "could use a hefty dose of editing" and was "annoying to any listener".[14] According to Dan Weiss of Spin, "the total lack of unpredictability ... is what betrays Cyrus’ true lack of imagination" and he raised the possibility of an "all-time backlash" she might experience if her return to the mainstream market "doesn't woo radio".[27] Sasha Geffen wrote in Consequence of Sound that the album "is a huge mess, but at least it's an honest one";[51] Pitchfork Media's Meaghan Garvey criticized Cyrus for releasing "the definition of a vanity project".[21]
Track listing[edit]
Credits adapted from Cyrus' website.[57]
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1. "Dooo It!"
Miley Cyrus
Wayne Coyne
Steven Drozd
Dennis Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Dave Fridmann[a]
3:38
2. "Karen Don't Be Sad"
Cyrus
W. Coyne
Drozd
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
4:52
3. "The Floyd Song (Sunrise)"
Cyrus
Drozd
W. Coyne
D. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
5:16
4. "Something About Space Dude"
Cyrus
W. Coyne
Derek Brown
Drozd
D. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
3:28
5. "Space Bootz"
Cyrus
Oren Yoel
Cyrus[b]
4:39
6. "Fucking Fucked Up"
Cyrus
D. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
0:50
7. "BB Talk" Cyrus
Yoel
The Flaming Lips[b]
Cyrus[b]
4:32
8. "Fweaky" Cyrus
Mike Will Made It
A+[c]
3:47
9. "Bang Me Box" Cyrus
Mike Will Made It
Resource[c]
3:41
10. "Milky Milky Milk"
Cyrus
W. Coyne
Drozd
D. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
4:47
11. "Slab of Butter (Scorpion)" (featuring Sarah Barthel)
Cyrus
W. Coyne
Drozd
D. Coyne
Mike Will Made It
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
Ryder Ripps[c]
Jon Baken[c]
Josh Knapp[c]
Fridmann[a]
Barthel[a]
5:01
12. "I'm So Drunk"
Cyrus
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
0:46
13. "I Forgive Yiew"
Cyrus
Sam Hook
Mike Will Made It
Ripps[c]
Baken[c]
Knapp[c]
3:14
14. "I Get So Scared"
Cyrus
Yoel
3:53
15. "Lighter"
Cyrus
Mike Will Made It
A+[c]
5:19
16. "Tangerine" (featuring Big Sean)
Cyrus
Drozd
W. Coyne
D. Coyne
Sean Anderson
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
5:05
17. "Tiger Dreams" (featuring Ariel Pink)
Cyrus
Drozd
W. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
5:52
18. "Evil Is But a Shadow"
Cyrus
W. Coyne
Drozd
Brown
D. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
4:35
19. "Cyrus Skies"
Cyrus
Drozd
W. Coyne
Cyrus
The Flaming Lips
D. Coyne[a]
Fridmann[a]
5:33
20. "1 Sun"
Cyrus
Yoel
3:59
21. "Miley Tibetan Bowlzzz"
Cyrus
Drozd
The Flaming Lips
2:09
22. "Pablow the Blowfish" Cyrus Cyrus 3:30
23. "Twinkle Song" Cyrus Cyrus 3:43
Total length: 92:06
Notes[57]
^[a] Additional production
^[b] Vocal producer
^[c] Co-producer
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from Cyrus' website.[57]
A+ – producer
Josh Baken – producer
Sarah Barthel – producer
Dennis Coyne – mixing, recording, producer
Billy Ray Cyrus – recording
Miley Cyrus – executive producer, mixing, producer, recording
Doron Dina – mixing
The Flaming Lips – mixing, producer, recording
Luis Flores – assisting
Dave Fridmann – mixing, producer
Mike Fridmann – assisting
Darryle Gayle – assisting
Paul David Hager – mixing, sound engineering
Steve "The Sauce" Hybicki – mixing
Josh Knapp – producer
Dave Kutch – mastering
Randy Lanphear – assistance
Mike Will Made It – producer, recording
Resource – producer
Ryder Ripps – producer
Sean Tallman – mixing
Oren Yoel – instrumentation, mixing, producer, programming
Release history[edit]
List of release dates, showing region, formats, labels and references.
Region
Date
Format(s)
Label(s)
Ref.
Various
August 30, 2015 Online streaming Smiley Miley Inc. [33]
April 10, 2017 Digital download RCA
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The Secret Life of Pets
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The Secret Life of Pets
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Chris Renaud
Produced by
Chris Meledandri[1]
Janet Healy[1]
Written by
Brian Lynch[2]
Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio[2]
Starring
Louis C.K.
Eric Stonestreet
Kevin Hart
Jenny Slate
Ellie Kemper
Lake Bell
Dana Carvey
Hannibal Buress
Bobby Moynihan
Steve Coogan
Albert Brooks
Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Edited by
Ken Schretzmann
Production
company
Illumination Entertainment
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) (AIAFF)
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes[3]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$75 million[4]
Box office
$875.5 million[4]
The Secret Life of Pets is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment. It is directed by Chris Renaud, and co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, and written by Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.[5][2] The film stars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Steve Coogan, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Jenny Slate and Albert Brooks.
The Secret Life of Pets premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 16, 2016, and was released in theaters in the United States on July 8, 2016, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $875 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing original animated film not produced by Disney or Pixar,[6] as well as the sixth highest-grossing film of 2016, and was the year's most profitable release. A sequel is set for release on June 7, 2019.[7]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Music and soundtrack
5 Release
5.1 Home media
6 Reception
6.1 Box office
6.1.1 North America
6.1.2 Outside North America
6.2 Critical response
6.3 Accolades
7 Sequel
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
A Jack Russell Terrier named Max lives with his owner Katie in a Manhattan apartment. While she is at work during the day, he hangs out with other pets in the building: tabby cat Chloe, pug Mel, dachshund Buddy, and budgerigar Sweet Pea. One day, Katie adopts Duke, a large mongrel from the pound, leaving Max jealous because of her divided focus on Duke. Enraged by Max's attitude towards him, Duke tries to abandon Max in an alley, but they are both attacked by cats led by Sphynx cat Ozone who removed both dogs' collars and leave them to be caught by Animal Control. Duke fears that he will be put down if he goes back to the pound. To her desperation, Gidget, a white Pomeranian actually discovers that Max is missing.
Meanwhile, he and Duke are rescued by a white rabbit named Snowball, the leader of "The Flushed Pets" – a gang of sewer-dwelling animals who hate humans because their owners mistreated them. After Max and Duke pretend to despise humans as much as they do by saying they killed their owners, the Flushed Pets invite them to join. Before they can prove their loyalty by allowing a one-fanged viper to bite them, Snowball learns from the cats that Max and Duke are domesticated. The two dogs escape the sewers and board a ferry to Brooklyn, inadvertently killing the viper in the process; Snowball vows to kill them and leads the Flushed Pets after them.
Meanwhile, Gidget recruits a red-tailed hawk named Tiberius to find him, but mistakenly returns carrying Ozone, whom Gidget coerces into telling what he knows about the dogs. They then enlisted Mel, Buddy, Chloe, guinea pig Norman and Sweet Pea. On the way, they meet Pops, an old Basset Hound, who helps Gidget and the pets find Max. Meanwhile, Max and Duke raid a sausage factory for food. Gidget and co. encounter Snowball, who vows to kill them as well, and Norman is captured as the rest of Gidget's team flees.
Meanwhile, Duke tells Max about his previous owner, Fred, an elderly man who adopted him as a puppy and loved spending time with him. One day, Duke got lost while chasing a butterfly and was caught by Animal Control, but Fred never came to claim him. Max convinces him to visit Fred's house in a nearby neighborhood, confident Fred will still love him and take him back. When they arrive at Fred's house, they learn from the resident cat Reginald that Fred has died. Heartbroken, Duke accuses Max of attempting to get rid of him and barks at the new homeowners who had just returned to the house, who call Animal Control. The handlers catch Max, but Duke interferes long enough for Max to escape and ends up being captured instead.
While trying to rescue Duke as he follows the Animal Control van, Max is attacked by Snowball who tries to kill him. However, when his gang is captured, Snowball realizes that he and Max must work together to rescue them. They drive a city bus into the van on the Brooklyn Bridge, stopping traffic. The Flushed Pets encircle Max, unaware of his partnership with Snowball, but Gidget and her team save him. When Gidget is using her kung-fu fighting skills, Max starts to fall in love with her. The van gets stuck in scaffolding and the Flushed Pets escape. Once Max got the keys to Duke's cage, the van plummets into the East River with him inside. Max is unable to free Duke, so Snowball jumps into the river to retrieve the keys, allowing them to escape the sinking van. Once out of the river, Snowball realizes how good being heroic feels.
The entire group returns to the apartment block by pig-driven taxi. Max expresses his love for Gidget, who returns his affection. Snowball and the Flushed Pets then come up with a new plan to annihilate all humans, but a little girl named Molly arrives to adopt Snowball and the remaining Flushed Pets return to the sewers. At first, Snowball resists, but gives in and lets himself become a domesticated pet. The domesticated pets return to their homes and embrace their owners, and Max and Duke finally reunite with Katie, sparking a true friendship.
In a mid-credits scene, Buddy and Mel show up in costume at a party in poodle Leonard's apartment. Leonard's owner returns and Tattoo crashes to the floor on the chandelier.
Cast[edit]
Louis C.K. as Max, a Jack Russell Terrier.[8]
Eric Stonestreet as Duke, a large, brown, shaggy mongrel.[8]
Kevin Hart as Snowball, a white rabbit.[8]
Jenny Slate as Gidget, a white Pomeranian and Max's love interest.
Ellie Kemper as Katie, Max and Duke's friendly owner.[1][9]
Lake Bell as Chloe, an obese and apathetic grey tabby cat[9] who is one of Max's friends.
Dana Carvey as Pops, an elderly Basset Hound,[10] who is paralyzed in his back legs.
Hannibal Buress as Buddy, a laid-back dachshund[9][11] and one of Max's friends.
Bobby Moynihan as Mel, an hyperactive pug and one of Max's friends.
Steve Coogan as Ozone, a Cockney-accented Sphynx cat.
Steve Coogan also voices Reginald, a malevolent Himalayan cat.
Albert Brooks as Tiberius, a curmudgeonly red-tailed hawk.[9][11]
Chris Renaud as Norman, a guinea pig who keeps getting lost trying to find his apartment.
Michael Beattie as Tattoo, a slow-witted tattooed pig who is one of the Flushed Pets.
Sandra Echeverría as Maria, a character from the La Pasión de la Pasión telenovela that Gidget watches.
Jaime Camil as Fernando, a character from the La Pasión de la Pasión telenovela that Gidget watches.
Kiely Renaud as Molly, a little girl who adopts Snowball.
Production[edit]
In January 2014, it was announced that Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, and Kevin Hart had joined the cast of the film, with Chris Renaud set to direct from a screenplay written by Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, while Illumination Entertainment would produce, and Universal Pictures would distribute the film and was originally titled Max.[12][8] In June 2014, Albert Brooks, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Lake Bell and Ellie Kemper joined the cast.[9] The animation was created entirely in France by Illumination MacGuff.[13]
Music and soundtrack[edit]
The Secret Life of Pets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Alexandre Desplat
Released
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)
Recorded
2016
Genre
Film score
Jazz
Classical
Length
51:31
Label
Back Lot Music
Producer
Dominique Lemonnier
Alexandre Desplat soundtrack chronology
Florence Foster Jenkins
(2016)Florence Foster Jenkins2016 The Secret Life of Pets
(2016) The Light Between Oceans
(2016)The Light Between Oceans2016
The original score for the film was composed by Alexandre Desplat.[14] The soundtrack was released on July 1, 2016 by Back Lot Music.[15]
Track listing
All music composed by Alexandre Desplat, except "We Go Together" by The Sausage Factory Singers.
[show]Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1. "Meet the Pets" 2:37
2. "Katie's Leaving" 0:55
3. "Meet Duke" 3:36
4. "Fetch Me a Stick" 3:09
5. "Telenovela Squirrels" 1:24
6. "Hijack!" 2:00
7. "Gidget Meets Tiberius" 4:56
8. "Initiation Time" 1:01
9. "Rooftop Route" 1:27
10. "The Viper" 1:49
11. "You Have an Owner?" 3:04
12. "Good Morning Max" 1:21
13. "Sewer Chase" 1:09
14. "Who's With Me?" 1:21
15. "Me Like What Me See" 0:54
16. "Traveling Bossa" 1:56
17. "Flushed Out To Brooklyn" 2:47
18. "Sausages!" 1:13
19. "Duke's Old House / Captured" 3:03
20. "Brooklyn Bridge Showdown" 2:34
21. "Rescuing Duke" 2:46
22. "Wet But Handsome / Blue Taxi" 1:24
23. "Max and Gidget" 1:36
24. "Welcome Home" 1:57
25. "We Go Together" (originally from Grease) 1:24
Total length: 51:31
Release[edit]
The film was originally scheduled to be released on February 12, 2016, but was pushed back to July 8, 2016.[2] It was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D using DMR.[16][better source needed] The Secret Life of Pets premiered at the 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 16, 2016, and was screened at VidCon.[17] The film is accompanied by a Despicable Me short film entitled Mower Minions.
Home media[edit]
The Secret Life of Pets was released on Digital HD on November 22, 2016, and on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on December 6, 2016. In addition to the short film Mower Minions, which was released theatrically with the feature film, the releases also include two short films: Norman Television and Weenie.[18]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
The Secret Life of Pets grossed $368.4 million in Canada and the U.S., and $507.1 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $875.5 million, against a production budget of $75 million.[4] Its internationally takings helped push Universal Pictures [International] past $1 billion for the tenth consecutive year,[19] and aided Illumination Entertainment to pass the $4 billion mark for the first time since 2010.[20]
Worldwide, it is the fifth highest-grossing original film of all time (behind Avatar, Zootopia, The Lion King, and Finding Nemo),[21] the sixth highest-grossing film of 2016,[22] the 12th highest-grossing animated film of all time, and the 50th highest-grossing film of all time. Deadline.com calculated the net profit of the film to be $374.6 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the most profitable release of 2016.[23]
North America[edit]
In Canada and the United States, the film was projected to gross around $70 million in its opening weekend, with some predictions going as high as $100 million.[24][25][26] It received the widest release for an animated film as well as for a PG-rated film (breaking Shrek Forever After's record) and the seventh widest of all time overall, across 4,370 theaters, the widest release since The Dark Knight Rises.[25][27][28][29] It made $5.3 million from Thursday night previews in 3,009 theaters, which is the second biggest of all time for Illumination, behind only Minions ($6.2 million), and the third biggest of all time for an animated film, behind Finding Dory ($9.2 million) and Minions.[26][30] This was followed by a record-breaking $38.5 million opening day gross (including previews), the biggest for an original film.[31][32] In its opening weekend, it exceeded expectations and grossed $104.4 million, finishing first at the box office.[33] Its debut is the sixth biggest for an animated film, the sixth highest weekend debut in July, and the fourth biggest opening weekend for Universal Pictures.[34] It also set the record for largest opening for an original film, eclipsing the $90.4 million debut of Inside Out.[35][36]
In its second weekend, the film made $50.8 million (-51.3%) while maintaining the top spot, despite facing stiff competition with newcomer Ghostbusters.[37] Although it slipped into second place when overtaken by Star Trek Beyond in its third weekend, it was still able to fend off the two other new releases—Lights Out and Ice Age: Collision Course—by earning another $29.6 million.[38] It passed $300 million on its twenty-sixth day—the same day it crossed $400 million worldwide[39]—becoming the seventh film of 2016,[40] the seventh Universal Pictures film (the first for the year),[41] and the twelfth animated film overall to reach the benchmark.[42]
Outside North America[edit]
Internationally, The Secret Life of Pets received a scattered release from June to September in a total of 69 markets, and faced competition from other animated films such as Finding Dory and Ice Age: Collision Course in the course of its release.[43][44][45] In total, it had number-one openings in 45 markets and recorded the biggest opening for an original animated film in 17 territories, and the No. 1 animated film of 2016 to date in 13 markets.[20][46] It topped the international box office in its ninth weekend after earning $43.8 million in 53 markets (dethroning Suicide Squad).[47] However, this wasn't the film's biggest single weekend gross. Its biggest weekend gross was actually in its seventh weekend when it grossed $69.3 million. That weekend it was No. 3 behind Suicide Squad ($133.3 million) and Chinese film Time Raiders ($64.6 million).[48]
It was released in the United Kingdom and Norway two weeks ahead of its U.S. release, where it grossed a combined total of $14.1 million in the two markets.[43] Prior to its official debut in the UK and Ireland on June 24, the film had two days worth of previews on June 18 and 19, from which it made £3.63 million ($5.2 million) in two days. This figure was later counted in the film's official opening weekend.[49] It went on to score the fourth biggest original animation opening weekend ever there, with £9.58 million ($13.4 million) from 592 theaters, trailing behind Inside Out, Monsters, Inc., and Up. Excluding previews, its total three-day opening was $8.1 million.[50][51] This was amidst Brexit and despite facing competition from Independence Day: Resurgence.[43][52] The film held off extremely well in its second and third weekend falling just 20% and 24%, earning £4.47 million ($6.1 million) and £3.62 million ($4.8 million) respectively despite facing some competitions.[53][54] It has topped the box office for three consecutive weekends and has grossed total of $41 million there.[55] In Norway, it took the number one spot as well, with $778,000.[43] It scored the biggest animation opening of 2016 and the second biggest of all time overall in both Taiwan ($2 million)—behind Madagascar, and Hong Kong ($1.9 million)—behind Inside Out.[44]
In Argentina, the film had a record-breaking number-one debut with $4 million from 195 screens — the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated film and the second biggest opening ever for any film (behind Furious 7). Similarly, Chile also recorded the second biggest animated opening ever with $1.7 million (behind Minions). Colombia also opened at No. 1 with a huge $1.5 million.[56] In Mexico, other than opening at No. 1, it posted the biggest original animated opening of all time with $7.6 million, surpassing the studio's own previous record holder Inside Out.[45] Also in Russia, it scored the biggest original animated opening and the second biggest ever for an animated film, behind Minions with $16.3 million, although this included $6.4 million five days worth of previews.[47] It went on to become the highest-grossing film of the summer that year.[57] In Japan, the film opened on August 11—the date of Japan's first Mountain Day national holiday—with Toho-Towa distributing, and earned $4.6 million on 370,000 admissions for its two-day opening weekend dethroning Shin Godzilla off the top spot. The cumulative total for the four-day holiday (August 11–14) was $9.7 million.[19][58] Similarly, it had number-one debuts in Germany ($7.1 million) and France ($5.9 million), Australia ($5.6 million), Italy ($5.1 million), Brazil ($4.4 million), Spain ($4.5 million), Poland ($1.7 million), Singapore ($1.3 million), Belgium ($1.2 million) and Denmark ($1.2 million), Indonesia ($1.1 million), the Philippines ($1 million), and South Africa ($463,000). In Germany, it scored the best animation opening since Minions.[45][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] It topped the box office in Israel for five straight weekends and in Australia, Russia and Spain for three weekends.[45][47][61][63] In Japan, the film was the highest-grossing foreign release of the weekend, holding the top spot for four consecutive weekends.[60]
In China—the world's second biggest film market—the film opened on a Tuesday, earning a modest $5.2 million on its opening day. To Sunday, it achieved a six-day opening of $29.3 million and $15.5 million for the weekend alone (Friday to Sunday), with per screen averages over $500 per screen per day. In both instances, it was behind the local film Time Raiders.[59][66][67] In South Korea, despite debuting in fifth place, it had an opening of $6.9 million.[59] Elsewhere, it grossed $2.7 million in the Netherlands, $1.2 million in Sweden and in Hungary it scored the biggest opening of the year with $738,000,[59] and also in Portugal ($965,000), Latvia ($224,000),[47] and South Africa.[64]
In terms of total earnings, its biggest markets are China ($58 million), United Kingdom and Ireland ($47.2 million), Japan ($41.6 million) and Russia ($34.2 million).[19][47][68] It became the third highest-grossing film of all time in Russia (behind Avatar and Zootopia)[61] and the highest-grossing film of 2016 in Spain.[20][62]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 74% based on 200 reviews with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Fast-paced, funny, and blessed with a talented voice cast, The Secret Life of Pets offers a beautifully animated, cheerfully undemanding family-friendly diversion."[69] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 61 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[70] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[71]
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars and called it "an animated fluffball-a sort of Toy Story with pets does everything to drive you crazy and ends up being totally irresistible."[72] Scott Tobias, writing for NPR, characterized the film's concept as "Toy Story but with house pets," highlighting the film's "thinly distinguished characters" and "gloppy sentimentality."[73] Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four stars and said "In much the same way that the smash Zootopia demonstrated that creatures of different culture and class and species are better off when they come together, The Secret Life of Pets is a testament to teamwork and friendship and fixing the rifts that divide us. Let the fur – and the warm, fuzzy feelings – fly."[74]
However, some critics disliked the film's unexpected similarities with Pixar's Toy Story.[75] Matthew Parkinson of The Escapist compared the plots of both films and wrote that "The Secret Life of Pets feels like one of those hour-long ripoffs you'd see on a children's television network."[76] Ethan Anderton of the website /Film criticised the film's characterisation, and noted that the relationship between Max and Duke was akin to "Woody and Buzz Lightyear all over again."[77]
Accolades[edit]
List of awards and nominations
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s)
Result
Ref(s)
Annie Awards February 4, 2017 Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Eric Guillon Nominated [78]
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production Alexandre Desplat
British Academy Children's Awards November 20, 2016 BAFTA Kids' Vote The Secret Life of Pets [79][80]
Cinema Audio Society February 18, 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated David Accord, Jason Butler, Gary A. Rizzo, Carlos Sotolongo and Frank Wolf [81]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 17, 2016 Best Original Score – Animated Film Alexandre Desplat Won [82][83]
2017 Kids' Choice Awards March 11, 2017 Favorite Animated Movie The Secret Life of Pets Nominated [84]
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie Kevin Hart
Favorite Villain Won
Most Wanted Pet
NAACP Image Awards February 11, 2017 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Nominated [85]
People's Choice Awards January 18, 2017 Favorite Family Movie The Secret Life of Pets [86]
Favorite Animated Movie Voice Kevin Hart
Producers Guild of America January 28, 2017 Best Animated Motion Picture Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri [87]
Sequel[edit]
In August 2016 it was announced that there would be a sequel, with director Chris Renaud, producers Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and writer Brian Lynch, with a release date of July 13, 2018.[88] On January 25, 2017, its release date was pushed back to July 3, 2019.[7] On August 15, 2017, its release date was moved forward to June 7, 2019.
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