The Emoji Movie (2017)
Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
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As the phone began deleting, Poop shouted "Red alert". This is an obvious nod to Patrick Stewart's role as Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and his frequent saying "red alert" when there is an emergency.
Quotes
Gene:
The world we live in. It's so wondrous, mysterious, even magical. No. No, no, not that world. I meant this one: the smartphone. Each system and program and app is its own little planet of perfect technology. All providing services so necessary, so ...
Goofs
While most of the emojis in the film are part of the set standardized by Unicode, Toaster, Broom and Disco Ball were not as of mid-2017. The Fortune Cookie and Takeout Box emojis were officially added to the Unicode Standard in June 2017, a month before the movie came out, so they would not have been on phones during filming.
Crazy Credits
End credits are depicted as text bubbles, with an appropriate emoji for each position, i.e. a camera for the director and monkeys for the writers.
Alternate Versions
For its UK release, Sony had to remove some mild language in order to receive an U rating instead of a PG - this included a visual use of "WTF" (considered 'disguised strong language' and worthy of a 12A) and a verbal use of "turd".
Soundtracks
Disco InfernoWritten by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey (as Tyrone "Have Mercy" Kersey)
Performed by The Trammps
Courtesy of San Juan Music Group
By arrangement with Fine Gold Music
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | FantasyDetails
Release Date:
28 July 2017Language
English, Spanish
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$24,531,923 30 July 2017
Gross USA:
$86,089,513
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$217,776,646
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