| Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | |
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| Directed by | Spike Brandt[1] Tony Cervone[1] |
| Screenplay by | Jim Krieg Heath Corson |
| Story by | Jim Krieg |
| Based on | Tom and Jerry byWilliam Hanna andJoseph Barbera Jonny Quest byDoug Wildey Characters byHanna-Barbera Productions Droopy byTex Avery |
| Produced by | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
| Starring | Reese Hartwig Arnie Pantoja James Hong Tia Carrere Tim Matheson |
| Edited by | Kyle Stafford |
| Music by | Michael Tavera |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest is a 2015 Americananimateddirect-to-videoaction comedy film produced byWarner Bros. Animation. Despite the film being purposed for theTom and Jerry franchise, it is a crossover betweenTom and Jerry andHanna-Barbera'sJonny Quest and served as a direct sequel to theoriginal 1964 series.[2] It is also the firstJonny Quest entry produced without the assistance ofWilliam Hanna andJoseph Barbera, who died in 2001 and 2006 respectively.[3] It was originally released digitally on June 9, 2015, followed by a DVD release on June 23, 2015.[2] In this film, Jonny Quest's original voice actor,Tim Matheson, is involved.
The film begins with a trip to the beach forTom andJerry who soon get into a chase. On the same day, the duo later encounterJonny Quest and Hadji, along with their canine companion Bandit. Tom fights off an evil cat army and sends them to retreat. Later, they meet Race Bannon who takes them to Quest Labs where they meet Jonny's father, Dr. Benton Quest, who happens to have the Q sphere, a device that will solve the world's energy problems.
Meanwhile, Dr. Quest's nemesis, Dr. Zin soon finds out about the device and he sends his bumbling henchcats Tin, Pan and Alley to steal the device and kidnap Dr. Quest. That evening, Tom, Jerry, Bandit, Hadji, Dr. Quest, Jonny, and Race are having dinner. Tom is dissatisfied upon only having a bowl of milk. He tries to get the steak from Bandit which that dog isn't happy about, leaves himself still hungry when he and everyone else go to bed for the night. Before heading for bed, he learns and memorizes thesecurity code, which is 1-2-3-4.
Thesecurity system is unlocked as Tom helps himself to the food and as a result, the cats easily break into the Quest Labs and abduct Dr. Quest along with Race and steal the device. Jonny Quest and Hadji wake up to see what has happened, rushing to the scene. They pinpoint to the location where the cat army has taken Dr. Quest and Race and rush off to rescue them. They head to Zin's island where Jonny and Hadji are captured by Zin's robots due to Tom's antics, However, Tom and Jerry escape.
Jerry decides to help them and Tom, who resist to help them, joins the fight where they help Dr. Quest, Jonny and Hadji escape and successfully destroy thevolcano which was to attack theWhite House. Zin tries to escape on his escape pod, but it is stolen by his henchcats, who get tired of his abuse, forcing Zin to hold on to the pod. Tom, Jerry, Jonny, Hadji, Dr. Quest and Race escape from the island and are awarded by the President and the film ends with Tom chasing Jerry after he made fun of Jerry's small medal.
The film received positive reviews with praise for its humour and many critics calling it an improvement from previous crossover films.
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz was released on June 21, 2016.
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