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The Bad Guys (Original title)
Date: 2022 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, Japan

Director: Pierre Perifel

Synopsis: Animated comedy. A group of animal criminals are caught and the gang's leader, Mr Wolf, offers the authorities a deal: that to avoid punishment, they will become good citizens. Professor Marmalade struggles to convert them, especially as Mr Wolf does not intend to reform at all. However, soon Mr Wolf begins to find that being good brings its own unsuspected rewards, and when a new criminal gang comes to the city, Mr Wolf finds he wants to persuade his associates to become good for real.

Genre:
Animation

Subjects:
Criminals, Citizenship
Releases
Date: 01 April 2022Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire
Date: 22 April 2022Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (40)
©: DreamWorks Animation L.L.C., Presents: DreamWorks Animation, Presented in association with: Dentsu Inc., Executive Producer: Etan Cohen, Executive Producer: Aaron Blabey, Executive Producer: Patrick Hughes, Produced by: Damon Ross, Produced by: Rebecca Huntley, Production Manager: Tracy Larson, Production Manager: Michael Lynn, Post-production Supervisor: Brynne Orloski, Casting by: Christi Soper Hilt, Screenplay by: Etan Cohen, Additional Screenplay Material by: Yoni Brenner, Hilary Winston, Based on the books by: Aaron Blabey, Head of Story: Nelson Yokota, Visual Effects Supervisor: Matt Baer, Head of Effects: Steve Wood, Animation Supervisor: Antony Gray, Animation Supervisor: Willy Harber, Animation Supervisor: Rani Naamani, Animation Supervisor: Liron Topaz, Animation Supervisor: Benjamin Willis, Onur Yeldan, Head of Character Animation: JP Sans, Head of Lighting: Pablo Valle, Head of Layout: Todd Jansen, Film Editor: John Venzon, Production Designer: Luc Desmarchelier, Art Director: Floriane Marchix, Music by: Daniel Pemberton, Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of London, Sound Designer: Jason W. Jennings, Sound Designer: Brandon Jones, Re-recording Mixer: Julian Slater, Re-recording Mixer: Michael Babcock, Supervising Sound Editor: Julian Slater, Supervising Sound Editor: Jason W. Jennings
Cast (9)
Sam Rockwell (voice of Mr Wolf), Marc Maron (voice of Mr Snake), Craig Robinson (voice of Mr Shark), Anthony Ramos (voice of Mr Piranha), Awkwafina (voice of Ms Tarantula, 'Webs'), Richard Ayoade (voice of Professor Marmalade), Zazie Beetz (voice of Governor Diane Foxington, 'The Crimson Paw'), Lilly Singh (voice of Tiffany Fluffit), Alex Borstein (voice of Police Chief Misty Luggins)