Palm City is a 2017 animated action-comedy film produced by T.J. Entertainment, Imperium Entertainment, and Village Roadshow Pictures for Warner Bros. Pictures. The tenth feature film from T.J. Entertainment and the eighth from Imperium, it was co-written and directed by Trevor Jordan and co-written and produced by Nicholas Pockes and Sean Andrews. Set in 1991, the film follows two Los Angeles police officers who are chosen to put a stop to a criminal plot by an entity known as the Scissor Gang.
Seeking a change in tone, Jordan wrote a screenplay draft that he described as "a parody cop movie" in 2015, which he later revised into a feature film with Pockes and Andrews. The film stars the voices of Thomas Sanders, Alison Brie, Willem Dafoe, and Aaron Paul, and pays homage to 1980s and 1990s cop films. It also features considerably more adult elements than Jordan's other films, such as brief profanity, violence and crude humor. It was T.J. Entertainment's second film to be receive a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, following 2014's Planet Chasers.
Palm City premiered in Los Angeles on July 28, 2017, and was released in theaters and RealD 3D on August 18 in the United States, followed by Australia on October 19. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its style, humor, screenplay, and performances. It was also a box office success, grossing over $122.4 million worldwide on its $32 million budget, making it the ninth highest-grossing animated film of 2017. The film was later released on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD on December 5, 2017.
Plot
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Voice cast
- Thomas Sanders as Sam Weston, a Los Angeles police officer
- Alison Brie as Jenny Hyphen, a Los Angeles police officer and Sam's partner
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Production
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Marketing
Trailers
- The film's teaser trailer was released on November 24, 2016, and was shown before films such as Rules Don't Apply, Moana, and Assassin's Creed.
- The first theatrical trailer was released on February 8, 2017, and was shown before films such as Monster Trucks, The Lego Batman Movie, and The Great Wall.
- The second theatrical trailer was released on April 20, 2017, and was shown before films such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.
- TV spots for the film were released from June to August 2017.
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Rating
The film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sequences of action and violence, some brief language and crude humor".
Music
- Further info: Palm City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Release
Box office
Palm City grossed $22.2 million in North America and $100.2 million internationally for a worldwide total of $122.4 million.
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Critical reception
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Home media
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