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Revolt Squad is a 1998 American animated satirical comedy film produced by T.J. Entertainment and Imperium Entertainment for Warner Bros. The second feature film from T.J. Entertainment and the first from Imperium, it was co-written and directed by Trevor Jordan and co-written by Nicholas Pockes and Sean Andrews. The film follows a teenage gamer as he and his friends seek to stop a literal industry war that they inadvertently started between video game companies Midway and Sony.

The film satirizes controversies surrounding video games during the mid-to-late 1990s, and stars the voices of Josh Server, Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Kastek, David Arquette, George Takei, and Gedde Watanabe. Jordan originally conceived the idea for the plot in 1996, but kept the piece of paper that he wrote it down on in an "idea bin". Eventually, he told his co-worker Andrews about it, who was interested in the idea and was encouraged to help him adapt it into a film. Production began in November 1996, and concluded in January 1998.

Revolt Squad was released in theaters on August 7, 1998. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its story, themes and performances, and grossed over $66 million worldwide against its $11 million budget. The film was later released on DVD, VHS and LaserDisc on January 5, 1999, and on Blu-ray on August 5, 2008, nearly ten years after its original release.

Plot

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Voice cast

Josh Server as Eric
Melissa Joan Hart as Wendy
Michael Kastek as David
David Arquette as Jackson
George Takei as Mr. Hashimoto
Gedde Watanabe as Mr. Sujiama

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Production

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Marketing

Trailers

A teaser trailer was released on January 23, 1998, and was attached to films such as Blues Brothers 2000, Sphere, and The Borrowers.
The first theatrical trailer was released on March 8, 1998, and was attached to films such as Chairman of the Board, My Giant, and City of Angels.
The second theatrical trailer was released on May 4, 1998, and was attached to films such as Godzilla, Les Misérables, and Deep Impact.
TV spots for the film were released from June to August 1998.

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Music

Further info: Revolt Squad: Music from the Motion Picture

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Release

Box office

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Critical reception

Revolt Squad received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71%.

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Home media

Revolt Squad was released on DVD, VHS and Laserdisc on January 5, 1999.

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 |name = ''Revolt Squad''
 |image = Revoltsquadposter.png
-|director = [[TjsWorld2011]]
+|director = [[Trevor Jordan]]
-|producer = [[Ntpockets]]<br>[[NovaStar302601|Pyro R.]]
+|producer = [[Nicholas Pockes]]
-|screenplay = TjsWorld2011<br>Ntpockets<br>Pyro R.
+|screenplay = Trevor Jordan<br>Nicholas Pockes<br>[[Sean Andrews]]
-|story = TjsWorld2011
+|story = Trevor Jordan
-|starring = [[Wikipedia:Jason Alexander|Jason Alexander]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]]<br>[[Michael Kastek]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]]<br>[[Wikipedia:George Takei|George Takei]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Gedde Watanabe|Gedde Watanabe]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Tom Kenny|Tom Kenny]]
+|starring = [[Wikipedia:Josh Server|Josh Server]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Melissa Joan Hart|Melissa Joan Hart]]<br>[[Michael Kastek]]<br>[[Wikipedia:David Arquette|David Arquette]]<br>[[Wikipedia:George Takei|George Takei]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Gedde Watanabe|Gedde Watanabe]]
 |music = [[Wikipedia:Elliot Goldenthal|Elliot Goldenthal]]
-|editor = [[Dr2lol]]
+|editor = John Venzon
-|studio = [[TjsWorld2011 Pictures|TjsWorld2011 Entertainment]]<br>[[NovaStar Animation|Pyro R. Productions]]
+|studio = [[T.J. Entertainment]]<br>[[Imperium Entertainment]]
-|distributor = [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]]
+|distributor = [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
-|release = August 21, 1998
+|release = August 7, 1998
 |time = 85 minutes
 |language = English
-|ratings = PG <small>([[Wikipedia:Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA]])</small>
+|ratings = PG <small>([[Wikipedia:Motion Picture Association|MPAA]])</small>
 |country = United States
-|budget = $22 million
+|budget = $11 million
-|gross = $102.3 million
+|gross = $66 million
-}}'''''Revolt Squad''''' is a 1998 American animated satirical comedy film produced by [[TjsWorld2011 Pictures|TjsWorld2011 Entertainment]] and [[NovaStar Animation|Pyro R. Productions]] for [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros.|Warner Bros.]] Directed and co-written by [[TjsWorld2011]] and co-written and produced by [[Ntpockets]] and [[NovaStar302601|Pyro R.]], it was the third feature film from [[TjsWorld2011 Pictures|TjsWorld2011 Entertainment]], as well as the first feature film from [[NovaStar Animation|Pyro R. Productions]]. In the film, a literal industry war breaks out between video game companies [[Wikipedia:Midway Games|Midway]] and [[Wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony]] after a story damaging the latter's reputation is released to the public. Unbeknownst to Sony, who blames Midway for its release due to its bad reputation and urges the Japanese government to escalate conflict with the United States as retaliation, the story was actually unknowingly discovered by a teenage gamer living in California. Now, he and his friends must put a stop to what they inadvertently started before it destroys the video game industry.
+}}'''''Revolt Squad''''' is a 1998 American animated satirical comedy film produced by [[T.J. Entertainment]] and [[Imperium Entertainment]] for [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] The second feature film from T.J. Entertainment and the first from Imperium, it was co-written and directed by [[Trevor Jordan]] and co-written by [[Nicholas Pockes]] and [[Sean Andrews]]. The film follows a teenage gamer as he and his friends seek to stop a literal industry war that they inadvertently started between video game companies [[Wikipedia:Midway Games|Midway]] and [[Wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony]].
-The film satirizes controversies surrounding video games during the mid-1990s. TjsWorld2011 originally conceived the idea for the plot in 1996, but kept the piece of paper that he wrote it down on in an "idea bin". Eventually, he told his co-worker Pyro R. about it, who was interested in the idea and was encouraged to help him adapt it into a film. The film's score was composed by [[Wikipedia:Elliot Goldenthal|Elliot Goldenthal]].
+The film satirizes controversies surrounding video games during the mid-to-late 1990s, and stars the voices of [[Wikipedia:Josh Server|Josh Server]], [[Wikipedia:Melissa Joan Hart|Melissa Joan Hart]], [[Michael Kastek]], [[Wikipedia:David Arquette|David Arquette]], [[Wikipedia:George Takei|George Takei]], and [[Wikipedia:Gedde Watanabe|Gedde Watanabe]]. Jordan originally conceived the idea for the plot in 1996, but kept the piece of paper that he wrote it down on in an "idea bin". Eventually, he told his co-worker Andrews about it, who was interested in the idea and was encouraged to help him adapt it into a film. Production began in November 1996, and concluded in January 1998.
-''Revolt Squad'' was originally released in theaters on August 21, 1998. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, admiring its story, animation, and themes, and grossed over $102.3 million worldwide over its $22 million budget. The film was later released on [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]], [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS]], and [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] on January 5, 1999 and on [[Wikipedia:Blu-ray|Blu-ray]] on August 5, 2008, nearly ten years after its original release.
+''Revolt Squad'' was released in theaters on August 7, 1998. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its story, themes and performances, and grossed over $66 million worldwide against its $11 million budget. The film was later released on [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]], [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS]] and [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] on January 5, 1999, and on [[Wikipedia:Blu-ray|Blu-ray]] on August 5, 2008, nearly ten years after its original release.
 ==Plot==
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 ==Voice cast==
-*[[Wikipedia:Jason Alexander|Jason Alexander]] as [[Eric (Revolt Squad)|Eric]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Josh Server|Josh Server]] as [[Eric (Revolt Squad)|Eric]]
-*[[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]] as [[Wendy (Revolt Squad)|Wendy]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Melissa Joan Hart|Melissa Joan Hart]] as [[Wendy (Revolt Squad)|Wendy]]
 *[[Michael Kastek]] as [[David (Revolt Squad)|David]]
-*[[Wikipedia:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]] as [[Jackson (Revolt Squad)|Jackson]]
+*[[Wikipedia:David Arquette|David Arquette]] as [[Jackson (Revolt Squad)|Jackson]]
 *[[Wikipedia:George Takei|George Takei]] as [[Mr. Hashimoto (Revolt Squad)|Mr. Hashimoto]]
 *[[Wikipedia:Gedde Watanabe|Gedde Watanabe]] as [[Mr. Sujiama (Revolt Squad)|Mr. Sujiama]]
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 ==Production==
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-===Themes===
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 ==Marketing==
 ===Trailers===
-*The film’s teaser trailer premiered on January 25, 1998 during [[Wikipedia:Super Bowl XXXII|Super Bowl XXXII]] on [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]]; it was later attached to films such as ''[[Wikipedia:Blues Brothers 2000|Blues Brothers 2000]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Sphere (1998 film)|Sphere]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]''.
+*A teaser trailer was released on January 23, 1998, and was attached to films such as ''[[Wikipedia:Blues Brothers 2000|Blues Brothers 2000]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Sphere (1998 film)|Sphere]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:The Borrowers (1997 film)|The Borrowers]]''.
 *The first theatrical trailer was released on March 8, 1998, and was attached to films such as ''[[Wikipedia:Chairman of the Board (film)|Chairman of the Board]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:My Giant|My Giant]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:City of Angels (film)|City of Angels]]''.
 *The second theatrical trailer was released on May 4, 1998, and was attached to films such as ''[[Wikipedia:Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]''.
+*TV spots for the film were released from June to August 1998.
 ''More coming soon!''
 ==Music==
-:''Further info: [[Revolt Squad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] and [[Revolt Squad: Original Motion Picture Score]]''
+:''Further info: [[Revolt Squad: Music from the Motion Picture]]''
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 ===Critical reception===
-The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 77%, with its consensus reading, "Continuing the newcomer animator TjsWorld2011's winning streak, ''Revolt Squad'' sheds some light on the state of the video game industry while serving up big laughs and impressive animation."
+''Revolt Squad'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71%.
 ''More coming soon!''
 ===Home media===
-''Revolt Squad'' was released on [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]], [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS]], and [[Wikipedia:Laserdisc|Laserdisc]] on January 5, 1999.
+''Revolt Squad'' was released on [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]], [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS]] and [[Wikipedia:Laserdisc|Laserdisc]] on January 5, 1999.
 ''More coming soon!''
-==Transcripts==
-===Main===
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-===Trailers===
-To read the transcripts for this film's trailers, click [[Revolt Squad/Trailer transcripts|here]].
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