Two VERY different ends of the animation spectrum this week with the profound Memoir of a Snail and the chaotic Hitpig!
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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL is a poignant and heartfelt chronicle of the life of Grace Pudel, a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love of romance novels. At a young age, when she’s separated from her twin brother, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky. As she slowly learns to let go of the clutter in her home and her mind, Grace starts to find her confidence and the courage to love again.
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Hitpig (Jason Sudeikis) is a clever bounty hunting pig who catches escaped animals and returns them to their owners. His next job is his biggest yet: return a dancing elephant named Pickles (Lilly Singh) to a maniacal Vegas showman (Rainn Wilson), for a million bucks. The mission quickly escalates into a wild adventure around the world. When danger looms, it is up to Hitpig to save the day but he can’t do it alone. He must realize that some things are more important than a paycheck and finds the greatest bounty of all, friends. The film is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Berkeley Breathed’s The New York Times bestseller Pete & Pickles.
The all-star voice cast features Emmy© winner Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso, The Angry Birds Movie) as the titular bounty hunter Hitpig, joined by Emmy© nominee Lilly Singh (The Muppets Mayhem, Riverdance: The Animated Adventure) as Pickles, the dancing elephant; Rainn Wilson (The Office) as villainous Vegas showman The Leapin’ Lord of the Leotard.
It also stars Emmy© winner RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race) as the sassy and a little gassy Polecat; GRAMMY-nominated rap artist Flavor Flav as the lobster-loving Host of “King Chef for the Day”; Emmy©-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby (Hannah Gadsby: Nanette) as the dangerously adorable Lola the Koala; global pop superstar Anitta as fur-eedom fighter Letícia Dos Anjos; Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton, The Crown) as Hitpig’s mama mentor Big Bertha the Bounty Hunter; Andy Serkis (Planet of the Apes, Lord of the Rings) as primetime’s most famous Newscaster; Charlie Adler (Transformers franchise) as superhero film star Super Rooster; and Shelby Young (Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga) as Catchvan Voice.
HITPIG! is directed by David Feiss (Cow & Chicken, Minions: The Rise of Gru) and Cinzia Angelini (Mila, Minions) and produced by Adam Nagle (Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Cracké) and Dave Rosenbaum (Animal Farm, The Secret Life of Pets).
