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Sonic the Hedgehog(2020)
Paramount Pictures Feb 14, 2020 | Wide
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.
Releases
Original Release | Feb 14, 2020
Box Office
Results
$58,018,348
$148,974,665
$170,741,018
$465,410,606
Director & Top Cast
Technical Specifications
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Other Details
Country of Origin: United States
Summaries
Plot Summary
- Sonic (Ben Schwartz), an extraterrestrial blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds, finds himself sought after by a tribe of Echidnas for his power. His guardian, Longclaw the Owl, gives him a bag of rings that can create portals to other planets, using one to send him to Earth while she protects him from the Echidnas. Longclaw tells Sonic that he is born with great power, which someone will always try to misuse. She advises Sonic that the only way to stay safe is to stay hidden.Ten years later, Sonic enjoys a secret life near the town of Green Hills, Montana, but longs to make friends. He idolizes the local sheriff, Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) who is always kind to the local animals. Tom is the sheriff of Green Hills who wishes to join the SFPD. Sonic meets Tom when Tom was manning the speed trap at the highway where Sonic clocked 296 mph. Sonic was trying to better his own speed records. Tom finds Sonic's quill in the bushes. Sonic lives inside a cave which is outfitted with stolen or discarded items. Sonic's next world destination, the last safe world left for him, is a planet which grows smelly mushrooms. Sonic hates mushrooms. Sonic knows Tom as Donut Lord. Crazy Carl (Frank C. Turner) is a conspiracy theorist who believes Sonic exists and refers to him as the Blue Devil. Tom has a veterinarian wife, Maddie (Tika Sumpter), unaware the pair are planning to relocate to San Francisco soon, as Tom has been hired by the San Francisco Police Department. Maddies leaves ahead of Tom to search for apartments and settle down before Tom arrives.One night, Sonic becomes upset over his loneliness when playing baseball by himself, and runs at supersonic speed as a result, inadvertently triggering an electromagnetic pulse that knocks out power across the Pacific Northwest. Roboticist and scientific genius Doctor Robotnik (Jim Carrey) (A mad scientist and inventor who is after Sonic's super-speed powers for world conquest) is enlisted by the United States Department of Defense to uncover the source of the outage. The DoD wanted to send somebody who understands technology and Robotnik's work with drones is revolutionary in its field.Robotnik discovers Sonic's footprint in the jungle. He determines that the print is not of any animal found on Earth and tracks Sonic, who hides in the Wachowskis' shed. Tom discovers Sonic and accidentally shoots him with a tranquilizer, causing him to send his bag of rings through a portal to San Francisco to the Transamerica Pyramid's tower roof (Sonic saw a picture of this building on Tom's T-shirt before falling unconscious, and that the place to which the ring opened a portal and the bag of rings fell through Sonic's hands and onto the roof of the building). Sonic was trying to use the rings to escape the planet Earth to another safe haven, as he was instructed by Longclaw all those years ago.Tom reluctantly agrees to help Sonic before Robotnik arrives at the Wachowskis' house and the two flee. As the pair evade Robotnik, who labels Tom a domestic terrorist. They slowly bond, with Tom learning about Sonic's desire for a real friend. Sonic convinces Tom to take him to San Francisco. As they embark on the road trip, Sonic makes a bucket list with Tom. Sonic feels sad that there is a lot he has never done, and will never have the chance as he is leaving Earth permanently. Stuff like compete in a sport, tame a wild animal, or even starting a bar fight.Robotnik comes across one of Sonic's quills, discovering the power in it has the potential to fuel his robots, and becomes obsessed with capturing Sonic. As he tracks them down, Tom discusses his plans to leave Green Hills, which Sonic disapproves of. Sonic says that there is nobody trying to kill Tom in Green Hills, and there is nothing more important than protecting the people that you care about. Shortly after defeating a robot sent by Robotnik, an explosion injures Sonic.Arriving at San Francisco, Tom brings him to Maddie, who revives him. While Tom explains about their situation to Maddie, Sonic receives a new pair of sneakers from Maddie's niece Jojo. The group soon head to the roof of the Transamerica Pyramid, where Sonic's bag of rings landed, and recover them. Robotnik arrives in a hovercraft and attacks them, forcing Sonic to use a ring to send Tom and Maddie back to Green Hills.Sonic flees from Robotnik, who uses the power of Sonic's quill to match his speed. The two engage in a chase across the world, ultimately returning to Green Hills. Robotnik incapacitates Sonic, but Tom intervenes, allowing Sonic to regain his strength and reclaim his lost energy. Overcoming Robotnik, Sonic defeats him by sending him to another planet. Following the incident, Tom and Maddie decide to stay in Green Hills and let Sonic live with them. The US government erases all evidence of the events, including records of Robotnik's existence.Meanwhile, Robotnik, still in possession of Sonic's quill and having lost his sanity, begins plotting his revenge. On Earth, Tails, a twin-tailed fox from Sonic's world, emerges from a ring portal in search of Sonic.
Storyline
- Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG tells the story of the world's speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic. — Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog lives on the planet Mobius and has incredible powers: he can run at supersonic speeds, turn into a ball with the strength of a missile, and generate powerful bolts of electricity. Fearing his powers put him at risk, Sonic's guardian, a wise owl named Longclaw, helps him escape to the planet Earth, advising him to stay hidden. Sonic later arrives in the small town of Green Hills, Montana. One night, he accidentally releases a power surge that causes a massive blackout. Baffled by this, the U.S. government hires the nefariously insane but ingenious scientist Dr. Ivo Robotnik to find out what caused the blackout. They soon discover Sonic and his incredible superpowers. Robotnik wants to capture Sonic in hopes of using his powers to improve his army of evil drones and robots. Sonic turns to local police officer Tom Wachowski for help hiding from Robotnik and the U.S. military. Now, Sonic and Tom are on an action-packed road trip to find the rings that would allow Sonic to leave Earth and ruin Dr. Robotnik's evil plan. Based on SEGA's iconic gaming franchise, Sonic The Hedgehog takes the fastest thing alive from Planet Mobius and takes him to the suburbs of Green Hills, where the eccentric Dr. Robotnik will pursue this 'alien menace' at the behest of The American Government. — Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-2187
