Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)

July 29, 2011

July 29, 2011

Horrid Henry: The Movie is a 2011 British 3D children's film directed by Nick Moore and produced by Allan Niblo, Rupert Preston, Mike Watts and Lucinda Whiteley, who wrote it. In the film, Henry and the Purple Hand Gang fight to prevent the closure of their school by an evil private school headmaster. It is based on the fictional character Horrid Henry from the children's book series of the same name by Francesca Simon. The film itself takes place before Series 3 of the TV Series.

Horrid Henry: The Movie stars Theo Stevenson, Richard E. Grant, Parminder Nagra, Kimberley Walsh, Mathew Horne, Siobhan Hayes, Dick and Dom, Noel Fielding, Jo Brand and Anjelica Huston. It was the first British film for children to be shot in 3D, and was officially released in cinemas on July 29, 2011 in 2D, RealD 3D, and 3D formats by Vertigo Filmsin the United Kingdom.

Phase 4 Films and Entertainment One released the film in theatres in the United States and Canada on December 22, 2012. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism for the plot, script, humor, visual effects, and lack of imagination, however, the colour palette, acting, and loyalty to the source material received praise. Horrid Henry: The Movie grossed $10.1 million worldwide. Horrid Henry: The Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 28, 2011 in the United Kingdom. Horrid Henry: The Movie has sold over 750,000 DVD copies in the UK.

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Eleven-year-old Henry is frequently described as horrid by his friends, family and teachers. Henry manages to steal biscuits from his neighbour and arch-enemy, Moody Margaret; and her friends Sour Susan and Singing Soraya. However, as Henry gets back to his garden, his Mum catches him and angrily orders him to do his homework.

After failing to complete his homework yet again, his homework book: gets milk spilled on it, the pet cat Fluffy walks over it, gets sat on, and lost under the sofa. After the book is ripped up, (and having no way of copying someone else’s homework) Henry has his friend Brainy Brian forge a note from his mother claiming that his cat ate it. His teacher, Miss Battle-Axe, sees through Henry's scheme as the word "homework" is spelled correctly, something Henry is incapable of doing. While Henry is in detention, his friends join him to rehearse for a school talent contest; they are interrupted by Mrs Oddbod, the Headmistress, and a pair of school inspectors.

Meanwhile, Vic Van Wrinkle, Headmaster of the expensive all-boys private academy, Brick House School, influences the school inspectors to close down Ashton Primary, the school Henry attends, hoping to make a fortune from the resulting influx of students. In order to get back at Henry for stealing her biscuits, Margaret decides to initiate a revenge scheme. Margaret and Susan tie a bucket of purple slime to the classroom door, knowing Henry will be the last into class. Unfortunately for her, Miss Battle-Axe walks in before Henry and gets slimed instead. Miss Battle-Axe blames Henry for this. Mrs Oddbod is forced to fire Miss Battle-Axe for failing to discipline her class. In retaliation, a devastated Miss Battle-Axe allows her class to go home early.

The inspectors encourage Henry’s pranks and put special orange slime in his bag. Henry and Margaret accidentally slime Miss Lovely, Peter’s teacher. Miss Lovely walks out of the lesson rather than telling off Henry and Margaret, which forces Mrs Oddbod to fire Miss Lovely for failing to enforce discipline. Mrs Oddbod also bans Henry’s band, the Zero Zombies, from entering the talent contest.

Due to having to fire two teachers, Ashton Primary is on the brink of closing, Henry's Great Aunt Greta offers to pay for Henry to attend an all-girls private academy (thinking Henry is a girl) and his younger brother, Perfect Peter, to attend Brick House. Miss Lovely applies for a job at Brick House and spies on Van Wrinkle; she is captured, but passes notes about Van Wrinkle's plan to Peter. Meanwhile, Henry and Margaret (who has also been transferred to the school) are attacked because the students are unhappy with a boy in their school and they escape from the girls' school.

Henry and the Zero Zombies compete in the talent contest, hoping that their win will make them famous enough that Ashton Primary will not close. The band wins the contest, but Mrs Oddbod informs Henry that fame is irrelevant in this case.

Henry is later invited onto a game show (one of Henry’s favourite TV shows) known as 2 Cool 4 Schooland Margaret suggests that they use the cash prize to bribe the school inspectors to leave Ashton Primary alone. In the final round of the game, Henry is confronted by Miss Battle-Axe, who challenges him to spell "homework." Recalling Miss Battle-Axe's earlier admonitions and using "Oh, Henry" as a mnemonic device, he finally spells the word correctly and wins.

Meanwhile, Peter and his friends try to rescue Miss Lovely, but are captured by Van Wrinkle. Miss Lovely tricks Van Wrinkle into explaining his plan while Peter has her mobile phone on a call with Mrs Oddbod, who calls the police. Van Wrinkle attempts to escape, but falls over due to Peter tying his shoelaces together; he and the school inspectors are arrested. Henry offers the cash prize to Mrs Oddbod, who declines it and explains that the school has already been saved; the money is instead used for a large party at Henry's house.

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