History Trivia / AnimalCrackers2017

** Creator/JohnLeguizamo was conisdered for Mario Zucchini.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Creator/JohnKrasinski and Creator/EmilyBlunt are married in real life as they are in the movie.
** Zoe and Talia are [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 are Tempest Shadow and Twilight Sparkle]]

* NamesTheSame:
** This isn't the first time Creator/PatrickWarburton has voiced a [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Brock.]]
** The film itself shares its name with [[Theatre/AnimalCrackers the Marx Bros. comedy]], among other pieces of media.

* AllStarCast: Despite its status as an independent film, it managed to get quite a massive cast, including Creator/EmilyBlunt, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/IanMckellen, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/RavenSymone, Creator/PatrickWarburton, Creator/WallaceShawn, Creator/GilbertGottfried, Creator/HarveyFierstien, Creator/TaraStrong, Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor and Creator/KevinGrevioux. And this doesn't even include the original musical performances by artists such as Howard Jones, Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews, Music/ToadTheWetSprocket, and Music/MichaelBuble.

* AllStarCast: Despite its status as an independent film, it managed to get quite a massive cast, including Creator/EmilyBlunt, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/IanMckellen, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/RavenSymone, Creator/PatrickWarburton, Creator/WallaceShawn, Creator/GilbertGottfried, Harvey Fierstien, Creator/TaraStrong, Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor and Creator/KevinGrevioux. And this doesn't even include the original musical performances by artists such as Howard Jones, Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews, Music/ToadTheWetSprocket, and Music/MichaelBuble.

* FakeNationality: Mario Zucchini is a very Italian name, yet the character is voiced by the American Creator/GilbertGottfried, who's NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent.

** Originally, Creator/KaleyCuoco was cast as Zoe, but a scheduling conflict would ultimately replace her with Creator/EmilyBlunt. Also considered were Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/KateBeckinsale, Creator/JoanCusack, Creator/TinaFey, Creator/MindyKaling, Creator/MirandaLambert, Creator/MandyMoore, Creator/GwynethPaltrow, Music/{{Shakira}}, Music/GwenStefani, Creator/UmaThurman, Music/ShaniaTwain and Creator/CarrieUnderwood.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: This is the second project after ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'' to have Huey Lewis, Tara Strong, and Patrick Warburton.

* OlderThanTheyThink: An episode of Manga/{{Doraemon}} had centered around the idea of magical animal crackers before.
* TheOtherMarty: In the teaser trailer, Zoe and Owen were voiced by Tara Strong and James Arnold Taylor, who ended up voicing different characters in the final product, Talia and Buffalo Bob respectively.

** Originally, Creator/KaleyCuoco was cast as Zoe, but a scheduling conflict would ultimately replace her with Creator/EmilyBlunt.
** Creator/RobinWilliams was first cast as Chesterfield, but his suicide would ultimately cast Creator/DannyDevito in the role instead.

* OlderThanTheyThink: An episode of Anime/{{Doraemon}} had centered around the idea of magical animal crackers before.

* AllStarCast: Despite it's status as an independent film, it managed to get quite a massive cast, including Creator/EmilyBlunt, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JohnKrasinski, Creator/IanMckellen, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/RavenSymone, Creator/PatrickWarburton, Creator/WallaceShawn, Creator/GilbertGottfried, Harvey Fierstien, Creator/TaraStrong, Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor and Creator/KevinGrevioux. And this doesn't even include the original musical performances by artists such as Howard Jones, Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews, Music/ToadTheWetSprocket, and Music/MichaelBuble.

* FakeItalian: Mario Zucchini is a very Italian name, yet the character is voiced by the American Creator/GilbertGottfried, who's NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Big time. Originally intended to be released on April 21, 2017 by the struggling Creator/RelativityMedia, financial difficulties would force them to let go of the film. It was then set for release on September 1, 2017 by the upstart film studio Serafini Releasing before they disappeared soon afterwards, and then by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures for a 2018 release, but they ended up doing absolutely nothing with the film for fourteen months before reverting the rights back to the producers. The film would in the meantime be released in China in July 2018, and [[https://www.indiewire.com/2020/06/animal-crackers-trailer-netflix-rescued-animated-feature-stream-july-24-1202237271/ the US release date]] would ultimately be set on July 24, 2020 on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Originally intended to be released on April 21, 2017 by the struggling Studio/RelativityMedia, before financial difficulties would force them to let go of the film. It was then set for release on September 1, 2017 by an undisclosed studio before they disappeared soon afterwards. It's not known who will ultimately distribute the film as of yet, but these deals left the producers disillusioned with the Hollywood system. Ultimately, the film would finally be released in China in July 2018, with [[https://www.indiewire.com/2020/06/animal-crackers-trailer-netflix-rescued-animated-feature-stream-july-24-1202237271/ the US release date]] ultimately being 3 years later on July 24, 2020 on Netflix.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Originally intended to be released on April 21, 2017 by the struggling Studio/RelativityMedia, before financial difficulties would force them to let go of the film. It was then set for release on September 1, 2017 by an undisclosed studio before they disappeared soon afterwards. It's not known who will ultimately distribute the film as of yet, but these deals left the producers disillusioned with the Hollywood system. Ultimately, the film would finally be released in China in July 2018, with no release planned for the States as of this writing.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Currently in this state as of now. Originally intended to be released on April 21, 2017 by the struggling Studio/RelativityMedia, before financial difficulties would force them to let go of the film. It was then set for release on September 1, 2017 by an undisclosed studio before they disappeared soon afterwards. It's not known who will ultimately distribute the film as of yet, but these deals left the producers disillusioned with the Hollywood system.
** The movie wil finally get released by Sava on August 30th 2019

* TheOtherMarty: In the teaser trailer, Zoe and Owen were voiced by Tara Strong and James Arnold Taylor, who ended up voicing different characters in the final product.

* ActorAllusion: At one point, Horatio tells his henchman Mario to [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings "fly you fool"]].

* NamesTheSame: This isn't the first time Creator/PatrickWarburton has voiced a [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Brock.]]

* ThrowItIn: Much of Creator/JohnKrasinski and Creator/EmilyBlunt's lines were added in by the couple.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Creator/KaleyCuoco was cast as Zoe, but a scheduling conflict would ultimately replace her with Creator/EmilyBlunt.

* FakeAmerican: Creator/EmilyBlunt as Zoe. Creator/IanMckellen's character Horatio can also count, being that he's related to Owen, yet makes no commitment to hide his accent.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/JohnKrasinski and Creator/EmilyBlunt are married in real life as they are in the movie.

* DoingItForTheArt: Despite the corporate sounding premise, this film is actually a passion project for director/writer/producer Scott Christian Sava. He independently made the film after studios who optioned his works ended up not adapting them into film. Much of the film was directed from his basement and he even personally painted the film's poster himself. He's also very open on the film on social media, and has personally replied to nearly all of the trailer's YouTube comments, ''even the ones that are not hosted on his channel.''

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Kaley Cuoco]] was cast as Zoe, but a scheduling conflict would ultimately replace her with Creator/EmilyBlunt.

* OlderThanYouThink: An episode of Anime/{{Doraemon}} had centered around the idea of magical animal crackers before.