History WesternAnimation / TheBoxtrolls

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Ending stinger has Mr. Pickles and Mr. Trout discussing their existence and if all their actions are controlled by invisible giants. As the discussion continues the audience sees the sped up movements of a stop-motion animator flitting about a miniature set, manipulating them both.

* LeaningontheFourthWall: Ending stinger has Mr. Pickles and Mr. Trout discussing their existence and if all their actions are controlled by invisible giants. As the discussion continues the audience sees the sped up movements of a stop-motion animator flitting about a miniature set, manipulating them both.

* BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats: The Cheese Guild, who rule Cheesebridge like a fiefdom and attend tastings of the finest cheeses.

* MissingMother: Eggs' is never seen. Averted with Winnie, but Lady Portley-Rind isn't involved with the main plot.

* AnAesop: The first teaser trailer includes [[HasTwoMommies same-sex couples]] as well as single parents of both genders as some of the possible "shapes and sizes" that parents and familys can come in... and there's [[GoodParents nothing wrong with that]].

* [[RaisedByWolves Raised By Boxtrolls]]: Eggs is a Cheesebridge orphan adopted by the Boxtrolls.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Archibald Snatcher.

''[=The Boxtrolls=]'' is a 2014 StopMotion animated film from Laika Animation Studios, the makers of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Paranorman}}''. Directed by Graham Annable (of ''Grickle'' and ''VideoGame/NelsonTethersPuzzleAgent'' fame) and Anthony Stacchi, it is loosely based on the novel [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Be_Monsters! ''Here Be Monsters!'']] by Alan Snow. It will feature the vocal talents of BenKingsley, [[Series/GameOfThrones Isaac Hempstead-Wright]], Creator/ElleFanning, Creator/SimonPegg, [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead Nick Frost]], Creator/ToniCollette, [[Series/MadMen Jared Harris]], [[Series/TheITCrowd Richard Ayoade]] and [[Series/ThirtyRock Tracy Morgan]].

* MonsterHunter: A rather sinister version in Snatcher, who styles himself as such.

* AnAesop: The first teaser trailer includes [[HasTwoMommies same-sex couples]] as some of the possible "shapes and sizes" that parents can come in... and there's [[GoodParents nothing wrong with that]].

You can watch the latest teaser [[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/the-boxtrolls-exclusive-trailer-premiere-cee-lo-green-172204722.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory here]].

You can now watch the first two teasers [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_w1K5fEMg here]] and [[http://youtu.be/HOKou-3TuVQ here]]

''[=The Boxtrolls=]'' is a 2014 StopMotion animated film from Laika Animation Studios, the makers of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Paranorman}}''. Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi, it is loosely based on the novel [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Be_Monsters! ''Here Be Monsters!'']] by Alan Snow. It will feature the vocal talents of BenKingsley, [[GameOfThrones Isaac Hempstead-Wright]], ElleFanning, SimonPegg, [[ShaunOfTheDead Nick Frost]], ToniCollette, [[MadMen Jared Harris]], [[TheITCrowd Richard Ayoade]] and [[ThirtyRock Tracy Morgan]].

You can now view the teaser [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_w1K5fEMg here]]

''[=The Boxtrolls=]'' is a 2014 stop-motion animated film from Laika Animation Studios, the makers of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Paranorman}}''. Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi, it is loosely based on the novel [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Be_Monsters! ''Here Be Monsters!'']] by Alan Snow. It will feature the vocal talents of BenKingsley, [[GameOfThrones Isaac Hempstead-Wright]], ElleFanning, SimonPegg, [[ShaunOfTheDead Nick Frost]], ToniCollette, [[MadMen Jared Harris]], [[TheITCrowd Richard Ayoade]] and [[ThirtyRock Tracy Morgan]].

You can now view the teaser [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMCSXHEFtx8 here]]

* ThePowerOfCheese: The town is named ''Cheesebridge''.

* MonsterHunter: A rather sinister version in Snatcher, who is styles himself as such.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Archibald Snatcher

* ThePowerOfCheese: The town is named ''Cheesebridge''

* AdultFear: The residents live in fear of the Boxtrolls stealing their children.

''[=The Boxtrolls=]'' is a 2014 stop-motion animated film from Laika Animation Studios, the makers of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Paranorman}}''. Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi, it is loosely based on the novel ''Here Be Monsters!'' by Alan Snow. It will feature the vocal talents of BenKingsley, [[GameOfThrones Isaac Hempstead-Wright]], ElleFanning, SimonPegg, [[ShaunOfTheDead Nick Frost]], ToniCollette, [[MadMen Jared Harris]], [[TheITCrowd Richard Ayoade]] and [[ThirtyRock Tracy Morgan]].