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2 | ''Arctic Dogs'' (also released as ''Polar Squad'' in the UK and ''Arctic Justice'' in other territories) is a 2019 {{CGI}} adventure comedy directed by [[WesternAnimation/{{Spark}} Aaron Woodley]] and made by Assemblage Entertainment, the studio behind ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth''. It follows an Arctic Fox named Swifty (Creator/JeremyRenner) who dreams of becoming a delivery dog for the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but no one will even give him a shot. That is, until the sled dogs [[BlatantLies quit]] and his boss, the intimidating caribou Magda (Creator/AnjelicaHuston), is forced to give him the job. But what Swifty stumbles upon on his route is far beyond anything he's prepared for. |
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4 | The film, co-written by the man also known for ''WesternAnimation/EscapeFromPlanetEarth'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob2NuttyByNature'', also features the vocal talents of Heidi Klum as Swifty's love interest Jade, as well as Bertha, Creator/AlecBaldwin as Swifty's best friend PB, Creator/JamesFranco as Lemmy the Albatross, Creator/JohnCleese as the villainous Otto Van Walrus, Creator/OmarSy as Leopold, Creator/MichaelMadsen as Duke and Creator/LaurieHolden as Dakota. |
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6 | However, the film's was popular enough in Italy and most of Europe and because of this, the film was followed up by a short-form series known as ''Arctic Friends'' and a spin-off series titled ''Puffins'' in 2020. |
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8 | '''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/eM6-RdQ5tYI Teaser]], [[https://youtu.be/ECe_eKjYK4Q Official Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/pcaRTzdBjTs International Trailer]] |
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10 | !''Arctic Dogs'' provides examples of: |
11 | %% * ActionGirl: Jade. |
12 | * AdorableEvilMinions: Otto Van Walrus' minions are Puffins, who, while competent, are seen as simply adorable by everyone else. |
13 | * AscendedFanboy: Swifty is one, from his admiration of the delivery crew as a child to his adult years when he gets to be one. |
14 | %% * BigGuyLittleGuy: Swifty's the little guy and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin PB]] is the big guy. |
15 | %% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Lemmy, but it's a given seeing as he's voiced by James Franco. |
16 | * ExposedToTheElements: During the final battle against Otto, Swifty strips to his tighty-whities to camouflage himself among the snow. |
17 | %% * GloriousMotherRussia: Magda is a proud Russian. |
18 | * GroinAttack: [[spoiler:During the confrontation at the drill, Otto blasts Swifty in the crotch with a snowball launcher. Swifty quickly crumples to his knees in agony, with Otto having a machine arm give him a wedgie just to add insult to injury.]] |
19 | %% * IAmVeryBritish: Cleese wastes no time in making his villain speak with a high-class accent. This is {{Lampshaded}} by Swifty. |
20 | %% * NiceGuy: Jade. |
21 | * {{Pun}}: |
22 | ** Swifty's "Snowbody's perfect." Jade is unimpressed. |
23 | ** Van Walrus, following his evil plan being carried out: "...in for a floody good time!" |
24 | %% * LaResistance: Bertha and Leopold call themselves this. |
25 | * SecretHandshake: The conspiracy theory otters' initiation[=/=]greeting is a punch in the face. |
26 | * SoOkayItsAverage: InUniverse. Swifty's last several performance reviews have all used flowery language to indicate that his work has been perfectly adequate. |
27 | * SuddenlySpeaking: Having spent most of the film only making chittering sounds, [[spoiler:the head Puffin speaks following Van Walrus' downfall]]. |
28 | %% * TalkingAnimal |
29 | * TitleDrop: At one point, Swifty says "Let's deliver some ''arctic justice''!" In some international territories, the film carries this title. |
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